Sincerely Margie Mei

Mandy's graduation

2009-07-31T22:30:00.000-07:00

Mandy finally graduated! We are so proud of her and all the hard work and long hours she has spent. She not only went to school full time but, she also worked in the evening so her day would start at 7:00 am and she wouldn't come home until 10:00 pm. I don't know how she stood on her feet all day an then went to work and stood some more. She graduated with honors and spent the last half of school in Phase two which is a big deal and they only pick a few of the best students to participate. We are so thankful for our family members who supported her. We really love and appreciate you and all you do for us. Samantha was her model for her runway. She started off with a shoulder length bob and Mandy added extensions on her bangs and hair and added a bow made out of hair. Her inspiration was Lady GaGa...

Mandy Is Engaged!!!

2009-05-04T12:32:00.000-07:00

Mandy is officially engaged! Shad asked her in California while we were there, I can not believe I have a daughter getting married. Crazy!!! Shad came to California with us he was such a good sport and it was so good to get to know him better. Anyone who can put up with a bunch of bossy girls for a week and not lose your cool is AMAZING!! Shad passed the test, he is perfect for Mandy. The day they got engaged his mom and sisters came up to where we were staying for the day (they were at disneyland for spring break) We had such a fun day at the tide pools and lounging on the beach. We had BBQ at our place and then went to this amazing look out and watched the sun set. Then it happened he walked her over to the ledge and knelt down and asked her to marry him... it was amazing I know she will never forget that moment or that day.

California

2009-05-02T14:16:00.000-07:00

We went to California for spring break, Sam had to stay home and work since he just started a new job. We were all sad that he couldn't come. We stayed at a house about a 5 min. walk to Capistrano Beach with my sister and her family. We didn't have any money so we found a lot of cheep things to do. We went to some tide pools and that was a blast, it was one of the best days we had. We did a lot of relaxing, and hanging out on the beach. I love the beach!!!

Samantha's Junior Prom

2009-05-02T13:33:00.000-07:00

This was last week at AF prom! We found Samantha's dress at an antique shop and it fit her like a glove. I was so surprised when she told me her dress was at this cool shop we have in town and it was only $70.00. She found her shoes in California at this crazy store we love in San Clemente and they were $10.00. The dress was so perfect for her she always likes to be different. The boys rented a Hummer Limo and they went to Salt Lake to the Gateway for dinner. Mandy did her hair and makeup and she looked beautiful.

Chinese New Year

2009-02-04T09:41:00.000-08:00

We had our annual Chinese New Year at the end of January. It is always fun to celebrate and have good food, Ava is always so excited because it is her night to celebrate her heritage. We love her so much and are so glad she is part of our family!

Sledding over Christmas break

2009-01-13T09:46:00.000-08:00

A Little Bit Of Christmas Cheer

2008-12-12T17:37:00.000-08:00

I have to admit I have been a bit of a GRINCH this year! I had a bit of a Christmas melt down , it all started with the Tree. I tipped over my tree and broke the stand..... I was not in the mood for anything to do with Christmas decorations, music, presents, and basically anything to do with Christmas! It is so out of character for me, I am usually the first one to put up my tree and turn on the Christmas music. I have gotten over it and I am trying to focus on the true meaning of Christmas and not the stressful part. We decided to make sugar cookies and take them to some neighbors, I thought if I did a bit of service I would feel better. NO MORE GRINCH HERE.......

Happy Halloween

2008-11-02T20:01:00.000-08:00

2008-11-02T18:16:00.001-08:00

Halloween this year was a bit different! The girls all had parties to go to, Sam and I watched scary movies and got take out...
We were both not feeling well so it was okay. I usually make soup and rolls and hot cider, not this year.......weird

Family Night

2008-10-29T11:48:00.000-07:00

For family night we carved pumpkins, I waited until Monday afternoon to get pumpkins thinking there would still be a large variety of pumpkins left. We went to Wal mart and they were ALL gone. I couldn't believe it, I was just there that morning grocery shopping and there were a ton left. I wanted the girls to be able to pick out their own special one. We ended up at Smiths and there were only HUGE ones left. I loaded them up in my shopping cart and couldn't even push it. I made Pumpkin waffles and hot apple cider. It makes me laugh to think how much my kids still count on our family traditions every year. Even though they are getting older they still want me to do all the same things I have been doing since they were little. We have a family halloween party with my family every year and some how it didn't get planned, I thought my kids would be glad. They were so disappointed! I feel bad, my parents were also very disappointed.

