This Week's Favorites

Garlic grilled cheese and sliced tomato sandwiches - These are yummy, w/ fresh tomatoes from the garden! Make your grilled cheese sandwich as normal (w/ a little garlic salt sprinkled on the bread), and at the last minute peel apart the bread and stick the tomato in there. enjoy!
Cucumber and onion salad - Another fresh treat from the garden :)
Children's Claritin - Bryton's on this stuff around the clock right now due to his seasonal allergies, and its helping him greatly~
Vaporizers - Another saving grace during the night, for both children, right now.
www.JCrew.com - I love their style of clothes and the fabric they use, and I really miss the discount I got when I worked there at night, when I lived down in Indy!
Blueberries - The super fruit! We eat so much of these that I think we may start sweating blue :)

Vacation Bible School 2010

Tonight is the last night, and the kids and I have had a great week participating and helping w/ this ~

Music On the Mississippi!!!

The End of the Summer Baseball Season

Boating!!!

Friends and family from Indiana, Kentucky, Chicago, Sycamore, Freeport, and Elizabeth have spent the last few weekends boating with us! Our motto this summer...work hard, play harder! (or maybe this has been our motto for quite some time now?!!!)

Happy Independence Day!!!

What does Independence Day mean to you?! To our family, this holiday means...

1. Giving thanks, gratitude, and great respect to those who serve in the Military, who work hard to keep us safe every day of the year.

2. Fireworks on the Lake, reflecting on the water, and echoing thru Apple Canyon.

3. Swimming in the sunshine (and yes, little sunburned noses :)

4. Grazing/Eating lots of great food all day long, on the boat!

5. Time spent with friends and family, which brings lots of smiles from adults and kids alike!

6. "Purples" (mmmm...our 4th of July boating drink of choice...a secret recipe, made by our friends Nick and Jamie)

Bringing it Back

This Week's Favorites :)

Brach's Milk Maid Caramels - these should be a food group.

http://www.bioelements.com/ - my skin is fussy; however, it likes this skincare line.

The Dollar General - I don't know what I'd do without the convenience of this right here in town!

http://lulusgalena.com/ - I found the cutest dress at Lulu's this past weekend, and a pair of shoes that I'm now kicking myself for not getting (which "Lulu" herself told me I'd do :)

http://honestjohnsgalena.com/ - And another cute dress at Honest John's Emporium! Wow, this place is packed jam full w/ clothes.

http://www.rockywatersvineyard.com/ - I recommend a trip here...their wine tasting sessions are very well done, and the view is awesome.

http://www.massbachridge.com/ - I recommend their wine...mmmmmm :)