One of Desiree's art projects

Buffalo Chicken Salad my friend Julie made for us the other nite. Better than a restaurant and it was too huge to eat in one nite.Yum! Celebrating the small simple joys!

Cool Treat for a hot day!

If it is still Summer weather where you are at and you would like a treat to cool you down we have the perfect, simple recipe for a yummy frozen treat!!! The kids, Duane & I made this the other night and its been a hit!


Frozen Lemonade Squares:

What you need!

9 Honey Maid Honey Graham crackers, finely crushed (about 1-1/4 cups).
1/4 cup (1/2 stick) of margarine or butter, melted.
1 qt. (4 cups) of frozen vanilla lowfat yogurt, softened.
6 oz. (1/2 of 12-oz can) frozen lemonade concentrate, thawed.
1/2 cup o thawed COOL WHIP FREE Whipped Topping.

Make it!
Mix graham crumbs and margarine; press onto bottom of 9-inch square pan
BEAT yogurt and COncentrate with mixer until well blended;spread over crust.
Freeze 4 hours or until firm. Serve topped with COOL WHIP.

Flashback 2 months ago...

Mom sent me this pic I took of her and the kids 2 months ago when she so kindly flew out to Hanford to help me while I had my tonsils removed. It was at the Fresno Airport where the decor is of the large Sequoia Trees the State Park here is known for! This one you could walk righ through! The kids were elated to see Grandma after so long.

A few things I am thankful for this Friday evening...
-Duane got home at an early hour so we could see him before bed.
-Healthy,happy, fabulous kids.
-good girlfriends to shop with.
-the end of a 5-day-detox= Food and coffee for me tomorrow morning!
-finding some peace admist a few weeks of turmoil.

Anddddd....I got summoned for jury duty yet again in two weeks!!! They must have me on speed dial!

My Little Star Wars Chef.

Desiree set up a picnic for us this weekend in our living room! She is very creative and always coming up with new ideas, so we had an indoor picnic which she was thrilled about!

For Labor day we spent it swimming and headed into town for ice cream with some friends who stopped by for the day. Superior Dairy serves up some mean "single cone" servings as you will see below. The kids had no problems finishing them off though and afterwords we had to take them to the park across the street to run off their sugar high heh!

Desiree in front of the Hanford Civic Center.

Trei & Conrad firing canons.