TWO MORE RECIPES FROM THE BABY SHOWER

I DON'T KNOW ABOUT YOU, BUT WHEN I HAVE A PARTY, I PREFER TO SET UP A BUFFET. IT SERVES TWO PURPOSES, THE FIRST, PEOPLE DON'T FEEL OBLIGED TO TAKE SOMETHING THEY DON'T CARE FOR AND THE SECOND, ONCE IT IS SET UP YOU CAN JOIN IN ON THE FUN AS WELL.

PAIGE'S SHOWER WAS A GREAT NURSERY RHYME THEME THAT I PURCHASED FROM

DEAR LILLIE

 

SO, GOING WITH THE THEME, I DECIDED TO DO LITTLE MICE, HICKORY, DICKORY DOCK...RIGHT??

I REALLY SHOULD HAVE TAKEN PHOTOS OF THE FIRST ATTEMPTS, THEY LOOKED LIKE HEDGEHOGS...THEY WERE AWFUL!!

BUT HERE IS THE FINAL ATTEMPT

THESE ARE PRETTY EASY

YOU NEED:

1 JAR MARASCHINO CHERRIES

1 BAG HERSHEY KISSES

1 BAG OF SLIVERED ALMONDS

1 1/2 C. SEMI SWEET CHOCOLATE CHIPS

IN A DOUBLE BOILER MELT THE CHOCOLATE CHIPS AND STIR UNTIL SMOOTH.

DRAIN CHERRIES AND DRY ON PAPER TOWELING.

LAY OUT WAXED PAPER

DIP CHERRY IN MELTED CHOCOLATE, WHILE CHOCOLATE IS STILL WET ATTACH ALMONDS AND KISS SO IT RESEMBLES PHOTO ABOVE.

DON'T FREAK IF IT LOOKS LIKE A HEDGE HOG AT FIRST, PRACTICE DOES MAKE PERFECT.

*I THINK THAT IN HINDSIGHT TO MAKE THIS QUICKER AND EASIER I WOULD USE CHOCOLATE COVERED CHERRIES AND DOT WITH CHOCOLATE TO ATTACH ALMONDS AND KISS.

NOW FOR THE MEATBALLS I USED FOR THE BUFFET.

 

MEATBALLS ARE A BUFFET MAINSTAY I THINK, BUT I LOVE TO STUFF THEM!! THANK GOD FOR STRING CHEESE!!

YOU NEED:

2LB. GROUND BEEF

1 1/2C. ITALIAN STYLE BREAD CRUMBS

2 EGGS

SPLASH OF MILK

1 ONION

1 CLOVE GARLIC

1-8OZ. PKG STRING CHEESE

YOUR FAVORITE SAUCE

IN A FOOD PROCESSOR MIX TOGETHER ALL INGREDIENTS BUT THE CHEESE AND SAUCE TO MAKE THE MIXTURE NICE AND SMOOTH.

CUT EACH PIECE OF CHEESE INTO 3 PIECES AND WRAP IN THE MEAT MIXTURE AND PLACE ON A MICROWAVE SAFE PLATE.

ONCE ALL BALLS ARE MADE PRECOOK IN MICROWAVE FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES

YOU ONLY WANT TO STIFFEN THEM ENOUGH TO STAND UP IN THE SAUCE AS THEY SIMMER.

I ALWAYS START THESE THE DAY BEFORE TO ENHANCE THE FLAVORS.

I HOPE YOU ENJOY THESE TWO RECIPES AS MUCH AS EVERYONE AT THE SHOWER DID.

HAVE A HAPPY!!

DEANNE

 

I WILL BE PARTYING AT COMMON GROUND

 

 

 

 

 



CREAM CHEESE FROSTING...

 

I KNOW, I KNOW, MOST PEOPLE WILL FIND THIS STATEMENT ODD, HOWEVER,

I DON'T CARE FOR CAKE!!

I REALLY DON'T.

