Watch this video…..awwww

You must watch this video! http://perezhilton.com/tv/index.php?ptvid=3324c30afa631

It is a video of the little 10 year old (Hollie Steel) that basically lost it on stage on Britian’s got Talent. The rules are if you mess up that is it, but since Simon Cowell is like the boss he said she will get to perform again. Simon Cowell is not so bad after all. I never thought he was bad actually I think he tells it like it is with out any sugar coating and some people can't take the truth. I am surprised Susan Boyle did not win but I do not think she could handle the fame after her breakdown last week.

Susan Boyle in Safe House after Cracking under Britain's Got Talent Pressure (inquisitr.com)

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Today I am being a lazy couch bum and I do not feel one bit guilty as yesterday I busted my hump planting the rest of my plants. These old bones hurt. This is what I did:

I did all these pots except the hanging planter and the froggy where already done. I am hoping the porch holds up under the weight of all these pots. It will be done over this summer (the porch).

I sat under my new umbrella….bargain only $29 at cvs! It is all steel and I was on a patio umbrella mission last week. I went to Walmart, K-mart, Home Depot and building 19, every umbrella was $40 and up with crappy construction. I do not mind spending money for something I want but I want quality.

In the corner are all the veggies, Zucchini, Summer squash, tomatoes and cucumbers

Ok I am sure everyone is sick of pictures of my plants….LoL

Have a great Sunday!

Fun Website and some pictures and general ramblings

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Morning Everyone!

I found this website that is so much fun check it out you can spend lots of time on this one its G rated. www.upchucky.com

Well this week I felt like I lived in London as it rained every day and was cold.  I had to actually break down and turn the heat on twice!  The sun is finally out so I will be planting some more stuff, it seems never ending. 

Last week I watched The Tudor’s on Showtime for the first time and now I am hooked, I am going to have to go rent season 1 and 2.  It is about the life of King Henry VIII.  It is wicked good I went online and did all kinds of research on his life and on all those wife’s.  I am glad I did not live back then, geesh you burn dinner and Off with your head!  Oh yeah then the other night the movie: The Other Boleyn Girl  with Scarlett Johansen and Natalie Portman, if you ask me Ann Boleyn kind of deserved what she got!

 

 

 

 

 

I wanted to share some picture’s I took last weekend on Memorial day.   I hope you like them I have more gardening to do today,  hope you have a Bodacious weekend!

I found my flag!

We did have a batch of bad T-Storms move in on Sunday

 

The flowers are blooming!

Shish-Ka-Bob fixings this is chicken and mushrooms and the veggies below

Some flowers I bought on Memorial day

Tomatoes, Cukes, Squash and another tomatoes plant

I made flower pot arrangements they should fill in nicely

Flowers below are all from seed, lots of herbs and wild flowers

One last picture a bird party!  3 sparrows hanging out around the feeder in the rain.

Back to being a sane person

Well today is so nice out and I am back to a normal state of mind, sorry if I seemed a little crazy yesterday....LOL. I got up at 9 a.m. and have been messing around in the house, I filled the bird feeders and will soon be marinating the veggies and Chicken breasts to make Shish-ka-bobs today. I got 6 ears of sweet corn they are little small as it is early in the season but I will soak them in the husks in water all day and cook them on the grill later. Well wait a minute Actually Dave will be doing the cooking as the grill is off limits to me (it's a man thing). It is very nice here today 79 for a high today and tommorow they are saying 76 which I like just fine. Last night we had a little movie marathon we watched Benjamin Button with Brad Pitt what a great movie, then In the Electric Mist with Tommy Lee Jones another good one. Oh the neighbor is out there again with his back hoe but today is the Lord's day and I will be humble and keep my mouth shut. I hope everyone is having a good one. I have to go find my American Flag to hang up for Memorial Day.

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Churches in Las Vegas.... THIS MAY COME AS A SURPRISE TO THOSE OF YOU NOT LIVING IN LAS VEGAS, BUT THERE ARE MORE CATHOLIC CHURCHES HERE THAN CASINOS. THE CHURCHES SEND ALL THEIR COLLECTED CHIPS TO A NEARBY FRANCISCAN MONASTERY FOR SORTING AND THEN THE CHIPS ARE TAKEN TO THE CASINOS OF ORIGIN AND CASHED IN. NOT SURPRISINGLY, SOME WORSHIPERS AT SUNDAY SERVICES WILL GIVE CASINO CHIPS RATHER THAN CASH WHEN THE BASKET IS PASSED. SINCE THEY GET CHIPS FROM MANY DIFFERENT CASINOS, THE CHURCHES HAVE DEVISED A METHOD TO COLLECT THE OFFERINGS.. THIS IS DONE BY THE CHIP MONKS.

Just Guess Why I am up this early on a Saturday Morning

Well gee I do not know it could because I have rude ignorant neighbors! I am sorry but you do not start backhoeing outside my bedroom window (and I do not even know how to spell it right) at 10:00 am on a Saturday. Oh and then for good measure my landlord decides its ok to start running the lawn mower because her ignorant neighbor is making so much noise it really does not matter if I add a little background noise.. WTF is wrong with people this neighborhood is whacked, it is very nice and a cul de sack and these f*cktards have no problem with letting the little 15 and 16 year olds get falling down drunk and raise hell all night and drive no one ever does a dam thing about it they ignore it. Well dam I do not ignore it I watch these kids out the window so drunk they can not walk and then get into a car...but know what I do I call 911, and I do not give 2 sh*ts if I piss off the neighbors when they kill someone or themselves I am not having that on my consieus, and when I told my friend/coworker/landlord who lives in the in law apartment below us she was like all offended not wanting to upset the neighbors.....What the hell is wrong with people. I am moving to Alaska I just want to see snow and animals and I will be happy. Sorry but I am crazy mad right now, I could not even pick up Dave last night until 11 pm due to his flight and the airlines mangling his work tool case and then he was still on LA time so I was up until at least 2.......but maybe I am over reacting is it rude for people to mow the lawn and use heavy equipment on 10 am on Sat maybe I'm crazy.........

Request for Recipe's

Hi Everyone,

I know my last post was super long with all the recipe's any how if any one would like just the recipes I have them in email form and can send them to you so it make's it easier to save or print out. I have already had 1 request so it is no problem.

