More Egg Rolls

It was time to make more yummy egg rolls.  

This time we went to Tammy's house, and her husband, Bob, was our "fry daddy" and helper in the kitchen.  What a guy!!

 We also made cream cheese wontons this time.  They turned out great!!

Our finished products...

I also showed them how to make my very delicious frosted cheesecake brownies.  I was told to look up for a picture, but then I spilled the sweetened condensed milk all over the side of the blender.  What a mess!!

Another fun and successful girls' night...

Winter Week

Last week was winter week at school, 

so I thought I would share some of our fun and crazy dress up days!!

Crazy Hair Day

More crazy hair

Nerd Day

 Our traditional Blue and Gold Day

 Also we sold "Beads for Bre" as one of our former students, who is only 16, was diagnosed with thyroid cancer recently.  

Her younger sister is one of my current students and shown below proudly sporting lots of beads for her sister!!  Best wishes and lots of prayers, Bre!!

Date Night with the Dahls

     It's a bummer that this picture turned out a little too dark, but I still wanted to share it.  We met Jim and Dayna at The White Horse for dinner.  It's a fabulous place to dine.  We have been having date nights with them once a month, so it's been fun to see them and figure out what the next date will bring!! :0)

Catching Up

     I had a fun time catching up with some friends recently.  A former student, Dallas, and I have kept in touch over the years.  We get together a couple of times a month.  The last time that we had dinner her mom joined us, so it was fun to catch up with her as well.  (They look like they could be sisters instead of mom and daughter!!)

Dallas frosting some Christmas sugar cookies.  We had a great time making lots of cookies that night. 

     Her mom is staying super busy with her new little one, Jessalyn.  She's so adorable!!  Stacie is marveling at how tired she is and how different things are with her oldest daughter, Dallas, in college and starting over with a newborn!!  She also has a middle schooler.  She is one busy lady!!

     Deb and I joined Barb for a yummy lunch at Granite City recently.  We both are jealous of Barb's newly retired life these days!!  She is so happy and really enjoying retirement.  I have never seen her happier!! :)

Crashed Ice

     Crashed Ice is "an annual tournament where skaters race down 1300 feet of icy hills, jumps, twists, and turns."  YEP...you just read a true statement!  One might even say CRAZY!!!  Dani and Michael's cousin, Brian, who is a former University of Minnesota hockey defense player, competed on Thursday and Friday nights.  Unfortunately (or maybe fortunately) he didn't make it to the exciting finals on Saturday night.  Here are photos from Saturday night's finals...

Here is the beautiful Basilica of St. Mary.  It is the amazing backdrop of this WILD adventure!!

It's hard to get great pictures of the course, but this top picture is pretty decent.  

At least you can actually visualize the curvy and icy course.

Dani wanted to make sure she stayed warm, so here she is sporting at least three layers of clothes.

Sheila

     Recently my lovely friend, Sheila, was in town from Illinois.  She and her family were just here for Christmas, but then a week later, her grandmother passed away.  Actually, she had a horrible week when her grandma died since she hit a deer with their rental car, broke her big toe, and ended up with a walking boot. ):  However, we were able to spend some time together, which was very nice.  Our friendship has survived her move from Minnesota, and I am so grateful for that!! 

Kawulok Christmas 2012

Create a scrapbook

Oh, to be 30 Again!!

     We had a little fun at work today celebrating one of the younger one's birthday!! Most of us have hit that 40th mark (or are almost there).  Becca turned 30 today, and she was surprised not by one, but three, birthday treats: frosted cheesecake brownies, a yummy homemade birthday cake, and a mini-

sized cake.  Needless to say, a few of us were on a sugar high this afternoon!!!

 Up she went for her birthday photo...

Then we decided that we'd take a nice photo commemorating Becca's 30th birthday!!  

Happy 30th, Becca!!!

Cookie Exchange

     Before Christmas we had a wonderful time with our cookie exchange.  Lots of very yummy cookies and a fabulous apple bread were shared.  We each brought 1/2 dozen to exchange and a plate to sample/share.  It was fun to see the differences among the treats; everything was so yummy too!!  I took mine the next day to Wyoming, and my family really enjoyed them!! :)

 A sampling of our cookie exchange...a new annual tradition :0)

 April, Heidi, Deb, Me, Bridget, Alison, and Claudia

"Laughing All the Way"

     In December some friends and I enjoyed a performance at a local theater titled, "Laughing All the Way."  It was very funny, and a great time was had by all!!

Pictures from the performance...

A glass of wine could be had while enjoying the show as seen here with Jill. :0)

After the show, we headed to Ciatti's to celebrate Jenny's last round of treatment for cancer.