tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29478061288002998782024-03-18T23:10:25.477-04:00My Little Corner of the WorldMarihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06289456727508305342noreply@blogger.comBlogger4101125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2947806128800299878.post-39413667534004812612024-03-18T21:39:00.001-04:002024-03-18T21:39:00.255-04:00Easter S'mores<p><span style="font-size: large;">We have 3 neighbor girls who are sweethearts and I often try to give them a little something for holidays. I saw this cute idea and thought they would like it for Easter coming up.<br />I thought I'd share it, in case any of you are looking for a cute Easter treat.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkFfmc5taTqTADT9HCD8dkP_0WOo460cpJunfivxG-uHh0UniXLsREXLQEtoSaUBNSRsndr6lmCYFPV47l3XimhIloqTz8dailTdC0is1pjFcx8US6QWJSk085_ldKxfG1Td8dzglKBK7JccMivGNYFq86YYflBWs4m_g777H6_m0LLcL5lhIgkmb48SU/s3766/IMG_20240314_181251445.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3766" data-original-width="2824" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkFfmc5taTqTADT9HCD8dkP_0WOo460cpJunfivxG-uHh0UniXLsREXLQEtoSaUBNSRsndr6lmCYFPV47l3XimhIloqTz8dailTdC0is1pjFcx8US6QWJSk085_ldKxfG1Td8dzglKBK7JccMivGNYFq86YYflBWs4m_g777H6_m0LLcL5lhIgkmb48SU/w480-h640/IMG_20240314_181251445.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;">These are just regular S'more ingredients, with peeps instead of marshmallows.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheV9iKnoZBtI-Wv-UKYXy5xpE_eHGAhEo_tqIJuPKL9b4pp5YDic5fmTVkDPVFvwFT_abrKhp3ohyphenhyphenyqH3C5LCErxUDk6A6tfVA_VsWsUzcaaGmgTvIFoxaBeBGch1V3lhJZkMywtoRwwb7uE0WFyyu-AY0C8_Ro8bHp0Vzito9v9Ue04kkhIkLz7FHus4/s3981/IMG_20240314_181403742.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3981" data-original-width="2986" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheV9iKnoZBtI-Wv-UKYXy5xpE_eHGAhEo_tqIJuPKL9b4pp5YDic5fmTVkDPVFvwFT_abrKhp3ohyphenhyphenyqH3C5LCErxUDk6A6tfVA_VsWsUzcaaGmgTvIFoxaBeBGch1V3lhJZkMywtoRwwb7uE0WFyyu-AY0C8_Ro8bHp0Vzito9v9Ue04kkhIkLz7FHus4/w480-h640/IMG_20240314_181403742.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;">I took one envelope of graham crackers, one package of peeps and 2 Hershey bars and tied them with some cute twine.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHYjbjdMmNfMhml8Y_jWlaO51Yt1PCQjbWtM5RULg7rP4z6HSi_sSKwxJ4ZWyebDc6TrWPfoh41Uakm7Oby-xpXSNAmoBFUUF1e9sA5E8yNxEpiMDNj_AcqAwnHoTzi15ErKCJXRRHzSP5fZv5YPX42LSE1ZrURqaF4OH3PKQ46vCzrC2Z4SxC62NEsPU/s4000/IMG_20240315_221517796~2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHYjbjdMmNfMhml8Y_jWlaO51Yt1PCQjbWtM5RULg7rP4z6HSi_sSKwxJ4ZWyebDc6TrWPfoh41Uakm7Oby-xpXSNAmoBFUUF1e9sA5E8yNxEpiMDNj_AcqAwnHoTzi15ErKCJXRRHzSP5fZv5YPX42LSE1ZrURqaF4OH3PKQ46vCzrC2Z4SxC62NEsPU/w480-h640/IMG_20240315_221517796~2.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;">That all went into a bag, and I finished it with a little tag. <br />I think the neighbors girls will enjoy them, and it was a quick and easy thing to put together.<br /><br /></span><p></p>Marihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06289456727508305342noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2947806128800299878.post-71343116604857676072024-03-17T21:39:00.001-04:002024-03-17T21:39:00.135-04:00A Day Away<p><span style="font-size: large;">Last year my sister Terri and I planned a day and went to Ludington for a fun day. We decided we wanted to do something again this year and spent a fun day on Friday. We tried to have our sister Cheri go too, but they've been short staffed at work and she couldn't get the day off.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">This year we decided to go to St Joseph, another lakeside town which is about 75 minutes south of us.<br />It was windy and cold, but the sun was shining!<br />Our first stop upon arriving was to go to the Lighthouse.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFzkKcqP-MAW_sEQy1627yK-L2E2aE4FVqHAUndMlomxLNuKXpF3oR-z6Jv6YoKhLDbAidUg3lnKsmzqp-AUr7rYoKEV-PKHyv4G_NeSUG7fSYlwP-bhEVU7PKm6zOPkkoSokeDyssTc7k50q-y0HhiI08-qfGq71Q0cTYbEi5aOk_f6dlZrovYZStOoQ/s3863/IMG_20240315_110605495_HDR~2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3863" data-original-width="2897" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFzkKcqP-MAW_sEQy1627yK-L2E2aE4FVqHAUndMlomxLNuKXpF3oR-z6Jv6YoKhLDbAidUg3lnKsmzqp-AUr7rYoKEV-PKHyv4G_NeSUG7fSYlwP-bhEVU7PKm6zOPkkoSokeDyssTc7k50q-y0HhiI08-qfGq71Q0cTYbEi5aOk_f6dlZrovYZStOoQ/w480-h640/IMG_20240315_110605495_HDR~2.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;">Winter is hard on a beach area. The sand blows and drifts like snow. These steps weren't easy to climb!</span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijlQtcJPlnV89nXG7QPWnglHczZHBpDvmXOPkbQt89Qojz4PKmHj-76e15mFxSzqc6rgITucvbRzym4PIEXp6SKECkg9vIdlEYxnukuZD0zcMaBoldoR2Mmw3ncxGrlqaDhOZt_G_OI4HX7njcNKSYzbUhlGqhUoCkUbQxmpZZ5yEI57Ji3G_NtwSjFWc/s3057/IMG_20240315_110709622.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2243" data-original-width="3057" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijlQtcJPlnV89nXG7QPWnglHczZHBpDvmXOPkbQt89Qojz4PKmHj-76e15mFxSzqc6rgITucvbRzym4PIEXp6SKECkg9vIdlEYxnukuZD0zcMaBoldoR2Mmw3ncxGrlqaDhOZt_G_OI4HX7njcNKSYzbUhlGqhUoCkUbQxmpZZ5yEI57Ji3G_NtwSjFWc/w582-h428/IMG_20240315_110709622.jpg" width="582" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;">When we made it up them, we were treated to this pretty view with the lighthouse in the distance.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-4uHuiEhzrj2BHqGnOiL75c7kzb5EDQbKFXym4Wvr6iNjQieh0AoHFxBVLplde4GFpaKnUbDKAbP3EwkJYYR0l3K_AU2bCLqS6Z5XIy4HwRnVizf6W6z1o3vLCcL5nc-DWDUsjzHKA-cOm8ffSp4uIELV59mLCZ96QqVEBx4x7SSBdEGr2pdZ6iAaqyg/s2343/IMG_20240315_111130947.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1591" data-original-width="2343" height="412" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-4uHuiEhzrj2BHqGnOiL75c7kzb5EDQbKFXym4Wvr6iNjQieh0AoHFxBVLplde4GFpaKnUbDKAbP3EwkJYYR0l3K_AU2bCLqS6Z5XIy4HwRnVizf6W6z1o3vLCcL5nc-DWDUsjzHKA-cOm8ffSp4uIELV59mLCZ96QqVEBx4x7SSBdEGr2pdZ6iAaqyg/w608-h412/IMG_20240315_111130947.jpg" width="608" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;">It was really windy and the waves were beating the shore. The tracks in the sand were there from equipment that was plowing the sand from the pier and parking lot, back to the beach.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyhafiWsik3wgPChINB3aCACXHNelHWqFGMVEa68sj4WGuUCqjupuJ6HwQuJg-rFXVfqz1H7pJJm46fXQjMuxR5Xh15fVyw1qycLflbGHQQuAzOh0IcuAroJyG3nnyu9wlyotEmOq6R_3r4OmVkzWF4yz1oV_Vn7hr1ay8frnrOg2wCTHpHVW3gjxHnwE/s4000/IMG_20240315_111052904.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyhafiWsik3wgPChINB3aCACXHNelHWqFGMVEa68sj4WGuUCqjupuJ6HwQuJg-rFXVfqz1H7pJJm46fXQjMuxR5Xh15fVyw1qycLflbGHQQuAzOh0IcuAroJyG3nnyu9wlyotEmOq6R_3r4OmVkzWF4yz1oV_Vn7hr1ay8frnrOg2wCTHpHVW3gjxHnwE/w480-h640/IMG_20240315_111052904.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;">You can see all the sand that's left on this section they have done.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRdwoRAk700D5aBdOgFBYDEUzGxIR03ojun_bT7pdQ-YQTwub-8zlOmYXqVph6Htfwb3ex40hotn9f5klnGJxvOUSPKq2GNoDxQ1tYQjpYEdlw6IQCWXLPZ1Yemup79ymvQkjPlvK3wGmgJkH07GOnKv2Eexvq4UVa8x_bsH-6wY6d_cnyNLtioVHDLqA/s2146/IMG_20240315_112330887_HDR~2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1642" data-original-width="2146" height="441" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRdwoRAk700D5aBdOgFBYDEUzGxIR03ojun_bT7pdQ-YQTwub-8zlOmYXqVph6Htfwb3ex40hotn9f5klnGJxvOUSPKq2GNoDxQ1tYQjpYEdlw6IQCWXLPZ1Yemup79ymvQkjPlvK3wGmgJkH07GOnKv2Eexvq4UVa8x_bsH-6wY6d_cnyNLtioVHDLqA/w576-h441/IMG_20240315_112330887_HDR~2.jpg" width="576" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;">Here's a shot of the equipment scraping up the sand at the other end of the pier.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq9J9poDVJ1WiEta_q8X-O4_4SDciHKHHXSZoBSTRKyAKq5_xyddsCla0qXM4WfsVGW0IhF9YZtnKsiX9d6O4e_FLNwwFhrPpjNLZW-Y7hPQipfMNO4wSxSEkD_0Csrg80DOizQaO-2Z_g4F9Ffac7JR6x7cUk46tWZBYpfSfAJYmi1pNq1rNhoZ7_9cw/s4000/IMG_20240315_111649048_HDR.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="447" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq9J9poDVJ1WiEta_q8X-O4_4SDciHKHHXSZoBSTRKyAKq5_xyddsCla0qXM4WfsVGW0IhF9YZtnKsiX9d6O4e_FLNwwFhrPpjNLZW-Y7hPQipfMNO4wSxSEkD_0Csrg80DOizQaO-2Z_g4F9Ffac7JR6x7cUk46tWZBYpfSfAJYmi1pNq1rNhoZ7_9cw/w596-h447/IMG_20240315_111649048_HDR.jpg" width="596" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;">The waves were pretty big, and were washing up on the pier.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia4kvMHNr4p-oaEoxmA8fPN13XlUrQnNoGzFo_8Girdj20gun2sAc6yyXcq-PUCmGBKBCVZkKeeZnE7rYBi1NG_rHxYOLGTPop_o7scwCQwrxUaFhjULQe57dTpWX-NG_lI5LDLKLb_QUMtC_vKMPNF52YFDgkcu7Sq8SmOtExS1rKMeQCzzKHdP2-sTY/s3471/IMG_20240315_111640108_HDR~2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2728" data-original-width="3471" height="466" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia4kvMHNr4p-oaEoxmA8fPN13XlUrQnNoGzFo_8Girdj20gun2sAc6yyXcq-PUCmGBKBCVZkKeeZnE7rYBi1NG_rHxYOLGTPop_o7scwCQwrxUaFhjULQe57dTpWX-NG_lI5LDLKLb_QUMtC_vKMPNF52YFDgkcu7Sq8SmOtExS1rKMeQCzzKHdP2-sTY/w592-h466/IMG_20240315_111640108_HDR~2.jpg" width="592" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><br /></span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNVMebFtcC436gFbXBCm_8ugvsTmN1ugAIziTDIPsdtP0KsaQwWzOKCYBsw2SFwPg05g-hhNpfF2a-bF-i_AAExuXp2gr8I3565Hy_UxEox3b5bGhM2GEf4bjVXbqb9Eb2RhtnzHqoFzgyYKhtbl4K29-FL-cE45U1LEhGpxA908jgGgNNWtZm5ao9Feg/s2992/original_618d7f5d-5d07-4709-92a2-42e7adf50229_IMG_20240315_111916515_HDR.