Homesick Texan

(Not my own photo)
I LERVE to cook. I'm a frequent Recipiezaar searcher and have also found a blog that makes my tummy so happy!
The Homesick Texan... mmmm!


As soon as I find out how to show links on my sidebar, this will be top of the list (besides care group blogs!)

Oma is 98!!

Or two years old, as she has started counting backwards. Here she is holding Syd:
And blowing out candles in her birthday streusel!

Welcome to the World Campbell!

Campbell Shaw was born this past Sunday- welcome girlie! She is beautiful!
Here she is- making a face but no sound came out at all! Looking at the photo you would think the windows were shattering, but she was just so quiet!

Bumbo Time!

Shawn and Sydney got some quality time on Saturday while I was shooting- they sat on the couch and watched basketball all day! Here she is in her Bumbo (thanks Julie!)
Seven weeks old today!!

Family Resemblance

God is so cool! I was over at Mom and Dad Melton's Sunday and they had out baby pictures of my brother James. It was like looking at Sydney via 1981!

James:


Sydney:


Oh and Mom (Grandma), you can thank me later for cropping out your Eighties perm!

Way to go F3's! The Annual F3 Academy Awards were held last Wednesday-
it was so awesome to see everyone participate! F3's are small high
school student groups that meet during the week for bible study. Each
year a group puts together a video - anything from American Idol spoofs
to Star Wars battles. So far Shawn and I have helped with three years
running of Academy Awards. Everyone dresses up like stars and feasts on
decadent food!

Kyle and Jeff entertained the crowd with manly singing while votes were tallied:
and Francis Howell won best picture!!


The pics we took are in the youth office- in a hard drive :) Ask my hubby Shawn if you would like some!

Oh so cute!

Holy junk, have I stumbled upon something yummy:

Watermelon Lemonade

1	cup lemon juice
1	cup superfine sugar
4 1/2	cups water
3	cups chopped seeded watermelons
2	tablespoons light corn syrup

1. In a blender, puree the watermelon with the corn syrup.
2. Strain to remove any bits of seed that remain.
3. Combine the lemon juice and sugar in a large pitcher.
4. Stir until the sugar is completely dissolved.
5. Add the puree along with the water.
6. Serve over ice in tall glass.

I bought seedless watermelon at Costco and it was too ripe, kind of like biting into some Memoryfoam- so I looked for drinks on Recipiezaar (my new fave site). One of the raves about it said that 'it is the nectar of the gods', so I thought I would try it. So yummy!