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Diary of a whimpy kid...Rodrick rules...

2011-03-31T16:02:00.000-07:00

SO if I admit that I had to pretend to NOT want to see this show, because I was afraid some might think I am too old..... would you think less of me?

OR if I admit I had to let my grand babies "TALK" me into going almost to the point of them begging me....Would that make me a terrible Nana?

Don't answer that!

Let's just pretend I had to go to this movie to help stimulate the movie theatre business & let the

seat be counted in the "movie census"!

I make no apologies to seeing this SUPER funny movie!

I loved, NO I adored the 1st "diary" movie. I was only slightly disappointed to see no "cheese touch" scene's in this movie...because that part just made me laugh & gave me plenty of good, funny line's for any thing in my life that grossed me out....you know "EWWWW it's got "the cheese touch" while holding up a moldy sandwich or "I have the cheese touch, so I not possibly do the dishes or go to work"!

I also have to admit, I have kinda of a "old lady" crush on Rodrick! I'm not proud of it, but it happens...I think he just reminds me a tiny bit of Kevin, when he was younger...Minus the eyeliner & juicy lips!

I missed a good chunk of the 1st of the movie, (Babysitting the twins AND well worth the missing of the 1st of the movie! They are sooooooo cute!)

So we had to have the kids explain a tiny bit.

Greg is still desperate to be popular BUT he has grown a lot to know that friends are more important. Which is ironic because his BBF is Rawley is really quite popular & GREG is doing the "popular" thing riding on Rawley's coat tails.

Plenty of funny scene's, with plenty of clever lines. I loved that the mother is desperate for her 2 boys to be nicer to each other & she really wants them to bond. SO she leaves them home alone for a week-end with instructions to BE NICE & no party!

OF course you know what happens......a PARTY.....OR should I say the perfect "black mail scam" for Greg to do to Rodrick!

Some fun bonding does go on for the 2 brother, BEFORE "stuff" hits the fan!

I love the the part where Rawley is sleeping over to Greg's house & Rawley's mom sends "age Appropriate" movies for them to watch...YOU know the kind...the happy little elf's....the little engine who could( EVEN I would have known that for my kid at age 13..those movies would NOT have been AGE Appropriate!)

ANYWAY, even Rawley is a little embarrassed about the choice of movies his moms picked. BUT never fear, Greg has a solution...... the ultimate scary movie....THE foot!

Seriously, My honey & I were peeing our pants.....The movie was so cheesy it was funny, but of course the 2 boys think it was thee scariest movie ever! After they start dozing off "something" crawls in bed with them & scares the cookies right out of them......sooooo funny & that part makes the price of the movie a little bit easier to cough up!

Anyway, I don't want to give to much away, let's just say I would for sure give it at least 7 sticky

"reel" goods.

So nice to see something where I don't have to see any naked body parts(unless you count Greg running in his whitey tighties through Grandpas retirement center) & or couples uncomfortable fumbling in the back seat somewhere (unless you count Greg's dad carrying Greg off the roller rink floor....baby style...you had to feel sorry for him!)

AND really good to see a movie "potty mouth Free" movie!

Kevin & Rosie..... 33years & going strong! Pic's of Our "ANNYmoon in VEGAS!"

2011-03-07T15:50:00.000-08:00

Kevin & celebrated out 33rd Wedding anniversary in Vegas. We took of Tuesday & came home on a Saturday. We had a BLAST! I loved having him all to myself! We stayed in the Flamingo. It was so pretty! They had a few newly remodeled rooms. Our room the 1st night was above the theatre, facing Ceasar's Palace...which sounds like a recipe for a nightmare...BUT it was the ALL NIGHT club
"PURE" that had LOUD, DRUM BEATING music.... ALL night long that kept Kevy awake! SOOO we changed rooms to the back of the hotel the next night....MUCH easier to sleep!
We got tickets to see "Legends" at the Harrahs.
FREAKING AWESOME!!! we heard from Liberace, Faith Hill, Tim McGraw, Marilyn Monroe, Micheal Jackson (MY FAVE) & ELVIS!!!
All right.... they were impersonator's
of those guys. BUT by dang they were all really great! I can check "meeting Elvis" OFF my bucket list!

For any "PAWN star" fan's (which I am!) I made Kevy go past it like 5 times so I could get a picture of it! I wanted to go in, BUT you have to pay money to go in! LAME!

Kevin, is trying to sneak a pinch on Marilyn's butt!! The cheeky Monkey!

The Flamigo's at the Hotel! SOOO cool to see!

This is at the car show....in some hotel...YAWN! ALTHOUGH this

IS the original car from the Movie "it's a Wonderful life!" It is worth over a million dollars!

I won a Academy award!....I would like to thank my Husband & children & all my fans out there....

KEVIN!!!! Don't look up!

Some car show...YAWN...This car was called the "ROSE" it is a bright PINK! I love it...CAN you believe that Kevy wouldn't buy it for me!?

The next few are at the Madam Trussauds Wax Museum!

I taught her every thing she knows!

Wedding vows renewed!

Brad PITT kept trying to talk me into dumping Kevy....

Johhny Depp IS short!

Kevy, trying to talk Camron Deaz into running off with HIM!!!

We had so much FUN! We smooched & laughed & taklked & WALKED so much. I am very lucky! I was also reminded why I like him so much & why he is my favorite person in the world!

Happy 33rd Baby! I will love you forever!

2011 Valentines display at work "TiCkLeD PINK to be your Valentine"

2011-02-21T17:28:00.000-08:00

Just a quick peek before I go down to watch "HOUSE"...I will explain the pics in a bit!
This little sweetie is Aaron! He was sweet enough to come in at 6:oo am to hang my "pink puff balls"! WHAT a sweet heart!

Thanks Aaron! I am scared to death of heights!

I made the balls using the gift wrapping tissue. It took me about 1 day to make them AND LIKE 6 days to undo them! I had forgotten to cut them at the ends to get that scallop look & so come of them look weird, but at this point I really did not care!

Larry the sign guy painted the sign for me, I just designed how I wanted it to look & He ran with it. He did it in 2 days! NICE! I hung about 8 yards of Glittery, gauzy light pink fabric from the sign so that it looked like a soft pink hue around the set-up.

YES, that is Nicky, "my gal Friday"
putting tutu's around the produce tables! I really wanted a girly girl look & 20 yard of pink Tulle is a must!

Karina & Devon were in charge of the stair steps.....It was harder then it looked!

One gal said that it looked like a beauty pageant stage......a "Thank you"?

These beautiful topiary cost ME $35 dollars to buy & when I took them down after Valentines because they did not sell (I had them marked at $49....I had the gals take the pink & red hearts hanging from the middle & FORGOT to put the price sticker back on AND my DUMB %*# grocery manger flippingly told the lady who asked the price on them...she could have them for $4...that's FOUR dollars.....I WANTED to KILL him! REALLY $4 dollars....I STILL have nightmares about that! Almost done, putting on product!

Looking so good!

These are candy bar vase arrangement Nicky & I put together! They were a big hit!

This is after set up..Us gal's wore PINK the rest of the week & on Valentines day! LOOOOOVED IT!

SOOOO what do you think? IS it a winner? My boss Josh loved it & said it was one of his Favorites that I have done so far!

asfoodstore or Corp. is HAVING a contest, I entered, but have not heard if I won yet! I will keep you posted!

The Tippetts Family Pumpkin contest 2010!!!

2010-11-08T13:25:00.000-08:00

These two were Kevin's entry's for the night. HE cheats by having two tries! The "grinning Idiot" is one he craved in like under an hour! BUT MY fav. is the skeleton Pumpkin head! Does the wooden skeleton body look familiar?
IT is the "frame" from his Easter egg head!! He used it in the Tippetts Family Easter Egg decorating contest 2010! HA-HA! talk about recycle!

Gavin's
Medusa" pumpkin, rightly so won 1st place! He was so excited to win!

Taya's was the darling "too cute to scare" Vampire pumpkin.

Gunner's Cry baby. Super funny & cute! The twin's were fascinated by this pumpkin & kept saying

"Ohhhh Sad baby!" They are so tender hearted!

Shilo's super scary pumpkin is snack center between Mr. Potato head & Kevin's "grinning idiot" Pumpkin.

Notice the darling little pumpkin by Mr. Potato head? That is my Bella Boo's! She created that masterpiece in preschool & they "Lent" it out to us for one showing only! we were so lucky to have her participate in this mere mortal contest, as she is a PROFESSIONAL crafter!

ALSO a little further down in the front again, the small long oval, pumpkin is is Arbor's. HE insists you all know it is NOT just a painted pumpkin! IT is a simple, yet understated, "Picassoish" rendition titled "My nana's dog Zoe eat my shoe". The color pallet was left natural with only the subtle hint of color that reflects Arbors outrage at the "MAN"! Yes he is a genus!

This is Scooter's darling pumpkin! She took 3 of Kevin's home grown pumpkins & made a "scary snowman. Notice how the nose on the pumpkin is the stem! OH MY goodness she gets that from her mother!! VERY Clever! I think it is super cute AND it won 2nd prize!

STARLEE'S, She put a new meaning behind seeing "stars in her eyes"! HA-HA!

This is mine!! OK see those big luscious lips???

Did you know they don't make wax lips anymore!? IF they do I could not find any in the STATE OF UTAH! But I found WAX mustaches!! YES!!! I was pressed for time so I just took my wax mustache AND spray painted it red. Melted the inside & pressed them together & VOILA! Big, RED voluptuous LIPS! Maybe this would be a bit of a stretch for MR,. Potato head, but I am sure MRS. Potato head would have loved the

"lipo gone bad" lips!

What the heck I been up to!? a couple of charms & ornaments & other stuff!

2010-11-07T11:37:00.000-08:00

These cute little things are for my "Fun & Funky" winter art charms! I just had Kevy cut the tips of the plastic water tubes from my work & drill a hole on top to thread a wire through for a clasp. I then made a clay bottom to glue to the snowman buttons in the base. I then added a bit of "Glitter snow" before I sealed the bottom to the tube with that awesome glue! I did not add water....to risky of leaking, besides these are just charms!!

This is my Christmas ornament for the Christmas movie swap. I 'm still thinking I might add a Blingy thingy somewhere....It is between 2 Glass panels. It cute, just not my favorite. I had a hard time deciding what to focus on & since my Gunny bear likes Nutcrackers I went with that. I know it doesn't scream NUTCRACKER MOVIE, but hey, it's what I came up with.
I will also post the FUN Halloween craving contest tomorrow! But I am late in making dinner right now, so see ya all soon!

The Sisterhood of the traveling "paints" meet again! Lookie-lookie what we did!

2010-10-22T14:39:00.001-07:00

These little cuties are the "mini" us's?

My 2 little grandaughters & Cece's 2 little grandaughter are starting their own little "sisterhood of the traveling Paint's" club! Oh we're sooo proud!

My goodness, we used the last bag of candy corn that they had in Walmart to do this wreath! I had like $10.00 dollars worth of candy corns to do 2 wreaths....BUT It was so worth it! Look how cute the wreath looks by my front door!

Amy looks like she smelled somethin bad! I'm not saying what....but I wasent standing closest to her.......

IT was HER MOM!!! Ha-ha!

The little cute candycorn ball fit in this tiny witched candy cauldren just right! SOOO cute! I was going to put it on a candle stick, BUT I like this so much better!
Cec Made this darling lace coverd pumpkin...it took her like 2 minutes...BUT it is so way cuter in person!

LOOK at that cute little chef! Gunny made these cupcake...BY SCRATCH!!! for us girls! OH Shilo you trained him soooo well! P.S.the cupcakes WERE AWESOME!!

Here is the finished wreath by my front door! I LOVE this wreath!

WHY am I just not cool enough to pull this off!?

2010-10-22T14:25:00.000-07:00

WANTED this>

Settled for this!
AAAA It's OK...BUT That top one is soooooo cool!

What else does it need?

Suggestions? Am I trying too hard????

Oh well Halloween is ALMOST over so I will chill!

Don't you wanna know what I thought? MOVIE review...Easy A.

2010-09-18T15:55:00.000-07:00

MY daughter Teisha is here visiting for a week or two. AND her & Shilo & Star & I were talking, and we were SHOCKED to find out the LAST movie Teisha saw in the theatre was "Harry Potter" !

REALLY...NO way!

WHAT a deprived WOMEN!

After we recovered from our shock & pity...we decided we had to take her out!

Soooooo we went online & found the most HARD CORE/ GIRLY GIRL, CHICK FLICK PLAYING out there in movie land!

"Easy A"

NOW you all know my age.....somewhere between 24 & 50....

AND I am a hair past high school...

But somewhere in the back of my head I wanted to see this movie!

SO after 5 minutes of discussion(looking up the movie list on fandango) we went to

the Mall theatre & bought tickets.

I was kind of prepared to see a "dirty, trampy teenage" movie.

I mean if you see the trailer you will think the same thing!

HOWEVER I was soooooo happy to see it was not what I thought.

It star's a cutie pie named Emma Stone. Some of you MIGHT recognize her from the movie "House Bunny"

Olive Penderghast(Emma) is a little unhappy being the "invisible" girl in her high school.

But she makes the best of it with her best friend, UNTIL she pretends to lose her virginity to a gay friend.

THEN all the sudden she has to deal with her new found "fame"....& learns some tough lessons

.......while being a rebellious teen, Olive wears a "scarlet A" on her

new "skanky girl" somewhat risque wardrobe in honor of the English class that is reading "the Scarlet letter". She is very cheeky when asked why she is wearing the letter & tells her teacher "it's for AWESOME"

She is a very bright & clever girl who gets caught up in wanting to help the "geeks & freaks" in her school & admits she has always been a sucker for the underdog, it's unfortunate that she gets pulled into a vortex of lies & has hard time fixing it.

I have to tell you as adorable as Emma stone is in this movie AND she does a great job, don't get me wrong......

BUT..... I want her "parents" to be mine & MY KIDS parents!!!

Stanley Tucci & Patricia Clarkson played Olive's parents.

They were so funny & cute! AND seemed to say all the right things!

I really laughed a lot during this movie & was really wanting "Olive"(Emma Stone) to succeed.

I was bummed to see the movie end & wanted to see more of it.

Even this ol' Grandma thought it was a really cute show & felt kinda bad I had prejudged it to be a naughty, potty, type of a show that I wouldn't want my kids to see for fear it would

glamorize the pure nature of sex & relationships.

BUT....... I can admit when I was wrong & I was.

CUTE show! GO SEE IT!

I give this move 9 "REEL GOOD"

I've Been Here! WHERE you been!? & to show how bad I feel for neglecting you I'll add a "wanna Be a Cinnabon" recipe!

2010-09-04T12:24:00.000-07:00

OK sooooo I might have been really remiss on my "bloggin" duties!

Sorry! I hope your not mad at me!

I really don't have an excuse EXCEPT...

Remember my cute new camera I get for my B-day!?
WELLL I can not figure out how come?...why come?...
what ever, any way it will not let me down load my new pictures

onto my home computer!

SHILO was supposed to come over & help figure it out & she won't!

So as soon as I figure it out I will show you what I have been up too!

So I am super excited for FALL!

I love it it!
I am going to put up my work display soon, hopefully on Sept 12th or soon after.