I hope everyone has a great Long weekend! My Dave will not be landing until 10pm tonight from CA so I have to stay up to get him but that's fine with me. Today is stupid hot again 89 degree's but we will have only high 60's to 70's for the weekend yippee! What ever you all are doing I hope you have fun and keep it safe.....Please do not drink and drive! Do not eat to much Bar-B-que......aww heck eat as much as you want!

Ok one more great yummy from:

http://homesicktexan.blogspot.com/2009/05/dr-pepper-ribs-sticky-spicy-and-sweet.html

(Used with permission as long as I link back to her site, check it out great recipes)




Dr Pepper ribs

Ingredients:

For the rub:
1/4 cup of salt
1/4 cup of black pepper
1/4 cup of brown sugar
4 teaspoons of mustard powder
1/2 teaspoon of cayenne
2 teaspoons of chipotle powder
1/2 teaspoon of allspice

For the glaze:
2 cups of Dr Pepper
1 cup of ketchup
1/2 cup of mustard
1/4 cup of apple cider vinegar
2 tablespoons of molasses
4 teaspoons of chipotle powder

Two racks of St Louis ribs
1/4 cup of Dr Pepper

Coat the ribs with the rub, wrap in plastic and place in the refrigerator for at least four hours.

Heat the oven to 300 degrees and bring the ribs to room temperature.

In a foil-lined large baking or roasting pan, arrange the ribs with the meat side up, pour in 1/4 cup of Dr Pepper, cover pan tightly with foil and place in the oven.

Meanwhile, place all the glaze ingredients in a pan, bring to a boil and then simmer for 20 minutes until thick and syrupy.

After an hour and a half, take the ribs out of the oven and spread some of the glaze on each side of the racks. Place back in the oven, meat side up and cook uncovered for 30 minutes.

After 30 minutes, take out the ribs and spread more glaze over them and cook for 30 more minutes or until ribs are desired tenderness.

At this point, take the ribs out of the oven, spread more glaze on them and then cook each side under the broiler for four minutes.

Divide and serve!
Notes: You can use my chipotle ketchup instead of regular ketchup for the glaze and I used Dublin Dr Pepper, but you can use regular Dr Pepper, just don't use diet!

Let there be Funnies!

It's a beautiful day out the sun is shining and only one more day to the long weekend. I figured I would just share some funny stuff today so everyone can start there LONG weekend eve with a smile. I am also throwing in a few bonus things for Bar-b-Que's and other junk.....enjoy.
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25 Reasons I owe my Mother

1. My mother taught me TO APPRECIATE A JOB WELL DONE .
"If you're going to kill each other, do it outside. I just finished
cleaning."

2. My mother taught me RELIGION.
"You better pray that will come out of the carpet."

3. My mother taught me about TIME TRAVEL .
"If you don't straighten up, I'm going to knock you into the middle of next
week!"

4. My mother taught me LOGIC.
" Because I said so, that's why."

5. My mother taught me MORE LOGIC.
"If you fall out of that swing and break your neck, you're not going to the
store with me."

6. My mother taught me FORESIGHT.
"Make sure you wear clean underwear, in case you're in an accident."

7. My mother taught me IRONY
"Keep crying, and I'll give you something to cry about."

8. My mother taught me about the science of OSMOSIS.
"Shut your mouth and eat your supper."

9. My mother taught me about CONTORTIONISM.
"Will you look at that dirt on the back of your neck!"

10. My mother taught me about STAMINA.
"You'll sit there until all that spinach is gone."

11. My mother taught me about WEATHER.
"This room of yours looks as if a tornado went through it."

12. My mother taught me about HYPOCRISY.
"If I told you once, I've told you a million times. Don't exaggerate!"

13. My mother taught me the CIRCLE OF LIFE.
"I brought you into this world, and I can take you out."

14. My mother taught me about BEHAVIOUR MODIFICATION.
"Stop acting like your father!"

15. My mother taught me about ENVY .
"There are millions of less fortunate children in this world who don't have
wonderful parents like you do."

16. My mother taught me about ANTICIPATION.
"Just wait until we get home."

17. My mother taught me about RECEIVING .
"You are going to get it when you get home!"

18. My mother taught me MEDICAL SCIENCE.
"If you don't stop crossing your eyes, they are going to freeze that way."

19. My mother taught me ESP.
"Put your sweater on; don't you think I know when you are cold?"

20. My mother taught me HUMOUR.
"When that lawn mower cuts off your toes, don't come running to me."

21. My mother taught me HOW TO BECOME AN ADULT .
"If you don't eat your vegetables, you'll never grow up."

22. My mother taught me GENETICS.
"You're just like your father."

23. My mother taught me about my ROOTS.
"Shut that door behind you. Do you think you were born in a barn?"

24. My mother taught me WISDOM..
"When you get to be my age, you'll understand."

25. And my favourite: My mother taught me about JUSTICE.
"One day you'll have kids, and I hope they turn out just like you
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BBQ sauce is one thing every grill chef is particular about. The perfect BBQ sauce adds flavor and moisture to meat, but every area has its own varieties. It's simple to make, so you can easily develop your own custom BBQ sauce.

Types of BBQ Sauce

There are several types of BBQ sauce. Most traditional BBQ sauces either use tomato sauce, mustard, or vinegar as a base, and they come in all thicknesses. For instance, North Carolina barbecue sauce is thin and runny, while Kansas City barbecue sauces are thick and sticky.

There are also variations of sauces known as mopping sauces, which is regularly slopped all over the meat while it is cooking. Finishing sauce is used as a condiment when eating barbecue and is not used during the cooking process.

Using BBQ Sauce

BBQ sauce can be used before, during, and after cooking the meat. The only warning is to avoid using barbecue sauce that contains tomatoes or a lot of sugar during the cooking process. These ingredients burn too easily and can affect the taste of your meat.

BBQ Sauce Recipes

I have included three basic BBQ sauce recipes - one for each type of main ingredient. Make the basic barbecue sauce by following the recipe, then start experimenting to develop your own signature sauce.

Basic Tomato BBQ Sauce

1 regular can of tomato sauce
1 can of tomato paste
2 tablespoons vinegar
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 tablespoons brown sugar
3 cloves garlic, crushed
4 tablespoons onion, minced
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
1 teaspoon dry mustard
1 teaspoon cayenne
fresh ground pepper to taste

Cook the garlic and onion until it's soft, and then add all the rest of the ingredients. Simmer on low for 20-30 minutes. Keep stirring it often so it doesn't burn, then refrigerate for a few days before you use it. This allows the flavors to blend and mellow.