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2992" data-original-width="2103" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNVMebFtcC436gFbXBCm_8ugvsTmN1ugAIziTDIPsdtP0KsaQwWzOKCYBsw2SFwPg05g-hhNpfF2a-bF-i_AAExuXp2gr8I3565Hy_UxEox3b5bGhM2GEf4bjVXbqb9Eb2RhtnzHqoFzgyYKhtbl4K29-FL-cE45U1LEhGpxA908jgGgNNWtZm5ao9Feg/w450-h640/original_618d7f5d-5d07-4709-92a2-42e7adf50229_IMG_20240315_111916515_HDR.jpg" width="450" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;">Here's Terri!</span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlvlmRNF-tdZ16nufSB_qB8PqD4cw7RKqD5CW3K8nH3O8cmKzyH1LK82s1wOl-_HEGejjm-ROUI0kukh_Ky7Phin2iN3vkXQ6Ww4MMZdnAnzqbBit5FQlH6PpBpk_049J2pdJPQtBS3L9Tytu-qodxN4rv87o5lFFkteb3JAtcy5ohoh-I35JKDKl_bg0/s3464/original_cd4adcd7-9f0d-42c4-af07-c39679c87394_IMG_20240315_111933241_HDR.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3464" data-original-width="2347" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlvlmRNF-tdZ16nufSB_qB8PqD4cw7RKqD5CW3K8nH3O8cmKzyH1LK82s1wOl-_HEGejjm-ROUI0kukh_Ky7Phin2iN3vkXQ6Ww4MMZdnAnzqbBit5FQlH6PpBpk_049J2pdJPQtBS3L9Tytu-qodxN4rv87o5lFFkteb3JAtcy5ohoh-I35JKDKl_bg0/w434-h640/original_cd4adcd7-9f0d-42c4-af07-c39679c87394_IMG_20240315_111933241_HDR.jpg" width="434" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;">And me. The wind was messing my hair. We stood on this side to do pictures because the waves were coming from the other side. However, right after these pictures were taken, a huge wave came from the other side and soaked up. We were wet to our knees and had to walk around in wet shoes...</span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">We went into town and found a nice sandwich shop and had lunch.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihNt6s1qHNYtP-8704tXnSAHnsV7pfyqJSldBKwy3H-CzX4BgI3QLDQ8tzWy9ueN8X2vtVyXkLE_NkqVCiWbXqtnxUrboLEV-sos5GwN57rj52_c2pSUa5MmUK_fD9NdJE-cDn6Xhy8CudZqjBtLwz7N8BL3pvStcv3YiDTOa6KrdMmQjpEqWbyjX4rgM/s3331/IMG_20240315_124607704.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2434" data-original-width="3331" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihNt6s1qHNYtP-8704tXnSAHnsV7pfyqJSldBKwy3H-CzX4BgI3QLDQ8tzWy9ueN8X2vtVyXkLE_NkqVCiWbXqtnxUrboLEV-sos5GwN57rj52_c2pSUa5MmUK_fD9NdJE-cDn6Xhy8CudZqjBtLwz7N8BL3pvStcv3YiDTOa6KrdMmQjpEqWbyjX4rgM/w586-h428/IMG_20240315_124607704.jpg" width="586" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;">After lunch we walked around this cute town and did some shopping. I love the cobblestone streets. There were so many nice little shops to check out.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9yBDr0SZQXK-XHAQBtkB4yJMx5Uw4ziCLWTuHgazokEhOFvAAxwUazghk8GXHoyyCdC5pmhu8T_AjntsjBTMRkongUBV4Z9RPFO_vi7_3HG6rtMOVcpu7HI4W9Q7NGU6zFSexwdpXfIYLA3Thg-QPB66nfEBt9kpdMgTKrz7jHoE6zESy5dqtOUhRNbg/s4000/IMG_20240315_141912521.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9yBDr0SZQXK-XHAQBtkB4yJMx5Uw4ziCLWTuHgazokEhOFvAAxwUazghk8GXHoyyCdC5pmhu8T_AjntsjBTMRkongUBV4Z9RPFO_vi7_3HG6rtMOVcpu7HI4W9Q7NGU6zFSexwdpXfIYLA3Thg-QPB66nfEBt9kpdMgTKrz7jHoE6zESy5dqtOUhRNbg/w566-h424/IMG_20240315_141912521.jpg" width="566" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;">After we tired ourselves out, we drove along the road that borders Lake Michigan and enjoyed the scenery. We had one more look at the lighthouse from the road and then headed back home.<br />I dropped Terri off about 3:30 and then got home around 4. It was a really nice day and we decided this needs to be a regular event. Hopefully Cheri can come next year!</span><p></p>Marihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06289456727508305342noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2947806128800299878.post-81436307325093130522024-03-14T21:39:00.001-04:002024-03-14T21:39:00.127-04:00Friday Funny<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIxd8k9BXRtEUe2-PXkNgzzYguUc0RosfC0MX5PChtwvgC2JuVd9L1dXkjyBhJjSdTYYZtu0Mr09-Fg0tkCyxlycIDVXmfG34nh-I8Q5ZGL-QWHWyNBXWZlqx0m_7fWARV6bDIeX5SPAB30fRq7VfZUCnDdEIMKchefUwjoIVyytoaX3Bzaitf3QG6r5E/s772/1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="772" data-original-width="700" height="611" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIxd8k9BXRtEUe2-PXkNgzzYguUc0RosfC0MX5PChtwvgC2JuVd9L1dXkjyBhJjSdTYYZtu0Mr09-Fg0tkCyxlycIDVXmfG34nh-I8Q5ZGL-QWHWyNBXWZlqx0m_7fWARV6bDIeX5SPAB30fRq7VfZUCnDdEIMKchefUwjoIVyytoaX3Bzaitf3QG6r5E/w554-h611/1.jpg" width="554" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>Marihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06289456727508305342noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2947806128800299878.post-69136667329812468192024-03-13T21:39:00.001-04:002024-03-13T21:39:00.139-04:00Cooking Thursday<p><span face="-apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Segoe UI, Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: large;">Today's recipe is for hot chicken buns, something that is easy to make, tasty and can be made ahead and heated in the crockpot. I always try to keep some shredded rotisserie chicken in the freezer, and that makes it super quick to throw together.</span></span></p><p><span face="-apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Segoe UI, Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span face="-apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Segoe UI, Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span face="-apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Segoe UI, Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLdLiTub0dfFIMqUOU1uKEc4Oj0Lcikqnuf2x9ykwdK3hTUe2zK719FLA3s0dKjmu5EshzN_CHueNwmbjcK5_UUbf7VFsFdX0xzEtvcYUysc7qtJyrqRvJoyHkJpu9mi_iscLOt8Vlw2Xmzq17AkGyRhXU0437cJMjOl8QjiVF7P6-KxaEW3Oj2eXqizU/s4000/IMG_20240303_171047927~2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="431" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLdLiTub0dfFIMqUOU1uKEc4Oj0Lcikqnuf2x9ykwdK3hTUe2zK719FLA3s0dKjmu5EshzN_CHueNwmbjcK5_UUbf7VFsFdX0xzEtvcYUysc7qtJyrqRvJoyHkJpu9mi_iscLOt8Vlw2Xmzq17AkGyRhXU0437cJMjOl8QjiVF7P6-KxaEW3Oj2eXqizU/w575-h431/IMG_20240303_171047927~2.jpg" width="575" /></a></span></div><span face="-apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Segoe UI, Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif"><br /><span style="background-color: white; font-size: large;"><b>Hot Chicken Buns</b></span></span><p></p><p><span face="-apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Segoe UI, Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: large;">3 - 4 chicken breasts, cooked and shredded<br />1 box Stove Top stuffing<br />1-2 cans cream of chicken or cream of celery soup<br />Chicken broth - optional if mix seems too thick</span></span></p><p><span face="-apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Segoe UI, Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: large;">Stir together shredded chicken and stuffing (Not prepared, use mix right out of box). Stir in soup and add broth if it seems too thick. (I use 2 cans of soup and haven't needed the broth)<br />You can then put this in crockpot and heat on low for 3-4 hours. It can be made ahead of time and placed in frig, reheat in crockpot.<br />* You can also serve this over hot biscuits.</span></span></p> <script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script>Marihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06289456727508305342noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2947806128800299878.post-78125696476037015022024-03-12T21:39:00.003-04:002024-03-12T21:39:00.138-04:00Wordless Wednesday<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia4IfvpCO4amEQ-em5e7s8VLwVaXJD_NQNK6F5biOruvNoS4j-JvdDtbZw3N8QZ8NctcszsBUMk4T4sVMTfUvr1EPw0tjE4lHYp8_vmNZeNa0OQUF23KoSRJu1lgBZNHC1ZUoKBuhqZTnTZDD_dyBjBSSRMs_9lADQE0Cohd36VeY8IYVsqKRyf5Wgsgc/s2000/1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="2000" height="455" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia4IfvpCO4amEQ-em5e7s8VLwVaXJD_NQNK6F5biOruvNoS4j-JvdDtbZw3N8QZ8NctcszsBUMk4T4sVMTfUvr1EPw0tjE4lHYp8_vmNZeNa0OQUF23KoSRJu1lgBZNHC1ZUoKBuhqZTnTZDD_dyBjBSSRMs_9lADQE0Cohd36VeY8IYVsqKRyf5Wgsgc/w606-h455/1.jpg" width="606" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>Marihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06289456727508305342noreply@blogger.com21tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2947806128800299878.post-34983158618612192612024-03-11T21:39:00.000-04:002024-03-11T21:39:00.144-04:00Waiting for Spring<p><span style="font-size: large;">We've had a mix of weather here lately, some days with the sun shining, several where it's been kind of misty and raining. This time of year isn't very pretty here, but I know that soon we'll have some Spring flowers blooming!<br />In the meantime, this is what things are looking like.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9vuBDgYAUq9n2GJdm5wtuxC9YZtMYmgqt7TERZ66hCYNltjhC2HdVp3KlgbAn3RVFvGIXjs5bsdcPJcbx9vmJKMT4Smw9GZOFoaTJD_rZPCvJwXU81Mr1v_xZddi6P_bC_QbIRKRzslO8ek7RaRd48drLHEqT04icx5SA4buA2LNTRRdvFUrkY5orwCY/s3000/IMG_20240305_160427479.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="2073" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9vuBDgYAUq9n2GJdm5wtuxC9YZtMYmgqt7TERZ66hCYNltjhC2HdVp3KlgbAn3RVFvGIXjs5bsdcPJcbx9vmJKMT4Smw9GZOFoaTJD_rZPCvJwXU81Mr1v_xZddi6P_bC_QbIRKRzslO8ek7RaRd48drLHEqT04icx5SA4buA2LNTRRdvFUrkY5orwCY/w442-h640/IMG_20240305_160427479.jpg" width="442" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;">The ditches are full of water, and the dirt roads are pretty messy.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqhWe6qIvymon-q8Ob44Jqlj4-Ea75I1Hl30unfEF_v197Qz-OPKdMLCBi-QFfyUlXkk_3UL9TO8B1wdUlu5p10_sqyMLItfFjkvMP5FQZ6otGLubb-7KbA0vfdtiUsNMLhP5lVI93_oYtEY7ulUJfpXJVbkQ5BAXPKuUo8hQhNmF2mZD2IePH4GS4Al4/s3445/IMG_20240305_160146869.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2723" data-original-width="3445" height="476" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqhWe6qIvymon-q8Ob44Jqlj4-Ea75I1Hl30unfEF_v197Qz-OPKdMLCBi-QFfyUlXkk_3UL9TO8B1wdUlu5p10_sqyMLItfFjkvMP5FQZ6otGLubb-7KbA0vfdtiUsNMLhP5lVI93_oYtEY7ulUJfpXJVbkQ5BAXPKuUo8hQhNmF2mZD2IePH4GS4Al4/w602-h476/IMG_20240305_160146869.jpg" width="602" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;">There are still a few leaves hanging on the trees. I can't wait for this to be green again!