Sisterly Love

 

Joslyn is so proud of her new sister.

Welcome to the world, Miss Madelyn!

 

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Sunday Snippets

Baby Madelyn Ann came home today. Mommy and baby are fine. Jojo likes her new little sister but, don't be calling her Maddie. You'll be corrected, "it's madelyn" she'll say.

Had Mom and Phil over for lunch. Chicken spaghetti and salad.

 

Chocolate chip cookies warm from the oven.

Extra batch for mom to take home!

The sun is shining. Richie is taking his motorcycle out for a quick spin around the block. Still quite chillyut there.

Busy week coming up!

 

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Friday Five

One. It snowed last night....for real. We came home around 10:45 p.m. And it was a blizzard. Ground covered today. For real!

Two. We had our baby girl born yesterday. She weighed 7 lbs and 10 ozs. Born 04-04-14. Easy to remember. Right now, she is baby no name. When I get the OK, I will post a picture and a name.

Three. I finished her baby blanket 12 hours early. She was born at 8:30 a.m. Blanket completed Thursday 8:30 p.m.

Four. Getting ready for Florida.....facial this past week, next up pedicure, eyebrows, haircut and color.

Five. We put up a BlueBird Box. I swear I saw a bluebird in our yard so I want a nest in our yard. Went to The Nuthatch and learned all about them. Hubby placed it in an eastern direction, away from predators, open area....now we watch. All we saw out there so far was a possum.

Have a fun weekend. Do something exciting...OK!

 

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How Do You Like Your Bloody mary?

Or don't you care for them?

Hamilton's Kitchen in Winter Park FL has just what I' m looking for. A bloody mary bar!

Now that's what I call a bloody mary! We had one at Bar Louie in Orlando and that one will be difficult to beat.

So, how do you like your Bloody Mary? Hot, spicy, lots of garnish? Do tell! I'll keep you posted on the winner.

 

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Soup's On!

Instead of Saturday morning coffee at Mother's, we are doing Sunday lunch at our house.

Cheesy Vegetable Soup, Dutch oven bread and a take home....Cinnamon Biscuits.

Shall get a walk in this afternoon. The sun is shining, its suppose to be 50 degrees. HUGE reason to celebrate.

I saw several robins this past week. Also, yesterday I stepped out on the back deck (still covered with snow) to combat my hotflash, and I discovered hyacinths leaves popping through the ground up next to the house. One must have HOPE! That was my sign.

Our backyard

Enjoy this wonderful day! Gotta run and put my bread in the oven. Great smells forthcoming!

 

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Friday Five

One. Folks I'm slackin'! Just hitting a lull in posting. Things are just a little blah this time of year.

Two. One week from today, I'm a great Aunt for the second time. Excited. Baby blanket still in the works. Sneak peek.

 

Three. Got all my clothes laid out and ready to pack for Florida. Just around the corner!

Four. Tried a new chicken salad recipe this week. Got great reviews. Chicken, red grapes, celery, green onion, pineapple, almonds and bowtie pasta. Dressing was mayo and coleslaw dressing. Quite tasty.

Five. Heard on the radio, our weather/temperatures are a month behind. March has had February average temperatures. April slated to be March like temps etc. Cool summer predicted. Oh great!

Any big plans for the weekend. Knitting is on my agenda! Hope to share baby pictures next week on Friday five!

Babs~

 

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Success and Failure

As you witnessed in the last post, I made the valances for the windows in the dining room.

Yesterday, I made a roman shade for the kitchen window. It turned out great. Key to success, measure, measure, measure and a great tutuorial. http://365days2simplicity.blogspot.com/2011/04/easy-no-sew-roman-shades.html

Now onto the failure.

Hot Cross Buns. They look lovely however, very heavy and very dry. Sorry Pioneer woman, your recipe failed me and now is crumpled up in the trash as are 3/4 of the buns!

It snowed last night! Yes, you heard me correctly. So HAPPY I'm headed to Florida again in a few weeks.

 

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