Ballard

February 14, 2011

cha-ching

day 9: photo of the item i last bought.

just you wait to see what it's going to make...

February 4, 2011

February 2, 2011

so i was seriously contemplating abandoning this whole 30 day blog-challenge thing, but then it just didn't feel right giving up on something until at least march along with the rest of the new-year's-resolution-quitters out there. this was by no means a new year's resolution, but just the same, it's too close to the beginning of the year to quit anything, regardless of the origin of the aspiration. so...since i'm not giving up (yet...i'll see if i can drag this out a few more weeks and then re-examine my justification) i will try to crank these posts out and give you way more useless information about myself than you ever wanted. continuing on...

day 58 (really day8): a recipe

Scotch pancakes (a new year's breakfast tradition)

1 egg

1/2 cup powdered sugar

1/4 c. melted butter

3/4 c. milk

1/4 tsp salt

2 tsp. baking powder

1/2 tsp. baking soda

1 cup flour

beat egg then add powdered sugar. add and mix melted butter. add the rest of the ingredients and add the milk and flour alternately.

to serve, put sliced peaches on top and sprinkle with lemon juice. add cool whip and sprinkle powdered sugar over everything.

turn the radio up

day 7: a song to match my mood, and why.

today it would be vampire weekend's, "horchata".

why? because annie dances to it every time i play it, and i love it (both annie dancing and the song).

and they just keep on comin'

day 6: a photo of an animal i would love to keep as a pet

a newfoundland ("newfie")

this fur-ball of love is what would be romping through my house if kevin would just give the go-ahead. no breath holding here. he's not a dog person. at all. even after telling him that this dog has webbed feet, a waterproof coat, great lung capacity, can take on any rough ocean wave, propel through freezing cold water, and licks toes, he still denies me. it's like having your own furry duck/michael phelps/wave runner in one. one day, big boy, you will be mine.

let's crank these out...

day 5: a photo of myself 2 years ago:

besides some body parts shrinking, others expanding, and a large handful of missing brain cells, i really haven't changed much. so to shake things up a bit let's do 10 years ago! crazy, i know.

senior year photo (classy emerald green backdrop, huh?)

January 17, 2011

double the pleasure double the fun

little miss scored big with 2 parties. she scored even bigger by having a grandma and grandpa/papa at each one. she thinks she scored the biggest because she actually got to eat something from the 'fats, oils, and sweets' food group at each party.

January 5, 2011

happy birthday, sweet baby girl!

we love you, annie mae!

January 3, 2011

family, friends, and furry pets

spending time with grandma and grandpa ballard

little miss got the chance to meet some of her great-grandparents:

great-grandma rosell in california

great grandma and grandpa ballard (it's not them...it's her)

annie LOVED being pulled on the blanket and riding on the long board with uncle benji (by riding i mean him sitting down with her and me pushing them...fast)

a visit to catch up on the woods family, eat some delicious food, and make sure annie's beau, trevor, is still committed.

a little dip in the pacific ocean

daniel's dog, annie (not to be confused with little miss), had 10 puppies! we thought annie (little miss) would love them as she loves all things fury and four-legged. she really didn't like them and just wanted to play with the annie (four-legged annie). go figure.

cousin time!

my talented sister-in-law, leanne, made these adorable outfits for the girls. i couldn't get over how cute they were (both the outfits and the girls)! thanks leanne!

stealing food from claire

these girls would sit by and bang on the sliding glass door until someone let them out to play. they love being outside. literally rain or shine, cold or hot...they're there.