Category Archives: fun

Can You Teach An Old Lady New Tricks?

Posted by Jo on January 19, 2012 None comments

HaHa…

You know the old saying ‘You can’t teach an old dog new tricks’? Well, I want to know if you can teach an old lady new tricks.  I used to play the clarinet in high school.  Not very exciting, I know.  I always thought it would be more fun to play the flute or the saxophone or something, but I played the boring clarinet.

I don’t even remember why I played the clarinet. I don’t remember liking it, really.  My sister played the coronet.  I that an instrument? I think it is…It’s something like a trumpet, right? LOL I’ve always liked the guitar.  And the piano.  I have always admired the piano players in our church.  Getting up there Sunday after Sunday playing offertories and specials.

I’ve often thought about trying to learn to play guitar or piano, I hear they are similar.  But I am getting too old for that now.  I can’t even remember to brush my teeth before bed.  Goodness gracious, how would I ever learn to play guitar?!?!?

Carry on people, Carry on….

Cream Cheese Chicken (for 2)

Posted by Jo on November 29, 2011 None comments

Yesterday was a rough day for me. I was in quite a bit of pain and was not in the mood to make lunch or do much of anything at all, really.  But it had to be done and I wanted to do something quick.

So I sat here thinking to myself, wondering what I was going to do.  I remembered Buster buying some chicken breast tenderloins the other day and I knew I had a couple other ingredients in the fridge that should go well together.  I was like the mad scientist mixing this concoction together in my head, and I thought to myself, “self, this could work!”

MMMUUUAAHAAHHAA Just kidding, sort of.

So this is what I came up with.

Cream Cheese Chicken (for 2)

find this:

  • 6 chicken breast tenderloins
  • 1/2 block (about 4 oz) cream cheese
  • about 1/2 -3/4 c.  (I just eye balled it) sour cream
  • garlic salt, to taste
  • pepper, to taste
  • 2 T. butter, cut into pieces

do this:

  • season your chicken breast tenderloins and place tenderloins in baking dish (mine were frozen, would take a lot less time to cook if you thawed them first)
  • mix your cream cheese and sour cream together in a bowl
  • pour cream cheese mixture over chicken
  • cut your 2T. butter into pieces and just put pieces randomly into pan all over chicken and sauce
  • bake at 350°F for 35-40 minutes or until chicken is no longer pink and cream cheese sauce is bubbly and hot
  • periodically stir your sauce as it cooks maybe twice or three times during cooking  so it will be smooth when done

This turned out really good for being thrown together very quickly.  You could serve it with rice or noodles.  I just served it plain with some corn.  I thought about making some egg noodles, but like I said, I wasn’t feeling well, so I didn’t.  Next time I will, It will be yummy!

You could make  it with more chicken to feed more people or less to feed less! :)

Hope you enjoy  it.  I am linking up with Lisa for Tempt My Tummy Tuesday! Let’s go see what other goodies we can find!! :)

See you soon!

 

 

That’s a Spicy Meatball! HA! (Ladies Only)

Posted by Jo on November 28, 2011 None comments

*adult content*

Normally I don’t have to have such warnings on my posts, but some times, ya gotta do what ya gotta do, ya know what I’m sayin’?

I think you do. Today I wanted to talk about How to spice up your marriage a lil’ bit.  Some times we get in a rut.  Life gets busy with the job and kids and church and just life in general.  Some times we just need a little something to to spice things up.

I found just the thing!! These  fishnet panties ought to do the trick, don’t ya think?? Wowza!! I know they would get my hubby droolin’ for sure! ;)   TeeHee…lots of cute stuff over there, no??

Have fun, but not too much…

Jenny…

Posted by Jo on November 25, 2011 None comments

Jenny Jenny Jenny, in all her AWESOMENESS (is that a word?) is having a giveaway!! Her and American Express! Are they not AWESOME as well?!?! I think so!

Aaanywho…

They are having a giveaway over at JOTS and it’s a DOOZY!! A fabulous$250 gift card!! Just in time for CHRISTMAS!! Great timing if you ask me people!! Head over there and check it out my friend, CHECK.IT.OUT.

