To the Picture Thief: Copy Don't cut!

Blog members:  Please feel free to copy any of the photos on this blog, but please do not cut them.  It is really hard to replace them.  If you copy them, then we both can see them.  Thanks!!

Happy Birthday to Logan May 14

Happy Birthday to Logan who turned 6.  We love being with Logan.  He is smart, talented, nice and a lot of fun.  He helps others and shows love to his mom.

cartesian plane

You can represent stuff on a graph.  Say I wanted to see how often I breathe in a minute.  Well that's easy. I look at a clock and count the breaths I have from the beginning of one minute to the next.  but what If I wanted to find out how few, the average and the max of breaths I can do in a minute. Now I can see something on paper better than I can think of it in my head. 

Look at my graph and tell me what you think how slow, how fast, or how average my breathing is.  post your answers in the comments.  

Microwave Brownies

Brownies are kind of a treat, but I think we can make them kind of healthy. Let's try.  This comes from my head, so we may have to work together to make it yummy.

  we need.

* 1/2 cup yogurt.
* 6 Tbs. baking choclolate
* 2 Eggs
* 1/2 cup honey
* 3/4 cup whole wheat flour
* 1/2 tsp. baking powder
* 1/4 tsp. Real salt.

for fun, we can also add.
  * some walnuts, almonds, or cashews.
  * some chocolate chips.

  okay, mix the batter together, in a separate bowl, starting with the wet ingredients, stir, then add the dry ingredients, stir, and pour batter into a greased 8" cooking pan.
  like this.



Microwave on high for 5 minutes, or until you can stick a fork in the middle and when you pull it out, it doesn't have batter stuck to it.

 These will be hot, so let them cool before cutting into and enjoying your treats.  

Microwave Baked Potatoes

Okay, so making baked potatoes in the microwave is super easy. 
To make them, you need:
1) a microwave
2) some potatoes
3) some kind of oil, butter or grease
4) a fork
5) a paper towel or a plate, or something to keep from making the microwave a mess.


First, take your potato, wash it and get it all scrubbed up so that it's super clean.  Make sure that the skin of your potato isn't green (green potato skins are nature's Mr. Yuck sticker).   Next, take your fork and punch a bunch of holes in it (this prevents the potato from exploding in the microwave).  Then, take your oil/ fat/ grease/ butter of choice and slather your potato all up (this makes your potato moist and yummy when you microwave it).  Finally Microwave your potato (wrap it loosely in a paper towel, or put it on a plate covered with a bowl or something so you don't make a big mess) on high for about five minutes depending on how big your potato is, and how many potatoes you have.  You'll know when your potato is done because it will be soft when you squeeze it (careful, it's hot [use the back of your fork or a potholder or tongs or something]!) When your potato is done cover it with more butter, sour cream, bacon bits, chives, chili, cheese, yogurt, or other salty, fatty goodies to make your potato healthy and good.   Enjoy!

Awesome Book of Mormon Posters!

Happy Birthday to Mariah, and Joel

Happy 13th birthday to Mariah.  Mariah is so talented and fun.  I am excited to see what she will do this year.  Everything is exciting to Mariah.  She is a born artist and musician.

Happy Birthday to Joel.  Joel is turning 8 on January 16th .  That is going to be a very special day for him.  We are so proud of him getting baptized and confirmed and getting the gift of the Holy Ghost.  Joel is a very talented and awesome boy.  I am really happy he is doing so well in all of his talents, especially in art.