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YESSSS, It’s That Time Again!

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Yesterday it was 84 degrees here and the warmest day since probably last November!  I was grocery shopping Saturday and a most brilliant idea crossed my mind . . . it was time for Iced Coffee!!! Seriously, it makes me smile in the morning knowing that I have Iced Coffee to come home to after work, LOL!  If you haven’t tried it yet THIS could be your first summer sipping along with me.  I normally use generic coffee “Breaksfast Blend” but I had some Starbucks coffee I hadn’t opened yet so I used it instead.  The vanilla flavor was a bit sweeter & ohhhh sooo delicious, but you can use any coffee you want.  Directions below . . . (if you search “coffee” on my blog, I have a tutorial I posted last year)

I normally make this either in the morning before I leave for work or before I go to bed.  It should “cold brew” about 8 hours, don’t get crazy on the time – give or take 8 hours.  I always put mine in the fridge for the 8 hours but you can just leave it on your counter.  All you have to do is add the water to the coffee grounds, let it brew (sit), strain and voila! I use 1 1/4 cup coffee grounds to 8 cups of water.  When the liquid gold is ready . . . add ice, sweetener, a bit of milk and a bit of 1/2 & 1/2 . . . ENJOY!!! (original recipe comes for thepioneerwoman.com)

A New Painting

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One of my wonderful gifts for Mother’s Day was this painting that Tara did for my bedroom.  I went to Hobby Lobby, bought a mat and one of their barn-wood frames that I love . . . She is pretty talented . . . I love it and it looks great in my bedroom! 😉

Wow Me Wednesday

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Ok, so I’ve been a little busy and haven’t put much effort into cooking these days.  I’ve seen this on Pinterest and Amie was home this weekend so we decided to give it a try.  Just preheat your waffle iron and cook rolls 2 min. – I think next time I’ll try 1.5 min.  They were good, crunchy and took no time to cook, I just like them a bit softer.

Family

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Amie & I had a great time with some of our Cali family.  My Aunt Helen and my cousin Dori were in town for Dori’s daughter’s graduation from CU Boulder.  We were able to meet for lunch on Saturday and had so much fun catching up.  I haven’t seen Dori & her family for years!   We ate at B.J.’s . . . love that place!

Doug, Dori, Amie, Aunt Helen, me & Kelly

Doug, Dori, Amie, Aunt Helen, me & Kelly

Happy Mother’s Day!

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Ahhhhh my Baby Belle came by yesterday (in the snow) to make her first visit to Grammy’s house!  Great weekend with family.  Amie came down Saturday to hang out and we were able to have lunch with out of town family (pic tomorrow).  Hope you all had a great time with family yesterday! 😉

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Hail Storm

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A hail storm passed through last night & I was thankful for 2 things: my car was in the garage & I’d brought my tomato plant inside!!  Hail bombarded the house for about 10 minutes and it was anywhere from gumball size to as large as quarter size! Crazy!

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TDAP

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There isn’t anything I wouldn’t do for my little sweet pea!! Jason told me I needed to get a TDAP shot – whattttt a shot?!?!?  It’s just extra protection against Tetanus, Diphtheria and Pertussis, (whooping cough) for newborn babies.   So I made the appointment and got the shot this morning.  The nurse told me it was good for 10 years so that should cover me for any future grand-babies 😉

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She’s Here!!!!! 3 weeks early!

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I was leaving work last Thursday when my son called.  My daughter-in-law’s blood pressure was too high so the doctors decided to induce labor.  To make a long story short, lol . . . . she was born on Saturday, April 26th at 3:17pm at only 5lbs 3 oz. and 18 inches long . . . Introducing . . . .  my beautiful granddaughter – Belle Marie Benson!!!

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