Jon & Kate plus 8

I love this show. If you have never watched it, it is a documentary type reality show about Jon and Kate who couldn't have kids on their own and did fertility treatments and had twins the first time. Then they wanted more kids and had sextuplets! So it just about their lives and how they live with that many kids of the same age. I love it. I love how organized and bossy Kate is, (in a good way). If you have never seen it you have to check it out on Mondays on TLC.

Pippin

This is my dog Pippin. He is a West Highland White Terrier. He is so cute and has a great personality.
These were some pictures I took after I got my camera. I was tring some more effects out. I'm not sure how I like them yet.

Angus

I was playing around with my photo shop and I just love this picture. Angus was still so tiny here. I loved his flopped over ears. Now they are standing straigh up. I made this pictuer black and white with a color focal point. I thought that was cute. I like how the red collar stands out on him.

On the Bandwagon...

I bought the book almost a year ago when my friend Alisa insisted it was the best book she had ever read. I read part of the first chapter and just could not get into it. So the book sat around for the better part of the year. As I have been blogging, it has become apparent to me that I am definitely missing something. Everyone at work, church, and on the blog are talking about these books. Who is Edward and why does everyone get all doe eyed when they speak of him? What is the debate between Edward and Jacob? These are questions that had formed from all the buzz. I decided since I have a nice break and I will reattempt the book. When I went to Prescott this weekend I took it with me committing that I would read it; there were two other people reading the books. My friend Donna is so into them. She was almost done with the second and when we went to town we had to find the Barnes and Nobel so she could buy the third. We had some good discussions of the book. So now, I am on the band wagon and it isn't so bad. I can see now why every woman swoons for Edward-He's the perfect male character. I have not finished Twilight, the first in the series, but it is really hard to put down. My advice if you have have been avoiding the book-get on the wagon because there room for more.

Weekend in Prescott

I spent a really relaxing weekend with my SIL Heather and a few people from her singles ward. We had a really nice time playing games, karaoke, and lots of food. Justin's cousin Cindi and her husband own the cabin in Prescott in a beautiful and secluded spot. I spent most of my time in this adorable green chair in the master bedroom reading a book. It was so nice. The weather was wonderful. It was in the 80's during the day and in the 60's at night and in the morning. It was so hard to come back to 112 degrees!Yuck!

Wonderful green chair

Part of the kitchen

Lynx lake

Popover anyone...

Has no one ever heard of a popover? Last night I was watching the Food Network (love it)and Alton was on. I had heard of popovers, but I had never made or attempted to make them before. Well Alton made them and it was so easy. I decided since the missionaries were coming for dinner today that I would make them. It would be a nice change from the regular dinner roll. But where to find a popover pan? I went to Joanns-No, then to JCPenny's-No, then to Kohls-No, Marshalls- No, (but I did find the cute cake stand in the picture)then to Michales-No. No one had a stink'n popover pan!! So I called my mom and my mother-in-law to see if they had one, alas no luck there either. However, they both told me that I could use a muffin pan. Now the pan that Alton used looks like small drinking cups held together with wire. They are deep and narrow at the bottom and then it widens at the top. I have seen these before, but it must not be a common pan. So without the proper pan, I attempted to make them, (may I say don't try to make them until winter as your oven has to be at 400 degrees and my house is still not cooled off from it being on-which made my husband not happy). I can't say if they turned out okay or not because frankly, I have never had a popover. I don't know how they are supposed to turn out. I know that they are supposed to be airy in the middle, but how are they supposed to taste? I thought mine were a little salty tasting. But is that how they are supposed to taste? And the color, these look like they are burned, but they aren't. I thought that when I pulled them out they would be hard, but they were moist and soft.

If any expert of popovers happens upon my blog, please let me know if my popovers look okay and what they are supposed to taste like.

A Day at the Salon

My SIL Kassi just opened a cute hair salon around the corner from my house called Salon De Cheveux. Check out pictures and location at http://www.salondecheveux.com/.

Today my other SIL Heather and our friend Donna went over to get their hair done. She texted me to come over and hang out while they were there. So I went over and acted as the receptionist answering the phone once and entertaining this lady who came in giving working women flowers. She was nice and was also a MK consultant. Then probably the best part was when I shampooed Donna's hair. Now I have never shampooed any ones hair in a salon sink so I didn't know that when you turn the water on you needed to put the water head down so it won't spray out. I turned the water on and it shot straight out of there and side swiped Donna's face. We were laughing so hard. Then I couldn't figure out how to get hot water and Donna was complaining because the water was cold. Then I figured it out and then she complained because the water was too hot. Can't ever keep her happy. :)- Just kidding. The best part was that as Donna was sitting down in the shampoo chair she said, "maybe you should stop being a teacher and do this full time." Then I hit her with water and she said, "Maybe stick to being a teacher." I agree. But it was fun-you know it was Donna.