Pumpkin Alfredo

18 oz frozen cheese ravioli (I used 5 cheese frozen)
1/2 jar alfredo sauce
1/2 tbsp margarine
1/4 c finely minced onion
1 tbs minced garlic
1 tsp dried sage
1/2 tsp dried thyme
2 tbsp chicken or veggie broth
1/2 c canned pumpkin

Cook frozen pasta as directed on bag. Melt margarine on medium. Add onions and garlic when melted to saute.

Add chicken broth and herbs. Scrape off side of pan and add pumpkin. Stir together and add alfredo sauce. Stir until all mixed. Cook until heated all the way through and serve over cooked pasta.



This is a version of a recipe from "Our Best Bites" This is so worth buying!! This recipe was super quick. I changed it a little but not much.

Motherhood

Reading this article is a wonderful reminder that being a mother doesn't require perfection. It requires love and compassion and just making an effort.


http://powerofmoms.com/2012/04/your-children-want-you/

It is a very good article written by April Perry and on the Power of Moms blog.

Women in the Scriptures

I have been slow at working on the new Young Women's Medallion. I earned mine when I was 17 in 1995 I believe. It has been a very long time.
The church has re-designed the program and now any woman can obtain it. Which I want the new medallions.
Divine Nature is a wonderful value, especially when it comes to being a woman and a mother. In researching about motherhood and women I came across a wonderful website. I am not sure I can fully take on this assignment (please see Women in the Scripture challenge button at the bottom of the page)in a year alone. I plan on doing it spread out with the other things in life. It will be fun to learn more about the sacred and special women in the scriptures. Hopefully it will strengthen my appreciation for being a woman and a mother.
I have started a scripture journal on topics. Motherhood is, of course, my first topic. Although I think the women in the scriptures challenge needs its own journal. My niece had a great idea with passing the journal off to your children. I will pass the women in the scriptures off to Isabel and I will start a Men in the scriptures for my son.

SparkPeople

Sparkpeople.com is such a wonderful website for anyone who wants to have a healthier lifestyle. I currently have a little blog on there. I have made some goals to eat and cook healthier. I know I am a sugar and soda addict. It is part of my goal for eating healthier (despite food allergies that are real nasty) and getting more organized. I haven't written for a long time and have no excuse.
I am now a stay at home mother and had another baby about 18 months ago. Those 18 months have been a roller coaster ride but it has been fun and worth it.
Jonah is in dual immersion and learning Mandarin Chinese. He has proven that he is such an amazing child. He comes home every day singing songs in Chinese. I was even excited for him to read a book to me in Chinese. Of course I don't understand even though I took some watered down classes in Chinese. Maybe one day I will get Rosetta Stone and figure out what he is saying.
Isabel, who is the queen in the house (in her opinion) is such a little diva. Every day she demands to put on her princess crown and if she doesn't get her way she likes to come over and smack you on the leg. Yes, a habit I hope to rid her of one day.

Memphis

Jonah and I made it down to Memphis Friday! It is so nice to get to begin the move. It feels like it has taken a long time to get to this point. Jonah and I are hanging out with the family before we have to go out to Utah. Although Jonah made the comment that he didn't want to leave Nanny and Poppy's and was a little sad that we have to.

On our way down from Louisville we stopped off at the Casey Jones museum and home in Jackson, TN. It is a very cute place to visit. You can do a self guided tour of his home. You can also climb on a smaller replica engine that Casey Jones was driving on the fateful day. The resturant was very clean and the food was awesome. They had a soup bar that offered rolls and corn cakes.

It is worth visiting when passing through. Jonah loves trains...well, trains, planes and automobiles!

Life is fun!

Only a few more weeks until my big move. So much has happened since my last post. My son was admitted to the hospital for respiratory distress due to asthma. I have had surgery. Luckily we are doing fine now.

I also went to court to petition to move out of Kentucky so Joshua can finish BYU. We won the court case. So Jonah and I are packing up and moving.

I promise that packing by myself is so much worse than surgery. I am getting closer to being done. THANK GOODNESS! Once life settles down for me I should be able to start posting recipes again.

I am finally posting a couple of pictures of Joshua and I. My sister-in-law took the pictures. They are wonderful!

Manti Temple or Bust!

The date has been set! Joshua and I are getting married in the Manti Temple June 18th of this year. I am so excited. Joshua is my best friend and it is a blessing to have him in my life. What makes it wonderful is Jonah loves Joshua and Joshua loves Jonah. His family is so wonderful and they have been so open and accepting. They already consider me family. I have to say I am the luckiest girl in the world because I have the perfect guy...who is perfect because he was raised by a wonderful family.

My dress is a Maggie Sottero. It is beautiful!

The reception will be the night before since we will be married early in the morning. The venue is at White Willow Wedding reception center. It looks amazing.

The cake that I chose is from Ladybug cakes and catering.
The specific cake is the Lindsey at the top. Instead of the lilies I decided to do white daisys. They are a perfect flower for June. The other cake I wanted was from One Sweet Slice. This website has some pretty wedding cakes also, but they where completely booked. The cake I loved from this site was the Jaci. That is actually where I decided the colors and flowers. It looked elegant. The lindsey cake from Ladybug's is also very elegant looking.

Well, I will post pictures when I get the chance! Hopefully I will get to post an engagement picture of us soon.