MY girl, Nichole has already promised to help!

I have my Halloween costume KINDA "planned" out!?
It's not engraved in stone yet, so if you can think of anything let me know.

Any Ideas for me?

What do you think I should go as?

I LOVE this set up from a "reputable company" in other words I can't remember where I found it! If I remember I will totally give them credit! I love it & want to do my Halloween center piece like this!

MEanWHILE:

I discovered this recipe I am so

IN LOVE with!

I have gotten the best kisses from my hubby for making him these cinnamon rolls!

I think you should all try it!

It's super easy AND best of all it is sooooo GOOD!

If you LOVE Cinnamon rolls or the good ol' "Cinnabon" Cinnamon rolls, then these are for you!
I have done them OVER & over AND have not had a bad bunch yet!

I mixed them in my Kitchen-aid & I'm out of the kitchen in 30 minutes to let them rise!

Wanna be a "Cinnabon" cinnamon roll recipe:

1/2 cup warm water

2 Pkgs Dry yeast packets

2 Tlbs water

Place the yeast in a bowl with the sugar & water, allow time to activate.

1 (3.5 oz) box INSTANT Vanilla Pudding

1/2 cup melted butter

2 eggs

1 tsp salt

8 1/2 cups flour

Filling:

1/2 cup melted butter(another one)

2 cups brown sugar

2 heaping Tlb. Cinnamon

In a kitchen -aid make the pudding as directed on the package.Mix until slightly thickened.

Add the eggs, butter, salt & 1/2 the flour. Mix until blended. Add the yeast water/sugar mixture. Slowly add the rest of the flour & continue to mix with your bread paddle until the dough is sticky & smooth.

Place in a draft free place until double in size, about 1 hour.

Punch down & grease your cookie sheet lightly & mix the Brown sugar & the cinnamon together.

Roll out the dough into a 34"x 21" rectangle & spread with the rest of the melted butter.

Sprinkle on the cinnamon sugar on top of that & roll LONG ways.

With a piece of thread or fishing wire, place under the roll & Coriss cross the string & pull together to cut a roll about every 2" apart.

Place the rolls on a lightly greased cookie sheet until ALMOST touching each other.

Let rise again until double.

IF you want a slight yummy topping mix up some more brown sugar & cinnamon & sprinkle on top now.

Bake in a 350 oven for about 15-20 minutes or until lightly brown.

Remove from oven let cool & frost with your favorite cream cheese frosting or I like just plain butter cream frosting.

OK NOW the ROSIEISEMUS:

These will be SUPER stickY! BUT if you place them on a HEAVILY floured counter & "knead" the sticky away a bit, IT is aLOT easier to handle!

Don't let BREAD recipes intimidate you!

YOUR the boss! JUST beat(knead)it into submission! (you can't really OVER knead as much as you can over FLOUR! that is what makes bread tough!)

You tell that dough what is UP!

good luck & wish me luck!

UPDATE:
Just found out my son-in-law the computer GENIUS is come to visit & he can fix or at least TELL my computer what is UP!!!
YEAH!!

MY Pepsi is in THE BAG!!! Look at this super cute tote, my daughter made me!

2010-06-21T20:31:00.000-07:00

SOOOOO I have never tried to hide my love of ALL things Pepsi... IN fact I have no shame or make NO APOLOGIZES

for having Pepsi be my 3rd biggest love!

1:Family 2:God, 3:PEPSI SOOO check out what my daughter the enabler Shilo @ Toad"ly crafty http://craftyfuntime.blogspot.com/

made for me with REAL Pepsi labels (donated by me from a few 2 liter bottles)
& darling red & blue polka dots fabric (on my top 10 faves)

& a bit of denim to toughen the bag up! SHE even LINED it for heavens sakes! She also made a darling Pepsi "ROSE"( the name I want my next granddaughter to be called! REALLY!) to add to the bag, don't you think she should make one for my hair!?

The Pepsi charms I made for a "2peas" swap would be PERFECT dangling from this bag!
SOOOOO Bask in this darling bag & be assured I more then "SODA" like this bag & I will "POP" back in with picture of me carrying this bag EVERY where, because this bag it makes "BUBBLE" over with happiness!!

Thanks so much Toady! YOU rule!

LINKY FUN!

2010-06-17T18:09:00.000-07:00

I'm over at the Shabby chic cottage for a fun LINKY party!
I'm sharing my Fathers day Candy poster!
Check it out! HERE:
http://www.theshabbychiccottage.net/2010/06/stenciling-curtains-giveaway.html

YUMMMY! who's your Sugar Daddy! DAD'S day Candy Poster AND a Candy Corsage

2010-06-17T16:39:00.000-07:00

This is my sweetie, Kevin with all our "Lovie's!

This was family picture day & he was trying to "round all" the grand babies up!

This is Kevy with our newest "lovie" out grandson Phinn. Aren't they BOTH handsome!?

Anyway at work I gotta mix it up a little for Fathers day....because it is not a BIG floral sale for me! So anything I can do to score a Sale I totally will!

I loved the idea of a boutonniere for Daddy's....BUT ......again, do Daddies like flowers!!!????

From experience I know they would take but rather LEAVE the flowers.......

Daddies love???. ....

Dr. pepper/Mt dew, Soft TP, The remote, Cuddles that get them somewhere!? A thick steak, Their BBQ, A warm place to put their cold toes, Fire, POWER Tools, Their Garage, Dessert, Campfires, Car shows, silly little kids, AND CANDY!!!

So out of that whole list....I used candy to make some FUN candy Boutonnieres for Daddy to wear on Fathers day!! Here a quick peek to kinda see what I did. I FoRgOt to bring my camera, so my 3 friends took "cell phone" pics for me & sent them to my e-mail! SOOO SWEET.

I ended up using real leaves & some baby breath and/or status for filler. I also used bows to finish them off. I put them in a Plastic Bout box, added a pin & price tag & already sold 3 before I left! YEAH!!!! A easy sale!

This is the poster I made, I know it's a awful picture sorry! BUT never fear...I will write what it says & you can take it from there OK?

PS, I used a piece of paper w/sticky back tape to cover part of the candy. SOOOO the poster will make sense! I realize we have to MAKE as easy as possible for Daddy's!!

"Daddy"

This gift may seem a "Cheesy"(cheese & crackers) & even make you "Snicker"(Snickers Candy bar). But we wanted 2 say THANKS for being such a great "roll" (Tootsie roll) model & 4 "Raisin"(Raisinets) us so well! "TWIX"(twix candy bar) U & me ....U R 1 of the "original"(Werthers Orginals) "Mr. Good"guys(Mr. Goodbar)

Thanks for not getting "Tic"ed (tic-tacs) at us & taking it all in "Stride" (stride gum) when we are being a "Dum-dum"(dum-dum suckers) & a "Smartie"(smarties candy) pants OR telling some big "Whoppers"!(whoppers candy).

Thanks for letting us "SKOR" (skor candy bar) some of your hard earned "PAYDAY!(payday candy bar) & 4 "Take"ing (Take 5 candy bar) "EXTRA" (extra gum) time for your"Babies"( sugar babies candy)

"POP"u "ROCK"! (pop rock candy) & U R a "Joy" (almond Joy) 2 B around & we love you to "PEICES"(Reese pieces) & send "MOUNDS"(mounds) of "KISSES"(chocolate Kisses) your "WAY"! (milky way bar)

Happy Fathers day,

From:

YOU will need the following candy:

Sugar Daddy

Cheese & crackers(Corn nuts work just change it to may sound "CORNY")

Snickers

Tootsie roll

Raisinetts

Twix

Wethers Orginals

Mr. goodbar

Tic tacs

Stride gum

Dum-dum Suckers

Smarties

Whoppers

Skor

Payday

Take 5

Extra gum

Sugar babies

Pop rocks

Almond Joy

Reeses Pieces

Mounds

Candy Kisses

Milky Way

YOU have fun MAKING this for your Daddy or sweetie!

MY In the garden Charms AND the 4th of July charms from 2peas swap! + one Mississippi Recipe card for the other swap!

2010-06-12T08:33:00.000-07:00

I LOVE them all!!! I am putting my Garden charms on a mini tree by my front door.

BUT I am totally WEARING the 4th of July ones!!! Starting Monday.

Yummmmmy Mini pecan pie tarts! Because Pecan's are a HUGH Mississippi thing! AND MY Kevy LOVES these things! I got the recipe from my friend Gayfawn from the Little theatre gang!
Thanks Gayfawn!

I was "Bear"ly able to part with these Kevin carvings! But it went to a good cause!

2010-06-12T08:02:00.000-07:00

These to "crafts were for the Griffin reunion.
We had the 1st annual Griffin Family auction! MY sweetie pie Hubby craved a bear & these to really awesome "lid Pal's" for my homemade Pepsi BBQ sauce AND the Drunken Pig glaze!
I made them a week before the reunion AND Kevin carved the 2 heads the DAY before the reunion! I love them!
The Bear went for a decent price of $90.00. WHICH we were OK with considering it was THE 1st AUCTION ever!
The sauces went for $8.00 a pair.

This is what the bear looked like BEFORE!

the bear was short(4 ft) BUT packed a good punch! He was AWESOME!

This is AFTER! Kevy, you rule!

MY beautful Mother turns 90 today!

2010-06-01T06:04:00.000-07:00

I just had to do some bragging today. My AMAZING Mom turns 90 today & I am so proud of her!
My story is long, so I will just say this....The best thing that ever happened to me was having this women in my life!
My sisters ( 2 biological sisters!) & I were adopted by LaRae & Francis Allen when we were very young. The good Lord in his wisdom & love & tosome how make up for the rough start we had, sent us to these two sweet parents!
My mother is the back bone AND heart of this family. She is kind & firm at the same time. She is loving & strong at the same time. She is one tough cookie! She is ALMOST fully recovered from the full shoulder replacement she had just a few short months ago! She is & was a very talented drummer & a hunter! She loved to camp in the wilderness & just stopped going a few years ago, because it was too hard on her to sleep in a tent! She is a pro at canning & cooking AND don't get me started on her HOMEMADE bread! AHHHH I miss that! She is completely & utterly devoted to my Daddy( He turns 90 in Oct!) They still hold hands(soooo cute) & cuddle! One is never without the other! They have given me many life's lessons & I love them dearly!
Happy Birthday, LaRae Griffin Allen, may you have many more!

A "tasty" sample of the Tippetts family auction donation for the Griffin family reunion

2010-05-30T18:40:00.000-07:00

This year my mom's family(Griffin) is hosting the Yearly family reunion....
We loved the idea we do for my hubby's family reunion(Evans)
every year! They started a auction, so that NO ONE has to pay for the rental or use of a campground or building where we hold the reunion! This has worked out so great! We even have left over money for paper goods & food & stamps & other stuff for the party!

SO we decide to try the same idea for the Griffin reunion!

This is my honey Kevin...he ALWAYS does a carving every year for the Evans reunion...A BIG SELLER & a cheap project! (he looks for & gathers stumps around here & brings them home until they start to talk to him & let's him know what they were "MEANT to be!) so cold hard cash is not really involoved.......just a sweaty job!

This years carving is going to the Griffin reunion!

YEAH!

It is going to be a bear, I will post the finished prject as soon as he gets done

These are recipe card I made to go with a treasure trove of happy little things> These cards will go in a gift box with, a darling apron (shilo made) Strawberry jam (cece made) & some bread (cec ebought) & a darling matching tea towel shilo made.

This is the other gift box we all donated to! IT"S MY FAVE!!

The cards (made by me) The apron & towel (Shilo

made) & a bottle of homemade Barbecue sauce AND "Jack Daniels" Barbecue glaze (made by me) Kevy carved the cutest Pig & Skull for the lids!) I will show you those
when he lets me get a picture of them!

The next one is a DARLING!!! Cupcake apron & tea towel(shilo) & MORE recipe cards(me)

AND Teisha is making some HOMEMADE cupcakes to add to the package!

The last one is A CHOCOLATE box! Shilo made the darling 1/2 apron & the tea towel & I did the recipe cards & TEISHA is doing the HOMEMADE CHOCOLATES! Like cherry chocolates & pecan turtles & some other yummy chocolates!

SERIOUSLY a lot of work went into these! I hope they sell pretty good & the donation the Tippetts make is helpful! We had a good time making them!

50 Isn't so NIFTY! the joint pain & hot flashes of a ROSE

2010-05-30T18:13:00.000-07:00

It had to happen I guess....I mean if your going to be grateful about turning 50....the best I can say is YEAH At least I still have my own teeth.....(some of them) and thank goodness my arthritis is only in my ankle & my hearing is still some what sharp...oh yeah & I'm saving money because I am back to getting full on happy meals!!!
M darling children throw me a Big b-day bash....to mourn the passing of my youth!! It was really quite sweet...since no one really got as down & dirty as I was to them, when they turned 50!!!
My sweet little daughter Teisha made me a cake .....a Chocolate PEPSI cake no less...BUT SADLY it took a nose dive before she could get it to me.....SOOOO Star & her friend Taylor made this yummy Pepsi cake for me the night before! It was Delicious & best of all it had extreme frosting....you all know I LOVE a little cake with my frosting!

This darling quilt was made for me by my other sweet daughter Shilo @ toadlycrafty http://craftyfuntime.blogspot.com/

She JUST had to advertise that I was 50! Oh well what ever it takes to SCORE one of her darling quilts! check out her blog & see what she has been sewing & crafting!

My Honey Kevin...said to me as I was cuddled up in this super cozy quilt..."oh Rosie, Maybe you shouldn't use this quilt...isn't it kind of "Wall art" quilt......You don't want to stain it or wear it out"
OK first of all......What a FUNNY thing for a guy to say & 2nd of all....I could NOT give up how cozy AND loved I felt with it wrapped around me.

Thanks to all my babies...Shilo & Cory & Levi & Lyndsy * Teisha & Johnny & Starlee for allowing me to be your mommy! AND my Kevy whom I adore & is still my most favorite person on earth...AND my LOVIES...Shaylee, Gunner, Gavin, Taya, Bella, Arbor, Kialea, Pasilee & Phinn. For giving me so much Joy & unconditional love!!

I am VERY Lucky WIFE, MOMMY & NANA! I'm ok tuning 50!

Ok I'm almost done for today....BUT 1st you gotta see this.....

2010-05-29T19:27:00.000-07:00

SUPER CUTE, DARLING necklace!......
My friend & floral assistant Nichole gave it to me for my Birthday!

I am soooo in love with this necklace!!!
It has everything in it I love....It was like the jeweler said... "hey let's make a necklace for ROSIE!
"Rosie likes flowers & sparkly, blingy....the colors pink & blue & oh yeah.... ladybugs & she is in heaven wearing them ALL at once"

It came with matching green rose (like the ones on the left hand side) earrings!

This necklace could be worn WITH anything!
I could perk up any outfit & make it look even better!

I'm thinking this thing could even make my ol` flannel night gown look GOOD!!!
I hope so.....cuse...... I'm wearing it to bed!

WHAT do you get when you MIX THIS mess & a clumsy ol` lady?....

2010-05-29T18:21:00.000-07:00

May 24th 2010!!

It snowed...LAME!!!....

I mean I am NOW lame!

ON my way out to the car on my way to work....& this is what I found!

