FATHERS DAY LAUGHS AND PIC

Ok... I'm just going to say it! Sometime I have a slightly dirty Mind... AND sometimes I like to pass the blame onto my Sisters in Law... Ha Ha Ha! 

Anyways! So we had some DELICIOUS food at our Father's Day gathering this year! Well we have yummy food at every get together! But I personally made some Cheese Cake stuffed Strawberries topped with Blueberries. They were SO Awesome!

And I also made some Chili Lime Garbanzo Beans... Which were not so Great. They were not Awful... but quite Unflavorful... So for a word to the cooks out there, when seasoning your baked Garbanzo Beans DO NOT hesitate to add LOTS of Seasoning.

Anyways... on to the MAIN reason I am posting this. I promised to add some of my Favorite Pics we took on Fathers Day if I could get some "Love" for my Great Bunce Dads Pic I posted on Facebook the other Day! 

We Decided to walk the Cat Walk and got so much
 AWESOMENESS I can't even Describe!!!

1. 

 OH MY!!! Are you Rolling on the Floor yet! I sure was as I was reviewing them! HA HA HA! I have some awesome Peeps in my Life!

HAPPY Ha HA Ha HA Day!!!

Emergency Back Packs

Are you ready???

We have been focusing in RS on some Preparedness skills. And one thing they mentioned was a pillow case with a few things in it that your child could easily grab and take out with them if they needed to hurry out of the home. Well we took it a small step farther and put together some preparedness backpacks.

Emergency Back Packs Ready! Just need Hung on Hooks in Each Bedroom!

I would say about 90% of the things in the BPs are from the $ store! And Yeah for $ Store! 

OK I am going to list items by Back Pack/Owner and any Item have a * by means it was NOT from the $ Store.

Talon

*Diapers (You can buy at the $ Store, I just didn't)

Flash Light (If you keep Harbor Freight Tools Ads you can Get Free FLs all the time!)

Wipes

Fruit Snacks

Coloring Crayons

Coloring Book

Toothbrush ($Store had a 6 PACK, Seriously that is a CRAZY deal)

Toddler Tooth Paste

Ziploc Bag with Band-aids, Gauze, and Neosporin

Masks (I bought a pack of ten "painters/shop" masks and divvied them up between the bags

*2 Water Bottles ( I buy my BW at Sams... under 10 cents per bottle) 

Grayson

Mask

Fruit Snacks

Flash Light

Crayons

Coloring Book

Toothpaste 

*Tooth Brush

Band-Aids, Gauze, and Neosporin

Floss Pick 

Wipes

Bar of

2 Pack of Kids Scissors

*2 Water Bottles

Kasey

Band-Aids, Gauze, Gauze Tape, Neosporin

Notebook

Flash Light

Scissors 

aa/aaa/c batteries

Soap Bar

Floss

Deodorant

*IB Profin (Walmart $1) 

*Pocket Knife (we have a lot lying around though they can be found at $ Store)

Hand Sanatizer

Toothbrush

Pens

Toilet Paper

*2 Water Bottles

Working Gloves

Lighter Wand

Camping Knife

Garbage Bags

*Toothpaste (Aim from Walmart for 88 cents)

Granola Bars

Multi Hex Tool

Mini Crow Bar

Masks

Wipes

Mini Screw Driver Set

Melissa

Band-Aids, Gauze, Gauze Tape, Neosporin

Notebook

Flash Light

Scissors 

aa/aaa/c batteries

Soap Bar

Floss

Deodorant

*IB Profin (Walmart $1) 

Hand Sanatizer

Toothbrush

Pens

Toilet Paper

*2 Water Bottles

Granola Bars

Working Gloves

Lighter Wand

Camping Knife

Garbage Bags

*Toothpaste (Aim from Walmart for 88 cents)

Pliers

Mini Crow Bar

Masks

Wipes

*Childrens IB Profin (Walmart Under $3)

Hair Brush

AND THATS IT :)

Grayson asks me frequently if we get to use the emergency backpacks today... I am trying to teach him that we would like to NEVER use the EBPs. 

