On that note, the hunt for green October continues with the UPS man and his plant dropoff today... Who knows what lurks beneath these boxes???? and will show up on cookie sheets here and there before its trip into our ground as yet unprepared!!! eeek.
Thursday, April 23, 2009
Happy Earth Day.... one day late!
On that note, the hunt for green October continues with the UPS man and his plant dropoff today... Who knows what lurks beneath these boxes???? and will show up on cookie sheets here and there before its trip into our ground as yet unprepared!!! eeek.
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
The newbie "gardener"
Each plant comes with a little note of instructions and a hopeful comment or two. I insisted we get the violas and pansies tonight because they are just so special. However, the wind is simply horrid, so I'm waiting until tomorrow night. I think pansies will stand a little cold weather.. such sweet little faces.... I love them!
My ancestral "roots" say I would be the ultimate gardener with both grandmothers and a mom who would always choose a day of planting, puttering, and weeding.... .... Perhaps I negotiated my stubborn streak as a child when my books called to me louder than the muggy weeding? Or on those interminable visits to the greenhouse that fogged such oppressive steam I thought I'd pass out... I think I might enjoy it more if I could do it in cold weather.. alas! Flora isn't a wintry gal.... We'll hope for the best.
Sunday, April 19, 2009
As promised

Norma's Sunshine Lemon Bars
Crust:
2 c. flour
1/2 c. powdered sugar
1 c. butter
Cut butter in to dry ingredients. Press into 9 x 13 inch pan. Bake 20-25 minutes at 350 degrees.
Filling:
4 eggs
2 c. sugar
1/3 c lemon juice
1/4 c. flour
1/2 t. baking powder
Beat filling ingredients together and pour over hot crust. Bake 20-25 minutes more at 350 degrees. Let cool and sprinkle with powdered sugar and cut into bars.
Saturday, April 18, 2009
Pink Saturday

Friday, April 17, 2009
Hopeful Friday
Thursday, April 16, 2009
The morning after. . .

Snoozy little cat. That's me. Yesterday was Doll Club. I realized as the guests were having their refreshments that THE "BLOGGER" had failed to take any pictures of the day. But we had a lovely party with several kinds of refreshments. Carrot Cake, lemon bars, frozen strawberry-banana salad, cheeze ball dip, and cracker/chip things. Guests brought a variety of celebrity dolls and videos to share stories: Mom's John Wayne, my Dorothy Hamill, and everyone from Lucille and Ethel in the candy factory to Shirley Temple to W.C. Fields... Then we watched a video of one of our members on a local tv spotlight of her doll cottage. We had 14 here...
This morning when I woke up, I was sooo sick with a headache, neck ache, back ache... just generally miserable. I called in for one more day and have done a lot of R and R. I'll write more later and share my mom's recipe for Lemon Bars. They were wonderful.
Hugs!
Sunday, April 12, 2009
An Awesome Easter
My son was here, and we totally had a blast today. Here's our tablescape.
Lots of favorites: fresh broccoli and asparagus, Chinese coleslaw, baked beans, cheezy herb biscuits, pineapple meat loaf, deviled eggs, and cheesecake made from a new NY recipe.
My son and I surprised Mom with a new KitchenAid Mixer.... Is it ever pretty...
Saturday, April 11, 2009
I'm dreaming of a long ago Easter......
One Easter morning I carefully positioned the sheet music to "Easter Parade" on my little child-sized piano. I will swear on a lie detector machine to this day there were pink bunny-sized footprints all around that sheet music when I woke up. Are they there now? Ah... brilliantly I believe so.... but we've misplaced the sheet music.
For a while in my teens I came up with a complicated treasure hunt that required skills in math, deductive reasoning, and other "fine" skills I believed I possessed at the time. My family had to solve clues, find another, and yet another clue... They were usually sweet about it, but since the clues were so drawn out and the prizes (provided by me) probably not all that fabulous, that tradition did not "stick."
My son always awakes to an Easter basket, until recently the SAME Easter basket I had.... The gifts are sometimes big, sometimes little... but the true meaning of Easter is never lost. Our family is grateful for the sacrifice and miracle of the Resurrection.
May you and yours have a lovely Easter..... Blessings to you.
Thursday, April 9, 2009
SEVEN days off....
I got up about a quarter til five today and started a big crock of vegetable stew in the crockpot. It smells fantastic. My son will be here about six o'clock for his Thursday visit.

Have a blessed weekend. May you snap some mind photos of your own special families. Talk to you soon.
Monday, April 6, 2009
My to-do list...

I think I procrastinate. No, I know I do that. Before April 15th I have several MAJOR do's on my list:
1. Get ready for Doll Club at our house. See the cover to our invites? I can check those off my list before I start!!!!! We will have A Hollywood Dolls theme. So that means a. plan and shop for menu/cooking, cook, get out dolls for display, come up with a little program, favors, etc.
2. Type Doll Club program books
3. Get taxes ready and taken to H and R Block!!! eeek
4. Get sub plans ready by Wednesday for the next Wednesday
5. Go to Board meeting about next year
6. Easter dinner/baskets/gifts
7. Online training seminar for End of Course Administrators on Wednesday
8. Errands for Mom
9. I'm sure I'm forgetting something... And since it's 1:30 a.m., all I really think I'll do is crawl into bed and dream.
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