STUPID SNOW!
I had noticed it was snowing...kinda hard to miss!

I put on my boots to make sure my ankle stayed warm BEFORE I went outside...( I have a "bionic" ankle! I broke it about 6 yrs ago & it has titanium rods & bolts in it to help keep me up-right) so cold & steel don't not make for a warm OR cozy ankle!

AFTER cursing the snow & reaching in the car to get my snow scarper....I had one foot on the cement & the other on the grass.......What does wet dirt make? .........MUD!

SUPER-DOPER-SLipPeRY MUD!!!

So my legs went out from under me & WHOOP!...... my butt hit the mud & snow & because my stupid yet EXPENSIVE ankle REFUSED to bend AT ALL & go down with the flow....

I got a mad crazy twisted ankle!!!!
I even rolled in the mud & snow trying to get up! (this is the part Kevin & Starlee have begged me to reenact so they can film it for AFV! to that I say...Plutch!....the sound of my tongue going out to them!)

SO there you go.....My ankle was not that great looking BEFORE...NOW It looks & Feels like HELL!!!!! I went in the house crying ...called Starlee to help me get my wet socks & muddy skirt off & get me something for the pain...after a while I called Kevy at work saying I needed a hug....( he came home soon after to check up on me & GAVE me a hug!)

This is a couple of days AFTER I fell....Wouldn't you know it...It came at a VERY BAD time!

I had like 10 gillion Mums to put out for Memorial day week-end...!

THE TOPPER to this story......I turned 50 the following Wednesday! Kevin said he was going to get me a "medical alert bracelet"....in case I fell & couldn't get up!!! the turd thinks he's funny!!

So woo is me!

EKKK! I'm BAAACK!! I got SO many things to tell you!! Charm swap & recipe card swaps FIRST!!

2010-05-29T17:29:00.000-07:00

I AM so excited to be back in business!! I have had NO camera & I felt I could not take advantage of this blog without no pictures! SOOOOO I did not post anything! I Missed it!
MY Kevy got me a new camera for Moms day & I could not figure out how to download my pictures to this post.....UGH!!!

Did you miss me? I have so many thing to show you all!! I will start with my crafts I have done:

I have been busy doing all the recipe cards for the swaps on 2peas I had signed up for....I had a vision for these cards...I really wanted in on all the fun those ladies had in designing the cards. BUT I REALLLLLLY wanted the recipes! SO I signed up for some .....I signed up for more & then a few more....until I realized I am going to get almost 150 more recipes back, by the time I get done!!!
YEE-HA!!!

The 1st one is for the picnic swap.....
so cute!

The 2nd one is the "State Recipe card swap Shilo" is hosting.....I got Kansas & did a RIB rub....after reading about Kansas...I found out they are kinda known for their Pork ribs & fancy BBQ sauce...so I made up some of their KC rib rub & my own PEPSI BBQ sauce & I had some KICK A ribs!! This next ones are for the CUPCAKE recipe swap.

The Utah state swap.

The Cinco de mio recipe swap......I did my ISLAND style tres` leches cake...YUMMMO!

The Pasta recipe swap....Spinach stuffed shells!

My 2 grilled recipe swaps...MY AWESOME SHEEH GOOD KABOBS!

& my grill chicken pizza

Stuffed Mushrooms bites.... for the Party food swap.

WHAT do you think? DID I do good?

I still have..... let see....... the state recipe swap.....MISSISSIPPI(doing Mini pecan pies) & VERMONT(creme brulee` W/Maple Carmel sauce)

Also the "Copycat" recipe swap left to do! THEN I will help Scooter pie do some of hers!

THESE are my SUPER cute charms "junk food" Shilo & I hosted on 2peas!

OH MY goodness SOOOO CUTE! Everyone!...I mean every "pea' came through for a super cute & well made charm!

I REALLY want to wear them on a bracelet...BUT sadly I lose too many!

I think it has something to do with the fact I "talk " with my hands!!!

SOOO... I just used a idea that one of our 2peas friend had & used them as purse charms!

I could not decide which one I love the most....so I put them ALL ON my purse!!

Anyway.......I'll be back.......

HOLY COW! Let me dust off my blog...shake off the cobwebs! AND BRAG!!!

2010-05-15T19:44:00.000-07:00

This little guy is my newest love!
He is my son Levi & his wife Lyndsy's newest baby!
His name is Phinn Arthur Tippetts

He is perfect in EVERY way & he holds my heart in his tiny new hands!
I am amazed how he fills my heart with so much love! I am Truly at awe at the thought that Little Phinn (pronounced Finn) just this Monday left our Heavenly Father's presence to be with us.! You could feel the special spirit this child has, so fresh from His Father's loving embrace into our lives.
I was humbled to think Heavenly Father trusted these two awesome parents to bring Phinn up in this tough world, & help him become a strong & wonderful young man! Phinn welcome to the world! I love you soooo much! Nana Rosie

My "swap" Projects....A few charms & a few recipe cards..I must say: DANG I'm GOOD!

2010-04-27T07:30:00.000-07:00

As some of you may know, I am so in love with the 2peas swaps! I love the charms swaps. I also want to get into the recipe card swaps! They looked so fun! I just had to get in on the fun!

SO these 1st few are what I came up with for those cards.
The first one is for the Pasta recipe card: I chose to do the Stuffed shells. I am not quite done with it, but you get the jest right? The next one is for "Party food recipe cards" I chose the Stuffed Heavenly Mushrooms. This card is cuter in person! I glitter sprayed it a bit for fun.

MY FAVE!!! This is for the "Campbell's soup recipe cards" I ADORE THIS ONE! The recipe is "Mom T's Hamburger meat pie"

The next on is "Grilling recipe card"It still needs the recipe & title on it, I chose to do "Rosie's "SWISH" these are "GOOD BOBS"

The next one is the "Grilling recipe card swap" I did 2 because I wanted Gunner to have a set of his own. I did the Bar-B -Q Chicken pizza recipe ! I just have one more to create & thatis the "Mexican recipe card swap"AND then I get to make 10 of each of these! Once you have created the page, it's a lot faster to recreate the others!

MY junk food charms,Shilo & I are hosting! I did French fries & Hostess cupcakes & TV dinner!

CUTE HUH!?

I LOVE, LOVE the vintage Pepsi label. I wanted to go for a "SIGN" look....so I Poured a clear lacquer into a mold & in bedded the label in it! SO Stinking cute! The Pepsi can is just the clay baked & the mini label I made on my computer glued & sealed around the clay. I finished it with the lacquer to seal it good.
This cute little Flower is for the "in the garden" charm swap! I just put these together in a minute or two, BUT it turned out so cute!

MORE pepsi charms & my 4th of july "Freedom cupcake charm"

All in all I am happy with them all & can not wait to get them sent & sit back & start collecting all the other swapped ones.

Thank's Shilo, for taking pictures for me! My camera is DONE!

Avatar...OR AvaBLAHHHHH! A "KnOwSiE Rosie review....Am I the only one in the world that......

2010-04-26T17:33:00.000-07:00

....... thought this movie was SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO over rated!!!?

The three hours I spent on watching this movie....I should have spent it doing something less painful....LIKE.....

A Brazilian wax job?...or a lobotomy.....getting my "hardware" removed from my healed broken ankle....a couple of root canals.... all day Dora the Explorer Marathon or even more fun...A MAX & RUBY marathon!

OK.... I might have over exaggerated the horribleness of this movie a bit & i'm....NAAA...I didn't...It sucked!

The special effects were KILLER & the forrest scenes were awesome!

But it still did not make up for the weak & lame storyline....COME on!

I'm just saying what you all wanted to, but didn't dare...(INSERT: smarmy & mocking tones HERE:) "because IT was nominated for an Oscar & ......oh those judges are soooo classy... right!? they ARE sooo smart, they should know a good movie?"

WELL... GUESS WHAT...... the first time in history..... THEY WERE RIGHT!...

NOW I UNDERSTAND WHY it did not win best picture!!!

OK...before you boo me off the stage or the Internet...I DID see it in 3D!

Trust me when I say............

It wasn't any better then!

The best part of this movie?.....the Extra butter I got on my popcorn in the theatre's

AND cuddling up with Kevy for a 3 hour longgggg nap while he watched it on DVD!

THIS movie gets 4 "REEL" bad from me.......

But, if you don't believe me.....WATCH it SUCKERS!

Just don't blame me, when you come out asking more questions then when you went in.......

AND FYI...The actor Sam Worthington AKA: Jake Sully.....has REALLY, really, REALLY BONY knees in real life....he was only playing a paralyzed guy on screen...(he is HOT in "Clash of Titian's"!)

That's a wrap!

I LOVE THESE Bedspreads....BUT willl they go with the look I so DESPERATELY want in my bedroom

2010-04-20T13:22:00.000-07:00

OK I LOVE old Hollywood glamour!

I have ALWAYS wanted a bedroom in that style!!!

Have any of you seen Lucy & Desi in their 1956 movie titled "Forever Darling"?

It was only 2 movies those 2 every stared in together.

The other one was one of my ALL TIME Faves

"The long, LONG Trailer"

ANYWAY, I saw the movie "Forever Darling" a few years back & LOVED IT. Good story line...BUT the part I remember is the part where she meets her "angel" in her Bedroom or "boudoir" & where her & Desi are fighting. They show a lot of that bedroom in the movie.

HOLY COW I LOVED everything in that room & always in the back of my head was going to do EVERY thing in my power to get a bedroom like that!

If you get a chance go on line & check out the Bedroom & see what I am talking about!!

Type in Lucy & Desi's movie "Forever darling" & you should get a site that will give you a trailer of it. CUTE MOVIE!

ANYWAY...I love the mirrors in these rooms & LOVE, LOVE, LOVE the mirror chest of drawers & mirror end tables. BUT check out that BED 3 pics down! I want to take my last breath in this BED! LOVE IT!

I what to put all my delicate undies in these drawers!

YHEW!!! SOOOO pretty! I just want people to THINK I own this bed....I could never live up to this much GLAM!! Also I love the chandlers.
These bedspreads are the ones from overstock dot.com. I know Kevy will not be crazy about the silk.....

But I am leaning towards this brown & turquoise

one & the bottom 2 .

I do like the simplicity of the all white one, thought it could be glamed up with fur pillows & colorful head rolls & such.....

I thought the turfed brown head board

set was kinda Orientalish, which I just don't like, buy the colors were lovely....

LOVED the country blue & fluff what DELICIOUSNESS!...BUT don't think it says Hollywood glam as much as the others.

What do you all think?

STrAWbErRy YuM Recipe...I'm only going to post this ONCE...Because just writing it made me gain 10 lbs! So pay attention!

2010-04-19T15:55:00.000-07:00

I LOVE this recipe....OK I dream about having....Brad Pitt make this recipe for ME & then spoon feed me some & then roll around in it by myself ........Then have Kevin stare dreamily in my eyes & serve me the left-overs while he wears NOTHIN but his cowboy boots, hat & chaps......

in the candlelight with Frank Sinatra's "the way you look tonight" playing softly in the background........

I WILL then....LICK the crumbs off.........(dirty minds!) the crystal & gold edged serving dish, with zest & STILL WANT MORE!

I think I will go head & share the recipe with you....even though I will probably have to KILL you afterwards!

1 Quart Fresh Strawberries( washed & sliced)

1 Pkg. of Strawberry glaze

1 -10 ct. box of Twinkies

1 can sweet & condensed milk

1 box cream cheese (softened

1&1/2 tub of Extra creamy Cool-whip(red tub)

Fold the clean, sliced strawberries in to the glaze & mix well. Sit aside.

In another bowl, add the softened cream cheese & the Sweetened condensed milk together & whip until smooth. Fold in 1 tub of Cool Whip, mix until blended smooth. Sit aside

Slice the Twinkies lengthwise & lay our half the Twinkies into a 8x8 glass pan.

Pour half the glaze/strawberry mixture over the Twinkies. Spoon half the Cool whip/Cream cheese mixture over the top. Repeat the same steps again starting with the Strawberry glaze mixture & ending with the Cool whip/cream cheese mixture.
Add dollops or swirls of the rest of the Cool Whip for kicks & giggles!

Decorate with a few slices of Strawberries.

SOOOOO do you feel fatter JUST reading the recipe?

THEN what the heck!......YOU might as well EAT it!!

IF & you will.... make this dessert for your friends or family, they will be sooooo grateful.... you could......

have a holiday named after you.....They could name their first Grandchild after you.......Nominate you for Sainthood ...or an Oscar! They will most likely put you in their will.......They will probably turn over any future paychecks to you!......CHANGE ALL their passwords to YOUR name!........Rename their

city after you.........Give you the key to their NEW CAR!.........Give you all their "vacation time" they have earned at work.......never make you charge ANY more dirty diapers!..........forgive you of all your past mistakes.......Send you Thank you notes every week!.......or....... just beg for more!

AN "EGG"cellent CHOICE! Tippetts Easter egg decorating contest 2010...Which do you think deserves to be the winner!??

2010-04-17T06:29:00.000-07:00

That's right...It's another one of the Tippett's family FIERCE competitions!
It's the Tippett's family EASTER egg Decorating contest 2010!
I'm just curious...which egg do you think deserves the BEST OF the best this year? Stroll though the MINDS of the family & pick which one you like the best & I will let you the winners in a couple of day

This egg carton of disaster? IS Teisha's murder scene! She thinks she can "CRACK" this case WIDE open! As each Egg's stares in horror at the the crime, each claiming to be the "GOOD" egg & not involved....

I think Teisha watches to many "law & Orders" BUT I love the story line...it "cracked" me up!

This egg was very cleverly disguised as a MONSTER "EGG BEATER" Extreme ride!

As homage to his fav...extreme truck ....

the "Grave digger"
My Gavy did this truck all by himself! I was so impressed & really excepted this egg to "SMOKE "us all in the contest & leave us in a cloud of egg DUST!!

The pretty Pink BUNNY is my Taya's egg, she thought this egg out way in advance! She knew 2 months ago what she wanted to do! AND I must say...this little pink, fluffy guy just HOPPED right into our hearts!

OK WHO could those two EGG heads be???.....Starlee are you team Jacob? or team the other guy???? Notice the glitter on Edwards face....I didn't get it...not a fan of Twilight, so it had to be explained to me! DUH! mom!

Shilo little penguin.....I think I modeled for that fat little round egg! Really cute!

I told you my Twinies were CLEVER!!! that master piece of yellowness is Paislee's egg boldly titled..."Yellow" it's me, I'm Paislee!"

In her attempt to define her individuality & depth of color & art!!

Or she just really digs yellow!

MY little boy, Levi has a fascination STILL at age 30 with the POTTY!!! His poor little egg missed the potty & He lost an eye...in the war of the potty!
This egg made me LAUGH!!! I thought it was very clever!

The handsome guy is my HANDSOME Kevy's eggs! ! Need I say more....He is GOOD!!!

This pink beauty is my Kia-Kia's egg...I know... A thing of pure innocence & beauty & a deep understanding of the color pink!

SHE is Brilliant! SHE has appropriately titled this beauty...

"PINK" ME! I

"PINK" I should win this contest!

Oh my Bell's pink ballerina egg! This egg .....

just Screams grace & poise! And a desire to dance like no other Tutu
wearing egg has every done before!

