Facebook Mania

Well i succumbed to the forces of i don't know who and went on Facebook. It was fun..ok more than fun and i couldn't believe the people i found in just a matter of seconds! Ohhhhhh those high school years...i don't have any pictures from high school so when i saw so many of them it made me happy and sad at the same time. But that's ok...everybody feels the same.
I wish i could say nothing has happened lately..but that would be lying (some of you know about the crazy lady showing up on my doorstep). Luckily I can blame all that on Scot's side of the genepool..it's that Idaho thing. And the moral of that story is don't get into your pj's @ 5.o0 on a Saturday....it's just asking for weird things to happen.
I've been avoiding the computer lateley because i have been determined to learn to crochet...yes Amanda of no talents has decided to craft! Becky came over for a couple, nay 8 hours, to help me get started and lets just say things didn't go too well.

There was a whole lot of drinking going on...ok it was just me and the Dew and the Mints but Becky didn't complain. Notice her hat(the blue one) after 8 hours and my hat (brown) after 8 hours. Nothing more need be said..except maybe she needed a little more work on hers...

Killer Tips

Ok..so we all know i'm a computer geek wannabe...i just found this website for all those who have Elements and don't know what to do with it. I'm sharing http://www.elementsvillage.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=23&order=desc

This guy is awesome and really easy to follow...look what i did:

I am going to print these at our local printer ( and make one for Thomas in Drk Blue) in a poster size and hang them in the tv room....wonder if this will transfer onto canvas...any thoughts. Anyone, Anyone, Becky?

Things on my Mind

I am sooooo unprepared. This year my one true goal is to build up my food storage and my first baby steps for this month include information...72 hour kits... and water (i have 2-55 gallon drums yet to be filled).

I was surfing around looking for information and found http://www.ready.gov/ i liked the download for family readiness and I am printing pages 13-15 to put in each of our 72 hour kits. I also found that the website http://beprepared.com/. I am especially interested in the freeze dried meat..i have a lot of flour and potatoes but not much protein..if anyone has ideas let me know!

The other thing i aim to accomplish is the project 52 at http://thecreativelife.typepad.com/blog/project-52/ I am going to enter every week and hopefully build up a nice little scrapbook. Here is my first post.

Christmas Season

Christmas has flown by once again..We stayed home and enjoyed Christmas day and all the presents. On the 26th we went to my mom's house for our sleepover and as always it was a party!

There was a lot of Harry Potter Clue..PS3...WII..and Pink Panther movies..

no one can truly appreciate the genius of the Pink Panther movies without watching it Phillips style..ie..laughing til you cry and then everyone around you is crying and we all blame it on my dad.

alas there was no batman this year (the kids wandered around looking for him but he nver showed).Ashley was the only one who really hated this year...the pink patch fairy found his beloved "pants" and patched them..isn't he lucky. Thank goodness we have a year to recover.

Twas the Night Before Christmas

Well, here we are the night (or day) before Christmas. Let the cooking begin! It seems i always find myself caught between a grumble and excitment when i think about the amounts of money spent on the food, time spent preparing the food, and the actual time spent consuming the food (which does not equal the money or effort). But I will peresevere.

This year's theme is Everything About Spain..We are going to have paella, spanish tortilla (made with potatoes, ham and cheese croquettes, and churros and chocolate... This is how i translate my love for Spain...and try to teach my children that love also.

I will let you know how it goes! But i did find a great recipe this year for Pecan Pie Cheesecake which will be posted here. Don't be afraid to try it...it will be the hit of your party!

Ingredients
Topping:
3 eggs
1/4 cup sugar
1 cup light corn syrup
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1 teaspoon rum extract
Pie:
1 (8-ounce) package cream cheese, room temperature
1/3 cup sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 egg
1 un-baked deep-dish (9-inch) pie shell
1 1/4 cups chopped pecans
Directions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Combine all topping ingredients in a medium bowl. Set aside.
In a medium bowl, mix cream cheese, sugar, salt, vanilla, and egg until combined. Pour into pie shell. Top with chopped pecans. Pour topping over pecans. Bake for 45 minutes. Serve warm or at room temperature. If the top of the pie has not cracked..leave in oven. Turn the heat to 250* and let cook another 30 minute. This is a cheesecake so look for the top to crack before taking out of the oven.