Nope, not mine but Texan's got one going on right now. Go the below address and enter to win. Good luck!
http://texan.blogspot.com/2012/03/giveaway-from-my-etsy-shop-and-triplets.html
Friday, March 30, 2012
Friday, March 23, 2012
Scrapbooking Freebie Friday
http://www.mymemories.com/store/share_the_memories_kit_2
Another set of candy wrappers to use for any special occasion. Be sure to check out the last Scrapbooking Freebie post for a different set of candy wrappers.
Just click the above link and download it to your computer. Please note that all of these are .png files only, not MyMemories Suite Templates. They are usable in any software. The elements and QuickPages are.png and the papers are .jpg format. Play around with it ...Cant wait to see what you have created! Remember you dont have to have the My Memories Suite to use these templates.
All my friends get $10 off if you decide to purchase My Memories Suite V3 (http://www.mymemories.com/digital_scrapbooking_software) and $10 coupon for any purchases from My Memories store.
Cut and paste this code at checkout to get your discount: STMMMS94069
Thursday, March 22, 2012
Scrapbooking Freebie Friday
http://www.mymemories.com/store/share_the_memories_kit_1
These are for making candy wrappers. Just design and then wrap around a candy bar for any occasion, Mother's Day, Father's Day, Birth announcement, birthday. Lots of different occasions you can use these for even weddings (use as a favor by each place setting) Just type in the names and dates, couldnt be easier.
Just click the above link and download it to your computer. Please note that all of these are .png files only, not MyMemories Suite Templates. They are usable in any software. The elements and QuickPages are.png and the papers are .jpg format. Play around with it ...Cant wait to see what you have created! Remember you dont have to have the My Memories Suite to use these templates.
All my friends get $10 off if you decide to purchase My Memories Suite V3 (http://www.mymemories.com/digital_scrapbooking_software) and $10 coupon for any purchases from My Memories store.
Cut and paste this code at checkout to get your discount: STMMMS94069
Tuesday, March 13, 2012
Over the hump day!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bow1hgjBgU8
Wish I could play like him...
This is a pretty good video! Enjoy.
Wish I could play like him...
This is a pretty good video! Enjoy.
Monday, March 12, 2012
Quilting Problems
http://blog.craftsy.com/2012/03/advice-from-the-experts-quilting-sewing-trouble/
Check out the above Craftsy blog for some great answers to some of the most common quilting problems. If you havent checked out Craftsy's classes, you should. I have signed up for a few and they never expire and are very informative. They are in video format with pdf's you can print out. They have classes on quilting, sewing, gardening, jewelry making, weaving, etc. I really like them and hope you check them out and find something you want to learn. If you sign up for their emails, they send out 1/2 price class lists every so often. I'm all for 1/2 price LOL ;). Here is their site: http://www.craftsy.com/
I received no compensation from the above recommendation... just thought you might be interested.
Check out the above Craftsy blog for some great answers to some of the most common quilting problems. If you havent checked out Craftsy's classes, you should. I have signed up for a few and they never expire and are very informative. They are in video format with pdf's you can print out. They have classes on quilting, sewing, gardening, jewelry making, weaving, etc. I really like them and hope you check them out and find something you want to learn. If you sign up for their emails, they send out 1/2 price class lists every so often. I'm all for 1/2 price LOL ;). Here is their site: http://www.craftsy.com/
I received no compensation from the above recommendation... just thought you might be interested.
Sunday, March 11, 2012
Scrapbooking Freebie Friday - Late sorry! (really, really late)
http://www.mymemories.com/store/share_the_memories_kit_3
http://mymemories.us1.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=2db59f577e9668b002ca5c0af&id=8cac320d4c&e=aaa5ac808b
Ok, Ok I know I'm really late with this one so I included both on one post, one for last week and one for this past Friday. Beat me with a wet noodle ;)
Just click the above link and download it to your computer. Please note that all of these are .png files only, not MyMemories Suite Templates. They are usable in any software. The elements and QuickPages are.png and the papers are .jpg format. These Quick Pages will not autoinstall into the software itself, but are used by adding to your project as you would a photo, and then layering your photo behind the open box. Play around with it ...Cant wait to see what you have created! Remember you dont have to have the My Memories Suite to use these templates.
