Thoughts

Is it True?
Is it Kind?
Is it Necessary?

We had Ward Conference yesterday and our bishop talked about gossip. His father told him to ask himself these three questions before sharing anything with another person. I loved his talk! He said he was driving around town with his boys and he made a comment about another driver and both of his boys looked at him and said, "Dad, you shouldn't say that." Part of his talk was about judging others. How we shouldn't judge, label, or grade others. -since we probably don't want the same kind of judgement about us. I really tried to listen the whole time, but it was a little difficult because Deko's new joy is crawling underneath the pews and joining new families during sacrament meeting. Anyways, I thought I'd share these thoughts with the blogging world and let you take what you want from it.

Yummy Syrup!

I found this recipe at RecipeShoebox. It is amazing! I've made it several times and my family loves it. It is a Buttermilk Caramel Syrup that Tripp has renamed Yummy Syrup. If you want your kids to eat breakfast, just make this stuff. Randy has made the comment (several times) that if you put it on poop, it would make it taste good. Believe me just try it! Look at those clean plates! My kids always eat more with this deliciousness. It's also really good with fresh fruit and ice cream. Can't help but love Deko's blueberry lips! I made whole wheat blueberry pancakes from allrecipes.com Yummy Syrup

The ingredients:
1/2 cup butter (no substitutions) (I usually use 1/4 cup butter to make it more syrup-like, not quite so runny)
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup buttermilk (today I made my own buttermilk by adding 1/2 TBSP vinegar to 1/2 cup milk and let it sit for 5 minutes)
1 Tbs. light corn syrup
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. vanilla
1/2 tsp. cinnamon (optional) (I like the cinnamon-gives it a pretty color, but Randy says cinnamon ruins everything)

Combine butter, sugar, buttermilk, and corn syrup in a large saucepan and stir over medium heat until bubbling evenly. Let cook for 2-3 minutes. Remove from the heat and add the baking soda and vanilla (and cinnamon if you want). Stir until blended. The baking soda will fizz. Serve warm with waffles or pancakes. Saves in fridge for up to two weeks.

Now go! Make it right now and either love me or hate me -for starting a new addiction for you;)

Batman & Robin

Do I need to write anything else? These kids are such goobers!

Here they are in action: