tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31156490446390295012024-03-14T01:32:29.542-07:00PStew and ZIT'S ALL GOOD!suzannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03141969006260186528noreply@blogger.comBlogger147125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3115649044639029501.post-8857360238747478972011-05-27T13:21:00.000-07:002011-05-27T13:23:37.584-07:00Oops! I did it again!So every time you go to Michaels they ask for your zipcode. I am so tired of them asking - really? They need to know this for 2 years? So when the lady asked once again, I looked at her and said, "You know, NOPE! I'm not going to give you my zipcode when I've told you everytime I've come in for the past two years and I'm sick of telling you the same thing everytime. You all need to figure out how to track this. So no, I'm not telling." <br /><br />Yup, rude Z showed up again.........suzannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03141969006260186528noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3115649044639029501.post-65302118675152400672011-05-26T16:41:00.000-07:002011-05-26T16:50:45.614-07:00Dum Dum<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Ga5RY9jcxzc/Td7mYaYP_UI/AAAAAAAAAxM/JVD3RU7y6aE/s1600/1960%2527s.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 191px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Ga5RY9jcxzc/Td7mYaYP_UI/AAAAAAAAAxM/JVD3RU7y6aE/s320/1960%2527s.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5611175492822498626" /></a><br /><br />I was a real dum dum today. I hit a new low. I was totally rude to two ladies. Like not just kind of rude - Outright rude and gruff and so unChristlike. If I could find them right now I would apologize. It just isn't my nature to be rude like I was. It was like I have always wanted to say what I said but at the end of the day it made me feel really really bad. Does anyone remember You've Got Mail? Meg Ryan finally says the right rude comeback and realizes it didn't make her feel any better. Yup, that was me!<br /><br />I was in line at FM with a cart full and was putting it on the conveyor belt. I was in a hurry. I was going to be late to a rehearsal at a high school. And the checker was SLOW SLOW SLOW and chatty to the lady in front of me. These two lovely women came up with a bag of corn on the cob and asked if they could go in front of me because they were in a hurry. I looked at them and told them that I was in a hurry too. They said they had to get to Merrill. I told them I was going to be late to a rehearsal and my obligations were just as important as theirs if not more important. And then I just kind of kept at them. I felt so stupid that I allowed my lack of preparation to be somewhere on time get in the way of me being nice. Arghhhhhh! <br /><br />So ladies at FM - I apologize!suzannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03141969006260186528noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3115649044639029501.post-75290939917506665062010-12-14T22:24:00.000-08:002010-12-14T22:28:35.266-08:00Superman..............This is what some of our kids call Paul and they may be right. He pretty much amazes me everyday and I am hanging onto his coattails for dear life. <br /><br />Yesterday he called home around 4:30 and said 'Let's meet for dinner'. So we met and he said 'Happy Anniversary'! I said 'What?' He said 'Happy 10th Anniversary'! To which I again said 'What?'. 'Today is the exact day I found out that I had cancer for the first time and I think we should mark this day with a celebration. He went on to thank me for being there during the dark days of cancer and how grateful he felt to be alive. Then he gave me a really nice present. Really? I got the present? He should be getting a present for surviving it all. He's just so thoughtful.............did I mention I'm hanging on to his coattails? Hard..............suzannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03141969006260186528noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3115649044639029501.post-52750451353010964882010-08-16T16:49:00.000-07:002010-08-16T17:02:41.869-07:00Goodbye....You have served us well.<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_QThKFS6cppQ/TGnQRm2MIZI/AAAAAAAAAwM/iC-Rl-oSEzQ/s1600/001.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_QThKFS6cppQ/TGnQRm2MIZI/AAAAAAAAAwM/iC-Rl-oSEzQ/s320/001.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506161020341330322" /></a><br />We bought two of these chairs..........21 years ago! They have moved with us - moved up and down in the house - been laid on - eaten on - and generally lived in. But more importantly, they are our famous 'white chair talks' chairs. Everyone of our children have been asked on many occasions to join us for a white chair talk. We have discussed many things with our kids on those chairs. A few of our in-law kids have had some explainin' to do as to why they were marrying our kids. We've cried in those chairs. We laughed in those chairs. We've yelled at those in the chairs. We've been yelled back at by those in the chairs. I've fallen asleep with my own kids and my grandbabies in those chairs. They are famous in our family circle. <br /><br /> And I will say that only one of our children felt so left out for never having been called for a white chair talk that she asked for one on her own and confessed. What did she confess to? To seeing a movie that was different than the one she said she was going to. What a pathetic confession Alli! <br /><br />We bid these chairs goodbye. They know more about our family than anyone. They are being adopted into a new home that has no children. They will be lonely for sure. So until we meet again.............suzannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03141969006260186528noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3115649044639029501.post-86411256219984847442010-07-27T02:28:00.001-07:002010-07-27T02:38:41.589-07:00Seriously...........Seriously cute, seriously funny, seriously a lot of babies, seriously in love with all of them!<br /><br />Taytum - 1yr almost, Remi-3 1/2 months, Hudson - 1 month, Jay - 4 months<br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_QThKFS6cppQ/TE6nVTzsP9I/AAAAAAAAAv0/HevrT9_3axs/s1600/sunriver+2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_QThKFS6cppQ/TE6nVTzsP9I/AAAAAAAAAv0/HevrT9_3axs/s320/sunriver+2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498516179602128850" /></a><br /><br />Andi - 3 , Grayson - 4, Carter - 4, Reece - 1 1/2, Calvin - 2 1/2<br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_QThKFS6cppQ/TE6nU0cPLdI/AAAAAAAAAvs/ZvI9iBqo5To/s1600/sunriver+3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_QThKFS6cppQ/TE6nU0cPLdI/AAAAAAAAAvs/ZvI9iBqo5To/s320/sunriver+3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498516171182255570" /></a><br /><br />Carter, Taytum, and Andi Harmon. Reece and Remi Andrus. Grayson and Hudson Stewart.<br />Jameson Stewart. Calvin Stewart. Gray, Hudson, and Calvin are brothers. <br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_QThKFS6cppQ/TE6nDS7pakI/AAAAAAAAAvk/qltsyXd4Vek/s1600/sunriver+1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 123px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_QThKFS6cppQ/TE6nDS7pakI/AAAAAAAAAvk/qltsyXd4Vek/s320/sunriver+1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498515870129416770" /></a>suzannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03141969006260186528noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3115649044639029501.post-64213498859786742842010-06-20T08:48:00.001-07:002010-06-20T08:50:03.095-07:00I love this man..............<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_QThKFS6cppQ/TB44kiI1JbI/AAAAAAAAAu0/pVEdDU0dhvg/s1600/pstew+and+z+2010.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 223px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_QThKFS6cppQ/TB44kiI1JbI/AAAAAAAAAu0/pVEdDU0dhvg/s320/pstew+and+z+2010.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484883596474131890" /></a><br />Happy Father's Day to my wonderful husband who is truly an incredible father and an example to our boys of how to be a man. I love you Chito!suzannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03141969006260186528noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3115649044639029501.post-64068716727910682112010-06-07T21:38:00.000-07:002010-06-07T21:40:39.718-07:00#9 - Our new addition!Hudson Grant Stewart<br />June 2nd, 2010<br />2:24am<br />6lbs.3oz.<br />18.5 inches long<br />Parents: Ben and Sharon Stewart<br />Sibs: Grayson, 4 and Calvin 2 1/2<br />Happy Grandparents: Paul and Suzanne<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_QThKFS6cppQ/TA3JeAkKg3I/AAAAAAAAAuY/dxHyPLtFk7k/s1600/P1100494.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 256px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_QThKFS6cppQ/TA3JeAkKg3I/AAAAAAAAAuY/dxHyPLtFk7k/s320/P1100494.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480257838964704114" /></a>suzannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03141969006260186528noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3115649044639029501.post-22846205027460781852010-04-25T18:28:00.000-07:002010-04-25T18:35:54.072-07:00Best Tatoes Ever!So my good friend April, has gotten me addicted, hooked, obsessed, etc. with The Pioneer Woman. This mostly started from April giving me The Pioneer Woman's cookbook. Her pot roast is indeed the best pot roast I have ever eaten and it was the only reason I had to get new pots and pans. Her online recipes are fun to look thru and I seem like I've discovered something new and interesting in my life - cooking! This potato recipe was online and was truly delicious. It may have been so delicious because they accompanied baby back ribs that were truly to die for that Paul grilled up and roasted asparagus! ( Does anyone besides my family say Asper-grass?) At any rate, here is an easy and delicious way to cook potatoes:<br /><br />12 or however many you want WHOLE red/yellow/new potatoes.<br /> 12 fit on the cookie sheet.<br />Boil whole until fork tender.<br /><br />Spread some olive oil on a cookie sheet. Take a hand masher and squish them one way and then the other. It's important to have enough oil so the potatoes don't stick. Then brush with olive oil, kosher salt, fresh ground pepper, and fresh chopped rosemary. Bake at 450 for about 20 minutes or so. Oh and my...............<br /><br />Let me know if you try it..........<br /><br />And by the way, kosher salt is my new 'thing'. It is so tasty and pretty forgiving. It just is different than plain old iodized salt! You should go out immediately and get a box of it for your tasty cooking!suzannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03141969006260186528noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3115649044639029501.post-14987448982242102182010-04-22T13:52:00.000-07:002010-04-22T13:56:23.221-07:00Arghhhhhh....................Carter turned 4 while he was here in Klamath. No 4 year old party would be complete with out pirates. Here is a look at my pirates - notice that Carter has a hook! They all had an earring on as well. Most of you know my oldest son Ben so this story will make you smile. We made a treasure hunt for the kids and the adults just followed along behind them as they figured out where the pirates treasure would be. As we were walking out of my bedroom I heard Ben say to his youngest Calvin 'Calvin, just leave your earring on!'. I never thought I would hear those words come out of my son's mouth!<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QThKFS6cppQ/S9C3a9nH4CI/AAAAAAAAAtI/YjsHyldqkMY/s1600/march+%2710+26.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 124px; height: 166px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QThKFS6cppQ/S9C3a9nH4CI/AAAAAAAAAtI/YjsHyldqkMY/s320/march+%2710+26.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463068021843550242" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_QThKFS6cppQ/S9C3ailnH3I/AAAAAAAAAtA/gOUBj6PdBlI/s1600/march+%2710+-+27.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 124px; height: 166px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_QThKFS6cppQ/S9C3ailnH3I/AAAAAAAAAtA/gOUBj6PdBlI/s320/march+%2710+-+27.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463068014589452146" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QThKFS6cppQ/S9C3aHMqr6I/AAAAAAAAAs4/Dqn34SFBHfg/s1600/march+%2710+-+28.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 124px; height: 166px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QThKFS6cppQ/S9C3aHMqr6I/AAAAAAAAAs4/Dqn34SFBHfg/s320/march+%2710+-+28.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463068007237070754" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_QThKFS6cppQ/S9C3Z50Fi6I/AAAAAAAAAsw/mStlIIoy82k/s1600/march+%2710+-+29.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 124px; height: 166px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_QThKFS6cppQ/S9C3Z50Fi6I/AAAAAAAAAsw/mStlIIoy82k/s320/march+%2710+-+29.