Yummy, nutritious breakfast

I've had various people ask for this "recipe". It's more an idea than a recipe. I've really grown to enjoy this breakfast. Make a little bit to see if you like it. Now I make around 3 cups of it, so I can have a quick breakfast. I did take pictures of this, but they all came out blurry. I'll try again tonight! You can eat this with water, but I'm not that much of a raw purist. I've done it, and it's still good. But... milk tastes better. I've never tried it, but I think vanilla soy milk would be delicious with it. Play with the amounts of things and ingredients to suit your tastes.

rolled oats, not instant or quick
wheat germ
wheat bran
flax seed, ground
coconut (I like mine toasted, but it's fine not toasted)
nuts (same as coconut) pecans (my favorite), waltnuts, etc.
seeds, sunflower or pumpkin
sometimes I add a little salt
dried cherries (from Costco)
brown sugar or agave nectar (better for you)

The Best Christmas Pageant Ever

Somewhat by accident, I got the female lead in the next Lehi play! The oldest three kids are also in it. Now, you all you know I'm not an actress and have no acting experience (one play in ninth grade really doesn't count considering it was in a Mississippi public school!). So you're all invited, but go light on me!!! It's a one-hour show, season-appropiate comedy for the whole family. We'll have 6 performances Dec. 8-13. Tickets are available for $5 each or $20 per family at lehicityarts.org. Friday and Saturday will sell out for sure.

Alice in Wonderland Performance

Here are a couple of pics of Ch. He did a great job!

Ch. in Alice in Wonderland

Next week, Ch. performs in another musical Alice in Wonderland. He's the white rabbit, and he's extremely excited! I haven't seen a single minute of practices, so I have no idea how he's doing or what the play looks like. But if it's done as well as Seussical, it will be highly entertaining. Performances are Nov. 6, 7, 8, and 10. Tickets are $5 each. Let me know if you'd like some tickets, and I'll pick them up for you.

Update on Ch.'s Theater Performances

I have been duly reprimanded by a friend to post an update on Ch.'s theater performances. She said I never put an update on Seussical so it seemed he was cut from the cast! The truth is that I didn't get very good pics so I didn't post them. BUT, since I've now been asked to do, I will. A photographer with the group took a lot of great ones of him, and I will try to get a copy of those. Maren and Steve came down, and we all thought he did a great job (of course, I am a little prejudiced!)

Mr. Bob, the director

The Headless Horseman

On Monday night we went to a great event held in American Fork. Some new friends of ours got us tickets to a concert of "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow." They had a hay ride and activities for the kids before the show. My dad went with us. It's a lot of fun, and I highly recommend it for a fall activity. The show was very well done, and being an hour, was just right for the kids and our rear-ends. Sitting on rocks has its limits!
I know you can't see much in this picture. I tried to take a couple with the night setting, but they were worse. I was also in a hurry because they were kicking us out.

My dad flirting with the young ladies.

October 13 is too early to be dressed like this. Costa Rica is calling me.

The Yard - Part 2

My poor husband - maybe's he's getting too old for all this yard work! Last month we had curbing done. C. loved talking to the workers and making new friends. He has to go over and inspect the work and see how it's done. Of course, they all think it's cool he can speak Spanish to them. I like that because it's a motivation for him. Another group came 3 weeks ago to hydroseed. They said we'd be mowing in 3 weeks - not hardly, but there is grass growing.

On the side of the house, we'll eventually have a cement driveway. The guys came to build the rock walls and grade everything out. Of course, they have to break the driveway in two places right before they're done. I HATE hiring things out!!!! They don't care - obviously, it's not their home. They put whatever rock in whatever place, when we'd rather they put some effort in finding a rock that really fits there.