Sunday Drive

2008-10-20T12:08:00.000-07:00

We went on a drive Sunday afternoon with Mandy and Shad! We started off thinking we would go on the Alpine loop but, Mandy got car sick and started acting like she was going to throw up . We decided to go to Cascade springs and get out of the car and walk around. It was beautiful, if you haven't gone to see the leaves you definitely should. It was well worth it!

Fall

2008-10-18T07:53:00.000-07:00

I love fall, the leaves are changing and the weather is getting cooler. We went up AF canyon a few weeks ago and the leaves were amazing! I forgot my camera, I am hoping to get up there again and get some pictures. The colors against the snow filled mountains are breathtaking. It is fall break and Samantha and Courtney went to St. George with the Peterson girls, so it is very quiet around here.

CNA Classes

2008-10-07T16:34:00.001-07:00

This is what I have been up to lately! I am taking a class to become a CNA. I have been slightly overwhelmed with homework and sitting in classes ALL day. I have been driving to Salt Lake to take the classes, I know it will be good in the long run. I feel like I am trying to absorb a ton of information and it is not sinking in. I never knew nurses had to do remember so much. WOW! Pray that I will make it thru the next couple of weeks.

Homecoming

2008-10-07T16:02:00.000-07:00

Samantha went to homecoming and had a great time. It is so funny how different the dating experience has been with her compared with Mandy. Mandy had to be PERFECT in every way. The dress, nails done, toes done, jewelry etc.. Samantha is so laid back, she wouldn't get her nails done or wear jewelry and the best part was that her dress was thirty bucks. It is a nice change, Very low drama!!! She was home at 12:00am. on the dot, that would have never happened with Mandy. I love Mandy but, I don't miss her high school drama.

Samantha's surprise disco party

2008-09-15T13:25:00.001-07:00

Samantha's friends surprised her with a disco party at Classic skating for her 17th birthday!!

September 11 & Birthday girl

2008-09-15T07:47:00.000-07:00

Samantha was born on Sept. 11, what a day to have a birthday. She is 17 years old, it is hard to believe. I really just don't want her to grow up, she is just my little samoomps!!! She was asking me, "why does everyone remember my b-day?" I told her it must be because of the horrible terrorist attacks on that day(HELLO). Thank goodness we have something happy on that day, Samantha Hattie Knight was born that day. She had a Great day! Breakfast in bed, her favorite blueberry waffels (because blueberries are filled with antioxidants you know!) , Los hermanos with Chance and the family, CONFETTI ALL OVER HER ROOM THANKS TO HER FRIENDS! & SKOR CAKE!! It took Sam and I hours to clean up the confetti. It is a good thing I love her cute friends because I wanted to kill them. Sat. night her friends surprised her with a trip to DI to find the perfect disco outfit and disco night at Classic Skating (she had no idea). They invited tons of people from the High School, she had a blast. It was a good birthday even though it was Sept. 11

Mandy is all grown up

2008-09-10T22:08:00.000-07:00

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!

Mandy is 20! It seems like yesterday she was a little girl, now she is all grown up. I can't believe I have a twenty year old. Mandy loves her birthday, she looks forward to it all year long. Her friends at hair school took her to lunch. Shad her new "friend" brought her 2 dozen roses to school, all the girls thought he was "Hot". It made her day!!! I can't believe it is only a matter of time and she will be on her own. It makes me sad to see my kids grow up.....

Zion's Trip

2008-09-04T11:29:00.000-07:00

Our Kitchen family trip was at Zion's this year over Labor day! It was a blast, the kids loved all the hikes. It was a great place to have a family reunion. We rented a cabin just outside of the park, it had amazing views and it was nice to all be together. The cousins had a great time playing games, ping pong, hiking, and sitting in the hot tub. The best part was their cell phones didn't work!! The only bad part was PaPa wasn't able to come because of his recent heart surgery. My Aunt Grace and Uncle Dale came to stay with him so Grandma Lisa could come.

