Nicole's Book Corner

I LOVE to read! It hasn't always been this way...I have a reading disorder basically I can hear middle syllables when I sound them out. Like CAT when you sound it out I can't hear the A when I put the sounds together. But I had a wonderful 4th grade teacher who saw this problem and recommended Hooked on Phonics and seriously it works!

So now I read all the time. Every once and while I will talk about a book that I love...

My current reading list is The Hunger Games

Kraft Food & Family

I LOVE to cook, I love cooking at home because that gives us time to sit as a family, enjoy a good meal and talk.

Randomly a few years ago I started getting Kraft's Food and Family magazine, I've been collecting these magazines and occasionally using them. Recently I decided that I was going to go through each and decide what recipes we would actually eat and de-clutter my cookbook cupboard.

This site

kraftfoodandfamily.com

and magazines are awesome because its everyday food that you normally have in the cupboard anyway. And online you can search recipes based on the food that you have in your cupboards. Try out the site and let me know what you think.

We need more time as families sitting at the dinner table talking somethings I think this would solve a lot of the worlds problems.

Here's a few of our favorite recipes:

• http://www.kraftrecipes.com/recipes/bacon-cheeseburger-roll-up-94445.aspx
• http://www.kraftrecipes.com/recipes/updated-shepherds-pie-69212.aspx
• http://www.kraftrecipes.com/recipes/better-than-ever-beef-enchiladas-90553.aspx
• http://www.kraftrecipes.com/recipes/one-pan-chicken-potato-bake-52564.aspx

Sick Days

Since becoming a mommy I love sick days from work...yesterday we had a sick day...and this morning it's back to work. Sick days have become my favorite because even when I am feeling terrible I at least get to be a stay a home mommy for the day...so I say bring on the sick days!

Besides who wouldn't want to stay home with this cutie...

Debit Free

Sean and I are officially debit free! Thanks to our tax return we were able to pay off my car almost 6 months early!!! Oh man the relief that came knowing this was the last check I was writing to Toyota was exciting!!! I LOVE BEING DEBIT FREE!!!

He is Risen

Easter is not about the Easter bunny and little gifts that we can receive, it's about Jesus Christ and the most important gifts that he gave to us. Don't get me wrong we celebrate Easter with an Easter egg hunt and small gifts (Sean got a DVD of Bill Cosby's standup show & Zack got two rubber outdoor balls) but the focus of the week is on Jesus Christ.

During the week of Easter our family reads each night the last week of Christ's mortal ministry. We read from the four gospels of his teachings, passover, atonement in the Garden of Gethsemane, trial, crucifixion & rising again from the dead on Easter Sunday. Last night was D&C 138 which is the vision given to President Joseph F. Smith about the spirit world and teaching of the gospel to those after they have died. As we were reading I could not help but see what a merciful God we have. Even those who rejected the prophets have a second chance of coming unto him.

I am so very grateful for the opportunity that I have to be a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints and to have apostles and prophets who guide us through these times. How grateful I am for a merciful God that gives us every opportunity to come unto him.

Happy Easter everyone and may we always remember the true meaning of the Easter. Remember that today He has risen and one day we can as well.

Whatever happened to...

Sometimes I wonder whatever happened to...

1. honesty
2. integrity
   
3. respect for others
4. treating others the way you want to be treated

At work we have a cafeteria and I purchased two waters and a muffin. I had the impression to check my receipt and found that I was not charged for the muffin. Naturally without thinking because my parents taught me honesty I went back at my break and asked to pay for the muffin. The cafeteria staff was shocked that I would do such a thing. And it got me thinking when did we lose this qualities and basic things? I saw an article on MSN that talked about "Office Bullies" and are you one of them...how sad that people who are 18 & older can't have respect for each other and are still bullies.

It just makes me sad that we as a society are losing these basic qualities.

TGIF (thank goodness it's "Friday")

Well I know today is not technically Friday but it's my Friday; thanks to Good Friday & having Catholic Bosses that give it to us as a paid holiday! At work it has just been "one of those days" for the last couple of weeks. So here's to a 3 day weekend!