Angie

Food Storage

2011-06-10T09:48:00.000-07:00

Hey everyone!! I just had to share this really neat site I've been getting my food storage from! beprepared.com

I just created an account so that I could get the food storage analyzer! It's really really cool! I can keep track of what I do have in my food storage now, it keeps me updated on the nutritional value of my food and it helps me keep track of how much food I should have for my family! I can't wait to get up to date on everything and have such a simple way to keep track of it!

Check it out here!

Forever and For Always!

2011-06-10T09:17:00.000-07:00

This is Tom as a leprechaun and me as Yzma from the Emperor's New Groove! :) hehe
Eternity!

The love of my life and my best friend forever and ever!

Hello handsome!! I love that smile!

Fishing, Arizona, San Diego and Steelheads Hockey!

2009-10-18T18:09:00.000-07:00

Adam and Angie at the Steelheads Hockey Game!! I had so much fun! I had never been to a hockey game before so it was pretty much amazing! There were some wickedly awesome fights to watch!

Work Trip to San Diego. These are the lovely people I get to work with all every day! I love working with all of them!

This is called a McPsycho... Josh told us that this is what the missionaries taught him in Georgia to do... get a double cheeseburger and a McChicken, place the McChicken inbetween the double cheeseburger patties (bun and all) and ta-dah! McPsycho...not my personal favorite but hey! I'm always up for trying new things!

Fishing with Greg, Karl and Adam... I caught the first and only fish of the day! 13" Bass baby! I even waded into the water up to my neck to fish! Amazing am I not?! :) Then we all swam around and had fun! I love these guys!

Oh! Sad day... I didn't want to leave everyone. Aren't we all so cute though? I love my little nephews!

I got drenched after I threw a couple cups of water on Annika and Jake... We had an awesome water fight in the house!

We played Seafarers of Catan like four times while I was there! If you haven't tried this game yet you totally need to!!

Catching Gekos late at night!

Super Hero Tag! We all decorated masks and ran around the house playing tag! It was such a blast!!

Diamond Backs VS. Padres baseball game! Ahooa! It was so much fun!

I had so much fun in Arizona! Jake put on his very best outfit to pick me up at the airport in! :) He's so funny! Thanks again guys for the fun time in Arizona! Love you lots and miss you like crazy!

Reunion, Fishing and Friends

2009-07-21T15:56:00.000-07:00

Playdough Icecream!!

Yeah, we shoud have been sister!

First Catch of the day!

Angie and Chris!

I had so much fun at the reunion and hanging out in Rexburg! Thanks everyone for all the fun times!

David Archuleta

2009-03-23T13:19:00.000-07:00

Josh, Savannah and I went to a fireside given by David Archuleta last night! We wrote down questions for him and he would read through the questions and answer them. It was fun to hear his testimony and how important the gospel is to him. He sang a few songs--- I Am a Child of God, Be Still My Soul and How Great Thou Art. All of which were amazing! He talked about his favorite song- Come Thou Fount, which is also my favorite and said that he was going to sing his other favorite song tonight though which was Be Still My Soul... which is also my favorite! I thought that was kind of fun! :) After the fireside we were able to meet him! They had everyone get in a line and hurried us through to meet him. We weren't able to take a picture with him, but we could take them while we were waiting in line because they didn't want the line to take forever. When I shook his hand I asked him if he was planning on producing a church CD. He continued to hold my hand as he told me that he really wants to but isn't sure if the producers will let him yet. The usher then tried to get me to move on but David continued to hold my hand and talk with me! :) It was pretty much amazing! :) Savannah got a hug from him and Josh shook his hand as well. The best part though was to hear him sing hymns. I loved it! He has such a beautiful voice!

Who Has More Fun Than Me?!?! :)

2009-01-02T21:05:00.001-08:00

This week has been extremely unusual. Normally in my profession we have people throw up every now and then because of impressions and such. But this week was just weird! I had two patients in a week throw up all over me.... it was not all that much fun! :) So my first patient comes in and we're sedating him so we can pull out a tooth. Well he goes into a panic attack and I ran for the garbage but was a little late and ended up having the bottom of my pants covered in throw up. After we finally excused him I ran and changed into new scrubs and completely cleaned my room from top to bottom about 50 times that day trying to get the smell out of my room. Then a couple days later, a little 7 year old kid, comes into my room and he is just certain that he's not going to let us do anything. So I stuck some topical in his mouth and he makes himself gag and starts screaming at the top of his lungs. I calm him down and then the doctor numbs him up and during the process he makes himself gag again and starts screaming at the top his his lungs again also... well this went on for about ten minutes. Finally his mom told him to stop because it wasn't going to get him anywhere. So thinking that he would behave I put the rubber dam on him and he starts making himself gag again and this time he threw up! So the doctor and I stop what we're doing and get the rubber dam off just as the kid sits up and throws up all over my legs. After he leaves I get stuck with cleaning up my entire room again and wishing more then anything that I could take a hot shower.
Then today while I was working on wisdom teeth, which is one of my most favorite procedures, I started to feel really light headed and my ears started ringing. So I had the other assistant come stand in my place while I sat down for five minutes. When I felt better I took my place again and within five minutes I was passing out again and I started to get my really bad stomach pains that are just baffling everyone as to their cause. I made it to our staff room just in time to sit down and black out for a few seconds. A couple of the girls came running in to see what was going on and they said I looked dead. They had never seen someone go as pale as I was. My arms and face and lips and everything had gone extremely white. So I was sent home early today.
So these past few days have been full of excitement at the dental office! I have so many funny and crazy stories from working where I do. I absolutely love it though!

Christmas Day

2008-12-25T14:18:00.000-08:00

Josh, Savannah and I woke up about 6 to open presents. We sang our traditional carols at the bottom of the stairs to wake mom and dad up and then bolted to the family room to open presents. We got lots of games this year, so we have had a blast playing Blockus, Turtle and the faster version of Risk. Christmas is just the greatest time of the year. We all really missed you Annika and Jake! But next year we are going to party like crazy when you come! :)

Christmas Eve Party!

2008-12-25T12:12:00.000-08:00

'Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house, not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse.... NOT! Josh, Savannah and I all hung out in the basement on Christmas Eve where we had a blast dancing around to music, watching movies, and just being plain crazy! Josh was such a sport to hang out with us girls. We all acted like a bunch of dorks and loved every minute of it! Thanks guys for such a fun night!

The More Boys I Meet... the More I Love My Dog!

2008-11-13T15:21:00.000-08:00

Alright, "Joe" did it again! haha So for our last date we made a frog pinata for an institute activity. My date decided that we should name the pinata Freddie. So I was on this date forever and if you read my last post you would understand why it seemed like forever! :) We put layer after layer on this pinata... we did everything to make it look like a frog but paint the darn thing.

So a couple weeks ago I get this call from him and he says, "Hey, we need to paint Freddie before the activity, so how does tomorrow work for you?" The only reason I answered the phone in the first place though was because I was completely booked that entire week with visiting teaching, work, etc. So I told him I had visiting teaching and wouldn't be able to go. So he asked me what time I would be done with visiting teaching and he caught me... I was going to be done around 8ish... So he says, "Great! So we can paint Freddie! Do you remember how to get to my place?" It took me just a second to realize that he had just asked me out and was informing me that I had to come to him. So I quickly said, "Whoa! Back-up buddy... you just asked me on a date.... Let's go over proper dating etiquette. If you ask a girl on a date you pick her up." So he said, "Oh! Well let's not call it a date then, let's call it a play date." So I told him very nicely that I wouldn't be able to make it then. :) It actually really caught him off guard so he said, "You have to though or Freddie is going to cry!" and I just started to laugh, how ridiculous and just down right stupid and lazy are guys getting? So I said, "Wow, I would cry to if a guy asked me on a date and was too cheap to pick me up!" haha It was the perfect thing to say! Normally I'm not that blunt but I couldn't help myself. It was just so dang funny to me. So he debated for about 10 minutes whether or not he was going to pick me up!! He asked me things like, "Well can you meet me half way?" or "What if I meet you at walmart?" haha We live 15 minutes away from each other. Then he said, "Oh come on, you could meet me, I mean I picked you up last time AND I even took you home!"
WOW! Hello! I mean, that's terrible of me not to call a cab home when a guy asks me on a date! What was a thinking last time?!? I'll remember that next time I need to drive myself out to the guy or just make sure to take a bike in the back of his car because I guess it's rude for guys to follow through on a date and take you home! :) haha So I finally let the guy out of his misery and told him that I had to be up early anyway and since it's such a hassle for him to pick me up we just better not go out tonight. So there's the latest "Joe" story. I think that may be the last of him!