More Zion's Pictures

2008-09-04T11:13:00.001-07:00

Zion's With The Kitchen Cousin's

2008-09-04T10:41:00.000-07:00

The trip started like all of our others with Courtney in the middle. Are you thinking YEA!!! Court and Mandy are going to be nice to each other. Guess again, it lasted a total of the drive to Payson and Courtney was sobbing in tears!! Samantha traded and sat in the middle the whole way! Thank goodness she can be a peacemaker! Courtney cried most of the way! I tried every thing I could think of to distract them. I know it is supposed to get easier the older they get. IT DOESN'T

The Princess and the Ghost

2008-08-28T11:44:00.000-07:00

This was produced by Courtney Knight, staring Ava mei & Lexie!! So cute and funny, this reminds me of when Katy and Anndee used to do funny things like this with my girls when they were little. I miss that!!

Recipes of the week

2008-08-26T08:43:00.000-07:00

I have decided to do a recipe blog! Check it out, I will put some of my favorite recipes on to share with you and your families! If you have any requests let me know and I will post them. All of the recipes have been tried on my family and they will give there approval before I will post any of them. I put the link on my favorites on the side bar! margiemeiseatsandtreats.blogspot.com

PRAY FOR THEM*

2008-08-25T13:54:00.000-07:00

Stephanie Clark Neilson and her husband were in a small plane crash in Arizona and were severely burned. They have four young children and have months and months of recovery. Stephanie is a member of the Clark family from Provo (Stevie, Matt, Paige)
This is so sad. I cried and cried about this and I don't even know Stephanie or her husband. I do know the Clark family and they are an amazing family. Sam spent hours at their home growing up and has lots of stories about each one of the kids. Brother Clark married Sam and I and gave us some great counsel when we were first married, he also found Sam a job with his brother. He is a great man!! I feel so bad for this beautiful family. Those of you that know the Clark family know how close they are and know how hard this must be for them.
***PRAY FOR THIS FAMILY*** they need our prayers!

Open Heart Surgery

2008-08-21T17:26:00.000-07:00

My dad had bypass surgery two weeks ago! For the last week of summer I took care of my Dad. The hospital sent him home four days after surgery and my mom was so overwhelmed that I told her I would stay and help take care of him. I was amazed that they could send him home, he couldn't even get up on his own and my Mom could not lift him. It was so hard to see my Dad suffer and in pain, I am so glad he is feeling better. We are going to Zion's with my family next week for Labor Day and I am so sad he will not be able to come!

Girls Camp

2008-08-21T07:57:00.000-07:00

Girls camp was at Brighton Meadows this year , it was a stake camp and it was amazing! I have the best Young Women, we had a blast! We spent a great week together, it was so neat to see the girls testimony grow. We did crafts, the zip line, canoed, had spiritual power hours, went star gazing, and had a great testimony night. It was a fun week. I love my Girls!!

Las Vegas

2008-08-21T07:48:00.000-07:00

Our next adventure was Vegas! We spent a week visiting Sam. Samantha, Court and I drove down and we stayed with my niece Holly and her cute family. We shopped for school clothes, went to Lake Mead, and visited the Human Body exhibit at the Tropicana! It was sooo good to see Sam. We missed him sooo much this summer. Oh I forgot to take pictures, Sorry!!! I stole these pictures from Holly! This is the darling family who took care of Sam all summer! (Holly, Tod, & Lennon) We LOVE them! THANKS GUYS

Annual Park City Trip On The 4th Of July

2008-08-21T07:30:00.000-07:00

Every year we spend the 4th of July in Park City with my sister and her kids. This year was different because Sam was not there and we were all a little sad....

Park City Trip With The Knights

2008-08-21T07:21:00.000-07:00

I can't believe summer is over and the kids are back at school! This has been a Crazy summer Sam has been working in Las Vegas ALL summer and we have been on the go.
Our summer started with a week long trip to Park City with the Knight Family, it was a nice relaxing trip and best of all Sam came home for part of the week!