This is one egg
that should be on "SO you "PINK" you can dance" !?

OH Cory!!! What do you know about Birthin babies?.....This is my son in law Cory's egg, The Octo mom!! FUNNY!!! The twins kept eating her babies by the end of the day!

I think Cory cheated 8 times!....the babies were made of candy & the rules are you have to uses a real egg! I love the big red lips though!

this one is Gunny Bear's sooooo cute Mario & Luigi! .....from the Mario brothers FAME!

I think gunny bears SHOULD know these guys as he "EATS,DRINKS & SLEEPS" the Games!

TOOOO cute gunny!

Last but not least, ME!

That Bo Peep is mine!

Her skirt is hiding an egg & Her sheep is an egg. I did not make her body..it is one of the cheap doll bodies!
I just stabbed it into the soft boiled egg AFTER I had Kevy saw her legs off.....

Ok...... does this sound like something Teisha would "CRACK" open with her crew of "egg"cellent egg heads?...

OK I'll stop....

what do you think?

WHO won...the great.....Tippetts family Easter Egg decorating contest of 2010?

The voting starts.....NOW!

A Mission for all you MeGa decorators......PIMP my Room....Please!!

2010-04-16T06:06:00.000-07:00

Did You Think....or HOPE I fell off the face of the EARTH????
NO such luck! I just have been sooo focused on My Charms & Recipe cards for some swaps I am doing....I just can't seem to get my head around all the things I need to do. You know how it is???? PLUS my Camrea has passed on to the great beyond! I miss it!
I am going to turn 50 this year & I don't know......I seem so frazzled & spacy lately AND MOODY....I know I am doing the "Change of Life thing...BUT IS this part of it??? I can't even stand myself!! MY poor Hubby....He is my FAVORITE person in the world & I HATE being mean to him!...& MY poor kids... Ditto for them...I HEART them!
If any one has some suggentions PLEASE, PLEASE LET me know!

ANYWHOOOOO...
MY next BIG project is this ROOM> I have had it the same way for 17 years AND I NEED A CHANGE!!!

HELP!

Wonder though & let me know what you think.
My room is the perfect size...NOT TO big & NOT too Small.
It is cozy in the winter & cuddly in the summer....I JUST HATE IT!

The bed is over the garage & the sitting area is over the Family room. WE purposely DID NOT put a TV in the bed area....We BOTH felt that the bed should be JUST for us & OUR OWN space. We did not want to invite the world or at least Jay Leno into our bed.
BUTTTTT I LOVES my TV!
SOOO I had to have one in my room.
There are a FEW THINGS that have to stay....OK a LOT of things that have to stay....
Because of Budget reasons & because I LOVE them!

ONE the BED...I love THE bed & am not apposed to painting it...THE ugly A carpet...NOT in the budget! THE Dressing table...THE 2 lamps on my dressing table... MY granny bags hanging on the shelf...THE TV!!! THE mirror, THE blue blinds( Kevys request) I am kinda fond of the slim blue lamps by my bed & couch but will need matching shades.....THE Ceiling Fan( Kevys other request). MY Family Pictures....MY couch...NOT!!! that's the first thing to go!!
All others can take a HIKE!!

I love the shabby chic look..... You know, fur rugs, PILLOWS, chenille spreads, Quilts, Creams, blue, turquoise, butter yellow, black, a pinch of red, easy on the LACE & Flowers, overstuffed chair & Ottoman....ect

SO there's your assignment... & MINE this summer...to PIMP my room! on a BUDGET!
I really would LOVE some help & WILL BE looking out for some shabby chic finds at yard sales & such, this summer. I will post LOTS of pictures & get your feed back & what you all think of a certain Idea! I NEED HELP PEOPLE!!! SO please don't stay quite on me!

1st THING....
Decide colors...it's got to go with my BLUE color....I was thinking Brown & BLUE & turquoise? WHAT Do you think?
2nd THING: MY couch....What do you all think of a DAYBED????

PAINT or WALLPAPER?

linkly party @ Rosie's house!

2010-03-19T14:12:00.000-07:00

My friends @ the Shabby nest are letting me come over & play!
Check out little ol me #71 Here AND also look @ #38 Erin@lemontree creations! Her Photo blocks ARE SOOO CUTE!! I love the 4 set. They are smaller then the regular ones. so it makes them space saving on a desk. Cute idea!
I have ALWAYS been a fan of Kim @Starshinechic she is #3, her spring decor is Adorable!

FOOLED YA!!!! Rosie's April fools meal! WITH recipes!

2010-03-17T17:26:00.000-07:00

Dinner IS served!!! OR is it?????
Dessert is whats for Dinner....APRIL FOOLS!!!
Did you look at my other April fools meal suggestion, that was in my local paper?
Here@the Deseret news:http://archive.deseretnews.com/article/660206449/Fooling-with-your-food.html?pg=1

Well I have tweaked it AND made it better! I call this my:

"DONUT" know what it is"..... April fools meal 2010!

Recipe for the meat loaf is as follows....BUT you can just use your own if you want!

*2lbs Ground beef
*1/2 green pepper diced (reserve a 1 Tlb.)
*1/2 onion diced
*1/4 cup bread crumbs
*1 small jar of A1 steak sauce
*1/4 c Ketchup
*1 tsp. garlic powder
*1 tsp. Black Pepper
* 2 eggs
Other ingredients: Smooth Mashed potatoes( recipe follows)
canned Beets (non-pickled works best & reserve some of the juice)

Place the meat loaf mixture into a 9x13 cake pan. Bake on 325 oven for about 30 minutes. Depending on your oven. REMEMBER the "meatloaf" is not as thick as a traditional Meat loaf in a loaf pan. SOOOO it does not cook as long AND hot or it will dry your meat loaf too much!
After meat loaf has cooled then use a DONUT cutter or if you do not have one.....then use a round cookie cutter to make the donut. For the center hole, just use a smaller cutter or a water bottle lid. Set aside until you have the Mashed Taters ready

Rosie's Mashed Taters:

8-9 medium Potatoes, peeled, diced & boiled
1 8 oz. pkg. Cream cheese (softened)
1 large clove of garlic (diced finely)
1/2 Cup white Cheddar cheese
1/2 tsp garlic powder
Milk (as needed)
Salt & WHITE pepper (to taste)
1/2 cube Butter/Marg
Beet juice (as needed)

In a mixer add cooked potatoes
And everything BUT the beet juice AND milk.
Mix well, Potatoes will seem dry, add a little milk
If still too dry add a Little more milk. Mix to a Creamy "frosting "like consistency. With a Ice-cream scoop. Scoop out a BIG helping of WHITE "frosting/Ice-cream" in a sundae cup for each member of your family. Set aside, AND WITH the rest of "Taters" add a little beet juice in to the reserved Taters (for the pink "frosting" color) for your Donuts!
"frost" your Meat loaf"donuts". Use the beets & some of the green pepper for sprinkles. Set in a warming oven or microwave to reheat for dinner. Serve the Donuts with the "tater Sundaes" using 1 Pkg of BROWN gravy AND 1 package of PORK, because these 2 together make a pretty "Carmel" color topping & it tastes GREAT! Top with a little cherry tomato on top for a realistic sundae look.
These little nuggets are not what they seem! I mean HOW MUCH meat do you need in this meal....AND where are the Veggies? I mean any self respecting MOTHER would insist on Veggies for a meal...RIGHT?

.....these guys did not turn out as WELL as I wanted...I might have left my post at the stove for a minute AND they might have been a TINIE, tiny bit burned! HOWEVER I stand by this recipe!

The Nuggets are Actually Zucchini Nuggets; YUMMY!
And to really mess with the little tykes minds.....Print out a cool "nugget/french fry box" ON card stock!
I found mine here http://www.craftideas4kids.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/05/fry-box-pattern.jpg
AND then I inserted these yummy nuggets into the box! My grandson said after tasting these Nana......what's wrong with your Chicken Nuggets!? Oh sooo funny!
Rosie's Zucchini "what" nuggets:

*3- 4 Zucchini
*1 egg
*Seasoned Bread crumbs
*1 cup flour
*Water
*Peanut oil (I love to fry in this kind of oil, because it is LIGHTER & gives the dish a Better crunch!)
*Salt & Pepper to taste
*Sweet & sour sauce (optional)

Peel & cut the Zucchini into Large "nugget" sizes, place in Ice water (this prevent the Veggie from cooking to fast & become mushy in the hot oil!)
Heat oil in a fry pan.
Set flour & salt & pepper in a plate & the Bread crumbs in another plate.
Mix Egg AND 2 Tlbs water together & beat to froth.
Remove the "Zucc."nuggets from the ice water & roll in flour, then place floured nuggets into the egg mixture, remove AND roll the Nuggets into the Bread crumb mixture.
Place in hot oil, cook on one side until golden brown, AND turn & cook other side until golden brown. Serve with Sweet & sour sauce when cooled.

NOW for your JUST DESSERTS:

This is just Cake balls AND ICE-cream AND a little strawberry jam & a little grated white chocolate!
Cake ball are well...frankly...CAKE to make!
Just use some chocolate cake UN FROSTED...crumble in a bowl. Heat a can of frosting in the microwave until pourable. Pour over the cake crumbs AND mix by hand until cake is covered. Roll into balls AND set aside until hardened a bit. Melt some chocolate chips and Roll the cake into it until completely covered, set aside to set up.The noodles??? Just good old fashioned ICE-CREAM! I softened it a bit. Place a 3-4 cups(depending on family size) in a plastic gallon sized zip bag. I clipped a hole in the corner. AND on A COLD PLATE( put your serving plate/bowl in the freezer 1st, it helps the Ice-cream from melting too fast!) Squeeze the Ice-cream out, to form "noodles".
The rest is easy...top with some strawberry jam & the "meatball/cake balls, sprinkle a little "sheese" (I know I spelled it "sheese"...for when your family says "sheese" your weird mom!) on top in the way of grated white chocolate & ta-da!
A sweet ending to a crazy meal!

TEASER....Rosie's "FOOLIN with your food"! April fools meal!

2010-03-13T07:01:00.001-08:00

Another part of my "seasoned eating's" series.
What season is it you ask? Well ....Hello....
APRIL FOOLS is just around the corner!

I I wanted to get a head jump on it!

SOOOO Im just giving you one little, tasty, morsel of my
April fools meal menu!

I just have one Question.....How many of you like Breakfast for dinner????

WELL ...What about "dinner that looks like breakfast for dinner!!??"

HUH!!!

these pictures are just that!

I will posting these recipes and MORE this week-end...so come back & VISIT!

Meanwhile, check out this little visit to my local newspaper!
I hooked them up with some April fools recipes & Ideas a couple of years ago.

http://archive.deseretnews.com/article/660206449/Fooling-with-your-food.html

I have updated and tweaked & perfected them since then.

BUT here's a "SWEET" sample of what I will be serving this year!

PLUS A few more!!!

AGAIN, I promise, I will get recipes for you soon!

AT the Movies With Rosie."Knowies Rosie" movie reveiws......MY newest gig!

2010-03-11T12:31:00.000-08:00

I have decided to start posting a new "screen" in my blog....

I want to start reviewing MOVIES!!!

EVERY kind out there...NEW Movies, Oldish movies....TV movies....Classic Movies

ALL things.... MOVIES

I mean you.... ALL know I "loves my TV" RIGHT???

WELL, I also "LOVES MY MOVIES"!!!!

I mean, I think I'm "KNOWIES" enough to "KNOW" what a good movie is!!

AND I want to let you all know IF it worth spending your hard buck on seeing or NOT!

SOOOO I will rate a movie with "reels" If it is good the movie can get up 5 "REEL GOOD".......

BUT... IF it stinks like last weeks trash...
IT CAN get up to 5 "REEL BAD"!

AND I AM......"every" women...meaning....I think, I would watch pretty much what the rest of you would watch!

I like a good comedy & a good BOO-HOO movie every once in a while....a GOOD old fashioned (kinda hard to find now days) LOVE story, still puts me in the mood to snuggle.....
A "reach out out and grab ya" kinda movie....I've been told..... keeps me interesting!
AND I'm not ashamed to admit...I'm OK with SOME Sci-FI movies! (I'm down... with Star trek!)
AND musicals ........JUST OK for me!.....(I hope I don't loose my membership in the
"GIRLY GIRLS" club! for saying that!..... "The phantom" AND "Hairspray" & "Mama Mia" don't fall into that category! LOVED them!)

I also think the Academy(Oscars) does NOT know a single, blessed thing about WHAT IS a really GOOD MOVIE!!

ANY way MY point is...I really think I could speak for a lot of you...AND help out with the
"what Movie shall we see tonight?"dilemma for a few of you!

SO Let's begin....Or should I say....ACTION!!!

I will start with the movie: 2012
I hesitated going to the theatre to see this movie.

...WITH good reason....the year ....Just in case you haven't noticed.....the year 2012 IS JUST not that far off on the calender!!
AND I did not want to be "fore-told" of the great AND terrible day is in our future!

I usually hate end of the world movies....I mean..... DID any of those types of movie's have a good endings??
AND I have always thought...

I would like to be SMACK ....DAB in the middle of all the destruction with my family...so we don't have to be murdered for food, after surviving all the TERRIBLE thing that are supposed to happen!

BUT I was told, I need to get my heart rate up by my doctor....

(you don't think he meant, I should exercise do you?)

ANY way I gave in & rented it...CUZ....I dig a good action flick!......AND sister...this had

A-C-T-I-O-N!!!
AND special effects!.......

AND it fore-told my future....

I am TOOOOOO poor to survive the end of the world AND I also I'M tooooo fat AND tooooo slow... I'm a gonner!

I am pretty sure I will be the 1st one, the "ALIENS" will eat (too fat & juicy!)....or the 1st one, the Earthquake will swallow(too slow).....or the 1st one to drown. ( SCARED of WATER!)

Let's move on....

In this movie, you know from the start, WHO will survive AND while that makes you happy, YOU ALSO know the ending .......AND that will make you sad!

I was EXCITED to take a potty break!......because that meant I could take a breather!!

(hey my heart rate was up!)
This movie did leave me "breathless"...... Because it was fast moving & high in action.
I was not BORED with this movie that's for sure.

I thought, the actors did a great job...but I really was bummed seeing one of my secret crushes,
Oliver Platt was TERRIFIC as a big CREEP! I guess that means's he is just a good actor!

Because I am sure he is not like that in real life!

You will ROOT for John Cusack AND Amanda Pett to survive......in their marriage

.....oh yeah and their life to!

I think I first realized that this movie theme could NEVER happen in real life....

and it was a big, fat fake!.....

In the middle of the movie when..........
(spoiler)....the President Of the United States (played awesomely by Danny Clover)
CHOOSE to "GO DOWN WITH THE BOAT" & stay with the people!"
NO way that would really happen in REAL life!

PURE Fiction!.....
I mean our economy is SINKING fast....AND where is Obama?....Standing at the HELM driving the getaway boat!

I'm just saying!

ANY WHOOO,

I did not hate this movie......It was entertaining.....IF you ever want to get away from your

NON MOVING, STABLE, ho-hum life for 2 hour....RENT IT!

I give this movie...

2 & 1/2 "reel good"
Mostly on it's special effect merits!

