tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-366388182024-03-05T06:17:43.787-05:00Just A Flip Flop MomFlipFlop Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12479481622722807244noreply@blogger.comBlogger319125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36638818.post-31450857724630632152012-08-11T08:19:00.002-05:002012-08-11T08:20:52.296-05:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: small;">It's been over a year.. over a year... and I've written nothing in my blog... it looked lonely.. cobwebby in fact! I hopped on over here and realized... I don't even know... if I even know how to use blogger anymore . Life has changed... BIG TIME for me. This past year has been full of surprises...good ones.. bad ones... but in the end God always knows what He's doing. See this beauty? She's my granddaughter... my 6 month old beauty. I never thought I would be a <strike>grammy</strike> glammy before I turned 40.. my heart was even a bit heavy about it.. but now.. when a day goes by and I don't see her.. that's when the heart gets heavy.. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">I've been slacking when it comes to my "Suzy Homemaker Duties"... With life changes.. different jobs.. and still the expectation of nursing school .. I've lost that little spark in cooking and cleaning.. now.. don't get me wrong.. the house is NOT horrid.. couldn't allow that.. but my heart hasn't been into keeping it "happy"... I want to change that! I'm hoping that if I come back to blogging my heart will want to come back to posting pictures... trying new things.. and making time ( do I dare say) for myself. Sounds a little greedy... YIKES!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Now with PINTEREST...<-------- GOSH I LOVE that site... I can obtain some new ideas.. I mean seriously... there are so many talented people out there... I LOVE it!!! I apologize for not reading many blogs as well.. I need to get a move on that.. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">So here's to hoping I can at least post ONCE a week.. if not more!</span></span></div>
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<br />FlipFlop Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12479481622722807244noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36638818.post-40519196558776183132011-08-02T14:47:00.002-05:002011-08-02T14:57:58.676-05:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK_NFpIUJSGvvuh__4fXyv5tnKJH1eKfLgk6P0ogzO5iwiP27j6ICgseQFhkCKe5V4fmtaZHhmdDbTvtaq4CGCrKFL4Ur0jnHye8z0nTvuT4iiuHIYtF6OCJIyxM7Vw5ROgNDJ8A/s1600/DSC_0065.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK_NFpIUJSGvvuh__4fXyv5tnKJH1eKfLgk6P0ogzO5iwiP27j6ICgseQFhkCKe5V4fmtaZHhmdDbTvtaq4CGCrKFL4Ur0jnHye8z0nTvuT4iiuHIYtF6OCJIyxM7Vw5ROgNDJ8A/s320/DSC_0065.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5636348104856666546" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0); font-weight: bold; font-family: courier new;">Finally.. I have a moment to blog! Summer came with a slow start. I was even wondering if summer was going to come at all for us in New England, but here it is and I'm soaking up every minute that I can.</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0); font-weight: bold; font-family: courier new;">I, myself, have vacation this week from work and everything else! I spent a lovely weekend in </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0); font-weight: bold; font-family: courier new;" class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">RedHook</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0); font-weight: bold; font-family: courier new;"> NY. LOTS of history there and people I love to spend time with. These Photos are just a few moments that I captured while exploring the area.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0); font-weight: bold; font-family: courier new;">I finished my summer English Course. I'm pretty positive that I received an A, but I have yet to figure out where to find my grade on line. I'll get there eventually but right now I'm battling with the college and trying to sign up for courses that I need and they are giving me a hard time. I have to admit, I'm frustrated! Why is it so hard to get an education? I know that I'll get what I need in the end, but it sure isn't easy! Have you had any challenges lately? How is your summer going? </span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtxA3GirMSG_gC9bCRcQF1_Dom6nmGY1VwSKqNJTLPES7T0pKDqUu80c4hKZhonzgKriFUrLgIUlZQaCF62Ja-tRJBX3LAn0odoaq2GcT3KXoegoN8OlCRxrMg1pYEAw_LOp33Jw/s1600/DSC_0042.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtxA3GirMSG_gC9bCRcQF1_Dom6nmGY1VwSKqNJTLPES7T0pKDqUu80c4hKZhonzgKriFUrLgIUlZQaCF62Ja-tRJBX3LAn0odoaq2GcT3KXoegoN8OlCRxrMg1pYEAw_LOp33Jw/s320/DSC_0042.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5636348106448105330" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSeVcp0fzOn8tygXR0kKaVqTZnWcqdYRON1KetB1AzqZGVwd8_dRLlRyt_f7hKM0B1gkzZdnnsX5s9XXiRoFfexooHxiJ-009m6dTBzeVkBGU5YdaUmB9JLjphVKw05tg7RhmG8A/s1600/DSC_0095.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSeVcp0fzOn8tygXR0kKaVqTZnWcqdYRON1KetB1AzqZGVwd8_dRLlRyt_f7hKM0B1gkzZdnnsX5s9XXiRoFfexooHxiJ-009m6dTBzeVkBGU5YdaUmB9JLjphVKw05tg7RhmG8A/s320/DSC_0095.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5636348112559274466" border="0" /></a>FlipFlop Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12479481622722807244noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36638818.post-67952858500891414612011-05-10T20:25:00.003-05:002011-05-10T20:33:55.653-05:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD6C_n6dMn9vzRI6POv_Kf0NX_xujmpqIil2lgA2-n0TQ9MaxhX8cwRZm67FsbKzPLwewcgt1KmhVP7SBnhyv5En_FO2y3f5Hb3xXIliJWWEx-dYNlPV7EYQ-I32228olMRtQMAg/s1600/DSC_0047.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD6C_n6dMn9vzRI6POv_Kf0NX_xujmpqIil2lgA2-n0TQ9MaxhX8cwRZm67FsbKzPLwewcgt1KmhVP7SBnhyv5En_FO2y3f5Hb3xXIliJWWEx-dYNlPV7EYQ-I32228olMRtQMAg/s320/DSC_0047.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5605265395784566914" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153); font-weight: bold;">I'm still climbing mountains to reach my goals!!</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153); font-weight: bold;">Oh my Gosh.. I'm embarrassed to admit this.. but I almost forgot how to post on my blog!! I also have another SMALL confession to make... I have an addiction... addiction to EVERYONE </span><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153); font-weight: bold;" class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Else's</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153); font-weight: bold;"> blog.. but.. my own. I'm addicted to the decorating/re-doing blogs.. you know.. the ones that are BRIGHT and BEAUTIFUL and it looks like their homes are PERFECT at any given moment... yeah.. you know what I'm talking about!!</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153); font-weight: bold;">I realized that I haven't written here since DECEMBER!! boy.. a LOT has gone on since December.. I started a new job.. full -time... same facility.. but more hours.. I FINISHED my </span><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153); font-weight: bold;" class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">LNA</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153); font-weight: bold;"> class and I am now a LICENSED NURSING ASSISTANT.. however I'm not working as one... and I'm starting up a new class in two weeks... don't laugh... but it's ENGLISH COMP I.. They're going to teach me to be a better writer... so you just wait... my blog ( if I find the time to post..) will be grammatically correct... AND...hopefully "proper" sounding..</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153); font-weight: bold;">A girl can dream.... right?</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153); font-weight: bold;">I haven't taken many pictures.. but with Prom Season coming up... there will be plenty.. and some Seniors I'll be "shooting" as well..</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153); font-weight: bold;">I do miss you all.. I see some of you on </span><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153); font-weight: bold;" class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">facebook</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153); font-weight: bold;">... I love that.. </span><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153); font-weight: bold;" class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">facebook</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153); font-weight: bold;"> can be an amazing blessing.. yet a time sucking TRAP!!! But until I can write again.. I just wanted to say HI.. and that I do miss you.. and I will be peeking in on you more!!</span>FlipFlop Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12479481622722807244noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36638818.post-70331460278720355672010-12-13T22:28:00.002-05:002010-12-13T22:33:53.658-05:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2ljVqBkeT9KjAMqUw4A_cZCfohWhp2jO4myZ3EqEldH_J6hVINdaVxbv-C31v-U_cfvia-4RDpmlRENAQyUjxU1gps8qjrIy6QblWhoKTvEBsG-O8N_5yh9D1yfa_icUMhrlEuw/s1600/DSC_0033.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2ljVqBkeT9KjAMqUw4A_cZCfohWhp2jO4myZ3EqEldH_J6hVINdaVxbv-C31v-U_cfvia-4RDpmlRENAQyUjxU1gps8qjrIy6QblWhoKTvEBsG-O8N_5yh9D1yfa_icUMhrlEuw/s320/DSC_0033.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550375286985150114" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgufBKLytJkdRjyqou6h8W0abu16jTNMbExRxrgQtRFo10ypBvsSkIYbvdYde4FZaEn6XywN_ELrcuQpw07Ii8xFMZAGWq7NX4aq46U3sBEzS8UbB3CltmPs6DpTPUQWgjL2H2QSA/s1600/DSC_0030.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 222px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgufBKLytJkdRjyqou6h8W0abu16jTNMbExRxrgQtRFo10ypBvsSkIYbvdYde4FZaEn6XywN_ELrcuQpw07Ii8xFMZAGWq7NX4aq46U3sBEzS8UbB3CltmPs6DpTPUQWgjL2H2QSA/s320/DSC_0030.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550375283617745874" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj-wEkjn0Gu5lCtXmMjslL6PM9q-wy-ucGEXZow5_94UyBEjfTfs6lisgmXylHB5EyxbXtR_utd1KpsZVgc0SZFvpe3nfvOfX-AaKjMj-yjb8558INWQCxj9ow0gBjvEpgyVbDXQ/s1600/DSC_0024.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 219px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj-wEkjn0Gu5lCtXmMjslL6PM9q-wy-ucGEXZow5_94UyBEjfTfs6lisgmXylHB5EyxbXtR_utd1KpsZVgc0SZFvpe3nfvOfX-AaKjMj-yjb8558INWQCxj9ow0gBjvEpgyVbDXQ/s320/DSC_0024.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550375281333373666" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 102, 0);">School is over for a month.. and I'm hoping to have more time to jump on here and READ more of what you all have to say!! I'm spending my free time now .. Reading... Exercising and baking.. exercising because I have to taste test everything I bake...YUM.. These are a couple of pictures I've taken for Christmas Cards this year... I can't believe my daughter is now TWENTY and my son FIFTEEN... the time truly does fly!! I've gone thrifting and have found some really cool Vintage Christmas Decorations for PENNIES.. I'll have to post photos and share.. Have you found anything cool lately?</span>FlipFlop Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12479481622722807244noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36638818.post-80374852276195460082010-10-23T15:54:00.002-05:002010-10-23T16:03:09.021-05:00<span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 102); font-weight: bold;">I've been blog cruising this morning... ( haven't posted or commented on any of them sorry!!).. I have been looking for Christmas Gifts to make... frugal ones in fact... and I realized that I have neglected my blog.... YET... again....</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 102); font-weight: bold;">My life has taken a turn... well... maybe I should say change... since August I've been hosting a foreign exchange student from Ecuador... nothing we planned on for sure... and I have begun the process of going to school to achieve my RN... SLOWLY... like...more slow than a snail... but I took the first step and I'm half way through with psychology with an A!! It's been a lot more work than I anticipated but I'm proud of myself! I am also signed up for the </span><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 102); font-weight: bold;" class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">LNA</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 102); font-weight: bold;"> course in the Spring... I'm blessed with my job for paying for my education... and with taking a course at a time it enables me to focus and do well... or at least that's what I'm striving for....</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 102); font-weight: bold;">On the side I've been doing photos for people... some seniors and some families.... I'm still doing my </span><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 102); font-weight: bold;" class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">thrifting</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 102); font-weight: bold;"> and finding GREAT deals... I'm addicted to clothes right now.. YIKES!! Poor hubby.. he has no room in our bedroom for anything.... I told him.. probably within a year.. I'll be moving from nice duds... to scrubs... but... hey.. time will tell...</span><br /><br /><a style="color: rgb(51, 102, 102); font-weight: bold;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg89NaKa9VCLFlLCidw9BvuJd6Rj_HI6mFfoLdQhkXMEAcmbs-ZOfjMQ339JMqWMNkKkkxLkGQisv1WCczk0sA5Bf3z6o3bcm2tyfbxR_0xgQ9Nf9hkgig_YI4J5LCUvufIqC-6vA/s1600/DSC_0029.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg89NaKa9VCLFlLCidw9BvuJd6Rj_HI6mFfoLdQhkXMEAcmbs-ZOfjMQ339JMqWMNkKkkxLkGQisv1WCczk0sA5Bf3z6o3bcm2tyfbxR_0xgQ9Nf9hkgig_YI4J5LCUvufIqC-6vA/s320/DSC_0029.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531348691079343954" border="0" /></a><a style="color: rgb(51, 102, 102); font-weight: bold;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic8ZJd6A3UuB5rKWWVAIBtSL1ou4zNxJ9VavocBBdM_Gebi_OEh9g5WEVfUGMUleq8ukmOoPVeYr7kp-9Oh_ENMD_rFRYvuoH-jVM9kshhr00U6ymlbIROrHLHAX2PCEZeLfuUMw/s1600/DSC_0259.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic8ZJd6A3UuB5rKWWVAIBtSL1ou4zNxJ9VavocBBdM_Gebi_OEh9g5WEVfUGMUleq8ukmOoPVeYr7kp-9Oh_ENMD_rFRYvuoH-jVM9kshhr00U6ymlbIROrHLHAX2PCEZeLfuUMw/s320/DSC_0259.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531348687443754802" border="0" /></a><br /><a style="color: rgb(51, 102, 102); font-weight: bold;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid2fzxUTAOB56hdkkEXRdK-rUS_FZj7Y1OrxkFGe8JOI-HJU8av-ZQ4i8ISG-xPLvdkz8U8UZJgfvWGmb_vNpUFPqhV-AzFn04f3ALsweX49_mohxwbfsOPqWIBuX72AcMIeXWfA/s1600/DSC_0066.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid2fzxUTAOB56hdkkEXRdK-rUS_FZj7Y1OrxkFGe8JOI-HJU8av-ZQ4i8ISG-xPLvdkz8U8UZJgfvWGmb_vNpUFPqhV-AzFn04f3ALsweX49_mohxwbfsOPqWIBuX72AcMIeXWfA/s320/DSC_0066.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531348688006653986" border="0" /></a><a style="color: rgb(51, 102, 102); font-weight: bold;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_nrlf_w0TDRD5oUVr7wp-t-0aHz0MLuE1llF1Zi7i5L6a8DC-mRyGZiLKdmgGXXbJUcPwRdJ3vKZ8VlyKI61-D4_X_MDt3wW1KZI4Mag2A_wEWak0g2r_qJkMy-DojzUY8P_69w/s1600/DSC_0027.bmp"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_nrlf_w0TDRD5oUVr7wp-t-0aHz0MLuE1llF1Zi7i5L6a8DC-mRyGZiLKdmgGXXbJUcPwRdJ3vKZ8VlyKI61-D4_X_MDt3wW1KZI4Mag2A_wEWak0g2r_qJkMy-DojzUY8P_69w/s320/DSC_0027.bmp" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531348683383945122" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 102); font-weight: bold;">Off to dinner at a friends.. wish I could write more... but share with me any frugal Christmas Ideas!! Okay??</span>FlipFlop Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12479481622722807244noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36638818.post-54381860629756180562010-09-04T07:21:00.003-05:002010-09-04T07:25:24.354-05:00<span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">I miss blogging and have so much to share... hopefully within the next week... I can tell you all about my life's NEW adventures.. some dreams are coming true... and God is surely putting things in our laps that I haven't expected!!</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">Happy Labor Day Weekend!!</span><br /><br /><a style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-mjCczeGtAUkh7Kx1Kza5gs9M_BdzblyvsiPV4cZQFm4zQpESOy2HLuF65nerLdXWdOq9uMLNAvG-EbgRx9iws2W1W6feUaveDf24wE3ebqUFxN9mA1lgS28DJvwfEw0FK0kVEA/s1600/school+days+037.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-mjCczeGtAUkh7Kx1Kza5gs9M_BdzblyvsiPV4cZQFm4zQpESOy2HLuF65nerLdXWdOq9uMLNAvG-EbgRx9iws2W1W6feUaveDf24wE3ebqUFxN9mA1lgS28DJvwfEw0FK0kVEA/s320/school+days+037.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5513033134292021762" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">My kitty.. who just doesn't want to be bothered on this holiday weekend... can't say as if I blame her!!