Preschool is over

2008-05-22T20:08:00.000-07:00

This is the last year I will be teaching. We had our last day on Wednesday. We had a graduation and a party. I will miss teaching these little kids and I will miss there hugs. I will miss them telling me they love me. I have been teaching preschool for ten years. I guess it is time to move on to something else. Hmmmm, I wonder what I will do now? any ideas? I am kind of weird I like to be home when my girls get home so they can tell me about there day.

Hiking with the girls

2008-05-22T19:55:00.000-07:00

I have been really into hiking lately. Mandy and I have been hiking to Timp Cave in AF Canyon a couple of times a week. Sunday the girls and I wanted to hike to Silver Lake but there was to much snow . We decided to hike the Tibble Fork trail instead, it was so nice to be outside in the fresh air. I love the canyon and I am going to hike a lot this summer. I get sick of going to the gym all the time and this is much prettier.

Tending Van

2008-05-22T19:44:00.000-07:00

Courtney was tending Sam's sister Anndee's little boy Van. We love it when she tends him because that means we get to see him. In these pictures he was flirting with Samantha, it was so funny. What a cute boy!

Prom

2008-05-06T05:48:00.000-07:00

Samantha and Chance went to prom. Samantha had a blast, they had a large group (30 people). Friday night they went to Comedy Sports and Sat. was prom. They had dinner at Magelby's in Provo and the dance was a UVSC ballroom. Mandy did Samantha's hair and makeup, she looked beautiful. I think it was a miracle what Mandy did with her hair , it is so short we didn't think she would be able to get it all up and looking good. It turned out so great, Samantha was so pleased. Mandy is turning into a great little hair stylist! Go see her at Paul Mitchell hair school in Provo and get a hair cut or something (it's cheep)

Courtney's Birthday Dinner & Formal Night

2008-05-01T16:00:00.000-07:00

We ate in the dinning room every night. Court got pampered on her Birthday. Mandy fixed her hair all fancy( notice the picture of them being so nice to each other, I think we made some progress) and Samantha helped her pick out a cute outfit for the night. She had a fancy steak dinner. The waiters brought her out a special dessert and sang to her. It was a great day!!

Ensenada & Courtney's birthday

2008-05-01T15:41:00.000-07:00

This was a fun place to see and it was good for my girls to see how other people live. We took a tour to La Buffadora ( a blowhole) it took us 45min to get there. We got to see a lot of Ensenada on the way. It was dirty with a lot of graffiti and it seemed like a lot of poverty. At the blow hole there was an open flea market. Let's just say we got attacked with people wanting us to buy all there stuff . My girls were a bit afraid. We made them eat some authentic mexican tacos and churrios. I think they liked it and we ate lunch for under $10. It was Courtney's 13th birthday, I don't think she will ever forget that one. Some of the men were trying to push her in there shops. We had a fun day but, we were glad to get back on the boat where we wouldn't have to be hounded for stuff.

Catalina Island

2008-05-01T14:12:00.000-07:00

This was our least favorite place we visited on the cruise. The main reason was the boat tendered people over to the island and one of the shuttle boats was broken, it took forever to get over there. I am sure it is a great place, we felt sad we didn't have more time to explore.

The Cruise

2008-05-01T13:40:00.000-07:00

San Diego was the first stop, we went to the Gaslamp District! We hopped on the free shuttle and sat on the top . The girls had a fun time looking in all the cool shops. The highlight for Sam was seeing Petco field.

More Spring Break..... THE BEACH

2008-05-01T13:04:00.000-07:00

I am in LOVE, LOVE, LOVE, with the beach! I took a thousand pictures. I want to move to the beach and bask in the sun all day and have bon fires at night. We also went to the Rainbow outlet and got some flip flops. If you haven't tried Rainbow's you have to get some.... They are sooooo GREAT!

Spring Break 08'...... BEACH DAY'S

2008-05-01T09:14:00.000-07:00

The beach day's were by far our favorite of the whole trip! We rented a house in San clemente and shared it with my sister her husband and her kids. We brought food and cooked so we wouldn't waste money on eating out. My girls say they like my cooking better anyway( I find this hard to believe) It was walking distance to the beach.... Next time we all decided we want to forget the cruise and just do the beach. My girls are so easy going they would be happy to sit in the sun ALL day...Like mother like daughter!

Spring Break

2008-05-01T07:08:00.000-07:00

Our Spring Break this year was really the girls Christmas! We have been planning this for awhile. We went to San Clemente Calif. for three days and then went on a cruise to San diego, Catilina Island, & Ensenata. It was fun but, stressful! Sam got laid off his job at Christmas time and hasn't found a permanent job yet! So needless to say , it was a little STRESS. The good part of it was being together! We read two books aloud on the drive to Calif. one of which was AnnDee's new book "Everything Is Fine" It was amazing! We all loved it. I think the best part was having our kids all to ourself with out any interruptions.

SAN CLEMENTE

The first picture you see is the girls in the car. I had to take a picture of this because Samantha had to sit in the middle the whole way! YES I SAID, "THE WHOLE WAY" poor little girl. You see she is our little peacemaker of the family. We had to use her to separate Mandy and Courtney, I know what you are thinking MANDY IS ALMOST TWENTY and she is fighting with a thirteen year old. YES OH YES ALL DAY AND NIGHT THEY FIGHT!! Yes, Samantha has the longest legs out of them all. She road the whole way in the MIDDLE to keep peace. It worked

Samantha's Relay Team

2008-04-07T21:06:00.000-07:00

Samantha's relay team won 1st place!!!
She runs the first leg of the race (200)
You should see her she is sooOO FAST

Last Cheer Banquet

2008-04-07T20:35:00.000-07:00

Samantha hated High School cheer...
She says she is done!!
Soccer maybe?

Chance in his Winnie the Pooh costume

2008-04-01T07:19:00.000-07:00

CHANCE WAS IN A CONTEST

At The Canyons

in Park City

He had to speed down the hill in his costume and try and skim across a man made pond at the bottom of the hill. Well, he didn't make it all the way across. It is okay. It was worth it to see him in this hilarious costume. Chance is an amazing skier. I think it is cool he ski's, not many teenagers ski anymore. It is all about Snowboarding!!

Recipes of the week

2008-03-31T17:40:00.000-07:00

This is one of my kids favorite meals!!!

Slow cooked Oriental Chicken

4 or 5 chicken breasts

4 TB. vegetable oil

2/3 c. soy sauce

4 TB. brown sugar

4 TB. water

2 garlic clove minced (1 tsp garlic salt)

2 tsp. ground ginger

Put chicken in slow cooker. combine rest of ing.

pour over chicken. cook on high for at least 6 hrs

shred chicken serve over white rice. ( I serve with tempera vegies)

Tempura

1c. ice water

1 egg

1/4 tsp. baking soda

1/4 tsp. salt

1 c. flour

Stir together with fork be careful and don't over stir

sprinkle 1/3 c. more flour and fold over twice.

Dip vegies and fry in canola oil.

My kids love onions, carrots, & zucchini

you can do any vegi. or even shrimp

Serve with dipping sauce

1 c. beef boullion

1/3 c. soy sauce

1/3 c. yoshidas

EASTER MORNING

2008-03-24T17:01:00.000-07:00

Coloring Easter Eggs

I have loved coloring Easter eggs ever since I was a little girl. We had Lexie and Ava over to help. We had dye all over....... Ava kept dipping the eggs over and over until they were all blue and brown. She is super funny. Lexie was getting mad, she was trying to make hers so beautiful.

Polly's Easter Egg Hunt

2008-03-24T15:44:00.000-07:00

HAPPY EASTER

I LOVE, LOVE , LOVE SPRING!!!

We have a family easter egg hunt

at my house every year.... I was sad

this year looking at all the grandkids.

They are all getting so old. I am glad

we still have a few little ones!!! I have

this rule .... If you are a grand kid no

matter how old you are you get to find

eggs. WELL.. this year we had golden

eggs!!! (with money) some how the

older kids found out. It was crazy!!!

It was a race to see how many "GOLDEN"

eggs they could find. We had brunch,

crepes and breakfast quiche. We sat

on the lawn enjoying the sun. It was

such a nice sunny day.

