Wednesday, October 30, 2013

she's crushing

i'm convinced mother nature has a crush on me.

why else would she keep that sun focused on my lil corner of the world the way she knows i like?
even in october! 

i think it's like, her way of showing her love.
i'm tellin ya, she loves me.

and i'm down with a girl crush as long as this is how it works out.
oh, it works out for her too, i mean, i shaved my legs just for her today.

the feelings mutual big mama. xo





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Tuesday, October 29, 2013

pb chocolate shake. i don't share, but i'll give you the recipe.

if you ever want a semi-healthy shake then i'm your girl right about now.
bookmark this now. i'll wait.

the only bummer to this recipe is that when my middle little see's me making it he always asks for some. 
sigh. 
really kid?
can i just be left alone to drink my shake and shamelessly lick the glass clean on my own?

so annoying that i have to actually be a nice mom and share.
did i just type that out loud? shoot.




i'ts not a super pretty looking shake, unless brown is your fav color, and if it is i'd love to meet you because you would be like a first for me. 
seriously, have you ever met anyone who says brown is their fav color?

recipe:

*if you have a vita mixer this works best

add all ingredients and, you guessed it, mix!
-3/4 cup of almond milk
-2 tablespoons of cocoa powder
-1 tsp. vanilla
-1 tablespoon of organic grade b maple syrup
-1/4 cup of organic peanut butter
-2 frozen bananas
-8 ice cubes

hide in the closet, attic, basement or wherever and suck this thing down before they find you and make you share.
cheers!

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Monday, October 28, 2013

hello monday...

 
hello pumpkin-
we're painting pumpkins this year, which means no fresh roasted pumpkin seeds but we do get miley cyrus hangin out on our porch allll week long. that tongues gotta dry out eventually girl. 
twerk or treat y'all!


hello autumn kitty-
cats get cold too and they like to accessorize ya know...


hello best kid costume ever-
this is my neighbor. he is a gnome. he even has the gnome pose down.
rollin with my gnomie....


hello mendocino farms-
thanks for opening up right next to my house. who doesn't like to eat happy??


hello bestie-
got this text last night. the bestie is coming to visit! yay times 100! washington and california really aren't that far away but it can feel like a million miles at times.


hello new eyes and dirty lil knees-
when you have an eye appointment between soccer games you show up a bit muddy. sorry doc.



happy to say hello to monday this week- at least that is what i'm tellin myself here. i can always use one more day of the week-end. always.

hope your day is great and your week-end even better!

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Friday, October 25, 2013

apple of my pie


a friend shared a pin with me on pinterest a few weeks back of an apple pie in an apple. brilliant right?
well, it was kinda perfect timing coz guess whose papa turned 73 sunday AND loves apple pie and ice cream?!
happy birthday g.o.!! love you big!










5 simple ingredients make these cute mini's.
- your apple with the tops cut off and the insides cubes and saved
- 1 tbsp. flour (per apple)
- 1 tbsp. sugar (per apple)
- 1/4 tsp. cinnamon (per apple)
- crust (store bought or homemade)
 
choose your apples, cut the tops off and with a small knife cut out the inside making into cubes. leave apple "shell" about 1/4" thick.
put your cubed apples in a bowl and mix the flour, sugar and cinnamon in.
scoop mixture into apple shells, slightly overfilling.
lay the crust over the top and let it drape-make cutouts in crust to release the steam while it bakes.
*i brushed a lil melted butter over the crusts of mine and sprinkled cinnamon and sugar on top before baking.
put all apples on a foil covered pan and bake at 375 for about 20-25 minutes or until crust is done and apples are cooked through.


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happy hour projects
frugalicious fridays
the weekend re-treat
a peek into my paradise

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Chic on a Shoestring Decorating
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Wednesday, October 23, 2013

throw backs don't just belong to thursday


this is sorta a lazy girl move but i'm throwin' back today.
these photos are from june.
i forgot to post it, or i felt i looked like a bobble head in that there second photo or maybe because i had clearly nodded off-i can't remember now.
it was probably the bobble head thing...
you'd place a mini me on your dashboard right?





and with that i will take my way too large bun (ain't she just in charge!) and bobble away.
have a happy hump day y'all!


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Tuesday, October 22, 2013

tiny town, big love

wow, it's really hard to believe.
i woke up this morning realizing it was 2 years ago today.
the day after my dad, her son's, birthday. the day before what would be her 74th wedding anniversary.
there has never been anyone in my life that has had such a simple, easy presence the way my gramma had.
in so many ways i feel like it must have been 3 years ago, or 5 years ago, at least.
it feels like my grief and this hole has been here much much longer. 
it gets smaller one day but then the next it is big and huge and knocking on the back of my eyelids making tears roll again. i don't suppose and i surely don't expect it to ever be gone. i guess that's the beauty and the truth to memories.

in september i went back to that tiny town in eastern montana. the last time i was there it was for her funeral and i left thinking i'd never be back. what was there for me now? it was a place i had spent weeks and weeks in the summer months during my childhood. it was the place that looked different, felt different and smelled different. a good different. in a way it was part of the kendra kay mold. all memories i hold so dear. 
but there is something still there for me. i have aunts and uncles and greats. i have cousins and land. i have memories. they are different than the memories i make now when i visit and i always feel a little fade of the past as things change and the present becomes stronger than the past but this is okay. it's gotta be right?

this trip my mom and dad as well as my biggest little came. i was so happy that biggest came with. she had never been and it was so fun to show her montana as i knew it.

ready for it? it's long.


the biggest walking through the school yard playground
 the old, and still working, gas pumps
 an old shed
 horses horses everywhere
 the mark of a great hunter
 grain elevators always seemed like the largest "buildings" in the world to me as a small child
 the only clothing store in town
 my friend, who i fed often. once shy, she learned to recognize me and love my visits
 these 2
 dane valley church my dad attended when small and where my grandparents rest
 seeing my dad visit graves pulled at my heart strings
 francis martin, my gramma's brother, shot down in WWII, war hero
family oil well, pumping away
 me and my 40 acres. the middle of nowhere doesn't always sound so bad some days
 teddy roosevelt, our ride for the day
 the biggest little and teddy


 my biggest, teaching my gramma's sister, marguerite, how to work her kindle-
the gap between 18 and 93
 the montana bar
 this fencepost holds brands of the old farmers
 me and my mama's shadow in the afternoon sun
 first time the biggest rode a horse. she learned quick-it's in the blood
many hours spent in this spot as a child. many
 the phone on the farm-still works
 my dads school growing up. he walked a long ways and truly lots of it is sorta uphill
 farm dogs. that german shepard will let you lay on him
 the long road out the farm
this use to be the grocery store
 quite possibly my favorite picture of the trip. this is my dad on the day of his communion in 1955. if you look closely you can see his reflection i caught in the glass 58 years later.


what a great trip we had. filled a girls soul.
for the people in my life, you aren't allowed to leave.
sorry, but i don't do well with it.
it's me and you til the end.
okay?.

*written monday the 21st.

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