Weekend Getaway

4 comments Posted by Eric and Jill at 2:08 PM

This last weekend we got to go to Houston and spend it with the Williams. Its nice having somewhere to go when this town feels just a little small. The girls are also great entertainers who made certain we had a great time. Needless to say it was a great weekend.

Peyton had fun putting on Eric's boots. While we were only there for a few days she probably stepped into his shoes at least a dozen times. She wasn't able to go very far but that never stopped her from trying.

Izzie had a lot of fun this weekend by getting to spend it all outside, something she hasn't done since we got here. She actually had a lot of fun with the girls and after a while wasn't even afraid of them which is another first!
Halli had fun becoming all differnt types of animals. Her cats definately love her as much as she loves them.

 

8 comments Posted by Eric and Jill at 4:09 PM

So several months ago there was a contest going on within the "Eye World." All you had to do to enter was submit a photo that showed your city. When I heard this I immediately thought of this picture I had taken of Eric up in Skagway. I submitted and then almost instantaniously forgot about it. This afternoon however I received a package in the mail with the new calendar of all the winning photos. Much to my surprise and delight was Eric's picture!

This is the front of the calendar with all the winning photos. As you can see lots of them were very artistic and very good.

My very own, MR. OCTOBER!!!
As you can also see, mine would be a little lacking artistically but definately meets the criteria. Do you think they questioned the fact that I noted I'm from Texas but somehow there is snow in the backround with lots of Alaskan flags? Hmm, oh well. Also the prise isn't only that I get my name in the calendar but that I will also receive a brand new camera. Yeah, I'm excited!

 

Easiest Apple Dumpling Bake

4 comments Posted by Eric and Jill at 7:36 PM

This was something I learned at a cooking class I went to tonight and it was just so good and yet so quick I thought I would share!
Ingredients:
2 eight oz cans refridgerator cresent rolls (8 rolls per can)
2 medium Granny smith apples, peeled and sliced into 8 pieces
1 cup sugar
1/3 melted butter
3/4 cup Sprite
Cinnamon

Unroll dough and pull apart to make 16 triangles. Roll apple into each triangle and place in a greased 9x13 baking dish.
In a bowl mix butter and sugar. Spread over rolls. Slowly pour Sprite over rolls. DO NOT STIR!
Sprinkle with cinnamon & bake uncovered @ 350 for 35-40 minutes.
Serves 8 (2 dumplings each)
Can serve with vanilla ice cream, cool whip or whipped cream.
Its really easy to make and yet tastes so good! Have fun and I'd love to hear if you like it.

 

Before we vote...

2 comments Posted by Eric and Jill at 4:21 PM


Before we vote, we must ask our leaders one final important question...Why did the chicken cross the road?

I took this from my friends blog.

Why did the Chicken cross the road?

Barack Obama: The chicken crossed the road because it was time for a change! The chicken wanted change!

John McCain: My friends, that chicken crossed the road because he recognized the need to engage in cooperation and dialogue with all the chickens on the other side of the road.

Hillary Clinton: When I was First Lady, I personally helped that little chicken cross the road. This experience makes me uniquely qualified to ensure - right from Day one - that every chicken in this country gets the chance it deserves to cross the road. But then, this really isn't about me.

George W. Bush: We don't really care why the chicken crossed the road. We just want to know if the chicken is on our side of the road, or not. The chicken is either against us, or for us. There is no middle ground here.

Dick Cheney: Where's my gun?

Colin Powell: Now to the left of the screen, you can clearly see the satellite image of the chicken crossing the road.

Bill Clinton: I did not cross the road with that chicken. What is your definition of chicken?

John Kerry: Although I voted to let the chicken cross the road, I am now against it! It was the wrong road to cross, and I was misled about the chickens intentions. I am not for it now, and willremain against it.

Al Sharpton: Why are all the chickens white? We need some black chickens!

