Saturday, June 13, 2009

Chickens Riding a Dog



A lot of people have asked us how our dog likes the chickens. We tell them he only cares about a frizbee, ball or anything to do with fetch, going for a ride in the car or for a run. Here he is letting the chickens ride on his back, I think he could care less, he just wants us to go outside and play with him. So as you can see, he likes them fine, but wishes they would throw his ball.

Thursday, June 11, 2009

Crafts to win!

This is how it works: The first three people to type "Tiffany is trying to be crafty!" in the comments on this post will get something made by me! My choice. For you. The catch is that you must re-post this on your blog and give the same offer to the first three commenters who will also craft it forward.
Here are my contingencies:
1. I make no guarantee that you will like what I make!
2. What I create will be just for you.
3. It will be done this year.
4. You have no clue what it's going to be.
5. I reserve the right to make something extremely strange.
6. You must post a picture of what you win when you get it.
Have fun!

My co-runner for the Wasatch Back is doing this and I wanted to join in the fun. My crafts might be more along the lines of food I make, but we'll see how much I get my brain thinking and my hands doing.

Tuesday, June 9, 2009

Goobard

Last weekend we went up to visit our families. My parents have a fabulous garden with two (huge) rhubarb plants in it. I'd been toying with the idea to make jam. For the most part I don't like jam, but my mom makes this one with rhubarb in it that I actually enjoy. So while we were up there I picked and chopped up my rhubarb. Yesterday I made the jam and had a couple cups leftover and made a strawberry/rhubarb crumble. Scott LOVED it and didn't want the kids to miss out. Relentlessly he offered them some and finally they caved- and liked it. Oakley really liked the jam too. But after she ate the crumble she kept saying how much she liked the Goobard stuff.

Also while we were up the kids, Scott and I got to help Grandma and Grandpa plant some of their flowers and garden. Oakley held up a trowel and asked Grandma, "Do you have another shovel stick so Sierra can help?"

So after a good weekend we have come up with two new vocabulary words; goobard and shovel stick.