AND YET MOST PEOPLE LOVE CAKE AND ESPECIALLY CUPCAKES, SO WHEN I WAS PLANNING PAIGES' BABY SHOWER, CUPCAKES HAD TO BE A PART OF THE MENU BECAUSE WE NEEDED S'MORES CUPCAKES, RED VELVET, WHITE CAKE, AND CHOCOLATE.

SO WHAT FROSTING TRANSLATES BEST??

CREAM CHEESE FROSTING...IT'S NOT TOO SWEET, IT PIPES NICELY, IT'S SMOOTH, CREAMY, SIMPLE PERFECTION!!

SO HERE IS THE RECIPE.

2- 2LB BAGS CONFECTIONERS' SUGAR

2-8OZ. PKG CREAM CHEESE

2 TSP. VANILLA

A PINCH OF SALT

2 CAP FULLS OF MILK

1/3 C. COCOA

* THIS RECIPE MAKES ENOUGH TO DO 4 DOZEN CUPCAKES, SO SET ASIDE YOUR VANILLA, BEFORE ADDING THE COCOA 

CREAM THE CHEESE, VANILLA AND SALT.

SLOWLY ADD SUGAR, SCRAPING DOWN THE BOWL EACH TIME YOU ADD MORE.

ONLY ADD MILK WHEN AND IF NEEDED.

*MOST BAKERS OR COOK BOOKS DON'T TELL YOU THIS, BUT THE WEATHER EFFECTS YOUR BAKING. IF IT IS WARMER OUT, THE LESS LIQUID YOU NEED FOR FROSTING, OR RAISE TIME FOR YEAST PRODUCTS...

ADD YOUR COCOA(IF YOU DESIRE CHOCOLATE) AND CONTINUE TO BEAT UNTIL SMOOTH.

PIPE ONTO YOUR FAVORITE CAKE OR CUPCAKE OR LIKE MY SISTER DID YESTERDAY AT THE SHOWER WITH THE REMAINING FROSTING, A SPOON!! AND ENJOY!!

WELL I FEEL LIKE I COULD SLEEP FOR A WEEK, BUT THIS IS ONLY THE ONE OF THE RECIPES I WILL BE SHARING FROM THE SHOWER.

HAVE A HAPPY EVERYONE!!

 

DEANNE

 



THE FIRST RECIPE OF THE WEEK...

THE TRIAL RUN OF

S'MORE CUPCAKES!!

AS MY LITTLE GUINEA PIG WAS RACING OUT THE DOOR, I HANDED HIM A PLATE OF THIS FIRST RUN AT S'MORE CUPCAKES.

I ALREADY KNOW I WILL DO THE MARSHMALLOW DIFFERENTLY, BUT HERE IS THE RECIPE AS I HAVE IT AND AM ADJUSTING THE MARSHMALLOWS.

 



CRUMB 1 SLEEVE OF GRAHAM CRACKERS IN FOOD PROCESSOR

THEN ADD 1/4C. MELTED BUTTER AND PULSE UNTIL WELL BLENDED.

 

TAMP INTO PREPARED CUPCAKE TINS.

PREPARE A BROWNIE MIX ACCORDING TO THE PACKAGE AND POUR OVER GRAHAM CRUSTS.

IN EACH CUP ADD A SMALL HANDFUL OF SEMI-SWEET CHOCOLATE CHIPS AND BAKE FOR THE PRESCRIBED TIME ON THE BOX.

NOW THIS IS WHERE YOU DO AS I SAY AND NOT AS I DID!!

TOP THE CUPCAKES WITH A SMALL HANDFUL OF MARSHMALLOWS, HEAT YOUR BROILER, AND FOR JUST A FEW SECONDS LET THE CUPCAKES BROWN, WATCH CAREFULLY!!

I KNOW THIS METHOD WORKS BETTER BECAUSE I HAD WHITE CUPCAKES THAT DIDN'T PLAY WELL, SO THEY BECAME MY EXPERIMENT.

