HaPpY BiRtHdAy TeReSa...!!!!

This weekend we had a surprise 50th b-day party for my mother in law...I think we pulled it off pretty good, I'd say she was surprised! ...Happy Birthday!!!!!

M&M's

My mom is so thoughtfull!!! She ordered these adorable M&M's for me to give to my class for their Valentine's day party! The kids LOVED them and just thought they were "so cool!" Check them out...Thanks mom!!!




Aren't they cute??!!

It's Rodeo Time!

Hubby got rodeo tickets from work for Valentine's Day! The Rodeo was GREAT, the seats were AWESOME...the show, not so much!!!! We have decided that Billy Ray Cyrus is just gross!!!! He's totally one of those "old" guys who is stuck in a midlife crisis, trying too hard to be "cool." I don't think we've ever laughed so hard in a concert before! He had to be on something, he was so spastic with his moves and he even had to be directed to which way the stage was when the truck brought him out! The crowd thinned out pretty fast once he sang the first few songs and he ended with oh yes, The Achey Breaky Heart!!!!! Classic! (I could go on forever!!!)

So how was your Valentine's? I hope it was sweet! We had a good one, now we are off to work on our fence and enjoy the rest of our long weekend! We hope you had a happy Valentine's Day!!!!

Wholegrain Jam Squares

I have friends from time to time ask me for some of the recipes that I make regularly...usually what they see me eating for leftovers at lunch! Today I was asked for this recipe, so I thought I might start posting a recipe here and there, every so often...so here we go! This is my mom's recipe, she used to make these for use when we were little! (She is the BEST cook, the things that the bakes/cooks are always so yummy!!!!) These are yummy for a quick breakfast or a snack!

Wholegrain Jam Squares:

2 cups uncooked quick oats (oatmeal)
1 3/4 cups flour
1 Cup butter or margarine
1 Cup firmly packed brown sugar
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
3/4 Cup jam (I like strawberry, but you can use any kind. I also just use a whole small sized jar.)


Combine all ingredients except the jam in a large bowl. Beat at low speed until mixture is crumbly.

Reserve 2 cups of the mixture and press the remaining onto the bottom of a greased 13x9 pan. Spread jam evenly onto the base. Sprinkle with reserved mixture.

Bake in a preheated 400 oven for 25-30 minutes or until just golden brown.

Cool then cut into squares and enjoy! :-)

HaPpY BiRtHdAy MOM!!!

We went to visit my parents this weekend for my mom's birthday. We had a good time shopping, eating out and going to the movies. We went and saw Gran Torino...pretty good! We, along with my brother and sister-in-law gave my parents a gas grill for Christmas. Hubby helped get it put together and then we grilled steaks for a late lunch on Sunday. It was nice just being home for a few days, but the weekend went by way too fast!

We actually ended up getting new bedroom furniture this weekend...yay!!!! It will be delivered on Saturday and I can't wait! ...now I just have to figure out how to get rid of the current stuff we have!

She is here!!!

Our friends, Andrea and Emilio had their baby girl today! Mallory arrived at 4:53PM and weighed in at 7lbs 2oz! We can't wait to go and meet her...I really can't wait to hold her! Both the baby and the new, proud parents are doing well! I hope to be able to post some pictures of her in the next few days....

Fast weekend!

This weekend went by way too fast! We went to eat with our friends Andrea and Emilio on Friday...We are anxiously awaiting for the arrival of baby Mallory! Andrea could have her any day now!!!

We went to our friend's Morgan and Lindsey's couples shower for their baby Ty this weekend. We had a great time catching up with friends. We can't wait to meet baby Ty!!!! He will be here just in time for spring break! We couldn't tell who was more excited the mommy or the daddy to be!

Now...it's Monday and I'm ready for Friday! Sad, right?!

Cedar, Cedar, Go AWAY!!!

Well, it is cedar season here and boy am I feeling it! I hate this time of the year! Thankfully, I really don't have any other allergies to gripe about, I just have to stick out the stuffy nose, sneezing and watery/itchy eyes etc. out for about the next month! Fun stuff!

Today has just been one of those day where I am just annoyed! We learned today at school that from now on, when a child gets head lice, we have to keep them in our rooms!!! Tell me that is not nuts! Yes, that is right, we're supposed to send them to the nurse to get their hair cleaned out and washed (poor nurse for having to do that fun job!) and then back to our rooms they go! I am kind of panicking now because, I've had the outbreak of all outbreaks in my room this year...now they get to stay in my room!!!! Do these "bright" people up at the higher levels not realize that once a child has them, they are highly contagious and their house also must be treated?? So, we'll get rid of them for the moment at school, they'll go home, get them again and share some more the following day at school! Oh my gosh! I am praying that I don't get it, just hearing that news today made me itchy all over!!!!

Other than that, things here seem to be going well! We hope that all is well with you and your family!

Holiday Updates!

