HAPPY HALLOWEEN

This has been a little bit of a different Halloween season for me.

I can not quit put my finger on it..... I normally LOVE this holiday......I just was not feeling it this year.

I did manage to put a few decorations out. This is my fav. A spooky Halloween tree.

And a spider to greet you as you walk in the door. (normally there is candy in those little holders but.... if you know me well you know candy does not last long when i am around)

We did not even get many trick or treaters this year. I think maybe 5 and that is pushing it. I hate this trunk or treating thing it just takes the fun out of it.

Well I think I will just spend my day watching scary movies, maybe do a puzzle, make some cinnamon rolls and soup and curl up in a blanket and have a nap. Sounds like the perfect day to me.

Hope you all have a spooky Halloween!!!

Love ya all,

Brenda

Baby 18 is not to good to you!!!!

So my Girl turned 18 just shy of a month ago. Wow that is so weird seems how I am only like what........25?!? My babies are growing up! This is not a easy thing for me. Blah blah blah...anyways......... Cortney wonted me to update my blog and let ya all know how 18 is treating her.

I don't think she likes it. She is an adult know.... ouch.... much responsibility...... bills ...... job..... school.......!!!

That is the least of it though. We bought her a car....(it was love at first sight, she named her Jane) just a car not a big deal, real cheap, so she could get to school, get to work, but most of all so she would leave the house once in a while!!! Feel all grown up and stuff. Ya know.

She really wonted a new phone. A blackberry. So ..... I went and got her a blackberry. (she has to pay the data plan)

2 weeks ago on her way to work. she was being all responsible and grown up and stuff. the transmission went out in Jane. Ouch.. that's over 600 smack a roonies plus labor. not going to pay that on a $200 Jane no matter how much love there is.

And then yesterday....... heading to school...... she realizes that she put the cute little blackberry on the trunk of the car and headed down the road. She was is in tears when she came to the lunch room to let hot lunch lady know about the mishap. "Go home and retrace all your steps look on the road every where" I said. Another 1/2 a day of school missed. Not a big deal right. And no trace of berry.

The 2 loves of her sweet little life have been taken from my 18 year old girl. What a tragedy it is. This 18th year. Its not off to a good start!!!

You all can rest assured her momma wont let dear Cortney be unhappy and she ran right out and got that girl a NEW berry.

Now as for the car that will have to be her daddies department. (don't let your girl down dad)

The rest of the year must get better for her.... It only can right????

Love ya!!!

Where does the time go?????

Oh my goodness...... it is the last day of the month and as I was reading blogs today I realized I have not posted since the first of the month... so perhaps a little catching up is appropriate.

I have gotten little done around the house this summer. I did paint my kitchen cabinets but am still deciding if I love them before I post a picture.

We have all started back to school. I must admit I was not really ready for it to happen this year. I am usually chomping at the pit, but this year I think I must have stayed busy enough to not go to crazy.

Denver is in Dents class. 5th grade. He thinks she might be mean but I think stearn would be the word . He is keeping me way busy with football. His first year!! Craig is in HEAVEN his baby a football player!!! D hates it as well as myself. We both agree it is way time consuming. 5 nights of practice and games on Saturday. It will be most interesting to see if he plays again.

Cort is a SENIOR this year omg....... I might be getting a little old!! I think that it is going to be a great year for her, she is already having a blast. On top of school she finally got a job!!!! Hip hip hooray!!! And a CAR!! Yes a car and her name is Jane. She is delightful!!!

Brandon moved back home after working for his dad in pocie for the summer and is going to school as well. Omg again! his second year in collage. I AM GETTING OLD!!!!! Please pray that he finds a job soooooonnnnn.

As for the sexy lunch lady......... I am back in the saddle again. What a stressful couple of days at school. Dear Lord I do hope that it gets better. There has been some big changes in the lunch this year at the big SV and it is taking some adjusting. Check back next week Im sure I will be in love with my job once again.(i hope)

Love ya all!!

YUMMM YUMMMM.....

I just made the most yummy croc pot potato soup and must share.

