Free Giveaway

I'm up LATE. Trying to adjust from the time change from vacation. I was just blog surfing and came across this. You can go here and enter to win a tin that bakes these cute desserts! If you win you'll have to make me some!! LOL!

Some pics

Here we are at Pinetop AZ with my mom!

Huntington Beach, CA. on the pier.

At my dad's house. These are four of my siblings. The youngest is missing.

We're Back!

I just wanted to let you all know that we are back! We had a great time, but it is always good to be home! I have a LOT of catching up to do, laundry, unpacking, etc. so I'll have to write a bigger post later!

Happy Thanksgiving!!

We are going to out of town for a bit, so I wanted to wish you all a Happy Thanksgiving!

Okay, I've been up since 3:00am! Yeap. I got up to use the restroom and couldn't go back to sleep. Maybe it's the superfood! LOL!

Anyway, we leave for Az & Ca on Sat. in the morning. We will be gone for a week. We don't have a laptop, so no blog posting for me. Sorry. We are so excited!

C got a "job". Well, it's volunteering at a local shop one day a week. (Thanks Anne for the idea.) They just told sure, come Tues. So when we come back she'll be a "working girl". She is very excited.

Must go wake the kids!

Wordless Wednesday

Dustin The Win

Ok, so I'm going through baseball withdrawals. How much longer 'til spring training? These are two of my fave players. Congrats Dustin for getting MVP!

Tools For Tuesday

I have told you that we had to get a new coffee pot a little while ago. Well, here's what we got! Our Mr. Coffee is AWESOME! Here's what we love about it.

*The coffee is filter gives it a really good (for lack of a better word) taste that we noticed with the very first sip.

*The coffee stays hot for at least two hours!! Which dh really loves.

*You can set it for regular or strong brew. The regular brew is already stronger because of the filtration.

*It beeps when it's done. (the little things)

*It stays on for two hours then shuts off.

*It looks classy!

*When you put the pot in, it just slide right in. You don't have to push it to get it in! ( I love this feature.)

*It feels sturdy.

*****Note, this is similar to ours, we did not pay that much either.******

Have a great day!

Seventeen Years

Today is our 17th ann!! Wow! Anyway, yesterday we went to Ruidoso (again). We ate at Casa Blanca. (sorry I didn't take any pics) Then we headed to Monjeau Look Out. We went there a fews times before. I'll have to get the pictures out from the first time there. There was actually some snow on the ground in a few places! We were low on gas and since we were driving uphill it looked like we were on E. The road was bumpy, hence the blurry photo!

R...self protrait.

More snow...can you tell we don't see much of it!

Seventeen years

The steps up to the look out. Angle one. Angle two. What a difference. All I did was bend down on the first one and stand up on this one.

More steps...almost there!

Seventeen Years

Here's another view from the look out. Here's a view from our camera! Hahaha!

The look out tower.

Another shot of the look out tower.

Seventeen Years

This is snow on the way down the mtn. We almost missed these! But with my hunter's eye (haha) I spotted the deer.

There were probably around 15 females and their babies.

We finished off our day with Starbucks coffee. Carmel Machitto (sp?) ans Peppermint Mocha Twist. Yum!
Thanks for looking!

Woo Hoo Wednesday!

Okay, I know today is supposed to be "hump day" and that I would like to have some sort of "themes" to my posts. Soooo...I changed up Wednesday a bit. It was Web Wed. where I'd give you a cool web site...well, I don't know enough sites. LOL! So, (for now) I'm going to try to have jokes, quizzes, news tidbits, whatever, etc.

I found a quiz for you!
It's called Average Middle School U.S History
It's pretty easy. I got a 9 out of 10 and the one I missed, it was like "Oh yeah!"

Good luck!

We don't have much going on today. So we are going to "hit" the books hard. I do need to run to the store for milk and the like. Church tonight!

Have a great day!

Happy Veteran's Day!!

Happy Marine Corps Birthday!

Mmmm Monday

I know today is supposed to feature food, recipes, the like. But I have been wanting to tell you guys about this and since it says "food" I thought it qualified!! heehee

Anyway, I have heard/read about this Super Food for awhile now. I finally tried it. And let me tell you it's great! I was feeling kind of tired for awhile. Long story short. I have energy, I'm not as hungry. I don't need coffee or caffeine. I only drink coffee every now and then for the taste. My hair is softer, and growing faster. My skin is softer. The biggest thing is my energy!! I totally feel a difference. Right now I am waiting for a new bottle to come in, so I am not having the full dose and I can tell the difference. I love this stuff. Very well worth the price. I linked the Super Food to the store, if you wanted to check it out! I highly recommend it.

