Wow, it seems like forever since i have been here! so much has happened.

i am the cookie mom for my daughter's troop and all i can say is "i'm in cookie hell".

She sold almost 400 boxes of cookies.

i still have another month left then i am done and can't wait. i have so many cookies staring at me. i can't stand it.

finished a pair of fingerless gloves for my secret sister. they turned out ok.

i am also working on a purple blanket for football. they just changed out colors on our team. football will be here before you know it.

well my baby is finally officially 12. we had a makeup party with 8 of her very best friends. they showed up and there was a long table with mirrors and little bowls of water with washcloths that were wrapped up with ribbons and little candles.

they had cucumber masks which were a hoot and they complained about peeling it off. it hurts! oh pleeeeeze!

then they got to put on the real stuff! MAKEUP. they looked a group of racoons.

mom had balloons and roses as well.

successful party!

Here we are in Dayton, Ohio for a jam fest. Mariah's squad tied for second place out of 7 teams!

GO AGENTS!

I made the santa hat!

This morning i got up and made some potato soup.

Here's the recipe:

5 or 6 med to large potatoes (i like red or gold yukon)

1 stick of butter

1 red bell pepper

1 leek

chicken broth

milk

I peel my potatoes and cook them in chicken broth.

Then i take a stick of butter and saute my leek and red bell pepper. If you don't have leeks, use green onions. The Leek has strong onion flavor.

after i saute the leek and red bell pepper i add some milk and then i puree.

i take the chicken broth and pour most of it out but leave some of it in. i take a masher and mash some of the poatoes and pour the puree in. then i season it with garlic pepper salt. i add more milk till you get the consistency that you want. voila.

it's really good especially on a cold day and very filling!

i have added pureed carrots and i added corn to the recipe as well. it's really good. you can add cheese too if you want. i am just trying to make it low cal beside the stick of butter.