Basic Vinegar BBQ Sauce

1 1/2 cups apple cider vinegar
1/2 cup hot water
2 tablespoons brown sugar
1 tablespoon paprika
1 teaspoon cayenne
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon black pepper

Stir the brown sugar into the hot water. Continue stirring until the sugar is completely dissolved. Add the remaining ingredients and heat on low for a few minutes. This perfect to coat pulled pork, but don't add so much that it gets soupy.

Basic Mustard BBQ Sauce

1 cup prepared yellow mustard
1/3 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup balsamic vinegar
2 tablespoons butter
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 teaspoon cayenne

Mix all the ingredients in a saucepan and simmer on low for at least thirty minutes. This is great for southern pork style barbecue.

Once you've tried each of these BBQ sauce recipes, you can choose which is closest to what you want and begin modifying. Add or subtract ingredients, or change the amounts of different spices.

Finding the perfect barbecue sauce just takes time! Then you just have to decide whether to share your personal BBQ sauce recipe, or keep them begging!

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Now here are tons of Camping or summer Recipes I found from an old email.....stomach is growling now:

Biscuit on a Stick

About ten years ago one of my camping buddies pulled a can of biscuits out of his cooler one cold camping morning and introduced us to this great and simple culinary miracle. A can of Hungry Jack buttermilk biscuits has been a staple in my cooler ever since.
INGREDIENTS:
1 can biscuits
squeeze butter
1 stick
PREPARATION:
Roll out a biscuit with your hands so that it becomes elongated and about one inch thick at the center. Wrap it tightly around the end of your stick and pinching it as you go to insure that it stays on the stick while cooking.
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When done wrapping, the biscuit should take up about six inches of the stick. Heat over the campfire until golden brown. Pull it off the stick, pour butter down the hole left by the stick, and enjoy.

The way I like it is to pour butter around the outside of the biscuit and sprinkle sugar on it, then pour your favorite jelly inside. It is very messy, but very good.
Servings: 2 - 5
Preparation time: 10 minutes

Biscuit S'mores

A camping recipe from Carrie. This recipe is also really tasty with just chocolate, if you've forgotten the marshmallows. If made with just chocolate, it's easier to pull apart the two biscuits and share with a friend.
INGREDIENTS:
1 can refrigerated biscuits
1 bag marshmallows
chocolate bars
PREPARATION:
Stretch out one of the biscuits and place a marshmallow and a few pieces of a chocolate bar on top. Then take a second biscuit and place it over the first, sealing the edges. Finally, wrap in tin foil and place either in the embers of the campfire or on a grate over a fire ring.
We found it works best over a fire ring, which makes it easier to turn them over half way through cooking so one side doesn't burn. When biscuit is cooked (about 5 minutes, depending on heat of fire) remove and enjoy.
Servings: as needed
Preparation time: 3 minutes

Brownie S'mores

I discovered how great these taste when I forgot to take graham crackers camping, but we had taken brownies. So we improvised and ummm...yummy.
INGREDIENTS:
1 cup flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/3 cup cocoa
1/2 cup shortening or margarine
1 1/2 cups sugar
3 eggs
1/2 cup peanut butter
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup chopped peanuts
1 6-ounce package chocolate chips
1 bag marshmallows
PREPARATION:
At home: Mix together flour, baking powder, salt, and cocoa and set aside. In a separate bowl melt shortening(margarine). Mix in sugar, eggs, peanut butter, and vanilla. Add flour mixture. Add in the nuts and chocolate chips.
Put into a greased 9 inch x 13 inch pan. Bake in a preheated 350 degree oven for 25-30 minutes. Cool and cut into 1 1/2 inch squares. Place in a container with a lid to take camping.
At the campground: Cut brownies in half horizontally, and set aside. Place marshmallow on a stick and toast over campfire coals until golden brown. Place marshmallow on one brownie half and place other half on top. Squish together slightly and enjoy.
Servings: 48
Preparation time: 45 minutes

Campfire Baked Potato

INGREDIENTS:
1 potato
1/2 medium onion, sliced
1 teaspoon butter
PREPARATION:
Slice potato and add un-cooked onion slices between the potato slices. Lay butter on top so that it may melt over the potato. Wrap in aluminum foil and lay in a good bed of coals or around the edge of the campfire, but not too far away.
Rotate every so often. Cook for about 7-10 minutes or longer, if needed.
Servings: as needed
Preparation time: 20 minutes

Campfire Bass
INGREDIENTS:
2 bass fillets
1 tablespoon butter
salt, pepper, and garlic powder, to taste
PREPARATION:
Place fish in foil, add seasonings, and seal. Place foil pack near the campfire and cook for 18 to 20 minutes.
Servings: 2
Preparation time: 20 minutes

Campfire Comfort Chicken
INGREDIENTS:
15-20 chicken wings
Mrs. Dash Garlic and Herb Seasoning
heavy duty aluminum foil
PREPARATION:
Fold aluminum foil to make a large pocket for the grill. Place chicken wings on foil and sprinkle Mrs. Dash on chicken. Cover with foil and cook at least one hour, or until chicken is lightly crispy. When done, unfold aluminum foil and enjoy the chicken at the campfire.
Servings: Varies
Preparation time: 1 hour

Foil Dinner
INGREDIENTS:
hamburger
onion
potatoes
whole kernel corn
cheese
seasonings
PREPARATION:
You can cook this all in one foil bag, or you can do individual bags. Make hamburger patties and place on foil. Season patties to your liking. Dice or slice onions (however you prefer to eat them). Place them over hamburger patties.
Wash and cut potatoes into bite size chunks. Place them around hamburger patties. Fold up sides of foil to form a bowl. Pour corn (and any other vegetables like green beans, peas, or carrots) over top of hamburger patties. Do not drain. If you are using dry corn then be sure to add some water. Close foil and cook for 45 minutes or until hamburger and potatos are done. If you cooked them individually there is no need for dirty dishes. Open foil bags, top with cheese, and serve.

