tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-71429131217448907452024-02-06T21:47:56.750-07:00Cherie's NotebookUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger53125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7142913121744890745.post-10908897387025500302010-03-17T15:41:00.002-06:002010-03-17T15:48:05.359-06:00MOVING!!!<strong><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:180%;">It's moving day!</span></strong><br /><br />Sorry to be a pain, but I've been wanting to change my blog address for awhile now and thought that this would be a great time...<br /><br />Come visit me over at my new blog: <a href="http://pinklittlenotebook.blogspot.com/">http://pinklittlenotebook.blogspot.com/</a>! I have lots of fun posts coming up as well as some giveaways! Today I posted about our St. Patrick's Day activities as well as an awesome family night treat we had last night!!!<br /><br /><a href="http://pinklittlenotebook.blogspot.com/">See you there!<br /></a><br /><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px" align="center" src="http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y243/sl5pk/signature.png" /><br /><br /><br /><p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7142913121744890745.post-56941527419495826452010-03-11T20:12:00.003-07:002010-03-11T20:33:30.077-07:00Book Review: The Goose Girl<a href="http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y243/sl5pk/Notebook/FCATheGooseGirl.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 106px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y243/sl5pk/Notebook/FCATheGooseGirl.jpg" /></a>Can I just say that I LOVED the book <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Goose-Girl-Books-Bayern/dp/1582349908/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1268363354&sr=8-1">The Goose Girl by Shannon Hale</a>?<br /><br />I borrowed this book from a friend almost two years ago and JUST got around to FINALLY reading it! I wish I would of done it years ago!<br /><br />I liked it so much that I had to tell my kids the story line as I read it because I knew they would LOVE it too since it was about princesses and bad guys! And they even had me read it to them towards the end!<br /><br />I can't wait to read the next one in the series!!!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><strong>Books on My List: </strong><span style="font-size:78%;">(<strong>BOLD - Currently Reading</strong>; <span style="color:#cc33cc;">Purple - I finished it!</span><span style="color:#000000;">)</span></span><br /><br /><em>Books on my bookcase I REALLY want to read:</em><br /><ul><li><strong><span style="color:#cc33cc;">The Goose Girl - Shannon Hale</span></strong></li><br /><li><strong>Fishers of Men - Gerald N. Lund</strong></li><br /><li>101 Powerful Promises from Latter-day Prophets - Wayne Brickey</li><br /><li><a href="http://cheriesnotebook.blogspot.com/2010/02/book-review-god-wants-powerful-people.html"><span style="color:#993399;"><strong>God Wants a Powerful People</strong> - Sheri Dew</span></a></li><br /><li>Daughters of God - S. Michael Wilcox</li><br /><li>If Life Were Easy, It Wouldn't Be Hard - Sheri Dew</li><br /><li><strong>Total Money Makeover</strong> - Dave Ramsey</li><br /><li>How to Win Friends and Influence People - Dale Carnegie</li><br /><li>Saving Kristen - Jack Weyland</li><br /><li>Please Pass the Scriptures - John Hilton III</li><br /><li>10 Secrets Wise Parents Know - Brent L. Top & Bruce A. Chadwick</li><br /><li>The Christmas Sweater - Glenn Beck</li><br /><li>Life of Joseph Smith - George Q. Cannon </li><br /><li>The Five Thousand Year Leap - W. Cleon Skousen </li><br /><li>The Peacegiver - James L. Ferrell </li></ul><br /><p><em>Book Club Books:</em></p><ul><li><a href="http://cheriesnotebook.blogspot.com/2010/01/book-review-guernsey-literary-and.html"><span style="color:#993399;"><strong>The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Society</strong> - Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows</span></a></li><br /><li><a href="http://cheriesnotebook.blogspot.com/2010/02/book-review-gracie-love-story.html"><span style="color:#993399;"><strong><span style="color:#993399;">Gracie: A Love</span> Story</strong> - George Burns</span></a></li><br /><li><strong><a href="http://cheriesnotebook.blogspot.com/2010/03/book-review-wednesday-wars.html"><span style="color:#993399;">The Wednesday Wars - Gary Schmidt</span></a></strong></li><br /><li>A Train to Potevka - Mike Ramsdell</li><br /><li>Book of a Thousand Days - Shannon Hale</li><br /><li>Fine Old High Priests - Donald S. Smurthwaite</li><br /><li>Three Cups of Tea - Gary Mortenson</li><br /><li>Warriors Don't Cry - Melba Pattillo Beals</li><br /><li>Mayflower - Nathaniel Philbrick</li><br /><li>The Host - Stephanie Meyers <em><span style="font-size:78%;">I've read this one before and LOVED it but will do a quick review before book club</span></em></li></ul><br /><p><em>Other Books I'd Like To Read:</em><br /></p><ul><li>Overcoming Under Earning - Barbara Stanny</li><br /><li>The Undaunted - Gerald N. Lund</li><br /><li>The Great and The Terrible Series (vol. 1-6) - Chris Stewart</li><br /><li>My Sister's Keeper - Jodi Picoult</li><br /><li>Sarah's Quilt - Nancy E. Turner</li><br /><li>Forest Born - Shannon Hale</li><br /><li>The Best of Times: A Dickens Inn Novel - Anita Stansfield</li><br /><li>The Silence of Snow - Anita Stansfield</li><br /><li>The Last Song - Nicholas Sparks</li><br /><li>Dear John - Nicholas Sparks <span style="font-size:85%;color:#ff0000;"><em>(NEW on list: 3/7/10)</em></span></li><br /><li>Open: An Autobiography - Andre Agassi <span style="font-size:85%;color:#ff0000;"><em>(NEW on list: 3/710)</em></span></li></ul><br /><br /><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px" align="center" src="http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y243/sl5pk/signature.png" />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7142913121744890745.post-56161013635956685952010-03-08T22:53:00.004-07:002010-03-08T23:32:30.164-07:00Honey Mustard ChickenI got this recipe from church because they served it at a dinner activity just over a year ago and everyone raved about it (I wasn't at the activity). I picked up the recipe and finally gave it a try a few months ago and the family LOVED it! It's definitely a favorite in my house!<br /><br /><p align="center"><a href="http://s6.photobucket.com/albums/y243/sl5pk/Notebook/?action=view&current=IMG_2766.