May 31, 2010

Memorial Day 2010 Gardening Extravaganza

HAPPY MEMORIAL DAY!

That being said, today we got to work on landscaping/gardening.

My wonderful dad is so awesome because in the past year and a half, has made two major things my mom has always wanted:
  • A wooden clothesline. She has wanted one ever since we moved to this house and he made one out of wood and it is so quaint! The whole look of it is so country-ish and cool! She loves hanging her clothes out! It just looks so peaceful with the clothes swaying in the breeze and it just makes the clothes smell oh so good!

  • (2) wooden raised beds for our gardens! Last year we got some good things, but this year is gonna be better! We planted two kinds of tomatoes, some assorted peppers, and I personally planted the zucchini against the front stoop so they would climb up the railing. I toiled in the hot summer sun and in the slight drizzle planting those glorified cucumbers...

Here are some pictures of our gardening day!Anna planting her Pink Girl tomatoes (That's actually the name!) She is so proud of 'her' tomatoes!She was cheerful throughout the entire expierience! She was my hero!See all those plants that look like *gasp* weeds along the stoop? MY ZUCCHINIS! hahahahahaha!Ma and Lil Anna tending their 'green acres'


Check out the muscles! Haha, and his new summer haircut. After I convinced him that Matt Damon has the same haircut, and that Matt Damon plays a spy, he was sold.


(Never doubt my persuasion powers!)


I hope ya'll enjoyed my Memorial Day 2010 Gardening Extravaganza post!

May 28, 2010

(Friends+ Summertime= Fun!) Preview

Just a quick note: tomorrow afternoon Mike, Jolyn, & Autumn are coming! WAHOO! I will post about that, so this was a little preview :-)

We Looove Aunt Jolyn & Autumn!

May 26, 2010

And the Winner Is...

I don't know about any of you, but I watch American Idol. Obsessively. So, after coming home from my grandma's house (that has lots of American Idol she DVR'ed), the season 9 finale was on. I reallllllllly wanted a certain person to win, AND HE DID! Here is a profile on the crazy talented Lee DeWyze.
Mr. Lee DeWyze, also know as AMERICAN IDOL 2010! DeWyze attended Saint James Catholic Elementary School in Arlington Heights, Illinois and Prospect High School up until his senior year. After leaving Prospect High, Lee attended Forest View Alternative School in Arlington Heights, having been inspired both by his teachers and his interest in music to return to his studies. Lee never graduated from either high school. DeWyze worked as a paint salesman on and off since age 15; he continued to work there until the Hollywood rounds of American Idol. He is amazingly talented and so humble! He was almost crying when he won!Lee and Crystal Bowersox, the runner up.Lee singing Kiss from A Rose on Cinema Songs night
Also, so sad, Simon Cowell is leaving :-( Now only Randy is the original judge.
What is up, people?

*Profile taken from Wikipedia*

Downtime

Some of the things I have been doing lately: (to be precise, since saturday)
American Idol reruns (I Love DVR),
icecream,
taylor swift 'tatoos',
nail polish,
spilled nail polish,
Alvin & The Chipmunks The Squeakuel (WOOOHOO, THEODORE ROCKS!)
Ross,
Salvation Army Thrift Store (Great deals on DESIGNER CLOTHES!)
Enchiladas (Yummy!)
Murdoch Mysteries (Thank the Lord for Youtube!)

So, eventually, I will probably post about most of the above, maybe combined posts... but since I am still at my grandma's house for a mini vacation, I cannot do it today. I am going home today in a few hours, so ciao!

May 18, 2010

Buses and Breaking Hearts

Short story in honor of Memorial Day... (Kinda a Sue story, but Jack is in the army, not the FBI. WEEP!)

