oh, I wish I were...

...an Oscar Mayer wiener.  Or maybe the Wienermobile.

 Got to sit in the seats inside:

Sadly, we arrived too late for the Wienie-whistles...  :-(

It was still fun, though.

one of the best things...

One of the best things we've done is hang a hummingbird feeder outside our kitchen window:

*slurp, slurp, slurp*

 "A-a-a-a-a-h."

Makes me smile just to see these little guys perched outside our window.  ☺

holiday mail for heroes

 You may not be thinking about Christmas quite yet.  (Well, I know some of you probably have your shopping all done and I have to hate you, but I digress...)  But here is a way to share the Christmas spirit with the men and women of our armed services.  You can express your support this Christmas season by sending cards to them.  Forget the spam email that tells you to send cards to Walter Reed hospital--they are not true.  But you can send cards through the Red Cross.  Here is their web site.  Be sure to click on Planning Tips to read the specific instructions.

Let's not forget those who are still fighting on our behalf.

pears, pears, pears

I bought a box of pears through the Relief Society, and put them in the refrigerator while I was away, taking Aaron to BYU-Idaho. After two weeks of refrigeration, they were ready to be taken out to ripen and use. They all came due this week!

So I have now canned 15 quarts of pears.

Made pear-sauce in my slow-cooker, using an applesauce recipe. We had some the other night and loved it! It's also really good on hot oatmeal for breakfast.

Dried some. Dehydrated pears are chewy, but tasty as a snack.

I even found a recipe for pear pie. Can't wait to try it tonight!

I feel so domestic!

a snapshot of aberdeen, idaho

My best friend growing up, ArLynn, asked me to take a picture of Aberdeen while I was there.  So one day, I took my camera and went shooting.  I couldn't just take one picture!  I ended up taking 100.  Here, for your perusal, is a slideshow of one day in Aberdeen.