Elaine's Ramblings

It's Official....

2010-05-06T21:18:00.003-06:00

So it's official, after months of denial and trying to find any other way, our family is officially relocating to Utah.Pains me to even write that. It's a, "been there, done that", kind of feeling.However, after being un-employed for over two years it is long overdue, and well under way.Curt has been working in SLC since January. He is amazingly lonely and wants us there like last month! He

Wal-Mart vs The Morons (Read:Government)

2010-03-25T22:08:00.000-06:00

Wal-Mart vs The Morons (Read:Government) 1 . Americans spend $36,000,000 at Wal-Mart Every hour of every day. 2.. This works out to $20,928 profit every minute!3. Wal-Mart will sell more from January 1 to St. Patrick's Day (March 17th) than Target sells all year.4. Wal-Mart is bigger than Home Depot + Kroger + Target + Sears + Costco + K-Mart combined.5. Wal-Mart employs 1.6 million

What a Beautiful Morning

2010-01-20T09:49:00.001-07:00

Upside down Cake

2010-01-19T07:40:00.004-07:00

I have always loved Pineapple upside cake, and have attempted it several times. My mom makes amazing upside down cake so I quit trying to compete. However, today I found this yummy looking rendition that I had to share with you. I know we are all sugared out still from the holidays and all, but I just might have to give this one a go before I get really serious about eating better. It is from

UP TIME!!

2010-01-12T07:24:00.002-07:00

Feeling low with everything that is going on? How about some "UP" time. Great advise for everyone everywhere.

Beautiful Kaylee!

2009-11-14T15:04:00.011-07:00

Can I just tell you how much fun I have been having taking photos! I have always loved to take photos, even when you had to develop the roll to see how much film you had wasted. Aren't we so glad those days are past. So sad that I still have some film in my fridge. Butthen it may be a collectors item some day, so I better keep it. To bad I don't still have the instamatic that we got as a wedding

Amazing Colors of Fall

2009-10-25T23:22:00.007-06:00

The colors once again this year have been amazing. My kids are probably getting so tired of me pointing out all the gorgeous trees, but I love this time of year. So very beautiful.

DSO Collor Challenge round 2

2009-10-25T21:42:00.006-06:00

Okay, so I found some more time to play, so here are some elements and a quickpage that I put together withlots of the goodies offered this month, I did not make them, I just put them together. You can still grab them here until the end of the month. They are both contained in the zip file located here.

DSO Color Challenge for October

2009-10-19T22:05:00.007-06:00

Well, here is another attempt at the DSO color challenge, wish I had had more time to play, but that is the way it goes sometimes. You can get it here.

Wow another post!

2009-10-06T15:11:00.004-06:00

This has got to be the coolest thing I have seen in a long time. Take a look, and then show your kids! It is actually computer animated, but still cool.

Cricut Gypsy Giveaway!

2009-10-06T07:59:00.003-06:00

Have you seen this thing? Wouldn't this be totally cool to win? Makes me wish I had a cricut but I do have friends I could give it too, or there is always Christmas! Hint Hint.Win a Gypsy By Cricut

The more things change....

2009-10-05T11:20:00.005-06:00

My husband sent this to me, and can I just say that I find it totally appropriate to our present circumstances.Take a minute to watch it, you might enjoy it too!

Support America!!

2009-10-04T17:57:00.004-06:00

SUPPORT AMERICA PEOPLE!If you are as tired of what is happening in America as I am, go check out this site. They have a great product that I for one hope to see thousands of people wearing. Come on people at least show your support of taking back America. Go here and check it out. NOW!!

Caution! Exploding head is on it's way!

2009-09-23T17:29:00.005-06:00

Do you ever feel like your head is going to explode? I new Obama was going to be trouble but to achieve suchchaos in such a short time is dumbfounding. No governmental body has ever been so unconstitutional, and disrespectful of our constitution, and the rights of the citizens, than the one that is in session in Washington right now.If you are under the misguided notion that the changes that are

Engagement Photos

2009-09-22T14:23:00.004-06:00

This is Mike & Brittnay! Are they just cute or what? They let me take some photos of them a few weekends ago, and here are a few that we ended up with. Don't ask me which one is my favorite, cause I think they are all fun. But I really like the one at the bottom.

Markell & Andre

2009-09-16T13:40:00.006-06:00

September 5th, I had the pleasure of taking photos at my Niece's wedding. It was a nice quiet wedding in the backyard that was perfect. Perfect weather, perfect day, perfect couple, actually the whole family is pretty near perfect. I just love their family! Thanks for letting me take some photos of your special day! Are these two of the sweetest faces?

New Moon! It's Coming....

2009-09-12T21:19:00.002-06:00

GROSS, GROSS, GROSS!!

