"Explorer Spirit…Servant Heart…"
Posted in FAMILY on Jan 7th, 2009
For the past few years, we have enjoyed visiting Grandma Margaret and Grandpa Randy at their home in Sagle, Idaho. This year, we were fortunate to have Antee Sara with us for a few days as well. Antee Sara pretending to roll ‘R’ up in a sleeping bag… silly boys… Antee Sara getting ready to […]
Posted in FAMILY on Jan 6th, 2009
We hosted Christmas with my Dad, stepmom, brother and his crew, on the Saturday after Christmas. Made a big batch of white chicken chili and had a great time playing games. We played Apples to Apples, Team Cribbage, and Uno. Grandma and Grandpa gave us all snorkel gear. WOO HOO! Can’t wait to break them […]
Posted in FAMILY on Jan 6th, 2009
My aunt and uncle hosted our Christmas day. We enjoyed the magnificent meal she created and had fun with a gift exchange game. I ended up with a beautiful candle holder that I placed on my dining table. David got the item everyone was vying for, a lumbar back massager. Our niece, KK, and ‘R’… […]
Posted in FAMILY on Jan 6th, 2009
We got our power back on Christmas Eve and had just enough time to get home, get presents wrapped and head to Dado and Dada’s for Christmas Eve dinner. It became abundantly clear while driving that there was no way we were going to be able to get back home that night, it was snowing […]
Posted in FAMILY on Jan 6th, 2009
Sorry it has been so long since updating. It has been pretty crazy around here. After celebrating ‘A’s 6th birthday on the 20th, we encountered a major wind and snow storm that night. It knocked out power to our house (JUST our house), due to a tree branch taking down our lines to the house. […]
Posted in FAMILY on Dec 10th, 2008
We are blessed to live in an area abundant with pine trees. True, the needles are a nightmare for lawn maintenance and even inside, but it makes for a lovely place to live. At the entrance of our neighborhood, there is a tree farm. We went there this year to find "the one." And here […]
Posted in FAMILY on Dec 10th, 2008
I took the boys to the Victorian Country Christmas in Puyallup. The weather was perfect! We were able to find some items for ourselves and a few gifts as well. They had a tractor pulling wagons, and a "Santa train". Here we are on the tractor… We also enjoyed an adorable Holiday Follies show. There […]
Posted in FAMILY on Dec 3rd, 2008
What a wonderful day of Thanksgiving! We hosted Dado, Dada, and Antee Sara. The Menu Appetizer Northwest Bounty Bruschetta Platter of Dried Fruit and Nuts Main Turkey (Cooked in an Electric Roaster) David’s Mashed Potatoes (Little Clouds of Heaven) Crockpot Candied Yams (After cooking in the crockpot, I mashed the yams and placed marshmallows on […]
Posted in FAMILY on Nov 21st, 2008
For those of you who watch the news, you may have seen some footage about our area. We recently had some substantial floods that cause the local schools to close for a few days, and some families had to evacuate their homes. We decided to bundle up and go explore. I am so glad we […]
Posted in FAMILY on Nov 21st, 2008
It was my mom’s birthday November 7th. (I am so far behind on my blogging!!) One of my mom’s closest friends threw a small dinner party for her. Diane made one of the best baked spaghettis I have ever had. (Yes, I will get the recipe…) Me and my Mama… The kids played a game […]