Patience is a virtue...

An Update on
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I was so disappointed that it was put on hold. They better make it worth the wait.

Roll over...

You should always obey traffic signs and drive carefully.

This video is from a Walmart truck dash camera coming westbound from Truckee, CA.

Lost recipe....found!!!

As I was going through some blogs that I love to read and found this recipe.
I want to say my Aunts Fern, June and Marie used to make this.
I remember it being so yummy.
So here is the recipe I borrowed off someone's blog. I hope she doesn't mind.
We will be making this at our house for New Year's Eve.

CARMEL CORN PUFFS
1 lrg bag of corn puffs (I love these white cheddar from Costco!) or 2 smaller bags
2 sticks of butter
2 C. brown sugar
1/2 c. Karo light
1/2 tsp. vanilla
1/2 tsp. baking soda
Boil for 5 minutes: butter, brown sugar and Karo. Stir in vanilla and bakings soda. (This will bubble up.) Pour over corn puffs and stir until well coated. Add nuts if you wish.
Bake at 250 degrees for 1 hour if you want it crunchy, but I ONLY bake it for about 8 - 10 minutes because I like it more like carmel corn!
Enjoy!

Stir and boil!

Mixing in 2 bowls makes it easier to coat!

This is a shot after the baking soda is added! Be careful!

Coat it really good!

Baking in the oven for a short time kind of melts it into the corn puffs!! MM Good!

It is always fun to find great recipes that bring back great memories of your of your childhood.

Thanks!!!!

Good Laugh...

As anyone who knows Wendi very well, they should know she has never liked people who are dressed up in costume. She never has and never will. I had her drive me to Napa last night so I could surprise Pete when he got off work and drive home with him since we were both off today.

As we passed Chuck E Cheese on our way to Napa this was our conversation:
Wendi: Mom, you guys will have to take Layla to Chuck E Cheese someday.
Mom: Aren't you going with us?
Wendi: Hell no, you go in there with a kid and you are a mouse magnet. You guys can take her, I am not going in there. No way do I want that mouse around me.

I guess Layla will have to go to Chuck E Cheese with grandma and grandpa and without her best friend.

work...

I have been working alot of hours and feel like I have neglected some things.

My family has been so supportive.

I am so greatful for that.

I have to get my stuff done for visiting teaching.

I have some stuff I want to do in the house.
I did get the Christmas taken down except for the outside lights,

I love it when the Christmas is down and the house is all clean for the new year.

What I am wondering is if Costco is going to keep any of the seasonal people...

all of us seasonal people are wondering that.

Or if they are not going to keep us, when they are going to let us go.

My curiosity is getting the best of me, we all just want to know.

Hopefully we will hear something soon.

Playing golf...

Pete playing some golf with some guys from work.
they were playing at Paradise Valley

I would play with him more if the weather was nice.
I am not up for playing in the bad weather even though Pete says golf is a game played in all kinds of weather.

Questions...

Life Really Boils Down to Two Questions...
1. Should we get a dog?

or

2. Should we have children?

Kids....

Tough Love vs. Spanking - Good Argument

Most of the American populace thinks it improper to spank children, so I have tried other methods to control my kids when they have one of 'those moments.' One that I found effective is for me to just take the child for a car ride and talk. Some say it's the vibration from the car, others say it's the time away from any distractions such as TV, Video Games, Computer, IPod, etc. Either way, my kids usually calm down and stop misbehaving after our car ride together. Eye to eye contact helps a lot too. I've included a photo below of one of my sessions with my son, in case you would like to use the technique.
Sincerely,
Your Friend

Oh, and I love this one....
Hahahaha, this was my Friday's Funnies.

Christmas....

Pete and Wendi went to Sacramento Christmas eve day and took Pete's mom out to lunch. Matt and I had to work. After we got off work we all went to dinner, came home opened a couple of presents which was new jammies and a new ornament. Then we grabbed our blankets, headed for the truck and went driving around looking at Christmas lights.Christmas day was awesome, we slept in. When everyone was awake we opened presents. We all got dressed and headed out to Starbucks, had a warm drink and a pastry. Got a few groceries and headed home to start dinner. We had ham, which was part of the half pig Pete won from the NPOA this summer, we had scalloped potatoes and all the trimmings. The best chocolate pie from Costco, Yummy!!

Wendi in her room putting all her Christmas presents away. Matt wrestling with his wrestling dummy.

Pete and I by the Christmas tree.

Matt and Wendi

Wendi and I

Matt and I

Our munchies and Matt's crackers

Eating dinner.

We missed Jeremy, Jenna and Layla. Jeremy was deployed so Jen and Layla went to Jeremy's parents for dinner.

Let us always remember the Reason for the Season

Someone...

...is having fun pulling all the DVD's off the shelf.

She makes me smile. Love you Layla girl.