5 potatoes peeled and diced
hand full of sliced carrots
1 small onion
celery if you like
4 Tbsp. chicken bullion
5 cups water
salt,pepper and garlic salt to taste

Throw all this in the croc pot and let it work its magic. One hour before eating add 1 1/2 cups milk and half a brick of Velveeta.

Serve with crackers and ham and cheese salad.

Super easy for the days that you just have to much going on.

Hope you all had a great day!!! Love ya, Brenda

Cache Valley Cup

Denver' soccer team played in the Cache Valley cup again this year. It is always a fun and exciting time. This year he was a guest player for the older team. This meant double the games. Two to Three a day!!!! That is a lot when the temp is in the high 90's.


His original team did great but did not make it to the championship games. I think that they won all but one game. The older boys team that he guest played for did make it to the championship games but did not win. Still it was a huge improvement over last year.


Denver and best friend Tristan holding the big championship trophy. Go Fireball!!!!!

A Day At The Beach.....

Recently we spent the weekend at Bear Lake. I'm not sure why but it seems that every time we go the weather hear can be in the high 90's and over at the lake it is like this......

gray clouds, windy and cold as all get out!!!!!!

Those grey clouds seemed to follow us all weekend. We thought this would be a fun little get away. We always have so much fun as a family when we do this. Do you ever have those times when....... well let's say everyone wont's to kill each other? It was one of those weekends!! I blame it on those blasted grey clouds.

We really did try to make the most of it though. We even caught Cortney smiling!!! I actually think that she smiled allot. I think maybe it was me that had the rotten attitude.

Zak (my third son, tee hee)

and Denver did a little snorkeling.... and trust me they came back to the beach.....if you can call it a beach the water was so dog gone high it was hard to find sand.......shivering!!!!!!!

Needless to say we where all ready to go home this trip. Wait !!!!! Is that Kenny Chesney in that picture???? You must agree he does resemble him a little with that hat.

Ok so am a horrible mother for letting my son wear a Coors light hat??? At one point we did have a bandanna tied around it and it did look a lot better but it kept falling off.

Its always a little disappointing when get aways are a flop but I suppose they all can not be a success.

Have you ever had a weekend like ours?

Just a Pickin'

We had just the must splendid day today! Grannie,Cortney,Me and the little diva Maya all went to *Grandma garshes house to pick wild raspberries!!!

I thought I was a little experienced in this department but......well let my wounds do the talking. I wore short sleves, shorts and flip flops. Ouch!!!


It was all worth it though. We ended up with heaps of berries. I was in Heaven just thinking about the money I would be saving. I just bought a 12 ounce bag of frozen mixed berries yesterday for 5 smackaroonies.

Oh it was so much fun with little Maya there. She is the entertainment that is for sure. What a little princess. And oh so dramatic. Her mother had made her a little lunch to bring with her. She let us all know this the minute she got in the car, it was" so we did not have to stop any where on the way home to eat". Well wouldn't you know it the dog ate her sandwich (was this a accident? not sure) and she informed us that we needed to stop and get lunch now. Well no one else was even a tad bit hungry, but how do you say no to this little diva, bating her eyes and all that little sass!!! As you have guessed we stoped and got lunch at mickey d's. Oh I just love this little girl.(forgot to take the camera, so no pictures of the princess)

Anyways........... a little washing and a little smashing. And I was on my way to making some freezer jam. Yum Yum Yum!!!

Not just freezer jam but " NO SUGAR NEEDED" jam. Just like the package says!

Well open the package up and follow the directions and that "no" sugar ends up being 3 cups of "no" sugar!!! Should have known.... who makes jam with no sugar that is just wrong.

I ended up with 11 bags of jam and 7 bags of berries to freeze for smoothies etc...Not to bad.

And the ending of a wonderful day......the beautiful sunset that I watched out my kitchen window as I did all this work.

Hope ya all had a beautiful day to.... Love ya all!!!
* Grandma garsh is Grandma Leishman. We call her that because everything is always oh my garsh with her