Dr. Phil: The problem we have here is that this chicken won't realize that he must first deal with the problem on this side of the road before it goes after the problem on the other side of the road. What we need to do is help him realize how stupid he's acting by not taking on his current problems before adding new problems.

Oprah: Well, I understand that the chicken is having problems, which is why he wants to cross this road so bad. So instead of having the chicken learn from his mistakes and take falls, which is a part of life, I'm going to give this chicken a car so that he can just drive across the road and not live his life like the rest of us chickens.

Nancy Grace: That chicken crossed the road because he's guilty! You can see it in his eyes and the way he walks.

Pat Buchanan: To steal the job of a decent, hardworking American.

Dr. Seuss: Did the chicken cross the road? Did he cross it with a toad? Yes, the chicken crossed the road, but why it crossed I've not been told.

Ernest Hemingway: To die in the rain, alone.

Jerry Falwell: Because the chicken was gay! Can't you people see the plain truth? That's why they call it the 'other side'. Yes, my friends, that chicken is gay. And if you eat that chicken, youwill become gay, too. I say we boycott all chickens until we sort out this abomination that the liberal media whitewashes with seemingly harmless phrases like 'the other side.' That chicken should not be crossing the road. It's as plain and as simple as that.

Grandpa: In my day we didn't ask why the chicken crossed the road. Somebody told us the chicken crossed the road, and that was good enough.

Barbara Walters: Isn't that interesting? In a few moments, we will be listening to the chicken tell, for the first time, the heart warming story of how it experienced a serious scare ofmolting, and went on to accomplish its lifelong dream of crossing the road.

Aristotle: It is the nature of chickens to cross the road.

John Lennon: Imagine all the chickens in the world crossing roads together, in peace.

Albert Einstein: Did the chicken really cross the road, or did the road move beneath the chicken?

Colonel Sanders: Did I miss one???

 

Switching Places

7 comments Posted by Eric and Jill at 5:41 PM


So starting Monday Eric will be moving to underground. I can't say that I'm not thoroughly pleased. No more having to even think of him falling off a pole. He'll be safe on the ground or even under it. What could go wrong there right! We actually had lunch with his previous Journeyman on Saturday who went off several times telling me what a great apprentice Eric is and just how smart he is. Its always nice to hear great compliments like that.

 

Time Line Tag

5 comments Posted by Eric and Jill at 6:28 AM

Timeline Tag
20 years ago I:
1. I broke my arm falling off a rocking chair
2. Got a new baby sister
3. Started getting ready for Joy School

10 years ago I:
1. Started Young Womens
2. Starred in our 6th grade play
3. Got ready for middle school

5 years ago I:
1. Started getting ready for college
2. Took first at regions for marketing
3. Graduated High School

3 years ago I:
1. Met Eric
2. Moved out on my own
3. Got my license as an optician

1 year ago I:
1. Helped Eric as he got ready for lineman school
2. Moved in with Logan and Shauna
3. Continued to work at Folsom Opotmetry

This year so far I have I:
1. Moved to College Station Texas
2. Quit two jobs
3. Got a new puppy

Yesterday I:
1. Played for the primary kids
2. Finished reading Eldest by Christopher Paolini
3. Went on a walk with Eric

Today I:
1. Woke up at 8:30
2. Took Izzie for a walk
3. Go to work

Tomorrow I:
1. Wake up earlier
2. Still take Izzie for a walk
3. Still go to work

Next year I:
1. Will still be in College Station
2. Will hopefully be a stay at home mom
3. Will start teaching some community classes

I tag: Steph, Ally and Amber

 

The Boy and His Dog

7 comments Posted by Eric and Jill at 7:13 PM


Its amazing how quickly someone can become a huge part of your life. We've only had Izzie for about a month and already she takes up the majority of our spare time. Eric enjoys her company a great deal and gets very frustrated when she doesn't play correctly or makes a mistake. But the two are still great pals.

 

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