Odds and Ends...

I have two weeks worth to make up. I was out of town with family, and had a great time.

At my parents house. They bought him a little pool. He liked more to fill up it and play in the water from the hose than the pool itself.


Just having some fun.

We spent a week at Lake Tahoe. It was beautiful and cool weather. It was hard to leave.


While I was at home with my family, P was in China with his brother.


They spent 10 days touring around. Looks like they had a great time too. Although his pictures and stories are neat, I don't think I belong there. Glad he got the chance to go.

HAPPY FOURTH OF JULY!!

I LOVE the fourth of July. We went and watched stadium of fire - just the fireworks the other night. It was really crowded, but we had a lot of fun. It took us 10 minutes to get there, and fifty to get home.

Reasons I LOVE this holiday:
- Fireworks, Fireworks, Fireworks!!!
- Yummy B-B-Ques
- Fun treats
- Family time
- Red, White and Blue decor
- Fireworks!
- Nice summer evenings.

It has been a fun weekend. We have seen fireworks 3 times, went to some festivals, had some yummy food (cheesecake on a stick covered in chocolate!!!) We went and saw Cars 2 - cute but number 1 was better. I loved it!






Waiting for Stadium on Fire with one of my favorite foods - maple doughnut with sprinkles.

Waffle Cookies?

The heating element went out in our oven last week. Of course the only place that had the part was a small shop that had already closed for the weekend. Going without the oven wasn't a big deal, but one night we really wanted cookies. So we tried some alternate cooking methods.
First up - in a waffle iron:
Results: It tasted more like a waffle. It was pretty cakey. Not my favorite method.


Second up - in a frying pan, like a pancake:
Results: It had a burned taste, even though it wasn't burned. It was golden on the outside but really gooey on the inside. Just didn't taste like a normal cookie.

Conclusion: Cookies are best baked in the oven. Eating dough is the best substitute.

July Decorations

I have had these up for a while. I love how the pinwheel wreath turned out.
I am excited because it seems we can find fireworks Friday, Saturday and Monday. I LOVE fireworks. It will be a great couple of days.


3D Star Garland
Pledge Tile

Pinwheel Wreath