Canning Oatmeal

I bought so much oatmeal back in the beginning of the year. I have had an oatmeal wall in my kitchen. Today, I finally got it canned. Thanks to my three best helpers: Thayne, Kailee, and Sally.
Kailee can't wait to go home and tell her mom how easy it was to can oatmeal. I have loved having her this summer. She wants to help with everything. She is my very special birthday girl. I love you, Cakes!

California Nails

Sarah, Mom, and I went to the mall and had our nails done. I love this picture because of the lady next to mom. She has the look on her face that says it all!!!! Yes, we are red necks with a camera. I can't find other pictures. I don't know if they are on mom's camera or not. I want to add one of the nails. THANKS SARAH! It was a blast and a half. The only sad thing about it is my nails are growing and I don't want to cut them off. :(

(Jenni) Cherry Pie Filling

My mother in law called and asked if I wanted cherries. Her tree was packed this year. I got two big bowls full. I wanted to make cherry pie filling for cherry crisps in the winter. It was a BIG job. My fingers are stained red and I made a huge miss in my kitchen. When I opened the corn starch, it went flying all over me and my kitchen. I tasted the finished product and it is so good.

Cherry Pie Filling

6 quarts pitted cherries

7 Cups sugar

1 3/4 cups corn starch

9 1/3 water

1/2 cup lemon juice

Wash and pit cherries. Place cherries in boiling water and boil for 1 minute. Drain. Keep warm by just putting a towel over the top of them. Combine sugar and corn starch in a large pan. Add the 9 1/3 cups of water and cook over med. heat stirring constantly. When product begins to thicken and bubble, add the lemon juice and boil for one minute. Add to cherries, stirring gently to mix. Fill hot jars with hot cherry pie filling leaving 1 inch head space. Wipe the rims clean, remove any air bubbles and place your lids on.

Water bath for 30 minutes for both pints and quart jars.

Add the following time according to altitude:

1001-3000 5 minutes

3001-6000 10 minutes

6001-8000 15 minutes

8001-10000 20 minutes

(Jenni and Sarah) One word......YUM!!!!

We both love to watch cooking shows and try out new recipes. Sarah had recorded a recipe and as we watched it, our mouths were watering. Sarah had almost everything we needed. Zach made a fast run to the store down the road and before long we had dinner. These were so good!!! Sarah, please add the recipe to this post.

Crafting In Sunny California

Ok, Carl you are fired!!! I told you to take the picture getting my skinny side. lol

Mom, Sarah and myself went to town making all kinds of fun stuff. Mom ended up giving us most of hers. (Brittney better not get the black and red one.)

Digital 5x7

One of my good friends had a big family party on the 4th of July. She asked me to take pictures. I was happy to. I thought I would try some digital scrapbookin. I made this cute 5x7 picture. WHAT DO YOU GUYS THINK? I loved the fact there was no clean up after scrapin!

(Kailee) Pizza Pockets

These were fun to make. You had two pieces of bread buttered. Then you put the butter side on the griddle with some pizza sauce. Then put on some pepperoni and cheese. Then put the other piece of bread on with the butter side up. Close the griddle. Wait a few minutes to cook. Then you have a delicious pizza pocket.

(Kailee) Chocolate Chip Pancakes

Every day Kailee has wanted to make everyone chocolate chip pancakes. She finally got to make them this morning.
They were so good!

Cinderella's Hair

Cinderella's Hair Video I have loved trying new things on Kailee's hair. This was so easy and only took seconds to do.

(Kailee) Broccoli Grape Salad

1 bunch of broccoli, chopped into small pieces

1 C. slices celery

1 C. Diced green onions

2C. red grapes cut into halves

Combine with dressing

1 C. or less mayonnaise

1/2 C sugar

1TBPS vinegar

Before serving add 1/2 lb. fried bacon (crumble it) and toasted almonds.

It was fun making the salad. I can't wait to make it for my mom and dad. I hope everyone enjoys it!!!

Grades were high so have some Lemon Pie!!!

(Jenni) School has not been an easy thing for me. I have been going to school FOREVER! I have been taking online classes from ISU and some have left me in tears. I don't learn very well as it is, let alone not having a teacher to teach to me. I don't read well and I don't remember well. I really have to work at my grades. However, I am a good BSer. I can write a paper in no time flat! (In IEPs, you have to include something positive, so that it mine for this post)

ANYWAYS ON TO THE PIE...

Well, mom can't really help me out because she is not in special ed and has no desire to learn about it either. lol. I have had to totally do this on my own. At the end of each semester, mom makes me a lemon pie. She knows it's my favorite and she also knows how hard I work for my grades. I really look forward to it!!!

This time we were so busy planning our Disneyland trip that I didn't get my pie. I had to remind mom that I was still waiting for it. I think she felt bad. Well... my guilt trip paid off because I got a text from mom with a picture of my mouth watering lemon pie. Kailee, you better have learned how to make this because Grandma says it's a secret!!! I hope you had fun cooking with Grandma. I loved to do that with my grandma when I was younger. Thanks Mom and Kailee, you guys ROCK!!!

Table Runners

Dalea was able to come home (Declo America) and showed us how to make these really easy cute table runners. I love the way they turned out! Thanks DeeDee!! Thanks mom for always fixing my machine and not yelling at me! CAN'T WAIT TO MAKE MORE!!!

Pictures

Before

I took these pictures of B. The sun was fighting me so I doctored it up. I love how it turned out!

After

(Sarah) Photo Album

I did it! I meet the challenge! I made the accordian scrapbook! Hope you like it!

(Mom) 4th of July Pillow Case Dress

I got the material for holiday skirts. We decided to make them into pillow case dresses. They turned out so cute. I wish I could see all the girls together in their 4th of July dresses.

(mom) Strawberry Nachos

Strawberry Nachos This is my special creations. And it is YUM!!!!!!!

(Mom) June Post

okay, so I was going through Jen's blog and she always gives me a bad time about checking out the links. so today I CHECKED them. She has been printing the subway art stuff for me but hasn't printed anything since Easter and it's time for a change so I did it myself. She usually sends it to the UPS Store but I just used my printer. At first I didn't like it cause the colors weren't bright like the picture but then I decided it matched the colors of my Uncle Sam stuff.

YW Handouts

I just got a new calling. I am back in the young women's again. I teach the Sunday lessons. I love to give out handouts that go along with the lessons. I found the coolest site that lets me download and send out to be printed. No cutting, No gluing, No Mess.
The only problem was I forgot to put them in my Sunday bag. After not having a Sunday calling for three years, I can't remember everything I need. What a nerd. I came home and got them during Sunday school. Then I hunted all my girls down. lol

June challenge is done for me. I love all the things out there. Can't wait to see what all you come up with. REMEMBER it can be simple, mine was!!!

This is found herehttp://steadfast-and-immovable.blogspot.com/. It is on the right side of the blog under the heading church.

firework cookies

http://redcouchrecipes.blogspot.com/2011/06/furecracker-cookies.html ok, I saw these and thought of Sarah. She is always making cupcakes and fun deserts. These would be so much fun to make!!!! Check it out!

What to do!

The month is already half over. Why are these summer days going so fast???? Today, I want to find some kind of craft and get my challenge done for the month. There are so many fun things to do. I hope you have all found something fun to do. Hoping to post mine soon, after I pick what I am going to do first. lol