Recipes Galore!

Hey everyone!

As promised, and to my surprise, I have the time to sit down and actually share all of the meals that I've had made lately!

It's crazy to me that I've actually have time because of how much I have done today. As I mentioned earlier today, I replaced the sprinkler head, which I still need to see if it works...I watered the yard, but I got so overwhelmed with cleaning the garage, that I forgot to go out and see if the new head was working...I don't think that it is, so I will have to have Mike take a look at it later. So, aside from the sprinkler replacement and cleaning the garage, (which needed it desperately!), I was able to meet up with my friend Brandi and I got a few things that was much needed in the house. I got gas, and when I got home, I put up the new black out curtains in the master bedroom to help Mike when he is working evenings, like this week, as well as allow him to sleep in when he is tired and needs it! They look pretty good, if I do say so myself! Once they were put up, I cleaned the house so it looks liveable since the birthday bash that I threw on Saturday, and pulled some weeds. That brings us to now! I'm pretty happy with how today has gone.

So, onto the recipes!

So this one was made by Mike. He made me breakfast one morning this last week, and I must say, that it's nice to have someone who likes to cook and prepare meals for me just as much as I do for him. I'm not a huge breakfast person, but I am learning to enjoy them...especially when they are made for me! =P

Here's the recipe: Breakfast

Cook bacon until prepared to taste. Drain grease. Take approximately 4 eggs, cheese, choice of spices and veggies, mix to make scrambled egg mix. Put into the same skillet that was used for the bacon, and cook until eggs are complete. Serve with toast if so desired.

My family has always made this version of spaghetti, because the recipe has been handed down for generations, and it's yummy. But that doesn't stop people from changing the original and making it better, or worse, depending on who makes it! =P  I prefer the original...and the leftovers are great! If you don't like leftovers,  just put the remains of what you don't eat into a container and freeze it for next time! It still tastes great if frozen for another time.

Here's the recipe: Spaghetti

1 pound hot sausage
1 pound hamburger
basil
oregano
garlic powder
olives (pre-cut is better)
green pepper (cut into bite size pieces)
onion (cut into bite size pieces)
2 cans of crushed tomatoes
1 can tomatoe paste
1 can tomato sauce
cheddar/american cheese pieces (I use about 7-9 thin slices if using a brick)
1 small can of mushroom pieces

Brown meat, onion and green pepper. Drain grease. Add everything else. Stir and let boil on low for about 30 minutes. Make noodles and serve.  *Note: For spices, just add for taste, some like it with more garlic, others don't.

I stumbled upon this stew online, and thought that Mike would absolutely love it! And I was right! It's really good, and you can't taste the alcohol that is in it! The best part is that the next day's servings taste even better because the flavors had a long chance to mix together!

Here's the recipe: Guinness Stew

2-3 tablespoons vegetable oil
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
2 pounds boneless chuck roast, trimmed and cut into 1-inch cubes
kosher salt, according to preference
freshly cracked pepper, according to preference
1 large Vidalia onion, coarsely chopped
2 cloves garlic, minced
2 tablespoons tomato paste
4 cups beef stock
1/2 cup red wine
2 tablespoons A1 Steak Sauce
1 (11.2-ounce) bottle Guinness Stout
4-5 carrots, peeled and coarsely chopped
2 large Idaho potatoes, peeled and coarsely chopped
finely chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley

1. Heat oil in a Dutch oven over medium-high heat.
2. Place flour in a medium bowl. Sprinkle beef with salt and pepper. Dredge beef in flour. 3. Add half of the beef to the pan; cook 5 minutes, turning to brown on all sides. Remove beef from pan with a slotted spoon. Repeat procedure with remaining beef, adding more oil to the pan if necessary.
2. Add onion to pan; cook 5 minutes or until tender, stirring occasionally. Add in garlic, stir for 1 minute. Stir in tomato paste; cook 1 minute, stirring constantly. Stir in stock, wine, A1 and beer, scraping the bottom of the pan to loosen browned bits.
3. Return meat to the Dutch oven and bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat, and simmer 1 hour, stirring occasionally. Uncover, add carrots and potatoes, bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat to low, and simmer 45-60 minutes, or until meat and vegetables are fork tender. Season to taste

Here is another great soup! Mike made this, while I was busy making dessert. It's pretty easy to make too! This is a great appetizer or main meal!

