One of my real life friends (Lisa) has me hooked on reading Ali Edwards blog. For those who don’t recognize the name, she’s well known in the scrapbooking world for her books and scrapbook designs. She’s an advocate for not making things more complicated than they need to be and …

I’ve been meaning to get a gray card sometime so I can have something to use for metering when taking snow pictures, but I haven’t gotten around to getting one so I had to use the old-fashioned trial & error method….. This one is way too dark…. This one was …

How full of the creative genius is the air in which these are generated!I should hardly admire more if real stars fell and lodged on my coat.”–Henry David Thoreau, 1856 It’s snowing today! YEA! The above picture was taken at 9:16 a.m. Then, I started on this blog entry, gave …

This is one of our family favorites especially on a cold snowy night like tonight. TACO SOUP4 cans dark red kidney beans2 cans whole kernal corn1 large can diced tomatoes2 cans beef broth2 packages taco seasoning2 pounds of cooked hamburger Mix altogether and simmer for an hour.

Just a little over a year ago, Emily started orthodontic treatment at the office where Amanda works. Here she is at the start of that appointment back in May of 2007. She looks a little apprehensive above, doesn’t she? Emily doesn’t really like change and she didn’t think she needed …

I saw this list on several blogs that I read on a regular basis. I needed something quick and easy to post to my blog while I’m taking time to sort zillions of pictures trying to find some to upload and post about…. I don’t know who created the list, …

I’ve been eyeing some really cute templates from The Cutest Blog on the Block, which many blogs I frequent have been using, but I have hesitated to try any of them for fear it would mess up my customized template. I’ve tried finding some backgrounds that would work well with …

This time I said sauce instead of meatball sauce because we use this over our meatloaf not on meatballs. That is only because we have lots of favorite meatball sauce recipes, but only this one meatloaf sauce recipe. And, guess what? It is NOT from Taste of Home magazine this time. …

I realize that I sound like a broken record. Anyone care to guess where this recipe came from? (LOL). Taste of Home years ago. SWEDISH MEATBALL SAUCE 2 cans condensed cream of chicken soup, undiluted2 cans condensed cream of mushroom soup, undiluted1 can evaporated milkminced fresh parsley In a bowl, …

This is another favorite which was also taken from the Taste of Home magazine at least 15 years ago. CRANBERRY MEATBALL SAUCE 1 can (16 oz) jellied cranberry sauce1 cup ketchup3 TBSP brown sugar1 TBSP lemon juice In a large saucepan, combine sauce ingredients. Cook, stirring frequently, until the cranberry …