Days 9, 10, 11, &12

Well, to catch up on the past few days, here a few miscellaneous photos!

I just had to take this picture....it was so beautiful that day! Mom had just planted these flowers and we had another storm moving in. The clouds, the sun, the mountains, and the flowers were a beautiful combination!! (By the way, I am hearing thunder right now....perhaps we'll get more rain today?) :)

Scotch and Jasper look on.

Here I am doing school in my room! Sorry for the slitty eyes (I'm famous for closing my eyes during photos - can't help it!!).

Well, this has turned out to be a short post - but I'm short on pictures as our camera is failing to work properly so I have a limited supply right now! :)

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Day 8

Most of this morning was spent beginning Isaac's quilt! I had wanted to make him one and had most of the fabric to do it with; and now I am finally getting around to it. I am about half done with it!

Here's a closeup of the Noah's ark scene in the middle!

And here is our delicous meal that Mom made for us today: Ground Beef Gyros!

Well, this is a pretty short post today because I don't have many pictures; and I'll have to sign off for now as my banana bread is in the oven and ready to be checked on!

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Day 7

Wow - we're on day 7 already! I can't believe they've been gone a week! It seems like they've been gone much longer; yet it also seems like they just left. :) We miss you guys!!:)

One thing we've been having fun with lately is watching Season 1 of Little House on The Prairie! Our neighbors loaned us the first two seasons, so it's been fun to see. It's such a good wholesome movie!

And now, for pictures of of our "Little House on The Prairie"..... (I mean Desert)....

Here is our garden this year - rows and rows of corn growing strong! (Yes, notice the weeds in there too!!)

Fresh onions......

....corn-on-the-cob in the making.....

....and two very cute pups!

A classic Arizona sunset. It's starting to look like summer around here! Things are really greening up! (Yes, look at the green on the ground!! It's weeds.)

"See ya later!"

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Day 6

Well, guess what we did today?

Yep, you guessed it - we killed the above snake. Now, normally Jonathan would have been out there shooting it, but since he's gone right now, we girls had to take care of it. Jonathan gave us some gun lessons before they left on their trip (he was a great teacher, by the way!) so we were well prepared to shoot!

This snake was in the dog corral, and all the dogs were barking at it. Thankfully, due to their snake training from last summer, the dogs knew not to get very close!

Here's Mom getting ready to haul the dead snake out to the fields. I shot it, and Mom disposed of it. :) A very gruesome job, to say the least!

So that was our excitement for the day - and my first snake shooting!

Thank you Jonathan, for the great shooting lessons - I put them to good use today!!!!! :)

Now, I know I've hardly posted anything but desserts on this blog so far.....but I just have to share this brownie recipe with everyone! :) Unfortunately, no pictures with this one - but I have to say it is the best brownie recipe I have ever come across. So enjoy!

Chocolate Cream Cheese Brownies

1 package (4 ounces) German sweet chocolate

3 T. butter

2 eggs

3/4 C. sugar

1/2 C. flour

1/2 tsp. baking powder

1/4 tsp. salt

1 tsp. vanilla extract

1/2 tsp. almond extract

Filling:

2 T. butter, softened

1 package (3 ounces) cream cheese, softened

1/4 C. sugar

1 egg

1 T. flour

1/2 tsp. vanilla extract

In a saucepan, melt chocolate and butter over low heat; stir until smooth. Remove from the heat; set aside. In a small bowl, beat eggs. Gradually add sugar; beating until thick and pale yellow. Combine flour, baking powder, and salt; add to egg mixture and mix well. Stir in extracts and reserved melted chocolate. Pour half of batter into a greased 8 inch square baking dish. Set aside.

For filling, in a mixing bowl, beat butter, cream cheese, and sugar until light and fluffy. Add egg, flour, and vanilla; mix well. Pour over batter in pan. Spoon remaining chocolate batter over filling. With a knife, cut through batter to create a marbled effect.

Bake at 325* foro 35 - 40 minutes. Cool and cut into bars. Store in refrigerator.

And now, here are some pictures of Daisy and Pearl, our goats!

This sweet looking little girl thinks it's her goal in life to climb me! Daisy jumps all over everyone and twirls and flips in the air. She's quite the little acrobat!

"Really? You don't say!"

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Day 5

Here's what our weather looked like today!! We have been having drizzles all day - it's been a dreary kind of day, but very cozy nonetheless. :)

The mountains are totally covered with clouds - you can barely see them in the picture!


And now, for you dog-lovers out there, here is a picture of my dog, Willcox Savage Sam Krause (ahem, we actually call him Willie for short..). He is almost 3 years old - and is looking particularly cute in this photo!

"When a dog wags her tail and barks at the same time, how do you know which end to believe?" - Anonymous

"If your dog doesn't like someone you probably shouldn't either." - Unknown

"I named my dog 'Stay'... so I can say 'Come here, Stay. Come here, Stay.'" - Steven Wright

If you hadn't noticed, we like dogs - alot. (We have three of them, anyway!) They're the best nightime guards and daytime sleepers - and make the most loyal pet you'll ever have.

Have a great day, everyone!!! Come back soon!

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