CUT...that's a wrap!
"knowsie Rosie" signing off

IF I could be Irish for one day........

2010-03-09T14:23:00.000-08:00

I am one of those type of person....who dresses up for EVERY holiday AND for some reason

I LOVE St. Patrick's day!

One of my worst St. Patrick's day for me, was 5 years ago when I was on my way out to my car, to go to work AND fell down

2...that's

TWO...DOS...DUEX.....`ELUA ....

steps.

I BROKE my ankle soooooo bad...

I am NOW "bionic" AND let off alarms in airports & such!

They had to cut off my

"LUCKY" green shamrock socks

& remove my "LUCKY" green St.Patricks day shirt

before they wheeled me into surgery! AND don't get me started on WHERE my "lucky" shamrocks earrings AND Bracelets disappeared to!!

BUT.... YET I still dig the "St. Patricks day" hoopla!

GO FIGURE!

IF I could be IRISH FOR one day.....

I would most likely have a array of

green t-shirt's

that said different things:

LIKE:

"Irish I was Irish! "

SPAM"ROCKS"! (with a picture of spam lunch meat product)

"GOT cabbage"

with a picture of a can of corn beef

DO you feel "lucky" punk...well do you? (all in a four leaf clover)

WHO'S YOUR "PADDY!"

"YOU Pinch.... I PUNCH!"

"NO!.......I am not A leprechaun!" I'm just short!

"BROGUE" is Vogue!

Does this shamrock make me lo0k fat?

Anyway...just some ramblings of a brown Irish...wannna be!

My REAL...green day shirt is sooooooo boring.....It got me to thinking about what I WOULD want to wear on St.Patty's day if I could find a really cool one!

HELP!!!! I CaN't decide.....WhIcH charm WoULd you pick!?

2010-03-04T18:46:00.000-08:00

I am Hosting a Charm swap on twopeas; Here @ http://www.twopeasinabucket.com/mb.asp?cmd=list&forum_id=14

MY very first one.....Its all about Junk food....MY favorite kind of FOOD!

So I have been monkeying around with some possibility's AND CAN NOT decide! which two I like the best!

SOOOO PLEASE vote And tell me which 2 you would Love to see on YOUR charm bracelet!

You know I'm A Pepsi gal....AND I am doing another charm swap...ALL COLA" on there already...so the Pepsi can be used in that swap....

AND the Doritos bag and the Other candy bars ARE ADORABLE!.....the picture just does not do it justice!

AND the TV dinner was what my MOTHER considered "JUNK FOOD" And I was sooooo excited to get one, IT was a real treat!

BUT then again the Hostess cupcake seems to be a front runner.... AND SOOO stinking cute!!
UGH!!! I can't decide...so help me out & VOTE for your fav... & let me know.....PLEASE!

arrrgg....here is some pic's of some lovely "pirate wenches" OR some "lovely Valentine love pirates"!

2010-03-04T18:11:00.000-08:00

OK..... so that cutie pie is my daughter, Star,
who soooo graciously offered to come in on Valentines day week-end AND make all the Bout & corsage order's for the High School dances that night........ while I was sluping in Roses & all other kinds of foolishness.... for Val-day! Thanks sooo much to Shilo AND Star who saved my butt! Shilo helped arrange & did a beautiful job! AND Star was there to help AND give me moral support! This is the picture my Friend Andrew painted to help make the "pirate" theme even better!

This is Nichole & Karina...my follow "pedal pushers" in the 2nd picture & Kevy & I in the 1st one!

I realize I look sooo lame next to those to cuties....I just used the "to tired" card for my excuse!
But doesn't Nicky & Karina look just cute!?

My eyes were barely open that morning.....LOOK how dark it still is...I came home in the dark also!

My Valentines work display 2010! "matey, you are my greatest treasure!"

2010-02-15T17:18:00.001-08:00

I did every thing possible to push those Rose's!
By dang I all but put them in peoples cart!!
I still had too many Rose's left though!

Any way here is my display, I do still need to down load the girl's & I in costume.......
HUH Valentines costume you ask?....

Yes ....we needed a excuse to dress up like LOVE Pirates!
AND this "pirate" theme was all the excuse we needed!
So I will post those pictures later.

My boss is awesome! And he trusts that I will do a great job. SO I get all the say in the Valentines theme for my store! AND after MUCH ado...about nothing... Niki & I came up with this:
"Matey you are my greatest treasure!"
I think it turned better then I thought!
I was a bit worried about it coming together......You know......It always makes sense in my head....getting to look like I thought about...can be a hit or a miss!
This one is a HIT!
So any way stroll & let me know if you have any questions!

Finally! A few pic's from our ROMANTIC Anniversery trip

2010-02-14T17:16:00.000-08:00

I can't believe it took me so long to post these...BUT here are a few pictures from our romantic trip to Logan Utah at the "Anniversary Inn.

The first one is in the lobby of the old house the day we arrived.

The other one is the day we left.

I have it turned around, BECAUSE we stayed in "Rich's drive in"
the 2nd night. The bed was in the back of this cool truck. It was VERY cosy! BUT we had to get our BUTTS outta bed to turn the light off! They need a remote for the light by the bed.
BUT it was super fun to stay in!

This is in the first room we stayed in "The la hacienda" VERY NICE! It was a warm cozy room BUT the best part was the cheese cake AND the chip & salsa! AND that AWESOME jetted tub! HOLY cow, & the shower..... A girls dream!

Kevy liked the hammock....AND sooooo did I!!

BUT THE bed.....sorry no pic...any way.. IT was wayyyyyyy to big! I like to snuggle AND in this bed....I lost Kevy! AND it was so high....the top was level with my arm pit! BUT Kevy... offered to give me "goose" up!!! We did not need to eat dinner cuse we GORGED on the chips & salsa! & truthfully there was not a lot of smooching going on, cause of the & salsa!

NOT the most romantic of food's!

Any way! we had a BLAST! I loved being alone with my sweetie! He is so much fun to be around AND we always have such fun together! They years are going sooo swiftly and I want to be with him forever!

Another "I shared" post!

2010-02-12T17:28:00.000-08:00

I love my blog buddies....who allow me to barge in on the fun!
That's me #138 at the "shabby chic cottage" Transformation Thursday.
HERE http://www.theshabbychiccottage.net/

NOT, that I need it...but here's a fun idea...."LOVE POTION #9" bottle label

2010-02-11T20:29:00.000-08:00

OH my gosh!!

CAN I just toot my own horn for a minute?

...I love this song...I LOVE the movie... I LOVE this idea!

I Really wanted to create a FUN Valentines label for my department....

....AND did you know, there was...NOT one....blasted "potion number 9" label any where on the freaking net!!

I LOOKED!

SO I was forced to make my own....
Not bad if I do say so myself.

I just used my "print artist" to create a label..... added a few details & a cute "poemish"!
Print it out on some label stickers......
And this is what I got!

"sweet potion #9 make this love forever mine!"

I crinkled the label loosely & used my black ink pad to age & high light the crinkles & tapped a bit of red from my red ink pad for color....

I then, slapped on the "Potion" label on some "IBC Cherry Lemon-aid & Root-beer..... tied it with a cheerful bow AND you got yourself a FOR sure fun & CHEAP Valentines gift!

I can't keep these bubbly, guys on my shelf!

GO head say it.....SAY IT....

I can take it........say it........

DANG I'm GOOD!

A girl can change her mind! MY Fruit swap..."SWAP"

2010-02-11T20:05:00.000-08:00

I LOVE the swaps you can sign up to participate in on the 2 peas web site....AND the one I was SUPER excited about was the "anything FRUIT swap"

I signed up for 2 fruits charms swap & I did the cherry swaps AND a Watermelon charm....(you can check those on my "charming charms" label)

Any way I had ALSO signed up for a 6 spot in ANYTHING Fruit ...and had decided I would do 6 CHERRY tote bags AND HATED the one I had done......

I could NOT get the love up...so I "swapped" that bad idea for a REALLY CUTE One!

I changed it to 6 Dish cloth Aprons!....

I like...NO LOVE these so much more! AND can in good conscience send these out!

I had to make 2 different style because I went back to the "W" place AND of course they did not have the super cute red ones left, so I settled on these other ones AND They also are super cute!

I also added a bigger cherry charm on the tie part.

It match's the smaller charm I had created for the "CHERRY" swap.

ANY way I hope my fellow" swappers" are happy with this item!

I know Shilo (my lovely model) is jealous!
I had to frisk her hand bag to get one of the apron's out!

SHE tried to clam it for her own!

2010-02-11T19:39:00.000-08:00

Check it out!

Why would WaCkY Rosie use Shamrocks for VALENTINES?

2010-02-09T21:13:00.000-08:00

seems to be the question MY Fav. "Potted" vendor wanted to know......."NOW remember I am a florist by trade AND so when I put in orders for.... Rose's & Gerber's AND tulips & all manner of blooms, I SLIPPED in a order for SHAMROCKS ...This next part is a sample of my phone conversations to my local "plant" vendor....
WHAT is Rosie doing with these AND did she realize it was VALENTINES day WEEK-end?....AND NOT St.Patricks day week-end? "

Ex: "Rosie you want WHAT?.......SHAMROCKS?.....THIS week? ....shamrocks"?....long silence on the other end of the phone)

"This WEEK?.....Shamrocks...? Ok let me get this straight......You WANT.......20 -4 " SHAMROCKS & 10- 6" Shamrocks?..... THIS WEEK????..... THIS FEBRUARY 13th WEEK?

THIS VALENTINES week-end?".......

AND so on & so on! ......BLAH... blah... blah...."I'm a uncreative vendor why would Rosie want Shamrocks?"......

WELL that's Because...they did not have an IDEA on how my brain WORKS!!

AND they did not have these little BABIES...er Tags.....

ADD these little tags on any size shamrocks AND you have an HILARIOUS Valentines gift!
I even but a "hearty" har-har pot cover on it!!!

Don't you think your sweetie need this on his/her desk for a good "GREEN" Valentines Laugh????

I did make a couple of different sayings,
The G rated one that says:
Valentine, I am so "LUCKY" to have you!
And the more popular R-rate version:
Valentine.....Wanna get "LUCKY"?
What do you think? AN I crazy or a "CRAZY" genius? .....
I have already in one day sold 6 small shamrocks & 3 Large ones!

A "SWEEEET" candy & junk food Arrangements in a vase

2010-02-08T06:08:00.000-08:00

Another day....... ANOTHER type of BOUQUET! I designed this Bouquet for my up-coming Valentines day display at my work...and MY cutie pie
assistant Nicole recreated them in..... STEREO!!!....

She made like a gillion for the up coming holiday!

I love Nicky! She makes my life AND job so much easier!

Just a quick post...so if any ones wants the poop on how we made these ...Just let me know....

Have a SWEET VALENTINES!

2010-02-03T21:58:00.000-08:00

Mcklinky party at Gina's & Lori's house...Do I hear what, what?
check my SWEEET poster ideas here at http://www.theshabbychiccottage.net/2010/02/transformation-thursday-guest-post.html?
AND also "life as Lori blog...Lets get your craft on Thursday"
http://lifeaslori.blogspot.com/? along with my 12 days of Valentines idea.
FUN times will be had by ALL!

2010-01-29T09:12:00.000-08:00

I am participating in the linky party over at Craftaholics Anonymous

Check it out!

Happy Anniversary, Happy Anniversary.....HAAPPPY ANNIIVERSARYY!

2010-01-26T19:59:00.000-08:00

I am hijacking this blog! That's right I sure am to...wish my mom, Rosy Cheeks and dad, her VERY supportive husband a happy 32nd Anniversary! I hope you guys have a fun time this week.....and please don't make me another brother or sister for that matter!

PS Mom, this is what happens when you give your (favorite) daughter your login info so she will fix the photo that mysteriously disappears! Love you!!

Rosie's candy bar/goodies Valentine Poster

2010-01-25T18:48:00.000-08:00

CHALLENGE! How to make a successful candy bar poster without using the traditional ...... OH SOOOOO ....."been there done that" candy!
You know the one's..... 100 Grand, Snicker, Air Head, Nerds, Sugar Daddy and Almond JOY!
YAWN..... Soooo

TA DA!
This is what I came up with!
Now mind you, I work in a GROCERY STORE....so strolling down aisle 8 made creating this poster was easy for me!
I created these posters for my work, but have been known to but one together for my sweetie.
Last year I did not create a new one AND holy COW..... I had a few angry & ungrateful AND unsympathetic (they did not care I could only do SO much!) customer's!

Candy bars or items you will need:

Sweet Tarts
Shockers
Hot Tamales
Dr Pepper (small can)
Kisses
Bliss
Orbit gum
U-No
Butterfinger
Snaps
Rocky Road
Crunch
Bit O' Honey
Goldfish
Smarties
Skor
Extra gum
Big Hunk
Cow Tail
Dove
Whoppers
Reese's Pieces
Red Hots

MY cutie pie assistant, Nichole......(props to you, Nicky... You rock!) was the one who put this together for me, while I was smooching w/Kevy at the Anniversary Inn in Logan Utah for our anniversary. She started with some pink paper hearts she taped on the poster board. We covered up the words we didn't need with duct tape and then she hot glued them on to a poster board. After hot gluing them I found that I had to reinforce them over the top with some tape!

I meant to tape over the "D" on the "Dove" bar with a "L" but got too excited to leave for my "HONEYMOON" I forgot. I think "DOVE" you I kinda cute, so what ever you think looks good,

I wanted to use some different treats for this poster, Such a EVERY guys Fav!... DR PEPPER & instead of soooo many sweets, I used Gold fish cracker, you could use Swedish fish or gummy fish if you want, MAKE this poster you own!
ALSO have you tried that Bliss bar??? SERIOUSLY friends.... it is BLISS! So smooth AND good. I love it.

How many of you think we could make like a "trillion" dollars for that "candy bar poster biz" if we could create some really cool candy bar names?
I think we need a "LOVE" bar for sure!.... OR a "just Nuts" bar... ok, a......
"SEXY" bar!!! You know you want one!
How about a "Gorgeous" bar?....a "passion" bar...a "cuddle" bar...OH SNAP... how about a....
"Struck it RICH" bar....Or a "lucky" bar...(isn't that a cigarette brand?)...
hey speaking of which...how about a "SMOKIN HOT" bar.
ANY way....what about you guys...Thought of a good name for the perfect "LOVE" candy?"
SPILL IT!......Let me know, pretty please.

Silly gift idea CUPID POOP..for friends or co-workers or the "not sure what they are" folks!

2010-01-25T18:46:00.000-08:00

I give this gift to just about EVERY one I like...because its soooo freaking funny!
AND because, I'm weird that way!

Some "cupid poop" ideas would be:
Tiny cinnamon hearts
pink & white & red M&MS
Pink, white & red Jelly beans
Mini gummy hearts
Conversation hearts

Just fill up a small cello bag with your choice of "poop", tie with a ribbon & tag...and VOILA...
a for sure "conversation" starter!!
REMEMBER: LEFT click on image to get the right size to read!
No magnifying glasses needed here!

P.S. when you give this gift....LEAVE my name out of it!!

REVISED 12 days of Valentines + LOVE tags!!!

