Dairy Man is Down!

Some of you already know that my Dad has hurt his back very bad. He has been in the hospital for about 3 days now and still no relief of the pain. He had a epidural and it has not helped. Please pray that he will get better soon. He has not worked in several days so he is about to go crazy. He loves what he does, although very high stress. HE needs to be at work. I'm sure he's lying in the hospital bed thinking about work non-stop! I think my mom is pretty stressed as well, so pray for both of them. Of course the priority is for him to get better, the Dairy can wait!!

When will the projects end??

Our tiny bathroom, notice the wallpaper....original to the house......1970!
It will soon have bead board walls!

Have you ever seen a toilet in a shower?


new cabinet for bathroom

Bar being propped

inside bar....not painted.....no doors

new granite top for bathroom, which has been at the foot of our bed for several weeks.

torn out bathroom


The projects will probably never end! Just as I think they are, another begins. Jason has already figured out a way to enclose our laundry room into the house. He is so clever! I'm so thankful for a handy husband. I can't wait to show the finished product!

About the tuna casserole....

It was really good on the day that I made it..........not so great on the days following. I suggest you make it for a crowd. I won't be making it for a while......maybe in another 27 years!

Comfort Food Confession!!!!!!!!!!

Onions sauteing

Onions and Mushrooms

Onions and Mushroom with soy and white wine

Flour and butter.....making a roux

After chicken stock and milk have been added

Casserole with topping before I put it on......you
toss the cheese and bread crumbs with a little olive oil

My bowl of tuna noodle casserole for lunch!!!!!
And I had a bowl for dinner!!!!!





OK, a lot of you who know me are going to be shocked by this.....I made a tuna casserole today! Before you judge me, know that it was a gourmet version of the dish. I found the recipe on Alexis Stewarts blog (Martha's daughter). I read the recipe and had to make it. I've never made this dish or if I recall correctly, I've never eaten it. My mother, I'm sure would like me to mention that she NEVER made this for us. I just read the recipe and had to make it. It only has 1 can of tuna packed in olive oil. Alexis mentioned in her blog that she added extra tuna but I didn't want to get too crazy. Fresh ingredients....1 diced onion and 10 oz sauteed in a little butter then cooked in soy sauce and white wine until evaporated. The recipe called for Sherry (I didn't have any and usual don't use it anyway) but I used white wine. Then of course the cream sauce is make from scratch, a little butter, a little flour, still in chicken stock and milk. Then flake in tuna, stir together with egg noodles, top with cheddar cheese and bread crumbs. I just want to say if you make tuna casserole the old fashion way with cream of whatever, do not take offense to this. I just try to avoid the canned and processed stuff if at all possible. If you are looking for a great comfort food dish, try this. Link to recipe is http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/109434. P.S. this recipe was published in GOURMET MAGAZINE, the god of food mags. If anyone tries it let me know.

My pot of herbs

This is a photo of my new pot of herbs. My mom's sweet friend Mitzi planted it for me. The pot contains parsley, cilantro, rosemary, thyme, and oregano. It makes me very happy!!

Goodbye Canon Elph!

My Favorite camera is dead! This little camera was the best. It took great pictures and was so easy to carry around in my purse or pocket. We had it for over 2 years which does not seem like very long but we used it alot! Between eBay pictures and all the pictures I took of just about everything, its mechanical parts that allow the lens to come in and out died. We tried to revive it but the cost was way too much (repair starts at $138.00)! Jason even took it apart and tried to fix it himself but it was way over our heads. When you see inside these little cameras you discover it is worth the couple hundred dollars you spent on it. We are still debating on our next camera purchase. We think we might go for the Canon Rebel XT. Let me know what you think. I will greatly miss my "Canon Power Shot SD 400 Digital ELPH". If anyone is in the market for a great little digital camera check out the "Canon SD 1000 ELPH". This is the updated version of the SD 400. They have it at Wal-mart for $170.00, which is an amazing deal!

RECAP of the holidays! Part 7 and final post!

These are pictures from the last night of 2007.
We had a big new year's eve party at our house.
We had about 50 people and everyone had a great time.

The guys watching football just before the party started.

Lauren, Krista and Emily

Jason celebrating!!!!

Justin and Emily. This is just a funny picture.
As I was snapping the photo Jason blew the party
blower in Justin's face.


The hostesses

Our friend Lori! We were both taking lots of pictures
so we just took one of each other, taking pictures.
Strange, I know!

All the girls!!

At the stroke of midnight!!!!!! CHEERS!

Emily and I!

RECAP of the holidays! Part 6

Christmas at the Henderly House. This picture is Jason,
his sister Kirsten and her youngest child, we call her "Peepers".

Jason and Peepers

Opening presents!!

Our cute nephew, Andrew who is smiling really hard!

Peepers, Kirsten, Abby and Grace.

RECAP of the holidays! Part 5

Christmas at My Dad's House was great! It's always good
to spend time with my Dad and his wife, Delma and
getting to see our sisters and step sister and brother.
This picture is Shelby, Lauren and my Dad.

Dad, Mary Fuller and Delma

Shelby, Jason and Morgan

Mary Fuller opening presents.

RECAP of the holidays! Part 4

Christmas with the Roseberry Family! A yullog from
a french bakery in Hattiesburg. It was soooo good.
I can still remember how it taste. My Uncle Robert
hosted us all and it was so nice. He did everything and it
was all beautiful!

Mom and Dad

Jeff and Jason with their hats Robert brought them from Ireland.


Jeanie and Lauren

Mike, Jeff, Jason, Becca and Claire waiting for lunch to be served.

This is Roberts bar, creatively place inside a closet
with a childhood photo hanging.

Jeanie and Jason. They love each other! I have a
million picture of these two!

Papa and Brooks

RECAP of the holidays! Part 3

The weekend of December 15th we had a family
wedding to attend. As you know I was the cake baker.
It was a busy weekend, but when the wedding came
I was stressfree and ready to have some fun. And
you can tell by the photos we all had a GREAT time!

Me and Jeanie holding some Peonies that our cousin
David took from one of the arrangements! They were
the most beautiful flowers!


Mom holding the first slice of Cake. It was soooo yummy!

Me, Amy, Grace, Lauren, and Jeanie all enjoying some
CAKE!! Amy and Grace are two of our sweet cousins.


Mom and Lauren peeking around someone so I
could snap a photo.

Cousins, Moms and Aunts all getting down on the
dance floor! Mom was loving it!