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463068003644312482" /></a>suzannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03141969006260186528noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3115649044639029501.post-37952227330665741552010-04-22T13:31:00.001-07:002010-04-22T13:51:37.467-07:00I can't be outdone!I just couldn't be outdone by Nikki's rat story! I was out in the horse shed to get some high fat oats for our horses this morning - they just seem to struggle with weight in the spring - and I saw the saddle move. I just froze and thought 'Well it's probably a pack rat if it was big enough to move the saddle'. I eventually unfroze and opened up the plastic garbage can we keep the oats in and there were two mice in there just stuffing their faces with the high fat oats. I think they looked up at me but I'm not sure because I'm pretty sure I was screaming in a high pitched girly scream and running out of the shed. I'm so NOT girly in any way, shape, or form except when it comes to the mice. Then when I turned back around to look at the shed a wild cat came running out! Glad it wasn't a pack rat. I came and told Paul my dilema and that he would just have to deal with it. So he pulled on his work gloves and went out to the shed in his beautiful suit and scooped them out and threw them over the fence. It just got him a laughin' because as he threw them they spread their hands and feet out and just sailed. Mountain living I tell ya!<br /><br />On another note, pictures have been found (okay, they were sent by Dani) of the other grandkiddies that didn't seem to make my first post very much. Here are a few other looks at my beautiful babies!<br /><br /><br />The new family - Sam, Nikki, and Jay<br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_QThKFS6cppQ/S9C0RWY6eeI/AAAAAAAAAso/cDWGoZUJp3E/s1600/march+%2710+-+14.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 221px; height: 166px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_QThKFS6cppQ/S9C0RWY6eeI/AAAAAAAAAso/cDWGoZUJp3E/s320/march+%2710+-+14.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463064558161263074" /></a><br /><br />Chito, Carter, and Andi<br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_QThKFS6cppQ/S9C0RH1rDBI/AAAAAAAAAsg/cIfmwnf6Mt0/s1600/march+%2710+-+15.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 221px; height: 166px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_QThKFS6cppQ/S9C0RH1rDBI/AAAAAAAAAsg/cIfmwnf6Mt0/s320/march+%2710+-+15.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463064554255354898" /></a><br /><br />Carter took this picture of the grownups at the Aquarium!<br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_QThKFS6cppQ/S9C0FA7UdTI/AAAAAAAAAsY/OFRK4AXWBwc/s1600/march+%2710+-+7.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 221px; height: 166px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_QThKFS6cppQ/S9C0FA7UdTI/AAAAAAAAAsY/OFRK4AXWBwc/s320/march+%2710+-+7.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463064346241561906" /></a><br /><br />Deej and me....<br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_QThKFS6cppQ/S9C0EjOKTqI/AAAAAAAAAsQ/gV13jY7DGsw/s1600/march+%2710+-+12.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 221px; height: 166px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_QThKFS6cppQ/S9C0EjOKTqI/AAAAAAAAAsQ/gV13jY7DGsw/s320/march+%2710+-+12.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463064338267524770" /></a><br /><br />New daddy Sam and his boy, Jay<br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_QThKFS6cppQ/S9C0EQbcrWI/AAAAAAAAAsI/EqxdDZs-1B4/s1600/march+%2710+-+13.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 221px; height: 166px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_QThKFS6cppQ/S9C0EQbcrWI/AAAAAAAAAsI/EqxdDZs-1B4/s320/march+%2710+-+13.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463064333222980962" /></a><br /><br />The kiddies at the aquarium!<br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_QThKFS6cppQ/S9Cz2jlCGBI/AAAAAAAAAsA/VEZ5UfDxZsI/s1600/march+%2710+-+8.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 221px; height: 166px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_QThKFS6cppQ/S9Cz2jlCGBI/AAAAAAAAAsA/VEZ5UfDxZsI/s320/march+%2710+-+8.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463064097845286930" /></a><br /><br />Happy Happy Tay<br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_QThKFS6cppQ/S9CzluanGpI/AAAAAAAAAr4/BeKe57-nxAI/s1600/march+%2710+-+10.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 124px; height: 166px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_QThKFS6cppQ/S9CzluanGpI/AAAAAAAAAr4/BeKe57-nxAI/s320/march+%2710+-+10.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463063808696588946" /></a><br /><br />G'Nite Carter............<br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_QThKFS6cppQ/S9CzlZfgw6I/AAAAAAAAArw/PaQZnUQuFNg/s1600/Taytum.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 221px; height: 166px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_QThKFS6cppQ/S9CzlZfgw6I/AAAAAAAAArw/PaQZnUQuFNg/s320/Taytum.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463063803080000418" /></a>suzannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03141969006260186528noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3115649044639029501.post-32378721359054024692010-04-20T21:12:00.000-07:002010-04-20T21:34:34.098-07:00Bubba Jay.......presh.....<br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_QThKFS6cppQ/S858rNvmiwI/AAAAAAAAArk/sbJkxe8n3iM/s1600/_MG_4128small.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_QThKFS6cppQ/S858rNvmiwI/AAAAAAAAArk/sbJkxe8n3iM/s320/_MG_4128small.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462440479912528642" /></a><br /><br />Jay curled up sleeping<br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_QThKFS6cppQ/S858qx5qhOI/AAAAAAAAArc/i8Lru8IZYJs/s1600/_MG_0660.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 208px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_QThKFS6cppQ/S858qx5qhOI/AAAAAAAAArc/i8Lru8IZYJs/s320/_MG_0660.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462440472438539490" /></a><br /><br />Sisters Reece & Remi........can anyone think of a third girls 'R' name? (and no, this is not an announcement!)<br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QThKFS6cppQ/S8571L_kTFI/AAAAAAAAArU/QttIeutd7sQ/s1600/SDC12997.