Zucchini Bread

I made zucchini bread for the first time this past weekend and the kids ate it us like it's going out of style! I'm so glad they loved it! I made another batch yesterday and it is already half gone. The kids are so funny! I have made fried zucchini before and Suncerae ate it really well and Dakota didn't eat it at all, so he was really leary of trying the bread. He took a bite of it and said, "Mommy, this is so good. It doesn't taste like zucchini at all! I love it! Don't ever make any kind of zucchini other than this, okay?" He makes me smile so :)

I would like to make some of that Amish friendship bread. My mother-in-law used to have a start for it; but of course we ate it so much that we got tired of it---But I would like to have it again. I wonder if I could find the recipe on the internet somewhere??? i think I'm going to check it out!

Gettin' ready for the fair

Saturday my kids had a 4-H cookout and they had a mock goat show. That was awesome! All the kids taking goats in the club are 'first-timers' and have had no experience at showing or what they need to do. This was so helpful! I think things clicked for Sissykitty. She learned how to set up her goat and what to expect from the judges. So, I am really excited to see how she does Sunday night(Showmanship) and Monday morning(goat show). So this past Monday, I spent the day catching up on housework that I missed with us running all weekend; and then yesterday I worked. Oh! On a very happy note; I was able to pick up the pictures that I had taken of the kids 2 weeks ago. I love the pictures!!!! They turned out so wonderful!!!!!!!! I have been so anxiously waiting getting them back. All 3 kids smiled so wonderfully! It just warms my heart to see them.

So, today, I am getting ready for the fair. I'm pretty excited about the fair-this will be our family vacation this year. We're going to have a pretty jam-packed week, though. Saturday night is goat weigh in, then Sunday evening is goat showmanship; Monday is goat show then Monday night is the Phil Dirt and the Dozers concert; Tuesday night is Junior Fair night where Sissykitty is the rider in the Outhouse race; Wednesday hubby has a doctor appointment and Friday evening is the goat sale; Saturday is the antique tractor pulls and Sunday we're all done. Whew! What a week this will be! Hubby is taking off work Monday and Friday and that is SOOOO AWESOME! I love it when we get to spend more time together. I'm hoping Doodles will do well this week. If the forecast is right, we will be in the hottest heat wave we've had all summer. :( That's the one thing I hate about the fair; it's always the hottest week of the summer.

Whew!

My goodness! Where does time go? Saturday hubby had to work and I had a few errands to run; got the kiddos picture taken Saturday. First time I've had their picture taken all together. They were all in their Ohio State gear and looked so cute! Doodles done so well and smiled so good when they wanted her too. The lady that took their picture kind of made me mad; when she went to review the pictures with me so I could pick out which ones I wanted to purchase. She was of course talking up the big, expensive packages; but I do not have $199 or even the low package of $79 to spend just on pictures-so I picked 2 poses and spent $25 and she just kept acting 'put off' and upset that I didn't go 'whole hog' over pictures and buy them all. But at any rate; I got the two poses I wanted and they will be in next Thursday. I cannot wait! Then Saturday evening and Sunday was a blur. We did not do anything really special; just hung around the house and 'piddled'; but like time always does on the weekend; it flew. :( Then on Monday I ended up going in and working to help make up time I missed last week, then yesterday I worked also. It seems as though I never get anything accomplished here at the house on the days I have to work. I feel so guilty about leaving I usually spend the biggest part of the day cuddling with the kiddos. But they are only little once and they are going to outgrow the cuddling part so I take as much as I can when I can :) That's the greatest thing about being a mom :) :)

Mommy did they have?

Well, last evening, Sissykitty and I were sitting in the living room watching TV (some old re-run of some sort) but at any rate they were talking about mail boxes. Sissykitty looked up at me and said, "Mommy, did they have mailboxes back when you were nine?" Back when I was nine??? Now grant you I'm no spring chicken; but it hasn't been that many years since I was nine! I mean that was only 18 (!) years ago---Wow, 18 years ago! Okay, maybe she's got a point.

Gotta love kids and their honesty (gulp).

Intro ;)

Hello, all.

My name is Bethany and this is an intro to me. I am a mom of 3 beautiful children(Sissykitty 9, Speedracer 7, and Doodles 5 months), currently working as a billing specialist; getting ready to go back to school for my associates in nursing in the Fall. Very nervous about that one--a lot of worries and anxieties, especially with a newborn; but-I'm very optimistic that this will work out. Time will tell, right? ;) My hubby works as a construction worker and is the sexiest, most wonderful husband in the world. He has a very good heart, a wonderful sense of humor, and dotes on his family. We currently live in Southern Ohio (GO BUCKS!!!!!) where we have 1 horse, 2 goats (one is Sissykitty's 4-H project) 2 dogs (1 outside yard barker, and 1 beautiful golden retriever that lives with us inside) and 5 outside cats (a momma and her 4 babies). It's like our own little petting zoo here ;)
Like I said, Sissykitty is in 4-H and she will be taking a market goat. We are stressing about this goat making weight. We have been pouring the feed to it all summer long and it's just inching at gaining weight. She has a doe and we've heard that does don't pack it on as good as males, so maybe next year we'll try a male so we're not stressing like we are now. The goat's name is Angel and will follow Sissykitty anywhere. I'm afraid it will be very hard for her to sell it in August. :( She is even trying to get Speedracer to buy it for her so it doesn't have to go! Kids are so funny!
Speedracer is 7 and ALL BOY! He is so rough and tumble and full of mischief; sometimes I don't know whether to laugh at him or hang him up by his toes ;) (just kidding) He enjoys being outside with Daddy and 'tinkering'; playing cowboys; and playing with his hot wheel cars and tonka trucks. He's into watching NASCAR racing with us and Spiderman. 5 months ago, he became a big brother. He was very upset when we first broke the news of the upcoming arrival; but once he found out the Doodles was a girl; he started telling my belly how much he loved her and couldn't wait to meet her--now he just dotes on her and constantly wants to do things for her and telling her how much he loves her. It warms my heart so :)
Doodles just turned 5 months old. She is the most pleasant baby I have ever seen in my life! She is always smiling; never cries except when she wants fed or changed. She has been such a joy to our life. She is so content just laying on the floor playing-or sitting up in her boppy or in her walker. She is the most alert and nosey baby--she doesn't miss a beat. She can be nursing, almost asleep, and if our dog gets us and shakes and it makes her collar make a noise; Doodles just about breaks her neck to see what that was! She is so funny!

Well, this is a brief intro to me and my family--check back soon for more updates!

Thanks for stopping :)