Bushes Be Gone!

Kurt planted bushes many years ago....over time they have become way overgrown. He has been talking about pulling them out for several years now, but it's never happened. Today Adam got it in his crawl that he needed to get rid of them. As I write this, he pulled out two bushes. Knowing Adam, the excitement has worn off, and unless I bug him or Kurt, the remaining three will just sit there for another several years! I'll keep you posted!

It's Not The End.....

It's Just the Beginning......

Today was Alyssa's last day of student teaching. I can hardly believe it. It seems like just yesterday she was packing her bags to leave for college! This is Alyssa with her mentor teacher, Mrs. B. :)

Mrs. B. got her this gorgeous Vera Bradley laptop case. She must know that Alyssa has a preference for pink :)

She also made a cake for in the faculty room:

I got Alyssa and Sierra, her roommate, a gift card for The Cheesecake Factory to celebrate the end of teaching and living together. They used it this evening. This is the list of all the cheesecake flavors they have:

This was Sierra's entree:

And Alyssa's:

Alyssa and her chocolate mousse cheesecake for dessert:

Sierra's in love, I think :)

They went to the Duquesne Incline after dinner and took some pics with neat backgrounds:

While back home here, Kurt and Adam are ready to leave on their road trip tomorrow afternoon to bring Alyssa and her stuff home :)

It's My Birthday :)

Macy Moose says she got the bestest birthday present ever!! She is obsessed with palms and they go bye-bye when the Christmas decorations come out :( A brand new supply came home today from church :)

Spring Has Sprung :)

Cream of Potato Soup

Recipe compliments of Jamie :)

1 and 1/2 cups each of chopped onions and celery:

8 potatoes, diced:

Saute onions and celery in 6 Tbsp. butter:

Add potatoes and 4 cups water, cook potatoes til done:

Add 2 1/3 cups milk mixed with 4 Tbsp. flour and add to soup mixture:

Add 1 lb. velveeta cheese, cut into pieces:

Optional-add one bag frozen or one head, fresh broccoli florets:

Enjoy!!

The soup was delicious...we all enjoyed it! I did end up adding one small can of chicken broth just before I served it, as it had gotten very thick (there went the vegetarian soup...LOL!) This made enough for two meals for the three of us, plus I had a small container left over for my lunch tomorrow :)