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QThKFS6cppQ/S8571L_kTFI/AAAAAAAAArU/QttIeutd7sQ/s320/SDC12997.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462439551729683538" /></a><br /><br />Carter, Reece, and Andi in their Easter duds.....Andi thought Carter should NOT be in the picture - "It's just girls Carter!"<br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_QThKFS6cppQ/S85703ZymxI/AAAAAAAAArM/5eXDHIBgc5s/s1600/SDC12949.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_QThKFS6cppQ/S85703ZymxI/AAAAAAAAArM/5eXDHIBgc5s/s320/SDC12949.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462439546202528530" /></a><br /><br />I did a lot of this with ms. Remi...............yum for my Gramzee arms!<br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_QThKFS6cppQ/S857q4lUvoI/AAAAAAAAArE/rgIx4yYYmAE/s1600/SDC12995.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_QThKFS6cppQ/S857q4lUvoI/AAAAAAAAArE/rgIx4yYYmAE/s320/SDC12995.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462439374720646786" /></a><br /><br />Good looking husband makes good looking kids which makes good looking grandbabies!<br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_QThKFS6cppQ/S857qftSzGI/AAAAAAAAAq8/ccPXMA9m-lQ/s1600/SDC12999.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_QThKFS6cppQ/S857qftSzGI/AAAAAAAAAq8/ccPXMA9m-lQ/s320/SDC12999.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462439368043187298" /></a><br /><br />Newbies Jay & Remi<br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_QThKFS6cppQ/S857ff3gA3I/AAAAAAAAAq0/zpebhV3IV6k/s1600/SDC12973.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_QThKFS6cppQ/S857ff3gA3I/AAAAAAAAAq0/zpebhV3IV6k/s320/SDC12973.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462439179107435378" /></a><br /><br />I love this picture of Taytum - Tay Tay - TayWa - Tater Tot - looking interested in ms. Reece!<br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_QThKFS6cppQ/S857e7RqxQI/AAAAAAAAAqs/2-axifZvDzY/s1600/SDC12963.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_QThKFS6cppQ/S857e7RqxQI/AAAAAAAAAqs/2-axifZvDzY/s320/SDC12963.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462439169285080322" /></a><br /><br />Easter dresses.......Reece and Andi.........total girls the both of them!<br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_QThKFS6cppQ/S857TtOQjRI/AAAAAAAAAqk/1dV7zME9GoQ/s1600/SDC12948.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_QThKFS6cppQ/S857TtOQjRI/AAAAAAAAAqk/1dV7zME9GoQ/s320/SDC12948.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462438976534121746" /></a><br /><br />Gramzee and Reece - we got to be best friends while I was there. Grandbabies are so good for the self esteem - they are soooo excited to see you when they wake up in the morning - when they wake up after naps - when you leave and come back - just about anytime. <br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QThKFS6cppQ/S857TVanbII/AAAAAAAAAqc/hIMVVmDQjv8/s1600/SDC12708.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QThKFS6cppQ/S857TVanbII/AAAAAAAAAqc/hIMVVmDQjv8/s320/SDC12708.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462438970143501442" /></a><br /><br />Somehow I can't seem to find pics of me and Bubba Jay...hmmmmm..........oh where oh where have the pictures gone.....and Tayter Tot was there too! hmmmm.......... And Carter? <br /><br />One week in Palm Springs with my dear friend Judes, one week in Utah with Summer and Reece and Josh while Summer cooked the baby til perfectly done - one week in Utah being best friends with Reece, one weekend with all but two of my grandbabies, one week with Dani, Carter, Andi, and Taytum, one weekend with Ben, Sharon, Grayson, and Cal added to the mix = happy Gramzee arms, happy Gramzee soul, and happy mom! I sure had a good time. I love you all! mom, z, zan, gramzee, tink............suzannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03141969006260186528noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3115649044639029501.post-53397120118104710162010-03-30T06:37:00.001-07:002010-03-30T06:37:51.176-07:00No name baby has a name!Remi Kate Andrussuzannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03141969006260186528noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3115649044639029501.post-36425282004054040502010-03-27T21:48:00.000-07:002010-03-27T22:00:38.997-07:00and 11 days later..........I got another one.............grandbaby #8! <br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QThKFS6cppQ/S67hMUD3HSI/AAAAAAAAApQ/o8qLIVWzqPY/s1600/baby+girl+1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 256px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QThKFS6cppQ/S67hMUD3HSI/AAAAAAAAApQ/o8qLIVWzqPY/s320/baby+girl+1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453543800451833122" /></a><br /><br /><br />Baby Girl Andrus<br />Born March 27th<br />7:37pm<br />8lbs. 10 oz.<br />22 inches long<br />(yes, we know...............she is a big baby!)<br />The people who made her: Summer (Stewart) and Josh Andrus<br />Sibling: 18 month old Reece (who has no idea how her world is about to be rocked!)<br />We love you baby girl.............suzannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03141969006260186528noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3115649044639029501.post-66338434479941799742010-03-17T17:11:00.001-07:002010-03-17T17:13:17.259-07:00Welcome to the world baby boy!<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_QThKFS6cppQ/S6Fv0GVr-0I/AAAAAAAAAos/I_k8joPcHdQ/s1600-h/jameson6.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 226px; height: 151px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_QThKFS6cppQ/S6Fv0GVr-0I/AAAAAAAAAos/I_k8joPcHdQ/s320/jameson6.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449759964940467010" /></a><br /><br />Jameson Paul Stewart<br />March 16th, 2010<br />11:43am<br />8 lbs. 1 oz.<br />20 inches long<br />The ones who made him: Sam and Nikki (Peterson) Stewart<br /><br />Can't wait to meet you baby!