Tuesday, May 14, 2013

Newspaper Weed Barrier

I have always used newspaper to put in the garden or flowerbeds to serve as a weed barrier. By using a couple layers or more of newspaper and then covering it with dirt, the weeds stay away and the newspaper gets recycled into the soil.
 
I just put the newspaper down and then poke a hole in to to place the plant. The dirt on top of the paper holds it down or in the past I have put the newspaper down and then put mulch on top of it. Just be sure to water it to make it stay in place. I didn't have a photo so I borrowed this one.

Monday, May 13, 2013

Lite Mac N Cheese

Bobby Deen has reworked the mac n cheese he grew up eating and turned it into a much healthier dish:

Ingredients

  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
  • 2 egg whites
  • One 16-ounce bag frozen petite peas
  • 4 cups cooked multigrain elbow macaroni
  • 1/4 cup whole-wheat breadcrumbs
     
 

Directions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Spray a casserole dish with nonstick spray.

Drain the macaroni, and then return it to the pot and keep warm.

Combine the cauliflower, milk, cheeses, sour cream, mustard, salt, pepper, egg whites and peas in a large bowl and mix well. Stir the mixture into the warm macaroni, letting the residual heat combine the pasta and sauce.

Pour into the casserole dish and evenly sprinkle the breadcrumbs on top. Bake until the filling is hot and the top is golden, 35 to 40 minutes.

Sunday, May 12, 2013

Saturday, May 11, 2013

Make Your Own Seasonings

Make your own Ranch, Dry Onion Soup Mix and Taco Seasoning and store in small mason jars. My friend Brenda Boatman posted these on Facebook...yum...great idea!
 


 


Taco Seasoning:

1/2 cup chili powder
1/4 cup onion powder
1/8 cup ground cumin
1 tablespoon garlic powder
1 tablespoon paprika
1 tablespoon sea salt
Put ingredients into a jar and shake.

Dry Onion Soup Mix:
2/3 cup dried, minced onion
3 teaspoons parsley flakes
2 teaspoons onion powder
2 teaspoons turmeric
1 teaspoon celery salt
1 teaspoon sea salt
1 teaspoon sugar
1/2 teaspoon ground pepper
Mix all ingredients in a jar, then give the jar a good shake. I’d recommend shaking the jar to mix the ingredients well before each use.
Use 4 tablespoons in a recipe in place of 1 packet of onion soup mix. Store this in a dry, cool place.

Ranch:
5 tablespoons dried minced onions
7 teaspoons parsley flakes
4 teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon garlic powder
Mix together and store in an air tight container.
For dressing: Mix 2 tablespoons dry mix with 1 cup mayonnaise and 1 cup buttermilk or sour cream.
For dip: Mix 2 tablespoons dry mix with 2 cups sour cream.
Mix up a few hours before serving, so the flavors all blend.

Friday, May 10, 2013

Friday Foto

Great Grandson Shawn and Great Granddaughter Ava
with Granddaughter Lacey in background taking the photos.
 
 

Thursday, May 9, 2013

Eating

I saw this and thought it was interesting, so I wanted to share it with you.
 
 
This is a funny that also applies to our eating habits:
 

Wednesday, May 8, 2013

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Tuesday, May 7, 2013

Mother's Day Craft

This is a rerun post from a couple years ago...
it is still one of my favorite crafts for kids to make for their moms.
 
Mother's Day Craft
This is a fun and easy craft for Grandma's, Aunts, or day care providers to help children make to give their Mom's on Mother's Day.
construction paper or card stock
pot scrubber (approx. 90 cents)
brad or other type of fastener
glue (I used stick glue)
scissors regular or scrapbook scissors
computer to print off the little verse
cut out leaves and glue down to piece of construction paper
glue the verse directly to the paper or put on a backing like I did
attach the scrubber to the paper with the brad
This is a inexpensive craft that any mother would love.

Monday, May 6, 2013

Mother's Day Crafts

Here are a couple quick Mother's Day crafts for the kids to make out of old puzzle pieces, CD, craft sticks and cord. I found these neat ideas on the internet and who ever came up with them did a good job.
 
 
 
 
Want to make something neat to celebrate Mother's Day? Just color large marshmallows and put a tootsie roll in them to make nail polish treats.
 
 

Sunday, May 5, 2013

Chicken Spaghetti

Shelby's Chicken Spaghetti
Recipe created by her Aunt Kennda
4 to 6 chicken breasts
2 sticks or cup of butter
1 onion sliced or chopped
put in a skillet and add the following seasonings approximately tablespoon each or to taste
seasoned salt
onion powder
garlic powder
lemon pepper
Cook the chicken until done and break into pieces.
While the chicken is cooking put water, salt, garlic salt, and seasoned salt in stock pot and bring to a boil.
Add one package Angel Hair Spaghetti and cook until done.
Drain spaghetti to get all the water out.
Take the chicken out of the skillet.
Add the spaghetti to the skillet with the butter sauce.
Stir to coat the spaghetti with the butter sauce and add the chicken back to the skillet.
This Chicken Spaghetti dish is yummy!
Kennda says the key to cooking with seasonings is to layer the seasonings in the dish you are cooking. When you are not afraid to add lots of seasonings you end up with a great dish.

