Finally the Gardener shows up!!!

So the Gardener was here! What a relief :-)

Got my brother to help with the garden work and look it works.
All the bush's got trimmed, no not the humans, just the plants! All that vine pulled and all the trimmings have been taken away.

Hey, I did help...have the blisters to show. Just no body ever takes pictures when I work :-)
Then we went shopping, stopped at Blockbuster for some movies...watched The other side of Jericho, made dinner -BBQ ribs & Shrimp Scampi - now Dirk is packing and we'll watch the next movie! What a life :-)
Three movies no need to rent...wait for them on TV, or they are already on TV??? The other side of Jericho; 3:10 to Yuma; and The Flock!

Wordless Wednesday

Happy Birthday, Tiffany!

Wow, another year has gone by and brought you many changes!
Hope you like them all and also hope we'll see you soon.
Make the best of your day and have Jason spoil you!

Eating the Gorgonzola Cheesecake!

Did he like it?
You'll have to watch the Video...

Okay, here is the Cheesecake Fiasco!

Watching the last episode of Top Chef the one lady made a Gorgonzola Cheesecake. I said to Dan I had to look up that recipe as it sounded interesting. A few minutes later the phone rings and Jason is on the other end. I knew right away what he wanted and this weekend we made it!


So, here we are stirring the first pots! Grapes are boiling on the back burner. I am stirring the sugar and water, and Jason is working on the Gorgonzola and Whip Cream






Next Jason gets to poor the caramel sauce out to cool.
He thinks the stuff is interesting looking, and he dips his finger in the middle, it is already hardening at the edges. Well, he was surprised when he burned his finger!

















Then we have to break the Caramel and chop it up with the walnuts.









Well, we are almost there! All the stuff that needed to be pureed, has been pureed! We decide to run to the movies first and see the new Indiana Jones movie, just to find out that the shows at 6:30, 6:45, and 7:00 p.m. are all sold out. We buy our tickets for the 9:30 show!!!(can I even stay up that late???)))





Back home we pack up Jason's car so he can leave early tomorrow, and then we go ahead and serve our 'dessert'! Now we can't just serve it without decorating the plates. As I don't have any fancy plates as they do on Top Chef my everyday dishes will have to do.









Here is our master piece!





And, yes, we will be eating it, but first one more picture while we are healthy, and then we'll video Jason while he takes his first bite...you'll have to stay tuned for that video blog tomorrow! :-) As the saga coninues!

Our Sunday, part one!!!

So we decided it was time for some Kebabs! The recipe I found was for from the Family Favorite Kebabs from the Taste of Home Magazine.
Yesterday Jason and I cut up all the meat and the vegetables, cooked the potatoes, made the marinade and Dan got to cut the fresh pineapple. All got marinaded over night.
Today I put all on sticks, Dan got to grill the Kebabs and some Feta Cheese, and it all got served with fresh baked German bread! (Thanks for the makers of the Bread Machine).As I had bought way too much food for just the four of us, (Dan, his mom, Jason and me) I invited Richard and Kristy over also.

In the middle of eating we thought that we hadn't taken any pictures yet, and Jason got the camera and clicked away.

The Kebabs!

So, as I said before, there was plenty for the six of us with food leftover, and I actually followed the recipe this time :-)
Dessert was a Apple Walnut Streusel Cake...yumm! Want some Tiffany?

Tomorrow, read the saga of the Gorgonzola Cheese Cake!

Rhowdie Blog!

Jason thought Rhowdie needed a shave, so that is what he is doing :-) Poor Dog!!! And not only is it his first shave, their was a Thunderstorm heading this way and Rhowdie is so afraid of them, guess he thought it was nice that all three of us were keeping him company out there.
Now I am wondering what he'll be doing the next time we are having a Thunderstorm, will he ask to come in or would he want us to come out and play with him...we'll see next time!
Before the Shave!

During the Shave!More shaving has to be done today to make the dog presentable!

