Tuesday, February 15, 2011

Furever Friends

We love animals, and we have been members of the zoo for years.  Ally took these shots this weekend.


Rolling around on the warm cement I guess...


Ally touched the bear!


There is a new baby hippo, but we didn't get to see it... well, you can barely see its back near the mama's head.  We waited for awhile, but he wouldn't come out.


We had two girls from the Philippines stay with us this weekend.  They sang at our church on Sunday.  We took lots of photos, but for privacy issues they ask that you not post them on the web or social media sites.  Ally gave up her room for the weekend.  It's nice to see her enjoying helping others.  One thing we learned is that we use more water to flush a toilet one time than people in some countries get all day.  Our girls have sponsors, so they do okay in the Philippines, but they told us their neighbors do not get to take showers because they do not have a sponsor.  We have sponsored several children over the years -- hope you'll consider it, too!

So, we took the girls to the zoo, the beach, our lake, and our hot tub all in one day.  We were exhausted.  They were very polite, neat, and thankful.  Ally said her room was cleaner than when they came!  I know her bed was made better.

Amy sent me these pics while she was at school the other night.



She turns 21 on Friday!  We are going to go to The Melting Pot in La Jolla, which is fondue entrees and chocolate fondue desserts.  Haven't been there before, but looking forward to it.

I finally got my Christmas present from my BFF!  She has started making stained glass pieces.  This one is about a foot in diameter.  Love it!  Now just gotta figure out how to hang it in my window.  I'm scared!


Today, we are off to the DMV since Ally's driver's license hasn't come yet, and her temporary one is about to expire.  I brought my iPad to keep us entertained while we are there.  You never know, could be there 30 minutes, or 3 hours!

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Wednesday, February 09, 2011

Sweet Treats!

Started out making just a couple candies this week, but in my true fashion, overdid with dishes and chocolate flying everywhere.  Was totally exhausted (and doing laundry at the same time), but was glad I broke out my Valentine's molds and made some cute treats.

Peanut butter filled lips...


Raspberry cream filled hearts...


Dark chocolate with pecans and caramel filling...


Chocolate transfer molds (kinda like edible tattoos) ...



The final product!


Last week was able to scrapbook these two Christmas pages...



On a totally random note -- if you don't have one of these -- get one!


They are at Wal-Mart for only a few bucks and are the best thing ever for computer screens, specifically my iPad which has a coating that can never get wet, not even with a damp cloth.  This swipes the fingerprints right off, and the dust, etc. on our laptop and desktop screens.  We have a bigger one we use for the flat screen TV.  One more thing, just to make my life a little easier:)

We are having two underprivileged young girls from another country stay with us this weekend.  They are singing in a group at the church on Sunday.  I think we will take them to the zoo on Saturday.  I usually avoid that place on the weekends, but they will only be here over the weekend.  Ally is really looking forward to it and was even excited to give up her room for the weekend.  We aren't allowed to post their pics on any social media, but we are allowed to make them a scrapbook page of their visit to send with them for their "tour book."  So I might have Ally work on that.

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