All my friends get $10 off if you decide to purchase My Memories Suite V3 (http://www.mymemories.com/digital_scrapbooking_software) and $10 coupon for any purchases from My Memories store.
Cut and paste this code at checkout to get your discount: STMMMS94069
Tuesday, March 6, 2012
I felt like Dorothy...
Well not quite but almost. The tornadoes tore through here on Friday. They do sound like freight trains or jet planes ask me how I know. Yep it came close just down the road about a mile in fact. They didnt declare it a federal disaster area so all those folks will not be getting help from the government to rebuild. The official numbers for the tornadoes were F1 to F2. Not as bad as April and it seemed to jump over fields and go right into the rural areas. I had to go to therapy again today and the roads were open when I left but coming back I had to detour around some roads as they were taking down trees and loading them on trucks. Just down the road several cement telephone poles were laying down. The winds just ripped them down. We lost electric for about 10 hours but that is nothing like losing your entire house. Several schools were damaged and we lost an entire restaurant down the main highway. It's just gone, poof like it was never there. Mother Nature is really having a bad year this year. This is early for tornadoes and the most in one day that we have ever had since we moved here. Guess what? There's another batch of storms rolling in on this Friday. I think I need to make a nice little place in the closet again ;)
Hope everyone stays safe this year!
Hope everyone stays safe this year!
Monday, February 27, 2012
Sunday, February 26, 2012
Making something new for dinner...
Last night I decided I was sooooo boooorrrred with everything we had been eating that I would make something different for dinner so here is what I made:
I sauted onions and peppers in a bit of coconut oil until soft, added one pound of ground beef and cooked it until done. I added a little cumen, garlic powder, salt and pepper. Then I had these frozen wrappers I got at the grocery store. They said that they were for empada? sorry I didnt write down the word but basically Mexican beef turnovers. I had thawed them out and put a little bit of the beef mixture in each one and hubby folded them over and used a fork to press together the edges. He also poked a hole in the top of them to keep them from exploding in the oven. I put them in a baking dish and put a little olive oil over top of them and popped them into the oven. Baked them at 350 for about half an hour.
Of course after we had them in the oven hubby mentioned that I had forgotten the cheese...grrr. Hate when I leave out an ingredient but anyway we just put that on top of the hot turnovers and they were wonderful. I will definitely be making these again with other ingredients. We ate all 10 without any leftovers. They would be great for a take to work lunch that you can eat with your fingers. I can see them with mushrooms, tomatoes, cheese and Italian seasonings or even bacon, eggs and peppers for a breakfast. And the wrappers only had a few ingredients: flour, eggs and water. We might even try to make our own wrappers with whole wheat the next time. Just have to use our dough roller to get it thin enough and use a small plate to get the size right.
Hubby decided that he wanted to make bread yesterday so I let him LOL. Actually he did the initial dough and let it rise and I punched it down and put it in the bread pan. The recipe was for two loaves so I used the rest of the dough to make a pizza and some cinnamon rolls (very tiny ones ;) My mind was not really in the cooking mood yesterday not only did I forget the cheese in the turnovers but I forgot that you have to bake the pizza crust for 10 or so minutes before you put on the toppings. Needless to say by the time the crust was done the cheese was a little brown...Ok, Ok it was burnt but it tasted good. And hubby finished it off so it must not have been so bad right?
One thing about whole wheat it really fills you up. I even made two more loaves of bread and have decided that the recipe is wrong. It doesnt make two loaves of bread (unless you like very small loaves) so the next time I make this recipe it will all go in one loaf pan and maybe we'll be able to actually have slices you can use for sandwiches instead of for bruschetta. The loaves taste good just kinda flat. Told hubby we could slice them the other way and make hoagies out of them but we dont eat hoagies anymore because of the processed meats (I cant eat them and he shouldnt). He said he would just have short sandwiches (funny guy) and if there are any leftovers I know some little feathered friends that live outside that loooove bread so it wont go to waste. I also got to use my dough bowl again and this time the dough didnt stick. Guess I finally got enough oil on the sucker. I think I used a whole bottle of olive oil on it. It just kept drinking it up. If you dont have a dough bowl I highly recommend it. It keeps the dough warm so it rises better.
