Garden Update

Cukes and Zucchini! Here is a green pepper!

Wow, look at how everything is flourishing!  can't wait to start picking and cooking with them all!

My Momma~

Dear all family and friends....

We have had a very hard week in the Brandi family, we lost my Uncle Joe on Father's day evening and his funeral was on Thursday.  Joe was my father's last living brother.  Uncle Joe was a Veteren of the US AIR FORCE and he loved to golf back in the day.  I know that he always drove  a Ford.  He will be missed by all of us, especially his grandkids whom loved him soooo very much!

But on Friday the best news came yet.  My mom had her checkup appointmen with her Chemo DOC and he said that she is in the clear for now.  He is going to have her get another PET SCAN in September, just to monitor and make sure it stays away!  She is going in for some other tests but he said nothing to be worried about.  She looks great and I think she feels great too. And I have never felt better knowing that she is out of the woods!

I love my mom so much and I tell her that everyday when I leave for work or if I call her.  I try to call her during the day to check on her and my dad, but the last few weeks have been crazy and I haven't had the chance to..... I will get back on my schedule tho!

This is a weekend for celebrating!

Part of my fam!  Sus, Dawn, Al, Mom, Kellen, Mary, Jon, Fred, Steve, Brett and My dad

Garden update!~ It is growing!

this is a cherry tomato!that is a flower, it will be a cucumber when it grows!

I cannot believe it, but the garden is growing.  Take a look at th pics this is week 2

I am sooooo excited!

Thanks to the best dad in the world for watering it everyday!

Busy week followed by a busy weekend!

Well we went to dinner tonight with the Brand's from Colorado, Battle Creek, and the McDonnell/Lutenski's tonight and then I hit the hay.  So now it is  2 AM and I am wide awake.  So I decided I would tell you about this weekend.  Busy Busy....

I told my brother that is town that he needed to go to the store with me tomorrow so I can get my dad a weedwacker.  Any suggestions on what to get?  I have to get up or I will just stay up and go to the store and get some strawberries  to make for today.  I have to keep trying in order to master them correct?  Then I am making some Peanut Butter Cup Cheesecakes~!


Dinner Sat Pm with Al and Sus and hopefully Jon and Dawn.  what  are the Brandi's serving?  What else?  Spaghetti!

I will post pics!

And I cannot forget that Sunday is my nephew Steve's big day.  Graduation Party~!  yeah!

So everyone have a wonderful weekend and of course,

MANGIA~

Drum Roll Please

We have a winner.  My mom reviewed the suggestions of the names for the 1st cookbook and the winner is Denise Crawford!  Her suggestion was Kaleidoscope- A collection of recipes from Kris kitchen!  Thanks for everyone that participated. 

And thanks to Denise, I will be getting with you!Just going to take it easy to day!


Happy Memorial Day! 


Thank someone that is in the service!

Sunday Dinner, Pork Tenderloin on the Grill~

After all the hard work we did today an awesome dinner was had by all.  We made pork tenderloin on the grill and it was great!  We put the loin in a zip lock baggie and marinated it all night long.  Then we grilled it and it was nice and juicy and melted in your mouth.  Here is the pork on the grill and the after when we were getting ready to eat!  Mangia!~

Strawberries

These babies are as good as they look!  Did something different this time.  Put shaved chocolate on top.

YUM-O


Had to hurry up and put in the fridge it is so hot out!  This is Marsha's surprise.  However I had a bad container of strawberries, (a-hem  Bos), but I made one container.  I will still drop them off!


Magia~