The Tennessee Times: August 2008

Monday

First Day of School

These pictures were taken around 7:00 a.m. in the morning, so the sun wasn't completely up yet.
Clayton -3rd Grade
Kjel - 5th Grade
TaraLyn - 10th Grade
Breanne 11th Grade
Kjirsten 12th Grade

Tuesday

About 18 years ago, Warren bought me a mixer that was perfect for making bread. I tried it, it didn't turn out. A few years later he bought me a bread maker. All I had to do was put the ingredients in and turn it on, and poof, perfect bread. Wrong, it never worked right either. We still use the mixer to this day, for cookies. The bread maker got sold at a garage sale about four or five moves ago. While we were in Wenatchee I went to an enrichment meeting where Sister Simpson (the ultimate wonderful bread maker) taught us how to make bread. I tried it, it didn't taste like Sister Simpson's. I have been telling myself for many years,"Kristen, it is okay if you are not the perfect mormon mother that makes bread. You can be good at other things, you don't have to be good at everything. Other people can be talented at making bread." I don't like to feel like a failure, so I don't make bread.

My sister Kim recently had an enrichment on making bread. She told me about it. She sent me the recipe. Which you can view on her blogspot in my link section (KimMarie Larsen) To make this bread it takes about 1 hr from start to finish. Amazing! It has some interesting ingredients that I had never heard of. So I decided to try it. I found out that maybe I can be the perfect mormon mother with amazing bread skills! All I needed was the right ingredients. I tried it, it was good. The missionaries tried it, they wanted the recipe. My family liked it. We ate all four loaves in one day. What can I say...........................you will have to try it!

All about Kjel and Clayton Too!

This was Kjel's first court of honor.

Kjel received three rank advancements and the mile swim. (the patches in the middle are his)

Kjel swam his mile in the Lake behind our house. Warren had roped off an area that was equivalent to a lap at the pool and then he just swam laps. Here he is after his swim.

Clayton took off his hat at the court of honor and there was proof that he needs a haircut.

Kjel was given the arrow of light banner below at a pack meeting after he earned his arrow of light. I put all of his patches and belt loops on it. It is hanging in his bedroom beside a copy of his Great Great Grandfather Johnson Certificate for the Silver Beaver Award.

A close up, I just couldn't get it to turn around. The space on the right hand side is for a council patch from here. I just don't have an extra one right now.

JUST FOR NATHAN

Here are some pictures of our garden with a deer fence around it. Nathan didn't believe us that we have deer, so here is proof!!!! They love hanging out by the garden, but haven't jumped the fence yet.

Living Room

The living room has been driving me crazy for six months now. It is the first room that you see when you come to our house and it really needed to be painted. I was just having a hard time making up my mind in how I should paint it. I really like how it turned out, just understand when you look at the pictures that it really isn't the same color that was showing up on the pictures. I used the flash which made some of the pictures look alot brighter and when I took the flash off it was duller. I did a faux finish on the wall that you can't see very well in the pictures but looks great in real life. You will just have to come and visit. This room will look super great when I have some furniture and window treatments in it. Next Year!

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