</span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDba5Rc-cFiol3iqhk_SAxAKk-MLlXoL4hMtYvUY3IAWSMbscAoTugBmDB8pflxn39jw3bOqi1IQOeCj0VbLGjVyYpuuxQJJK-RpkRFe1T3jh2jrno4LpLXj1_NTkBLUREGF-pLoYw3UqNBj_SOz849FurZqdVN7_3vtuJg5JShDfDblfBKCbwPfiu9YM/s3758/IMG_20240305_155833020~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2818" data-original-width="3758" height="444" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDba5Rc-cFiol3iqhk_SAxAKk-MLlXoL4hMtYvUY3IAWSMbscAoTugBmDB8pflxn39jw3bOqi1IQOeCj0VbLGjVyYpuuxQJJK-RpkRFe1T3jh2jrno4LpLXj1_NTkBLUREGF-pLoYw3UqNBj_SOz849FurZqdVN7_3vtuJg5JShDfDblfBKCbwPfiu9YM/w591-h444/IMG_20240305_155833020~2.jpg" width="591" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;">The cows aren't bothered by any of this weather.</span><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1TMNpm7wK5l7iCPlVPp9Eo1knYchsT8RHKduBrXiS3pGxhiDnrvgBgdeEVh3dpBA1OoF7w1a1qg8G5pX_dG5QANpBfuN9nvvk7sPQwBoS86lkCOeas9br1qYpKgUUbosg2mWudKQyuP0CDrxUY5yj0jvlxGPTtN6kLBNta_Q1KyBUZylAUXIIEFycNCs/s3928/IMG_20240309_120829729.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3928" data-original-width="2946" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1TMNpm7wK5l7iCPlVPp9Eo1knYchsT8RHKduBrXiS3pGxhiDnrvgBgdeEVh3dpBA1OoF7w1a1qg8G5pX_dG5QANpBfuN9nvvk7sPQwBoS86lkCOeas9br1qYpKgUUbosg2mWudKQyuP0CDrxUY5yj0jvlxGPTtN6kLBNta_Q1KyBUZylAUXIIEFycNCs/w480-h640/IMG_20240309_120829729.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;">I did get this cute wreath for my back entry and it adds some Spring feel to the house!<br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgiF8uY4LhihO9G8NOiwcPCIQzpQH66VN-lJJ9ZNQ7qGmVc-EHGTecyDRIUBnljEAWZs5y0HdaH_SoNHaG_Uv-hN0EORJ3MV00qlJnlZVLKFylnaOUZdO2aJHIkZLPG9GE2jUKQXmJUc1GflDFlYebCuKElVpsZq51r3jepY8Xa1kW2TgfUeRSinMT0DE/s3662/IMG_20240304_114106841.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2790" data-original-width="3662" height="457" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgiF8uY4LhihO9G8NOiwcPCIQzpQH66VN-lJJ9ZNQ7qGmVc-EHGTecyDRIUBnljEAWZs5y0HdaH_SoNHaG_Uv-hN0EORJ3MV00qlJnlZVLKFylnaOUZdO2aJHIkZLPG9GE2jUKQXmJUc1GflDFlYebCuKElVpsZq51r3jepY8Xa1kW2TgfUeRSinMT0DE/w599-h457/IMG_20240304_114106841.jpg" width="599" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;">And here's my funny shot of the week. This truck was at my neighbors house doing some repair work. At first glance I thought the doors were open and someone was inside it. Then I realized that was a painting of Elvis on the doors. On the bottom it says "Thank you. Thank you very much!"</span><p></p></div>Marihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06289456727508305342noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2947806128800299878.post-79776588067678832162024-03-10T21:39:00.004-04:002024-03-10T21:39:00.132-04:00Weekend fun<p><span style="font-size: large;">We had a fun weekend and got to spend time with family, which is always nice!</span></p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQJECFVITMxbdlnTPtg1s3-kbdqG3XkRKsno8upzkQLz6UY8Vht86ZQlFL7d2M4Qv-m8KVGwTYuATEs7KR98B4KbYdVwUOC_osqAQwl4hLIh4LcFcDprrcvCMwA53PGLQs0SvcQdNOpX2f8-uZUR_MmFiaP8RlarZmLeyrX-amCvqeMiY5bVKYBW41B5g/s4000/IMG_20240308_182734648.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQJECFVITMxbdlnTPtg1s3-kbdqG3XkRKsno8upzkQLz6UY8Vht86ZQlFL7d2M4Qv-m8KVGwTYuATEs7KR98B4KbYdVwUOC_osqAQwl4hLIh4LcFcDprrcvCMwA53PGLQs0SvcQdNOpX2f8-uZUR_MmFiaP8RlarZmLeyrX-amCvqeMiY5bVKYBW41B5g/w480-h640/IMG_20240308_182734648.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;">Friday night Andrew and Heather came over for the evening. Cassie was having fun with the Marbleworks.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD9tHS9-9dzVLCWQfhxVKnp8_ipYf79bgLkEqpLNLggC_vPoh4lut3cN_hYZg9Wm16KMcXlhGvhJVmcI4SHjSXeR0YxgxmDVa_5uYcPkt2lN0mA5fCWFX6TSlYcUMJvW73N9EHCKWR0GuithuNqq-bjfJMJB1qDNPnATcKPLVhz81pkQlcWM26jr2CRaA/s4000/IMG_20240308_190446830.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="438" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD9tHS9-9dzVLCWQfhxVKnp8_ipYf79bgLkEqpLNLggC_vPoh4lut3cN_hYZg9Wm16KMcXlhGvhJVmcI4SHjSXeR0YxgxmDVa_5uYcPkt2lN0mA5fCWFX6TSlYcUMJvW73N9EHCKWR0GuithuNqq-bjfJMJB1qDNPnATcKPLVhz81pkQlcWM26jr2CRaA/w584-h438/IMG_20240308_190446830.jpg" width="584" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;">Cassie loves to play down in the family room because the playhouse is down there, so we hung out there while she "cooked".</span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz5nb_4BtpC8tvV9rvdyKAdz-C3BOj-4QeRG8yZmBcHENy5Odl9krORIqt30Iho1CsjOuqpOiq17ucGq9DhMg03xn_fXwgGJmOgtQu2YYapst9mSJPETtHCFHjA1_NJke7rGFV7_hkP-o25lsF3HQziHSc12x46PpOCG0LTY_-he4o7RcJdwdSTlherVY/s3582/IMG_20240308_203728645.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2365" data-original-width="3582" height="388" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz5nb_4BtpC8tvV9rvdyKAdz-C3BOj-4QeRG8yZmBcHENy5Odl9krORIqt30Iho1CsjOuqpOiq17ucGq9DhMg03xn_fXwgGJmOgtQu2YYapst9mSJPETtHCFHjA1_NJke7rGFV7_hkP-o25lsF3HQziHSc12x46PpOCG0LTY_-he4o7RcJdwdSTlherVY/w589-h388/IMG_20240308_203728645.jpg" width="589" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;">When they were getting ready to leave, she wanted me to cover her up with the blanket. I think she was getting tired and ready for her bed.</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">On Saturday, Alaina and Ruby spent the day.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5HdGSBjuGLcF-qgn7Wq6jkufX3FnIeKK-DKqyarRFn_mPIIphgqKBSHNaFtphPohgCu8OkjbnqeUwoAttlkPjDsRjm9eNH2mlCRcI74iQgTzkzzBjw0MtuFllQhb9P1BGZLjzSp9UfhXU5vsGOUGz7JRIyTQrQgWnP9N9oJjx5gJ8on0O7Y0GnWvVCGM/s4000/IMG_20240309_105145757.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="444" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5HdGSBjuGLcF-qgn7Wq6jkufX3FnIeKK-DKqyarRFn_mPIIphgqKBSHNaFtphPohgCu8OkjbnqeUwoAttlkPjDsRjm9eNH2mlCRcI74iQgTzkzzBjw0MtuFllQhb9P1BGZLjzSp9UfhXU5vsGOUGz7JRIyTQrQgWnP9N9oJjx5gJ8on0O7Y0GnWvVCGM/w592-h444/IMG_20240309_105145757.jpg" width="592" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;">They love Lego's and almost always pull them out when they come over.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlYG9gHyZvsM8WDXQfkV_R2VMlcAOeaMoiHCvgEHHh9WgsCp9z1ip62ikhSYiDidvwvBPMNUQkwvj9T5O9Uce-lZM193FKIZynAivgc_jLONmD2OLNe6e6QLCACkk3hnz_hRewzt1r0NOjADpGJ-39ugXsN3lDHrB4uVbme7b_-yZkigDTGi0tWGHs94Q/s4000/IMG_20240309_115509981_HDR.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="461" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlYG9gHyZvsM8WDXQfkV_R2VMlcAOeaMoiHCvgEHHh9WgsCp9z1ip62ikhSYiDidvwvBPMNUQkwvj9T5O9Uce-lZM193FKIZynAivgc_jLONmD2OLNe6e6QLCACkk3hnz_hRewzt1r0NOjADpGJ-39ugXsN3lDHrB4uVbme7b_-yZkigDTGi0tWGHs94Q/w615-h461/IMG_20240309_115509981_HDR.jpg" width="615" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;">The weather was windy and cold, but inside we were thinking Spring and making Spring treats with pretzels, white chocolate wafers and M&M's. The girls thought it was a good idea to sort the M&M's by color.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzzzIRBHjqyP8kcYAqkom5iz-X7zfOnndsC-fqGupkd9NN8rOzQAKPVob7XiitAK-_uW50-_Q7wgtlIKcw1aUojEe1lXqnruXeHZxgfLS9sZrsGUfkTPiRx0bc9soGaPXqHRoFLrsNv8W8y0C-COu1dvEkBnEECHJSBK2FxU3RWrRBjl54J1JseLko3xY/s4000/IMG_20240309_130152803_HDR.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="448" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzzzIRBHjqyP8kcYAqkom5iz-X7zfOnndsC-fqGupkd9NN8rOzQAKPVob7XiitAK-_uW50-_Q7wgtlIKcw1aUojEe1lXqnruXeHZxgfLS9sZrsGUfkTPiRx0bc9soGaPXqHRoFLrsNv8W8y0C-COu1dvEkBnEECHJSBK2FxU3RWrRBjl54J1JseLko3xY/w597-h448/IMG_20240309_130152803_HDR.jpg" width="597" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;">We put a white chocolate wafer on square pretzels, heated them for about 5 minutes and then pressed M&M's into the chocolate to make Spring flowers. They had such fun making color choices!</span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2UajI8B0Nsveqs4ygWGWWDKKpp9mNzVd3K7Byn4VVE4KHsxx3aqZ6MPLi6u6zgPgXz1SsncX8Mwbmt7Z-SzihNFbUngZ95DSSmZFLNnRQS4hxqhSIly7emqW0lG-qZiFcdYCput3tXG_tT3tojstzVg4gyc1jUCbQKL_6wxyBpOvQmnLm-lVJM6yggCI/s4000/IMG_20240309_134714892_HDR.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="432" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2UajI8B0Nsveqs4ygWGWWDKKpp9mNzVd3K7Byn4VVE4KHsxx3aqZ6MPLi6u6zgPgXz1SsncX8Mwbmt7Z-SzihNFbUngZ95DSSmZFLNnRQS4hxqhSIly7emqW0lG-qZiFcdYCput3tXG_tT3tojstzVg4gyc1jUCbQKL_6wxyBpOvQmnLm-lVJM6yggCI/w576-h432/IMG_20240309_134714892_HDR.jpg" width="576" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;">Here's a few of our cute flowers!</span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjudexr6yNwlXapPwIp-GySXSNagUdDrpiKi4B7sN_3_Y-w1n3X3J_txFBcIlKKUCuGrHScSKYPOlgT5ChqL8rONDhU5v_RUaeUeIvOCZjUQwMjC1135TFAUo64FH48RYfYBN5NlGQIuJgHqUprE6LnmYCrfulA1bCH8OIqPYfyzIezVQnRUjNRNAcmBm0/s4000/IMG_20240309_115217894.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="448" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjudexr6yNwlXapPwIp-GySXSNagUdDrpiKi4B7sN_3_Y-w1n3X3J_txFBcIlKKUCuGrHScSKYPOlgT5ChqL8rONDhU5v_RUaeUeIvOCZjUQwMjC1135TFAUo64FH48RYfYBN5NlGQIuJgHqUprE6LnmYCrfulA1bCH8OIqPYfyzIezVQnRUjNRNAcmBm0/w598-h448/IMG_20240309_115217894.jpg" width="598" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;">We also made some bunny treats. They were made the same way as the flowers, but one M&M is the face, and you cut another one in half for ears.