It has been quite a busy few days. getting back into the swing of working 9-5 everyday after being on vacation for 7 days. Yeah that is somewhat hard. Of course there are things have been interesting. We have been able to start old projects again, which is being a big help at work.
I cook my first deer meat last night for the dogs but still working on getting my brother to let me have some that is not freezer burned.
Last night I made breakfast for dinner. Pumpkin Waffles with Pecans on them and Over Easy Eggs and Bacon/Sausage. It turned out good. I had lunch with my mom Carol, she bought me lunch. That was really nice of her. I can't wait for October I love eating lunch with my Mom and Aunt. Mom leaves on September 10, for Niagra Falls with My Aunt, Annette, and Grandma for her 90th Birthday. What a vacation that will be.
I'm looking forward to so many thimgs that are coming up. Yet there are things I'm not looking forward to as well.
My mind jumps around on what I am thinking. You would love it if you could just watch the movies of what my brain is think all the time. To much time on my hands. But for now I just want to focus on the things coming up for like. Thanksgiving, Christmas, and A trip to Utah in April with a good friend for Family History. Yeah I would really like to move forward on some of the family lines but I just don't where I should start dead ends are hard to break thru. I don't understand the new Family Search. They make it so hard to do your research. Ok. enough of this kind of ranting.
Mike and Michelle have headed to sac and then will head to Santa Cruz to spend the weekend with Mel and Guido. So no newly weds at my house for 3 days. That just leaves Mary. I'm hoping for a quite weekend since it will be a three day weekend. Monday will be the breakfast and Parade in Nicolaus. I guess after all the years of attending with my kids for school, I have gotten conditioned to attending the parade every year around this time. I like to look at the booths. Don't buy much just look. But it is something to do with my day. Ok I guess I'm done for now later aligater.
Friday, August 31, 2012
Wednesday, August 29, 2012
30 Years Together
On August 27, 2012 I was my 30th wedding Anniversary. Wow that just never seems to get easier to say. I accutally have lived 30 years with the same person. Of course that being said, I would not have wanted to spend that 30 years with anyone else. We may have our disagreements at times. But I love my husband very much and look forward to the days when all the kids have finally moved out and on with their lives.
How funny it that to say. Yes I still have kids at home. With the economy these days it is just cheaper and easier on the kids to live at home with Mom and Dad. The kids are working on getting their education and jobs. So things get pretty tight around the house sometimes. But we manage to make it thru. Now 30 years later we have 3 kids, 1 daughter in law, 1 cat and 2 dogs. Yes this is our small family. However, the size it is what we(my husband and I) have come to enjoy having around us. So just so we are clear. I love my husband and children. Taking vacations with my family is a joy. But I think I need a couples vacation. Just me and my husband. I'm think Tahoe or maybe Vegas. No Vegas takes too much gas. Prices are too high. I guess Tahoe would be the next best thing. I love the trees and they have a great place along the shore that we can walk and get exercise. So who knows we will have to see.
How funny it that to say. Yes I still have kids at home. With the economy these days it is just cheaper and easier on the kids to live at home with Mom and Dad. The kids are working on getting their education and jobs. So things get pretty tight around the house sometimes. But we manage to make it thru. Now 30 years later we have 3 kids, 1 daughter in law, 1 cat and 2 dogs. Yes this is our small family. However, the size it is what we(my husband and I) have come to enjoy having around us. So just so we are clear. I love my husband and children. Taking vacations with my family is a joy. But I think I need a couples vacation. Just me and my husband. I'm think Tahoe or maybe Vegas. No Vegas takes too much gas. Prices are too high. I guess Tahoe would be the next best thing. I love the trees and they have a great place along the shore that we can walk and get exercise. So who knows we will have to see.
My Vacation to Boise Idaho 8-16-23
We left at 5:45am from my step moms house in Rio Oso Ca.
We made the 2 hour trip to sparks Nevada and stopped at the Casino my dad would stop at when he was Alive Terrible Rail City. We had a good breakfast. Then we let everyone plays the games. This was the first time Michelle was legal to play. We piled back into the car and got gas down the road. Then head to Winnamaca our next stop for gas. The van did well on this leg of the trip. My thoughts were that it was happy to be going on such a long trip. Micheal and Mixhelle split the drive from Winnamoca to Boise. We arrived at about 6 pm.
