Yummy! We enjoyed lunch today with Scott, Ginger, Siler and Mya. Here is the salad that every one loved. We also had pulled pork on whole wheat rolls. It was a lazy lunch but quite a hit. We also had an angel food cake to celebrate Scott's birthday
(a little late, but at least we had it)

BLT Macaroni Salad
• 1/2 cup mayonnaise
• 3 tablespoons chili sauce
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 3 cups cooked elbow macaroni
• 1/2 cup chopped seeded tomato
• 2 tablespoons chopped green onions
• 3 cups shredded lettuce
• 4 bacon strips, cooked and crumbled
Directions:
In a large bowl, combine the first four ingredients. Add the macaroni, tomatoes and onions; toss to coat. Cover and refrigerate. Just before serving, add lettuce and bacon; toss to coat. Yield: 6 servings.

Feathered Friends

We have been trying to get some good pictures of this owl chick and it's mom. We have watched them for about a month. It has been a lot of fun.

Valentine Cakes
3/4 cup all-purpose flour
1/4 cup sugar
1/4 cup packed brown sugar
3 tablespoons baking cocoa
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/8 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup water
3 tablespoons vegetable oil
1/2 teaspoon white vinegar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
FROSTING:
1-1/3 cups confectioners' sugar
2 tablespoons baking cocoa
2 to 3 tablespoons milk
2 tablespoons butter, melted
1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
Decorating icing and confetti candies
In a mixing bowl, combine the first six ingredients. Add the water, oil, vinegar and vanilla. Coat an 8-in. square baking dish with cooking spray and dust with flour; add butter. Bake at 350° for 15-20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack to cool completely. In a small mixing bowl, beat the confectioners' sugar, cocoa, milk, butter and vanilla until smooth; set aside. Transfer cake to a work surface. Using a 3- to 3-1/2-in. heart-shaped cookie cutter, gently cut out four heart-shaped cakes (set cake scraps aside for another use). Place one heart on a serving plate; spread with some frosting. Top with a second cake; frost top and sides. Repeat with remaining cakes and frosting. Decorate with icing and candies. Yield: 2 servings.

Much like Christmas Eve, today we had another heavy snowfall. Everything is really beautiful. The snow has covered all the spots that had begun to come through our Christmas snow and made a real winter wonderland.

Our annual Christmas story this year was a Story about Rudolph. It had a moral to it. We can't all be alike. In fact our differences are what make each of us unique.

Grandma Turner with Aubrey and Mya

Sharlene with Blake, Mya, Aubrey and Hali. Taken at the Turner Christmas Party at the Riverside church.

We had a very beautiful, white christmas. All of my family were here except for Gwen's clan.

They were badly missed. It is very hard to be so far away.

We did the usual activities, family parties, VanOrden and Turner families alike. We also had own immediate family breakfast on Christmas Eve Morning and exchanged and opened gifts.