Hurt. Anguish. Tears. Pain.
Four words could sum up what Sue was feeling. She had known for three weeks that this day would come, but it had somehow snuck upon her and the children. Little Wes knew that his Daddy was a special solidier and that he had to go away for a while to fight. In his five year old mind, Daddy was a hero and was going on vacation without him. Two year old Judy didn't have an inkling of what was to come, so she babbled and talked as Jack and Sue waited at the waiting area. Wes let out a tearful sigh and rested his head on his father's shoulder. Jack wrapped his little boy in a hug and a lone tear fell. "Daddy! Daddy play?" Judy asked, wiggling onto his lap and smiling up at him. Sue sniffed and laid her head on Jack's other shoulder. "No, daddy has to go away to fight," Sue said. Jack looked at his wife, calmly wiping Judy's nose, offering Wes a snack, all the while dying inside. This was not the first time he was shipped out. It was the third. He remembered when he came back from the first one only to find out that Bobby didn't come back. He had been inside a command center receiving orders when a bomb hit it. The second time he came back, Jack heard that Myles had developed a disease and had died within a few hours. Sue and Jack sat there, waiting anxiously, never knowing just when the loudspeaker's voice would call him. "Will the 3rd division please come to the gates?" The tinny voice called out. Sue suddenly fell apart, crying and begging him not to go. "PLEASE! Stay here!" She cried, sinking down onto the bench. Jack broke down and picked her up. As he gathered his family around him, he prayed like he never had before. They walked to the gate together, where it was all she could do to keep from dragging him back. She clung to Wes and Judy and the trio sobbed as Jack's face disapeared from view.

(This is a one-shot)

Remember. Think. Pray.
God Bless America!

May 15, 2010

Enchilada Casserole

Ooh, yum! I made this recipe yesterday for dinner before going to a birthday party. Man, was it good! I don't mean to brag or anything, but YUMMMMMMMM! So here is the recipe for you all to try!

3 cups cooked and shredded chicken1
1/2 cups sour cream1
(10 ounce) can enchilada sauce
1/2 cup salsa
1 (7 ounce) can chopped green chiles
1/2 cup cilantro
2 cups shredded Cheddar cheese
12 (6 inch) flour tortillas

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
1. Mix sour cream, enchilada sauce, salsa, green chiles, and cilantro together in bowl. Set aside.
2. In separate bowl, mix shredded chicken, some of the sour cream mixture, and 3/4 of the shredded cheese. (I used both chicken and turkey, whatever you have, and I put it in a food processor)
3. Place spoonfuls of the chicken mixture in each tortilla, roll up and place seam side down in the baking dish. Pour remaining sour cream mixture on top and sprinkle with remaining shredded cheese.
4. Cover with aluminum foil and bake for about 30 minutes, or until heated through and bubbling.

Here are my families comments:
Dad: Ooh, Sara, you have to save this recipe! It is good!
Mom: Sara, this is a keeper! Maybe a little less chiles... (she has uneasy stomach)
Meghan: Can I have seconds?
Ronnie & Anna: Yummm! When is the party?

Ok, next post is a Sue Thomas story post! Yayyyyy!
TTFN: Ta-ta for now!

May 13, 2010

Blog Awards!

HALLELUJAH!


I got 2 blog awards! Here they are:

These are both from Lindsay! Thank you, you're so nice and such a faithful commenter!

I award them both to Meghan, Ella, Sarah, Maddie, and Aunt Jolyn!

May 5, 2010

Huh, 2 posts in 1 day...

... aren't you privledged?


Just kidding! I just wanted to post the results of my haircut... so the three choices were Dakota style, Selena style, or Oleysa style. Well, after reading all 8 comments (I feel so lucky!) I decided on..........


SELENA STYLE!Now, here is me before my SuperCuts appointment:



(I kinda look scared :-P)

Now, here is me after!

I love my new side bangs and short hair! So nice for summer!


Whatdya think? Comment and lemme know!

Haircuts

So I am thinking about getting my hair cut, but not sure how... here are my three choices: (Dakota Fanning)
Selena Gomez

Oleysa Rulin
So what do you think?
Choice A: Dakota-Style
Choice B: Selena-style
Choice C: Oleysa-Style

May 3, 2010

I am posting on an iPad!

Not much else to say except, WOW!

*Sorry bout the confusion of the mac book thing... I was distracted by the beautious-ness of our friend's iPad!*

May 2, 2010

Sue Thomas F.B.EYE Story part 7

I vow to be more on the ball with the continuation of this story. By the way, thank you so much for all the encouraging comments on the last part! And also, thank you Maddie for your post on G.R.I.N... I was looking in your archives and found it! So here is where we left off: (I do this as much for me as my readers, because sometimes I'm a wee bit forgetful!)

