I have been trying to learn a new craft for the last few days but I have ended in punch needle fail. I carefully took pictures of my steps because I was sure I would be posting a zippy little story about my adorable punch needle creations. This will not be the case as I […]
I’m still taking down decorations, cleaning house, and watching Hallmark movies. Anyone else out there seen all of them like I have? You have to ask…do parents really give their single daughters such a hard time that they need to rent boyfriends for the holidays? Does every small town love Christmas? If you sit beside […]
No complaints around here from Christmas. We showered each other with gifts and we spent time with the family on Christmas day. Here are a few highlights. We start our morning with a present hunt. 7:30 was our Christmas wake-up time this year. Each year, I hide 12 of their gifts with an ornament […]
When I plan a menu for the holidays I like to include some old favorites and some new recipes we have never tried before. The problem with this personal policy is that sometimes the new recipes don’t always turn out so well and a big family meal is not the time to discover that it wasn’t such a […]
I know from the title you are probably thinking…”That Julie Girl sure is Cute and Fun! She must be going to put a picture of herself on this post.” Awww shucks. Hard as it may be to believe, there are actually things out in this world that are even more cute and fun than me!!! […]
Don’t you always find it a dilemma as to what to do with Thanksgiving turkey leftovers? There’s turkey tetrazzini, turkey soup,and turkey croquettes to name a few. Too many decisions and too much work! So, I chose none of the afore-mentioned delicacies, gave the leftovers to the dog and made these! Rice Krispie Treat Turkey […]
We celebrated Thanksgiving a little bit after the fact last Sunday. My brother and sister-in-law and niece came for the afternoon as did one of Olivia’s friends. We had a grand time eating and playing games before all the college kids headed back to school. I didn’t get a picture of our table setting although […]
I’m back. I take a break but I always come back. I miss my blog and my readers, so here I am. You are probably wondering why I take breaks. That’s a hard question to answer since I do enjoy it so much but it mostly is a time issue. It takes me a long time […]
There are cherry bombs and then there are cherry bombs! My friend, Terri, recently sent me a text saying Happy Fourth of July…Cherry Bombs! My mind went instantly to the 1970’s when my brother and our neighbor Dale would set off cherry bombs and other fireworks in our giant storm drain. It was a big […]
I am trying out another Fourth of July recipe today. This one is for Marshmallow Eagles. I finally found a use for the Jumbo Marshmallows. They are way too big for roasting on the fire because they don’t cook to the middle, obviously too big for hot cocoa (well not too obvious because I did try it) […]