Tending Dan & Amy's kids

2008-03-24T12:35:00.000-07:00

We had a blast tending on Friday!! Court took the day off school to help tend. Courtney convinced me I couldn't do it without her. Lacy thought Court was Samantha the whole day, it was so funny. We would say" your Lacy and this is Co co", she would laugh and say "noooo... Nada"(Samantha)there was no changing her mind. It was so fun to get to know each of their personalities. We loved it!! We were exhausted when Dan came. I don't know how Amy does it all day. She is AMAZING...

Sam's Birthday "40" years old. March 2, 2008

2008-03-16T22:24:00.000-07:00

SAM IS " 40", he was soooo depressed about it. I tried to convince him that it was fun and cool. It didn't work.... Courtney wanted to suprise him with his favorite breakfast!!! PANCAKES!!! Not regular pancakes, a huge stack of yellow pancakes with candles (his favorite color). Sam was being sooo stuborn he said " you better not do ANYTHING for my birthday" it was a Sunday, so it was hard to do much of anything. We gave him breakfast in bed, decorated , and had his favorite dinner. RIBS!!!! We secretly invited a bunch of people over for dessert. He was a good sport. Hopefully he had a good day. WE LOVE YOU SAM!!!!! Even if you are old. Ha ha

THINGS I LOVE ABOUT SAM....

1- HE IS SOOO FUNNY!

2- HE IS THOUGHTFUL!

3- HE LOVES HIS GIRLS!

4- HE IS SENSITIVE!

5- HE IS LAID BACK!

6 HE IS A GOOD LISTENER!

7- HE IS HOT!!!

Chinese New Year

2008-03-16T21:02:00.000-07:00

We LOVE Chinese New Year!!! We look forward to it all year, it is so fun to celebrate with Ava and Lexie. Katy was a new addition to our party. We also had the Salters from across the street. The Salters adopted a little girl from Tawian. We had a big chinese dinner and we broke out the CHOCOLATE FOUNTAIN.... it is so fun to watch the girls with chocolate all over their faces. Ava got real creative with the skewers and making all kinds of creations. Sam and Ava shared a noodle together, it was so funny!!! She looked at him and put part of her noodle in his mouth. Ava loves Sam. Ava said out of the blue " I love you Sammy Lamby " look how darling those girls look... It was a fun night!!!

Samantha and Chance

2008-03-15T08:22:00.000-07:00

Samantha and Chance are offically going out!! Here are some pics of them. Chance was cutting off his curls so he came up with the bright idea to shave his hair into a mohawk for a few days.

(I don't think his Dad was very happy!! )

Samantha and Chance modeling Grandmas old sweaters!! Samantha and Mandy love to go thru Grandmas old clothes.

Samantha found all these crazy sweaters she thought were cool.

Mandy's Senior Year is.... GONE

2008-01-06T19:57:00.000-08:00

Mandy is gone

2008-01-06T19:07:00.000-08:00

Mandy is gone......

MANDY moved out!! I am sooo sad. I already miss the girl, she has only been gone for a few hours. Our house is so boring without the little drama queen. She is starting Paul Mitchell hair school in the morning. She will be living with PaPa and Grandma Lisa during the week.

I LOVE this little girl!!!

I will miss you!!!

Thank goodness she will be home on the weekends.

Sam and I have found ourselves breaking down &

crying over it. We never thought it would be so

hard to let our kids go. We thought we would want

to throw a PARTY. Instead we are bawling.

Sincerely Margie Mei

2008-01-05T17:35:00.000-08:00

I am so excited...my etsy store is finally working. Check it out!!!

www.pollygurl.etsy.com Tell everyone you know to take a peek.

I love you all, Sincerely Margie Mei

Wonder Women Buff

2008-01-05T14:53:00.000-08:00

My sister buff, was wondering why I didn't have any pictures of her on my blog... Here she is folks, this is my favorite picture of her. Buff wore this spectacular costume to work for "The BIG Nuskin halloween contest"

When she came over , I was laughing so darn hard I almost wet my pants. It made my whole week!!!

