I miss havig a garden!

I can remember helping mom plant a huge garden in Grass Valley. I loved to help her plant, weed, and harvest all the goodies. I even remember canning pickle relish one year. It is the one thing that I wish we had room for at the house. 

Well, our friend Chad invited us to his garden to get some goodies before the weather gets too cold. Boy did we make out! I made 2 gallons of salsa and shared with many of our friends, fresh corn, cucumber salad, and I can not wait to bake the zucchini!

Chad even let Tristan pick out his own pumpkin!

 Tristan loves to paint the little one's!

Thanks Chad for the awesome goodies and my trip down memory lane!

What are friends for...?

Tristan's good friend Paige had surgery on her leg. We stopped over to see her yesterday but Tristan had fallen asleep. We came over today because he could not quit talking about her. When we got there she asked Tristan if she could paint his nails... to all of our surprise he said yes.

Love that she picked the Boise State colors : )

Needless to say we got home and got it all off before football practice!

Love that they have grown into such good friends!

Another Falcon Saturday!

Another day of Upward Football. The Falcons had a great week!

I have been so busy training I have not had time to post the game from a couple weeks ago. Always love the tunnel!

Got some great action shots this week. Tristan is really progressing!

Another TJ touchdown!

Auntie came to catch the game!

I love the focus!

I love being his Mom, I can't say it enough!

Best job of my life!

A Falcon Nail Biter - TJ's first touch down

Game 2 of Tristan's football season was a bit of a nail biter.

It was also the first points put on the board and guess who scored first.

Our own little TJ, Yep the first touchdown is in the books!

It was pep rally day. The BSU spirit squad paid our field a visit.

Guess who got Buster's Autograph!

That afternoon Dani and Bug paid us a visit. It was so nice to catch up with her and watch the kids play! 

BSU 42 VS AIR FORCE 20

Idaho Statesman

After an 18 mile run and about 40 minutes to paint up and pick up TJ from school and get the Antie, it was game time!

That is my boy!

Tex sitting in the rain : )

Remembering 9/11

WE WILL NEVER 

FORGET

Everyone remembers where they were on that fateful day 12 years ago and so much has happened since then. Some have processed the tragedy and some have not. One of my tenants was in the New York Airport on that day and was also a Paramedic from Boston. This tenant served for two weeks at ground zero and was there to see the second plane hit the tower, she has not watched any of the footage, nor has she been back to the site. When she heard a piece of the site was going to be placed in a park here in Boise she asked me to go visit the Memorial with her.

KTVB.COM

Posted on August 20, 2013 at 2:45 PM

Updated Wednesday, Sep 11 at 10:08 AM

STAR, Idaho - It's an unlikely place to find a 3,000-pound iron beam from the former World Trade Center in New York City.
However, Montry Smith's custom trailer business on Knox Street has been the proud home of Boise's future 9/11 memorial while it has taken shape in the last year.
That's where Smith -- the fabricator -- has worked alongside artist Amber Conger to sculpt large, stainless steel rings around this visceral relict from ground zero.
"Everybody walks up to the beam," Smith says, describing the connection he has with this raw hunk of metal that was twisted out of shape in the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.
"It puts into context the size of the buildings," Montry adds. "It's like a toothpick compared to a redwood."
Physically, the piece of metal Conger selected for the memorial is very large. The beam is nearly 2-inches thick and weighs as much as a compact car. The surface dents show how it was sheered and melted as the twin towers exploded and collapsed.
In contrast, the symmetrical stainless steel rings that frame and hold the piece couldn't be any different.
"I really felt like it was important to let the beam be what it is," Conger told KTVB.
Conger says the rings are meant to evoke ripples in a pond. They're also used to physically hold the massive piece of metal. The goal has been to display the beam so its symbolism is left to open interpretation.
Her creation will eventually find its way to Boise's Riverside Park just off Americana Boulevard. It will be dedicated during a special ceremony in conjunction with the Boise Fire Department. The exact time has yet to be scheduled