The next day was full of things to get ready for the reunion. My cousin Rhett Garner wife Marie came over and taught us how to make Tamales. I was so happy I finally learned how to make them. We made 300 for the reunion. Then before that it was picking blackberries in the patch. We ended up with almost 4 buckets. Aunt Linda dumped hers 3 times. She fell once in the melon patch. Called for help, and I went running only I didn't know how to get to her so the first attempt I lost my flip flop in a pile of grass clippings. But I found it. Yeah. Then I went a different way and found her sitting on a pile of old tires. It was a funny site. She asked me to pick more Blackberries for her so I had to climb a old piece of fencing that was at an angle. I did but I really had to stretch up high to reach the berries she want me to get . We then climbed they uncle Royces Mellon and squash patch to get more berries. We headed back to the house as Marie had come back from dropping Rhett off with Tryus for a nap. We head to the store for last minute groceries for the reunion. Marie and went one direction and my mom and Aunt Linda went another we got what Marie need forger Cilantro Lime Dressing (recipe in my email) any way we then were to meet up with them I the ice cream isle. We found them with a cart full of pop. Aunt Linda then put popsicles in the cart. Home we went. Marie made her dressing while Linda, mom, and I worked on food for the reunion. We didn't do much that night just relaxed. next thing I knew it was 10pm and I was tired. Couldn't sleep until after 11pm or maybe midnight I forget.
the next day was full of fun there was packing up and cooking Tamales and Enchiladas. Heat the meat for the taco's (or reheating and adding the seasoning.). I hadn't yet printed my photo's for the reunion. So Michelle decided, she would ride with me to the store to get them printed from my ipod. FYI can't be done needed to send them to Walgreens via the internet which I had left at my aunt's house. As we headed out we looked down the road we were going and you could see the cloud of smoke on the road. It was horrible for my head. I had a hard time breathing. But we finished our mission at the dollar tree. We then we went back to my aunt's house to try to print there, no such luck and I downloaded the app to my Ipod and sent the pics that way to be print. That left a short time to help pack the cars and get ready to go to the park for the reunion.
I was the designatedto be the one to return to pick up the Enchaladas at 11:30am in order to get it back in time for 12:30pm start time. Of course I tried but since the bring back list was not available when I was suppose to leave, I didn't leave on time. I got back 15 minutes late but all in all it really turned out good. Everyone had a good time. Even my third cousin Jeff Hochstrasser came from Idaho Falls. He gave me personel family history to add to mine on Ancestry.com. So I could connect him to our family. There were games for the kids to play, games for the adults to play. Some just took walks with the kids, while other just sat and visited with family. We took a big picture everyone. I'm hoping to get a copy of it soon.
We ate Mexican food for two days. Most of us felt after that we were going to need a break on Mexican food.
On Sunday, my cousin was leaving for Idaho Falls with his family. So we attended Sacrament Meeting with my Aunt and Uncle, then we headed home to say good bye to cousin and his family. We all had a good time. Later my cousin Brooke, and Dakin brought their families over and we had dinner again. I was still full from Lunch so I didn't eat anything. Then we sat down and played Bunco. I had never played before. We had a lot of fun playing with the younger kids. They won most of the games. Although, Mike and Ron were not in the game mood, Aunt Linda, was not going to let them be party poopers. Or so she thought. Finally she gave up, (mad) and we started to play. I acutually had a good time. All the prizes were candie, or toys. It was quite fun, for me it was like farkle or Yatzee to me.
On Monday, Aunt Linda had hit here end so the Kids, Ron and I headed out to the local eating place to get something for breakfast. Then off to look for gifts to take back to ca we went. I got a call from my friend Karen and we made an appt to meet at 11:30am at The Crackle Barrell. Nice place to eat and a nice place to shop. I had a wonderful visit with my friend for about an hour. I miss her alot. While I got to spend time with my friend, they ended up downtown at the gift store Taters, it was only a few blocks from The Idaho Candy Company. However, I called them to come get me. It was not until the next day that they figured out this info. After picking me up we headed back to Aunt Linda's. We ate some lunch and waited until 4pm to go to the State Fair.
