Update on the Jernigans

So I realized I hadn't really done an update on what we have been doing lately, mostly because Sage is now walking and climbing and getting into everything, which doesn't leave me much time for a whole heck of a lot. She is probably 20 pounds now at 16 months and says so many words it is funny to hear her say "I didn't do it" and then expect me to wonder who did...lol..We are also trying to get her to eat adult food but she is SO picky, it seems all she wants are fries, hamburgers or pizza (wonder where she got that) But seriously she will only eat certain of the same food no fruits or vegis and I have tried it all over and over, she doesn't even like juice so if you have any suggestions. I can put all of her hair in a pony tail now as she has so much of it, but her dad still won't let me cut it and I agree, I don't think I want to deal with bangs, so we are letting her grow it out, for now she looks like she has the donald trump doo. She also FINALLY got a cousin on this side of the mountain when Andy and Carol welcomed baby Floyd Henry Holman into the world weighing 9 pounds 3 ounces and looking like his daddy. Since they live in the San Juan Islands, Carol was with Cait and when they got the call, Andy drove his own boat across to make it in time..lol..I only wish they lived closer. Well, when the sun decided to come out we headed out doors. We went to Prosser to visit and go to the father daughter dance and of course stop at the feeding station to see the elk. We took Sage to the zoo and North West Trek. Jeramy and his friend "Uncle Fro" bundled Sage up and put her in the pack and hiked up into the mountains looking for sheds, she loved it! For easter she got a little pink car that has a handle behind it so we've been going to the farmers market alot and getting our garden ready. Other than that we are just waiting for the sun to finally decide to stick around so we can start playing outside.

Things that Annoy me as a Mother

So before I had kids I didn't really realize how much certain things would bug me that didn't before. So for example, when teenage kids go into the handicap stall for no reason and I have to wait because I have my stroller with me. Or like the other day when we were at North West Trek I was changing Sage's poopy diaper when this woman was literally in my ear telling me to hurry the f--- up (and I was going really fast, Sage had 4 layers of clothes on and I was under a minute and a half) she kept getting in my ear and telling me to hurry hurry the f--- up, hurry hurry, I even offered to split the table with her. Finally I told her that unless she wanted Sage's poopy diaper smeared in her face she better back the f--- up. I mean seriously, who does that? When I got out of the restroom Jeramy could tell that something was wrong and was livid and wanted to go find the lady and fling poo...lol. Then yesterday when I was at the mall getting Sage in her car seat, getting the bags in the car, getting the stroller in the car, you know all the stuff you gotta do when you have kids, I had a guy waiting for my spot honking at me. I probably took no longer than 2 minutes to do all of these things. WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH PEOPLE THESE DAYS? grrr

More Recipies

Here are a couple more recipies I found, I have a few more that I will send when I get home. Keep them coming everyone!!

Katy's Mexi Tater Taco Casserole
2 pounds ground beef
¼ cup chopped onion
1 envelope taco seasoning
2/3 cup water
1 can whole kernel corn (drained)
1 can condensed fiesta nacho cheese soup (undiluted)
1 pkg. frozen tater tots
Brown beef and onion, stir in taco seasoning and water. Simmer uncovered 5 minutes add corn and soup, mix well.
Transfer into a greased 9x13 baking dish. Arrange tater tots over the top. (I add grated cheese to the top too) Bake uncovered at 350 for 30-35 minutes or until potatoes are crispy and golden brown!

Katy's Taco Soup
1 lb hamburger
1 large onion diced
1 pkg. taco seasoning
1 can dark kidney beans (drained and rinsed)
1 can whole kernal corn (drained and rinsed)
1 can tomato sauce
2 cans diced unseasoned tomatoes
1 can green beans
1 can beef or chicken broth
Brown meat and onion, add taco seasoning
Just pour all the other ingredients together and simmer for at least 1 ½ hours or longer. I usually put it in the crock pot and let it cook on low all day 6-8 hours.

Mia's Reeces Brownies
Box of Brownie Mix
2 additional eggs than what is called for in recipie
Reeces Peanut Butter Cups
Tin cupcake wrappers

Make Brownies according to directions on box, and add 2 additional eggs
Pour mixture into tin cupcake wrappers
Take wrapper off of Reeces and press into middle of each brownie
Bake according to package directions

Recipies

Here are more recipies, sorry it took me so long to post them, as I am finding out it is kind of hard to do anything with a toddler running around. I have a bunch more that I will post soon, just click on the recipies tab on the left and it will pull up every recipie that I have posted. Keep the recipies coming!! Jeramy is loving all of the new meals I have been making!!