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="1" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y243/sl5pk/Notebook/IMG_2766.jpg" width="200" /></a></p><p align="center"><a href="http://s6.photobucket.com/albums/y243/sl5pk/Notebook/?action=view&current=Recipes.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y243/sl5pk/Notebook/Recipes.jpg" width="400" /></a></p><p align="left"><br /><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px" align="center" src="http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y243/sl5pk/signature.png" /> </p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7142913121744890745.post-36753234639185620562010-03-08T13:03:00.001-07:002010-03-08T13:03:00.891-07:00Book Review: The Wednesday Wars<a href="http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y243/sl5pk/Notebook/061872483401lzzzzzzz.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; FLOAT: left; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y243/sl5pk/Notebook/061872483401lzzzzzzz.jpg" /></a>I finished reading <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Wednesday-Wars-Gary-D-Schmidt/dp/054723760X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1268028281&sr=8-1">The Wednesday Wars by Gary D. Schmidt </a>a few weeks ago and really enjoyed it, although it wasn't until the last couple chapters that it really <em>grabbed</em> me.<br /><br />The chapters were long - which for me is hard because I always look ahead to see how long the chapter is and if it's too long to read in the amount of time I have, I will wait to start it - and this makes me take longer to read it... I know, kind of ridiculous, but I do like shorter chapters in my books! lol<br /><br />I have never been one to understand Shakespeare and enjoyed reading of a boy who learns to read and enjoy and UNDERSTAND it!<br /><br />As I said, it didn't really <em>grab</em> me until the last couple chapters (meaning I had a hard time putting it down) but the last chapters were awesome and I LOVED the ending!<br /><br />And although we haven't met for book club yet, I've heard others LOVED the book and it definitely sounds like a favorite for many of them!<br /><br /><strong>Books on My List: </strong><span style="font-size:78%;">(<strong>BOLD - Currently Reading</strong>; <span style="color:#cc33cc;">Purple - I finished it!</span><span style="color:#000000;">)</span></span><br /><br /><em>Books on my bookcase I REALLY want to read:</em><br /><ul><li><strong>The Goose Girl - Shannon Hale</strong></li><li>Fishers of Men - Gerald N. Lund</li><li>101 Powerful Promises from Latter-day Prophets - Wayne Brickey</li><li><a href="http://cheriesnotebook.blogspot.com/2010/02/book-review-god-wants-powerful-people.html"><span style="color:#993399;"><strong>God Wants a Powerful People</strong> - Sheri Dew</span></a></li><li>Daughters of God - S. Michael Wilcox</li><li>If Life Were Easy, It Wouldn't Be Hard - Sheri Dew</li><li><strong>Total Money Makeover</strong> - Dave Ramsey</li><li>How to Win Friends and Influence People - Dale Carnegie</li><li>Saving Kristen - Jack Weyland</li><li>Please Pass the Scriptures - John Hilton III</li><li>10 Secrets Wise Parents Know - Brent L. Top & Bruce A. Chadwick</li><li>The Christmas Sweater - Glenn Beck</li><li>Life of Joseph Smith - George Q. Cannon </li><li>The Five Thousand Year Leap - W. Cleon Skousen </li><li>The Peacegiver - James L. Ferrell </li></ul><p><em>Book Club Books:</em></p><ul><li><a href="http://cheriesnotebook.blogspot.com/2010/01/book-review-guernsey-literary-and.html"><span style="color:#993399;"><strong>The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Society</strong> - Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows</span></a></li><li><a href="http://cheriesnotebook.blogspot.com/2010/02/book-review-gracie-love-story.html"><span style="color:#993399;"><strong><span style="color:#993399;">Gracie: A Love</span> Story</strong> - George Burns</span></a></li><li><strong><span style="color:#993399;">The Wednesday Wars - Gary Schmidt</span></strong></li><li>A Train to Potevka - Mike Ramsdell</li><li>Book of a Thousand Days - Shannon Hale</li><li>Fine Old High Priests - Donald S. Smurthwaite</li><li>Three Cups of Tea - Gary Mortenson</li><li>Warriors Don't Cry - Melba Pattillo Beals</li><li>Mayflower - Nathaniel Philbrick</li><li>The Host - Stephanie Meyers <em><span style="font-size:78%;">I've read this one before and LOVED it but will do a quick review before book club</span></em></li></ul><p><em>Other Books I'd Like To Read:</em></p><ul><li>Overcoming Under Earning - Barbara Stanny</li><li>The Undaunted - Gerald N. Lund</li><li>The Great and The Terrible Series (vol. 1-6) - Chris Stewart</li><li>My Sister's Keeper - Jodi Picoult</li><li>Sarah's Quilt - Nancy E. Turner</li><li>Forest Born - Shannon Hale</li><li>The Best of Times: A Dickens Inn Novel - Anita Stansfield</li><li>The Silence of Snow - Anita Stansfield</li><li>The Last Song - Nicholas Sparks</li><li>Dear John - Nicholas Sparks <span style="font-size:85%;color:#ff0000;"><em>(NEW on list: 3/7/10)</em></span></li><li>Open: An Autobiography - Andre Agassi <span style="font-size:85%;color:#ff0000;"><em>(NEW on list: 3/710)</em></span></li></ul><br /><br /><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px" align="center" src="http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y243/sl5pk/signature.png" />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7142913121744890745.post-58988287603778689302010-03-07T22:52:00.004-07:002010-03-09T22:12:39.522-07:00Works For Me Wednesday: Fast-n-Easy Shoe Polish<p align="center"><a href="http://www.wearethatfamily.com/" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="works for me wednesday Pictures, Images and Photos" src="http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa46/pucktricks/general%20blog%20buttons/wfmwbannerKRISTEN.jpg" width="200" /></a></p><br /><p>I am the WORST at taking care of my shoes! I must drag my feet or something when I walk because my boots and dress shoes are ALWAYS needing to be polished! The toes are always worn out and scuffed... </p><br /><p>I remember watching my dad polish his shoes all the time growing up and there has been MANY times that I have thought to myself that I need to have him show me what to do, but to be honest... I have NO idea how to polish shoes and don't have any shoe polish - even if I did know how!</p><br /><p>Well, I have some black boots that I LOVE but haven't worn for awhile because the toes are SO bad it's embarassing! So this week I decided I'd try to take a black sharpie marker to them...</p><br /><p>I LOVED the results! Why didn't I do this MONTHS ago?!?