<br /><br />Love - Gramzeesuzannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03141969006260186528noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3115649044639029501.post-82456317478981962872010-03-17T17:05:00.000-07:002010-03-17T17:10:28.324-07:00I TOLD YOU SO!Paul didn't ask me not to type it, or mutter it to others, or to think it. <br /><br />He has been sick with cold, cough, and general chest yuck for 4 weeks - at least! - and I have been telling him, as any good wife would, that he should see the doctor to which he ALWAYS replied 'I'm fine, I haven't been sick as long as you think, I'm doing so much better, You're not my mother'<br /><br />So I get a call last night from the aforementioned and he had a confession to make. He started it with 'Please don't SAY 'I told you so' which was followed by the confirmation that he had pneumonia. <br /><br />On the other hand, we know he has this because he had his 5 year cancer PET scan and they found his right lung pretty messy with the general chest yuck. The blessing is that we are on our way to knowing that he is cancer free (for the second time we/he has hit the 5 year mark) and the other blessing is that I can feel very vindicated when I type, think, or mutter 'I TOLD YOU SO!'suzannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03141969006260186528noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3115649044639029501.post-30310220491457137502010-02-18T08:27:00.000-08:002010-02-18T08:35:29.302-08:002010......so far...............What a whirlwind of a year it's been already. Paul and I took our annual two week getaway.........we picked Maui again this year. Beautiful. I think I may have taken one picture and I think Paul took one picture. Oh and well.<br /><br />I hit the pavement running when I got back. I needed to get Sam and Nikki's nursery started and finished. I did - it's mailed. Turned out really really cute. No picures. Then I decided to ask Nikki if she needed a diaper bag. She said yes - I made one of those for her which of course, tipped the domino - I made one for Summer and now I'm going to make one for Sharon. It's an Amy Butler pattern and super super sturdy. I had made one for Dani and she really loves it. Then I made the dress you see. I think it's one of the cutest things I've ever made. You take a t-shirt and cut it off and just add strips of gathered material. I have a pattern for a 2/3, 4/5, and 6/7..........anyone want to look at it? Jaime? <br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QThKFS6cppQ/S31rRaZU8NI/AAAAAAAAAnk/PHUPkSJE3SM/s1600-h/Turkey+Day+2009+006.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QThKFS6cppQ/S31rRaZU8NI/AAAAAAAAAnk/PHUPkSJE3SM/s320/Turkey+Day+2009+006.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439621871820927186" /></a>suzannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03141969006260186528noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3115649044639029501.post-65825162295786247862010-01-13T18:32:00.000-08:002010-01-13T18:56:22.655-08:00Singin' In The Rain!Yup, I have the sewing machine back out and look what it made............raincoats for my three granddaughters! The two matching ones are for sisters Andi and Taytum and the other one is for Reece! <br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QThKFS6cppQ/S06D_PagotI/AAAAAAAAAmM/FTmLTrhvJ1E/s1600-h/056.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QThKFS6cppQ/S06D_PagotI/AAAAAAAAAmM/FTmLTrhvJ1E/s320/056.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426419723520746194" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_QThKFS6cppQ/S06D-TgmvVI/AAAAAAAAAmE/NiRwbaaXdcQ/s1600-h/057.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_QThKFS6cppQ/S06D-TgmvVI/AAAAAAAAAmE/NiRwbaaXdcQ/s320/057.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426419707440184658" /></a><br /><br />I saw these 'zipper' flowers at a store on a headband and fell in love with them. Here are a few brooches that I have made tonight!<br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QThKFS6cppQ/S06Gi21JH6I/AAAAAAAAAmk/4kbKFss-k80/s1600-h/063.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QThKFS6cppQ/S06Gi21JH6I/AAAAAAAAAmk/4kbKFss-k80/s320/063.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426422534420111266" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_QThKFS6cppQ/S06GibOhCFI/AAAAAAAAAmc/g86ybkaIf6M/s1600-h/058.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_QThKFS6cppQ/S06GibOhCFI/AAAAAAAAAmc/g86ybkaIf6M/s320/058.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426422527010342994" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_QThKFS6cppQ/S06Gh-28rWI/AAAAAAAAAmU/ywll6_-InKo/s1600-h/062.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_QThKFS6cppQ/S06Gh-28rWI/AAAAAAAAAmU/ywll6_-InKo/s320/062.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426422519395298658" /></a>suzannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03141969006260186528noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3115649044639029501.post-68432793250058485852010-01-02T18:42:00.000-08:002010-01-02T19:19:58.814-08:00Happy New Year To Me!I say Happy New Year to Me! I have an awful lot to be thankful for and am excited for the coming year. I have never been much of a resolution maker and I am sticking to that sort of. I have been thinking (weirdly enough) about how hard it is to cook for only two people. You should have seen the pot of pasta I made tonight. It was homemade noodles with my new KitchenAid attachments and there were homemade meatballs involved but it was just too much. I decided that I need to learn how to scale back on my cooking amounts. I'm just so darn wasteful. So that thought process got me to thinking about other goals. I wondered IF I should make them, if I could keep them, and if I wanted the stressers of making/not making a goal. So I decided to keep them simple and pretty generic. So here is a semi-list of goals and things I'm grateful for all rolled up into one. (This is where you click to get out of here because truly this couldn't be very exciting reading to anyone except ME. And afterall, it's always about me now isn't it.....)<br /><br />1. I am going to read more this year. I am not setting a goal of how many books or how much time to spend doing it but I just need to read more. I love to read. I had an epiphany in the PDX airport a few years back. I was in Powell's bookstore and was about to pick up a book and I thought to myself "I need to figure out what I really like to read" (This reminded me of Runaway Bride when Julia Roberts decides she needs to figure out what kind of eggs SHE likes.) I like books about real events. Especially WWII. I loved reading and am still working on it - it's a hard read - MAO. Fascinating to learn about that time period and the beginnings of communism and the weird turn of events that allowed MAO into power. It has some similar themes to Hitler. I'm going to read more this year.