tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-129685956300494342024-03-14T00:43:34.271-06:00Adventures Of A Wanna Be Country GirlHolliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04670607477465888547noreply@blogger.comBlogger404125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12968595630049434.post-64738372694985142602016-07-25T10:13:00.001-06:002016-07-25T10:13:53.796-06:00Greenery Everywhere<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I have had a lot of plant miners, fungus, other bugs and plant diseases to try to control. Plus a lot of produce starting out and dying off (any tips on that would be helpful!), but other than that, I would say things are going swell.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I think cabbage is pretty. These will be turned into cabbage salad and sauerkraut.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">In this jungle of leaves we have cucumbers (pickling and regular), crookneck squash, acorn squash, spaghetti squash and zucchini. I have yet to get any acorn squash, and I have only two spaghetti squashes growing.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Beets!! I did not plant beets for me, I think they taste like dirt. I have a coworker who wanted some pickled beets and a husband who likes to eat borsch, which requires beets. Also on the right are peppers, hot and bell.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">These mass of greenery is the tomato patch. You can see one ripe one on the bottom right! I also have two basil plants hidden in here that I need to make into pesto. The tomatoes will be canned whole or made into salsa, lots and lots of salsa.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I am trying to grow more herbs in our yard. This is a sage plant, which is doing quite well!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Dead cilantro...but my coworker happily gave me another start so we will see if it makes it!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I have oodles of chives! These grow really nicely here.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">In there I have two starts of flat leaf parsley, which has yet to become bushy enough for me to use it and rosemary. I think rosemary is one of my all time favorite herbs.</span></div>
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Holliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04670607477465888547noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12968595630049434.post-19153420018345927652016-07-25T09:59:00.001-06:002016-07-25T16:52:55.150-06:00Summer <div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Over Father's Day weekend we hopped in the car and drove to Northern Idaho. We had heard how beautiful Couer d'Alene was and had to check it out. My parents came along for the ride.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">My Aunt (my Dad's sister) lives in Spokane, and I had asked if we could meet up for dinner. I told her I would be bringing two friends to dinner with me, she didn't know my parents were coming. She was surprised to see my parents, and thought it was funny I had referred to them as my friends. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">My parents are always fun to have around.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Lake Couer d'Alene is gorgeous!!! It is so beautiful up there!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">We drove up to Sandpoint and saw Lake Pend Oreille, also amazing to see! Which is one of the deepest lakes in the United States at 1,158 feet, that is scary deep!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Every other year we try to stay home for the 4th of July. This year was the year to be home. My parents and my sister in-law and niece came up to spend the holiday with us. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">We went to the zoo, ate a lot of Reed's Dairy ice cream, did arts and crafts, napped, ate wonderful food, watched fireworks, played games and saw hot air balloons take off in Driggs. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Sadly the only thing I got pictures of was the hot air balloons, I have gotten bad about pulling out the camera to document things.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Dad and I arose at 4 A.M. to get to Driggs by 6 A.M. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">We got there just in time to see the first one get blown up.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">There were several of them!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I loved how this picure turned out. You can barely see the Tetons over one of the balloons on the right.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">They are fasinating to watch in the sky.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Too bad I am afraid of heights, or I would like to ride in one of these.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">This is how Cosmo has spent his summer days.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">We have also made several trips down to Utah for family activites, family reunions, bridal showers, birthday celebrations. After the family reunion, we got to spend time at the Dude's family cabin with his parents and siblings. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">We have been keeping busy this summer!</span></div>