Saturday, May 4, 2013

Interact Theater Company

Interact Theater Company

 
My daughter had the pleasure of seeing these awesome performers at one of the statewide conferences she attended this spring. She said they are wonderful! She sent me some photos she took with her phone. I am also including the information about them that was on the conference program she sent to me.
 
 

A CABARET OF ENDLESS POSSIBILITIES!

Interact Theater Company
Interact’s mission to create art that challenges perceptions of disability has opened doors for artists with disabilities and audiences eager to experience their work, who might never have seen the arts as a life choice, but who now see the arts as essential to their humanity. With many artists working in theater and/or studio arts, Interact is multi-cultural, intergenerational, and embraces the entire spectrum of disability labels. Their work is driven by a vision of radical inclusion.
Audience ParticipationInteract collaborates with artists with and without disabilities, from mainstream and marginalized communities, whose stories and life experiences are the grist for their original, ensemble-generated theatrical work, and inspire the spectrum of media that is created in their studio. Interact was the first visual and performing arts organization for artists with disabilities, nationally or internationally, that is creating full-time at the professional level, and sharing exciting seasons of performances and exhibitions with their audiences.

Friday, May 3, 2013

Friday Foto

 
If everyone taught their children to live by the Golden Rule
the world would be a better place...
Do unto others as you would have others do unto you!

Thursday, May 2, 2013

Ham & Egg Muffins

 
We usually use Canadian Bacon and make the traditional breakfast muffins. It is way cheaper to make them at home, than to drive through the fast food place that makes them. They were really good with the ham!
 
This time my husband made Ham and Egg Muffins, because we had got one of those little round hams on sale. We had the butcher slice half of it and shave half of it.
 
Notice those hams use to be five pounds and now they are four pounds! Anyway with the shaved ham we made hot ham and cheese sandwiches, on buns like another fast food place.

Wednesday, May 1, 2013

What?

WHAT?
My daughter has posted this on her Facebook several times!
 
What do you think she is trying to say?
 
Do you think she is saying it is a GOOD thing?
 
Do you think she is saying it is a BAD thing?
 
I have always been known for telling it like it is...no sugar coating!
 
I have always said, if you don't want an honest answer don't ask me...
 
I am not one to take any crap off anyone and
 
will chew your ars if I think you need it.
 
What do you think she is trying to say?
 
My daughter is very funny and if she acts like me it can't be that bad!
 
Except...Sometimes I open my mouth and my Mother comes out...
 
Personally I think she acts more like my sister and that is a good thing.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Tuesday, April 30, 2013

Who Knew? Wax Paper!

Who knew there were so many uses for wax paper??? Katie Waldeck composed this list of way to use wax paper for www.care2.com and it is awesome. I love care2 for all the great information, current events, free cute e-greeting cards and just being a great website.
 
Back in the day...before hair straighteners we use to lay our long hair on the ironing board and lay a piece of wax paper over our hair and iron it with a warm iron to get straight hair!



20 Surprising Uses for Wax Paper

Katie Waldeck
Read more:
http://www.care2.com/greenliving/surprising-uses-for-wax-paper.htm

1. Clean a Can Opener. Run some wax paper through the gears of the can opener — it’ll loosen up any debris and help the gears run more smoothly.
2. Keep Wooden Salad Bowls in Great Shape. After washing and drying wooden salad bowls, real them up by rubbing the wood with wax paper.
3. Easily Clean up the Tops of Cabinets and the Fridge. Line these out-of-sight and hard to reach areas with wax paper. Instead of dusting and scrubbing up there, just replace the wax paper once a month.
4. Keep a Wooden Cutting Board Clean. If you are a meat eater, line a wooden cutting board with wax paper before placing raw meat on it. The wax paper will prevent juices from seeping into the board.
5. Protect the Fridge. Line the drawers with wax paper to catch any spills or grime. Replace every month or two and say goodbye to cleaning!
6. Re-cork a Wine Bottle. Re-corking wine can be a total pain — the cork expands when it is exposed to air. To remedy that, rub the cork with some wax paper, which will provide the much-needed lubrication to get the cork back in.
7. Fill Spice Jars with Ease. Herbs and spices can be expensive, so it’s great to save as much of them as possible. Fashion wax paper into a funnel to painlessly fill your spice jars without all the mess.
8. Stop Microwave Splatter. Messy microwaves are the worst! Put a sheet of wax paper over your food to stop the splattering.
9. Keep Cheese Fresh. Extend the shelf life of your cheese by storing it in wax paper, not the plastic it comes in. After you line it with wax paper, line it again with tin foil.
10. Use in Place of Swiffer Sheets. if you’ve run out of dry sheets for your swifter, use wax paper instead. Cheaper and just as effective!
11. Shine up Fixtures Fixtures. Rub chrome fixtures with wax paper after cleaning. The wax will coat the fixtures and prevent water stains.
12. Stop a Door from Sticking. Rub a sheet of wax paper along the edge of the door. It help stop it from jamming in the frame.
13. Protect Colored Candles. To stop the dye in candles from bleeding, store them wrapped in wax paper.
14. Lubricated Clothing. Curtain and Shower Rods. Stop all that annoying squeaking by rubbing the rod with wax paper.
15. Clean Gardening Tools. Ball up some wax paper and rub it on your gardening tools to loosen grim and prevent rust.
16. Set a Stuck Zipper Free. Lightly rub the zipper’s teeth with wax paper. It’ll help lubricate it.
17. Make Snow Shoveling Easier. Who doesn’t want to cut snow shoveling time down? Rub the shovel with wax paper before shoveling to help prevent the snow from sticking.
18. Protect Delicate Fabrics. Want to keep your wedding dress around for decades? Wrap it and your other treasured clothing items in wax paper — it will stop light from damaging the fabric.
19. Protect Drawers in Your Workshop, Art Studio, or Crafting Space. Line drawers with wax paper to prevent them from getting dusty, greasy or oily. Change the paper out every couple of months.
20. Preserve Paint. Haven’t used the whole can of paint yet? Put wax paper over the top of the can to help it last longer.