</p><br /><p align="center"><a href="http://s6.photobucket.com/albums/y243/sl5pk/Notebook/?action=view&current=IMG_2814copy.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y243/sl5pk/Notebook/IMG_2814copy.jpg" width="350" /></a></p><br /><p>Yeah, if you look real, REAL close you can tell that it isn't the same color - but who's going to be getting down on the ground looking at my boots? </p><br /><p>Now to find a brown marker that will work on my brown boots...<br /><br /><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px" align="center" src="http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y243/sl5pk/signature.png" /> </p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7142913121744890745.post-32226312543562556012010-03-07T21:20:00.002-07:002010-03-07T21:54:32.892-07:00Menu Monday: 3/8/10<p align="center"><a href="http://s6.photobucket.com/albums/y243/sl5pk/?action=view&current=menu-plan-monday-newbmp.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Menu Plan" src="http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y243/sl5pk/menu-plan-monday-newbmp.jpg" /></a></p><p>This past week I tried the <a href="http://www.yourhomebasedmom.com/parmesan-roasted-asparagus/">Parmesan Asparagus </a>(it was delicious) and the <a href="http://cucinafamiglia.blogspot.com/2010/01/panda-express-orange-chicken.html">Orange Chicken </a>& Ham <a href="http://cucinafamiglia.blogspot.com/2009/06/niceas-fried-rice.html">Fried Rice</a> - which will be added into the menu rotation!</p><p align="left"><strong>Monday</strong>: Alfredo Mac-n-cheese/Breadsticks/Veggies</p><p align="left"><strong>Tuesday</strong>: <a href="http://sistersstuff.blogspot.com/2010/01/hamburger-barbecue-on-bun.html">Sloppy Joes</a>/Homemade Fries/Veggies</p><p align="left"><strong>Wednesday</strong>: Cafe Rio Salad/Key Lime Bars</p><p align="left"><strong>Thursday</strong>: <a href="http://cucinafamiglia.blogspot.com/2010/02/lasagna-roll-ups.html">Lasagna Rolls</a>/Salad/Garlic Bread</p><p align="left"><strong>Friday: </strong>Leftovers</p><p align="left"><strong>Saturday:</strong> Shrimp/Grits/Salad</p><p align="left"><strong>Sunday: </strong>Tif's Chicken on Egg Noodles/Veggies/<a href="http://sistersstuff.blogspot.com/2009/05/cool-and-creamy-fruit-salad.html">Fruit Salad</a> </p><p align="left"><strong>Treats:</strong> Banana Bread / Key Lime Bars / Fruit Pizza</p><p align="left"><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px" align="center" src="http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y243/sl5pk/signature.png" /> </p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7142913121744890745.post-12971642235780036722010-03-07T10:32:00.002-07:002010-03-07T10:38:04.338-07:00Inspirational Sunday: Tender MerciesI am SO thankful for the Tender Mercies in my life and when I saw this video, it encouraged me to be more aware of those little blessings in my life.<br /><br /><br /><p align="center"><object width="480" height="295"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/3B4El4B9LVw&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0x5d1719&color2=0xcd311b"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/3B4El4B9LVw&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0x5d1719&color2=0xcd311b" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="295"></embed></object></p><br /><br /><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px" align="center" src="http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y243/sl5pk/signature.png" /><br /><br /><br /><p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7142913121744890745.post-83088310616711596662010-02-25T14:41:00.003-07:002010-02-25T14:55:01.988-07:00Book Review: God Wants A Powerful People<a href="http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y243/sl5pk/Notebook/857cc060ada0bbbcd405a110_L__SL500_A.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y243/sl5pk/Notebook/857cc060ada0bbbcd405a110_L__SL500_A.jpg" /></a> I was a little slow reading <a href="http://www.amazon.com/God-Wants-Powerful-People-Sheri/dp/1590388135/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1267134133&sr=8-1">God Wants a Powerful People by Sheri Dew </a>because I enjoyed reading a chapter - or even part of a chapter - and pondering it for a while... I have a whole notebook of notes on this book!<br /><br />I REALLY enjoyed this book and there were SO many things in it that touched my heart. I have been going through some family issues this past few weeks and truly believe that I was suppose to read THIS book at THIS exact time because the subjects in the book were SO relevant to me in my life at this time.<br /><br />It is an amazing book and has inspired me to be a better person!<br /><br /><br /><strong>Books on My List: </strong><span style="font-size:78%;">(<strong>BOLD - Currently Reading</strong>; <span style="color:#cc33cc;">Purple - I finished it!</span><span style="color:#000000;">)</span></span><br /><br /><em>Books on my bookcase I REALLY want to read:</em><br /><br /><ul><li>The Goose Girl - Shannon Hale</li><li>Fishers of Men - Gerald N. Lund</li><li>101 Powerful Promises from Latter-day Prophets - Wayne Brickey</li><li><span style="color:#cc33cc;"><strong>God Wants a Powerful People</strong> - Sheri Dew</span></li><li>Daughters of God - S. Michael Wilcox</li><li>If Life Were Easy, It Wouldn't Be Hard - Sheri Dew</li><li><strong>Total Money Makeover</strong> - Dave Ramsey</li><li>How to Win Friends and Influence People - Dale Carnegie</li><li>Saving Kristen - Jack Weyland</li><li>Please Pass the Scriptures - John Hilton III</li><li>10 Secrets Wise Parents Know - Brent L. Top & Bruce A. Chadwick</li><li>The Christmas Sweater - Glenn Beck</li><li>Life of Joseph Smith - George Q. Cannon </li><li>The Five Thousand Year Leap - W. Cleon Skousen </li><li>The Peacegiver - James L. Ferrell </li></ul><p><em>Book Club Books:</em></p><ul><li><span style="color:#cc33cc;"><a href="http://cheriesnotebook.blogspot.com/2010/01/book-review-guernsey-literary-and.html"><strong>The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Society</strong> - Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows</a></span></li><li><span style="color:#cc33cc;"><a href="http://cheriesnotebook.blogspot.com/2010/02/book-review-gracie-love-story.html"><strong>Gracie: A Love Story</strong> - George Burns</a></span></li><li><strong>The Wednesday Wars - Gary Schmidt</strong></li><li>A Train to Potevka - Mike Ramsdell</li><li>Book of a Thousand Days - Shannon Hale</li><li>Fine Old High Priests - Donald S. Smurthwaite</li><li>Three Cups of Tea - Gary Mortenson</li><li>Warriors Don't Cry - Melba Pattillo Beals</li><li>Mayflower - Nathaniel Philbrick</li><li>The Host - Stephanie Meyers <em><span style="font-size:78%;">I've read this one before and LOVED it but will do a quick review before book club</span></em></li></ul><p><em>Other Books I'd Like To Read:</em></p><ul><li>Overcoming Under Earning - Barbara Stanny</li><li>The Undaunted - Gerald N. Lund</li><li>The Great and The Terrible Series (vol. 1-6) - Chris Stewart</li><li>My Sister's Keeper - Jodi Picoult</li><li>Sarah's Quilt - Nancy E. Turner</li><li>Forest Born - Shannon Hale</li><li>The Best of Times: A Dickens Inn Novel - Anita Stansfield</li><li>The Silence of Snow - Anita Stansfield</li><li>The Last Song - Nicholas Sparks</li></ul><br /><br /><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px" align="center" src="http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y243/sl5pk/signature.png" />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7142913121744890745.post-17609133155555257112010-02-22T10:56:00.002-07:002010-02-22T11:15:06.656-07:00Menu Monday: 2/22/10<p align="center"><a href="http://s6.photobucket.com/albums/y243/sl5pk/?action=view&current=menu-plan-monday-newbmp.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Menu Plan" src="http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y243/sl5pk/menu-plan-monday-newbmp.jpg" /></a></p><p>I did some MAJOR grocery shopping this week and am excited for the menu! If there are any recipes you want, just ask!<br /></p><p align="left"><strong>Monday</strong>: Chicken Rice Broccoli Casserole/Rolls</p><p align="left"><strong>Tuesday</strong>: <em><span style="font-size:85%;">I will probably be out of town so the fam will probably have frozen pizza or leftovers</span></em></p><p align="left"><strong>Wednesday</strong>: Steaks/Funeral Potatoes/<a href="http://www.yourhomebasedmom.com/parmesan-roasted-asparagus/">Parmesan Asparagus</a></p><p align="left"><strong>Thursday</strong>: <a href="http://cucinafamiglia.blogspot.com/2010/01/panda-express-orange-chicken.html">Orange Chicken</a>/<a href="http://cucinafamiglia.blogspot.com/2009/06/niceas-fried-rice.html">Ham Fried Rice</a> - <em><span style="font-size:78%;">I use Lindsay's recipe for the Fried Rice except I do ham instead of chicken...</span></em></p><p align="left"><strong>Friday: </strong><a href="http://cucinafamiglia.blogspot.com/2009/07/beer-ribs.html">Ribs</a>/Potato Salad/Corn</p><p align="left"><strong>Saturday: </strong><a href="http://cheriesnotebook.blogspot.com/2009/08/we-love-pizza-in-our-house.html">Homemade Pizza</a> with <a href="http://cucinafamiglia.blogspot.com/2009/07/alfredo-sauce.html">Alfredo Sauce </a>for mine!</p><p align="left"><strong>Sunday: </strong>Tif's Chicken on Egg Noodles/Green Salad/<a href="http://sistersstuff.blogspot.com/2009/05/cool-and-creamy-fruit-salad.html">Fruit Salad</a><br /></p><p align="left"><br /><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px" align="center" src="http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y243/sl5pk/signature.png" /> </p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7142913121744890745.post-41104326140128578442010-02-20T10:37:00.003-07:002010-02-20T10:43:16.733-07:00Sweet & Sour Meatballs<p align="center">This is a easy, tasty dish that my mom used to make us and now I make for my family...</p><p align="center"><a href="http://s6.photobucket.com/albums/y243/sl5pk/Notebook/?action=view&current=IMG_2486.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y243/sl5pk/Notebook/IMG_2486.jpg" width="250" /></a></p><p><em><span style="color:#ff0000;">Sweet-and-Sour Meatballs - Betty Crocker</span></em><br /><em><span style="color:#ff0000;"></span></em><br /><em><span style="color:#ff0000;">Meatballs</span></em><br /><em><span style="color:#ff0000;">1/2 cup packed brown sugar</span></em><br /><em><span style="color:#ff0000;">1 T cornstarch</span></em><br /><em><span style="color:#ff0000;">1 can pineapple chunks</span></em><br /><em><span style="color:#ff0000;">1/3 cup vinegar</span></em><br /><em><span style="color:#ff0000;">1 T soy sauce</span></em><br /><em><span style="color:#ff0000;"></span></em><br /><em><span style="color:#ff0000;">Cook meatballs in skillet; remove. Drain fat from skillet.</span></em><br /><em><span style="color:#ff0000;">Mix brown sugar & cornstarch in skillet. Stir in pineapple (with syrup), vinegar & soy sauce.</span></em><br /><em><span style="color:#ff0000;">Heat to boiling, stirring constantly; reduce heat. Add meatballs.</span></em><br /><em><span style="color:#ff0000;">Cover and simmer for 15 minutes, stirring occasionally. Serve over rice</span></em><em><span style="color:#ff0000;">.</span></em><br /><br /><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px" align="center" src="http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y243/sl5pk/signature.png" /> </p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7142913121744890745.post-77384853318324480332010-02-13T23:49:00.000-07:002010-02-13T23:50:06.007-07:00Inspirational Sunday: How Do I Love Thee?<p align="center"><strong><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:180%;color:#ff0000;">Happy Valentine's Day!</span></strong></p><p align="center"><object width="500" height="315"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/eM3mlgLAlMs&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0x5d1719&color2=0xcd311b&border=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/eM3mlgLAlMs&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0x5d1719&color2=0xcd311b&border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="500" height="315"></embed></object></p><br /><br /><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px" align="center" src="http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y243/sl5pk/signature.png" /><br /><p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7142913121744890745.post-91093147270315757712010-02-08T13:47:00.002-07:002010-02-08T13:53:01.110-07:00Menu Monday: 2/8/10<p align="center"><a href="http://s6.photobucket.com/albums/y243/sl5pk/?action=view&current=menu-plan-monday-newbmp.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Menu Plan" src="http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y243/sl5pk/menu-plan-monday-newbmp.jpg" /></a></p>This week I did better at following the menu! I will post the recipe for the Honey Mustard Chicken because it was yummy!