How to lose a girl in 10 days...Or the 2nd date :)

2008-11-01T05:03:00.000-07:00

Alright, so I know most of you have heard about my recent dating experiences... but for those who haven't prepare for the laugh of your life! I've been on several dates since I've moved to Boise. Most of which have ended in disaster for the guy. Many of you will probably recall my first date here with the crazy motorcycle maniac that decided it was cool to go 90+ on 35 mph turns, run red lights and twist through traffic, get pulled over by police and have them say in front of your date that you're bike is going to be impounded because this is your 9th ticket... or how about the BSU football player that I'm positive was hit in the head too many times when he started singing "You're Beautiful" by James Blunt to me in the middle of the restaurant at the top of his lungs and tried to get me to dance and sing with him on our 2nd date.... or maybe you guys will remember the doctor that was only interested in getting some action, so when I let him know I wasn't about to do that he got really weird and hardly talked and when I left he didn't bother walking me to my car, but told me we really need to hang out again and then turned the garage lights out before I even made it to my car! Now these are some pretty funny dates in the first place but I gotta say this one tops all!

I went out on a 2nd date with this guy, let's call him Joe. Within the first 20 minutes of the date he's texting and talking on his cell phone. When he finally gets off and we begin talking he suddenly just starts laughing for no reason. When I asked him what was so funny he said, "You have such a cute little voice, but have you ever thought about getting a voice change because you sound like Dora the Explorer...." Okay I was a little mad, but he goes on and says "I just want to hear you talk now though, tell me about your day." So I wasn't sure what to do because he just mocked my voice so I sat there and said "Do you really want me to talk?" he said "Yes, I was just teasing you." So I start talking and he starts laughing and cuts me off in the middle of my sentence and says, "Wait, say that again, but this time say it lower." HOT STEAM is now blazing out my ears. I could not believe the nerve of this guy.... then out of nowhere he would start bragging to all of his friends that he was out with me and that I was so beautiful and that he couldn't believe that I actually had time to go out with him. Right after he'd finish bragging he'd say something really really really stupid again though. This guy drove me nuts though because not only was he having major mood swings as to whether or not he liked me at that moment or not he was also so touchy-feely. For all those who know me, I am completely opposite of that until I get to know someone really well. So he'd try to snuggle and I'd move away and he'd get frustrated and try again and it just kept going on and on. Hello! It was our 2nd date, a guys gotta work a lot harder than that for me to want to snuggle with him! haha The weird thing is that so many guys now think that if they take you out you "owe" them and should snuggle and stuff.

So by the end of the date he told me that he thinks I'll be single for a really long time... if the chance even comes for me because I'm not a snugly girl. So he thinks I should actually do something with my life and get a "real job" that's going to support me for the rest of my single life. Then he told me that I needed to cut my hair. He said, "If a girl has long hair she actually has to do something with it... like curl it or wear is messy. You can't wear it straight. So you should probably cut your hair." I was just in shock. By the time I got home I was just mad and laughing. I mean, this guy has serious issues.

I have a great job and love what I do. I also have tons and tons of guys tell me that I shouldn't ever cut my hair because they love when girls have long hair. The voice comment was a little more of a cut to me but I feel bad for the guy that he has to watch Dora the Explorer so much! :) And the cell phone thing... I can't believe when people are that rude or unsure of themselves that they end up texting on their cellphone half the date just for the "image." Needless to say, I won't be going out with this guy again...but he did give me great ideas for the book I've decided to write. I've titled it, "How to Lose a Girl on the Second Date." :) I'm wondering if I should give him a copy free of charge. hehe Thanks for the great ideas for my book, "Joe."

Popcorn Set

2008-10-23T15:28:00.000-07:00

So here's my latest set... it's not up yet on the buggabugs site, but it's coming soon! This has been so much fun! It's been fun to get away from just making quilts and stuff to making things that I can sell to people! This picture isn't the greatest, but everyone that sees this set in person is amazed when they find out that my popcorn isn't real! It's really funny! Anyway, so there's the latest set I've made! You'll have to check out the website at Buggabugs.etsy.com.....

Annika and my mom also have amazing patterns up!

Newsweek Magazine

2008-10-18T08:24:00.000-07:00

Some fun news! The other day I got an e-mail from the head guy at Etsy. He said that Newsweek Magazine would like to *Potentially* place my gingerbread house in their holiday magazine and calendar. So I had to send in a high quality picture to them... but my camera doesn't take very high quality pictures. So I don't think that I'll be put into the magazine because my camera isn't the best. But what a compliment in the first place to be chosen! So we will just have to see what happens!

Newest Etsy Member!

2008-10-13T16:28:00.000-07:00

Annika got my mom and I into the Etsy scene! Here are some of the things that I've made. So far my gingerbread set is the only set up right now, but my other sets will be up soon. Annika is being really sweet and is selling our patterns on her site since she already has a good reputation. It's kind of fun to have an extra little side job to bring in some more money!

Rodeo Date

2008-09-27T08:55:00.000-07:00

Last night I went on a date with Mike to an institute activity. We had a really fun time! We dressed up like cowboys and went to the institute "rodeo." There was a mechanical bull, lassoing, yummy food and ice-cream, dancing, barrel racing and target shooting with water guns. Mike and his older bother Joe taught Emily and I how to dance the cowboy chacha and some other fun dance moves. The best news is that I didn't fall on my face once! :) I've never been coordinated when it comes to dancing, but Mike and Joe were very good teachers! There were so many people that showed up for this activity. So I had a blast last night with everyone!

Cutest Brother Ever!

2008-08-05T17:53:00.000-07:00

So my brother is officially the most handsome little brother in the world! He is so cute! I absolutely adore him. Yes, I will admit that because he's the only boy in the family he gets spoiled rotten at times... :) But you can't help but still love him to death! Sometimes when I go out to the car early in the morning to head off to work Josh will have a note waiting for me just to tell me he loves me and to have a good day. Or some days he just buys me my favorite candy bar- just for fun. He does so much for others all the time! He is the sweetest little brother a girl could ever ask for! Thanks for everything you do bud!

River Pics

2008-07-24T12:26:00.000-07:00

Isn't Josh so cute? He is growing up so fast! Today he came into my office and everyone couldn't believe how handsome he is. Everyone thought he was just the sweetest and cutest guy ever. Josh is pretty much the neatest brother a girl could ever ask for! So the other day we took Josh out to get some senior pics... which I'm not sure yet where they are saved on the computer but as soon as I find them I'll be posting some. Annika got some really amazing shots of him. So while we were taking his pics she also snapped a few of me! Thanks Annie for such a fun time!

Dressing up and going to dinner... :)

2008-07-20T15:11:00.000-07:00

So I finally recovered a couple pics from this super fun date I went on with Tim. It was actually one of the most fun dates I've been on in a long time. He was so easy going and just a really neat guy! We doubled with another couple and had a blast! The guys picked us up and told us that we were splitting up in teams to pick out our dates outfit. Then we were going to a nice restaurant in these outfits! So Kendra and I went to DI and got the guys some fun shirts and army jackets.... the guys brought back a Chinese dress for kendra and a velvety sweat outfit for me. :) Then we went out to dinner to P.F. Changs and had a delicious meal... which was really funny because lots of people were staring at us when we first got there. Then after dinner we went to Kendra's and played the Wii. It was so much fun to get to know Tim a little better. He seems like such a neat and sweet guy!

