Making Chili Sauce

I made some chili sauce this weekend and canned it. It turned out great. I tried it today. I have never canned on my own before and am so proud it was a success!



we also got a ceiling fan up in audreys new room. hopefully next weekend we can get the room painted and audrey will be moved in once its ready. we want her to get used to the new room well before the new baby is born. so she doesnt feel kicked out by the new sibling.

Survivor Update

I almost forgot to post results...poor becky has one out already...that russell is quite strange I must say...either he will make the season very interesting or be booted this week.

Becky: Erik & Marisa
Carrie: Natalie & Russell H
Cathy: Monica & Brett
Dave: Laura & Shannon
Emily: Jaison & Russell S
Faye: Mike & Betsy
LuAnne: Kelly & John
Mike: Yasmin & Elizabeth
Nicole: Dave & Mick
Ryan: Ashley & Ben

Contact Fiasco Avoided

I forgot to write about a CRAZY contact incident. While traveling in Maine, I was sitting in a dark bedroom waiting for audrey to fall asleep- we had just arrived and I didn't want to just drop her off in a strange place and leave her, so I was sitting there and figured well i might as well take my contacts out while I am just sitting here. So I took them out and put them in their case. Ryan came into the room right as I was finished and I was going to have him turn on the light just to make sure they were in the case but I thought- nah its fine. I go to bed- put my sleeping bag on top of the strangers bed I am sleeping on. Sleep a few hours (thanks auds) wake up and get around, about an hour after being awake I go to put my contacts in and open the case and only one contact is there. i think the words Mother F-er were uttered...then I look to the bed frantic hoping that maybe somewhere my contact could be found. And there it is a green halfmoon flatten on the bed. I immediately put it in saline hoping that I can save it, esp since I didn't bring extras. After probably 30 minutes I reluctantly open the case back up and look at it, no rips, looks ok, put it in my eye - no pain! My contact was FINE! how lucky was I? So I slept on that contact all night and found it the next morning somehow. I guess I was having good karma that day.

Survivor: Samoa

Here is the draw for the latest survivor

Becky: Erik & Marisa
Carrie: Natalie & Russell H
Cathy: Monica & Brett
Dave: Laura & Shannon
Emily: Jaison & Russell S
Faye: Mike & Betsy
LuAnne: Kelly & John
Mike: Yasmin & Elizabeth
Nicole: Dave & Mick
Ryan: Ashley & Ben

Jean Jacket

I do most of audreys clothes shopping at consignment sales or in the clearance racks at kohls- (i'm sure she will NOT be proud of that when she is a teen) but the problem with this is I buy ahead of time and put in her closet, and then forget I have it- a couple shorts will not be worn by her cause I just found them and summer is almost over. BUT anyways the point of the post is I just found her jean jacket that I bought and think is so adorable on her.

Maine

Over labor day weekend we headed to the great state of maine. It was a long drive...we hit 7 states in one day. We arrived in portland at about midnight and stayed with a friend of ryans. It was very nice of him to allow us to get in that late. It was funny though to stay in a college persons room (his roomate) after being out of college for so long. Audrey loved all the 'toys' to play with. The next morning we got a driving tour of portland - such a cool little city. and we went out to eat breakfast.



Then we headed to freeport for some LL Bean shopping. We got great deals at the outlet store and got to window shop at the main store.



Audrey really liked ben and jerrys - but who doesnt??

After Portland we head to Norway Maine to visit my friend Carrie- we stayed with her one night and enjoyed some 4-wheeler rides, cookout, and lots of laughs. Audrey was in awe of her two children.


Our final stop was in Unity to Maine to visit with Kevin and Lindsay. It was a great time seeing some cute little maine towns, eating lobster, playing lawn games, and drinking home brew

Eagles Game

Audrey went to her first NFL game, we got tickets from ryans work and went to the preseason eagles game. it was fun except for the 2+ hour drive in traffic, not getting to our seats until the second quarter and leaving halfway through the 3rd quarter, not really worth it to me. But now i know not to go to a football game on a thursday night.

earrings

i broke down and got audreys ears pierced...and i must say i think they are so cute. she cried for about 30 seconds and then was fine. She wasnt even crabby that day. it was much easier than i thought it was going to be.