Corn on the Cob
INGREDIENTS:
corn on the cob with the husks left on
PREPARATION:
Soak the corn, with the husks still on, in water making sure they are fully submersed. You can even soak them in a lake, stream, etc. Remove the corn from the water and place directly over or on hot coals.
Allow to cook for about 5-10 minutes, rotating a couple of times, and then remove from the fire and remove the husks. The corn will be roasted and it's delicious with some butter and/or salt.
Servings: as needed
Preparation time: 1 hour

Corn on the Cob
My kids love this recipe when we go camping. It is so easy and the corn will be really tender. It is a cheap and easy side dish for a campfire meal.
INGREDIENTS:
1 bag frozen corn on the cob
Toni's Cajun Spices
butter
salt and pepper, to taste
PREPARATION:
Place individual ears of corn, still frozen, on a piece of heavy aluminum foil. Top with Toni's, salt and pepper, and a pat of butter. Wrap each ear of corn with foil and twist the ends. Foil wrap will look like candy wraps.
I then place the individual wraps right on an open fire, but I have placed them on the grill too. Takes about 5 to 10 minutes. Enjoy!
Servings: as needed
Preparation time: 5-10 minutes

Corn on the Cob
INGREDIENTS:
corn on the cob
mayonnaise
seasoned salt
PREPARATION:
When you have cooked your corn on the cob the way you like, spread some real mayonnaise on your corn and then sprinkle with some seasoned salt. You will never put butter on your corn again.
Servings: as needed
Preparation time: 20 minutes

Corn on the Cob
INGREDIENTS:
corn on the cob
mayonnaise
grated parmesan cheese
chili powder
squeezable butter or margarine
PREPARATION:
Cook corn on the cob to your liking, spread on mayonnaise, roll in cheese, squeeze on butter, and sprinkle on desired amount of chili powder.
Servings: as needed
Preparation time: 30 minutes

Dogs in Sleeping Bags
This makes a nice lunch, and kids will enjoy helping prepare and cook it. Refrigerated bread or pizza dough is available in most supermarket bakery sections, or you can make your own with a breadmaker. I used a whole wheat recipe, but feel free to experiment with your own favorite. Since the cooking times over coals can vary so much, it may be wise to check after about 20 minutes. When the buns are golden brown, they're done.
INGREDIENTS:
6 large-size wieners
1 package (small loaf size) bread dough
3 slices of cheese
PREPARATION:
Pinch off a ball of bread dough about the size of a small apple and flatten inside a folded sheet of aluminum foil until it is longer than the wiener and approximately 6 times as wide. It helps if you coat the ball with a little margarine first.
Place a wiener at one edge and add half a slice of cheese.
Roll up and pinch ends together. Place on a greased pan. In the coals of your morning fire (or even last night's, as long as you still have hot coals) place 3 or 4 stones so that your pan will be supported about 4 inches above the coals, and put the pan on the stones.
Take a piece of foil (the wide, heavy duty kind works best) long enough to form into a cylinder that will fit over the pan and the stones, and close the top end. This is your oven. After about half an hour to 45 minutes, your cheesy dogs-in-sleeping-bags will be ready.
Servings: 6
Preparation time: 1 hour

Easy Campfire Pot Roast
INGREDIENTS:
3 pound boneless roast
2 cups baby carrots
1 large onion, sliced
2 stalks celery, sliced in bitesize pieces
1 cup V-8
1/2 cup water
1 envelope dry onion soup mix
3 tablespoons flour
salt and pepper, to taste
1 large oven bag
PREPARATION:
Place roast in bag and surround with all the vegetables. Mix V-8, water, soup mix and flour, then pour over top of roast. Close bag and grill over medium fire for about 1 1/2 hours.
Servings: 5
Preparation time: 1 3/4 hours

Easy Cheese Melts

INGREDIENTS:
thinly sliced meat
sliced onion
sliced green pepper
cheese
hamburger buns
PREPARATION:
Stack sliced meat on a piece of aluminum foil and shape into a tent. Place on the fire and cook the meat in the "tent." Meanwhile, brown some onions and peppers on the side. When the meat starts to cook, put the cheese on top of it and watch it closely until it melts together.
Serve with the cooked onions and peppers on hamburger buns.
Servings: as needed
Preparation time: 30 minutes

Easy Corn On The Cob
INGREDIENTS:
corn on the cob, with the husks
butter
salt and pepper
PREPARATION:
Pull the husks back on each cob and remove the silk. Close the husks back around the cob. Dunk into a bucket of water and allow the ear to draw water up, permiating throughout the ear. Pluck from the water and wrap each ear of corn in aluminum foil.
Bury in campfire coals, or place on a grill.
Servings: as needed
Preparation time: 30 minutes

Foil Fajitas
I make these in advance and freeze well before packing in ice. Great for no mess no dishes camping. Everything is precooked so heating is easy and very fast.
INGREDIENTS:
3 pounds of grilled chicken
2 bell peppers, 1 red and 1 green, sliced
2 onions sliced
1 package fajita seasoning mix
12 fajitia size tortillas
aluminum foil
PREPARATION:
Make desired amount of foil pouches, 1 per person. Inside each pouch place a handful of peppers, chicken and onion. Make fajita mix in a bowl, and when dissolved pour equally into the foil packs. Seal the foil so it will not leak.
Place on warm coals until hot. Serve with tortillas.
Servings: 10-12
Preparation time: 10 minutes

Foiled Hash Browns
INGREDIENTS:
4 hash brown patties
small can mushrooms
your favorite spices (I prefer Lawry's)
margarine
PREPARATION:
Spray aluminum foil with cooking spray or grease it with butter. Butter both sides of two hash browns and lay side by side on the foil. Top with the mushrooms and spices of choice. Butter both sides of the other two patties and lay them on top (sandwich-style).
Roll up the edges of the foil and place on a grill or campfire grate. Flip package occasionally to heat evenly. Cook until heated through. Package will be soft and mushy. (Time depends on heat of fire or coals.)
Servings: 2
Preparation time: 10 minutes

Fudge On A Stick
Everybody that has tried these has gone crazy over them. They are really good.
INGREDIENTS:
marshmallows
smooth or chunky peanut butter
PREPARATION:
Put a hole in the center of a large marshmallow and stuff it with peanut butter. Put it on a roasting stick and hold it over the campfire until the marshmallow is to your liking. Allow it to cool a bit and then carefully remove it from the roasting stick and enjoy.
Servings: as needed
Preparation time: 1 minutes

