Our Crazy Life.....

School is wrapping and people would think that we would take it easy and spend sometime together.. Nope.. We are Moving! That is right we are moving to a new place in the middle of December. We will be moving to St. Mary's Kansas. It will be a 30 min. drive to Topeka and 30 min. to Manhattan. The apartment is bigger and very cute! We will have an extra bedroom and it will be Jared's new Man Cave.. We will post pictures as soon as everything is in the correct spot.. :)

Merry Christmas From The Sutherland's

A Weekend Full of Kmart!

We did nothing that is worth blogging about! All we did this weekend was work and clean our apartment. We are currently looking for a new place to live and for someone to sublease our apartment. So Please keep your fingers crossed that we will find someone!

Since we did nothing this weekend but work. Barkley spent most of this time sleeping! He did have a great time on his walk with Aunt Jessie and Uncle Neil! Thanks for Taking him!




Until next Time! :)

Whirl Wind of a Weekend!

We headed back home on Friday and the weekend was suppose to be full of relaxation! Yeah Right! Friday night we visited my parents and then it was off to the Sutherland's for a night of fun! Jessica and Neil were caving pumpkins and we decided to join in on the fun! Well, then it turned into the Sutherland Vs. Lednicky Pumpkin Caving Challenge! Jessica was a lot more involved in their pumpkin then I was allowed! Jared decided that he wanted it to be perfect and I did not fit into the equation! Oh well, I had a great time snapping Pictures! We did not decide on a winner but I think The Sutherland's Won the contest!

Next up on our Whirl Wind of a weekend was a nice Saturday with My mother while Jared was in the timber checking Trail Cameras with Reid! We have a great time just hanging out and watching movies. She is doing great and We are praying she continues to get better each day! Keep Praying! Saturday night we prepared for a family Hay Rack Ride! We took enough clothes and blankets but in the end I was so happy that we did! The family decided to take the kids on a small ride and Then the Adults thought it would be a grand Idea to scare them! Here are some pictures from that night! Everyone had a great time and being with family is always fun!

The guys in the masks tried their hardest to scare the little kids. They got them to scream once but the next time the car was spotted prior to them jumping out of the woods. The kids then went to the Haunted House in Troy! It was a Happy Halloween for Everyone!

A Thursday at Home.....

It is Thursday and I am spending the day at home with Barkley B. It was not a scheduled day off but I am home due to illness! Even though I got to sleep in and lay around it still has not been a great day off. Being Sick is Never Fun..

I am going to try to post new and exciting things going on in The Sutherland's life! I have spent the day watching TV, starting this blog and sending out Recipes for a Recipe Exchange.. My Recipe is Moist Caramel Apple Cake... I can't wait to get recipes in return.

Moist Caramel Apple Cake

Total time: 1 hour 35 minutes

1 package (2-layer size) Yellow Cake Mix

1 package (4-serving size) Jell-O Vanilla or French Vanilla Flavor Instant Pudding & Pie Filling

1 cup Water

4 Eggs

1/3 cup vegetable oil

3 medium Granny Smith Apples, peeled, coarsely chopped

20 Kraft Caramels, unwrapped

3 tablespoon milk

Preheat oven at 350 degrees F. Grease and Flour 12- cup fluted tube pan or 10- inch tube pan. Beat cake mix, dry pudding mix, water, eggs and oil in large bowl with electric mixer on low speed until blended. Beat on high speed for 2 minutes. Gently stir in apples. Pour into prepared pan.

Bake 50 minutes to 1 hour or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 20 minutes; remove from pan. Cool completely on wire rack

Microwave caramels and milk in microwaveable bowl on high 1 ½ minutes, stirring every 30 seconds until blended. Cool 10 minutes until slightly thickened. Drizzle over cake

Makes 16 servings

Jazz it up: Serve topped with thawed cool whip topping

This weekend we will be heading back home to Troy. My mom had surgery yesterday and is doing great! So I will be spending the weekend relaxing with her and watching Chick Flicks.. I know it doesn't sound like much but in my crazy life it sounds Amazing. Jared is going to be hunting. I have yet to discover why this sport is so much fun but he loves it and that is all that matters.. We both enjoy our time that we get to spend at home with our family and friends. This Sunday my little cousin Avery will be turning 6 years old! I simply can not believe it. I remember the day she was born.. Wow how time flies when your having fun! Happy Birthday Avery! We Love you!

Last weekend I had the chance to spend time with Amazing Friends. Jared and I are so blessed to have such an amazing group of people in our lives.. We are so blessed!

This is Jared's deer that he killed with his Bow last Deer Season! He is hoping for a successful adventure this weekend!