Gourmet Cupcakes for Valentines Day

I love the way these cupcakes are frosted.  I bought them from

Gigi yeates.  Her mom is the wedding cake wonder woman

in our ward.  I think I may have a large frosting tip to try this

out for myself sometime.  It just looks like fun!

A Day at the Temple

Keith, Devin and I spent the morning at the temple.

Devin got to do baptisms while Keith and I did a session.

It was the 2nd time in two weeks for me to be there, and

between that, and studying Genesis in Sunday School, it

was more enjoyable than usual.  I also love that both of

my daughters go to the temple regularly and enjoy it. 

Devin has been looking forward to spending more time

there, too.  Today, more than a strong spiritual feeling,

I felt very peaceful.  Just like I didn't have a care in the

world that really mattered.  That's pretty rare and quite

wonderful.

New Blog in the Family

As a mother of grown children, I get a number of requests for recipes. I like to think of these requests as proof of my success as a mom. After all, no one asks for your recipes if they don't like your cooking.
For a few years I've been collecting our favorite recipes into a computer file with the idea of making a family cookbook. And then I though, why wait? Why not publish these to a blog right now? This way I can easily add recipes with out having to reprint or add pages. So, I introduce the new family online cookbook, though still in it's infancy, The Joyful Cook! Because cooking, or at least eating, yummy food, makes one happy.
The link is posted to the right. If you have any requests for recipes you'd like to see added, let me know. I'll be most happy to oblige. Happy Cooking!

What I've been up to...

up to my ears in Dill Dip!  And let me tell you,

after making 400 packets of this stuff, the kitchen

has a distinct dill odor as well.  It's not an unpleasant

smell, in smaller portions.  Just a little overwhelming

in the amounts we were throwing around! 

Anyway, Keith got this idea for advertising

to realtors from a friend, so we whipped up

the packets and voila!  Delicious dip mix hand

delivered to all the realtors in 3 counties!

So far the resoponse has been favorable!

Warm Winter

2010 has given us the warmest January on record.  What a change

from last year, with never ending snow storms!  This mild winter
has sure been enjoyable.  And now the crocuses are already
in bloom.These little reminders that Spring is just around the
corner are surely welcome in my yard.  The weather has been
lovely, but I am ready for longer days, more sunlight. 
The sun going down at 5 pm makes the day so short,
I will really appreciate more daylight!

More Birthday

Can you guess what my birthday present was?  Yes, the red roses.

Now look again.  See the amazing cushion on the chair?  Multiply

that by 6 and that is one wonderful present from my mom.  These

beauties have rubber on the bottom so they don't need the ties

that tend to rip right off leaving gaping holes in the cushions. 

Thanks Mom!  They color is just right and they fit the chairs

perfectly.  I love them!