Katy's Clam Chowder
3 Cans of Snows ready to eat clam chowder
3 Cans of diced potatoes
2 Cans of Snows chopped clams
1 Can of Corn
1 Qt of Whipping Cream
Cooked Bacon
Optional: 1 cup of shredded cheese
if the soup is too soupy I add powdered potatoes
Either cook in crockpot or on stove until hot

Korina's Pork Chops
Get boneless pork chops (or chicken works too)
Dip them in egg
Spray the clear pan with Pam
Season to your liking
Sprinkle crushed up cornflakes and Johnny's seasoning over it
Put in oven at 350 for 1 hour

Heidi Andrew's Taco Chili
1 pound of hamburger
1 pkg. of taco seasoning
1 can dark kidney bean; drained
1 can tomato sauce
2 cans diced tomatoesonion; choppedgarlic to tastered and green peppers; chopped but optional (any amt you choose to your liking)
DIRECTIONS:1. Brown hamburger, onions,garlic and peppers.
2. Add rest of ingredients
3. simmer for about 1 1/2 Breakfast CasserolePut in pan (9x13) in the following order:8 slices bread (without crusts) cubed12 oz. mild shredded cheddar cheese1 lb. cooked sausage or ham (I prefer ham,but depends on your ownlikes)Mix and Pour over above:2 1/2 cups milk4 eggs3/4 tsp. prepared mustard1 tsp saltRefrigerate overnight (can do early morn and make at nite too)The next am:Mix enough milk into can of cream of mushroom soup until smooth.Pour over casserole and cook at 325 degrees for 1 hour or until done.

Heidi Andrew's Potato Casserole
1 (2 lb) bag hashed brown potatoes
2 cans cream of potato soup (i sometimes use cream of celery too)
1 (8 oz) container sour cream
1 (8 oz) pkg. grated sharp cheese
1/2 tsp. garlic
combine potatoes, soup, sour cream, cheese and garlic salt. Pour into greased casserole dish. Dot with margerine. Sprinkle with 1/2 cup of parmesan cheese, if desired. Bake, uncovered at 350 degrees for 1 hour or until done.

Heidi Andrew's Baked spaghetti
3/4 cup chopped onion
3/4 cup chopped green pepper
1 T butter1 (28 oz) can tomatoes, cut up
1 (4oz) can sliced mushrooms (if you like them)
1 (2 1/4 oz) can sliced ripe olives
1 lb. ground beef, browned and drained
1 (16 oz) jar Prego spaghetti sauce
16 oz spaghetti, cooked
8 oz shredded cheddar cheese
1 can cream of mushroom soup
1/4 cup water
1/4 cup parmesan cheese
Saute onion and green pepper in butter until tender. Add next 6 ingredients and simmer for 15 minutes. Place half of spaghetti in greased 13x9x2 inch baking dish. Top with half sauce mix and half cheese. Repeat layers. Mix soup and water. Pour over casserole. Sprinkle with parmesan cheese. Bake uncovered for 45 minutes.

Heidi Andrew's Chili Cheese Dog Pot Pie
2 cups biscuit baking mix
2/3 cup water
3 cups chili with beans
1/2 pound hot dogs, sliced
2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
Preheat oven to 350.
In a medium bowl, mix together the baking mix and water to form a smooth dough. Set side.Spread half of the chili into the 1 1/2 quart casserole dish. Make a layer of the hot dogs over the chili. Cover the hot dog layer with cheese, then top with the rest of the chili. On a lightly floured surface, roll out the biscuit dough to 1/4 inch thickness. Lay the dough over the contents of the dish, and poke a few slits to vent steam.Bake for 20-25 minutes or until the top crust is golden.

Heidi Andrew's Double Orange Cookies
1 1/2 cups sugar
1 cup butter, softened
1 cup sour cream
2 eggs
1 can (6 oz) orange juice concentrate, thawed, divided
4 cups flour
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
2 Tbls grated orange peel(frosting)
1 pkg. (3oz) cream cheese, softened
1 Tbls butter, softened
2 cups confectioners sugar
1 Tbls grated orange peel
1 Tbls reserved orange juice concentrate
2 Tbls milk
Directions:in large mixing bowl, cream sugar and butter until fluffy. Add sour cream and eggs. Beat until well blended. Reserve 1 Tbls. orange juice concentrate for frosting.Add the remaining concentrate with combined dry ingredients to the creamed mixture; mix well.Stir in orange peel. Drop by rounded spoonfuls onto lightly greased cookie sheet. Bake at 350 for about 10 minutes or until edges just begin to brown.Remove from cookie sheet and allow to cool on wire rack before frostingFor frosting, combine all ingredients in a small mixing bowl and beat until smooth. Spread a small amount over each cookie.

