July 24, 2011- Family Reunion

Jeff and I just got back from Coloma for his family reunion.  What a nice time we had iwith the family.  I sat down today and scrapped those pages.  It was nice to get all the photos on the same page.  I have enjoyed doing some digi-scrapping.  What a beautiful place it was and it was fun to just hang out. 

July 16, 2011-Pie number 2

I got a wild hair today to try to make another pie.  The cherries have been really good this year, so I decided to make a cherry-peach pie.  I didn't have enough pie dough to make a double crusted pie, so I had to improvise a little. So no little blackbirds today!  I did, however, use this really great cookbook that Gram gave to me while I was in Montana.  The copyright date on it is 1974!  I love it already.  I had to try it out today and that is where I got the recipe for the pie.  I think it is going to be my favorite cookbook from now on.  I am going to take the pie with me to the family reunion this week.  We will see if it is much loved.  If not, onto another pie!  Look at my pie-making skills!!!

July 14, 2011-Disneyland

Jeff and I went to Disneyland today.  I always love Disneyland.  I love how clean it is, and how much fun it is.  I love to just be able to relax.  Jeff and  I work really hard to try to find as many characters as we can during the day that we are there.  Last time, we saw the Evil Queen, but she wasn't there today.  We got to see a couple of the acts that they had at the show, and we rode the Columbia ship, the first merchant ship to sail from the US, too.  It was a great day, and lots of laughs!

July 13, 2011- Scrap Cat!

I have been working all summer to try to get some scrapbooking done. I am about two years behind, and I am trying to get 2009 done by the end of the summer.  However, it seems that we took A LOT of photos in the summer of 2009.  We must have been one busy family!  I guess my cat is getting tired of me taking up her space and her cuddle time as tonight she was all over my table.  I couldn't get her to settle, so finally I set her space on my table.  It was better than her sitting in the middle of my photos.  She, of course, didn't think that was as much fun.  It was pretty convenient until she stretched a little too far and fell off the table.  Poor Kitty!

Saturday, July 9, 2011

Today, I went up near my friend's house to do some running around a nearby lake.  It was a beautiful view, and I really enjoyed running up there.  It has been warm, so I am glad that it had shade, too.  One of the things I enjoyed the most, though, was hanging out with my friends.  I always love to get together and just visit.  It was nice to catch up with others and just get to "be".  I always love to "be"! 

July 6, 2011--part two!

After making the pie, I left to go to an appointment. I left my pie in Jeff's hands. I told him before I left to put some tin foil around the edges, so they don't burn. Well, 5 minutes too late, he tried. Oh well. We got the peach filling from the Williams-Sonoma outlet, and well, the blackbirds didn't really fair as well as they should have. BUT, I did it, and Jeff gets to have dessert for a few days.

July 6, 2011-- A pie!

So, for the first time ever, I made a double-crusted PIE! While I was in Montana last week, my grandma gave me these cute little blackbirds that are used to vent a pie. After some LONG discussions and even a drawing on how they work, I brought them home with me to try them out. They are too cute, and I am going to love them to pieces, even though I don't like pie. Good thing that Jeff does!