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I PLANTED SOME FLOWERS IN MY VINTAGE BUNNIES BASKET .MAKES ME SMILE!!!

CLIFF IS PLAYING 651 ON LOTTO ALL WEEK! THE LAST TWO DAYS WE HAVE LOST BY ONE STINKIN NUMBER GRRRRRRRRRR!!!! :/  THE 6 AND 1 KEPT COMING OUT!!

THIS JACK BUTT KEPT US ALL UP LAST NIGHT!!! GOD ONLY KNOWS WHAT THE HELL HE WAS BARKING AT EVERY 5 FREAKIN MINUTES???????????????? WE ARE ALL WALKING ZOMBIES TODAY,BLAHHHHHHHHHHH! I GOTTA BOP AROUND SO IM GONNA HIT DUNKIN FOR THEIR NEW PECAN SOMETHING OR OTHER COFFEE.ITS YUM AND IM GETTING AN EXTRA LARGE!!!!!!!!
ITS SUNNY BUT NOTTTTTTTTTTT WARM YET,GRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!
HOPE YOU ARE ALL HAVING A BETTER START TO YOUR TUESDAY??? ;]

EASTER ETC

ANNA AND I COLORED OUT EGGLETTES YESTERDAY.

ADORABLE POPPA SMURF WAS HANGING CLOSE BY EATING HIS SUNDAY DONUT,LOL. HE GOT SOME EASTER EGGS TO TAKE HOME.

 I SHOULD BE DOING YARD WORK AT SOME POINT TODAY BUT....

THE WEATHER IS MAKING ME FEEL MORE WITCHY THEN PITCHY (AS IN PITCH FORK FOR CLEANING MY MESS OF A BACK YARD,LOL).

THIS SOOOO CUTE PIC I FOUND ON LINE MADE ME THINK ABOUT SOME DRAWINGS I HAVE DONE. THEY HAVE POEMS THAT GO WITH THEM AND I WAS THINKING OF GETTING THEM PRINTED  WITH THE POEM ON THEM AS WELL AND THEN SELL THEM ON MY ETSY SHOP (TO BE FRAMED AS ART)??? EITHER THAT OR TRY AND GET THEM ON AMAZON AS A CHILDRENS HALLOWEEN BOOK????

WHAT CHA THINK???

IM DRINKING A BIGGGG ICED COFFEE THIS MORNING IN HOPES IT PUTS SOME PEP IN MY STEP CAUSE IM JUST NOT FEELING IT YET AND I HAVE TONSSSS TO DO!!!

HOPE YOU ALL FIND YOUR OWN PEP AND HAVE A GREAT DAY!! :}

A FAMILY HEIRLOOM - EASTER

THIS SWEET SWEET GREEN LAMBY WAS A WONDERFUL PASS DOWN TO ME :} .

MY AUNT DA SENT HIM TO ME BECAUSE SHE KNEWWW I WOULD ABSOLUTELY LOVE HIM! MY DAD PAINTED HIM IN SCHOOL MANY MANY MOONS AGO AND HIS MOMMY KEPT IT ON HER POTTY TANK FOR ALL THOSE MOONS! HE WILL NOW STAY SAFELY ON MY MANTEL FOR THE REST OF MY MOONS .

THANK YOU SOOOO MUCH AUNTIE!!!! XOXOXO

THESE ADORABLE LITTLE SQUEEZIES WILL PLAY A GOOD ROLL IN MY EASTER THIS YEAR, IN THE FORM OF GAMES AND PRIZES. UNFORTUNATELY MINE WILL NOT BE QUITE THIS CUTE,  OR BREATHING FOR THAT MATTER, LOL. ILL POST WHAT I MEAN AFTER EASTER ;].

IM HAVING A LOTTTTTT OF FUN PLANNING AND PICKING UP PRIZES FOR OUR EASTER SUNDAY! THATS MY FAVORITE PART!!!!

I GOT POP COMING FOR DIN DIN TODAY. HMMMM, MAYBE SOME KINDA CHICKEN??

HOPE YOU ALL HAVE A GREAT PALM SUNDAY! I MISS WATCHING MY MOM AND HER MOM MAKING ADORABLE LITTLE BASKET TYPE THINGIES FROM THE PALM! I COULD NEVER PICK IT UP,GRRRRRR!! ;]

FREAKKKY CLOCKS- HIGH TEA

SOOOOO REMEMBER THE OLD ALARM CLOCK I GOT FROM THE THRIFT STORE? WELL I FORGOT TO CRANK IT AND IT STOPPED WORKING.

THEN I WENT TO POPS AND HE LET ME TAKE HOME THE OLD CLOCK THAT ALWAYS HUNG IN OUR KITCHEN SINCE I CAN REMEMBER. ITS A PLUG IN AND HE HASNT PLUGGED IT IN FOR A FEW YEARS NOW.IT SCREAMS HOME TO ME SO HE KINDLY LET ME HAVE IT.

 

DO YOU NOTICE ANYTHING ABOUT THESE TWO CLOCKS????

 

 

YEP,THEY WERE BOTH STOPPED AT THE SAME EXACT TIME!!!! :o

 

MARIA G AND I HAVE HAD SOME CRAZY WEIRD CLOCK STUFF GOING ON THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS!!! THREE OF HERS STOPPED WORKING WITH THE SAME EXACT TIME ON THEM AND A FEW MONTHS BACK I PUT BATTERIES IN A CLOCK THAT WAS POOPED OUT FOR A FEW MONTHS AND WHEN I WENT TO SET THE TIME AGAIN ON IT ,IT WAS ALREADY ON THE EXACT TIME OF DAY THAT IT ACTUALLY WAS :o !!

 

ANYWHOOOOO CLIFF IS PLAYING 651 ALL WEEK ON DAILY LOTTO,LOL!

HIGH TEA AT LONG ISLAND TEA ROOM(I THINK THATS THE NAME OF THE PLACE? ITS ON MAIN ST IN ISLIP, JUST PAST THE OLD ISLIP MOVIE THEATER).

THE CUPS AND SAUCERS WERE SO PRETTY

 

I GOT SOME YUMMY CRAZY FRUITY TEA (CALLED BLUE SOMETHING OR OTHER?)

ME AND MARIA HAD HIGH TEA (ALMOST ALL GONE HERE :/ )

 

 

THE KIDS HAD CHICKEN SOUP,MAC AND CHEESE,WINGS,SALAD AND WE SHARED THIS YUMMY HUMMUS PITA STUFF. THE FOOD WAS VERY GOOD!!! THE PLACE WAS A BIT UNDER DECORATED BUT THE STAFF WAS SWEET!

 

RIA AND BELLA. ANNA IS SHOWING YOU HER CASH! THE KID LOVES HER MONEY,LOL!! (TO MUCH LIGHT IN MY PIC EHHH,GRRR)

ME AND BILLY BOY ALL STUFFED!!!

 NO, THIS IS NOT THE TEA PLACE! ANNA SPOTTED STAR BUCKS ACROSS THE STREET AND BEGGED TO GO THERE AND SPEND HER MONEY,UGHHHHH!!!! I DONT NOW HOW SHE AND BILL PUT YET MORE STUFF IN THEIR BELLYS??????
 WE ALL HAD A NICE FUN AFTERNOON, EVEN THOUGH IT WAS BONE CHILLING COLD!! :o

                      LOTS TO DO TODAY. I BETTER GET MOVING!!! HAVE A AWESOME SATURDAY EVERYONE!!! (PS. THAT WHITE SHIT FALLING FROM THE SKY IS JUST AN ILLUSION! ITS ACTUALLY 70 DEGREES AND SUNNY OUT SIDE :/  )
                   
                                                     

SCRUBBING AWAY!

I WOULD LIKE TO ACTUALLY USE THIS PART OF MY KITCHEN FOR EASTER .ITS USUALLY REX'S DOGGY DEN SO I HAD TO DO AN INSANE SCRUB DOWN OF ALL THE BASE MOLDINGS, WALLS, TABLE LEGS, WINDOWS AND WINDOW SILLS, RADIATOR ETC!!

 

IM POOPED BUT IT ALL CAME PRETTY CLEAN,YIPPP! USED TWO TV TABLES TO HOLD THE BIG BUTT MICROWAVE, SO NOW I CAN ACTUALLY USE MY TABLE! YIP ,YIP!

I ACTUALLY LOVE THE LOOK OF THE TV TABLES WITH THEIR MISS MATCH WOOD LEGS AND GRAM GALLOS BEAUTIFUL TABLE CLOTHE ON IT!! I NEED TO FIND A COUPLE MORE OLD MISS MATCH WOOD CHAIR!

