I love the combination of chocolate and marshmallow. I was recently sent a box of Betty Crocker’s new Mississippi Mud brownie mix from Betty Crocker through MyBlogSpark. I must admit I don’t like too many things that come out of box but boxed brownies are one thing I like. I made them up the night [...]
Travel Wardrobe Update
June 29, 2010 By 19 Comments
Several of you have asked so I thought I’d give you a travel wardrobe update. A follow up to my Travel Wardrobe post I did before my trip to London/Paris. I am not a light packer so I was very proud of myself when my suitcase only weighed 30 lbs. That was on the way [...]
French Crepes}the real thing
June 27, 2010 By 10 Comments
Of course one of the top things on my “What to do while in Paris” list was to eat a real French crepe. Well, that wasn’t too hard. In fact, I ate numerous French crepes. There are crepe stands on every corner. As we made our way over to Notre Dame we decided we needed [...]
Finding 50}Days 169-175
June 27, 2010 By 9 Comments
June 21 – Day 169 Tessa and I are off to church girl’s camp. I am one of the craft ladies along with my friend Nanette. Don’t we look cute in our craft lady aprons I made for us. Nothing beats a pretty apron! June 22 – Day 170 Pretty colorful buttons waiting to be [...]
Potato Skins:Ree & Leigh{Anne}
June 25, 2010 By 6 Comments
Note: I’ll be back home from girl’s camp tomorrow. I am sure I will be glad to sleep in my own bed after a week on a bunk bed and a sleeping bag! I’m sure I’ll have some photos to share! My men love potato skins and so do my girls. In fact they have [...]
Camp Crafts}Collage Blocks and Decorative Clothes Pins
June 23, 2010 By 4 Comments
When we were planning out our crafts for camp we were working with a limited budget. We were planning on 200 girls and have about a dollar a day for each girl and each craft. I think we did pretty good. We were able to make really good use of our paper and cut everything [...]
Red, White and Blue Cookie Bark
June 22, 2010 By 18 Comments
Yes, I did it. One more cookie bark. I think I now have a full years worth of holiday cookie barks. I couldn’t let the Fourth of July go by without it’s own version of cookie bark. I was asked to guest post over at {Love Stitched}, a darling blog written by a darling blogger, [...]
Camp Crafts}Camp Journals and Washer Necklaces
June 21, 2010 By 23 Comments
It’s Monday and I am headed off to our church’s girls camp this week. I won’t have access to a computer or internet so if you leave a comment or a question I will get back to you as soon as I am home again. Thanks for your patience. Please pray for me. With only [...]
Finding 50}Days 162-168
June 20, 2010 By 7 Comments
Where do I begin?! I am home for a brief 40 hours before I head out to our church Girls Camp for the week early Monday morning where I am helping with the crafts. Thank goodness for melatonin which is amazing. I have not had any jet lag at all! Cali and I had an [...]
Roasted Asparagus with Browned Butter, Balsamic Vinegar and Soy Sauce
June 20, 2010 By 1 Comment
We eat a lot of asparagus at our house. Usually I just roast it with some olive oil and salt – quick, easy and delicious. My go to asparagus recipe is Parmesan Roasted Asparagus. Last week I decided to dress it up a bit. To check out my new favorite asparagus recipe – Roasted Asparagus [...]