Grilled Potatoes In Foil
INGREDIENTS:
3 large potatoes, sliced
1 large onion, sliced
1/2 cup of mayonnaise
3 garlic cloves, minced
1/2 teaspoon paprika
salt and pepper, to taste
PREPARATION:
Mix mayo, garlic and paprika in a large bowl. Then add the potatoes and onions, and mix well. Now you can either divide the mixture evenly into 6 individual foil packs, or it all cooks nicely in a covered foil pan.
Just put on the grill or over coals for about 25 to 30 minutes.
Servings: 6
Preparation time: 45 minutes

Hash Mess with Eggs
My three daughters named this recipe. It doesn't look too appetizing, but they love it.
INGREDIENTS:
1 pound ground beef
1 bag frozen, cubed hash browns
2 sticks butter
salt and pepper, to taste
6 large eggs
1/2 cup milk
1 green pepper, chopped
1/2 onion, chopped
5-8 mushrooms, sliced thin
1 cup shredded cheddar
PREPARATION:
Make this at home a day ahead and bring it with you. Fry hamburger until done. Add vegetables and mix together with seasonings. Put in 9x13 cake pan. Top with cheese. Cover with foil. At the campsite, mix eggs and milk and pour over top of hash mess and cook until eggs are done.
Very good and filling. The kids eat it with Ketchup; us adults use salsa and sour cream.

We always take a metal wire grill camping with us so I can cook with our camping pan set. You can also cover the pan with foil and set it on rocks in the embers. We have done both. Just really butter the pan, if you do the embers thing!
Servings: 4 - 6
Preparation time: 15 minutes

Hobo Dinner
INGREDIENTS:
4 medium potatoes, peeled and sliced
1/2 medium onion, sliced or diced, as desired
1 lb ground chuck
1/4 cup water
salt and pepper to taste
aluminum foil, in 8 inch lengths
PREPARATION:
Add water to ground beef and mix well. Add potatoes, onion and seasoning. Mix well. Separate into 3-4 servings. Wrap in double-thickness aluminum foil. Place seam side up on medium hot grill for 40 minutes, rotating periodically.
Do not flip. Open carefully. Serve with ketchup.
Servings: 3 - 4
Preparation time: 1 hour

Hobo Dinner
This is an easy meal with quick cleanup. Be sure to flip the foil packs while cooking or your potatoes will burn.
INGREDIENTS:
2 pounds ground beef
1 medium onion
4 medium russet potatoes
salt and pepper
PREPARATION:
Grab a 10-15lb bag of charcoal and light it. Let them burn down until they are a nice grey color and no longer flaming.Rip off 6 large sheets of heavy duty tin foil, make beef into 6 round patties, slice the onion into rings, peel and slice potatoes into fairly thin circles.
Layer in the tin foil potatoes, onion, and meet patty on top. salt and pepper them. Seal then up and toss directly on to coals. Flipping them over every 10 minutes or so. Continue doing this for the next 45-50 minutes. Rip one open and inspect for doneness of meet and potatoes.
Servings: 6
Preparation time: 1 hour

Hunters' Stew
This is a meal that is good for the first night as you can make it at home, freeze it, and it helps with the cooling of sodas, or whatever, in your cooler and is defrosted by the night time allowing you time to set up and not have to worry about getting something fixed to eat.
INGREDIENTS:
1 pound hamburger
2 potatoes, peeled and cubed
2 large carrots, cleaned and sliced
2 onions, peeled and cubed
PREPARATION:
In a large coffee can, put a little olive oil or oil of some kind in the bottom and place potatoes, then carrots, then onions, and seasoning (I use Tony Chachere's). Then place hamburger on top and season again.
Put foil on top and freeze, if you're making it ahead of time. At the campsite, put the can in the fire coals or close to the fire. Cook for 45 minutes, mix it all up and it is ready.
Servings: 3 - 4
Preparation time: 45 minutes

Ice Cream Cone S'mores
This is a lot less messy for the little ones, and they love it. In fact our daughters are now teenagers and this is the only way they like their s'mores.
INGREDIENTS:
Hershey's Milk Chocolate bars
marshmallows, large
ice cream cones
PREPARATION:
This is a great idea for the little ones. I brought ice cream cones with us on a camping trip. I thought we would have ice cream cones for my daughter's birthday, but I forgot that I had no way to keep the ice cream from melting.
So this is what we came up with. We roasted our marshmallows and took three pieces of Hershey's Milk Chocolate. We put one piece of chocolate in the cone, added a roasted marshmallow, another piece of chocolate, a second marshmallow, and topped it off with a piece of chocolate stuck in the top of the marshmallow.
Servings: as needed
Preparation time: 5 minutes

Inside Out S'mores
A camping recipe
We were bored with the same s'mores, but loved the taste. So we came up with this recipe.
INGREDIENTS:
bag of semi-sweet chocolate morsals
bag of marshmallows
graham crackers
sprinkles of all kinds
PREPARATION:
Melt chocolate in aluminimum pie plate or disposable bread tin. Place marshmallow on skewer and roll in melted chocolate. Then roll in your favorite topping, either crushed graham crackers or sprinkles.
You can use either toasted or untoasted marshmallows, but we preferred the untoasted. Toasted marshmallows were hard to spin around in the melted chocolate.
Servings: as needed
Preparation time: 10 minutes

Kid's Favorite Foil Dinner
My kids, now grown (21 and 24 ), still ask if we are going to have this when we go camping.
INGREDIENTS:
1 pound ground beef or turkey
2 stalks celery, cubed into small pieces
2 cups baby carrots
2 medium potatoes, diced
1 small onion, thinly sliced
seasoning salt, to taste
ketchup or steak sauce, whichever you prefer
PREPARATION:
Take a 12" piece of foil, put 1/4 of the meat on it, flatten it into a pattie shape, sprinkle with seasoning salt, and then top with one quarter of all other ingredients. Sprinkle again with seasoning salt and wrap tightly with the foil.
I always wrap with another piece, just to be safe. Continue to make three more foil dinners. Place on grate over campfire coals for 45 minutes, turning over about every 10 minutes. Remove from fire, put pouch on plate, open and enjoy.
Servings: 4
Preparation time: 1 hour

