Pick One

Not since Twilight have I read a good series.
Which series should I read next ??

Instagram Weekly

1. My Grandma's button box, happy that it's mine now.
2. Just another fabulous thrift find.
3. Chloe's new shoes her current fave.
4. Daisy making a vet trip.
5. Homework station.  Happy polka dots.
6. My favorite necklaces and my Florida Gator dish.
7. A reading buddy.
8. Vintage sheets....goodness at it's best.
9. My Heart.

To Bake or Not To Bake

When I pinned this recipe a long time agoon Pinterest I wasn't quite sure how these would be.
I mean if you have had the No Bake Version of this cookie you know they are smacktastic, so I wasn't sure how baking them would work for me.
The recipe comes from HERE.
Or I'll post it here too:

1/2 c. butter, softened

1/2 c. brown sugar, packed

1/4 c. granulated sugar

1/3 c. peanut butter

1 egg

1/2 tsp. vanilla

3/4 c. all-purpose flour

1/4 c. cocoa powder

1/2 tsp. baking soda

1/4 tsp. salt

1 1/2 c. rolled oats

Cream butter and sugars until fluffy, then beat in peanut butter, egg, and vanilla. Add dry ingredients, mix well. Stir in oats.

Drop cookie dough by rounded tablespoonful (or cookie scoop) onto lightly greased pan. Bake for 10 minutes at 350°F -- don't over bake or the cookies will start to dry out.

Store in tightly closed container, makes 20-24 cookies.

Now for a vote.

Mr. JaneSays immediately with one bite said no way, these are nothing like the other ones so that was one NO !!

Chloe liked them she said,  The true sign is if she eats more than one.  We still have a few in our house and Chloe is the only one still eating them so I guess she is a YES !!

My mom and step-dad found them to be ok...so we'll call that 2 for YES !!

I found them to be a tad dry but I think that is because I kept comparing them to the ooey gooey goodness that is no baked.  Yum. On the other hand though I ate my fair share and found them to be better each day  that I ate one, so I guess they grew on me.  So I give them a YES !!

The Yeses have it so give them a try

OR  

you could always no bake em'

3/4 stick of butter

1/2 cup milk

1 3/4 cup sugar

1 tsp. vanilla

2 heaping Tbsp cocoa

1 1/2 cups quick oats

2 heaping Tbsp peanut butter

Add butter, milk cocoa and sugar to pot

Bring this to a full rolling boil for 1 1/2 minutes.

Don't skimp on that boiling time.

Remove from heat.

Stir in vanilla, peanut butter and oats.

Drop by spoonful onto wax paper and JUST try to wait.

I ALWAYS end up scraping them off the paper and eating them before they have hardened.

Enjoy !!

Dirty Lil' iPhone

Let me preface all this by saying I know this is not rocket science, I am just sharing cause this just tickled me.

Does your iPhone get nasty?
If you said no, you are lying.
iPhones get plain gross.
When I got my iPhone it came with a fresh new pet peeve....I can't have a dirty screen.

I don't recall if the iPhone came with a cleaning rag or not if it did mine is long dirty and long gone.
I have been using the rag that came with my laptop for some time now and well it's losing it's
cleaning gusto too, it just smears.

Once again The Dollar  Tree to the rescue.
$1 Eyeglass cleaning cloth. YES
Microfiber YES






























It was great too that the cloth was huge (for an iPhone)
So I cut it into sixths.
These should last me for a bit and just in case they don't you do know I purchased extra.
After being cut they are just about the size of the iPhone so I keep one in the pocket of my bag
with the phone and it's nice and handy.

I LOVE a clean iPhone.

You're Sweet and A-Maze-ing

I make Chloe's valentine's for a couple of reasons.
I don't really like store bought valentines, although the generic Target brand ones are VERY cute.
I love to create.
Chloe likes to give handmade valentines, but she likes to receive store bought ones funny I know, but true.

 A few days ago when I walked past a pack of tiny heart mazes at The Dollar Tree I turned to Chloe and said Valentines ??  You  know A-Maze-ing ???
She said yes, with one add-on.
"I want to give them candy too she said"

 Well thanks to Target for their appropriately colored candy corns Chloe gets her wish and her valentines can be sweet and a-maze-ing.

I created this Valentine in Photoshop and since I have oodles of 4x6 photo paper (you know the
kind that comes FREE with every printer) I printed them all out on 4x6 photo paper.









































And since they are Chloe's valentines, she gets to do some of the work.
She staples the candy on and sticks the heart mazes on by way glue dots ( the best way to attach those
short of gluing which you do not want to do).

I'd be happy to share Chloe's valentine image with you and I"ll even change the name on the bottom, just drop me a message

Instagram Weekly

 

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1. McDonald's your new kid's meal french fry is so stinkin' cute.
2. Daisy caught napping with Chloe.  Daisy likes Chloe way more when she (Chloe) is sleeping.
3. Thrift find and no you may not have it.
4. Waiting on a Strep Test, it came back negative.
5. I have never noticed that my tea bags have cute little phrases on the tags.
6. Chloe HAD to have a squeegee at The Dollar Tree.  She insisted on calling him Mr. Squeegee so I made him a true Mister.
7. Chloe's  new chore ... folding towels.  She did a lovely job.  I am guilty of giving my child a chore I hate.
8. The sun is beautiful yet blinding on my morning drive.
9. Mini Boden.....LOVE.

Amusing

Do you like Disney ?
Do you like fashion ?
Do you like looking at fashion boards like the one above, they are all over Pinterest ?

If you answered Yes to all of the questions above then check out this tumblr page. 
It's described as the place were Disney Nerds and Fashion Geeks collide.

The board above is of course Jessie from the beloved Toy Story movies.  Cute huh ?

It's fun.
I get on it and find myself lost.