If it not one thing, it is another...

I'd just like to have a month where nothing goes wrong. No car problems, no kid problems, no house problems, etc.  IS THAT TOO MUCH TO ASK?!  Barring that can I PLEASE  win the BIG prize in the Power Ball lottery?

Sorry! This is going to be self-indulgent whine-fest.  It seems as soon as I get one thing fixed something else breaks.  I feel like I am running as fast as I can in muck-boots and deep mud.  If I don't keep moving I'll be sucked under the mud and drowned.

is it half empty or half full? 

I guess I need to focus on what I should be thankful for, not so negative. So here goes nothing! Half a glass of wine is better than none,  right?   LOL!

THANK GOD FOR LITTLE GIRLS

SO happy I have Katie.  She maked me laugh.  Pretty wonderful kid!  A ray of sunshine or rainbow about the most wonderful thing in my life right now. ( Courtney is wonderful too but she isn't round as much).

PRETTY TOES!

Today was about running errands, doing a few chores, and self maintenance.  The toes were looking BAD and so were the eyebrows.  Back in shape!


Now time to finish cupcake order....

Sausage Rolls

These are SO EASY!

This is what you need:

Mix the cooked crumbed sausage with softened cream cheese

Unroll cresent rolls

Then spread it with the cream cheese sausage mixture.

then roll and cut

Bake at 375 for 15 minutes

THESE ROCK!   You can modify them a bunch of different ways!  Glad I found this on Pinterest!

HAPPY FATHER'S DAY!

Forget me not ornament

 punches

 quilting pins

 styrofoam ball

ribbon

Saw something very similar on Pinterest.  ME  the queen of punches didn't have the exact punch so i made do.

Hybrid Cookie recipe

I am calling them oatmeal zucchini raisin breakfast cookies.


1 cup raisins
1/2 cup shortening
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup Splenda ( or you can do 1 cup sugar or all Splenda browns better with sugar)
2 eggs
1/2 cup 1% milk
3 cups oatmeal
1 cup whole wheat flour
1/2 cup white flour ( again you can use any flour you want)
1 1/4 teaspoon soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 generous teaspoon cinnamon
1 cup zucchini, grated
1/2 cup mini semi sweet chocolate chips

I just threw everything in a big bowl broke out the handmixer and let her rip till well mixed.  Put them in a 375 degree F oven for 12 minutes.  I made generous sized cookies more like small biscuits.  You can make them smaller probabaly cut cooking time down 8 to 12.

I always use parchment paper now when I do any cookies.  No brown bottoms ever unless you REALLY over bake them.  I use the same sheet several times too for same cookies. Save a few pennies....

Anyway lots of fiber!  worst thing in this recipe is the shortening I think you could use a cup of apple sauce and tablespoon of vegetable oil instead.  I just like the texture of that the shortening gives them.

Ups and Downs

221.6   YIPPEE.  I wish the weight was coming off faster, BUT from 228.8 it isn't bad especially with a trip home for a wedding. What makes me sick is last year at this time I was under 200.....  No use beating myself up over it! BUT If I'd kepted on track I'd probably at 150.....

Well, so much for NOT beating myself up.... 7.2 pounds down in 19 days.   I need to step it up!