America Jane Pipes
born the 18th of January at 6:10 pm
8 lb. 19 3/4 inches long
red hair, blue eyes
Such a sweetheart! :)
photos captured by Jim Bob, how I love that man.
A short time ago in a land not too far away…
January 7, 2012 6 Comments
a fun event took place. Our ward’s second annual chili cook-off occurred on October 21. Thrilled that it happened for a second year – with bishoprics and Relief Society presidencies both having changed this last year. Our bishop and counselors this time were also good sports and along with their wives gave beautiful performances as the “Squeeky Cheeks”. A fine musical group with colorful bow-ties that played rousing renditions of ol’ time favorite songs – with their instruments of choice…balloons. Sometimes the silly fun that causes tears to run down your face can be so bonding and downright enjoyable.
We once again tied two quilts and had a wonderful evening.
I decided to enter a new kind of chili (because I was feeling dangerous, spontaneous and decided – what’s to lose? – except the candy bar prize I suppose. Luckily it paid off. ;) ). Introducing:
Buffalo Chicken Chili
I heard about Rachael Ray’s recipe and checked it out. I’m sure it’s yummy, but I didn’t have some of the ingredients and I wasn’t too sure about lots of celery in a chili – although I do love bleu cheese. And no beans? I just couldn’t do it. So instead I took my basic recipe:
Chili
Put four cups of beans in crock-pot. Fill water to within an inch of the top of crock-pot. Add palm-ful of salt, 3 oz. chili powder, 2 cloves of garlic, 3 liberal shakes Chicago Steak Seasoning by Weber, small handful dried onions and a dash of crushed red pepper. Cook for 6-7 hours. Throw in 1/4 lb. browned ground beef and tomatoes or salsa.
…And then substituted using 3 kinds of beans (white, pinto and red kidney) instead of just pinto as usual. I then added a whole bunch of hot sauce, chicken chunks, and a little more hot sauce.
Ready for my award? (we won’t talk about the fact that about half the pots of chili there win prizes. ;) )
That’s right! Thankfully I didn’t eat but a small nibble of my chili that night – there were too many other yummy ones to taste! Not sure I would have wanted that result. :)
And the inside of the prize:
yum.
Maybe I’ll have to try a dessert chili next year…
Happy 12 years…
December 31, 2011 2 Comments
to the one who makes me laugh, cry and love with my whole heart…
Happy Anniversary Mister!
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Merry Christmas Blessings
December 28, 2011 4 Comments
Our family’s Christmas card this year:
Sorry it took a little while to get it over here. Hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas this year and are still celebrating in the afterglow. :)
Much love from us!
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Holiday Memories…a gift…
December 6, 2011 Leave a Comment
Yesterday was the beginning of this free class offered by Jessica. I remembered to pin it to Pinterest and totally forgot about shouting out the happiness over here. Thankfully, you can still sign up:
In Jessica’s words:
“Every year, I take the opportunity to give back to the community by offering a free class. Not only does it give you a chance to make a cute project and record some special holiday memories, but it will also give you a chance to take a look inside the online class environment available in ALL of the classes here at JessicaSprague.com.
In our class, we’ll be using cardstock and digital patterned paper to create a stunning, but EASY and REPEATABLE garland you can hang from your ceiling, drape around your tree, or hang on the wall. Each year as you create December memories, you can create a new garland. Even the storage box is a keepsake!
In addition to our amazing project, our week-long class will be filled with ideas to make your holiday memory making, and memory-keeping a little brighter and a little more fun!”
Go here to register and join in on this merry-making. :) I *love* the memories/photo aspect along with the beauty of the holiday crafting. Merry-making and memory-keeping.
More happy news over at JessicaSprague.com:
To read more about the specifics of the sale go here. I love that the classes are on sale too – the one I am most looking forward to (that starts on January 9th) is the Digital Art Journaling class. A creative, introspective format… I’m going to love it.
A little glimpse…
November 21, 2011 6 Comments
into our world right now.
{Post written on October 24th – only about a month later am I getting around to putting the photos with the text and getting it published. Not too bad considering some of my drafts. ;)}
Sunday night was interview evening while Jim Bob was Home Teaching. We usually take turns with interviews [...]
Spotlight: Andy-roo
November 7, 2011 Leave a Comment
Katey: I like when Andrew says “good-bye” to me when he goes to work. He was pretending and I was pretending to make lunch for him. I like when he plays with me.
Autumn: I like when Andrew is willing to help – when he comes along with me to sell cookies and cookie dough (school [...]
Fortune, pt. 1
October 20, 2011 4 Comments
I had some thoughts I wanted to blog, but it really needs some background first. Hence, a three part series… on the topic of fortune.
Some of my favorite stories growing up were family history ones. I loved hearing about John Tanner, my fifth great-grandpa and his conversion story. He lived in upper New York and [...]
Fill in the blank…
September 27, 2011 4 Comments
Lauri, one of my favorite ladies in the whole world – a beautiful mixture of elegance and spunk -, taught the lesson in Relief Society last month. She taught from President Uchtdorf’s talk, “Your Potential, Your Privilege”. It was wonderful to discuss a talk from the Priesthood session and apply it to our lives as women.
I [...]
