Boo in Orlando

There is a shop that is Christmas 24-7...365. We had to get a pick of Cade and his hero Lightning McQueen and Mater.

Boo

Candy Corn Head.

There is an entire section of a store that is nothing but the nightmare before Christmas. I don't remember seeing it a year ago when I was in Disney, not saying it was not there. Cool creepy stuff. Kids loved it.

Randoms of Universal Studios Orlando

The Fisher's meet Jimmy Neutron and Diego.

Are they sweet or what?

This is near the entrance to Jurassic Park. Not as cool as I thought it would be, but amazingling lush and beautiful. Why cant it be warm and beautiful here like it is there?????

Caragan loves her Lucy.

Universal pays homage to the great Lucy!!!! This is an awesome exhibit at Universal. Very cool. Has numerous awards she has won, personal letters from her family and other famous people to her, just so much on display. My 11 year old loves her. Caragan is only 11, but she is a very old soul. She would rather watch Lucy, then Miley Cirus. I guess that has its advantages.

Daytona Beach

This is a day we just took out and drove. Had no idea we would be going to Daytona Beach or we would of been wearing our swim suits. It was beautiful. The main drag was a nightmare. We took off towards the South and hoped on a beach near many houses. Very quiet, very peaceful. The water was warm, the tide was gentle and the water was clear. It's amazing to me that from Orlando you can be on either side of the state on the beach in such a short time.

Downtown Universal City

At downtown Universal City. You can see the Hard Rock Cafe in the background.

Are they not adorable???? Yes, they are. The landscaping behind them was breathtaking to me. I love it in Florida. I love the blue sky, the sunshine, the lush green landscape.

The entrance to Universal studios Orlando.

Hang Ten Dude!!!!!!!!!

Mizzou Beats Oklahoma

Congrats to Mizzou!!!! They beat Oklahoma last weekend 36-27. I'm so proud of them. Next week we play the Huskers. My husband will be in mourning if the Huskers dont whip us. (He lived in Nebraska for awhile growing up.) The only reason I can forgive him for his taste in college football. I love my cornhusker.

Mini Golf in Orlando

We played 2....18 rounds of golf. Only took about 2 hours. It was a blast though. Of course hubby one. He's good at everything.

Harry Potter

Harry Potter exhibit in Orlando. Very cool even if your not a Harry Potter fan......sorry Harry. Not a hater.....not a lover. I do however LOVE the spread they put on at the Hogwarts cafeteria. Can you say WOW. The feast included a huge salad, corn bread muffins, hot rolls and this masterpiece fit for a king. Yes, that's chicken on the left, ribs on the right and heaven in between. LOL. Okay it's steamed red potatoes, brocolli, red peppers, and 4 sweet corn on the cobs. Then we had to go home because we ate so much we were sick. NOT.....we carried on with our bellies full and satisfied and the riding of the roller coasters was O V E R!!!!!!!! It would of been a nasty scene ralphing up that fiest many feet in the air. Ever see Cloudy with a chance of Meatballs????? I'll stop here. Not pretty, LOL.

Jefferson City Fall Festival

Everybody was Kung Fu Fighting........Here is my two, Caragan and Cade and the beautiful, sweet Hallie Herbert tagged along with us for the day in Jefferson City downtown at a fall festival we attended.
Here are the kids in front of the Governers Mansion.
Here are the clowns and my sweet hubby in front of the Capital Bldgs. I love my family.....and you to Hallie!!!!!

No calorie Bruschetta.....NOT

My blog would not let me do as many pics as I wanted, so I have to start here with the pictures. There are so many wonderful ways to cook bruschetta with many many different yummy ingredients to swap for different flavors. I just made this up as I went along and got the yummiest delightful bruschetta it made my hubby say...."dang, that's good bread." HA. I just smiled and was happy that he liked it. There are several steps to making this....BREAD......I like to say Bruschetta. Of course I have to say it with a fake accent that I'm sure sounds idiotic but it wont stop me. Okay, I took a fresh loaf of french bread and sliced is with a slight slant. I buttered each side and I pan browned it with a bit of Pam in my pan. I got the bread slightly hard on each side with a beautiful coloring. Then I took melted cream cheese.......did I say it was low fat......if I did....I lied. Okay, so I took my melted cream cheese and slathered it on one side of the bread.

In another pan I took very think sliced cucumbers, red onions, and red peppers (you could use anything here) and I cooked them in Extra Virgin Olive Oil. ( I use nothing else when I cook, except for a little Pam ) When they became soft I put them on the BREAD.....(bruschetta Greg!!!!!)