Heidi Center-Howden's Spaghetti Pie
1 jar spag. sauce
1 pkg. spag. noodles
1 egg
parmesean cheese
cottage cheese
shredded cheese

Boil the noodles, drain and set aside. Make your sauce, set aside. Mix the noodles with one egg and some parmesean cheese. Press noodles into bottom of baking dish nice and tight. Top noodles with a layer of cottage cheese, top cottage cheese with spag. sauce, top that with shredded cheese.

Angie's Pasta Bake
3 chicken breasts cooked and diced (I usually just boil them)
1 jar of Spaghetti sauce
1 jar Alfredo sauce
1 box of Penne, Rigatoni, Mostaccioli or any large shell noodles cooked (My favorite is Rigatoni)Shredded Mozzarella cheese (approx. 2 cups, enough to cover top of casserole)
Mix Chicken, sauces and noodles together and put in a 9x13 casserole dish. Put cheese on top. Bake at 350 for about 30 - 45 minutes.

Twilight the Movie

So I know the movie is never as good as the book, but I was slightly disappointed with the movie. Also, I don't see what the big hype on how cute Edward is...I think he is not appealing at all, and if he didn't have such good lines ("do you know how long I've waited for you", "You are my life now") I wouldn't be drawn to him at all. Don't get me wrong I have already watched it like 18 times, but I found myself explaing to Jeramy some of the stuff that they left unclear had you not read the book. Like for example why his eye color changes, that he can read everyone's mind except Bella's (though this is revealed later) That him and Carlile can communicate without talking (the scene where they are at the police station talking about the animal attacks). And it just seemed like it all of the sudden jumped to the chase with James. None of the other vampires really had much dialoge. I am trying to remember what Rosalie's power is (other than being a #$%!!). I am not really looking forward to the next movie because Edward is gone in so much of it. Plus I read that they are going to have Dakota Fanning play Jane in he upcoming movie....I think that is a horrible choice and not who I envisioned at all.

Well enough movie talk. Jeramy and I decided that it is now official...Sage is walking! At 14 months she toddles all over the place, but still crawls 80% of the time because she can get there faster. It looks funny because she is so small it doesn't seem like she should be able to walk. She is still sleeping in bed with us which is driving me nuts. She gets about 90 percent our king size bed, while Jeramy gets 8% and I am lucky if I get 2% of the bed, which could explain my sleepless nights. I know I know we need to get her out of or bed, but Jeramy isn't ready yet. Plus none of us sleep when we try and put her in her own bed. We took her to Skateland for Jeramy's good friends funeral and Jeramy pushed her around in her stroller and she loved it!!! You can't see it very well because it was on my cell phone, but it is the only video I have ever been able to post.

Korean Dress and Sage's Birthday

These are pictures from her 1st birthday that our photographer Steve took. I thought I already loaded some of them but was having some troubles, so here they are. She is wearing the same dress that I wore when I was my age. The other dresses are my cousin Hettie's and my mom's sister's. It was really neat for Sage to take part in her heritage. We also did all of the other customary 1st birthday things too. She picked the money (she will be rich) and the pens (she will be smart) Lucky us! Uncle Sagagee and Hettie were gracious enough to let us use their house and it was a huge hit. Thank you again to everyone who helped us celebrate our miracle baby. She is sure loved by so many people! And spoiled too. Now on to planning for her 2nd birthday bash! I think I might skip this December and throw a 1/2 birthday in July sometime so we can seperate Christmas and her birthday more, and we can do something outside and BBQ

Kate Plus 8

DADDY'S GIRL

So I have been an avid fan of this show until recently. I have been reading in several trustworthy tabloid magazines (lol) that they are talking about getting a divorce. Can you imagine the child support the man would have to pay...geesh. My issue with the show now is that it has strayed so far from the original version of their daily lives and how they managed. Now it is oh we are going to Hawaii, Utah, Colorado and buying a 1.3 million dollar house. I read her book and in it it did talk about all of the trials and tribulations in the biggining and how Jon kept losing jobs etc. But now I think they are profitting too much off their kids. I mean poor Collin when he is in highschool and his friends will see re-runs of the show of him sitting on the toilet. Then you have people like the Octo-Mom who I am sure loves her kids, but is already getting money deals and she would have to to support all of those children. It just seems like today's society is feeding into this massive family facination, where these poor kids are just victims who will eventually hate all of the crap that was aired on national television. But what are you going to do, the media is doing exactly what is expected...buying into it to sell magazines...you just have to kind of feel sorry for the poor kids in all of this drama. And by the way I don't blame Jon for wanting to leave Kate although she has gotten much better, but I think he loves his kids too much and he is such an awesome Daddy. We'll see

On the only child front, Sage weighed in at 18 pounds 8 ounces, I think she is coming up fast behind Eli.