</span>FlipFlop Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12479481622722807244noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36638818.post-68824017423589802512010-07-06T06:23:00.002-05:002010-07-06T06:42:22.207-05:00<span style="font-family: georgia; color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">My 4</span><span style="font-family: georgia; color: rgb(153, 0, 0);" class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">th</span><span style="font-family: georgia; color: rgb(153, 0, 0);"> of July was a lazy one... one I actually planned on... Since working in October I haven't had a long weekend.. or extra days to do what I've really wanted... I'm not complaining at all because I know there are many out there who would jump at taking my job....so I've been working really hard to have perfect attendance and to work hard and especially keep my mouth closed (so many moments of late that I haven't wanted to though... Ü) So hubby and I bummed around and I did some things around the house that needed to be done!! I gave an old swing a new makeover with a bit of spray paint and a little bit of </span><span style="font-family: georgia; color: rgb(153, 0, 0);" class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Rit</span><span style="font-family: georgia; color: rgb(153, 0, 0);"> Dye!! (oh.. that's still soaking... </span><span style="font-family: georgia; color: rgb(153, 0, 0);" class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">oopss</span><span style="font-family: georgia; color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">)</span><a style="font-family: georgia; color: rgb(153, 0, 0);" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGcj5FoxrFSVPP5xRbB9-MzzEKebw6-wy4-TNF1-7lUYVajiYZfVWXPDXeQzU5wlz3Bqhahyphenhyphen3DDEb7fuz1JAGUyEutmuh9ghkDddU93YMb3O3gyN3GES8Rro87jMFkMphtf344Mg/s1600/DSC_0069.bmp"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 222px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGcj5FoxrFSVPP5xRbB9-MzzEKebw6-wy4-TNF1-7lUYVajiYZfVWXPDXeQzU5wlz3Bqhahyphenhyphen3DDEb7fuz1JAGUyEutmuh9ghkDddU93YMb3O3gyN3GES8Rro87jMFkMphtf344Mg/s320/DSC_0069.bmp" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490753270705455986" border="0" />Here's a crazy picture of hubby... <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">UNCLE</span> SAM WANTS YOU...</a><a style="font-family: georgia; color: rgb(153, 0, 0);" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEireNKX8fpHPloffwPqLogdInv2jSZTJaZKR8vnrMUL7UpMsEqotn7_8HXwYGgkLshzxBoXOKihI-8hqGhj2qPKg1AwiyBDspikKvf3g6T0AQ2-ZQovL7Axfpmpwiw0STl9ixGbpQ/s1600/DSC_0071.bmp"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEireNKX8fpHPloffwPqLogdInv2jSZTJaZKR8vnrMUL7UpMsEqotn7_8HXwYGgkLshzxBoXOKihI-8hqGhj2qPKg1AwiyBDspikKvf3g6T0AQ2-ZQovL7Axfpmpwiw0STl9ixGbpQ/s320/DSC_0071.bmp" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490753280840171298" border="0" />I don't know about you... but I've always wanted to try a "Drunken Chicken"... however I dislike the taste of beer VERY MUCH.. so I decided to use a diet coke instead... if I do it again.. I think I'll try SPRITE... This above picture is the before picture....</a><a style="font-family: georgia; color: rgb(153, 0, 0);" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_AaezoBR2PlX48t3vQ4gWRghMPEeD2XmXbtLQghIsS_5qwdRI7KjkC18hHT9YxSaL7UYj1IbiJ9dmxZa90GVAuTQNx1HVuS-cXdREW7jVsI7blYSKBA3mftQclR1xuWnktSDp6g/s1600/DSC_0074.bmp"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 216px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_AaezoBR2PlX48t3vQ4gWRghMPEeD2XmXbtLQghIsS_5qwdRI7KjkC18hHT9YxSaL7UYj1IbiJ9dmxZa90GVAuTQNx1HVuS-cXdREW7jVsI7blYSKBA3mftQclR1xuWnktSDp6g/s320/DSC_0074.bmp" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490753289743469698" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: georgia; color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">This is the after picture... the last hour I added up some left over chopped up baked potatoes..In truth.. the chicken was good.. and it was very moist... but I wasn't "gaga gaga" for it... Next time I might try different seasonings for the skin... to be fair there was nothing left of this meal except a few potatoes.... so .. I really shouldn't complain...</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: georgia; color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">This is what I did..</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia; color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">I turned the grill on... the two side that I wasn't going to use ( I have a 4 burner grill) I turned off and put the the chicken right on that heat..don't put it directly on the flamed side. I then washed and rubbed the chicken up and mixed these spices together</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia; color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">1 TBSP Paprika</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia; color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">1 TBSP Garlic Powder</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia; color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">1 TBSP Oregano</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia; color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">1 tsp Coarse Sea Salt</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia; color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">1 tsp fresh ground pepper</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: georgia; color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">Rubbed it all over the chicken and then took out half of the coke from the can and set it in it's holder and plopped the chicken over it.. and then... cooked the chicken for an hour and a half... I know you're suppose to use a meat thermometer and check for </span><span style="font-family: georgia; color: rgb(153, 0, 0);" class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">doneness</span><span style="font-family: georgia; color: rgb(153, 0, 0);"> at 180 degrees... but I really don't have one.... YIKES!! But I can attest that the chicken was completely cooked and not a pink area in site!!</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia; color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">If you've tried one of these.. with a different recipe.. would you share it ?? or if you do try this.. let me know what you think....</span>FlipFlop Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12479481622722807244noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36638818.post-46473878507522652452010-07-04T08:27:00.002-05:002010-07-04T08:34:53.485-05:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinniMJWnUF99nBBu-EHpZsQtZ60DFMhI_SM6hFqddZ3gFFiA2ZtRrYbU8bAL2MD4NoDywpuzcpAhVjjahrdsQeVAwX7AQVwqT815zQmHB3Pw11RdTFkw6lhYybvwGc-VBvAI7X3g/s1600/DSC_0049.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinniMJWnUF99nBBu-EHpZsQtZ60DFMhI_SM6hFqddZ3gFFiA2ZtRrYbU8bAL2MD4NoDywpuzcpAhVjjahrdsQeVAwX7AQVwqT815zQmHB3Pw11RdTFkw6lhYybvwGc-VBvAI7X3g/s320/DSC_0049.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490043475310774482" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);font-size:180%;" ><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Happy 4TH of JULY!!</span></span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">Can you believe in the hundreds of pictures I have in my computer... I have VERY few nice Patriotic Pictures.... kind of makes me sad.. and something I will definitely have to work on!!</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">I hope you all have a SAFE and FUN day!!</span>FlipFlop Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12479481622722807244noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36638818.post-10442339733798360902010-05-31T06:37:00.003-05:002010-05-31T06:55:41.746-05:00<span style="font-size:100%;"><br /><br /><a style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0); font-family: georgia;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjI70RFMNAW6SQjF7Rh7drmwL7inrc4M3asHYXd5z1uoLpnBK7oZAuPBvjnI9vUC_lO5P295X_a5frJGWRxxx8YlHg4P2YgUSoDLIDdSN9SjDBNer7uMzRfrJqqbHMhOAX-h2VFw/s1600/DSC_0028.bmp"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjI70RFMNAW6SQjF7Rh7drmwL7inrc4M3asHYXd5z1uoLpnBK7oZAuPBvjnI9vUC_lO5P295X_a5frJGWRxxx8YlHg4P2YgUSoDLIDdSN9SjDBNer7uMzRfrJqqbHMhOAX-h2VFw/s320/DSC_0028.bmp" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477398070192421730" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);font-family:georgia;" >Summer is just around the corner.... and here in New England on some days it's come a bit sooner!! I'm not complaining but it does make it hard on what outfit to wear that day!!</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);font-family:georgia;" >For the most part my Girl Scout obligations are DONE!! and I have to tell you... this will SURELY be my last year in leading! I think more stuff went on this year than in the past 12 years I did lead... such a mess.. and a headache.... </span><a style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0); font-family: georgia;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjB1S06AH0ZxTTqgFnRVShUm1ntzyoW7dMPNwHhNzoPnuKHYEDyOy7PPZbqidJe4DeHMkTu82Y4ihq1qageN78BWSQDiJobRQefpu0WOcE-Oho6YsYdoaWb5jfwbKlPdOiKF37Dg/s1600/DSC_0011.bmp"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjB1S06AH0ZxTTqgFnRVShUm1ntzyoW7dMPNwHhNzoPnuKHYEDyOy7PPZbqidJe4DeHMkTu82Y4ihq1qageN78BWSQDiJobRQefpu0WOcE-Oho6YsYdoaWb5jfwbKlPdOiKF37Dg/s320/DSC_0011.bmp" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477398078839224594" border="0" />I have been fortunate enough to be able to skip out a few weekends and grab some pictures in our area.. My hubby is so good to me...He's been trying to find different fishing holes and has come across some more covered bridges for me to photograph... along the way I found this tree... I thought it was actually kind of cool.... what a great photo op for little kids!!! It does however sit on <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">someones</span> property... </a></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><a style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0); font-family: georgia;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlle8aml3J7cl1hlY4aZowNif7YGZqwPX3I1Vin4LQ-h268vie6IjrxhJvH-YyYVDo41Z0rzaePqHYagoq6zwgT2ObHdHAOyPIc7r5omiwUbfOfQJ84M35U7NukO_Q215LXGA1Mg/s1600/DSC_0022.bmp"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlle8aml3J7cl1hlY4aZowNif7YGZqwPX3I1Vin4LQ-h268vie6IjrxhJvH-YyYVDo41Z0rzaePqHYagoq6zwgT2ObHdHAOyPIc7r5omiwUbfOfQJ84M35U7NukO_Q215LXGA1Mg/s320/DSC_0022.bmp" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477398083334921618" border="0" />This is probably one of the TALLEST Covered Bridges I've ever seen... It's closed to regular traffic and is used as a bike trail and for 4 wheelers and snowmobiles in the winter time. I have to say when I walked across it ALONE it was kind of creepy.. it was so long and so dark... no windows in this one... I didn't stand to long admiring all the graffiti inside that's for sure!</a></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);font-family:georgia;" >Happy Memorial Day!! I hope everyone enjoyed a great weekend with family and friends!! and remembered those who have fought and died for our FREEDOM!!</span></span>FlipFlop Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12479481622722807244noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36638818.post-28819840508225681262010-04-11T19:38:00.002-05:002010-04-11T19:47:42.774-05:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG7T_pQTEbmofkspbbmEvq7rSNOGGQGhkuK3M8PIYe3yufKp_TsF0_K8OKtFY4vL4lINwrZs-u9efikjKfVhO04uokKoEIW_5CbZ8n7pYrykDKhNXrkNT9iIZcw66lLbPldY7brQ/s1600/DSC_0043.bmp"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG7T_pQTEbmofkspbbmEvq7rSNOGGQGhkuK3M8PIYe3yufKp_TsF0_K8OKtFY4vL4lINwrZs-u9efikjKfVhO04uokKoEIW_5CbZ8n7pYrykDKhNXrkNT9iIZcw66lLbPldY7brQ/s320/DSC_0043.bmp" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459044232170170626" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 102, 0);">It's been lonely here... without you.... WAIT.. I mean... ME.. I've neglected my poor blog.. and for that I'm sorry...</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 102, 0);">The past few months have been a whirl wind to me.. I've added so much on my plate... silly me...</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 102, 0);">I took over a Daisy Girl Scout Troop... WHY??? I ask myself the same thing.. as 13 years of Girl Scouting wasn't enough.... </span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 102, 0);">I'm almost done training in my new job... it's taken SIX MONTHS for me to learn all 4 jobs... and now.. tomorrow the hospital has thrown in another job for all of us women.. This hospital adds on... BUT has decided that it's not hiring any new employee's.. in fact.. layoffs could be in the works...after expanding and spending millions of dollars... they need to cut employees... I don't even want to go into how that will effect patient care... This has been keeping me up at nights... </span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 102, 0);">I also began my journey to nursing school.. YUP.. I did it.. I hit the submit button on the college website... and have now almost completed my first steps of being accepted...I must admit.. I NEED to brush up on my math skills... BADLY... but I received a 101% in the English.. ( if you can believe it... it can't be because I write this blog.. but because I read everyone </span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 102, 0);" class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">else's</span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 102, 0);"> blogs)...</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 102, 0);">So that's a small update...</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 102, 0);">I have tons more to share.. but I know you have other blogs to read... Ü</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 102, 0);">Warm weather is BACK.. that means more stuff to scope out to photograph!! I can't wait!!</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 102, 0);">What's new with all of you???</span>FlipFlop Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12479481622722807244noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36638818.post-55208274689427556782010-02-04T07:17:00.003-05:002010-02-04T07:34:10.600-05:00<span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 51);">Have you ever Met Miss Clara??( That's what I call her)..She is the SWEETEST lady you will EVER "meet" on the Internet!!!</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 51);">She is 94 years old and has her own Cook Book out!! Clara's Kitchen...</span><a style="color: rgb(0, 51, 51);" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk8ImTv3TopCKtIABEPTHD0vTQvzuPHhymMronaeqB2h2jzuuwfQRWJAPM6wgRoPjX5W9DjhHZF17I5ynObZy8VGNT5S37sDQ2zrIejJgM0UwxeAtZiKZhSryS3dpabf4G2yfjnA/s1600-h/clara's+kitchen.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 204px; height: 288px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk8ImTv3TopCKtIABEPTHD0vTQvzuPHhymMronaeqB2h2jzuuwfQRWJAPM6wgRoPjX5W9DjhHZF17I5ynObZy8VGNT5S37sDQ2zrIejJgM0UwxeAtZiKZhSryS3dpabf4G2yfjnA/s320/clara's+kitchen.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434361646866117714" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 51);">This Cookbook has EVERYTHING that I LOVE... Cooking, Stories, and Photos.... I borrowed mine out of the library.. but believe me.. this is one of those books that I will purchase! Miss Clara shares recipes from her childhood depression... The stories make you laugh, make you hold back a few tears, and really make you appreciate what YOU do have instead of worrying about what you DON'T have. EVERYONE deserves to hear her stories...Some of the recipes.. well.. I know I won't try... and I'm not even sure what </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 51);" class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Burdock</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 51);"> is??? Ha Ha... but there are some in there that I can't wait to try!! I'll have to share my results...!!</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 51);">I first found her on YouTube while helping my daughter find information on The Depression. She has the American Girl Doll.. Molly and has always been fascinated with the era in which she lived, so much so that </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 51);font-size:130%;" ><a href="http://www.strawberybanke.org/">Strawberry <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Banke</span></a> .</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 51);">. here in NH... did a whole skit on Molly's era and what it would be like to live in that time...The Actors.. the Stories.. were done very WELL!!