Pioneer Day

I love Pioneer day. For one thing, it's the only holiday started by a prophet that I know of. But mostly I love it because Alan has the day off, I can justify not doing any chores and we can have fun. This year Sarah and I were up early enough to see Jacob finish his 10k run and then we all had a picnic and played at the Spanish Fork Reservoir.

The Hourglass Door

My sister-in-law Ami bade me borrow a book from her and read it. She had checked it out from the library and finished it way before it was due so I agreed. She promised that I would like it, because I was such a Twilight fan. She was right. I do really like it. There's only just one teensy wheensy little problem. The next book in the series is not out yet! It won't be out until next summer! Now I'm left hanging, wondering how it will all be resolved. Thanks a lot Ami. No really, thanks. I need something besides vampires to keep my mind occupied. :)

a few zucchini

Yesterday I made a zucchini casserole for dinner. While that was cooking I put together a zucchini cake and popped it in the oven when the casserole came out. After dinner, while the cake cooled I decided to use the rest of the shredded zucchini to make bread. My recipe makes two large loaves. I used chocolate chips instead of raisins to please the hubby and the chips moved down to the bottom of the bread and stuck to the pans making me somewhat disgruntled. I still have two cups of shredded zucchini in the fridge. Tonight we might have a zucchini fritatta. Anyone who wants to can come over for cake for family home evening, but they must take home a zucchini. :)

Alyssa's prayer

Tonight it was Alyssa's turn to say the family prayer. Among other things she prayed that "the flowers would grow in the night, the alligator would be happy and the elephant would stay in her bed, that Mommy would eat all the cake (What cake??) and that everyone would be healthy." I have no idea what alligator she's talking about, I haven't any cake although I wish I did, and I'm not sure if she said the flowers would grow or glow.