<br /><br /><p align="left"><strong>Monday</strong>: Spaghetti/breadsticks/salad</p><p align="left"><strong>Tuesday</strong>: Chicken Teri Burgers/Homemade French Fries</p><p align="left"><strong>Wednesday</strong>: French Dip Sandwiches/Potato Salad/Green Beans</p><p align="left"><strong>Thursday</strong>: Leftovers</p><p align="left"><strong>Friday - Sunday</strong>: Vacation!!!</p><br /><p align="left"><br /><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px" align="center" src="http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y243/sl5pk/signature.png" /> </p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7142913121744890745.post-44037121828894237262010-02-07T21:31:00.001-07:002010-02-07T21:32:48.463-07:00Inspirational Sunday: Lift Me Up<p align="center"><object width="340" height="285"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/9DulpWl66P8&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0x5d1719&color2=0xcd311b&border=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/9DulpWl66P8&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0x5d1719&color2=0xcd311b&border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="340" height="285"></embed></object></p>I am so grateful that I have a Father in Heaven that loves me and will LIFT ME UP when I need it most!<br /><br /><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px" align="center" src="http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y243/sl5pk/signature.png" /><br /><p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7142913121744890745.post-54076853369090304882010-02-04T10:57:00.004-07:002010-02-04T11:12:38.418-07:00Book Review: Gracie, A Love Story<a href="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41G7KLOzs1L._SL500_AA240_.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41G7KLOzs1L._SL500_AA240_.jpg" /></a>I just finished reading the book <a href="http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41G7KLOzs1L._SL500_AA240_.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.amazon.com/GRACIE-LOVE-STORY-GEORGE-BURNS/dp/B000ZOHLZI&usg=__1fhEPhkOPozzYJl9F6RjcP7eyQc=&h=240&w=240&sz=10&hl=en&start=3&itbs=1&tbnid=jMV5Ig4UZPCeAM:&tbnh=110&tbnw=110&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dgracie%2Ba%2Blove%2Bstore%26gbv%3D2%26hl%3Den">"Gracie, A Love Story" by George Burns</a>.<br /><br />I think it was a fun book to read and very enjoyable, although it wasn't a favorite of mine. I did LOVE reading how much George Burns loved and admired his wife and how he attributes all his success to her.<br /><br />I also enjoyed the humor in the book and a couple of times was laughing out loud and had to tell my husband the jokes...<br /><br />I am definitely going to recommend this book to my Grandmother because I think she would really enjoy it since she grew up with Gracie and George, but for me... I think I was too young to fully enjoy all this book has to offer.<br /><br /><br /><strong>Books on My List: </strong><span style="font-size:78%;">(<strong>BOLD - Currently Reading</strong>; <span style="color:#cc33cc;">Purple - I finished it!</span><span style="color:#000000;">)</span></span><br /><br /><em>Books on my bookcase I REALLY want to read:</em><br /><ul><li>The Goose Girl - Shannon Hale</li><li>Fishers of Men - Gerald N. Lund</li><li>101 Powerful Promises from Latter-day Prophets - Wayne Brickey</li><li><strong>God Wants a Powerful People</strong> - Sheri Dew</li><li>Daughters of God - S. Michael Wilcox</li><li>If Life Were Easy, It Wouldn't Be Hard - Sheri Dew</li><li><strong>Total Money Makeover</strong> - Dave Ramsey</li><li>How to Win Friends and Influence People - Dale Carnegie</li><li>Saving Kristen - Jack Weyland</li><li>Please Pass the Scriptures - John Hilton III</li><li>10 Secrets Wise Parents Know - Brent L. Top & Bruce A. Chadwick</li><li>The Christmas Sweater - Glenn Beck</li><li>Life of Joseph Smith - George Q. Cannon <span style="font-size:78%;color:#ff0000;"><em>(added 2/4)</em></span></li><li>The Five Thousand Year Leap - W. Cleon Skousen <span style="font-size:78%;color:#ff0000;"><em>(added 2/4)</em></span></li><li>The Peacegiver - James L. Ferrell <em><span style="font-size:78%;color:#ff0000;">(added 2/4)</span></em></li></ul><p><em>Book Club Books:</em></p><ul><li><span style="color:#cc33cc;"><strong>The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Society</strong> - Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows</span></li><li><span style="color:#cc33cc;"><strong>Gracie: A Love Story</strong> - George Burns</span></li><li>The Wednesday Wars - Gary Schmidt</li><li>A Train to Potevka - Mike Ramsdell</li><li>Book of a Thousand Days - Shannon Hale</li><li>Fine Old High Priests - Donald S. Smurthwaite</li><li>Three Cups of Tea - Gary Mortenson</li><li>Warriors Don't Cry - Melba Pattillo Beals</li><li>Mayflower - Nathaniel Philbrick</li><li>The Host - Stephanie Meyers <em><span style="font-size:78%;">I've read this one before and LOVED it but will do a quick review before book club</span></em></li></ul><p><em>Other Books I'd Like To Read:</em></p><ul><li>Overcoming Under Earning - Barbara Stanny</li><li>The Undaunted - Gerald N. Lund</li><li>The Great and The Terrible Series (vol. 1-6) - Chris Stewart</li><li>My Sister's Keeper - Jodi Picoult</li><li>Sarah's Quilt - Nancy E. Turner</li><li>Forest Born - Shannon Hale</li><li>The Best of Times: A Dickens Inn Novel - Anita Stansfield</li><li>The Silence of Snow - Anita Stansfield</li><li>The Last Song - Nicholas Sparks</li></ul><br /><br /><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px" align="center" src="http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y243/sl5pk/signature.png" />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7142913121744890745.post-5728802334755184962010-02-01T13:00:00.000-07:002010-02-01T13:01:12.550-07:00Menu Plan Monday - 2/1/2010<p align="center"><a href="http://s6.photobucket.com/albums/y243/sl5pk/?action=view&current=menu-plan-monday-newbmp.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Menu Plan" src="http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y243/sl5pk/menu-plan-monday-newbmp.jpg" /></a></p><br /><br /><p align="left"><strong>Monday</strong>: Mushroom & Swiss Burgers/Tator Tots/Jello Jigglers</p><p align="left"><strong>Tuesday</strong>: Honey Mustard Chicken/Rice-a-roni/Veggies</p><p align="left"><strong>Wednesday</strong>: Chili/Rolls<em><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span></em><br /><strong>Thursday</strong>: Spaghetti/breadsticks/salad</p><p align="left"><strong>Friday</strong>: Ribs/Potato Salad/Green Beans</p><p align="left"><strong>Saturday</strong>: Leftovers</p><p align="left"><strong>Sunday</strong>: Superbowl Party!