Birthdays and Sinus Infections

2008-06-28T10:12:00.000-07:00

Happy Birthday to me... I'm 20!! Woo-Hoo! Saturday was my 20th birthday. I am so happy to no longer be a teenager. I haven't really felt like I've taken a big step yet from 19 to 20 but that may be because for the past 2 weeks I have been stuck in the house with a terrible, horrible, no good very bad cold. In fact, I wasn't even allowed to blow my own candles out this year. Mom sweetly told me I wasn't allowed to "in case I were to contaminate my delicious birthday cake." I've been to the doctor a couple times now because the first time he gave me a round of medications that didn't seem to help at all.. in fact I got much worse. So the second visit seemed like it would do the trick... now I am left with a terrible cough, headaches to match the size of Antarctica and still a rather large box of Kleenexes which I carry faithfully with me at all times. :) So once I get out of the house I'll be sure to let you all know how it feels to finally be 20!

Card Making

2008-04-21T19:33:00.000-07:00

I have such a fun office. We started a card making club because a few of us really enjoy scraping. So each month we choose a topic for our cards and then all go home and create our own designs and hand them out to each other. It's been so much fun to get other ideas. So here's just a few that I've made so far!

Pappie Ordained a Priest

2008-04-21T19:27:00.000-07:00

Sunday was so neat. Josh was able to ordain and give pappie the priesthood. He did such an amazing job. You never would have guessed that it was his first time giving a blessing. I have the sweetest and neatest little brother. It was a really special experience for all of us!

Paul's B-day

2008-04-21T19:20:00.000-07:00

Greg, me and paul

The Birthday boy and me

We had a big party Thursday night for Paul's birthday. Lots and lots of people showed up for it. But of course my camera died just as I started to get pictures.... so this is about all I ended up with! haha We were also all a little sad though because Greg was leaving that next morning for summer sales in California! I'd have to say that this is probably the worst time of the year as a single because all of the fun guys seem to leave for summer sales. But they'll all be back the end of August! :)

Mari's Birthday

2008-04-11T04:51:00.001-07:00

Last night was Mari's birthday party! We all met up at Ruby Rivers to eat and then went back to Greg's house and met up with a bunch more people to watch the new Office episode. It was lots of fun to just hang out with everyone! Good times!

Pappie Baptism

2008-03-31T09:55:00.000-07:00

My Pappie was finally baptized Saturday! My dad got to baptize and confirm him as a member of the church. It was such an amazing day. Our family has fasted and prayed for this to happen for several years. So we are all very excited!

60 Wonderful Years

2008-03-31T09:35:00.000-07:00

Nannie and Pappie celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary Friday night. It was so fun to have the entire family together. We haven't had the entire family together like this for years! So it was great to see everyone. We held a fashion show for nannie. All the girls put on one of her old dresses and paraded around for a bit in them. It's crazy how much the styles have changed! :)

Gram and Ang

2008-03-31T09:07:00.000-07:00

Grandma and I always have to have a project going... so when she came down to visit this trip we started working on a baby blessing dress for my hope chest. She, my mom and I ran to the store and found some beautiful fabric for the dress. Grandma and mom helped me trace and cut all of my patterns out and taught me how to smock. As we sat around working grandma and grandpa told us stories of growing up and when they first met. Talk about the cutest love story ever! Did you guys know that grandma was going to be an actress? Her uncle had an in with Bing Crosby! And Bing was able to get grandma into the Pasadena Playhouse... but she decided to go to Albion instead and that's when she met grandpa. There were lots of things I didn't know about grandma and grandpa so it was really fun to be working on a project with them while listening to their amazing stories.

Long or Short Hair?

2008-02-04T12:11:00.001-08:00

I've been debating for almost 6 months now if I should chop off my hair again... and I can't decide! Long hair is so fun but short hair is just plain adorable. So if any of you like one over the other help me out!

My Latest Valentine Card

2008-02-04T11:50:00.000-08:00

I made this special card for Elder Webb the other day. The card has lots of pockets once you open it. So I stuffed a bunch of our inside jokes and other fun things inside! When I went to mail my card the first place told me it would cost me $30! So I quickly told them no thank you and went somewhere else. The next place mailed it for just a little over $4! Big difference! So Elder Webb will be getting his fun card in a couple weeks!

_wOrkiNg GaL_

2008-01-23T18:33:00.000-08:00

Here's just some pics Annika took of me during Christmas! She is amazing! My job is still going great! I just started working 5 days a week instead of 4. I feel like I never leave the office now! haha My most favorite part of my job is cleaning little kids' teeth, also knows as doing a "prophy." So the Dr. asked if I would like to start doing a full day of just doing prophys, taking x-rays, flossing, and giving kids flouride treatments on Monday! I absolutely love Mondays! I see about 16 kids a day. So I'm staying really busy. It's fun to earn a little extra cash!

I Would Like A Refund

2007-12-21T16:19:00.001-08:00

So I just don't think it's very fair when your sisters get all the looks. I mean hello! They are these tall and gorgeous girls and I'm just this little short thing that randomly snuck into the family. I just don't get how that one happened. I barely break 5 foot with my short stubby legs and J.Lo booty and they have these perfect tall and skinny figures. Hello! I would like a refund! Because you both stole my height and forced me to go through life with a rather noticeable J.Lo booty....I demand payment!

Here are my Demands for this Christmas Holiday!

1. 1 hour head massage from both of you (for all the stress you have caused me)

2. 1 hour foot massage from both of you (for all the exercising I have done to try to flatten the J.Lo)
3. A game of Settlers (to help regain a little pride when I win)

4. Feed me any delicious meal I can think of (to help relieve all the ulcers you've caused)

5. Whenever you are around me, please be either sitting or kneeling before me so I may be taller than you at all times.

6. More head massaging (stress does make your hair fall out... I don't think it would be very fair if you guys also made me bald.)

7. And finally, when you address me, it will no longer be "Does Santa Know You're Here," "Angie Elf," "She's an angry elf," or any other short jokes. I would like to be addressed as "The most beautiful, graceful, tallest, flat bum, amazingly wonderful Angie."

Thank you for complying with demands 1-7. I'm sure there will be more by Christmas. I will see you soon! :)

-The Most Beautiful, Graceful, Tallest, Flat bum, Amazingly Wonderful Angie

The Bestest Big Brother

2007-12-21T15:16:00.000-08:00

Hey Jacob remember this? You are the Baaaaste (as Nacho Libre would say). You are just lots of fun! I'm excited for you to come up here for Christmas Jake! I can't wait to whip your trash at a game of Settlers! :) Love Ya!

"Modeling"

2007-12-01T15:03:00.000-08:00

I was going through trying to organize the mass of random pictures on our computer when I came across some of these pictures from last year. When I frist moved to Boise my mom and I did a small modeling shoot. We had lots of fun. We took some pretty goofy looking pictures.... :) But some of them turned out okay! Just kind of a fun memory of when I first moved to Boise.

This Is Totally An "Angie Car"

2007-11-26T17:38:00.000-08:00

My dad found a car the other day called a "Smart Car." Ever since I've been able to drive I've just wanted a super tiny car. This car is just adorable! It only has 2 seats and just enough room for some storage. Perfect for the single life!

New Camera!

2007-11-25T17:28:00.000-08:00

My camera officially died the other day. So during the Thanksgiving holiday I finally replaced it with this super cute pink camera! I ordered it online... so it should be here any day now! I'm so excited about it! So I will be able to update my blog soon!

FHE Halloween

2007-10-30T16:56:00.000-07:00

Neil, Ang, Rachel

We had an FHE Halloween party last night. We decorated cookies and had an awards ceremony for best costumes. On Sunday I told everyone to please be modest...if they weren't dressed appropriate for the occasion they would have to pick something out of my "Ugly Box." I explained to everyone that I would be going to DI to pick out some of the ugliest clothes I could find and if someone was wearing something that wasn't church standards they would get the privilege of putting something on from the "Ugly Box." Nobody showed up with an inappropriate costume on! It was great. My calling has been great, a little stressful at times though because student wards are so self-centered. Yesterday though was my last time planning an FHE activity because I am going to a different singles ward starting next Sunday. So I'm excited to see what my new calling will be in this other ward. Hopefully, I'll make lots of new friends!

