Prom 2011

They went to dinner at Bubba Crumps house with 4 other couples at 5 pm.

Kendal got ready to pick up  Mechelle for promenade and the dance.

The corsage was attached to a bracelet instead of elastic.  Cool!

The matching "comfortable" shoes.

Giving Mechelle a flower at promenade.

The theme of the dance was "Lost in Wonderland", decorated with large props from the movie Alice in wonderland.

The dinner group.  Sad to see  there are some prom dresses that do not follow church standards.

On Saturday the same group of couples went to Ogden to "flow-rider" water fun, dinner and a movie.

Many of the old-timers say that now days the couples just don't know when to "stop" the date.

After the cruise and prom, it is time to save up money !

Kendal is now working for a sod farm and learning all about lawn care.  Pizza Stop was a great part time job. 

Kendal's Cruise

Kendal took some good pictures.  They are mostly of the things he saw.  He is not in very many pictures.  Hopefully I can get him to write about the pictures sometime.  I wrote a bit.

Kendal really liked the huge chandelier.

The group.

Nassau Bahamas

Miami, I think.

When they would dock at ports there would be several other cruise ships all in a row.  The EPIC had over 1,000 more people on board than Carnival.

Rain forest in San Juan, Puerto Rico.  Kendal saw some black, slick stuff on a rock, so he put it on his face and so did Nate.  The group teased them that the substance probably is something from the back end of some obscure animal. 

Yes, Kendal found him a little cutie on the Cruise.  Saige Benjamin, from the Boise area, member of the church, also a senior in high school, oldest of her family, only girl.   Saige has caused a bit of a rif  when you figure in Mechelle, but I am glad that Kendal is paying some attention to other girls.  I don't think he should kiss them, being a gentleman and attentive to girls is fine--kissing makes the situation more complicated. Actually Kendal says Saige is quite forward.  

Where they went snorkeling at St. Thomas.

Killing lots of time in airports.

cookies

I used to make these cookies years ago.  I made them today because I did not have any butter. Butter costs more money and is a bad fat, tasty , but BAD.

These cookies are made with canola oil,  which is a healthy oil.  It has the calories, but not the bad fat.
I made chocolate chip cookies, but the recipe was a cinnamon raisin recipe.  You know me, I seldom use a recipe let alone follow it correctly.

Canola oil Cookies
dry ingredients:  1c. flour, 3 c. quick oats, 1 tsp. soda, 1/2 tsp. salt (you may want to add more salt because oil does not have salt like butter ), 1 tsp.cinnamon (if using raisins),1/2 c. raisins, or 1/2 c.chocolate chips
wet ingredients:  1/2 c. oil , 2 eggs, 1 tsp. vanilla, 1/2 c. sugar, 1/2 c. brown sugar (cream well),  combine together all ingredients.  Bake at 350 degrees for 10 minutes. Makes at least 24 good sized cookies.
The cookie dough has a different consistency,  I did a test cookie first, to see if more flour was needed.  The dough was fine, but the cookie stuck a bit to the pan, so I did a quick touch of cooking spray where the cookies would be on the pan.

  Aubrey really liked them.  Kendal will be so happy to know that I will probably make this recipe a bit more.  I love the 3c. of oatmeal, 1/2 c. of  fat and only 1 cup of total sweetener.  The Cowboy Cookie recipe we have been using lately has 1 cup fat and 2 c. sugar--but it is yummy!
Oatmeal Cinnamon Raisin Cookies are my favorite cookie, but not many others in the family feel the same, but maybe I will make 1/2 a batch sometime.

recent events

Kendal, at the SLC airport, ready  to leave for his 7 day cruise from Miami, on the ship Carnival Glory, visiting the Bahamas, St. Thomas, Puerto Rico,  & Grand Turk--with many hours in airports, and a 4 hour bus ride from Ft. Lauderdale to Miami.

Kendal, Nate, Donovan, Jason, Travis, & Jason G.

Friday we went to Arco, ID and the Lost River Valley to Aunt Mary's husband, (Uncle Brooks Buxton) funeral.  Dad was asked to sing The Test.  Grandma King tried to come, but she had a very bad cold, with a cough.  Uncle Brent went with us.

Dad giving the lesson about King mountain and other areas of importance.

It was very cold and windy.

Uncle Bruce and Aunt Elaine.

Uncle Barry, Aunt Elva, Uncle Steve and Aunt Laurie

I just had to take this picture of Uncle Brent talking to this "Cowboy". 

The back of Grandpa Paul's headstone.  You can't see Dad's name of the headstone because of the snow.  I had on flats and did not want to step in the snow to get a better shot.

Grandpa Paul and Uncle Greg's headstones still surrounded by the hard March snow.

Aunt Elva, Dad and Kendal, after a yummy, typical Funeral meal.

Look at those "King" features.  Uncle Brent, Uncle Steve, Aunt Mary and Dad.

I finally made some apple butter. Now the peach jam will last longer. 

winter is thawing

Kendal took my advice to ask Mechelle to Prom with fresh flowers.  He asked her in spanish and tied the message strips to the flowers.

The yard can be seen again.  I am creating visions of the flowers in my head.  I planted tulips near the flag pole last fall. 

This is a very common perrenial around here.  I gets very tall. 

The chives, from a planter Chelsea gave me from Olympia, are feeling the change.

fun times

James loved looking outside.  He would watch Kendal and Aubrey leave for school and strain to see the last sight of the truck leaving the driveway. 

Such a handsome boy in his Sunday best. Love it!

more snow

Dad was very thrilled when he was able to use the Banks Blazer to clear snow when the big bosses were out of town.

 

Chelsea and James saw plenty of snow when they were here.  Because of my bad judgment James experienced being face down in the snow.  Poor little guy, he rolled off  the sled.