Christmas Eve 2009

Merry Christmas from our house to yours.
Jeff, Suzanne, Vicky and Fred
Tulo, Rocco and Mattie

Shortest Day of the Year 2009

Today we celebrate the first day of winter. The days will be a little longer from now until the summer solstice (my favorite day of the year). Old man winter has arrived screaming....wicked commute today as the roads were icy, snowy, and I saw about 5 wrecks in 10 minutes. Very S C A R Y!

Downtown Boise

Christmas Buckeyes

I have Christmas memories of making a few sweet treats, cutting out sugar cookies on the kitchen table when I was about 4 years old at our Williams Street house, making chocolate swedish tea cakes, and my favorite treat, Buckeyes. Buckeyes are special peanut butter balls that look like a real Buckeye nut, from a Buckeye tree, that grows in Ohio. I made Buckeyes this year at Suzanne's request, and shared them with a few special people.

Here's the recipe Amy!

The Original Buckeye Recipe

1 1/2 cups creamy peanut butter
1 cup butter, softened
1/2 t. vanilla extract
4 cups powdered sugar

4 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
1 T. shortening

1. Mix together peanut butter, vanilla, butter and powdered sugar. The dough will look dry. Roll into one large ball, and refrigerate dough about 30 minutes.
2. Roll into 1 inch balls, and place on a waxed paper-lined cookie sheet.
3. Press a toothpick into the top of each ball, and chill in freezer until firm, about 30 minutes.
4. Melt chocolate chips and shortening in microwave until melted. Stir frequently.
5. Dip frozen peanut butter balls in chocolate, holding onto the toothpick. Leave a small amount of peanut butter showing at the top to make them look like Buckeyes. Put back on the cookie sheet and refrigerate until serving.

Case Christmas Party 2009

I have great friends. I am very blessed to have 2 amazing women in my life. Mary Jo and Darla. The Case Christmas party is fabulous and I love seeing everyone. Great food, great friends, and good cheer.

Mountain Home Holiday Light Parade

Mountain Home Chamber of Commerce hosted a Holiday Night Light Parade on Dec 4th. I decorated the Bronco van with lights, wreaths, and tinsel and put her in the lineup with the other floats. Marcus and his friend waved and tossed out candy to the kids along the route, and we had great fun! But, burr, it was zero degrees!

Merry Christmas friends and family, and love and peace to you in 2010.

Christmas Bunco

Love our special Christmas Bunco that Toni hosts each year! We laugh, exchange ornmanets, and eat and drink until we are all very merry!

Merry Christmas Bunco Babes!
Front..Rose, Dawn, Dawn, Lisa, Sandy
Kris..going solo in the middle
Back...Vicky, Bonnie, Dorene, Toni, Tammy, Fran, Toni

St. Luke's Christmas Social

I invited the gals I work with to a holiday social in the Bronco Zone at the Stueckle Sky Center to kick off the week before Christmas. We were so excited to see the city lights of downtown Boise, the blue turf, BUT the fog rolled in and we had no view.

Front: Joanne, Marilyn, Cheryl, Cathy, Sarah, Carol
Back: Melissa, Vicky, Terry, Becky

Tulo is waiting for Santa!

Tulo's first Christmas. Next Christmas, Tulo will be a dog once more. Dogs are well, dogs, when a new baby takes over the house.

" Clink*Clink " ornament!

This is my ornament for our Bunco ornament exchange...

and this was my inspiration ornament. I think the inspiration ornament wins the trophy. Simple as pie, take a margarita glass, fill it with glittery snow, and pop the prettiest ornament you have in the 'rita glass.

Boise State is headed to the Fiesta Bowl!

2009 WAC Champs---Boise State University! BSU is playing TCU January 4, 2010 in the Fiesta Bowl. Phoenix here we come! A few days in the sun plus hitting all the Fiesta Bowl activities. Parade, pep rally and kick off is at 6 pm MDT. Go Broncos!
Kellen Moore, the best Quarterback in the Nation!

Buster, the Best Mascot in Nation!


Tostito's Fiesta Bowl ~ better be ready for Bronco Nation!


Kirby Moore post game after BSU won the 2009 WAC championship game - we all jumped on the field for the trophy presentation.