Cooking Thursday - #11 March 31

Super delicious Chicken Parm, IN the slow cooker.  Oh yeah :) Sorry this is so late going up, I've been really busy today.   Slow Cooker Chicken Parmesan 2-4 boneless, skinless chicken breast halves (I cut mine into strips, to make them into more reasonable serving sizes for the kids) 1/2 cup …

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Modest Cottage

“I had rather be shut up in a very modest cottage with my books, my family, and a few old friends dining on simple bacon, and letting the world roll on as it liked, than to occupy the most splendid post, which any human power can give.”  Thomas Jefferson, letter of February 1788

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The Home

"Our very nature demands home. It is the first essential element of our social being. This cannot be complete without home relations. There would be no proper equilibrium of life and character without the home influence. The heart bereaved and disappointed, naturally turns for …

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A Fierce Radiance by Lauren Belfer - Book Tour

A Fierce Radiance by Lauren Belfer • Paperback: 560 pages • Publisher: Harper Perennial (March 29, 2011) Penicillin operates as the source of romance, murder, and melodrama in Belfer's ( City of Light ) evocative WWII–era novel. When Life magazine sends strikingly beautiful photographer Claire Shi…

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Weight Watchers Review

As a woman, one of the things I most struggle with since I turned 30, is my weight.  It's a roller coaster of a ride, it yo yo's up and down and it's become increasingly harder to drop the extra pounds as I get older. I'm not one for diets, truthfully I actually avoid them and the …

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Happy Homemaker Monday - #12 - 2011

The weather in my neck of the woods: Had a beautiful weekend with warm weather, the kids even got to play in the sprinklers :) Things that make me happy: Being a mom Book I'm reading: A Fierce Radiance by Lauren Belfer - For an upcoming review, it's very interesting already. The Bridge of Pe…

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Weekend Round up

Guess what?  I'm back and I'm here to stay. I have missed this little blog so much, but life gets hectic at times and we end up focused on other things but, in my heart, I was just missing it so much, missing staying in touch with all of you and sharing my daily going ons and tips and recip…

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Cooking Thursday - #11 March 24

Yummy Nachos! Hearty Nachos 1 pound lean ground beef 1 package taco seasoning 1 small onion, diced 2 small tomatoes, diced 1 sliced, jalapeno Shredded Cheese, I like Cheddar or the Monterey Jack mix Tortilla Chips Sour Cream In a skillet, brown the ground beef with the taco seasoning On a casserole dish (…

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Giveway Winners!!!

Thank you to all who entered the two giveaways for Dezign with a Z and Fashion to Figure.  I've used Random.org to draw the winners and here they are: Dezign with a Z - $30 Gift Certificate #3 - Karen  Fashion to Figure - $30 or less item from the website #9 - Vay Congratulations Ladies, I will be …

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Upcoming Shows not to be missed

As always, I like sharing what I find with you and if I knew that you didn't appreciate it, or thought these posts annoying, I would totally stop doing it, but as it stands, I've received numerous emails thanking me over and over for the suggestions found on my blog. Matter of fact, some of…

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The Oracle of Stamboul Blog Tour

Title: The Oracle of Stamboul: A Novel Author: Michael David Lukas Late in the summer of 1877, a flock of purple-and-white hoopoes suddenly appears over the town of Constanta on the Black Sea, and Eleonora Cohen is ushered into the world by a mysterious pair of Tartar midwives who arrive just minu…

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Happy Homemaker Monday - #11 - 2011

The weather in my neck of the woods: Hot, already got my first tan Hahahah  But today we have cloudy skies, high winds and it looks like we are also expected to get rain. Things that make me happy: Air Shows Book I'm reading: A Fierce Radiance by Lauren Belfer - For an upcoming review, it's…

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