You’re Welcome!

Peace Out…

 

BBBBRRRR…..

Posted by Jo on November 18, 2011 None comments

I always struggle when it turns cold as to how I am going to get my exercise in because not only am I lazy but I also don’t like the cold.  so, it’s really a double whammy.  It’s not good at all.

A friend of mine from Montana used to own a pair of redfeather snowshoes.  She would walk all over in the winter time with them.  Just for fun.  And exercise.    I always thought that was a cool way to get exercise in the winter.  That and cross country skiing.  I’ve done that before, But I’ve never used snow shoes.  I think that would be fun.

HHHmmm…now I wanna see my friend, and go to Montana, and go snow shoeing…

OK, TTYL!! BYE!

Golf, Anyone?

Posted by Jo on March 18, 2011 None comments

We have a mini golf course at camp that the kids love to play on.  We, the adults, like to play it too, if we are honest about it.  I like to play but I am absolutely terrible at it!!

My husband, who has a very mathematical brain (he’s good with angles and all that) is way better at it then I am!!

Anyway, I thought it would be cool to put our color logo on golf balls.  The camps logo, that is…Wouldn’t that be neat?  The kids could even buy them for souvenir’s.  Ya know, buy it, play with it, take it home…

It’s a good way to get the camp’s name ”out there”, yes?   :)  

 

Fun at Camp…

Posted by Jo on February 22, 2011 None comments

Part of the reason my “job” is so fun is because I love the people I work with! Here are some pictures we took a couple weekends ago up in the kitchen…

Fort Faith Camp ROCKS!!!   ;)   

 

“Foodie Friday” (my very first meme)

Posted by Jo on April 16, 2010 6 comments

I thought it would be a great idea to start a meme of my very own.  To be a part of this meme simply visit your favorite family, recipe, home, etc. blog and find a recipe you want to try  OR it can just be a new recipe you are trying from anywhere!  Try the recipe (make sure to take pictures and make note of any tips you find useful while making it) at home.   Then blog about it (if it is from another blog, you could add a link to the original post if you wanted).  It’s that simple.  Once you post on your blog, come on over and link up for my weekly “Foodie Friday” Meme!!!

I am so excited I can hardly stand it.  I hope I can get Mr. Linky to cooperate!! I have heard horror stories.  But I am keeping a positive attitude!! Mr. Linky and I are going to be good friends!! (right Mr. Linky?!?)

So, without further ado, I bring you (drum roll please)…

Taco Rice Casserole (from Laura@HomemakingJoyfully)

What you need:

  • 1 lb ground beef
  • 1/2 medium onion, diced
  • 1 1/2 cups uncooked brown rice ( I used regular white rice *note* if you use white rice adjust cooking time)
  • 1 (15 oz) can diced tomatoes and enough water to make 4 cups (I used diced tomatoes with green chilies)
  • 4 t. taco seasoning (about 2 packets)
  • shredded cheese to put on top

What to do:

  • in a large pot, brown ground beef and onion, drain excess fat
  • add remaining ingredients (except cheese) and bring to a boil
  • reduce heat to low and simmer until rice is done (45 minutes to an hour) stirring occasionally

Serving Suggestions:

  • in a bowl with shredded cheese
  • over tortilla chips, with cheese
  • as dip for tortilla chips, with cheese
  • rolled in a corn or flout tortilla with cheese

Are you seeing a pattern of CHEESE here?? LOL we LOVE cheese!!  I left mine a little soupy cause I used it for dip for chips and cheese!!!

Thank you Laura for a great recipe, my family loved it!!!

Now for the Meme part.  Assuming this works, you link up below with your post.  Please comment after linking up!!! Thanks for joining me for my first Meme!!!

Oh My Goodness!!!

Posted by Jo on March 17, 2010 1 comments

So, I thought I was never gonna be able to blog again!!!   Though most wouldn’t even notice, that would be very sad for me, because I love blogging!!  I deleted code I needed while editing my theme, I guess, I’m still not sure what actually happened.  Anyway, I am back up and running.

