My Dog is a Celeb

Second Opinion

Buzz

I noticed when I checked the library website that a picture of my dog I had taken is on their home page. It is in the upper left corner. Buzz aka Buzz Lightyear is a celeb. I had entered this photo in a library photo contest. It won 3rd place.

White Chocolate Chip Lemon Cookies

Giant Man Child Cone of Silence

The Giant Man Child came home raving about these cookies he had at a recruiting event. So, I attempted to recreate these cookies for him. I have to say they are very tasty and just the right type of lemon flavor to compliment the white chocolate. This isn't a flavor combination that I have tried before but I really like it. Here is the recipe I used. I think next time I won't use a whole bag of white chocolate chips.

Interesting Reads

Here are some interesting reads

18 Baby Shower Gifts for the Octomom by Abdplot -These were pretty funny. I am with everyone else and their strange fascination with Octomom.

As I was sitting at McDonald's watching my 5th grader scarfing down a full size meal, I realized I was so doomed. We go through the basics at my house at an alarming rate. My grocery bill keeps getting higher and higher despite my couponing, stockpiling, and make ahead efforts. This link to all the frugal food sites seems like something I should be looking at.

Anyone looking for more local Pacific Northwest deals than found on sites such as Money Saving Mom try Thrifty Northwest Mom .

Chuckles Photos

Seeing the Light

Chuckles is really inspired by the Lego a Day Blog. He has been taking 100's of photo's. These are some of the gems.

Self Portrait (love that he is upside down)

Puss the Cat

Dreaded 5th Grade Book Report

Last week was a long week with snow and deadlines. I am so proud of how hard #1 Son has worked on his book report. He did a great job. He did his book report on "The Incredible Journey". The best thing about this project was he complete the project and turned it in on time.

I don't remember much from 5th grade myself. I don't remember doing a book report. That was a LONG time ago according to my sister, The Polyester Princess. I do remember that I had Mrs Williams and I am pretty sure I was afraid of her. God rest her soul. She had a Ziggy sign on her classroom door that said, "Misery Loves Company." I know at the time I didn't get the meaning of that sign. For gosh sakes, she made us take dictation. I pretty sure my son doesn't have to do that. Those were days. I was jealous that my friend, Blondie in Nebraska, was in Mr Heydt's class. Mr Hedyt was 10 times cooler than Mrs Williams.

Sew Expo

On Sunday, Mrs Epi and I ventured to the Sew Expo. I have been talking about this forever but we finally went. Wow! Talk about sewing overload. We were a little disappointed. It seemed to be more geared to the professional sewer not the novices like us. Truly, I think we wanted to be inspired and we walked away not feeling that. But it sure was fun to look. Embroidery Machines and Needle Felting seem to be really big trends.

The quilt pictured above is a variation on a rag quilt. The little squares I thought would shrink up not rag as much but it turned out pretty good. Instead of an an "X" through the square. I made a square.

The back was done in blue and green flannel

7 is Fine

Today is the Diva's Birthday. Happy 7th Birthday to YOU! We had a special breakfast in honor of the Birthday girl. On the menu was Chocolate Milk, Donuts, Bacon, and Strawberries. Yum! I have a feeling all of us are going to be running on a little sugar today.

7 Great Things About the Diva

1. gifted artist

2. super rope skipper

3. FUN!

4. kind

5. Great Kitty Nanny

6. a beat the pants off of you Wii Bowler

7. a good friend