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Holliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04670607477465888547noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12968595630049434.post-5332207190345186152016-06-11T12:06:00.000-06:002016-06-11T12:06:19.918-06:00Garden Update<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I haven't posted anything about our garden this year. Fail.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I started everything from seed this year again. I believe I ended up over watering them, causing some not to have a very good root systems when I transferred them to the ground. I pulled some out the containers and the dirt crumbled away right to the stem. I also ruined 2 tomato plants, while trying to pinch off the starter leaves or just trying to put the dirt around it in the hole I knocked off the tops. I was so frustrated by this point! It seemed that nothing I had planted was going to work out. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The garden is proving me wrong though!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Lettuce, spinach and arugula. This is probably my favorite item in the garden, I love being able to go out and get fresh lettuce.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Beans and peas, this are both bush plants. Though I think next year I will have something for them to crawl up to keep them straighter.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">If you look really really close on the left in my crooked rows, you will see carrots starting to sprout. On the right is bok choy! I haven't ever grown bok choy nor really eaten it before, so this is a first.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Lots of squash! Zucchini, crook neck, spaghetti and acorn! I staked my spaghetti and acorn. I want them to grow up instead of taking up so much space in the garden. I think though, my acorn squash might be more of a bush than a vine...we'll have to see what it does.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Beets! The Dude wanted some beets for Borsch. I also have a friend who wanted some pickled beets, which is good since I planted too many beets for Borsch.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Check out that row of garlic!! My coworker gave me the garlic to plant and I am so glad she did, it has been so cool to watch it grow. I also have 15 tomato plants, including: Early Girl, Big Boy, Jelly Belly, San Marzano, and Romas. I also have 4 Basil plants.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Minus a few plants getting a fungus, I bought a fungus spray which seems to be helping, we are off to a great start!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Over Memorial weekend we took a much needed camping trip to Redfish Lake.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Redfish Lake is located in Stanley, Idaho. A place where the Dude and I had yet to go visit, and is now a place I love and want to go back!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">This was our campsite! It was awesome being so close to the lake.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The Dude was excited to have a fire, he pretty much had one going almost the entire time....almost. That little tent by him was Cosmo's home so he didn't bother the nearby campers.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Oh how I loved that lake! It is so beautiful and so clear!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">My coworker let us borrow his canoe, it was a heavy bugger, but well worth taking it along!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">With the lake being so clear we saw several fish swimming around. We didn't catch any, which was okay, it was neat just to be able to see them!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Aw, that view......the Sawtooth Mountains are majestic.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">He had mixed feelings about being in the canoe. He tried to escape before we hit shore after the first ride. The second time out I had a towel he could lay on and bask in the sun. He also enjoyed lots of goldfish snacks.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I love early mornings when you are camping!! Watching sunrises are the best!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">There was lots of nature walks/hikes to go on.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Cosmo enjoyed his time getting dirty.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">We really couldn't of picked a better time to go. There wasn't too many people there since we went up on Memorial Day and came home Wednesday. We had the lake all to ourselves on one of the days we took the canoe out for about an hour before anyone else made it out. It was just what I needed, a quiet, peaceful time away from society, media, and every day strains of life. I am already planning my next camping trip here.</span></div>
Holliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04670607477465888547noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12968595630049434.post-36998019586998009072016-04-19T12:46:00.001-06:002016-04-19T12:51:57.744-06:00Free Entrance to National Parks<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The Dude and I took a quick trip up to Yellowstone yesterday. From April 16 -April 24 you can get into the <a href="https://www.nps.gov/planyourvisit/fee-free-parks.htm">national parks for free</a>! We had to take advantage of it. Not all of Yellowstone park is open, some loops are still closed till May, but that was okay since we went for just a quick visit.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The Bison were everywhere!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The day was absolutely beautiful!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Bison are such LARGE animals!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Yet they trod so lightly, when they walked on the pavement you could barely hear it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The last time there was a buffalo traffic jam for me in Yellowstone was when my family went when I was like 6...8...any way, along time ago!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The Dude kept asking me to roll down my window to take pictures, it was a little unnerving to be that close to them!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">It was freezing by Old Faithful!! The ice cream shop wasn't open yet for the season, The Dude was disappointed.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">We also saw a bald eagle catching a fish from the river, two cow elk, and one moose eating in the river as we drove home through Island park.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">It was a fantastic drive through this beautiful world we live in.