Also the DI is a Great Place to get Back Packs for $2-$3 each.

Rain Rain...

So I am a LUCKY Lady! My hubby got me a camera for Mother's Day! And.... I LOVE IT! I had a descent point and click camera that I have owned since before Grayson was born that I recently learned how to use... and because I started researching cameras I realized I really wanted a DSLR! Well after much thought we ended up with the Canon Rebel SL1. On Mothers Day a Sweet lady in my Ward whom I adore asked me if I would take some pics of her beautiful daughter in her baptism dress once she got her cast off her leg. Well she got her cast off Tues and Wed we were out at the Temple and at Denzil Stewart Nature park taking some pics!

I'm am super excited to share some... BUT all you PRO photographers who may see this.. No judgy judgy ;) I think they turned out Great for my first pics with the new camera and never having owned a DSLR before .. ANYWAYS!

First things First. A huge shout out to a good friend of mine! Thanks "A" for giving me some great information and sitting with me for a couple hours and teaching me the basics of my camera!! You are the greatest!

NOW on to the reason you are here.

We started out with Shots in the Rear of the Logan Temple! Which BTW Grayson always calls/or makes mention that it is a beautiful Castle Temple!

Then we moved to the Fountain in the Front where my boys had to jump in a couple pics to! And Because as mothers we have to nit pick and be in Control... (That isn't just me right) I had to add at least one of the pics of Mom fixing the dress :)

This sweet girl was still on Crutches but I did not Hear 1 complaint! What a sweetheart! One of my Favorite Pics from the Temple is the next one of Isabella holding up her blessing dress. LOVE LOVE LOVE.

 Right as we left to head to the Park to take the Final Pictures it started to RAIN! What RAIN! I know it is not like it has rained AT ALL around here the past couple weeks :)

Well I'm so glad it did because these umbrella PICS ARE MY FAVORITE!!!

And I did a of Course have to include another of Mom and Sis helping out get things set!

 This cutie is going to do so Great next month at her Baptism, I just know it!




PS... For anyone that wants one, my next post will be a list of things I put in my families emergency Back Packs that we can Grab and Get Out Quick in an Emergency!!

Compost Bin

Today I decided to get my compost on... 

Well technically I decided this a while back but I made the official Starting point TODAY. Monday Night while at Walmart I picked up a 50 gallon Rubbermaid container for $20 and today set to turning it into my official Compost Bin. 

I read on a couple different sites of people using Garbage cans... 
CLICK HERE

I was about to set my sights on making the above mentioned bin, when I set my eyes on this one...
Click HERE for one even Easier!

Seriously! How much simpler can you get! I would be lying if I didn't say that I truly had my eyes set on a rotating Compost bin so that I didn't have to sift through it with my pitch fork to mix it up... BUT $20 as apposed to $100+... 

Anyways so I got the bin out of the Garage. Put my Drill Bit in... And Had at it! I took me about 45 min... (But 30 of that was waiting for the battery to charge on the Drill cause I forgot to plug it in last time) I put holes EVERYWHERE! Top, Bottom, Sides... I wanted to ensure Air and water could get in. And that the water could drain out the bottom. It is currently sitting on a Wood Pallet in my Front Yard. But will eventually be moved to my backyard sitting on some concrete blocks or some Bricks... Whatever I can find for FREE :). 

I Put a Bag of Top Soil I had Extra in my Garage (I believe $1.50 from Lowes Last Year) in the Bottom and then I started to throw in the Organic Kitchen matter we accumulated from dinner prep. We had some Mighty Tasty Omlettes and in the Bin went the Tomato vines, Avacado peel, Green Pepper Top, Egg Shell, Wilting Part of the Green onion, and some Bananas that were dying a slow painful death on my counter top... WHY oh WHY do I keep buying Bananas... If you see me at the Store with bananas in my hand. Slap them OUT! :) Anyways. I also researched to see if it was ok to put some canned pineapple that had been in my fridge for a while in the bin... From my reading it appears most all canned foods are good to go in the bin, as long as you are cautious of not overwhelming the worms with too much acidic foods. Tomorrow I will rake up some leaves and throw them all on top. And just keep adding and waiting and seeing if it works :) 

OH Yes... I read that Dryer lint can go in your compost bin... and so there is a little blob of lint in there too :)

AND I plan to go get me some worms to put in tomorrow! 