WELL I HOPE YOU HAD A GREAT MONDAY, AND HAVE A WONDERFUL WEEK!!

I'LL BE BACK LIKE A BAD PENNY...IT IS SHOWER WEEK...WORK, WORK, WORK!!

HAVE A HAPPY!!

DEANNE

I WILL BE PARTYING WITH ALL THE TALENTED FOLKS OVER AT
COMMON GROUND

CHEATER MUFFINS REVISITED

 

 

ABOUT A YEAR AGO, I POSTED A RECIPE FOR CHEATER MUFFINS, WELL RECENTLY I WANTED MUFFINS, BUT I DIDN'T HAVE PUMPKIN, SO I WINGED IT!!

DID YOU KNOW THAT IF YOU MASH SWEET POTATOES IT IS THE SAME CONSISTENCY AS THE CANNED PUMPKIN??

 

SO HERE WE GO:

1 BOXED CAKE MIX (I HAVE USED SPICE, CARROT, CHOCOLATE AND WHITE CAKE MIXES WITH GREAT FLAVOR OUTCOMES)

1- 28 OZ. CAN OF SWEET POTATOES MASHED

MASH CAKE MIX AND SWEET POTATOES TOGETHER UNTIL WELL MIXED

SPOON INTO A PREPARED CUPCAKE TIN AND SPRINKLE WITH BAKERS' SUGAR

AND BAKE AT 350 DEGREES UNTIL TOOTHPICK COMES OUT CLEAN.

LOOKS GOOD, DON'T THEY??

FLOP THEM OUT TO COOL ON A WIRE RACK

THEN GRIND UP SOME KONA

AND ENJOY!!

HAVE A HAPPY EVERYONE!!

DEANNE



BLOGGER APPRECIATION!!

 

WHEN I FIRST STARTED GETTING COMMENTS FROM ANONYMOUS READERS, THEY USUALLY WERE REALLY NASTY OR DIDN'T MAKE SENSE OR THE ADVERTISING LINKS.

 

DON'T GET ME WRONG, IF IT WAS SIMPLY A MENTION OF OUR BLOG, OK!! BUT LINKS TO PRODUCTS? REALLY? REALLY??

 

LATELY, I HAVE GOTTEN MORE ANONYMOUS COMMENTS THAN ANY OTHERS, SO I DECIDED TO GO THROUGH THEM, AND MUCH TO MY SURPRISE, I HAVE RECEIVED SOME REALLY WONDERFUL COMMENTS AND QUESTIONS.

 

I THOUGHT I WOULD TAKE A QUICK MOMENT TO THANKS YOU ALL FOR YOUR KIND COMMENTS!!

AND FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO HAVE ASKED TO USE STUFF THAT YOU HAVE FOUND ON MY BLOG, THE ANSWER IS...

YES!!! OF COURSE!!!

+ME

LIKE ME 

TWEET ME!!

PIN ME!!

THEY SAY IMITATION IS THE GREATEST COMPLIMENT!!

I AM STILL TRULY AMAZED THAT PEOPLE ACTUALLY READ WHAT I HAVE TO SAY.

NEXT WEEK WE WILL HAVE LOTS TO SHARE, BABY SHOWER DECORATIONS, FOOD!!! I ACTUALLY THINK I HAVE CONCOCTED A S'MORES CUPCAKE THAT I CAN DO THE DAY BEFORE AND HAVE IT BE PRETTY AND TASTY TOO!!

WE ARE AT A STAND STILL WITH THE BATHROOM AND OTHER HOME PROJECTS, THEY ARE GOING TO BE BLASTING THE ROCK LEDGE ON MAIN ST. SO THEY ARE MAKING US EVACUATE OUR HOMES DURING THE DAYS, I JUST HOPE IT WAITS UNTIL AFTER THE SHOWER!! 9 DAYS AND COUNTING!!

WELL BACK TO WORK!!

HAVE A HAPPY EVERYONE!!