Previously on Sue Thomas F.B.EYE:
Levi instantly ran over, but sniffed disdainfully at the veggies. Wes & Judy giggled as Allie covered her smile with a cough. Jack almost doubled over with sustained laughter as Sue helped poor Stanley. "Note to self: computer talk and stir fry don't mix," Stanley managed to laugh at himself, despite the circumstances. Sue breathed a sigh of relief. Maybe the plan would work out after all...

PART 7:
Sue and Jack were just flipping channels when they heard Darcy come in. "Hey Darcy, where were you?" Sue asked, serving up some leftover ice cream dessert. Darcy set her purse down and took a bite. "Umm, yum. I am not going to think about all the calories in this. Anyways, I was shopping. Then I stopped at Minudos for an eggplant taco and came home. How did the matchmaking go?" She said laughing. Sue quirked an eyebrow in Jack's general direction, but he shrugged. "She said it, not me." "Allie and Stanley totally hit it off. They talked about computers and Russian cuisine, which I didn't even know either of them liked, and when they left they exchanged numbers!" Sue said, triumphantly biting into a chunk of Oreo. Darcy laughed as Levi woofed in agreement. Darcy was a dog lover, and Sue was helping her adopt a golden retriever from G.R.I.N, which is an establishment in Sue's hometown that stands for Golden Retrievers In Need. "Have you heard from the agency about a dog?" Sue asked, for Jack was dozing while watching the reruns of Early Editions on GMC. "Yes, actually, I forgot to tell you. They matched me! They matched me with a dog named Dancer and they sent me a picture of her. She's so cute! I called and my sister, who lives in L.A, is going to pay someone to put up a fence." Darcy beamed, as she pulled out the picture. The dog was a reddish-golden with white on her chest. Sue oohed and awed, and Levi sniffed suspiciously. Jack suddenly woke up and turned the volume on the news up.
Sue and Darcy both watched in horror as a tape of a terrorist attack played. The newscaster's voice spoke quickly and with force, "This tape is the office of the Washington Times. Just ten minutes ago, a bomb blew the entire building to ruins. Out of approximately 1,865 people inside the building, only 535 have been found, 324 of them being alive. If anyone else is in there and is alive, time is running out," Sue looked up to Jack, but he was already pulling on his coat. "I'm coming too," Darcy said, grabbing her purse. "Someone has to be here to watch the kids," Sue said. Jack just barely shook his head and signed, We can't leave her, what if they target her and the kids? I'm calling Allie and he rushed over to the telephone. "What'd he say?" Darcy said indignantly. She had been studying ASL, but was not ready to do long conversations even though she could fingerspell very well. "He said you can come. Here are the keys, I'll be right there." Sue said and rushed over to grab Levi's leash and her purse.
At the bomb site, Darcy was given clearance and they met the other members of the team there. Bobby protested at Darcy's presence, but she smiled warmly and he smiled back frostily. "What kind of bomb could blow up a building this big?" Sue asked. Bobby, being the bomb expert, answered quickly. "A Jestex bomb with as much power to blow up the white house and the capitol in one swoop. This person obviously knew what they were doing," Sue nodded an =d shivered. Tara tapped a few keys in a handheld device and nodded triumohantly. "I figured out how the bomb was set off. It was set off-" " By the jestex, Bobby just told us that," Darcy injected. Bobby turned slowly to Darcy. "When an agent is talking, you keep your yabbo shut. You may have clearance, but stay quiet so we can do our jobs," Bobby said. Tara raised an eyebrow and continued, "This bomb was no accident. This has a signature mark as being a bomb that Arif Dessa uses. But why here?" The team nodded and Darcy gasped. "I was here. Before I went to Minudos. I wanted to talk to a coworker, and they must have had people watching me. I went in the front, but since there are side and back exits, I decided to take those in case someone actually was following me. Turns out they thought I was still in there. But why me? I'm working on a drug case, not terrorism!"
TO BE CONTINUED!
Will Bobby ever calm down? Why did Dessa try to blow Darcy up? Is there anymore survivors? Will Jack and Sue be able to handle the next house guest, who is someone they once investigated?
Find out in Part 8!