Another wonderful soup recipe

Mom's Brocolli Cheese Soup

This makes a large pot and is great served in bread bowls.

4 qts. water
12 chicken boullion cubes
3 cubes butter
1 1/2 cup flour
16 oz. jar cheese whiz
3 pkg. frozen brocolli

Bring water and boullion to a boil. Add brocolli. In a seperate pan melt butter and add flour to make a rue, gradually stir into water until thickened. Add cheese whiz.

Makes 5 qts.

Time to plant bulbs!

After a couple of cold rainy weeks we are now having beautiful fall days with weather in the high 60's. So I decided I had better quit procrastinating and get out there and plant this huge bag of bulbs that Jason's sister Yvonne gave me last June. I guess they came from the Utah State Capitol Building Grounds. There must have been about 200 bulbs because I was able to cover all of my flower beds. After about an hour and a blister forming on my palm I had to call in reinforcements (Nash, Nik, Austin and 2 of their friends) to help dig the holes We have really hard and rocky soil here, if you can even call it soil! So now I am hoping to see lots of color in the spring! If it all turns out I'll publish a picture!

To Kiss or be Kissed?

I have heard this story from a couple of my friends, who think it is pretty funny. So I decided to let the rest of you see how crazy my boys are. The Monday night before the elections, Sarah Palin came to Elko to speak. She was due to be in at 10pm that night (although she didn't make it until 11pm). I had a headache and Jason had to be to work early the next day so we didn't go,but Brad and Nash went. They sat across the gym from our friends who also went. Nash and Trulee kept texting back and forth (that's how she knew what they were up to). Anyways, the boys and a group of their friends were next to the Secret Service guys and they were trying the whole time to get them to smile. When they finally succeeded, they proceeded to convince the Secret Service to get Sarah Palin to come over and give them a kiss! Of course they weren't allowed that option, but from what I hear it was pretty funny watching these crazy boys try to get a kiss from the beautiful Sarah Palin!

Thanksgiving Question?

Here is my question to all of you: "With Thanksgiving just around the corner, (this year has gone by so fast) what is your favorite thing about the holiday? Is it the food? The overall atmosphere of warmth and family? The football game on TV? The crazy shopping spree the day after? Or a combination of them all?"

When I think of Thanksgiving of course I think of the food but it's not what I am looking forward to the most. What makes me look forward to that day is the thought of spending time with our family and friends, the warmth and coziness of a house flowing with people and the wonderful aroma's of the Thanksgiving Feast surrounding us, even the sounds of the game on tv, just makes me feel comforted. I love this time of year! I also look forward to the crazy day of shopping afterwards!