Halloween Party!

2007-10-28T12:06:00.000-07:00

Jessica and Ang
Danielle, Ryan and Ang
Chad, Greg, Dustin, Danielle, Me, Adam

Greg, Me and Adam

Danielle, Jenny, Rachel, Me, Neil

A couple weeks ago I got this special invite to a Halloween party my friend Ryan had been planning since June! I was super excited to go. Ryan said that we needed to wear something that we could run in because we were going to be split into groups at the party and each group had to complete a number of tasks to save the "Halloween Victim" before midnight. The whole party was super fun. I dressed up like a pirate so I could run super fast if I needed to. There were ten members in my group... half of our group had to stay in a spooky haunted house and the other half had to be the runners to find all the clues out in the yard so we could find our missing person. We had radios, so the people in the house would read us runners clues to help us figure out where to run to. When we'd find our clue we'd radio back to our group in the house and then they'd give us the next clue. My team was lots of fun. We ended up winning the game. We won lots of prizes! We each got a coupon for a free ice-cream, $10 to Best Buy, $1 off the Haunted World, swing dance lessons, 10 free training sessions with Ryan (he's a fitness trainer), and a t-shirt with the party theme on it! Talk about a killer party!

Ice-Cream Sculptures

2007-10-18T12:01:00.000-07:00

This was such a fun FHE activity. We had a lesson about the liahona and then told everyone that we were splitting everyone into teams and they had to sculpt, out of ice-cream, their interpretations of the liahona. There were lots of different fun ideas. Everyone loved being creative and then of course eating their creations at the end!

_FHE IDEAS_

2007-10-14T17:02:00.000-07:00

Okay Heather, this is my specialty! I've been over FHE for my singles ward for almost a year! So I have loads of ideas since I'm constantly thinking up something for each week! For each activity we assign a spiritual thought to someone. Preferably something from the Ensign, since of course that's what we've been asked to use for FHE. So here's just some random ideas! I hope these help!

1. Pumpkin Carve Night

2. Board game night

3. The Candy bar game

4. Water slide baseball

5. Service Night- go to older members of your ward and rake their leaves or cut their grass or have everyone in the family get together to make them a meal!

6. Talent show- kids always love showing off their latest tricks to their parents!

7. Tag, freeze tag, hide and go seek, etc.

8. Steal the flag

9. Pictionary

10. Charades

11. Decorate cookies

12. Have a just for fun b-day party. make a cake or cupcakes and play games like musical chairs, pin the tail on the donkey, pinata, etc.

13. Make cupcakes and decorate them all different and have a cake walk.

14. Make paper snowflakes to decorate with.

15. Get a bag full of random things and act out a scripture story using the props.

16. Read their favorite stories

17. Cats in the corner

18. Kick the can

19. Pick a movie everyone likes and make a yummy treat together before you watch it

20. Have a letter night. Such as "P". Everyone has to show up in "Pj's", with a "Pillow," so you can watch "Peter Pan" and eat "Peanuts."

21. Have a contest night to see who can hop on 1 foot the longest, blow the biggest bubble, not blink the longest, hula-hoop longest, find scripture the fastest, make their bed the fastest, pop or blow up balloon fastest, run fastest, spit seed farthest, drop the most clothespins in a jar on the floor while standing.

22. Hawaiian night- make Hawaiian haystacks, give everyone a flower leigh, hula-hoop, and play twister.

23. Have an Easter egg hunt

24. My mom was famous for her "Olympic" FHEs. We'd see who could clean the kitchen the fastest or see who could find the pairs to all the mismatched socks. Or vacuum the upstairs or downstairs fastest. So basically by the time FHE was over, our house was immaculate. :)

25. How to remember the ten articles of faith. We'd practice together as a family trying to memorize the articles of faith but some times it was a little hard to memorize them. So my mom got 13 pieces of paper and drew a number on each piece. Then we were each handed a couple papers and we had to somehow figure out a way to make that number look like the article of faith that went with it. So for instance the 12th article of faith states "We believe in being subject to Kings, rulers.... " so the number one we made look like a king and the 2 was made to look like someone bowing to the king. It was a lot of fun and it made memorizing a little easier!

26. Red light, Green light

27. Go out for ice-cream and head to the park for a while.

28. Play baseball or kickball

29. Make gingerbread houses (this is fun for each holiday)

30. Have each person make a thank you or get well card for someone who needs it in the ward.

31. Have each person draw a picture or two of something they're grateful for and frame it and put it in their room so they can think about it all week.

32. Make a prayer pillowcase or something to remind you to say your prayers at night.

33. Have each kid take however many squares of toilet paper they want.... then tell them that for every square they took they have to say something they are grateful for, love about someone else, or something special about them.

34. Play imaginary airplane ride. Set the kitchen chairs up like a plane and have one of the adults be the pilot. Land in all sorts of different places around the world and act out something from that culture or play a game from that area or eat something they serve, etc.

35. Make a family movie to send to everyone for holiday or just for fun greetings!

36. Ice-cream sculpture. Get a rectangular box of ice-cream and come up with a theme for the night. Then carve the ice-cream into something from that theme. For instance, we had a lesson on the Liahona. So we split up into groups and each team had to design, out of ice-cream, what they thought the Liahona looked like. We gave them things like M&Ms and skittles and candy corn etc to decorate with.

I tried to think of some things that would be easier for younger kids! So I hope this helps you out! Loves ya!

Fishing the Metolius

2007-10-11T16:19:00.000-07:00

Mom and I took a surprise trip to Oregon last weekend to see Annika and Jake. They were so excited to see us. We had lots of fun with them. We stayed up late that night playing a wicked fun game of Catan. Mom kicked every one's trash. The next day we got all geared up and went to the Metolius river for a little fly fishing. I felt like a marshmallow in my waders, 3 sweaters, and 2 pairs of pants. When I started walking around it felt like I was walking on the moon with all that gear on. I had to hold on to Jake a lot when we were wading out to his lucky spot so the river didn't whisk me away! Jake is a great teacher... but after an hour of trying to teach me- we decided that I'm hopeless. I was a natural at tangling and twisting the line though! :) It was a super fun weekend!

Best of Buds

2007-09-09T16:19:00.000-07:00

I went to Utah for the weekend for my cousin Marianne's reception. I just can't believe she's married! She was so gorgeous in her dress. Her hubby, Pete, is such a great guy. I just love them both.

Reminiscing...

2007-09-05T19:13:00.000-07:00

Marianne, Jamie, Rachel, Ang, SaraI've been thinking a lot about my cousins. Sara, Rachel and I grew up together in Rexburg...we were all just a couple blocks from eachother. Marianne and I basically lived together for most of our younger years. And Jamie and I talked on the phone for hours just talking about life. It's kind of crazy now that we are all growing up and going our different ways. Jamie is off and married. Marianne just got married a couple weeks ago. Rachel is in Connecticut being a nanny. Sara is starting her first year of college next week at BYU-I. And I'm in Boise being a dental assistant. For as long as I can remember Rachel, Sara, Marianne and I have been known as "the quad." Everytime there is a family event or wedding "the quad" has always been the first one called to serve the refreshements or sing or speak, etc.

When I first moved to Rexburg I was terrified because I was going to a new school. Rach already had her school teachers (she had the best team). I ended up getting the teachers that nobody wanted. Rach switched her entire schedule so we could be together, even though she had been excited to have her teachers, and we ended up in almost every single class together that year.

When I had my knee surgery Rach was there every day pushing me back and forth through the snow in my wheel chair. We got stuck so many times it was ridiculous! Rach and I did everything together. Rach has always been there for me. I just love her to death!

Sara and I are like two peas in a pod. It's just crazy that we aren't sisters. We have the same taste in so many things. Sara and I grew up together drawing. Whenever we'd get together we'd pull out our favorite movies and try to draw the characters. We'd stay up all night laughing and telling stories and we sketched.

