It's Snowing...again.

Wow!  I can't remember the last time we had 2 snows

just within days of each other.

My hubby and girls are out walking in it right now.

It's just too cold for me.

I read where it's supposed to be windy and

cold tomorrow.

Yuck.  I dread it, but I'm trying to enjoy

the snow while it's here.

Then bring on the SPRING!

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Pictures from our last snow

My daughter pulling my baby nephew on the sled.

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Sledding down the hill is so much fun!

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But, I'm ready for this

WARM weather, SUN, and WATER!

Who Dat? Dat's dem Saints!

Congratulations,

Drew Brees and Co.!

Food & Crafts: Things I've made recently

First of all...

I had my baby great nephew over the weekend.  He's always a blast to have around and keeps us hopping!

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and finally...his Sunday afternoon nap.

 

 



 

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Now on to the things I've made lately...

 

A  candy tray for my boss

 

 

 

 

 

 

Another candy tray - for family

A  candy tray for my family

 



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My morning cup of coffee - digital watercolor.

 

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Our New Year's Eve dinner - A Southern Tradition

 

 Fingerless gloves made from a felted sweater

 

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What have you made lately?  Feel free to post a link to your blog or site.

Have a great Monday!

Top Recipes of 2009

This past year I've tried to become more faithful to blogging. 

I just want to say Thanks to all who've posted a comment, sent an email, or just stopped by to look at my little spot on the web.   I hope you've enjoyed your time spent here.

Happy New Year!

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Now I'd like to share the top recipes of 2009.

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Coming in at #1 is...

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Low Carb Deep Fried Cauliflower



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Everyone's wanting to know how to cook venison...OR mention the word bacon in a post and get all kinds of results!

 

Grilled Bacon Wrapped Deer Tenderloin



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Not far behind is

Beefy Rotel Cheese Dip



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then...

Low Carb Peanut Butter Cookies



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and finally some Southern Low Carb deliciousness...

Skillet Fried Cabbage with Bacon

 

Looks like Southern Style and Low Carb wins this past year!

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Stay tuned for more great recipes coming up this week.  I'll be sharing a killer Pecan Pie Bar Recipe and how to make great  Buttermilk Biscuits!

Weight Watcher Points

Around this time every year, I get a desire for certain foods...

Chex Party Mix!

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Cinnamon and Brown Sugar Oatmeal!

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Homebaked Cookies!!!

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...so, I've made a scary decision. 

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I've decided to start counting Weight Watcher Points. 

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I'm not attending local meetings,  just starting a food journal and keeping up with my points.  It's kinda like calorie counting,  I'll just be watching my fat intake more than usual.  I've not worried about fats for a very long time, but apparently I need to make some changes.

I've gotta do something to shake up my metabolism.  Hopefully this will be it.

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So, in over the next few days, I'll begin to share Weight Watcher recipes with you.  I made some pretty good stuff this weekend!

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This is a big change from low carb.  I know low carb works for me, if I work at it, so I'll be trying to stick more to fresh veggies and some fresh fruit, yogurt, almonds, lower carb and cal bread, and lean meats. That means more stir-fries, but I get to add a little long grain rice or pasta.

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We'll just see how it goes.

I'll be adding a new Weight Watcher page, similar to my low carb page.

Cross your fingers and say a prayer for me! :)

Beating Cancer

Note:  Please forgive this discombobulated post.  I felt to write about this today, but I'm very busy and have had many interruptions today, so my writing may be a little hard to follow.

My friend's mom has cancer. 

So many people are affected in some way with this horrible disease.

 My friend's mom...let's call her Bev...has a very positive outlook on life, even though the doctors have done almost all they can for her.  Bev is a very active woman and is always encouraging others.

 The other day, Bev received a phone call from a lady telling her about her cancer story.  How she had been given up to die 6 years ago and decided to live to the best of her ablility.  She said she is now cancer free.

 This lady shared with Bev what she now eats.



Lots of fresh fruits and vegetables.  No canned or frozen.



 

No white potatoes, only red.

No sugar or Splenda, only Stevia.

No margerine, only real butter.

Only a very small amount of pasta.

 



Green tea.

 



Lots of fresh fruits and vegetables.

 



Fresh herbs.

 

And lots of garlic.



Lots of garlic...up to 6 "pods" per day.

 

Bev is excited, uplifted, and encouraged.  Hopefully I'll be back in a few months telling you that Bev has beaten cancer!

 

My mom also has cancer,  since 2003.  A rare sinus cancer.  She has had chemotherapy and all the radiation that she can have.  Her only hope is a very drastic surgery involving removing most of the left side of her face, then rebuilding with bone and skin taken from her leg and arm.  She decided against the surgery.  I hope to be able to encourage her to follow the diet that Bev is following.  Maybe some of Bev's excitement will encourage my mom to hope again.



 

If you pray, please say a prayer for my mom, Genelle, and for my friend's mom, Bev.  These are two very special ladies and we need them around a while longer.

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More information on foods to boost health can be found at WebMD.

*Images courtesy of Microsoft

Floral Signs of Spring

Buttercups by the wild berry tree.

 



See the little bug on the flower?  I didn't even notice it until I uploaded the pics.  He was really tiny.



I was really proud of my little Olympus point and shoot.  This is the portrait setting.  You can barely see what I suppose is a spider web...or a web of some sort.



Daffodils or Buttercups by the porch and a empty flower pot just waiting for some soil and beautiful flowers to take up residence.

Happy Spring!

Tomorrow: a lowcarb appetizer

Wednesday Wordles

What's going on with my Wordles?

My Wordles always have some funny things going on.  Is it the text or perhaps my monitor settings?  Drives me bonkers.  Then I couldn't post the link, so I had to do a screenshot.



For more fun with Wordles, visit www.wordle.net.

Dill Pickle Cashews

My newest favorite snack.

See more snacks and appetizers.

Friday fun with word clouds

 This is the neatest thing! 

You may have seen it already on other blogs, but if not, go check out Wordle.net.   Wordle is a toy for generating “word clouds” from text that you provide. The clouds give greater prominence to words that appear more frequently in the source text.  Add the text, press CREATE and out comes a cool word map, for which you can change the font, color, orienation of the words, etc.  The images are yours to save and share as I'm doing here today.

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Lyrics to Love Me Tender:



I've seen these designs printed on t-shirts.  Didn't know it was so easy to do!  Maybe I'll do my daughter some birthday invitations or have some shirts printed for her party...kewl!  Go try it for yourself.  Have fun!