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Wednesday, March 19, 2008

Minnesota Livin'

Here are a few pictures from our days at Jim's family's home in MN. The accommodations at G & G's B & B were excellent. We'd recommend them to anyone. Now that we're gone, they're open for reservations.

Farm Fashionista Lily
Here's a fun snack I made for the girls- Please tell me you can tell what they're supposed to look like! They're vanilla wafers for the "bun", and a Keebler fudge-covered mint cookie for the burger. I wouldn't have thought of buying icing in the store, but since we were away and I was hoping for an easy project in light of the fact I wasn't in my own kitchen, I bought some of the Betty Crocker icing in a tube. Happily, I found the red to look exactly like real ketchup, something I couldn't have created at home. Then the green looks like lettuce...I hope. They were actually really, really good- especially after they sat for a day and the mint flavor infiltrated the entire cookie.
I surfed the web a bit for one Pottery Barn book, and ended up sealing a DEAL on all five of these. All new, in excellent condition, and because the shipper was in the cities, I got them in two days- even with media mail. And the best part? They retail for over $100.00 altogether. After shipping, I paid $38.00 for them. Viva la good deal!
My thoughts about Jim? This kiss pretty much sums it up.
But, when I was feeling especially sad in his absence, all I needed to do was glance at this striking picture of the Man of My Dreams, circa 1998.
Once Daddy got home on the weekends, it was all about horsin' around.



4 comments:

Becky said...

I'm glad you hear that you are settled into your new house! I can't wait to see pictures of what your house looks like!

Anonymous said...

It's great that you're all "settled" in. We should be having baby any time now. I'm 38-5 weeks. And April should be having news any day now too.

Andrea@Sgt and Mrs Hub said...

It really looks like you made the very most, and best, of the time you had at the fantastic B&B ;)

Love those hamburger sandwiches! I bet the kids had a blast with that. And what a great deal on the books - you really scored!

LOVE the first picture - the beads, the glasses, the smile!! Fab-U-lous! :)

-Andrea

Ris said...

LOL- the '98 pic is hilarious! Your comment about that made me laugh. Greatness! So funny how parents keep up the old pics. My dad has a Glamour Shot of me when I was 13 up in his office. Complete with sequined jacket, huge hair and fire engine red lipstick. Umm, Daddy, can you swap it for a more recent one?