<br /><br />2. I am going to figure out how to cook for two people and this cannot include dining out as this is the most convenient way to cook for two. I have found a bit of a passion for cooking this past year thanks mostly to my friend April. She's amazing at cooking - however, not baking (this is her opinion - not mine!) I love trying new things and have been quite successful at it except for the amount thing. You should have seen the chop salad we had for New Years Eve. We are still eating on it. Nic and Alli have had to endure it for two nights. There is still a giant bag left. Along with rolls, pasta, prime rib, sausage pies, and the likes. I am not going to be so wasteful with my cooking.<br /><br />3. I am going to continue excersising. April, my aforementioned friend, and I hiked and hiked for almost 6 months. We did it mostly every weekday morning and averaged 3 -4 miles in the mountains. It was fantastic. My life revolved around getting to bed early enough for the 5:20am wake-up call. I am looking forward to the weather being nicer so I can get back to that. However, in the mean time, I can go to the YMCA with April and do yoga and treadmill - namaste, namaste...........it's such a still activity and I find myself in giggling mode quite often. If the guy behind us just wouldn't breathe so heavily it would help.....<br /><br />4. I am going to treat my friends better. I feel like the few friends I have are just the best. They are so thoughtful of me and my concerns and I fear I haven't been the same to them. I am soooo selfish by nature and it's the one thing (among many others for sure) that I stuggle with. My friend Judes is the most kind, loving, caring person I know. Always thinking of others. Always stiving to help out where she can. She is an incredible example of how I need to be. <br /><br />5. I need to enjoy the journey more. I am such a destination seeker. I rush thru the process of getting to where ever my journey may be taking me and I forget to enjoy the journey there. I don't know when this happened to me. I thought I used to be a journey lover but I am absolutely the worst journey lover now. Relax, laugh at the stress, enjoy the journey. <br /><br />I have many other things to add to this list - mostly about family, music, etc. but I have now gone on for what seems forever and I'm certain if you are still reading this you should have been gone long ago and gotten back to your family......<br /><br />Here are some things I am soooo grateful for and hope that I always show my gratitude for them:<br /><br />1. My husband. A.Mazing. Loyal. Integrity. Thoughtful. (He gave me a pencil bouquet on the first day of school when my last kid went off to college.) Loving. Dedicated. Man, I could just go on forever with his qualities. I'm not sure how I roped him into marrying me but I've been riding his coat tails ever since. Recently he was talked about in a negative way behind his back by some people and I thought to myself, "If they only really knew him......." We will celebrate 31 years of marriage this month. Where did the time go by? I couldn't be more grateful that he is cancer-free. I think about it often and I can't believe he/we went thru that twice. It's a life altering event and while I would never ever trade the lessons learned, I wouldn't wish it on anyone under any circumstances. <br /><br />2. My family. See list above. They bring me such joy. I LOVE being a mom. I LOVE being a grandma. It's just every good joy all bundled up into a family. God really knew what He was doing when He created families. I love them all so much. <br /><br />3. My beliefs. I am so grateful that I belong to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. I am grateful for a loving Heavenly Father. I am grateful for Jesus Christ and His atoning sacrifice. I am grateful for the opportunities it gives me to serve. <br /><br />4. Music. I love that I can listen to it. I love that I can participate in it. I love how much joy it gives to people in general. I love the positive influence and feelings it can give people. I just love love love music. Thank you mom and dad for giving me the appreciation and gift for it. I dragged (tho I hardly think you were really dragging) you along to so many lessons/recitals/performances etc. You paid for all of the lessons - the instruments - and for me, it really 'paid' off. You are incredible examples of how to support your children in their interests. (Even tho you did try to bribe me with money to quit 'banging' on the piano. It didn't work very well did it?)<br /><br />5. Life. I love being on this earth. I oft times will hear people say that they are ready to move on. Not me. I am staying firmly planted here. I love where I live. I love those who surround me. <br /><br />Happy New Year to all of you! (If you made it this far in reading, this wish is for you. You deserve it after reading this post I have bloviated on. However, it is my blog and I would argue that I can write for as long as I want - and I did! Afterall, it is all about me......see #4 goal......)suzannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03141969006260186528noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3115649044639029501.post-37012246916389955242009-12-22T14:02:00.000-08:002009-12-22T14:03:44.286-08:00My little turkeys................<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_QThKFS6cppQ/SzFCMFOqc8I/AAAAAAAAAlg/0tufNkJsNaA/s1600-h/little+turkey+2"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_QThKFS6cppQ/SzFCMFOqc8I/AAAAAAAAAlg/0tufNkJsNaA/s320/little+turkey+2" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418184602032960450" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QThKFS6cppQ/SzFCLzyyN_I/AAAAAAAAAlY/7ebcPBgvSgE/s1600-h/little+turkeys+09"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QThKFS6cppQ/SzFCLzyyN_I/AAAAAAAAAlY/7ebcPBgvSgE/s320/little+turkeys+09" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418184597352626162" /></a>suzannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03141969006260186528noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3115649044639029501.post-10925865193450212962009-12-19T12:43:00.000-08:002009-12-19T12:46:30.215-08:00Me on Ambien.......I take Ambien for my sleeping troubles. I usually only take 1/2 of the lowest dose. It just hasn't done the trick as of late so last week I took a whole one. You really are supposed to go to bed right after you take them which I always do. Well one thing led to another and it had been about an hour. I needed to send one more email out to my friend April and then I was going to bed. This is the last paragraph I sent to her:<br /><br />"I've actually been happy all day except when addressing those four things! I would love your thoughts and council on my behavior of the day...............well , maybe not. You are pretty honest.............So share if it's honestly on my side of this!