Day 303 - Saturday

Can't believe my eyes this morning!
That is the SUN streaming through my windows!!!

Breakfast....dutch babies.
This recipe is from StephieAnne at Cozy Corner

Yum!!!

Day 302 - Friday

We had friends over for dinner tonight.
I decided to make this easier on myself and have everything prepared and chopped before I started cooking (like they do on the TV shows!)
.....totally against my nature!!
but I may have to change my nature!

This picture was the preparation for making this.....

Oh.my.word.....it was good!

Day 301 - Thursday

This is one of my best girls!!
We share a birthday week.
Her mom works with me at church and during our meeting, she drew a picture of ME.
Isn't it awesome?!!
Love this sweet thing!

Day 300 - Wednesday

oh my word...blue sky and SUN!!
I took this through my sun roof in the car.
It didn't last long. :(

Day 299 - Tuesday

I love that my boys iron their own clothes..
..especially 'cuz I don't have to!!

Day 298 - Monday

Birthday dinner for Jason!!
18 years old.....wow.

Day 297 - Sunday

Jonah going up before judge Jehova
Jonah is not happy that God has shown mercy to the Ninevites...
..he's presented his case against them..
...and God has presented the cross!

Day 296 - Saturday

After over a year of planning, City Fest is here!
This is Louis Palau speaking on stage!
What a great day, can't wait for tomorrow!!

Day 295 - Friday

It was cooooold at the homecoming game last night!!!
But we won!!
And one of our boys broke the state rushing record!

Day 294 - Thursday

With the weather going from the 50s to the 70s back to the 50s again....

....even the trees are confused!!!

This maple has turned for fall and then now has new growth!

Day 293 - Wednesday

It's spirit week! and today is super hero day.
Meet Superman and News paper Man....
...they so crack me up!

Day 292 - Tuesday

Tried a new recipe tonight...a savory hamburger pie
It was amazing.....EVERYone like it...which equals a keeper!
I will be sharing it next Monday for Fall into Flavor!

Day 291 - Monday

Had a dentist appointment today.
This was the view out of the window that I watched while she cleaned my teeth. Most relaxing 30 minutes of my day!!!

Day 290 - Sunday

Here some of the older kids are acting out a drama from Jonah. This is the part with Jonah on the boat with the sailors (they decided to be pirates!) and the storm. They practiced last week and are being videoed this week. What they don't know is with that green screen behind them, we are going to substitute a storm. so when they get their DVD it will have that on it. They are going to be so surprised!!!

Day 289 - Saturday

Jared tried out for and made the LR Youth Symphony Academy Orchestra this morning. He was then asked to stay for the first rehearsal. He's in the back left.

Day 288 - Friday

Is it football or mud wrestling?
we have had so much rain, our FB field is a mess
It is so saturated that the grass could not hold up.
I was very sad that the band did not march b/c of it.

The worrisome thing is that we are to get more rain this week and I don't think the field can recover.

Da 287 - Thursday

Worked on Jason's Senior Ad today with
the yearbook staff.
This is one of the pictures in it.
I can't show you the ad b/c my boy has been known to visit my blog...but it turned out GREAT!!!

Day 286 - Wednesday

all of our TVs at the church have died and don't work.
Yet, we really need one.
So last Wed. MOPS and our ladies bible study prayed about it.
The staff put together a letter to send out to the congregation asking if anyone had an extra TV they would be willing to donate to the church.

BEFORE the letter could go out, someone from our congregation called to tell us that he had a TV that he would like to donate to the church!!!
God is SO GOOD!!!

Day 285 - Tuesday

spent the morning today taking down the set of the belly of the whale
and putting up a new one for this Sunday

Day 284 - Monday

It was cold and rainy today.
Good day for homemade potato soup and corn bread.
The soup is Michelle's recipe....yummy

Day 283 - Sunday

We were to start a puppet ministry this Sunday, but do to unforeseen circumstances we couldn't pull it off. But the puppet stage we repaired was already up. So we put up this sign...

The younger kid's craft....
the whale spitting Jonah out.
You can't see it, but Jonah is taped on the end of the blow horn

Day 282 - Saturday

Jared had his all-region orchestra concert today.
these kids were together for 1 day of practicing...
..they were amazing!!

Jared was 1st chair French Horn
Carina was 1st violin, seat 12

Day 281 - Friday

Jason tested positive for H1N1 today...
...he didn't want his picture taken

Day 280 - Thursday

My friend, Holly, and I were repairing a puppet stage we plan on using Sunday for Children's Church

Day 279 - Wednesday

Internet on the airplane.....amazing!
sure made the trip go faster!

Day 278 - Tuesday

Mom, Dad, Larry and I went to lunch today.
With all the kids and spouses, this doesn't happen very often.
It was really nice!

Day 277 - Monday

Had to say good bye to my friends this morning.
I miss them already.

my family got together tonight to celebrate my dad's 78th birthday!!
Love ya, Dad!

Day 276 - Sunday

Today we had brunch at the Congress hotel where Dillinger was captured.
they have an awesome bloody mary bar.

my brother and his wife joined us.

this is one of the things I miss about my home...
..the amazing sunsets!!!

Day 275 - Saturday

Today I took them up the mountains. To show them how you can be on the desert floor and within 1 hour up in the forest

This was taken 1/2 way up.
It was 87 degrees when we left Tucson and by the time we got to the top of the mountain, it was 50 degrees....too cold for these ladies to get out and get a picture! ha!

This was taken in Sabino Canyon
The AZ desert is known for the sahauro cactus.

Day 274 - Friday

my mom and dad left town last night
and my 4 best friends from IN came in to spend the weekend with me!

Day 273 - Thursday

Could not pick just one picture today!

Lunch with my mom and brother!
I don't get to do this very often.

My hero brother killing a rattle snake at my mom's house.
Notice the shelf he is using for a shield and the golf club to kill it. Not really very smart, but he nailed the snake on the first whack!!

Super man!! :)

One big snake.....glad it is gone!!!

Day 272 - Wednesday

The sure sign that I am home!!!
it's the first place we stop on the way home from the airport!

Day 271 - Tuesday

Completely missed a picture today.
I had to work extra hours, had some stressors going on, needed to clean the house and still had to pack for my trip the next morning.

I got it all done, but no picture...:(

Day 270 - Monday

We spent the morning at the school taking pictures of the band kids for spirit buttons. This is my oldest goofing off!

Day 269 - Sunday

our drama for this week's children's church
The sailors are confronting Jonah and about to throw him over board into the sea.