Here is what has happened since I last talked to you…

My sweet Jasmine went to live with a new family.  We miss her tons, but this was the best thing for her and us.  I think the hardest thing is when we come home and she isn’t  here to greet us with all her excitement that we are home, it’s just the empty house.

Buster had hernia surgery yesterday, for the second time.  Last time he threw up for three days after the surgery, which tore the stitches that repaired the hernia, so he got another one.  So, when they fixed this one, they gave him meds that would help with nausea and they put a mesh screen in that would prevent it from happening again.   He is very sore and tired, but he has no thrown up at all!! Praise the Lord for answered prayers!!

So that is what has been going on here…Don’t forget to enter my Giveaway !!

GIVEAWAY!! GIVEAWAY!!

Posted by Jo on March 6, 2010 25 comments

As many of you know, I started this blog as a way to update family and friends on my day-to-day life and to have sort of a journal.  Along the way I have become interested in and actually have done some paid posting.  What I would really like to do is reviews and giveaways on a regular basis.  I have signed up here and there to get involved in some reviews, but never really gotten the results I wanted.  So you can imaging how excited I was when out of the blue,  I received and E-mail from CSN stores wanting me to do a review and/or giveaway on my blog.   They sell everything from bar stools to diaper bags, AND they carry some of the best known name brands out today… Cuisinart, Lego, Kohler, and Pyrex just to name a few!

CSN stores is  an online retailer with headquarters in Boston.  They had a meager start in 2002 with just two employees and one online shop. And now, they have become one of the top 3 online US retail stores of home and office goods now employing over 400 people and running over  200 online stores. They sell cookware, toys, furniture, pet supplies, the list simply goes on and on.  AND most items will ship to Canada.

Now, on to the business at hand…MY VERY FIRST GIVEAWAY!!!!  I had a hard time choosing with all the great things they have to offer, but I when I found this item and I knew this was the one.  I make a cookie that has all kinds of stuff in it , including ROLO’s  candies, and they are so hard to get off the cookie sheet, it makes me crazy.  I am hoping that this Paula Deen cookie sheet with the silicone insert will make my cookies easier to get off the pan!!

Isn’t it a beauty?  I can’t wait to get this and use it!! Here is the deal, CSN is sending me one to use and review, but they are also sending YOU one just to have and keep and love and use!!!  Are you as excited as I am??  Here are the details….

THE GIVEAWAY:

If you would like to win the Paula Deen cookie sheet, visit CSN and then come on back and leave a comment on this post telling me  what caught your eye.

Please include your email or have it visible in your profile.

Doing the above earns you 1 entry in my giveaway, to get extra entries in my giveaway you can:

1. subscribe to my rss (1 extra entry)

2. follow me on Twitter and leave me your id (1 extra entry)

3. tweet about this giveaway and send me the link ; you can do this once a day  (1 extra entry each tweet)

4. blog about this giveaway and send me the link  (3 extra entries)

5. add me to your blogroll (3 extra entries)

This giveaway is open to US and Canadian Bloggers!!  Your prize will be sent directly to you from CSN stores!!

GIVEAWAY ENDS MIDNIGHT MARCH 20th.  Please leave 1 comment for each entry you earn, this will make it easier for me to keep track of.  Winner will be randomly picked out of a hat by my daughter on the 21st of March.  Winner will be announced within 3 days of that.  Thanks for participating and GOOD LUCK!!!

Family Projects…

Posted by Jo on November 2, 2009 None comments

Every year pumpkin_seed has to do a Science Fair project and we go out and buy a cardboard display of some sort.  One year she and her dad made one with a little “house” with furniture and lights and the whole nine yards and the science part was how the light switch worked.  It was very cool.  She loves spending time with her dad working on ANYTHING!!!  I hope her new school does the same thing!!

Halloween!!

Posted by Jo on September 25, 2009 None comments

OK, so how many of you adults dress up for Halloween?? I’m curious to know….  I came across a site that has some really neat adult halloween costumes, along with some nice lingerie!!  My favorite is the Geisha Girl Costume!!!  The Flirty First Mate is kinda cute, too!! OR you could go in a totally different direction and be a Genie or you could really have some fun and play Cowgirls and Indians!  The possibilities are endless!! Have fun!!