2010-01-25T18:43:00.001-08:00

OK my friends...I had to retype the 12 days of Valentines for my work, so I thought I might as well share the new revised version with you all.

BUT.... I be warned.....I tweaked & changed a couple of things!
1st of all, SOME complained about the 5 Golden rings.......Just cause they were FUNONION rings & not REAL golden rings!
Not really, they wanted another Idea for #5, that wouldn't leave their breath ahhhh....
ahh not so fresh!

So I change the Funonions to 5 peachy rings!!! Hope that makes a few of you a bit happier.

ALSO I put #2 tag on twice, not on purpose...but I just wanted to change one word.
If you don't want to "SMOOCH" on the back row...just use the first #2 tag.
I also changed #7. STRAWBERRIES are somewhere between ....ridiculous & OUTRAGEOUS right now & to buy some would be too pricey.
SOOOO I changed it to 7 cups of cocoa plus a sturdy mug ( hey...I needed it to rhyme with HUG!).
IF I were to gift this, I would send a cute cello bag with 7 single serving packages of Cocoa & included a insulated mug. OR if for your a "Mocha, Lotta, drinka, caffeine" person, a gift card to Starbucks, with one of their cool mugs, would work. JUST pop in a cello bag, tie with a ribbon & tag & deliver.

AS ALWAY....REMEMBER......JUST LEFT click(on the tag page) to get the RIGHT size of picture to view!
SOOOOOO... you don't have to get your magnifying glasses out!
HOPE this helps & gets you lots of hugs & KISSES on Valentines day!

My latest Valentines charms & a couple of other crafts!

2010-01-21T20:19:00.000-08:00

BUT first........ look at these two handsome fellows!!
That is my oh so cute grandson Gavin & his Papa working on the cars for the pinewood derby set to race this Friday. The boys & papa have a plan......Papa gets to relive his dreams of winning a pinewood derby AND the boys get to take the credit for the awesome cars PAPA made!!SIDE

NOTE: I just noticed "KOOJOO" laying on the rug in this first picture!! That really ia my "grandpuppy" Zoe...She really is a lovey dovey dog & has no "koojo" in her...you know..."koojo"?...the killer CRAZY dog from the Stephen King novel....NO? Nothing? FUNNY Story Zoe Zoe is 1/2 in love with Papa(Kevy) & my son in law Cory!....

Anyway that's my boys craftin!

I signed up for 3 Valentines charms spots in the swaps @ 2peas. One was the
"Hard" valentines, meaning any textile EXCEPT fabric or paper, the other 1 was 2 spots on the Fiber charms. These first pictures are of my "mini...tiny.....teeny picture frame. It was made out of red "pleather" & a tiny heart button. I stitched around the inside with white thread. And put a back piece on & stitched it closed with clear thread. I left an opening at the top, so you can slide in a TEENY TINY

picture of your Valentine in! CUTE HUH! The other is a felt envelope I showed you before. SAME swap!

This next picture is of my Cupcakes for the "Hard" valentines swap. I just molded a cupcake out of some polymer clay & baked as directed & added a tag (made out of good old fashioned shrinky dink stuff!)...that is super hard to read.....BUT it says:

Hey CUPCAKE!....BE MINE?

These next pictures are what the "Sisterhood of the traveling paints" made for our Feb. craft.

The cute Hugs & kisses blocks. Kevy cut them out & Lyndsy cut out the vinyl. I think they turned out soooo cute!

Check out what shilo at "Toadly crafty" made......here@.

She did the cutest set of picture frames that I just gotta copy!

This last craft is just a little something I threw together! I was forced to "scrape book" my own plain...ugly ......clipboard!! I had been after shilo @ Toadly crafty to do it for me...but she was just toooooooooo busy! So I did it myself.......not bad if I do say so myself!

One side has chalk board paint & the other side has a magnetic board.

THIS cute little craft has been VERY handy at work AND I look just adorable using it when I need a clipboard for my meetings!!!
SO Toady......I don't need your mad scrape book skills.....I got a few of my own!!!

These are a few of my favorite blogs!

2010-01-17T21:06:00.000-08:00

I truly love these two blogs!!
http://twiceremembered.blogspot.com/
AND
the gals at http://funkyjunkinteriors.blogspot.com/
They are so sweet to share so many great ideas & their precious "net space"
with me on Twice remembered "Make your Monday" & funkly junk "Saturday nite Special"!
I thought the least I could do is share their GREAT blogs with you!
So check them out!

Romantic "12 Days of Valentines" ideas for that special someone!

2010-01-17T09:00:00.000-08:00

OK my friends I had to put this idea on here!

Because it was a GREAT success for me last year!

As some of you may not know I am a florist....by trade.

AND Valentines is MAD....CRAZY......STRESSFUL.....DIFFICULT for me.....

BUT I LOVE (pardon the pun!) Valentines day!

It has been on the FAVORITE top 3 holidays for me PERSONALLY!

"WORKALLY"(I know its not a word!)...NOT SO MUCH!

But since I have had so much to do AND so little time, I really had to find a way to let MY SWEETIE Kevin know I sooooooo love him & am WISHING I could be with him on VAL day! SOOOO I made this 12 days of valentines up for him. IT WAS so fun!...The weeks before Val-day I put everything together AND was soooo glad I did!

A few of the days take fresh things, Like cookies & Strawberries, so I just had the tags & containers ready to fill & go!

I placed the package on the breakfast table OR in his truck & one I even put in his WORK apron for him to find.

I was a little concerned at the beginning as I started this, because by the time I saw Kevy at night, he had forgotten to say something to me about it. So I was worried he thought my 12 days of gifts was lame ORor silly OR WORSE.... he didn't care. BUT....

NO worry....One day I had not had a chance to put the HOMEMADE cookies on the table....so he calls me up at work AND ASKED if I had "forgotten something this morning AND was I mad at him?" I thought for a minute & said...."did I forget to give you a kiss good-bye?"

He said no...he jsut did not see my treat waiting for him that morning !!!

HE LOVED IT!

ANYWAY here goes:

ON the 12 day of Valentines...

YOUR true love gives to you....12 LOVE songs

none too mushy or too long!

BUT the kind we like to sing along.

This gift I send to remind you my dear,

that your voice is music to my ear!

ON the 11th day of Valentines....

Your true love gives to you.....

11 blooms a blooming, so fragrant & sweet,

When these flowers you do smell.......

Remember....I think your really SWELL!

On the 10th day of Valentines...

Your true loves gives to you....

10 kisses made of chocolate so sweet,

To tie you over until next time we meet!

On the 9th day of Valentines....

Your true love gives to you......

9 sticks of gum, of course it's sugar free!

TO say: I'm glad you "CHEWS" to stay with me!

ON the 8th day of Valentines.....

Your true loves gives to you.....

8 yummy cookies shaped like a heart,

To remind you...I miss you when we're apart!

On the 7th day of Valentines.....

Your true loves gives to you...

7 Delicious Strawberries so fresh & yummy....

to say, you make me laugh & I think your cute & funny!

On the 6th day of Valentines....

Your true love gives to you.......

6 or pack of your favorite Soda pop.

To say our love hasn't "fizzled" &

when you kiss me, I don't want you to STOP!

On the 5th day of Valentines day....

your true loves gives to you...

5 FUNONION rings..... plus a few more!

My way of saying, It's YOU I adore!

On the 4th day of Valentines....

Your true love gives to you......

4 Candy bars, each a different kind.

Like our children, we were blessed.

As A Daddy, your the BEST!

(NOTE: Alternative treat if you don't have children:

On the 4th day of Valentines...

Your true love gives to you....

4 candy bars, each a different kind, BUT one has Peanut butter!

Hope this helps remind you...YOUR like no OTHER!)

On the 3rd day of Valentines....

Your true loves gives to you....

3 Cupcakes in a row, to let you know....

Your the "icing" on my cake & I love you so!

On the 2nd day of Valentines....

Your true love gives to you....

2 tickets to a movie, for a night of fun we'll go!

What ever we see will be fine with me...

as long as were together sitting on the back row!

ON the first day of Valentines...

Your true loves gives to you.....

Because your my one true love.....

this coupon for dinner, so you don't have to pay.

To tell you that I love you, & wish you

HAPPY VALENTINES DAY!!

Ok My friends, That's it!
You need to start this on Feb. 2nd!

Some of the items for the day are easy to identify.

BUT I will tell you anyway:

The 12th day is a CD of 12 of your favorite love songs or one with any love songs.

The 11th day is a 11 stem bouquet...(come in my store & I'll hook ya up! I was a bit worried how Kevy would like flowers....HE loved it!)

The 10th day is 10 Chocolate kisses

(Have you tried the Cordial cherries Kisses? O MY GOODNESS!!! LOVE them!)

Th 9th day is 9 sticks of gum...most come with 9 sticks.... weird huh?

The 8th day is 8 heart shaped cookies- I made my own...but most bakery will let you order them.

The 7th day, is 7 Chocolate covered Strawberries.

The 6th day is a 6 pack of soda or something "fizzy"

The 5th day...OK I couldn't think of any thing "RINGYISH"!

it was either the Funoinons or Pineapple!

(YOU be creative on an empty stomach AND a Valentine fried brain!)

The 4th day is 4 DIFFERENT candy bars

The 3rd day is 3 Cupcakes! (I believe that a bit of cake with your frosting is THE only way to eat a cupcake....hhhhagggg cupcakesssss(inset drool!)

Th 2nd day is 2 movie passes or advanced tickets to a certain movie....

TRUST ME when I say....YOU DO NOT want to go see a movie on VALENTINES DAY!!

THE LAST ONE OR the 1st day VALENTINES DAY:

Is a Gift card to a favorite restaurant!

PLEASE have fun with this idea! I sooo loved doing it! It did not take that much time AND My sweetie felt so special AND I felt great making him happy!

PLEASE share any ideas you might have done in advanced for your Valentine! I need the HELP! I gotta do someting fun..Kevy deserves it!

I will be Posting my Romantic HEART shaped meal. With recipes & Pictures this week.

So look out for that!

Cupid Rosie's..... 25 ways that says: I love you!

2010-01-12T15:24:00.001-08:00

OK, MY friends, NOT that I'm all that of a LOVE Guru or any thing....BUT I promised I would share some of my "LOVE lessons" from one of my classes I taught in my store.
I do have a little experience in the" how to stay happy in the first 100 years of Marriage" category!
Kevy & I are almost ready to celebrate our
33rd wedding anniversary, this month. We will be going to the Anniversary Inn bed & breakfast in Logan Utah & also in Salt lake City. The first night we will spend it in "Riches Drive in" Check it out here@. It's so COOL!!!! The next night we will go to S.L.C 5th south in the "Lake Powell Room, check that room out here@. Both rooms are so awesome! I can't wait to get my honey ALL to myself for 3 whole days!

I do love Valentines so much. SOOOOO I taught several classes on it in the Little Theatre at my work. One was, 25 ways to say I love you & romantic HEART shape meal. Complete with samples & recipes, all created by LITTLE OL' me! I will share the recipes with you this next week, so YOU can get your menu started!
I also did one on "the 12 days of Valentines" I will also get that to you ASAP, because you have to start that on Feb 2nd!!!

OK.....So to read these pages.....go find a magnifying glass.....NOT REALLY!!!!
Just LEFT click on the page & the page will become a lot easier to read!

These are just suggestions.....If you have some ideas that have worked for you, PLEASE share them with me & all us other hopeless romantics.
Many of these are just common knowledge & just reminders. BUT I can tell you, the minute you STOP working at your marriage or relationship....that's the minute the marriage stops working!
SO take a extra minute a day to once in while to go the extra mile for them.

REMEMBER....LEFT click...right size!

So "Charming, Fruit charm swap & Valentine felt charm swap

2010-01-03T16:47:00.002-08:00

OK so some of you might NOT be surprised that I love Jewelery.....but did you know.....
I love, LOVE, LOVE Charms bracelets! Something about those tiny little thing's just thrill's me to death!!

My daughter Shilo has got me HOOKED on the swap site twopeas here @ I have since participated in several CHARM swaps. The first one was a Halloween one, the next one was a State charm swap, then a Victorian Christmas charm swap. ALL which I loved! This next one is 2 Valentine swaps. One a fiber charm, the other just a bead or other media Valentine. The next one is a is Fruit swap. That's the first pictures you see. It is my Cherry charm. I used 2 SMALL wood beads. Star painted them red for me. I then wired red seed beads through the top & bottom 8-9 times. Added the green seed beads for the stems & 1 leaf. I think they are soooo cute, I am going to make a set of CHERRY earrings for the Hostess & myself !

This one is for the same fruit swap. It is my take on a watermelon. I just used a SMALL washer & wrapped first red wire a touch more then half way around to represent the sweet "meat" of the watermelon, adding 4-5 black beads for seeds on BOTH sides, every so often.. Then the lime green wire to represent the rind, around just a bit less then half way around. Ended with the silver wire to represent the lighter rind. added a jump ring to hang the claw on. SOOO cute huh?
I think I MIGHT have to make a pendent to match this for the Hostess & for me! This next one is for the fiber Valentine charm swap. I just made a small envelope out of paper for the pattern. Cut around the pattern on red felt & whip stitched around the edges with some quilting thread. Added a cute Valentine button & a SMALL piece of hook & eye Velcro. Had my Kevy write me a love note & a lobster hook. So fun!

I just need to order some more Lobster hooks & I'm about ready to ship. So fun! I can't wait to get these back, so I can wear them for Valentines day. Speaking of Valentines day.....I Have the CUTEST 12 days of Valentines day idea for you all. I can't WAIT to get it typed & to you! SO look for that here as well as A ALL hearts Valentine MEAL AND 100 ways to say I love you!
I will have those out with in the next 2 weeks! I promise.

Happy 2010 friends!

I'm spreading the fun around!

2009-12-31T06:54:00.000-08:00

I just had to share my oh SO silly Birthday Survival kit on Transformation Thursday @
"The shabby chic Cottage" with my pal Gina here. So check out her blog where she & other "blogettes"shares some other seriously cool ideas.

Happy Birthday Old Lady! Here's a Freaking FUNNY "OLD AGE" survival candy kit for YOU!

2009-12-29T19:23:00.000-08:00

Today is one of my dearest, OLDEST, friend's Birthday!
My gal pal Sheri turned 50 today!

SOOOO I had to put together a "old age" kit for her!
I mean she is sooooo sweet, I HAD to make it just as SWEET for her!
I think you all might like my poem & message I made up for her
AND I being the
"silly gifts Queen" will share it with you! PLEASE.......feel free to use it for when your friend has a "milestone" Birthday!
Hint: for a "GUY" I used the BIG HUNK bar AND the "CHUNKY" bar to get in a good dig!
(I wrote: To say you went from "HUNK'y to "CHUNKY" would be so WRONG!" MEOW!)
HINT: I also liked the "black "CROWS" candy
(I wrote: Really...NO ONE think's your "CROWS" feet are that noticeable)

YOUR WELCOME! & Yes, I still have friends!

I did not have time to take a picture of the complete kit! Sorry:(
(party was @ 6:00 tonight, did not get home until 4:00from work....HURRY!!)
BUT I will just tell you what I did.

I started with a handled cardboard box......
Did my take(Ol' school) scrape booking on it!
You know...... a couple of different paper choices ADDED
a couple of sparkly, sticky back letters that said:
"SHERI'S old age kit"
modge podge the heck outta it!...... and TA-DA-DA!