Knight in Shining Armor
This recipe is very delicious. I learned how to make it when my class went on a field trip to a boy scout camp about 4 years ago.
INGREDIENTS:
1 pound ground beef
1-2 potatoes, cubed
2-3 carrots, sliced
1 onion, chopped
BBQ sauce
PREPARATION:
Lay out a piece of foil about 1.5 feet long. Put the ground beef on it, then the carrots, potatoes, and onions, and mix it up a little bit. Next pour BBQ sauce over it all, wrap it all up in the foil, and place over the fire.
Let it cook for about 30 minutes.
Servings: 4
Preparation time: 50 minutes

Mary's Taters
This has become a favorite camping recipe, not only with family and friends, but with my Boy Scouts too.
INGREDIENTS:
large baking potatoes (one for every 2 people)
butter flavored cooking spray
garlic salt
seasoned salt
PREPARATION:
Scrub potatoes well and cut in half lengthwise. Place one half on a square of foil. Regular foil will do, if it is being cooked in an oven, but use heavy duty foil for cooking on a grill or in hot coals.
Spray both sides of potato half with cooking spray. Then, with cut side facing up, sprinkle with garlic and seasoned salt. Wrap the foil up around the potato half and cook until potato is soft. If cooking in hot coals, be sure to turn it over every few minutes to prevent burning.
Servings: as needed
Preparation time: 25 minutes

Meatballs and Potatoes
You can leave this foil-wrapped meal on the coals for up to two hours, if you want to make it and go to the beach or for a bikeride before dinner.
INGREDIENTS:
1 pound ground beef
4-6 potatoes
1 green or red pepper
4 cloves garlic
salt and pepper, to taste
cooking spray or butter
PREPARATION:
Make meatballs out of the ground meat, as big as you like. This will be split up for four different foil pouches. I normally make two to three meatballs per pouch. Cut up potatoes into cubes. Slice up pepper and garlic.
Split up ingredients onto four different pieces of foil. Spray with the cooking spray or add butter (enough to taste and to prevent sticking). Add salt and pepper to taste. Wrap up each packet tightly and place into the coals of the fire for about one hour. Each packet is one meal.
Servings: 4
Preparation time: 1-2 hours

Pudgie Pies
A camping recipe
For this one, iron "pie makers" are needed; and they don't have to be just for dessert! You can make pizzas too with sauce, cheese and toppings of your choice. Experiment and find a favorite of your own!
INGREDIENTS:
bread, any type will do
butter
pie fillings of your choice
PREPARATION:
Spread one side of bread with butter and place the buttered side into the pie maker. Spread with pie filling. Butter another slice of bread and place it butter side up on top of the pie filling. Close the pie maker and trim excess bread from the sides.
Place the pie maker into the coals for about 10 minutes; then open and enjoy!
Servings: as needed
Preparation time: 15-20 minutes

Minty S'mores
A yummy mint version of an old standby.
INGREDIENTS:
graham crackers
marshmallows
Andes Mints
PREPARATION:
Toast your marshmallow. Break a graham cracker in half. Lay two unwrapped Andes Mints on one half of your Graham Cracker. Place toasted marshmallow on top of candies. Top with other half of your graham cracker and chomp.
Servings: as needed
Preparation time: a few minutes

More S'mores
I was looking for a less messy way to make S'Mores and came up with this.
INGREDIENTS:
melted Hershey bars or Hershey's syrup
marshmallows
graham crackers, crushed
PREPARATION:
If using chocolate bars, melt them in a foil cup. Toast marshmallows or not. Dip in melted chocolate or chocolate syrup and then roll in graham cracker crumbs. You can crush the graham crackers in a baggie.
Servings: as needed
Preparation time: 5 minutes

Mud Potatoes
I found this recipe in a magazine. Kids had a good time doing this. I find if you turn the potatoes throughout the cooking time, there is less chance for burn spots. They are good.
INGREDIENTS:
1 potato per person
clean mud
PREPARATION:
Have the kids mix up a good size bowl of clean mud. Wash and dry potatoes. Pack the mud around each potato and carefully put them into campfire coals. Leave about one hour. When done the mud will be hardened.
Let cool a few minutes, crack open, and enjoy.
Servings: 1 per person
Preparation time: 1 hour

Oatmeal Pies
I got this idea from an already made version available in grocery stores, but this version is warm and gooey.
INGREDIENTS:
2 large oatmeal cookies, with or without raisins
1 large marshmallow
PREPARATION:
Heat a marshmallow over a fire of any type, then sandwich between the two cookies.
Servings: as needed
Preparation time: 2 minutes

Honey Nut Os Mix
Great campfire pass around. You can't stop eating these.
INGREDIENTS:
Honey Nut Os cereal
pretzel sticks
walnut halves
banana chips
plain M and M candy
PREPARATION:
In a large (gallon) size Ziploc bag, combine all ingredients in layers, until the bag is full, and then shake around a bit.
Servings: lots
Preparation time: 5 minutes

Old-Fashioned Hot Chocolate
INGREDIENTS:
6-8 ounces quality semisweet chocolate
3 tablespoons cocoa powder
2 tablespoons sugar
pinch of salt
2 cups whole milk
2 cups half-and-half
1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 teaspoon butter
PREPARATION:
Grate the chocolate into a bowl. A potato peeler works well for this. Combine chocolate in a heavy sauce pan with remaining ingredients (except butter). Slowly bring to a boil, whisking constantly. Remove from heat and whisk in the butter.
Let rest for about 10 minutes before serving. If you're making this ahead of time, simply refrigerate until ready to reheat at the campground.
Servings: 4-6
Preparation time: 15 minutes

Pamtatoes
This is my husband's favorite, and he named them.
INGREDIENTS:
1 potato per person
1 stick butter
garlic powder, optional
salt, to taste
1 medium to large onion
1/2 cup brown sugar, or to taste
water
PREPARATION:
Slice potatoes and onions and layer in a baking pan or a foil baking dish. Sprinkle each layer with salt, garlic powder, and a couple slices of butter. Once you have all of the potatoes and onions ready pour enough water in the pan to cover the bottom of the pan (not too much), and then add the brown sugar on top, cover, and place on the campfire (or grill) to cook, turning occasionally.
The brown sugar will caramelize. These potatoes are especially yummy for breakfast, but they are good with any meal.
Servings: as needed
Preparation time: 25 minutes

Peach Delight
We've been making this for years, since I was in Girl Scouts. It's our favorite.
INGREDIENTS:
peach halves
mini marshmallows
brown sugar
pecans
PREPARATION:
You can either make individual packets or a family packet, your choice. Take a can of peach halves and put into a tinfoil packet. Add brown sugar and mini marshmallows. Pecans are optional. Wrap up your foil packet and place in hot coals until marshmallows are melted.
You'll have a delicious syrup and melted marshmallows around your warm peach. Mmmm good!