Memorial Day Assembly

We had a Memorial Day Assembly and invited the military community. Dan did come to hear the band, choir, and orchestra honor the Red, White, and Blue!
Our Kids ROCK!!!
The Gym is filled when we do this, it is so great to see the kids be sitting still and listen when we have a speaker, they showed respect! We do have over 900 students, that says something!

Just the Dogs

Dogs at play...or something like that :-)
Rhowdie doesn't know when to quit!

And Jaeger likes his string!
And good Chocolate Cake! Sorry, Dan ate almost all of it already!

How did I spend my Saturday?

Listen to a book on tape, then head on to get a pedicure :-)
Then on to Starbucks for a coffee...try out the new iced coffee!
After a rest at home it's off to the Grand Opening of the James Avery Store (Dan didn't get lunch so he had to come along and have some refreshments here), and then on to brave WalMart or we won't have anything for dinner and lunch tomorrow :-)
Back at home I made a chocolate cake (new recipe, it's baking now) and back to listen to my book before the check out expires! I'll let you know tomorrow how the cake turned out...maybe with a picture to make you hungry!

Oh, the date for the new 24!

Yes, they announced the date...you want to know it? Well, click on the link on your left and you can read a spoiler also!

Okay, the date is Nov. 23!

Happy Mother's Day! Zum Muttertag!

Es ist Muttertag und ich wuerde gerne in Deutschland sein und mit meiner Mama feiern, da das nicht geht poste ich hier mein Geschenk fuer Mama, eine Karte mit allen Kindern!

It is Mother's Day and I would love to be back in Germany and celebrate with my mom, but that isn't happening, so here is my tribute to my mom, a card with all her children!

Erst gab es da Norbert, dann, ein paar Jahre spaeter kam ich, Kirsten. Dirk war dann der Naechste der unbedingt in unseren Kreis rein wollte (wir wissen immer noch nicht wo der Blondkopf herkam). Als naechstes war dann Reinhard an der Reihe, was ein Spitzbub das war, und wir waren vollkommen. Aber da ich mir immer eine Schwester gewuenscht habe, habe ich sie dann auch noch bekommen...musste zwar lange darauf warten, aber sie kam. (Was haben wir uns da nur aufgehalst???:-))

First there was Norbert, then, a few years later there was me, Kirsten. Dirk just wanted to be in our circle also (we still don't know where that Blondie came from). Next was Reinhard, what a Rascal that was, and we were complete. But, as I always wanted a sister, I got what I wanted...even if I had to wait a long time for her, but she came. (Why did we ever want her??? :-))

Hier bin ich mit meiner Mama. Here I am with my mom.

Oh, Man!!!

I wasn't really interested in writing a blog today, but this you tube clip is way too funny...
Ich wollte Heute nichts schreiben, aber dieser Film von you tube is zu witzig...




...and if you like it look for more "Bill Dance" on you tube.
...und wenn es Euch gefaellt,dann schaut nach mehr von "Bill Dance".

And more of the Dogs!

Okay, here we have two pictures of the dogs! Can't make Jason wait every day...but do check out youtube.com I'll be posting there sometimes also :-)

Am I getting Jason to check out the blog every day?
Curiosity killed the cat...

Another Dog Video!

The Dogs, again!

Got them good :-)
And they love eating the sticks...stay tuned to a video soon!

The Dogs!

Took the kids to a Pizza Party!

After going to Mr. Gatti's we went back to the library for more prizes for the kids, then a last group picture! This is the only time they are allowed to stand on the tables and chairs...they love these pictures :-)

Wordless Wednesday

The Big Day!

Today was the game between the City All Stars (our students made it) and the brave faculty, very brave! We had faculty cheerleaders, but the kids drowned them out :-(
At halftime there was a presentation to our Custodian Steve for whom we have been fundraising the last couple of months - remember the Madison Fiesta last weekend? Well, we raised over $22,000 for him! Way to go!
Then we had our Lawn Chair Dance! What a hoot...want to see it? Click on the arrow below ;-) and don't get too excited!

Part 1

Part 2

As Dan turned off the video and then started it up again, you are going to miss a part, but then get the end by clicking here!

And, yes, they are on Youtube.com, I finally broke down and added something here!