Friday, September 16, 2011
Bead Soup Sneak Peak!
I can't wait for tomorrow for the party to begin! The timing for me couldn't be more perfect since all I can do is rest. I will just enjoy taking my time (the time I manage to stay coherent anyways) blog hopping! Here is a sneak peak at what I've made.
Tuesday, September 13, 2011
Surgery
Tomorrow I am having surgery to fix a long time injury that I have lived with for at least 7 - 8 years. I fell (read - tripped over the stump in the middle of the back yard) while playing softball in the back yard with my boys all those many years ago. I have worked around the arm, shoulder, and everything for a long time, but this summer while getting ready for a show, I woke up and was in incredible pain, and couldn't move my arm at all. A quick trip to urgent care had me on muscle relaxers that helped a little bit but not much, so I was at the orthopedist 2 days later looking for more answers. They found a calcium deposit in my shoulder. They gave me some pain killers, and the option of a cortizon shot (I didn't do that) and I was on my way.
After a month had passed, I was doing much better, had regained most of the movement I had before, but I was still in a lot of pain. I went back to see if surgery would be an option to get ride of the calcium. A friend had been through the same thing, and it worked great for him. He didn't have any pain after that. So I went in for an MRI to see what was going on, and to my surprise found out I had broken my collar bone (way back when) and had a half torn rotator cuff, and my bicep tendon was partially detached as well. No wonder I have had so many problems.
If you were to fold your arms and place them in your lap (at the 90 angle), I can only life my left arm about 2 inches away from my body in that position. Pretty darn sad huh. Well I can't wait to have it all fixed. I am going to be a good girl and listen to my dr's and do my physical therapy, and with luck, be all fixed up in 2 months. The hard part is being in a sling for 2 months.....me? not be able to torch, bake, etc? It is going to be a long 2 months, but it will be so worth it.
After a month had passed, I was doing much better, had regained most of the movement I had before, but I was still in a lot of pain. I went back to see if surgery would be an option to get ride of the calcium. A friend had been through the same thing, and it worked great for him. He didn't have any pain after that. So I went in for an MRI to see what was going on, and to my surprise found out I had broken my collar bone (way back when) and had a half torn rotator cuff, and my bicep tendon was partially detached as well. No wonder I have had so many problems.
If you were to fold your arms and place them in your lap (at the 90 angle), I can only life my left arm about 2 inches away from my body in that position. Pretty darn sad huh. Well I can't wait to have it all fixed. I am going to be a good girl and listen to my dr's and do my physical therapy, and with luck, be all fixed up in 2 months. The hard part is being in a sling for 2 months.....me? not be able to torch, bake, etc? It is going to be a long 2 months, but it will be so worth it.
Sunday, September 11, 2011
9-11, A Day of Remembrance
Where were you 10 years ago? On any given day, most of us wouldn't remember. Life just goes by, day by day, and life is busy. Then you have an event that changes the world. Not only do you remember where you were, but what you were doing, who you were with, and you realize just how precious life is.
I woke up with the phone ringing. A phone ringing that early in the morning, is never a good sign. I picked it up afraid that my husband had been in a car accident. He told me to turn on the news, and I did and couldn't believe what I was seeing. I then called my sister's house to tell her and my Dad to turn on the TV. My Dad and Grandpa were visiting us in Washington. I remember her asking me why she needed to turn on the news, and I didn't have the words to describe what was happening. I just told her to turn it on. We were soon all gathered at my house, and watched with disbelief as the events of 9/11 unfolded before our eyes. I didn't send Tyler to school, He was just in Kindergarten, and I wanted all of my kids home with me where I could see them, hug them, and know they were safe. I remember stamping butterflies for a handout like a crazy women, I had to do something, anything, to try to create some order amongst the chaos of emotions I was experiencing. I remember wondering why, why did something like this have to happen.
