SEW WHAT

Something is up here!

I can't tell you just what it is yet..

but there is something afoot..

or abody..or something.

It has something to do with this....

and this...

It involves a simple pattern.

When I have a pattern that I

know I am going to use multiple times

I take the original pattern

(which usually has multiple sizes)

and transfer the pattern(s)

to sturdy craft paper.

It makes it so easy to use,

and reuse, the pattern

many, many times.

So...here's a sneak peek.

I'll hope to get started this week

using some of these fabrics.

and maybe these...

I can't wait to see

SweetCheeks and Company

all dressed in

matching outfits.

Maybe I should make one

for myself?  Nahhhhhh....

I don't think I could get away

with ruffled bloomers

even though they

DO have them in

MY SIZE

AND they come in PINK.

I'm just wondering what the

neighbors would think if I

hung those out on the

clothes line~

A Daddy Daughter Dance

A few years ago my daughter, TPot,

and her best friend, Tina,

started a

Daddy/Daughter Dance

at their school.

It has grown by leaps and bounds

and this year they had over

250 people attend.

It's a relatively small school

 with about 400 students.

It is open to the kids that

don't have Dads at home, too.

There are Uncles and Brothers

and Grampas that step in

and take a little girl that

wants to go.

I always show up to help

with last minute preparations

and to do nails and take pictures.

This is SweetCheeks 2nd year

going.  Here she is

whining and complaining

about how long it takes to be

getting her hair done.

Doesn't it look painful?

Wait until she has to do her own hair someday.

I could ride to town and back on that lip!

Next up is sister, Ria.

She complains a lot less.

Not at all, as a matter of fact!

Poor little girl was supposed to get

her teeth capped after her school accident

a few weeks ago. 

She was supposed to go this day

but the oral pediatric surgeon was ill.

One beautiful smile coming up

anyway.  Next week it will be even

more perfect!

Our poor little Lulu was not

feeling well all day.

Momma decided to do her hair

and see how she felt before

determining whether she would go

to the dance.

She was pretty somber in the

hair chair!

Doesn't she look sad?

A pretty hair pin might help

as does some glittery hair spray.

She feels much better after

seeing herself in the mirror.

Daddy put a wrist corsage on each

little girl.

All dressed and ready to go to

The Daddy/Daughter Dance

with my handsome son-in-law.

SweetCheeks got her Daddy

giggling like a girl

laughing right out loud.

I could NOT get my camera flash to work.

GRRRRRR..

Then SweetCheeks announced

that she wanted a

GOOFY PICTURE!

This looks pretty goofy to me.

Ummmm...I think Daddy looks better

here than he did in the

UN-GOOFY pictures..

Whaddaya think?

Here's one my daughter emailed me..

Sweet little faces...

Hanging on their Daddy...

Lulu hanging with her friends...

As you can see, she felt much better

by this time.

A moment to remember for all

those girls...a night that will be

relived when they are grown

and have children of their own.

I'm thinking of going dancing myself!

I'm practicing my leg lifts

even as you are reading this.

yeah...now if I can just get

MyHero whipped into shape!

Crustless Quiche For Sunday Morn

I think most of you know

that I gave up

Sugar and Flour

on July 18th last year.

It has been an amazing

transformation.

I feel so much better

and my clothes fit better

and I am happier with myself

all the way around.

Of course it means

I DON'T

eat any of these anymore....

(click on image to visit this beautiful bakery)

There are things that

I do eat..that I have found ways to adapt

Did you know that

I LOVE QUICHE?

Now, I'm sure you are thinking

HOW CAN

you eat quiche if you don't eat

FLOUR....cuz we all

KNOW that

Quiche has Crust.

Right?

Wrongo-Amigo!

MY QUICHE

is made with

NO CRUST.

I forms it's

OWN CRUST

as it bakes.

You need

4 eggs

1 cup grated cheese of choice

green onion tops- cut up

Crumbled bacon

(or the lazy woman's

precooked Bacon Bits)

REAL BACON BITS

You decide how much.

I used about 2/3 of the package.

Please don't

use those stinking

imitation bacon bits..

just sayin' ~cuz my friend,

Sandy, lives on a pig farm

and her hubby likes the business..

and he thanks you

for using the real thing!

2 cups of cream

(or milk or half & half)

Mix together.

Pour into a greased pie dish.

Bake @ 400º for 15 minutes

then lower oven to 350º

and bake another 30 minutes

or until knife inserted in center

comes out clean.

Let  it set up for about 15 minutes.

Salt & Pepper to taste.

Slice and eat...

oh....baby....good!

This has kind of a custard set

to it..and it is even better

the second day.

edited at 8am to add:
This is best made using cream or
half & half.  Otherwise,
the ones made with milk get
a bit watery on the bottom
if they sit too long.
If I do make it with milk
I just absorb the water from
the bottom of the pie pan with a
paper towel when I lift
each piece out.  The quiche itself
does NOT turn watery.

What'll I think of next?

Hmmmmm..

That's what

MyHero is always wondering.

Poor guy!
Doncha feel sorry for him?