Here's the recipe: Leek, Asparagus, and Herb Soup

 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil

2 medium leeks, trimmed, washed, and finely chopped

2 cloves garlic, minced

1/2 pound potatoes, scrubbed and diced (about ten cups)

2 cups reduced-sodium chicken broth or vegetable broth

1 pound fresh asparagus, trimmed and cut into 1/2 inch pieces

2/3 cups snow peas, or sugar snap peas, stemmed and cut into 1/2 inch pieces

3 tablespoons chopped fresh chives, divided

2 tablespoons chopped fresh dill, or dried dill (4 tablespoons)

2 teaspoons chopped fresh chervil or parsley

2 cups milk

1 tablespoon lemon juice

1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste

ground pepper to taste

1/3 cup low-fat plain yogurt for garnish (optional)

Heat oil in large saucepan over meduim low heat. Add leeks and cook, stirring often, until softened but not browned, about 5 minutes. Add garlic and cook, stirring, for one minute.

Add potatoes and broth, bring to simmer over medium high heat. Cover and reduce heat to medium low. Simmer, stirring occasionally, until the potatoes are tender, 10-15 minutes.

Increase heat to medium high and stir in asparagus and peas, simmer, covered, stirring 2 or 3 times until just tender, 3-4 minutes. Remove from heat, stir in 1 tablespoon chives, parsley, dill and chopped chervil or more parsley.

Transfer soup to a blender or cuisenart and blend until smooth. Return the soup to the pan. Add milk and bring to just below a simmer, stirring over medium heat. Stir in lemon juice, salt and pepper. Ladle soup into bowls.

Garnish each with a dollop of yogurt, if so desired, a sprinkle of remaining chives or parsley.

While Mike was working on the soup, mentioned above, I was busy making this yummy dessert! It's pretty simple, and you will need a jelly roll pan. I ended up buying a pan with the same dimensions, but it wasn't the same, therefore, my roll broke on me as I started to roll it up...so beware, if you do the same!

Here's the recipe: Chocolate Roll

1/3 cup cake flour
1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
2 tablespoons cornstarch
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/3 teaspoon salt
4 large eggs seperated
1 cup sugar (divided)
confectioners' sugar
8 ounces thawed whipped cream

Preheat oven to 350*. Line a 15-x10 inch jelly roll pan with waxed paper. Grease and flour lined pan. Tap out excess flour.

In a medium bowl, combine flour, cocoa, cornstarch, baking soda and powder, and salt. Mix well. In a seperate bowl, using an electric mixer, set on medium speed, beat egg yolks and 1/4 cup sugar until fluffy.

In a small bowl, using clean beaters, beat egg whites on high until foamy. Gradually add 1/2 cup sugar, beating until stiff, but not dry, peak forms.

Fold 1/3 beaten egg whites into egg yolk mixture. Alternatively fold in remaining whites and flour mixtures. Pour batter in pan, smooth top. Bake until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. About 15 minutes.

Dust a clean cloth with remaining sugar. Turn cake out onto prepared cloth; remove wax paper. Trim the cake's edges.

Starting with a long side, tightly roll up cake with cloth. Transfer cake seamside down to a wire rack to cool.

Unroll cake, remove cloth. Spread whipped cream over cake to within a half inch from edges. Re-roll cake, place seam side down on a plate. Dust with confectioners' sugar before serving.

*Note: You can mix some mini choco chips into the filling before rolling for an added chocolate boost. For easier slicing, place the cake in the freezer for 20 minutes before serving.

Like I said, I have been busy! Now you seen with what! I hope you enjoy these meals, as much as we have!

Until next time!

What Day is It Now?

Hey everyone!

Wow, I blinked, and time flew by! Sorry for the long wait between blogs! I have been super busy lately! Between boot camp, birthday bashes to plan and taking care of everyday mundane tasks, I fell behind on the blog!

This last week was the first week in which my fellow boot campers and I headed to the park to workout for the summer. We were supposed to be outside at least three weeks ago, but the weather would not cooperate. Between the snow, the wind, the rain and more snow/sleet mix, it just wasn't happening. But, on Friday, last week, it finally happened, but at 5am, it's still very cold and the wind didn't help any! So, I have already dug out my gloves and hat for next session! I'm going to come prepared!

Also on Friday, Mike and I headed over to a friend's house for a games night. This was the first time that Mike had come with me, as I have been twice before. Everyone got to meet him and we ended up having a really good time. The night ended not too late into the evening, but still enough to make it worth the trip.

