HAVE A SWEET WEEKEND

IT'S A WONDERFUL DAY TO

celebrate the birthdays of Michael Squared.Michael Sr is funny, loves his family, loves his job, is interesting, hard working and has a great laugh.
Michael Jr is sweet, loving, smart and is adored by my wee ones.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MICHAEL SQUARED!
WE LOVE YOU!!

THEY SEE HIM ONCE A WEEK

Sometimes he is sporting gifts or treats.
He plays with them.
My wee boys think Uncle Ivon is rad.

We are so blessed that our boys have awesome uncles.

CAMEO BROOCH

Petrea Christoffersen Daniels was born in Denmark in 1868. She lived 93 years and died in Utah in 1961.

Petrea was my 2nd great-grandmother and this cameo brooch belonged to her.

My favorite thing about this brooch are the stains. I'm seriously in love with them.

PS - I hope that I inherited her genes to live a long life.

THE INVENTION YOU HAVE BEEN WAITING

for has arrived and our six year old is so proud he invented it.
Brace yourself - THE WEDGIE MACHINEHe will show anyone and everyone how it works.
Uncle Michael tested it and we are waiting for his review.
He wants to patent it and sell it in stores.

I love his mind.

IT'S A WONDERFUL DAY TO

celebrate my birthday.
So go eat some cake!

BIRTHDAY EVE

I had a lovely lunch at Venti's with my Soul Sisters. They bought me this bracelet, made by Fig Jewelry. Love!

I got a hefty speeding ticket and cried.

I had a wonderful dinner at Marco Polo with Steph and Kim, where I received some eye candy to go along with my eats.

THE LADIES LOVE HIM

I had a quilting day with my father this weekend, at Purple Frog Quilt Shop, where we took a class to learn how to make a star log cabin quilt.He is a very good quilter and the quilting ladies love him. Who knew there would be a day that I would learn to quilt with my daddy. I'm so glad I am; it's really fun.

PS - The ladies may have invited him to go on a weekend quilting retreat.

BULLFROG HUNTERS

Yes, you read that right, my man clan have decided to be bullfrog hunters. Hmmm, maybe we could get a reality TV show about this.Once the sun sets, they are ready with their flashlights, nets, spear concoctions and handmade bamboo gigs (I call them stabby thingies.)
The first night they came home with no bullfrogs but the second night they came home with four.
Do you want to learn how to make deep fried frog legs? There are six easy steps.

1. Catch bullfrogs and skin them.
2. Soak the legs overnight in salt water.
3. Drain, then soak the legs in milk while you prepare flour mixture.
4. Flour mixture consists of flour, garlic salt and salt and pepper, to taste.
5. Dredge the frog legs in the flour mixture and fry in olive oil until golden brown.
6. Put on a plate lined with a paper towel and eat.

They said it was deliciouso and tasted like chicken.

HAVE A PLAYFUL WEEKEND

You are the master of your fate, you are the master of your destiny.
Be a superhero and have fun.

WE ARE WORKING ON A

project. It's not fun yet, but it will be.I can't wait to show you.

LEMON CURD

When I was forced to go vegan, I have to admit, lemon curd was one of the foods that I lamented about.
If you want a fabulous recipe for lemon curd, I was in love with Martha's.
I've been looking for a vegan lemon curd recipe online. After combining a few recipes, I have found a combo that my taste buds delight in, but I feel it still needs a little work.
Back to the kitchen I go, to try, try again.

PS - cheese, I really, really, really miss you.

IT'S GROWING A LITTLE AT AT TIME

We are looking forward to enjoying the fruits of our labors.

What's in your garden?

LET THE CELEBRATION BEGIN

The Yayas kicked off the birthday celebration for Kathy and I, and we were spoiled!

Photo taken by Adrienne

I had so much fun, I think I'm going to be celebrating my birthday all month long.

CAPTAIN BLUEBERRY

is Lily's new cousin, who is also a Coton de Tulear. They met this weekend for the first time and were instant BFF's.Their cuteness is killing me - they are so fun!!

IT'S A WONDERFUL DAY TO

celebrate Jill's birthday.If you don't know Jill, you are missing out on one of the sweetest and nicest people ever. She is gorgeous, a wonderful mother, daughter, aunt and sister-in-law. She is a hair stylist with mad skills, thoughtful, brave, interesting and interested, strong, loving and can get a teenager to do homework like no other. I have a lot to learn from her.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY JILL!
WE LOVE YOU!

MOVIE REVIEW, ACCORDING TO US

They are beautiful but some of them have ulterior motives...
We saw Kung Fu Panda 2 last week, we give it two family fun thumbs up and now we want a peacock.
If only our yard was bigger and our puppy would leave it alone. If you get one, let us know so we can visit.

PS - We heart Jack Black!

TRYING TO TAKE A NEPHEW

and niece photo with Stevie-Poo is almost impossible, but it's fun trying. Next time we will get a perfect one. I just know it....

PAINTING NIGHT

with my sister was a fun event.I repainted my Fiji inspired painting and am much happier with the outcome this time.

And I painted a farmhouse inspired by Maurice Utrillo.

I'm glad she's back!

HOMEMADE ZIPLINE

What a team these two are. Do you think we will be visiting the Emergency Room anytime soon?

PS - Don't you love how there is a hula-hoop in the center of the zipline?

MEMORIAL DAY

My endless thanks for those who have died while serving our country.

Grandpa Mark in WWII

Our military is in our family's prayers everyday. We pray for their protection while they protect us. May God bless them and us.

INSPIRED BY PAGE 160

in the June issue of Food Network Magazine, we hosted a family hot dog potluck.Of the ten magazine recommendations, we chose three topping combinations to try:

American - barbecue sauce, pulled pork, coleslaw
Polynesian - hoisin sauce, pineapple, scallions
Thai - peanut sauce, carrots, cilantro

Stephanie provided an entertaining talent show.
All the cousins had so much fun playing together and were thrilled that Steve came down for the weekend.
We ended with a smorgasbord of desserts, including BACON! - Peanut Butter, Chocolate Chip, Bacon Cookies (page 95).

PS - the Polynesian hot dogs were the favorite.

HAVE A DREAMY WEEKEND