Today on Facebook, my Aunt Joy shared a note that I wanted to share here. I am sure many people had the same question that day and in the months to come. I have a simple faith, but it brings me much comfort and hope. The note reminded me to remember not only the tragedy, but our hero's and the miracles of that day. I am forever grateful to all of the hero's that day. The first responders, the brave men and women on the plane who fought to save lives. To the people who helped each other on the streets of New York. To everyone who reached out to help their fellow man by offering first aid, water, or even a shoulder to lean on. I remember you all, I will not forget.
I woke up with the phone ringing. A phone ringing that early in the morning, is never a good sign. I picked it up afraid that my husband had been in a car accident. He told me to turn on the news, and I did and couldn't believe what I was seeing. I then called my sister's house to tell her and my Dad to turn on the TV. My Dad and Grandpa were visiting us in Washington. I remember her asking me why she needed to turn on the news, and I didn't have the words to describe what was happening. I just told her to turn it on. We were soon all gathered at my house, and watched with disbelief as the events of 9/11 unfolded before our eyes. I didn't send Tyler to school, He was just in Kindergarten, and I wanted all of my kids home with me where I could see them, hug them, and know they were safe. I remember stamping butterflies for a handout like a crazy women, I had to do something, anything, to try to create some order amongst the chaos of emotions I was experiencing. I remember wondering why, why did something like this have to happen.
Today on Facebook, my Aunt Joy shared a note that I wanted to share here. I am sure many people had the same question that day and in the months to come. I have a simple faith, but it brings me much comfort and hope. The note reminded me to remember not only the tragedy, but our hero's and the miracles of that day. I am forever grateful to all of the hero's that day. The first responders, the brave men and women on the plane who fought to save lives. To the people who helped each other on the streets of New York. To everyone who reached out to help their fellow man by offering first aid, water, or even a shoulder to lean on. I remember you all, I will not forget.
"Where is your God today?"
I had a very dear friend question my faith in God right after the terrorist attack on America. Her question was simply put, "Where is your God today?" She was very hurt, as all Americans were, so I tried not to react defensively.
Since that moment I have prayed and grieved over the disastrous events. However, I believe I have the answer. I know where my God was the morning of September 11, 2001! He was very busy.
First of all, he was trying to discourage anyone from taking this flight. Those four flights together held over 1000 passengers and there were only 266 aboard.
He was on 4 commercial flights giving terrified passengers the ability to stay calm. Not one of the family members who was called by a loved one on one of the high-jacked planes said that passengers were screaming in the background. On one of the flights he was giving strength to passengers to try to overtake the high-jackers.
He was busy trying to create obstacles for employees at the World Trade Center. After all only around 20,000 were at the towers when the first jet hit. Since the buildings hold over 50,000 workers, this was a miracle in itself. How many of the people who were employed at the WTC told the media that they were late for work or they had traffic delays.
He was holding up 2-110 story buildings so that 2/3 of the workers could get out. I was so amazed that the top of the towers didn't topple when the jets impacted. Although this is without a doubt the worst thing I have seen in my life, I can see God's miracles in every bit of it. I keep thinking about my friend and praying for her every chance I have. I can't imagine going through such a difficult time and not believing in God. Life would be hopeless
As I, like most other Americans and people World-Wide, was watching and listening to the horror that took place on the East Coast, I hear many people ask the question posed in the subject line. I was reminded of an interview with a Holocaust survivor that was asked the same question. Her response inspired the following words.
Where was God in all of this? God was in the rescue workers who were running into the buildings as most people were running out. God was in the flight attendant who called her husband as her plane was being hijacked to tell him that she loved him. God was in the two men who carried a wheelchair-bound woman down 70 flights of stairs to safety.
God was in the people who stood bleeding, in line to give blood. God was in the strangers in cars, picking up strangers stranded in the city and taking them home to their families. God is in the people who are begging to volunteer, to do anything to help.
