A New Recipe

I made these for dinner tonight and they were really good: http://www.mommyskitchen.net/2009/11/pioneer-womans-potato-bundles-and-ree-i.html. I am not sure if they are company-worthy but they sure were tasty!

Help with a Costume Idea?

Help, faithful readers! I am going to an adult costume party for Halloween this year. It has been 7 years or so since I have attended such an event. We dress up here at work every year. I have included those pictures (we have had some good times!) I have also included some pictures from the girls' school. But I need some new ideas. Do you have any? Thanks in advance for your help!

Scooby Doo Gang


80's Prom


Sarah Palin


Medieval Woman


Biker Chicks

Trying to blog from the Berry. Successful?

What Would You Do?

I know that I am super behind on blogging again - I need to finish posting about our Ozarks vacation, I need to talk about our STL trip (my 3rd favorite weekend of the whole year), the end of summer, the start of school ... I know that. I just realized that I can do blogging from my Berry so that might make things easier when I am outside with the dog in the middle of the night.

Instead of writing about all of those things, I am going to answer a question I saw on another post: what would you do if you had an hour all to yourself? You are not supposed to think deeply about your answers, but write what immediately comes to mind. Here we go:

1. Read a magazine in the tub.
2. Drink a cold drink on the deck with the dog while rocking on the glider.
3. Swing at the park with the girls.
4. Go to the library and browse.
5. Sit in the sun and do nothing.

What would you do if you had an hour to yourself?

Vacation, Day 3

I am almost too tired to write tonight! We met for a family breakfast again this morning. It's a nice little ritual we have! We then split up to get suited up and then spent the rest of the day going between the indoor water park and the outdoor pool. I haven't downloaded my pics yet, but I will then add them back in. We had happy hour for quite awhile out on the patio before Oma and Grandpa had their date (and even got all dressed up for it!) The 8 of us went out for dinner and then to the arcade. Kelsey loves Skeeball! We split up again and my family went to the pier and we fed the carp. Gross but cool all at once!

Our plans have changed a bit for tomorrow so I still don't know what all it will entail. It will be a surprise for all of us!

Vacation, Day 2

I am sunburned and tired. But had a great day :) We all met for breakfast this morning around 8:45. Then, the kids and the dads went and played Putt Putt. We moms went and explored the resort. We had a nice big lunch before we headed out on a boat for the afternoon. We tubed and swam and gawked at the great real estate. Dave got seasick and had to be brought back to shore. We went on without him! We split up for the rest of the night and did our own thing. We had dinner on our patio and then went swimming. I think we are all waterlogged! Some of us are sunburned too. Luckily it's only the grown-ups! Tomorrow we are going to an indoor waterpark. It looks awesome! Kelsey and I checked it out tonight. Oma and Grandpa are having a date night tomorrow night so we will do a cousins' night.

Vacation, Day 1

Whew - we made it and I am glad! We had a super smooth trip down here to the Lake of the Ozarks. We are staying at TanTarA. For the past few years, my mother-in-law has taken us all on a trip as part of our Christmas present. There are 10 of us here - my family of 4, my in-laws, my brother-in-law, his wife and their 2 kids. We were also lucky enough to see some friends from Colorado who are also vacationing at the lake. Unfortunately, they are leaving in the morning but we spent all afternoon and part of tonight with them.

I haven't downloaded my camera pics yet, but I did post a pic of our view on Facebook.
Tomorrow, weather permitting, we are boating.