Its My Party Skirt GROSGRAIN GIVEAWAY!!!!

Its My Party Skirt GROSGRAIN GIVEAWAY!!!!

This is my friend Cindy. I just wanted to do a quick post to thank her for being such a good friend. I have known Cindy for quite a few years but have only really gotten to "know" her over the last year. I'm so thankful I have. She is a quick witted, energetic, encouraging woman of varied interests! She is dear to my heart!

Cindy, thank you for all your encouraging words and the neat little "care package" I received in the mail! You are a nut and you know me entirely to well!

Cindy is also I talented photographer, if you want to see some beautiful pictures check out her website:

http://crankin.photobiz.com/

One day she is going to teach me how to use a camera (IF I ever get one)!!

Snout

Aidan was playing football in the Fellowship Hall at the church and fell into the corner of a step! Much panic insued! These pictures actually don't do it justice, he had horrible black (green & brown) eyes and big bobo's all over his nose! Poor Baby! Thankfully he didn't break it! He was a very brave boy when he came back in for a follow up with Dr. Smith!

It's the most wonderful time of the year!

Well we've been trying to get ready for Christmas. I FINALLY got our tree up but only because Andy was driving me crazy about it. I promise he is worse than any kid! I don't know what is wrong with the tree, we make sure it has plenty of water every day but it's still just dry & brittle. Any suggestions on "perking" it back up will be greatly appreciated!

We've only had two Christmas Parties so far, Youth Leaders Party at Bro. Nathan & Sis. Mandies, they are always incredible hosts and have yummy food & make you feel right at home. Then we had my work party at Brave New it was delish and we had a wonderful time, I love my co workers & their spouses, so it was nice.



I'm almost through with Christmas shopping, just have to get Lori & Richard's, one more present for each of the kids & then stocking stuffers (my favorite)!! Yipee!!





Andy and I helped Lori & Richard put up their tree, it's GORGEOUS!



Here is Vivi with their tree!

Happy Thanksgiving!

Flop your dough on floured surface
Fill 'er up, Roll 'er up!

Let rise & then bake

Ice!!!

Finished Product!

So for some reason I decided to be Betty Crocker for my co workers & friends. I came across a recipe for Cinnamon Rolls with Maple Coffee Icing & thought that would be nice to make & bring to work & deliver to friends for the Holiday. Ha Ha Ha! I have never made anything breadwise that required rising, punching, rising again & finally rolling! It was actually quite fun-the punching part that is! So I made 7 pans of these beauties and did not make it to bed until 2am! I may expire from flour inhalation, but it was worth it!!

Pioneer Woman Comes To Town!

My new friends!

Nina & Ree BFF!!
Marlboro Man-a nice surprise!!

This post is a little late in coming but I'm still excited to write about it! A few weeks back my idol Ree Drummond (aka Pioneer Woman, or PW) came to Little Rock for a cookbook signing, I wrangled my fellow PW Fanatic Cindy & her daughter Madison into coming with me. We had NO idea what we were getting into. I guess the greeter at WalMart (yes it was at WalMart) laughing hysterically when she spotted me coming in the door with my cookbook should have tipped me off. It did not. Cindy is thinking there will be MAYBE 50 people there, I'm more optimistic & am thinking MAYBE 100...Uhhh, yeah right!! The line was all the way to the back of the store! It looked like we were going to be there a while so I quickly struck up a friendship with those surrounding me, I must say it was the best time I've had standing in a line for almost four hours.

Do NOT try this at home!

Cooking for four hundred is NOT as simple as it sounds. This is what happens when the waist high stand mixer vibrates off of it's stand!! HORRIBLE night!!!