Hubby found out how much the girls love bread the other day. He took out a couple of slices torn apart of course and they mobbed him LOL. They do that to me anytime I go out with my little yellow bowl. They love bread, greens and grapes. They go crazy for grapes. I dont give them many of them cause I dont want them to get sick and have the runs if you know what I mean.
So yesterday was a baking day and we just took it easy the rest of the day. Back to work today for hubby and I'm working too so I can take off some time on Tuesday. We are looking for some small acreage with a house to start our farm. We've picked out three to look at on Tuesday. Hope we find something soon before the gas rises up any more.
Wish us luck!
Talk to ya later,
Denise
I sauted onions and peppers in a bit of coconut oil until soft, added one pound of ground beef and cooked it until done. I added a little cumen, garlic powder, salt and pepper. Then I had these frozen wrappers I got at the grocery store. They said that they were for empada? sorry I didnt write down the word but basically Mexican beef turnovers. I had thawed them out and put a little bit of the beef mixture in each one and hubby folded them over and used a fork to press together the edges. He also poked a hole in the top of them to keep them from exploding in the oven. I put them in a baking dish and put a little olive oil over top of them and popped them into the oven. Baked them at 350 for about half an hour.
Of course after we had them in the oven hubby mentioned that I had forgotten the cheese...grrr. Hate when I leave out an ingredient but anyway we just put that on top of the hot turnovers and they were wonderful. I will definitely be making these again with other ingredients. We ate all 10 without any leftovers. They would be great for a take to work lunch that you can eat with your fingers. I can see them with mushrooms, tomatoes, cheese and Italian seasonings or even bacon, eggs and peppers for a breakfast. And the wrappers only had a few ingredients: flour, eggs and water. We might even try to make our own wrappers with whole wheat the next time. Just have to use our dough roller to get it thin enough and use a small plate to get the size right.
Hubby decided that he wanted to make bread yesterday so I let him LOL. Actually he did the initial dough and let it rise and I punched it down and put it in the bread pan. The recipe was for two loaves so I used the rest of the dough to make a pizza and some cinnamon rolls (very tiny ones ;) My mind was not really in the cooking mood yesterday not only did I forget the cheese in the turnovers but I forgot that you have to bake the pizza crust for 10 or so minutes before you put on the toppings. Needless to say by the time the crust was done the cheese was a little brown...Ok, Ok it was burnt but it tasted good. And hubby finished it off so it must not have been so bad right?
One thing about whole wheat it really fills you up. I even made two more loaves of bread and have decided that the recipe is wrong. It doesnt make two loaves of bread (unless you like very small loaves) so the next time I make this recipe it will all go in one loaf pan and maybe we'll be able to actually have slices you can use for sandwiches instead of for bruschetta. The loaves taste good just kinda flat. Told hubby we could slice them the other way and make hoagies out of them but we dont eat hoagies anymore because of the processed meats (I cant eat them and he shouldnt). He said he would just have short sandwiches (funny guy) and if there are any leftovers I know some little feathered friends that live outside that loooove bread so it wont go to waste. I also got to use my dough bowl again and this time the dough didnt stick. Guess I finally got enough oil on the sucker. I think I used a whole bottle of olive oil on it. It just kept drinking it up. If you dont have a dough bowl I highly recommend it. It keeps the dough warm so it rises better.
Hubby found out how much the girls love bread the other day. He took out a couple of slices torn apart of course and they mobbed him LOL. They do that to me anytime I go out with my little yellow bowl. They love bread, greens and grapes. They go crazy for grapes. I dont give them many of them cause I dont want them to get sick and have the runs if you know what I mean.
So yesterday was a baking day and we just took it easy the rest of the day. Back to work today for hubby and I'm working too so I can take off some time on Tuesday. We are looking for some small acreage with a house to start our farm. We've picked out three to look at on Tuesday. Hope we find something soon before the gas rises up any more.
Wish us luck!
