It's still winter!

For those of you who had started wondering if maybe SPRING was just around
the corner, I'm afraid it isn't quite yet. This morning I awoke to the sound of snow shovels scraping the pavement outside. My first reaction was "Oh, no!", but then I remembered that Angie's family needs some snow to use my give-a-way, so I quickly changed my opinion to "Yeah!" (Besides, I'm tired of looking at the gray background. At least it looks clean and fresh again.)

We have had some interesting snow storms during the last few years.

Who can forget the blizzard of 2003?
Liz looks completely dwarfed by the snowy tree!

Robbie (or is it Ken?) had to cut the tree branches off our neighbor's garage roof.

Everything was buried under a thick blanket of snow.

Tree branches covered the back lawn.


We had a long day with no power. Thank goodness our fireplace worked!
We cooked a delicious dinner in our Dutch oven and enjoyed the peace and quiet of a world without television and all the daily interruptions.
That can't be too bad, can it?
(Besides, I'm sure school must have been canceled, too!)

Enjoy the day!
♥
JoAnn

A scone or a scone?

(photos by Google.com)

It's late and I am tired.
Okay, you ask, why am I still up?

I am waiting for my "scone" dough to raise (rise? It's past my bedtime
and I can't think)!
Tomorrow night we are having Navajo Tacos.
Yum!

Our scone recipe is a family favorite.
We usually make it when we have a big soup party, but this time we are having the tacos.

Tomorrow night some of the "cousins" are getting together to go watch the Grizzlies play hockey and they are coming by here for dinner first.
Hockey games are much more fun on a full stomach. (And way less expensive.)

Did you know that I always visualized the big, fried bread kind of scone when I read my teenage English romantic novels? I always wondered why they would go to all that work
every day at tea time.

Here is one version of English Scones.

I 'm sure they are good, but our recipe is DELICIOUS!

My husband's very proper, petite, 90-something-at-the-time grandmother once ate five or six in one sitting!
(To her credit, they were NOT as big as the one at the top of the blog.)

Well, my discourse on scones is over. The dough is ready to be punched down, covered, and refrigerated. I'm off to bed to dream about the upcoming weekend.
If you have a chance to eat any scones soon, (Navajo or English) remember to curve your little pinky and sip your drink slowly!

If you are interested in the recipe, click on scones below.
(It's at the very bottom of the post. Sorry!)
♥
JoAnn

scones

This is what I gave to Angie last weekend:
(She won my give-a-way.)

1. Insulated metal thermos (to warm you up-as you are outside playing)
2. Stephens Gourmet Hot Coca (with marshmallows, of course)
3. Knit hat and neck scarf (snowman style)
4. Bag of coal pieces (can't have a best dressed snowman without the coal)
5. "Snowmen at Night" by Caralyn and Mark Buehner

(If they can't find a snowman to move-they can create their own!)

Now all they need is a SNOW STORM!

I hope she will make some fun memories with her family!

♥
JoAnn

Early Valentine's Day fun with the Aunties.....

These cute little girls had a fun day with Auntie Michelle and Auntie Kate.

Looking "Cool" in their shades......decorating heart shaped cupcakes....
getting some uninterrupted attention......

"Only an aunt can give hugs like a mother,
can keep secrets like a sister,
and share love like a friend."
-unknown

♥
JoAnn

Multiple personalities.......?

Sometimes my children have too much fun!
Liz and Robbie had quite an adventure on Friday night as they played around with the camera.
Now I need to harness all that manpower and put him (them) to work!

Thanks, Liz, for sharing this picture!
(Since I can't do the fancy things-I just borrow yours!)

♥
JoAnn

Count your blessings.....

We do have a lot to be grateful for today!

By the way, if you've ever felt like one of your kids was "double trouble" you should check out this blog!
♥
JoAnn

I am linking this to Mary's Mosaic Monday at Little Red House. If you like photo mosaics go see some of the fun ones there.

A bright spot in a dreary day.....

Today was a day off from work and I wanted it to be relaxing, satisfying,
interesting, and fun.
I did some more cleaning (satisfying, although not relaxing, interesting, or fun).
I ran a few errands (fulfilling none of the above wishes).
I even went on a little drive to see the Great Salt Lake (couldn't even see it-too much gunk in the air-therefore none of the above either).
I almost got a pedicure, but decided with my dry feet it not only wouldn't be relaxing, but might even hurt! (I'm a wimp.)

So....here I am playing on the computer.
I decided to enter Mary's Mosaic Monday on Little Red House at the last minute and this is what I created.

Irene- A Beautiful Bride

Hope you all had a nice weekend/holiday!
♥
JoAnn