A silly gift for the aged!

Here's the Poem:
(you just need to add the candy bars, most of those can be found at your local food store. The "snaps are old school & I had to hunt for those! Did you know.....I'm not sure if they make OLD FASHIONED lifesaver rolls any more! I had to buy a small bag of individual wrapped ones! UGH! .......Add a bow & this poem & your done!)

When old age creeps upon you & you dread another Birthday.
We thought this reminder would help you every PAINFUL step of the way!
So here's an "OLD AGE" survival kit.
We know it's the Birthday gift that's sure to fit!

CANDY KISSES: To make "KISSING" your youth good-by sweeter!

MINT: To remind you what you "MINT" to get upstairs!?

BUTTERFINGERS: Because that's what will happen to yours! hee-hee!

NUTS: To remind your not going "NUTS" ........it's just your Hormones!

PAYDAY candy bar: To remind to be frugal now, cause the only "PAYDAY" you'll get now is your Social security CHECKS!

REESE PIECES: To remind you to BE GRATEFUL....At least your not falling COMPLETELY to "PIECES"! YET!

SNAPS & CRUNCH (bar): That's the sound your knees AND back are starting to make when you get up!

LOOK bar: To eat while you "LOOK" for your GLASSES or the REMOTE!

EXTRA GUM: To remind you from now on.....SADDLY you probably have to "GUM" your food!

SNICKERS: To remind you. YOU used to "SNICKER" at the Depends & Fiber commercials & NOW you find them informative!

ROLOS: Don't feel bad.....the "ROLOS" around your middle are perfectly normal for someone your age!

WHATCAMACALLIT: The word you use, when you can't remember your Children or Friends names!

LIFESAVERS: To remind you.... at your age...you never know.....it's best to JUST put "911" on sped Dial!
(help I've fallen & can't get up!)

So enjoy this handy little kit we made for you today.
BUT we have one more thing to say......
May the Angel of Death your soul NOT take,
AL LEAST until we eat that BIG OL" Birthday cake!

HA-HA..... Your older then US!
Happy Birthday Friend!

Kinda SMARMY I know...... PLEASE don't hit me....or give me this lame poem
WHEN I turn 50......a LONG time from now!.... A VERY, VERY long time from now!
BUT I think my friend Sheri knows me well enough to know that "SMARMY" is my MIDDLE name! AND She still loves me none the less!
I Love your gut's miss Sheri & wish you a happy day!

This is what FINALLY gave the "Rosygrinch" the Christmas Spirit!

2009-12-20T20:25:00.000-08:00

The family took what we thought would be a quick trip to the Salt lake City Temple square to see the lights. We had most of the crew, Arbor & Teisha & Johnny could not go(they live too far) BUT the rest of us went, including, my sister & her hubby & their 2 boys (shout out to Jessie Bug...Big B-day coming up on Dec 25the, ps, the kids are STILL upset about that!)
The spirit of the Season was so peaceful there.
I loved seeing all the lights & all the different nativity scene's....... BUT CAN I just tell you HOW FREAKING COLD it was!!!? AND CROWDED!!!! If you think going on a SUNDAY night would be smart......guess again! We drove around the blocks for 35 minutes looking for the best & closest place to park & NATA....NO WAY.....NONE.....ZIPPO......ZERO.......place to park......INSANE!

BUT we made it in.....AND not even the protesters could bring us down!!

It is amazing AND I was so glad we went to partake of the Spirit the Temple ground brings to our Christmas holiday....BUT now I don't have to go up there again for another 5 years, RIGHT...Star?

So SOOOOO stroll with the Tippetts clan & enjoy......

As you can see Bell-Bell & Star had a great time, but were sooooo glad to get into the warm truck on the way home!

Merry Christmas friends & may your Holiday be spent with your favorite people & may you know peace & joy & recognize His gentle hand in all your blessings.

GOT MILK? I just got back from a COOKIE EXCHANGE PARTY!!!

2009-12-19T19:47:00.000-08:00

Real fast before I leave to see the Light at the LDS Temple square in Salt lake city.
Went to NOT one BUT 2 cookie exchange parties!!! I'm ether gluten for punishment or really
desperate not to have to cook this season! But check it out AND I will get back to you about details.....can you say YUMMMMMMMY!?

Nana & Papa survived the last sleep over of the year!

2009-12-12T20:02:00.000-08:00

SO SORRY!!!
I started this post a while ago, BUT I had the SUPER bug hit me FAST.......
IT hit me in the gut! HARD!....kicked my colon!....raked my back & head
over sharp jagged rocks AND made me hate PEPSI or anything resembling food, for the last couple of days......
BUT Hey ....I'm ALIVE!!!
I'm making me & those in my family a t-shirt that says:
My Mom survived the SUPER BUG of 2009 & all I got was this lame shirt & no DINNER!"

SO anyway....read on AND I know that the last pictures were wonkie cause!
I could not for the life of me figure out HOW to rotate pictures taken from a PHONE!!!
(have any of you seen my CAMERA?)
AND I really have not cared less about it or the fact that you have to look at them with a kinked neck!
BUT I feeling better now, so I'm sorry if you hurt your neck!

I am soooo lucky! First of all I have some very cute & Sweet grand babes AND most of them live close buy! I have my Arbor that lives 4/5 hours away AND I ache to see him at least once a week....but I just don't get that wish too often!

I am lucky, I do get to see the other's at least once if not more a week.

WELLLLLL I begged Papa if I could please have the little people over for one last 2009 sleep over!

He plays the gruff Papa a bit and says "What!?.... you want those rotten, little midgets over ALL night!?" I say yes and he playfully says

"WELL all right then.....
but I want them out 1st thing in the morning...... after they have pancakes and hot chocolate!"....and hang out in church with us....but no longer!"

BUT a fun night was had by ALLLLLL! We ate pizza, & carmel popcorn, watched Polar Express 3 times! Papa made us!!!

AND made these bread bears for the kid's Primary teachers! They formed them & made eyes & snouts & even belly buttons, we watched them rise & then bake. When they cooled we but ribbon on the ears for the girl bear(Taya call's them "grills" SOOOO cute!)
And bow ties for the boy bears. We then made labels that said "Have a berry merry Christmas" that we put on the honey jars. Wrapped them AND they are ready to go!!

I told you we had fun! Check out the finished work below!

Gunny wasn't there, he went home early, so he could go to his own church ward. But the other 3 came to Papa & Nana's ward. WE love showing them off! Bella's "sisters" AKA, the "tinnies" were to little to come to a sleep over, but soon! AND Arbor will get to have a sleep over soon, can't wait!"

SOOOOOO CUTE! If I do say so myself! Tippetts family Christmas card 2009

2009-12-08T10:34:00.000-08:00

Here it is!
Shilo @http://craftyfuntime.blogspot.com
AKA: My daughter did my Christmas card for me.
She did a GREAT Job...Thanks Toad! I only need one little change! Shilo is going to add the words: "Merry Christmas....The best part of Christmas presents is the "presence" of your family around you!"
I usually have my Favorite Daughter in Law Lyndsy @ Bellaboo http://www.bellabooinc.blogspot.com/
Do them for me AND SHE always does a great job........BUT... she is busy carring my grandson & being really sick while doing so. SO I asked told her to take a break & concentrate on growing "little bear"! BUT check out past cards she did for us on her blog spot! The colorful polka dot one she did for us last year was my fave!

Neighborhood/friends/co-workers Gift idea #2

2009-12-08T06:39:00.000-08:00

Mele Kalikimaka,- Hawaiian Christmas greetings
OR
Joyeux Moel,- French Christmas greetings
OR
Feliz Natal- Portuguese Christmas greeting

I Have a couple of more Neighborhood Gift Ideas for you:

Remember the Cute cello bags!
#1 A big can of Chicken noodle soup & so crackers or BAG of dry soup mix W/a Box of crackers
#2A bath & body works gift certificate(have you smelled their newest fragrance? Twilight woods? HOLY COW!!! SO yummy!) OR a bag different scents of bubble bath
#3- (MY FAVE!) You can use a cute box of Christmas tissues( I got mine at Target) Or a bag of Chicken soup & cracker kit
#4-A package of hangers(I crocheted some fun colors on the plastic ones)
#5- A 2 liter of pop OR some sunny delight

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#6-discount MOVIE passes
#7-A 6-pack of IBC Root-Beer (YUMMY)
#8-Repeat (SORRY) LAYS brand potato chips w/Dip(see my past posts for the DIP mix recipes)
#9-Any cute HANDMADE or purchased Christmas ornament that remind you of our Friend or neighbors
#10-A bell ornament
#11-A Cute scarf & mitten set or a box of hot cocoa mix( see my past posts for a CREAMY Hot-cocoa mix recipe OR a hot Cider spice mix recipe)

That's it for a minute, I have a few more I will have Shilo scan in for me, I will post soon.

I will ALSO post a 12 days of Chritsmas suggestion for you SOON!

Have a great day!

Neighborhood/co-worker/friends EASY Gift Idea's

2009-12-06T18:37:00.000-08:00

MERRY Christmas MY friends!!!

I have BEEN knee deep in Poinsettia's at work AND just now dug myself out!

I have a love/HATE relationship with my job sometimes.....Case in POINT.....When YOU thought & were PRESSURED into making a POINSETTIA order..... IN JULY.....innocently thinking....YOU would need 600 Poinsettias for the Christmas Holiday....NOT taking in to consideration that the ECONOMY would BE in the crapper AND YOU just might have to adjust that order..... I mean REALLY...IN July AS I recall.....Christmas seemed REALLY far away...AND my brain was just focused on when my next Passion fruit snow cone would happen AND do my firecracker earrings clash with my Americana acid washed HEADBAND..... OR should I serve PLAIN hot DOGS or spring for those fancy BRATS at the next BBQ?!.....

SOOOO can I or SHOULD I be blamed AND PUNISHED....... REALLY for the fact that MAYBE, JUST maybe.....I over ordered a bit too heavy on the POINSETTIA'S!?

UGH! IF my grave stone would show my disgust for Poinsettias....

It will read something like this......

Here Lies Rosie:
Who ORDERED too many colorful Posies,
a lot of lilies & Hydrangeas & even some daisy's
But with the Poinsettias she caught a BAD case of the LAZY'S
She forgot to pay attention and water the blooms...
So Rosie; your fate in POINSETTIA Heaven forever LOOMS!!!!

OK I'm DONE.....

ANY WHOOO, I just wanted you to know....My thoughts were with you all... I REALLY REALLY wanted to give you all a heads up on the gift giving thing! I made these Gift ideas for a class I did at my work AND thought I should share them with you!

I have been wanting to get these on my blog for a bit now......I just could not figure OUT how to get them on here(you know......all that scanning & computer silliness!!!!) So Shilo to the rescue!!

Lets Start with the 1st page, BUT 1st, I suggest you invest in some cute Cello bags to pop some of the gifts in, ADD a cute tag & tie or staple AND EASY...

PLEASY..... Gift is ready.

#1-Give a Smore kit...Crackers, marshmallows & chocolate. OR a big box of SMORE Poptarts.

#2- A Christmas CD

#3-Eggnog creamies, Or Egg nog or/and Peppermint Ice cream

#4-a SPRAY can or bottle of Christmas scented room spray

#5-A paper dish kit EX: Festive paper plates, Napkins, Cups, Plastic utensils

#6- A loaf of HOMEMADE bread OR Banana Bread or Corn Bread

#7- A big bag of Payday Candy Bars

#8-A cello bag of different seasoning packets EX: Taco mix, Meatloaf mix, Chili mix, Sloppy Joe mix, ect.

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#9-Again a Paper dish kit

#10-A cello bag of Grapefruit or a bag of Grapes or grape soda or grape Jelly OR all them!

#11- Cherry Pop-tarts, Or Pepsi cherry Cola (got my vote!)

#12- A can or CANS of "Pringles"brand Potato chips

#13- A carton of Egg nog

#14-A box of Fireplace (extra long stems) matches (Toady @http://craftyfuntime.blogspot.com/ would SOOO scrapbook this box!)

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#15-SORRY repeat of the Pringles (my bad!)

#16- A gallon of Chocolate milk or EGG nog, or a box of MILK duds or anything COW related

#17- A big bunch of Bananas or Banana bread or BOTH!

#18-A cute box of Christmas Tissues

#19-a Christmas printed roll of Paper towels.

I have a few more I need to down load AND I will get you those suggestions for MORE Neighborhood gift ideas later this week!!

I know some of them are a bit CHEESY......But I gotta tell you....after trying to think of 100 ideas for my class....my brain was a bit frizzled! soooooo I hope you can at least use one or two of these for your gift giving needs!

It's SO CHARMING!? Rosie's Charm swap....gotta see it to believe it!

2009-11-30T21:09:00.000-08:00

OK Shilo got me hooked on these Charm swaps on twopeas. @ http://www.twopeasinabucket.com/mb.asp?cmd=list&forum_id=14

I LOOOOOVE the charm swaps, you can sign up to swap just about anything...BUT the bracelet Charms are my faves! This one was for the Vintage Christmas charms. Check out some of these cuties! I love them all! My camera can not even do justice to them all. They are all so cute.

These 3 are the ones Shilo & I did for the swap. The gingerbread cookie cutter one is the one I did & the cute Star one is the one Shilo did. Now some of the swappers wear the charms on a bracelet & some of them like to use them as tiny Christmas ornaments on a mini tree. Both are good ideas, BUT I LOVE to wear mine! So look for mine on my wrist STARTING tomorrow!

It's beginning to "COOK" a lot like CHriStMaS! Part 1: Neighborhood Gift Ideas!

2009-11-27T09:24:00.000-08:00

These Lovely Things are DONE!!!

I promised you pics of the last SOTTP's crafty day!

(Sisterhood of the travailing PAINTS")

SOOOO Here they are!

We worked on the neighborhood or co-workers gifts for the Holiday season. WE ARE DONE! We made home made Dip mixes!
We made labels WITH Instructions, added a big bag of Pretzels and pop them in another CUTE cello bag AND VOILA! Our part here is done!
I hosted it AND Shilo Housed it!

I made Rosie's Famous AND YUMMY Kahlua Pig (Pulled pork) sandwiches on bakery fresh Rosette buns, fresh sliced pineapple & Lettuce and lunch is served! We had a great time, eatin & craftin'!

BELOW are the recipes for the Dip mixes we used. We made up fun names for the dips like:

Santa's Sesame Cheese dip & Rudolph's Ranch dip or Dasher's Dilly dip & Frosty's "Bakin" cheese dip And Mrs Santa Kickin' Cajun dip. I found it was easier to mix one bag at time, to insure the proper measurements. But Lyndsy did hers in fours, cuz she's a rebel!

Not really, she just could remember if she ADDED the right amount AND she said it was faster!

We found the baggies at the craft store. We used the medium size ones. They come in bags of 100. With a cute label, they worked great! I packaged the packets with 4 different flavors. I only made 10 sets.Shilo & Lyndsy did 3 in the sets, because they did 20 each. We bought a couple of packages of pretzels and folded 1 big label over the bag of pretzels and the dip mixes for a AWESOME gift for our neighbors or co-workers! Lyndsey just made some sticker labels that had the mixing instructions for the mixes, she stuck on those on before she put them in the big bag. SMART!

