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Have a wonderful week!

You would think that by the age of 29 my season of experiencing firsts would be about over.  Right??  I have determined "firsts" can be a lifelong experience if I want them to be.........

So here's a few of our "firsts"......

1.  After listening to 'Do Hard Things' (more on that another time) I realized my fear of failure sometimes keeps me from attempting something new.  I would rather stick with what I already know.  I'm convinced that is why I don't swim.  It's my fear of failure.  At any rate, here's my January attempt at something new.

Whole Wheat Tortillas  (you can check out the recipe for yourself)

They were pretty good-as in, they were edible.  The kids enjoyed eating them plain.  Straight out of the pan and into their little mouths'. 

They were put in balls and allowed to rest for a few hours.  In that time the outside dried out a bit and when I went to make nice circles....... let's just say they were kind of "guess your own shape" tortillas instead of round ones.

Here's the final product.  All in all, I'd say it's a project I would try again and would like to get better at.  Maybe you've made some before???  What tips do you have for me? 

I used 1/2 of them and made Spanish Rice Burritos.  I stuffed my family with whole grains- whole wheat tortillas and the burritos had brown rice.

After they came out of the oven we put lettuce and sour cream on top.  It was quite delicious although Joe prefers white rice.  Just haven't gotten him converted into the whole grain family.

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2. My Man in the Kitchen??

This hits the category of firsts because it was a solo project.  Joe does a lot of grilling over the summer but it's always stuff that I've prepped for him. 

This was his baby-from start to finish!

He got all the ingredients out which included 2 lbs of bacon and 1lb of sausage.  I think he forget that he has high cholesterol.  

He took pictures of every step and was quite meticulous in preparation.

Can we just say this day we're NOT counting calories or fat grams????

Rolling it up.

And the "Bacon Explosion" is headed for the grill.

Enjoying the final results of his project.    I must say it was quite tasty.

Side note: I do remember one other project he attempted many years ago.  DEEP FRIED PICKLES.  How gross is that?  Please remember that I HATE pickles and coming home from work and having your house smelling like greasy pickles is really nasty.    I think he fried almost an entire jar of fried pickles.  Ewwwwwww!

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3.  While we're on the subject of food.  This is the first time that my turn for hot food at church, our turn for host and hostess and our turn to host small group has all fallen in a time frame of a week and a half.  I have been piled under a load of food prep.  I love working in the kitchen.  It's my favorite room of the house but I am finding other areas getting WAY behind.

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4.  We had another first.  Joe was having devotions at church on Sunday and the audience is laughing at him.  He soon realized they weren't laughing at him;  they were laughing at the MOUSE that was running around on the stage while he was attempting to have devotions.

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5. We got to see our baby for the first time.  An ultrasound is considered "seeing" your baby, right?   It just makes it so real when you see the little hands and feet.  The shape of the nose.  The hand moving into the mouth. etc. Can't wait to see this baby for real! 

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6. Hannah and Matthew also had a first while I was at the doctors.  They stayed at Aunt Wilmas house and got to gather eggs.  They were thrilled and are still talking about how they "picked" eggs.

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While there are more firsts I could share, this isn't getting the laundry done, the house cleaned, or the errands taken care of. 

Have a most blessed week!