Sara and I also have the same taste in clothes. We'd go shopping with our different friends and meet up with each other later and Sara and I would buy the same outfis. I mean we're talking pants, shirts, and shoes completely alike. Our personalities in just about everything are the same. Growing up together people would tell us all the time how alike we are and that we should have been sisters.

Marianne and I always had fun together. We used to carry bags and bags of our favorite toys to eachother's houses because we never knew what we were going to want to play with. Marianne and I loved building giant forts out of hay in her field.

We also loved trying to catch her kittens. The kittens loved to hide under her shed. So we'd sit for hours on shed until a kitten would slowly crawl out of it's hiding place and then we'd catch it! We were absolutely thrilled! Marianne and I just loved being together. We have always been the best of buds.

Jamie has always been my athletic hero. When that girl puts her mind to something she can do it. She is always so in shape. She runs and runs and runs. Jamie is always there if you ever need to talk or just need to say something. She is always there to listen and give her feed back. Jamie has the most gorgeous voice. She is just beautiful!

I just love you girls! Thanks for all of the fun memories!

FHE Pool Party

2007-08-25T09:57:00.000-07:00

Paul, me, Dustin

Mari and Ang

Jennie, Ang, Danielle
Our ward is being split. So we decided for our last FHE together we'd have a huge pool party and food fest. We ordered in food from Panda Express and one of our buddies on our FHE commitee has a huge pool- equipped with a diving board and slide! I was sneak attacked a couple times by some guys who threw me into the pool. My ward is so much fun. I have loved being over FHE. Our last big FHE party was a huge success.

Pretty Sure... I'll Go With You!

2007-08-24T14:14:00.000-07:00

Annika and I went to the Western Idaho Fair to watch Josh Turner's concert! He came out on stage singing "Would You Go With Me." All I have to say is I'd go with him any day! :) When he finished singing a couple of songs he introduced everyone on the stage playing instruments and we found out his wife plays the piano and other random little instruments for him. So she gets to travel with him. Cute huh? The concert was lots of fun. Annika and I really enjoyed it.

--p@r+y--

2007-08-09T18:07:00.000-07:00

Chris, Danielle, Dustin, Ang

Sam and Ang

Angie and Adam

Happy Birthday Danielle!

2007-08-09T17:18:00.000-07:00

Mari, Ang, Kayte, Jennie, Danielle

Allen, Kayte, Ang

Dustin and Angie

We had a big party at Mari's house for Danielle's 19th b-day. It was lots of fun. We all just hung out and ate cake and ice-cream. I had lots of fun getting pics of everyone! Fun times!

_Hot Mamas_

2007-08-03T17:20:00.000-07:00

Danielle and I decided we need to take more pics of things that we do.... so far this is all we've got! :) But it's a start! Hopefully I'll actually remeber to whip out my camera from now on so I can post more of my fun adventures!

My Celebrity "Look Alikes"

2007-07-30T10:43:00.000-07:00

A few months ago Annika came over and showed me this site called "myheritage.com." You scan in a picture of yourself and this site will show you the celebrities you look most like. I've had so much fun scanning in pictures of my face from just about every angle to see who I really look like. So after scanning in several pictures I kept getting Jessica Biel and Sarah Michelle Gellar as my top celebrity "look alikes." Kind of a fun site! Give it a whirl!

Tag, I'm It!

2007-07-09T09:11:00.000-07:00

Alright, looks like Annika tagged me so here goes!

Jobs I've Had:

* Babysitting

*Week of Fun (Rachel, Sara, and I had decided to do a week long day care for kids. We read stories, did art projects, made treats, played games & tons more!)

*Rudd and Co. office cleaner and paper shredder w/ Rach & Sara occasionally.

*Apartment cleaner

*Dad's office cleaner and organizer/envelope stuffer/odd jobs
*Dad's computer data input guru

*Cinnamon Roll baker/seller (This was one of the best $ earners ever! I made around $100 for about 5 hours of work everytime I did this. It was lots of fun because not only was I making money but I was also racking up on the charts with all the dates I was getting! :) So fun!)

*Papa Murphy's Take and Bake Pizza (Every pizza and dessert was 50% off for me. Yummy!)

*Dental Assistant

Movies I watch over and over:

I just never have time for this. But some of my favs are:

*Sweet Home Alabama

*How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days

*The Count of Monte Cristo

*The Notebook (edited)

*Anne of Green Gables
*Pride and Prejudice

Favorite Places To Eat:

Olive Garden

Texas Roadhouse

Subway

White Water Pizza

(basically any pizza place)

Places I've lived:
Orem, Utah

Boise, Idaho

Rexburg, Idaho

Boise, Idaho

(It's just so exciting! World traveler right here baby!) :)

Places I want to visit:

Eurpoe

Hawaii

Mexico

Scotland

Egypt

Australia

You name it, I want to see it!

Places I have visited:

Idaho

Utah

Montana

Wyoming

Oregon

California

Illinois

New York

Connecticut

New Jersey

T.V. shows I watch:

I never have time... I don't even know what's on anymore!

Websites I visit:

Family blogs

hotmail.com

New York

2007-06-28T15:21:00.001-07:00

Talk about a dream home! Most of the homes were outrageously huge!

This is Isabell and Caroline. We spent the beginning of every day babysitting these cute little girls.

Empire State Building

St. Patick's Cathedral was one of my all time favorite sights. I had no idea how gorgeous and full of architecture a cathedral was. It was absolutely beautiful.

Ellis Island. This is where my great grandma Elg and great grandma Erickson immigrated to from Sweden.

New York Sights

2007-06-28T14:43:00.000-07:00

The Statue Of Liberty was fun to see. I had always imagined it being a lot taller than it was. So it was fun to actually see how big it was and stuff.

Lower Manhattan

Where do we begin? The world's largest store! This store is 9 stories high and is a full square block! I was in awe when I was told that the store has a whole floor just for shoes and a whole floor just for jewelry...that's my kind of shopping! :)

Times Square was crazy! I have never seen a busier place in my life. I was there during the Gay Pride parade so the streets were jam packed.

Central Park was one of my most favorite places to see. It was so gorgeous and huge! Definitely a great spot for a walk with a cute guy... :)

Hello New York!

2007-06-28T14:27:00.000-07:00

First subway trip
Statue of Liberty

Ground ZeroNew York was amazing! I have never seen such a bust place before. The girls and I felt like deers in head lights walking around. There were so many fun sights and shops. We caught our frist taxi ride and subway ride while in New York. We also went through the Lincoln tunnel and across the George Washington Bridge. We saw the Empire State building, Ground Zero, St. Patrick's Cathedral, Times Square, Central Park, Ellis Island, Rockefeller Center and shopped all day long and saw lots more sights along the way. I absolutely loved New York!

Connecticut

2007-06-28T10:57:00.000-07:00

Sara, Marianne, Rachel and I had a blast in Connecticut together. We pigged out on pizza and went on lots of fun walks. I couldn't believe how green everything was in Connecticut. It was definitely a great experience with all the gals!

Bonfire

2007-06-09T17:01:00.000-07:00

Driving on the scary roads!

Angie and Jennie
Danielle, Brigham and Ang
Me, Brett and Danielle
Danielle, Jennie and I have so much fun together. We were invited to this bonfire last night and we had to find our own way there because we were going to be late. So we were driving up to Arrowrock and our cell phones didn't have any service and it was pitch black. We were so nervous because we noticed that the road was getting smaller and smaller and smaller. The paved road ended and we started driving on this gravel road that turned into a very narrow one way road. We were all freaking out because we weren't about to back our way out of these twisty roads if another car came. Luckily though, we made it without seeing another car. By the time we actually found the bonfire everyone was getting ready to leave. So we stayed for about half hour and then headed home. But Danielle, Jen and I had tons of fun just laughing and singing all the way to and from the bonfire. So it was a great night!

Alisha's B-day!

2007-06-06T21:06:00.000-07:00

This is right after the spooky guys left our table!

