Thanksgiving Point - A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words

Lonely Planet

Husband Here:


















Me here:




















When did the planet get so large?

I Hear the Train a Comin......................

I had my first photo shoot of model trains. Curious enough, I found myself talking to them.
Jens' restaurant has an amazing train display that has customers ooing and ahhing and taking pictures.
Hopefully we will soon have the first set of collectors POST CARDS ready for purchase!

Triple Threat ²

Stacie played the drums in a assembly held for kids who had good grades. The entire assembly was a band consisting of 3 teachers. For the last three songs two other kids and Stacie joined them. She was a hit.

Fashion - The Color Version

It really has been a long time since I have blogged. Come to find out that blogging in my head doesn't really get me anywhere.

The girls - Stacie and Mally - made this cute Fashion movie. So I thought I would share.

Fashion Nostalgia

19 Days till Christmas - Blogolicious

Celery and Leek Soup




Celery and Leek Soup

1/3 cup butter, melted
2 cups finely chopped celery
2 cups leeks, white and green , sliced and soaked (to remove dirt)

Saute for 10 minutes.
Add 1/3 cup flour - cook 3 minutes
Add 3 cans chicken stock - slowly (6 cups)

Simmer for 20 minutes.
Gently puree' - (not liquefy)
Return to pan and gently simmer for 10 minutes.
Add 1 cup cream (or milk).
Season to taste.

Yummy - I got this recipe from Grandma Fran because Steph loved it so much when she lived with her a year and a half ago. It really is delicious.

To freeze: either freeze the leeks and celery that have been sauted and have the rest of the ingredients on hand or be totally on the ball and make the soup as written - let it cool - freeze in wonderful freezer Ziplock baggies - and all you have to do it heat and eat. My kind of meal.