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RAMBO of the RASPBERRIES!!

One to dig and one to supervise the digging!
Warner and Andrew had a "ceremony" after each section was finished and they placed the copper post caps!

Warner designed and built this structure for our Raspberries--They have been kind of running wild the past few years and he wanted to "corral them". These three wooden structures will have support wires running between them to help the berry canes stay up. Andrew was a big help digging the holes. He and Dad had a good time installing them.

General Conference

I am looking forward to listening to General Conference--always very uplifting to me. I also love the Mormon Tabernacle Choir! Can't wait!
I also love the talk by Elder Holland about the Book of Mormon--if you have not heard it--take a listen--and then pass it on to others.
Happy Easter!!

Warner's Monster Cookies!

This is for Emily...and anyone else who wants to make some very yummy cookies. This makes a HUGE batch so you can cut it in half if you want to. There is no flour in this recipe--so don't think that I just forgot to write it down.
I wish I had a photo to add so Em, when you make them post a picture!


Warner's Monster Cookies

1 pound (4 sticks) margarine (or butter)
4 cups white sugar
4 1/2 cups (one 2 pound bag) brown sugar

CREAM TOGETHER TILL LIGHT AND FLUFFY

THEN ADD:
12 eggs (beaten)
3 pounds( 6 cups) peanut butter
1 Tablespoon corn syrup
8 teaspoons baking soda

MIX TOGETHER AND THEN ADD THE REST OF THE INGREDIENTS--BY THIS TIME THERE IS TOO MUCH TO FIT IN THE MIXER SO YOU MUST MIX THE REST BY HAND!

18 cups "old fashioned"oats
1 pound (4 cups) chocolate chips
1 pound plain M&M's (optional)
2 cups nuts (optional)
4 cups Rice Krispies cereal (optional--use for part of the oats)
2 cups coconut (optional)

uSE AND ICE-CREAM SCOOP AND PLACE ON A COOKIE SHEET--I SMASH THEM DOWN A LITTLE BIT. BAKE AT 350 FOR 8-12 MINUTES. DO NOT OVER BAKE!

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!

We had a wonderful trip to Utah for Christmas--it was so fun to spend time with our family. We went sledding, roller skating, seeing the lights at Temple Square, seeing the production "Savior of the World" (fabulous). went to Pirate Island for pizza and fun, had a hot wheels tournament, a nativity play and tons of fun watching the grandkids. We also played "Rock band" and I was pretty good!

New Career for Cleatus!!

Warner was asked to be the AUCTIONEER at the RS Service Auction! He went as Cleatus, he told jokes and did some poems and was a real entertainer. He wanted to wear his Cleatus teeth, but he couldn't talk very fast with them in. I got this super silly picture of him--it looks like he has had too much to drink! I promise he hadn't--just had a silly look on his face. It was a fun night and I won cooking from Yolie N. so on Saturday, she is bringing us some authentic Philipino food! Yumm! I hope you enjoy these pictures of Warner, he really did do an awesome job!

Beautiful Tree of the Day Contest!!

I love the Fall. Several years ago I started my own "Most Beautiful Tree of the Day" contest. Here is how it works: When I first start noticing the colors are changing about the first or second week in September, I watch for outstanding fall-colored trees. Each day I pick my favorite for that day. Once a tree has been picked as "The Most Beautiful Tree of the Day", it can not enter the contest again. Sometimes I take the long way home so I can see some neighborhood that has not had a chance to participate. This year I have added two new categories, like the couples category--two trees that look especially beautiful together---and the bush category-- too short to compete with the trees, but beautiful in their own way. Here is my winner for today--it is in the Silke Field parking lot---one of my favorite places to find beautiful trees!

Sweet Summer

Here we are at the end of the Summer and I wanted to share some of my favorite things!
I loved the smell of the Lilies--they were amazing.

This is a new hydrangea that I planted last Fall (from Grocery Outlet) and it lived! It has doubled in size and doing great.
My favorite thing to do on a Summer morning is to go to the BLUEBERRY patch! I love to feel the sun on my back, smell the dill and basil as I pass them and see the beautiful, healthy blueberry bushes that we planted several years ago. They are beautiful and the berries are so easy to pick and there are so many of them--I love it!
We were inspired to plant them after our friend Sharon Arnold gave a talk in Sacrament Meeting about following the advice of others who had been successful(following the Prophet, reading scriptures etc). She said that she had learned that in order to grow successful blueberries, you need to dig a hole 3 or 4 cubic feet and fill it with peat moss, then after planted, put a thick layer of saw dust over the whole row. When the blossoms come the first year, you have to pick them all off, the second year you pick half of them off. I always think of this story when I am out there picking the berries--( Thank You Sharon).


I usually get at least a gallon of berries three times a week during July and August. That does not count the ones I eat while I am out there!

So today I went out and only got one quart of berries--I guess Summer is on it's way out and it will soon be time for Fall.
We have some SWEET SUMMER memories! ( and a whole lot of berries in the freezer!)