Happy

Love, love this picture of

Chloe and I - I will treasure it always.

~

On another note....

The month of May was a total

whirl wind!  We had two graduation,

a 75th birthday party,

family visiting from out of town...,

 it was kinda crazy!! 

But a fun crazy for sure.

I have tons of great photos to

post, but need to go thru them all and

collect my thoughts a bit first....

More to come....

~

The countdown is on...

Senior Graduation is

next week!!

Chloe has been counting down

the days for months.

~
We are sooo excited!!
~

Mother's Day gift

I bought a little Mother's day gift

for myself.

Can you tell what it is.....?

It's a Fig tree!

A Texas Blue Giant, to be exact.

The man at the garden center said

they do great here in Arizona.

Who knew...?

I hope mine does great too.

~

Math & Science night

 Logan's Solar project for

math & science night at

his school.

Logan demonstrating how solar

works. He did a great job!

He made his momma proud!!

~

Prom queen

 Chloe's prom night.

She looks sooo beautiful!

Picture taken with my phone,

here at the house.

 Pictures taken by her friend with an

awesome camera - so adorable.

 her dress looks amazing

 She even did her own hair,

which looks so cute.

What a beauty!!

Garden patch

Logan picking radishes from our garden.

In our little garden patch this year...

3 kinds of tomatoes, mr. stripey (our favorite),

yellow pear, and red grape, dill, basil,

chives, oregano, beets,

radishes, carrots, tuscan kale,

along with some sunflowers

 and nasturtium (for the edible flowers)

The weather has been really nice,

so things are growing well.

~

Recipe to try

Pan seared salmon with

creamy leek sauce.

Doesn't this look delicious!

Plan to make asap.

Recipe here.

Pan Seared Salmon

with Creamy Leeks

•2 x 160-180 gram fillets of salmon

•Olive oil

•6-5 leeks, white and light green parts only,

sliced diagonally (about 2 cups sliced)

•1 tablespoon chopped fresh dill

•1/4 cup cream

•Squeeze of lemon juice

•Sea salt and freshly cracked black pepper

Heat a swirl of olive oil in a pan.

When the oil is hot add the leeks and sauté

 until they start to soften. Add the cream

 and let it bubble a bit until the leeks are tender,

 adding salt and pepper to taste.

Add the dill, toss, and take off the heat.

Add a squeeze of lemon juice and stir.

Taste and adjust seasoning. Set aside.

Pan sear or grill salmon,

top with creamy leeks.

~

** Made this Salmon, it was
D E L I S H!
Will be making this on a regular basis.
I did add a bit more cream,
and lemon juice.
You must try!!

Senior photo time...

One of 230 photos I took of

Chloe last week,

for her graduation

announcements.

Now it is up to Chloe to 

choose one....

This one did not make the cut,

but super cute.



Change

Taylor in his Forest Service uniform.

He is doing volunteer work

for his Uncle up in Flagstaff.

He looks happy.

Which makes me happy!

Stay strong Taylor!

"Every day do something that will

inch you closer to a better

tomorrow."

Love you!

~

And the winner is.....

 Our daughter!!

Gold medal winner

at FCCLA design competition!

$8,000.00 scholarship to FIDM!!

We couldn't be more proud of you!!!

All your hard work and passion

for what you are doing has paid off.

This is only the beginning!

Yippee!!

Go Chloe!!

Lemon & vodka = delicious!

 

See you in a few weeks....



New ride

Isn't it cute!

Every day when I drive home

from work, I pass this little

 bike shop with tons of colorful

beach cruisers all lined up outside.

A few weeks ago, I decided to stop and

put one on layaway.

I brought it home yesterday!

L O V E  I T !

The weather has been so beautiful!

It is just perfect for bike riding.

~



When life gives you lemons....

You get some vodka and make

Limoncello!

That is what I plan to do.

~

Best ever....

Tried a new chocolate chip cookie

recipe last night.

I normally make my cookies

with butter - this recipe called for

shortening... I gave them a try anyhoo.

Logan said it was

"the best chocolate cookie ever!"

Okay...so they must be good

coming from the cookie monster...?

I must say, they are good.

Best Chocolate Cookie Ever!

(according to my son)

~

1 c. sortening

1 c. sugar

1 c. brown sugar

2 eggs

1 tsp. vanilla

1 1/4 tsp. baking soda,
 dissolved in 3 T. water

(not sure why it is done this way....

but I did it anyhoo)

3 c. flour

1 tsp. baking powder

1/4 tsp. salt

12 oz. pkg. chocolate chips

(I used a little less, a full bag 
seemed a bit excessive...)

~

Preheat over to 350.

Cream together shortening, sugars,

eggs and vanilla.

Add soda dissolved in water.

Blend in flour, baking powder and salt.

Add chocolate chips.

Drop by spoonfuls onto cookie sheet and

bake for 10 minutes.

Pour a big glass of cold milk and

enjoy some warm yummy cookies!

~

Arcadia Farms catering

 Photos of an awesome catering

I worked last week.

125 people, all tented

and set up on downtown main street.

 Burlap table clothes and

sawdust on the ground

Menu:

Butternut squash,

 served in acorn squash bowls.

Arugula salad with roasted beets,

goat cheese.

Mushroom polenta.

Braised short ribs with red wine

reduction.

Roasted heirloom root vegetables.

~

Date night

 Date night at Postinos.
New Years resolution:
More date nights! 

New energy

I am going to try this

Dr. Oz., detox cleanse....

I think it sounds great,

 and it's only for 3 days!

(Chloe said she wants to do it

with me - we'll see about that.)

I know I am ready!

~

Birthday Boy

Happy Birthday Logan!

9 years old!!

Welcome 2013

Happy New Year!

Well, we made it through another

challenging year.....heavy sigh...!

One for the books for sure. 

I could not have made it through

without the love & support of my family,

and my loving husband. 

They are there for me - no matter what! 

I am blessed!

I am hopeful for a fresh new year,

filled with new beginnings,

new strength and 

nothing but positive actions

and positive energy!

~

Welcome 2013!!