</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 51);">The bomb shelters... The Gardens... the Ration Stamps.... collecting scrap metal and children giving up their toys in order for more weapons and ammo to be made... no wonder why toys from that time are Rare.. and most certainly valuable now!!</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 51);">Here is one of her many.. many videos you can find on </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 51);" class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">youtube</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 51);">... I'm going to warn you.. you better grab something big to drink and perhaps a snack.. because you're going to want to watch them all... In this episode Miss Clara is going to make Breakfast Cookies and Strong Coffee... Cookies.. for breakfast.. MY kind of Breakfast... </span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 51);">You can also be her friend on </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 51);" class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">facebook</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 51);">.... I thought that was so sweet... Here is her link</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 51);font-size:130%;" > <a href="http://www.facebook.com/justaflipflopmom?v=feed&story_fbid=445728815550#%21/clara.cannucciari?ref=sgm">Clara <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Cannucciari</span></a></span><br /><br /><object width="560" height="340"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/9zXqkHvs0po&hl=en_US&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/9zXqkHvs0po&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="560" height="340"></embed></object>FlipFlop Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12479481622722807244noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36638818.post-69822791170756634212010-01-23T08:51:00.002-05:002010-01-23T09:10:24.447-05:00<span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0); font-weight: bold;">I have another quick, easy and oh so YUMMY recipe to share with you... I also took this recipe from the </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0); font-weight: bold;" class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">OAMC</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0); font-weight: bold;"> recipe book by Mimi Wilson and Mary Beth </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0); font-weight: bold;" class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Lagerborg</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0); font-weight: bold;">. My hubby's cousin and I decided we would take a Saturday and make a couple weeks of menus ahead of time and freeze to help her stretch her budget and save time since she has two little ones at home and works FULL time. I stumbled upon this recipe and thought I would give it a whirl.. I didn't think it would have the robust flavor that it does.. and it's now become one of my hubby's FAVORITE chicken dishes!</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0); font-weight: bold;" class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Teriyaki</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0); font-weight: bold;"> Chicken</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0); font-weight: bold;">1/2 cup soy sauce</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0); font-weight: bold;">1/2 cup sugar</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0); font-weight: bold;">1 1/2 TBSP red wine vinegar</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0); font-weight: bold;">2 tsp Vegetable oil or sesame seed oil</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0); font-weight: bold;">1 small minced garlic clove</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0); font-weight: bold;">3/4 tsp ground ginger</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0); font-weight: bold;">1lb boneless, skinless chicken breasts</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0); font-weight: bold;">1 cup regular, uncooked rice</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0); font-weight: bold;">Now.. before I go any further.. remember I was telling you we were eating better?? I made a few adjustments... I used a LOW SODIUM soy sauce, I used </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0); font-weight: bold;" class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">SPLENDA</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0); font-weight: bold;"> instead of sugar, and I didn't have any red wine vinegar so I substituted with apple cider vinegar. I also doubled the recipe so I could have a second meal the next day.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0); font-weight: bold;">To Make:</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0); font-weight: bold;">Mix soy sauce, sugar, vinegar, oil, garlic to make marinade. Freeze Chicken in marinade in a 1 gallon bag. ( Obviously I didn't because we were eating it that night.. I made it first thing in the morning and let it marinade in the fridge all day)</span><a style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0); font-weight: bold;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY4vTlbPql6eNFTICv1JHKRJumnJXpyOdY1YFkU1vHkXrx9_-md0gUF0jW3yNIirc-iBxa1UUApaavN89bt8dPgMO5bz0pvVeXh8ijE_09DSnxyTV5VOqUBhg7JjYELzHkvebwdQ/s1600-h/DSC_0349.bmp"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY4vTlbPql6eNFTICv1JHKRJumnJXpyOdY1YFkU1vHkXrx9_-md0gUF0jW3yNIirc-iBxa1UUApaavN89bt8dPgMO5bz0pvVeXh8ijE_09DSnxyTV5VOqUBhg7JjYELzHkvebwdQ/s320/DSC_0349.bmp" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429933196371041954" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0); font-weight: bold;">Here it is marinating.</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0); font-weight: bold;">When preparing to serve, thaw chicken. Pour chicken and marinade into a baking dish. Bake in a preheated 350 degree oven for 35 minutes. Prepare rice according to package directions. Serve Chicken over rice. Makes 4 servings</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0); font-weight: bold;">As you can see below.. I don't bake mine.. I grill mine even when it's -2 degrees outside.. because I LOVE the grilled flavor....</span><br /><br /><a style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0); font-weight: bold;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilHqC2usoreaM79AHMoCgVD30a88MVlS_whQy4pj1TDuLNXG-BM6XxmPO0gMN3DVYTCSgtPIwjJNC3gvK_dlFZ7vXdm-d-ttCQmf38kzeLr0XVQYTbxXrvftC-Dulx8BF2og4e9g/s1600-h/DSC_0394.bmp"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilHqC2usoreaM79AHMoCgVD30a88MVlS_whQy4pj1TDuLNXG-BM6XxmPO0gMN3DVYTCSgtPIwjJNC3gvK_dlFZ7vXdm-d-ttCQmf38kzeLr0XVQYTbxXrvftC-Dulx8BF2og4e9g/s320/DSC_0394.bmp" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429933193580717250" border="0" />Another hint or *tip* I will tell you.. I bought my chicken breasts on sale so all this chicken cost me $5.00. I then took the thick chicken breast and sliced it in half length wise.. so I made one breast into "two".. which helps on the eating better and stretching your $$ worth. I served this meal with rice and sauteed veggies ( red onion, zucchini and summer squash)</a><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0); font-weight: bold;">The next day I took the left over chicken, rice and veggies and "fried" them up in a big skillet. I threw in a little bit of butter... the rice and some chicken </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0); font-weight: bold;" class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">bouillon</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0); font-weight: bold;"> and seasoned it up adding a </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0); font-weight: bold;" class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">smidge</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0); font-weight: bold;"> more salt and pepper... I browned it a little and then threw the veggies and cut up chicken into it to warm it up... It tasted FABULOUS and was quick and easy on a busy night for me!!</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0); font-weight: bold;">I didn't map out the TOTAL cost for the entire meal because I tend not to add in the cost of the soy sauce or any ingredient I have purchased to use several times... but with all the fresh ingredients the meal probably cost around $10... which averages out to $5.</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0); font-weight: bold;" class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">oo</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0); font-weight: bold;"> per meal.. and it fed 3 people with still a bit left over!</span>FlipFlop Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12479481622722807244noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36638818.post-54923984731359873222010-01-17T14:26:00.003-05:002010-01-17T14:42:35.329-05:00<span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 0);">It's not easy to cook cheap AND healthy as most of us know.... I'm trying to cut back on my food budget in 2010 and so far I'm not doing great.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 0);">Here's my problem.... we don't eat out... so we don't waste money eating at other places... we don't use credit cards for lavish wants vs needs.. ( we learned that a long time ago)... we don't run to new stores... we don't have to have the latest things...BUT where food is concerned I'm addicted to going to the grocery store almost daily! I LOVE fresh veggies, fresh meats, and other items.. I can't help it.. but I'm realizing that it's hurting our budget... BADLY.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 0);">Heck.. I got a Pandora bracelet for Christmas.. and I have no beads to go on it.. and I'm not sweating it... not a priority to me and in fact.. I love the plain silver chain if I do say so myself... as I find some of the beads to be... well... not my taste...</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 0);">But.. back to the topic of food...</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 0);">My Monday night Library Date nights have enticed me to grab more and more cookbooks for more frugal, happy meals. Now throw in the challenge of me working... gives me less time to whip up the meals it use to take me all day to make sometimes... I'm not complaining and enjoyed those days.. but now I need something quicker.. yet still inexpensive...</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 0);">I found this recipe in one of the Once-A-Month Cooking Cook books I grabbed at a </span><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 0);" class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Yardsale</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 0);"> last summer... as you guess from the title it's a FABULOUS recipe to make a head and freeze for later... so if you find you LOVE this recipe.. you can double it up and freeze for a later date!!</span><br /><br /><a style="color: rgb(51, 0, 0);" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0Iny833rQtu0O8dY2rW6OpSBp6ep09FSGbvsPNocjkfB052UasICDbGYkSO99kpPfqSgMaophhQOoQ7R_FpVITJH56gp1USqSxNtcYtqGaDcCgV1rWr0Bs09PtUiNnDgChu0Jnw/s1600-h/DSC_0344.bmp"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0Iny833rQtu0O8dY2rW6OpSBp6ep09FSGbvsPNocjkfB052UasICDbGYkSO99kpPfqSgMaophhQOoQ7R_FpVITJH56gp1USqSxNtcYtqGaDcCgV1rWr0Bs09PtUiNnDgChu0Jnw/s320/DSC_0344.bmp" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427794459837847634" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 0);">Super easy to make.. here.. I just browned up some ground beef with garlic... while preparing the base of the soup here...</span><br /><a style="color: rgb(51, 0, 0);" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheEBY3EckBfvkDXn8KwN4eUSTG2ZXrcMqz8wp5L3NHcKEzltzTiY3wxcEWfXY4w9Rpdwcm7HzJKhjra6an-q5QcwZ5wWfsVBvxhOfPMAd7V3g78zWYdea2Pn4uHApNu_0MRAW9Uw/s1600-h/DSC_0345.bmp"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheEBY3EckBfvkDXn8KwN4eUSTG2ZXrcMqz8wp5L3NHcKEzltzTiY3wxcEWfXY4w9Rpdwcm7HzJKhjra6an-q5QcwZ5wWfsVBvxhOfPMAd7V3g78zWYdea2Pn4uHApNu_0MRAW9Uw/s320/DSC_0345.bmp" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427794456988825426" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 0);">Now.. to share the recipe... This literally took about 40 minutes to make and throw together... NOW.. if you're going to FREEZE this recipe... DO NOT make the Ravioli's until the day you want to serve it... You can also make this a meatless dish and serve with plain cheese ravioli's..I didn't have any tomato paste so I cut the water in half. I did double this recipe so we could have left overs for another day this week</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 0);"> RAVIOLI SOUP</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 0);">1 pound ground beef </span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 0);">1/ 4 cup soft bread crumbs </span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 0);">1/4 cup grated </span><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 0);" class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Parmesan</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 0);"> cheese </span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 0);">3/4 teaspoon onion salt </span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 0);">2 teaspoons minced garlic cloves (2 cloves) </span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 0);">1 tablespoon olive oil</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 0);">1 1/2 cups finely chopped onion </span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 0);">1 28-ounce can Italian-style crushed tomatoes in puree </span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 0);">1 6-ounce can tomato paste </span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 0);">1 14 1/2 can beef broth </span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 0);">1 cup water</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 0);">1/2 teaspoon sugar</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 0);">1/2 teaspoon dried basil leaves</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 0);">1/4 teaspoon dried thyme leaves</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 0);">1/4 teaspoon dried oregano leaves</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 0);">1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 0);">1 12-ounce package plain ravioli without sauce</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 0);">salt </span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 0);" class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Parmesan</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 0);"> cheese for serving</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 0);">Cook the ground beef in a large pot until browned, about 15 minutes. Drain the fat. Combine remaining ingredients except frozen ravioli and additional </span><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 0);" class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Parmesan</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 0);"> cheese. Bring soup to a boil; reduce heat. Cover and simmer for about 30 minutes, stirring occasionally. Thaw and cook ravioli according to package directions until just tender. Drain ravioli; add to soup. Salt to taste and serve with </span><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 0);" class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Parmesan</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 0);"> cheese.</span><a style="color: rgb(51, 0, 0);" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju8yiTQtCfFIFi7za-8h4VLh0dQIQOKMtDGnyqVkjsA2-LeK5bl5Sxzo7W8ZmWFFB-NZrvytw0T3hd3tu6TiV2oGkccju2-Jzj2EL4qMDN-R0GW9nY5kgrEPNqhjqpZJjbCjZ20Q/s1600-h/DSC_0349.bmp"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju8yiTQtCfFIFi7za-8h4VLh0dQIQOKMtDGnyqVkjsA2-LeK5bl5Sxzo7W8ZmWFFB-NZrvytw0T3hd3tu6TiV2oGkccju2-Jzj2EL4qMDN-R0GW9nY5kgrEPNqhjqpZJjbCjZ20Q/s320/DSC_0349.bmp" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427794467191323202" border="0" />Here is the final outcome... I'm even practicing putting my names up on my pictures ( I've been noticing some family members are snagging pictures that I take off my <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">facebook</span> sadly...)</a><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 0);">I have to cut this blog post short.. as my daughter is headed back to college... it was nice having her home for a month.. and now I feel like I have to get use to her not being here all over again... :(</span>FlipFlop Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12479481622722807244noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36638818.post-70494754191361927092010-01-12T17:59:00.003-05:002010-01-12T18:15:37.891-05:00<span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0);">It's COLD here... not ARCTIC cold... but cold enough that while I'm typing this short blog post my hands are FREEZING! I know there are a million other places on this earth that are cold tonight.... but I just had the need to whine about it! Not that it will do me any good and not that I ache anytime soon to live in a warmer climate.... that's just not me... but I figured as a New </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0);" class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Englander</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0);">... I'm allowed to whine about it once a year... so this is my official once a year whine...