Monday, August 15, 2011
This poor robin was in a tizzy trying to get some food on Monday. The feeder s/he was standing on is supposed to be safe against animals like raccoons and chipmunks, so when they stand on the little ledges their weight pulls the cage down and the food opening is covered by the leaves.
Well, apparently the robin had eaten a worm too many and was too heavy to actually get any of the birdseed.
If only the same was true for fast food windows...
Tuesday, August 16, 2011
I did a little food experimenting myself, which is almost unheard of in my world, but it turned out great! I was looking through a blog that had a recipe that filled all of my requirements:
1. I had all the ingredients in my house.
2. It required absolutely no effort on my part.
Because I love you all, here's what you do:
Mix 12oz. of your favorite barbeque sauce, 1/2 cup Italian salad dressing and 1/4 cup brown sugar and put it over 6 frozen chicken breasts in a crock pot.
{I only had three frozen chicken breasts and it seemed perfect to me because I liked the extra sauciness.}
You leave it on high in the crockpot for four hours and then pull the chicken apart with two forks. It is YUMMY. You're welcome.
Wednesday, August 17, 2011
This is what Riley and I look like when we're not making great things in crockpots.
Thursday, August 18, 2011
I was so happy that my little yellow flower started to get blooms on it again! I was afraid with all this dry hot weather that the time for flowers was over. I love it when I'm proven wrong.
Friday, August 19, 2011
I was so grateful it was such a beautiful day out for my Uncle Barney's family to have his funeral and celebrate his life. I took a picture of this gorgeous blue sky because I know the gray days of winter are coming soon enough and we need to enjoy these fluffy cloud moments.
Saturday, August 20, 2011
My sweet sister Laura texted me a picture of her and Jeff getting my nephew Thomas settled in the dorm for his first year of college.
I'm so incredibly proud of him and can't believe it's time for him to be on his own already. And right now I'm just hoping his roommate doesn't mind Iowa Hawkeye apparel. :)
Sunday, August 21, 2011
My darling seven-year-old Yodi got to borrow her big sister's cell phone on Sunday and we spent hours – literally hours – texting back and forth. It was so sweet to go over everything from how much we love each other to how sad she is I live so far away to how the pop rocks she was eating feel when they explode in her mouth.
I loved every single minute of finding out everything there was to know about her day on Sunday. I am a lucky, lucky girl.
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