tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-68276875693905184922024-03-05T06:29:16.820-08:00Stranded in BUCKEYE...NO MOREThis is the Life and Adventures of the Hansen family from Goodyear (Estrella Hills), Az.
Welcome to our NUT HOUSE!!Suzihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07725795317991818634noreply@blogger.comBlogger173125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6827687569390518492.post-52296535379842428252017-01-13T11:37:00.000-08:002017-01-13T11:37:15.199-08:00Oops...Better late then never...Christmas letter time! <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span lang="en-US" style="font-family: Calibri; font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: #c00000;"> I know all of us have had our share of trials and tribulations this year...our family certainly has. But as we sit here trying to write this years family letter we realize that along with all our trials we’ve also received many blessings and have some wonderful memories to look back on!! Realistically that’s part of the reason we write a Christmas Letter every year...not so much to bring you up to date on our family </span><i><span style="color: #38761d;">(which is important) </span></i><span style="color: #c00000;">BUT to remind us that along with our trials there is always good if we stay strong </span><i><span style="color: #38761d;">(sometimes a hard thing to remember, especially when you have two vehicles with blown engines...one in the garage and one in Utah...Woowho!)</span></i><span style="color: #c00000;">. Looking at our families crazy life this year we remember how blessed we are to have so many family and friends out there that come to our rescue when we need it! Family~ whether blood or not, are some of the most important blessings around!!!!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="en-US" style="font-family: Calibri; font-weight: bold;"> <span style="color: #38761d;">Our tall skinny bean pole, Seth, had a pretty busy year this year...full of lots of changes! This year Seth said good-bye to middle school & hello High School. He went from being the Big man on campus to low man on the totem pole as a Freshman. Before he took the huge jump to high school and after his 8th grade promotion he had a very busy summer! To start the summer off, he went on a long road trip with his grandparents to ID & WA visiting family and friends</span><i><span style="color: #990000;"> (according to them...he didn’t drive them crazy...strange)</span></i><span style="color: #38761d;">. He also got to attend his first pioneer trek for our church, where he lived without any electronics or modern helps and pulled a handcart...it was a fun and tiring experience for him! Right after his trek, Seth was off again to WA & UT, this time to help his sister move! After traveling all over he jumped FEET FIRST into high school...starting seminary</span><i><span style="color: #990000;"> (early morning church class)</span></i><span style="color: #38761d;">, joining the school swim team and the drama club. He's already been in two plays this year </span><i><span style="color: #990000;">(which he LOVES because he is a bit of a ham)</span></i><span style="color: #38761d;">. And as a Freshman in swim he excelled</span><i><span style="color: #990000;"> (especially at the breast stroke) </span></i><span style="color: #38761d;">and was placed on the Varsity team where he received a varsity letter...as a FRESHMAN</span><i><span style="color: #990000;"> (we are just a little excited about this)</span></i><span style="color: #38761d;">!! Its been fun watching him grow and enjoy high school...so far! Can’t wait to see what the future holds for this crazy kid!! </span><span style="color: #c00000;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="en-US" style="font-family: Calibri; font-weight: bold;"> <span style="color: #c00000;">Joshua had a few BIG changes this year! The biggest...he graduated from high school! We never thought he would survive high school to see it end. We can honestly say he had fun his Sr. year. He got to experience a lot of first this year in school...He took a ski trip</span><i><span style="color: #38761d;"> (and his dad got to chaperon)</span></i><span style="color: #c00000;">. According to his dad...he did pretty good on skis! In January he started a new job at a smoothie place name Robeks...the family, most of the time loves it when he brings smoothies home, except when he brings flavors like peanut butter and jelly smoothies or green grass ones...yes those are real favors! He got to get all dressed up and go to prom with a huge group of his closest friends. Have to say he looked pretty sharp in his tux</span><i><span style="color: #38761d;"> (which he picked out on his own)</span></i><span style="color: #c00000;">. Over the last few years Josh has been taking culinary at school. He said once his main reason for taking it was because he can eat what they cook...remember when it was because guys wanted to meet girls...not my kid...it was all about the food!! The thing is he was good at it and was