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcMKKryhYLfv-DP-a01_9ZU0KN5SUXKLY1HP2vG4R-omWRNkZeLAREhnozhWo_Xhtyo7PWNds-MrIXNBWJdBBVBVTw7XI4ulEwwXNKMElTrC-tQOhhrWLr4ha6WTOsMBvek1ueIJCXnGjo4RXGCofC2Xf07aTMB0d3r6XDFNpeJLSDVUbCSW_VWiYhhxU/s3560/IMG_20240309_140829616_HDR~2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2811" data-original-width="3560" height="470" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcMKKryhYLfv-DP-a01_9ZU0KN5SUXKLY1HP2vG4R-omWRNkZeLAREhnozhWo_Xhtyo7PWNds-MrIXNBWJdBBVBVTw7XI4ulEwwXNKMElTrC-tQOhhrWLr4ha6WTOsMBvek1ueIJCXnGjo4RXGCofC2Xf07aTMB0d3r6XDFNpeJLSDVUbCSW_VWiYhhxU/w594-h470/IMG_20240309_140829616_HDR~2.jpg" width="594" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;">We packaged them up in little cellophane bags. Then we delivered them as little Spring treats to some relatives and friends.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHUabJtpec-frnbQj6Cji2VEgEmQbWu5kcbRxJ9YBkkw23HAkBuc6iCNbU-kjAEpHsVT03-Axr8D6ZRUFPehk1ZwvOz42lHZi5N_5h3nlHnOWj7JDlmvdk5fsIalJUjla1AEoKc5zYmCHSfEKilUUIEonBmV9c4bKACuk46hI3gGVPiXCUoqsUyZlPW6s/s3045/IMG_20240309_145036061.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3045" data-original-width="2012" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHUabJtpec-frnbQj6Cji2VEgEmQbWu5kcbRxJ9YBkkw23HAkBuc6iCNbU-kjAEpHsVT03-Axr8D6ZRUFPehk1ZwvOz42lHZi5N_5h3nlHnOWj7JDlmvdk5fsIalJUjla1AEoKc5zYmCHSfEKilUUIEonBmV9c4bKACuk46hI3gGVPiXCUoqsUyZlPW6s/w422-h640/IMG_20240309_145036061.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;">We brought a bag to Cassie. Here she is showing her little bag.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqLZdZ-HL4y-3odJk8vqm1k-lsL3oU2Gk92fjiDzRJxUcV06u_XE8sxMje_E8y7TNZpgS-Fmemdb8ZyvqFKlEnOKlO6nrwQV8aPpwJYC86paQHG5T2gSvEwkJaJ5h8d3IISnMLTK1hgIt7Y7peZ1Q96oRr_Ec5hXvHwxy9bcWNMZ3MzaC_1wecnieBOi4/s3920/IMG_20240309_144015080.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3920" data-original-width="2793" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqLZdZ-HL4y-3odJk8vqm1k-lsL3oU2Gk92fjiDzRJxUcV06u_XE8sxMje_E8y7TNZpgS-Fmemdb8ZyvqFKlEnOKlO6nrwQV8aPpwJYC86paQHG5T2gSvEwkJaJ5h8d3IISnMLTK1hgIt7Y7peZ1Q96oRr_Ec5hXvHwxy9bcWNMZ3MzaC_1wecnieBOi4/w456-h640/IMG_20240309_144015080.jpg" width="456" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;">Cassie was more interesting in playing though, and was very sad when we had to leave.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">We then went back home and picked up Bob, went out for supper and brought the girls home a little after 7. It was such a fun day!<br /><br /></span> </p>Marihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06289456727508305342noreply@blogger.com23tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2947806128800299878.post-24238381739558698162024-03-07T21:39:00.001-05:002024-03-07T21:39:00.132-05:00Friday Funny<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpOea_co-o22ztx-Yj6nj8uUD40s9TIZ1Jrb_r9qfRbE-cQyrxpZ75zWz3j3Mt9k13YXMJ87jWmd1fKFhyphenhyphenv5r_KzALd301CD_T2BT2WMvkXOlHYqgo8AFn3QvyKcIvMa-JCQK5H4a3UP5zTlO23tyXpe0KcKQLDsGHVQUBZjSI1K1gNI08d02GSAh04w0/s964/1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="964" data-original-width="737" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpOea_co-o22ztx-Yj6nj8uUD40s9TIZ1Jrb_r9qfRbE-cQyrxpZ75zWz3j3Mt9k13YXMJ87jWmd1fKFhyphenhyphenv5r_KzALd301CD_T2BT2WMvkXOlHYqgo8AFn3QvyKcIvMa-JCQK5H4a3UP5zTlO23tyXpe0KcKQLDsGHVQUBZjSI1K1gNI08d02GSAh04w0/w490-h640/1.jpg" width="490" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>Marihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06289456727508305342noreply@blogger.com21tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2947806128800299878.post-13066824843885980822024-03-06T21:39:00.001-05:002024-03-06T21:39:00.138-05:00Cooking Thursday<p><span style="font-size: large;">The recipe I'm sharing today is one I originally got from the Pioneer Woman, but I've changed it up a little to suit our tastes. I don't make this often, but it's a fun snack for a gathering and I often make it when we take trips. It travels well and is a yummy treat on those long drives.<br />I usually make this in a disposable turkey roaster. The large size makes it easy to stir up and it will fit a double batch if you want a bunch.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-aa4Ug7ddgQeJ0vh8Gvkol6gMY6NmOtuT5q95V5nP1THH4nXYbsRoIGlIoD-FX36jPNkeHlrYf3YjEzO1u9uCxUdvTWxt6MiCgEJFIb6ewtjvEfxmivTEbhvUBG_vhS3CZwoyCpIAMKRP-CNSNacybSMrP24N3uc7MOHU4pyJ4haWInmkdiHCuliuphA/s3000/IMG_20231013_194811748_HDR.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2971" data-original-width="3000" height="558" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-aa4Ug7ddgQeJ0vh8Gvkol6gMY6NmOtuT5q95V5nP1THH4nXYbsRoIGlIoD-FX36jPNkeHlrYf3YjEzO1u9uCxUdvTWxt6MiCgEJFIb6ewtjvEfxmivTEbhvUBG_vhS3CZwoyCpIAMKRP-CNSNacybSMrP24N3uc7MOHU4pyJ4haWInmkdiHCuliuphA/w563-h558/IMG_20231013_194811748_HDR.jpg" width="563" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Popcorn Snack Mix</b></span><p></p><div class="ingredient-item" style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><span class="ingredient-amount">4 cups </span>popped popcorn (I buy a bag of air popped pop corn)</span></div><div class="ingredient-item" style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><span class="ingredient-amount">3 cups </span>toasted corn cereal squares (such as Chex)</span></div><div class="ingredient-item" style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><span class="ingredient-amount">2 cups </span>miniature pretzel twists</span></div><div class="ingredient-item" style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><span class="ingredient-amount">2 cups</span> Cheerios </span></div><div class="ingredient-item" style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><span class="ingredient-amount">1 cup </span>packed light brown sugar</span></div><div class="ingredient-item" style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><span class="ingredient-amount">1 stick </span>salted butter</span></div><div class="ingredient-item" style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><span class="ingredient-amount">4 tbsp.</span>light corn syrup </span></div><div class="ingredient-item" style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><span class="ingredient-amount">1 1/2 tsp.</span>vanilla extract</span></div><div class="ingredient-item" style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><span class="ingredient-amount">3/4 tsp.</span>baking soda</span></div><div class="ingredient-item" style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="ingredient-item" style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Preheat the oven to 300 ÌŠ. Line a baking sheet with foil. (If you use the diposable turkey roaster you can skip this step).</span></div><div class="ingredient-item" style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">In a large bowl, combine the popcorn, cereal, pretzels and Cheerios.</span></div><div class="ingredient-item" style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">In a saucepan, combine the brown sugar, butter and corn syrup. Cook over medium heat, stirring, until the mixture comes to a boil. Reduce the heat to medium low and simmer, without stirring, 5 minutes. Remove from the heat and carefully stir in the vanilla and baking soda. Pour over the popcorn mixture and stir until coated.</span></div><div class="ingredient-item" style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Spread the mixture on the prepared pan and bake, stirring every 10 minutes, until evenly coated, about 30 minutes. Transfer the pan to a rack and let cool completely, stirring occasionally.</span></div>Marihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06289456727508305342noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2947806128800299878.post-23265883009009155332024-03-05T21:39:00.000-05:002024-03-05T21:39:00.137-05:00Wordless Wednesday<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH1uZpjrDcWRYOKYKCb1QKmItDlUl_87J-lviUKzkfHzBRa9tXBFcbipfSi2qPoANCUfnmgyXCYd9EcJx7jJ3GkbDxEWUCGtIG3Wf7-ZSapNn0Ky9EFENyG6_0M5X_DtDbeioltdoUByBfmRKzjfkOV0GWs7TseZJCXCLrqH4m9yY64wHvUzpb_VXFNcA/s3989/IMG_20240226_183625791~2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3989" data-original-width="2832" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH1uZpjrDcWRYOKYKCb1QKmItDlUl_87J-lviUKzkfHzBRa9tXBFcbipfSi2qPoANCUfnmgyXCYd9EcJx7jJ3GkbDxEWUCGtIG3Wf7-ZSapNn0Ky9EFENyG6_0M5X_DtDbeioltdoUByBfmRKzjfkOV0GWs7TseZJCXCLrqH4m9yY64wHvUzpb_VXFNcA/w454-h640/IMG_20240226_183625791~2.jpg" width="454" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-size: medium;">(Sunset on the river near us)</span></div><p></p>Marihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06289456727508305342noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2947806128800299878.post-85185506170957771812024-03-04T21:39:00.001-05:002024-03-04T21:39:00.136-05:00A Day in my Life - March<p><span style="font-size: large;">Here we are in March! Those of you that know me, know that I'm thrilled to be this far into the year, with Spring just around the corner and winter soon behind us.<br />Here's my monthly report on how I spent the first day of the month.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioRp1o8dYk751WbGDrK9Z3iBXXFLdpWA8SOKJBCzCV7W9ouOU3UoOuROP94m7Kx9ur9hJ2TI3e7BRUihLN_1SRJtBvj581GW5TBU7z8WJmRqr9CkkxLnytvaLPYmcglCh3d2ilFV9x1RD9EL2QaVRlXbnfNNfAatBu0uKquGXcZkzVzX4yy_f1yc5rnbg/s3915/original_22e4d569-3367-4d30-818a-b106a3b2869c_IMG_20240301_070855907.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2946" data-original-width="3915" height="440" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioRp1o8dYk751WbGDrK9Z3iBXXFLdpWA8SOKJBCzCV7W9ouOU3UoOuROP94m7Kx9ur9hJ2TI3e7BRUihLN_1SRJtBvj581GW5TBU7z8WJmRqr9CkkxLnytvaLPYmcglCh3d2ilFV9x1RD9EL2QaVRlXbnfNNfAatBu0uKquGXcZkzVzX4yy_f1yc5rnbg/w584-h440/original_22e4d569-3367-4d30-818a-b106a3b2869c_IMG_20240301_070855907.jpg" width="584" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;">This is shortly after 7, on the corner just down from my house. The sun is rising and it looks beautiful! It was 30 degrees when I left.