On Saturday, we were to host a birthday party for a friend of mine who turned 31 this year. A good portion of his friends showed up and played games until the late hours of the night. It was a lot of fun, and people seemed to really enjoy themselves. Of course, I still need to catch up and clean up the house...even though it has been three days since the party. Most of the mess is taken care of, but I still have a lot of work to do to get the house back to the rightful clean state it was in before the party.

I have done a ton of cooking and baking this last few weeks, and pictures and recipes are coming...I just don't have them downloaded onto my computer yet! I am hoping to have them on the blog later today! So look for them!  Even Mike made a couple meals for me, because we were both worn out, we tag teamed the kitchen! It's nice to be able to both be in the kitchen cooking and baking together. You get that sense of togetherness, and it can also be quite intimate as well. I don't mean that in the sexual way that most people would interpret that sentence. I just mean that it's nice to have that close bond that we find comfort in doing normal chores together. Not everything needs to be physical in order to have a lasting relationship, and I think people tend to forget that.

I bought the material for Mike's blanket at least a week, maybe a week and a half ago, and I still need to make it. Today, I am planning on heading to a store to buy blackout curtains, as we need them for when Mike works the evening shifts at the hospital, like this week for example. He's mentioned getting them for a while, so I figured that I would go grab some, and if I need to sew them up, then I will.
I am also planning on fixing our sprinklers as well. We tested our sprinklers out a month ago, and found a few broken ones, and one in particular, looks as if our wonderful neighbor kicked it, which led to it being busted. So, to help Mike out, I thought that I would head outside later this afternoon and put the new one on, and pray that it works. I may even get inspired to seed and fertilize the yard, but that all depends on the wind factor, so we'll see.

When Spring came to Colorado, I planted a bunch of new flowers, and then snow came for three weeks. I thought I had killed all of my flowers...but they are very much alive! Thank God! But, my fuchsias are barely hanging on...I'm not sure if it's because of too much water, or the snow, or what the issue is...but I'm hoping they bounce back!

Not too much else is going on...at least, none that I can think of. I am meeting up with my friend Brandi today as well to grab those items that I spoke of before, and possibly a few others. Now that I think of it, I need to grab some things to finish stripping the antique dresser that I had growing up. My mom and I had been working on it a few weeks ago, but we ran out of stripper. That poor dresser has been painted over at least three different times. The outer layer was yellow, then under that was blue, and under that was pink....Why people take beautiful antiques and paint them is beyond my knowledge. So, because we ran out of stripper, it sits in the garage half finished...so I should probably grab the things to finish it up.

Like I said, I've been busy and all over the place, if you haven't noticed by my typing today. I am hoping that things start to slow down just a little bit so that I may catch up again...but then again, it is life, and nothing is as it seems.

Until next time!

Diabetics Eat Well Tonight!

Good morning!

I apologize for the long delay in posting anything new the last few days. It's been a pretty crazy week! Mike had been sick most of those days, so I was busy playing nurse! Now that everything, and everyone is in better health and things are in order, I actually have time to sit down and write in the blog!

Last Tuesday, I picked up my photo from the Gallery at the school, because it didn't sell, but that's okay. Mike is going to take it to work and hang it in the ICU satellite. That's pretty exciting for me, because there are so many people who go into that area and will see it!

Finals have been over for a week, and the grades were supposed to be posted at the beginning of this last week, but nothing was showing, so I had to email the professor. He kindly emailed my grade for the final test and the overall grade of the class to me. My final test score was an A, and the overall in the class was also an A. I enjoyed having him teach the class, as I learned a lot, and it made me realize that I already have another outsider supporting me in this field. It gives me that much more confidence that I can do this, and now, I have a goal to pursue. I just need to see it through!

Dinners have been hit and miss this week, because of us not feeling great. It's been a pretty bad eating week, but when I did cook, we had some good, healthy meals!

At the beginning of the week, I had picked up a pound of fresh shrimp from Whole Foods, and had them skin and devein them. We had some bacon that needed to be used up as soon as possible to avoid spoiling, so I made this:

This recipe is a good appetizer as well as a main dish, it's gluten free and low carb!

