Food for thought . . . especially for Dave.

Here are a couple of meals we made lately. The first is what we call Carne Mateo, a london broil marinated in jalapenos and pepperoncini's then grilled to perfection with a salty crust. It turned out great thanks to Josh's grilling skills. Yes, my man's got skillz. Then with grilled pineapple, rice and salad complimenting this perfectly balanced meal makes for some good eats!! Check that out Alton.

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Next is a birthday dinner dedicated to Dave. I say dedicated because today was his birthday and we couldn't celebrate with him. So I say why not celebrate anyway. So this one is thanks to Emeril! Stuffed pork roast with roasted cauliflower on the side. The stuffing was made with sausage, apples, parsley, and toasted almonds. OH MAN! I worried because the roll didn't look really pretty, mainly because I didn't get the right string to tie it with, but it was great! I complimented with a bbq/dijon mustard sauce. Holy cow Dave, wish you were here. BAM BAM!!

Okay I am missing watching the food network, so this will have to do. Besides I get to actually taste it instead of look at it!

A few cool things, I didn't know before.

So last Saturday my Stk had a women's conference. It was a long one 9-1, but I mustered the energy to go because I knew I wouldn't be sorry and I wasn't. It was really fun. Don Aslett (aka the cleaning Guru) was there and Sister Phillips accompanied him. She is a organizational expert who also raised 8 kids. They have done segments together at BYU education week and seminars around the country. Then we could choose out of 6 other classes to attend. I went to the gardening one first and then the parenting one. They were both really great and helped me a ton!! Here are some cool products I learned about on Sat.
So this post is jumbled like most of my others but I really like this stuff! The bathroom cleaner is not harmful to kids if they get it on them or their clothes (they probably shouldn't drink it) and the scrubbie doo microfiber mop is awesome. And the best part is that the scrubber comes off and washes in the washer. No replacing heads. Okay this sounds so dumb that I am posting about cleaners, but hey anything that is less expensive and better to use and helps get things done faster is worthy of a blog in my book.
The pic of the toothbrush is Sister Phillips daughter in laws design. She is a dental hygienist (sp?) and decided to design a toothbrush that is soft all over to help prevent mouth injuries in toddlers. I was the lucky recipient of a free one so here is my two cents to help promote. It really is cool.
The other classes were great too, I'll post later when I get my garden in and if the parenting techniques work! Later.

Okay once again I am in big trouble for taking so long to post. Ah well, here it is. We have been really busy but up to nothing really. A ton of sick kids, a sick husband and no time for me to get sick. That was pretty much March in a nutshell. April has been better with more sun and less sickness, till last night. Now the next phase of pink eye is on. Bring it! Here are a few pics of Easter with the King's. It was a lot of fun and we were happy we could be here this year. I really think it has been about 5 years since we have been home for Easter. I love Easter and as I get older (Yeah I know) it means more and more. I appreciate the true meaning of Jesus' atonement and resurrection so much more!