                                 ALL IN ALL,ITS NOT PERFECT BUT WAYYYY BETTER THEN WHAT IT WAS. ALTHOUGH REX WASNT VERY HAPPY THAT I TOOK OVER HIS SPACE. SORRY YOU LITTLE MESSY CUTE PAIN IN THE BOOTY! AFTER EASTER YOU CAN HAVE IT BACK ;} .(maybe???)
 I HAVE LOTS OF BOPPIN TO DO TODAY BUT SOME OF ITS FUN .ILL POST TOMORROW!
HAVE A GREAT DAY EVERYONE!! :]

                                            YEP, ITS RAININGGGG!
WE WILL LOOK AT IT AS  "SHOWERS BRING FLOWERS"  :} !
                        HAVE A WONDERFUL DAY!!!

ETSY SHOP ETC

DID YOU NOTICE AT THE TOP OF MY BLOG THAT THE LAST 4 ITEMS I HAD IN MY ETSY SHOP HAVE DWINDLED DOWN TO TWO? NO SALES FOR 6 MONTHS (NOT SURPRISING WITH 4 ITEMS LEFT) AND THEN BAM,CLOCK SOLD AND TODAY...

MR HARVEST MOON AND HIS WITCHY FRIEND,YIPPEEEE!

THE FACT THAT SOMEONE WOULD BY MY ART FOR 25 BUCKS AND 10 DOLLARS SHIPPING (BUYER IS FROM CANADA)  JUST BLOWSSSS MY MIND!!!

I PERSONALLY LOVE THIS PAINTING BUT THE FACT THAT SOMEONE ELSE OUT THERE DOES TO MAKES ME RIDICULOUSLY HAPPY!!!!

I REALLYYYY NEED TO WORK ON MY SHOP AND KEEP IT UP!!!

SO FAR IM ABOUT HALF THROUGH THIS BOOK AND ITS QUITE GOOD! ITS A VERYYYY SMART BOOK !! NOT WHAT I WOULD CALL A SIMPLE READ BUT ITS A NICE DIFFERENT TWIST ON VAMPS,WITCHES AND DEMONS. APPARENTLY THEY ARE ALL VERYYYY SMART AND LIVE AMONG US INCOGNITO (OF COURSE ;] ) AS PROFESSORS AND THE LIKE.

AH, HOME CRAP HOME ,SIGHHHHHHHHH!!!

DID 2 AND A HALF HOURS OF CLEAN UP YESTERDAY WITH A LOTTTT MORE TO GO :{

 

IM HOPING THE SUN WILL POP PUT AT SOME POINT TODAY???

HAVE A GREAT ONE ALL!!!

THRIFT STORE FINDS

WISH I HAD THESE FOR THE FRENCH ONION SOUP. GOT THEM FOR A BUCK A PIECE AND THEY ARE IN MINT CONDITION, YIPPP!!

THEY WILL BE GREAT FOR GOOEY DESSERTS AND ROASTING GARLIC ,CHEESY SOUPS ETC (IM HUNGRY!!! :o )

RAIN DROPS KEEP FALLING ON MY HEAD,LA, LA LA, LA! THATS WHAT THIS MUSIC BOX PLAYS. HIS HAT NEEDS SOME TOUCHING UP BUT OTHER THEN THAT ITS IN GREAT SHAPE. SAYS JAPAN AND IM THINKGGGGGG MAYBE FROM THE 1970'S.I HAVE TO LOOK IT UP.

TICK TOCK TICK TOCK! ITS A WIND UP AND IT WORKS!! LOVE!!

MR BUNNY IS APPRO. 12 INCHES TALL AND HAS LOVELY GRAZING WHICH I THINKKKKK MAYBE DONE ON PERHAPS. THE ORIGINAL TAG ON BOTTOM SAYS 1.99 WHICH BLEW ME AWAY. I HAVE TO LOOK HIM UP.

 

SO ALL IN ALL A GOOD HIT FOR APPRO 8 BUCKS TOTAL :} .

I AM GOING TO PLAY / WORK IN THE YARD TODAY!!! I AM VERY HAPPY ABOUT IT!!!

ENJOY YOUR DAY EVERYONE!! :}

BED SKIRT- CHICKEN -FRENCH ONION SOUP

DONT YOU JUST LOVVVE CHANGING OUT YOUR BED SKIRT...NOT!!!

 I PULLED A FEW MUSCLES WRESTLING WITH THIS BIG OLD MATTRESS.