We head to the Western Idaho State Fair. We parked at the fair grounds with not alot of trouble. We paid to get in to the fair. Then we met up to exchange phone numbers should we get separated. We started down to the left where they had booths of all kinds selling items. Aunt Linda and my mom stop at one that had next coolers for sale and wanted to buy 4 because it was at a better price. so I got to choose one I chose a Boise State one. I wore it all through the fair that night. I never got hot. (Yeah) Michelle got a pretty blue and white one. We then headed on down the walk way to look at other booths. Finally we got to the booth with the Toratados( not sure of the spelling here) anyway my aunt bought two of them. It was nice to eat these. We ate our Toratadoes and head around the corner where we bought a Idaho spud Ice Cream,(In case you don't know what that is its Vanilla Ice Cream shape in a potatoe shape and then rolled in coco powder, cut down the middle with whipped cream pipped in and then Chocolate Syrup driseled over it.) We also shared this. Aunt Linda and Uncle Royce met someone they knew, so the rest of us headed down the food walkway. So we got soem water and waited for them to catch up. When they caught up we got Corn Dogs, and a blooming Onion. We then set off to go look around. The guys went to see the animals and the rest of us head to the exhibit hall. So off we went looking around. We finally met back up and went to see the Hypnotis show. It was ok, but since that is not my thing anymore. I just could not get into. When it was finished we head out to go home with my mom and Aunt Linda stopped to shop for several. Since we took 2 vans, we headed home to wait for them. It took them about 15 minutes to after we got home for them to get there.
The next day was really nice day. I guess I forgot to write that on Monday my uncle took me and my mom for a long walk. We what I thought was going to be a walk turned into a climb up Hill Road.(name of road is what is was. A probably 30% grade up hill.) but I survived and so did mom we did that in about an hour. It was nice to do. The day was full of more hunting for stuff to take back to CA like Toe Juice, and gifts. Once done. we headed back to Aunt Linda's where we got into the van and headed to Nampa to show Mike and Michelle the Electronic's shop which my Uncle own's of course it had not changed much in all these years. But it was still nice to see my cousin and his wife Cindy, also my uncle Alan.(Who by the way to me looks alot like my dad). Ok now I ended up on Tuesday going for a walk again with my uncle and my mom same route just we moved faster, finishing in about 45 minutes. Not bad for us old folks. I needed the walk for sure. I was a relaxing night with ribs for dinner and corn from my uncle's garden, Cucumber's, and Squash sauted. So much food. I could not eat that much. Oh we also got to go to the fancey freeze and go by my GrandParents Hatch's old home house was still there. White in color, Bucking Horse Windmill gone. But still I was able to show Mike his greatgrandparents house.
With all this said and done it was time to start the packing, and prep for the drive home to CA. Leaving Idaho was sad but good. I will miss my extended family but I could not wait to get back into my King size bed, even thought it meant a big dog called Jade would share it with us.
Well that was our trip to the Hochstrasser Family Reunion for August 18th, 2012.
We made the 2 hour trip to sparks Nevada and stopped at the Casino my dad would stop at when he was Alive Terrible Rail City. We had a good breakfast. Then we let everyone plays the games. This was the first time Michelle was legal to play. We piled back into the car and got gas down the road. Then head to Winnamaca our next stop for gas. The van did well on this leg of the trip. My thoughts were that it was happy to be going on such a long trip. Micheal and Mixhelle split the drive from Winnamoca to Boise. We arrived at about 6 pm.