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKfLQwIc_Y3qhMyN98jEalWD_bvxnEuo1ICDR_ZDQo-kaNBSO_YteLcrBmORRn4uZLzmEoDLvdnEIZT_NkTX8ihed8IGft7nfJTDE_NNyQDgU930DvTCrOKH_eVxGVy8cCRbUhyjtJRtOkcbDnfJ6uDgS90m7PCWLBzBlzCtuhoAoCx5l98rfbXVqnXvk/s3520/IMG_20240301_072532651_HDR~2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2307" data-original-width="3520" height="394" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKfLQwIc_Y3qhMyN98jEalWD_bvxnEuo1ICDR_ZDQo-kaNBSO_YteLcrBmORRn4uZLzmEoDLvdnEIZT_NkTX8ihed8IGft7nfJTDE_NNyQDgU930DvTCrOKH_eVxGVy8cCRbUhyjtJRtOkcbDnfJ6uDgS90m7PCWLBzBlzCtuhoAoCx5l98rfbXVqnXvk/w600-h394/IMG_20240301_072532651_HDR~2.jpg" width="600" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;">This is about 7:20. You can't really see it, but far ahead a train is just going through, leaving cars on the road I'm on, way backed up. I'm not a very patient driver and am never happy when this happens to me in the morning. It took about 15 minutes to get through here.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4LznZJ-jCDXbwYUB_t_tvdyB68znh7eMNfjW8CYk7IsJj99ZJ10d1BzlNJmS86Wi6e5usVwAiyQkCByeuy0KOvOSow4G0bEqAiAmTFmOr4-3g4ds2266xP48ey07RRWxdNVyVBw2TTfKbyH2USfUfgA4xOowblXmopF0KThviA52bUKTqGByV0e1KU-c/s4000/IMG_20240301_075326548_HDR.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="454" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4LznZJ-jCDXbwYUB_t_tvdyB68znh7eMNfjW8CYk7IsJj99ZJ10d1BzlNJmS86Wi6e5usVwAiyQkCByeuy0KOvOSow4G0bEqAiAmTFmOr4-3g4ds2266xP48ey07RRWxdNVyVBw2TTfKbyH2USfUfgA4xOowblXmopF0KThviA52bUKTqGByV0e1KU-c/w605-h454/IMG_20240301_075326548_HDR.jpg" width="605" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;">I got to work about 7:50 and was the first one to arrive. I got the doors unlocked and my computer started. I have to be ready to start answering phones at 8.<br />I always enjoy flipping my calendars to a new month. This is a Sandra Boynton Calendar that has a holiday for every month, most are quite silly and make us laugh at work.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHz-WPJoyaiWOZqVsiV7lLmZ2fbm1MlkDkSVaI-qn8gtVS4TWaEQ5zUqEfoH8cZyC5lXxABJhVJR08Ocyj8vMFqxmcmSQWRP6E_2QI4tCoSl_fIC-JpmTzzyotVJbcN5Uhyphenhyphen9GRfxQ2sJPEK_DwQXcIInCWPxtt8vemXnVYiz-qG8EAOIp_w_KZULj036A/s3782/IMG_20240301_112458625~2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3782" data-original-width="2632" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHz-WPJoyaiWOZqVsiV7lLmZ2fbm1MlkDkSVaI-qn8gtVS4TWaEQ5zUqEfoH8cZyC5lXxABJhVJR08Ocyj8vMFqxmcmSQWRP6E_2QI4tCoSl_fIC-JpmTzzyotVJbcN5Uhyphenhyphen9GRfxQ2sJPEK_DwQXcIInCWPxtt8vemXnVYiz-qG8EAOIp_w_KZULj036A/w446-h640/IMG_20240301_112458625~2.jpg" width="446" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;">Look at this! Outside the window at work, this tree is budding. It's very early for that here in Michigan.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGgkL5bc5qy9-IkkprQ9U2b4UQrS3ncrbmuW8CrfyqW6u9YUBBKgb2VqIoWGij1z7EdYMbGYr6qMKyjjhBnrJYUnMi7OgonV84Fmnh0Ru4gNBmi7FalCcSFSwoOX9rnesl3MQ4337NQao8MHNlFxdFey54x90AEr5CVKivP4ekCw2oiZtDD0F8D-8wylM/s3690/IMG_20240301_115558583_HDR~2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2671" data-original-width="3690" height="417" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGgkL5bc5qy9-IkkprQ9U2b4UQrS3ncrbmuW8CrfyqW6u9YUBBKgb2VqIoWGij1z7EdYMbGYr6qMKyjjhBnrJYUnMi7OgonV84Fmnh0Ru4gNBmi7FalCcSFSwoOX9rnesl3MQ4337NQao8MHNlFxdFey54x90AEr5CVKivP4ekCw2oiZtDD0F8D-8wylM/w575-h417/IMG_20240301_115558583_HDR~2.jpg" width="575" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;">Here's some of the nurses I work with. We don't have patients in the office on Friday so we don't have to wear uniforms. I have the best co-workers! We have some crazy days sometimes, but still have fun.<br />We had a nice day and I was able to leave on time at 4:30.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwjKs59nLTafQ0eJaYi8xz65TdeiV_u4SeYLOQN8gC1LFEP-BqKTriYIdArrgkhfVowS65JpG-KSF1FjUr4QfHIfkVk7xaYiomGd6oYjwUcEnJJkaOK-XpZbiJls0PofzgqBrMpo7aXsjMVyWJm72MI5ebn6nRkkTM1_0bvi_0pIuH9GwyZHhvlKjV9aY/s3601/IMG_20240301_165056830.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2884" data-original-width="3601" height="476" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwjKs59nLTafQ0eJaYi8xz65TdeiV_u4SeYLOQN8gC1LFEP-BqKTriYIdArrgkhfVowS65JpG-KSF1FjUr4QfHIfkVk7xaYiomGd6oYjwUcEnJJkaOK-XpZbiJls0PofzgqBrMpo7aXsjMVyWJm72MI5ebn6nRkkTM1_0bvi_0pIuH9GwyZHhvlKjV9aY/w595-h476/IMG_20240301_165056830.jpg" width="595" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;">It was getting a little cloudy when I left but was up to 46 degrees.<br />I had to make a few stops on my way home; a few things at the store, a drive through the bank and stopped to get gas.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUqjVMjBEpZsT3zZGKUXCxW-bFohHACTXev6kb-e8KaSWVqNjIGSvagbAqXXgXtYAx-BzDAsYoO4RZXsSNBJXL2ABmWjJ9E72TdRpuixXydlMgbC9Wb9M_uYPYpzr38Srq_F6eTjmoKxnthNMRgQlNfzooqPyxgXm87r6yrETAIrBRxzz5nb1rHJ0IVy4/s4000/IMG_20240301_172821332.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="454" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUqjVMjBEpZsT3zZGKUXCxW-bFohHACTXev6kb-e8KaSWVqNjIGSvagbAqXXgXtYAx-BzDAsYoO4RZXsSNBJXL2ABmWjJ9E72TdRpuixXydlMgbC9Wb9M_uYPYpzr38Srq_F6eTjmoKxnthNMRgQlNfzooqPyxgXm87r6yrETAIrBRxzz5nb1rHJ0IVy4/w605-h454/IMG_20240301_172821332.jpg" width="605" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;">I also picked up pizza and made it home about 5:30. Here's my half of the pizza with pineapple on it. Bob thinks that's awful. His had sausage and bacon.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-giR_RtU3MLH420Z8l3bbKfJCzpizneQx28adT8r5riys2aOFXB0Ki0OoicH8kgMyHzAYP662BsOriagwd0Qgkx4sWkHMgDRQwZNfitpRK18H70W7Xy8JZP2qA6FrQKwmibe4vilQDJzRcAm8jmFur5LRc8-L2wVGQ_t_nqkfVpK8qj8jTDVMAdb6q1I/s4000/IMG_20240301_183616210~2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-giR_RtU3MLH420Z8l3bbKfJCzpizneQx28adT8r5riys2aOFXB0Ki0OoicH8kgMyHzAYP662BsOriagwd0Qgkx4sWkHMgDRQwZNfitpRK18H70W7Xy8JZP2qA6FrQKwmibe4vilQDJzRcAm8jmFur5LRc8-L2wVGQ_t_nqkfVpK8qj8jTDVMAdb6q1I/w480-h640/IMG_20240301_183616210~2.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;">I knew that Saturday was going to be a busy day for me, so I did a few things after supper. First some laundry. Have you ever tried this Downy Light? It makes your clothes smell so nice but isn't strong or overpowering.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxhuUapjflWXmObN8qXJ29GUCzoT9dYWMG1anjG5rTen5wSCgue9zPVcVgPB8R41GSk_OUyvRjFheAnkpyE_km-To219KIYjIJqe4wgVuOhGVDhQsUVuzkafoAMZSY3up0WC76yKD8Pr0Akgy6O-Gk1ZMEb96ErPHAbCNXtIsP_NYkNNVzNBBjfWg-Vfc/s4000/IMG_20240301_184551172_HDR.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="440" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxhuUapjflWXmObN8qXJ29GUCzoT9dYWMG1anjG5rTen5wSCgue9zPVcVgPB8R41GSk_OUyvRjFheAnkpyE_km-To219KIYjIJqe4wgVuOhGVDhQsUVuzkafoAMZSY3up0WC76yKD8Pr0Akgy6O-Gk1ZMEb96ErPHAbCNXtIsP_NYkNNVzNBBjfWg-Vfc/w586-h440/IMG_20240301_184551172_HDR.jpg" width="586" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;">I mixed up some Creamy Chicken Taco Soup, so on Saturday, all I had to do was get the crock out of the frig and start it up.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDpwJ_bp0ilGOW_zQlZMIbEfdroDOjvW03hTtgj6Koo7s9Mz0CSw2bHLqa9dRKF1aDRnvv7sm5TKqP0UJjiwWOGsP5jcyGZVQdrNu7kD-gJGBO0S6wZBaTWUMDlsg0MnuEHqyBagBzs94Vb1KR4U231KT4ZEGMQpAteRa4FKaKefolGVwpHasqumgVJN4/s4000/IMG_20240301_185047500~2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="440" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDpwJ_bp0ilGOW_zQlZMIbEfdroDOjvW03hTtgj6Koo7s9Mz0CSw2bHLqa9dRKF1aDRnvv7sm5TKqP0UJjiwWOGsP5jcyGZVQdrNu7kD-gJGBO0S6wZBaTWUMDlsg0MnuEHqyBagBzs94Vb1KR4U231KT4ZEGMQpAteRa4FKaKefolGVwpHasqumgVJN4/w586-h440/IMG_20240301_185047500~2.jpg" width="586" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;">Then I started the dishwasher, cleaned up the kitchen and cleaned the sink. It always makes me feel good to have a clean kitchen.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtQzBuENxKTEOObWoh-EvG0o58NFS0Re2vkmwaEfRznlIqNuixD8wEvGoEHL5OfA6kjiSZFijdXC6qS67rzsE6VdYSishH1sr2DbHiFxxkrMidDjFCAm02rBZBIWObSfo_SbiNYLwhGdnmvsvvp2WYogvybaQ1g8233q-_lGeV9JLTsbfSLHaIMJunPl4/s4000/IMG_20240301_185246898.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="442" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtQzBuENxKTEOObWoh-EvG0o58NFS0Re2vkmwaEfRznlIqNuixD8wEvGoEHL5OfA6kjiSZFijdXC6qS67rzsE6VdYSishH1sr2DbHiFxxkrMidDjFCAm02rBZBIWObSfo_SbiNYLwhGdnmvsvvp2WYogvybaQ1g8233q-_lGeV9JLTsbfSLHaIMJunPl4/w589-h442/IMG_20240301_185246898.jpg" width="589" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;">By 7:30 I was all done and lit a candle, ready to relax for the night.<br />It was a good day, and I'm thankful for God's blessings on it!</span><p></p>Marihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06289456727508305342noreply@blogger.com20tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2947806128800299878.post-38375376979803160352024-03-03T21:39:00.001-05:002024-03-03T21:39:00.150-05:00Afternoon with Cassie<p> <span style="font-size: large;">Last week I watched Cassie while Andrew and Heather went to her first high risk OB appointment. They knew this would be a long one, at least 2 hours because they would be doing a detailed ultrasound and check, so having Cassie with me worked well.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfHaGOn6F0Q_ImMuWROBwQbfkXLX3wDuejV1DTYoN_4X5YJG2OtasEDn0RGH1s8mPLqgByclFpRg8KOVvtOW66wRkt8kT8v4ckEjKV-o0LyNArTFCORHO3ffNT0qBECHE-4Wf9sRvSQXJ6MtZOfgjs_Gs2GOC9xUAM3kNRO9sXDJQ1SzWOyO1PMQkncI8/s3498/IMG_20240226_153457397~2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3498" data-original-width="2261" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfHaGOn6F0Q_ImMuWROBwQbfkXLX3wDuejV1DTYoN_4X5YJG2OtasEDn0RGH1s8mPLqgByclFpRg8KOVvtOW66wRkt8kT8v4ckEjKV-o0LyNArTFCORHO3ffNT0qBECHE-4Wf9sRvSQXJ6MtZOfgjs_Gs2GOC9xUAM3kNRO9sXDJQ1SzWOyO1PMQkncI8/w414-h640/IMG_20240226_153457397~2.jpg" width="414" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;">Here we are at their house, where we played, did some puzzles and read books.