</span><br /><a style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0);" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigHvJbNKdRMrmakwfi0AMNzMIAHz2zFzme2IMlRsbZz6TKWzjj4u-2Gq-95nJMzqSYX2Q9nwJftrWcgk7WgtcsFI5jJFLd_6XhpI3EsJFKy8MY8hDeU_KGMDcuAlwobYWoWTXNUA/s1600-h/DSC_0396.bmp"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigHvJbNKdRMrmakwfi0AMNzMIAHz2zFzme2IMlRsbZz6TKWzjj4u-2Gq-95nJMzqSYX2Q9nwJftrWcgk7WgtcsFI5jJFLd_6XhpI3EsJFKy8MY8hDeU_KGMDcuAlwobYWoWTXNUA/s320/DSC_0396.bmp" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425992600039001538" border="0" />This is our snowman.... with all the snow we received the Christmas week.. the kids went out and brought a little life to the yard!!</a><br /><a style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0);" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpwn1p5eedWT0JTwdE9xJkUr1r0TKihg5w3B9pq78zBsZ6s8rJEyL5n6Ryvs4ObwIYyoixP8OKsTcqdkFPArnQyxNd8MUtSJLA-rhbC8HiMAO5FJ1S9ZsT17P8b7VebrK-IL8IIA/s1600-h/DSC_0392.bmp"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpwn1p5eedWT0JTwdE9xJkUr1r0TKihg5w3B9pq78zBsZ6s8rJEyL5n6Ryvs4ObwIYyoixP8OKsTcqdkFPArnQyxNd8MUtSJLA-rhbC8HiMAO5FJ1S9ZsT17P8b7VebrK-IL8IIA/s320/DSC_0392.bmp" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425992593611385986" border="0" />Now... this is left over Christmas junk... <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">ummm</span> I mean... candy.. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">mmm</span>... I've been having Candy <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">withdrawls</span>.. I packed ALL of this up and brought it into work... we spent so much $$ on Christmas Candy only to turn around and give it away.. seriously.. what were we thinking?? I'll be honest.. I've cheated a few times.. the past two days.. terrible... but I have to get back on track for the sake of everyone here at home.. I have to be an example... right?? Sorry this post will be short.. I'm headed out to run a Daisy Troop.. so I have to take over where someone gave up... and guess what I'm grabbing... Girl Scout Cookie Order forms.... Heaven help me!! I'm not buying ONE box... NOT ONE!!!</a><a style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0);" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ9x0C5V2tz9bK_Pqpcy8mPr0EIFhWeFuRO56AxJRG2CT8tXtLwHC6hnTPqFIiwEwLgsklImjWbCauedpoAX0b_62T-b5Z7VcvfjbUr5Yhk6736RNV_c4zAyn3FyWaAb0571pNGw/s1600-h/DSC_0398.bmp"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ9x0C5V2tz9bK_Pqpcy8mPr0EIFhWeFuRO56AxJRG2CT8tXtLwHC6hnTPqFIiwEwLgsklImjWbCauedpoAX0b_62T-b5Z7VcvfjbUr5Yhk6736RNV_c4zAyn3FyWaAb0571pNGw/s320/DSC_0398.bmp" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425992607720537602" border="0" />See... even my pooch thinks it's cold... she was begging for me to bring her back inside! I mean.. how could you argue with this face... Ü</a><br /><a style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0);" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNikqhu4_oohyphenhyphenj9JkLpfh02ax3uzcpXhXjrbEK8TKruuLEpin_tO9PSm-Oaj7ZHiGCrX6_TJWBPJWhSKBKiPgyPOfyh84TUYcn6fQDQ2XlnNXDiQ4vgOXh4LNwEbt6R_bV1aHxmA/s1600-h/1253654364_shades+of+blue+large.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 188px; height: 290px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNikqhu4_oohyphenhyphenj9JkLpfh02ax3uzcpXhXjrbEK8TKruuLEpin_tO9PSm-Oaj7ZHiGCrX6_TJWBPJWhSKBKiPgyPOfyh84TUYcn6fQDQ2XlnNXDiQ4vgOXh4LNwEbt6R_bV1aHxmA/s320/1253654364_shades+of+blue+large.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425994980420876098" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0);">Here's the next book I've dived into.. I'll be honest.. Karen </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0);" class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Kingsbury</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0);"> isn't one of those artist that I have to run to the store for...</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0);" class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">infact</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0);"> I tend to push her books to the side.. but when I read the description of this book I KNEW I had to read it....</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0);">Here's the description:</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0);">Brad Cutler, twenty-eight, is a rising star at his New York ad agency, about to marry the girl of his dreams. Anyone would agree he has it all … a great career, a beautiful and loving </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0);" class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">fiancée</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0);">, and a fairy tale life ahead of him—when memories of a high school girlfriend begin to torment him. Lost innocence and one very difficult choice flood his conscience, and he is no longer sure what the future will bring except for this: He must find his old love and make amends. Haunted by the past and confused about the future, he turns to God seeking forgiveness and redemption.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0);">It's a sensitive subject.. and it's nice to see a mans perspective on this subject ( you'll have to check it out more to see the topic.. )</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0);">I'll let you know what I think when I'm done.. but so far.. so good!</span>FlipFlop Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12479481622722807244noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36638818.post-73863136430005090142010-01-03T00:13:00.002-05:002010-01-03T00:32:13.476-05:00<span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Back in November... right before Thanksgiving I decided to make a Bread Machine Recipe that I had been holding on to...literally for years! I was a skeptic.... The Recipe.... Homemade Dog Treats. Now... I've seen people make these and sell them... the hard flat bones that look all the same to me...I thought that was how these would turn out... but I was WRONG... WAY WRONG... These looked so good that I had to WARN everyone in the home... that they are NOT people cookies... well technically you could eat them... but I'm sure they wouldn't taste as good to us as they did my dog.... The VERDICT.. she LOVED them!</span><a style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0_tNSmQhxB28MbuwrNep5srAMe9ys7A1Mozypcg8PpZrUONogKfZZoLdSlQmS6gAJiO08HPSd6xwnYj_F8ccsPvn8r3XaLyhOE46ACodM5Cl8-NaEG-2DSaBjw_iYFU5WnIHXMA/s1600-h/DSC_0027.bmp"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0_tNSmQhxB28MbuwrNep5srAMe9ys7A1Mozypcg8PpZrUONogKfZZoLdSlQmS6gAJiO08HPSd6xwnYj_F8ccsPvn8r3XaLyhOE46ACodM5Cl8-NaEG-2DSaBjw_iYFU5WnIHXMA/s320/DSC_0027.bmp" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422380456504090226" border="0" /></a><br /><a style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT_fUQ9w4q9C8HNI0mEcd-7FAGime_WHS7-M2M-ITNDW_NUTkbGUeuyjK-nEni9Nmgh98SXjy3ezyvUGuOFg_nATM_yg2Y8817TBWpBLqk7AYT8UDO_a5vVDIFupFktUpT2V5i0g/s1600-h/DSC_0026.bmp"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT_fUQ9w4q9C8HNI0mEcd-7FAGime_WHS7-M2M-ITNDW_NUTkbGUeuyjK-nEni9Nmgh98SXjy3ezyvUGuOFg_nATM_yg2Y8817TBWpBLqk7AYT8UDO_a5vVDIFupFktUpT2V5i0g/s320/DSC_0026.bmp" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422380449552184946" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">I just love this little tin stand that they are setting on too.. another great find at the Salvation Army....</span><a style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4yRHcoWB_pM4Jls6Tk78Ou0XXMKQld9zoauUYiBJUeyRShQxyPiY_WFRSzN0kKKsjWPI_PJH91uviy2_zhHAoNirF5VsyLMT-H7z-aGDE_cwvWm54rWuCIUuX0IRtEFwwK_mo8w/s1600-h/DSC_0025.bmp"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4yRHcoWB_pM4Jls6Tk78Ou0XXMKQld9zoauUYiBJUeyRShQxyPiY_WFRSzN0kKKsjWPI_PJH91uviy2_zhHAoNirF5VsyLMT-H7z-aGDE_cwvWm54rWuCIUuX0IRtEFwwK_mo8w/s320/DSC_0025.bmp" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422380442505027250" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">And.. for the recipe...</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">BREAD MACHINE DOG BISCUITS</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">3/4 cup beef stock</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">1 egg</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">3 tablespoons bacon grease</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">1 1/3 cup all-purpose flour</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">1 1/3 cup whole wheat flour</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">1/4 cup nonfat dry milk</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">1/4 teaspoon garlic powder</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">2 teaspoons yeast</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Place ingredients in bread pan according to manufacturers directions and</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">press "Dough" cycle. When machine beeps, remove dough to lightly</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">floured </span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);" class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">countertop</span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"> and with a rolling pin, roll dough out to 1/4"</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">thickness. Using a dog bone cookie cutter (or any small seasonal cookie</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">cutters), cut out dog biscuits and place on a lightly greased cookie</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">sheet or one sprinkled with cornmeal. Re-roll scraps and repeat till</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">all dough is used up. Place in a warm location and let rise 30 minutes.</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Bake at 325 for 30 minutes until brown and no longer soft. Place on a</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">rack to cool. Store in an airtight container.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">The weather has been FRIGHTFUL here for the past couple of days... the snow is falling at a light rate... but every time I peek outside... it just gets higher and higher.... so if you are were it's snowing... keep warm... or go out and build an amazing snowman... Ü</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsUCGIfrtm8YVvJLPp100W0isaYFfpHtE-zS8xPAS-dsApr6oMz2Ok6U9sHL9asXFD03BVXYMehYG3RNMh99mGR1piZyMEU8lsyqhTCv3KhgowuBXOZofslao9MAhIpHr5D-xPbg/s1600-h/DSC_0048.bmp"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsUCGIfrtm8YVvJLPp100W0isaYFfpHtE-zS8xPAS-dsApr6oMz2Ok6U9sHL9asXFD03BVXYMehYG3RNMh99mGR1piZyMEU8lsyqhTCv3KhgowuBXOZofslao9MAhIpHr5D-xPbg/s320/DSC_0048.bmp" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422380458981576786" border="0" /></a>FlipFlop Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12479481622722807244noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36638818.post-31279231310268766142010-01-01T18:10:00.002-05:002010-01-01T18:29:53.184-05:00<a style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWIRNmUi0KiJpH2Nk_utJB97-4eNsqWp6MJIMe7I9HiR_KKK-AQZZG_5wQb2Dc4ZoxZQ1xU0_RJqqTsdq3hRRcHhwjTLa1gzZPjBiWMLYVOvNZdHyiwheEUkDdxNuCpUy9SiJlLw/s1600-h/DSC_0117.bmp"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWIRNmUi0KiJpH2Nk_utJB97-4eNsqWp6MJIMe7I9HiR_KKK-AQZZG_5wQb2Dc4ZoxZQ1xU0_RJqqTsdq3hRRcHhwjTLa1gzZPjBiWMLYVOvNZdHyiwheEUkDdxNuCpUy9SiJlLw/s320/DSC_0117.bmp" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421914459987210466" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);">I love the New Year... I promise myself NO New Year Resolutions.. I've just never been that kind of girl. Probably a good thing I'm not a Catholic Girl either... because Lent would be out the window for me....</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);">Instead I focus on dreams, desires, and where the Lord wants to take me... sometimes I battle with HIM because *I* have better ideas of what I WANT from life..... He has other plans almost always... Ü</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);">This year... I would like to focus on my photography.. and learn more of my camera and to take better photos. ... I think I've gotten MUCH better... but there's always room for improvement!</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);">I would like to put more effort into my dreams of becoming a nurse....I know what to do... I just need to stop believing I'm going to fail before I start!</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);">This year I would like to become healthier.. and lose another 10lbs.... I want to be the example for my family to follow!</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);">There's three... anymore and I think I would be setting myself up for failure.....</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);">I however would like to blog more...I am missing it.. and I'm missing all of you that read! For that I thank you!!</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);">I'm adding just a couple photos to share... ( to me ... I have to have a picture for each post!)....</span><br /><a style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPrPF1ZS5r3ZmJPA56zChPmAr7mnkcODqD3o7kExdEmpxKaIvoZfjydYQ6RebqwR8dY58Rrq-ystGq44SFABwzOa4lNTbV-OdjJvqtxvDAN6NlasmQY6_wUGdDtljihl31TZ-YnQ/s1600-h/DSC_0348.bmp"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPrPF1ZS5r3ZmJPA56zChPmAr7mnkcODqD3o7kExdEmpxKaIvoZfjydYQ6RebqwR8dY58Rrq-ystGq44SFABwzOa4lNTbV-OdjJvqtxvDAN6NlasmQY6_wUGdDtljihl31TZ-YnQ/s320/DSC_0348.bmp" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421914478641694882" border="0" />Here are a picture of my crazy kiddos.. the day we went out looking for our Christmas Tree.</a><br /><a style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihGJ3qj5ZxXzfh3xZnp0VBj0CTXO8eisdtr1v46bua83SkCm3RshNymHhwRpUv8JDVmS9d4aEceCqLtXNq4EIXViTWdvmxRq9T0pL8cQR-j_zQ47CevRgoiZK5PIRLVXIpgBacuw/s1600-h/DSC_0345.bmp"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihGJ3qj5ZxXzfh3xZnp0VBj0CTXO8eisdtr1v46bua83SkCm3RshNymHhwRpUv8JDVmS9d4aEceCqLtXNq4EIXViTWdvmxRq9T0pL8cQR-j_zQ47CevRgoiZK5PIRLVXIpgBacuw/s320/DSC_0345.bmp" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421914472824959026" border="0" /></a><br /><a style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl6QjsU7s-QGfPPolooIy9NR1D7bHVY-rraBpXkB_C77bQJWVdH8H9nKdSwOrbZ6DxyxJWT4vaDoNjecuBkhHNGe-ChpMkWWcACeRxQ5KwwisO84b-pb45sow-S5znRu3ZxXqfgw/s1600-h/DSC_0343.bmp"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl6QjsU7s-QGfPPolooIy9NR1D7bHVY-rraBpXkB_C77bQJWVdH8H9nKdSwOrbZ6DxyxJWT4vaDoNjecuBkhHNGe-ChpMkWWcACeRxQ5KwwisO84b-pb45sow-S5znRu3ZxXqfgw/s320/DSC_0343.bmp" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421914462055099906" border="0" />Here is the Tree Farm in Vermont....slim pickings this year.. but we found the BEST ONE!!</a><br /><a style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrpBJAZsFfgoP4MUNKqVuYj49goysiSkAUdUvtaB1U4uryIZTsYTipnzvxZgAunoSQrCzIQE0PkJ6H-VhDLeEDlx0o-O9ihqgKAgAcrVBARjTvbFhFf-PiF-vdk4MKkIR1aZ0pVA/s1600-h/DSC_0379.bmp"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrpBJAZsFfgoP4MUNKqVuYj49goysiSkAUdUvtaB1U4uryIZTsYTipnzvxZgAunoSQrCzIQE0PkJ6H-VhDLeEDlx0o-O9ihqgKAgAcrVBARjTvbFhFf-PiF-vdk4MKkIR1aZ0pVA/s320/DSC_0379.bmp" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421914480497616994" border="0" />And a quick photo of my neighbor... she <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">facebooked</span> me for three weeks to ask me if I would "hurry" and take her photo for Christmas.... So during the busy week before... I took a bunch for her.... I actually liked this photo of her.... it captured her personality well!</a><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);">I hope you all had an AMAZING <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">CHRISTmas</span>.... and a HAPPY New YEAR!!!</span>FlipFlop Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12479481622722807244noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36638818.post-29864081180081363372009-11-29T07:44:00.004-05:002009-11-29T07:54:18.226-05:00<span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">I have a moment to post something.. before I scoot out the door and do another Senior ( last minute) portraits for someone!