making pie...

I'm not a cake person. I don't like to eat cake. It just doesn't taste good to me. I'm okay with cookies and I love brownies. Pie, however, doesn't usually tempt me. Now, pecan pie is always good, but other than that, there are few pies that I can't pass up. Until now.

Miss Pottenger introduced me to chess pie not so long ago. It's like pecan pie but not quite so sweet and you can use walnuts rather than pecans. I love it. When I first made one, I had some extra filling and extra dough, not to mention a mini pie pan, so I made a little one.

It was scrumptious.

And I can't wait to make another one...

spun gold...

On Saturday, Carin, Vicky and I drove up to Cripple Creek. Fall here in Colorado means the aspen leaves turn from green to gold. I love to go out and see them--the sight is breathtaking. Here's a few of my favorite shots from this year...




Rumplestiltskin eat your heart out!

saturday snapshot...

Here's the second in my Saturday Snapshot...

This was taken at the Denver Aquarium when Carin and I took the Myers kids. These were just beautiful and I was intrigued. Let me know what you think!

welcome Taytum Marie!

A few days ago I told you about my friend Deb, who was waiting to deliver her second daughter. Well, yesterday afternoon around 3:00 she went to the hospital. And sometime around 6, Taytum Marie made her grand entrance.

I went to see her today and Taytum is adorable. Just over 6 pounds, dark hair and the longest toes I've ever seen on a newborn. But talking doesn't do much--here's the photos! (I didn't take many because Trey, her proud daddy, handed her over to me shortly after we got there--and I wasn't going to pass up the opportunity to hold the bundle of cuteness!)

Here's me with Taytum...


And her proud daddy...

Shelly showing Taytum off to Will and Kayla...

And the cute girl all by herself...

(I didn't take any pictures of Deb because women who have just given birth shouldn't have cameras stuck in their faces. Not to mention that between Shelly and I, we held Taytum almost the whole time.)

when I'm in the market...

Some days, I just want to move. I'm not too picky--just somewhere with more space, less people, thicker walls. I was looking through Carin's pictures recently and found the perfect home for me...Think the owners are willing to sell?

I thought not.

(I'll have to check with Carin, but this is some house in England. She visited there recently. Must be great to work for the government!)