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Lovin' From My Oven

I made a little treat this morning in the spirit of Valentine's Day...the best holiday ever in my opinion! As I have mentioned before I am a sucker for making cookies on the back of the Hershey's Kisses bags. You can find all the past cookies recipes here, here, here, and here!

This recipe is made with Hershey's Hugs Kisses, but I think any of the flavors they have out would be delicious as well! In the recipe you are supposed to roll the cookies in chopped nuts, but seeing as my family is not very fond of nuts (I am the only nut here), I substituted them with sprinkles! Sprinkles are the equivalent to nuts aren't they? You still get the crunch factor in there!

I also had to show of my beautiful roses I picked up while out getting groceries! I absolutely couldn't pass these up, and I wish I could have captured the colors of these beauties! They are a buttery-yellow and a deep reddish coral...So breath taking. Maybe I can get a better picture when the sun is shining (very cloudy today) and they are open to the max!

Snow Day...No School...Sew Day?

The telephone rang bright and early at 5:30 AM announcing that school was canceled due to the weather. Here in Colorado we are having a Pre-Halloween snow storm...10-18" expected for today and tomorrow! It has been windy, cold (29 degrees), and blowing snow all day, the kids are warm and snuggly, Honey's home from work, and I'm thinking I can get some sewing done today...if only I had something to work on. Hmmm, I did a lot of flipping through books, digging in fabric bins, and lots of *sighing*! My day of sewing...is almost over and I just now (at 3:00 PM) decided on what I am going to work on.

Here is my stack of fabrics that I came up with and will be using for my project, but you will have to wait until tomorrow to see a better idea of what I am stitching!

Estes Park & Elk Mating Season

This weekend we went up to Estes Park for a small get-away! I love Estes Park because it's about an hour and a half away, and just the right amount of driving for the kids. As you come into Estes Park they have on the side of the road this scenic overlook. We were quite lucky since it was still early in the morning (Thanks to the Honey for pushing us out the door at the crack of dawn) that we had the overlook to ourselves, so the kids could do a little exploring and climbing around. Before heading on down the road, I made the kids do the "family pose". I wonder how many people have had their pictures taken in this exact spot?Thousands, maybe even Millions!

As we came cruising down the mountain into town, we came to a screeching halt! What is going on? The traffic is crawling along and I'm starting to get annoyed and the kids are getting fidgety until we see this Magnificent bull elk standing in the middle of the road!

He was calling his herd of females and calves across to the other side. He was very aggressive and vocal.

Why?

Something Special Just For You!

It has been a very long time since I have had a Give-Away, and was inspired by the Give-Away that Amy at  Quixotic Pixels was having. So I thought I would join in the fun! Here is how it works:

* * * Can someone please tell me what this scary bug is? * * *

The first five people to leave a comment on this post will get something from me! But in return, you have to do the same thing on your blog and make something for five other people.

The details are as follows, and if you want to play, copy the following onto your blog and leave me a post:

1. I make no guarantees that you will like what I make. Whatcha get is whatcha get.
2. What I create will be just for you, with love.
3. It’ll be done this year (2009).
4. I will not give you any clue what it’s going to be. It will be something made in the real world and not something cyber. It may be weird or beautiful. Or it may be monstrous and annoying. Heck, I might bake something for you and mail it to you. Who knows? Not you, that’s for sure!
5. I reserve the right to do something strange.
6. In return, all you need to do is post this text on your blog and make 5 things for the first 5 to respond to your blog post.
7. Send your mailing address – after I contact you.

Are you excited? You better hurry and leave me a comment so I can get to work making something special... just for you!

***I will ship internationally so, if you live across the pond don't be afraid to play along!