Summer craziness

It's been a while since I posted since we have been very busy in the garden. Everything is in full gear and now the work begins. Please check out my other blog and let me know if you want anything. (If you have any suggestions for the blog let me know. It is still pretty new.)

www.haystackfarm.blogspot.com

Once again, I am way behind on blogging. I wonder if starting a blog was a good thing, because now I just feel guilty that I don't update it enough. Oh well, I'll just add it to the list of things that are undone in our house. I thought I would post a few pictures from the last few months that I think are fun.

These pictures were taken at the Nature Conservancy park in West Layton. It had just rained and we had a great time. Notice the rainbow in the background. It was a beautiful day.



These pictures were at Nate's cousin's home in Layton. She has a beautiful spring yard and we try to take pictures here every year. We even had our engagement pictures taken here. This year, we couldn't find anyone to take our pictures or to come help with the kids, so we tried to do it ourselves. It didn't work. The kids were like wild Indians and never held still, but I guess it is a good representation of our true lives.

Oops, I just realized I have already posted these on facebook. Oh well, I guess you have to look at them again because I am not changing it.

I know that I haven't blogged in a long time, but I've been busy. As many of you know, I have started a small business with my garden veggies. I am glad to report that things are going well and we actually have veggies!! We have been eating them for a while, but now are ready to start selling!! I have created a blog to let everyone know what is currently ready to eat!!

I know that this is slightly silly, but I gotta start somewhere!! Thanks for reading and please pass this on if you know anyone looking to eat healthy.

www.haystackfarm.blogspot.com

Thanks,

Delaney

I can't laugh about it yet, but maybe you can

Last week, I got a great deal on 40 pounds of frozen chicken breasts packed in 10 pound bags. I put a bag in the fridge to thaw. Being the food scientist that I am and after teaching too many food safety classes, I really hate dealing with raw meat. I always imagine the germs everywhere. Anyway, I double bagged it and put it on a plate while I went to my parents' house overnight. We woke up Sunday morning to a huge mess. Raw chicken juice had leaked down the bottom 4 shelves/drawers of the fridge and had settled into a sticky, frozen mess. I spent hours cleaning it up and used up 1/2 a bottle of Lysol disinfectant, but at least the bottom part of the fridge was clean.

You may think that all was well with the world after that, but there is more. I brought some frozen hamburger back from my parents and accidentally left it in the car overnight, but it was still partially frozen so I put it on the top shelf of the fridge. Just as I was feeding the a kids lunch, which is like feeding time at the zoo, I opened the fridge to get ketchup and found the hamburger had leaked too!!!! This time it was from the top shelf and all down the sides and every shelf/drawer. AHHHHHH!! I thought I few choice words. (ok, maybe a lot of choice words) I yelled at the kids to hurry and get out of the kitchen, which I do feel bad about since it wasn't their fault and spent the next hour cleaning up dried blood with McKay attached to my leg.

Good thing I still had the other 1/2 of the bottle of Lysol. I hope you can laugh at this. Maybe I'll join you tomorrow. I also have a really clean fridge.

Do you need a smile today!

My friend Emily has put together a really good blog with really funny stories. I would suggest anyone to check it out.

The link is http://sharingthelaughter.blogspot.com/

I just posted an Youtube video that I found. I think it is really inspirational. I'll add the link here just for fun. See if it brings a tear to your eye and a smile to your face!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lp0IWv8QZY

Happy 2nd Birthday Twins!!

M & M just had their 2nd birthday and are officially 2, even though they have been acting like it for a while. We had a birthday party with most of our family to celebrate. As usual, it was CRAZY!!!
My family room started out clean and is now just as messy as before, but now we have more toys to get out. The hit of the party is a train table that we got them that is a lot bigger than I thought. It now takes up half our family room. I can't wait for the excitement to wear off so it can go downstairs.


Nate and I are kind of dumb because we got them cool presents, but we should have realized that they don't really care and that their favorite thing that they still play with from Christmas is this box. The best game is "3 kids in a box."

Here is M & M with their cupcakes. We didn't put all the cupcakes out because the blowing out of the candles tends to be really "spitty."
Overall, it was a great party with lots of fun. Again, the offer still stands if you want to come hang out with a 3 year old and two 2 year olds. It is FUN!!


I also wanted to add another funny picture of the kids right after a bath. Aren't they cute?

Natalie, I feel your pain!!

This post is for my friend Natalie who is 38 weeks pregnant. This picture was of me the day before I was induced at 38 1/2 weeks pregnant with twins who weighed 6 lbs 8 oz and 6 lbs 7 oz.

Natalie, hang in there. Your almost through!!