Hors-d-oeurve

For our family functions, I always make the appetizers. Here are my deviled eggs!
The start of the jalapeno poppers. They are so good, and these are the only ingredients. The Jalapenos, cream cheese and the bacon.

Yum yum yum!

Just be careful when cutting them up and gutting them, as you can get 'Jalapeno hand.' Its not a fun thing! It burns.

If you leave the membranes in they are hotter! (too hot for us, so I try to take them out as much as possible).

I made some other stuff too, just didn't get any pictures of it.

May your Thanksgiving be filled

with family,

food,

laughs,

good times,

memories

and love!

Happy Thanksgiving to all my family and friends!

Carson and his buddy John during the last Icedog game.
Macy....she has that 'Christmas Story' movie snowsuit going on! So adorable. So happy she is a part of the family!

Jared and Tiger...

Carson and his phone....

Brandon Fisher #7 for Kenai and Jared....Brandon was on Jared's Allstar team last season. He stayed with their family for much of the season. Great family!
Something funny must have happened on the bench before the anthem...jared #25

Me, Jenna and Linda during the game!

So much fun!

Friday night Fight!

Jared's first fight ever in his life, in his Icedog Jr. A game.

(and yes that guy is 20!)

I love Christmas!

My good friend Esther shared this with me over an email this morning, and I loved it enough to post it here.

I work in a school that seems to call everything a Holiday. Were having a 'dress up day' instead of a Halloween party, or a 'Holiday Feast' instead of a Thanksgiving feast. 'Pajama day' instead of kids wearing costumes on Halloween.
I don't have to like it though!

Twas the month before Christmas

When all through the land,

Not a Christian was praying

Nor taking a stand.

See the PC Police had taken away,

The reason for Christmas - no one could say.

The children were told by their schools not to sing,

About Shepards and Wise men and Angels and things.

It might hurt people's feelings their teachers would say

December 25th is just a 'Holiday.'

Yet the shoppers were ready with cash, checks and credit

Pushing folks down to the floor just to get it!

CDs from Madonna, an XBOX, an I-pod

Something was changing, something quite odd!

Retailers promoted Ramadan and Kwanzaa

In hopes to sell books by Franken and Fonda.

As Targets were hanging their trees upside down

At Lowe's the word Christmas was no where to be found.

At K-Mart and Staples and Penny's and Sears

You won't hear the word Christmas; it won't touch your ears.

Inclusive, sensitive, Di-ver-si-ty

Are words that were used to intimidate me.

Now Daschle, Now Darden, Now Sharpton, Wolf Blitzen

On Boxer, on Rather, on Kerry, on Clinton!

At the top of the senate, there arose such a clatter

To eliminate Jesus, in all public matter.

And we spoke not a word, as they took away our faith

Forbidden to speak of salvation and grace

The true Gift of Christmas was exchanged and discarded

The reason for the season, stopped before it started.

So as you celebrate 'Winter Break' under your 'Dream Tree"

Sipping your Starbucks, listen to me.

Choose your words carefully, choose what you say

Shout MERRY CHRISTMAS,

not Happy Holiday!

Please, all Christians join together and

wish everyone you meet during the

holidays a

MERRY CHRISTMAS

Christ is the reason for the CHRIST-mas Season!

Macy and Carson's bday!

Carson's gift from Aunt Linda and Uncle Mike....
Macy and family on her 1st Birthday!

Digging into that cake!

Carson (finally) got a cell phone!

Jared and Derek