Chipotle Lime Bacon Wrapped Grilled Shrimp:

12 large, raw, peeled and deveined shrimp

2 Tbsp olive oil

Zest from 1 lime

Juice from one lime (about 2 Tbsp)

1/4 teaspoon chipotle powder (or more to taste){If you do not have this, chili powder works too}

6 strips thin bacon, cut in half (12 pieces)

Skewers (for grilling) or toothpicks (for oven)

1 Mix together in a small bowl the lime zest, lime juice, olive oil, and chipotle powder. Put the shrimp in the lime chipotle mixture; make sure each piece is well coated.
2 Spread the bacon pieces out over several layers of paper towels on a microwave-safe plate. Cover with another layer of paper towel. Microwave on high until the bacon fat begins to melt but the bacon is still pliable, about 1 1/2 minutes.
3 Prepare grill on high, direct heat (if grilling) or preheat the oven to 450°F.
4 Working one at a time, wrap a half piece of microwaved bacon around each piece of shrimp. If you are grilling, thread the shrimp onto long, flat skewers (flat skewers make turning the shrimp on the grill easier). If you don't have flat skewers, I've used two thin bamboo skewers (soaked in water for 30 minutes beforehand) to the same effect. If you are using the oven, secure each the bacon onto the shrimp with toothpicks. Place the bacon-wrapped shrimp on a slotted baking pan (lined with foil inside for easy cleaning). Brush remaining lime chipotle mixture on the outside of the bacon-wrapped shrimp.
5 Grill uncovered for 5 to 7 minutes on each side, or bake in the oven for 10-14 minutes, until shrimp is pink and the bacon is crisp.

{The shrimp was a little on the dry side, so we made a garlic butter sauce to dip them into and it helped a ton!}

I found a cookbook three years ago, when Mike was borderline diabetic, and as soon as I bought it, he bounced out of it! Typical, right? In my desperation for new recipes, I dusted this cookbook off, and found several meals that I wanted to try. So far this week, I have tried two things from this book! I think we have a keeper...good thing too, since I already bought it!

The first meal that we had from this book, was good, but I need to alter some things, to spice it up a little more. It was good as is, but for Mike and me, we need just a little more flavoring!

This recipe is safe for diabetics, 231 calories, and if you don't have time to make the sauce (which doesn't take any time at all) you can use pre-made sauce!

Spinach and Cheese Roll-Ups:

1 teaspoon olive oil or cooking oil
1/3 cup chopped onion (I used a whole onion) 
1 clove garlic, minced
14.5 oz can tomatoes cut up (I used crushed tomatoes)
2 tablespoons tomato paste
1.5 teaspoons snipped fresh basil or 1/2 teaspoon dried basil
1/4 teaspoon sugar
Dash of salt and pepper
8 dried lasagna noodles
1 ten ounce package of frozen spinach, chopped and thawed
3/4 cup fat free or low fat ricotta cheese
1/2 cup shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese
2 tablespoons finely shredded Parmesan cheese
2 teaspoons snipped fresh basil or 1/2 teaspoon dried basil or Italian seasoning, crushed
1 slightly beaten egg white
Fresh parsley springs (optional)

1. For sauce, in a medium saucepan heat oil. Cook onion and garlic in hot oil until onion is tender, stirring occasionally. Carefully stir in undrained tomatoes, tomato paste, basil, sugar, salt and pepper. Bring to boil; reduce heat. Simmer uncovered, about 5 minutes or until sauce is desired consistency, stirring occasionally.
2. Meanwhile, cook pasta according to the package directions. Drain. Rinse with cold water, drain well.
3 For filling, drain thawed spinach well, pressing out excess liquid. In a medium bowl stir together ricotta cheese, mozzarella, Parmesan and basil. Add spinach and egg white, stirring to combine.
4. To assemble, evenly spread about 1/4 cup of filling on each noodle. Roll up from one end. Place seam side down into a casserole dish. Top with sauce.
5. Cover and bake in a 350* oven about 25 minutes or until heated through. If desired, garnish with parsley sprigs.


Yesterday, I decided to do some baking. I have had the same can of pumpkin in my pantry since Thanksgiving last year, so I thought that it was time to do something with that. In the same cookbook, I found a great muffin recipe that was in need of pumpkin. Problem solved...deliciously, I might add! The secret for the moist muffins, is the buckwheat flour! This is a great snack for diabetics!

