Home Decor Decisions

This really isn't that big of a decision, but I want opinions if you have any to offer. I am trying to decide upon 6 pictures from our 2006 summer Tour de Europe to blow up and hang on our walls. Our theme for the living room/kitchen is going to be 'travel' in a sense. I don't know, I'm not too good with themes. But I wanted to get an old world map print for the living area so I thought travel pics would be cool, too. So, if you have a second, please tell me which 6 are the best. I will number all of them so just comment on your six favorites. I would really appreciate it!

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So if there aren't even six you like just tell me the numbers of the ones that you do like. Thanks!

The Heavenly "Cloud"

We have FINALLY upgraded from a full size bed (sad, I know) to a Cal King! We have dubbed our bed the "cloud" because it's heavenly and often times hard to get up from. We are pleased with our purchase, to say the least.

Awesome Recipe

I just have to post this since I forgot to give the recipe to Mom Tobler while she was here visiting over Thanksgiving. So, I thought I would share it with ALL of you! It is such a tasty and delicious treat. My Mom always makes it for Thanksgiving and Christmas, hence the name of the recipe:

Mom's Thanksgiving Green Jello

ingredients:
1 15 oz can pears
1 small box lime jello
8 oz cream cheese- softened to room temp
cool whip

Heat the drained pear juice over low heat and dissolve the lime jello into it. Set pears aside to mash. Remove pear juice and jello from heat and add cream cheese beating it with an electric mixer (be careful of splattering). Let it cool. When the mixture has cooled down, fold in the cool whip and mashed pears. Chill to set.

Prep time: 10 min Serves 6 people

(Be sure to use the whole container of cool whip)

You should all try this. It is sooooo unbelievably easy! Enjoy!

Feeling Quite Blessed and Thankful!

I just want to start off this post by saying that Clark made me feel bad about the last post. He said I might have offended people and so if any of you belong to PETA, I apologize for wanting pigeons to die. But they don't pay my mortgage and I want my house to last and look nice and if it means shooting a couple of birds, so be it.


Well...Thanksgiving came and went much too quickly. But it was sooooooo WONDERFUL! Aside from having to work the night before Thanksgiving and Thanksgiving, it was so nice to catch up with family and share a warm, delicious meal with some of the most important people in my life. Mom and Dad Tobler drove down from Vegas. I had prepared some things the night before: Mom's Thanksgiving Green Jello and Pumpkin Cheesecake and I had purchased most of the major food staples in advance to make cooking on Thanksgiving day very simple. Since I had to rest my old bones in order to prepare for another night of work, Clark and Mom and Dad Tobler prepared the rest of the meal.

Thank you all so much! I loved every bite of everything that was prepared!

Clark prepared his famous mashed potatoes and the green bean casserole. Mom Tobler brought some pre-made homemade rolls, a pumpkin pie, and cooked the turkey to perfection. Then (and I think this was a joint effort) Clark and the parentals determined how to best cook the ham I bought. I'm sure I'm forgetting to mention what else we had but everything was so delicious!

At 8 am on Black Friday I came home from work and went directly to bed. While I was sleeping, Clark and the parentals started doing some much anticipated house work! Shrubs out front were pruned, knobs and pulls were added to cabinets in the kitchen and- since we're cheap and don't want to invest in a new oven yet- Dad Tobler painted our oven to match the rest of the appliances! And all I had to do was wake up in the afternoon and enjoy the work that I didn't have to do. Thanks for all your help Mom and Dad! And Clark, thank you for making sure the pulls were properly aligned. I love you!

Man, do I feel so blessed. I was out on a run Saturday afternoon just counting my blessings- literally. I was thinking how since Thanksgiving dinner I had not felt one once of hunger. Sure, I was still opening the fridge and eating but had I been hungry at all for food? Absolutely not. There was such an abundance I just kept eating. How lucky are we to live in such a prosperous country? Sure there may be a recession and times may not be as good as they were but do we every truly hurt for the essentials? Food, shelter, clothing? I am just so thankful for all of the blessings that Heavenly Father has bestowed upon me. Thankful to have been able to share the holiday with my husband and our parents. Thankful for helping hands and joyful memories. Thankful to be employed and able to provide for my family. Thankful for the free country in which we live.

Ok, that's my two cents. I'll post the pics now.

Everyone working hard. I am proud of myself for not running on Thanksgiving. One day off won't kill me, right?






Clark truly makes some mean mashed potatoes.



Clark bought a screen door...and tied it to the roof of the Lumina :)



Dad Tobler went to town on our shrubs and bushes. Thanks a bunch!





Oh my gosh. These ice scrapers and snow ball thrower are ridiculous. Especially here in AZ and especially if the person who buys one doesn't go up to the mountains.



This was the best copy I had. Mom and Dad Tobler, you better post a different one!



I can't believe how good knobs and pulls can make a kitchen look.



And our lovely now black oven.



I hope all you Toblers are getting serious about the talent show at Christmas. Clark and I plan on performing a mean rendition of....something. We'll think of it soon enough.