Don't Cry Over Spilled Milk Pt. I, II, III EDITS!

There is just no sense in crying over spilled milk and frankly, it is the only thing that hasn't spilled here this morning.

The girls only plan to go NOwhere have been put on hold, we are all moms and aunties, we get it, stuff happens, kiddos come first, we'll go on Monday.

However, while I'm on the phone adjusting plans I dropped the half and half (full, of course) as I was taking it out of the fridge.

It is everywhere, I'll be finding spots on the walls for months kind of everywhere. Seriously.

I empty the fridge, wipe everything down. At this point I'm having a pity party for one because yea, I thought I was going Nowhere with girls only and now I am cleaning the fridge. And my house needs cleaning, and I'm home so today may as well be the day...

I have just about everything back in the fridge when I drop the yogurt.

Just a teeny tiny yoplait, but when it hits the ground there is a far reaching splat, down the shelves and on the floor. I think it hit every shelf on its way to the floor. Yep, sure enough, every shelf. Even underneath shelves. Clever little yoplait. Peach, by the way.

Well, let's just take everything out of the fridge again and start over. I hate cleaning the fridge, let alone twice in one hour. Urrrrgggh

But there is no use crying over spilled milk, or half and half or yogurt...

Up and Onward!

Edited to Add:
As I am mopping and moping I see this on my fridge and I start laughing. Because every time I read this note from Becky I can't help but laugh...

Hawley is lucky to have Becky and we are too.

Edited to add AGAIN:
So I clean the house and then decide to go to Safeway and get some groceries. It takes me a bit because I have two new recipes so I'm looking for all the ingredients.
When I get to checkout and start to unload the groceries I hear one of the Safeway employees come behind me.

Him-"Ma'am, excuse me, you have a trail of milk coming from your cart."

Me-"No surprise here."

Him-"Whoa, this is bad" as he runs for the paper towels and clean up crew.

Me-"Not surprised."

Him-"Oooh it's big leak coming from your milk."

Me-"Yep , it's a mess, not a surprise, but, yes, a mess."

Him-"We'll get you a new cake mix, milk and oh look at the cilantro, and the ice cream cartons, it's froze right on there."

Me-"No surprise here, it's been happening all day, just sorry to involve you."

Him, the Checker and the other boxer-"Ma'am, do you want carry out?"

Me-"No, but thanks, there is just no sense in all of us getting hit in the parking lot."

Him-"Yes ma'am, and thank you."

I drove home carefully and then washed all my groceries before I put them in my clean fridge.

Now I am going to go and have something to drink on the patio and it's not going to be MiLk!

No surprise there.

Celebrating 50

Sheryl and I grew up together. We went to the same church and school, same college. We have laughed and cried together. We did one thing very differently.

She has three girls. I have three boys.

It has made our lives different in some ways. Okay, many ways.
Last evening her daughters gave her a surprise 50th birthday party. Frankly, sons can't pull off a party of this level. No way.

Yep, she is surprised!

Lisa, Kristin and Michelle put together a party that would make any mama proud. They learned from the best and it showed. Aren't they pretty?

Delicious food.

Stunning Bay view and sunset.

And just about the time I said to Shelly, "Do you think they thought of cupcakes?" They came out with the chocolate raspberry cupcakes. Perfect ending to a perfect evening.

Sheryl, Shelly, myself and Doreen in a pic toasting the camera. Any time the four of us are together, this photo happens. Seriously, I have years of these women in this pose.

On Friday the four of us are going to celebrate the big 50 with a girls only outing. I had my birthday in December and now they all turning fifty this summer.
So, where are we going to celebrate this occasion? You'll see...we are going NOWHERE!

Happy Birthday Miss Ad

The Jubilee, the 75th birthday of one of my favorite women is today.

Happy, happy 75th Birthday Miss Adelene! So wished I could have been at the party. Wishing you a very happy day and a great year.



I think diamonds are the gift of choice for a Jubliee celebrate, hope you get lots of diamond-like, platinum thoughts and wishes today!

Or maybe a diamond engagement ring as I am your personal wedding planner.
You go girl!

We Be Jammin'

Holly-grown raspberries+
15 cups of sugar+
3 boxes of surejell+
Miss Becky+
Mike's raspberry lemonade
(shared one, to keep our wits about us)+

=One really fun + productive Saturday evening.


Becky makes it look easy but it's not easy remembering why the timer is going off. Was it for 10 minutes of occasional stirring or 1 minute of boiling or 3 minutes of constant stirring and which bowl has what in it.
Jam it! Pay attention ladies.

All finished! I sent Becky home with Fisher's Scone Mix. The best there is! Origins at the Puyallup Fair, baked fresh at the Stone House on Sunday mornings, served with butter, jam and whipped cream.

Cheers!

Next up, fig jam and the figs are home grown. We also plan to make peach jam.
We be jammin'...

How Does Your Garden Grow?

This is a picture of my garden...
My pathetic leetle teeny garden. Some lettuce and zucchini in pots. A bigger garden than last year's, but still.

Yesterday I went to visit my friend Holly. I ran into her at the library where she asked me if I bought my berries. Ummmm yes, where else would one get berries? Apparently, one would get them from her garden. So late afternoon I went to Holly's garden/farm and picked berries, and lettuce (3 kinds) and cabbage, actually she picked all the lettuces and cabbage. I was kind of busy walking around with my mouth hanging open.
Her garden is amazing. And huge. And growing.

I. Will. Never. Go. To. Holly's house. Again. Without. My. Camera.

I'm soooo, sooo sorry.

You'll just have to take my word for it.

Her SIL Meagan is an artist and she used Holly's garden for inspiration for her paintings.

Becky is coming over for a jam making session tonight. Thanks Holly for the berries. And the inspiration!

Just So You Know

If you buy a half flat of raspberries it works out perfectly to make one Raspberry Pie and one batch of freezer raspberry jam. This includes eating a few berries as you work. If you don't make the jam now you won't be able to make the Raspberry Coffee Cake this winter... I love that Cream Cheese Raspberry Cake and now I am ready.