FALL PICTURES OF THE BOYS

BOY TOYS?

SO WE GO TO MCDONALD'S FOR HAPPY MEALS YESTERDAY AND THE EMPLOYEE AT THE DRIVE THRU WINDOW ASKED ME IF THE HAPPY MEALS WERE FOR BOYS OR GIRLS...I REPLIED 2 BOYS. SO HERE IS WHAT WE GOT FOR OUR HAPPY MEAL BOY TOYS! HA HA.

SUMMER PROJECT

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THIS PAST SUMMER BEAU & I FOCUSED ON FINISHING OUR BACKYARD. WE STARTED OUT BY PUTTING UP A FENCE. THANKS TO BEAU, MY DAD & MY BROTHER RYAN IT ALL CAME TOGETHER SMOOTHLY.
THE DAY AFTER THE FENCE WAS DONE, I WENT TO THE NURSERY AND BOUGHT A BUNCH OF ITEMS AND PLANTED THEM ALONG THE BACK FENCE.
THE NEXT FOCUS WAS BEHIND OUR GARAGE WHERE IT WAS A DIRT PATH. WE WANTED TO MAKE IT A NICE LITTLE GARDEN PATHWAY SO THE KIDS COULD GO BACK THERE. BEAU AND I DID THE HARD PART TOGETHER. WE LEVELED OFF ALL THE DIRT AND BROUGHT IN SEVERAL BAGS OF SAND TO MAKE IT PERFECTLY LEVEL. WE BROUGHT IN OUR CONCRETE SQUARES AND OUR PEBBLE STONE AND MEASURED EVERYTHING OUT INTO THE PATTERN WE WANTED.
I ADDED A GARDEN BORDER WITH PAVERS THAT MATCH THE ROCK ON OUR HOUSE.
BEAU TAUGHT ME HOW TO DO DRIP LINES SO I INSTALLED THOSE ALONG THE BACK OF OUR GARAGE AND THROUGHOUT MOST OF OUR BACK AND SIDE YARDS. I SPENT THE LAST FEW MONTHS OF SUMMER SLOWLY ADDING A PLANT HERE AND THERE. I CAN'T WAIT TILL NEXT SUMMER TO SEE HOW EVERYTHING FILLS IN.
THANKS TO MY SISTER IN LAW MISTY, SHE HELPED US GET THE PEBBLE STONE AND ESPECIALLY THANKS TO MY BROTHER RYAN & MY DAD, WHO HELPED US PLAN EVERYTHING OUT AND GAVE US GREAT IDEAS ON OUR PROJECT. AS YOU CAN SEE FROM THE PICTURES OUR BACKYARD HAS COME A LONG WAY. MY NEXT STEPS IN THE BACKYARD ARE TO MOVE OUR AIR CONDITIONER TO THE SIDE OF OUR HOUSE.(IT IS SUCH AN EYE SORE AND IT IS NOISY TOO). ONCE WE MOVE THE AIR CONDITIONER, I WOULD LIKE TO ADD A WATER FEATURE. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO CHANGE OUT OUR WOOD STAIRWAY TO SOMETHING MORE MODERN. LASTLY I WOULD LIKE TO ADD EITHER ROCK OR MORE STUCCO TO COVER UP ALL OF THE CONCRETE FOUNDATION THAT SHOWS. WE LOVE SPENDING TIME IN OUR LITTLE BACKYARD! I LOVE HAVING HOUSE PROJECTS! THANKS FOR LETTING ME SHARE OUR SUMMER PROJECT WITH YOU.

GRANDMA GARNER'S FAMOUS CHILI SAUCE

OUR FAMILY HAS A FAVORITE CHILI SAUCE RECIPE THAT MY MY MOM'S MOM PASSED ON TO US. ABOUT EVERY OTHER YEAR OR SO, MY MOM, SISTERS AND I GET TOGETHER TO MAKE THIS DELICIOUS MIXTURE. WE MADE 10 BATCHES THAT TOOK 2 FULL DAYS TO MAKE. I CAN'T WAIT TO TRY IT OUT ON MY NEXT ROAST. THANKS TO CAVIN WHO LOVED HELPING US CHOP UP ALL THE GREEN PEPPERS!

MAKING CHILI SAUCE

SAN DIEGO

WE JUST GOT HOME FROM A VERY FUN VACATION TO SAN DIEGO. WE TOOK THE BOYS TO SEA WORLD, PLAYED ON THE BEACH, ATE YUMMY MEXICAN FOOD, WENT TO AN AMAZING WEDDING AND WATCHED THE SUNSET OVER THE OCEAN EACH NIGHT. WE DIDN'T WANT TO COME HOME...A FEW MORE DAYS WOULD HAVE BEEN NICE.

BEACH BOUND

WE ARE OFF TO THE BEACH...

I HAVE BEEN TAGGED...

Lacey Jane tagged me so here you go:

Jobs I've Had:
*President of The Babysitter's Club
*Nanny
*Collections Specialist
*Ride Operator at Jungle Jim's Playland
*Interior Design Assistant

Favorite Foods:
*Shaved Ice
*Cotton Candy
*Fruit
*Mexican Food
*Green Salad

Places to get away for the weekend:
*Park City
*Midway
*Lake Powell
*Camping
*Snowbird

Movie's I can watch over and over:
*Love Actually
*Something Has Got to Give
*Dying Young
*The Waitress

Guilty Pleasures:
*Reese's Stick's
*Mowing my lawn
*Movie Theatre Popcorn
*Chewy Sweets
*Peanut Butter
*Diet Pepsi
*Vacumming
*Going to any Gardening store especially Engh Gardens

Places I've Lived:
*Utah
*Maryland
*New Jersey

Favorite Vacations:
*Grand Turk
*East Coast
*Hawaii
*Mexico
*Honduras
*California
*London

What were likely the first things you thought of when you met your significant other for the first time?
* I thought he was absolutely darling and I could eat him up, however...I thought he was too much of a player for me...Not going to take any chances...too risky. (I am glad I took the risk!)

If in a “jam” with your spouse, what tactics do you use to get out of the “doghouse”?
* I do have to say that I am not usually the one that is in the doghouse, however I know that all I would have to do to get him to forgive me is say "Honey, why don't you take the entire day Saturday and play golf." Done...forgiven.

Websites I visit daily:
* All of my friends blogs that I have links for on my blog
* MSNBC
* KSL News & weather
* Email

Places I’d rather be right now:
* Sitting on the Beach
* Scuba Diving
* Getting a Massage or a pedicure

Who sent this to me?
*Lacey Jane

Now I get to pick three other blog buddies to survey:

* AMANDA
*STACY
*DEIDRA

HAPPY 8 YEAR ANNIVERSARY!

WE WERE MARRIED ON 9.9.99...IT HAS BEEN 8 WONDERFUL YEARS! THANK YOU FOR MAKING MY LIFE SO HAPPY. I LOVE YOU.