February 9, 2011
One Year Ago Today
February 7, 2011
Our New Goldfish
Marilyn and I met Tom for lunch at El Pollo Loco on Friday. We laughed as Marilyn sucked down almost all the juice of a lemon while we waited for our food. Then we ate lunch, well Marilyn just had a tortilla. We were going to wrap things up and Tom was going to go back to work when we realized we have 20 more minutes of our lunch hour. So obviously we threw all our garbage away and ran as fast as we could to Petco. Marilyn loves looking at the hamsters and the birds and the fish. We thought that she would love a fish at home, so we made the huge investment of $3.40 for 3 goldfish, one big and 2 small, and fish food. The Petco lady, got us the darling little fish in their bag and we hurried home to show them their new home.
When Tom got home we named them immediately. The littlest one is Taily and the medium on is Long Taily, and Monster is the big one.
Unfortunately, Moster and Long Taily did not make it through the night. We sang them a song and flushed them down the toilet. We miss them but we still have Taily to look at and play with.
This reminds me of the fish I used to have when I was little. First of all, I remember Sushi. My aunt Leslie gave Sushi to me, and that fish lived FOREVER. At least 3 years at my house. Then we can't forget about Mud. My brother, Jeff, had a fish he named Mud because it had a brown spot on it. It lived so long, then it started growing a weird growth on the side of its head, which we assumed was brain cancer. Then one day it swam into the side of the bowl and died...maybe a seizure? Who knows... I am excited to begin our own goldfish memories...so here is to a million more goldfish, and a million more memories.
February 4, 2011
Happy February!
We might be jumping the gun a little...but seriously I couldn't resist...
There will be a repeat showing of this outfit (with valentines day socks) on the 14th...
February 3, 2011
Our Best Bites
I found a website called Our Best Bites. I immediately loved the site and subscribed to the RSS feed. So to my surprise and delight, the emails flooded my mailbox filled with delicious looking recipes and awesome pictures. I have been waiting to find the perfect recipe to make and bring to Marilyn's nursery leaders, because she has been having a SUCH a hard time. Then it came! Sweetie Pie Pops...adorable name right? I knew this was the perfect thing (not to mention out of control, over the top adorable) to say thanks to these great ladies. Here is the link:
And here is my interpretation of this crazy cute idea!
I used the apple pie filling we canned this year!
The finished product!
This is the super cute free printable your can find on their website!
Here is the link one more time!
February 1, 2011
My Mom
When I miss my mom, I miss a lot of things. I miss my mom's comforting words and spirit. I miss the way she hugs me when I need it, and I miss watching her with Marilyn, and joking with me and Tom. When my mom came to visit last weekend, it was SO fun. It felt like home. I realize that she can't be here every second, as much as I wish she could. I also realize that we have a home built here from things she taught us. I love my mom, what can I say. So today, in honor of her, I made Parker House Rolls. I figured out her bread maker, downloaded the 116 page users manual, dug out her recipe and here's how they turned out...(perfect!)
Parker House Rolls
6-7 cups flour
1 tsp yeast (dissolved in 1/2 cup warm water)
1 cup luke warm water
1 cup milk
3/4 cup shortening and margarine (1/2 and 1/2 melted)
1/2 cup sugar
1 cup mashed potato flakes
2 tsp salt
2 eggs
1- Put the yeast in the 1/2 water and leave it until the end.
2- Mix Ingredients in the bread machine, liquid first, then dry ingredients, and last the yeast
3- Let rise, separate into 2 dozen rolls and bake for 10 minutes in a 350 degree oven.
January 31, 2011
Far Far and Grammy Here At Last!
Well, my mom and dad (who will be referred to as Grammy and Far Far for this point on) came to visit for the weekend! I thought just Grammy was coming, and to our great surprise and joy when the car drove up Far Far was there too! We loved having them here! It was pretty adorable seeing Marilyn wake up SUPER early every morning to play with Grammy. I was so happy to see how comfortable she was with them, she always wanted to be held by them, or on their laps...she even seemed to be happier when they turned on Elmo's world. She learned to sing the Elmo's World theme song, and Grammy even taught her who Ernie was. We had such a great time talking and laughing. Grandma even bought me and Marilyn valentines dresses! Which will be posted on our valentines day post! Ok Ok Ok, here is a peak of Marilyn's dress...it is to cute to keep from you!
Notice Marilyn's princess high heels? on the rocks? seriously...all girl!
While they were here we also went to Zion National Park and spent the afternoon laying on the grass in front of the Zion Lodge (which was under construction so it was a good thing we weren't there to look at the lodge), we walked up the trail to the Grotto Picnic Area, but Marilyn lost patience so we turned around and walked back to the lodge. We also looked at the river, which was gorgeous and FREEZING, of course our little Marilyn was SO mad when we wouldn't let her jump in. Here are some pictures of our afternoon!
Our latest family picture...
This is when my dad asked us to be super models...but we don't really know how to do that so this is what we came up with...pretty good right?
We had such a great time, we are so grateful that Grammy and Far Far were able to come! We hope they can come again soon!
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