asked to be apart of the competition team and brought home one of the schools first trophy's for culinary! He also attended a few leadership meetings in Williams, AZ</span><i><span style="color: #38761d;"> (a nice little get away from school)</span></i><span style="color: #c00000;">. We also managed to get Josh to complete is paperwork for his Eagle with scouts. He completed his project 2 years ago and finally managed to get his paperwork turned it! He’s now an official Eagle Scout!! Graduation was nice and HOT...outside in the morning, in May in Arizona, while it was over 100 degrees out! HOT HOT HOT!!! All the kids were dying in their black cap and gowns! And yes his mom insisted he wear his suit, forgetting that you wouldn’t see it under his cap and gown!! Like most kids that Graduate from high school Josh has now realized that school is far from over. He is taking advantage of his dad working for a College and started at Estrella College for free...he might be looking at following in his dad’s footsteps, studying administration of Justice. The summer found Josh still working at Robeks where he was promoted to a shift manager. Right as school ended Josh had his wisdom teeth pulled...and yes he reacted to the anesthetic and got pretty sick on the drive home...but the best part was when mom gave him back his phone, while he was still drugged, he started sending crazy messages to all his friends talking about his hamster</span><i><span style="color: #38761d;"> (he doesn’t have one, lol)</span></i><span style="color: #c00000;">. But he recovered very well. Later he took a trip his first plane trip up to WA to help his sister drive down to AZ. He also got to go on the pioneer trek with his brother and dad! Right after graduation he started dating a cute girl name Beth. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="en-US" style="font-family: Calibri; font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: #38761d;">Cayla and Craig, I think have had the busiest, craziest year out of the whole family! And of course they took all of us along for the ride! The year started off perfectly with them flying down here for Christmas and New Years with all of us! Made for a wonderful end to 2015 and a perfect start to 2016! But the year got even better...they started out in January as a family of 4 and by March they were a family of 5...Justin was born on March 22nd! Eric and David LOVE him to death! In July Seth drove up there with his grandparents and Josh flew up to help Cayla and the boys drive down to AZ for the summer, while Craig finished up school. Once Craig was finished with school, DJ and Seth drove up to WA and helped move their things to Utah. This took 2 trips back and forth from WA to UT</span><i><span style="color: #990000;"> (10 hours one way)</span></i><span style="color: #38761d;">...with an extra trip to Idaho because DJ killed our truck engine and they broke down in ID, so DJ had to tow our truck down to UT with his uncle’s truck</span><i><span style="color: #990000;"> (Can’t thank Dani and Roger enough)</span></i><span style="color: #38761d;">. Then Suzi came to the rescue, taking an unexpected trip to pick up the stranded travelers in UT. Now Cayla, Craig and the boys are settled into their new place in UT, where they are kept busy with Craig’s new job and with 3 growing boys and Cayla getting called in her new ward as the Young Women’s president and Craig as a teacher! Cayla has also been busy working on her photography...doing her first wedding this year and a few Senior pictures. This past October Eric</span><i><span style="color: #990000;"> (who turns 4 this month)</span></i><span style="color: #38761d;"> participated in his very first primary program!! HE DID SO GOOD...said his part, sat still</span><i><span style="color: #990000;"> (which is a BIG DEAL)</span></i><span style="color: #38761d;"> and sang his songs. David </span><i><span style="color: #990000;">(2 1/2)</span></i><span style="color: #38761d;"> is almost as tall as Eric! He has definitely entered the “2” stage...he has NO FEAR and is very independent!! But he has a smile that will melt your heart </span><i><span style="color: #990000;">(when he wants to smile that is)</span></i><span style="color: #38761d;">. I think Justin has had the biggest change so far. He is sitting up standing up, crawling and has a tooth...maybe 2 or 3 by now! Can’t wait to see all the exciting changes that will happen in 2017 to them! </span><span style="color: #c00000;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="en-US" style="font-family: Calibri; font-weight: bold;"> <span style="color: #38761d;">As for Suzi, her year has been full of helping her kids out when she’s needed. In March she flew up to WA to help Cayla when she had Justin...ended up in WA for a month. She got to spend lots of time with her grandbabies and time with her brother and nephew. She really enjoyed her time with all of them but was very happy to get back to her busy crazy life at home. Once home she spent time running the boys to swim practices, piano practices, work, school...kind of everywhere </span><i><span style="color: #990000;">(that’s what happens when your short not one but two vehicles and have to share)</span></i><span style="color: #38761d;">. She’s still working with the 8 to 11 year old girls at church. She loves listening to some of the funny things these girls say. They bring a smile to her! She also finds time to work on her crafts, spend time with friends and play referee between her puppy and kitty, Mia and Sofia! </span><span style="color: #c00000;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">With the Holiday Season upon us I have been doing a lot of pondering as I look at my life. I've been wondering about the paths I've taken or not taken in life...</span></div>