So I guess that is about it! If you have any suggestions PLEASE pass them Along!

 AND here are some links to some of the sights I used to gather my Composting Info...
** http://www.seedsnow.com/blogs/news/12889145-composting-101
** http://momsneedtoknow.com/composting-basics-get-started-composting/
** http://thegardeningcook.com/weird-things-to-compost/

OK, as promised! I have all the rest of the Pictures that I was given! I want to thank Amie Chipping and Rowena and April Bunce for the Beautiful Pics! I am going to Treasure them for Eternity!

Before we get to the Movie I wanted to tell ya'll a little bit about the "Before"...

Let's just be honest here... I have been told on numerous occasions by my Sis in Law that if you would have asked her 1 yr ago she would NEVER in a million yrs dreamed that Kasey or I would have a calling in the Church... LET ALONE going through the Temple to be Sealed! If you are someone who has known Kasey and I for many a years you too were probably Shocked (and I hope Delighted) to hear the news! This Past year has been so Wonderful. And by Wonderful I mean BUSY, HECTIC, CRAZY, and EXHAUSTING! BUT all in the MOST Treasured way! As an inactive LDS member for almost half my life it is very different to all of a sudden start back to church and Jump in with both feet! But let me tell you, we have met and became (I would hope) good friends with some of the Best People! 

There is just something so special about the innocence of children and the LOVE we have for them. For me one of the main reasons I made the Decision to return to Church was for my Children. To think that there might be even a slight possibility that I could be with them FOREVER I would do anything to achieve that! I assume that if you were to ask Kasey he would agree. 

There is just something about 2 Beautiful Children Dressed in all White walking into a Beautiful Room that can make all it's adult occupants begin to sniffle. And what Angels they were! Not a peep out of Either of them! They were so Good in fact that the Sealer had to Stop... and begin again because he was distracted by how amazingly well behaved they were being! (P.S. I believe that our prayers were answered  in that room... because right before we left for the Temple that morning we said a Prayer that the Spirit would be with the boys so they would know how to behave and to listen and obey! And things could not have went better)

Anyways... So I am so grateful for such wonderful Family and Friends that were able to make it to support us! And I couldn't have asked for a more memorable day!

I hope you enjoy the Video! 

LOVE the BUNCE's
FOREVER and EVER <3

I heard a knock...

So, as a woman I am sure I am not alone in my ways. I have been in a pattern, that if I am not planning to leave my home and do not have planned visitors, that any restrictive upper body clothing is not a necessary article of clothing to wear.
So this evening I was sitting on the couch filtering important/not important emails when a someone came a knockin... 
.... I immediately start a mini panic attack in my head. With the first thing popping into my mind... "where is my Bra?" I am fervently searching the living room while I mentally check off all the rest of the "Do before answering the door" list. Is your hair brushed? No... that's ok. Are your clothes clean... Yes.. Well, kind of. There is that Fry Sauce stain on my jeans. ... Is there anything embarrassing within view from the Front Door... A couple Toys, some unused Diapers thrown all over the floor, shoes scattered everywhere... ACCEPTABLE! So the last thing is... Where is that DARN bra... Oh well I am going to take my chances that it is not someone who will notice/care. I answer the door... It was one of my Cute neighbors returning some Safety Goggles. After she left I plopped back on the couch and came to the realization the I HAD MY BRA ON THE WHOLE TIME! HA HA HA!!! I am so Silly some times!
So moral of the Story... If you come to my door and it takes me a min to answer.. I am checking off my LIST! 

