As you can see it is quite late at night - or early in the morning, however you might look at the clock. I just got home from that dreaded and unmentionable store that I loathe with a multitude of fresh fruit and vegetables. First, the most important of them all - the queen of the highest court, her ladyship - the avocado (or avocados, plural, if you are me.) Second in line are the bananas in a fabulous shade of yellow! Next, red grapes because they are high in fiber and my mom eats them - and she is much more healthy than me, so I eat them too. They are quite portable, you know. Next, the limes, because they go in my guacamole (ahhhh, guacamole - it is ALL ABOUT THE GUAC!) Then comes the kiwi crew, high in fiber, you know! Finally, we have lemons - those go into my water - every day, period. So, we have quite a gathering of fruit to deal with (is avocado a vegetable or a fruit? Hmmm....) Anyway, back to the fruit - we don't want it to go bad and get mushy before we can eat it, right? So here I am, now very late in the middle of the night, and I google how to keep kiwi fresh and happen upon a lovely little website...
http://www.stilltasty.com/
And now we all know where to store what and how! Handy dandy!
zzzzzzzzzzz............................
Good night!
Saturday, March 19
Friday, March 11
Hang Time
Miles says, "Look mom, all net - I am a professional!"
Right now, Miles is all about some "hang time" and so I introduced my youngest child to a legend...
Loved some Michael Jordan - still do... teach your kids about a legend today. Rock on!
The Help - movie release on August 12th
Calling all southern girls - have you read this?
No? Where HAVE you been? This book will crack wide open the prejudices you grew up listening to from your "old school" family members. Smile to yourself - our generation will stop it in its tracks! None of it will be passed on to our children - Praise God!
Read the book fast - the movie comes out on August 12th!
Set in Mississippi during the 1960s, Skeeter (Stone) is a southern society girl who returns from college determined to become a writer, but turns her friends' lives -- and a small Mississippi town -- upside down when she decides to interview the black women who have spent their lives taking care of prominent southern families. Aibileen (Davis), Skeeter's best friend's housekeeper, is the first to open up -- to the dismay of her friends in the tight-knit black community. Despite Skeeter's life-long friendships hanging in the balance, she and Aibileen continue their collaboration and soon more women come forward to tell their stories -- and as it turns out, they have a lot to say. Along the way, unlikely friendships are forged and a new sisterhood emerges, but not before everyone in town has a thing or two to say themselves when they become unwittingly -- and unwillingly -- caught up in the changing times.
No? Where HAVE you been? This book will crack wide open the prejudices you grew up listening to from your "old school" family members. Smile to yourself - our generation will stop it in its tracks! None of it will be passed on to our children - Praise God!
Read the book fast - the movie comes out on August 12th!
Set in Mississippi during the 1960s, Skeeter (Stone) is a southern society girl who returns from college determined to become a writer, but turns her friends' lives -- and a small Mississippi town -- upside down when she decides to interview the black women who have spent their lives taking care of prominent southern families. Aibileen (Davis), Skeeter's best friend's housekeeper, is the first to open up -- to the dismay of her friends in the tight-knit black community. Despite Skeeter's life-long friendships hanging in the balance, she and Aibileen continue their collaboration and soon more women come forward to tell their stories -- and as it turns out, they have a lot to say. Along the way, unlikely friendships are forged and a new sisterhood emerges, but not before everyone in town has a thing or two to say themselves when they become unwittingly -- and unwillingly -- caught up in the changing times.
Welcoming the Easter Bunny
Front porch idea? The Dollar Tree has great spring flowers for a buck! Just find a basket and blow the insides out of some eggs and dye. Easy!
Co-Worker Birthday Gift Idea
We have loads (LOADS) of birthdays to buy for between our two families (and step-families) - then there are close friends and on top of that, co-worker birthday bashes too. I sometimes feel guilty that I cannot do more, but when you have loads of people in your life - you have to cut back somewhere. Sometimes the "less" can be more if you really give it some thought.
Enter the Nordicware Bundt Pan - around $11 at Wal-mart. It comes in red, yellow, green and blue. Of course the colors are stacked together and it is hard to buy just one - and which color? I bought the red for my boss, Crystal, and wrapped it up cute and tucked a recipe card for "Quickie Cake." Cute!