</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">How was your Thanksgiving?.. ours was uneventful. Since working I was very tired and glad that I didn't have to cook much... Black Friday came and went... but yesterday... I took all the fall decorations down and put up the Christmas ones! It's kind of getting me into the spirit of Christmas... something I think I was lacking last year!</span><br /><br /><br /><object style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;" width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/GfyBEk_R2aQ&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/GfyBEk_R2aQ&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">Cruising through my Christmas </span><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;" class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">CD's</span><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;"> yesterday I forgot that this song existed! I absolutely love it.. it's not your traditional jingle bells... but there is a line on there that stands out to me... "Baby Jesus, do you know you’ll die for all our sins?</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">Don’t be afraid, for in 3 days, you will rise again." It's simple yet speaks a lot!</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">I am so unprepared gift wise for the holidays.. I'm finding this year that my children are so much more harder to buy for and they are NOT providing lists either! It's been a guessing game. What are you buying your kiddos?? and what ages are they?</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">I'm off to do a little </span><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;" class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">bloggy</span><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;"> reading... something I've been neglecting for a long time.. but it's quiet here... and it's that time of the year where I like to spend my Sundays... early in the morning... snuggled up and reading what others are doing for the holidays and the new year!!!</span>FlipFlop Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12479481622722807244noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36638818.post-10921550503851275082009-11-12T21:24:00.001-05:002009-11-12T21:26:46.507-05:00<span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0); font-weight: bold;">I promise.. I'm going to post... VERY soon... I have so much to share.. but I started a new job a month ago.. and I'm trying to get adjusted to it!! I'm still baking.. still reading.. and still snapping photos and can't wait to share them with you again!!! I miss all of you... I find that I come to the computer.. open up a couple sites and then get bored... even though there is so much out there... So I need to spend more time with YOU and read more about YOU as well!!</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0); font-weight: bold;">I'm THANKFUL for all of YOU!!</span>FlipFlop Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12479481622722807244noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36638818.post-75425235132795623932009-09-26T12:41:00.002-05:002009-09-26T12:55:25.249-05:00<span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 0);">I'm in LOVE... it's TRUE love... I'm in love with </span><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 0);font-size:180%;" ><a href="http://www.bakerella.com/"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Bakerella</span></a> .</span><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 0);">... A couple weeks ago she posted a recipe for Mini Chocolate Chip Maple Muffins.... OH.. these are HEAVEN!! They did NOT even last an hour.... Click on her blog to get the recipe and TRY them yourself...I had a friend who used regular pancake mix... although that sounds pretty good... I'm not so sure that it could beat the original recipe she shared...</span><a style="color: rgb(102, 51, 0);" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGBlUwGDVZeo6i-I0b6GzcBTNW-e98l_wwjqiLhV9XFhkXiAB-qabpEZR8oMBNfdbd6tbLxqAzOQdo8rtvm14CsiXxB9Gc2eBA21GT5cZoBSdlzIRU7jGJzBGM-uYf7iqaXGrvyg/s1600-h/DSC_0031.bmp"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGBlUwGDVZeo6i-I0b6GzcBTNW-e98l_wwjqiLhV9XFhkXiAB-qabpEZR8oMBNfdbd6tbLxqAzOQdo8rtvm14CsiXxB9Gc2eBA21GT5cZoBSdlzIRU7jGJzBGM-uYf7iqaXGrvyg/s320/DSC_0031.bmp" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385832961916795634" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 0);"> With Fall REALLY coming in quickly.. these make a nice morning breakfast with REAL maple syrup.... </span><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 0);">Again with Fall HERE... that means more books are to be read...I'm a library girl... LOVE the Library.. you know you're an addict when the bag full of books you've just taken out of the library and thrown in the passengers seat set the passengers </span><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 0);" class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">seatbelt</span><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 0);"> light to trigger on...</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 0);">However... once a week I've been stopping in at an amazing thrift store.. and I grab a few books that I think I would like to read.. for only .75cents each.... I can't pass that up.. I have a hard.. VERY HARD time paying $10 plus for a book that I'll read once and pass along...so this thrift store is an answer to my prayers... along with the library...</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 0);">Here are a few of my books waiting to be read....</span><br /><a style="color: rgb(102, 51, 0);" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitB9HzLoXjCRioouDLe8plWZs6aarbGd50bhP9l9zhE4eR4qVWjsRLLyU5mAdUKwYFY0tT6faVyxpO1_Ptx2F7zu75mq2sXueGEIZ52iDHlaNUMbykV8x7LcqKZjtZN1_xC3gWZw/s1600-h/DSC_0026.bmp"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitB9HzLoXjCRioouDLe8plWZs6aarbGd50bhP9l9zhE4eR4qVWjsRLLyU5mAdUKwYFY0tT6faVyxpO1_Ptx2F7zu75mq2sXueGEIZ52iDHlaNUMbykV8x7LcqKZjtZN1_xC3gWZw/s320/DSC_0026.bmp" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385832955338958722" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 0);">These are the ones that have been sitting downstairs... I have another pile upstairs.. I can't WAIT to read the new </span><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 0);" class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Yada</span><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 0);"> </span><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 0);" class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Yada</span><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 0);"> book!!!!! I've read quite a few this summer and I apologize for not sharing what I've read.... I will try and be better with that...</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 0);">So.. since I've been unemployed.. and my house has been picked up... and I've been job hunting in between... I've noticed my dog has been sad lately...Poor girl... BUT.. you wouldn't believe WHAT I caught her doing.... </span><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 0);">She has been writing letters to my daughter in college and POSTING them to her </span><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 0);" class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">FACEBOOK</span><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 0);">!!</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 0);">Check it out...</span><a style="color: rgb(102, 51, 0);" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0U-VpjmF9IfaqnRe8CG4-qomKXBnSpxUadoBR2lnxp5r2FRXimwbs2qzlVSWOE1menXiltiMYRR871GqvIAnChG3df6KjAYCpAJv2ezHd3IJD0aB_CjE4sKH4WlS8kx9-bYWbmg/s1600-h/DSC_0027.bmp"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0U-VpjmF9IfaqnRe8CG4-qomKXBnSpxUadoBR2lnxp5r2FRXimwbs2qzlVSWOE1menXiltiMYRR871GqvIAnChG3df6KjAYCpAJv2ezHd3IJD0aB_CjE4sKH4WlS8kx9-bYWbmg/s320/DSC_0027.bmp" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385832959531173426" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 0);">CRAZY DOG!!</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 0);">Not a long post today.. my house is full of boys.. once again... so I think I'm going to sit in the sun we have and read... read.. and read some more!!</span>FlipFlop Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12479481622722807244noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36638818.post-44743255503031330302009-09-21T15:52:00.005-05:002009-09-21T16:15:11.327-05:00<span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 0); font-weight: bold;">My daughter came home this weekend.. it started off really GOOD!! and ended VERY SADLY.... ( more to come on that)...</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 0); font-weight: bold;">We decided that we would go and try to grab a few last of the year </span><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 0); font-weight: bold;" class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">yardsales</span><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 0); font-weight: bold;">... you just NEVER know what a college student could find to use in their dorm room!!! We hit a few and didn't find much... but we hit one that was way off the road path.. and deep in the woods... to my surprise it had a bunch of JUNK!!! That is UNTIL I walked a bit more and found cookbooks!! OLD Cookbooks... Some of them were just TO 70's for me... I'm sorry.. the 70's were NOT a time that recipes seemed to be appealing to me... or maybe... maybe.. it's the outfits they are wearing in the books???? </span><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 0); font-weight: bold;" class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">hmmm</span><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 0); font-weight: bold;"> you decide....</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 0); font-weight: bold;">Anyway.. I found two little cookbooks.. ADORABLE OLD cookbooks...</span><br /><a style="color: rgb(102, 102, 0); font-weight: bold;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLcuDZESMPlxg8yTalW9Yg0UrfsSHXd55xkUrab7dVm8cv55DT9BBwcY-7ObHKOaaF8tNg0XhpQh-2WYhDoKANIX1QRIad4_7T8iICRyS4MawkB7jIAWwuz6fMrL3PPYcJehyphenhyphenSBw/s1600-h/DSC_0035.bmp"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLcuDZESMPlxg8yTalW9Yg0UrfsSHXd55xkUrab7dVm8cv55DT9BBwcY-7ObHKOaaF8tNg0XhpQh-2WYhDoKANIX1QRIad4_7T8iICRyS4MawkB7jIAWwuz6fMrL3PPYcJehyphenhyphenSBw/s320/DSC_0035.bmp" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384028295019435250" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 0); font-weight: bold;">The one on the left is from an old Bread Company... or maybe there are still in </span><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 0); font-weight: bold;" class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">existence</span><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 0); font-weight: bold;">? If they are I haven't seen them in my neck of the woods....I'm not sure of the year this came out.. but I bet you it was roughly late 40's early 50's....</span><br /><a style="color: rgb(102, 102, 0); font-weight: bold;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpfbTZrv7Im5AgIDeMrgVHD77Xi5Y5R3BFMlFU_XKaWPhyphenhyphenjYkze1L6uO-_Dn0H8zoe2sguUA2rq6lG8KHj1EaXApwOO4SpkHakCWFTcBS2d3CNWn1jfJqH53CM7xpRzm6-CuLbXQ/s1600-h/DSC_0039.bmp"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpfbTZrv7Im5AgIDeMrgVHD77Xi5Y5R3BFMlFU_XKaWPhyphenhyphenjYkze1L6uO-_Dn0H8zoe2sguUA2rq6lG8KHj1EaXApwOO4SpkHakCWFTcBS2d3CNWn1jfJqH53CM7xpRzm6-CuLbXQ/s320/DSC_0039.bmp" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384027672863737538" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 0); font-weight: bold;">Here's the back of the mini cookbook....Oh.. the days when the bread delivery man came to your house..... That must have been HEAVEN for many women!!! Although.. I have to say.. my hubby makes a GREAT delivery man on many products.. so I can't complain!!</span><br /><a style="color: rgb(102, 102, 0); font-weight: bold;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYOyBQlqWiFYQnoUvYfYBroyTvX8uRU4E3F-A18jMyUNa0O8sA-F5yTBAkNDMGrptl_1IUPHUnYRDm8du76kzRbynXitZPThtBN89LW54auMeEKYeX_D2nPQ9U7hAfkaGCpoXZGg/s1600-h/DSC_0040.bmp"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYOyBQlqWiFYQnoUvYfYBroyTvX8uRU4E3F-A18jMyUNa0O8sA-F5yTBAkNDMGrptl_1IUPHUnYRDm8du76kzRbynXitZPThtBN89LW54auMeEKYeX_D2nPQ9U7hAfkaGCpoXZGg/s320/DSC_0040.bmp" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384028304389050178" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 0); font-weight: bold;">Hey.. how about one of them recipes from the old Bread cookbook.. perhaps a good Kidney Loaf.. nothing like a good old fashioned Kidney to replace your burger in your meatloaf!!! I know for a FACT that I will NOT be trying this recipe anytime soon!!! But those little cartoon gals look like they are having a BALL mix that stuff up together!!</span><br /><a style="color: rgb(102, 102, 0); font-weight: bold;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg00F7D3avy6DqsYV5VEwZGg9zIntmjgjTMJ4IP_ABSpnzMruSzV8F8G_4vhDZ5agdwO6VB_0W0Yni32mVfXB-cuJr16oWE9Rbr9JauD63Ezos4zyoHj4HH-OX6hXV7xJkxEuKZGw/s1600-h/DSC_0037.bmp"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg00F7D3avy6DqsYV5VEwZGg9zIntmjgjTMJ4IP_ABSpnzMruSzV8F8G_4vhDZ5agdwO6VB_0W0Yni32mVfXB-cuJr16oWE9Rbr9JauD63Ezos4zyoHj4HH-OX6hXV7xJkxEuKZGw/s320/DSC_0037.bmp" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384027666091743874" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 0); font-weight: bold;">Here is a peek inside the </span><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 0); font-weight: bold;" class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Glenwood</span><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 0); font-weight: bold;"> cookbook!! again.. I LOVE the graphics... and this recipe here stood out ....</span><br /><a style="color: rgb(102, 102, 0); font-weight: bold;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjATgYhLFzyqNxueksM9nKlNEvz-FPpp1X1aBTRga2Rm2BOB8sJ7TIvLDDDfCuFneXw7_1BZvSwDX78mr7KL9kFBQv9db-NGRpches0vERiHQCdy0kezUGOsEt2f9EqkU0_LVLAKQ/s1600-h/DSC_0036.bmp"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjATgYhLFzyqNxueksM9nKlNEvz-FPpp1X1aBTRga2Rm2BOB8sJ7TIvLDDDfCuFneXw7_1BZvSwDX78mr7KL9kFBQv9db-NGRpches0vERiHQCdy0kezUGOsEt2f9EqkU0_LVLAKQ/s320/DSC_0036.bmp" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384027659646850610" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 0); font-weight: bold;">Gingerbread!!! </span><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 0); font-weight: bold;" class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">MMMMM</span><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 0); font-weight: bold;">.. I wasn't too keen on a whole loaf... I knew that muffins/cupcakes would get eaten quicker... AND... what goes best with a cupcake?????? FROSTING!! I added frosting to mine!!!</span><br /><a style="color: rgb(102, 102, 0); font-weight: bold;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB6rVtkMc_-g6Q9EqlrQA4pa8rhIrOrSs9I_9CHfpc_N_4IWpn8xGYTPGGn7vPBQV9034h2LzNyZsbnZoI581x6X8hx6Q32MlOyl1_zyr94RFluEOzVnofAIpWlLpLZxJQuJoE-w/s1600-h/DSC_0046.bmp"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB6rVtkMc_-g6Q9EqlrQA4pa8rhIrOrSs9I_9CHfpc_N_4IWpn8xGYTPGGn7vPBQV9034h2LzNyZsbnZoI581x6X8hx6Q32MlOyl1_zyr94RFluEOzVnofAIpWlLpLZxJQuJoE-w/s320/DSC_0046.bmp" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384028738969992690" border="0" /></a><a style="color: rgb(102, 102, 0); font-weight: bold;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNRHS1dfpZfypzts23pvzDWpgtJwrITvLRUfueXlEg7BArMAFnkFtIF7k4oxnjQ9a7trZlJ2RUEkpvuaqf9X1_oQWSY-PG66qeC6BFX9TaAT7dctxQGjIbelWQAiqztI224Pi5fA/s1600-h/DSC_0038.bmp"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNRHS1dfpZfypzts23pvzDWpgtJwrITvLRUfueXlEg7BArMAFnkFtIF7k4oxnjQ9a7trZlJ2RUEkpvuaqf9X1_oQWSY-PG66qeC6BFX9TaAT7dctxQGjIbelWQAiqztI224Pi5fA/s320/DSC_0038.bmp" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384027647461455426" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 0); font-weight: bold;">Not bad for a 1933 publication eh??? I believe this little goody was a book that came with your brand spanking NEW </span><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 0); font-weight: bold;" class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Glenwood</span><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 0); font-weight: bold;"> Range ( stove as we call it here in NH)....</span><br /><a style="color: rgb(102, 102, 0); font-weight: bold;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTL8pxyfPA4iLBz0-IFLBFBBYG5grE80K4o9fVzO5D2cRZlZfyLf4fxXnoHbGM7Tt_8Rh_9eoiofjHi84TgVpiRuHo-SffGrQVjhU5bLAUL3OVMuV6uTM7whJY3hngip3f-oKj5g/s1600-h/DSC_0049.bmp"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTL8pxyfPA4iLBz0-IFLBFBBYG5grE80K4o9fVzO5D2cRZlZfyLf4fxXnoHbGM7Tt_8Rh_9eoiofjHi84TgVpiRuHo-SffGrQVjhU5bLAUL3OVMuV6uTM7whJY3hngip3f-oKj5g/s320/DSC_0049.bmp" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384028744081830546" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 0); font-weight: bold;">Hey.. even that scarecrow was eying those cupcakes...... Can't say as I blame him!!!