The next day was full of things to get ready for the reunion. My cousin Rhett Garner wife Marie came over and taught us how to make Tamales. I was so happy I finally learned how to make them. We made 300 for the reunion. Then before that it was picking blackberries in the patch. We ended up with almost 4 buckets. Aunt Linda dumped hers 3 times. She fell once in the melon patch. Called for help, and I went running only I didn't know how to get to her so the first attempt I lost my flip flop in a pile of grass clippings. But I found it. Yeah. Then I went a different way and found her sitting on a pile of old tires. It was a funny site. She asked me to pick more Blackberries for her so I had to climb a old piece of fencing that was at an angle. I did but I really had to stretch up high to reach the berries she want me to get . We then climbed they uncle Royces Mellon and squash patch to get more berries. We headed back to the house as Marie had come back from dropping Rhett off with Tryus for a nap. We head to the store for last minute groceries for the reunion. Marie and went one direction and my mom and Aunt Linda went another we got what Marie need forger Cilantro Lime Dressing (recipe in my email) any way we then were to meet up with them I the ice cream isle. We found them with a cart full of pop. Aunt Linda then put popsicles in the cart. Home we went. Marie made her dressing while Linda, mom, and I worked on food for the reunion. We didn't do much that night just relaxed. next thing I knew it was 10pm and I was tired. Couldn't sleep until after 11pm or maybe midnight I forget.
the next day was full of fun there was packing up and cooking Tamales and Enchiladas. Heat the meat for the taco's (or reheating and adding the seasoning.). I hadn't yet printed my photo's for the reunion. So Michelle decided, she would ride with me to the store to get them printed from my ipod. FYI can't be done needed to send them to Walgreens via the internet which I had left at my aunt's house. As we headed out we looked down the road we were going and you could see the cloud of smoke on the road. It was horrible for my head. I had a hard time breathing. But we finished our mission at the dollar tree. We then we went back to my aunt's house to try to print there, no such luck and I downloaded the app to my Ipod and sent the pics that way to be print. That left a short time to help pack the cars and get ready to go to the park for the reunion.
I was the designatedto be the one to return to pick up the Enchaladas at 11:30am in order to get it back in time for 12:30pm start time. Of course I tried but since the bring back list was not available when I was suppose to leave, I didn't leave on time. I got back 15 minutes late but all in all it really turned out good. Everyone had a good time. Even my third cousin Jeff Hochstrasser came from Idaho Falls. He gave me personel family history to add to mine on Ancestry.com. So I could connect him to our family. There were games for the kids to play, games for the adults to play. Some just took walks with the kids, while other just sat and visited with family. We took a big picture everyone. I'm hoping to get a copy of it soon.
We ate Mexican food for two days. Most of us felt after that we were going to need a break on Mexican food.
On Sunday, my cousin was leaving for Idaho Falls with his family. So we attended Sacrament Meeting with my Aunt and Uncle, then we headed home to say good bye to cousin and his family. We all had a good time. Later my cousin Brooke, and Dakin brought their families over and we had dinner again. I was still full from Lunch so I didn't eat anything. Then we sat down and played Bunco. I had never played before. We had a lot of fun playing with the younger kids. They won most of the games. Although, Mike and Ron were not in the game mood, Aunt Linda, was not going to let them be party poopers. Or so she thought. Finally she gave up, (mad) and we started to play. I acutually had a good time. All the prizes were candie, or toys. It was quite fun, for me it was like farkle or Yatzee to me.
On Monday, Aunt Linda had hit here end so the Kids, Ron and I headed out to the local eating place to get something for breakfast. Then off to look for gifts to take back to ca we went. I got a call from my friend Karen and we made an appt to meet at 11:30am at The Crackle Barrell. Nice place to eat and a nice place to shop. I had a wonderful visit with my friend for about an hour. I miss her alot. While I got to spend time with my friend, they ended up downtown at the gift store Taters, it was only a few blocks from The Idaho Candy Company. However, I called them to come get me. It was not until the next day that they figured out this info. After picking me up we headed back to Aunt Linda's. We ate some lunch and waited until 4pm to go to the State Fair.