Missing the kids...

With the Holidays here I sure miss the kids.

Jen is so good to send me cute little pictures of Layla and what she is up to.

Here she is playing with Zver's dog dishes.

Here she is trying to walk, playing with her toys while Jen is on the computer. (I think)
Jen said this is here new favorite way to eat.

She is laying in her momma's bed, playing with her feet and eating her bottle. Jen says she crawls under her little exersauser and plays.
What a cute little nugget, and she is sooooo active. heheheheheh.

We miss you guys, hope you are staying warm.

Jen thanks for sending these great pictures and for calling me at work and leaving Layla's cute little laugh on my answering machine.

That totally makes my day.

another quilt...

I finally found the fabric I wanted for a certain son-in-law.

I ordered it and found the backing when I went to LA with Wendi to visit Debby.

I finally got it done and sent out to Nebraska.

I sure hope he likes it.
I hear the weather has been really cold there, so I hope it keeps him really warm

I really must invest in some quilting frames.

(hear that Rob and Debby?)

I wish I would have taken a picture of all the quilts I have ever made.

Go FSU!!!!

Body Bag???

The doorbell rang the other day.

I went to the door and found this black body bag laying on the sidewalk.

Thank goodness I remembered we ordered a 120 body punching/wrestling bag for Matt for Christmas.

For a second there I really thought it was a body.

I had Matt help me bring it in the house and wondered what the neighbors thought.

Then I started laughing, wondering what the delivery man thought.

I actually wonder if they x-rayed it to see what it really was.

So Matt and I had a good laugh.

Here it lays until Christmas.

Oh, then of course some old friends from church dropped by to visit and bring goodies...

here lays the body bag.

This is another body that seems to be laying around.

Hahahaha

I came into the family room and here was Matt.

He was cold, tired and sound asleep.

This is me....

...Since I started working I have been sick.

Do you ever stop to think how many germs are on a shopping cart?

Do you ever stop to listen how many people sneeze and cough around you?

Well I do. I see it everyday.

YUCK!!!!!

I wash my hands everytime I go on break or lunch,

I now carry hand sanitizer in my purse,

and I still don't feel like I can get clean.

Oh, and another question:

Where the hell does all that snot come from?

Sometimes I feel like it is my brain melting because when I am sick I am not all there.

(Pete would say I am never there anyway, yeah, total airhead)

I have no energy and I just want to sleep.

I can't wait for Christmas, I am going to sleep all day.

Friday's funnies

It's finally friday, yay!

Work...

I have to work

days in a row.

My next day off will be Christmas day.

I am trying to stay positive and keep a smile on my face and enjoy the Holiday Season.

Also, I did hear from a little bird, not officially yet but that I got a

on the Bpad test I took.

I should be hearing from them the first of next week for an interview which will probably be January 7th.

If I pass the interview then they will do a background and a physical.

(I think)

So again I ask that you keep me in your prayers that I can make it through all this and get the job.

Thanks for all your support and love.

It's Thursday....

...you know what that means.
It is time to show how thankful I am.
I am thankful for:

Great Parents: They taught me the value of hard work by their example, they taught me to appreciate life and always loved me.

Rain: I am not one that loves the rain but I realize how very badly we need it. So bring it on.

Kids: My kids have been so awesome since I started working. They have really helped around the house and have been very supportive of me working....all the time.

Health: I have seen so many people at work come through my line and see their health is not the best and to see people drive the little wheel chair cart around. When I see that I think of my mom and how she struggled and finally lost her leg. I am so thankful I have both my legs and can walk and run.

No carts: I am not scheduled to do carts this week or next week, yay!!!!!

Thank Heaven for...

...Little Layla.

Jen texted me this little video of Layla walking.

She pushes the ottoman around like she is Queen of her castle...well she is a princess anyway.

This little nugget is going places. hahahah

Thanks Jen for sharing this cute little moment of her life.

Friday's Funnies

That one proves once again there are dumb criminals.
That one was for Pete
This is why Matt can never move...he is my computer genius

I have been doing this lately, I really don't like to be cold

What a surprise...

I worked today...Matt and Wendi were home all day.

Matt put the tree up...Wendi decorated it, put all the Christmas out and put up the lights outside. So when I drove up to the house from work this is what I saw.

This one is without the flash so the lights show up better.
Wendi posing...hahaha
I have gone with a smaller Christmas tree this year, I really want to find 3 trees different sizes.
6 foot, 5 foot and 4 foot.
The ones that look like real trees and looks like it has a real trunk.
They are kinda country looking.
Let us always remember
JESUS IS THE REASON FOR THE SEASON

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!

Thank you Wendi for all your hard work, now hurry out of the shower so we can have our hot chocolate.

Happy Birthday...

Candie and Pete

A BIG Happy Birthday out to Pete's sister Candie.

Hope you have a great day!!