Quote Sunday

"The scenes of childhood are the memories of future years".
~ J.O. Choules ~

Silly Saturday...

Mike and I have been doing some holiday baking, so when I saw this photo online and it just "cracked" me up - ha! ha! ha! (Sorry for the bad humor...I just couldn't resist!!)

Have a fun and safe weekend!

Frosted Designs Challenge..."Glitter"

This week's challenge over at Frosted Designs is to create a project using glitter. To be perfectly honest, I am NOT a fan of glitter. As a matter of fact, I really, really dislike using it, and I avoid it because it clings to everything and is so messy. (This goes back to my OCD tendencies of being a bit of a neat freak - ha! ha!)

Anyhoo...after much thought and deliberation as to what I would make to submit for this challenge, I finally decided to make a home-spun looking winter wreath for my front door! I used a basic green wreath and made a bow out of some scrap burlap and buttons that I had on hand. I then added felt snowflakes, a metal "welcome" sign, white berries, and last-but-not-least a felt snowman that has been dusted with "snow glitter". Here's a close-up view of the snowman:

I hope those of you who are not "glitter challenged" will enter your projects in the Frosted Designs challenge this week! You have until noon Thursday, Dec. 15th to link up your creations. I would loooove to see what awesome, crafty projects you come up with!!

Have a WONDERFUL day!

Happy 40th Birthday to my Best Bud, Jamie!!

My best bud Jamie, (shown on the right in the photo above), is celebrating her 40th birthday today! HAPPY BIRTHDAY, BESTIE!!!

Jamie is an AMAZING lady and FABULOUS friend! She is an elementary school principal, a great mom to her 4 kiddos, a fantastic advocate for children, super smart and has a heart of gold! On top of all that, she has a terrific sense of humor and makes me laugh so hard at some of the silliest things! (Oh, and she has the tiniest waist, which I am so jealous of - hee! hee!)

Have a happy day!!

Christmas Wreath

My friend/co-worker, Susan G., commissioned me to make a Christmas wreath for her door. She told me that she wanted something with a Victorian touch, but not "over-the-top", so the photo above is what I came up with for her. Although you can't see it in the photo, the silver snowflakes have bling centers, which matches the bling highlights on the silver monogram hanging in the center of the wreath. I am pleased at how it turned out...elegant, yet not over done. I am taking it to work today to give it to her, so I hope she likes it!

Thanks for looking! Have a blessed day!

Recipe of the Week...Sugared Strawberry Pecan Loaf

Here's a wonderfully moist quick bread to make for breakfast, brunch, or just snacking on any time of day! It's delicious served with coffee, hot cocoa, or cappuccino.

Ingredients:

• 1 stick butter, softened
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 3 eggs
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 2 cups flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/2 cup lite sour cream
• 1 cup diced strawberries
• 1 cup coarsely chopped pecans

Method:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In large bowl with an electric mixer, cream together butter and sugar. Add eggs and vanilla to creamed butter and sugar mixture. In separate bowl combine dry ingredients. Gradually add dry ingredients to creamed ingredients until thoroughly blended. Add sour cream. Fold in strawberries and pecans and pour mixture into a buttered 9" x 5" loaf pan. Sprinkle additional sugar on top of batter. Bake for approximately 1 hour or until top is golden brown and toothpick comes out clean when inserted into loaf. Cool in pan for 30 minutes and then transfer loaf from pan to a towel covered cooling rack. Can be served warm with butter...DELICIOUS!

Have a wonderful day!

Mike's Buck

Just a quick post before I head out the door for work....wanted to share some pics of the big buck that Mike harvested last night. WOOT!! WOOT!!

Lastly, here's one of Mike and his best huntin' buddy, Justin:

Thanks for lettin' me brag on my sweetie!

Have a FANTASTIC day!

Quote Sunday

"The purpose of life is to discover your gift...

the meaning of life is to give it away".

~ David Viscott ~ 

Silly Saturday...

I just love the movie "Elf" - soooo funny!! Let the Christmas Season begin!!!

Scrapbook Page: GO POKES!!!

Mike, Justin and I are BIG fans of Oklahoma State University - GO POKES!!! When we can, we like to attend football games at the Boone Pickens Stadium in Stillwater, OK to cheer our Cowboys on! Tomorrow is the long-awaited bedlam game between OU and OSU, and we will be wearing orange, watching the game and hopefully celebrating a Cowboy victory with our friends, Dave & Robbi!

In honor of the big bedlam game tomorrow, I thought I'd post an OSU scrapbook page that I did a few years ago. I created a pocket to tuck some of our tickets into, and then I did a little journaling on the outside of the pocket. (You can click on the layout for a better view).

Thanks for looking! Have a great weekend and GO POKES!!!!