</span><br /><a style="color: rgb(102, 102, 0); font-weight: bold;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkY7fsCiNO88vhmFIeuuSbvwXqzJ14PUDl1r2RaWiIdjSckXscdBXh47N2kUH_b1IllT5Ix-iT5UFFqAE-dN2b2Sm8Lz_ABZxRMQgrsrDVH4Noix1qVMgeey4UiLtpjm6s6SlYhg/s1600-h/DSC_0042.bmp"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkY7fsCiNO88vhmFIeuuSbvwXqzJ14PUDl1r2RaWiIdjSckXscdBXh47N2kUH_b1IllT5Ix-iT5UFFqAE-dN2b2Sm8Lz_ABZxRMQgrsrDVH4Noix1qVMgeey4UiLtpjm6s6SlYhg/s320/DSC_0042.bmp" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384028309893909906" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 0); font-weight: bold;">Another Oldie but goody... My son is going to take German next Semester.. and what's better than a book with pictures??? and conversation???</span><br /><a style="color: rgb(102, 102, 0); font-weight: bold;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZpAhtq8CIuF2iMoceag_QofUBxaVpiR4h49TPbPYVfs9iUBDmVOHqYVj6-uC3wI5GX8HxEjkeohYS_m-iG_Z4XBgRJG2s78T4sULDu6YkqW5wxMoVt8-_rlrjYjIB0WUa6PyWyg/s1600-h/DSC_0043.bmp"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZpAhtq8CIuF2iMoceag_QofUBxaVpiR4h49TPbPYVfs9iUBDmVOHqYVj6-uC3wI5GX8HxEjkeohYS_m-iG_Z4XBgRJG2s78T4sULDu6YkqW5wxMoVt8-_rlrjYjIB0WUa6PyWyg/s320/DSC_0043.bmp" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384028313488196722" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 0); font-weight: bold;">Will he use it?? Perhaps not.. but for the price ( FREE) I couldn't pass it up.. they were going to recycle what they didn't sell.. recycle... that means.. tear it up.. it would no longer exist.. ARE YOU KIDDING ME?? These little books are beauties to me!!!!</span><br /><a style="color: rgb(102, 102, 0); font-weight: bold;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVqHzgbToCUoX4twc96t5RC27kuWYTyb7OCg819mzQrkTmXBgVTTONtBBVRnj6343jAJbZrHrgnWLkbtSH52AWejGGLi8vyUJJtRLhLm6u7FNuNCiVY1ywa_j4jnUxXT_oS6MXMg/s1600-h/DSC_0044.bmp"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVqHzgbToCUoX4twc96t5RC27kuWYTyb7OCg819mzQrkTmXBgVTTONtBBVRnj6343jAJbZrHrgnWLkbtSH52AWejGGLi8vyUJJtRLhLm6u7FNuNCiVY1ywa_j4jnUxXT_oS6MXMg/s320/DSC_0044.bmp" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384028320492340658" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 0); font-weight: bold;">These are my other treasures.... see the prices on them... DIDN'T pay that.. they were all free.. free.. free.. to some.. these may look like junk.. to to a crazy girl who loves to bake..these were a treasure... and I couldn't pass up the photography book... always learning new things... I actually can't wait til my pictures come out CRISP and Breath taking... some day... </span><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 0); font-weight: bold;" class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">ahhh</span><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 0); font-weight: bold;"> a girl can dream... but for now... I'll leave the perfection dept for the baking!!</span>FlipFlop Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12479481622722807244noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36638818.post-14100064878511021192009-09-20T09:47:00.007-05:002009-09-20T10:32:44.421-05:00<span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);">Fall... it's around the corner... and here in NH it has been FREEZING!! as the weather forecast said "Growing Season is OVER"... and waking up this morning.. I feel that it really is!</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);">One of my favorite </span><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);" class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">bloggers</span><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);"> ( okay.. you really are ALL my favorites.. Ü) is<span style="color: rgb(204, 102, 0);font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span></span></span><span style="color: rgb(204, 102, 0);font-size:130%;" ><a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://susannesspace.blogspot.com/">Susanne at Living to the the Story.</a></span><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);"> She has been doing a fabulous thing each week with photography.. you all KNOW I love photography and actually have been dipping my nose in many books , blogs, and web-sites lately to learn more. I can't THANK the professionals ENOUGH for sharing their secrets with those of us who haven't the first CLUE what photography is all about. After "shooting" pictures for 10 plus years... I still feel as if I'm an infant in the photography world. I know that amateur photographers can really annoy the professionals... so again.. I can't say THANK YOU enough! So here is what Susanne has been up to at Photo Hunters. Many of you might already be involved and if you are.. PLEASE let me know and I will check yours out!</span><br /><br /><img style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);" src="file:///C:/DOCUME%7E1/user/LOCALS%7E1/Temp/moz-screenshot.png" alt="" /><img style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);" src="file:///C:/DOCUME%7E1/user/LOCALS%7E1/Temp/moz-screenshot-1.png" alt="" /><br /><a style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://tnchick.com/"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 47px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzaiJyRorvFvp2Yow_z06bCrt_zqXtuyasfA0a_jMc_rPhtvr_QDyTPSpit5ZF9hWGARziydMbpv2PnE8xRPqjTy-3uUILSxYlXY2zw-8Fbctgn7U0hCMYwNYNrqzJtEGPWoXk3Q/s320/photohunters2mo1.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383564870573317746" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);">This week we are to post a picture of something upside down. I don't know about your, but normally upside down things really don't appeal to me to be photographed. So... I decided to dig through my photo's thinking.. THERE IS NO WAY I would find one... but.. surprising even myself.. I DID!! and here is the photo!! This was taken almost three years ago... This is when our beautiful foreign exchange student from Spain got to experience Christmas in America for the first time!! She absolutely loved it!</span><br /><br /><a style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxyQrdUi7o8Ks2Samsk2Ia0w9jSfmZ-HcjCoizL8ITOOGyNplxIIzpM_EQZ_mbUpNIOIPCZP5OOd3g5-qOfMIspO4Sdz9ktXe3E6zXe_Tw7BFBuehQFuHrKyvjptxzgUNJhE2OYA/s1600-h/camera+pics+127.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxyQrdUi7o8Ks2Samsk2Ia0w9jSfmZ-HcjCoizL8ITOOGyNplxIIzpM_EQZ_mbUpNIOIPCZP5OOd3g5-qOfMIspO4Sdz9ktXe3E6zXe_Tw7BFBuehQFuHrKyvjptxzgUNJhE2OYA/s320/camera+pics+127.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383565967092174114" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);">Do you have one to share? If so.. again.. send me a link and I would love to see it!</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);">The past couple of days I've really have laid it on my heart to step back a bit from </span><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);" class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">facebook</span><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);">. As much as I LOVE my friends and family.. sometimes your feelings can get hurt if you mull over things to long concerning </span><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);" class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">facebook</span><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);">. For the past two to three weeks I've really WANTED to put some MEAN things up on my </span><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);" class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">facebook</span><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);">... and I've been biting my "fingers" not to write it. To make a long story short... it's hard to watch some family members boast about themselves... and how they love God.. and how they are sharing their lives for the love of Christ... and so on... on the most part I would be proud of my friends and family whom do this... but it's hard for me to lay it at the feet of Jesus.. and let HIM deal with my feelings... it's hard for me to see family members spread the love of God to others.. when they can't acknowledge their niece and nephew... a graduation has gone by for my daughter.. and not a congratulations was muttered.. my son turned 14 and not even a Happy Birthday was muttered.... BUT... in the same breath.. they make sure you KNOW that their children have made achievements.....</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);">Long story short.. I've just wanted to post "It's painful to me to see some see my children as OBLIGATIONS and not who they really are"... but then again.. that would be a lie too.. because they haven't felt obligated to praise their own niece of nephew....</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);">Okay.. there is my little </span><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);" class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">facebook</span><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);"> rant.. you may pass over it and continue on.. I NEEDED to write it out somewhere.. I felt this was the safest place for me... Ü</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);">What have I been up to lately? Well...</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);">1) I'm unemployed and have been trying to find a job in hopes that we can keep paying our mortgage.. it hasn't been easy.. but God has been good for the past 6 weeks...</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);">2) I've had more time to read...</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);">3) more time to bake...</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);">4) more time to think.. <---- That gets me in trouble.. Ü And I've taken a few more random photo's here and there...</span><a style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdqv38x-5awICI0h-BnFYX-m7AHiHW2Z8cRieFweYL4V5ewLdGhfSOXXw6RFwEzsSYx9RtS8yS4FteCpveha77ODQFY_Gm8i6dqwtdN6xSwTJO5e2qIGRS_-BuDntJ32OyEDIYPg/s1600-h/DSC_0006.bmp"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdqv38x-5awICI0h-BnFYX-m7AHiHW2Z8cRieFweYL4V5ewLdGhfSOXXw6RFwEzsSYx9RtS8yS4FteCpveha77ODQFY_Gm8i6dqwtdN6xSwTJO5e2qIGRS_-BuDntJ32OyEDIYPg/s320/DSC_0006.bmp" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383568692072574962" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);">Do you remember the movie </span><a style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);" href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0113497/"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Jumanji</span></a><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);">??? If you've never seen it.. you have to.. I think it's a really cute movie... Several years ago I was working in Keene NH and during that time the production of </span><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);" class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">Jumanji</span><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);"> came to town to shoot some scenes. The then crew.. painted this sign on one of the old factory buildings to go along with the movies.. if you remember.. young Alan's dad owned and ran The Parrish Shoe factory ( actually factory shots were done in Maine)... The sign is still displayed today in Keene NH.</span><br /><a style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwNAyHgvavkAezIUrNqhTpSxDn7W9j6xwkoK9RGPQHzGkxRg2I3fpS3t7UEuly1AxpUmZ_ZfCySuEsaos2Ao4ytAK2-kjcV0jIsXoJAicjdEZgM1eDu_3V8rL1iUYxhXZ1Y-7yLg/s1600-h/DSC_0070.bmp"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwNAyHgvavkAezIUrNqhTpSxDn7W9j6xwkoK9RGPQHzGkxRg2I3fpS3t7UEuly1AxpUmZ_ZfCySuEsaos2Ao4ytAK2-kjcV0jIsXoJAicjdEZgM1eDu_3V8rL1iUYxhXZ1Y-7yLg/s320/DSC_0070.bmp" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383568699787139186" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);">And just a couple random photo's of my </span><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);" class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">pre</span><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);">-fall walk in the park last week...</span><br /><a style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibedKxdNEm2FaM469-mkeu5d5HBC3gmQdwgWMjD9Iwt-JXINjBA1IA2qDWzlXQ3U7XFt5LyxXz5C9TtoshOd4OpE3BbKcizWbu-fLJWAiTGrS1Rj_UfCntT-vwpOwDjLcxV_WuXA/s1600-h/DSC_0134.bmp"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibedKxdNEm2FaM469-mkeu5d5HBC3gmQdwgWMjD9Iwt-JXINjBA1IA2qDWzlXQ3U7XFt5LyxXz5C9TtoshOd4OpE3BbKcizWbu-fLJWAiTGrS1Rj_UfCntT-vwpOwDjLcxV_WuXA/s320/DSC_0134.bmp" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383568704142569954" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><object style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);" width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/xHgNCj4DU_M&hl=en&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/xHgNCj4DU_M&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);">I just bought this album.. I know it isn't NEW.. but I've been LOVING the songs on here.. and jamming to them doing housework.. I </span><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);" class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">pity</span><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);"> my poor neighbors who've had to hear the same songs over and over... along with my angelic....( ha ha ha) voice!</span>FlipFlop Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12479481622722807244noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36638818.post-90092005848673211832009-08-22T07:55:00.004-05:002009-08-22T08:16:36.769-05:00<span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">The summer is almost over.. and I can't believe it!</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">This summer has been different for me .. for many different reasons.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">I had no fresh air child :(</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">I worked this whole summer</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">It rained a little over half the summer</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">I had no desire to can anything</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">I even neglected my house cleaning duties .. not like me...</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">but this summer I've learned a lot...</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">That the time you have with you children goes by fast... and that sometimes a messy home IS a good thing.. because the time you have spent cleaning and fussing means... it's less time you've spent with your growing children...</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Next week I face bringing my oldest to college... I don't know how easy it's going to be to drop her off and leave her there.... actually the word easy doesn't even come to mind....</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">And then my youngest.... the day after I drop him off in front of <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">highschool</span>.. where I know the next four years are going to fly by faster than the last 4 years.... I Have to BRACE myself....both my kids will be grown by the time I'm 40.... I'm not ready for this... but life isn't going to wait for me to be ready...</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">In the mean time.. again.. I've done LOTS and LOTS of photographing this summer of different things in the area in which I live.. so I thought I would share a few with you...</span><br /><br /><a style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc6MFZaiMxA2I-EnyGaMoyBAbZlT6hLfZPaf0ef2BD_9NCq3gI80HEghQ_yJXmeX_GPy0E5XnXX9EHKQd4fZaRAGgUNhSc0DgAjtjjL5zCrGSoUdT4pHRnLeMxQCJ2VtzdiPeQhw/s1600-h/DSC_0015.bmp"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc6MFZaiMxA2I-EnyGaMoyBAbZlT6hLfZPaf0ef2BD_9NCq3gI80HEghQ_yJXmeX_GPy0E5XnXX9EHKQd4fZaRAGgUNhSc0DgAjtjjL5zCrGSoUdT4pHRnLeMxQCJ2VtzdiPeQhw/s320/DSC_0015.bmp" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372773245811945650" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Random Farm in Woodstock Vermont... BEAUTIFUL VT area!!!</span><br /><a style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgitu4-Sl3eipUgWp04D-E_xKAZcw8sZrdBMjfXUqo6UnrumvCp2_HBoFCjZ75EpuDXC1opVVBqonKdaaLWvYL0d-JfM2a38zxLhS5RS_FcHQspz_ge4Yy9gHKMzA09VufMS_GOuA/s1600-h/DSC_0017.bmp"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgitu4-Sl3eipUgWp04D-E_xKAZcw8sZrdBMjfXUqo6UnrumvCp2_HBoFCjZ75EpuDXC1opVVBqonKdaaLWvYL0d-JfM2a38zxLhS5RS_FcHQspz_ge4Yy9gHKMzA09VufMS_GOuA/s320/DSC_0017.bmp" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372773257566475458" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Found this on the side of the road... I HAD to take a picture.. how sweet is this!!??