<br /> <br />Hey in jan/feb I want to throw a dinner party for my quilter friends to talk about next years performances and committment..............man my ambien is kicking in. I can' really see the scee very well............eyelids going to close............I'll finish sthissthought.tomorow..............Feel.ing really weird...........thiank pual will haveto get em to bed. wow! I cn't thh]e nos...owow'nighgh.........z"<br /><br />I'm thinking I had better go to bed straight away after taking my Ambien...........suzannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03141969006260186528noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3115649044639029501.post-61380375025756337112009-12-07T17:06:00.000-08:002009-12-07T17:13:58.511-08:00Mouse-capades!So it's colder than cold here today. I think we may have hit 15 degrees. So I'm thinking about my poor old horses and how cold they probably would get tonight. So I pulled out their blankets - three of them - to decide which two I wanted to use. I pulled one out into the pasture and tried it on Rio first and decided I didn't think that was the right one for her. So I dragged it back out of the corral and brought in another one. I put it up on her back and was getting it straightened out. I lifted up the back to re-adjust it and their was SO a mouse on her back wiggling around! I about passed out. Now how Rio didn't freak out I'll never know. I jumped away (I'm such a baby) and waited for it to drop out. Sure enough, it wiggled it's way out and jumped to the ground. What is that for a human - about 20 stories. Then it had the audacity to just sit their by Rio's hind feet and look at me - like "How dare you kick me out of my home" It finally skittered away and I got the nest it had been building in Rio's blanket out and got her strapped up. So the little mouse has no warm home anymore! Oh wait, it has the haystack, the underside of the ATV (I hear this can cause fires.....) the trailer, the shed, and a million other places. Rio and Moose are all snug in their blankies for the cold winter night. Have I mentioned I love mountain living? <br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.naturephoto-cz.com/photos/andera/herb-field-mouse-3795.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 600px; height: 432px;" src="http://www.naturephoto-cz.com/photos/andera/herb-field-mouse-3795.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>suzannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03141969006260186528noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3115649044639029501.post-33498269557901801642009-12-04T16:15:00.001-08:002009-12-04T16:19:42.889-08:00Thanksgiving blessings.............You're looking at them.................<br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_QThKFS6cppQ/Sxmmx7XtukI/AAAAAAAAAlM/18sHm6sjMbk/s1600-h/p+and+z+turkey+day+2009+2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_QThKFS6cppQ/Sxmmx7XtukI/AAAAAAAAAlM/18sHm6sjMbk/s320/p+and+z+turkey+day+2009+2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411539803943320130" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_QThKFS6cppQ/SxmmxrD5Z4I/AAAAAAAAAlE/JpLaq0Xl5Hw/s1600-h/grandkids+turkey+day+2009.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_QThKFS6cppQ/SxmmxrD5Z4I/AAAAAAAAAlE/JpLaq0Xl5Hw/s320/grandkids+turkey+day+2009.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411539799565232002" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_QThKFS6cppQ/Sxmmnq9uCmI/AAAAAAAAAk8/WkEjc4aCe8Q/s1600-h/sum+fam+turkey+day+2009.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_QThKFS6cppQ/Sxmmnq9uCmI/AAAAAAAAAk8/WkEjc4aCe8Q/s320/sum+fam+turkey+day+2009.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411539627740629602" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_QThKFS6cppQ/SxmmnZq5W6I/AAAAAAAAAk0/s2tXQItqs2I/s1600-h/dani+fam+turkey+day+2009+2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_QThKFS6cppQ/SxmmnZq5W6I/AAAAAAAAAk0/s2tXQItqs2I/s320/dani+fam+turkey+day+2009+2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411539623098276770" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_QThKFS6cppQ/Sxmmm4eZSCI/AAAAAAAAAks/exDHJCC0lvI/s1600-h/ben+fam+turkey+day+2009+2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 218px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_QThKFS6cppQ/Sxmmm4eZSCI/AAAAAAAAAks/exDHJCC0lvI/s320/ben+fam+turkey+day+2009+2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411539614187472930" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_QThKFS6cppQ/SxmmYWqVMkI/AAAAAAAAAkk/EsN2FUaqU_U/s1600-h/sam+fam+turkey+day+2009.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 302px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_QThKFS6cppQ/SxmmYWqVMkI/AAAAAAAAAkk/EsN2FUaqU_U/s320/sam+fam+turkey+day+2009.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411539364592562754" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_QThKFS6cppQ/SxmmYAvgrzI/AAAAAAAAAkc/aKJ9ED9y_6E/s1600-h/al+fam+turkey+day+2009+2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_QThKFS6cppQ/SxmmYAvgrzI/AAAAAAAAAkc/aKJ9ED9y_6E/s320/al+fam+turkey+day+2009+2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411539358708707122" /></a>suzannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03141969006260186528noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3115649044639029501.post-89647875876687215682009-12-03T14:15:00.000-08:002009-12-03T14:23:44.494-08:00Chocolate peppermint patty cookies!I haven't tried these but found the recipe and more importantly, the picture of these beauties! I can't find a picture of them to post but trust me, they are beautiful. They look like chocolate whoopie pies with crushed candy cane sides. BE.A.UTIFUL!<br />10 oz. bittersweet chocolate such as Guittard, chopped<br />2 oz. unsweetened chocolate chopped<br />1/4 cup unsalted butter, cut into chuncks<br />3 large eggs at room temperature<br />1 cup sugar<br />3/4 cup flour<br />3/4 tsp. baking powder<br />1/4 tsp kosher salt<br /><br />Put chocolates and butter in a medium metal bowl and set over a pan filled with 1" simmering water. Cook, stirrring occasionally until melted. Remove from heat and let cool slightly. whicsk in eggs and sugar, mixing until combined. Whisk in flour, baking poder, and salt. Chill dough, covered, until firm, about 2 hours.