Alisha, Mari, Danielle and Angie

Adam, Alisha, Angie and Danielle

We threw a big birthday party for Alisha at Cafe Ole'. We reserved a bunch of tables for the party and by the time Danielle and I got there all the tables we reserved were full and we were still expecting more people. So Danielle and I were sitting at a table by ourselves waiting for the rest of the group to come and these guys randomly sit down by us and start flirting and asking why 2 beautiful girls like us are by ourselves. So we were nice and talked with them for like 15 min. They wanted to take us dancing and wanted to buy us drinks. So we told them that we don't drink or smoke. And they just started swearing up a storm because they couldn't believe we had never done that stuff. Danielle and I weren't impressed at all with their word choices so Danielle told them we don't swear either. haha They were all so shocked so they tried not to swear infront of us after that. Then they asked us why we didn't do any of that stuff and we explained to them that we are LDS and I tell you what, I don't think I've ever seen guys stand up so fast and leave! haha So like 3 min after they left some more of the group showed up and sat by us. It was so much fun! Adam and Ryan told us lots of stories about their missions to Italy and tried teaching us a few words in Italian. Danielle, Ryan, Adam and I stayed a lot longer than the rest of the party did because we were having so much fun just talking and telling stories. It was just a super fun night!

Spelunking

2007-06-04T12:26:00.000-07:00

Danielle and I went out with a group of people to these fissures called Smith's Crack. We were all walking around trying to figure the best way to climb down into these caves when suddenly one of the girls in our group disappeared! She had stepped into some sage brush and had fallen into an 8 foot hole! After the guys pulled her out we found a good spot to get into the caves and were on our way down when we saw the biggest black widow spider... I hate spiders! So Danielle and I decided we'd wait around the camp fire while the rest of the group went in. A couple of the guys in the group also decided they didn't want to go in. 4 people ended up going into the caves, they said it should onlt take 1/2 hour to get through them so we could just wait by the fire. So we waited....and waited....and waited. At 2 in the morning, 3 hours later, the guys decided it was time to take Danielle and I home. So one guy stayed behind to wait for everyone in the caves while Allen took Danielle and I home. Around 3 in the morning everyone finally emerged from the caves. They told us that they had been lost and had run into snakes and spiders and bats.... pretty sure I wasn't to disappointed that I hadn't gone in! :) So that's my first Spelunking trip in Boise!

_pOoL pArTy_

2007-05-12T14:59:00.000-07:00

We went to Mari's apartment for a big pool party. It was lots of fun. Adam brought a couple watermelons to throw around, both of which ended up busting. So we all scrambled to pick up the chunks of watermelon in the pool before we got kicked out. :)

P.F. Chang's

2007-05-10T13:00:00.000-07:00

The buds! Me, Danielle, and Jennie

Angie, Mari, Kirsten, Danielle, Jennie

So my ward has been a total blast. I have the best buds in the whole world! This past Thursday though every single one of my best guy friends have left for San Diego to sell pest control. They're going to be gone for almost 4 months! My girlfriends and I are heart broken because now all the cute guys in our ward are gone. :) So instead of being depressed about all of our men leaving we decided it was time for a girl's night out. We all bought ourselves cute little cocktail/summer dresses and went to downtown Boise to P.F. Chang's for some of the best Chinese food. We ate our little hearts out and talked tons about all the fun things we are going to do over the summer. We had so much fun! Look how pretty we all look!

Dental Assisting

2007-03-22T20:43:00.000-07:00

I love being a dental assistant. There are 2 dentists in my office. Each are wonderful members of the church. So the atmosphere is wonderful! Just a few weeks ago I was asked if I would be able to work for both dentists. Each dentist works 3 days a week… meaning between working for both dentists, I’m there Monday-Friday for about 10 hours a day.. and sometimes more! I officially am working longer hours than anyone in the office, including the dentists themselves! So I’m staying one very busy girl! Many people don’t understand exactly what I do, so I thought I’d come up with a list to help clarify what I do every day. As a dental assistant I perform a variety of patient care, office, and laboratory duties. The following are the most common tasks a Dental Assistant may do:

Comforts and prepares patient for treatment.
Administers N202
Takes and processes dental diagnostic X rays.
Makes and cements temporary crowns.
Polishes teeth to remove stains and soft deposits.
Takes impressions and bite registrations.
Places rubber dams on teeth to isolate them for individual treatment.
Instructs patients on postoperative and general oral health care.
Selects and hands instruments to dentist during dental procedures.
Sterilizes and disinfects instruments.
Sets up instrument trays.
Suctions the patient's mouth.
Monitor patient’s vital signs during IV sedation.
Removes IV after sedation.
Prepares dental materials, cements, amalgam, composite, impression materials, etc.
Takes alginate impressions to pour up diagnostic models
Makes custom bleach trays
Applies fluoride coating to teeth.
Fabricates mouths guards, temporary crowns, custom impression trays.
Pours, trims, and polishes study casts.
Examines orthodontic appliances.
Schedules appointments, prepares bills, and receives payment for dental services.
Applies bleaching agents.
Removes sutures
Apply topical anesthetic to gums or cavity-preventive agents to teeth
Looks into the mouth with mirror and charts dental information about lesions and missing teeth. Places post-extraction and periodontal dressings.
Records medical and dental histories and vital signs of patients.
Takes impressions for orthodontic appliances and cast restorations.
Prepares enamel for bonding.
Applies pit and fissure sealants.

There’s tons more to my job! Things can get pretty crazy at times. You never know what kind of patient you're going to get. It keeps me busy at all times and I absolutely love it!

Graduation

2006-05-24T20:35:00.000-07:00

Rach, Ang, Heidi, Mauri

Doug & Ang

Stevie-Baby and Ang

Levi, Ang and Piers

Dallin, Tyrell, Angie

Finished at last! I graduated May 24, 06. It was so nice to finally be done. That night we had a senior all night party at the school. It was loads of fun! We danced, signed shirts, and of course partied like crazy!

Senior Year

2006-05-20T20:22:00.000-07:00

My senior year was by far my most favorite year of school. I had the best friends in the whole world! My most favorite class was probably my chemistry class. Every day I'd walk into class and all the guys would start singing a theme song they made up for me! It was hilarious! Chemistry wasn't always the easiest class, but it was tons of fun because it was me and all the guys every day...so finding someone to help tutor me a bit wasn't that hard. :)

Sara and Angie

2005-06-12T14:04:00.000-07:00

Sara and I are basically twins. It's hard to believe that we're just cousins and not sisters at times. We grew up together watching every Disney and Scooby-Doo movie and loving to draw. Whenever we were together we'd stick in a movie, whip out our paper and pencils, and talk and giggle all night long as we'd draw. As we got older we'd go out shopping with our friends and Sara and I would buy the exact same things without knowing it. We have like 3 of the same pairs of pants and shoes. We love the same kind of music. We're both terrified to drive anywhere... even down Main street in little old Rexburg, Idaho. We both sent missionaries out our Jr years of high school. I sent mine out May 25th of my Jr year and she sent her's out May 24th of hers! It's just crazy that we aren't sisters. Sara was having this huge family reunion and since we just love hanging out I got to go with her to her reunion. We had a blast together just swimming and talking all day long. I just love Sara!

First Short Hair Cut

2005-02-12T13:38:00.000-08:00

After having long hair for my entire life I decided it was finally time for a change. I spent weeks getting the courage to finally take the plunge and butcher my hair. After looking up several million pictures I decided to just go for it. It was the most durastic hair cut of my life and it even ended up being the first hair cut that I didn't cry after! It turned out super cute. People told me I looked just like Martina McBride. So it was definitely a fun change!

Knee Surgery

2004-12-21T19:50:00.000-08:00

OUCH! There's nothing like showing off sweet battle wounds you somehow survived through. I had my knee surgery a couple days before Christmas of my Jr year. My knees were swollen to the point that if I pushed down on them with my thumb, my thumb would sink down an inch! I was so spoiled during this time. My cousin Jordon set his projector up in my room and brought dozens of movies for me to watch while I was stuck in bed all day. I was nervous about going back to school because I moved about as fast as a turtle. So the school supplied me with a wheelchair. My cousin Rachel and I had tons of fun pushing me in the snow from the school to the seminary building. We had tons of laughs because we'd get stuck in the most ridiculous snow patches! Although the surgery itself wasn't my most favorite thing, I have a lot of great and hilarious memories from this crazy experience!