2008-01-02T07:36:00.000-08:00

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Jewelry

2008-01-02T06:36:00.000-08:00

I am posting some pictures of my jewelry. This jewelry is made using things found from antique stores and thrift stores. I am in the process of putting all my creations on etsy, then you can view it all. I love making and finding unique things to put together. It is a fun hobby and I want to share it with you. Hopefully you will like it as much as we do.( me and my girls)

2008-01-01T12:43:00.000-08:00

All my beautiful GIRLS, Mandy, Samantha, Courtney, and of course.....ROXY

2008-01-01T12:41:00.000-08:00

Christmas

We had a fun Christmas. I can't believe it is over, so sad. It was so nice to have a little break from all the craziness. I love having my kids home and enjoying each of their personalities. I told my knight family I would post recipes from the Knight Christmas party.. so, here we go...

Homemade French Bread ( I use my kitchen aid)

2. 1/2 c very warm water
2. heaping TB. yeast ( I use SAF)
2 TB. sugar
mix and let sit for 5 min
add:
6 c. flour & 1TB. salt on top of flour
2 TB. oil
Mix and knead for 5 min( I do all this in my kitchen aid with bread hook)
Rest for ten min. in bowl.
Knead & divide into 2 halves
Roll into long rectangles, tuck ends. Cut small slits across loaf with knife-Raise 20 min.
Grease pan (cookie sheet) Bake 350' for aprox. 25 to 30 min. (depending on oven).
brush with olive oil

Polly's Chicken Alfredo Sauce

1 Pkg. grilled chicken (I buy from Costco)
2TB. olive oil
garlic salt
3/4 to 1 c. flour (depending on how thick you want it)
1 cube. butter
2c. Cream
1c. milk
1c. chicken broth
2 chicken bullion cubes
2c. shredded parmesan cheese
Place chicken in fry pan add garlic and olive oil. sate.
Combine flour and butter into a paste. Mix well. Slowly add cream, milk, and chicken broth to paste. Mix well.
Add chicken bullion cubes and heat over med. heat until thick and bubbly, stirring constantly.
Add parm. cheese and chicken. Serve over favorite noodles.

Polly's Spaghetti Sauce

One jar spaghetti sauce
1. 1/2 lb. ground beef
1lb. italian sausage
1/4c. minced onion
2 to 3 tsp. minced garlic
1 can (28-oz.) diced tomatoes
2 cans (6-oz.) tomato paste
2 cans (8-oz.) tomato sauce
2TB. brown sugar
1 TB. lemon juice
1c. beef broth (or more depending on how thick you like it)
Italian seasonings to taste

Brown ground beef and sausage add, onion and garlic.
Drain off fat
Stir in jar of spaghetti sauce and add tomatoes, sauce, paste, and beef broth
add seasonings and brown sugar.
Simmer for at least two hours.
Add lemon juice last 5 min. of simmering.
Sauce is better if it sits for a day.

Ice Cream Pie

1 oreo crust (pre made)
1 half gallon ice cream ( any flavor)

Soften ice cream, put in crust.
freeze. Serve with favorite toppings.

ENJOY!!

Savers

2007-12-07T08:37:00.000-08:00

Yesterday, Mandy (my 19 year old daughter) and I went to Savers(A thrift store) to look at all their cool jewelry. When we walked in, Mandy was gagging and acting so sicked out!! We immediatly went to the" FINE " jewelry counter to sift thru the jewelry. No one to help us!!! Finally, a nice older man came and started rambling on about who knows what. It was something about hippies and how he is one, and their is not many left, and Walmart and the" F-ing" teenagers. It was a little wierd but kinda interesting at the same time. It was funny we were looking at the jewelry all alone and all of the sudden there were swarms of people around us like there was a huge piece of fine jewelry. Mandy and I just laughed. The cool thing was I found some really cool stuff!!! Not cool to everyone , just me and my wierd self. I was having a great time I found some cool purses, but, again the money issue.(not enough) Mandy kept saying "Mom lets go, this place is gross" I find these stores so very interesting. I could have stayed all day. Wierd in a cool sort of way. The last stop was Planted (rip off) Earth. cool store but a rip off!!! I found a necklace, it is way cool. The only problem is it is itchy. Dang it! It will have to be worn with a turtle neck. I bought Sam a toothbrush at Savers. Don't tell him, he'll never know. His mouth is disgusting anyway. Well, see you next time.

