Tuesday, April 20, 2010

Heidi's Orange "Salad" (MN term)

6 CUPS BOILING WATER
6 OZ.ORANGE JELLO
6 OZ. VANILLA PUDDING (NOT INSTANT)
6 OZ. TAPIOCA PUDDING (NOT INSTANT)
8 OZ. TUB COOL WHIP
BOIL WATER, ADD PUDDINGS AND JELLO. BOIL FOR THREE MIN, STIRRING CONSTANTLY. ADD 1 CAN MANDARIN ORANGES.
COOL MOST OF THE WAY
FOLD IN COOL WHIP
FINISH COOLING

Saturday, April 10, 2010

Muskies, Folk Dancing & Pow-wows Oh My

The kids and I had a busy day:


The muskies started migrating up to the Wingra dam a few days ago and so we started our day at the dam. We saw about 15 big ones today. Jevin and I even saw a big one jump! We also got to talk to a family portaging the dam with a canoe and chat with a fisherman as he reeled in a nice sunfish.


After playing outside, we took in a fun folk music performance. Enavi joined up with a new friend and had a blast dancing then they did an unexpected encore in which we all got to do a fun circle dance.


After the dancing we grabbed lunch across the street from where Jen and I lived when we first came to Madison and then swung over to the Wunk Sheek Spring Pow-Wow for the Grand Entry. The music, dancing and regalia were very nice and the kids had a good time even as they were starting to tire out. They asked us not to photograph & video the Grand Entry which has a huge parade of dancers in full regalia but we still managed to get a few clips of songs and dancing.





After a trip through the local garden center we decided to skip the Wisconsin Gourd Festival and the Mustard Museum's grand opening in Middleton to play at home.

After some homemade soy-cheese pizza and snuggling with mom it was off to bed. The kids were out cold as soon as their heads hit the pillows.

Thanks Mom!

A big thank you to my mom for this nice patio mat.

Thank you!

Sunday, April 4, 2010

Easter Smiles

A few pics I took today...



Hope you all had a blessed Easter!

Happy Easter 2010!

Here's Veronica singing with the angel choir and full choir this morning. You can barely make her out as the little head in the back below the conductor's right elbow!



O Risen Lord, by K. Lee Scott


O risen Lord, O glorious Son,
Now is the mighty battle won:
Songs of praising we are raising:
Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia!

On the third morning he arose,
shining in victory o'er his foes:
Earth is singing, heaven is ringing:
Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia!

After the death that him befell,
Christ our Lord has harrowed hell
Sing with gladness, gone is sadness,
Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia!

The Lord of all things lives anew,
and all his saints are rising too:
May our living be thanksgiving:
Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia!