Petition No Work On Thanksgiving

I personally don't work, but a few of my friends do. This entire working on Thanksgiving honestly sucks. It leads to Black Friday shopping. Workers in the malls are stuck working, while the rest of their families are at home celebrating a federal holiday. Also most likely they will be working on Black Friday too God knows til 2am! I have families and friends that work in the mall and its frustrating to have several empty chairs due to Thanksgiving and Black Friday shopping.

24 year old Anthony Rivera has started a petition for Simon Malls-Menlo Park Mall to remain closed on Thanksgiving or Opem at 2 am on Black Friday, not open both days. The holiday schedule is demanding as it is but should the families of the workers suffer too? I think not! If you are a local and care to make a difference whether you have a friend or not that works in Menlo Mall, sign this petition! Thanksgiving is for families not shopping for great deals.

And I'm Back

Its been a while since I last truly blogged. Since having my third son Nathan who is an absolute nutter I love him...life has thrown my family and I in so many different directions just thinking about it confuses me. There has been great times, fun times like Nathan's Baptism and having my cousin from California fly in. There has also been the absolute worst times like my miscarriage with the twins. I will blog about that later this week.

Being absent via blog has been really hard. I use it as an outlet for my feelings and to "store" my everyday life with my family. So for those who have been following I am on Instagram, that has been a quick way to picturally blog about my everyday life with the children. Again, as I said up top I will be blogging more about what has happened these past 8 months. Thank you for those who have reached out.

Lots of love
Cher

Exclusive Delivery Man Movie Trailer Premiere

Delivery Man exclusive trailer is now here! Delivery Man comes into theaters on November 22nd, 2013!

I am lucky enough to be a part of a full list of family bloggers participating in the exclusive debut of the “Delivery Man” trailer. ThisMomSaidWhat is number 613. So here it is and enjoy!!!

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The film stars, Vince Vaughn as affable underachiever David Wozniak, whose anonymous donations to a fertility clinic 20 years earlier resulted in 533 children. David must now embark on a journey that leads him to discover not only his true self but also the father that he could become.

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Homemade Pizza Sauce

[homemade pizza sauce]

The second part of HOMEMADE PIZZA DOUGH. Making the pizza sauce is easy too. I love making, cooking, baking with fresh ingredients  I know what my family is eating and they can truly enjoy a meal without worrying about what's in it. So here it is...

What You'll Need:
Bowl

Can of tomato paste
1.5 cups water
1/3 cup extra-virgin olive oil
2 cloves garlic [minced]
Salt and pepper
2 tablespoons of honey
3 tablespoons of parmesan cheese
3/4 onion powder
1/2 tablespoon chopped fresh oregano leaves
1/2 tablespoon chopped fresh basil leaves
1/2 tablespoon chopped fresh rosemary leaves

Pretty much just add everything in the bowl and let sit for about 30 minutes for ingredients to mix. Then add on top of the pizza dough. All that there's left to do is adding the desired toppings...Let your imagination take control and let your taste buds enjoy!

Easy Homemade Pizza Dough

[homemade pizza dough]

Who doesn't love pizza?! Well I actually hate ordering pizza. Except when its freshly made. I decided to make homemade pizza dough because Max and Dean love pizza. Also a fun quick activity to do with the kids. BEWARE: it does get messy when children are involved! :D

What You'll Need:

bowl

3.5 cups flour [a little bit more for rolling]

teaspoon of honey

1 packet of dry yeast

2 teaspoons of sea salt

1.5 cups lukewarm water

2 tablespoons olive oil [2 teaspoons to coat the bowl]

This is the quickest way to make dough so make sure to wash your hands. Throw dry ingredients together: flour, yeast, and sea salt. Mix well together with your hands. WORK IT! lol Then add honey olive oil and continue kneading  Add the water and knead some more! Make sure while you kneed the dough have that extra little flour on the counter or whatever work space you're using. If its still sticky add a little more flour. If too hard add a little bit more water. Make a ball. Coat the bowl with 2 teaspoon of olive oil and put the nice soon to be yummy dough ball in the bowl and cover the ball with a damp towel. In an hour split the ball into two and place each dough in a olive oil coated bowl and cover with damp towel again but this time let it rest for just another ten to fifteen minutes. This is the start of a delicious pizza...enjoy!