Curried Butternut squash soup

I saw this recipe here and it lookes so amazingly good, I HAD to try it myself. The fact that it is a crock-pot recipe didn't hurt either! I have to tell you, out here in the desert where there is NO fall season... I have to improvise and create a fall-like atmosphere as best as I can. This soup is soooo delicious and creamy and it literally tastes like fall. The recipe was written out so well, you just can't mess up and if I can do it, any one else can certainly do it. I suggest all of you to try this soup, it is so, so delicious!!

Crock Pot Recipes NEEDED

Hello friends and family!! I saw on a friends' blog (gotta give credit where credit is due) that she asked people for their crock pot recipes. I LOVE my crock pot. It works wonders and is a busy moms dinner magician!! I only have a few recipes though and I know there are TONS out there. Would anyone be so kind as to add their recipes in an email and send it to mizkylie@gmail.com ~or~ add it in a new comment below, I will post them in a new recipe section and would love to try out anything you have to offer!~! Please and Thank you! ;)

Date Night

Lately, The Mister (which I lovingly call Tyson) and I have been trying to squeeze in a date night at least once a month. Well, last night, The Mister and I went on a very fun and the most perfect date for us, a UTAH FOOTBALL GAME!!! I can't even tell you how fun, relaxing and perfect it was! Well, I guess I will try. Here is how it all started...


Kai & Adrian's first day of 1st grade!!

Kai has been friends with this little boy named Adrian. They were friends throughout Kindergarten and were in the same class. At the end of the year, I sent Kai to school with a note to give Adrian's mom. (I didn't know her at all and had never met her) Christina called me and we got the kids together after Kai's summer vacation with his dad. Since then, Kai and Adrian are BEST BUDS, I mean, these two are like Siamese twins, they can't (or refuse to) do anything without each other. We put them in soccer together and of course, they are on the same team. After some get-togethers, Adrian's mom, Christina (Ash calls her ChristiBLUMA!!) and I started to become better friends. She also has a daughter named Aubree that is only 1 year younger than Ashtyn.


Ashtyn & Aubree playing princess

After talking one day, we decided that since neither one of us really know a lot of people that baby-sit here and that we would start trading off date nights. It was a GREAT idea! I strongly suggest this! It is VITAL in a marriage to have alone time with your spouse since every day being married with children gets mundane and frustrating. Getting out together has been such a great vacation from the kids!!
Friday night, we took their kids, Aubree and Adrian while they went out and had a great date night together and the kids were able to play and slept over at our house. Saturday, it was our turn and we got the kids ready and brought them to Christina and Michael's house around 5 and we were off to the game!! We had an AMAZING time together laughing and yelling out for our UTES! It was so nice to just be buddies and have fun together without worrying about getting kids in baths and disciplining and bedtime drama. We had great seats on the 5th row! It was a perfect evening and then came home to a very quiet, relaxing home with no kids. AWWWW.... (They sleep over usually on date night) The BEST part is that I was able to sleep in until 10:30 AM and wake up to a completely quiet house. I wished the Mister could have been there as well, but he had to go to work at 5 AM :(

Here are some pics from the seats and also some cute pics of the kids

5th row view


Loving the seats!!


Ashtyn is so proud of her little pumpkin!

SEXIST ADS FROM THE 1950's...

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Taken for granted.....

As you can see from the post below... I am missing, I mean REALLY missing the Utah mountains. We have been living in Las Vegas for over a year now, and I didn't realize how much I miss the scenery of beautiful Utah, until I visited for a week!! We rarely get the chance to visit for that long and it was so gorgeous and the weather was perfect and we got to spend a lot of time with our family and friends.



My camera cord is not working correctly, so I am only going to be able to post pics I took from my phone:(


The kids had a blast playing with their cousins, Aiden, Jackson, Vala and Logan. They do not get to see each other enough at all. We also spent time with Oma and Papa and Grandma Grape while the boys were out hunting. It was a great time. Not to mention all of my awesome friends I was able to see and the kids were able to meet as well.

Jamey's son, Mason. He is a year older than Kai and they were instant BFF's! So cute!


Although, I am very grateful for my husband's job and being able to see him everyday (versus living in St George with him commuting every week) there is no scenery here and I miss Utah terribly. So, all you Utahns out there, be grateful for the beautiful state you live in and don't take it for granted!!

Vacation....

This is where I have been for the last week....HOME!!

Out of Order

Hello all! Long time no talkie!! With the recent move and all, I have been a little "out of order".. I also have been having major computer issues and I am pretty sure they are they can be blamed on these darn facebook apps!! Don't allow any facebook apps to your computer! Also, don't allow your virus scanner to expire!!

Things are going well out here in the desert. We are liking the coziness of our new place, it is for sure easier to clean! And, the backyard is bigger than the previous home (even though its full of rocks!) I am happy to report that I am 100% smoke-free and have been for over three weeks now!! Tyson quit smoking as well to support me and he hasn't even had a single cigarette, not even a single drag! What an awesome husband eh? I am a bit surprised that I haven't even taken one little drag of a cigarette, it's amazing what fear can do to a person, for the better!

I will be visiting Salt Lake this weekend for 5-7 days or so and I am excited about it! I miss the gorgeous mountains and the cool weather, it will be weird to have to wear warm clothes! I am going to love it!

I just wanted to write a quick update post, I will be blogging more as soon as we get this computer problem fixed!! :)

Funny Video....

NO SMOKING!!

I have struggled on and off with smoking. For about 7 years now I have really been up and down with it. I started back in 2001, and then quit because I became preggo with Kai. Then, I started again and I smoked A LOT after I had him. I also quit a few times in between now and then, when I was preggo with Ashtyn, I had a few month-long no smoking stints I went on, just to light up again soon thereafter.

The last few days, I have had a very bad sore throat, just on the left side. It was so bad this morning, I decided to go to the Urgent Care since it is a Saturday and also Labor Day weekend.

I was informed that I had an abscess on my left tonsil and had to get it drained and some serious antibiotics to hopefully get rid of it. The Doctor asked me if I smoke, I told her, Yes, on and off now for 7 years. She said she couldn't stress enough for me to quit, immediately. The abscess could turn into a malignant tumor if I kept sucking down the Cancer sticks.

So, I am DONE......D-O-N-E DONE!! I can't believe I did not quit sooner and that I am so stupid to let it come to this. I am so very grateful that it was just an abscess and not something more serious.

I am asking if anyone has any tips for me to keep me from smoking, I have heard of flavored toothpics, dumb-dumb suckers and all. AND I just got a RX for an anti-smoking drug called Chantix that I am going to try. So, here's to living a healthy life.....from now on!!!