We had a nice, relaxing day yesterday. It was SUPER hot! I think it got hotter here than in Texas!! Woof!
The day started out with Bean having a short swim practice. Only two kids showed up, so the coach was able to get them through their workout in just over an hour instead of the 1 1/2 he had scheduled.
Next, off to the Freedom Fest where Bean had entered her "Pantry Explosion" cookies in the cookie contest. I thought her cookies were fabulous and I normally don't like cookies (once they aren't dough). There were supposed to be 4 categories: (1) Decorated Holiday, (2) No-Bake, (3) Healthy (had to include cereal or fruit), and (4) Cookie Maker's. There was supposed to be a winner in each category and then a "best in show" award which would win the grand prize. They had a grand total of 8 entries. So, I guess they decided to just give out "best in show" and not do the other category winners. And, the "grand prize" was a child-size apron that would barely fit the skinny, petite woman who won. The lady running the contest kept bemoaning the fact that they never get a good response for this contest. Now, I think I know why. This base has a habit of doing a half-way job of organizing things, a half-way job of publicizing things and then they always wonder why they don't turn out the way they thought. Oh well!
Hubby and Bean had lunch at the Freedom Fest. I decided to wait until we got home (I wanted Chicken Tenders and Onion Rings, but they told me that the meals were set up the way they had to be sold, so if I wanted Chicken Tenders and Onion Rings, I would have to pay for Chicken Tenders and Fries plus an order of onion rings and I just couldn't see myself paying $9.25 for Chicken Tenders, fries I didn't want, and Onion Rings. Plus an additional two dollars for a soda! Anyway, I had a Tomato and Cheese on Toast sandwich when we got home. Defintely a better choice, both financially and health-wise!
We mostly hung out around the house the rest of the day until Hubby grilled his famous burgers and dogs for dinner. Yummm!!
We started watching the match between Germany & Italy until it was time for the fireworks. Since we live on a HUGE hill, we thought we'd be able to see the fireworks from the base with no problems. We just forgot about the 9 million trees between us and the base. Oops! No fireworks for us this year.
After Brazil and England were eliminated, Bean and I had decided to root for Germany and now they've been eliminated. Sigh.
You know what, looking back over our day, it seems like the only things that went really right were swim practice and the Hubby burgers! Oh, well, I got to spend the whole day with my family and that makes it a great day in my book!
TTFN!
Wednesday, July 5, 2006
Monday, July 3, 2006
Pictures from Scotland
Okay, I think I've figured out how to do this. I want to share with all of you some of our favorite memories from our visit to Scotland.
Our first day, we drove up near Inverness to visit Culloden Moor:
On the way back to Edinburgh from there, we stopped at Loch Ness (can you see Nessie in the background?):
We also found a circle of standing stones in the village of Aviemore:
Our first day, we drove up near Inverness to visit Culloden Moor:
On the way back to Edinburgh from there, we stopped at Loch Ness (can you see Nessie in the background?):
We also found a circle of standing stones in the village of Aviemore: The next day, we spent walking around Edinburgh. One of our favorite things was trying to find all the cows on the Royal Mile:
We finally reached the end of the Royal Mile at Edinburgh Castle:
At the chapel there, we saw this beautiful stained glass window honoring William Wallace:
Our last day, we drove up to Stirling to visit the castle there and saw this statue of Robert the Bruce:
Hope you enjoy the pictures!!
TTFN!
We finally reached the end of the Royal Mile at Edinburgh Castle:
At the chapel there, we saw this beautiful stained glass window honoring William Wallace:Our last day, we drove up to Stirling to visit the castle there and saw this statue of Robert the Bruce:
Hope you enjoy the pictures!!
TTFN!
July already?
Summer is just going by so quickly!! Here's an update on what is new with us:
1. Bean is entering a Cookie Contest at our base's 4th of July festival on Tuesday. She came up with this recipe all on her own and did a test run on Friday. They are AWESOME (and I normally don't like cookies once they are cookies - I'm usually only in it for the dough!)! I hope she will win!
2. We had our piano recital this past Friday. Bean did well for her first time playing in front of a group of strangers. I, on the other hand, was a complete nervous wreck! I was completely falling apart when I finally told myself, "Hey! You know how to play this song, now let's do it!" Things went much better after that, thank goodness.
3. We are going to paint inside our church's new building tomorrow. The kids in Bean's class voted to have their room painted Light Blue. Did you know that they don't mix paint for you at the stores here in Germany? They sell you the base paint and the color and you have to mix it yourself. Yikes! I'd never be able to get two containers to be exactly the same color. I think I'll stick with my all-white walls here in this house and paint when we get back to where the nice paint guys at Lowes or Homey-Depot can mix it for me.
Hope everyone has a great 4th of July!
TTFN!
1. Bean is entering a Cookie Contest at our base's 4th of July festival on Tuesday. She came up with this recipe all on her own and did a test run on Friday. They are AWESOME (and I normally don't like cookies once they are cookies - I'm usually only in it for the dough!)! I hope she will win!
2. We had our piano recital this past Friday. Bean did well for her first time playing in front of a group of strangers. I, on the other hand, was a complete nervous wreck! I was completely falling apart when I finally told myself, "Hey! You know how to play this song, now let's do it!" Things went much better after that, thank goodness.
3. We are going to paint inside our church's new building tomorrow. The kids in Bean's class voted to have their room painted Light Blue. Did you know that they don't mix paint for you at the stores here in Germany? They sell you the base paint and the color and you have to mix it yourself. Yikes! I'd never be able to get two containers to be exactly the same color. I think I'll stick with my all-white walls here in this house and paint when we get back to where the nice paint guys at Lowes or Homey-Depot can mix it for me.
Hope everyone has a great 4th of July!
TTFN!
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