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Should I have prayed more with them...</span></div>
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">or had Family Home Evening more often...</span></div>
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">perhaps been better at reading our scriptures together...</span></div>
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Maybe I should have been more diligent in doing these things on my own as well......</span></div>
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">People say you shouldn't wonder <b><i>"what if"</i></b>...</span></div>
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">but with the world in such turmoil and my kids growing up, honestly I can't help it.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I worry as I watch my kids and their decisions in life and I wonder...</span></div>
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i><b>"Are they taking the right paths?"</b></i> </span></div>
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Our children are growing up way to fast, they are faced with so much hate and deceit in the world. Satan is finding creative ways to lead them away from the family that they are gone before you even realize it! </span></div>
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Last month was the election and honestly neither person runny was a good example of who you would expect to lead our nation. Now that the election is over it seems like our nation is at war with itself! And to be honest its been this way for awhile! Theres so much hatred out there. People fighting with each other...accusing everyone of terrible things...people killing each other...and so much more! So many of you have been wondering<b><i> "how can I live in a world like this" or "how can I raise my child in this nation".</i></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Well it comes down to what I've been pondering lately. And honestly, I guess it really doesn't matter whats going on in the outside world. The most important thing is inside our homes and what we teach our children!! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="color: #274e13;">Once we've chosen our path...right or wrong...and we teach our children, again right or wrong...Its left up to them to decide which path they will chose as they grown older...Its an on going process...we chose our path and hope we've done our best to teach our children...then as they grow older, its up to them to chose their path..<b><i>.All I can hope is that if they stray off the right path that they will one day find their way home! </i></b></span><b><i> </i></b> </span></div>
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<br />Suzihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07725795317991818634noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6827687569390518492.post-90095403298538167612016-10-29T09:22:00.003-07:002016-10-29T09:22:59.772-07:00Its a kind of Lularoe Life.......<span style="color: #990000;">Its seems like every time I've blogged lately I've made a comment about how long its been since I blogged or how crazy life has been or how stressful life has been...<b>WELL</b> this is <b>NO DIFFERENT!!</b> But today's not the entry for to catching you up with all the craziness in my life!!! </span><br />
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<span style="color: #990000;">Today is the day to tell you about my <b>NEW FAVORITE THING!!!</b> So during the summer I was invited to something called a POP-UP Party for something called Lularoe! </span><br />
<span style="color: #990000;"><span style="font-size: large;">WHAT THE HECK IS LULAROE</span>...and how the heck do you even say it...Lola Roe...Lu Lu Roe...What is it...oh...Lu-la-roe! So what is a Pop-up party and Lularoe..<span style="font-size: large;">.</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #990000;"><span style="font-size: large;">ITS A PARTY WITH CLOTHES</span>...Clothes people...clothes you can try on either in your home or in the home of the Lularoe consultant! And who is this <b>AWESOME</b> Lularoe consultant that has introduced me to my new favorite thing... Courtney Brinkerhoff! She is the cutest, sweetest, little thing! And she has the most adorable little family! <b>LOVE HER KIDS!!!</b> </span><br />
