I would blog but......

..........I've got my work cut out for me today.

So thankful hubby put a clothesline in last week for me.

still tired.

A recap of my yesterday....
Get Isabella and Jack up and ready for school.
Wash, blow dry and straighten hair.
Get myself, Suzy and William dressed.
Take Suzy and William to Grandma's house.
Pick Isabella up from school because her expander came off on the left side of her mouth.
Go to Ekhart to the orthodontist, and watch him pull the expander off completely.
Hold Isabella's hand while we wait for her gums to stop bleeding from the expander coming out.
Watch the expander go back in and get queasy from all the pain Isabella has.
Buy Isabella frosty for her poor, poor, sore mouth.
Go to Meijer and pick up food for bridal shower I'm helping with.
Go to Bath & Body Works to pick up prizes for games for the shower I'm helping with.
Take Isabella back to school and sign her back in.
Pick up Suzy and William from Grandmas.
Enjoy a short visit with MIL.
Get Suzy down for nap.
Clean up breakfast from the morning.
Help kids with school papers & get them snack.
Start supper.
Greet husband home from work and eat supper with family.
Make Stuffed French Toast Strata for breakfast for the next morning's breakfast. (soaks overnight.)
Pack lunches for Isabella, Jack and hubby for the next day.
Go to church to help set up for bridal shower.
Clean up bridal shower.
Come home and lay out clothes for kids for the next day for school.
Take bath and medication for migraine that is starting.
Fall into bed and fall asleep as soon as husband stops talking.

Quote of the day:

from a anonymous person yesterday

"I didn't have time to sit around all day like you."

me: no comment-only steam rolls from head.

Picture of expander in Isabella's mouth. For all who are interested. Used to expand her upper jaw and make room for all those crowded teeth.

Freezer corn

Sunday at church I mentioned to a friend (Marlys) that I was going to hopefully do corn this week. She offered to help. I smiled at her and thought what a nice offer, you're crazy. Then Marlys called this week to offer her services again. SO this time I took her for serious. Any of you that have put corn away in the freezer, know that it is A LOT of work. Shucking it, cleaning it, cutting it off the cob, cooking it, then the blessed clean up. It is a whole day affair. I was absolutely blown away to have a new friend offer to come help me. Esp. a friend with 2 small children. So yesterday was the day. Donovan was home for a little, and snapped a picture of us hard at work. Also enjoying getting to know each other, we never run out of things to say.

Always on a day like this, I get a little panicked to think of what will happen with trying to do a big project like this with my 4 children. And you know what? I had nothing to worry about. Adding 2 new children to the picture, entertained my children completely. I came in the house to find this in the first hour. It just made me happy that they had found so many things to keep them all entertained. Marlys has a little 4 year old, Jade, that is the above picture.

She also has a little 2 year old, Camden that got along well with Suzy.




And oh all the fruit of my labors.....Fresh corn that we will enjoy all winter.





Unless my kids eat it all before fall is over. They all begged for a bowl of corn while I was putting it into freezer containers. Jack had 3 bowls. Isabella asked for seconds. They all love it.

Here is the recipe I got from an Amish friend of mine.

Freezer Corn

8 cups of corn

2 tsp. salt

2 Tbs. sugar

1 1/2 cups water
1 stick butter

Stir together and bring to boil. Cook for 5-7 minutes. Remove from heat and put corn in bowl. Put that bowl in sink with ice water, to cool. When cool, put into containers and freeze.