So long.....

Well....Jake and I tossed several ideas around and finally came to the conclusion that we were just going to sell this truck and not convert it to veggie oil. We bought it for only $500 and sold it for $2000. Yippeee!!

Cooler weather??

Yipppeeeee!!!! Yesterday was so nice weather wise. It was quite windy but oh soooo cool. I actually was able to open up all my window in my house and have a nice cool breeze throughout. We even slept with the windows open and a box fan in it. We even got to use our comforter last night!!! Can you believe that??? I checked the thermostat and it said 69 degrees in the house. Wahoooo!!! I hope it stays, but it will probably get hot again before the winter :( That's Arizona for you.

Busy Busy Busy

Conference Weekend was a BUSY weekend!! Yea! Jake and I accomplished sooooo much. We started the day off making waffles with some homemade Vanilla Peach Syrup (Thank you Christie).

My winter garden is finally growing and I have no idea which plant this is, I forgot to label. Oh well, it will be a nice surprise to see what grows.

Jake and I cleaned out the old bark and the puny plants that grew here. We put in a water sprayer and we planted Sweet Peas of different sizes and colors. My Grandma Eunice plants these every year and when I talked to her the other week she mentioned that she was planting them, so I decided to give them a try. Hers always turns out so nice and smells great. We'll see!!!

We did the last of our fruit, Pears!!

While Jake rototilled the flower bed, I was out front trimming the bushes. Then we picked the last of the weeds in the backyard. It was a busy weekend let me tell you, but very productive!

Yummy and Healthy

I got this recipe from a gal from my Bunco group. It's DELICIOUS and healthy (minus the chips). It also makes a ton. Jake and I both took some to work to share.

Black Bean Salsa
Put these items in a food processor:

2 bunches cilantro

1 large purple onion

4-5 roma tomatoes

3 long green chilis (anahiem)

Then add these to the bowl and mix:

fresh minced garlic

2 cans black beans- drained

2 cans white corn- drained

Juice of 4 limes

Just before serving, put juice of 2 more limes in bowl with 3 avacadoes diced up and add them to the salsa. No salt and pepper.

Enjoy!!!! And don't forget to invite me over to eat with you!!

Raspberry Jam

After the peaches on Saturday, Jake and I had to get the raspberries done before they started to get moldy. We bought only one flat of these delicious babies and turned them into jam.

Another beautiful color and oh soooooo good!!!

Next.......we're waiting for our blackberries to come in. Can't wait!!!

Peaches, Peaches, Peaches

Movin to the country,
Gonna eat a lot of peaches
Movin to the country,
Gonna eat me a lot of peaches

Jake and I bought some YUMMY Utah peaches and decided to can them. It's sooooo easy, just time consuming.

My honey slaving over the stove

Such a beautiful color

Fireproof

Jake and I went with some friends to go see this movie: Fireproof. It is a wonderful movie. It's PG and I recommend it to everyone. I don't even think there was one cuss word in it. There needs to be more wholesome movies like this one out there. When you go, make sure you take some tissues. I know my husband will kill me when I say this, but even he teared up during parts of the movie. I love him so much!! I'm not going to tell you what it's about because I'm not one to spoil movies....so....go see it and let me know what you think. It's from the makers of Facing the Giants and if you haven't seen that movie....you need to.