</p><br /><p align="left"><br /><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px" align="center" src="http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y243/sl5pk/signature.png" /> </p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7142913121744890745.post-87285191474724302702010-01-26T14:45:00.003-07:002010-01-26T15:08:09.972-07:00Pizza Sandwiches for Lunch?The other day I made pizza sandwiches for lunch after Jaiden asked for them and thought I'd share them here...<br /><br /><br /><p align="center"><a href="http://s6.photobucket.com/albums/y243/sl5pk/Notebook/?action=view&current=IMG_2660.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y243/sl5pk/Notebook/IMG_2660.jpg" width="250" /></a></p><br /><br />My siblings and I grew up eating these (they were something even we could make!) for lunches or an after-school snack... When I called my parents to find out the history of them, I was told I was doing them all wrong... lol<br /><br />My Grandma used to make them for my step-dad and he says that they might even go back further than that...<br /><br />So I guess I'll give you the "original" recipe and just share with you what changes I make in the directions...<br /><br /><strong>Ingredients:</strong><br />- slice of bread<br />- slice of the Kraft sliced cheese<br />- tomato slice<br />- oregano or Italian Seasoning<br />- grated Parmesean Cheese<br /><br /><strong>Directions:</strong><br />1. Place a slice of cheese on the bread. - Dad says the bread needs to not be too big - otherwise you'll need to break another slice of cheese to cover all the bread. He also says that it MUST be Kraft sliced cheese - <em><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc0000;">Me? I use regular cheddar cheese because I'm too cheap to buy KRAFT sliced cheese! lol<br /></span></em><br />2. Place a thin slice of tomato on the cheese. - <em><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc0000;">Me? I LOVE tomato so I usually put on 1 1/2 - 2 slices!</span></em><br /><br />3. Sprinkle on oregano (or Italian Seasoning) and some grated Parmasean Cheese. - <em><span style="font-size:85%;color:#ff0000;">Me? When he told me this I remember the parmasean cheese growing up but had been forgetting to put it on! ugh! So it will now be added to my pizza sandwiches from this time forth! But I also remember putting on garlic salt... so I've always put garlic salt on mine...</span></em><br /><br />4. Place on a pan in the oven and bake at 350 degrees for about 10 minutes (until the cheese melts and the bottom starts getting toasted). Then broil for about 2 minutes (watch it because it will burn fast) to toast the top. Dad says it's done when the cheese starts turning brown. - <em><span style="font-size:85%;color:#ff0000;">Me? This is another reason I don't use the Kraft Singles - they will brown... I like my cheese melted but not browned... My dad? He likes his cheese brown... lol</span></em><br /><br /><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px" align="center" src="http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y243/sl5pk/signature.png" />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7142913121744890745.post-80849081380506392502010-01-20T16:07:00.004-07:002010-01-20T16:28:28.620-07:00Book Review: The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Society<a href="http://writingwrongs.files.wordpress.com/2009/12/pie.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; FLOAT: left; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://writingwrongs.files.wordpress.com/2009/12/pie.jpg" /></a>I blasted through <em>The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society</em> in 3 days so I would be able to go to Book Club...<br /><br />I won't post the story because you can read it <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0385341008?ie=UTF8&tag=roinmydr-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0385341008#noop">here </a>(and as I mentioned before, I HATE book reports! lol)<br /><br />I really enjoyed this book although it was hard for me to get started into it. I remember thinking that I probably wouldn't of finished it in the beginning except for book club, but by Part 2 of the book I was hooked! And the ending is fabulous!<br /><br />I've always loved WWII books and stories, and I loved how this book gave a different perspective on the topic...<br /><br />It was a great book to start with for my FIRST time at book club and I can't wait for future months!<br /><br /><br /><strong>Books on My List: </strong><span style="font-size:78%;">(<strong>BOLD - Currently Reading</strong>; <span style="color:#cc33cc;">Purple - I finished it!</span><span style="color:#000000;">)</span></span><br /><br /><em>Books on my bookcase I REALLY want to read:</em><br /><ul><li>The Goose Girl - Shannon Hale</li><li>Fishers of Men - Gerald N. Lund</li><li>101 Powerful Promises from Latter-day Prophets - Wayne Brickey</li><li><strong>God Wants a Powerful People</strong> - Sheri Dew</li><li>Daughters of God - S. Michael Wilcox</li><li>If Life Were Easy, It Wouldn't Be Hard - Sheri Dew</li><li><strong>Total Money Makeover</strong> - Dave Ramsey</li><li>How to Win Friends and Influence People - Dale Carnegie</li><li>Saving Kristen - Jack Weyland</li><li>Please Pass the Scriptures - John Hilton III</li><li>10 Secrets Wise Parents Know - Brent L. Top & Bruce A. Chadwick</li><li>The Christmas Sweater - Glenn Beck</li></ul><p><em>Book Club Books:</em></p><ul><li><span style="color:#cc33cc;"><strong>The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Society</strong> - Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows</span></li><li>Gracie: A Love Story - George Burns</li><li>The Wednesday Wars - Gary Schmidt</li><li>A Train to Potevka - Mike Ramsdell</li><li>Book of a Thousand Days - Shannon Hale</li><li>Fine Old High Priests - Donald S. Smurthwaite</li><li>Three Cups of Tea - Gary Mortenson</li><li>Warriors Don't Cry - Melba Pattillo Beals</li><li>Mayflower - Nathaniel Philbrick</li><li>The Host - Stephanie Meyers <em><span style="font-size:78%;">I've read this one before and LOVED it but will do a quick review before book club</span></em></li></ul><p><em>Other Books I'd Like To Read:</em></p><ul><li>Overcoming Under Earning - Barbara Stanny</li><li>The Undaunted - Gerald N. Lund</li><li>The Great and The Terrible Series (vol. 1-6) - Chris Stewart</li><li>My Sister's Keeper - Jodi Picoult</li><li>Sarah's Quilt - Nancy E. Turner</li><li>Forest Born - Shannon Hale</li><li>The Best of Times: A Dickens Inn Novel - Anita Stansfield</li><li>The Silence of Snow - Anita Stansfield</li><li>The Last Song - Nicholas Sparks</li></ul><br /><br /><p></p><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px" align="center" src="http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y243/sl5pk/signature.png" />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7142913121744890745.post-39489038899658784082010-01-17T19:39:00.006-07:002010-01-17T22:37:00.351-07:00Read a good book lately?One of my New Years Resolutions is to read more... at LEAST 2 books a month...