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglVS17S4hgGF6aPTozn8ofgUUe0kdgMh8mG5_AcL503qrh_lMAsKxy6v760sHjRwE8FFST5Ul9D-h94dYLmFp-3Ir39oZ419sHR3sEv-6eveeN3jMByFt4vQnz_Qxi_AbUtO-wpeXTMPutnftTndDbS_h-bI23FRWL2UHgdFGdrKpMcRio8Si1_0YJBkA/s3171/IMG_20240226_162952045~2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3171" data-original-width="2348" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglVS17S4hgGF6aPTozn8ofgUUe0kdgMh8mG5_AcL503qrh_lMAsKxy6v760sHjRwE8FFST5Ul9D-h94dYLmFp-3Ir39oZ419sHR3sEv-6eveeN3jMByFt4vQnz_Qxi_AbUtO-wpeXTMPutnftTndDbS_h-bI23FRWL2UHgdFGdrKpMcRio8Si1_0YJBkA/w474-h640/IMG_20240226_162952045~2.jpg" width="474" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;">I needed to pick up a few things so we went to the store.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC5bayvBxx8hShy72DB7uXKzjSWwQgHuxxdg7e0VMxXYPz4arGLKPswa95JcfmnxLy14hqsVrqY3zX-qDdMjrqatrgAA-9Hm5GHhjbgm7m2jLvQaaphyHYZnCopjp7ytc4ljjU88YWXv6JjQq4nb18CB6gJOq7UlXnz9NIszK0r3aWyJqMkiODXrneAOg/s4000/IMG_20240226_163303138_HDR~2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="432" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC5bayvBxx8hShy72DB7uXKzjSWwQgHuxxdg7e0VMxXYPz4arGLKPswa95JcfmnxLy14hqsVrqY3zX-qDdMjrqatrgAA-9Hm5GHhjbgm7m2jLvQaaphyHYZnCopjp7ytc4ljjU88YWXv6JjQq4nb18CB6gJOq7UlXnz9NIszK0r3aWyJqMkiODXrneAOg/w576-h432/IMG_20240226_163303138_HDR~2.jpg" width="576" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;">She knows this place has fish, so she asked right away to go see the fish.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9GNAIqR3ch-AWKpPTFJTqlMYu1OZNoMFrkD4UumxHV2veJl_ZR9W16AyzFG_OTyDqli48fnau83cVOoImBEFJTX7fxdCqkTmBC_ioxZ8CCd3uIfmBcg8MXfhcjfU-951dLkPpM3uBzWNWcLfYKYB980lYEyFSMFiigOdKGKxPBoTlOpETZbR415uKk7o/s4000/IMG_20240226_163329490_HDR~2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="445" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9GNAIqR3ch-AWKpPTFJTqlMYu1OZNoMFrkD4UumxHV2veJl_ZR9W16AyzFG_OTyDqli48fnau83cVOoImBEFJTX7fxdCqkTmBC_ioxZ8CCd3uIfmBcg8MXfhcjfU-951dLkPpM3uBzWNWcLfYKYB980lYEyFSMFiigOdKGKxPBoTlOpETZbR415uKk7o/w593-h445/IMG_20240226_163329490_HDR~2.jpg" width="593" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;">She loved seeing them all.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja345A3kLslQHzIRSfw-8YGo8QyZNPAiYXFkM6_o7-A5x5gpnou9fLL7Fua6gqX4QKxLhPeSGVSobgWj-6wdSHiuJvyNhwf7-Aru6Fro2TY54l9xuMV9SSazyIua9fx849AlQ02LOh0E4jKCD30VdBtzqzRmNE2Tpnh7A8f4MCwngh1n4u5CQej6IWuTw/s3496/IMG_20240226_164858582~2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2839" data-original-width="3496" height="488" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja345A3kLslQHzIRSfw-8YGo8QyZNPAiYXFkM6_o7-A5x5gpnou9fLL7Fua6gqX4QKxLhPeSGVSobgWj-6wdSHiuJvyNhwf7-Aru6Fro2TY54l9xuMV9SSazyIua9fx849AlQ02LOh0E4jKCD30VdBtzqzRmNE2Tpnh7A8f4MCwngh1n4u5CQej6IWuTw/w601-h488/IMG_20240226_164858582~2.jpg" width="601" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;">On the way out, she had to ride Sandy, the penny horse.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTmh9mRpUiVm-QfLhOdX1gWc5kTMpGw4koC6hPbd7t6y1eLstLvF_KbJqFq289j7110O3Am94JaeXhT-G6OGd4A2DoQLWTupQZxM4MIeZ89nHKYIg0_xdpZhjmu4-XNjhgywdl0ahbztlrkXVioYxGJJr-OnxfCan2_Xnd1amYAMUPEsC9rxPrReu_mhw/s3434/IMG_20240226_170943623~2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3434" data-original-width="2107" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTmh9mRpUiVm-QfLhOdX1gWc5kTMpGw4koC6hPbd7t6y1eLstLvF_KbJqFq289j7110O3Am94JaeXhT-G6OGd4A2DoQLWTupQZxM4MIeZ89nHKYIg0_xdpZhjmu4-XNjhgywdl0ahbztlrkXVioYxGJJr-OnxfCan2_Xnd1amYAMUPEsC9rxPrReu_mhw/w392-h640/IMG_20240226_170943623~2.jpg" width="392" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;">Then we went to Chik-fil-A for supper. Cassie loves their "noodles".</span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">We had just gotten home when Andrew and Heather came home. They had good reports from the doctor. She is now at 12 weeks, the baby was very active and everything looked good. She will be going to this specialist monthly along with seeing her regular OB/gyn doctor.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">We're so thankful for this baby and the good report!<br /></span></p>Marihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06289456727508305342noreply@blogger.com22tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2947806128800299878.post-67477880201027079152024-02-29T21:39:00.001-05:002024-02-29T21:39:00.130-05:00Friday Funny<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicZlmBdD4CGBwQHOt3P35cgeJxpQPO1ByN5RddwOzI5DtiB_O462rIzsy3x2O0YgijNvXddvVBX_kJu_OKf_uQfxxf_fdOladj9pMkaqzestT00HU_sffosCT_5J39X6BnkTB6cSr7VIULJkLbXIpE7ls6utKXUPOaZcLu_kTrQhlRIPZIbD7U3qSbMPw/s600/1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="518" height="619" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicZlmBdD4CGBwQHOt3P35cgeJxpQPO1ByN5RddwOzI5DtiB_O462rIzsy3x2O0YgijNvXddvVBX_kJu_OKf_uQfxxf_fdOladj9pMkaqzestT00HU_sffosCT_5J39X6BnkTB6cSr7VIULJkLbXIpE7ls6utKXUPOaZcLu_kTrQhlRIPZIbD7U3qSbMPw/w534-h619/1.jpg" width="534" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>Marihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06289456727508305342noreply@blogger.com26tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2947806128800299878.post-87098029818931588562024-02-28T21:38:00.001-05:002024-02-28T21:38:00.135-05:00Cooking Thursday<p> <span style="font-size: large;">I tried something new last week and made meatloaf in the crockpot. I usually have a problem with meatloaf being greasy, so I used extra lean ground beef and it worked well. It was nice to get this in the crockpot and not have to get everything done at the last minute.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhea3dRttVStRuwAMOZd6CCrrziYZDYcQVZlnZf16-rkwLZKXWDOqSq0Z_Nly4YGin23LK-WKMGCyY1Ahzs4v55t3S0EODtlba4oAljRFH_lPHTp4hXhjOSR14MS0SHXhwxB5V9HbfZLPiOhN5jz9XgXFNo-7ctKJXwMTcFEmzd4t2PgXIo6bBh5xlaqzI/s4000/IMG_20240213_170554369_HDR.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhea3dRttVStRuwAMOZd6CCrrziYZDYcQVZlnZf16-rkwLZKXWDOqSq0Z_Nly4YGin23LK-WKMGCyY1Ahzs4v55t3S0EODtlba4oAljRFH_lPHTp4hXhjOSR14MS0SHXhwxB5V9HbfZLPiOhN5jz9XgXFNo-7ctKJXwMTcFEmzd4t2PgXIo6bBh5xlaqzI/w480-h640/IMG_20240213_170554369_HDR.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTaI72yVco-2A67mSmgdWPiUH-gE2oMsfZJAcn1iy8O-BpGMWc0BZlgrcGDNPrtrMPlr9uA9CollDgBQyXg78Jdsynrocq4YqtjIFpWTeLJ07a7PMVudzFU77sN-rj8RzBCSFY_jA5doG-x5xKwhgsrAFu3uZJk6ee8AU9r8FOLifyB3-VyNMrcC6xiUI/s4000/IMG_20240213_170933525.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="448" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTaI72yVco-2A67mSmgdWPiUH-gE2oMsfZJAcn1iy8O-BpGMWc0BZlgrcGDNPrtrMPlr9uA9CollDgBQyXg78Jdsynrocq4YqtjIFpWTeLJ07a7PMVudzFU77sN-rj8RzBCSFY_jA5doG-x5xKwhgsrAFu3uZJk6ee8AU9r8FOLifyB3-VyNMrcC6xiUI/w598-h448/IMG_20240213_170933525.jpg" width="598" /></a></div><b><span style="font-size: large;">Crockpot Meat Loaf</span></b><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">1 1/2 pounds lean ground beef<br />1/2 teaspoon sage<br />1 teaspoon salt<br />1/2 teaspoon black pepper<br />2/3 cup Italian bread crumbs<br />2 teaspoons dried, minced onion<br />3/4 cup milk<br />2 eggs, slightly beaten</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Sauce:<br />1 1/2 cups catsup<br />1/4 cup brown sugar<br />1 tablespoon mustard<br />2 teaspoons vinegar<br />1/2 teaspoon black pepper</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Tear off 2 large strips of aluminum foil and place in bottom and up sides of crockpot; one strip going the length and one going the width of the crockpot. You will use this later to remove the meat loaf.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Combine all sauce ingredients and whisk to combine. Set aside.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Mix all meat loaf ingredients together along with 2 tablespoons of the sauce mix. Shape into a loaf shape and place in crockpot. Then brush 1/2 cup of the sauce over top. Cook on low for 5 1/2 hours.<br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">When finished, lift meatloaf out of crockpot using foil strips and place on cookie sheet. Brush remaining sauce over top and place under broiler for a few minutes until sticky and bubbly.</span></p>Marihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06289456727508305342noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2947806128800299878.post-48519132908900587492024-02-27T21:39:00.001-05:002024-02-27T21:39:00.137-05:00Wordless Wednesday<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVE9zLpdASXcdKJ-tVGdPQx22I3fA2LTkTYsX3bgbfdBR_NYKO3sW64N9u4H1UznwZEp__ov2WsSuaTPsHR8haSQ-uTXBbU1GalooECEFMn49aO6m2whwF6lMaf_iSDzIAsbRZsgNlTFK_yED1tvm0BDXBH_yKZoFEeeb71RAgYZk0JggAcsOPrdLkVrk/s3977/IMG_20240215_115132471~2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2982" data-original-width="3977" height="446" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVE9zLpdASXcdKJ-tVGdPQx22I3fA2LTkTYsX3bgbfdBR_NYKO3sW64N9u4H1UznwZEp__ov2WsSuaTPsHR8haSQ-uTXBbU1GalooECEFMn49aO6m2whwF6lMaf_iSDzIAsbRZsgNlTFK_yED1tvm0BDXBH_yKZoFEeeb71RAgYZk0JggAcsOPrdLkVrk/w594-h446/IMG_20240215_115132471~2.jpg" width="594" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>Marihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06289456727508305342noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2947806128800299878.post-46383427229632024442024-02-26T21:39:00.000-05:002024-02-26T21:39:00.138-05:00Jingles<span style="font-size: large;">How many of these do you remember?