Amazing Colors of Fall

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.

Wow another post!

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.

Caution! Exploding head is on it's way!

Do you ever feel like your head is going to explode?


I new Obama was going to be trouble but to achieve such
chaos 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 being made in washington are for THE GOOD OF THE PEOPLE you are delusional to say the least. Plain and simple, the Health care bill (which hasn't even been written, how unconstitutional is that?) that they want to pass has nothing to do with health care. It is simply the foot in the door to further control every aspect of our lives. If you think it will make healthcare better in any way shape or form, think again. Recently people have been able to get our revered politicians on video admitting that they want to destroy the healthcare system that we currently have. Have a look at the following videos, they don't even try to hide it. A trojan horse, I don't think so, it is right out in the open. We need to stand up for our freedom, cause it being stolen from us!

New Moon! It's Coming....

Goofing around

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 wonderful 72", yeah I need a stool to use this which is nice for those overhead

shots. What can I say, it doesn't take much to get me excited, well when it comes to pictures that is.






So I had it out the other day and decided to play with it, and Colton comes in and says lets take some pictures together, hey, guess what I have a new tripod. Colton was so cute. He would say I will take one of you now. He would get it all lined up and tell me what to do, then say, "Oh I really like that one! Just one more". Too
funny.

This is what we ended up with:

Fireworks

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, and had heart surgery in November, so he really appreciated it. Wish I had pictures of this. However, while he was under the stairs he and Colton & Krista managed to catch a salamander, all shiney and black, and a very cute green frog. Sure kept Colton busy for a few days!

Since we decided to stay for the 4th and watch the fireworks, we went to town to pick out a few sparklers for Colton. Curt didn't have any cash with his so I went back and picked them up. We got a call late that night saying that I had won the grand prize for the booth we purchased from, and ended up winning $200.00 worth of fireworks. Colton thought that he had died and gone to heaven! Needless to say by the end of the night the only ones that made it home with us, we set off with my brother David. David is a lot of fun, and Colton adores him. He is just david's little shadow whenever they are together.
The fireworks display was short this year but they sure were pretty!

(Actually the best one were the illegal ones that the neighbors set off!)

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 Bars

Crust:
1 cup butter
1 3/4 cup flour
2/3 cup confectioner's sugar (plus more for dusting)

Topping:
1 1/2 cup plain sugar
1/4 cup flour
1 tsp baking powder
4 eggs, slightly beaten
1/2 cup lemon juice


Preheat oven to 350 degrees
Grease and flour a 9 X 13 pan

To make crust:

• In a medium bowl, whisk together flour and confectioner's sugar
• Cut in butter until combined and crumbly.
• Press mixture into bottom of pan.
• Bake for 20 minutes or until golden.

To make topping:

• While crust is baking, prepare topping.
• In a larger bowl, add sugar, flour, and baking powder.
• Then add slightly beaten eggs and lemon juice.
• Mix well and pour on top of warm baked crust.
• Bake for 20-25 minutes.
• When cool, dust with confectioner's sugar and refrigerate.
• Cut into bars and enjoy them cold!

Dances

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 waited till Wednesday or later to call, but that is to be expected. Then came the calls from the friends of a friend! So this past Saturday I spent the whole morning and part of the afternoon playing with flowers. I think I made 8 coursages and like 12 boutaneers. I hope everyone was happy with them, they were sure alot of fun to make. Aren't the little danglies cute? Curt said I should open up a flower shop, and I said when? Yup, dream big. Who knows, someday maybe. Just think fresh flowers everyday. What could be better.

Political Satire, don't you just love it!

Deadbeat voters!

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 Presidential
election:
Number of States won by: Democrats: 19 Republicans: 29
Square miles of land won by: Democrats: 580,000
Republicans: 2,427,000
Population of counties won by: Democrats: 127 million
Republicans: 143 million
Murder rate per 100,000 residents in counties won by:
Democrats: 13.2
Republicans: 2.1

Professor Olson adds: "In aggregate, the map of the territory Republican
won by Republicans was mostly the land owned by the taxpaying citizens
of the country.
Democrat territory mostly encompassed those citizens living in
government-owned tenements and living off various forms of government
welfare.
Professor Olson believes the United States is now somewhere between the
"complacency and apathy" phase of Professor Tyler's definition of
democracy, with some forty percent of the nation's population already
having reached the "governmental dependency" phase.

If Congress grants amnesty and citizenship to twenty million criminal
invaders called "Illegal's" and they vote, then we can say goodbye to the
USA in fewer than five years. Apathy is the greatest danger to our freedom.

Sunday's & Cookies

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 except cookies and cake. Now you know my weakness.

This week is was Kelsey and Troy's turn. Looks like the mixer was giving him issues!

Kelsey was doing her part to make them round and pretty.

Can't you just smell them? Who can resist a snickerdoodle?

Troy was supposed to take at least half home to his family, but I'm not sure that happened. There were lots left on the counter, and I had to send them to the drawer for both their safety and mine. I love it when my kids cook, as long as they clean up the mess.