Enter the Nordicware Bundt Pan - around $11 at Wal-mart. It comes in red, yellow, green and blue. Of course the colors are stacked together and it is hard to buy just one - and which color? I bought the red for my boss, Crystal, and wrapped it up cute and tucked a recipe card for "Quickie Cake." Cute!
Easy Peasy Spring Centerpiece
I saw this in a magazine while I was at the orthodontist with Owen. I have taken to the habit of snapping pictures of magazine ideas - what better way to remember?
All you need are several bottles that are similar in height, some twine and some leggy flowers - love this!
All you need are several bottles that are similar in height, some twine and some leggy flowers - love this!
Wednesday, March 9
Owen's Lego Binder
My house is riddled with legos. We have bins for them, we have Lego cases, we even have several brand new, stackable plastic boxes with very cool tops that could easily house these little spiny, plastic creatures. None of this happens of course because as everyone knows, Legos are best played with when they are in plain sight on my coffee table. The very presence of them spread across a flat surface must instigate all kinds of creative brain activity. Legos live on the coffee table for weeks on end sometimes, until I've finally had enough and I have a mini anxiety attack and all of the boys in the house (including Jim) start cleaning up - fast. I think I scare them. This is good.
Legos come with flimsy, twice-stapled instructional booklets. Twice-stapled. The geniuses at Lego must not realize that anything twice-stapled will not hold up to a child, much less children.
Enter the lego binder.
As you can see, big stuff is going on up here in Effingham County! Watch out world!
Legos come with flimsy, twice-stapled instructional booklets. Twice-stapled. The geniuses at Lego must not realize that anything twice-stapled will not hold up to a child, much less children.
Enter the lego binder.
Look at what my little smartie-pants came up with. This child is brilliant, I tell ya! Look at that cover - straight to the point, no hemming and hawing about what this binder contains. Functional, concise - brilliant! On the inside, insert the flimsy, twice-stapled books into clear page protectors and BAM - contained!
BAM!
As you can see, big stuff is going on up here in Effingham County! Watch out world!
"Chicken Fried"
We all know that "Chicken Fried" is a song - one that is still pretty high up on my most favorite songs' list. In case you have been under a rock and haven't heard it... sung by my common-law husband, Zac Brown (and his band of lovely lumberjack men), here is the link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e4ujS1er1r0
(By the way, where is this rock that you live under? Perhaps you should invite me over for some tea?)
"Chicken Fried" has also become a handy-dandy adjective that I use several times a day. Chicken Fried could mean that something is country - which could be adorable, or it could mean that something or someone is a little bit on the redneck side of things, but this isn't by any means an insult. Chicken Fried is a term of endearment, very close to my heart, and I love Chicken Fried. It could mean the lovely Ralph Lauren pants that I am obsessed with...
And of course, Chicken Fried could mean this ...
(Oh dear, oh me, oh my, there he is! Yes, I am well aware that I have issues - and Jim loves me just the way I am.)
So, if you happen to be around and hear me say "that's Chicken Fried" - I want you to know how to use it in a sentence, because it grows on you - and I don't want you to use it in the wrong way. See how much I care?
So off you go - with a brand new adjective under your belt - use it as many times today as you can!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e4ujS1er1r0
(By the way, where is this rock that you live under? Perhaps you should invite me over for some tea?)
"Chicken Fried" has also become a handy-dandy adjective that I use several times a day. Chicken Fried could mean that something is country - which could be adorable, or it could mean that something or someone is a little bit on the redneck side of things, but this isn't by any means an insult. Chicken Fried is a term of endearment, very close to my heart, and I love Chicken Fried. It could mean the lovely Ralph Lauren pants that I am obsessed with...
And of course, Chicken Fried could mean this ...
So, if you happen to be around and hear me say "that's Chicken Fried" - I want you to know how to use it in a sentence, because it grows on you - and I don't want you to use it in the wrong way. See how much I care?
So off you go - with a brand new adjective under your belt - use it as many times today as you can!
Tuesday, March 8
Get ready home group....
This is what I am going to bring on Suuuundaaaaay....
Excited?
And because I love you - here is the link to the recipe!
http://thepioneerwoman.com/cooking/2011/01/pig-cake/
And because I love you - here is the link to the recipe!
http://thepioneerwoman.com/cooking/2011/01/pig-cake/
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