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Though I am sad that time is going by so quickly, I am beyond ready for spring! Warmer weather, spring cleaning, flowers, gardening, the lovely color of green everywhere! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I love this time of year!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">My brother and his cute little family came and spent the weekend before Easter with us. It was the best having them here! We look forward to another visit soon!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">My niece LOVED dying Easter eggs!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">They turned out so colorful! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">This Dude celebrated his birthday! He likes this picture of them both trying to blow out his candles. Fuzzy phone quality photo.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">We got a head start and tilled our garden yesterday. It is a nice feeling knowing it is already done for the year.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">This is the first time I have ever grown spring garlic, let alone garlic in general. It is coming in quite nicely!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I am beyond elated that they are doing this well so far. I sure hope it continues!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I didn't know I liked Hyacinths until this year, and they smell so good!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The Dude and I celebrated our ten year anniversary yesterday. I don't feel like it has been ten years. The years have gone by quickly, but ever so slowly at the same time. I am beyond blessed and grateful to have this wonderful man in my life. I catch myself watching him when he doesn't know I am and thinking to myself how lucky am I to have him as my husband forever! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">"Now at last they were beginning Chapter One of the Great Story no one on earth has ever read. Which goes on forever: in which every chapter is better than the one before."</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">For our ten years of bliss we left behind cold Idaho for a weekend in sunny San Diego!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">We checked out the LDS visitor center of the Mormon Battalion, very neat place!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">We could not pass up the chance to see the San Diego Temple at night, breath taking!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Both of these pictures were failed attempts due the gusts of wind blowing my hair every which way possible. Totally worth it.</span></div>
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Holliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04670607477465888547noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12968595630049434.post-68681242255249641472016-02-24T08:44:00.002-07:002016-02-24T08:50:47.175-07:0028<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I would like to wish my amazing younger brother a happy birthday!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">He has much to be proud of, for he has accomplished much.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">We are proud of you, you!!! Love you!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">"It had long since come to my attention that people of accomplishment rarely sat back and let things happen to them. They went out and happened to things."</span><br />
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Holliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04670607477465888547noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12968595630049434.post-87880197614963775492016-01-18T11:12:00.002-07:002016-01-18T11:13:28.709-07:00Pheasant Hunting<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">My older brother had this wonderful idea that we should all go pheasant hunting together. It was mine and the Dude's first time hunting pheasant. It did not disappoint!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">My older brought his dogs, it was neat to watch them get on point when they smelled a bird!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">We paid for 8 birds, after we had sweeped the sunflower patch and another field our total catch was 3. We scared some away and had missed a few. Dad, my younger brother and the Dude were the only ones who had shot one.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">After we took these pictures and had cleaned up the birds, the people that owned the placed told us to have one more walk around.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">They were so kind they planted two more hens out for us since we had missed so many of our others.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Success!! My older brother got a bird too.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">What made the day, was having the opportunity to hunt with my family. Best day ever.</span></div>
Holliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04670607477465888547noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12968595630049434.post-4077387052002978362016-01-04T18:11:00.000-07:002016-01-04T18:12:35.787-07:00Russian Pelmeni<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I promised I would post this recipe, I am finally getting around to it, yay me!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So this is a Russian dish. The Dude ate a lot of this on his mission. It was a cheap meal for them to buy. When he got it though it was already made and frozen, he just had to throw it in boiling water, and add some sour cream and pepper on it once it was done cooking. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I actually made this dish from start to finish! Yes, it is cheap in the long run, but it is very time consuming. In our opinion though, well worth the time and effort. I found the recipe off of <a href="http://natashaskitchen.com/">Natasha's Kitchen</a>, she has a lot of Russian/Ukrainian recipes I would like to try. I am slowly making my way through them.