She is a vegetarian AGAIN.......

Note to self..... next time I am cutting up meat before cooking make sure cheergirl is nowhere near the kitchen. Cheergirl has now decided, once again, that she is a vegetarian.

Wonder how long that will last. Last time she pulled this stunt it was about a week before she caved in and devoured a turkey sandwich.

Cheergirl has a dance performance tonight, rehearsal more or less all day today. This is the meal I took her for lunch. Not a bite or turkey or ham on that sandwich, how boring is that? Simply, cream cheese, cucumbers, green pepper, fresh tomato from the garden, spinach leaves, and bean sprouts. Maybe she was a goat or rabbit in her last life.

Happy Anniversary to Us......I think...

We never get the date right on our anniversary. I have had a couple years where we forgot our anniversary completely, about a week after the date we remembered.

So I THINK today is our anniversary. Twenty two years ago today we were married. Last year we celebrated on the 12th. I was pretty sure that was the day.

This year I am sure it is the 14th, at least I think so. Somewhere in my filing cabinet is a little piece of paper called a marriage certificate. Maybe I should pull that out and verify the day because we know it is of the utmost importance to celebrate special days on the correct day.

Gasp, can you imagine celebrating Christmas on December 27th. It just isn't right I tell ya.

Prom 2010...........

Promtastrophe...............

Well we experienced a near Promtastrophe today. Tomorrow is the prom. We found DD an awesome dress 2 weeks ago. DD has been very careful and has not been eating any junk food the last couple weeks and only drinking water. Not dieting, just being cautious.

So she gets home from school today and tries on her dress and it will NOT ZIP. OMG what are we going to do.I had a massive panic and crying attack. If anyone has bought a prom dress recently you can guess what I paid for it. I search thru my purse and find the receipt but the tags are missing from the dress. Thud, head hits the desk in frustration.

So I call Dillard's to see if there is any hope and there isn't, they need the tags attached. So after some more tears and distress we decide we will have to go buy another dress.... if we can even find one at such short notice.

So back to Dillard's we go. So DD is in the fitting room trying on new dresses and I tell the cashier what happened, I did not ask for any exceptions. So what does she do, she goes over to the telephone and calls somebody and gets permission to do an exchange for us. OMG I have never been so happy. Once we find dd a new dress and the cashier makes the exchange for us I immediately go to the customer service desk and talk to them about the wonderful service she offered. That woman needs a raise. I am seriously still in shock. Awesome customer service!

Stay Tuned..........

Prom is tomorrow.... lots of great pictures coming soon.

OMG what is wrong with me......

How can I have missed the best holiday ever created by man? Oh the Shame!

http://thepioneerwoman.com/tasty-kitchen-blog/2010/03/the-theme-is-peanut-butter/

Something seriously wrong with Origami Girl........

Just a reminder to those that don't know, Origami Girl is my youngest child. She is 13 years old and anyone who as ever had a girl that age can understand my concerns.

A couple of nights ago during dinner Origami Girl looked at me and told me I was a good cook. I must have had a deer in the headlights kind of look on my face because Origami Girl laughed and said "gosh mom, just because I never say it doesn't mean I don't love you". That whole incident really stunned me because over the last couple years she has lost all traces of being my sweet loving little child and just like most kids her age, she thinks I am a blooming idiot.

Last night, after a long day at work, I was in the kitchen starting dinner. Origami Girl was sitting on the sofa and looked at me and asked me if I needed any help. This time I am sure I had more than a deer in the headlights kind of look on my face. This time I am sure my body hit the floor as I lost conciousness. Hopefully her next offer of assistance will be to sweep and mop as I am still picking bits of rice and other crumbs from my hair.

So can you see my concerns? Where did this streak of kindness come from? Should I call to make her an appointment at Mayo? Do you think they would laugh at me ? : )

Ahhh the mighty Habanero.............

We grow several different types of peppers in our garden. Hubby of course wanted to try growing habaneros. Surprisingly we found them to not be as hot as expected. I have used one whole habanero in a bowl of salsa.

We have a dish of peppers on our table, slowly drying, to be crushed and placed in a jar to be used when we need it.

Who knew.......... who knew that those little peppers would get hotter and hotter as they sat. And who knew that if a certain hubby were to crush one of those peppers and taste one tiny piece the size of a pin head....... who knew that tiny pepper could bring a man to his knees.

The Great Prom Dress Hunt of 2010....... (part 1)

Well we are on the hunt for a prom dress and it is not proving to be easy. Cheergirl has a dress that I really love that we bought over the summer but it is short. She has decided short will not work, she want's a long dress. So far most stores we have visited have mostly short dresses and just a few long. We recently headed up to Phoenix and hit a mall with very little success. Currently we are just in the "TRY ON DRESSES" phase.

This is a dress we picked up in the off season at Dillards. We really love this one and she would be perfectly satisfied if it were long.

This one was very nice, very similar in coloring and gold glitteriness to the short one one above. The back lace up seems very strained though.

Hmmmm, cheergirl really liked this one but there are some obvious things I object to. Just a wee bit too much skin showing on the back and up the sides. There would be some serious issues when she dances. I call this one the Jessica Rabbit dress.

Not bad.

Hmmm, bit of skin showing on the low back on this one too.

My favorite. Good support up top. Good color with the red hair and skin tone.

Our Yearly Poppy Hunt.......

Every year we take a short day trip to Box Canyon which is just northeast of Florence. Some years we are lucky, plenty of rain so plenty of poppies and some years are a dud. Last year was a dud so I was very pleased to find so many poppies this year.

A little ways before the canyon, but just shows there is actually a little bit of green in Arizona
The hill around this saguaro was covered in poppies