God is in the thousands, if not millions who are flooding blood banks thousands of miles away to help people they have never met. God is in the people who are comforting someone even when they don't know what to say. God is in the people who watched and cried for people who may remain anonymous in name, but never in their sacrifice.
God is in my neighborhood where I see flags waving from every home. God is in the men and women, looking at 110 stories of rubble, and seeing only the opportunity to find survivors.
God is with the heroes, most of whom will never be on the news, whose stories will only be told to their closest friends and family; but who saved someone's mother, father, sister, brother, daughter, son, husband, wife, grandmother, grandfather, aunt, uncle, cousin, lover, colleague, acquaintance, teacher, mentor or friend with a single act of kindness, compassion and bravery.
God was not in the hearts of the people that caused these inhumane events. God was where he was needed the most.
by Weller J. J. Bishopp
I had a very dear friend question my faith in God right after the terrorist attack on America. Her question was simply put, "Where is your God today?" She was very hurt, as all Americans were, so I tried not to react defensively.
Since that moment I have prayed and grieved over the disastrous events. However, I believe I have the answer. I know where my God was the morning of September 11, 2001! He was very busy.
First of all, he was trying to discourage anyone from taking this flight. Those four flights together held over 1000 passengers and there were only 266 aboard.
He was on 4 commercial flights giving terrified passengers the ability to stay calm. Not one of the family members who was called by a loved one on one of the high-jacked planes said that passengers were screaming in the background. On one of the flights he was giving strength to passengers to try to overtake the high-jackers.
He was busy trying to create obstacles for employees at the World Trade Center. After all only around 20,000 were at the towers when the first jet hit. Since the buildings hold over 50,000 workers, this was a miracle in itself. How many of the people who were employed at the WTC told the media that they were late for work or they had traffic delays.
He was holding up 2-110 story buildings so that 2/3 of the workers could get out. I was so amazed that the top of the towers didn't topple when the jets impacted. Although this is without a doubt the worst thing I have seen in my life, I can see God's miracles in every bit of it. I keep thinking about my friend and praying for her every chance I have. I can't imagine going through such a difficult time and not believing in God. Life would be hopeless
As I, like most other Americans and people World-Wide, was watching and listening to the horror that took place on the East Coast, I hear many people ask the question posed in the subject line. I was reminded of an interview with a Holocaust survivor that was asked the same question. Her response inspired the following words.
Where was God in all of this? God was in the rescue workers who were running into the buildings as most people were running out. God was in the flight attendant who called her husband as her plane was being hijacked to tell him that she loved him. God was in the two men who carried a wheelchair-bound woman down 70 flights of stairs to safety.
God was in the people who stood bleeding, in line to give blood. God was in the strangers in cars, picking up strangers stranded in the city and taking them home to their families. God is in the people who are begging to volunteer, to do anything to help.
God is in the thousands, if not millions who are flooding blood banks thousands of miles away to help people they have never met. God is in the people who are comforting someone even when they don't know what to say. God is in the people who watched and cried for people who may remain anonymous in name, but never in their sacrifice.
God is in my neighborhood where I see flags waving from every home. God is in the men and women, looking at 110 stories of rubble, and seeing only the opportunity to find survivors.
God is with the heroes, most of whom will never be on the news, whose stories will only be told to their closest friends and family; but who saved someone's mother, father, sister, brother, daughter, son, husband, wife, grandmother, grandfather, aunt, uncle, cousin, lover, colleague, acquaintance, teacher, mentor or friend with a single act of kindness, compassion and bravery.
God was not in the hearts of the people that caused these inhumane events. God was where he was needed the most.
by Weller J. J. Bishopp
By: Author Tom Baker
Thursday, September 8, 2011
First Day of School
I can't believe that yesterday was the first day of school. Summer seemed to fly by so quickly this year. I think part of it was that we didn't get "summer" weather until the last few weeks. It is always a happy and sad day for me when the kids go back to school. Happy because they love it. They are ready to get back into a normal schedule, see their friends, and okay, mostly see their friends. Happy for me because I have to admit, I love the quiet house! Sad because there is no more sleeping in, and it is another milestone in their lives which quietly points out that they are growing up too fast.