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">You will need a pelmeni mold. It is possible to do it by hand, but I would recommend the mold, it will save you at least some time. I bought this <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00A6GLH0A/ref=pd_lpo_sbs_dp_ss_1?pf_rd_p=1944687502&pf_rd_s=lpo-top-stripe-1&pf_rd_t=201&pf_rd_i=B008NXA1V4&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=1DB8YA4YFRETX52SYB3M">pelmeni mold</a> off Amazon. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We love this dish and I hope you enjoy it just as much!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Russian Pelmeni</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">â…” cups buttermilk</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">1 Tbsp sour cream</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">2 large eggs</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">2 cups warm water</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">7 cups plus 6 Tbsp unbleached all-purpose flour</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Ingredients for Pelmeni Filling:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">1 lb ground turkey</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">1 medium onion, finely diced</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">1 Tbsp olive oil</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">3 garlic cloves, pressed</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">½ tsp ground pepper</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">¾ tsp salt</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Ingredients/ Ideas for Toppings:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Melted butter, sour cream, vinegar, ketchup</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">How to Make Basic Vareniky or Pelmeni Dough:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Using the whisk attachment on medium speed, mix together: ⅔ cup buttermilk, 1 tbsp of sour cream 2 cups warm water, 2 eggs and 1½ tsp salt until well blended. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Switch to dough hook and add 4 cups flour. Mix on speed 2 until well blended.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Add 3 more cups of flour (one cup at a time and wait for the dough to become well blended with each cup). </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Add the rest of the flour 1 Tbsp at a time, until the dough is no longer sticking to the sides of the bowl (I used 6 Tbsp). Once it is no longer sticking to the bowl, continue to mix 5 minutes. (Total mixing time is about 20 minutes from the time you start adding flour).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Place the dough on a lightly floured surface.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">How to Make Pelmeni Filling:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Heat 1 tbsp oil in a medium skillet. Add onion and saute until golden and soft. Add garlic and saute another minute.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Mix together pork, turkey, onion & garlic mix, ¾ tsp salt, ½ tsp ground pepper and 1 tsp hot sauce (optional).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">If using a pelmeni mold:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Cut off about tennis-ball-size chunks of dough and roll out into a circle.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Place over mold. Place ½ tsp meat into each pocket space on the mold.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Use a rolling pin, roll the top, working from the center - outwards until the pelmeni are well-defined.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Turn the pelmeni maker over and push the pelmeni out onto a well-floured cutting board.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Arrange pelmeni evenly on the cutting board, sprinkle with flour and place in the freezer. Pinch together any open edges on pelmeni or the meat will float out during cooking.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Once they are fully frozen, put them in large ziploc bags, sprinkle with flour and freeze them for future enjoyment.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">If making pelmeni by hand:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Shape a portion of the dough into a 1 to 2 -inch thick log. Cut off 1 piece at a time (about gum ball sized) and roll into disks to form a 1.5-inch circle with rolling pin. Sprinkle rolling pin and surface with flour if needed.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Place 1 tsp pelmeni filling in the center, c</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">lose the edges and pinch together.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Pinch the corners together to form, well... a diaper shape.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Place pelmeni onto a well-floured cutting board. Arrange pelmeni evenly on the cutting board, sprinkle with flour and place in the freezer.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Once they are fully frozen, put them in large ziploc bags, sprinkle with flour and freeze them for future enjoyment.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Bring a pot of water to boil (add 1 tbsp salt for a large soup pot, or 1 tsp salt for a smaller 4 quart pot). Add FROZEN pelmeni and return to a boil. They should float to the top, then boil for 3 mintues longer (or until meat is fully cooked). Drain pelmeni and place them in a clean bowl. Toss pelmeni with butter and sprinkle with dill (optional). Serve them warm with ketchup, sour cream or vinegar (Natash's personal favorite).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://natashaskitchen.com/2011/05/09/russian-pelmeni-recipe-new-dough-recipe/">Recipe from Natash's Kitchen: Russian Pelmeni</a></span></div>
Holliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04670607477465888547noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12968595630049434.post-10261747700781502722016-01-04T17:49:00.002-07:002016-01-04T18:24:18.162-07:00Thinking of Christmas...<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I still can't get over that we are already on day 4 of January! Time just seems to go by so quickly. I despise how it just seems to vanish on me. I really need to rememeber to live in the moment, because that moment will pass me by one way or another and I should be living life to the fullest capacity that I can.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">With that being said, I am grateful for pictures, so that we can relive those precious moments that we treasure so dearly. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Christmas was a wonderful time for us this year. The Dude and I both agreed that this year we would truly try to center it around the true meaning of Christmas, our Savior Jesus Christ. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Words can't truly describe the love and happiness we felt this Christmas season. He truly is the gift, and for that we are ever so grateful for Him. He was the greatest gift of all, and our most prized gift.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We were blessed to spend time with family this Christmas also, living closer to everyone else definitely has it perks!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Here are some pcitures from our Christmas season.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Our wonderful neighbor brought the Furball a Christmas present, he was estatic to say the least!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Don't worry she warmed up to him! She is ready for her Jedi training from him. (Yes, we love Star Wars in this family!)</span></div>
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Holliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04670607477465888547noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12968595630049434.post-63283278531418755082015-12-14T05:00:00.000-07:002015-12-14T05:00:01.706-07:00Hardware Ranch<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">When we were younger both our families took us (at different times and not together) to a place call <a href="http://wildlife.utah.gov/hardwareranch/">Hardware Ranch</a>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It is located up Blacksmith Fork Canyon just past Hyrum, Utah.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">They are a wildlfe management area for the elk during the winter.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">My sister-in-law and niece met us in Brigham City and we ventured up to see the elk.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">For a small fee or free, depending on you age, you can go on a horse drawn wagon out to see the elk. The elk are use to the horses and wagon coming through, but they are very leary of strange noises, sudden movement and far off sounds of gun shots.</span></div>
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If you are looking for a fun holiday afternoon, check out harware ranch!</div>
Holliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04670607477465888547noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12968595630049434.post-56653588485988224372015-12-13T17:06:00.001-07:002015-12-13T18:25:55.571-07:00Santa Came Early to Our House<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The very first time we looked at our home we thought it immediately felt like home. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">We had one day to come out at look at a list of houses we had picked out. I was dead set on house in another part of town that had the cutest red front door! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">We hadn't even planned to come look at our home. After seeing some houses quicker than expected that weren't what we were looking for and not being able to go see the red doored house till the evening we decided we could run over and check it out after the owner called us back and said it was open.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Like I said, the moment we walked in we both knew this was the place for us! God had a huge blessing in store for us when he guided us to this house, this neighbor, this ward, this town we now call home. We are forever grateful.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">What does this have to do with Santa coming early to our house you ask?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">This is the kitchen sink that our house came with. The people did a wonderful job of updating our kitchen! Except for this sink. Don't get me wrong I was glad to have a sink! It just didn't match the rest of the update though.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">It makes our kitchen feel complete, which makes us happy.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Well maybe it will be more complete once we have a gas stove.....</span><br />
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Holliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04670607477465888547noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12968595630049434.post-7673449312714631102015-12-09T12:13:00.003-07:002015-12-09T12:13:52.237-07:00It's Christmas Time <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">How quickly time has flown! It amazes me that this is the 2nd Christmas in our home here in Idaho. Have we really been here for almost 2 years? </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">My cute Grandma, wishing us all a Merry Christmas and expressing how much she loves us all.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">We actually got to spend Thanksgiving with family this year. Now we did go down last year too, but we were extremely late. So when I say we actually got to spend Thanksgiving with family, I mean we got to spend the whole day! And help with the prep work and eat of course!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">We loaded in the car and drove south to go visit my brother at the fire station. He's pretty much the coolest.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">She didn't get to drive, but we got to go for a ride around the block! That is one big rig!! My Grandma is still talking about the fire truck ride, she thought it was amazing.