2009-09-02T20:03:00.003-06:00

If you really love Ben & Jerry's you better just leave now. I just had to pass this along in hopes that a few of you had the same thoughts that I did. It seems that in CELEBRATION(!) , well this is what they said,"In partnership with Freedom to Marry we are gathered here to celebrate Vermont and all the other great states where loving couples of all kinds are free to marry legally. We

Goofing around

2009-08-16T21:36:00.006-06:00

I got a new toy a while back, nothing fancy, but for me a real treat. I decided to replace my very sad tripod with a wonderful new one. It is amazing what a new tripod can do for you. Most of them come with a quick release plate now, which means no more unscrewing the camera when you want it off the tripod, or better yet lifting it and manually turning it to get the shot. It goes to a

DSO Color challange

2009-08-03T10:56:00.002-06:00

Aug. 09 desktop if you are interested, here.

DSO Color challange Elements

2009-08-02T17:53:00.004-06:00

I decided to try and make some elements to go along with the papers, so here you go.

DSO Color challange

2009-08-01T18:04:00.004-06:00

I decided to play at the DSO color challenge this month, since the colors were so nice, and they always are. You can grab it here if you would like to.

Fireworks

2009-07-09T18:58:00.007-06:00

We had a really good time for the fourth of July this year. We went to LaGrande to see my parents for a few days, and ended us staying till the 5th!Curt helped my father with a very un-fun task of replacing a sump pump that is under a staircase in their basement. My husband is such a great guy, he never hesitates to help with this type of thing, especially for my folks. My dad has a real bad back

2009-06-29T11:58:00.007-06:00

We took some photos of my nephew and his fiance this weekend. They are so cute together.

2009-06-11T13:59:00.004-06:00

Okay, I love lemon bars, and these look so yummy I just had to put them here, They are from a site called Bakerella You should go check her out!Lemon BarsCrust:1 cup butter1 3/4 cup flour2/3 cup confectioner's sugar (plus more for dusting)Topping:1 1/2 cup plain sugar1/4 cup flour1 tsp baking powder4 eggs, slightly beaten1/2 cup lemon juicePreheat oven to 350 degreesGrease and flour a 9 X 13

Kelsey!

2009-06-02T16:07:00.009-06:00

Kelsey and I went and took some new photos the other day,here are a few that I have had a chance to edit. She is so cute!

Finally Summer!

2009-06-02T15:39:00.004-06:00

Finally! Can we officially start summer yet? This has been a really long and tiresome winter and I am ready for a change.The last 4 months have been a little rough you might say. I decided to look for a job since Curt is still working on a deal with some people he knows, yeah I thought the paycheck would help and it might be a good diversion. I was offered a pretty good job working for an

Dances

2009-02-22T16:48:00.006-07:00

So a week and a half ago, the daughter of a friend of mine called and asked if I would be interested in making her a boutaneer for the Sweethearts dance this last weekend. Well I love flowers and of course I said sure. She then asked if she could give my number to a few of her friends, and of course I said sure. Man, I could not believe how much my phone rang this past week. Yeah they all

Birthdays!

2009-02-22T16:21:00.003-07:00

My daughter Kelsey had this idea to make a gift backet for her boyfriend Troy. Way cute idea to do a candy basket, yes full of candy. Can I just tell you the amount of candy in that basket would have made a diabetic go into a coma just looking at it. However my six year old only thought that he was being tortured since it wasn't going to be his. And every time she or I went to the store

2009-02-11T17:56:00.000-07:00

Political Satire, don't you just love it!

2009-02-06T12:12:00.001-07:00

Deadbeat voters!

2009-02-02T12:35:00.003-07:00

My husband sent me an interesting email today, and I thought I would share it with you.Take a close look at this map and then read his statistics.Interesting Statistics:Professor Joseph Olson of Hemline University School of Law, St. Paul,Minnesota , points out some interesting facts concerning the Presidentialelection:Number of States won by: Democrats: 19 Republicans: 29Square miles of

Sunday's & Cookies

2009-01-27T14:27:00.004-07:00

Why does it always seem that Sundays are just made for making cookies? Almost every Sunday, someone wants to either come to our house, or go to their house to make. But then nothing says loving like something from the oven! And that is a way to a mans heart isn't it? It's all good as long as they don't leave them all sitting on my counter and calling my name. I can resist almost anything

I hate Spiders, and a little snow, etc...

2009-01-01T20:54:00.010-07:00

Curt found these great shelves at a store that was liquidating all their inventory. He was in the process of cutting some steel 2x4's that we hadto help attach them to the wall. It was amazingly noisy and this was his solution to help protect his ears. Too funny. Just call him Shrek the 4th.Yeah and this is what the rest of us looked like! No kidding it was LOUD! So he gets all the shelves up,

2008-12-30T22:43:00.004-07:00

This is one of my favorite sites! Please take note that this is not my recipe. Check it out, she has great recipes, and who doesn't love waffles? But then my favorite way is to put vanilla ice cream on the waffle, and cover with warm maple syrup. Oh so good. Saturday, December 27, 2008Favorite Waffles!!! Okay, so I've had this waffle recipe I've used since we've

Holidays!