 

DEANNE

 

 



10 DAYS AND COUNTING...

NO,NO,NO!!

NOT THE BABY YET, THE SHOWER!!

ALTHOUGH CHECK OUT THE BUMP

YOU CAN'T TELL FROM THE PHOTO, BUT THE TANK HAS LITTLE SKULLS ALL OVER IT...HAPPY GOTH??

AUNTIE THINKS IT'S CUTE!!

SO, JUNE IS A BUSY MONTH FOR MY FAMILY, "PRINCESS" AMANDA'S BIRTHDAY IS TODAY, SO SOON THERE WILL BE A SINGING PHONE CALL (WE DID A LITTLE B-DAY THING FOR HER WHEN SHE WAS HERE FOR THE WEDDING)

PAIGE'S BIRTHDAY IS THE 9TH

AND MY BROTHER, LARRY AND HIS WIFE CARMENS' ANNIVERSARY IS ON THE 8TH

 

THIS YEAR WILL BE 22 YEARS.

BUT I DIGRESS, 10 DAYS...YIKES!!

I KNOW I WILL HAVE THIS ALL SET, I ALWAYS DO. I AM ONE OF THOSE GREAT UNDER PRESSURE PEOPLE, GIVE ME A TIMELINE, I WILL ALWAYS MEET IT, BUT THERE ARE STILL A COUPLE SURPRISES I HAVE IN STORE FOR LITTLE GIRL THAT EVERY TIME I HAVE BROUGHT THEM OUT TO WORK ON THEM, SHE AND NICK HAVE COME OVER...IT IS LIKE BABY PRESENT RADAR!!

SO THIS MORNING, I PULLED THE STUFF OUT AGAIN

 

AND OLD WOMAN CAME DOWNSTAIRS AND ASKED IF I WANTED TO RUN TO

 ST. JAMES. IT IS THE THRIFT STORE RUN BY THE CATHOLIC CHURCH HERE IN TOWN, AND I HAVE FOUND SOME REALLY WONDERFUL INVENTORY ITEMS THERE FROM TIME TO TIME...TODAY WAS NO DIFFERENT.

SO NOW WE ARE 9 AND 1/2 DAYS AND COUNTING AND I AM GOING TO GET MOVING!!

NO MORE DISTRACTIONS!!

WELL AT LEAST UNTIL...OH LOOK A SQUIRREL!!

I HOPE YOU ALL HAVE A HAPPY!!

 

DEANNE

 

THIS WEEK I WILL BE PARTYING AT COMMON GROUND



DE- MYSTIFYING THE BABY SLING

 

I KNOW, I KNOW!! YOU ARE ASKING "WILL SHE EVER GIVE US ANOTHER RECIPE?"

I WILL, I PROMISE, AND SOON!! THE BABY SHOWER WILL BE FULL OF GREAT FOODS THAT THE RECIPES WILL ALL BE POSTED HERE!!

CAN YOU BELIEVE IT, THE SHOWER IS JUST 2 WEEKS AWAY!! AND 2 WEEKS AFTER THAT IS THE SCHEDULED DATE OF "BO" RILEY HOLTS' ARRIVAL!!

 

SO THE PROJECT TODAY IS A BABY SLING, MOM DECIDED THAT PAIGE NEEDED ONE, SO WE FOUND LADY BUG FABRIC AND A PATTERN ON-LINE...YOU WOULD HAVE THOUGHT THAT WAS ENOUGH RIGHT?

 

NOOOOOOOOO!! THE DRAWN PATTERN DIDN'T MAKE SENSE WITH THE WRITTEN INSTRUCTION, AND IF YOU CUT THE FABRIC IN THE DIMENSIONS SUGGESTED A NORMAL SIZED PERSON WOULD HAVE THE BABY UP AROUND THEIR NECK...OK, THAT WAS AN EXAGGERATION BUT IT REALLY WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN COMFORTABLE, AND FOR MY MOTHER TO NOT BE ABLE TO UNDERSTAND A PATTERN IS UNHEARD OF, FOR YEARS SHE WORKED FOR HOUSATONIC CURTAINS, WHICH IS AN ARM OF COUNTRY CURTAINS. THE YEARS SHE WAS THERE SHE DID  THE CURTAINS YOU SAW IN THE CATALOG...SHE IS THAT GOOD!!

