Happy Halloween

Today I am thankful for free candy...LOL!?!

Walks on water...

Just remember when you feel as though you are drowning in life situations, don't worry!?!

Our lifeguard walks on water!?!


Today I am thankful that my Jesus walks on water!?!

Meet Bill...

Have you met Bill?!?

I absolutely hate him!?!
He keeps hanging around my house despite my best effort to be rid of him!?!
Even when I finally get rid of him, he keeps coming back!?!
He comes in many forms...Telephone Bill, Cable Bill, Water Bill, Electric Bill, Gas Bill -&- so on!?!
If you drive by my house -&- see him trying to creep in, feel free to shoot him on sight!?!
Today I am thankful we have been able to minimize our bills!?!

Popcorn Pumpkin Balls

Ingredients:
5 cups popped popcorn
1 cup candy corn
1 cup chopped salted peanuts
1/2 cup butter or margarine
3 cups miniature marshmallows
4 drops red food coloring
3 drops yellow food coloring
4 sticks red or black licorice, cut into thirds

Directions:
1. Grease a muffin pan and set aside. Place popcorn, candy corn and peanuts into a large bowl and set aside.
2. Melt the butter in a large saucepan over medium heat. Stir in marshmallows, red food coloring and yellow food coloring, adjusting color if needed to get a nice shade of orange. When the marshmallows are completely melted, pour over the popcorn and stir to evenly distribute the candy, nuts and marshmallow.
3. Use a greased spoon to fill the muffin cups.
Insert a piece of licorice to act as the stem, and mold the popcorn around it.
Let stand until firm, 10 to 15 minutes, and then pull the pumpkins out by their stems and admire your pumpkin patch!


Today I am thankful for great recipes with amazing ideas for kids!?!

What?!?

How many times is it appropriate to say...
"What?!?"
Before you just nod -&- smile because you still didn't hear or understand a word they said!?!


Today I am thankful I can nod really well...LMAO!?!

Blair's Accident...

I received a frantic phone call from my BFF Blair about 6:30 tonight tell me she'd been in an accident where someone ran into her...a million things ran through my head!?! But at lease since she was on the phone - I knew at that moment that she was alright!?!

She had a lot to deal with so I waited -&- prayed (with tears streaming down my face) while waiting to find out the extend of the accident!?!
She texted me sporadically to update me as to the current events!?!

Then she texted me the following picture...I wasn't really prepared for it!?! But then I thought to myself things could have been a helluva a lot worse!?!


(Blair was the driver of the truck - the car turned into her because
they were in construction -&- nervous!?!)

Being on the road you see a lot of accidents -&- this one had the makings of horrible ending -but- thanks to a lot of underlying factors -&- the good Lord above - the outcome wasn't that bad at all...a few scrapes -&- scratches!?! Some bumps, bruises -&- stained nerves!?!

But it really makes you reflect on how import the people in your life are to you!?!
And, also realize that in an instant they could be gone!?!



Today I am very thankful that neither Blair nor the other individual was injured in this accident!?!

Life on Facebook!?!

Facebook is great -&- I must admit I love the interaction on it -but- damn some people take it a little to far!?!
Don't people that the stuff you post may eventually be something that you are going to have to prove!?!
So, don't try to "outlive" yourself on Facebook!?!



Today I am thankful that I don't have to try -&- be something that I am not!?!

Pumpkin Roll

Ingredients:

3 eggs 1 cup white sugar 2/3 cup solid pack pumpkin puree 1 teaspoon lemon juice 3/4 cup all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon baking powder 1/2 teaspoon salt 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon 1 teaspoon ground ginger

1 cup chopped pecans confectioners' sugar for dusting 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese 4 tablespoons butter 1 cup confectioners' sugar 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract confectioners' sugar for dusting

Directions:

1.	Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 10x15 inch jellyroll pan.
2.	In a large bowl, beat eggs and sugar with an electric mixer on high speed for five minutes. Gradually mix in pumpkin and lemon juice. Combine the flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, and ginger; stir into the pumpkin mixture. Spread batter evenly into the prepared pan. Sprinkle pecans over the top of the batter.
3.	Bake for 12 to 15 minutes, or until the center springs back when touched. Loosen edges with a knife. Turn out on two dishtowels that have been dusted with confectioners' sugar. Roll up cake using towels, and let cool for about 20 minutes.
4.	In a medium bowl, combine cream cheese, butter, 1 cup confectioners' sugar, and vanilla. Beat until smooth. Unroll pumpkin cake when cool, spread with filling, and roll up. Place pumpkin roll on a long sheet of waxed paper, and dust with confectioners' sugar. Wrap cake in waxed paper, and twist ends of waxed paper like a candy wrapper. Refrigerate overnight. Serve chilled; before slicing, dust with additional confectioners' sugar.

