The Brant Bunch

It's time again for Shannons Work for me! Make sure you go to her blog and check out all the great ideas.

Today I'm going to share what I do with my kids to encourage healthy eating. First we go to the farmer's market. I give them a little money to spend and they can pick what ever fruit or vegtable they would like to buy. I have had to figure out how to cook some vegtables that I've never eaten before, before if they are willing to try it then so am I. They love to shop at our local farmers market.

Second we have snack trays in the fridge. Each kid has a muffin tray. (one that you would cook muffins in) I got them at the dollar store. In each slot I put a different healty snack, and one less than great snack. They can eat the treat first if they want, but there will be no more until the healthy snacks are gone. I do pick healthy snacks that they like.

Third, we keep small water bottles in the fridge. One bottle full of water must be drank, before they can have any other type of drink (juice or whatever) I fill the bottle right back up and put it back into the fridge. Once they drink there other drink they have to have another bottle of water. Because the water is easy for them to get to and they can get it on there own sometimes they never get juice at all.

At the beginning of the summer my very sweet husband won a gym membership in a poker tournament. Knowing that I wanted it he gave it to me. I talk my friend into joining with me and for the most part we've been going pretty regular. The last few weeks I been out of town, the baby's been sick, and blah blah blah. So, today was my re-commitment day. I was up and across town for my six o'clock class. When I got there the guy at the front counter was ASLEEP. The funny thing is I just assumed he was laying his head down. I mean who sleeps at work where everyone can see! So, I think I woke him up, and it made him mad. After class when I went back to the desk to get my keys he glared at me, and didn't get my key for me. I had to go behind the counter to get them myself. Now I don't mind getting my keys, but it's kinda behind the counter and all the other workers will walk from across the room to get them like the don't really want you behind the counter. It was so funny everyone in class was talking about him. Now the gym is open all night so, he'd probably worked all night so I sure he was ready for bed, but he was out.

I got this from Rocks in my Dryer. I am "probably" cool. I'm pretty sure in high school and college I was NOT cool, not even probably. Does that mean that coolness can increase with age?

The one thing my Dad did before we got to their house this year was build the kids a fort. It is really cool. He built it out of logs from around their yard. (they basically live in the middle of a forrest) Dad even added a log table with log stools to sit on, shelves and another log table to store things. Mimi added play food and dishes, a table cloth, and flowers. The girls just loved it. This year it was a cute tea party house. In a few years when Kase get a little older I'm sure it will be converted into a war hidout. Dad even put each grandkids first inital on the front of the fort. Lots of fun memories were made.

Recently on our trip to colorado we had a marshmellow roast complete with smores. The funny thing is almost everyone liked their marshmellows roasted differently. I like mine lightly toasted brown, Samantha likes hers "smoked" (the fun of holding it over a fire without any melting of the marshmellow), Ally to just wants to catch hers on fire, Arthur likes to see how long he can cook his with out it falling off into the fire, my mom likes them nice and burnt, and my Dad like to toast it lightly and then burn it at the end. No matter how you cook them they are yummy to eat.

The kids in my family are very fair skinned. Sometimes it doesn't matter how much sunscreen we'd use they could still get a sunburn. I've tried all kinds of sunscreen, but I finally found something that works. Bullfrog sunscreen, and it comes in a spray. They sell it at Wal-mart and it works great on there little fair bodies.

I know that it's not exactly a canoe, but my scrapbook friends and I decided it was really close. I took a very nice scapbook trip with some of my girl friends at one of the girls lake house. The conversation of The List came up. While we were sharing items on our list I mentioned canoe. My Lake house friend said I have a blow-up one. So, we cut the scrapping short and headed to the lake. It was a little harder than I thought. (The rowing thing) For a minute I thought I might have to get out and swim back to shore. I did get the hang of it after a little practice. So, thanks to everyone who shared their own list. Good luck to checking those items off.

I've been out of town for a little while, so I obviously haven't posted in a while. But, today I need your help.
I have a friend who is at a bit of a crossroads in her life. She is sort of learning who she is, because she's been living other people's wishes. She has a very good christian counsler...who has given her a "get to know yourself" assignment. She ask me to do it with her, and I did. The assignment is make a list of things you'd like to do, (or just to try and see if you like it). Well we got together today to share our list and she only has like FOUR things on her list. She's needing a little help guys. So I thought I'll share my list with you guys and you could share some of your own with me and I pass them onto her. (she not discovered to magical world of blogging). So either share some ideas in comments or better yet, make your own list post it on your blog let me know and I'll link you.

Just so you know my list isn't in any kind of order.

Things I'd Like to Do:
1. Get my eyebrows waxed- I know; I know I should have be doing this on a regular basis. I've thought about it often but just never done it.
2. Take cake decorating class: Someone else is going to have to bake the cake.
3. Have friends over: I always mean to but I never do (Steph. you and yours are first)
4. Go to the Drive-In movie: (Jessica I know you invited me a million times, next time I'm saying yes)
5. Learn to make some ethnic food
6. Have one on one time with my kids: you know like date nights other people do it and I think that's so cool
7. Pick berries- you know like from a field, some many people I know did this a kid (I did not grow up in berry growing land)
8. Spend time at the beach
9. Go back to Las Vegas: I have already done this, but there so much to do & see we didn't do I thought it still qualified to make the list.
10. Snorkel
11. Go to Europe: I should probably pick a country, but I just couldn't narrow it down. I figure if I ever make it to any that should count.
12. Get re-connected with old friends: There are some really great people I've lost touch with
13. Get one of those cute Pedicure's: (I actually just had my first Pedi the other day
14. Para sail
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16. Canoe. Go to Hawaii

17. Get Extensions in my hair: (you know like celebrities do)
18. Spa Day
19. Have cool cell phone rings
20. Find some music I like (I have like two CD's I listen over and over I need some variety)
21. Go to a live concert (I never been to a big, loud, concert)
22. Get Lasex (that eye surgery I have no idea how to spell that)
23. Take a cruise
24. Eat Lobser (like from the tank)
25. Eat Indian (I have done this once, but it was so long ago I'm going to go ahead and add it)
26. Take those community dance classes abilene has: with some other couples
27. Own a second car


I am still editing this, but that's how it stands now. Let me know what you would put on your list.