Newest Wreath

I love making these

New Shindig

I am FINALLY posting pictures of my new apartment per request a persistent little sister. Sorry LIV! So out new little place it just that. Little. We love it here though, and are so grateful we found a place that has two bedrooms and that was a SCREAMIN deal. It was a wonderful blessing. Enjoy the awkward angles of the pictures - again, think little. 

I know my bedroom looks a little.... well, lacking personality..but our pictures are on the other walls, which I chose not to show you my covered dressers. So picture some dressers on the other wall with some cute family pictures above them. 

Well, thats our little abode. Thanks for joining us on the tour! (Yep, I made that fun wreath - and I LOVE it) 

Wave to me!

There is the a sweet Asian gentlemen that waves to me in the morning. It is sweet that he waves, but what really makes me smile is his actual wave. He waves like an excited 6 year old that is just getting off the most exciting ride at the nearest theme park. He is genuine, and sweet, and so excited to see each driver on his walk each morning. Just wanted to note something that makes me smile each day.

YUMMY Corn Chowder

I thought I better write this one down because I simply made some of it up - But it turned out rather yummy!

CORN CHOWDER
1/2 lb country sausage
1 red pepper - DICED
1 small onion - DICED
SAUTE together Drain if there is excess grease

In large pot:
Sausage mixture
2 Tb butter
1 Can creamed corn
1 Can corn
4 C chicken broth
Boil for 15 minutes then ADD:
2 C milk
5 Small Potatoes cut into bite size pieces

Mix together 2 T Flour and a little water to make a paste. Add to soup and simmer for 30 minutes

The recipes I read before hand called for bacon instead of sausage and celery instead of red bell pepper, but I thought this was VERY yummy.

Little things to remember...

Cross country drive:
Wyoming
Colorado - Stayed the night in Burlington
          Henry was out of bed at 445 am looking for his juice and talking to us as it it were 8am
Kanarado - A small city on the border of Colorado and Kansas - Clever huh
Kansas - Amazing Sunflower farms everywhere! Oil wells. Near and surrounding Kansas City there was road                construction which was a bit of a drag, but they had rather funny, but very polite signs regarding the construction.  "We know one LANE is such a PAIN!" There was a VERY scary rain and lightening storm as we left Missour the morning after the game.
         ROYALS VS YANKEES! Very fun game
Independence MS
Indian
Ohio - HUGE spider webs in the trees in Ohio. JUST KIDDING. It was cotton.
Pennsylvania
Maryland
HOME!
The first three days were great! By the fourth, unfortunately for my sweet husband I started to get a little grumpy. But he was so sweet and patient with me. He did all but about 5 hours of the driving! What a man! Love you honey -

EARTHQUAKE! 4-23-2011

Well, as so many already are aware, we experienced and earthquake yesterday! It was SCARY! And mild, but nevertheless we(I) was really shaken up. It started as a low rumble, and I asked Josh was that was. He didnt respond as he was waiting and feeling for more. There was more. The rumble got slightly worse and I asked if he thought it was an earthquake - He said "Yes" I then became a little more nervous, asked in a rushed tone where he thought we should be and flew under my kitchen table with Henry. My only thoughts were that it was going to get worse and we needed to be somewhere safe. It turns out that it was a very shallow but wide reaching quake. Thank goodness no one was hurt, and there is very little damage. Noted damage: Some of the spires on the DC Temple have cracked or fallen off, and there is a cathedral in DC with some damage. There are rumors that the Washington Monument has some cracks near the top and is closed until further notice for more inspection. I am just truly grateful we are safe. Sorry for all the worry people experienced in SLC. Our phones were out of service for several hours and the majority of DC was evacuated and the phone and networks were swamped. Here is the little damage we experienced.

Bear Lake with the Girls - Most of em anyway

I mentioned to my mom that I didn't think I would be able to make it up to Bear Lake over the next few weekends before we leave due to it being just a little crazy as we prepare to leave SLC for VA again. I also mentioned that if by chance she wanted to make a mid-week run I could prolly make that happen. Well we rounded up Jame, Car, myself, Mom, and 3 of the babies, and spent some time up there. It was so much fun to dilly dally along as we did some shopping and eating in Logan. We enjoyed watching the babies play in the pool for a couple hours and visited, and laughed. We drove about 1/2 way around the lake, and enjoyed a morning at raspberry days. I just want my mom to know how much that time meant to me. I loved that mini road trip, and I am so thankful we were able to do that. LOVE YOU!

HENRY, ADDIE, FINN

Aww...Sleeping Babies. What PEACE! :)

My moms neighbor. Just thought it was a pretty picture

Yucky sweet pork burritos. Sorry Cafe Sabor! We wont be back. 

This is an amazing home and it belonged to the 3 wives of my Great Great Grandfather Pugmire. I wish I could see it inside-

Such silly things at raspberry days, but we had so much fun.

You prolly cant tell, but Henry has taken his shoe off to have a conversation as if he were on the phone... Silly boy. He does this often.

What?