18th Birthday and an Eagle

SUCCESS ! Our journey to an Eagle with Andrew is done. Ironically it ended on the last day possible, his 18th b-day. Better late than never. The board told us that only 3% of registered scouts ever become an Eagle. I found that amazing and Andrew felt even more accomplishment.
Poor guy had to have his mother in there crying with them. I really wanted to bust out the camera when he was shaking the boards hands, but I didn't want to humiliate him completely. he refused to let me take a picture of him next to the sign on the door. I told him that someday his kids would be really grateful that I took pictures of these momentous occasions.



Much to zan and Andrews dismay there was no sleeping in on their 18th birthday. Zan's friend Jared came over bright and early at 6:oo to help me make breakfast. We all had a busy day and I knew if we were going to party it had to be early. We had french toast w/ strawberries and cream,(courtesy of Jared) eggs, and bacon. I was out the door at 7:20 for work, Zan was on her way to Vegas for shopping, and Andrew was preparing for his Eagle Board of Review.(in between games on the xbox). I can't believe my babies are grown up.

TAGGED

I swore I'd never do one of these but after much harrasment for my lack of blogging I will try to reenter the blogging world by doing this one. Be warned if i get another tag chances are it won"t get done. Things are crazy as always at the grossman house. I started a new job in august as a lunch lady. Not something I dreamed of being as a child but it works with the kids school schedule.
I have also been working at a quilt store a couple of days a week. As you see my lack of blogging is for a good reason. I have been trying to get used to working 40 hours outside the home and another 40 inside. I have decided that is not something you get used too. Don"t be upset if i don"t blog everyday! Here Goes.

8 shows i like to watch
1. Greys Anatomy
2. Amazing Race
3.Project Runway
4. Biggest Loser
5.Jon and Kate
6.The Hills ( i know so juvenile)
7.Lost
8.The Office


8 restaurants i like
1. Cafe Rio
2.Texas Roadhouse
3. Macaroni Grill
4. Cheescake Factory
5.Great Harvest (try the california cobb sandwich)
6.Did i say Cafe Rio
7.Samurai 21
8.Cafe Rio (we don't have a lot of options here)


8 things that happened today
1. woke up at 6:45
2. showered
3. did garretts hair
4. made orange chicken and rice for 400 children
5. blogged
6.visited with my neighbor
7.made meatloaf and potatoes for dinner
8.went to the gym for fhe


8 things on my wish list
1. a Maid
2. to be a stay at home mom
3.good scores on twins act test
4.a cook
5.Fall weather all year
6.Candice has a healthy pregnancy
7.lose 70 lbs
8.Andrew finishes his eagle by nov 5 his 18th b-day (way to procrastinate)


8 things i am looking forward to
1. Thanksgiving with family
2.Christmas Break
3.two new nieces or nephews ( thanks candice )
4.Andrew finishing his eagle
5.a day when i have eight things to look forward to
6.
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8.

8 people i am tagging
1. noone so don't tag me back. lol

Deja Vu

Can you do the Hokey Pokey or YMCA or even Disco duck? I took the kids to family night at Crystal Palace skating rink. The same rink I went to growing up and it seemed as though nothing had changed except the music. Our music was Thriller and Beat It. I didn't hear any of that but the classics were still there. Hayden and Stewart weren't really into YMCA, even after I demonstrated the moves. I can't imagine why. This was Garrett's first experience with a skating rink and he loved it. Stewart got third place in the races, but they disqualified him for hitting a cone. How Rude. Your still a winner in mt book Stewart. Kenady pretty much skated hanging onto the wall. It typically took her about 30 min. to get around the rink once. When she heard the announcement for hokey pokey I could see the fear in her eyes thinking she might miss it. I walked her out to the circle for the dance and they didn't notice I wasn't wearing skates untill about halfway through. The DJ asked all those not wearing skates to leave the rink. I was the only one.
Hayden helped Kenady finish the Hokey Pokey.
It was a fun night!

Friendship Bread Take 2

Hayden's first round of friendship bread went something like this:

Hayden spent 10 days cultivating his bread starter each day adding another special ingredient.

At the end of ten days uses 1 cup of special starter and multiple other ingredients to make the bread.

uses 1 1/4 cups of baking powder instead of 1 1/4 tsp. (you can see where this is going).

Puts bread in the oven. Within 10 min. bread is overflowing out of pans.

Hayden pulls pans out of oven and immediately turns oven on to self clean. (I am gone at this time)

Luckily I come home shortly thereafter and smoke is billowing out of the oven.

I instantly start yelling and questioning Hayden and tell him he can"t cook without me anymore. He typically leaves a huge mess for me to clean up when he is cooking.

We get the self clean turned off and I can tell Hayden is very upset.

I instantly feel very guilty. What kind of mother am I. I shouldn't have yelled and I should have been helping him make the bread. We hug and both cry and spend the next two days cleaning out the oven.

You can see our first attempt wasn't so hot. Take 2 went much better. We went over measurements of each ingredient. Had a lesson on how to be a clean cook, putting things away after we used them. It was actually fun and the bread looks yummy.

Hayden wants to be a chef. He has a long road ahead of him!

Reunited........

This past week we were in Vegas visiting and the first thing Garrett saw as we walked in grandma and grandpa's house was this hat.

I think he was drawn to it subconciously. It was instantly on his head and within a matter of minutes he had finagled grandpa into giving it to him.

He was sooo excited when we got home and I showed these pictures we had taken of him last time him and the hat were together.

When he wears the hat he is Indiana Grossman! Jeff suggested we get him into acting classes pronto . He needs some sort of outlet.

Senior Sunrise

It seems like yesterday they were babies. Where has the time gone? Last week the Dixie High School graduating class of 2009 spent the night at the Recreation Center. They played games, listened to music, ate yummy food, and just hung out until about an hour before sunrise. They made their way up to the D on the mountain and rejoiced because they are officially seniors! I was at home crying! Keep your babies close because they grow up fast.

Chaotic and fun

Last weekend I got to bbsit Robyns kids while her and Travis went to Florida. We had a good time but it turned into a very busy three days. Stewart had 2 music Recitals. One for Cello and one for Piano and a tryout for a youth orchestra group, which we thought was at Reed Whipple and ended up being out by the airport. Logan also had a piano recital. Kenady had pictures for her dance group and we got to the pictures with her old tap shoes. She informed me as we pulled up that we would need to go into the dance shop next door to buy her some new shoes. Luckily I am anally on time to the extent that I'm usually 30 minutes early to things. Grandma ran to the house to get the right shoes and got a speeding ticket on the way. KK looked sooo cute in her costume though.

We tried to squeeze in some fun swimming at the YMCA. I thought I was being a good mother and aunt by lathering up the kids in sunscreen. It was a very hot day. Stewart came downstairs and informed me the pool was indoors. I had only gotten to Kenady and Garrett. This ended up being a problem when Garrett started rubbing his eyes and got sunscreen in them. We had to pull over twice to flush his eyes with bottled water. All in all it was chaotic but fun. Isn't this what life is all about.

GOOD TIMES

sunscreen incident