Just one of the guys

2004-12-20T15:38:00.000-08:00

Always have been and always will be just one of the guys! Guys are so much fun! I can't remember a time when I didn't have guys as my best friends. Even in kindergarten i was all about hanging out with the guys. I love how random and fun guys are. I have some of the best memories with the guys... like staying up until 1 in the morning playing wicked games of basketball.... or climbing to the top of a grain silo with a gigantic TV, drenching it in gasoline, lighting it, and running like heck as we watched it plummet from the silo and explode to millions of pieces! Or going out for midnight runs to DQ for frostys and frenchfries... sneaking out of class early and running as fast as we could to our cars to beat the crazy lunch rush... going to movie marathons... we had so much fun just doing crazy random things. Guys are just the best!

_Favorite Recipes_

2002-01-01T15:48:00.000-08:00

Potluck Eggs Benedict:
3/4 c of marg.
3/4 c. flour
4 c. of milk
1 can of chicken broth (I use 1 c. water and chicken bouillon)
*Melt margarine. mix the flour and milk together (make sure there ar eno lumps). Add everything together and bring to boil, cook for 2 min.

1 lb cooked cubed ham
1 c. cheddar cheese (shredded)
8 hard boiled egss (chopped)
1/2 tsp. salt.
*Add everything together and serve over warm biscuits, english muffins, pancakes or even toast. Enjoy!

BBQ Pulled Pork (shoulder butt)

Put roast into crockpot until done (put in morning & let aroma fill the house through the day). -- put on high for fast cooking or low for slow cooking. When done, take roast out and cool slightly-pull apart meat from any fat or bone. *Take some broth and set aside. *Clean crockpot (not wash) *Put pulled pork back into crockpot and cover with BBQ sauce. *Add broth as needed to make moist.

Breadsticks

"I love a good breadstick and this is my absolute favorite! This makes one big cookie sheet, you just might want to double - YES they are that good!"-Veanne Elg
Ingredients:
1 T yeast
2 T sugar
1/2 tsp yeast
3 1/2 to 4 C flour
1 1/2 C water (divided)
Directions:Soften yeast in 1/2 C of warm water. Mix sugar, salt, remaining 1 C water and the flour. Blend well, adding enough flour to form a soft dough. Knead 6-8 minutes. Cover and let rest for 10 minutes while you make the spread. Then, grease cookie sheet. Put dough in middle of pan and roll to outer edges. Spread topping over dough. Cut down middle and across. Let rise until almost double. Bake at 350 degrees for 20-25 minutes. Enjoy while they are warm.
Bread Stick Spread Ingredients:
1/4 cube soft butter (I prefer a whole stick)
1/4 C mayonnaise
1/4 C parmesan cheese
1/4 tsp parsley flakes1/4 tsp. Garlic salt
Directions:Whisk all ingredients together in a bowl.

Lemon Lover's Meat Loaf

"This is a fantastic meat loaf. The sauce really makes it."-Annika
Loaf Ingredients:
1 1/2 lb ground beef
1 1/2 C bread crumbs
1 egg, slightly beaten
1/3 C lemon juice
1/4 C onion, chopped
1 1/2 tsp seasoned salt
Sauce Ingredients:3/4 C ketchup
1/4 C brown sugar
1/4 tsp dry mustard
1/4 tsp allspice
Dash ground cloves
Directions:Preheat oven to 350.Mix sauce ingredients together and set aside. Mix loaf ingredients together well (use your hands!) and put in bread loaf pan. Pour sauce mixture on top.Bake for 60-70 min.

Chicken Cordon Bleu

"Tastes great over mashed potatoes!"-Angie Elg
Ingredients:

6 raw chicken breasts
2 cans cream of chicken soup
8 oz light sour cream
6 slices ham
1 lb Monterrey Jack cheese
1 tsp lemon juiceDash curry powder
Directions:Cut chicken, ham and cheese into bite size pieces. In a separate bowl, add the sour cream, soup, lemon juice and curry. Mix well. Pour over meat and cheese mixture. Label gallon size freezer bags. Place ingredients in bag. Remove as much air as possible and freeze. Thaw and bake at 350 degrees for one hour.

Veanne's Quick Rolls
"Fast and easy --- Get 'r done!"-Veanne Elg

Ingredients:

1 C butter

2 1/2 C warm water

2 T yeast

3/4 C sugar

2 1/2 tsp salt

4 eggs

8 C flour

Directions:In a large pan melt butter. Add and stir together the remaining ingredients. Cover and refrigerate about 8 hours until cold. Stir down if necessary. Roll out on well floured surface. Shape (I roll into ball then roll into long worm then knot). Let rise until double in bulk. Bake at 350 for 20-25 minutes.

Rau Pepper Jack Chicken

"This is my father-in-law's recipe. Very yummy!"-Annika
Ingredients:

2 lb chicken breast
3 cans (15 oz) Great White North. Beans, drained1 (10 oz) can Rotel tomatoes with green chilies
1 (4 oz) can chopped green chilies
1 (8 oz) jar mild salsa
8 oz pepper Jack cheese, diced
2 tsp Cumin
Directions:Cube and brown chicken until done. Add everything together. Simmer for 30-40 minutes to mix flavors. Yummy with flour taco shells or salsa chips! Serves lots.

Indian Fry Bread

"This is so good!"-Angie Elg
Ingredients:

4 C flour
1 tsp salt
1 T baking powder
2 1/3 C milk
3 T oil
Directions:Mix and fry. Cover scones in chili, cheese, tomatoes, olives, and sour cream.

Pork or Ham Fried Rice

(Teresa's note: "Mother's ham fried rice is everyone's favorite.")
Ingredients:

2 C rice, cooked
1/2 C ham or pork roast, cubed
6 eggs, scrambled
3-4 green onions, chopped
1/2 C celery, diced
Bean sprouts
SaltPepper
1/4 to 1/2 C soy sauce
Directions:Saute onions and celery until clear in 2 T butter. Add eggs. Add meat, rice, bean sprouts, salt and pepper to taste, and soy sauce

Mexican Delight

"I love making this for big groups. It is easy and fast and I get compliments every time I make it! This also freezes really well, so make a little extra for a quick meal later on!"-Veanne
Ingredients:
2 lbs hamburger
1 onion (chopped)
1 green pepper (chopped)
1 (8 oz) tub sour cream
2 cans chili or 1 can chili and 1 can beans
Cheese, grated
Lettuce
Tomatoes
Fritos
Directions:Fry hamburger, onion and green pepper until hamburger is done. Add chili and sour cream and simmer. You can add more chili or more sour cream for the right consistency. Serve over lettuce and Fritos. Top with grated cheese, a dab of sour cream, olives, and tomatoes.

Twice Baked Potatoes

Ingredients:
6 large or 10-12 small potatoes
1/2 lb ham, cubed small
1 can or 1 1/4 c frozen whole kernel corn
6-8 T sour cream
1 C mozzarella cheese, grated
1/2 tsp garlic powder
2 tsp parsley
1/4 C chives, fresh and chopped
Salt and Pepper to taste
Directions:Slice potatoes in half lengthwise and place on cookie sheet, inside up. Scoop out potatoes into a large bowl - save peel boats on cookie sheet.Put the cubed ham, drained corn, sour cream, 1/2 the cheese, the garlic, and parsley in the large bowl with the potato scoops and mash and mix well. Salt and pepper to taste and mix well. Divide mixture back into the peeling boats - fill evenly. Sprinkle tops with remaining cheese and chives. Place in preheated oven and bake just until top cheese is melted and has a few brown spots. Take out and serve! Bake potatoes at 350 for an hour or until soft to touch.

