We Love You Kyla

Happy 3rd Birthday little one--

We sure do love and miss you... Thank you for continuing to have an impact in my life.

Enjoy your day in Heaven! (Eat as much as your little heart desires)

TODAY IS BRINLEY'S DAY

Happy Birthday Brinley! We love you!

Dinnertime!

Yup, I made dinner! Yay for me :) We had cheesy ranch chicken (it was a new recipe, and it was decent.) accompanied with red potatoes dowsed with butter and sprinkled with parsley.

And salad with apple and pears slices topped with poppyseed dressing.

My goal is to make dinner every night this week...we'll see how it goes!

I hope everyone had a Happy Easter. The weather here didn't seem like Easter, it felt more like Christmas. Ron and I enjoyed listening to General Conference. The messages were great and we are so blessed to have the restored gospel upon the earth with a prophet that is leading and guiding this great church. I am going to try to be a better person and apply the messages from conference in my life.

John said in his letter this week: "I also hope that everyone took the opportunity to listen to the words of the prophet. It isn´t too often that we have that opportunity, and what an opportunity it is! The spirit testifies to me every time that I tell people that we have a living prophet that speaks with God. How wonderful a blessing that is!"

Brinley will celebrate her 1st birthday on Wednesday. I can't believe she is going to be a year old. I am grateful for all of my grandchildren and the blessing they are in my life. I love each one !!

I tried a new recipe this past week and I thought I would share it with you.

Hash Brown Potato Pie (serves 6)

5 large eggs or 1 ¼ cups egg substitute
½ cup milk
3 cups Ore-Ida Country Style Hash Browns, thawed
1/3 cup green onions, thinly sliced (or equivalent onion flakes)
½ tsp. salt
¼ tsp. hot pepper sauce (can leave out) (I didn’t use it)
1 1/2 cups cheddar cheese, shredded, divided
8-10 slices bacon, cooked, crumbled or 1/2 cup real bacon bits

1. Heat oven to 350 degrees. Beat together eggs, and milk in a medium
bowl; stir in hash browns, onions, salt, and hot pepper sauce.
2. Stir in 1 cup of the cheese and half of the bacon. Pour into a greased
9 inch pie plate or quiche dish.
3. Bake 25 to 30 minutes or until center is set.
4. Sprinkle remaining bacon and ½ cup cheese over top of pie; continue
Baking 3 to 4 minutes or until cheese is melted. Enjoy!!

I served this with blueberry muffins and banana slices.

what's for dinner?

what's for dinner?
tonight i made mashed yams with cinnamon and coconut milk and a little butter--YUM! and brussels sprouts sauteed with olive oil and a little salt, roasted some pecans in the oven for a few minutes, threw them in w/the sprouts + a little butter until soft/done=delish! we also had an apple..and for dessert, coconut shortbread cookies.
what have you all been making lately?
i hope everyone is doing well and enjoying spring!
xo Ronda

Ron and I had a wonderful time in Las Vegas. We stayed off the strip at the Orleans. We spent time shopping, walking, visiting with friends, eating, and enjoying the beautiful weather. (not in any particular order) We went to the Lion King production. It was fabulous and I would recommend it to everyone. We went to the show, Legends in Concert and enjoyed some of the good oldies. We went bowling and Ron won as usual. We went to the theater movie, Dear John. As most of you know, Ron and I don't go to movies very often so this was a fun day. We also went on a tour at Ethel's Chocolate Factory and the Botanical Gardens. We enjoyed a session at the Las Vegas Temple and I had a sisters' name from Brazil. It took 9 hours to get to Vegas from Idaho Falls. We also enjoyed two trips to In 'N' Out Burger and two trips to the buffet at the Orleans. We were even able to take advantage of the senior discount (50 plus).



The snow is finally starting to melt in Idaho Falls! Spring is coming!! yeah



It is a big birthday month for the Nelson's.

Happy Birthday!!

April, Wendy, Ronda, John, and Brian.