Talk to ya later,
Denise
FDA to regulate stem cells
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is attempting to regulate stem cell procedures at a Colorado clinic, stating that stem cells are “drugs” that fall under FDA jurisdiction
The FDA is making this claim even though the stem cells being used in the procedure come from the patient’s own body, which means they are essentially claiming that they can regulate a part of your body
In court documents, the FDA also stated that the procedure would adversely affect the market for out-of-state drugs that are approved by FDA
The FDA has a sordid history of attacking natural products and procedures that threaten to interfere with big business; knowledge is power -- the more you know the better you’ll be able to make informed health care decisions
Read more here:
http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2012/02/25/fda-states-stem-cells-are-body-regulator.aspx?e_cid=20120225_DNL_art_3
The FDA is making this claim even though the stem cells being used in the procedure come from the patient’s own body, which means they are essentially claiming that they can regulate a part of your body
In court documents, the FDA also stated that the procedure would adversely affect the market for out-of-state drugs that are approved by FDA
The FDA has a sordid history of attacking natural products and procedures that threaten to interfere with big business; knowledge is power -- the more you know the better you’ll be able to make informed health care decisions
Read more here:
http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2012/02/25/fda-states-stem-cells-are-body-regulator.aspx?e_cid=20120225_DNL_art_3
Friday, February 24, 2012
Scrapbooking Freebie Friday
http://mymemories.us1.list-manage2.com/track/click?u=2db59f577e9668b002ca5c0af&id=0143b62c66&e=aaa5ac808b
Every Friday I'll be posting a free scrapbooking kit you can use. Just click the above link and download it to your computer. Please note that all of these are .png files only, not MyMemories Suite Templates. They are usable in any software. The elements and QuickPages are.png and the papers are .jpg format. These Quick Pages will not autoinstall into the software itself, but are used by adding to your project as you would a photo, and then layering your photo behind the open box. Play around with it and come back here and show and tell...Cant wait to see what you have created! Remember you dont have to have the My Memories Suite to use these templates.
All my readers/friends get $10 off if you decide to purchase My Memories Suite V3 (http://www.mymemories.com/digital_scrapbooking_software) and $10 coupon for any purchases from My Memories store.
Cut and paste this code at checkout to get your discount: STMMMS94069
TIP: Create smaller projects or add elements to a larger layout! These are 4" x 6" Photocards. Use them to create photos for printing, create postcards, or add to a larger layout and use as a photomat!
Thursday, February 23, 2012
A little wind with your walk...
Hubby and I got a really big laugh the other day when it was so windy. I went to leave the cats outside and the only one that really wanted to go out was Penny. I opened the door (keeping a firm grip on it) and she started out. The wind hit her and she crouched down belly walking with her ears laid back like that was going to help LOL. Doesnt take much to amuse us ;)
If it's really windy and our old cat goes out not only does he lay his ears back but the wind almost knocks him down, poor old thing. Not much to him but skin and bones. He still eats and drinks but he's not gaining any weight. And he cant hear as well so no matter how much you tell him something he just doesnt pay attention (I think all the parents with kids could relate to this LOL).
It's really windy again today so I'll have to watch when I take the chickens their treat. Dont want all of it to blow away. Chickens dont seem to be bothered by the wind. It just ruffles their feathers. I cant believe it is up to 75 today. Strange, strange weather. Yesterday we had storm warnings out and there was a storm with some slight rotation with 70 mph winds. Hope that didnt do anyone any damage.
I'll try to take some pics here so you can see how our little plantlets are doing and I have gotten some projects done as well and want to show those to you too.
If it's really windy and our old cat goes out not only does he lay his ears back but the wind almost knocks him down, poor old thing. Not much to him but skin and bones. He still eats and drinks but he's not gaining any weight. And he cant hear as well so no matter how much you tell him something he just doesnt pay attention (I think all the parents with kids could relate to this LOL).
It's really windy again today so I'll have to watch when I take the chickens their treat. Dont want all of it to blow away. Chickens dont seem to be bothered by the wind. It just ruffles their feathers. I cant believe it is up to 75 today. Strange, strange weather. Yesterday we had storm warnings out and there was a storm with some slight rotation with 70 mph winds. Hope that didnt do anyone any damage.