<br /><br />So I started compiling a list of books to read - I have a TON of books that are sitting on my bookshelf that I have never read, as well as some that I've been wanting to read... and then I decided to join the church book club, so that will keep me busy as well...<br /><br /><strong>Books on My List: </strong><span style="font-size:78%;">(<strong>BOLD - Currently Reading</strong>; <span style="color:#cc33cc;">Purple - I finished it!</span><span style="color:#000000;">)</span></span><br /><br /><em>Books on my bookcase I REALLY want to read:</em><br /><ul><li>The Goose Girl - Shannon Hale</li><li>Fishers of Men - Gerald N. Lund</li><li>101 Powerful Promises from Latter-day Prophets - Wayne Brickey</li><li><strong>God Wants a Powerful People</strong> - Sheri Dew</li><li>Daughters of God - S. Michael Wilcox</li><li>If Life Were Easy, It Wouldn't Be Hard - Sheri Dew</li><li>Total Money Makeover - Dave Ramsey</li><li>How to Win Friends and Influence People - Dale Carnegie</li><li>Saving Kristen - Jack Weyland</li><li>Please Pass the Scriptures - John Hilton III</li><li>10 Secrets Wise Parents Know - Brent L. Top & Bruce A. Chadwick</li><li>The Christmas Sweater - Glenn Beck</li></ul><p><em>Book Club Books:</em></p><ul><li><strong>The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Society</strong> - Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows</li><li>Gracie: A Love Story - George Burns</li><li>The Wednesday Wars - Gary Schmidt</li><li>A Train to Potevka - Mike Ramsdell</li><li>Book of a Thousand Days - Shannon Hale</li><li>Fine Old High Priests - Donald S. Smurthwaite</li><li>Three Cups of Tea - Gary Mortenson</li><li>Warriors Don't Cry - Melba Pattillo Beals</li><li>Mayflower - Nathaniel Philbrick</li><li>The Host - Stephanie Meyers <em><span style="font-size:78%;">I've read this one before and LOVED it but will do a quick review before book club</span></em></li></ul><p><em>Other Books I'd Like To Read:</em></p><ul><li>Overcoming Under Earning - Barbara Stanny</li><li>The Undaunted - Gerald N. Lund</li><li>The Great and The Terrible Series (vol. 1-6) - Chris Stewart</li><li>My Sister's Keeper - Jodi Picoult</li><li>Sarah's Quilt - Nancy E. Turner</li><li>Forest Born - Shannon Hale</li><li>The Best of Times: A Dickens Inn Novel - Anita Stansfield</li><li>The Silence of Snow - Anita Stansfield</li><li>The Last Song - Nicholas Sparks</li></ul><p></p><p>I'm hoping to write book reviews (mainly for myself since my memory is AWFUL) but then again... I failed Literature in 7th grade with a 23% because I HATED to write book reports... so we'll see how that goes! lol</p><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px" align="center" src="http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y243/sl5pk/signature.png" />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7142913121744890745.post-50757451090687629512009-12-20T08:06:00.000-07:002009-12-20T08:06:00.477-07:00Inspirational Sunday: Do You Have Room for the Savior?<p align="center"><object width="400" height="330"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/vStl9PXWtiw&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/vStl9PXWtiw&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="400" height="320"></embed></object></p><br /><br /><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px" align="center" src="http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y243/sl5pk/signature.png" /><br /><p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7142913121744890745.post-39376233689737566892009-12-15T15:00:00.000-07:002009-12-15T15:00:01.309-07:00When I saw these muffin tin advents <a href="http://sumossweetstuff.blogspot.com/2009/11/tutorial-tuesday-advent-calendar.html">here </a>at <a href="http://sumossweetstuff.blogspot.com/">Sumo's Sweet Stuff </a>and <a href="http://somewhatsimple.blogspot.com/2009/11/magnetic-advent-calendar.html">here </a>at <a href="http://somewhatsimple.blogspot.com/">Somewhat Simple</a> I just HAD to make one of my own!<br /><br /><p align="center"><a href="http://s6.photobucket.com/albums/y243/sl5pk/?action=view&current=IMG_2457.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y243/sl5pk/IMG_2457.jpg" width="250" /></a></p> And it was actually quite a quick and easy project!<br /><br />Because my kids get PLENTY of sweets and candy, I decided to do activities in each day written on paper (I hurry and trade them before the kids pick if it is something that just won't work for the day)...<br /><br /><p align="center"><a href="http://s6.photobucket.com/albums/y243/sl5pk/?action=view&current=IMG_2458.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y243/sl5pk/IMG_2458.jpg" width="250" /></a></p>Need some ideas for activites? You can see my list right <a href="http://docs.google.com/Doc?docid=0AfpILEZxDD06ZGZwcndjMjlfM2RiYndwNGN0&hl=en">here</a>...<br /><br /><br /><p align="left">This was definitely a fun and easy project that added to my Christmas Decor and that the kids LOVE!</p><p align="center"><a href="http://s6.photobucket.com/albums/y243/sl5pk/?action=view&current=IMG_2456.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y243/sl5pk/IMG_2456.jpg" width="350" /></a></p><br /><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px" align="center" src="http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y243/sl5pk/signature.png" />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7142913121744890745.post-22867667886913249632009-12-14T15:00:00.000-07:002009-12-14T15:00:00.961-07:00Great Gift Idea: Crayon Roll<p align="center"><a href="http://s6.photobucket.com/albums/y243/sl5pk/?action=view&current=IMG_2251.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y243/sl5pk/IMG_2251.jpg" width="200" /></a></p>What a fun gift idea for your little ones? My daughter LOVES her crayon roll and it isn't even hard to make! (If I can do it with my limited sewing skills, you can do it!)