Thrift stores Antique stores and bargins

2007-12-06T18:22:00.000-08:00

I am in love. I found the coolest place this last weekend. The Star Mill. It is a antique store, it was awesome everything was on sale this weekend 50% off. I got some great things for my new business. I could have spent all day rumaging thru all the old crap. It is kind of a creepy place but in a cool way. I wish I could have spent more money and time unfortunatly I didn't have much of either. Mandy is my partner in crime when it comes to shopping at these wierd places, it makes it much more fun to have someone to shop with and many people don't like to visit these type of stores. Oh my!!!!!! I forgot to tell you the STAR MILL caught on fire last night, no joking, I was freaking out. I almost cried. We are lucky the mill is okay, it was some storage buildings on the side. I feel so bad about it.

A Bit About Me

2007-12-02T21:15:00.000-08:00

Hello to everyone who come across this blog. I am a housewife from Utah attempting to make my dreams come true. I am the mother of three and while raising my beautiful daughters I have made sacrifices. Now I am setting up a little online store. In months to come look for great deals and treasures I have created. Soon I will have my own little store where you will be able to buy custom vintage jewelry, clothing and many more things close to my heart.
I picked the name "Sincerely Margie Mei". Margie was my grandmother. She one of my favorite people in the world and I miss her everyday since she passed away. She is my inspiration. She was a simple woman who could make something special out of anything. She never had a lot of money and she was so great at making me feel special and she made such special treasures with her talents. She embroidered and did all kinds of craft projects. She made everyday normal household items into special keepsakes that I still love to this day. I will also share some of her incredible recipes and tricks to survival in this crazy world. I truly hope you enjoy and some items can touch your heart in the same way she touched mine.
The Mei part of my store name is for my beatuful neice Ava Mei. My husband and daughters and I just love Ava and we look forward to her visits everyday. My sister adopted her out of China when she was 11 months old. She is now 3 and so cute and funny that we just can't get enough of her. We all love Ava and her older sister Lexie more than anything in the world. Those two girls are just like me and my husbands own children and my daughters think of them as siblings. They are regular fixtures at "Polly's house" which is what they call me. Polly is short for my real name Paulette.
I am currently working hard to get everything prepared to get started. I am not concerned with making a lot of money in this new adventure, just spreading some of the love I have been blessed with.
Stay tuned, more to come in the near future.
Sincerely Margie Mei

Sincerely Margie Mei

Mandy's graduation

Mandy Is Engaged!!!

California

Samantha's Junior Prom

Chinese New Year

Sledding over Christmas break

A Little Bit Of Christmas Cheer

Happy Halloween

Family Night

Sunday Drive

Fall

CNA Classes

Homecoming

Samantha's surprise disco party

September 11 & Birthday girl

Mandy is all grown up

Zion's Trip

More Zion's Pictures

Zion's With The Kitchen Cousin's

The Princess and the Ghost

Recipes of the week

**PRAY FOR THEM***

Open Heart Surgery

Girls Camp

Las Vegas

Annual Park City Trip On The 4th Of July

Park City Trip With The Knights

Preschool is over

Hiking with the girls

Tending Van

Prom

Courtney's Birthday Dinner & Formal Night

Ensenada & Courtney's birthday

Catalina Island

The Cruise

More Spring Break..... THE BEACH

Spring Break 08'...... BEACH DAY'S

Spring Break

Samantha's Relay Team

Last Cheer Banquet

Chance in his Winnie the Pooh costume

Recipes of the week

EASTER MORNING

Polly's Easter Egg Hunt

Tending Dan & Amy's kids

Sam's Birthday "40" years old. March 2, 2008

Chinese New Year

Samantha and Chance

Mandy's Senior Year is.... GONE

Mandy is gone

Sincerely Margie Mei

Wonder Women Buff

Jewelry

Savers

Thrift stores Antique stores and bargins

A Bit About Me

PRAY FOR THEM*