Happy Birthday "Moody Cakes"

Christmas, absent Jill & Mags

POP'S TOP TEN

Pops gives us the TOP TEN things overheard over Christmas

• "Can we go now?"
• "Jeanette. Is it okay to take Lipitor with Jack Daniels?"
• "I'm sorry I dozed off, Doug. Now what were you saying about Obama?"
• "Now there's a switch ..... Mike & Merry just sold their Honda"
• "Every year it's the same thing, Richard has a few beers and breaks out the guitar"
• "Hey, look! Charger playoff tickets"
• "I'm going shopping for your present. Do ya want pepperoni or extra cheese?"
• "Hey, Doug. That egg nog's for everybody"
• "For the love of God can we go now?"
• "Attention: please wash your paper plates and return them to the supply closet"

Salmon and Christmas Cheer With Annette & Shawn

Pine Valley Community Church Christmas

Jenny's Star

Christmas 2010

Celebrating Bill's BD & Christmas

Peter "The Hammer" Ottenweller

Our very own Peter Ottenweller has just been awarded the honor of being Sonoma County's next Superior Court judge. CONGRATULATIONS !!

A Small Church Christmas Gathering At Joe & Geni's

From Mimi's Kitchen

Tested & approved for Mimi’s Kitchen:

Cottage Pie

I love casseroles because you can prepare them ahead of time; than simply throw them in the oven when guests arrive..

Serves 6

• 3 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
• 1 large yellow onion, diced medium
• 2 large carrots, cut into 3/4-inch pieces
• Coarse salt and ground pepper
• 2 tablespoons tomato paste
• 1 pound ground beef or lamb
• 2 teaspoons fresh thyme leaves
• 1 cup dark (porter) beer
• 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 3/4 cup frozen peas
• 1 large russet potato (3/4 pound), very thinly sliced

Directions

1.    Preheat oven to 400 degrees. In a large skillet, heat 1 tablespoon butter over medium-high. Add onion and carrots and cook, stirring often, until onion is soft, 5 minutes. Season with salt and pepper and stir in tomato paste. Add meat and cook, breaking up with a wooden spoon, until almost cooked through, 3 minutes. Add thyme and beer and bring to a boil. Cook, stirring frequently, until slightly reduced, 2 minutes. Sprinkle flour over mixture and stir to combine. Add 1 cup water and cook until mixture thickens, about 2 minutes. Stir in peas and season with salt and pepper.

2.    Transfer mixture to a 2-quart baking dish. Top with potatoes, overlapping slices. Season potatoes with salt and pepper and drizzle with 2 tablespoons butter. Bake until potatoes are browned around edges and tender when pierced with a knife, 40 to 45 minutes. Let cool 10 minutes before serving.

POP'S TOP TEN

Well, Pops and Mimi are into their sixth day of sitting and seem happy there is only one day left till Anne & Robby return from Cabo. Pops gives us the TOP TEN things overheard in the past six days.

• "Mimi, you look like you need a nap"
• "Mom always lets me do it"
• "Damn, where's Anne's index card with all her witticisms?"
• "You take a shower ... "no, you take a shower first" ... "No, you take a shower first" .... No, you take a shower first" ...."no, you
• "Kids, if you're hungry, there's chips and salsa behind my ears"
• "How much longer can I enjoy Josie's cuteness"
• "Maybe now's not a good time to ask to play golf"
• "Doesn't it feel like we're on a two-hour feeding schedule?"
• "Mimi, I'm allergic to no"
• "Owen, look, Mimi's shaking like a bunny!"

"Now do I have this right ...... Anne's coming back and she'll have to do this, by herself, for the rest of her life"

Caleb's Science Project

Cuyamaca College Science Fair winner.... Caleb Murrell.

Andrew's first wrestling match......

POP'S TOP TEN

Pops gives us the TOP TEN ways to make tooth pulling more exciting

• Use an oven mitt
• One tooth $5  -  two teeth $10,000
• You don't think pulling teeth is exciting? What are you, insane?
• Get a couple of play-by-play guys
• Double if pliers are used
• Takes place in kitchen while mom's fix'in dinner
• Try doing it with a mouth full of spaghetti
• Just before tooth is pulled  -  scream  - "Let's get ready to rumble!"
• Triple if pulled with a string and a door knob
• No hands!!!

Two,two, two teeth in one ....week!

Expensive week for the Tooth Fairy!

Thanksgiving with the Clarks

Doogie in the desert

Taste's Yigit Pura, Top Chef "Just Desserts"

MeMe Pederson giving Yigit praise

Adoring fans

MeMe looks mighty proud

First Holy Communion Is Always Special

PASO FUN!

Pop's 67th birthday

                   Happy Birthday Pops!

A Story Online

I wrote an assigned story about bedbugs for Mulntomah's school paper. While it wasn't a particualry intriguing topic, it was worthwhile because a women in my article writing class used the story on her business' blog to promote the sale of her product--her buisness is called Essential Wholesale.

http://essentialu.typepad.com/my_weblog/2010/11/a-closer-look-at-bed-bugs-guest-post-liz-clark.html

Liz

Grapes Of Rath

Kleenex Time!

Josh, No. 21, and His Team--The JV Multnomah Lions!

Pops, Mimi, Ted & Jane spend a morning with Dennis Prager

The new Lexus dealer in town is magnificent to say the least. They kicked-off their new dealership with an invite to talk-show host, Dennis Prager, to broadcast from the dealership. Lunch and a talk by Dennis followed.

More Halloween treats!

Spending Way Too Much Time At The Computer!

Whew! it's over

Ever notice that Oak Valley is never kind. Oh, it's a beauty, and always on every one's Top Ten list, but it's never kind. We've seen fires in the foothills, snow on the ground, rain, wind, and dust that looked like fog. Maybe it's the altitude and the Gorgornio pass? Whatever, yesterday Bob Phillips was the lone survivor with a winning score of 2-over par (74). The rest, they were just glad it was over!

You'd of thought Bob might have the opportunity to take some of the two-ball cash, nope, the team of Colsant and Tagge had that pleasure. Joe and Dave posted scores of 75/77 and took all the loot.

OAK VALLEY
Individual                              Phillips 74/Colsant 75
Team                                     Colsant/Tagge 65

You're never too old for an In-n-Out hat......

Halloween madness

Off To A Night's Haul