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Well, I succumbed to the pressure.... for the longest time Dan has been wanting Deep fried twinkies.... sounded so gross to me.
But I have to say....if you can get past the fact that you just put a frozen twinkie that was dipped in cake batter int0 4 cups of oil.... then you will love them....yes, I really liked them. Danny liked them best au-natural....they were a little too crisp that way for me.
I don't even what to know how many calories I just ate.
Yikes!
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If at first you don't like it...do it over. I've been moving furniture around.....I know, I know.....I decided to go in a little different direction then I had originally planned.
Still working on it....but as of today- I'm turning half of the living room into a office/study/library....and I'm liking it so far.....this was probably the reason I could never settle on a coffee table....because a desk needed to be in that place.
Here's where I am so far.
I'm now looking to add a different chair....something like this- from Ballards {white frame, light blue fabric}
I found this table on a treasure hunt....a vintage iron patio table, but I think it makes a great desk. Who says a desk has to be a desk? Just saying. =)
To be Added-
Old cottage door, loaded up and ready for the mirror guy to add mirror to all the glass panels- {with recycled mirror from the cottage.} So, I took this in and within 5 hours he called and said it was done....Holy Cow, that was fast.
Still need to re-paint this door- I plan on putting a burlap covered round table in front of it, with stacks of books and a lamp.
More to come........
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May 23, 2011
"It pleases me to take amateur photographs of my garden, and it pleases my garden to make my photographs look professional." ~Robert Brault,
"I have never had so many good ideas day after day as when I worked in the garden." ~John Erskine
"You can bury a lot of troubles digging in the dirt."
"May and June. Soft syllables, gentle names for the two best months in the garden year: cool, misty mornings gently burned away with a warming spring sun, followed by breezy afternoons and chilly nights. The discussion of philosophy is over; it's time for work to begin."
- Peter Loewer
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The kids have all gone back to their homes.....miss them already. So, this week I decided it was time to finish up some things at the cottage, here's just a little run down of what's been going on....more details later.
This week I....
Played around with some concrete dye-
Hemmed 9 curtain panels and made some new curtains-
Hung an antique chandelier
Worked in the yard for hours-
Washed windows-
Worked on Boy Scouts stuff for my calling- {why is it no one ever returns calls....grrrrrrrrrrr}
Not sure why this room looks gray....the room color is a pale blue. Still looking for a coffee table.
Finished one porch...two to go.
Put up the tiniest ceiling fan ever in the upstairs bathroom....it has like 5 inch blades....Dan doesn't like to be hot.
Did all the usual stuff like, clean, cook, blog, and ran errands for and with Dan etc. etc. etc.
Ironed 14"wrinkle free" shirts...yea, what's up with that. {wrinkle free my eye}
Tomorrow....Driving to Palo Alto, to Modesto and back...
Saturday going to Oakland Temple-
Sunday Church-
Monday...... bring it on.
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Kent and Becca went on a little "time out together trip" and I got to babysit Nicholas....Happy Day.
We had lots of time to play, read and laugh. He was so good.....the first night he had a little fever but by morning he was doing fine.
We played with chalk, threw rocks in the lake....ran back and forth a million times, he helped me with my morning chores.....and usually by mid morning was asking for a nap. {We might of "played" too hard =)
He loved to walk around in my shoes. Building blocks and the toy train track were his favorite toys....Oh, we had a game of chase that was lots of fun. Usually started with Nicholas saying...."Catch me....or catch you?" Then we would run round and round the kitchen island. He was a lot of fun.
One morning at breakfast he had toast and eggs....I needed to go in another room for a minute, I told Nicholas I would be right back ....so finish your toast......this is what I found when I came back.
I came in the room and the toast was gone....I said .... "Wow, Nicholas good job, boy you ate that fast".....He gave me this sly little look, then I knew something was up.
Silly little guy.....boy they learn fast don't they.
I enjoyed my little time with him alone.....miss him already. Never seems to be enough time together.
Love this little guy-
Happy Day
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I thought it would be great to get a picture of all my return missionaries.....so I had each of the boys bring their missionary tag. [Mason was our last one to go out.}
Dan (the Dad}- Argentina 1976-1978, Sam-Cochabamba Bolivia Mission 2000-2002,
Kent- Portugal Porto Mission 2004-2006, Denver- São Paulo North, Brazil 2006-2008-
Mason-Billings Montana Mission 2009- 2011
What a blessing; one of the things I like about this picture- All the boys still look like missionaries. On Kent's mission at a Mission conference someone from the Quorum of the Seventy - said- we won't know for sure if you were a successful missionary for 10 years....if in ten years you still look and act like a missionary, pay tithing, marry in the Temple, work to gain an education in some way.....then we will know you were a successful missionary. (he had some more points, these are just a few I remember}
“ it is not a two-year mission; it is an eternal mission."
Love that you really can't tell who the most recent return missionary is-
Mason wanted to say good-bye to his worn out old Mission suit- by turning it into a wet suit.
Good bye old suit- Hello new suit.
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Pajaro Dunes was a wonderful get away for our family.....house 42 was perfect. We enjoyed the view loved the hot tub and it was great to be able to sit on the deck and watch the kids play on the beach if we wanted, or walk down the short path to the beach.
We have visited the beach several times a year for the last 33 years, and I can't recall weather as beautiful during May as what we had during our stay.....usually on this coast line....it's always windy and pretty cold. We were blessed.
So fun to watch all the cousins play together and have a blast.
Wonderful to watch all the guys hang out and doing crazy things. Wonderful to see our children serve each other, to give blessings, hugs and love.... thank you kids.
My family has blessed my life and I'm forever grateful to a Loving Heavenly Father who put us in Families, he offered us the family as an example ideal setting in which we can learn how to love as he loved. The greatest joy in the family comes from putting the welfare of others above your own....That is what love is. Thanks kids for loving us and putting others needs above you own.... we love you.
Love Mom and Dad-
My Family-
Thanks Scott for taking one for the team, we missed you. {happy Fun ball missed you too. =)
Shannon, Conner, Payton, and Anna we love you.
Sam, Heidi, Carlee, Preston and Audrey- We love you!
Kent, Becca, Nicholas- We love you!
Denver and Bree- We love you!
Mason we love you and are so very pleased with your example- welcome Home- This trip was to celebrate your Home coming and the love we have for all of you.
Love you Family- our prayer is that you will always serve each other.
Until we meet again-
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Day three at the Beach house was picture day and Talent show. About a month before our trip Shannon informed everyone about her activity {each child was in charge of something} she decided it would be fun to have a family talent show. Friday morning she sat out the sign up sheet and poster. We had all day to think of the fun to come.
The morning tide brought in a big supply of sea shells.....that the kids had a blast collecting.
Another Beautiful day. Early morning we decided to try and get a few family pictures. {A little over casted so we thought that would be good, so no one had sun in their eyes, and we were hoping the kids would be happy and work with us.... Little did I know, that it would be the big kids I needed to worry about. =)
You would think we all lived in a cave =)
One of the things I like most about getting together is seeing my children interact with each other, always fun.
-Love these kids-
Papa worked with the boys on a building project, Denver and Shannon put up talent show decorations, the little girls made sea shell crowns and Conner helped with the little kids.
Our day at the beach was all about "holes" Every-time we go to the beach the boys dig holes.
They were trying to make one big enough for all the kids to play in.
-Another fun day at the beach-
The talent show was so much fun! I wish I had better pictures....I didn't set my camera for night pictures.
We had a magic act by Sam
dancing, gymnastics by Carlee, Heidi and me
rock stars Conner, Shannon and family
Hans and Franz- by Becca & Kent
jokes- by our in house Brian Regan impersonator, Payton.
Denver and Bree Morphed into one, for a miniature dance. {had to see it to believe it.}
... and all the kids ended with a song put together by Shannon..."If I weren't an Andersen a -----I would be." They sang it in a round filling in the blank with something- Kent's totally cracked me up.... a lifeguard I would be "Save yourself man, I'm working on my tan."
We have the whole thing on Tape- Denver is working on getting it together for us. I'm hoping to share a little when he gets done with it. I have to say it was a super fun evening.
What I loved- Paytons's face during Sam's magic act {Uncle Sam is several notches higher on the list after his show}
The hug that Carlee gave Conner after his awesome song.
The question that Carlee kept asking during Bree and Denver talent. "How are they doing that, how did they get so small?" Priceless
Laughing so hard during Payton's "stand up" impersonation.
Being awed by Heidi's and Carlee's back walk over.
Just how stinking cute Shannon and her family were during their dance and music act.
Watching Nicholas during Kent and Becca's act....I think he was amazed....so cute!
The sweet spirit during Mason's song.
and the love from Dads Poem.
It was an awesome evening times 10 night.
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