We hope you all had a very Merry Christmas! We have been busy spending time with our families and enjoying a little time off. We spent Christmas Eve and Christmas Day with my side of the family and this past weekend we spent with hubby's side of the family. This week, we'll have our Christmas with my brother and his wife.

This past weekend while spending time with hubby's family, we went hunting and I, yes, I was able to shoot my first buck! It was a ten pointer and I was so nervous yet excited at the same time. Never would I have thought that I would have ever been able to shoot a gun, much less hunt an animal! Below, you can see pictures of my buck!

We wish you and your families a very happy, healthy and safe 2009!

My First Buck!

Christmas Pictures!

I love this Picture!

Our friends Andrea and Emilio

(And baby Mallory, due in January!!!)

After we took these fun pics, we went and saw our friend play. He has a band...The Kyle Wayne Kutscher Band! Good job Saturday night, you guys!

P90X

So, we quit our membership to the gym a few months ago now because we simply were not going. We have seen the infomercials for the P90X fitness program on TV and decided to order it. We are now on day four and boy can we feel it! (My stomach hurt so bad the other day, I could hardly suck it in!!!) This program has the best workouts ever! We're getting so much more out of it than we ever did at the gym...and we're at home! They're tough workouts, I won't lie about that but, boy I can't wait to see how it works in the next few months!!!!

Family Pictures!

Here are some pictures we took over the Thanksgiving holiday!

Happy Thanksgiving!!!

Happy Thanksgiving everyone!!! I know, I personally am thankful just to have a break, right about now! It's just that time!!! We are looking forward to spending time with our families over the holiday!

A Weekend at the Ranch

Congratulations Eric and Heather!

Our Painted Pumpkins!

Busy, Busy, Busy

Things have been so busy here lately!!! Seems as though there is always something! Between my brother's wedding, keeping up with school and TLU, it's been crazy! I can't believe Halloween has already come and gone! What a Halloween we had...with the stomach bug! I think everyone has had that darn thing! No fun!

We spent last weekend at the ranch, which that was nice just to get out. I will have to post a few pictures from our weekend at the ranch so you can all see the new addition at the ranch (he's a temporary visitor!), a pony, "Rusty." He is SO cute!!!

This weekend, I am going to the Nutcracker Market and I SO can't wait!!!! Then, I have our last game at TLU...yea!!!!!!! I can't wait for football season to be over for them, they are TERRIBLE!

How many days until the Thanksgiving holidays??? It sure is time for a break!!!!

Fall is Here!

Fall is here and I am soo excited about the cooler weather coming...hopefully soon! Speaking of coming soon, my brother's wedding will be here VERY soon!!!! I can't wait to see how everything turns out. I picked up my dress last weekend when we went up for a shower. They got some good stuff! Just a few more weeks to go now!

My brother and his fiance have a new addition to their family, her name is Molly and she is SO cute! She is a miniature boston terrier. Check out these pictures...(I think I need one of these, although my mom found a teacup version online, I bet those are REALLY cute as well!)

Meet Molly

This weekend was my Godson, Colin's 3rd birthday....I can't believe he's three already! We went to his party on Saturday! He was too cute and his mommy and daddy gave him a very nice party! The theme was The Incedible Hulk.

Colin's 3rd Birthday

Happy Labor Day!!!

We had a very busy Labor Day weekend and...I had a pretty eventful 29th b-day! Friday we went to see Clay Walker, of course my all time favorite singer! It was also my father in law's birthday, so the family all went as well! I'm not sure who kept them more entertained...me or Clay!

My mom made me one AWESOME birthday "cake." It was actually a cake pop bouquet! (See the pictures below!) She worked so hard on it and was it not only absolutely adorable, but is was really yummy as well!!! Leave it to my mom to think of something ultra cute like that for a birthday cake! (She also baked some really yummy cupcakes as well!)

The real excitement came on Monday...we decided to go tubing. Just as we were all settled in our tubes, we saw two boys struggling in the center of the river. They were bobbing up and down and it became clear that they couldn't swim....so in came the Borgfeld's to the rescue! The Mr. pulled each of the boys out of the water and we got them settled onto our tubes and just as we got them settled, their mother realized what was going (go figure she wasn't paying attention to them to start with) on and then also jumped in. She decided to join one of her boys on my tube and well you can imagine how heavy my tube became. The Mr. ended up getting out of his tube and pulling both tubes and everyone on them to the bank of the river. The boys and their mother got off and thanked us and we were off to enjoy the rest of our float. Thank goodness the rest of the trip was uneventful from that stand point! So, we can now add "saved a life" to our list of accomplishments! (or at least prevented a near drowning!)

The rest of the afternoon, we spent at our pool, relaxing with Andrea and Emilio and eating out with them! (Thanks you guys!) :-)

We hope you and your family had a nice and relaxing holiday weekend!

In case you did not know...Clay Walker is my FAVORITE!!!