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<span style="color: #990000;">So Lularoe is the most comfy, fun and cute clothes around! And the best part...most of their stuff looks good on any body! And all their clothes have names...names like Cassie, Irma, Joy, Sarah, Mae, Julie, Nicole...notice a pattern here...they are people names...AND not only do they have clothes for women...theres little girl clothes, teen clothes and ready for it...Mens t-shirts...<span style="font-size: large;">AND THE BEST PART</span>...they are all soft...like butter! Check out Courtneys facebook page at LuLaRoe by Courtney Brinkerhoff and her instagram...you won't regret it I promise! </span><br />
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<span style="color: #990000;">So after my obsession started and attending every pop-up party Courtney was having...I gave in and hosted a pop-up party myself. <b> CAN I SAY</b> Courtney's pop-up parties are so <b>EASY</b>...If you want you can host the party in <b>HER HOME</b>...You don't have to clean your house...all you have to do is bring a few snacks and your good to go! Courtney does ALL THE WORK...and you get to have all the fun and play dress up! Why do I say dress up because <span style="font-size: large;">ALL THE CLOTHES ARE RIGHT THERE! </span> You try it on, LOVE IT and then you can buy it right there! Really...how stinkin easy is that! Or if you want she can bring all her clothes to your house for the party but then you have to clean your house, make sure all the family is out, have rooms for people to try things on...you get the idea! Having it at her house all I had to do was bring some goodies to eat............</span><br />
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<span style="color: #990000;">Which brings me to my blog today! A lot of the gals that came to the party was requesting some of the recipes that I had there...and<b> I HAVE BEEN TERRIBLE</b>...I didn't get the recipes sent out...<b>SORRY LADIES</b>...I'm sure you can all relate to have a crazy busy life! </span><br />
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So lets start with Zebra Popcorn or what I sometimes call it <b>CRACK</b>! This stuff is so addicting!! You can't just eat one piece or two or three..<b>.YOU WANT IT ALL</b>...so the name <b>CRACK!</b> This is so easy to make that you need to have self control and not make it all the time! </div>
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<i><span style="color: #274e13;">12 cups popped corn (approx 1/2 cup un-popped) </span></i></div>
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<i><span style="color: #274e13;">1/2 cup butter</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="color: #274e13;">2 teaspoons vanilla</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="color: #274e13;">Preheat oven to 250 degrees. Lightly butter a large baking sheet, set aside. Place popped corn in large mixing bowl. Place butter in 2 qt microwave safe bowl; microwave on high about 1 minute or until butter is melted. Add brown sugar and corn syrup; microwave on high, stirring frequently, until mixture comes to a boil. Without stirring, continue to microwave for 3 minutes. Stir in vanilla and backing soda. </span></i></div>
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<i><span style="color: #274e13;">Drizzle syrup over popped corn; mix well to thoroughly coat popcorn with caramel. Spread popped corn on prepared pans. Bake 30 minutes, stirring every 10 minutes. Remove popcorn from pan, spread out on parchment paper for was paper far enough apart so pieces don't touch. Cool. On low heat, slowly melt dark chocolate ( in double boiler or microwave). In a straight thin line, drizzle dark chocolate across caramel corn (see below). Next do the same thing with the white chocolate. Cool completely and allow to harden,.<b><span style="font-size: large;">.THEN EAT!</span></b> </span></i></div>
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<b>OMG!!!</b> So I go to a lot of craft classes and a gal brought these and I couldn't stop eating them so I had to get the recipe...I have altered it a little but other than that...<b>YUM YUM YUM! </b></div>
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OK this is a family favorite and you might find it a bit strange but once you taste it...<b>YOU'LL LOVE IT!</b> Also don't tell people what this is till <b>AFTER THEY TASTE IT! </b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">All three of these recipes are really easy and have become family favorites! I'm sure if you make them they will become yours too! </span></b></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">HOLY CRAZINESS BATMAN!!!</span><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">What an exciting few months life has been in our family!!! Geesh...I'm not even sure where I should start!!!</span></h3>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I suppose I should start with...ummm...I know...its back a few months...<b>BUT DEAL WITH IT</b>...But let's jump back toooooo lets see... the beginning of March and Cayla is telling us she is already having contractions..