On another note, it is cloudy today!!! Hopefully we get some rain. We REALLY need it! C has an orthodontist appt. Hopefully she'll get her spacer out. Laundry today, yeah! R & I prayed with a lady how was Hindu Sat. He did SO good in his witness. When she realized that she was guilty and that Christ paid for her sins she was teary eyed! Steph and I are going to follow-up tonight. Her name is Tina, please, please pray for her. C has a cold. It's a weird one. Affects the throat to where you can't talk much. No fever, etc. So I am letting them sleep in this morning.

Today, we have a busy day. We didn't do any school. R is off. Had to get the tires rotated, fill our water jugs. C & I went to Walmart and get a few things (which took 2 hours...uggghhh). R & J are going hunting. So C & I are going to finally sew her curtains for her room. They aren't going to be anything fancy, but you all know how much of a sewer (is that how you spell that...looks like where that dirty water goes?). Then tonight there's a surprise bridal shower for a lady in our church who never had one. They just celebrated 25 years! The guys are going to "jam", maybe, plans may have gotten changed.

I do have to tell you that going to church Wed and hearing the saints pray and our pastor pray did wonders for my soul. I am disappointed by the elections. Not surprised, but disappointed. Only time will tell how this will affect everything. In a way, I am excited. This could mean that God's wrapping it all up here and getting ready to take us home!

Well, I better get I need to get sewing! Have a great day!

Oh! I added a new deal to each of my blogs. If you want you can listen to music while you are browsing the blogs. Just click the arrow (play button) on the music on the right!

He is Our Shield

This morning we woke up and our world may be changing, but our skies looked similar to this. I thought it was very fitting. God is still in control!

One thing that J said while we were talking about the elections, and money, etc., a few weeks ago, "God is our shield."

I almost corrected him and said, "well He's our provider." but didn't. After thinking about it, I found it rather fitting for a provider to be our shield.

Hope you have a great day!

Election day wear!

I have to be honest here, I am just as tired of the political ads, flyers, etc. as the next person but I have been wanting to write something like this for some time. I just haven't been able to put it all together. Today it my last chance to do this.

America to Me

In high school I didn't like America all that much. From the things I was taught and read I thought America was a bad place. I was even the second most liberal person in one of my classes. (We took a test and divided the class up.) However, today I am proud to be an American. A land of the free. I have learned of the sacrifices that many people have made to make it great and to keep it free. I have learned of other countries and seen what socialism, dictatorship does to a country.

It is an honor that people are still willing to risk their lives to get here and become a citizen. To be American. I thank God that I was born in a land where people of any race can rise as high as they want.

In America the human spirit is a powerful thing. When you know that you can achieve greatness even when you may have to overcome some hardships, nothing can stop you. Where a human is not stifled by socialism or class envy, there is a desire to better oneself and the country. To know that as a woman or man, black or white, baby or adult, handicapped or not your life matters. Your life is precious and is protected at all costs.

I thank God that there are men and women who give their lives for this country and my freedom, my life. I feel safe knowing that there is a strong military protecting us.

When I hear the national anthem, see our flag wave, say the pledge of allegiance or hear our jet fighters fly over a sense of pride rises up inside of me. Our country has fought for the betterment of people, for life, for freedom of religion. People have died for my right to even write this freely without fear. This election is a historical one no matter who wins. However, this election can change America as we know it and as she was meant to be. I love my country and I don't want her to change any more to become like other countries. If anything, I want her to become the great country she was meant to be. That is why I am voting for John McCain, for Conservatives.

Mmmm Monday

Okay, I'm trying to get back on the ball. Last week I told you I made this Yummy bread. So, I had to share it with you. I found it on AllRecipes.com

Pumpkin Pie Bread

Ingredients:

3 1/2 cups all purpose flour (healthier 1 1/2 cup wheat, 2 c all purpose)

2 tsp Baking Soda

1 tsp Baking Powder

3 tsp Pumpkin Pie Spice

1 tsp salt

3 Cups white sugar

1 Cup veg oil (healthier: 1/2 c veg oil, 1/2 applesauce)

4 eggs (healthier: 8 egg whites)

1 (15oz) can pumpkin puree

1/2 c water

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease two 9x5 inch loaf pans. (I used 3.)

2. It says to mix things separately, but I just mixed it all together.

3. Divide batter into pans. Bake in preheated oven for 60-70 min, or until toothpick comes out clean.