ALL-AMERICAN EASY APPLE PIE!! This recipe is as traditional as Baseball, Apple-Pie, and 4th Of July! Ingredients: 12-13 Granny Smith Apples – Or The Apples Of Your Choice 1 Stick Of Butter Cinnamon 6 Tbsp Flour (for thickening) 2 Pie Crusts 1 Cup Sugar and Sugar To Sprinkle On Crust Preheat Oven to 375 degrees PeelContinue reading “All-American Easy Apple Pie”
Monthly Archives: May 2011
$35 Well Spent
My daughter LOVES StarFall! Starfall.com is a FREE website that teaches children how to read and write. When I first heard about Starfall my daughter was 2 ½ years old. After introducing Starfall to her she quickly learned her alphabet and letter sounds. This website is so FuN and EnGaginG that children don’t realize theyContinue reading “$35 Well Spent”
“800 Pound Gorilla In The Room” – The Challenge (Wk 7)
We all seem to have that InFaMoUs GoRillA hanging around – that thing that is larger than life, distracting, paralyzing, and oh so annoying. My 800 pound gorilla? “All-Or-Nothing” thinking. I’m not sure why I deal with this issue. I’ve tried to trace it back to my childhood, my personality and a host of other psychologicalContinue reading ““800 Pound Gorilla In The Room” – The Challenge (Wk 7)”
What Inspires Me – Magazines
I love magazines!! It is a special treat for me to buy one and then carve out a time to enjoy diving in. I love looking at the pictures, reading the interesting bits of information, and looking at the eye-catching titles and subtitles. My favorite ones are those that deal with home & garden, women’s magazines that containContinue reading “What Inspires Me – Magazines”
Biggest Bang For Your Buck – Adirondack Chairs
Adirondack chairs are really popular these days and it seems like the going rate for these chairs is around $250 a piece. I really wanted to get two white chairs, but didn’t want to pay $500 so I began looking around. Here’s what I found: These nice wood chairs were $99 from Home Decorators. Their website is http://www.homedecorators.com Continue reading “Biggest Bang For Your Buck – Adirondack Chairs”
I AM…A Grandmother
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I Know It, But I Can’t Feel It
This week started off a little rough. On Monday I got an email from a customer saying that I sent her the wrong colored blocks. I was working on two similar sets and happened to swap the colors. This meant that now I had 2 customers that wouldn’t be getting what they ordered. When IContinue reading “I Know It, But I Can’t Feel It”
“Broke” Was My Goal
After I graduated from college I had difficulty finding a job so I did what most college graduates do, I got a job in a completely unrelated field than my major. In my case, it was waiting tables. I remember my first day on the job thinking, “I got a college degree and now IContinue reading ““Broke” Was My Goal”
Biggest Bang For Your Buck — BE the BARBER
One of my best investments was a $25-$30 haircut kit from Target. I bought it shortly after my husband and I got married 5 ½ years ago and I’ve cut his hair ever since! Owning a hair clipper has not only saved us money, but it also SAVES my husband a lot of TIME ifContinue reading “Biggest Bang For Your Buck — BE the BARBER”
“Refuse To Quit. Period.” – The Challenge (Wk 6)
20.2. . . . . .miles down and only 6 more miles to go. (sigh) A week ago I ran in the Oklahoma City Marathon and if I had to describe my experience in one word, it would be BRUTAL!! I won’t go into details, but you’ll get the picture with these descriptive words: lightning, thunder, rain, hail, wind,Continue reading ““Refuse To Quit. Period.” – The Challenge (Wk 6)”
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