The boys weren't thrilled to have to get their picture taken for the blog, but I did get "smiles" out of them. Tyler is a junior this year. I can't believe it! Its ACT/SAT time and time to start the serious look at colleges. He is taking 3 AP classes, and is in ASB. I am hoping we survive this year! Travis is officially a high school student as well, starting his freshman year. He lucked out and is able to take his advanced Algebra at the jr. high, and doesn't have to run to the high school campus like Tyler did. He is thrilled to be in Mrs. Elliff's honors class again, and I am too. Both boys will have had her for their 7-9th grades.
The girls were more happy to pose for me. I literally finished their hair bands just minutes before I took the picture and sent them out the door to catch the bus. :) Both girls have the same teachers they did last year. Our school is trying it out, and I have to say I love the idea. The girls and their teachers already know each other, so the first few weeks aren't all about figuring out the learning/teaching styles of each other. Daylyn is in 6th grade and is looking forward to another fun year. She can't wait for choir to start. Allison is in 4th grade. She came home so excited because she already made three new friends. So far the year is off to a great start, lets cross our fingers that it will be smooth sailing all year long!
The boys weren't thrilled to have to get their picture taken for the blog, but I did get "smiles" out of them. Tyler is a junior this year. I can't believe it! Its ACT/SAT time and time to start the serious look at colleges. He is taking 3 AP classes, and is in ASB. I am hoping we survive this year! Travis is officially a high school student as well, starting his freshman year. He lucked out and is able to take his advanced Algebra at the jr. high, and doesn't have to run to the high school campus like Tyler did. He is thrilled to be in Mrs. Elliff's honors class again, and I am too. Both boys will have had her for their 7-9th grades.
The girls were more happy to pose for me. I literally finished their hair bands just minutes before I took the picture and sent them out the door to catch the bus. :) Both girls have the same teachers they did last year. Our school is trying it out, and I have to say I love the idea. The girls and their teachers already know each other, so the first few weeks aren't all about figuring out the learning/teaching styles of each other. Daylyn is in 6th grade and is looking forward to another fun year. She can't wait for choir to start. Allison is in 4th grade. She came home so excited because she already made three new friends. So far the year is off to a great start, lets cross our fingers that it will be smooth sailing all year long!
Sunday, August 28, 2011
My Bead Soup is here!
I am so excited! My bead soup arrived the other day, and I love it! It came in the coolest canning jar that matches my office perfectly, and is filled with fabulous beads! I love the focal, it is etched copper with a bezel set turquoise gem. There are ceramic beads, copper beads, and chrysocolla beads. I can't wait to play, my mind is whirling. And there are even some shy beads that fell under the tissue paper who didn't want their picture taken. LOL! I love my goodies! Thank you so much Laura! Check out the soup I sent her. My bead soup for Laura :)
Wednesday, August 24, 2011
I've fallen in love....with a spray paint!
Have you ever come across a product that you fall in love with? Well I have! In some of my blog hopping, I heard about Krylon's Brushed Metallic oil rubbed bronze spray paint. I loved the results I was seeing, so I just had to try it out. The results? I am in love, and think I will be buying this by the case! I keep looking around my house wondering what else can I paint. :) My favorite transformation so far? My piano light. I love the shape of it, it puts out great light, but it was dated with the brass finish. A couple of coats, about an hour of time (including the drying) and I have a new light! What do you all think? I will say it again, I'm in love!
