Random Ramblings

I had a really odd thought this week.  I have a really big family.  Now I'm not just talking about the fact that I have a few brothers and a couple of sisters, and they are all pretty awesome (I'm not just saying that because some of them look at this blog), I have a lot of cousins too.  I have realized this before but I thought about it this week because Brandon was looking at Facebook, something he rarely does, and he thought he would look at the friend recommendations.  As he was looking at the names that came up he asked me a couple times if I knew who someone was.  When I told him they were a cousin he asked if he had met them.  This just made me think.  I have met most of Brandon's cousins, and the few that I haven't I do know their names and how they are related.  Now Brandon has fewer cousins than I do, and admittedly I am closer in age to some of my cousins kids than I am to my cousins.  I had to laugh when Brandon asked, "Have I ever met them?"  And then I had to remember that the last time I saw some of my cousins Brandon was working a weird shift and wasn't able to make it to the family get together.  So to my big family, or those who see this, I know who you are and I love that my family is so big.

Something else random, check this out:

These are Pumpkin Cinnamon Rolls.  I found the recipe at The Idea Room and they were delicious.  My kids loved them too.  I do have to warn you that they only use a cup of the canned pumpkin puree so you will have leftover pumpkin.  You could find a recipe for pumpkin waffles, and if your waffle iron dies in the middle of making them you can turn it into pumpkin pancakes, I am going to try a recipe for pumpkin pie to use some of my leftovers.  Some of you may be shocked by this, I don't like pumpkin pie, but this recipe really sounds good so I will let you know how it turns out.