First SUDP to Win Lt. Col. Bill Toole Special Award

Saxton Ballard, a cadet from Pine View High School and a 2023 Devil Pup won the Lt. Col. Bill Toole special award for Persistence.  It's the first time a Southern Utah Devil Pup has won the award honoring our founder. 

Spaghetti Sauce

Making spaghetti sauce today.  I'll be sharing.  It's a great recipe, tweaked by me until it's the way I want it - which is definitely NOT Sicilian, so you won't find any sugar in this sauce.  CLICK HERE for the recipe.  It's an easy fix and makes the house smell wonderful during its crock pot time. 

2023 Devil Pups Scored Big Time

 

22 Jul 2023

Camp Pendleton, California

Devil Pup Graduation

As is often the case, pups are too excited to remember to show up for the group photos, so one pup is missing in this photo.  2023 SU Devil Pups took three out of seven special awards and we had one who participated in the guidon ceremony.  

Click for more pics and names

Birthday Week and Weekend

A fabulous time with many great memories.  It was super fun turning 80, but it didn't stick!!  I was back to 29 the very next day!!  It is what it is!!!

Getting Ready for the Big One

 

Bet you can't tell what birthday is coming up!!  Family will be joining me for the Big Day.  Hmmm, since I've been 29 for a long, long time, it must be 30 coming up . . .

So hope there will be strawberry shortcake . . .

There WAS strawberry shortcake - after a homemade Mexican meal.  So good!  Here we are celebrating at Top Golf.

My Cornbread Recipe

CLICK HERE FOR THE BEST CORNBREAD YOU'LL EVER TASTE! 

Chili Cook-Off

Will it win a third award?  I hope so.  My "New Year's Chili" will be entered into another chili cook-off this weekend.  I fiddled with it for around 30 years to get it just the way I liked it, and then my favorite chili powder was discontinued.  More fiddling until I was satisfied.  So fingers crossed for another win!

Update:

THIS AWESOME CHILI TOOK THE PRIZE!  Sorry, folks, it's a family secret.