Monday, August 22, 2011
My Bead Soup
I have to say I had a lot of fun coming up with my bead soup for my partner, Laura, I had fun reading her blog, and love her macro photography! Check it out! Souvenirs From Life I must have had 12 different piles of beads all over my desk. I hope she has as much fun creating with them as I did in trying to put it together for her. :) Here is a sneak peek! :)
Monday, August 8, 2011
Bead Soup Blog Party
I am so excited to be a participant in Lori Anderson's Bead Soup Blog Party! I followed the last party and had so much fun that I decided I had to play this time. She has sign up for the party, and then pairs all of us up with a partner. We then send each other a fun "bead soup" which we then get to create a piece of jewelry from. The day of the party we share what we made!
I just received my partner, her name is Laura Twiford, and her blog is Souvenirs From Life.. I love the vintage pieces she has created in her etsy store. I can't wait to put together a fun soup for her!
I just received my partner, her name is Laura Twiford, and her blog is Souvenirs From Life.. I love the vintage pieces she has created in her etsy store. I can't wait to put together a fun soup for her!
Tuesday, July 12, 2011
Where have I been?
It has been forever since I have posted anything to my blog! I had a crazy busy spring, and just got way behind and felt like I didn't even know where to start. Today, I am starting fresh, I will try to go back and add things from the past few months, but I am not going to feel guilty for letting my blog go for the past few months, okay, several months! LOL!
Some things I will try to blog
Some things I will try to blog
- Daylyn's first solo!
- Allison in her Pirate play
- Both Girls birthday's
- fun YW activity
- Texas and California trip
- The Puget Sound Bead Festival
- there must be more, but my brains has stopped working. :)
Tuesday, March 8, 2011
Acorns and Cupcakes!
This fall I had a blast making tiny little acorn pendants, I made over 100, because they were just so much fun to make! I was thrilled by the response of customers at the bead shows I was at. I finally took some pictures of them, and am excited to share them with all of you!
Of course anyone who knows me, knows I also love to bake and one of my favorite things to make is cupcakes. So, tired of trying to find where the kids have hid the toothpicks again, I made myself a cake tester, and what is on top? A cupcake of course! I hope to have the acorns and cupcakes up on etsy a little bit later. I am off to help a friend organize her bead stash. :)
Sunday, March 6, 2011
Yep, I am a mom of 4
This week has been one of those weeks, where I really know I have 4 kids. Some weeks go by just fine, everything pretty much goes along like it should, then you have last week. Not bad, just super busy. Lets see, we had a play, a leadership lock-in, lunch with a friend, making caramel apples and cupcakes at another friends house. Let's not forget mutual, piano, school, orders, basketball, and oh yeah, one sick kid. LOL! I do have to say that I am so grateful for my kids, my life would be very dull without them to make me smile, laugh, or just go crazy!
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
Blog Give Away!
A few weeks ago, I was contacted by Melinda from Under My Umbrella when she saw my Charmed Pennies on Etsy. She saw the pendants I made for the YW Theme for this year. She asked if I would be interested in doing a give away and of course I said yes! So head over to her blog to find out all about the giveaway. There are a few different ways to enter, and good luck to all of you! Here are a few of the things I am giving away.
Monday, February 28, 2011
Bethel School District Art/Technology Show
For the past few years I have been privileged to be one of the artists at our school district's Art/Technology show, and I love doing it. While they don't let me actually light my torch there, I bring my torch, glass, tools, and I have several beads that I made up in step by step so I can do a "cold" demo for the kids. I also have my computer up and playing a lampworking dvd so they can see the glass in action. The kids seem to love watching the dvd and love seeing the glass that I create with. There were a lot of people there this year, and everyone seemed to have a great time. I was pretty busy the entire show, so I had Daylyn go and take pictures of all the cool things there. They have all sorts of things going on through the day, including robotic competitions. Here are some of my favorite things that she took pictures of.
Love the plastic wrap guy!
Lego Robotics
Pop Can Art
Science Fair Project
My booth, you can see the torch, glass, etc in the bottom right corner.
Friday, February 25, 2011
Snow!!!
I mention yesterday that we got snow. Well the girls had fun playing, they even had a short little snowball fight, imagine such sweet girls throwing snowballs at each other! LOL!