Crockpot Potatoes
As many potatoes as you need. 1 cube butter. Sweet onions, diced. Let sit in crockpot all day long on low until potatoes are soft.

Dad's Swedish Cod Fish Gravy
"This is a traditional Swedish dish that is one of our favorite meals! Dad loves to serve this with a salad and asparagus and warm homemade rolls."

Ingredients:

2 lb fresh cod fish (from the deli is best) cut into 1 inch cubes

6 hard-boiled eggs (peeled and cut into 1/2 inch pieces)

1 can evaporated milk

1 can water

1 tsp salt

1 cube marg or butter

4 T flour + 1 C water (stir or shake together to make rue to thicken gravy)

3 T mustard (or more to taste)

6 med potatoes

Directions:Start by boiling and preparing eggs, then bring fish to a slow boil and cook until white and firm (do not overcook). In a large skillet or pot melt butter over med heat, increase heat and add evaporated milk, water, and rue as needed. Add mustard and salt, stirring gravy constantly until gravy is thick and creamy. Gently stir in fish and eggs. Serves 6-8.

*Serve over peeled boiled potatoes. We like to cut the potatoes in cubes or spears.

Poor Man's Lobster

Ingredients:

2 lb. halibut fillets

1 stick butter

3 tbsp lemon juice (to taste)

Cube the halibut into approximately 1 inch cubes, set aside. In a medium bowl melt butter and add in lemon juice.

*Save some of the butter mixture in a sep. bowl for dipping the fish into later (adding chives into the "dipping" bowl is super yummy!)

Dip the halibut into the butter and lemon mixture. Place on grill until fish is flaky.

The Best Salmon in the World
"This meal is one sure to impress and makes GREAT leftovers."-Chandi Broadbent

Ingredients: Get the grill ready (or the oven if you prefer)Four large sheets of tinfoilOnion (as much as you please)Seasoning saltSalmon (skin side down, it minimizes the fish flavor)Mayo or Miracle Whip. I prefer Miracle Whip1 cube butter, softened1/2 cube butter, cut into slicesDirections:Mix the mayo/miracle whip (a little more than the butter) and softened butter and some seasoning salt in a bowl. Place one piece of tinfoil on the counter. Add some sliced onion and butter chunks. Put the Salmon on top, then put more onion on top. Add the butter/miracle whip/salt mixture on top. Put another tinfoil on top and fold up the edges. Put the rest of the tinfoil on to keep it safe. Cook on the heated grill for about 20 min (until the fish is white and solid looking - not pink and clear).

*An excellent side dish is grilled/baked vegetables and a fresh salad.

Lights, Camera, Action!

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*How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days
*The Notebook (edited)
*Sweet Home Alabama
*Anne of Green Gables
*Pride and Prejudice
*Nacho Libre
*The Count of Monte Cristo
*Remember the Titans
*Transformers

Favorite Books

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Twilight- Stephenie Meyer

(Savannah got Annika, my mom, and I into this book. It's actually a fun and easy reader!)

New Moon- Stephenie Meyer

Eclipse- Stephenie Meyer

The Hiding Place- Corrie Ten Boom

Harry Potter (all the books)- J.K. Rowling

Yummies!

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Angie's Favorite Dessert
1 yellow cake mix
1 can cherry pie filling
1 cube marg (softened)
Directions:Sprinkle 1/2 cake mix into pan then pour cherry filling on top (helps to slightly mix cherries and cake mix so it's a little moist on the bottom also). In a bowl, cut margarine into remaining cake mix and mix until crumbly. Then sprinkle over the top of the pan mixture! Bake at 350 for 40 min. Super yummy!

Oreo Salad:
1 lrg. box instant chocolate pudding
1 container of whip topping
3/4 package of Oreos
*make chocolate pudding following directions on box. Allow time to set up. Once set, mix pudding and whip topping together. Crush Oreos and stir into the pudding mixture. Place in the fridge for 1 hour. Enjoy!

Cinnamon Rolls
"I made these and took them around to the college dorms and sold them for a buck a piece! This is how I earned my college fund and got lots of phone numbers! The cinnamon rolls were a hit!"-

2 C hot water
2 T yeast
2/3 C powdered milk
1 T salt
1/2 C sugar
1/2 tsp vanilla
3 eggs
1/3 C margarine
7 C flour or as needed
Directions:Let rise (Let it raise a few times - just keep punching it down and make sure there is a damp towel on top of the dough so it doesn't get dry). Roll out dough. Smother the dough in butter! Sprinkle brown sugar and cinnamon over dough. Roll up. Cut with floss. Put on cookie sheet and let rise until doubled in size. Bake at 350 until tops are slightly golden then frost!

FROSTING:
1 pkg. (8 oz.) PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese, softened1/4 cup (1/2 stick) butter or margarine, softened1 tsp. vanilla1 pkg. (16 oz.) powdered sugar (about 4 cups), sifted

BEAT cream cheese, butter and vanilla in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed until well blended.ADD sugar gradually, beating until well blended after each addition.

Angie's Chocolate Chip Cookies
Ingredients:1 1/2 C shortening
4 eggs
2 C brown sugar
1 C sugar
4 tsp vanilla
4-5 C flour
2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp salt
2 tsp baking soda
Chocolate chips
Directions:Mix and bake at 350 for 7-10 min.

Cake Cookies
1 cube margarine
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla
Chocolate chips (white or milk)
Yellow cake mix
Directions:Mix the above, bake at 350 for 12 min.

Cheesecake
8 oz cream cheese
1 C powdered sugar
1 C whip cream
1 tsp vanilla
1 graham cracker crust
Directions:Mix together cream cheese and powdered sugar. Whip whipping cream and add to the cream cheese and powdered sugar. Mix in vanilla. Put in graham cracker crust and chill for one hour before serving.

Chocolate Mint Brownies
1/2 C butter or marg, melted
6 T cocoa or 2 squares chocolate
2 eggs
1 C sugar
1 tsp vanilla
1/2 tsp salt
3/4 C flour
1/2 tsp baking powder

Mint Filling Ingredients:
2 T butter
1 C powdered sugar
1 T milk
Peppermint flavoring to taste (about 1/4 tsp)
Directions:Pour into prepared 8x8 in pan. Bake at 350 for 25-30 min. Cool and ice with mint filling.Frost and refrigerate. When cool, glaze with 1 square melted, unsweetened chocolate and 1 T butter, melted. Drizzle while warm over cool surface of brownies. Keep cool.

Angie

Food Storage

Forever and For Always!

Fishing, Arizona, San Diego and Steelheads Hockey!

Reunion, Fishing and Friends

David Archuleta

Who Has More Fun Than Me?!?! :)

Christmas Day

Christmas Eve Party!

The More Boys I Meet... the More I Love My Dog!

How to lose a girl in 10 days...Or the 2nd date :)

Popcorn Set

Newsweek Magazine

Newest Etsy Member!

Rodeo Date

Cutest Brother Ever!

River Pics

Dressing up and going to dinner... :)

Birthdays and Sinus Infections

Card Making

Pappie Ordained a Priest

Paul's B-day

Mari's Birthday

Pappie Baptism

60 Wonderful Years

Gram and Ang

Long or Short Hair?

My Latest Valentine Card

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I Would Like A Refund

The Bestest Big Brother

"Modeling"

This Is Totally An "Angie Car"

New Camera!

FHE Halloween

Halloween Party!

Ice-Cream Sculptures

*_FHE IDEAS_*

Fishing the Metolius

Best of Buds

Reminiscing...

FHE Pool Party

Pretty Sure... I'll Go With You!

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Happy Birthday Danielle!

*_Hot Mamas_*

My Celebrity "Look Alikes"

Tag, I'm It!

New York

New York Sights

Hello New York!

Connecticut

Bonfire

Alisha's B-day!

Spelunking

*_pOoL pArTy_*

P.F. Chang's

Dental Assisting

Graduation

Senior Year

Sara and Angie

First Short Hair Cut

Knee Surgery

Just one of the guys

*_Favorite Recipes_*

Lights, Camera, Action!

Favorite Books

Yummies!

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