2008-12-30T13:53:00.011-07:00

Well Christmas has come and gone. Is this year flying past or what? Seems like the older I get, the faster things get. Nicole & Kelsey came home for the Christmas break and have been fun to have around. Kelsey has decided that she wants to transfer to BYU-I in the spring so will be home until then, looking for a job, and transportation to get there! Looks like I might be running a taxi service

Wow! What a few weeks can do.

2008-11-30T22:45:00.000-07:00

Okay so I have been a really bad blogger lately, this we all know. After the election, I was totally disgusted with the world, so I told it to go away for a while. Well it didn't stay away long. My dad has not felt really well for quite a while. He thought it was age, alzheimers, too many kids, lots of stuff. Well it turns out that my mom noticed some swelling in his legs, and after seeing a

2008-10-30T12:42:00.001-06:00

Prop 8

2008-10-30T08:11:00.000-06:00

Rant: be forewarnedIs anyone out there on election overload? Can I just tell you that I hate watching T.V. anymore. The media is so biased it is obscene. Anyone out there that only watches ABC, NBS, or CBS evening news, and you know who you are, is getting such a biased, liberal boatload of crap that they shouldn't be able to vote. If anyone isn't up to date on the issues, stay home. Don't vote

New plopper

2008-10-15T17:25:00.001-06:00

Here is a new quick page that I did for another challenge. Seems like this is the only way I get anything done with my photos anymore.You can pick up the plopper here if you are interested.

Proposition 8

2008-10-15T09:36:00.000-06:00

Did you know that California has a Proposition this election, that would recognize same sex marriages as a constitutional right? This Proposition is amazingly dangerous. It gives full legal rights to the state to present information to our children that affirms same sex marriage as normal. Does that scare you? It sure does me. I don't want them giving my kindergartener any books that show a

Election

2008-10-14T18:07:00.000-06:00

Can I just tell you, that this election has me scared to death. There are so many issues at stake with this election, not just financial, but truly core issues that the United States was founded on. Like the family. There are those that would love to say that a family is anyone that loves someone else. That is not true. God showed us the way in the beginning. A family is the marriage between

4 Wheeler update

2008-10-06T18:03:00.000-06:00

Can I just say what a fun thing this has been. Here is a short video showing colton on his new toy!

What a night

2008-10-03T19:22:00.000-06:00

So Curt & I are laying in bed last trying to go to sleep, and his cell phone rings at 11:30 PM. So he picks it up, and it is Nicole. Guess what? She can't believe we are in bed. Oh to have the life of a college student. So they are talking about the day she and Kelsey had and trying to say goodnight, and the doorbell rings so of course I go and answer it, cause curt is afraid of the dark,and they

Hunting Day 2

2008-09-26T19:13:00.000-06:00

Can I just tell you the feeling of panic I had this morning when I noticed my husband had called 4 times on my cell phone, 4 times on the home phone, and left 1 message, call me as soon as you can. Usually not a big deal, but when they are hunting (guns) and camping with 3 horses, and they aren't supposed to get phone service, I got a little worried.After 10 minutes of trying to call him back,

Hunting

2008-09-25T20:50:00.000-06:00

Curt decided last week that he wanted to go hunting this year. In Oregon you have to buy your tags before the hunt begins, and it is a long exhausting process. Not in Idaho. Even after the start of the season, you can go and get a tag. So yes, he went and bought one. Colton even entertained the idea of going for about 2 seconds until he overheard someone talking about wolves scaring off the

2008-09-19T21:53:00.000-06:00

Happy Birthday Nicole!!Yesterday she turned 20! That sure went fast.We went huckleberry picking a few weeks back, and I made a huckleberry pie for her birthday. Yum. So tonight Nicole & Kelsey came home for the weekend from Logan. They are so fun to be around, whenever they come back home for a little while. They are both enjoying school, at least that is what they tell me. Can I just tell you

2008-08-07T17:53:00.000-06:00

Here is a scrapbook page that I did a while ago. You can kind of get an idea of what we look like.

2008-08-07T17:32:00.000-06:00

Okay,Enough waiting for the right time to start this thing. So here goes. I am a Full time wife, to a wonderful man for 24 years (where does the time go?)a full time mother to four beautiful kids, part time scrapbooker, and a part time cook for them all. Yeah I really don't like cooking. Well the cooking is okay but then you have to clean it all up, and that just takes the fun out of

2008-08-07T17:25:00.000-06:00

Okay, here is my first official Quick Page that I created for a DSO color challenge.Kind of simple but hey, it is a first you know! You can pick it up here