WiWW

I am participating in What I Wore Wednesday.

Black & Pink printed top -- Target
Black pants -- don't remember, old
Black suede ankle boots - TJMaxx

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Countdown to fun

The next few weeks should bring some fun.
Of course there is Valentines Day next week.
Then there is birthday celebration for me, Bobbie, and Julie (Feb 27 and March 2)
Then party with Mardi Gras thru March 8th.
And the first day of spring on March 20th.

I'm looking at chocolate candy, birthday cake, king cake, and spring time.
Couldn't be sweeter.

gin

A 10 pounder

I want leaner, tighter, sculptured, showy, sexy upper arms. And this, I hope, will get them for me.

I did this last summer, but got kinda lazy during the winter. But I'm starting again with 10 pounds in each hand.

They are kinda heavy, but you get used to them after 10 minutes.

Move over Michelle!

gin

Wintery Scene

These cute little green pine trees are dressed for winter. They are coated in ice from the wintery mix we had this week. 

gin

January Birthdays

Did  a little celebrating in January for birthdays and anniversaries. We did have 2 cakes. That was my fault. We ordered one cake for the planned big day. At the last minute, we could not go, so they all celebrated without us. Then we planned another day and ordered another cake.

#1 Brandon and Julie's wedding anniversary                      #2  Chris' Birthday  

  

#3 JoeJoe's birthday                                                                #4 Larry's Birthday

 

 Why do you think  some  ran from me and the camera and would not look?

We met at a Mexican restaurant to eat, then went to Jennifer's apt for birthday cake, played Dance 2 on wii, and back home.

gin

A wintry mix

The first wintry mix of 2011 down in the south finds schools closed, businesses sending employees home, grocery stores packed with shoppers -- because you know it just might get a little bit of ice on the overpasses and bridges and we're not use to that. So everything is blown way out of proportion.  So in the winter we actually live for "wintry mix" so we can stop and slow down for a minute.

So here I am at home.     

Icicles are beginning to form on the roof edge on a gray dreary winters day.

There getting bigger by the hour.
 

Soup is on.

 I made homemade vegetable soup with beef, onion, celery, basil, thyme, salt, pepper, peas, corn, carrots, beans, okra, tomatoes and tomato sauce.  It's delicious.

Fire is blazing.

Flannel jammies and sock feet.

Now, all tucked in inside out of the cold. Life stops for part of  a day, just because of mother nature.
Tomorrow we find that it didn't get as bad as the weatherman said it would, so life is back in full swing.

gin

Hornets

The New Orleans Hornets Basket Ball Team makes my headlines today.

Brandon and some friends had tickets to the Hornets home game in New Orleans this week.
He sent me pictures.

They were up top in a private suite thing with catered food, luxury seating, and what ever else comes with the vip treatment.

Remember my plea for pictures? Well it worked. At least someone read my post.

gin

Easy,delicious, oven roast

Try this simple recipe.

1 beef roast
1 can mushroom soup
1 package Lipton onion soup mix dry
Pepper

Line baking pan with heavy aluminum foil. Use a large enough piece to be able to fold over roast and seal along top and edges so gravy does not leak out.

Put 1/2 of the can of mushroom soup on top of the foil in the pan.
Sprinkle 1/2 of the Lipton onion soup mix on top of the mushroom soup.
Sprinkle black pepper on top and bottom of roast.
Place roast on top of mushroom soup and lipton soup mix.
Put remainder 1/2 can of mushroom soup on top of roast. Spread around on top of roast.
Sprinkle remainder 1/2 package of Lipton onion soup mix dry on top of mushroom soup.
Fold alum foil over, sealing top and edges.

Bake 3-4 hours on 300 degree. (Bake 1 hour per pound).

You will have a delicious roast, and a delicious gravy, and no messy pan.

You can also substitute chicken breasts.

gin

Send me your pictures!

And I will be happy to share them with blog land.  I am looking for some good stories to report on. -- I'll be happy to tell about your day.

Aren't these some pretty fish? Pinks, blues, yellows, oranges . . .

And the aquarium set up is just as pretty.

Credit given to Jennifer and Chris == they did a good job on decorating their fish's home and picking out such cute fish. 
gin

Meet Rudy

Rudy is a canine therapist.

He visits Jennifer's medical clinic where she works.
He visits twice a month and interacts with the patients, giving them love and laughter, and I'm sure by his looks he puts on a great show.
Wow, he is a big standard poodle!
What a great job he has.

gin