Then I added freshly sliced roma tomatoes.................hungry yet?????? I am!!!!!!!!!

Then I took mozzerella cheese and covered each yummy piece of BREAD and then topped it off with Parsley for the DANG, that bread looks good, effect. LOL

Broiled it at 500 degrees and watched it literally every second. Only took a few minutes and the BREAD.......bruschetta was beautiful. This would also be really good with a yummy sauce on it instead of the cream cheese. I was out of Feta............I LOVE feta, or that would of been on it too. If this looks good to you I hope that you try it. If you have a similar recipe......I would LOVE to hear it too. I love trying new recipes.

Candy Treats for the Trickers

Here are the finished treats that I made for Cade's 1st grade Halloween party.

Here is a before picture of the ingrediants and some fun decorations I just threw together for this picture.

Here is my little ghoul and my little monster. Scary!!!

Toooooo Cute. I love them so much.

Old Buddies

It had probably been 10 years since my husband had seen his old friend Chad (left). Met up with him at a mall in Atlanta and had lunch with him, his wonderful wife and their new baby. Did not have the pleasure of meeting his other 2 children that were in school. Definately don't want another 10 years to go by until we see them again!!!!!!

Lifes a Beach

Here Caragan and Cade play in the ocean at Clearwater Beach. They had a blast, as did we all.

The sand is soft, nice and cool and as beautiful as can be. Caragan enjoyed being buried in it.

So, we go to the beach and cant find Cade's swimming trunks. Ending up buying him a pair on Disney Property.....ouch. $18. Where was Wal-Mart when I needed him????? In the background of this picture is Pier 60.

The Old Salty Dog @ Siesta Key Florida

We went to Siesta Key Florida and ate at the Old Salty Dog. You might of heard of it. Adam from Man vs Foods went to Old Salty Dog in Sarasota and ate a Salty Dog. Greg and Renda Fisher went to the one in Siesta Key and had a salty dog. Long hot dog, dipped in beer batter and deep fried. YUMMY. I loved Siesta Key. The vibe was amazing. Lots of people, just hanging out, enjoying life walking in the quaint little area. I would go back here anyday!!!!!!

Clearwater Beach Florida

Clearwater Beach Florida October 2010! This picture was taken just a few yards South of the famous Pier 60. It is beautiful here as I hope you can tell from this picture. We were not there 10 minutes and saw 10 dolphins so close to the shore that I could not believe it. Tried to take pictures but they were way to fast!!!! We swam in the ocean and played in the sand. It was awesome. I cant wait to go back. The water was clear and warm and the waves were gentle.

American Girl Doll Atlanta Georgia

Here we are in Atlanta Georgia. October 2010!!!! We totally suprised Caragan with this. She had NO idea. It was great. saw the sign before Caragan did and started yelling, Caragan, it's the American Girl Doll Store. She freaked out and we had the best time. Left $50.oo poorer, but one little girls dream come true. Totally worth it.

Early Spring in the Ozarks

These pics were taken behind my brother in law and sister in laws house. They have lived here all of their lives and I was always envious of them as a child because I was fascinated with the creek. I swam in that same water hole that my child is throwing rocks in when I was here age w/my sister in law Missy. These pics are of my beautiful daughter Caragan. She is 10 years old and brings my heart more joy then she could ever imagine.

My dad's 68th Birthday party at my sister's house. (down on the farm girl, Robbin) The top picture is Cole and Alex my beautiful niece and nephew. The second picture is my other sister Rhonda and my other nephew Case. The third picture is down on the farm girl Robbin and Alex. The fourth picture down is my dad, blowing out his candles.

Had to do it.

The lows have been in the teens and the highs in the 20's and sometime's if we are very very lucky the 30's for months now. It's really starting to wear on everyone I talk to. We are just plain sick of it. So, I wanted to share this picture with everyone letting us all know, this is someone's hangout. Wow, I wish it were mine. I'm not sure where this photo was taken, but the person that took it was certainly blessed to be on that beautiful beach. Hope this brings a little warmth to those of us that are cold.

Waterlogged

I thought how the camera captured the water on this picture was amazing.

Wow, those are some big arches.

This is in Town Disney at Disneyworld. This is the McDonald's right by the lego store and the big lego dinasour in the water. These are the biggest McDonald arches I have ever seen, and my son Cade LOVES McDonald's. In fact just 2 days ago he asked if he could go to McDonald's and informed me it was the best restaraunt in our town. HA HA. The sad thing is, he may be right. I live in podunkville.