I GOT A NEW ONE FROM COUNTRY DOOR CATALOG (BEDSKIRT). ITS HARD TO SEE IN THE PIC BUT ITS A LOVELY GREEN AND QUILTED.

MY PHONE CAMERA IS A MESS LATELY!!! I DID A NO NO AND PLAYED WITH THE SETTINGS TO MUCH AND NOW IM GETTING CRAP PICS,UGHHHH!!

I FRIED UP SOME THIN CUT CHICKEN CUTLETS FOR QUESIDILLAS. YOU GOTTA TRY IT THIS WAY.

IN A IRON SKILLET I MELTED ONE STICK OF BUTTER ( DONT BE SCARED!)

ABOUT 5 TBL SPOONS CANOLA OIL

APPROX 1/4 CUP FRANKS HOT SAUCE (I USED EXTRA HOT)

I COATED THE CUTLETS WITH TACO SEASONING POWDER AND THE FRIED THEM UP IN THE "HOT " PAN.

ADDED A SMALL SPRINKLE OF SALT TO EACH SIDE AS THEY COOKED.

LET THEM GET A PRETTY DARK GOLDEN COLOR AND THEN FLIP.

LET ME JUST SAY YUMMMMMMMMMM!!!

WOULD BE GREAT JUST AS IS OR IN A SALAD OR SANDWICH!

 

FRENCH ONION SOUP

ONE MASSIVE VADALIA ONION SLICED UP.

LET IT COOK TILL LIGHTLY GOLDEN BROWN AND VERY SOFT (THIS TAKES ABOUT 15 MINUTES OR SO)

DRAIN EXTRA OIL

 

ADD THREE CANS BEEF BROTH YOU LIKE AND THREE CANS WATER (ONLY WATER IF YOUR BROTH CALLS FOR IT.IF NOT USE MORE STRAIGHT BROTH) CAMPBELLS WORKED GREAT!

LET IT BOIL AND THEN SIMMER WITH TOP ON FOR A GOOD HOUR.

MEANWHILE CUT UP 1/4 INCH SLICES OF FRENCH BREAD AND DRIZZLE A BIT OF OLIVE OIL ON THEM AND COVER THEM WITH SOME GRATED PARM. TOAST IN BAKING TRAY ON 425 FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTE TILL GOLDEN AND CRUNCHY.

LADLE THE SOUP IN PYREX BOWLS

TOP WITH A COUPLE SLICES OF TOASTED BREAD

COVER BREAD WITH GRATED MOTZ (SOME PEEPS USE GYURERE OR SWISS)

PUT IN OVER AT 350 TILL CHEESE IS ALL MELTED

THEN ENJOY!!!

LOVEDDDD IT!!! SO DID BILL. ANNA...NOT SO MUCH,LOL. THE WET BREAD FREAKED HER OUT :/ .

I HATTTTTTTTTTTTE DOING DISHES BUT IF ITS GRAM GALLOS OLD DISHES I DONT MIND IN THE LEAST!! I JUST THINK ABOUT HOW MANY MILLION TIMES HER HANDS RAN OVER THEM AFTER THE MANY MANY MANYYYY MEALS SHE COOKED FOR HER FAMILY. PLUS ALL THE WOMEN, MY MOM, HER DAUGHTER IN LAWS, WHO WASHED HELPING HER OUT ON OCCASSION. RIDICULOUS SPECIAL TO ME!!! THEY ARE MY CHILDHOOD SUNDAYS IN A NUT SHELL!!

AMAZINGLY I WENT FOR A FAST SHORT WALK THROUGH THE NIEGHBORHOOD YESTERDAY AND TO MY HAPPINESS CAME ACROSS THESE GUYS POPPING OUT OF THE COLDDD GROUND. BEAUTIFUL!!

STILL CHILLY BUT I THINK ILL GO OUT THERE AGAIN TODAY??? MAYBE THRIFT STORE TO???

HAVE A GREAT ONE ALL!!!

SUNDAY AT RIAS

WENT TO DAVE AND MARIAS YESTERDAY . HAD A FUN AND YUMMY VISIT!!!

LOOK AT THE FUZZY SPRINGY WILLOWS POP BROUGHT HER :} !! THEY ARE GETTING HARDER AND HARDER TO FIND GROWING WILD. THEY KEEP PLOWING THEM DOWN,WAHHHHHHHHH!! (BY THE WAY, HER ENTERTAINMENT CENTER THEY ARE ON IS GORGEOUS! WILL TAKE BETTER PICS OF HER LOVELY THINGS SOON).