We head to the Western Idaho State Fair. We parked at the fair grounds with not alot of trouble. We paid to get in to the fair. Then we met up to exchange phone numbers should we get separated. We started down to the left where they had booths of all kinds selling items. Aunt Linda and my mom stop at one that had next coolers for sale and wanted to buy 4 because it was at a better price. so I got to choose one I chose a Boise State one. I wore it all through the fair that night. I never got hot. (Yeah) Michelle got a pretty blue and white one. We then headed on down the walk way to look at other booths. Finally we got to the booth with the Toratados( not sure of the spelling here) anyway my aunt bought two of them. It was nice to eat these. We ate our Toratadoes and head around the corner where we bought a Idaho spud Ice Cream,(In case you don't know what that is its Vanilla Ice Cream shape in a potatoe shape and then rolled in coco powder, cut down the middle with whipped cream pipped in and then Chocolate Syrup driseled over it.) We also shared this. Aunt Linda and Uncle Royce met someone they knew, so the rest of us headed down the food walkway. So we got soem water and waited for them to catch up. When they caught up we got Corn Dogs, and a blooming Onion. We then set off to go look around. The guys went to see the animals and the rest of us head to the exhibit hall. So off we went looking around. We finally met back up and went to see the Hypnotis show. It was ok, but since that is not my thing anymore. I just could not get into. When it was finished we head out to go home with my mom and Aunt Linda stopped to shop for several. Since we took 2 vans, we headed home to wait for them. It took them about 15 minutes to after we got home for them to get there.
The next day was really nice day. I guess I forgot to write that on Monday my uncle took me and my mom for a long walk. We what I thought was going to be a walk turned into a climb up Hill Road.(name of road is what is was. A probably 30% grade up hill.) but I survived and so did mom we did that in about an hour. It was nice to do. The day was full of more hunting for stuff to take back to CA like Toe Juice, and gifts. Once done. we headed back to Aunt Linda's where we got into the van and headed to Nampa to show Mike and Michelle the Electronic's shop which my Uncle own's of course it had not changed much in all these years. But it was still nice to see my cousin and his wife Cindy, also my uncle Alan.(Who by the way to me looks alot like my dad). Ok now I ended up on Tuesday going for a walk again with my uncle and my mom same route just we moved faster, finishing in about 45 minutes. Not bad for us old folks. I needed the walk for sure. I was a relaxing night with ribs for dinner and corn from my uncle's garden, Cucumber's, and Squash sauted. So much food. I could not eat that much. Oh we also got to go to the fancey freeze and go by my GrandParents Hatch's old home house was still there. White in color, Bucking Horse Windmill gone. But still I was able to show Mike his greatgrandparents house.
With all this said and done it was time to start the packing, and prep for the drive home to CA. Leaving Idaho was sad but good. I will miss my extended family but I could not wait to get back into my King size bed, even thought it meant a big dog called Jade would share it with us.
Well that was our trip to the Hochstrasser Family Reunion for August 18th, 2012.
Monday, August 13, 2012
51 years young
Thought that would be a good laugh later down the road. LOL
Today has been a lot of stress and headaches. Everyone seems to think I'm made of money and I just need a little time to get myself back on track.
Tomorrow will be my 51st Birthday here on earth. There are days when I didn't think I would make it this far. But here I am writing about it. I have raised 3 kids with the help of my husband. I know I could not have done it without him. I would have gone 5150 by now. I think today I just want to think back on the birthdays of yesterdays. The one where we went to Boise Idaho to visit for the Summer. It was always so much fun. First we would visit my grandparents, We would usually stay with my mom's parents. They had a 3 bedroom on up on the bench, that's what my parents called it anyway. Part of the fun was when my grandpa Hatch would take us to the local Dairy Queen. we would get a DQ ice cream pop on a stick. It would be covered in chocolate or different flavored hard coating. My brothers and sister would love to eat those. Thee other part is that we usually went in August just before school. So we were always back in Boise for my birthday. We would have a big family get together at the part across the street from my Grandma Hochstrasser's house or we would have it in her back yard. It was the best for me. That changed as I got to be a teenager. and Girls camp for the church came into play. By that time my grandparents on both sides weren't doing as good. I lost my grandmoghter Hatch in 1974 and My Grandfather Hatch in 1979. My grandmother Hochstrasser I lost when my daughter Melisa was just born. We took her back for a family reunion that first year just after her birth and Grandma Hochstrasser was able to hold her for the first and last time. I miss my grandmother Hochstrasser very much she was a good cook when I grew up. And she did a great job teach my aunt linda how to cook. So I have been trying to learn as much as I can from this wonderful Aunt of mine.
Ok so enough of the sappy stuff or family history which ever it is.
My headache is the fact that getting ready for this reunion in Boise is about to be a bust and thats all I want for my birthday and 30th Anniversary is to go to the family reunion. Now 2 cars are in the shop and I don't know how much it will cost to fix them. So I'm tweaking about the fact of money right now.
Ok the word is in $200 for both cars that is the best that I could have hoped for. Now I can breath and plan for my trip, I hope unless Satan comes up with something else.
All I know is that I want to thank my Heavenly Father for the save to day I was just not in a good place, and now I am. Thank you so much for answering my prayers.
Today has been a lot of stress and headaches. Everyone seems to think I'm made of money and I just need a little time to get myself back on track.
Tomorrow will be my 51st Birthday here on earth. There are days when I didn't think I would make it this far. But here I am writing about it. I have raised 3 kids with the help of my husband. I know I could not have done it without him. I would have gone 5150 by now. I think today I just want to think back on the birthdays of yesterdays. The one where we went to Boise Idaho to visit for the Summer. It was always so much fun. First we would visit my grandparents, We would usually stay with my mom's parents. They had a 3 bedroom on up on the bench, that's what my parents called it anyway. Part of the fun was when my grandpa Hatch would take us to the local Dairy Queen. we would get a DQ ice cream pop on a stick. It would be covered in chocolate or different flavored hard coating. My brothers and sister would love to eat those. Thee other part is that we usually went in August just before school. So we were always back in Boise for my birthday. We would have a big family get together at the part across the street from my Grandma Hochstrasser's house or we would have it in her back yard. It was the best for me. That changed as I got to be a teenager. and Girls camp for the church came into play. By that time my grandparents on both sides weren't doing as good. I lost my grandmoghter Hatch in 1974 and My Grandfather Hatch in 1979. My grandmother Hochstrasser I lost when my daughter Melisa was just born. We took her back for a family reunion that first year just after her birth and Grandma Hochstrasser was able to hold her for the first and last time. I miss my grandmother Hochstrasser very much she was a good cook when I grew up. And she did a great job teach my aunt linda how to cook. So I have been trying to learn as much as I can from this wonderful Aunt of mine.
Ok so enough of the sappy stuff or family history which ever it is.
My headache is the fact that getting ready for this reunion in Boise is about to be a bust and thats all I want for my birthday and 30th Anniversary is to go to the family reunion. Now 2 cars are in the shop and I don't know how much it will cost to fix them. So I'm tweaking about the fact of money right now.
Ok the word is in $200 for both cars that is the best that I could have hoped for. Now I can breath and plan for my trip, I hope unless Satan comes up with something else.
All I know is that I want to thank my Heavenly Father for the save to day I was just not in a good place, and now I am. Thank you so much for answering my prayers.
Tuesday, August 7, 2012
Interest Day
This morning as I began my morning thoughts of a little boy. He is only 2 or 3 years old. My thoughts have turned to him lately, his mother is a friend and sister in the church. This little boy reminds me of my baby brother who only lived 3 days. My brother only had half a heart. When they took him to SF children's Hospital, back in 1974 they didn't take him by helicopter, they took him by ambulance. A slow way back then. He made it to the hospital, but my dad got lost in the Hospital and paperwork need to be signed before they would operate on him. Since dad got lost, he ended up passing away. M.
Anyway, this little boy didn't have to go thru that the best medical is being given him. Today the way medical technology is going. This young boy will be able to play ball, run a race, or even be President of the United States .
I'm so happy to get to see this little boy grow. Yes the surgery in the next few weeks is going to me hard on the family but if all goes well he will get to play outside with his family again.
Anyway, this little boy didn't have to go thru that the best medical is being given him. Today the way medical technology is going. This young boy will be able to play ball, run a race, or even be President of the United States .
I'm so happy to get to see this little boy grow. Yes the surgery in the next few weeks is going to me hard on the family but if all goes well he will get to play outside with his family again.
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