{green...pie}

we had quite an eventful week last week.  the week began with pi day, to which we celebrated by having chicken pot pie for dinner...doesn't that look divine?

...and banoffee pie for dessert...both were very yummy, and i will be making the chicken pot pie quite often.  it took me a little while to figure out my own little recipe for it, but i was pleasantly surprised at how well it turned out...and it was very easy as well...

then grandma and grandpa boggess came for a visit and we spent st. patricks day wearing lots of green and seeing gnomeo and juliet...figuring that altho they aren't leprechauns, gnomes are close enough.  i had every good intention to make a wonderfully green dinner, but by the time the movie was over we had decided to just grab some burgers.

...more on grandma/pa boggess visit later...

{bad luck}

last week keegan accidently broke my floor length mirror...thankfully no one was hurt...and it was easy to clean up...but unfortunately even though keegan broke the mirror, i think im the one who has received the bad luck...

...so far i have shattered a small serving bowl...and then at lunchtime today, while unloading the dishwasher...this happened...

...if you ask matthew he will tell you about how in our first year of marriage i broke a drinking glass and became hysterical because i was worried that if we ever happened to have 12 people over for a dinner party we would only have 11 matching glasses...

...id like to chalk it up to pms...but i truly think i was just upset at myself...and poor matthew just stood there looking at me probably wondering what he got himself into and trying to decide if it was too late to bail...

...but ya know what?  he was the one who cleaned up the glass...and hes been cleaning up after me ever since...;)

...so i am here to apologize to whomever may be our 12th guest at a dinner party...unfortunately you will not have a matching glass and now a matching salad plate...

...this...is carters go-to dance move...we listen to music while eating breakfast/lunch...or pretty much anytime im in the kitchen concocting something...which happens to be A.LOT!!!

...and when an upbeat.fun song comes on the ipod...carter almost immediately sticks his right pointer finger in the air...looks around to see if anyone else is gonna follow...and then shakes his booty like theres no tomorrow...

...now i know why my dad use to "do the freddy"...anything to make your kids smile...

...shhh...dont tell matthew i posted this video...but you can tell him what a fun loving dad he is...this is how we spend most of our saturday mornings...or at least the boys...while i cook something de-lish for breakfast...

{chinese...legos...and oreos...and dinosaur bodies}

keegans creativity...he so desperately wanted to build on top of the man...it wasnt working so he became very distraught...

this is how i find the dino chicken nuggets as of late...headless...tailless...legless...but hey...

i'm just very happy they are at least eating meat...for the last 6mo or so they have been boycotting any and all meat...now to just fix the lack of liking veggies problem...

these boys l.o.v.e. their oreos...and they have discovered how much more yummy the center is compared to the cookie outer layers...

...and for dinner...chinese spaghetti and meatballs...go here for the recipe...it was quite fun to make...and really yummy...

{catchin zzzz's}

...i hadnt heard or seen carter for 30min and wondered what he was up to...

don't worry...i was a good mother and put him in his bed...he must be going through a growth spurt...taking a nap a whole 2hrs early...
...now im having special keegan time watching open season 2 and eating string cheese...

{happy birthday dr. seuss}

we sure love dr. seuss around here...and so in honor of his birthday...

What if Dr. Seuss Wrote the Book of Mormon

Nephi:
Of goodly parents I was born
I've never drunk, I've never sworn
This is Lehi, he's my dad
Laman, Lemuel, they are bad
And who is this? Why this is Sam.

Sam:
Yes, this is Sam; Sam I am

Laman:
That Sam I am, that Sam I am
I do not like that Sam I am

Sam:
In a tent, my father dwelt

Laman:
And it's so hot, I think I'll melt

Lemuel:
Our father's brain is out of whack

Laman:
Yeah, it's too hot, I'm going back

Lehi:
Then go and get the plates, my dear

Laman:
On second thought, I'm staying here

Nephi:
You said you'd leave and go away
Now all you want to do is stay?

Lemuel:
That Nephi always gets his way

Laman:
Here we are in this damp cave

Sam:
We would not be here if you'd behave

Nephi:
I will go and I will do
There's the angel, that's my cue
Laban's had too much to drink
Now he'll lose his head, I think

Nephi:
Look what I found, a brother from the quorum

Sam:
We will take him home, we will call him Zoram

Laman:
Our gold and silver we have spent
I do not like it in this tent

Lemuel:
I cannot read the Liahona
I must have drunk too much Corona

Laman:
We hate it here, we have no lives

Lehi:
Then go back to the city and get some wives

Lehi:
A tree, a tree, I see a tree!!
The fruit is white, the fruit is free!
A floating building, could it be?
Why do they laugh and stare at me?
Laman, Lemuel, come and see!