<br /><br />I followed the <a href="http://www.skiptomylou.org/2007/04/25/on-a-roll/">tutorial </a>on <a href="http://www.skiptomylou.org/">Skip to My Lou </a>(but cut out the ric rac trim because of my limited sewing knowledge, although I LOVE the trim!)<br /><br />I had intended this to be for my daughter to take to church, but she uses it constantly and my son even likes it! They love that they can see all the colors in front of them...<br /><br /><br /><p align="center"><a href="http://s6.photobucket.com/albums/y243/sl5pk/?action=view&current=IMG_2252.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y243/sl5pk/IMG_2252.jpg" width="200" /></a></p>And I love that we can fold it up and put it all away!<br /><br /><br /><p align="center"><a href="http://s6.photobucket.com/albums/y243/sl5pk/?action=view&current=IMG_2254.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y243/sl5pk/IMG_2254.jpg" width="200" /></a></p><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px" align="center" src="http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y243/sl5pk/signature.png" />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7142913121744890745.post-27034996370850504652009-12-14T00:32:00.005-07:002009-12-14T01:09:47.813-07:00Menu Plan Monday - 12/14/09<p align="center"><a href="http://s6.photobucket.com/albums/y243/sl5pk/?action=view&current=menu-plan-monday-newbmp.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Menu Plan" src="http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y243/sl5pk/menu-plan-monday-newbmp.jpg" /></a></p><br /><p align="left">I didn't do so great this week sticking to my menu... It was a busy, busy week... although this week should be better since all the holiday parties are done with and I have most of my shopping done! <em>I'm hoping for more time to BLOG!</em></p><p align="left">The only thing we ended up cooking from the menu was the Clam Chowder and it was excellent!</p><p align="left"><em><span style="color:#ff0000;">I will try to add the recipes as I cook them this week - I didn't do very good at that last week because I didn't cook! lol</span></em></p><br /><p align="left"><strong>Monday</strong>: Sweet & Sour Meatballs/Rice</p><p align="left"><strong>Tuesday</strong>: Chicken Enchilada Casserole/Salad<br /><br /><strong>Wednesday</strong>: Chicken Teriyaki Burgers/French Fries<br /><br /><strong>Thursday</strong>: Swiss Bliss Chicken/Rice-a-roni/Green Beans<br /><br /><strong>Friday</strong>: Out of Town<br /><br /><strong>Saturday</strong>: <a href="http://cheriesnotebook.blogspot.com/2009/08/we-love-pizza-in-our-house.html">Homemade Pizza </a>- and I might make <a href="http://cucinafamiglia.blogspot.com/2009/07/alfredo-sauce.html">Alfredo Sauce </a>and do an alfredo chicken pizza - yum!</p><p align="left"><strong>Sunday</strong>: Tacos/Mexi Rice - I use the fresh tortillas from Sam's Club - YUM!</p><p align="left"><br /><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px" align="center" src="http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y243/sl5pk/signature.png" /> </p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7142913121744890745.post-39827848924522147332009-12-06T23:58:00.003-07:002009-12-07T00:10:12.581-07:00Menu Planning Monday 12/7/09<p align="center"><a href="http://s6.photobucket.com/albums/y243/sl5pk/?action=view&current=menu-plan-monday-newbmp.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Menu Plan" src="http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y243/sl5pk/menu-plan-monday-newbmp.jpg" /></a></p><p align="left"><em><span style="color:#ff0000;">Note: I will be posting the recipes online this week and will link them up as soon as I post them...</span></em></p><p align="left">I've been HORRIBLE at my meal planning lately, but we are going to try to do better starting this week!</p><p align="left"><strong>Monday</strong>: Clam Chowder/Rolls</p><p align="left"><strong>Tuesday</strong>: Homemade Pizzas<br /><br /><strong>Wednesday</strong>: Dinner Out with hubby - Spaghetti for the kiddos<br /><br /><strong>Thursday</strong>: Swiss Bliss Chicken*/Rice-a-roni/Green Beans<br /><br /><strong>Friday</strong>: Girl's Night Out for me/ Leftovers for the family!<br /><br /><strong>Saturday</strong>: Church Christmas Party Dinner!<br /><br /><strong>Sunday</strong>: Chicken Enchilada Casserole/Salad</p><p align="left"><br /><strong>Treats</strong>: Zucchini Crisp (tastes JUST like Apple Crisp!), Cream-cheese Brownies (for the Church Dinner), and Chocolate Chip Cookies*!</p><p align="left"><strong>Breakfasts</strong>: Breakfast Burritos, Waffles, German Pancakes, Blueberry Muffins<br /><br /><br /><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px" align="center" src="http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y243/sl5pk/signature.png" /> </p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7142913121744890745.post-62047675925959265522009-12-06T22:45:00.001-07:002009-12-06T22:48:57.625-07:00Inspirational Sunday: The Greatest Gift<p><object width="340" height="285"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/pUGrHNMJNnc&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0x006699&color2=0x54abd6&border=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/pUGrHNMJNnc&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0x006699&color2=0x54abd6&border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="340" height="285"></embed></object></p><p>Today in church we had a lesson on the Savior. I hope this time of year we can remember the "Reason for the Season" and help our children do the same.<br /><br /><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px" align="center" src="http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y243/sl5pk/signature.png" /><br /></p><p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7142913121744890745.post-78350131565690497562009-11-22T13:16:00.001-07:002009-11-22T13:18:02.367-07:00Inspirational Sunday: What are you Thankful For?<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Tuwid8_O8dk&rel=0&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en&feature=player_embedded&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Tuwid8_O8dk&rel=0&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en&feature=player_embedded&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="400"></embed></object><br /><br /><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px" align="center" src="http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y243/sl5pk/signature.png" /><br /><p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0