</span><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoo-eJJYQPtUrlm3yoaeK_fxlOqmCFnpY-wWObart5ElqOzNTQvv0VUI75iaXmeLewvKw8bWf3M1fCk91b_N-dN6JO2nnLrUfyqArWlPAMzZ33t9cwwAUt16QX8wJwc99oy9rJLxy4FxSg5fb2HAvv9pLFnN4Ww0GqIqrip5qZ0DP1yOs9vI20obSn/s960/jingles.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="725" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoo-eJJYQPtUrlm3yoaeK_fxlOqmCFnpY-wWObart5ElqOzNTQvv0VUI75iaXmeLewvKw8bWf3M1fCk91b_N-dN6JO2nnLrUfyqArWlPAMzZ33t9cwwAUt16QX8wJwc99oy9rJLxy4FxSg5fb2HAvv9pLFnN4Ww0GqIqrip5qZ0DP1yOs9vI20obSn/w484-h640/jingles.jpg" width="484" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>I remember each one! And yes, as I read them, they went through my head like a song.</span><br /> <p></p></div>Marihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06289456727508305342noreply@blogger.com20tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2947806128800299878.post-26330143467362154682024-02-25T21:39:00.001-05:002024-02-25T21:39:00.131-05:00Greetings from the sick house...<p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">I don't have much to share with you because I have been stuck at home sick for most of last week with a virus that made me sicker than I've been for years.<br />It started Wednesday. We were supposed to watch Cassie so Andrew and Heather could go out for their anniversary. I knew I wouldn't be able to do that and I sure didn't want to pass this bug on, so Bob went to their house to watch her.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGk2A4Q3BW_HPHu2t1_Cmw2iu0oOgSaOKrAw-IRBXgTtwI-K-kDsPwvKIarFkU6nRAWreR8H5iaNtybWASGef1iPN-HC-S4HV2ScvgkA9RQDr5z2k8KRXzHCY8Jc-IVyuZiB4mUjRxdwcd-PqwC8sVqedN85zl5R4m6XeU3HmoXuMWxb-uYSYuZ4iW4c4/s2048/1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGk2A4Q3BW_HPHu2t1_Cmw2iu0oOgSaOKrAw-IRBXgTtwI-K-kDsPwvKIarFkU6nRAWreR8H5iaNtybWASGef1iPN-HC-S4HV2ScvgkA9RQDr5z2k8KRXzHCY8Jc-IVyuZiB4mUjRxdwcd-PqwC8sVqedN85zl5R4m6XeU3HmoXuMWxb-uYSYuZ4iW4c4/w480-h640/1.jpg" width="480" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /><span style="font-size: large;">Here's a picture Bob sent me saying, "Grandma, we wish you were here!"</span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">I ended up calling in to work on Thursday and Friday. I never call in and haven't for 30 years, except when I had Covid. I slept most of the day both days and then all night too.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Saturday, I started feeling better. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBjKZlxgMSMM2aHrb1n6a_6qYt_9Ynio8M-XpwdA2FZrEgZScJrvV1mF-OsVxmdf7-fU1DLjUdcNgAmxzyKXQnumBlLNLUDTF9jjvLjWrKf01wsdZQVE_xrheBkJvRlCmZK0oV3djeGBrKiX_dEHb-h1YP2OJJ9XN9DceXEDdnhkQZ2jqkQu3NaohArDw/s3471/IMG_20240224_161423300.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2603" data-original-width="3471" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBjKZlxgMSMM2aHrb1n6a_6qYt_9Ynio8M-XpwdA2FZrEgZScJrvV1mF-OsVxmdf7-fU1DLjUdcNgAmxzyKXQnumBlLNLUDTF9jjvLjWrKf01wsdZQVE_xrheBkJvRlCmZK0oV3djeGBrKiX_dEHb-h1YP2OJJ9XN9DceXEDdnhkQZ2jqkQu3NaohArDw/w400-h300/IMG_20240224_161423300.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;">My sweet sister knew I was feeling crummy and brought over a few individual pans of lasagna. It's so nice to just pop them in the oven and not have to work in the kitchen.</span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;">Now it's Sunday and I am feeling so much better. However, Bob started feeling crummy in the night. So we are both staying in and resting. I'm afraid he has a few days of this in front of him, I'm thankful to have the worst behind me!<br /></span></span></p>Marihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06289456727508305342noreply@blogger.com25tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2947806128800299878.post-11236653099232080822024-02-22T21:39:00.001-05:002024-02-22T21:39:00.130-05:00Friday Funny<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN-rYZetsJ-KQ8hpg-Is1aFpxgd4sAuj2Z4nRPLnaYowDJIL8AVDe5tceZhvAFggkFFXkBR8-233sznn0TEADgYEsmBkwBKq5PbpFc4nGoxwvGiXhf1738KH5F2RhuGgSgmq5yilW2mifhqtU8WlhpYKxO6sKtZzJ8GHPlAyug8JKZRkP_dvJqyRVVH_s/s635/2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="635" data-original-width="562" height="595" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN-rYZetsJ-KQ8hpg-Is1aFpxgd4sAuj2Z4nRPLnaYowDJIL8AVDe5tceZhvAFggkFFXkBR8-233sznn0TEADgYEsmBkwBKq5PbpFc4nGoxwvGiXhf1738KH5F2RhuGgSgmq5yilW2mifhqtU8WlhpYKxO6sKtZzJ8GHPlAyug8JKZRkP_dvJqyRVVH_s/w526-h595/2.jpg" width="526" /></a></div> <br /><p></p>Marihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06289456727508305342noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2947806128800299878.post-32263181429921163702024-02-21T21:39:00.001-05:002024-02-21T21:39:00.127-05:00Cooking Thursday<p> <span style="font-size: large;">Today's recipe is a slider recipe we had for supper last weekend. It's a version of bacon cheeseburgers and was fun and good!</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSmpCxGcneMEMlhxg12HqHsnMaEPWf86veEDy93Oz4mmdzDSaIJlrUe6-VtvNjI8VtfPrhRnty8Vfzuy9Kyl1oebivcm52wbaXRdh5N2lfE2XYBasoSHSwJL4xALLWELQwhDGBHxtZxd8rvEc-0qUX2ja9uKC4GqjrCeKMks-OblKU7yVehxg0FtMbJww/s4000/IMG_20240204_170313249.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSmpCxGcneMEMlhxg12HqHsnMaEPWf86veEDy93Oz4mmdzDSaIJlrUe6-VtvNjI8VtfPrhRnty8Vfzuy9Kyl1oebivcm52wbaXRdh5N2lfE2XYBasoSHSwJL4xALLWELQwhDGBHxtZxd8rvEc-0qUX2ja9uKC4GqjrCeKMks-OblKU7yVehxg0FtMbJww/w533-h400/IMG_20240204_170313249.jpg" width="533" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Bacon Cheeseburger Sliders</b></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">1 package Kings Hawaiian Pretzel rolls<br />8 slices bacon, cooked until crispy and chopped<br />1 pound ground beef<br />1 diced onion<br />1/4 cup catsup<br />1 tablespoon mustard<br />1 dash Worcestershire sauce<br />Sliced american cheese<br />Crispy fried onions<br />Brown the ground beef with the diced onion and drain. Stir in the catsup, mustard and Worcestershire sauce.<br />Place the bottom of the buns into a 9x13 pan. Lay the sliced cheese over the buns, then spread the meat mix over top.<br />Sprinkle the chopped bacon over all, then sprinkle the fried onions over all.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Stir together:<br />1/2 cup mayonaisse<br />1/4 cup catsup<br />1 tablespoon pickle relish</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Spread this sauce on top half of buns and place them on top.<br />Bake at 350 degrees for about 15 minutes.<br /></span></p>Marihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06289456727508305342noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2947806128800299878.post-65409488813034403072024-02-20T21:39:00.003-05:002024-02-20T21:39:00.137-05:00Wordless Wednesday<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzYLQ6npcMXm0NmQMOs_Yc55xsKj4xHwRx7jCbL2eXSY9x7YM3LYiTtnqe42zXymMtMf4YGPrV2bCPGpkGqVHI1KMgXf1hQacyA7tEyL-NvhG4v7S7BI3R8zGuOo9G2q7OOQ9Xs-VoCV6LgsSkqdVlLYmXU12XVoxngNX_BmeXJsgIG0CZfRbEifdZy6o/s1330/1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="928" data-original-width="1330" height="419" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzYLQ6npcMXm0NmQMOs_Yc55xsKj4xHwRx7jCbL2eXSY9x7YM3LYiTtnqe42zXymMtMf4YGPrV2bCPGpkGqVHI1KMgXf1hQacyA7tEyL-NvhG4v7S7BI3R8zGuOo9G2q7OOQ9Xs-VoCV6LgsSkqdVlLYmXU12XVoxngNX_BmeXJsgIG0CZfRbEifdZy6o/w601-h419/1.jpg" width="601" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">(It's been warmer than usual, so the maple sap is running</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> early, and then it snowed again!)</span></div> <p></p>Marihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06289456727508305342noreply@blogger.com22tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2947806128800299878.post-73792717037945269872024-02-19T21:39:00.001-05:002024-02-19T21:39:00.129-05:00Matryoshka<p><span style="font-size: large;">My friend Karen, from <a href="https://lifeisgood-smile.blogspot.com/">Life is Good</a>, recently shared a collection of Nesting Dolls, which are also known as Matryoshka from Russia.<br />It made me think that I should share mine which did come from Russia.<br />My sister Cheri and her husband Mark adopted a daughter from Russia and brought me and some other family members one. Several years later, the doctor in the orphanage, who they had stayed in touch with, contacted them and told them their daughter had a full sister, a baby, who was now in the orphanage. He asked if they were interested in adopting again. So, they made another trip to Russia and brought another matroyska home for us, along with that baby!<br />Of course, they make me think of Arianna and Halle when I see them.<br />We have them displayed on a book shelf in our family room downstairs. Cassie just loves to play with them when she comes over.<br /><br /><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJA-m0WPHckI-a13SMIDUr_wGsZhl-F_97Oykkc3Gjzk2MW656RwRvomjIlkE-SuM7AJrKdnhScoH-gqRpSFfq8yHKiw_t4Ve4D-bWhY3MvnJnSTdvwaFVxJoMdeZ7cmpn0TgTzhL4ru7z9pr-HOnLBORvbrsa3y_uGaZ_89S3vLGk2SdIrLGW3aR6bEE/s2850/IMG_20240217_130101356~2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2464" data-original-width="2850" height="508" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJA-m0WPHckI-a13SMIDUr_wGsZhl-F_97Oykkc3Gjzk2MW656RwRvomjIlkE-SuM7AJrKdnhScoH-gqRpSFfq8yHKiw_t4Ve4D-bWhY3MvnJnSTdvwaFVxJoMdeZ7cmpn0TgTzhL4ru7z9pr-HOnLBORvbrsa3y_uGaZ_89S3vLGk2SdIrLGW3aR6bEE/w587-h508/IMG_20240217_130101356~2.jpg" width="587" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;">Here they are.