So Excited!

I am so excited because I just started my first class in Cake Decorating!

I'm a little overwhelmed at all there is to learn, but I'm loving it!

Hopefully I will be making beautiful cakes like this someday!

I'm also excited because I'm going out of town to visit my brother Brent in the mountains. I haven't seen their new baby for a while or new house - so we are taking a road trip.
I will be back on Monday!

PS. I got a camera today!!!!!!!!!

Obscene Christmas

Years back, we put together the "Lee Family Christmas Party" It is a tradition every year. What also has become a tradition is a visit from Santa.

When we started this, we had to come up with a Santa Suit. My sister-in-law, Wendi, donated an old Santa Suit her family had. It also came with a pair of black irrigation boots, which are meant to be folded down.

The first Christmas we used the suit, uncle David, (Santa) came bounding through the front door with the boot's pulled all the way up! We laughed sooooooo hard, and for some reason, that also has become a tradition.

Well last year, Santa stuffed his tummy with pillow's that happened to be a nice flesh color. What he didn't know was that his britches were coming apart.

Wallah! A Christmas to remember.

Splat!

What is it with pigeons and my arcadia door. This is the second time a bird has smacked into my window at full speed.

Do you think caution tape would help?

I've been so busy the last few days putting in my garden. What do you think?

Just kidding! I don't have a camera right now - I just wish it looked like that. Anyway, I will be back Monday, hopefully with a camera and lot's to blog about! Have a great weekend!

Tagged

I am sorry, but I really like my cousin Alice, and she tagged me. Here ya go!


5 Things I was doing 10 years ago...
1) Learning to be a mom
2) Running a lot
3)Teaching in Relief Society
4) Living on my own because Jeff was back east training as a special agent
5) Running a lot

5 Things on my "to-do" list today....
1) Clean my house (everyday)
2) Lot’s of laundry
3) Go to the plant nursery with Shilo and Becky
4) Plant my garden
5) Repot the plants on my back porch and stain the planters
6) Call the doctor
7) Take the kids to soccer
8) Try to find time to make dinner
9) Read to, kiss, tuck, get drinks of water, and put the kids to bed
(I guess I was only supposed to do 5, but there are just too many things to do today)

5 snacks I enjoy....
1) Chips and salsa
2) chips and salsa
3) trail mix
4) pears
5) If I was being really bad, dry cereal right from the box

5 things I would do if I were a billionaire...
1) Pay off my house
2) Help my family
3) Build a cabin
4) Service
5) Service

5 bad habits...
1) Not managing my insulin better
2) Staying up late
3) Worrying to much
4) Trying to please everyone
5) Being hard on myself

5 things I would never wear again
1) Half the clothes in my closet
2) Shoulder pads for sure
3) Jeans with the bottoms safety pinned (1980’s)
4) Blue eye shadow and pink shimmer lipstick
5) Claw bangs

5 of my favorite toys....
1) My computer
2) My bike
3, 4, and 5) I am pathetic and can’t think of anything else. I so need to get out and have more fun!

5 people I tag.... (sorry if you've done this before)
1) Laurel
2) Brittany
3) Meredith
4) Eldon
5) Monique

Life Without A Camera

I am lost. I can't blog. I don't get excited about things I am doing. I am camera-less.

I borrowed my 11 year olds camera to take pictures of my sons birthday party, but now she can't remember where she put the cords so I can't download them.

I feel like a part of me has died --- Okay, that is a little dramatic! I just need to suck it up and go drop a few hundred dollars to buy a new one.

In the meantime, you will just have to look at pictures that I didn't take.
I love this one.

The Best Ever

I thought I would start off the week with my all time favorite "Fruit Salad" recipe. I laugh when I say fruit salad, because this is like dessert.

The next time you have people over, or have to bring a "salad" promise me you will try this!

Fruit & Cookie Salad

2 small packages instant vanilla pudding mix
2 cups buttermilk
16 oz. coolwhip
3 cans Mandarin oranges (chilled)
2 regular cans pineapple tidbits (chilled)
1 pkg Fudge Stripe cookies crushed in your hands (this is the key ingredient)
Strawberries (optional)

In a bowl, mix buttermilk and pudding together. Add Coolwhip, fruit, and crushed cookies. Garnish with Strawberries. I put this in a trifle dish and put a layer of strawberries in the middle and on top - very yummy looking. Also, I drain the fruit before I add it, but I leave a little in the can.