Recipe:
4 eggs
2 cups cream (milk or 1/2 & 1/2)
sliced green onions to taste
1/2 cup cooked crumbled bacon
1 cup grated cheese

Grease a pie pan.
Layer in bacon, cheese, onions,
Beat 4 eggs and add milk to them.
Pour over contents in pan.
Bake at 400º for 15 mins
Lower heat and bake at 350º
for another 30-40 minutes
or until knife inserted in center
comes out clean.
Using cream it usually takes another
15 minutes or so.
Salt & pepper to taste and enjoy~

I Love Nana-The Proof

I met my daughter

and SweetCheeks

at

Starbucks.

My home away from home.

As you can see,

even with the screen pulled

down over the

big front window,

it was

Movie Star Bright.

So much so that

SOMEONE

needed sunglasses.

She loves her Momma!

And..

We have our usual

little contest.

Nana, I lovfe youh to

the moohn and bhack.

I reply~ I love you

to the stars and back

and to infinity and

beyond.

She tells me that

she loves me to

GOD & BACK.

Hmmmm...

I think she wins that contest

hands down.

Her day was full of

exciting plans.

Her Daddy was taking

her to

Chuck E Cheese

for lunch.

What Daddy does that

in the middle of

the day?

One that loves his

SweetCheeks!

After a few hours with

Daddy.

She ended up coming to

My House for the

night.

We stopped at the mailbox

at the top of our drive

and look what

was waiting inside.

A picture of all of our

grandkids...a rare occassion

when they are all together

like happened at Christmas this year.

~A blessing to see them all~

AND

Now I know.

I am loved to

God & Back

AND that being a

Nana Makes Everyday Special.

How do I know?

Because there is a

little present that goes

with the picture.

What more could anyone ask for?

Well, maybe THIS!

Shhhhhh...Don't tell

MyHero

cuz he is pretty sure HE looks like this:

shhhhhhh-it's our secret..m'kay?

Star Of The Week-SweetCheeks Video

SweetCheeks
(aka Edith Ann)
 is blessed
to go to a school that
has a pre-school
that uplifts and honors
the kids that attend.

The classes are not huge
so EACH child in
her class gets a chance
to be
STAR OF THE WEEK
one week during the
school year.

Last week it was
SweetCheeks turn to
take center stage.

Here she is reporting
on
HER WEEK.

Ummm...I think she got a little
confused about the
TREATS!

Not all schools do this..
so I think it is important that
every child thinks they are
A STAR
in someone's eyes.
How about you?
Have your made your child,
or grandchild,
feel like they were
YOUR
Star Of The Week?
DO IT!
It'll make God smile.

SUPER QUICK Banana Bread

I have a son that

LOVES

Banana Bread.

MamasBoy

LOVES his banana bread

almost as much as he

loves his Mom,
and his nieces.
Here he is loving on our
Little Lulu
last summer.

If I want

A FAVOR

(a piece of furniture moved

or my computer "fixed")

I call

MamasBoy

and say..

I have banana bread!

It's an amazing trick

because he

ALWAYS

shows up.

He is

THAT SON!

The truth is he would

stop by whether there was

BANANA BREAD

or not because he is

good like that.

Anyway....

I am always trying

new recipes.

I think this is the

simplest one I have

ever made.

EVER.

Remember those

Cake Mix Cookies
I made?

Well...

same principle.

I mashed up 3 or 4

bananas that I had frozen

when they got to

super ripe stage.

I thawed and beat the

spunk outta them..

cuz I am kind of a mean cook.

They sure aren't purty here,

are they?;>)

Then I used a box of

White Cake Mix

 (or you can use Yellow-

I only had white )

Add 2 eggs

(look how they are nestled up

to those chocolate chips-

It looks like they are in

LOVE, doesn't it)

1/4 cup oil

1/2 cup nuts or chocolate chips.

(I was, sadly, out of nuts-

I fed the last of them to a

hungry squirrel because I

thought the nuts were just a tad

past usable date and I
KNOW those squirrels can't read
so they will eat them anyway).

I use those

silicone mini pans.

Bake at 350º

for about 45-60 mins.
~YUM~

That's it!

Recipe:

Cake Mix Banana Bread

3 or 4 mashed up bananas

1 Cake Mix- White or Yellow
2 eggs
1/4 cup Crisco oil
1/2 cup nuts or chocolate chips.

Mash up bananas.
Add eggs and oil.
Beat.
Add cake mix.
Stir until completely blended.
Stir in 1/2 cup nuts or chocolate chips.
Pour into 1 large bread pan
or 4 small ones.
(I use the silicone ones-otherwise,
grease pans)
Bake @ 350º 45 mins-1 hour
until lightly browned
and a tester inserted comes out clean.
Serve warm or cool.

Hmmmmm..
I have some more bananas.
What JOB do I need done now?
oh-yeah-
THE BASEMENT!
I'm going in.....
Skeeeery, huh?

If you don't see me in 2 or 3 days,

call MamasBoy to come find me..
tell him there is
BANANA BREAD
on the counter...
He'll come running.