<b>.HEELLLOOO----SHE'S NOT DUE TILL THE END OF MARCH!!! </b>So the Big question that DJ and I start asking each other "When do I fly up to Washington and for how long?" After long discussions we decided to have me fly up a week and a half BEFORE her due date, keeping fingers crossed that NO BABY comes. I decided not to get a return ticket home because you never know what will happen- what if she's late...you know better safe then sorry. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">SO up I went...then of course <b>NO BABY!!! DAY after DAY went by...TICK TOCK...TICK TOCK...</b>fast forward to the 29th and guess what...right as we all go to bed, make up off, PJs are on, everyone is settled in - Cayla's water broke and off we go to the hospital and on the 30th our sweet little Justin was born!!! Talk about staying up all night and all day!! </span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">While at Cayla's I realized there was only a month left of school and I hadn't even done Joshuas graduation announcements - SO after the babies went to bed ever night that's what I worked on...one problem...Cayla took Joshua's Senor pictures at Christmas time and (I know I'm mom) but she did a really good job and I loved them all and I had a hard time just picking one. SO I picked a few and even those weren't the best ones they were just the easiest ones to make announcements out of! I know I could of put more than one pic on his announcements but I'm not that tech savvy, LOL. I'm as basic as you can get!! </span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Right after we got the suit it was time to ship him off to Catalina! Yep thats right we got rid of our kid! LOL Not really...So the 8th graders take a trip to Catalina the last week of school. At 11:30 p.m...thats at night, you know just before midnight...you know when normal people are sleeping!!! The kids meet at the school, load up on the busses at 12:15 a.m-again thats in the morning!!!! Then they are off, out of our hair for 3 days!!! They get to CA and take a boat around 6:30 a.m...Now I knew my son would get sick - I even gave him meds to take cuz I knew BUT he didn't listen to me<b> (I'M JUST MOM...WHAT DO I KNOW</b>). He felt good so when they announced any kids who might get sick we want you up front, Seth thought he was good and stayed where he was and about half way he started feeling sick. He said he told his friends he'd be right back, went up top and proceeded to up chuck...<b>SEE MOTHER KNOWS BEST.</b>..then he went back to his friends like nothing happened! </span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">We went from one celebration right into another!! Joshua had to be dropped off at the High school the next morning at 6:45 a.m ...again we are talking in the morning people!!! His graduation was at 8a.m at the Goodyear Ballpark! (Let me add this little side note...it was 10 degrees cooler the next day, than it was the day of the graduation...<b>COOLER!!!!!!!!!!!</b>) Do you have any idea how HOT it was at 8a.m. And yes I was a BAD mother, I made my son wear a suit!! I did't think it would be so <b>HOT</b> at 8 in the morning...it was <b>HOT, NO BREEZE, NO SHADE, JUST HOT. </b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">OK back to the day...So out come the grads...Most of them were wearing these graduation shades they had made...and of course they didn't tell anyone...what rebels! Love it! The graduation it self was fine, just super long considering we were all hot! But when it was all said and done...<b>WE HAVE A GRADUATE!! JOSHUA DID IT!!!</b> We are super proud of him! </span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">But that wasn't the end of our crazy day with him! You see this just lead right into our next event of the day!! Our best friend Russell was getting married! So right after the graduation was over Rus took off, didn't hang around for pictures and took off for Mesa. We took pictures then headed home, changed our clothes and headed to Mesa to be there for Rus and Cheri! Then we did the disappearing act just like him and took off before the pictures and headed BACK to our side of town to get things ready for the <b>NEXT EVENT</b>, Joshuas party!! But how awesome was it that Cheri and Russell took time to spend it with us...They came that night to the party!!! Crazy newlyweds!!! LOL </span></div>
