~healing rain~

this morning on my way to work i heard this song . while the wind shield wipers were going and the rain was pouring down all around me.

it was a beautiful thing!
wherever you may be broken i pray for healing rain.
for your heart, soul, body or mind.

~how teenagers make their momma's feel special.....

today as i was getting ready for work, my daughter comes in the bathroom and says:

"is it nerd day at your work too"

i gave her THE LOOK (the one every momma has that says you better watch yourself)

and she just gave me the come-on-mom-you-know-i'm-funny smile.

 anywho...here are the real nerds, on nerd day at school today

~your family will love you, cheesecake~

as some of you may know my hubby does NOT like chocolate.....i know weird, right?

he does however heart cheesecake

especially this one

raspberry cheesecake

(or use strawberries if it makes you happy)

1 stick of oleo or butter-melted

1 cup flour

1 cup chopped pecans

 mix and put in a 9x13 pan bake at 350 for 15 min.

2-8 oz packs cream cheese

2 cups powdered sugar

mix these two together. after mixed add 1 small cool whip. spread over the pecan mixture after it has cooled.

1 large box of red jello mix (raspberry) mixed with 2 cups hot water.

stir into jello 1 pint frozen raspberries

spread over cream cheese and powdered sugar mixture.

put in refrigerator until it sets up.

~why she gets a day~

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY ALL YOU MOTHERS!

~if u know me at all~

you'd know my favorite dessert is brownies. soft brownies. warm brownies. brownie a la mode. or these KNOCK YOU NAKED BROWNIES

:)

(i think these would knock me fat not naked)

may 2011 choir/show choir concert~

 is it really may already?? last concerts??



brooke and brady walking to their final choir concert this year
(maybe their final one in this town. house is for sale and headed east a few miles)




b&b
out front before concert.
(i had to beg for this picture of them together)




brooke during show choir show
lion king musical



another show choir shot of brooke

brady a.k.a mr. handsome
can you believe this kid is taller then his momma and older sister?

6th, 7th, 8th grade b&b together (but yet so far away) on stage.

a road trip to ATF...(me & five teens & a bottle of ibuprofen)~



trenton & brady looking cool



mckenna, brooke, alica enjoying their french vanilla goodness.

 lots of traveling and car boredom. but found several ways to entertain


read my lips



      



enjoying cake pops

    
   

sweet niblets

ihop!!

enjoyed tasty drinks

worship

brooke getting ready for the big night.

arriving at the room
are we the only family that the first thing we do in a hotel room is jump on the beds??

alica says "look i'm eating brooke" ???
waiting for doors to open.

swim time

this means war.

brady and trenton and more car boredom.