 

SO HERE WE GO (THIS IS PHOTO HEAVY!!)

 

DO NOT PAY ATTENTION TO THE TYPED MEASUREMENTS ON THE PAGE.

THE MEASUREMENTS YOU NEED ARE

64" BY 22" FOR BOTH INSIDE AND OUTSIDE FABRICS.

 

*I HATE TO IRON, SO I AM A ROLLER, WHICH DOES 2 THINGS, IT KEEPS YOU FROM CREASING THE FABRIC AND YOU CAN MORE EFFICIENTLY LAY UP DOUBLE LAYERS OF FABRIC TO CUT.

MEASURE YOUR FABRIC AND PIN...MY KITCHEN TABLE IS NOT LONG SO AS I PINNED THE LAYERS TOGETHER FOR THIS, I CAME TO THE 1/2 WAY POINT AND PINNED WITH AN ALTERNATE COLORED PIN SO I WOULD KNOW WHERE TO FOLD.

NOW, IF YOU HAVE PEOPLE AROUND YOU WHO DON'T UNDERSTAND THE CONCEPT OF FABRIC SCISSORS VS. EVERYTHING ELSE SCISSORS, I RECOMMEND DOING THIS WITH YOUR ROTARY CUTTER...BUT THAT MAY JUST BE THE UNIVERSE THAT IS DELIGHTFUL CURIOSITY!!

WITH INSIDE AND OUTSIDE FABRICS PINNED RIGHT SIDES TOGETHER AND FOLDED IN 1/2 (SO YOU HAVE FOUR LAYERS) YOU WILL NOW CUT THE "SWOOSH"

IF YOU HAVE EVER MADE A SHIRT...LIKE BACK IN HOME ECONOMICS, IT RESEMBLES THE TOP OF A SLEEVE.

NOW YOU ARE READY TO SEW!! YAY!!

TO SEW, SEW UP EACH SIDE. I USE A ZIG-ZAG STITCH FOR THIS BECAUSE I HAVE IT IN MY HEAD THAT IT IN MY HEAD IT IS A STRONGER STITCH...TRUE, MAYBE, MAYBE NOT...I FAILED HOME EC!!! MAKE SURE YOU LEAVE A HOLE BECAUSE WHEN YOU SEW THE ENDS OF THIS"TUBE" YOUR CREATING YOU'LL NEED A PLACE TO TURN THE FABRIC RIGHT SIDE OUT AGAIN.

 

TURN THE "TUBE" RIGHT SIDE OUT. MATCH UP THE MATCHING FABRIC FLAPS WITH RIGHT SIDES TOGETHER AND SEW ALL THE WAY AROUND.

THEN SEW A SECOND ROW OF STITCHING BECAUSE THIS IS WHERE THE BABYS' LITTLE BUTT WILL GO, AND YOU DON'T WANT THEM TO FALL...YOU HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL THEY ARE AT LEAST 2 BEFORE YOU DECIDE THEY ARE BAD ENOUGH TO EAT!! HE-HE-HE!! SO YOU GOTTA KEEP THEM HEALTHY AND HAPPY UNTIL THEN!!

NOW TURN RIGHT SIDE OUT

SEW UP THE HOLE AND PRESS

NOW YOU NEED TO FOLD IN 1/2

 

IN THE UN-BUMPED END (OPPOSITE WHERE THE BABYS' BUTT WILL BE)

STITCH DOWN ABOUT 6 INCHES.

THIS WILL STABILIZE THE SHOULDER AND TRIM ANY WAYWARD THREADS.

EASY RIGHT?? YOUR DONE!!

