"El Charro"...

My sister is in town from

Washington...we all grew

up in Mesa, therefore, we are

all addicted to El Charro!

Kathy hasn't been there for years

so we had a quick girls night out

before she leaves tomorrow.



Some of my favorites...

Here are just a few of my favorite holiday pictures...

Hope everyone had a great day!



Feliz Navidad...

Yep...it's tamale time again! YUMMY...

Repurposing...

My old vintage gate

has now become my

Christmas card display...

why not?

This little piggy...

I had my Houston buddy

helping me make

"pigs in the blanket"

tonight for dinner -

He did a fine job!

O Christmas Tree...

We have a little artificial tree that

just fits in our little house...

but this year when Hoke was up north

he got a permit and brought home a

fresh, straight from the forest tree.

It's not perfect but it's the perfect

thought that counts...thank you Husband,

I love it!

Happy Thanksgiving!

For sale...

I have 4 yellow dining room

chairs for sale - $25.00 for all 4,

also a shabby white queen size

headboard for $10.00...

I you know anyone interested let me know.

Two years old...

Happy Birthday today Houston...

We LOVE you!

Another year...

The excitement of arriving 

at the Az State Fair...

A little high school rodeo action...

And the view from the "death"

ride roller coaster, six year old

Tobyn made me go on.

My eyes were closed and

Tobyn said "I was screaming like a girl!"

He was right!

Jackpot!...

We were filling pinata's and

Easton and Olivia were

like "kids in the candy shop" literally!

Olivia squealed and jumped

right in the middle of it!



H-A-L-L-E-L-U-L-I-A!!!

This is what we've been waiting for...

I had to wear a sweatshirt this morning walking,

it's WONDERFUL!



Come one, come all...

                                                         

                                                           

                                                    
                                           

In an effort to downsize, simplify,
and just generally "muck" out...
We are having a MEGA yard sale,
tomorrow (Friday) and Saturday,
7:00 AM 'til whenever.
There's a little bit of everything,
from junk to foo-foo,
and everything in between.

You know you want it...

Come check it out!

(1268 S. Lawson, AJ)

(Also, for Meridian Ward, don't forget

the Trunk or Treat party tomorrow

night at 6:30 at the church!)

Mucho Bueno...

"New Mexico Apple Pie"

Recipe:

4 Granny Smith Apples (Cored, peeled and sliced)

1 TBSP Lemon Juice

3 TBSP Flour

1 C. Sugar

2 Tsp. Cinnamon

1 Tsp. Nutmeg

1/2 C. diced green chili (or more to taste)

Pecan chips (or pinon nuts if preferred)

Pie crust

Combine all ingredients and let sit
while you make the crust

Put pie filling in crust,

(I add strips of green chili and a few dabs of butter)

Put top crust on and pinch down

Bake 1 hour at 400 degrees.

Try it...you'll like it!!



{{ Bling?}}...

Emily found these cute ideas

in Good Housekeeping magazine...

these are on her bench on her porch

(way cuter than on my floor) 

Gourds and pumpkins

adorned with gemstones!

...smells so sweet...

Our Relief Society meeting made these last

night for the bishopric...super easy.

Melt together in microwave:

25 Lg Marshmallows

3/4 cup brown sugar

1 Cube butter

Heat for 1 1/2 minute, stir

Heat another 1 1/2 minute,

stir and pour over popcorn.

Shape into balls and add candy of

choice, very festive, Thanks!

H-E-double-LL

Fall?  Seriously...105 degrees today!

But it's a dry heat!

Ping-pong with Papa...

Easton has been laying low with strep throat...

so when Papa got home from work he

found a new game to entertain him,

whatever works, right?

Yikes...

On the mend...

My new best friends,

along with a shot in the bootie,

...you never want MRSA (mersa)
in your ear canal ;{ !!

Breakfast and bookfair...

Today was "breakfast with grandparents day"

at Tobyn's school...

2 Krispy Kreme's and chocolate milk,

...my kind of breakfast.

Tobyn and his buddy...

Too many choices at the bookfair,
but he did decide on one for Papa to buy!

yard toys...

"krazy hair day kid", "spiderman" and

"sissy" giving each other rides on the

moving dolly...we really should

invest in a swingset!

Confession...

There are no before pics of this mess,

but trust me...there were cultures

growing here that even a mad

scientist wouldn't know what to do with.

Since we were out of town all last

week and only had a few things

in the fridge, I figured it would be a

good time to clean it out...

now it's off to the store I go!

B-E-A-U-T-I-F-U-L!

We spent time camping this last

week with our kids and grandkids...

It was beautiful!

Let's go fly away....

Em and I went to Snowflake with the kids

Tobyn wanted to "bungee jump"

getting all set up...
Weeeeeeeeeeee...superman?

Look at the sky in the background...

Yeah, the rain came!

It was a fun day ;)!!!

Da "Bags"...

Had a request from

someone for

some bags...soooo

I made some more

just sayin'
($15.00)

Sale...sale...sale...

It's time for a sale...to make way for new fun foo-foo!

Most everything on the website...salvagechicfurniture.com

is for sale. Leave a comment or email me from the website

if you have any questions... Shabby sunflower loveseat $100

Shabby white drop leaf table $35

Red and green sofa $150

There are two of these tables... $10 each

All wood dresser... shabby cream and white $60.

Lots more, too much to post...I'm ready to wheel and deal!