What really needs to be cut

I know schools have a tight budget and all, but really? Grass growing through the bleachers?

Lets just say I wasn't tickled fancy sitting there! The grass was too busy doing that for me!

Baking and Cravings!

These tasty treats are YUMMY, healthy brownies! I call them that but I got the recipe from the Hungry Girl's cookbook.

You only need TWO ingredients...

1 small can of pumpkin puree...

and one bag of brownie mix that comes in a box.

I use the mis that is less fat by the way.

I would have showed the box to you but during the ride home from my hot date last night at the grocery store with my husband, the box, well, just didn't make it. Because of the crazy way my husband drives, (I should say "crazier" than usual because as soon as we pulled into our driveway we realized we left some groceries in the grocery cart and went back to fetch them), the five gallon bottle of water spilled in the rental car's trunk and therefore we lost many boxes of food that fateful night. Good thing for plastic bags inside those boxes!

Anyway...

mix together well and put into muffin cups.

Bake them about 20 to 25 minutes on 350*...

then enjoy deliciously gooey, not-so-bad-for-you brownies!

I HAVE ARRIVED!!!

I just go round and round with which blog to do. I must declare this is my favorite one, so alas, no more ohlovelymay. How can I compete with being a true Domestic Goddess? I cannot fight the greatness inside. The goddess who has to emerge from the shadows of life must be in the present!!! I AM HERE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

(Whew! I turned off the emotional rouse of music as I made my speech so hopefully I will be more subdued!)

Cleaning Party

At approximately 1:00 in the afternoon I put on the "Fun Music" and was ready to get hot diggity down to clean the WHOLE house and partae while doing so.

Well, I got the entry way done. Even dusted the chandelier! Cleaned out the coat closet too!

But I got so darn tuckered out. I feel I need to take a rest to get going again. I sat down at the computer about 2:00 for my resting time. What is my problem!!!????

At least when you walk in the house, the first room you enter is clean!

Now off to the orthodontist and more cleaning. Then back to cracking the whip on these darn hooligans who think they can live in the house but not clean it!

I wish a had a house cleaner to assist me. Just even to work beside me to keep me focused!

Cleaning party anyone?

Dog vs. dogs

Meet Plateau.

She is my brother Nick's sweet guide dog.

She has a strict regimen that normal dogs would shutter at. Plateau eats, goes to the bathroom , plays and socializes at specific times in the day. When she is in harness, one cannot talk to her or touch her because she is working. She also has a sensitive stomach so Nick does not stray from her normal food for that reason.

Well, on the eve of December 30, 2009 I had a wiener dog roast in my fireplace. My sister's family dined with us as did Nick. Where Nick goes, so does Plateau.

I was busy with small children as they held multiple sharp implements in front of the open fire and Camille (my sister) was near. Now during the chaos we were also watching an old mystery

movie that of course you have to pay attention to all the details.

Needless to say some details in our immediate surroundings went unnoticed. Danny,

(my husband), came and set two packages worth of "dogs" on the low coffee table. Quickly we impaled them on the roaster things and went back to keeping the children from being stabbed or being on fire as well as watching the movie.

We were so involved in the above three mentioned that Plateau ALMOST got a way with highway robbery! I say "almost" because as the 14th "dog" went into her mouth, we heard the plate make loud a clatter!

It all happened so fast! We turned our backs for a moment and as a result, no more dinner for us!

Nick had a hard time believing Plateau ate all that. He kept on waiting for her to get sick but she never did. That is a good thing!

We did enjoy s'mores tho.

Lesson learned?...

Do not put food (especially meat products!) at mouth level of dogs!

Inspiration

My brain has been parked in this rest area for months now. I am not sure it has given me more of a "Power" boost but I guess we shall see!

On this day of December 30th of the fading year of 2009, I will state here publicly that I will dedicate my self more to this crazy idea of journaling here on a blog. Therefore meaning I actually have to sit down at the computer more often than once a month or so!

My dear friend Olga has been my cheerleader and inspiration for just writing about whatever. I did toil with the idea of changing the name to "My life as a mentally ill Domestic Goddess" but alas, I decided to stay strong and not give in to weakness! I do not want my minions to start rebelling with too much information!

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29 hours of FUN!

Devon, Jackie, Debbie, Colleen, and myself jumped in my vehicle of fun and headed to Port Angeles, Forks, and First Beach.

Is it a coincidence that we arrived in Forks Friday night at twilight? We may never know but it works for me!

First Beach is incredibly beautiful. It was not hard to find because we did pass Third Beach, then Second Beach which was right before First Beach!

We are having our morning devotional on the beach. We went to watch the sunrise there and enjoyed mild weather and no rain, well it did sprinkle for a few minutes to be honest!

Here is the gang of twilighters enjoying the touristy opportunities!!

I had so much fun and really love these magnificent ladies that I call my friends!