Monday, April 29, 2013

Joyful Heart founded by Mariska Hargitay

 
I was watching a program on tv with Mariska Hargitay as the speaker and learned about the Joyful Heart Foundation. I wanted to share the information with you, so I looked up the Joyful Heart Foundation's website and found this information to share. Women need to know this information.          http://www.joyfulheartfoundation.org
 When Mariska Hargitay started playing Detective Olivia Benson on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit over a decade ago, the content of the scripts, as well as the work she did to prepare for the role, opened her eyes to the epidemics of sexual assault, domestic violence and child abuse. What she learned was staggering:
  • One in three women report being physically or sexually abused by a husband or boyfriend at some point in their lives.
  • Every two minutes in the United States, someone is sexually assaulted.
  • Nearly four children die every day in this country as a result of child abuse and neglect. And up to ten million children witness domestic violence each year.
But what really opened her eyes—and subsequently, her heart—was the fan mail she received. The letters didn't say, "I love your show. Can you send me an autographed picture?" They said, "I was raped when I was fifteen. I'm forty now and I've never told anyone." Victims were disclosing their stories to her, many for the first time.
Mariska founded Joyful Heart in 2004 with the intention of helping survivors heal and reclaim their lives. Today, Joyful Heart's mission is to heal, educate and empower survivors of sexual assault, domestic violence and child abuse, and to shed light into the darkness that surrounds these issues. Since 2004, over 2,000 survivors have participated in Joyful Heart's pioneering retreat and wellness programs, thousands more have taken that first important step to get help through our website, and our participation in national educational and media awareness campaigns has planted the seeds of a changed awareness in the lives of millions. This year alone, the Foundation will directly serve over 2,000 survivors and the professionals who care for them. Our Vision Everybody knows that rape, sexual assault and child abuse happen. Society is willing to look at this reality from time to time, but is just as willing to forget the horrible truth about how many survivors are walking among us. The Joyful Heart Foundation is working to build a community that is strong enough not to push this reality away, a community that acknowledges the dark side of this issue, but endeavors to turn toward the light of healing, the path to possibility and the clarity of honest dialogue. We envision a community that says to a survivor "We hear you. We believe you. We feel for you. You are not alone. And your healing is our priority."

Sunday, April 28, 2013

Custom T-Shirts for Scout Trip

When my Grandson's Cub Scout pack planned an overnight trip to OKC they ordered t-shirts. Some how my Grandson's shirt was not with the order when it was delivered! So, since his sister was planning to go on the outing with him we made them shirts with the same message and similar paw prints. First his mom found the paw print stamp and paint to use with the stamp. I got a paint pen to write with, but it ran out very quickly and I ended up just using a sharpie for the words. No, it is not as professional as the printer lettering, but my Grandson thought it was great that he and his Sissie have matching shirts. I used a cardboard box bottom, wrapped in foil to put in the inside middle of the shirt to keep the paint and ink from going through and to have a firm surface to do the stamping and writing. I used a paint brush to put the paint on the stamp it was much easier and got better coverage on the stamp.
 
I actually made him two shirts...they were only $4 each.
This is the front of his sister's shirt and the back of his shirt.
I did the prints like they were on the shirts the pack had printed.
If I had created the design I would have make the prints
going UP on the front
and DOWN on the back...oh well...
 

Saturday, April 27, 2013

Peach Dump Cake

Peach Dump Cake
 
1 large can crushed pineapple
1 can peach pie filling
1 box yellow cake mix
1/2 cup chopped pecans
1 to 2 sticks margarine
 
Spray a 9 X 13 pan. Dump undrained crushed pineapple in to pan and spread out evenly on pan bottom. Dump peach pie filling on top of pineapple and spread out. Sprinkle dry cake mix on top of pie filling and spread out. Sprinkle nuts on top. Cut margarine into 1/3 inch pats and place on top of cake make sure to have enough margarine to pretty much cover the top. Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour.