groundbreaking really & then some

My sister doesn't drink coffee. It's not her "thing"! (notice the Uppercase Living
catalog, Gummi Bear Queen?)
And can it be?
3 of my favorite things...cup o' joe, triple c and fresh salsa
with a big honkin' onion that my processor missed.
I've got my utensils in there and they are ready to go!!

creamy crockpot delight! I love you. I do. I honestly luuuuuv you.
Gma. with 7 of her grandkiddies..they all slobbered on her cake with her

Can I just say, whoa??

We had my dear momma's b-day party tonight, our place, 5 p.m....dear sister, Beck, came early to begin food prep...tacos and creamy crockpot chicken (a.k.a. triple c). I always have such a good time hanging with her, even when we are grumpy, even when we are poor, even when we don't both drink coffee. That is all about to change. As I was getting my food, B. asked if she could taste my coffee...granted, it's in there somewhere, as it had creamer (yes, hydrogenated soybean oil, sugar, and other gunk)...and lite whip on top...tempting to even the non-coffee drinker. She proceeded to drink my whole mug o' joe...Way to go, Beck. You are really growing up or should I say going down hill? Anyways, that was definitely a highlight of my night, heck, probably even 2008. Now we can go to a coffee shop, sit and sip our cares away! thanks for a completely yummy and satisfying dinner, familio! lovin' thou!
Sorry for the completely insane post. I'm really very tired and must go sleep while my infant does..so g'night and peace out!

Salsa and rooftops

salsa deliciosis....sheer joy in a bowl. why is my 5 yr old on the roof?
woop, your mom caught us....
even my ruff and tumble E is scared to get up there...
Don't push him...he's not that disobedient...

Good Saturday afternoon!!

Just takin a break from house cleaning to drop a blog. hee hee.

I forgot to post these pix from Thursday...David cleaned out our gutters (remember having to do that, Velvet??) and the older kids ran in to tell me that Levi was up on the rooftop with his father...total blog opportunity!! (someone's a dork)...We really do watch our kids...if their dad is home, he is who they want to be with, even if he is doing dangerous work. We were all shocked at how bold Levi was!!

Ok, nuff of that...the very top picture?? mmmm mmmmaking my mouth water...I was introduced to this delectable treat by my friend and fellow bloggin' buddy, Sherry..who was introduced to it by another friend and new bloggin' buddy, Nicky...it's just a "taste" of what my lovely new food processor can give out and I am so darn thrilled. It's all fresh from the market goodness....whodathunk that I would ever willingly indulge in tomatoes AND peppers of all sorts by the bowlfulls?? It is ALL that I want to eat, EVER, but D. says the garlic (which I didn't add as much this time) was seeping from my pores. (not so attractive, huh? though the medicinal effects have got to be wonderfully amazing). Thanks for sharing the recipe girls. I love love LOVE this salsa!

Time to go finish cleaning for my momma's birthday party...and then I get to go out on a date (a date, I tell ya) with my dh. We aren't quite sure what to do...movies are so...well, I can sleep at home honestly. We haven't had a real date since June of 07, before I birthed Petunia. Chow lovelies.

these are seriously out of order..but meet Phil...hubby of my beautician queen, Michelle (see below) He is one of the nicest dudes you will meet...looks can be deceiving for sure!
Piper's First Christmas Program Performance...kinda like playing Where's Waldo..but she is somewhere in the front! if you can find her, I will give you a sticker. :) look at all those crazy parents...rudey dudey's

Levi and Mollster sniffing salsa fragrances wafting from Donna's kitchen

Wednesday's snow...we got more today! I'm over it.
Lovely Michelle (wife of Phil...guy in first pic) working her magic...or at least trying to...she rocks!! ROCKS I TELL YA! she does the best she can on this peanut head.
Becky being beautified! as if SHE needs any help!
Phil as the Heisman trophy...Nora being the football...one of the perks of being laid back...people do crazy things with you and to you!! she's a good "sport"...haa haa
Phil and Michelle have such a cute house...we get our hair rinsed in her cool sink, just like the ol' days...this is beck gettin rinsed...thought it was a funny pic as she struggled with soap and water in her eyes. I'm still a mean ol' big sister. Dontcha love Michelle's hair? I'll call her POSH Spice!

Ok, so this is a really, really rambly post and I apologize!! I have not been able to post for the past few days, either due to my Kodak software not cooperating or the Google blogger not allowing me to upload pix...sooooooooooo, sorry!

These pix are all out of order as well. I need to learn how to upload them the right way..but I had so many I wanted to post. Beck and I got our hair done with our good friend, Michelle. We used to go to church with her...and I have a really funny ol' pic of her giving me a perm in our townhouse back in 1992...I will have to dig that out! it's classic. Well, she is an instructor at a local beauty college and gets done at 10 p.m. hence, we don't get started till well after 10..it makes for a late night but it's always fun, esp. when her hubby gets home...he is a hoot! looks intimidating but the exact opposite actually! Big teddy bear!

Salsa...I am hoping Santa will bring me a food processor for CHRISTmas so I can learn to make this salsa. Jill tackled it yesterday and Donna and I got to watch, learn, and chop with her! It was so fun..thanks Jill...it is soooooooooo good!!

We went to Pipes' first little Christmas ditty last night...it was cute (what I saw of it anyway)...parents of other kids really crack me up...standing up in the aisles, paying no regard for the folks behind them...I gave up and saw her for a second up there but it was mayhem in my section. Parents, please be thoughtful!! Your fathers were not glassblowers!

On another note, it was quite funny (as it always is to Beck and I) to watch people check me out and say HI, only to be ignored because they think I'm Beck and I don't answer to her name (but I do when my mom calls me Beck)...It amazes us the way peeps think we look alike, or ask us if we are twins! hee hee. Someone told us that as we've gotten older, we've begun to look more alike...not so much as kids. I guess that is very true.

I have a lot of stuff to do today, as Beck, Mom and I are goin CHRISTmas shopping tonight..so I'd better get productive! Hope you all have a lovely, snowy Friday and a very productive one at that!