Happy Birthday Dad

He held me in his arms of strength, so gentle and secure

As I grew he stood by, so steady and so sure

He watched me stumble, watched me fall, he knew it had to be

He taught me courage, taught me strength, brushed the dust from my knees

In prayer he showed me faith, in kindness taught me love

The man I call my Father is a blessing from above.

~Lauren Olsen

My Dad is having a birthday coming up next week. With hectic family schedules it is hard to get everyone in one place at the same time. This past Sunday we had everyone home, with the exception of Sam who was in Idaho with his brother, and held a surprise "early birthday" for my Pops. We did hamburgers for lunch, chicken cordon bleu for dinner, and (after some interesting cake acrobatics on my part) served a checkerboard cake. My Father is a well loved man, and I pray that we always remember to show him how much he is appreciated.

Happy Birthday Dad!

Health Fair

As sophomore students of the NWC nursing program, we had the opportunity to put together a booth. My group chose to display information on poison prevention. We worked together with the regional Poison Control Center to get handouts and information. The whole project was a blast, and the actual presentation was definitely worth the effort. Thanks Chris, Diana, and Carolyn for being such great partners!

Hand sketched and painted... LOVED IT!

Chris and I...

Chris and Carolyn with our fantastic poison display!

Catching up April

Okay, quick wrap up of this month's happenings.

Easter (far past, I know) was great. There is almost nothing better than being surrounded by family and being able to just enjoy each-other's company. For a little spring fun we had these super cute bird's nest pancakes (look at the pictures before you gross out at the name!).

They were a total hit, as were the colorful deviled eggs. We had another go round of bowling, and this time with black lights. I took my camera, but with the crazy lighting... the pictures look a little strange.

This month has been a little wild getting ready for finals and graduation. Sam is transitioning well, but I feel quite overwhelmed by the load I will have to finish in three weeks. Soon you will be looking at a certified welder, and an RN! Cross your fingers.

Wedding Bliss

I finally got all my ducks in a row and had a chance to sit down and go through the hundreds of wedding pictures taken on our special day. I know there are some distant friends who wanted to see them, so I had to come up with a reasonable way to display them without taking up a whole lot of space. The solution... a slide show. For your viewing pleasure, the above slide show documents the day of our wedding... including the reception in Thermopolis.

Going back through all these pictures has just made me smile. I can't express how grateful I am for all of our family and friends that make up the amazing support system we have. I want each and every person who has influenced our lives to know what a blessing it is to have you!!

New Camera and Some Easter Ambition...

As mentioned before, I have been struggling with my Cannon, and finally is gave up the ghost. I never seem to have anything to take pictures of until I don't have a camera... funny how that seems to work out. Sam and I decided a new camera is just something we had to have, and I purchased a Nikon Coolpix. I am not sure yet if I like it as much as I did my Cannon, but I am still playing with the settings.

Needless to say; now that I have a new toy I had to play with it. Camera plus Easter meant I had to do something creative. While reading through various crafty blogs I stumbled across the perfect project. I am not going to take credit for the idea, and if you visit the link you will see I am no where near a professional... but I sure had fun!

It all began by boiling some eggs.... rolling them around on paper towels to crunch the shells (don't let them fall off though)

The next step was to dissolve gel food coloring into cups of water. When I say dissolve, I mean it... make sure your watter is a strong bold color, or you will have a pale outcome.

Let your eggs soak in their baths for... well 7 hours is what the instructions read... Some of my lighter colors could have gone longer.

*If you are going to eat them (yes they are edible) make sure the soaking happens in the fridge.

*As you can see below, some eggs are a little pale, I am attributing this to low intensity dye solution and not making sure the cracks went through the shell and the little membrane attached to it.

Peel and enjoy the Color!

You can display your fun creations as they are, or turn them in to festive Easter treats...

Ooolalah! Can't wait to tak e them to dinner


HAPPY EASTER!!