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<span style="color: #741b47; font-size: large;">So today is Mother's Day! Lets start with saying <b>HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY to all you AMAZING MAMMAS</b> out there! Especially MY MOM! I mean seriously...she had to put up with me and my brother and sister for all these years! Look we are adults and we are STILL giving the poor woman gray hairs! I'll claim a few of those gray hairs BUT not all of them... Dan and Kim have add some of those too...Just like our kids have added plenty of gray hairs to our heads! But I wouldn't trade a single gray hair...isn't that why we have hair dye (just kidding,sorta)! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">A couple of weeks ago I was asked to teach the lesson in Relief Society for Church and it just so happened to be on Mothers...Behold thy Mother by Jeffery R. Holland. Of course any teacher will tell you that you get more out of a lesson than those that you teach. But I wanted to share with everyone a few things that I shared in my lesson because with it being Mother's Day I thought it was a great message to pass on! On two of the stories, I'm just going to warn you...get your tissues out!!! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Then Elder Holland says Something that sets the tone for the whole lesson. This statement to me, as a mother, was so powerful. At the time I was preparing the lesson, I had just gotten, home from Caylas...like just 3 days before, helping her from having a baby (grandbaby number 3...so exciting) and this was just so neat...especially with all that's going on in my family right now that it just struck a chord.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>"Today I declare from this pulpit what has been said here before:that no love in mortality comes closer to approximating the pure love of Jesus Christ than the selfless love a devoted mother has for her child." </i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">As I've raised my children it's always amazed me that the Lord would entrust such spirits in my care. I've never claimed to be the best mother out there...I've told my children that when they were born they didn't come with an instruction manual for me to follow so I'm sure I did things wrong, but that was ok because I did things my way and well they lived so it was all good but I can tell you that I hurt when my children hurt, I was angry when my children were angry. I was happy when my children were happy. I know all of you can relate. And as my children get older...that's not going to change. I will always feel that way for my children, just as I know my mother still feels that way for me! </span></div>
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<i><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Sister Carol B. Thomas (former 1st councilor in the general YW's Presidency) said: "Nothing we do in life is more important than mothering our children. And as we strive to deepen our family talent for spirituality, our most effective teaching will come by our examples. Not everything we do will be successful, but remember my mantra: If you're a good mother 60 percent of the time, you are a good mother." </span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">60 percent of the time...ok I think I can manage that...so maybe I haven't done too bad of a job with y kids. And as a friend pointed out during the lesson we are sleeping half that time so its even lesson...so I'm doing really good! LOL </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">OK so I don't want to give me whole lesson so I'm just going to jump ahead here...But I wanted to give a few key factors before I jumped into two random stories about motherhood. But here they are! I know each of you will relate to these in one way or another.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>Elder Christiansen stated: So far, no worthy substitute has been found for good mothers. Without them, civilization is doomed to decay.” </i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>According to a Jewish proverb: “god could not be everywhere; therefore, he made mothers.” </i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>Abraham Lincoln articulated the sentiments of virtually all mankind when he said, “All that I am, or hope to be, I owe to my angel mother.” </i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Just like the Savior, as mothers we make sacrifice for our children. We feel their pains and sorrows. We also want them to succeed and we will do all that we can to help them towards that path to success, we will give them the tools they need to get them there, just like the Savior gave us the tools to return home to him and to succeed here in this life! </span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>Lucile Tournear shares the following story: My mother was so quiet and unassuming that many of her closest neighbors never really learned to know her; yet she was truly a friend to the friendless and a comfort to the lonely-hearted. </i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>My early childhood would have been desolated indeed without her love and devotion. How clearly I remember a conversation that went something like this: Mamma, will you read to me now? Just a few pages, Mamma.” I would carry a book into the kitchen where my other was ironing or to the dining room where she sat at her sewing machine. Sometimes I followed her to the back porch were she scribbled clothes on a washboard. Her explanations that she must first finish her work were always gentle and patient. Never did she raise her voice in anger or impatience. More often than not, she would leave her work only to finish it later