Opal Luna

My spirit dog! She is such an amazing soul.  We increased her insulin and added some pain meds for her arthritis and she seems a bit happier!  I love when she rolls on her back and smiles.  Daron got these great photos! What a wonderful husband he is!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

Halloween cookies & Fall & Rain

Addy and Sam first week of school

Addy Cedar Halloween Cookies

I've tried the Tavern and Teriyaki both are great1

Yes it is almost fall. Our favorite time of year! Bring on the cooler mornings, boots and orange leaves!  Addy wanted to do a Halloween craft so I made sugar cookies and she and her friend Cedar used witches hat, pumpkin, ghost and bat cookie cutters to create Halloween treats. Wow that was a run on sentence.  Anyway, I also found these slow cooker flavor pouches that I really like.  I added a photo of the Teriyaki Beef I made in the slow cooker and also added a photo of the packaging for you Mom!!!!! Just pour the flavor sauce in and add meat. 5 - 8 hours later you have dinner.

We love Rain!

La Madeline's basil tomato soup

 I made this with our garden tomatoes and garden basil.  It is to die for!






• 4 cups fresh tomatoes, cored, peeled, and chopped (8-10) or 4 cups canned whole tomatoes, crushed
• 4 cups tomato juice (or part vegetable or part chicken stock)
• 12 -14 basil leaves, washed fresh
• 1 cup heavy cream
• 1⁄4 lb sweet unsalted butter
• salt
• 1⁄4 teaspoon cracked black pepper
• lemon juice (optional)
Directions
1. Combine tomatoes, juice/and or stock in saucepan.
2. Simmer 30 minutes.
3. Puree, along with the basil leaves, in small batches, in blender, food processor (or better yet, one of those handy hand-held food blenders, right in the cooking pan). Return to saucepan and add cream and butter, while stirring, over low heat. Garnish with basil leaves and serve with your favorite bread.
4. Excerpted from an article by Beverly Bundy of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram around May 20. 1994.

We love and Miss Jon & Laura

Jon and Laura Wheeler hike Zion's Angels Landing and stop over for a visit!

My old boss moved to NJ and found a live cannonball in their back yard!

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