</span><br /><a style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNPzBmYpRewrdcuX4JXwfC5q2wLZEQ9tg2p0fefVnNM1BpBU-mRP3AsSc-j-05D7Scl0tK8z0oL1mhldGsVn4yoNmOricX7kHrGn80g9uwuxjePts-t_E06FznoB5pfB-PCF5ZIw/s1600-h/DSC_0044.bmp"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNPzBmYpRewrdcuX4JXwfC5q2wLZEQ9tg2p0fefVnNM1BpBU-mRP3AsSc-j-05D7Scl0tK8z0oL1mhldGsVn4yoNmOricX7kHrGn80g9uwuxjePts-t_E06FznoB5pfB-PCF5ZIw/s320/DSC_0044.bmp" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372773264565415666" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">This is a Quaker Meeting House built in 1802.. this is nestled in the back woods of Unity New Hampshire... the door was opened when I went there so I snuck inside and took pictures as well...</span><br /><a style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAdQu5pW42ADKsrq7Xjwdk8dtptxBWyicpe16ZD29jFg-Sk0utX1UWSO3-FwFj86jK2mHwjMg4QY1Z8NZyYTuIxFvEUh_Gn38rrdpFw_Q1p1u4z_8BfUCuVwTNI1huZsQ0eMwbNg/s1600-h/DSC_0049.bmp"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAdQu5pW42ADKsrq7Xjwdk8dtptxBWyicpe16ZD29jFg-Sk0utX1UWSO3-FwFj86jK2mHwjMg4QY1Z8NZyYTuIxFvEUh_Gn38rrdpFw_Q1p1u4z_8BfUCuVwTNI1huZsQ0eMwbNg/s320/DSC_0049.bmp" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372773272925623794" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Another Covered Bridge.. I probably captured about 20 this summer... This one is in <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Taftsville</span> Vermont...</span><br /><a style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_iuh6BmLSwbk1MjJFZCfBHCDD4LMCmX3j2ugYVBIitKvUULagjX_0BJfAK_q1c8uzW4xLeOWCp0YgJirxC_z-5cJI1giChdGo4yE4MBtGC4LsrMkL57aNlOuH8pYc_fPK-E_O8A/s1600-h/DSC_0033.bmp"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 218px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_iuh6BmLSwbk1MjJFZCfBHCDD4LMCmX3j2ugYVBIitKvUULagjX_0BJfAK_q1c8uzW4xLeOWCp0YgJirxC_z-5cJI1giChdGo4yE4MBtGC4LsrMkL57aNlOuH8pYc_fPK-E_O8A/s320/DSC_0033.bmp" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372773282279244434" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">And the birth of a new baby in the family.. just last week...</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">I know that the summer has flown by.. but I am anticipating the fall.. I love that time of year where the colors <span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >POP</span> out for such a small time... I've been blessed to have been asked to do two Senior Photo "shoots" for year books and I've been contemplating doing FREE photo's for seniors who can't afford the expensive photo's that the area offers... don't get me wrong.. I know and understand why photographers charge what they do.. but I live in an area that there are many people who just can't afford them... so I would like to see these kids have at least one or two good pictures of their last year in <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">highschool</span>.</span>FlipFlop Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12479481622722807244noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36638818.post-66915491046233654082009-07-29T15:12:00.007-05:002009-07-29T15:47:16.651-05:00<span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 0); font-weight: bold;">So I've still been hanging out at </span><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 0); font-weight: bold;" class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Facebook</span><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 0); font-weight: bold;">.. I love that place.. BUT I've also have spent quite a bit of time this summer between rain showers taking LOTS and LOTS of pictures.. I first wanted to hit Covered Bridges in NH.. and along the way.. I noticed MORE and MORE history... So that led to more and more car rides and "adventures"...</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 0); font-weight: bold;">So.. I thought I would share a few pictures with you... and what I've been up to so far this summer...</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 0); font-weight: bold;">I met up with a dear friend for the first time in 15 years... THANKS to </span><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 0); font-weight: bold;" class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">facebook</span><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 0); font-weight: bold;">!!! We decided to hit Boston and visit the Tall Ships... they come in every 10 years.. and I couldn't pass up this opportunity to meet up with her and take a TON of photographs!!</span><br /><a style="color: rgb(102, 102, 0); font-weight: bold;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGF19TJBv_jepWCxKtiEIZ0ODWWeR5y6R9tZwCACDOS9rfJDCleK2mpI0Em89m8q17Samz32v0aJ5TxM_7yxGOi_1Cz2yUMVIm6bevl6i47_krmPsjRd4eIAKNq9i-MCwisbhd9g/s1600-h/DSC_0115.bmp"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGF19TJBv_jepWCxKtiEIZ0ODWWeR5y6R9tZwCACDOS9rfJDCleK2mpI0Em89m8q17Samz32v0aJ5TxM_7yxGOi_1Cz2yUMVIm6bevl6i47_krmPsjRd4eIAKNq9i-MCwisbhd9g/s320/DSC_0115.bmp" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363978882977714594" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 0); font-weight: bold;">While in Boston.. they had the MOST AMAZING HUGE Market... We took the T into Boston so we could only grab a few things... otherwise.. I think we would have loaded up on fruits and veggies...</span><br /><a style="color: rgb(102, 102, 0); font-weight: bold;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLicu-kFW3KgymDh6WWdg0jJW0ilWC6yZpqkO6tJ-uxZ2CnJLIYrlTimSY2fS0m3EqcMsyHSXnY7-r0F4WcuHeSRMXq78i6r2nz3qPlRF9esgL_-thm7eQUU4MtOTJwFdCvFj9AA/s1600-h/DSC_0169.bmp"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLicu-kFW3KgymDh6WWdg0jJW0ilWC6yZpqkO6tJ-uxZ2CnJLIYrlTimSY2fS0m3EqcMsyHSXnY7-r0F4WcuHeSRMXq78i6r2nz3qPlRF9esgL_-thm7eQUU4MtOTJwFdCvFj9AA/s320/DSC_0169.bmp" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363978878194997186" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 0); font-weight: bold;">Radishes from the Market...</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 0); font-weight: bold;">Along the way to seeking out Covered Bridges we found a few other gems like I said...this being one of them...</span><br /><a style="color: rgb(102, 102, 0); font-weight: bold;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijWDQelxsoBfLnsrmznydf2fA7AsIjtzjMkHdM7A3Mxz1gs3_Yb39bx1KKQaOeQMTEQ-lGGPstuXJkXPlraHXrIQ5GOQ0qg3OjQWao5NNUeOI0kngA0sADI2oKF-pNq8reO_x-nQ/s1600-h/DSC_0067.bmp"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijWDQelxsoBfLnsrmznydf2fA7AsIjtzjMkHdM7A3Mxz1gs3_Yb39bx1KKQaOeQMTEQ-lGGPstuXJkXPlraHXrIQ5GOQ0qg3OjQWao5NNUeOI0kngA0sADI2oKF-pNq8reO_x-nQ/s320/DSC_0067.bmp" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363980221481792786" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 0); font-weight: bold;">This is a Glacial Pothole.. the sign said it's been used for many many years especially for the Native Americans.. I've lived in this area now for 16 years and never knew this existed until we stumbled upon it.. look at old barns to photograph as well...</span><br /><a style="color: rgb(102, 102, 0); font-weight: bold;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKs6oxHvd8NQWSIDd2lIYBTN6G0z5MynFDvB_qwV1ZtXdZTwDFmC8y7r7DA3HnK4reG5sjeJl2pEj6eLTcDW__-MY7STmuYp42pYUtLShTzNaDcmSZQSYC0y_0yZ9-de7IR_-t1Q/s1600-h/DSC_0071.bmp"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKs6oxHvd8NQWSIDd2lIYBTN6G0z5MynFDvB_qwV1ZtXdZTwDFmC8y7r7DA3HnK4reG5sjeJl2pEj6eLTcDW__-MY7STmuYp42pYUtLShTzNaDcmSZQSYC0y_0yZ9-de7IR_-t1Q/s320/DSC_0071.bmp" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363980226137937298" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 0); font-weight: bold;">This is one of the old barns that we found.. I love the sign because it says it all!!!</span><br /><a style="color: rgb(102, 102, 0); font-weight: bold;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpiUfqmM98EWoZfJ772Nh-cOqAtYcgdNAlmdVKfADAWwpd3-gSo6HIdJihHXICoCRW5576a8OhGYhKvVShWSELKQ2-kMu7AAIEzzX9x9_g11Z8XeEpuVJYRAcH0Hr-qmBFGYMGKA/s1600-h/DSC_0098.bmp"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpiUfqmM98EWoZfJ772Nh-cOqAtYcgdNAlmdVKfADAWwpd3-gSo6HIdJihHXICoCRW5576a8OhGYhKvVShWSELKQ2-kMu7AAIEzzX9x9_g11Z8XeEpuVJYRAcH0Hr-qmBFGYMGKA/s320/DSC_0098.bmp" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363980230110428322" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 0); font-weight: bold;">This is an old Mill Called Blow Me Down Mill... I've searched on the history of it.. and just not sure exactly WHAT the Mill was used for.... but it's beautiful and deserved to be photographed at different angles...</span><br /><a style="color: rgb(102, 102, 0); font-weight: bold;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisZsLvtj67F55RwXFaSqUNPlEzbHDJoV36MIWpPUuDVu8JR1Q4tJ4vtvZZ3qrzH2uVb9KHT-TN9L4_8pukgoYgXdbfeHQ-j3HuMFu0VIR9T3kB6S-uRwuaZ6XDMZ9qTQJq8A8dkg/s1600-h/DSC_0097.bmp"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisZsLvtj67F55RwXFaSqUNPlEzbHDJoV36MIWpPUuDVu8JR1Q4tJ4vtvZZ3qrzH2uVb9KHT-TN9L4_8pukgoYgXdbfeHQ-j3HuMFu0VIR9T3kB6S-uRwuaZ6XDMZ9qTQJq8A8dkg/s320/DSC_0097.bmp" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363981090601708514" border="0" /></a><br /><a style="color: rgb(102, 102, 0); font-weight: bold;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq9f0_v6tN0zqHGNYCyrrL26a7BAbM-ez0_NRsALsAgO_AaR34FRQ-TL9INwqLK6viUGNOcGzQYD9jeiyMDCAsYRzEDhIhx_SYrQdyA_f1UMajczI7ykMgxB9QaFtkgntGm1XAYQ/s1600-h/DSC_0100.bmp"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq9f0_v6tN0zqHGNYCyrrL26a7BAbM-ez0_NRsALsAgO_AaR34FRQ-TL9INwqLK6viUGNOcGzQYD9jeiyMDCAsYRzEDhIhx_SYrQdyA_f1UMajczI7ykMgxB9QaFtkgntGm1XAYQ/s320/DSC_0100.bmp" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363978881190970274" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 0); font-weight: bold;">I sure hope NONE ever tried going out that side door.. ha ha!! that's quite the drop.. but then again.. I'm sure there was some sort of different structure there in the past...</span><br /><a style="color: rgb(102, 102, 0); font-weight: bold;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXqORVqe5Rgp-3ZMCKVJPgYtpxSETjYIsSFXc-y0d_aVb-G39iDVQTamoaUpBYuymHpbCRuLsSjA0zPTC8JaH4ciWyfF02UDKovyPQhy2BTYv5Lr6eEJ27lRCMxqsD09slRZuVgg/s1600-h/DSC_0124.bmp"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXqORVqe5Rgp-3ZMCKVJPgYtpxSETjYIsSFXc-y0d_aVb-G39iDVQTamoaUpBYuymHpbCRuLsSjA0zPTC8JaH4ciWyfF02UDKovyPQhy2BTYv5Lr6eEJ27lRCMxqsD09slRZuVgg/s320/DSC_0124.bmp" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363981083936523602" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 0); font-weight: bold;">This is the Windsor VT/Cornish NH covered bridge.. this bridge joins the two states together over the Connecticut River.. This is the worlds longest two car wide bridge in the world and the longest bridge in the Northern Hemisphere.. and when you ride across it with your windows down .. you can still smell the wood... as if it were built yesterday...</span><br /><a style="color: rgb(102, 102, 0); font-weight: bold;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6xZpu6Qtr78dkucFuSUAI593yfl6RfNK3emCjocV87ew-to6G9vZ0vumCYhDyQeMnfyAqvDf_ekwoPvdg4WKrewr5eR9TPfnoXDagwLdUwq0KlO5nja0lCAjlG6l6DyZU7hWukQ/s1600-h/DSC_0032.bmp"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6xZpu6Qtr78dkucFuSUAI593yfl6RfNK3emCjocV87ew-to6G9vZ0vumCYhDyQeMnfyAqvDf_ekwoPvdg4WKrewr5eR9TPfnoXDagwLdUwq0KlO5nja0lCAjlG6l6DyZU7hWukQ/s320/DSC_0032.bmp" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363980217776513458" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 0); font-weight: bold;">This is the Birth Place of VT.. Windsor.. This is the Constitution House.. The first constitution to prohibit slavery and to establish universal manhood suffrage.</span><br /><a style="color: rgb(102, 102, 0); font-weight: bold;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxjeiArNPMS5oiC1CyjucFL38Uwq2auWFq5DuDEwVsX8Z0LSfGQO8uyyny3sn6t9k6putm-aJWqjN_Pma2X7IQe5haBEv8hHQcUfnUiz9BDpD_EdYvc1IUwklZ7i3w-OEwRLr_aw/s1600-h/DSC_0003.bmp"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxjeiArNPMS5oiC1CyjucFL38Uwq2auWFq5DuDEwVsX8Z0LSfGQO8uyyny3sn6t9k6putm-aJWqjN_Pma2X7IQe5haBEv8hHQcUfnUiz9BDpD_EdYvc1IUwklZ7i3w-OEwRLr_aw/s320/DSC_0003.bmp" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363978884774640130" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 0); font-weight: bold;">Windsor also had a Prison at one time... this is photo of an old prison cell that now is exposed to the outside world that is storing this kind of machinery in it.. what it is??? I don't know.. but the color and shapes caught my eye....</span><br /><a style="color: rgb(102, 102, 0); font-weight: bold;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguRMGFXz-6htpNHHrO3IYKM0xW9tA_f1hhBNihgn7sKgU32luQgMkf-ysMdXP-QkA9hP6sGjuHJfMkMMnGb0_WYbTOMjHaTYqQSjINo6VXRH6BUJlYh5_4BuDTvfnMVOa7XOZRCg/s1600-h/DSC_0056.bmp"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguRMGFXz-6htpNHHrO3IYKM0xW9tA_f1hhBNihgn7sKgU32luQgMkf-ysMdXP-QkA9hP6sGjuHJfMkMMnGb0_WYbTOMjHaTYqQSjINo6VXRH6BUJlYh5_4BuDTvfnMVOa7XOZRCg/s320/DSC_0056.bmp" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363980222967426114" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 0); font-weight: bold;">An Old Barn.. again in Windsor.. it reminds me of some sort of fairy tale story... especially with the strange door in the upper left hand corner.... this barn could tell a lot of stories I believe!!</span><br /><a style="color: rgb(102, 102, 0); font-weight: bold;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMvIXY_uT-GBwXH5XvQh-16Od1QwFoK9NuHcuNq6Yr9vi5rIGfcEk-dFrDX19fYcVCD0rXxIeTj9sf6snxvvMpwrKKNsz_G0YSzzE-POKBhSGHCXiU_fG1-XJSUb4sE7d16tlrQw/s1600-h/DSC_0393.bmp"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMvIXY_uT-GBwXH5XvQh-16Od1QwFoK9NuHcuNq6Yr9vi5rIGfcEk-dFrDX19fYcVCD0rXxIeTj9sf6snxvvMpwrKKNsz_G0YSzzE-POKBhSGHCXiU_fG1-XJSUb4sE7d16tlrQw/s320/DSC_0393.bmp" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363978873926396594" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 0); font-weight: bold;">Broken down saw horse.... with a nest!!! it's amazing how the nest blends into the color of the old wood...</span><br /><a style="color: rgb(102, 102, 0); font-weight: bold;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfvhZaIw5mwlG3OyJO78z2pGtfn0-6b4Yk7Eyf9df5u8lJT2Pdy-W0z1vCPXv6UE5mDMFFfwRaQ-T1D_R7iGXEEiemyTzQp4TmcpIK-yclm1BG1yUxImxip30Ueb3mY_wrbyvX6A/s1600-h/DSC_0135.bmp"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfvhZaIw5mwlG3OyJO78z2pGtfn0-6b4Yk7Eyf9df5u8lJT2Pdy-W0z1vCPXv6UE5mDMFFfwRaQ-T1D_R7iGXEEiemyTzQp4TmcpIK-yclm1BG1yUxImxip30Ueb3mY_wrbyvX6A/s320/DSC_0135.bmp" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363981094856612914" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 0); font-weight: bold;">This was seriously.. a drive by "click" shooting... I loved the three silo's and I happened to roll down the window and snap.. and kept driving..... I gave them a black and white effect due to the blurriness of the tree's I caught in the photo...</span><br /><a style="color: rgb(102, 102, 0); font-weight: bold;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYXDjSQAXx6xb8uQX8MURx_ZCRrkSJCd7utD3Ynru7jGOTqlqPEoQegE8wyzClxT2uAzIznf03La0NQqC7zD0fJ1vLfNEiK4TVWo32yDKN53QZMyJ6cjdeREjQWbzL4HkEMiBA-Q/s1600-h/DSC_0011.bmp"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYXDjSQAXx6xb8uQX8MURx_ZCRrkSJCd7utD3Ynru7jGOTqlqPEoQegE8wyzClxT2uAzIznf03La0NQqC7zD0fJ1vLfNEiK4TVWo32yDKN53QZMyJ6cjdeREjQWbzL4HkEMiBA-Q/s320/DSC_0011.bmp" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363985840570407938" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 0); font-weight: bold;">My other time consumer... BASEBALL!!! Our last game is Wednesday.. the Championship Game... The little men have done AMAZING this year.. they are 12-2.. </span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 0); font-weight: bold;">How is your summer going so far? And great pictures or stories to tell.. tell me about them so I can peek and read them on your blog!!</span>FlipFlop Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12479481622722807244noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36638818.post-31494070477157934942009-07-06T10:33:00.002-05:002009-07-06T10:44:41.949-05:00<span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:100%;" ><a style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIf0YUZtnbOGLvPbSdb2fUQMx2sJAdYBtri29f__Hplz_eEkFcFoNMDM7-CxCHpsSN-rgSX4JT_6jcrnnOQkY4zgHsjsCb5KLUvhD8igllYO9MbVdcCmnSrVax2jOqfwUyZ8AxkQ/s1600-h/SuperStock_1538R-54766.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 317px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIf0YUZtnbOGLvPbSdb2fUQMx2sJAdYBtri29f__Hplz_eEkFcFoNMDM7-CxCHpsSN-rgSX4JT_6jcrnnOQkY4zgHsjsCb5KLUvhD8igllYO9MbVdcCmnSrVax2jOqfwUyZ8AxkQ/s320/SuperStock_1538R-54766.