The First Harvest of the Year!

So, today we had the first of our veggies from the garden! A Jalapeno! So, even though summer seems like it's stalled, being able to take something out of the garden and cook with it, confirms that summer has arrived!
And something about a veggie box that is growing out of control and a tomato plant that is over 5 feet tall - summer is here!
And the entertainment for the evening, our poor goofy boy sitting under the table and chasing shadows. We must have laughed for a good 1/2 hour watching him circle the table, the shadows and chasing his tail shadow.
Happy Tuesday - Happy Summer!
Min & Glen

What a Weekend!

It was great to see a friend of ours Thursday who we hadn't seen in quite some time! Tim (aka Tip, aka 'The Bar Stool Surfing Dude') ended up coming by Thursday for dinner, adult beverages and some Wii. The boys are actually bobsledding or doing the luge in the photo below.

We took it easy on Friday (I had the day off) so we tinkered around the house, finished some projects, started others & ran errands. Saturday - more rain arrived, so we were holed up inside for the day - we did make a trip to Kroger. Because of the rain, Gizmo spent much of the day in the position below. He's our weather forecaster - and the weather was RAINY. Yep, BOTH of his back feet are in the air.

Of course to wrap up the day we ended up with an evening filled with Uno Attack and some friends. Apparently it was a good winning night for the 'skis' and not so good for the 'ings'. None the less, we had a fun time.

Needless to say, it was a good, productive weekend! Hope yours was filled with friends and fun!
Min & Glen

Happy Birthday Bro!

Glen's bro Rick is celebrating a birthday today - hope it's a good one!!

He already got the live telephone version of 'Happy Birthday', so we'll spare everyones ear drums!

Min & Glen

What fun we had....

Spending the evening on Thursday with our favorite little Nephew (who will be a BIG BROTHER in February - CONGRATS again Amy & Andy!) We just heard the exciting baby news today!
He and Uncle Glen must have coordinated their outfits! Colin even had on his Hot Dog t-shirt, one of Uncle Glen's favorite foods!

We played Uno Attack (okay, well didn't play, but pushed the button, had cards shoot out and laughed so hard we drooled......okay, maybe it was Colin that was laughing so hard he was drooling, but Uncle Glen and I sure were laughing!)This photo had the boys concentrating and discussing the colors of the cards.

We also got to play 3 little pigs and Colin was blowing down the house (tent), hence the pile on Aunt Min.We had such a fun night with Colin, we're looking forward to the next time he gets to come and play!
We hope you're having a great weekend!
Min & Glen

I Scream, You Scream....

We all scream when there's a tree frog in the living room!!So, today we celebrated my birthday. Nice, relaxed, tinkering around the house. Glen surprised me with a gravity recliner for the deck and a new iced tea maker - both are absolutely awesome, I now make the bestest Iced Tea EVER!!!! We've been trying to stain the deck since May, but haven't had enough dry days in a row, so because the weather is supposed to be good until Friday, we worked on getting the deck stained - we got it all sanded and even started staining. It was a productive day. We'll wrap it up tomorrow.

We heard from several special people and had four versions of Happy Birthday sung. The cutest, my favorite little nephew singing his Aunt Min Happy Birthday! Thanks for my singing telegram Amy! It was too cute.
Of course, a birthday wouldn't be complete without a dinner at the Olive Garden. So, of course when we came home - both WAY TOO FULL from dinner, Glen was closing the sliding glass door for the night, and we realized our tree frog had decided to take up residence in our living room. So, as we're tried to keep him from going into the heat register, trying to manuver him onto a paper towel to transfer him outside, he jumped in my direction, I screamed, he jumped on Glen, Glen scared the cat trying to get the frog off him. Too funny - what a way to wrap up the day! Too bad we didn't have this all on video! We're both still laughing!!
We hope you have a little humor in your day!
Min & Glen

What a wonderful Holiday Weekend!

We hope everyone had a wonderful 4th of July weekend!

We spent part of the weekend with our family - we celebrated the 4th with our folks - both Glen's mom and dad & my mom and dad came over for a good ole' fashioned BBQ. And while I didn't take any food photos (I think I was just too darn hungry!!), we had a lovely dinner outside.

We celebrated my birthday too on the 4th - it was easier to celebrate then they trying to get together again tomorrow for dinner. So, of course for every birthday celebration, there is a cake. Here's the one my mom made - Homemade Carrot Cake with Homemade Cream Cheese Frosting! Yumm-o!! Of course, like many things in our lives, there is always a story to go with it. Since my folks have become 'a couple' again now that my sister and I have moved out, my mom doesn't do a lot of baking anymore (except for special occasions & our annual cookie exchange). So, when she called me on Thursday and asked if she could make me a birthday cake, I said sure, Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese frosting would be terrific.

Being the trooper she is, Saturday morning she dusted off her cake pans and was on a mission. She had to dig to find her homemade carrot cake recipe, when she went to the fridge to get the carrots she realized all she had was the small baby carrots that needed to be grated and when she was ready to make the cream cheese frosting, the recipe was MIA. Luckily Grandma Joy's cookbook was within reach and of course, Grandma Joy HAD a cream cheese frosting recipe in her book!

Needless to say, there was a lot of love that went into the cake (and many people were involved whether they are aware of it or not!) :o)

We even got to watch the fireworks over the lake from our front yard, so it was a perfect 4th all the way around.

God bless our Soldiers and military vetrans for the sacrifices they make to keep us Free!

Min & Glen