I was driving home from my parents’ home a few days ago and something caught my attention out of the corner of my eye. I looked to the left and there were SIX GLOWING EYEBALLS staring at me. CREEPY!!! I was so freaked out that I didn’t want to investigate any more. Hey…it was dark and like I said, CREEPY!
So…today in the light, we chose to investigate. This is what was watching us…
OK…in the light…it is still CREEPY!! Do you think that this is a tad bit strange?
~Michelle
One of the most talented people that I know is my mom. She is simply amazing. She can look at anything and instantly create it. Lately, she has been crocheting this afghan.
We have been joking about the colors. First of all, why would people even put these colors together? Second of all, did they really think that it would end up pretty? As Mom finished it, we decided that it was so ugly that it is adorable. We think that we have become attached to it.
~Michelle
Oh my goodness!!! I found a new recipe and it is simply delicious!!! It is easy and it turned out fabulous. My mom used to make a recipe similar to this one but we lost somewhere along the line.
For the cake:
2 cups Brown Sugar
2 cups All-purpose Flour
6 Tbsp Unsweetened Cocoa
4 tsp. Baking Powder
1 tsp. Salt
1 cup Milk
4 Tbsp. Butter, melted
1 tsp. Vanilla extract
For the Fudge Topping:
1 ½ cups Brown Sugar
½ cup Unsweetened Cocoa Powder
3 cups boiling water
Directions: For the cake: Mix together the sugar, flour, cocoa, baking powder and salt in a large bowl. Stir in milk, melted butter and vanilla until combined. Spread the batter over the bottom of large crockpot.
For the fudge topping: Mix together the brown sugar and cocoa. Sprinkle mixture over the cake batter. Pour the boiling water over the top. DO NOT STIR! Cover and cook on High for 2-2/12 hours.
Cake will be very hot! Turn off heat, and remove lid. Let sit 20-30 minutes before serving, so it’s still warm but won’t burn your mouth.
You will really going to want to add some vanilla ice cream to this too…PROMISE!!
~Michelle
I woke up in the middle of the night (very common for me) and was a little cold. I grabbed one of the blankets that end of my bed to wrap up in. When I woke up this morning, I noticed that the blanket that I grabbed was a quilt. This beautiful quilt was given to me by one of my friends, Michelle.
It is simply beautiful and it is something that I truly cherish. As I was folding it and putting it back in its proper place, I noticed that there were lots of different sizes of pieces that make up this beautiful quilt. I noticed the heart…and a thought popped into my brain.
We all have many things that shape our hearts…some are sad; some are happy; some bring us comfort; and some bring us sorrow. As I looked at the heart, I realized that even though I have experienced many different emotions, I am grateful for what my heart is today. This beautiful quilt reminds me of a quote I once read.
Our lives are like quilts –
bits and pieces,
joy and sorrow,
stitched with love.
-Anonymous
I am grateful for this beautiful quilt. Michelle has an amazing talent and I know that she has shared it with so many people. I am grateful to be the recipient of one of her treasures.
Thank you, Michelle; this priceless quilt is one of my most favorite treasures.
~Michelle
Ok…I love cute and adorable things. I just do. It is as easy and simple as that. I love flowers. I love just do. So, the other day, I was walking down the toilet paper/tissue isle at Walmart, my eyes noticed this adorable boxes of tissues. OH, how I had to have it. Now, every time, I need a tissue at work, I look at my box of tissues and smile.
Vieve found an adorable box of tissues, too. Her box of tissues is a cow. How adorable is that?
Do you have a box of tissues in your home or on your desk? What does the box look like? I would love to know.
~Michelle
I have a passion for creating cards. I absolutely love it. I love sharing ideas and teaching friends how create cards. Each month, on the second Tuesday of each month, I am able to share my passion with several of my dear friends. They arrive at my home at 7:00 pm and we start creating. We create. We laugh. We eat. Basically, we just have a lot of fun. I am grateful for my dear friends (my sweet mom is included when I refer to my dear friends) and the love that they share in creating cards with me. Tonight was no exception. We had such a great time. We created these three cards.
Life is great when you share your talents and passions with others. How do you share your talents and passions with people that you love? I would love to know.
~Michelle
I read a message on Facebook a little over a week ago that read, “We are making a camp craft with soda top tabs. Will all my soda drinking friends help us collect enough tabs?” My brain started turning…I could help a friend out with this. Surely, not by drinking that much diet coke but I have my ways. HA HA! I work with a lot of soda pop drinking friends and we could accomplish this in no time.
The next morning, I placed a notification on our company’s website asking for soda pop tabs and put a little bowl on my filing cabinet next to my desk. Within fifteen minutes, I had accumulated 431 soda pop tabs. Later that day, I received another 524. At this point we were up to 955 soda tabs. I can’t believe that we had that many turned in and it has only been the first day. HALUEIGH!
The next day, we received another 925!!!
My trusty amazing friend counted them for me…and counted them…and counted them.
Success!!! I hope that 1880 soda pop tabs will create plenty of bracelets. I am excited to see them when they are finished.
~Michelle