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355371156035762258" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">About a month ago we brought our son to a Pediatric </span><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);" class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Endocrinologist</span><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);"> for some special testing due to his weight. Long story short our entire family has taken on the path to eating right and exercising even more. I'm very proud of my hubby and son for doing just that! They have lost a great amount of weight just this past month! And my son has added 500 calories to burn.. if not </span><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);" class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">more</span><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">.. to his exercise program. With in this first month people have already </span><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);" class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">complimented</span><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);"> him!</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">So I'm trying to be creative in our menu's.. trying to buy very LITTLE boxed items... and more fresh produce or frozen veggies... it's been hard.. my coupon days are pretty much over when it comes to food... BUT.. I'm okay with that.. if I have to sacrifice more for my food budget now.. than medical bills later... I'll be okay knowing that my family is maintaining a healthy life style.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">I won't lie.. it hasn't been super easy.. but manageable enough that the three of us have become a great support system.. and it hasn't bothered me that I've lost 12lbs myself!! Ü</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">So.. here is a dish I made last night that was OUTSTANDING! And I thought I would share!</span><br /><br /><br /><a style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNddIHRV4Jw0zIYvsvB9JGwJmmrI7Ntmt4pz32q5ewMTatd4KZaAQ749BfrdnYHUWwgChRQRi_cwmvWGMRPqlW0RjYZVZU-fhDY7lWFkoipxnxDxtl89nc3QNqCAQ28MnHZc4vXQ/s1600-h/DSC_0436.bmp"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNddIHRV4Jw0zIYvsvB9JGwJmmrI7Ntmt4pz32q5ewMTatd4KZaAQ749BfrdnYHUWwgChRQRi_cwmvWGMRPqlW0RjYZVZU-fhDY7lWFkoipxnxDxtl89nc3QNqCAQ28MnHZc4vXQ/s320/DSC_0436.bmp" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355371189945507634" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">Triple Cheese-Spinach </span><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);" class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Manicotti</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">3/4 cup shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese, divided</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">1/2 cup finely shredded fresh </span><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);" class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">parmesan</span><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);"> cheese, divided</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">1/4 cup pine nuts, toasted and chopped --I omitted</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">3/4 tsp dried Italian seasoning</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">1/4 tsp pepper</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">1/8 tsp salt</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">2 garlic cloves,minced</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">1 ( 15-ounce) container fat-free ricotta cheese</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">1 (10-ounce) package frozen chopped spinach, thawed, drained,and squeezed dry </span><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">1 large egg</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">12 </span><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);" class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">manicotti</span><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);"> shells, cooked without salt or fat</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">cooking spray</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">1 ( 26-ounce ) jar fire-roasted tomato and garlic pasta sauce ( such as </span><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);" class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">Classico</span><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">)-- I used what I had on hand</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">1. Preheat oven to 350</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">2. Combine 1/2 cup mozzarella cheese, 1/4 cup </span><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);" class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">Parmesan</span><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);"> cheese, and next 8 ingredients in a large bowl; stir well, and set aside</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">3. Spoon cheese mixture evenly into cooked </span><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);" class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">manicotti</span><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">, and arrange in a 13-X9-inch baking dish coated with cooking spray. Pour pasta sauce over stuffed </span><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);" class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">manicotti</span><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">; sprinkle with remaining 1/4 cup mozzarella c</span><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);" class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">heese</span><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);"> and 1/4 cup </span><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);" class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">Parmesan</span><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);"> cheese. Cover and bake for 30 minutes.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">Uncover and bake an additional 5 minutes or until cheese melts.</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">Yields 6 servings WW points 8 points/serving.. however I kept out the pine nuts and if you check all the points for your items.. I believe you'll find that the point value is less... A green salad would compliment this dish!</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">Hope everyone had an AMAZING 4</span><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);" class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12">th</span><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);"> of JULY!! Happy Birthday U.S. of A!</span><br /></span>FlipFlop Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12479481622722807244noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36638818.post-26489212239453228612009-07-03T06:09:00.005-05:002009-07-03T06:34:16.298-05:00I've been addicted to <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">facebook</span>!<br />Seriously!<br />But I sit here and wonder why? I mean.. I post little snippets daily and maybe one or two people respond... which is fine.. I understand.. but what am I really <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">accomplishing</span>? Am I liking the fact that I can be nosey in other peoples worlds? or am I looking for ways to find fault and annoyance in people?<br />I'm learning my time might just be more productive reading blogs and writing in my own!<br /><br />So what have I been up to ... so much... still wondering when my tomorrow's became yesterdays... and how every days usually seems the same until one day out of the blue it doesn't!<br /><br />So this past month...<br />My son graduated from 8<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">th</span> grade is going to be a freshman!<br />He joined <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">BabeRuth</span> Baseball<br />He's losing weight.. and doing a GREAT job at it..<br />My daughter Graduated <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">highschool</span><br />Got <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">scholarships</span> that we didn't expect<br />is taking a trip solo for the first time<br />and is working hard<br />We also had a visit from my friends daughter... and I got to do some of her senior pics.. I was really excited to help out<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzY0J9JQEmiTYmSO-XEIDtAXiM6nK1ToAnf-oAbvTwBOSFn8adOcz2aEvTadwd5qaM9OkKU2m-sv6R1HRDKM01nZ97ar8hRcWxPNOzLachZxG6ith3kxPATRCvIGKSwdpDBGUV3Q/s1600-h/DSC_0286.bmp"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzY0J9JQEmiTYmSO-XEIDtAXiM6nK1ToAnf-oAbvTwBOSFn8adOcz2aEvTadwd5qaM9OkKU2m-sv6R1HRDKM01nZ97ar8hRcWxPNOzLachZxG6ith3kxPATRCvIGKSwdpDBGUV3Q/s320/DSC_0286.bmp" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354191128161589138" border="0" /></a><br />Here are a bunch of pictures with her friends BEFORE graduation!!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheXygKkJHcNRk-um2YA-P9vMlvhynYZWqrGWsKC5tjqhAfKRXUIY5QWGg0nLKhhNonbXwzCHD8njWfTULE05WD7teo0FWenCB-W7iwl0FiAJXh-Ih6yo5B9o5A69eg6geIgX3hIQ/s1600-h/DSC_0273.bmp"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheXygKkJHcNRk-um2YA-P9vMlvhynYZWqrGWsKC5tjqhAfKRXUIY5QWGg0nLKhhNonbXwzCHD8njWfTULE05WD7teo0FWenCB-W7iwl0FiAJXh-Ih6yo5B9o5A69eg6geIgX3hIQ/s320/DSC_0273.bmp" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354191130238513954" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV4f9I6Njuze-dWh8-_82Vqc-PoqDr5srDxMeX20TsauNBcWbxsP7urG0ySBoP6uoKTGl3HJp9QrjiDYS4_kMPKP1lSOuk6E4wgKbvXsQaMPGlYw3KJqbvfbSMEdUoZOhzjizbkw/s1600-h/DSC_0291.bmp"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV4f9I6Njuze-dWh8-_82Vqc-PoqDr5srDxMeX20TsauNBcWbxsP7urG0ySBoP6uoKTGl3HJp9QrjiDYS4_kMPKP1lSOuk6E4wgKbvXsQaMPGlYw3KJqbvfbSMEdUoZOhzjizbkw/s320/DSC_0291.bmp" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354191135039130722" border="0" /></a><br />Here she is with the <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">Valedictorian</span>.. they have been great friends since 3rd grade!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb1EQ7UO9XY8MF_IGQ1-iASk4gbQOlzbbGgby7sIXLabz1fDUx0vgN9_Q2Bo_ilW0um2cpGNXYklj7_uukQbsi7C7ZkGmAfFx2cZRE7KUvnjmDYnm7hPwSKkdSfY4H1NX12Qi_lg/s1600-h/DSC_0295.bmp"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb1EQ7UO9XY8MF_IGQ1-iASk4gbQOlzbbGgby7sIXLabz1fDUx0vgN9_Q2Bo_ilW0um2cpGNXYklj7_uukQbsi7C7ZkGmAfFx2cZRE7KUvnjmDYnm7hPwSKkdSfY4H1NX12Qi_lg/s320/DSC_0295.bmp" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354191139746570498" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFp2q3g4j5ByHjjHa2y6x1gg30TDx3zxiLpuEqJydHr0ImmkbYyFg-t0RLKT1bI5lCgv9cTL1zyf1mjOUU9scjVNRKvV1AhlDsTQbFJsc7iZbreFGMPT4M_YPVUA80p7_FH4mpVA/s1600-h/DSC_0293.bmp"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFp2q3g4j5ByHjjHa2y6x1gg30TDx3zxiLpuEqJydHr0ImmkbYyFg-t0RLKT1bI5lCgv9cTL1zyf1mjOUU9scjVNRKvV1AhlDsTQbFJsc7iZbreFGMPT4M_YPVUA80p7_FH4mpVA/s320/DSC_0293.bmp" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354191154510168210" border="0" /></a><br />And here she is with the <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">Salutatorian</span>.. they have been friends since 1st grade and still going strong!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfPbbD-yAENNfeQHyKuOEIG8ZGkt4x5IF4J64j6Y8xPH6rbTNxuikyBkwbJEb82yuppP07p32FNMEi4ousCv25LK__HMWgqLr9rZAbViIc5rPODzu0eOqQNYMr3d6axyA2Rsz4BQ/s1600-h/DSC_0326.bmp"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfPbbD-yAENNfeQHyKuOEIG8ZGkt4x5IF4J64j6Y8xPH6rbTNxuikyBkwbJEb82yuppP07p32FNMEi4ousCv25LK__HMWgqLr9rZAbViIc5rPODzu0eOqQNYMr3d6axyA2Rsz4BQ/s320/DSC_0326.bmp" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354191994946813298" border="0" /></a><br />SHE GRADUATED!!!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAl9JteBILAJG-IewGTkhaXfQG4CsP_dRyipX1-DAL-EKNuhyphenhyphenaV__OB68MeM8OSJtlvA5jOonaJR1m3lM-g5bEBgGwjpj1eTzRrlzTPAQVAmhx6eQZ1_XM7Keity3L20fScChc3A/s1600-h/DSC_0367.bmp"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAl9JteBILAJG-IewGTkhaXfQG4CsP_dRyipX1-DAL-EKNuhyphenhyphenaV__OB68MeM8OSJtlvA5jOonaJR1m3lM-g5bEBgGwjpj1eTzRrlzTPAQVAmhx6eQZ1_XM7Keity3L20fScChc3A/s320/DSC_0367.bmp" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354191998335860018" border="0" /></a><br />After the graduation..and three hours of sitting!!!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS4vpl3wQLgc1nZD75oUW-mHIPMdndvtX7knRNevII3VSj60V7bWHc9wC-E71AkvUMFFGh7RG6tgBsnF-LSYydjG1FGepeBYKwbMHXpvIsVgAW1o7Kusj9TsMKolXvgpYogMAn4A/s1600-h/DSC_0350.bmp"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS4vpl3wQLgc1nZD75oUW-mHIPMdndvtX7knRNevII3VSj60V7bWHc9wC-E71AkvUMFFGh7RG6tgBsnF-LSYydjG1FGepeBYKwbMHXpvIsVgAW1o7Kusj9TsMKolXvgpYogMAn4A/s320/DSC_0350.bmp" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354192002226035522" border="0" /></a><br />It was a good night... we had some family here and around 10pm all the grads get together for one last night and celebrate...<br /><br />Later on in the weeks.. we decided to go strawberry picking.. due to the TONS of amounts of rain that we are getting it was HARD to find ripe berries..<br /> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYh3qGmOV_k8C1x8OEDljBP9uuapJVjfvDLsiVN3aqAYX1ICC7zct64r-OUFeIjOEo5nN0taOlhV_LPn8OlE7onm_M86Yz4rMILDS2Zn24cnjUugn0B0j70mMBIjpH98G1Yc_JBw/s1600-h/DSC_0342.bmp"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYh3qGmOV_k8C1x8OEDljBP9uuapJVjfvDLsiVN3aqAYX1ICC7zct64r-OUFeIjOEo5nN0taOlhV_LPn8OlE7onm_M86Yz4rMILDS2Zn24cnjUugn0B0j70mMBIjpH98G1Yc_JBw/s320/DSC_0342.bmp" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354192006725916562" border="0" /></a><br />But we did find some amazing asparagus!!!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSRXfAjI1W2HpdOSjlpFVCe7C_INnN-UklyL9ujDCyDtu3Jzhp98e0IOrGB0pzIk7WYeexygQJNIOvpcM3LrHcN7ghrKEPpGwgV1axvzM3YPUfo40jKkjDQwYe-LBiLE2NwWXLQw/s1600-h/DSC_0356.bmp"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSRXfAjI1W2HpdOSjlpFVCe7C_INnN-UklyL9ujDCyDtu3Jzhp98e0IOrGB0pzIk7WYeexygQJNIOvpcM3LrHcN7ghrKEPpGwgV1axvzM3YPUfo40jKkjDQwYe-LBiLE2NwWXLQw/s320/DSC_0356.bmp" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354192007320230930" border="0" /></a><br /><br />and because my time is running short already this morning.. I'll throw in a few pictures I did for my friends daughter... where they live there are no mountains or views like NH.. so she asked me to help her out.. and of course I said "sure"...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWWi2J_fZH94EOsUXaDJx0XClfGOohzCXKtDYkTJ6LdCBEEOoNR6NtYVJ09yVlhK3UrdrjyoiOPCrcpmG417XuWo62zttggCkzNWNDPFMQt-UL7Tcwe8VhkhdE0-9-qbbv8NOQtQ/s1600-h/DSC_0474.bmp"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWWi2J_fZH94EOsUXaDJx0XClfGOohzCXKtDYkTJ6LdCBEEOoNR6NtYVJ09yVlhK3UrdrjyoiOPCrcpmG417XuWo62zttggCkzNWNDPFMQt-UL7Tcwe8VhkhdE0-9-qbbv8NOQtQ/s320/DSC_0474.bmp" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354193377351430018" border="0" /></a><br />I tried to encourage her to wear other outfits... but she was dead set with these...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9qCuSaEehVSWOKw6J8mUDEeDDBQz97f-JGqkw1kUsMoeRtyLdAs7PKaD8Lb9IUyXcjqyyvq2EnVJnSM8mzHTWMoVrdIFN4AoZyas8iO-RzjcfY50BFnGeOsOHlaHUGH_od2CeCg/s1600-h/DSC_0459.bmp"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9qCuSaEehVSWOKw6J8mUDEeDDBQz97f-JGqkw1kUsMoeRtyLdAs7PKaD8Lb9IUyXcjqyyvq2EnVJnSM8mzHTWMoVrdIFN4AoZyas8iO-RzjcfY50BFnGeOsOHlaHUGH_od2CeCg/s320/DSC_0459.bmp" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354193379837435890" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV1MtIdfpMdjFljldq0697A58L6K3CpCHQwHytsIT38_ztx2D3rmSW4t3GqJTP-gBTUsc50FOZUMY8QmsUoh-U5JsTKKPhm9NjQhH1o-xkZh01Fdjpv8ONUZ3PGo1iGga_CdmnEw/s1600-h/DSC_0408.bmp"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV1MtIdfpMdjFljldq0697A58L6K3CpCHQwHytsIT38_ztx2D3rmSW4t3GqJTP-gBTUsc50FOZUMY8QmsUoh-U5JsTKKPhm9NjQhH1o-xkZh01Fdjpv8ONUZ3PGo1iGga_CdmnEw/s320/DSC_0408.bmp" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354193372136172578" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6ySgfIm1SQkOH1k41jWMHavM83oGb4faCx-9xRpPc5ardLxa9yowZmGKBOVQT8fb4osapGlAZ5lCAjHsHvy2gjSBAPEltFt8xvV5ch0yrC_hhMDA1LIfxixcwKRue1DZYoRNcKA/s1600-h/DSC_0402.bmp"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6ySgfIm1SQkOH1k41jWMHavM83oGb4faCx-9xRpPc5ardLxa9yowZmGKBOVQT8fb4osapGlAZ5lCAjHsHvy2gjSBAPEltFt8xvV5ch0yrC_hhMDA1LIfxixcwKRue1DZYoRNcKA/s320/DSC_0402.bmp" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354193370069579890" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_yca7h2LuSks8t_8CxokIYdjHcJIU28aTpQXptolB4dFjGmSvsruBcmi8GycbWu2v5nrZoKU3tBNGLYEKA4mqXyEF5tk1HfqExNmmuCvYYUX0pXci_EVPCgBahI3KaWk7Uo5IpQ/s1600-h/DSC_0394.bmp"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_yca7h2LuSks8t_8CxokIYdjHcJIU28aTpQXptolB4dFjGmSvsruBcmi8GycbWu2v5nrZoKU3tBNGLYEKA4mqXyEF5tk1HfqExNmmuCvYYUX0pXci_EVPCgBahI3KaWk7Uo5IpQ/s320/DSC_0394.bmp" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354193364246901906" border="0" /></a>FlipFlop Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12479481622722807244noreply@blogger.com7