All Wet

We interrupt this nap with a big rain storm and a whimpering dog outside our door.

Traditions and Growing Pains

My hubby and MIL were talking about Grandma's meat pies. 

Grandma lived next door to my hubby when he was little.

He'd go over often and eat her meat pies.

On a whim, she showed me how to make them.

I have to be honest, when I first tasted them, I said,

"They are good, but it's not something I'd crave."

Well, I ate three of them.  Hubby said they are better the next day.

He is right (as usual).

They are tastey, little feel good treats.

Grandma's Meat Pies

(all of the ingredients are as much or little as you want)

1 LB. ground meat, browned

1/2 or 1 onion finely chopped

salt & pepper to taste

crust, we used 2 ready made for 8 pies

Saute the onions until soft.  Brown meat, until done.

Add enough water for the meat to "swim" in.  You can let this set while you prepare the crust.

Before adding to crust thicken meat mixture with a flour "paste".

*Flour paste- add about 2 TBLS flour and some water.  Stir until you have a thick, yet runny paste.

Add to meat mixture.  If you want a thicker gravy add more flour paste.

Cut crust.  You will need a top and a bottom.  The bottom needs to be a bit bigger.

We baked them in a muffin tin.  So cut your crust to fit your tins.

We actually cut a cardboard template from a cereal box for the bottom.

And used a large plastic cup for the top.

Fit the bottom crust into the tin. 

Fill with meat mixture.  Run a wet finger over the edge of crust.

Top with top crust.

Press edges with fork to seal.

Poke top twice so air can escape.

Bake @ 350 for about 30 minutes.

Enjoy!  You can also used meat mixture served over mashed potatoes.

Our son's voice is changing, he is moody and tonight he took another step towards manhood.

He mowed the lawn by himself.  He didn't think he could do it, but did wonderful and with a smile!

all's quiet again

Our family has all left.

Dear hubby and are back from our night away.

Tomorrow we take our daughter to stay with my mom for the week.

Phew...

Aunt N. always goes here.

The kids used to be under the sign...sigh, they grow so fast.

Aunt N and the guys hiking.  Son is almost as tall as my hubby. 

Back at the Funtracker...

These two got soaked!!

After the rain...more go-kart races.

Let's see in the last two weeks we...

Had mother-in-law, nephew and aunt come

stayed in a condo an hour away (back and forth)

drove

had sleep overs

made tents in the living room

watched fire works...twice

went to see where they held Billy the Kid

drove

went to a gunfight, cowboy show

hiked

old mesilla, lunch

drove

tried to go to white sands, got rained out

tried to go to an american indian rodeo, got rained out

go-karts x3

mini golf

drove

bumper boats

I know I am forgetting something.

Our nephew was the busiet of us all.

I need sleep!

the last few days...

Here Today, Gone Tomorrow

Here's what we've been up to the last few days.

We went to the mountains nearby.

Went go-carting...this is the clearest photo I took.

We did this maze...

This is right before we went in.  It rained so hard that we didn't finish. 

There was at least two inches of water rushing on the ground, POURING rain, lightening

(which wasn't safe).

Hubby and I ended up crawling under to get out. 

We were all soaked, soaked good.

We sure won't forget this!

We went to Billy the Kid Territory.

Here is our nephew reading about Billy.

I thought is sign on an old box in the original store was interesting.

Here's our nephew again...walking like a cowboy...in a gun fight...

 Oh to be walking down one of the most dangerous streets (former) as an 11 year boy.

He is the only one who'd pose for me.

He is in front of some bullet holes supposedly from Billy the Kid.

The man he shot made it out the door and died.

This poor cow brings back memeories of when we went to England.

I left my first born at home.  I was nursing...couldn't pump for over 24 hours.

This is how I felt.

See you all later!

color

The color of...well, my next project.

Updates

A few updates...

I had my first sale!!!

I plan on making more.

Daughter had another Dr.'s appointment with a third Dr. for her back.  Long story short, X-rays got sent to wrong place and misplaced, need to get more taken and follow up to make sure her back's

not getting any worse.

Wednesday starts our "vacation".  We are going to have family here for two weeks. 

Then hubby and I are going away for the night. 

Then we will drive our daughter to my mom's.

Have a great day!

Mmmm Fresh Cherries

It's cherry season here and a dear friend did the dirty work fun part of picking some for us.

When we get some, we always try out a new recipe.

Well, look no more!

This recipe is really The Pioneer Woman's Peach Crisp with Maple Cream.

Which I made a few days ago...YUM!

We had some left over maple cream, and used cherries instead.
I divided it into two and took one over lunch at "the bachelor pad".

There were only a few cherries left in the dish.

Here it is without the maple cream.

I also made a recipe inspired by PW's Steak Bites here.

I cut up the steak,

melted maybe 1/4 of a stick of butter in a pan.

browned chopped onions and crushed garlic cloves,

sprinkled some salt,

stirred

then added the meat.

Cooked throughly.

Served with aspargus (cooked much like the steak)

amd baked potatoes!

YUM!

Etsy, Etsy spider (I mean shop)

I am open for business! 

I opened an Etsy shop!

I only have three items, but still!

Here's what's in my shop.

There's more to come. 

Pressed Petals

Projects

I have a few things that I am working on.

This chair...I have had since high school.

I so need/want to change the material on the seat

and maybe paint it.

(The wood looks better in the photo.)

Here I am taking off the material I put on a long time ago.

Here's the original fabric.  Groovy.

For now this is how it will be, until I find the right fabric.

Found these at the Habitat for Humanity ReStore today.

There are 4 of them.  I have many ideas.

I will let you see what I come up with.

I couple more projects.

(You can see our living room in the background.

The drapes aren't burgandy.  They are more of a dark taupe.)

Here we have an upcycled bathroom medicine cabinet.

I distressed the frame a bit and painted the mirror with chalkboard paint.

It will be up for sale after our family come and go.

Then some fun paint from the ReStore.

And some short legs or something.

I haven't a clue as to what I will do with these, but for $1.75, I couldn't pass.

Then we have my to-do list for before our family comes.

Sorry it's blurry!

Have a great day!