Ready....
Set....
GO!!!
Thursday, February 24, 2011
New Beginnings
Last night was my ward's New Beginnings Night for our Young Women, and we were thrilled that we were able to have it. You see, it snowed yesterday. A big storm was hitting our area, bringing lots of snow, and we were worried that mutual would be cancelled, but the weather held out it just long enough for us to have our night. Thank you for prayers being answered! :)
Our theme for the night was Treasures and "We Seek After These Things" to go along with this years theme of "We Believe" from the 13th Article of Faith. - We believe in being honest, true, chaste, benevolent, virtuous, and in doing good to all men; indeed, we may say that we follow the admonition of Paul—We believe all things, we hope all things, we have endured many things, and hope to be able to endure all things. If there is anything virtuous, lovely, or of good report or praiseworthy, we seek after these things. This is a night that we introduce the theme officially to the girls and have the opportunity to meet the girls who will be turning 12 this year and joining Young Womans.
For the invitations, we gave them treasure maps printed on brown paper bags, with the edges burnt, and tied with a ribbon. We decorated with brown and gold with treasure chests with coins inside that had pictures of Christ, the theme, and all of the action words from the Article of Faith on them along with a penny pendant necklace for the girls. The big treasure chests were our gift to the incoming girls, and we had smaller treasure chests for all of our current girls. Inside each treasure chest was also a picture to remind them of the treasures that they should be seeking. I got the image from Under My Polka Dot Umbrella. I was thrilled with how they turned out.
Our YW President spoke to the girls about how they are each a treasure and of great worth to our Heavenly Father. She also read the book, I am a Child of God by Wendy & Michael Nelsen, to the girls to finish her talk. I hope our girls know just how much we love and truly treasure each one of them. We then showed the video of the theme from the church.
Next was my most favorite part of the night. A parent introduced each of their daughters to us so that we could get to know them a little bit before they join us. I loved watching the girls as they listened to their Mom or Dad tell us about the things that they value or treasure about their daughters. I think it was a good reminder for me to remember to tell my kids the things that I love about them, I don't think I do that enough. Next, our Bishop spoke about the 13th Article of Faith and what those words really mean, and how we should try to do/be those things. We concluded with a video of our Young Women and served refreshments. It was a wonderful night, and I am so glad so many of our youth came last night and braved the snow to come. I hope they all enjoyed the night as well.
My regret of the night? I wish I had more pictures. In all the rush of finishing projects for the night, I forgot to charge my camera! LOL! So I will end with this picture taken a few Sundays ago. What exactly does it take to get ready for YW on Sundays, bags, lots of bags! These are almost all of our bags, I think this only has stuff from 5 out of the 8 of us. Crazy isn't it! :) Oh, and there are the invitations in the bottom right hand corner.
Our theme for the night was Treasures and "We Seek After These Things" to go along with this years theme of "We Believe" from the 13th Article of Faith. - We believe in being honest, true, chaste, benevolent, virtuous, and in doing good to all men; indeed, we may say that we follow the admonition of Paul—We believe all things, we hope all things, we have endured many things, and hope to be able to endure all things. If there is anything virtuous, lovely, or of good report or praiseworthy, we seek after these things. This is a night that we introduce the theme officially to the girls and have the opportunity to meet the girls who will be turning 12 this year and joining Young Womans.
For the invitations, we gave them treasure maps printed on brown paper bags, with the edges burnt, and tied with a ribbon. We decorated with brown and gold with treasure chests with coins inside that had pictures of Christ, the theme, and all of the action words from the Article of Faith on them along with a penny pendant necklace for the girls. The big treasure chests were our gift to the incoming girls, and we had smaller treasure chests for all of our current girls. Inside each treasure chest was also a picture to remind them of the treasures that they should be seeking. I got the image from Under My Polka Dot Umbrella. I was thrilled with how they turned out.