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNK-PBh2mp-E3zzf7EaKhDGbmigozXMIlY_7smROnqhxMGITbaJG6klZZLPdId6g9v0Epnsi2fzM4ULELtw3gIG6ka18epPvu1QHnqW7ImKyRD47pX3AHe-DRSmckgAqzvBi3RsevjJHcXDVX6r34OOJu7w3YEhGhJE3hCF7HDTsQaKFODiZiD6sPnk7M/s3013/IMG_20240217_130350283~3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1942" data-original-width="3013" height="393" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNK-PBh2mp-E3zzf7EaKhDGbmigozXMIlY_7smROnqhxMGITbaJG6klZZLPdId6g9v0Epnsi2fzM4ULELtw3gIG6ka18epPvu1QHnqW7ImKyRD47pX3AHe-DRSmckgAqzvBi3RsevjJHcXDVX6r34OOJu7w3YEhGhJE3hCF7HDTsQaKFODiZiD6sPnk7M/w610-h393/IMG_20240217_130350283~3.jpg" width="610" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: large;">The smaller set is has 4 dolls in all and the biggest one is about 6 inches tall.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtm4C7UfTs9zc1s0B3Tm3hGZgMkkE16PwxHKllonbWjNclKL0lcKFXU1jFNZOB_GuYZ1dLc2duRlMXfdZ79FX54A7W_gNLYjYtB2B5fSmtKtIPOwYMl05at2Z5jhhzADzaRTNN9NK_3Sy8IovQhh9PjoIVX8Cvbi1TcNfULXvuhJw0i05Z83-sa7k1AkY/s4000/IMG_20240217_130251671~2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="457" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtm4C7UfTs9zc1s0B3Tm3hGZgMkkE16PwxHKllonbWjNclKL0lcKFXU1jFNZOB_GuYZ1dLc2duRlMXfdZ79FX54A7W_gNLYjYtB2B5fSmtKtIPOwYMl05at2Z5jhhzADzaRTNN9NK_3Sy8IovQhh9PjoIVX8Cvbi1TcNfULXvuhJw0i05Z83-sa7k1AkY/w609-h457/IMG_20240217_130251671~2.jpg" width="609" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;">The bigger set has 5 dolls and the largest is about 12 inches tall.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg981y3-d7aPPZtPQCB1eZ70KSvcMrdu0jQ6rRio1pyQhrf6bwcMEpu75pagN1fdgCUu4Y9g34k8uUY5qtparFqq1XTpIBAF_CiOfb2F8sKyoWHoL2puFmdRiYuEfzdP1W_UOawLKohWz-4Ch0_v0loN5BJV8DJ0EH-2DhM0GyZxmpuMCayeJg03WaNb48/s4000/IMG_20240217_130411440~2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg981y3-d7aPPZtPQCB1eZ70KSvcMrdu0jQ6rRio1pyQhrf6bwcMEpu75pagN1fdgCUu4Y9g34k8uUY5qtparFqq1XTpIBAF_CiOfb2F8sKyoWHoL2puFmdRiYuEfzdP1W_UOawLKohWz-4Ch0_v0loN5BJV8DJ0EH-2DhM0GyZxmpuMCayeJg03WaNb48/w480-h640/IMG_20240217_130411440~2.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;">Here's a close up of the biggest doll, so you can see the pretty details on it.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">They are special keep sakes!<br /><br /></span></p>Marihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06289456727508305342noreply@blogger.com21tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2947806128800299878.post-54159951843152727452024-02-18T21:39:00.001-05:002024-02-18T21:39:00.132-05:00The Lake, Frozen!<p> <span style="font-size: large;">Several weeks ago I was in Grand Haven and stopped at the pier to see it in it's winter beauty. I realized I never shared those pictures with you. In the last few weeks it's been warmer and a lot of this ice has melted.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisdnQ-JHXkzElJGVGY20E8LkAyI9tYGhmHFznS6ItE7WGpiLfjK7e5gpjBCGVDjTucsuhP5JWGTnKRMbdWXU-igL5aKAo0ukA0h8l4_Tr8trimrA8nWHq25NlAzIRJ4-CJTBnNI5omMk2Wccq6i0jLpmNHAUKMQ7mPm_oXD9t-q6oG-TWHisGWp_3rPf0/s1986/3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1475" data-original-width="1986" height="445" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisdnQ-JHXkzElJGVGY20E8LkAyI9tYGhmHFznS6ItE7WGpiLfjK7e5gpjBCGVDjTucsuhP5JWGTnKRMbdWXU-igL5aKAo0ukA0h8l4_Tr8trimrA8nWHq25NlAzIRJ4-CJTBnNI5omMk2Wccq6i0jLpmNHAUKMQ7mPm_oXD9t-q6oG-TWHisGWp_3rPf0/w598-h445/3.jpg" width="598" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;">At the beach it's cold, with snow and fences covering the sand.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiO7pANSazzrn3twphGOW4N6vGKIManscSlqaUPu03oTVmYtB7zkYRXR3U_L-MyvvJfnSQmarRUTKZZMsaLsASzvni0r79qnrnhWVLmP0MOcBgK4PAKoiofwJVOsvmSbrq7b5fuKdadKsSwiY1UVHunl5brnpFZ6ACraroedIo7xaDAconTFhoK5630kE/s1979/1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1583" data-original-width="1979" height="484" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiO7pANSazzrn3twphGOW4N6vGKIManscSlqaUPu03oTVmYtB7zkYRXR3U_L-MyvvJfnSQmarRUTKZZMsaLsASzvni0r79qnrnhWVLmP0MOcBgK4PAKoiofwJVOsvmSbrq7b5fuKdadKsSwiY1UVHunl5brnpFZ6ACraroedIo7xaDAconTFhoK5630kE/w605-h484/1.jpg" width="605" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;">The rails on the pier are coated in ice!</span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOB-YTOU7Ol8z2vXn-V0CefdBuWpuPPhnpnPNIX9M_BAHslL1dtNV6xOPZzSYjtIO13ftbnwetuAoyhCSDvnohhZAkys5-1YLfE1rXwb9DrAH-Sg7y6rTb1VfAawPiZpAY11AYydbMqXJCs7PB8o8TfWOp-4IBVt0q-OYhS3eftdzYev5haIarBW-6Zds/s1986/2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1484" data-original-width="1986" height="450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOB-YTOU7Ol8z2vXn-V0CefdBuWpuPPhnpnPNIX9M_BAHslL1dtNV6xOPZzSYjtIO13ftbnwetuAoyhCSDvnohhZAkys5-1YLfE1rXwb9DrAH-Sg7y6rTb1VfAawPiZpAY11AYydbMqXJCs7PB8o8TfWOp-4IBVt0q-OYhS3eftdzYev5haIarBW-6Zds/w603-h450/2.jpg" width="603" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;">There were some people who are braver than me who were out on the walkway. An icy walk next to icy water doesn't look like a place I want to be.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlllFbsMLQPSq4Zvv4wQuFkLSfrTYmgYQGSadnqlPjokFLT_wEoKtVYauqTLPbMZ0Mg6Q86L9nTrT6lbMA7sHsyxLVuyW-gWaTMq0gzKN7V83VLzXBOvHd2pC06p8UbeJyFEE-8XQhS8BTBv34NrB29_sdZpTaFQjAp7HkRNlTKt2Oumk9wjnv20Yx1GU/s1975/4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1475" data-original-width="1975" height="439" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlllFbsMLQPSq4Zvv4wQuFkLSfrTYmgYQGSadnqlPjokFLT_wEoKtVYauqTLPbMZ0Mg6Q86L9nTrT6lbMA7sHsyxLVuyW-gWaTMq0gzKN7V83VLzXBOvHd2pC06p8UbeJyFEE-8XQhS8BTBv34NrB29_sdZpTaFQjAp7HkRNlTKt2Oumk9wjnv20Yx1GU/w588-h439/4.jpg" width="588" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;">The water was fairly calm on this day, but you can see how the ice on the light house from the waves hitting it on windy days.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Lake Michigan has a different beauty in the winter.<br /></span><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"></span></p>Marihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06289456727508305342noreply@blogger.com21tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2947806128800299878.post-72247284593342214732024-02-15T21:39:00.001-05:002024-02-15T21:39:00.121-05:00Friday Funny<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji3JZi58Gj-U_WoOw_RdhoNdqRfWbfoOPDJb4JN6kJdAjQ7z5qqzMLv5EaTDbGZMgzpnTvczJyXQnzPtZrn7-CHmpDKmv8JyGQ-MCaWb1v6GikB6AEXHafH1ge2cPKnnVpqkq2q0pBblARuptsWcFTILOgjIhmxAw2soiCo6seYYHhLAAhJ2AQtTgm1aU/s960/1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="816" data-original-width="960" height="483" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji3JZi58Gj-U_WoOw_RdhoNdqRfWbfoOPDJb4JN6kJdAjQ7z5qqzMLv5EaTDbGZMgzpnTvczJyXQnzPtZrn7-CHmpDKmv8JyGQ-MCaWb1v6GikB6AEXHafH1ge2cPKnnVpqkq2q0pBblARuptsWcFTILOgjIhmxAw2soiCo6seYYHhLAAhJ2AQtTgm1aU/w568-h483/1.jpg" width="568" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>Marihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06289456727508305342noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2947806128800299878.post-42975225677628113132024-02-14T21:39:00.001-05:002024-02-14T21:39:00.132-05:00Cooking Thursday<p> <span style="font-size: large;">Today's recipe is one I got from my daughter Laura. It's pumpkin bars, and the bars are very tasty, but the frosting makes them over the top. It makes a jelly roll pan so is perfect when you need something to share or feed a bunch.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh28okKyanpPU9kfboXZ-vUOoMZT0eUsaNm_zDQiNeG9oUEmeTsjhSVZA1rvaaZJv93tezahm87veC_rwEyiDC8V36waStwzWHXHueNkKg6zqm1hXJsVn3ZS7zkOreCajayXrI22j10QBpqFi1iS3tjjnAlIIWycre5wH9_30AJUKs9gv4OHEMV3DcRFWA/s4000/IMG_20231203_125127857.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="446" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh28okKyanpPU9kfboXZ-vUOoMZT0eUsaNm_zDQiNeG9oUEmeTsjhSVZA1rvaaZJv93tezahm87veC_rwEyiDC8V36waStwzWHXHueNkKg6zqm1hXJsVn3ZS7zkOreCajayXrI22j10QBpqFi1iS3tjjnAlIIWycre5wH9_30AJUKs9gv4OHEMV3DcRFWA/w594-h446/IMG_20231203_125127857.jpg" width="594" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Frosted Pumpkin Bars</b></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">2 cups sugar<br />1 cup oil<br />2 cups flour<br />1 small can pumpkin<br />4 eggs<br />1 teaspoon baking soda<br />2 teaspoons baking powder<br />1 teaspoon salt<br />2 teaspoons cinnamon<br />Beat ingredients until smooth. Pour into greased jelly roll pan and bake for 20-25 minutes at 350 degrees.<br /><br />Frosting:<br />1/2 cup salted butter<br />1 cup brown sugar<br />1/4 cup hot milk<br />3 1/2 cups powdered sugar<br />Melt butter over low heat. Add brown sugar and bring to a boils, stirring frequently. Add the milk and remove from heat. Working quickly, whisk in powdered sugar and pour over the warm pumpkin bars. Use spatula to immediately spread frosting over bars. Let set for 30 minutes to set up.<br /></span></p>Marihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06289456727508305342noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2947806128800299878.post-37780232924212512372024-02-13T21:39:00.002-05:002024-02-13T21:39:00.148-05:00Happy Valentines Day!<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEine8m9M2WjAFJy9p8MtdxQcmAWYayYXVO3-sHhuNP5Z2I7no9rMhRCl3kfG_AyaY3_1kL0giBFlBFOY-J5aSL1iUuLuNh22Ql9WAsp5zEkatUMi5tmzQkt_OBPq18YMFxaXuRprR-z66Fg5eOaxY43rK9gENuqaSzEB3X_9vQetg56mUfBxkVPzPo0u0c/s1600/2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1328" height="614" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEine8m9M2WjAFJy9p8MtdxQcmAWYayYXVO3-sHhuNP5Z2I7no9rMhRCl3kfG_AyaY3_1kL0giBFlBFOY-J5aSL1iUuLuNh22Ql9WAsp5zEkatUMi5tmzQkt_OBPq18YMFxaXuRprR-z66Fg5eOaxY43rK9gENuqaSzEB3X_9vQetg56mUfBxkVPzPo0u0c/w510-h614/2.jpg" width="510" /></a></div><br /> <span style="font-size: medium;">Happy Valentines day to all of you and Happy Birthday to our daughter Heather!</span><p></p>Marihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06289456727508305342noreply@blogger.com18