This Life

The boy. Doing what he loves, and looking adorable while he's at it.
amazing lizard belly. he wasn't dead... just -totallypooped- from running away from Michael and Ean.
A Bible as big as he is. Not daunted.
More fun to be had with cars...
AGAIN with his cars...
Just me.Dare to see magic in your life. It's there.

A Boy and His Trucks

It's a beautiful thing.

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Just a Few Pictures

Hope you're all having a wonderful week. Just got back from my women's Bible study where we are studying Ruth and i am recharged and encouraged to finish this week strong in the Lord.
Peace and love.
abi
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Arizona Sky.

Hard to beat.

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*heart* my home

abi
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I MISS MY CAMERA!!

Growing Boy.

Won Ton Soup

1/2 lb boneless pork loin, coarsely chopped or 1/2 - 3/4 lb ground pork browned
1/2 tsp brown sugar
2 Tbsp (or more) soy sauce
1 tsp fresh grated ginger
1 Tbsp rice wine
1/4 c. finely chopped carrots
1 Tbsp chopped green onion
1/2 can chopped water chestnuts
40 won ton wrappers
6 cups chicken stock

1. In a large bowl, combine pork, sugar, wine, soy sauce, green onion, ginger, waterchestnuts and carrots. Blend well and let stand 25- 30 minutes.

2. Place about one teaspoon of the filling at the center of each won ton skin and fold. Continue until all wrapper are filled (keep under plastic once folded to keep them from drying out).

3. For Soup: Bring the chickenbroth to a rolling boil and cook carrots. Drop wontons and any other desired ingredients (i.e. shrimp, spinach, chinese cabbage, mushrooms, etc...) in and cook for 5 minutes. Garnish with chopped green onion and serve.

Prep time is about 30. Ready in a little over an hour. Servers 6-8.
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I have modified this recipe from one i found on allrecipes, and was tempted to add extra salt, but it wasn't necessary, especially if you use regular (not reduced sodium) soy sauce. We have rated this a whopping five stars and can't wait to eat the leftovers for dinner! enjoy!

Pax.

Abi

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::edit:: apologies for the wretched photo. forgot to tell you that my camera blew over (yes...) into a pile of rocks/sand and some must have gotten lodged in the shutter/lens area... so for now, phone pictures will have to do.

We don't believe in "date night"...

How was YOURS??

wishes won't make time travel possible.

One Year,Three Months, Four Days, Eight Hours, 28 Minutes

Ean Michael Kramer likes:

eating. stomping. being silly. making truck noises... or any noises at all. helping load the washer and "helping" fold clothes. ice cream. oatmeal, oatmeal and more oatmeal. melvin the koala. making faces. playing with mom's (or anyones) keys. all of his books (over and over), but especially his color book (a boy after his mother's heart). animals. being chased. dancing to rihanna, the eurythmics or most anything with a beat. toy cars. going places. his mommy and daddy.

and much, much more. pretty much life. he's got it so good... and doesn't know it... or does he?
I like to think he does. at least i want him to know how much he is loved.
loved to the moon and back.
and then back and forth again.

There. I Blogged.

A Few Things You Might Not Know About Me...

but probably wish i wouldn't tell you.

• love my family.
• has donated blood 9 times.
• has eaten a sandwich while standing in the circle sculpture outside Target in negative degree weather.
• Only two of the five rings i normally wear belong to me.
• have broken a toe whilst setting the table.
• One of my older brothers almost chopped my toe off with a shovel when i was six.
• twirls hair compulsively.
• have done a front flip off my bike.
• When i was four, I pushed my brother off my parents bed and he broke his arm.
• My sister had my name for 24 hours.
• becomes hyper when over-tired.
• didn't talk aloud (only in whispers) until I was 3 years old.
• At one time I had 8 pen pals I kept up with.
• have always dreamt of traveling the world.
• am (maybe more than) slightly old fashioned.
• I like doing laundry but very much dislike ironing.
• have seen 4 people faint in front of my eyes.
• Considered careers such as therapist, dental hygienist, astronaut, archaeologist and chef.
• Have attended more symphonies than rock concerts.
• an avid people watcher.
• was mistaken by a girl for someone named Stephanie who she swam with in high school.
• has been skinny dipping.
• has given birth naturally.
• builds cairns
• loves childrens books.
• needs to go make dinner.

but really... i do...

now you have some terribly useless and trivial facts about me which you didn't need to know and will never use. happy day.

Abs

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