School Supplies...

Vista del Valle School is one of the more needy schools in the pretty affluent district the church sits in. Each year we do a school supply drive to collect for kids that don't have the means to purchase what they need.

The board of missions and social action spearheads the drive and I was chosen to co-chair the collection with Ann whom I am on the board with. I made up a nice display and decorated a box to place out in the narthex (lobby) of the church.

I made an announcment the first week, then the teenagers got together to make an annoucment the second week... by the end the box was so overflowing that we had to stack the additional supplies in the back room... It really did my heart good to see the congregation band together and help a good cause... Many kids will benefit from this collection... Praise God for moving in this way!

Egg Rolls...

I just love egg rolls... who am I kidding, I love anything deep fried... The other day I got the stuff together: cabbage, bean sprouts, mushrooms, carrots, ground chicken, and lots of soy sauce...

I diced everything fine and violently threw it onto the grill:

Once it was cooked, I laid out the wanton wrappers with a nice pile of filling, and egg wash around the open corner:

If there is one thing I can't stand is a skimpy egg roll, so I rolled mine nice and fat:

They were so hot, crunchy, and delicious! I threw the left over filling back on the grill with some noodles to make chow mien, it was a perfect bed for the amazing egg rolls..

Happy Birthday Amanda!

Amanda's Birthday was this week so I made a little dinner for her and Shel... Nothing fancy, BBQ chicken, twice baked potatoes and some veggies...

I did get a special little cake with her name on it...

Fun times!

Masquerade!

Candace wanted to do something different for her 30th birthday so she decided to make us all dress up in masquerade masks and outfits.... A super fun idea...

The party was at a big house up on the hill and there was no shortage of fun, booze, and food...

Some masks were small...

Some were big...
Mine was Lady Gaga inspired; pa pa pa poker face...

Everyone had a really nice time... Happy Birthday Candace!