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">We also celebrated my niece's birthday Thanksgiving weekend too. Her birthday isn't until the end of this month, but we celebrated early since we were all together. (I need to start bringing my acutal camera, my phone just doesn't take as good pictures.)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I made the cake, and I was pretty proud of how it turned out!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Where do I begin?? It always seems like I am always playing blog catch up, but at least I am blogging, right??? Right!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The Dude built a cute little red shed in our backyard. Now there is more space in our one car garge for the car.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The chickens are alive and well, they enjoy getting to roam free in the backyard. I believe this is Winnie, and don't tell the other hens, Winnie is the best looking one.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">We reaped a lot of produce this year. We canned several bottles of pickles! I left the carrots and parsnips in the ground. I also planted some garlic to come up in the spring, fingers crossed!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">This guy caught the biggest fish he has ever fished for when we went dam fishing the weekend he came up. If you see him, ask him, he'd love to tell you all about it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">There were no deer on this mountain, or the surrounding mountains, we checked!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">No deer to fill our freezer, but I'll settle for this breathtaking view of the sun coming up over the Tetons any day!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I made homemade Russian Pelmeni, it was fantastic! The Dude said it was the best he has ever had, and he served a mission in Russia for 2 years. He knows how to score brownie points.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">My younger and ever so proud, and should be, paramedic brother. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">My younger brother thought I needed some sunshine in my life. It was kind of a cloudy day that day.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">For my 30th birthday we sat in the nose bleeds to watch Garth Brooks in concert.</span></div>
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Holliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04670607477465888547noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12968595630049434.post-70048179469111797622015-09-27T05:00:00.000-06:002015-09-27T05:00:02.704-06:00Those Great Mountain Faces<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Last week we went on an amazing trip back to South Dakota with my parents. It has been my Dad's bucket list for years to go to the Dakotas. In the 5 days we were there we saw, Mount Rushmore, Custer State Park, Devil's Tower, Crazy Horse Monument, The Minuteman Missile Museum, Ellsworth Air & Space Museum, the Badlands, Deadwood, Sturgis and just breathtaking scenery!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The Dude and I were just along for ride as my Dad navigated where he wanted to go and what he wanted to see. It was a very fun trip!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Our first stop was the Badlands, it was immediately HOT once you got out of the car.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This missile display is the main thing the Dude wanted to see and learn about. Very fascinating stuff, they were scattered all over SD during the cold war.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This was amazing to see! The night show was very neat. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">On the way to get here we took some back roads, I think that was one of the prettiest drives I have ever been on!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Four very amazing Presidents. They did so much to help shape this great country.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">My Dad loved these pig tail bridges on the Iron Mountain road. He liked them so much we went on this road not just once, but three times. It was fascinating every time.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">On the Needles highway, the Dude was thrilled and nervous to watch this big truck with a camper shell squeeze through the smallest tunnel on the trip.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Begging burros in Custer State Park, Dad was not impressed.....</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This was a very unique monument, it was the first monument Pres. Theodore Roosevelt set aside for the country. It is a random rock formation with nothing else of its kind around it. You should definitely read up on it!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">While in Deadwood we went to where Wild Bill Hickok was shot. The town of Deadwood is set back in the hills, very pretty area! But main street was like a mini Vegas with casinos, saloons, and people smoking everywhere!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">If I remember right, this was called a Chapel in the Hills. It is a replica of a stave church that was built in Norway in 1150.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Off the freeway on the way to Sturgis from Rapid City we found this Veteran Cemetery. It was neat to get out and pay our respects to those who served our country.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">They had some big planes at the Ellsworth Air & Space Museum!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">In downtown Rapid City you can go on a walking tour of the Presidents, here Dad is comparing his boot size to Pres. Lincoln's. Lincoln's were bigger.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Today is my wonderful Mother's birthday. I wish I was better at expressing in words how I feel about my Mom. She is truly amazing, and deserves some beautiful written description about her. She is hard working, caring, makes sure everyone is happy, always willing to help, lover of Reed's Dairy ice cream, loves her family unconditionally, and is beautiful inside and out.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I hope you have a wonderful birthday and that this following year treats you well and is full of laughter and adventure!</span></div>
Holliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04670607477465888547noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12968595630049434.post-58886364251274465312015-09-02T05:00:00.000-06:002015-09-02T13:21:13.149-06:00Road Trip With The Parents<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Right after the trip to California with The Dude's family, I went on a road trip to St. George with my parents. We stayed at my in-laws new home down there, went out to eat, visited friends and family, watch movies, went to the temple, stayed out of the heat, went to a desert garden and my Mom and I went to Tuacahn to see the play <i>Beauty and the Beast. </i>It was awesome!!! Sometimes it is nice to be able to get away and go on a trip with your parents all by yourself, I highly recommend it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">For The Dude's family trip this year, his parents wanted to do something to celebrate their <u style="font-weight: bold;">50th</u> wedding anniversary!! 50 years, people! They decided to rent an awesome house in Anaheim and the whole family came out to celebrate!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I am so grateful for my in-laws for falling in love 50 years ago and creating this awesome family I am now apart of!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Since the house was a mile from Disneyland, it was very much Disney themed, which I loved!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So...I got a picture of the cake and balloons but not one of my in-laws! Fail!</span></div>
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Holliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04670607477465888547noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12968595630049434.post-4428092136019489922015-08-16T05:00:00.000-06:002015-08-16T05:00:01.036-06:00My Old Man<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">My Dad had a birthday at the beginning of this month. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Though I was off on an adventure on his actual birthday my family celebrated it a few days later. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I just love my Dad! I am so proud to be his daughter.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">He is a one of a kind guy, laughs at his own jokes (we all laugh at them), always willing to help, always looking for time to fish, loves to tease my Mom, and finds great joy in his family.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I love you R-Dean, and am so grateful for the wonderful Father you are and the many joyful memories!</span></div>
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Holliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04670607477465888547noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12968595630049434.post-32742724026053505042015-07-16T05:00:00.000-06:002015-07-16T05:00:09.215-06:00Eggs!!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Apparently we should have been more on top of checking the chicken coop for eggs! I found these two just hanging out in one of the nesting boxes tucked up in the far corner.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Hooray!!!! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Now hurry up chickens and lay some more before I run out and need to buy some!</span></div>
Holliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04670607477465888547noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12968595630049434.post-40609891157296184912015-07-15T05:00:00.000-06:002015-07-15T05:00:07.606-06:00Shoshone Falls<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The Dude and I took a quick road trip to Shoshone Falls. We needed to stop in Burley to get a gun fixed and figured we would drive the extra 40 minutes to the Falls. Well worth it! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">As you can tell, we stopped and got lunch. There was a Papa Kelsey's Pizza at the local gas station, expensive pizza, but it was yummy! They were out of medium sized pizza dough and upgraded us to large for no charge, score!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Absolutely breathtaking! I even got a rainbow in the shot!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The view was gorgeous in both directions! That fellow hogging the frame makes this picture even better.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Proof that I wear shorts, and proof as to why I really shouldn't....</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This guy even hung around long enough for me to take his picture before he scurried off!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This past weekend we had a family reunion for my Mom's side. It was great!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We got to sit and visit with one another, enjoy the beautiful weather, hang out in the pool my Aunt has, and eat delicious food. I declare it was a success!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Oh! We also had bubbles galore!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Three of my favorite people all in one picture, even if the one in the back tried to avoid being in the picture....</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This kid is a fish! He loved the water!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">My cute niece love, loved the bouncy house!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And the water...for the most part.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Can you tell I think she is adorable???</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">What a group!! These people are awesome, love them all!!</span></div>
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