SHE FOUND THIS AT A SALE YEARS AGO.ITS FROM ITALY AND SOOOOOOOO SOOOOOOOO SWEET!!!!!!!!!!!!

HERE IS THEIR TURKEY BOY NICO,NIKO,NEKO (WHY CANT I REMEMBER HOW TO SPELL HIS NAME,UGHHHHHH).HE WAS SLEEPING LIKE THIS !!

 

ALL AND ALL A GREAT DAY!

TODAY I GOT BOPPING AROUND TO DO,BLAHHH! GONNA GET BACK ON THAT TREADMILL AND PART OF DIN DIN WILL BE HOMEMADE FRENCH ONION SOUP,YUMMM!!!

ITS TO COLD,BRRRRRRRR!!!! ITS SUPPOSED TO WARM UP A BIT ON THURSDAY SOOO,WE WAIT ;] .

 

BILL-PEANUT BRITTLE BROWNIES ETC

 

 

BEFORE

 

 

AFTER SHAVE AND HAIR CUT. LOOKING GOOD BILLY BOB!!  (HE IS JOKING WITH HIS POSE,LOL!)

 

IF YOU WORRY ABOUT TOMORROW, YOU RUIN YOUR TODAY!!

 

THIS IS ANNAS FRIEND . SHE WAS JUST IN A PLAY AT SCHOOL AND THIS PIC KILLSSSSSS ME!!!! YOU MAKE THE WORLDS MOST ADORABLE GOAT SABRINA!!

 

 

 

MADE THE PEANUT BRITTLE BLONDIE BROWNIES.

I LOVE THEM!!! ANNA IS KINDA EHHHH AND THEY ARE STILL A BIT CHEWY SO IM NOT SURE THEY ARE GOOD FOR YOUR TEETH IF YA GOT ISSUES :/ ??

 

 http://www.ladybehindthecurtain.com/chewy-peanut-brittle-brownies/ (LINK TO RECIPE)

 

 

"I LOVVVE PEANUT BRITTLE BROWNIES!!!"(REX TALKING,LOL)

 

SOOO, ITS COLD :/ , BUTTT ITS SUNNY :} !!!

 

HAVE A GREAT DAY EVERONE!!

SPOOKY MOVIES

SO WE ALL HAD SOME PASTA WITH MEATBALLS. THEN ME AND THE KIDS PLAYED A XBOX GAME, NARUTO . (ANNA BASICALLY KICKED OUR BUTTS FOR AN HOUR!!! :{ )

THEN IT WAS TIME FOR SPOOKY MOVIE NIGHT WITH ANNABELLE!!!

THE KIDS MADE ME SHUT OFF ALMOST ALL LIGHTING AND WE HUNKERED DOWN WITH SNACKS AND DRINKS.

 
                            UNFORTUNATELY NONE OF US REALLY ENJOYED THIS MOVIE. IF I WATCHED IT ALONE, I AM SURRRRE I WOULD HAVE BEEN SCARED BUT OVER ALL IT WAS KINDA CHEESY. THE FIRST 10 MINUTES WAS THE MOST EXCITING. OTHER THEN THAT, VERY VERY BLAHHHH ,GRRRRRRRR!! WITH ALL THE MONEY THESE MOVIE MAKERS HAVE, THEY COULD DO SOOOOO MUCH  BETTER ! I DONT GET IT :/ ?

THE CONJURING WAS WAY BETTER BUTTTT NOT AWESOME EITHER. ALTHOUGH ONE PART FREAKED ME OUT FOR A GOOD MONTH AT BED TIME,LOL!

I THINK PETER HERE IS GETTING WORRIED ABOUT DELIVERING HIS EGGS!!!

 

ITS STILLLL SNOWING BY ME THIS MORNING?????????? IM JUST GONNA ENJOY ITS BEAUTY AND BE HOPEFULL IT ALL MELTS FAST,LOL!

PROBABLY JUST DO SOME BAKING TODAY . I MIGHT TRY A PEANUT BRITTLE BROWNIE AND MAYBE SOME FRENCH ONION SOUP FOR ME AND THE KIDS FOR DINNER. CLIFF WILL HAVE LEFT OVERS (MEATBALL PARM HERO WHICH IM SURE WILL MAKE HIM HAPPY ;] )

HAVE A GREAT DAY EVERYONE!!