Girls night...

Our ward has an annual fathers and sons camp out the Friday night before Mothers Day. I have issues with the timing, and usually stay home sulking and murmuring!

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This year my strong silent mysterious man had to work late, and get up early for more work, so he ended up not being able to go, and has been sick and wanted to come home and go to bed early... the teenager adopted some other Dad's to go with... so when I got adopted to go out with the girls... I was all in this year. No more sulking and staying home alone.

We did dinner and tried to watch a dvd... but it wasn't reading... so finally it was getting so late. I had to bail out. I am not the party girl I used to be.

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But a good time was had by all!

Simple things in life...

I have been working more in my office at home this past week. And was pleasantly reminded of one of my favorite things about my view outside.

This little old man that walks up our street almost everyday (some days twice) when the weather turns sunny. He comes to the pole across from my window... touches it, rests on his walking stick, and then makes the trek back to his home at the assisted living home. He is diligent, and has so much purpose in his step. But he is careful and slow making the journey.

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I don't know his story, but I imagine he was active in his day and can appreciate a good hard days work. He must know and value the blessings of good health. And I bet he has many stories and experiences in his life that have brought him to develop this pattern of walking.

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It just reminds me that I need to take time in my own life for the simple things.

Taking time to care for myself, to smell the roses along the way, develop patterns that will lead down the correct paths in life.

And to cherish each moment.

Trick or Treat...

Morgan learned tricks really early as a puppy and so fast (I could have something mastered in a day)... after having dachshund's with minds of their own, it was such a fun time to have one actually obey.

Morgan learned to fetch the paper, speak, shake, and her famous roll over which has evolved into a dramatic spinning, kill over and fall like your dead scene. But our favorite is the food on the nose trick. She is so patient... this one is really hard to teach.

Taylor has barely learned to speak so far in her 1 1/2 years... she gives a head flip and opens her mouth, but nothing comes out. She keeps trying and sometimes you can hear her breath while she whips her head back and opens her mouth clamping her jaws shut, like she thinks she did it... trying to push out an actual bark, but still not speaking. Then when she realizes she isn't getting the treat, she gets more excited and puts more effort into it, her head totally spins around and she finally she gets out her loudest deepest bark!

This is one of my favorite scenes... silence is bliss!

Silly rabbit tricks are for kids!

Cinco de Mayo Dinner...

All the new recipes I tried turned out great!

The Spanish rice was really good; I added a tsp of wild rice trying to introduce more healthy things to my boys... I figured they would never notice in a new recipe.

They notice, but thought it was good.

The sopapillas of course were the best!

I used my grandma's heart shaped cutter, to share the love... but no one seemed to notice or care about that around my house.

And homemade tortillas are my favorite, I am finally getting them done enough, but not burning them. Practice makes perfect.

As usual, I was the only one really excited about having a themed dinner.

My strong silent mysterious man only eats for nourishment... when will I learn to quit expecting more?

The final game...

Yesterday was the teenagers last golf tournament for the season on his high school team. They would play at his home course, but he has not wanted his Dad or I to come watch him... even for the 1st tee off the entire season.

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I feel like I was being robbed, so I didn't tell him, but just showed up before his tee time. He came over and talked to me, first checking to see if I brought him money to eat after the tournament (the kid is always thinking of his stomach). We he realized I was there to see him tee off... he was horrified, begging me not to watch him... that he would be too nervous! PLEASE LEAVE MOM!!!!

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Heart broken, I agreed to "go away" (I didn't want to throw his entire game off, and it all seems to be a fragile balancing act anyway with golf)... so he went back to his team, and I walked towards the other end of the waiting area found some landscaping to discretely sit behind and waited to hear his name called. I wasn't going to miss this one and I didn't leave with any promises that I wouldn't watch. So this is me stalking my own kid.

I got a few looks from the coaches in the foreground; but once they saw me with a camera, they were a little less suspicious.

Yes of course I was beaming when I heard his name! Tigers Dad might be the only one who knows how full my heart was at this moment. It was a great drive! No wonder he doesn't want me around, I can hardly contain my excitement already and it's only the first ball! I only stayed for this 1st shot, and then left... I promise!

No big surprise; Eagle High School has an awesome golf team and they took the tournament! Their top kid shot under par and is going to State... congratulations! My son loves being part of this excitement it is an individual effort, but they really play and practice as a team really well! It is so neat to see, not all sports or teams work this way. These boys WANT to show up and work hard, they WANT to look nice and they take pride in their sportsmanship and their team! I am loving golf!!

5A DISTRICT THREE TOURNAMENT RESULTS
at Purple Sage Golf Course (par 71)
State qualifiers: The top four teams and top 11 individuals advance to state.

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Eagle (284) - Ty Travis 70 (medalist), Jon Van Dyk 71, Jordan Verner 71, Josh Gilman 72, Jordan Skyles 78.
Centennial (294) - Preston Alder 72, Garret Bringhurst 73, Jacob Ready 74, Derek Snyder 75, David Elliot 88.
Timberline (301) - Kasey Allen 73, Adam Saetrum 75, Colton Hayden 76, Steven Hurd 77, Kyle Delorey 80.
Mountain View (314) - Mark Baer 75, Trevor Kinghorn 76, Austen Gray 79, Jake Brown 84, Kade Kalivas 89.
Rocky Mountain (318) - Derek Ream 76, Michael Steen 80, Stetson Pace 81, Zach Thompson 81, Josh Hasquet 85.
Capital (319) - Daniel LaPorte 73, Justin Mings 80, Robert Blair 82, Chris Cobbler 84, Reid Hammerquist 91.
Borah (323) - Keawe Soares 74, Nick Blasius 81, Sam Smith 83, Nick Kaylor 85, Emory Jones 90.
Boise (324) - Matt Sturgill 74, Jamie Laliberte 80, Brady Comstock 84, John Frizzell 86, Tim Gremp 87.
Caldwell (330) - Holden Bistline 78, Sam Murphy 81, Deken Marmon 85, Jacob Dayley 86, Kasey Yee 89.
Meridian (333) - Kaden Moss 81, Zach Bird 81, Connor Bird 84, Jason Thiele 87, Devin Harmon 99.
Vallivue (346) - Dusty Downs 81, Casey Silveria 83, Jordan Robertson 90, Nick Cain 92, Casey Nicolosi 95.

Caldwell played a better game last week; but this weeks scores is what counts to go to State. So better luck next year Caldwell!

Caldwell (161) - Holden Bisline 41, Sam Murphy 45, Richard Rosenberry 49, Deken Marmon 43, Jacob Dayley 42.

Spring in Idaho...

I saw this view on my way home from the bank today.

I have no idea what kind of harvest it is... maybe dill?

But I love the backdrop of squaw butte behind it!

This is what I love about springtime in Idaho!

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I can't wait for the mint fields!

What will they think of next...

We went out yesterday for an afternoon drive and big surprise we ended up at the sporting goods store. They are going out of business, and having a huge sale. Or so they would advertise. Thrifty deals are all a matter of perspective in my opinion.

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I saw this toy "doggie driver"... where you hit the tennis ball with the golf club and the dog will go fetch it... in this case they used a "black lab" for their advertising.

(probably because they are the most gullible and will chase anything for fun).

I had to laugh... we would be the target demographic to buy this toy!

$19.99 for a tennis ball that would be eaten in 30 min or less!

Seriously, it would be like me shoving a $20 down Taylors mouth!

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Too funny! Maybe this is why they are going out of business!

(Sorry, it is sad... but really!)