Our YW President spoke to the girls about how they are each a treasure and of great worth to our Heavenly Father. She also read the book, I am a Child of God by Wendy & Michael Nelsen, to the girls to finish her talk. I hope our girls know just how much we love and truly treasure each one of them. We then showed the video of the theme from the church.
Next was my most favorite part of the night. A parent introduced each of their daughters to us so that we could get to know them a little bit before they join us. I loved watching the girls as they listened to their Mom or Dad tell us about the things that they value or treasure about their daughters. I think it was a good reminder for me to remember to tell my kids the things that I love about them, I don't think I do that enough. Next, our Bishop spoke about the 13th Article of Faith and what those words really mean, and how we should try to do/be those things. We concluded with a video of our Young Women and served refreshments. It was a wonderful night, and I am so glad so many of our youth came last night and braved the snow to come. I hope they all enjoyed the night as well.
My regret of the night? I wish I had more pictures. In all the rush of finishing projects for the night, I forgot to charge my camera! LOL! So I will end with this picture taken a few Sundays ago. What exactly does it take to get ready for YW on Sundays, bags, lots of bags! These are almost all of our bags, I think this only has stuff from 5 out of the 8 of us. Crazy isn't it! :) Oh, and there are the invitations in the bottom right hand corner.
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
Office Makeover Part 3
The office is slowly coming along. This is where it was 2 weeks ago, when I left to go and hang out with friends for a week. Chris, Tyler, and one of our friends, Rob, installed the laminate sheet. It was nerve wracking to see them cut this huge piece ( 5 feet by 12 feet) down to the right sizes. This was a much less expensive route to go than just ordering the counter top, that would have been over $700, definitely not in my budget! LOL!
Once the laminate was all in place, it was time to lift the cabinets up and put them in place. Chris, Tyler, and Travis had to work together to lift up the second one, it was heavy!
Doesn't it look great?!?!?!!! Here it is with the counter finished, and the big cabinets in place. Next up is building the shelves that will run from one end to another in between the 2 cabinets. I can't wait for all that storage!
Monday, February 14, 2011
Grandma's Sugar Cookies
My Grandma Thompson, was an amazing woman, incredible cook, and just an elegant woman. I cherish the recipes that I have from her, and this is one of my favorites. It is for a sugar cookie that is light and crispy, and as a bonus to my busy life, makes about 100 each time, so I have plenty to share between the kids and their classrooms.
Grandma's Sugar Cookies
1 cup white sugar
1 cup powdered sugar
1 cup softened butter
1 cup cooking oil
2 eggs
2 tsp vanilla
4 cups and 4 tbsp flour
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp cream of tarter
1 tsp salt
1. Cream together white sugar, powdered sugar, butter, and oil in a large bowl.
2. Add 2 beaten eggs and 2 tsp vanilla to creamed mixture.
3. Combine dry ingredients in a separate bowl and mix together. Gradually add dry ingredients to the wet ingredients until all the flour is incorporated into the batter.
4. Roll out dough into heaping tbsp's. I use the Pampered Chef's small scoop.
5. Once dough is all scooped out, roll to make balls, and then roll in granulated sugar. I like to use sprinkles with colored sugar to make them more festive, but then again, I have already revealed, I have a slight sprinkle obsession. LOL!
6. Place rolled dough on cookie sheet, and then press flat with bottom of a cup. Bake the cookies at 350 degrees for about 8 - 10 minutes.
Enjoy the cookies!
Wednesday, February 9, 2011
Craft Show with my Sister
Last year, my sister began a new business called, Lil' Miss Mae, selling accessories for babies, kids, and even me! I love the hair bling! I was so excited to be able to be there with her as she had her first official show. She had done an Open House for her Mary Kay and had her things out as well. When I saw the picture, I immediately started thinking okay, plotting how I was going to "redo" her display. Thankfully she wanted me to! Here is her before, and then the after. :)
Before
After
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