<br />Let dough sit at room temperature 15 minutes. Meanwhile, preheat oven to 350 and line baking sheets with parchment paper. Scoop 1 Tbsp. portions of dough, rolling each into a ball, and put onto sheets 1 " apart. Press into 1/4" rounds.<br /> Bake until they no longer look wet on top, about 8 minutes. Let cool on baking sheets.<br />Filling:<br />3 cups powedered sugar<br />4 TB. milk<br />3/4 tsp peppermint extract<br />Spread 1 heaping tsp. peppermint icing onto flat side of 1 cookie. Top with flat side of a scond cookie to form a sandwich. Press together to squeeze filling to the edge. Roll edge of cookie in crushed candy canes!<br /><br />Makes about 20.<br /><br />Now I'm thinking that you could probably find any chocolate cookie recipe and have this work. You could probably make regular frosting and just add in some candy cane and still roll the edges. You could probably use cool whip mixed with crushed candy canes as well and then just keep them refrigerated..........<br /><br />Let me know if you try any of this!<br /><br />Merry Christmas!suzannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03141969006260186528noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3115649044639029501.post-51786312871480485632009-11-18T12:04:00.000-08:002009-11-18T13:38:53.786-08:00Onesie........<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_QThKFS6cppQ/SwRpR_WZivI/AAAAAAAAAjU/-hhdej1Yhm4/s1600/onesie+004.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_QThKFS6cppQ/SwRpR_WZivI/AAAAAAAAAjU/-hhdej1Yhm4/s320/onesie+004.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405561210535512818" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_QThKFS6cppQ/SwRlsd2onAI/AAAAAAAAAjE/ITtT0sxpZCs/s1600/onesie+003.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_QThKFS6cppQ/SwRlsd2onAI/AAAAAAAAAjE/ITtT0sxpZCs/s320/onesie+003.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405557267353869314" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_QThKFS6cppQ/SwRWUXAG0xI/AAAAAAAAAi8/59dqTPnxiDY/s1600/onesie+002.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_QThKFS6cppQ/SwRWUXAG0xI/AAAAAAAAAi8/59dqTPnxiDY/s320/onesie+002.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405540360523272978" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_QThKFS6cppQ/SwRVcB7pPaI/AAAAAAAAAi0/egOmpR0dFQY/s1600/onesie+001.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_QThKFS6cppQ/SwRVcB7pPaI/AAAAAAAAAi0/egOmpR0dFQY/s320/onesie+001.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405539392794738082" /></a><br />Summer, my daughter, has been adorning baby onesies. She puts lots of things on the fronts. She sent me a link to adorne the back/bottom of onesies. This is my first try at it. Super cute I think. I decided to put pockets on and thought that would be cutie patootie for a boy but alas, no boy material......... The girlie pockets are pretty cute. I just bonded them on and then sewed around them. Be watching for boy bottoms............<br /><br />Now I just need a baby bottom to put in these! Any takers?suzannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03141969006260186528noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3115649044639029501.post-66599251853014753712009-11-12T22:05:00.000-08:002009-11-12T22:25:53.815-08:00FIRE!So I've been at Basin Choral Festival tonight and Paul was SUPPOSED to be having a quiet night at home. Uh, that didn't really go as planned. <br /><br />Dad fired up the four wheeler to move some horse feed from the garage to the shed. He had to fill it up with gas. He did his chore and parked the four wheeler back by the shed. About 30 minutes later he heard/felt a big boom. He of course, thought I had come home early and ran over something. He said it was a different enough of a sound (it rattled the windows) that he got up and went to the front door. He could see the glow of fire on the front rock pile. He ran around to the side of the house and the ATV was on fire to the tune of about a 12 foot flame. He ran to the hose and then realized it had burned up under the ATV. Then he remembered that we were not getting much water thru that hose anyways and had scheduled that to be fixed a few days ago. It had not gotten fixed. UGH! So he ran to the front of the house and pulled on that hose. It was frozen. NO WATER! He grabbed some work gloves and ran back to the ATV and pulled it away from the shed. The thing is still shooting flames. Why he thought that was a good idea is beyond me. Then he ran into the garage and grabbed a small bucket and ran to the pool. He filled it and ran to the ATV and started to try to put out the fire. He's thinking the house is going to start on fire or the entire mountain. He ran back to the pool and the water that had spilled on the deck had frozen so he slipped and fell and just about went into the pool. The bucket flew into the pool but he was able to grab it back out. He must have made dozens of trips to the pool. He enhaled so much smoke - burning tires, plastic, etc - so he kept throwing up on top of all of that. He's still coughing really hard. This is what is left of our ATV, atv wheelbarrow, and the side of our shed melted too. Dad has a few minor burns on his arm and a boatload of junk in his lungs but he's fine. He came in and called All State. It's all covered thank goodness. More importantly, dad's okay and nothing else started on fire. How that was possible is amazing.<br /><br />Note to self: Call the fire department when things start on fire. Paul did not.......silly man...............such a man thing to NOT do! <br /><br />Enjoy the pics! <br /><br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_QThKFS6cppQ/Svz4YKxLLdI/AAAAAAAAAic/oQF2uNuvoaw/s1600-h/pauls+camera+135.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_QThKFS6cppQ/Svz4YKxLLdI/AAAAAAAAAic/oQF2uNuvoaw/s320/pauls+camera+135.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403466747028909522" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QThKFS6cppQ/Svz4Xo-8BdI/AAAAAAAAAiU/9JjtvReGzWA/s1600-h/pauls+camera+141.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QThKFS6cppQ/Svz4Xo-8BdI/AAAAAAAAAiU/9JjtvReGzWA/s320/pauls+camera+141.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403466737959830994" /></a>suzannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03141969006260186528noreply@blogger.com15