If you are really adventurous, top them off with a scoop of your favorite ice cream and nuts and you have yourself a "to die for" banana split!
Servings: 1 - 6
Preparation time: 15 minutes

Peanut Butter S'mores
INGREDIENTS:
graham crackers
miniature peanut butter cups
marshmallows
PREPARATION:
Toast the marshmallow. Place one peanut butter cup (try the new white chocolate ones) on a graham cracker. Top with the toasted marshmallow and the other graham cracker.
Servings: as needed
Preparation time: a few minutes

Spiders (hot dogs)
I don't know where my mom came up with these, but I have enjoyed them since I was little. They are great to do before s'mores, then you know that the kids have had something other than sugar before bed. I did these at a Church campout and the kids were just amazed.
INGREDIENTS:
hot dogs (the kind that come 8 or 10 in a pack)
PREPARATION:
You'll need a knife and some roasting forks or sticks. Cut the ends of each hot dog into quarters leaving about 1-1/2 to 2 inches in the middle uncut. You want to leave enough uncut to stick the fork in.
Roast the dogs over the fire or hot coals in a grill. The "legs" will curl out as the hot dogs cook. You can also do them in the kitchen at home over a hot stove burner.
Servings: as needed
Preparation time: 10 minutes

Grilled Bananas
This is an extremely easy recipe that the kids and adults enjoy making as much as eating!
INGREDIENTS:
bananas, 1 per serving
mini marshmallows
mini semi-sweet chocolate chips
walnuts, chopped
PREPARATION:
Slice banana lengthwise with peel still intact to make a slit in the banana (do not cut all the way through). Stuff each banana with marshmallows, chocolate chips, and chopped walnuts. Close banana up and wrap tightly with foil.
Place banana into campfire and heat. The skin of the banana should be nice and brown when it is done. Use spoons to scoop out the banana and all the extras.
Servings: as needed
Preparation time: 5 minutes

Walking Tacos

My family loves to have Walking Tacos when we are camping. It is quick to prepare and easy to clean up.
INGREDIENTS:
individual bags of tortilla chips
1 pound prepared taco meat
shredded lettuce
shredded cheddar cheese
sour cream
salsa
PREPARATION:
Heat up meat in a pan over the campfire, grill or campstove. Crunch up the tortilla chips in each bag, then use a scissors to cut the bags open along the side. Fill each bag with meat and toppings of choice.
Use a fork to eat right out of the bag. Just throw away the bags when done.
Servings: as required
Preparation time: 10 minutes

Poor Man Ribs

You can also take cooking string, the kind that you use to tie up chicken and turkey legs, and lace all the hot dogs together. Just lay all hot dogs together side by side, then thread them together about 1 1/2" down from each end (I use a carpet threading needle), and then loop right down the other end. When you get back to the dog that you started with, tie the string together. Cook on grill while brushing with the sauce. Now you have a rack of poor man ribs.
INGREDIENTS:
hot dogs
barbecue sauce
PREPARATION:
Cook the hot dogs as normal either on a grill, over an open flame, or on a stick. While cooking keep brushing with your favorite barbecue sauce. Then either drop the dogs on a bun, put them on a plate, or you can just eat it right off the stick.
Servings: 2-4
Preparation time: 20 minutes

OK... Now I'm hungry!!!

It’s been highs and lows the last few days

I have been meaning to do a post these last 5 days have been busy. I had a great day Saturday I got my hair done and I am happy with it and came home in a great mood.

The Flowers in the yard are blooming

That was soon to end a family friend lost his fight to Cancer Saturday. We got the phone call later Saturday afternoon. Tony was a little spit fire with not a bad bone in his body. He was my Pop’s best friend and was always part of camping trips with us. We just found out about the cancer last July and I just wanted to post a few pictures of him I bet you can see the vitality and love of life in his eyes. We will miss you Tony!

Go In peace Dear Friend

The 3 Amigo’s Tony, Dave, and Pops

Tony, Me and Pops…As you can see Tony was small in size but he had a heart as big as a lion.

This is the last picture I have of him I took last July he had just started his treatment and was sick but able to spend a few hours with us.

Cancer takes another loved one….Dave’s mom 4 years ago, and Tony 4 days ago…….Sigh I know this horrible disease has affected many people directly or indirectly.

If you would like to help raise cancer awareness please check out this link:

http://www.personalizedcause.com/

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Now a fellow Blogger (many of you may know her, Mary from her blog: http://rejectedtruth.blogspot.com/

Any way she has started a new great blog which is basically people helping other people please take a look. Currently a mom who has been laid off with a disabled husband has a daughter whose birthday this weekend she will be 8. This mom has nothing to give her daughter she is not asking for cash but maybe some toys…please just take a look :)

http://give-a-hand-up.blogspot.com/

I guess I will just throw my last thought in for the night my Dave just landed in CA this afternoon and he calls me after not being there for more than four hours and he experienced his first 4.1 magnitude earthquake (Los Angeles area). Now I will just be on pins and needles till he gets home to me safely.

I need to say my prayers tonight and be thankful for every thing I am blessed with and to pray for family, friends and even strangers who are in pain or in need.

Night all……………………

Very Useful Home tips, cleaning etc

Hi Everyone,

Oh I am happy, happy, happy today! Thanks for all the nice comments, it was just one of those blah days. Well I am bummed out the Bruins lost but it is the weekend in 2 hours!!!! I get my hair done tomorrow I am paying stupid money to have my whole head foil hi-lighted. My hairdresser is good but expensive (that is why I only see her about 4 times a year!), she charges 80 for 1/2 head foil or 100 for a the full...gee I think I will pay the extra 20 and get my money's worth.