Pumpkin Muffins:

Non-stick cooking spray or muffin liners
1 1/3 cup all purpose flour
3/4 cup buckwheat flour
1/4 cup sugar plus 2 packages heat stable sugar substitute or 1/3 cup reg. sugar.
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 slightly beaten eggs
1 can pumpkin
1/2 cup fat free milk
2 tablespoons cooking oil
1/2 teaspoon finely shredded orange peel
1/4 cup orange juice

1. Coat or line muffin pan cups, and set aside. In a medium bowl, combine the all purpose flour, buckwheat flour, sugar plus sugar substitute or additional sugar, baking powder, cinnamon, baking soda, and salt. Make a well in the center of the flour mixture. Set aside.
2. In another bowl, combine the eggs, pumpkin, milk, oil, orange peel and orange juice. Add the egg mixture all at once to the flour mixture. Stir just until moistened. Batter should be lumpy!
3. Spoon batter evenly into the prepared cups. Bake in a 400* oven for 15-20 minutes or until the muffins are light brown.  Cool in muffin cups on a wire rack for 5 minutes. Remove from muffin pan and serve warm.

I still have another new dessert recipe up my sleeve, but I figured that I would wait until all of the other goodies have been nearly depleted. I am still on a quest to find new meals to prepare, just to shake things up a bit, and I'm enjoying it! I haven't found a recipe that I haven't like thus far! (Knock on wood)!

Bootcamp has been tougher, but I also changed the time in which I have been going. I used to go to the 6am class, but I have been going to the 515am class instead, mostly because the workout is harder than the other, which I need, and it's more enjoyable, if working out was ever enjoyable. Time goes by much faster too. So my days start earlier, and the days of my sleeping in until the late morning, has long been gone. Who thought that would have happened?!

Today, I will be picking up some fabric at the local fabric store to make a blanket for Mike, though he doesn't know it yet! I think he does know, but he's not the kind of person to pry or snoop, which I love! Wednesday, my friend Brandi and her sister Sam are getting together to have a sewing day, so I will be doing the blanket then! I'll post pictures as soon as it's done! I'm pretty excited to see how my vision turns out!

Well, I better get moving if I am to accomplish all that I want to do today before Mike comes home! Until next time!

Where is My Kitchen? Oh, Under All of These Dishes!

Hey everyone!

It's been a very interesting day in the kitchen! I don't know what to say! This morning, I mixed up a yummy batch of spicy salsa for a lunch snack for Mike and me, and I can honestly say, that we can not get enough of it! I may end up doubling the batch next time or something, because we blow through it pretty quickly! The good thing about this snack, is that it's pretty healthy!

Here is the recipe: Spicy Salsa

2 (14.5 oz) cans stewed tomatoes
1 onion, finely diced
2 cloves of garlic
1/2 lime, juiced
salt to taste 
fresh cracked pepper to taste
1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
1 teaspoon cumin
1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1 teaspoon chili powder
1 tablespoon Sriracha (or other hot chili sauce) This is optional. I have yet to use any!
2 fresh jalapeños; chopped and seeded
3 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro (I guesstimate on this. I like the taste!)

Place all ingredients into the food processor and pulse until you reach the desired consistency. (I use the blender, and it still comes out great!)


So after getting our yummy salsa (and cherries for me), we headed into the other room to play some games! We spent the good portion of our afternoon playing, that we lost track of time, and as soon as we noticed...it was dinner time!

With Mike's help, dinner was ready to be served! We pan-grilled a rib eyed steak, sauteed some onions, and made some delicious seasoned red potatoes!

Here's the recipe: Grilled Steak, Onions and Potatoes

Cook the steak in a medium skillet with a touch of PAM spray as the base. Grill to taste.
Use the steak juices to saute the onions until slightly browned, or to taste.
For the potatoes: Cut up 6 small to medium red potatoes, with skins. Place inside mixing bowl. Add garlic powder and dill to taste. ( I used about 3 teaspoons each...again, I don't measure spices). Mix until all potatoes are equally covered in the spice mixture. Add more if necessary. In a large skillet, add olive oil until the base is covered equally. Heat until warm. Add potatoes and continue to flip them with a pancake spatula until browned. Use a fork to test if it is done.


Once dinner was finished, we began watching DOA. It's a movie based off of a classic video game. Half way through, we both realized that we wanted dessert. Mike also wanted an interesting drink that he hadn't had before. So, I pull out the cookbook. This is what we had to end the night with...