Laman:
We will not eat your precious fruit

Lemuel:
We will not wear a tie and suit

Laman:
We will not help you build your boat

Lemuel:
We do not think that it will float

Laman:
No not this boat, it will not float
Not even in a shallow moat
I do not care what Nephi wrote

Lemuel:
We will not eat your fruit I say

Laman:
We will not eat it on a tray

Lemuel:
And we won't eat it in a tent
Not even if your clothes you rent

Laman:
We'd rather have a can of spam

L&L:
We will not eat it, Sam I am

Sam:
You do not like it, so you say
Try it, try it, and you may
Try it and you may I say

Laman:
Sam, if you will let us be,
We will try it, you will see

L&L:
Say, we like this fruit of life
Sorry that we caused such strife
You've saved us from an awful jam
Thank you, thank you, Sam I am!






...and...


Bro Lurch and the Mormon Church

I am Lurch.

I am Lurch.

From the Church.

That Brother Lurch!

That Brother Lurch!

I do not like that Brother Lurch!

Do you like the Mormon Church?

I do not like the Mormon Church.

I do not like it Brother Lurch.

Would you read the Book of Mormon

Here or there?

I would not read it

Here or there.

I would not read it

Anywhere.

I do not like the Mormon Church.

I do not like it Brother Lurch.

I’ll have the Elders

At my house.

You could come over,

With your spouse.

I will not go

Into your house.

I will not let you

Teach my spouse.

I won’t read your book

Here or there.

I will not read it

Anywhere.

I do not like the Mormon Church.

I do not like it Brother Lurch.

We can talk about it

In this box,

With our latest convert,

Brother Fox.

I won’t discuss it in a box.

I will not meet with Brother Fox.

You won’t indoctrinate my spouse,

So don’t invite us to your house,

I won’t read your book here or there.

I will not read it anywhere.

I do not like the Mormon Church.

I do not like it Brother Lurch.

I’ll come and get you

In my car!

We’ll go to church

It’s not too far.

I would not,

Could not

In your car.

You may like it.

You may see,

We’ll talk about Joseph Smith

Or Genealogy.

I could not do genealogy,

Not Joseph Smith, Lurch let me be!

Not in a box,

Not with a fox,

Not in your house,

Not with my spouse,

I won’t read your book here or there,

I will not read it anywhere.

I do not like the Mormon Church.

I do not like it Brother Lurch.

A train! A train!

A train! A train!

We could go to Utah

In a train!

Not in a train! Not genealogy!

Not in your car! Lurch let me be!

I won’t discuss it in a box.

I will not meet your Brother Fox.

You will not get me or my spouse

To set one foot inside your house.

I won’t read your book here or there.

I will not read it anywhere.

I do not like the Mormon Church.

I do not like it Brother Lurch.

Say!

In the dark?

We can teach you stories

About Christ or Noah’s Ark!

I would not, could not,

In the dark.

You’ll have to give up

Your champagne.

There’s nothing wrong with my champagne.

I’ll need some when I get off this train.

Not Joseph Smith. Not genealogy.

I do not like them Lurch you see.

Not in your house, not in a box,

Not with my spouse, or Brother Fox.

I will not read your book here or there.

I will not read it anywhere.

I do not like it

Brother Lurch.

I do not like the

Mormon Church!

Maybe you think

Mormons are weird.

Were you told we have

Horns and a beard?

Mormons have parties

With snacks and Root-Beer.

You shouldn’t believe

Everything that you hear.

You know, I kind of like Root-Beer,

And parties are not all that queer.

I think I’ll give up my champagne,

I hear that stuff can melt your brain.

But no more cigarettes or tea?

I cannot do that! Can you see?

I won’t discuss it in a box.

I will not meet with Brother Fox.

I will not come into your house,

And keep your distance from my spouse.

I won’t read your book here or there!

I will not read it anywhere!

I do not like it Brother Lurch.

You do not like it,

So you say.

Try it! Try it!

And you may!

Try it and you may I say!

Say!

I like the Mormon Church!

I do! I like Brother Lurch!

And I’ll invite my friends to hear,

And teach them all to love Root-Beer.

I’ll throw away all my champagne,

And head for Utah on a train.

I’ll do my genealogy,

It is so fun, so fun, you see!

We’ll go discuss it in a box.

I’d like to meet your Brother Fox.

And you can take me to your house,

And have the Elders teach my spouse.

I’ll read the scriptures here and there,

And convert my friends everywhere.

I do like the

Mormon Church!!

Please,

Baptize me,

Brother Lurch.