Wednesday, March 30, 2011
It's Giveaway Time!!!
Monday, March 28, 2011
There's Few Things Better...
....than the combination of chocolate pudding, graham cracker crust, and whipped cream. Really. I'm a simple gal, and simple's the way I roll. I like my house small & quaint. A good book. A cozy blanket.The sound of clothes rolling in the dryer. A cup of cream with a little coffee......ahhh.....
Speaking of simple. We've gotten one step closer towards simplify..... no satellite. We canceled our service. There's zero.....0......nada......TV watching going on in our house. Now, we did start a Netflix service, so whenever we do get an itch to watch something, we can have a good movie or Disc 1 of Season 1 of the "Gilmore Girls" (yes, my hubs will often come home and say, "Wanna watch the next episode??" tee hee.) Talk about a great way to save some $, too. $80 satellite bill replaced with a $14 Netflix fee. Check! In place of the white background noise of tv, we've read alot more books. I've finished three so far, and am currently reading "Unbroken" by Laura Hillenbrand, who wrote "Seabiscuit".
Thursday, March 24, 2011
It's a Small Blogger-world!
But I also know that God gave us joy. passion. creativity. And all of it flows through us from Him. The Zumba certification didn't happen. I didn't think about Zumba. I liked it, but that was about it. But what did happen, was I somehow got started doing this furniture refurbishing thing and well.....passion happened. I truly enjoy it.....and I haven't had a passionate hobby in a while. I look forward to each new piece and the process of finding it, restoring it, then saying goodbye.
.....AND meeting new people in the process.....enter Mavis & Harriet. This sweet woman scours yard sales and sells her "finds" on her blog. Prices are good, so I began to follow close.
Mavis & Harriet also have other precious finds - that aqua bed is just too cute! Go take a peek!
More Finds From Mavis & Harriet
Pride Comes Before The Fall
Ahhhh......a fellow comrad. Where the texting world is incredulously slow, you still "flip" your phone to answer, and touch screen? Ha. I spit on my finger and clean my screen. That's the only touch it receives. My friends laugh because there's a 50-50 chance my phone is not only turned off, it's dead. And if I need a phone, I usually just borrow my hubs'. I'm not a tech person. I'm not addicted to my phone. I don't scroll at the table. My attention is where it should be.....I was feeling pretty good about myself (that pride thing really sneaks up on you, can't it?) when all of the sudden I realized........
.....wait. Good gosh. I might not be 'touch screen-scrollin' all the time, but I've got a definite desire to check the ol'blog. Check my email. What's going on in Facebook world? Craiglist, anyone?
My friend once told me that she did her bible reading online, but then realized, her children don't know what she's doing on the computer. To them, it still looks like "mommy's on the computer again". There's a slew of articles in Time every week about the long term affects of our addictive, constant-communication but no "real" communication society. It's a scary world when my husband can ask his highschool class how many of them have received a genuine "I'm proud of you" verbally.....not in text form......and not a single hand was raised.
My pride unswelled when I checked the log in my own eye. Thanks Shawn Groves!
But still.....long live the flip phone!
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
Goodwill Giveaway Sneakpeak!
My buffet is SOLD!!! Woo hoo! It was two full days of tons of emails on it, but no official takers. I was beginning to have doubts. Did I ask too much? Was it really not that good and my friends were just being "friends" and encouraging me? Did it look unprofessional? Those self-doubt boogers can really do a number on you. Finally, on Day 2 I had three back to back "I'll take it!!" emails. Confidence restored.
Monday, March 21, 2011
Quiche and Qousins
Here's My Quties!
I qould play on that "C" sound forever......qlass. Qlown. Qrazy...me? Yes.
It's Springtime and gone are the big, chunky casseroles and heavy stews. In come the quiches! They're quick, easy, and even my hubs admits he likes them
(they're the quintessential girl food, right?)
We had Grace's cousin Landrie over for the last of the Spring Break weekend. My sister and I....we don't know how to produce boys....but we sure know how to produce pretty girls!
I am a bit partial though.
Basic Quiche Recipe:
1 frozen pie crust
saute some chopped onions, minced garlic, and any veggie
(I use broccoli, squash or whatever's 'round the house....chop into little pieces)
Put the sauted items at the bottom of the pie crust
Add cooked chicken (I use about 2 breasts, cut into chunks)
Mix 1 cup milk and 3 eggs, salt & pepper
pour in the crust
Sprinkle a heap of grated cheddar
Bake at 400 for 20 min. Reduce to 300 and bake another 10-15 min.
It's ready when the center is firm. Cool 5 min.
*PS* The buffet is still available! I've had tons of emails on it, but no 'official' buyer yet. The Goodwill drop leaf table is nearing finishing, too. Check back for the drawing!
Saturday, March 19, 2011
Buffet - Before & After!
Here's the finished piece!
SOLD!
Details, details!!
More Details!
I had so much fun!
Now here comes the hard part! Parting with it.....I plan on selling all my refinished pieces to help with the costs of my Uganda mission trip! I also will be GIVING AWAY in a drawing my next piece....the Goodwill table in the last post. Check back in a few days to enter your name in to win it! I don't have a ton of followers, so you have a really good chance!!
Goodwill Find!
Also, now that I'm totally 100% in on this furniture restoration thing, I will be attending the twice a year Gresham Barn Sale in Tyler on April 15th or 16th. I just found out about it and it's sort of like a little Round Top right around the corner from me! Super excited.
Anyone wanting to join the Gresham party, email or comment me!
Friday, March 18, 2011
Starting Early
And stuff they'll want to do later....
Climbing the Silver Taps pole in front of the Academic Building
Stuff they'll need to know.....
The tradition of Placing a Penny at the Foot of Sully for Good Luck on Tests
(this one had some Mardi Gras action!)
The Century Tree....Where Fellow Aggies Propose to their Mrs. To Be
(if she says yes!)
Thursday, March 17, 2011
Oh Let Me Remember....
Grace: "I live in Star Harver" (it's really Star Harbor)
I Heart Dry Brushing
Monday, March 14, 2011
Furniture Projects!!
Orange-Tomato Couscous with Chicken
Couscous....hmmm. I'm not sure about it. I'm a texture eater (hence the main reason why I cannot eat shrimp) and it's grainy texture in my mouth was....interesting. As a whole, the dinner was good. The orange in it was a different flavor that I'm not used to, but I'm trying to unnerve my tastebuds, right? Shock and rearrange 'em into healthier eating.
All in all, an easy, easy meal to prepare. I'll try it again with the chickpeas next time. And guess what? Not a hint of butter in the entire meal.......good stuff!