We or Me?

Take a good look at this picture. It was drawn by a friend of my sister-in-law, and it's been hanging in my house at Thanksgiving time for at least 20 years. I've had this picture longer than my youngest child. A few years ago, my kids brought to my attention that they've never understood why it says "Thanks Me Give." "What?", I said, "It says Thanks WE Give." Nope, they didn't see it that way, and they do have a point. That fancy writing does leave a question. So, what do you see?

Missionary Pictures!

I love, love, love it when my missionary sends pictures!! We got these last night-

Elders Stratford and Metusela pose for the dashboard cam:Baldwin Street in Dunedin- it's in the Guinness Book of Records as the steepest street in the world, at 35%:Elder Stratford's great "mate", Elder Beckwith at the Moeraki Boulders. Elder Beckwith is from Australia, and was one of E. Stratford's companions in Christchurch. Now he is the ZL for E. Stratford's area. I'm sure E. Stratford would say that he was 'basically the man."

Hunter Jumper Banquet

Every year in November, a banquet is held in Salt Lake by the Utah Hunter Jumper Association. At the banquet, Utah riders receive year-end awards from the show season that runs from April through October. Shannon and Rocko got 3 awards last night: a 4th place in the Adult Working Hunter Division, a 4th place in the Adult Equitation Medal class and a Reserve Champion in the Horse Crazy Hunter Series, which is sponsored by the Horse Crazy Store in Draper. Horse Crazy also gave her a $250.00 gift certificate and an engraved halter, which she got last night. Pretty impressive to rack up that many points without riding on Sundays! We are proud of Shannon!

The Battle Continues

After the kids left last weekend I noticed this:
No need to panic anyone- the Lil' Missionary is still promoting truth, justice and the American way!

Hey There, Georgie Grill

A while back I bought myself one of these:I was thinking to make some of these:I haven't even taken it out of the box yet.

So, a bit of help, please! Do have one of these? What do you cook with it? I could use some suggestions and inspiration. Thanks!

S'More Pie

Super easy to make and mighty tasty!

S'More Pie- 8 servings
1 8" prepared graham cracker pie crust
2 c. milk chocolate chips, divided
3 c. mini marshmallows, divided
1/3 c. milk
2 c. heavy cream

Heat 1 3/4 c. chocolate chips, 1 c. marshmallows and milk in a medium saucepan over low heat, stirring until marshmallows are melted. Do not overcook. Pour into large bowl and cool to room temperature. Whip cream in mixer bowl until stiff peaks form. Fold 3 c. cream and the remaining marshmallows into the chocolate mixture. Spoon into crust. Garnish with remaining whipped cream and remaining chocolate chips. Chill.

Photo Tutorial!

Melting...Pouring meted chocolate into a large bowl with one hand, while taking a picture with the other hand...Mixing the whipped cream and marshmallows with the chocolate mixture...

B&B Birthday

With 3 boy's birthdays in November, we seem to do a lot of shared birthday celebrations. Last Sunday we had a little party for Ben and Brian. They shared a birthday pie:
But blowing out the candles took a few tries, considering how far they were away from the candle while blowing. I made a S'Mores pie for the party- recipe coming tomorrow!