Rollin'

Leave it to my son to figure this out for me! For years I've, off and on, made home made tortillas but with not so pleasing results....they never tasted as good as the stores and they never ROLLED...and how can you have burritos without a rolled tortilla? After several recipes I found one that is perfect....it calls for half lard and half oil instead of all oil and I improvised and put my oldest son in charge. He did a wonderful job as they turned out with great flavor and they rolled...rolled...rolled! The trick, he said, was to have the pan really, really HOT and to only cook the tortillas for a few seconds on each side and keep them covered with a towel before serving!

Thank you son for figuring this out - can't wait till we have burritos or tacos again for your wonderful tortillas.

Eleven is Heaven

Our daughter turned eleven on February 9th. I think eleven is a very important age...it seems this is when a child goes from just that a child into a young man or woman....this is the age that will define their "youth". She is full full full of life. She has a huge amount of energy, and is passionate about baking, shooting, crafting, sewing - basically anything that is creative and challenging (well not school so much). She loves to try new and thrilling things...things I would never try...like the scariest roller coaster at the theme park last year.

Her father and I look forward to seeing how the Lord will work out His will in her life.
We are so thankful for the time we have with this little burst of energy...she makes our life full and very colorful!

She loves it that her birthday is in the same month with Valentine's Day because of all the heart themed items...like the pizza.

Her day ended with playing "Barbie" with her dad. Her dad has such a funny personality and we were all in stiches because of the silly comments he was making...so funny!