to reno.

my girls came off the plane, and did not stop talking

for hours

about how spectacular their week was…

these two sisters loved being at their uncle kenny’s & aunt jennee’s.
they loved riding horses.
all. day. long.
for five days.

{they were really pleased about only taking one shower all week.}

*****


kiana had her digital camera, and these are the pictures they brought home…
to share with me…

they only took pictures on one afternoon, of one day!
{those stinkers.}


thank you kenny &

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our weekend

August 12, 2009

went like this…

we were going to leave in the afternoon. by 1pm at best.

but dusty needed to work and i had lots of things i wanted to get done before we left town…and if we waited till 9pm, then we could pick up kiana from dance and she could go with us too instead of stay home with grandma.

so, we ended up starting our 10-hour drive at 10pm.

i did all the driving except the last hour on the way to bridgeport, california. because my night-owl tendencies kicked in and i was not tired at all.

almost exactly ten hours later we rolled into our hotel (very small-town hotel) at 7am,

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mr. & mrs. burton

August 9, 2009
when i joined the rhodes family, 13 years ago, and dusty and i dated for the year previous to that…bridget was about 10 years old. she has always been a gem of a sweetheart. so genuine. ambitious. hard-working. honest. her smile radiates from deep within, and she has a soul of goodness.

i have loved the time i have spent with bridget, it seems like yesterday when i was styling her hair for prom, or listening to her and her sisters giggle about their social lives. long gone are those days. they are all beautiful women now. over the years, we have watched bridget dominate at the rodeo, her love of the country and horses runs deep in her veins.

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oriental salad

August 3, 2009

depending on how big of a salad you want –
use any varying amounts of the following:

sliced green cabbage
slivered almonds – browned.
ramen noodles
chicken
mix everything together, and use this dressing:
{again, any varying amounts. i use more vinegar than oil and no sugar.}

oil
white vinegar
seasoning pkgs. from ramen noodles
pepper
optional: sugar.

mix & pour over salad.
*****
for low-carb diets or when i eat this, i just dish up a serving minus the ramen noodles.

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