Wednesday, November 11, 2009

Martinsville

Rain was in the forcast and ran we got; all day. It quit just in time for the the truck race though. It ended up being a beautiful day enjoyed by all!




Blake after getting Jack Roush's siggie :)

Sunday, November 8, 2009

Day trip to Charleston










So Jimmy T got here on Tursday the 22nd. On Friday we made a little trip to Charleston. Have I mentioned how much I love that city?

Thursday, November 5, 2009

Rah-Rah-Rah

A few pics from Emily's 1st football game. She has had a great season.



Wednesday, October 21, 2009

One Month Ago...

I lost my best friend.

I miss her.

Sunday, October 18, 2009

Carowinds

Bear with me as I'm way behind, again. Carowinds theme park was our big end-of-summer activity. It is so cool that such a fun place is just 45 minutes from our house! We all had a great time and look forward to going again next year.






On one of the last rides of the day, when it was 95 degrees with 95% humidity, we got stuck on a ride. After about 15 minutes they got us off, but it was a miserable 15 minutes!

Tuesday, October 13, 2009

Oh So True




Important Do Not Over Inflate This Could Cause Item To Split At The Seams

Wednesday, October 7, 2009

On journeys


"A cloud does not know why it moves in just such a direction and at such a speed, ..., It feels an impulsion...this is the place to go now. But the sky knows the reasons and the patterns behind all clouds, and you will know, too, when you lift yourself high enough to see beyond horizons." - Illusions by Richard Bach

Tuesday, September 15, 2009

Bye Bye Bobby



At 8 weeks little Bobby went to be with his forever family, which is just across the street! The kids were extremely emotional when we dicussed him leaving, but when the time came they were troopers.

Miss MJ is still with us, but we think she'll be going to her forever family soon too.

Monday, September 14, 2009

Happy Birthday Memere!

Love you so very much!

Sunday, September 13, 2009

Saturday, September 12, 2009

Lotsa Lightnin'





A summer evening storm. The flashes were occurring every 3-5 seconds for over an hour.

Thursday, September 10, 2009

Happy Birthday Madge!

Hope you've had a wonderful day!

Thursday, August 13, 2009

Painting Pottery









Emily has been asking for quite awhile to go and paint pottery. For one of their summer fun activities, I took them to a studio one morning. I knew Emily was going to enjoy it, but I was pleasantly surprised at how much Blake enjoyed it.

Friday, July 31, 2009

Kitten Cuteness



Aren't they sweet?

Tuesday, July 28, 2009

Independence Day

I had to work during the day on the 4th, but we still had an enjoyable time. Sam grilled dinner for us and then we packed up. We stopped in old Mooresville to check out the "Cruise-In" they host once a month. After that we headed to the lake where we played some putt-putt before settling in on the dock for more fireworks!






Friday, July 24, 2009

Kwinky Dinks?

So Blake comes up to me and says "Hey mom, Kevin Harvick is 33 years old and Ron Hornaday's number is 33." Cool, huh!
Well it got me thinking and I realized that Kevin's number plus Ricky Carmichael's number equals Ron Hornaday's number (29+4=33)! Also Hornaday's number minus his record number of truck series wins equals Harvick's number (33-4=29). I had amused myself, so I decided to try and come up with some more. The first thing I looked at were truck series points standings. Here's what I found as of last week: RON HORNADAY, JR 12 starts 4 wins 7 top 5's 10 top 10's (12+4+7+10=33)! DELANA HARVICK 17th in points, 12 starts, 1 top 5, 3 top 10's (17+12+1+3=33)! DELANA HARVICK 17th in points in 12 starts (17+12=29)! Crazy stuff, huh?
Here's some more Blake just came up with: Last year was NASCAR's 60th anniversary, Harvick's number was 29, Sprague, et al's number was 2, Hornaday's was 33 (60-29+2=33)! Last year Ryan Newman's number was 12, Harvick's was 29 and Ryan Newman drove the 2 truck and the 33 car for KHI (12+29+2=33)! KHI fields the 33 car,the 33 truck, and the 4 truck. Harvick's number is 29 and he's 33 years old (33+33-4-29=33)!
I am so wound up about these silly numbers I can neither sleep nor think straight, lol! I have a feeling we could come up with many more, but it's late, so if you're up reading this, how many can you thnk of?

Fourth Of July Warm-Up

On July 3rd the local YMCA put on a family fun event that ended with a great firework show.



Wednesday, July 22, 2009

She Takes The Cake

Emily L-O-V-E-S to watch Jon & Kate Plus Eight and Cake Boss on Monday nights. A month or so back, the Gosselins got to go to Ace of Cakes and decorate cakes using fondant. Afterward, she was begging to make fondant. I'd never used it before, but had seen the pre-made dough for sale at Michael's. I did some research and discovered that it was not only spendy, but not very appetizing. We came across an easy recipe for marshmallow fondant that got good reviews, so I agreed to give it a try.

16 ounces white mini-marshmallows (use a good quality brand)

2 to 5 tablespoons water

2 pounds icing sugar (please use C&H Cane Powdered Sugar for the best results)

1/2 cup Crisco shortening (you will be digging into it so place in a very easily accessed bowl)


Generously grease your mixer bowl and dough atttchment.

NOTE: Please be careful, this first stage can get hot.

Melt marshmallows and 2 tablespoons of water in a microwave or double boiler: Put the bowl in the microwave for 30 seconds, open microwave and stir, back in microwave for 30 seconds more, open microwave and stir again, and continue doing this until melted. It usually takes about 2 1/2 minutes total.

Pour marshmallows into mixer bowl and add 3/4 of the powdered sugar. And begin kneading. If the mixture is too sticky, add a bit more powdered sugar. If it's too stiff, add a bit of water.

It is best if you can let it sit, double wrapped, overnight (but you can use it right away if there are no tiny bits of dry powdered sugar). If you do see them, you will need to knead and maybe add a few more drops of water.

We made two batches since Emily needed two colors. The first we colored blue with food coloring. The second we added chocolate chips to the hot marshmallow mix to make brown.

When you roll out the fondant to cover the "dirty frosted" (covered with a layer of buttercream) cake, make sure to generously grease and powder every surface that will come in contact with the dough. For an 8-inch cake, roll the dough into a 14-inch circle. Ours was too thick this first time, but I was a little nervous about getting it too thin, lol. When rolled to desired size, roll around the pin to lift, then unroll over the cake.

Miss Em was delighted how our first attempt at using fondant turned out.


Tuesday, July 21, 2009

More cuteness

On day 3 kittens and Gracie continued to do well!