Lamb Chops.

Is there something on my face?

Oh how embarrassing!

The NICU for lambs

These babies are hungry!

I think I will just take this little cutie home with me!  My boston's would love it!

Just hanging out.

A Great Pyrenese with an intimidating bark standing guard over his little flock of 3,000 sheep.

Mama and babies snuggling to keep warm.

Twins!

These boots were made for walking...

through sheep....ewe you get the idea!

Chicken, Lime, Orzo, Soldier Soup

I just threw soldier in the title so I could post this picture of Ben.  I just like looking at him.  What can I say? I married a handsome guy!

Now for the rest of the ingredients!

In a large pot sautee 1 medium onion chopped, 1 finely chopped jalapeno chile pepper, 5 cloves finely chopped garlic & 1-1/2 Tblsp olive oil:

Ok ok so I just like taking pictures of food!  Seriously though doesn't it look pretty?

Next add 1lb of chopped chicken breast and sautee:

Meanwhile boil 3/4 cup of Orzo pasta in a separate pot and drain into a really cute strainer like mine:

Back to the big pot!  Hurry!!  Make sure you aren't burning that chicken!

Now add 1-1/4qts of chicken broth, 1/4 cup lime juice, 1 can of diced tomatoes and let simmer for a few minutes. 

Now you are ready to add your orzo pasta and a 1/4 cup chopped cilantro:

A delicious soup that cleanses the palate and refreshes the soul!!  Really it's like doing yoga for your taste buds!  I love it!!

Which branch is best?

A seaman, a marine, and an airman got into a fight about which service is best. The fight was so heated, that they killed each other.



Soon, they found themselves in Heaven. They see St. Peter walk by and ask, “Which Branch of Service is the best?”


St. Peter replied, “I can't answer that. But, I will ask God what He thinks the next time ...I see Him.”


Some time later, the three see St. Peter again and ask him if he was able to find the answer.

Suddenly, a dove landed on St. Peter's shoulder. The dove was carrying a note in its beak. St. Peter opened the note and read it out loud to the three fellows:



“Gentlemen: All the Branches of the Service are ‘Honorable and Noble’.

Each one of you has served your country well. Be proud of that."


(signed)

GOD, US Army (Ret.)




Even Ben thought that was funny ;)

Surprise! It's Monday!

Before:

After:

On the bright side my anniversary present that I ordered online for Benjamin arrived in the mail today!

I wanted to go all out since he's deployed and all.

I really outdid myself this time around!

This present is going to be hard to top in the coming years:

I know I know...I shouldn't have!



Melissa, Get Your Gun!

So we were watching spooky Vampire Diaries when we heard a loud noise outside! The dogs went crazy barking and ran to the window where the noise had come from.
...and then Maren frantically yelled the words that will live in infamy for the rest of my life:


"Melissa, get your gun!"

Hahahaha!!!!

That line immediately went straight to my ego. I had a vision of myself walking outside guns blazing from my hip. Tackling the perp to the ground while saying some witty line involving a pun. Ha! Take that you treachorous fiend! Thought you could get away with knocking on our window did you? Silly perpetrator. If you were a deployment I'd punch you in the face until you couldn't talk anymore.

Yikes I've been too long without my husband! The glamour girl in me has almost disappeared completely! Maybe she'll come back if I shave my legs.


As it turned out there was no treachorous fiend, just Uncle Sam who had fallen from his resting place on the window sill. I wouldn't mind punching him in the face though :)

Lets Be Serious!

Lets be serious for a moment...Who out there wouldn't love to have an emu?

I received some horrible news this weekend. My brother Adam just bought some chickens! The nerve to live our dream without me! For the last few days all I could think about is how to build the best chicken coop...or where to buy the best chicken feed in Rexburg.

Melissa said that chickens are a waste of money. I told her that having chickens is an investment. She responded with , "Just like the bees were an investment?" Hey its not my fault they didn't survive through the winter! All I want is to have some animals to raise...like an alpaca!


Yet instead of preparing my property for animals (I know I don't have property yet but I am working on that) I am preparing for a 130 degree summer!

In the end I know time is flying by. Before I know it I will be back with my beautiful Wife and all of my plans to have animals....don't worry Melissa I will start with the chickens before an emu or an alpaca!

PS If you think I am joking I'm not...ask Melissa, I have researched booth emus and alpacas extensively! It will happen!

Melissa, Get Your Gun!

So we were watching spooky Vampire Diaries when we heard a loud noise outside!  The dogs went crazy barking and ran to the window where the noise had come from.

...and then Maren frantically yelled the words that will live in infamy for the rest of my life:

"Melissa, get your gun!"

Hahahaha!!!! 

That line immediately went straight to my ego.  I had a vision of myself walking outside guns blazing from my hip.  Tackling the perp to the ground while saying some witty line involving a pun.  Ha!  Take that you treachorous fiend!  Thought you could get away with knocking on our window did you?  Silly perpetrator.  If you were a deployment I'd punch you in the face until you couldn't talk anymore.

Yikes I've been too long without my husband!  The glamour girl in me has almost disappeared completely!  Maybe she'll come back if I shave my legs.

As it turned out there was no treachorous fiend, just Uncle Sam who had fallen from his resting place on the window sill.  I wouldn't mind punching him in the face though :)

The Whistle Stop Cafe

Maren and I had cabin fever this weekend so we took a little road trip over the bridge to Shoshone.  I felt like we had stepped into that movie Fried Green Tomatoes.

Interesting stuff at the Whistle Stop cafe...stay away from the BBQ!

I'm not sure what this is...

Can you imagine how long the lines would be now-a-days if checkers still had to use these?

Colorful store!

Maren's been having car problems...so we bought this...problem solved.

Maren proudly displaying her pedicure (exploitation!). Notice the sandals?  It's a lot warmer here than Rexburg...just sayin'.

The old railway station in Shoshone.

It's reminiscent of another time, a simpler time.

I never had much interest in the old west until my cowboy husband Ben came along.   He's a cowboy straight out of the old west, and I'm a glamour girl right out of the 1940's.  A perfect match!

A cool looking Americana house and barn on the way home from Shoshone.

Soldier's miss so much when they are away on deployment.  I talked briefly with Ben throughout the weekend and I never did get a chance to tell him about our weekend trip to Shoshone. 

I suppose that is my motivation to blog, so that he can see and read about what's going on back home.

  Plus it's super fun to get comments from my friends!

Molly the Pedicurist.

This is Molly.  She loves, no lives, to give pedicures.

This is photo documented proof that Maren is exploiting my dogs for free pedicures. 

This is the most thorough pedicurist that has ever walked the earth.

Notice the attention to detail?

Yep.  Exploitation.

By the way, thanks Maren for taking Molly outside last night when I was too scared because we were watching Vampire Diaries.  I can't handle scary movies or TV shows!