I'll try to take some pics here so you can see how our little plantlets are doing and I have gotten some projects done as well and want to show those to you too.
Wednesday, February 22, 2012
New cushions for the couch
I got this fabric at the thrift store. Dont you love it? I need to take a pic after the cushions are done. It might only be one but a big cushion I'll just have to see how it goes.I think she loves me
I really do!
and I wonder why I have so much trouble getting my work done during the day...
and I wonder why I have so much trouble getting my work done during the day...Tuesday, February 21, 2012
Canned goods done
I canned celery a couple of months ago. I had never heard of doing this until I got Jackie Clay's canning book (you can get it at BackwoodsHome.com). What do you do with canned celery? Well you put in soups and stews and casseroles. And I dont have to worry about celery going bad in my fridge before I can use it all either. I have dehydrated celery too but I think the canned is much better cause you can throw in all that yummy celery liquid in the soup and add some flavor. It will last longer than the dehydrated celery too.
Here are the carrots (regular and candied) that I did a few months ago. Hubby hates candied carrots and canned regular carrots but I like them so there (raspberry) ;). Besides the regular carrots will be used in soups and stews and he will eat them that way just not by themselves - go figure.Monday, February 20, 2012
Making lard
Cant beat biscuits made with lard!
Some people really dont like the smell of the melting fat but the fat I had did not smell. The pigs were pasture raised so that might have made a difference. Would I do this again? Yep sure would. Have I convinced you it's easy? Hope so because it was.
Friday, February 17, 2012
Scrapbooking Freebie Friday
http://mymemories.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=2db59f577e9668b002ca5c0af&id=b65650de19&e=aaa5ac808b
Every Friday I'll be posting a free scrapbooking kit you can use. Just click the above link and download it to your computer. Please note that all of these are .png files only, not MyMemories Suite Templates. They are usable in any software. The elements and QuickPages are.png and the papers are .jpg format. These Quick Pages will not autoinstall into the software itself, but are used by adding to your project as you would a photo, and then layering your photo behind the open box. Play around with it and come back here and show and tell...Cant wait to see what you have created! Remember you dont have to have the My Memories Suite to use these templates.
All my readers/friends get $10 off if you decide to purchase My Memories Suite V3 (http://www.mymemories.com/digital_scrapbooking_software) and $10 coupon for any purchases from My Memories store.
Cut and paste this code at checkout to get your discount: STMMMS94069
TIP: Create smaller projects or add elements to a larger layout! These are 4" x 6" Photocards. Use them to create photos for printing, create postcards, or add to a larger layout and use as a photomat!
Thursday, February 16, 2012
I'm awake, really
Another bad night of insomnia. After I laid there until 2:30 in the morning and still not gotten to sleep, I got up and turned on the computer and started working. Worked up until about 10:30 and then I thought I was going to pass out I was so tired. Laid down and fell asleep. Next thing I know hubby is waking me up saying he went to the store and got lunch for us both. It was 1:30. I got up and ate and boy was that good. He's a sweetheart and I think I'll keep him :) I'm starting to drag again but I am staying up until at least 8 or 9 and then going to bed. Please let me sleep through the night tonight...
Monday, February 13, 2012
It got a little cold...
we lost electric for two hours. Just four of the houses on our street...weird. But they had to turn off the whole neighborhood in order to fix the problem so no lights anywhere. It's really strange but whenever the lights go out here it gets really, really quiet. Kinda nice actually. We had our lamps and fireplace ready though. DH said we were the only ones with lamps on. We only have those little fake logs to use so it doesnt get really warm in here but the fire makes you feel warmer I think. Gotta love looking at the fire.
Saturday, February 11, 2012
More on store bought lettuce
Jane over at Hardwork Homestead had an interesting post on her chickens not eating leftover lettuce. Check it out for yourself:
http://hardworkhomestead.blogspot.com/2012/02/now-for-something-really-scary.html
And check out the comments she has gotten too.
http://hardworkhomestead.blogspot.com/2012/02/now-for-something-really-scary.html
And check out the comments she has gotten too.
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