Family Hikes

The last month has been busy.  We have spent our weekends doing some hiking, we have hiked the Wind Cave Trail out at Usery Pass Park twice.  The first time was hard for me and I only made it up half-way.  The second time we went I made it all the way up to the Wind Cave.  I am so thankful for my dear husband and his patience with me.   What a beautiful hike it was. Well worth all the pain I endured afterwards. 

Last weekend we went up to the Grand Canyon.   Mister K. and I stayed behind at a hotel while my Dear Husband, Mister B., and Ms S.  went on a hike down the Bright Angel Trail.   It was my first time to visit the Grand Canyon.  What an amazing place!  So Beautiful.  I hope that I will be able to go again next year.  I don't know about the hike yet.  I think I will have to do some serious training for that.  hehe:) 

Senior Prom story

Prom night at our house was quite the circus.  It is such a long story, so hopefully I can tell it without getting lost in it.

We started thinking about dresses a month before prom, I did not want to wait till the last minute to get things done.  Chantel likes to sew and create things, So she found a pattern of  formal skirt that she wanted to make.  We got the material and everything we would need to make it.  Needless to say everything stayed on her bedroom floor till the night before prom.  It seemed to be going ok, she had it all cut out and half way sewn.  She said told me that the only thing it needed was a zipper and to be hemmed.   Well I dont know how to sew a zipper so I called my mom and she came over to sew the zipper in.  We looked at the skirt and found out that the skirt had been sewn crooked and we would have to take the gathering stitches at the waist out and start over so that we could get the zipper in.  We almost had it sewn back together when my sewing maching decided it had had enough and did not want to work any more.

Taking apart the skirt and getting the gathering to look right took most of the day.  Chantel was supposed to meet her friends (by 5:15 )at a park and get pictures taken. (I was supposed to take the pictures).  Instead of meeting her friends we were on our way down to AZ Bridal  to get a prom dress.  Luckily we found one pretty quick and were on our way to Target to get the last minute detail she needed.  We got her home and tried to get her into the dress we just bought and when some of the snaps on the dress started coming off so we had to sew them back on.  Well  we fixed the dress and got her out the door and dropped off at The Olive Garden to meet up with her friends.   I was back home and cleaning up from the day when Chantel called and told me she was at the wrong restaurant.  Luckily one of her friends came and picked her up and drove them back to where the rest of the group was (from Power & Southern to Scottsdale & Osbourn).  She had a good night and lots of fun once everything settled down.    

Chantel was very sad on Sunday that she could not wear the dress she had bought because on her way into the house she dropped it in the wet gutter and got mud all over her brand new prom dress. 

Sooo,  Someone please tell me that boys are easier to get ready for prom than girls. Please!!

Distraction or torture?

Today I am trying to keep myself busy.  I have to go in for a colonoscopy tomorrow and I can't eat any solid foods.  So what do I do to torture myself?   I make my Mother in Law's recipe for Garden Salsa.  It looks and smells so good.  (Sorry no pictures) We had all the ingredients and they were going to go bad if I didn't do something with them today.  Here is the recipe. After I get to feeling better and  can eat again, maybe I will post a picture or two. 

Garden Salsa
16 cups Chopped Tomato's
1 Cup Chopped Green or Red Bell Pepper
2 cups of Chopped Onion.  (I used green onions)
7 ounces of Diced Green Chile's
2 Cups of grated Carrots
2 Teaspoons of Garlic powder ( I guess you could use fresh garlic)
    Salt to taste
1  Teaspoon of Oregano
2 Tablespoons of Sugar
1/2 Cup Apple Cider Vinegar
2 Cans of El Pato Sauce

Boil thirty Minutes.  Can be bottled and processed in a water bath for 25 minutes.

No Words.....

I think these two pictures say it all.  Congrats to my little man!!

Wishes

I have heard that if wishes were fishes we would all get what we want.  I think I have lots of wishes this year.  I know I wont get all of them but I can at least put it out there and hope for the best right? ( said with a hint of a giggle)   I think I am going to use this post as my hypothetical fish bowl and put all my wishes into it and see if I can fish any of my wishes out this year. 

So here it goes, here are my wishes for this year:

1.  That my Colitis will stay in remission and that I can continue in getting healthier.
2.  That my family can stay healthy also. 
3.  That my Daughter graduates from High School. (fingers are crossed)
4.  That my son Kade will improve in school.
5.  Get a new front door.
6.  Have closet doors installed on  ALL the closets in my house. 
7.  Have a mantle installed over my fireplace. 
8.  Window installed in my playroom. 
9.  Landscaping done around the pool.(water and dirt don't do well around the pool) 
10. Garden area finished and plants planted. 
11. House painted. 
12.  Get my suburban fixed or a new used car.
13.  A bike .  I want to go on bike rides with my kids. 
14. Have all my exterior doors painted too. 
15. I know this one is petty but I would love a new Wedding ring. 

I guess I could go on and on but these are the top things I am wishing for this year.   At the end of the year I will look back and see if I fished any of these wishes out.