Category Archives: In My Free Time

When I’m not working, being mom, or whatever

9.365 {Papers}

Posted on January 9, 2013 by admin

Fat Mum Slim‘s prompt today is “paper.” I had planned to do Capture 365‘s prompt, which was “peaceful,” but when I was out running errands I forgot to bring my camera. Consequently, I had to scratch that idea and do … Continue reading →

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8.365 {Bells will be Ringing}

Posted on January 8, 2013 by admin

I’ve been keeping a secret from you. Ok…well, not really. I just hadn’t mentioned it, but back in October I think it was, Rob finally convinced me to start playing bells with him at church. Tuesdays are the practices, so … Continue reading →

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2.365 {Hanging in the Hammock}

Posted on January 2, 2013 by admin

Teenager set up his new hammock in the backyard. He even pulled Daisy up there.

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1.365 {My View of Today}

Posted on January 1, 2013 by admin

Yep, I’m giving it another shot. “It” meaning the 365 Project, which is where you take 1 pic a day for the entire year. Never hurts to try and maybe one of these years I’ll actually finish, right? Today I’ve … Continue reading →

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Cruise 2012 {Day 8}

Posted on December 27, 2012 by admin

~ Day 1 ~ Day 2 ~ Day 3 ~ Day 4 ~ Day 5:Part 1 ~ Day 5:Part 2 ~ Day 6 ~ Day 7 ~ At port in Port Canaveral On the last day of the cruise, you … Continue reading →

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Christmas Eve 2012

Posted on December 27, 2012 by admin

Christmas Eve and the day before, I was busy baking and cooking. In the late afternoon of Christmas Eve, Monkey performed in our church’s children pageant. He was a shepherd (without a headdress for some reason). Our preachers welcoming us. … Continue reading →

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Chocolate Toffee Cookie Recipe

Posted on December 22, 2012 by admin

The other night I got off work and needed to have a dessert to bring to Teenager’s Boy Scout Christmas Party. I had some Devil’s food cake mix and toffee bits, which sounded like a yummy combination. So I threw … Continue reading →

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Pizza Party!

Posted on December 10, 2012 by admin

Friday afternoon after Thanksgiving, our friends, R & J, and 3 of their kids came over for a Pizza Party and football. For appetizers I made: Chili’s Salsa Jalapeno Popper Dip I made 2 batches of dough the night before. … Continue reading →

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Apple Pecan Cake

Posted on December 4, 2012 by admin

Before Thanksgiving I was thinking about desserts for Turkey day. I thought about the fact I love Pecan Pie and Rob loves Apple Pie, so why not put them together? I hunted around and found this recipe. They called them … Continue reading →

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Bread Sticks :: Bread Machine

Posted on November 6, 2012 by admin

I have been thinking of more and more ideas for my bread machine. Today I made some dough for bread sticks. I thought of several variations to this recipe for what you roll them in before cooking. Which one do … Continue reading →

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