WELL AS ALWAYS,

HAVE A HAPPY!!

DEANNE

 I WILL BE PARTYING AT
FUNKY JUNK INTERIORS

FRIDAYS' THOUGHTS ON FACEBOOK AND FAMILY PHOTOS!!

 

THE LAST WEEK OR SO, MY FACEBOOK PAGE HAS BEEN BUZZING WITH FAMILY PHOTOS AND PRIVATE JOKES, THE KINDS THAT IF A PROSPECTIVE EMPLOYER WAS RESEARCHING ME, I FEAR I WOULD NOT MAKE THE GRADE!!

 

OUR FAMILY IS QUITE SCATTERED, WE HAVE PEOPLE IN OHIO, NEW JERSEY, MARYLAND, NEW HAMPSHIRE, MASSACHUSETTS, PENNSYLVANIA AND I HAVE COUSINS IN THE MILITARY, SO WE ARE FAR AND WIDE!! SO FACEBOOK HAS BEEN GREAT FOR THE COUSINS AND SOME OF THE AUNTS AND UNCLES TO FIND EACH OTHER AGAIN, OR TO KEEP IN TOUCH, BECAUSE SOME OF US WERE FOOL ENOUGH TO MOVE AWAY FROM THEIR PEOPLE!!

 

SO I THOUGHT THIS MORNING I WOULD SHARE SOME OF THE PHOTOS THAT HAVE BEEN POSTED RECENTLY.

THIS IS MY FAVORITE UNCLE, I FOUND THIS APRON AT A SALE AND IT SAYS

"THIS IS NO ORDINARY HOUSEWIFE YOU'RE DEALING WITH"

IF YOU ACTUALLY KNEW HIM, YOU'D STILL BE LAUGHING TOO!!

THIS IS THE KID AFTER BEING AWARDED FIREFIGHTER OF THE YEAR,

GOTTA LOVE THIS KID!!

SOME DAYS I THINK HE WAS SWITCHED AT BIRTH,BUT HIS REAL MOM CAN'T HAVE HIM BACK!!

NOW TO MY FAVORITE, MY COUSIN, JEN, POSTED THIS PHOTO

WHO ARE THESE HOOLIGANS YOU MAY ASK??

(LEFT TO RIGHT)

MY COUSIN MARK, ME, MY BROTHER LARRY, MY COUSIN JODIE, HER SISTER JEN(THE FABULOUS PHOTO POSTER!!)

MY COUSIN JAMIE, MY COUSIN DEBBIE, AND LAST BUT HARDLY LEAST, MY BROTHER LANCE.

I DON'T KNOW ABOUT YOU, BUT FAMILY PICTURE ARE MY FAVORITE THINGS, I HAVE THEM ALL OVER MY HOUSE.

 I COULD GO WITHOUT A LOT, BUT I WOULD BE DEVASTATED IF I LOST MY PICTURES.

 



 

 

 

 

SEE, I DIDN'T EXAGGERATE, I HAVE THEM EVERY WHERE, JUST LIKE CHICKEN MAN!!

(HE'S EVERY WHERE, HE'S EVERY WHERE!!)

SO THANK YOU DARLEEN, JEN AND DYLAN FOR SHARING THE PICTURES, I HAVE PRINTED THEM AND AS SOON AS I FINISH THIS POST, I WILL BE FRAMING THEM AS WELL!!

FOR YOU, MY READERS, I HOPE THAT WHEN YOU EVER HIT MY FACEBOOK PAGE YOU AREN'T SCARED OR SCARRED AS THE CASE MAYBE.

ENJOY YOUR WEEKEND AND AS ALWAYS,

HAVE A HAPPY!!

DEANNE

 

 

 

IT'S BEGINNING TO LOOK A LOT LIKE...MEMORIAL DAY??

 

FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO HAVE READ ME BEFORE, YOU KNOW I AM QUIRKY...OK THAT IS AN UNDERSTATEMENT!!