Today I am thankful they weren't selling extras of this to take home!?!

Only God!?!

Today I am thankful that I believe this - I just need to remember
it from time to time!?!

Crock Pot Ravioli

This is so easy anyone can do it:

1 (25 ounce) bag beef ravioli

34 ounces of your favorite pasta sauce

1 cup water

Combine all the ingredients in the crock pot and stir well.
Cook on low for about 4 hours (until ravioli are tender).
4 hours right on is perfect for most crock pots.
Season with salt and pepper as needed and serve topped with Parmesan cheese.




Today I am thankful that my husband will eat all most anything...LOL!?!

Hazardous Material: Woman

Today I am thankful that I am a woman -&- don't have to try -&- figure "us" out!?!

Meeting Sianna!?!

Today I was finally able to meet the Princess...Ms. Sianna Peters!?!
I was so happy!?!
I ♥ ya girly!?!

Today I am thankful for the amazing friends that I've been able to make -&- meet via FB!?!~

Cream Cheese Cake Mix Cookies

Ingredients:
1 bx cake mix, any flavor - 8 oz cream cheese, room temperature
1/4 c butter, room temperature
1 large egg
1 tsp vanilla (optional, depending on flavor)
1 c any add-ins (flavored chips, candy, nuts, etc)
amounts can be varied...for chocolate chip
I add a 12 oz bag of semisweet chips

Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
2. Cream together butter and cream cheese.
Add egg and vanilla and mix until well blended
(I used a mixer for this part only).
3. Stir in cake mix a little at a time until it's all blended and then add any chips, candy or nuts, as you like
4. Bake for 10 minutes, until edges are brown.

Today I am thankful that I don't have an oven in the Travelin' Abode cuz I'd be baking all day!?!

Deck of cards...

Some marriages are like a deck of cards, in the beginning
all you need is 2 hearts -&- a diamond -but- by the end
you'll wish you had a club -&- a spade!?!


Today I am thankful we aren't looking for that spade just yet!?!

Crock Pot "Meat"...

My husband loves Tacos, Nachos -&- Sloppy Joe's -&- you can't always get the kind you want or enough of them at a price you can afford while on the road!?!

So, what I do is make the meat base in the crock pot -&- we go from there!?!

It is really easy...just start with 2 lbs of ground beef (fresh or frozen) -&- a little water!?! Cook the meat for about 4 hrs on low!?! Then about 2 hrs before serving either add the taco seasoning -&- more water or the canned Manwich sauce!?!

(Taco / Nacho Meat)

Wallah...then make the meal your own way!?!



Today I am thankful that creativity in my cooking skills sometimes kicks in!?!

Warning: Bible Usage

W A R N I N G:
Bible Usage Can Be Habit Forming!?!
Regular reading can cause loss of ANXIETY and FEAR; decreased appetite for LYING, CHEATING, STEALING, HATING, ANGER and ENVY!?!

Symptoms Include: Increased sensation of LOVE, JOY, PEACE, COMPASSION and CONTENTMENT!?!

If Symptoms persist, just PRAISE GOD!?!

Side Effects are FORGIVENESS, GRACE -&- LOVE!?!

Today I am thankful that I am able to read the Bible
when -&- where I want to!?!

Internet Sex...

Daddy, how was I born?!? '
Well, son, Your Mom and I first got together in a chat room on Yahoo!?! Then I set up a date via e-mail with your Mom -&- we met at a cyber-cafe!?! We sneaked into a secluded room -&- googled each other!?!
There your mother agreed to a download from my hard drive!?!
As soon as I was ready to upload, we discovered that neither one of us had used a firewall, -&- since it was too late to hit the delete button , nine months later a little Pop-Up appeared that said: '
You got Male!?!
Today I am thankful that it isn't me telling that story...LMAO!?!

Happy Hunting!?!

Today I am thankful that I have a husband who doesn't like to hunt (personal preference)!?!

Game Over!?!

Have you ever strolled down Memory Lane only to be reminded why you don't live on that street anymore?!?

First I tried to drink myself though the pain -&- when that wasn't enough I tried other more intense methods
...but...
what I really needed today was walk away -&- never look back!?!

But sometimes things are easier said than done...it is hard to walk away from someone that you gave your everything -&- your all too
...someone whom you thought felt the same way about you!?!

Some things take longer than other...and in this case it is something
LONG over do!?!
I thought I put you in my past when I threw the engagement ring you bought me into the ocean in 2001
-but-
that was just the beginning - having to see you on various occasions didn't make it any easier!?!

And, the joke of just trying to be friends what a joke that is!?!

Part of me died the day we said goodbye...and the rest of me grieved that loss for WAY to long!?!

Too many tears where shed over what I thought I'd lost
...but...
the only person who was hurt was me!?!

And, to this day I still love you...even though I don't know you - which is just plain to crazy!?!

You touched me in a way no one else has ever been able to do since
...but...
you have also scared me in a way that is irreparable - you made it impossible for me to ever love completely again!?!

You made it hard for me to trust anyone even the people closest to me - hard for me to love again hard for me to be loved!?!

You walked away from me -&- never even looked back - you moved on with your life while mine fell apart!?!

And, now when your life is beginning to fall apart
-&-
things aren't going the way you planned...you run back to me!?!

Because you know that even after
all of this I'd still be here for you!?!

Loving you was my biggest mistake...
Losing you was my biggest regret!?!
Life without you makes no sense..
I go through the motions - living day to day...
But living life without your love is never quite the same!?!



Today I am thankful ... I survived!?!

6 Truths in Life

Six Truths in Life

1 . You cannot stick your tongue out and look up at the ceiling at the same time, a physical impossibility due to the tendons within your neck.
2 . All idiots, after reading #1 will try it.
3 . And discover #1 is a lie.
4 . You are smiling now because you are an idiot.
5 . You soon will Share this with another idiot.
6 . There is still a stupid smile on your face.
I sincerely apologize about this but I'm an idiot and I needed company!?!


Today I am thankful I was thankful I could share this with y'all - only I wish I could have seen you make a fool out of yourselves trying it...like I did!?!

Creamy Cheesey Chicken Soup

1-2 pounds frozen chicken breasts
2 (10 oz) cans of cream of chicken soup
1/2-1 cup milk
3 slices American cheese
salt & pepper to taste
a pinch of garlic powder

Mix soup & milk togther in Crock pot.
(I usually just fill 1 of the empty soup cans 2/3 full of milk)
Add salt, pepper & garlic powder.
Place Frozen chicken on top.
Lay the cheese slices over chicken.
Cook on High 4 hours Low 6-8.
This is great served over mashed potatoes, rice, or pasta.
I usually throw it in the crock pot -&- serve it when we stop for the night!?!



Today I am thankful for easy recipes I can make on the road!?!

Columbus Day

"Columbus Day first became an official state holiday in Colorado in 1906, and became a federal holiday in 1937, though people have celebrated Columbus' voyage since the colonial period. In 1792, New York City and other U.S. cities celebrated the 300th anniversary of his landing in the New World. President Benjamin Harrison called upon the people of the United States to celebrate Columbus Day on the 400th anniversary of the event. During the four hundredth anniversary, in 1892, teachers, preachers, poets and politicians used Columbus Day rituals to teach ideals of patriotism. These patriotic rituals were framed around themes such as support for war, citizenship boundaries, the importance of loyalty to the nation, and celebrating social progress."


Today I am thankful for Christopher Columbus!?!

5 Things God Taught Us With The Ark

5 THINGS GOD TAUGHT US WITH THE ARK:

1. Don't miss the boat.
2. We are all in the same boat.
3. Don't listen to critics; just get on with the job God orders.
4. Build your future on high ground.
5. No matter the storm when you are with God, a rainbow is waiting!?!

Today I am thankful I had parents who instilled this in
me while raising me!?!

Crockpot Pineapple Upside Down Cake

Crockpot Pineapple Upside Down Cake

Ingredients:

1 Stick of Salted Butter
3/4 cup light brown sugar
(1) 20 oz. can of pineapple tidbits drained
(1) box of pound cake mix

Directions:
(1) In a sauce pan melt the butter and add the brown sugar. Let the caramel sauce cook 2 minutes or so over medium high heat just before the sauce begins to bubble. Add and mix-in the drained pineapple tidbits and cook for another minute to coat the pineapple pieces.
(2) Dump the caramel-pineapple sauce into the crock pot.
(3) Prepare the cake mix as directed on the box. Pour the cake mix evenly over the caramel pineapple sauce.
(4) Cook on high for 2 hours or until the cake is fully cooked, but still moist.
(5) Invert the cake and gently dump it onto your serving platter.

Today I am thankful for whom ever invented the crock pot!?!

Why Men Prefer Guns Vs Women

6 reasons why men prefer guns to women:
1 You can trade an old 45 for a 22.
2 You can admire a friends gun and he'll let you use it.
3 Your gun stays with you even if you run out of ammo.
4 A gun functions normally everyday.
5 A gun doesn't mind if you go to sleep after you use it.
And best of all ...
6 You can buy a silencer for your gun!?!
Today I am thankful -but- I am also thinking most men aren't very smart!?!