On another note... A while back I forgot to add my husband to my LIST and invited a couple (Now our Current Bishop/Bishop's Wife) to come in. I was showing them into the kitchen when Bishop throws him arm up in a Block for his wife! He had walked into the kitchen with my husband sitting at the table with Nothing on but his underwear! Ha Ha Ha

**On a completely different Note I would like to take a Sec to talk about my LOVE/HATE relationship I had with Amazon today... 
On July 30th I ordered a large number of Paper Towels, Toilet Paper, Paper Plates, Lysol Wipes, and Baby Wipes... They were ordered in a different method than I typically use... so in the end I didn't pay attention and ALL my items were delivered to our Old Town home that we haven't lived in for 1.5 years. I called Amazon, who stated they can't change the delivery address but would be happy to REDELIVER and no additional cost all the items that were shipped to the wrong address.... HERE I AM feeling LOVE for Amazon...
I told them that when I went into town if the items were still on the door step at our old address I would grab them and send them back. They said that would be good and to call first for a Return Label...
I go and pick up the items WHICH WERE MASSIVE and barely fit in my car... and I immediately call Amazon for a Return Label. THE NEXT 3 HOURS consisted of me calling Amazon... no one knowing how to help me... Getting hung up on, hanging up on people, and NEARLY HAVING A MELT DOWN in the Sams Club Parking Lot. I AM NOW feeling HATE for Amazon. 
I figure I will wait till I get home and will call back one final time. I get home and check my email first to find MULTIPLE Return Labels and not a Single one for what I need. STILL Feeling HATE... I calm my self, Sing a little Daniel Tiger... "When your feeling frustrated, Take a step back and ask for help"...
For those who may have not had the pleasure of learning this song... Please refer to video below :) Then I picked up the phone and Called Amazon ONE FINAL TIME! I got a Very Pleasant Gentleman who sat quietly and let me tell my 15 min story for the Umpteenth time. At the end he said ... "oh my, what a mess." No kidding Amazon Rep, NO KIDDING! He puts me on hold and comes back and Tells me...
"You know what Mrs. Bunce, I have a great Idea... would you like to hear it!" He proceeds to tell me he is canceling ALL the Returns and I should Keep ALL the items from the Original order that I went and picked up from our old home... and ALL of the new order that will be delivered to our current home Tomorrow! I felt a little Guilty... That is not what i was wanting... I was just wanting to return the items... BUT wow... serious, what a Kind Gesture! So I sat for a moment trying to not Cry... (I was pretty emotional at this point in the day) and trying to think of how to accept his kind offer without making it seem as if that was my intention all along... We ended the call and I was so happy that when I received the 30th Email about would you please rate your CS experience... THAT I DID! And I gave him all Excellent scores and even wrote him a kind Thank You letter! I AM NOW FEELING LOVE AGAIN!

PS... HERE IS my Favorite Selfie from the WEEK!

Our BIG Announcement!!

BUNCE'S BIG ANNOUNCEMENT! Lets be honest everyone!!! This is something that we have been trying for since December of last year! This News comes with a little worry but mainly we are just SO extremely excited! This is something in our family we have been praying for for some time. I'm sure there are some out there that may not understand our level of enthusiasm for this wonderful change of events in our life's! But for those of you who do understand, share in our excitement! 

Here goes... WE ARE EXPECTING................................

.............Kasey to go to Day shift in LESS than 2 WEEKS!!! 

WHAT..? YOU'RE NOT HAVING A BABY? I know right? I'm sure that is what most were thinking :) BUT THIS NEWS is something that is LONG OVER DUE! 

Kasey and I have been together for 10 years. (Nearly... our first date was October 10th, 2004) and out of our 10 year relationship... all but 2.5 months at the VERY Beginning, have been with Kasey working a Night shift position.  

*Kasey has NEVER been home on a typical week night for us  to have dinner as a family... 
*EVERY TIME I need to go anywhere after 2pm I either have to find a sitter or take the boys... and since we started to go back to church... Lets be honest! EVERYTHING starts at 6:30pm or later. 
*Kasey is Typically gone from 3pm-4am and doesn't wake till 11am-12pm

THIS is going to be really GREAT folks!

PS... we are LONG overdue for a Family pic too... :) this is from almost a year ago.