an attempt and a miserable fail!

I don't understand. I follow a recipe exactly and what do I get a horrible turn out.  If anyone can figure what I did wrong please feel free to inform me because this is the third batch of rolls I have made and they never turn out good. 

can you tell the difference?

Before they raised, they are suppost to double in size

this was after they were cooked, but I let them raise for an hour.

They are horrible.  I was so disappointed since I love bread and I got the Lion House cookbook for Christmas from my sister.  I thought maybe just maybe I could make my own rolls.  Wrong thinking on my part.  I think I will stick to cookies I can make those. 

A good trade off?

A couple of months ago we got bunk beds for the girls and put them all in one little room, for the purpose of having a toy room. I THOUGHT it was a good idea, Now that I am babysitting  3, 2 year olds, 1, 3 year old, and we are not including the baby and the older kids that I watch because they are all pretty good at cleaning up.  

But then we end up with this for a toy room!

Good trade off? I can't quit decide.  Because those who know me I am kind of a FREAK about a clean house.  I just want everything to be nice a tidy all the time.  Unrealistic? Maybe but it is still something that i want maybe in some ways I am to much like my mom, and Grandma Carter they always seemed to have a nice and clean house.    I keep trying to tell myself at least its a bedroom and I can close the door, but even still I walk past it and try not to look in the room knowing that I will end up with stress knowing that it is a mess.  What to do, What to do?

This girl loves her cookie dough!

I'm not quit Betty Crocker so my girls get to eat the pre made cookie dough that all I have to do is turn the oven on and put them in.  But Addison still has to eat whatever cookie dough she can get her hands on. 

Megans Report

Most of you who have kids in Elementary school probably know who Flat Stanley is, but those who don't it's a new concept that schools are using to help kids learn about geography and places around that world.  The School gives the student a Flat Stanley and a booklet of questions for them to ask the person they visit somewhere in the world.  Megan had to give a report on Flat Stanley.  So we sent him on a trip to visit Megans Grandma and Grandpa Miller in St. Cloud Florida.  They spent a couple of days with him and sent him back, and he told Megan all about is trip.  From our house to Grandma's house it is 2365.3 miles, they live on the biggest Cattle ranch in the U.S. its about 300,00 acres.  They went swimming in the swimming hole, he learned about the people there and lots of other things, and then she did a report on it.  It is a really cute idea and way for kids to learn about other places.  If you want more information a Flat Stanley trip go to www.flatstanley.com

She is Officially a Big girl now!

I think that potty training Addison was the longest adventure.  I started last summer when she wanted to go potty on the toilet and it has been a roller coaster to say the least.  But finally after months of ups and downs a few time outs and finally a couple of cold showers (yes I resorted to cold showers) she is Potty Trained even through the night.  It was very sad the first time I used a 3 second cold shower, but I think it only took 3 maybe 4 showers to get the point across and now no more.  She is so proud of her self every time she does go potty she comes and tells me "No shower, I'm a big girl!"  I love that she is getting so big but very sad at the same time.  She isn't my baby anymore.  But that is okay I guess I will let her grow up as long as it is very slow and we can have many more adventures together.