Orange Juicing Kind of Day!

Hi everybody! Today I spent a whole lot of time outside in my garden, and all over my back yard and noticed just how many oranges are loaded down on my trees. What am I to do with them all? I thought,  "Why not pick a bunch and squeeze some orange juice?" So that's what I set out to do. Here is the bowl I always use to collect the oranges.

  After squeezing everything I picked I made about 6 cups, or 48 oz. of juice. Which looked like this.

Even though I picked two bowls full, it didn't seem to make a dent on the tree. And I have three trees!! It would be a shame to waste them. Maybe I'll make orange marmalade! Anyone have a good recipe?

Here's hoping all of you have a sun-shiny day...even if it's snowing! Now "orange" you glad you stopped by my blog today? Hee hee! Your cheesy joke telling friend, Taniya

An April Weekend

What do we do around here over the weekend? We usually try to kick our feet up as much as possible. But some weekends are full of work because it's the only time Clark Kent has to do some major stuff...like fix fences.

Luke got some muscle building time mowing the lawn,

and Alani washed the car!

 

 

Later in the evening, I got into my pj's kind of early to get comfy and we drove to pick up our daughter at a friend's house who had a bonfire. So I wore my new bunny slippers! Ha ha!

My sister brought them over the last time I was sick and I think they're so cute. But don't worry, my husband went to the door to get her! Sunday morning I got up early, like I do almost every Sunday morning, to make a funner-than-usual breakfast. Like multi-grain blueberry pancakes! Mmmm!

(My pancakes never turn out perfectly round) And how about some bacon?

Can't forget the oatmeal with walnuts and cranberries.

I squeezed some orange juice and made coffee too but didn't take photos of that. Hee hee! We got nice and full before heading to church. I think we ran some boring errands after that and then just relaxed the rest of the day at home. I hope your weekend was great and that your work week isn't too stressful! If it is, you can always head on over here to my little blog for some funny pictures and uplifting words! Blessings to you, Taniya

It's Thursday

And what do we do on Thursday? We throw it back, that's what. Way back!

Oh my goodness, it's an 80's style selfie! And yes, that's me. I believe those white sunglasses were very in at the time. I remember my mom made those curtains, and, of course those are framed photos of surfers on my wall!

Now that I've embarrassed myself I'll sign off for today. Happy Throwback Thursday and feel free to share YOUR old photos (so I won't feel so alone in my embarrassment. Ha ha). By guys!! Taniya

Saturday, Sweet Saturday

Welcome to my Saturday! A day to be free from the workweek. A day to have more fun and relaxation than your normal weekday. No schoolwork!

Time to strap on your trainers and take a longer run.

And time to play with chalk!

Everyone was very busy. My husband even made stencils!

Alani drew a sunset with a palm tree and the ocean.

Luke made  trees too!

Clark Kent just made some funky designs. Ha ha! What did I do? I took photos of course, went for a run, worked in my garden, made a trip to the farmer's market to get our produce for the week, and ate some yummy yogurt and granola!

I hope your weekend started off right, with good times and relaxation! I wonder what Sunday will bring? Now we're off to see a movie! Happy weekend :) Taniya

Our Easter!

Our Easter went something like this. First, I took my two youngest ones to a "teen egg hunt" which I thought was an awesome idea because most of  the time, the city egg hunts are for little kids. Maybe up to age ten or twelve. That leaves out a lot of kids that still want to have fun. Teenagers are still kids and love a good hunt! This hunt was AT NIGHT!

My two on the right and a couple friends. Everyone got glow necklaces and bracelets and scrambled all over a big field to collect fun stuff. there were packs of cookies, licorice, and even sunglasses out there!

The whole basketball court was a dance floor and they had a DJ! There was a girl with a glowing hula-hoop. Fun idea!

This is how it turned out when I tried to get a picture, ha ha! Then on Easter Day we had our own little hunt at home. (And my son got a haircut!)

We had ham and sweet potatoes and lots of yummy food!

I've been sick so everyone helped out in the kitchen. I hope you had a lovely Easter full of family, fun, and God's blessings! Taniya