Aunt Jemima Dogs

Such sweet faces-

Domestic Goddess

I've been so into canning lately. This summer

we had a Relief Society activity and I learned how

to can strawberry jam. Then I braved it and tried

canning Blackberry jam all on my own and it turned out great.

Then I made Peach jam.

Last week my friend Dawan came over to help me

can Apple pie filling. I'm so proud it turned out awesome!!

These are all the things I've been canning.

Strawberry jam, Blackberry jam, Peach jam

& Apple pie filling!! YUM YUM YUM

Time Out For Women

I went to "Time out for Women" in Atlanta

with a few girls from the ward. It was a nice relaxing and spiritual

weekend. I really enjoyed myself, it was nice to get to hang out with

girls that I don't get to see very often. We enjoyed listening to several women

from the church that have written books or that write songs.

The theme was all about having HOPE, and since we

all need a little hope to get through life, it was a very needed message!

Joy, Molly, Mara, Me, Maia, Leann

At dinner on Friday night.

Maia, Me, Leann & Mara

Getting ready for bed on Friday night after playing some games.

We fit 6 people in one room with a king size bed and two air mattresses.

But didn't get much sleep!!!

We got to meet Hilary Weeks. She is an amazing singer

with a sweet spirit. I really enjoyed listening to her

and all the other speakers.

Molly, Mara, Hilary, Me, Joy

Eating at Macaroni Grill

We were so hungary we couldn't even wait

for the rest of the girls to sit down

before checking out the menu !!

Joy, Me Mara

New Hair Treatment

Today I took a class to learn how to do a new hair treatment

It is a Keratin Smoothing Treatment

that makes your hair smooth and silky-

I was so amazed!!

No more bad hair days

Here are some before and afters...

Before

After

Before

After

Before

After

Thanks Stacy- you make a great model!!

Halloween 2010

Lexie has three costumes for halloween

What should she be?

A bumble bee...

a pretty princess...

or a ladybug??

Lola is a scary green witch

New Puppy- take two

This is my new puppy Lola !!!!

She is an 8 week old beagle

I decide that Lexie needed a playmate and I saw that the same

people I got Lexie from had puppies for sale again.

So they came from the same mom and dad.

Once I saw this little face I was hooked.

She loves to go outside to run and play

She has such a sweet face and great personality

Relief Society Get Together

This year for the general Relief Society broadcast

I decided to invite some of my friends over to watch.

This is the spread of food I made. Good thing my friend Katy let me borrow her

table cloth to bring some color to the table. All the food turned out mono-cromatic

"Candied Cereal"

This is a yummy sweet chex mix

3/4 cup of butter

1 cup karo syrup

1 cup sugar

bring to a boil & pour over

9 1/2 cups corn chex

7 cups honey grahams

7 oz slivered almonds

7 oz coconut

Mix well!

"Charleston Cheese Dip"

This is my friend Stacy's recipe- it is so good and so easy

Mix together:

8oz cream cheese

1/2 cup mayo

2 green onions chopped

2 cups grated cheddar cheese

top with crumbled ritz crackers

bake 20 mins at 400 degrees

add bacon to top after out of oven

These were supposed to be cheese straws from a

Paula Dean recipe, but I couldn't get them to be "straw" shape

so I made them into circles.

They weren't very good so I won't post the recipe!