Yard Work

This weekend I worked in the yard

making it all pretty again.

My brother helped me put new bark in

all the flower beds. Then I planted all my flowers

and even a little vegetable garden.

I wish I would have taken a before picture

cause it really looks soooo much better

This is the garden.

I planted cucumbers, cilantro, peppers,

tomatoes and cantaloupe.

Hope it all grows. The dogs have already

tried to eat some of the leaves.

Might have to put a fence around it.

I can't wait to eat fresh veggies and make

some good homemade salsa.

I'm crossin my fingers!!

Birthday dinner

I wasn't really in the celebrating mood this year,

but my good friends didn't want my birthday to pass by

without getting together.

We went to Agua Linda for dinner. It was real tasty and real fun.

Dawan, Katy, Me, Stacy

Katy, Me, Stacy and Steph

I actually had a really good birthday this year even

though I didn't want to turn "34"

I got a canner and a "how to" canning book.

Guess what I'll be doing all summer??

I got some cute summer shoes. I got some bath and body soaps,

handmade hair flowers (so cute) & a hot glue gun.

And a gift card to TJ Maxx which I used to get new sheets.

Some stylish earrings and a gluten free cupcake-

chocolate of course.

I got a gift card to Lowes to use to get all my

flowers for my yard.

I was really spoiled by everyone.

Thanks to all my good friends and family!!!

Gluten Free

I have had stomach problems for most of my life.

I could never really pin point what I was eating

that was making me sick. I blamed it on the lettuce, the dairy

or the greasy foods. But then I read up on Celiac Disease,

which is a gluten intolerance.

Gluten is found in flour, grains, oats and barley.

Which is most of the foods I love.

Breads, cakes, cookies and pasta.

But luckily there is a pretty good selection

of gluten free foods out there.

(Thank goodness for Trader Joe's)

They aren't all the yummiest things in the world,

but not horrible either.

So far I have been gluten free for 5 days and

so far so good. No major stomach issues

Gluten free brownies with white chocolate chips

Pretty tasty

Gluten free pasta

Gluten free bread

"Tie" dyed eggs

In a Relief Society activity I learned how to

dye Easter eggs using silk ties. You just

wrap the egg in a piece of the silk tie and then

boil it for 20 minutes. The pattern off the tie transfers

onto the egg.

It was easy and fun.

Before and After

My cute and adorable puppy Lola

(which is way she is still alive)

decided to dig a hole in my carpet while I was gone.

I was livid when I saw it. Luckily I had some of the

same carpet in the garage so I thought I'd patch it up.

But the only problem is that the new carpet is bright and clean

and tightly twisted compared to the old, dingy, dirty carpet on the floor.

So I took the new piece outside and roughed it up on the sidewalk

and rolled it around in the dirt.

Then I got out my glue gun and did my own patch job!

I got it to match pretty well too.

You can hardly notice it.

Bunco Gift

For Aprils bunco the theme was things that grow.

I won this beautiful hibiscus plant.

It makes me so excited for spring.

So pretty!!

Kids and Dogs

I haven't posted anything in a while and I had all these

random pictures so I'm putting them all in one.

My friend Stacy's kids and mine.

Pictures of Bryce (19 months), Ella Kate (6 weeks), Lexie and Lola .

They are so cute and so much fun.

Sleeping beauty

Cute babies

Loving big Brother

Hugs and Kisses

Oh so tired and comfy!

Enjoying the warm sunshine

Rolling around and playing hard

Oops- you caught us

Cute beagle