Foster Family Facts & Findings: November 2010

11.29.2010

December/WinterTime Fun Continued!

Top Picture is the Entry Table w/my winter decorations. The next three pictures are Pumpkin Bars. I promised the boys I would make a batch of them for them for Thanksgiving. How about the day AFTER Thanksgiving...no problem...everyone enjoyed them and now they are GONE! The last three pictures are of the fountain with the bubbles and frozen water. It's kind of hard to tell...it wasn't so frozen that you'd be able to skate on it, but it still froze. I wished I'd of taken B4 pictures of the fountain when it was PINK. Somewhere I must have some pictures...just don't remember where!

Winter and December are in the Air!

I just got out my Christmas/Winter stuff today and got it set-up. I don't do much, usually just the dining table and entry table. It's been so chilly here this past week or so...our water fountain even FROZE! That means
COLD...even Arizona gets cold...Florida does too! The little fireplace in our bedroom has been running quite a bit this past week and it feels so cozy and warm. I love EACH season...they all have something about them that just appeals to me...and by the time the next season comes...I really feel ready for it. Its been fun wearing all my warm sweaters, jean skirts, and turtlenecks, tights and jackets!

11.26.2010

Fountain, Bench & Vase "RE-DONE"

Our Fountain, Bench & Vase were

Pink. Now don't get me wrong, I DO

like pink...just not on a fountain, bench

or vase...because they're cement, and VERY

HEAVY, Tom helped me. He put a new pump

in the fountain, took it apart...I did the painting and

now the stuff feels like new again! (I wanted a

darker beigh/tan color, however, this cement paint

with grit is able to withstand water...well they tinted it

as much as possible and this is what we got!) Not perfect

but much better than PINK! :-)

11.25.2010

Fresh Picked This Morning From Dunnett's Trees!

Thanksgiving day little tangerines...Pam picked them this morning and had them on the table for all to enjoy!

Thankful Thanksgiving Day...

Pam pulling the turkey out of the oven...Looks Great!

She's checking the internal temp! Just Right!

Jordan (Bogue's Son from Colorado), Daniel, Derek, Me and Tom...

Karen & Ron Bogue, Melissa, Dana & Jordan Bogue...waiting to CHOW!

Our excellent Host & Hostess, Everett & Pam...it was wonderfully prepared!

My dessert plate, a "sliver" of Weight Watcher Pumpkin Pie and a "NOT so WW Chocolate Truffle
Pie sliver!
We have sooooo much to be thankful for, and NOT to forget why we have a Thanksgiving Day. We
had a very nice day spent together with friends.

11.16.2010

From "ICKY" to "KHAKI"

The bottom picture is the before picture of our "park bench"...it was so wobbly and terrible looking. I scraped off two layers of paint after I took it apart. Then sanded the slats, primed each piece, sprayed them then put a clear finish over all of it. Also sprayed the metal bench part with Rustoleum Metal Spray paint. Lots of stages and took a little time, but now its actually useable and we can enjoy it now looking out on the pool and not feel like it's going to fall apart when we sit on it. The Arizona sun is so hard on everything!!!

11.14.2010

5K Race Walk

On Saturday, I did a 5K race walk @ Rotary Park. No running, just race walking! It was fun, however, I have SORE muscles today (Sunday). I feel like I am relatively active, doing yoga 3 times a week, an aerobic class once a week and I workout at the gym another evening in the week, but I guess I use different muscles race walking. I came in 5th overall (@ 40 minutes exactly). After the race, they had exercise hoola hoops to try out. Hooping is like bike riding I decided. You never forget how to do it. It was fun. The exercise hoops are heavier and you actually feel like you're doing something! Also, they had Havasu OutRigger Canoes to try. They gave us a mini-lesson on how to row, etc. we removed our socks and shoes, walked into the lake (burrrrrrrrrrr) to the outriggers and away we went (3 experienced women and 3 of us unexperienced women) out to a certain point in Thompson Bay. Great Fun! Sore arm muscles yes, but it was worth it! The thing I loved about the racewalk was that there were no individual prizes, the PRIZE was that we put forth the effort to do it, and that we finished the race! Thats a nice accomplishment!

11.08.2010

You Have a Boat, You ALWAYS Have Friends!!!

Daniel's "New" Boat. It's a 21' Carerra. He got a steal of a deal and it's in excellent shape for an '89.
It's been completely redone inside and out. Derek and his girlfriend, Taylor and Terry C. took it out after
Daniel & Austin had to come in ahead of time to go to work. Derek wakeskated & Terry wakeboarded.

Daniel driving his new boat to the dock @ Site 6. Too bad he had to go to work! Austin J. too!

Daniel, Austin, Terry, Taylor and Derek.

Coming into the docks. Tom & I met them down there so we could see the new boat. It was a beautiful warm day...in the mid 70's.

11.07.2010

...Life Is Not A Race, S-L-O-W D-O-W-N

Have you ever watched kids playing on a merry go round or listened to the rain lapping on the ground? Ever followed a butterfly's erratic flight or gazed at the sun into the fading night? Do you run through each day on the fly? When you ask 'How are you?' Do you hear the reply?

When the day is done, do you lie in your bed with the next hundred chores running through your head? Ever told your child, 'We'll do it tomorrow.' And in your haste, not see his sorrow? Ever lost touch? Let a good friendship die? Just call to say 'Hi'?

When you worry and hurry through your day, it is like an unopened gift....Thrown away.... Life is not a race. Take it slower. Hear the music before the song is over.

11.06.2010

A Few More From the Family Reunion (that didn't show up the first time)

The dining room in the condo (it had 3 bedrooms & 2 bathrooms)

The cozy fireplace

And the living room (Alice sitting in the chair).

Tom & I shared a piece of peanut butter cream pie @ Mo's. (I know, it's not on Weight Watchers) but it sure was yummy.

Tom's Cousin, Kenny & Carolyn

I don't like this new program on Blogger. It doubles some of the pictures and if you try to remove ONE of them it removes BOTH of them....grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.