Rain-Ba Hum bug!!

Rain, rain go away! Well, we get rain today. Hopefully, it empties the clouds while they are overhead and move on to soak out the fires in the north of the state. I must say that the rain has been good for my ferns this year. They look the best they have ever been. Good day to catch up on unfinished indoor things.

rhubarb cake

This is a fabulous recipe and everyone who eats it absolutely loves it so I have to share it. It is bestest if served warm!!!! :)
1 pkg chocolate cake mix
1 cup water
1/3 cup oil
3 eggs
4 cups sliced fresh rhubarb
1 cup sugar
1 pint (2 cups) whipping cream

Heat over in 350. Grease and flour 13x9 pan. IN large bowl, combine cake mix, water, oil and eggs at low speed until moistened. Beat 2 minutes at highest speed. Pour into greased and floured pan. Top with rhubarb. Sprinkle with sugar. Pour cream over top. Take at 350 degrees for 1 1/4 - 1 1/2 hours or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Serve warm. ENJOY

rhubarb

I'm pretty proud of how my rhubarb looks. It actually has nothing to do with my green thumb-cause it isn't green!!! The good Lord has mercy on me and that's a good thing all around!! I think we are going to have another summer day today. My garden is starting to look pretty good. The perennials are doing super but the annuals are having a hard time. The flowers in my pots are doing great.

sandals in the snow

This photo was taken at Turnagain Pass on Memorial Day 2006. We were dressed for the hot weather at ground level but up in the pass there was a lot of snow yet, although, there was a warm breeze.

Homer, Alaska

Here I am in the red with my niece, Shonna,in the blue and my sister, Shirlee, in the black coat on the beach in Homer. We drove down there on Saturday and had a fun time shopping in the little sidewalk shops and walking on the beach. We had a mission while on the beach. We collected flat rocks to put into a rock walkway I'm planning on making. I'm so excited about it. I probably should go to Home Depot to get information on how to construct this thing. :) We enjoyed God's beautiful creation the whole way down to Homer. We were able to see a fabulous sight of the mountains and the active volcano, Augustine, while there. I posted a photo of the Augustine volcano, it usually is a beautiful cone shape but with the way the atmosphere was on Saturday it looked like a mound instead of a cone. All the mountains on the other side of the inlet looked like a sight you would see in the Grand Canyon area. Our niece had a fun time getting all the attention from us aunts and her uncle Jim.

bridal shower cake

This is a bridal shower cake I did yesterday I had a plan in my head but wasn't sure how it was going to turn out. I was pretty pleased with the outcome.

mayor's marathon

My son Jordan ran the mayor's marathon in Anchorage on Saturday, June 17,06. This photo was taken at 7 am before the race. There was a lot of excitement in the air! About 1800 people participated in the race that day. This was his first marathon he ever ran in. He finished in the middle of the pack! It was a pretty exciting event for the racers and the spectators. I don't know how to remove one of these photos so you get to view 2 of them. :)