For dessert, I mixed up a quick batch of Rum Balls. This is easy to make, and good to eat. The rum is very subtle, so you can barely taste it!

Here's the recipe: Rum Balls

1 cup of vanilla wafer crumbs
1 cup pecans chopped fine ( Mike and I don't like pecans, so I substituted with mini choco chips)
1 cup powdered sugar
2 tablespoons cocoa
1/4 cup rum (we had spiced rum on hand, so it doesn't matter)
More powdered sugar and pecans/mini chips to roll in. (I didn't use any more choco chips to roll in)

Combine all ingredients together. Form in small balls and roll in powdered sugar and nuts/chips. Store in airtight containers.


Mike's drink was all ingredients that we actually had on hand! We lucked out! It smelled really good, and he has some leftover for tomorrow night!

Here's the recipe: Welsh Posset Cup

2 3/4 cup whole milk (We used skim)
2 tablespoon oatmeal
pinch of salt, or to taste
1 tablespoon honey
2.5 cups Guinness or other stout
1/2 teaspoon of each: Cinnamon and nutmeg, or to taste

In a small saucepan, heat milk, oatmeal and salt to just below boiling, stirring continuously. Remove mixture from heat, let stand for 10 minutes. Strain liquid into a clean pot and add honey, stout and spices. Heat mixture, stirring to combine ingredients thoroughly, but do not boil! Drink immediately!

Once all this baking was complete...our kitchen is a wreck! I did clean up most of it but will have to finish it up tomorrow, as I have no more room in our dishwasher or dish strainer...but that's okay! It was totally worth it! I have so much on my list of meals and desserts to try out! I can't wait! I'm a baking/cooking fiend this week!

More rain and snow mix today, and possibly the rest of the week! But for now, I will sign off, as 430am comes early for bootcamp!

Until next time, let the creativity shine!

Here We Go Again!

Hello everyone!

After much contemplating and finally deciding to go through with it, I've actually set up a blog...obviously!

So, you are probably wondering why I decided to write on a blog. Here are the reasons that I could come up with.

First: When Mike and I start having a family, I'd like those who do not live in the nearby area to be able to keep up with what is going on in the Fahey household.

Second: I've been on a crazy cooking/baking kick lately. Trying new recipes and what have you, and I thought it could be fun to post the pictures and recipes on this as well. We eat some pretty awesome and rocking food!

Third: Being a photographer, I'm planning on getting somethings out on this too.

Lastly: I figured that I have the time...why not do something productive?

So, there you have it. Those are my reasons for the blog. May not be super important or great ideas, but it's a start.

Yesterday was the PPCC Art Show 2011 award ceremony. One of my photographs was selected to be hung in the show. There were several people crammed into the small studio to look at all of the work. The awards were already posted, and then were handed out to the artists later in the night. My photo, didn't win an award, unfortunately, but there were multiple comments made by people who looked at it. There was one man who took a picture of it with his phone. As he was doing that, I asked him," So, you like that one huh?" The man told me," Yeah." This is where I said," Yeah? I took it." He then shook my hand, introduced me to several other people, telling them which picture I took, and started talking to me about how interesting water was. He was definitely an odd but nice man.

Once the ceremony was over, Mike and I had left. We didn't stick around for the entire opening show, mainly because there was no reason to stick around. I was supported by my mother, Cheryl, my sister in law, Sarah and my niece, Willow, as well as my husband. I am very lucky to have their support during this experience, and I thank them once more for their support!

The picture is still on display until the 17th. That is when I have to pick it up, unless someone decides they want to purchase it, but I am thinking, not. I had the best help getting the shot that I got from my best friend, Brandi. She helped me two days during the week for a few hours to help me capture the moment. So, without her help, I would not have been able to get this amazing shot!

I did get multiple pictures that are still outstanding, but this was a great picture. If you are wondering how this was done, I put milk in a saucer and had Brandi drop food coloring into the milk.

Mike did tell me that if the picture does not sell, then he would take it to work to hang in the ICU satellite. Maybe then, people will be more interested in my site and it will get my name out there yet again!

School finals are over, and there will be a nice two week break before the Summer Semester begins. I still need to look over what classes to take in the next few semesters.

The weather has been rather bi-polar in Colorado lately. The last few days have been cold with either wind, or snow...sometimes both. I am so ready for the warm! I'm a summer baby, and I need that warmth and sun! I need to head outside and dance my sun dance!

Until next time! Keep the creativity up!