MY FAVE?

The Cajun Dip! Yummy! in a Spicy kinda way!

This is the only one that calls for BOTH MAYO and Sour Cream!

Ranch Dip

1/2 AND 1/4 Tlb Dried parsley

1/4 Tlb, Chives

1/8 Tlb. dried Tarragon

1/4 Tlb Lemon Pepper

1/2 Tlb Oregano

1/4 Tbls Garlic POWDER

1/2 tsp Salt

1 Tlb. Minced onion.

Mix all ingredients in a small bowl. Pour into SMALL Zip bag. Staple on appropriate label.

Mix instructions: mix packet with 1 1/2 cup Sour cream

DILL DIP:

1 1/2 Tlbs Dill weed

1 Tlb. Minced Onion

1 Tlb Dried Parsley

1/2 Tlb. Garlic Powder

1/4 tsp. Salt

Mix in small bowl & pour into small zip bag & staple on appropriate label.

Mix instructions: Mix season packet with 1 cup sour cream.

Sesame Cheese Dip:

2 Tlb Parmesan Cheese

2 tsp Toasted Sesame seeds

1/2 tsp Salt

1/2 Celery seed

dash black pepper

1/4 tsp. Garlic Powder

Mix into a small bowl & pour into a small bag. Staple on appropriate label.

Mix instructions: Mix season packet with 1 cup Sour cream

BACON CHEESE mix:

2 Tlb. Bacon bits

1 Tlbs Minced onion

1 tsp. Beef Bouillon granules

1 (HEAPING) Tlb. Parmesan (canned)

Combine all the ingredients and pour into a small zip bag & staple on appropriate label.

Cajun Dip mix

1 1/2 tsp parsley flakes

1 Tlb. Minced Onion

1/2 Tlb chives

1 tsp Chili powder

1/4 tsp Salt

1/2 tsp Garlic Powder

1/4 tsp. Cayenne Pepper

1/4 tsp Cumin

Mix in Small bowl, pour into a small zip style bag & staple with appropriate label.

Mix instructions: Mix seasoning packet with 1 cup sour cream.

THE Kahlua PIG recipe:

I'll tell ya, but you gotta keep it mum!
My family thinks IT IS super hard to make...BUT It's so easy!

1 big pork roast (not too big! It's gotta fit in your crock pot)

1 clove for every (1 pound of pork ) FRESH, Diced garlic

(EX: Pork shoulder weighs 3 lbs. YOU use 3 cloves of garlic)

1 Can Of PEPSI( NOT Diet, AND NOT CAFFEINE free! you the sugar AND the caffeine to soften AND sweeten the pork!)

Place the ingredients in a large crock pot. Cook on low for about 8-9 hours, Or high for about 6 hours. OR until the meat shreds!

Shred the pork with your fork, DRAIN the juice from the pork. AND add a 1/2 jar of :

KONA COAST pineapple Teriyaki sauce (found on the BBQ sauce aisle) over the pork. SAVE some sauce to add on each sandwich. Cover each side of the bun with the lettuce to help keep the "SOGGIES" away! Add some meat & a slice of pineapple and a bit more sauce....... AND DEVOUR!!!

I wandered over to the Shabby Cottage...And left hungry!

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Gina is featuring some yummy recipes from other readers, I reposted my Peanut Butter bars AND the HOT cocoa mix, SO check mine AND others at:
http://www.theshabbychiccottage.net/2009/11/surprise.html?,
And see whats cookin'. I am FOR SURE wanna try out the Rosted Pumpkin soup or # 21.
Smell ya later!

the SiStErHoOd Of THE Traveling "PAINTS" meet again...for a FUN craft day!

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The first project one I HAD to show YOU is this ONE!

The girl's & I had talked about wanting to FOR SURE do a christmas count down of some sorts when we got together this month for craft day........

AND my Sweetie, Kevin, KNEW I had been wanting to do the Christmas count down with the "SOTTP"......

BUT I ran into a snag..... I had no MONEY for my Craft day projects.....
( sad story: I had my black Friday/craft day/thanksgiving money ripped of...it wasn't a lot...but going to a lot of different needs!)

Kevy saw how upset I was, when I thought I wouldn't be able to play at craft day....

so he QUICKLY made these up for me!! All Saturday morning he worked hard on these boxes so I could have a project to work on with my "sisters"!

The 25 pine mini box's are all hand cut, sanded, made with love for me!

And then he made the frame to slide the boxes in.

He even made 2, just in case ONE of the girls wanted to make one like mine. I was so touched, I started to cry! IS he the BEST or WHAT! I'm gonna keep him!

I was so excited to get these done!

I first washed the wood in red paint & was pretty happy with it, because the wood still could show through, BUT as Taya, my little grand daughter & I picked out the perfect paper to modge podge on the drawers. I found the red's & even some of the prints were lost in the red frame....so to make it stand out more I dry brushed on some black paint in a light coat, dried and sanded it some more, so SOME of the red would show through. I was VERY happy then, cause the black helped the color & print on the paper to pop more!

We added some cute stickers and numbers AND MORE modge podge AND voila! We were done!

I still need to add the draw nobs, but I can't decide what I want to use for these yet. I still have a couple of days to decide right?

Below are a couple of the drawers up close. The pictures do not do it justice!

They are so cute! I love it!

I have to gather some treats & sayings & such to fill my draws up with.

You gotta see my daughters Shilo's countdown @Toadly crafty take on the very same project. SHE did the same wooden set in a very cute way!

SHE did have a lot of help though! She used the crafted pages from her "cookie sheet countdown swap" and hot glued those on to the papered drawers.

They were all unique and all SOOOO cute! I love her count down also!

Keep an eye out for it, when she gets it up, maybe tomorrow?

TOMORROW or maybe Tuesday...I will finish posting more pictures of the FUN filled craft day,

where we also put together AND FINISHED our gifts for our neighbors and co-workers and friends!!
I will post the recipes for those and also a sneak peek at what we STILL have to make BEFORE the cookie exchange party

YUMMY! This is IT.....THE recipe I am making for the COOKIE Exchange!!!

2009-11-22T19:39:00.000-08:00

See this Little Green Package?
It was introduced to me by my friend at work!
The Hershey candy REP! She only visits once a month or so, but I LOVE it when she does!
This time, she handed me a sample of the tasty morsels in side this green package
AND HELLO!....

I know I was in for a treat at first SCENT! MINTY CHOCOLATE YUMMINESS!

I taste..........

I almost belted out a love song! I almost YODELED...in HIGH tenor!

I ALMOST rapped a ballad!!!

YUMMY! to the new Kisses filled with MINT truffle!!

(I give it 5 Hot pads UP!, My grand babies give it 5 sticky thumbs up!)

(NO monies were exchanged for this "BLOGVERTISMENT", I just dig them!)

BUT the best thing about the package, was the recipe on back!
It is for: Mint Capped Brownie cookie cups!
I had to try it out, to see if it would be a good, EASY, cookie exchange recipe. AND guess what!!?

It SOOOOO IS the ONE!! I mean if you LOVE MINT AND CHOCOLATE in one delicious BITE..... This is the one!

NOW the thing is......I don't know IF I can write the recipe down here on my blog (legal reasons?...too lazy?...or too mean?) OR should I JUST make you buy the bag to get it!!?
I mean you gotta buy the bag anyway to make the recipe, right?.....HUMMMM.... what to do?

ANY one want the recipe???
Let me know if I should: POST or NOT to post...that is the question!

BrrrRRRRrrrr! This is what it looks like outside here in the "NOrTh Pole" aka: UTAH, SO I'm sneaking...

2009-11-14T12:40:00.000-08:00

A bit of Christmas on my porch!

More about that ...BUT 1st......check out this weather!!

This is looking out to my back yard!! Is that gazebo shivering?....or am I just seeing things?

This is looking out the window from my 3rd level, craft room SUITE......

OK.....Levi's old room, now forced to be a craft room!

The other one is looking out my front door......

me.....pausing to see if I'm crazy enough or hungry enough to go out in this whether for groceries!
OH NO! I am out of carrots & lettuce & skim milk, I really should go to the store.....

.....stick my big toe out........ NO WAY!

It's a good things Ho-Hos & Twinkies will last for a gazillion years...cuz' I ain't goin out there unless I run out of PEPSI!!

Anyway I love, LOVE, LOOOOVEEEE my red door. I had to bling it out!!

I found 3 "still in the packages" red berry garland at my local thrift store FOR 1.50...dollhairs!!

I had to put them up! I mean it still looks Fallish, RIGHT?

I also borrowed this idea from ONE awesome crafty sister, she so sweetly shared with us not so-crafty sisters!

The thrifty decor chick. here @ http://thriftydecorchick.blogspot.com/2008/11/holy-canoly.html

I loved her idea for this Ubber CUTE monogram wreath ! I just could not bring myself to put the Christmas ribbon on yet!

BUT..... I substituted the hanging ribbon with the burlap bag I got from my produce section! AFTER they sold all the Utah's own Pine nuts!!!(where's Gunlock?)

Still fall & SOOO cute huh...huh!?

They only thing different......I made my own set of rules! I did not use her directions......

AND since my last name is a T...the easiest letter in the world to twist to your desired shape....

AND since I did not have the garland handy(its buried down stairs & "I STILL ain't go in down there!"....... I just had Kevy(DH) clip this super cute wreath, TWICE!

PULL & YANK into a T (ha-ha, Kevy did it!....He likes to show off his manly man muscles for little ol' me!) AND voila....a monogram wreath befitting THE Tippetts household!

Thanks Thrifty decor chick! Your awesome!

The Tippetts clan! Pre-Christmas card poses

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This first one was tooooo cute NOT to add!

That is Kevy.....AKA: honey, baby, Sugar booger, Daddy, Papa, ect.

Gathering up the Grand babies for MORE photo ops!

You can SEE how thrilled the twins are about the whole thing & forget Bella, she takes off as soon as she touched the ground!Handsome Kevy & I.....before HE tries to run off!

The rest of the clan!

Gosh ALL my babies are beautiful!

And of course the best one!! Nana & Papa with ALMOST all our sweeties!

Check out Pai's CHEESIER! SOOO stinking cute!

Shaylee our angel baby in heaven & Levi jr. still cookin' until May, are the only 2 missing....

For now!

We are so blessed!

2009-11-12T16:03:00.000-08:00

You know I love to show off!

I had to stick my big fat "craft" in my friend Gina's blog on her "Tranformations Thursday"
I had to post my "Happy fall ya all" Porch decor!
SOOO...... Hey check it out....
I am in love with #71 @ starshine chic's Dining room hutch: "Thanksgiving redo" is soooo cute! Same with her Thankgiving redo for her mantle #72
I'm also a fan of #38 @ rhubarb reign, she has the CUTEST idea for those vintage chandelier crystals!
So get to GOING & check out the shabby chic cottage! @http://www.theshabbychiccottage.net/2009/11/ragamuffin-garland-cheater-style.html

Oh the WeAthEr outside is FriGhTful...dosent a cup Of hot cocoa sound DelightFulL!?

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So I will post these 2 recipes to help WARM the cockles of your HEART!.....and maybe your hands too!

These 2 recipes have gotten me through a couple of FREEZING cold winters!!!

My good friend Sherri, gave me the recipe for HOT cocoa, that IS SOOOOO Divine!

It is creamy & tasty, which some of you might find unbelievable....

that you can have a cup of cocoa with those 2 things at once!

BUT there's proof in the PUDDING!

literally....there is instant PUDDING in this recipe!!!

Creamy, DREAMY, HOT COCOA MIX

*4 C powdered sugar

*4 C cocoa powder drink mix (Quik or store brand is what I use)

*1 Lrg package INSTANT pudding

*1 1/2 C dry NON-DAIRY cream powder

*1/2 tsp salt

*8 C Instant nonfat milk powder

*3 cups Mini Marshmallows
(rosie tip: Let the marshmallow sit out on you counter a couple of days to dry out a bit, this prevents them from sticking!)

In a large, bowl combine powdered milk, powdered sugar. Cocoa drink mix, dry Pudding package & Non dairy creamer & salt. Mix really well to get out any clumps. Next stir in marshmallows.
Store in a 6 cup container with a tight fitting lid. Label with date & contents. Store in a cool, dry place. Use with in 6 months.
Recipe: add 3-4 Tlbs to 1 cup hot water.

Here is another tasty drink mix:
It is MY recipe of the take on the hot Russian tea, you might order in a fru-fru tea room!

Rosie"lious" spiced orange "Wassail" mix

*1(27oz) Orange drink mix(I used Tang or store brand)
*6 oz yellow lemon-aid drink powder(I used Kool-aid container)
*6 C granulated sugar
*6 tsp ground Cinnamon
*3 tsp. ground Cloves
*4 1/2 tsp ground Allspice
*1 1/2 tsp Ground Mace
*1 1/2 tsp ground Nutmeg

Combine all the ingredients in a air tight container, seal lid. Shake until well blended. Check for clumps, sift with finger if needed. Store in a cool dry spot, up to 6 months.
Recipe: You can add 1 heaping Tlbs to Hot apple cider, or 3 heaping Tlbs to Hot water.

So there you go!
I have made these for gifts for my friends & co-workers, I just measured out 1 serving into a small zip style bag (Find at craft stores) & but on a super cute label & gave several packages with a couple of cute mugs.

OR check out this site: @Primdoodles, she offers free down load labels AND she has the CUTEST bag topper labels! I have used her labels for quite a few of my craft products, she is awesome!

SO I hope you will take advantage of these 2 awesome recipes for some YUMMY drink mixes!
I gotta start getting the stuff for mine!

Rosie's "FaLL"bulous Porch...thank you very much!

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This little guy is My sweetie boy Arbor!
He came ALL the way from So. Utah to help Nana redo her porch!!!
OR.... maybe just to make me super happy all week-end long!
We had a blast, hanging out with the funny kid! He is so pretty too!
He has BIG blue eyes:) & thick strawberry blond hair & he always has a smile on his face! He is so easy going & sweet! He gets none of those traits from his Nana Rosie!
Anyway, here is my fall/thanksgiving porch all decked out, BEGGING to be shared!

The screen door is from Kevys Grandpa & grandmas barn. It was the original from the old house. I can't bring myself to redo it & use it any other way! It has so much personality already. I was going to have my son, Levi make it the front of a TV cabinet, BUT I just can't!

Like my wash stand table top! Just a fun idea! I had wanted to cover the tall bar stool with a big piece of burlap...but got to excited to finish up, that I just settled on this tea/food stained beige quilt! The washtub fit over it perfectly. I had to push a bit hard to get it on straight, but I like the looks of it!

This in the table on my living room. I still kept the white & black & polka dot pumpkins from Halloween. I think it looks OK.

This is by my front door, in my little itty bitty foyer. I am bordering on too much, but I had so much FUN thanksgiving things..... I had to "make it work"

(Thank you Tim Gunn)

Hey but see the super CUTE framed Pilgrim couple in the hanging white shelf?

ONE of my favorite Thrift store finds ever!!

It is a needle point picture! I love it's THREADED GUTS!

So thanks for stopping by...Ya- all come back now....HEAR!