I DON'T WATCH THE NEWS AND IF I DON'T SEE IT ON MY AOL HOMEPAGE, IT'S LIKE IT DIDN'T HAPPEN!! SO WHEN I WOKE UP THIS MORNING TO MY TV ON CHANNEL 10 NEWS, SURPRISE DOESN'T EVEN COVER IT...I BLAME THE CATS.

I ACTUALLY THOUGHT I WAS DREAMING THAT WHITEFACE MOUNTAIN WAS BLASTED WITH 3+ FEET OF SNOW THIS WEEKEND!!

 

FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO AREN'T FAMILIAR WITH NORTHEASTERN SKI AREAS, WHITEFACE IS NEAR PLATTSBURGH, NY.

IT IS ABOUT 2 1/2 HOURS FROM ME TO THE EAST.

SO WHILE MOM AND I WERE PICKING OUT SWEET CORN, FOR CORN ON THE COB

(AND MAYBE CORN CHOWDER)

ENJOYING THE BLUE SKIES AND WARM TEMPERATURES THAT HAVE ELUDED US FOR THE PAST WEEK

THE POOR PEOPLE IN THE PLATTSBURGH AREA WERE DIGGING THEMSELVES OUT INSTEAD OF CELEBRATING THE MEMORIAL DAY FESTIVITIES.

IT DOES LOOK MORE LIKE CHRISTMAS THAN MEMORIAL DAY, DOESN'T IT??

AS A LAST THOUGHT TODAY, I WANT TO THANK ALL OF THOSE WHO SERVE OR HAVE SERVED IN THE MILITARY THAT ENABLE US TO ENJOY ALL OF THE CELEBRATIONS WE HAVE...NO MATTER WHAT OUR RACE, RELIGION OR ETHNICITY.

THANK YOU! I REMEMBER!

DEANNE

 

 I WILL BE PARTYING AT COMMON GROUND THIS WEEK.

 

SILENCE IS GOLDEN

 

YOU ALREADY KNOW I ADORE MY FAMILY!!

I WOULD NOT TRADE THEM FOR THE WORLD, BUT I HAVE TO SAY THAT AFTER LITTLE GIRLS WEDDING, THE SILENCE WAS GOLDEN!!

 

MY PARENTS WERE THE FIRST TO LEAVE, DAD HAD A CARDIOLOGIST APPOINTMENT IN ALBANY, WHICH IS ABOUT 4 HOURS FROM HERE.

THEN, AFTER A QUICK COFFEE AND A TEARFUL GOODBYE (MOSTLY ME CRYING), MY FAVORITE AUNT AND UNCLE LEFT.

AT ABOUT 1 ON MONDAY, MY BROTHER AND HIS FAMILY LEFT...SECOND SET OF TEARS!!

MY BEDROOM IS DIRECTLY OFF THE KITCHEN, YOU ARE ASKING YOURSELF WHY DO I NEED TO KNOW THIS??

BECAUSE IT IS SO QUIET THAT I CAN HEAR THIS CLOCK TICKING IN MY ROOM.

THE ONLY PROBLEM I HAVE RIGHT NOW WITH THE QUIET IS THIS

 

WHO IS GOING TO EAT ALL THESE LEFTOVERS??

COCONUT CREAM PIE? MARBLED CHEESECAKE?? POTATO SALAD?? THE LAST LONELY PIECE OF CHOCOLATE ESPRESSO CAKE??

DO I SERIOUSLY LOOK LIKE I NEED TO EAT ANYMORE OF THIS STUFF??

ALTHOUGH I DO THINK THAT THE LEFTOVER PORK WILL GO INTO PORK CHILI LATER...SO I WILL BE SHARING A RECIPE, AND HASH MADE FROM POT ROAST...WE'LL SEE HOW AMBITIOUS I REALLY AM TODAY!!

WELL I HOPE YOU ALL HAVE A HAPPY!!

 

DEANNE

 I WILL BE PARTYING AT COMMON GROUND