Wednesday, September 7, 2011
tender mercies
Posted by Adventures In The Land Of Hahl at 10:04 AM 10 comments
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
Why I Wish I Was Better At Photo Journalism
Posted by Adventures In The Land Of Hahl at 8:04 AM 3 comments
Tuesday, February 1, 2011
When You Are Frozen In Your House This Is The Soup You Want!!
Creamy Chicken And Wild Rice Soup
chicken breasts 2-3
7 c water
1 1/3 cup uncooked wild rice
1 c chopped celery
1 c chopped onion
2 Tbs vegetable oil\or evoo
1 c sliced fresh mushrooms
2 Tbs chicken bouillon granules
3\4 t pepper (white pepper if you have it)
1\2 t salt
1\2 c margarine
3\4 c flour
4 c milk
3\4 c cooking white wine
cook rice according to package directions. place chicken in water and bring to a boil. simmer until chicken is no longer pink. meanwhile in a large pot cook celery, onion and mushrooms until tender. add rice, broth from chicken, bouillon, pepper and salt. simmer uncovered for 15 minutes. melt margarine in medium saucepan. stir in the flour until smooth. whisk in milk and cook till bubbly and thick. add some broth mixture to the milk mixture and continue to whisk. then add all the milk mixture to the broth mixture. add the chicken and white wine. cook for 15 mins.
Heaven in a bowl I promise :)
Posted by Adventures In The Land Of Hahl at 5:35 PM 5 comments
Wednesday, June 30, 2010
Crested Butte
Knowing that it was going to be a super fast trip we debated about whether or not it was worth going.
It the end we decided that a little time with them was better than none and we packed everyone up and headed out.
And we were SO glad that we did!
We had such a fantastic time.
We have been friends since before there were any little Hahl's and little Fox's running around.
It only takes a few minutes together to remember how much we love being with them.
They are such great people.
I feel honored to be able to call them my friends :)
Riding Tin Cup was on Larry's bucket list so he was really excited to be able to check it off.
Personally I had no idea what I was getting into.
( Everyone pretending to be blown off the top. See the elevation sign - I have never ridden to that elevation before)
Usually when we ride we do short little trails and as a family we can't go out all at the same time.
I was expecting a similar ride this time.
I was completely wrong.
(Some random dog decided to pose with us)
Everyone loaded up, I rode with Lily and since Larry's atv is larger and he has mad skills he rode with Bella and Brooke.
And Brendan headed out on the little atv.
We rode, and we rode and we rode some more.
By the time we were done we rode around 32 miles.
(our F.B.F.F.'s Hunter, Emma, Matt and Caleb)
Part of it was on an actual dirt road and the rest was up rocky switchbacks.
And on some of the switchbacks the shoulder was very narrow.
It was a little bit scary.
(one of the mountain top views)
After we reached the top of the mountain we continued on another couple of miles to some property Matt's brother owns.
The trail to it was terrifying.
I was pretty certain I was going to roll the atv and die.
Larry kept telling me that I was going to be fine.
It looked worse than it was yadda yadda yadda.
(the other side of the mountain)
And while it was scary, and I DID almost run off the trail, in the end I made it!
When we got to to the property it was so windy.
Larry actually leaned into the wind trying to fall forward and the wind held him up.
It was crazy!
(The town church in Tin Cup. So quaint)
What a great ride!
The memories the kids are going to have from that trip!
Posted by Adventures In The Land Of Hahl at 8:30 AM 2 comments
Labels: four wheeling, vacation
Monday, June 14, 2010
my alarm clock is possessed!!
Posted by Adventures In The Land Of Hahl at 5:52 AM 3 comments
Labels: things that irritate me
Saturday, May 29, 2010
LOST - the final installment
But how do you celebrate the ending of something that you have invested so much time into??
Why throw a little party that's how!
The infamous smoke monster paid us a visit.
I was worried that he didn't get his invitation.
Charlie's last message.
Oh the tears I shed when that message was delivered!
Our Dharma issued beverages
Lots of tropical food!
(some of the food items are missing)
Posted by Adventures In The Land Of Hahl at 10:22 PM 5 comments
Labels: lost