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Jul 5 2011

4th of July

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I hope everyone else had a great 4th like we did.  It ended up being a pretty busy day.  Corey was gone before I even had a chance to wake up.  Every year the city puts on a 5k fun run that runs the parade route.  This is Corey’s second year of doing traffic control for that event.  He was gone by 6:30 am.  He made it back just in time for us to head out and see the parade.  We had a great time at the parade.  Sophia looked so cute dressed all patriotic.  After the parade we went home and packed up a lunch and headed out to meet some friends at Gem Lake.  The kids loved eating and swimming with their friends.  We spent a good 2 hours there.   When we got home we finally had some time to relax.  The kids and I watched a movie while dad took a nap.  After dinner it was time to head out to the firework show.  Idaho falls has a pretty big show.  It’s actually the biggest firework show I have ever seen.  They light them off at the greenbelt and since we don’t live too far from there we only have to go a couple of blocks to get a great view of the fireworks.  By the time we got home it was around 11:00 pm and the kids were beat.  We had such a wonderful day and I feel such a great gratitude for all the men and women in the world who have made it possible for us to have the freedom that we do.

Sitting and waiting for the parade to come

Sophia waving her flag

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kids swimming at Gem Lake

Amy and I watching the kids swim

 

 

 

 

 

 

playing frozen bubble while waiting for the fireworks

fireworks

Jul 5 2011

Chives

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Chives

Chives are another easy plant to grow in the garden.  They can over take the garden if planted right into it.  It’s best to plant in a container so that it won’t spread.  We planted our chives about 5 years ago and haven’t had to plant them again.  That’s right these are perennials which means they come back every year.  We weren’t sure if they would come back since we have really cold winters but they did, and have ever since.  I love having these on hand.  When ever I need them I just go out and snip a few off and chop them up to use.  They also have a very pretty purple flower.  The flower smells like onions but at least it looks good.  At the end of the season, right before we have a hard frost, Corey will go out and cut the rest of the chives and freeze them.  Then I use them in some Asian dishes like Mobodofu.  After they have been frozen they aren’t great to use as a garnish but you could put them in soups or breads for just a little onion flavor.  You could also dry them instead of freezing and use them the same.  So easy and very low maintenance.  I really don’t have to do anything to them, they just sprout up every year, it’s great.