All right I found the coolest thing, I have been playing around with google documents, now this will only apply to people with google accounts. Any how you can save all your documents using google documents and have access to the anywhere and be able to share them with people. You can save emails, power point shows, regular word docs, pdf's etc etc......Well any way I went into settings and there was a setting to be able to post docs right to your blog so I set it up and Presto it worked! (see document below).....This is great! I hope everyone has a wonderful weekend!!!!

How many of these did YOU
know about?

A sealed envelope - Put
in the freezer for a few hours, then slide a Knife
under the
flap. The envelope can then be resealed.
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Use
Empty toilet paper roll to store appliance cords. It keeps them Neat
and
you can write on the roll what appliance it belongs to.

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For icy door steps in freezing temperatures: get
warm water and p UT Dawn
dish washing liquid in it. Pour it all
over the steps. They won't Refreeze.
(wish I had known this for
the last 40 years!)
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To remove old wax from a glass
candle holder, put it in the freezer for A
few hours. Then take
the candle hold ER out and turn it upside down. The Wax
will fall
out.
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Crayon marks on walls? This worked
wonderfully! A damp rag, dipped In baking
soda. Comes off with
little effort (elbow grease that is!).
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Permanent
marker on appliances/counter tops (like store receipt BLUE!)
rubbing
alcohol on paper towel.
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Whenever I purchase a box
of S.O.S Pads, I immediately take a pair of
Scissors and cut each
pad into halves. After years of having to throw Away
rusted and
unused and smelly pads, I finally decided that this would Be much

more economical. Now a box of S.O.S pads last me indefinitely! In
fact, I
have noticed that the scissors get 'sharpened'' this way!

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Blood stains on clothes? Not to worry! Just pour a
little hydrogen Peroxide
on a cloth and proceed to wipe off every
drop of blood. Works Every time!
(Now, where to put the20body?)
LOL
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Use vertical strokes when washing windows
outside and horizontal For inside
windows. This way you can tell
which side has the streaks. Straight vinegar
will get outside
windows really clean. Don't wash windows On a sunny day.
They
will dry too quickly and will probably streak.
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Spray
a bit of perfume on the light bulb in any room to create a lovely

Light scent in each room when the light is turned on.
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Place fabric softener sheets in dresser drawers and your clothes
will smell
freshly washed for weeks to come. You can also do this
with towels and
linen.
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Candles will last a lot
longer if placed in the freezer for at least 3 Hours
prior to
burning.
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To clean artificial flowers, pour some
salt into a paper bag an d add the
Flowers. Shake vigorously as
the salt will absorb all the dust and dirt And
leave your
artificial flowers looking like new! Works like a charm!
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To easily remove burnt on food from your skillet, simply add a
drop or two
of dish soap and enough water to cover bottom of pan,
and bring to a boil on
stove top.

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Spray your
TUPPERWARE with nonstick cooking spray before pouring in tomato

based sauces and there won't be any stains.
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Wrap
celery in aluminum foil when putting in the refrigerator and it will

keep for weeks.
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When boiling corn on the cob,
add a pinch of sugar to help bring out the
Corn's' natural
sweetness
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Cure for headaches: Take a li me, cut it
in half, and rub it on your
Forehead. The throbbing will go away.

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Don't throw out all that leftover wine: Freeze into
ice cubes for future Use
in casseroles and sauces.
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To get rid of itch from mosquito bites, try applying soap on the
area And
you will experience instant relief.
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Ants,
ants, ants everywhere ... Well, they are said to never cross a chalk

line. So, get your chalk out and draw a line on the floor or
wherever ants
tend to march. See for yourself.
=========
Use
air-freshener to clean mirrors. It does a good job and better still,

Leaves a lovely smell to the shine.
=========
When you
get a splinter, reach for the scotch tape before resorting to

Tweezers or a needle. Simply put the scotch tape over the
splinter, and Then
pull it off. Scotch tape removes most
splinters painlessly20and easily.
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Now look wha t
you can do with Alka Seltzer........ Clean a toilet. Drop in
two
Alka Seltzer tablets, wait twenty minutes, brush and flush. The
citric
acid and effervescent action clean vitreous China .

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Clean a vase. To remove a stain from the bottom of
a glass vase or cruet,
fill with water And drop in two Alka
Seltzer tablets.
=========
Polish jewelry. Drop two Alka
Seltzer tablets into a glass of water and
immerse the jewelry for
two minutes.
=========
Clean a thermos bottle. Fill the
bottle with water, drop in four Alka
Seltzer tablets, and let
soak for an hour (or longer, if necessary).
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Unclog
a drain. Clear the sink drain by dropping three Alka Seltzer tablets

down the drain followed by a cup of Heinz White Vinegar. Wait a
few minutes,
and then run the hot water.

Uh what is wrong with me today???

 

Hi Gang,

Boy I am having one of those days;  I feel irritable, sluggish, tired, cranky and kind of depressed for no good reason.  I think staying up late last night to watch the season finale of Lost (which was good by the way) explains the tiredness and maybe because the pollen is horrible today and it is grey and sorta rainy out can explain the rest who knows??? 

I do not have anything exciting at all to say….see blah life sucks then you die.  Ok maybe I should snap out of it I have less than an hour left of work and it is weekend eve after all.  Oh wait I forgot Dave has to travel again next week, this time he is going to Los Angeles!  At least I will get a new T-Shirt to add to my collection.  I hate him being gone all the time, this job of his is turning out to be the pits.  The put a hiring freeze on, a raise/bonus freeze on so they do not have to lay any one off….but they are know working him/and fellow employee’s like dogs.  Since we have come home from vacation in January he has been gone on business almost every other week and sometimes back to back weeks.  Then it stinks because when the weekend comes and he is done traveling he just wants to veg gout because he is so tired and he has no energy to do the stupid fun things we used to do on the weekends.  So I guess I am feeling I work, come home, over and over again with nothing to look forward to…. I know deep in my heart it is not true, I got a good man,  a nice place to live, and we are comfortable (not rich but not hurting for anything either), we get along and enjoy each others company.  I should thank my lucky stars since so many people out there are being devastated by this economy today not to mention other problems others have to face on a day to day basis. 

Ok I need to end this pity party and think positively!  We will have a wonderful 10 day vacation in July, going to get some camping in and get back to nature and unplug myself from my computer, phone, iPod and TV.   That is just what I need.