in the evening when I was tucked safely into bed. Due to her kindness and tact, I was eight years old, before I realized that I was blind. </i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>When a teacher was found to teach me Braille, Mother learned Braille with me. Since we could see the teacher only once a week, Mother felt that my progress would be too slow with so little help, so my education became another of her many tasks. When I did enter a day school for the blind, I was able to go into the fifth grade with the children in my own age group. Had she merely been the traditional busy housewife, this would have been noteworthy enough, but since she was the sole provider for four children, it was remarkable. By taking in washing and sewing, working in the homes of neighbors, and remaking second-hand clothing that friends and relatives contributed, we were able to manage. </i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><b>Sorry its so serious, but I wanted to share with you these stories today! HAPPY MOTHERS DAY! THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO HAS HAD A HAND IN TOUCHING THE LIVES OF ME AND MY FAMILY IN ONE WAY OR ANOTHER! Each of you will always hold a special place in our hearts!</b></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #990000;">To say 2015
flew by is totally the understatement of the century!!! I say it every year but this year…Oh my heck
I just got use to writing 2015 on everything…sorta, and I still have a million
and one things on my to-do list that I need to get done before the end of the
year, which by the way is just a few weeks away!! </span><b><span style="color: #274e13;">EEK!!! I DID NOT GIVE THIS YEAR PERMISSION TO FLY BY
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #990000;">This year
started with the excitement of 2014 coming to an end, celebrating Christmas
with family and friends and ringing in the New Year in classic Hansen
style…lots of<b> FOOD</b>, watching movies in our PJ’s all night and toasting the new
year with sparling apple and grape juice!
I’m still trying to get over the shock that<b> </b></span><span style="color: #274e13;"><b>I DID NOT GIVE LAST YEAR
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #990000;">February was
an exciting month…<b>WHY?</b> Because I got to go to Washington to visit my brother
and nephew. I was so worried I would freeze but really it wasn’t that cold,
just<b> LOTS</b> of rain!! Even with the rain I had such a good time! Also this month
Seth took his acting to the comic books, which for every boy who loves super heroes
was a dream come true, however he was playing a bad guy and seemed to enjoy it
just a bit too much! With the end of
this play came the end of the Drama Season for Seth, it went by so quickly…</span><span style="color: #274e13;"><b>I
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #990000;">We fast
forward through March with DJ getting called as the Varsity Coach in YM’s. Of course April brought us Easter…A time to
celebrate the resurrection of the Savior and new life. With April we are now <b>4 MONTHS</b> into the year…</span><b><span style="color: #274e13;">I
DID NOT GIVE THIS YEAR PERMISSION TO FLY BY SO FAST!!!<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #990000;">May was
probably the most exciting month of Josh and Seth…</span><b style="color: #990000;">SCHOOL ENDED!!</b><span style="color: #990000;"> Seth finished
7</span><sup style="color: #990000;">th</sup><span style="color: #990000;"> grade and was getting ready to be the </span><b style="color: #990000;">TOP DOG</b><span style="color: #990000;"> in Elementary
School as an 8</span><sup style="color: #990000;">th</sup><span style="color: #990000;"> grader.
Joshua ended his Junior year very excited because now he was a</span><b style="color: #990000;"> BIG SHOT</b><span style="color: #990000;">
senior! May was also our 25</span><sup style="color: #990000;">th</sup><span style="color: #990000;">
Anniversary! Of course DJ surprised me
with a trip to my favorite place on earth-Disneyland!! My hubby knows me so
well!! It was crazy to think that we have had a life together for 25 years,
where did the time go…</span><b><span style="color: #274e13;">I DID NOT GIVE THIS YEAR PERMISSION TO FLY BY SO FAST!!</span></b><span style="color: #990000;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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kept all of us busy. Seth started back
at swim where he has really improved, he still hates it but he’s really
fast! Josh took on a high adventure trip
with the guys from Church…they hiked Mount Langley in the Sierra Nevadas. What
a trip this was, he had everything from sunshine, rain, hail and snow. Seth
also took off this summer to scout camp for a week. The day he got home the family took off for a
10 day trip to Utah and Idaho to visit family!
What a trip it was…Cayla, Craig and the babies came along on this trip
with us! We had so much fun visiting
zoos, museums and of course all our family! But this trip just wasn’t long
enough and before I knew it we were heading home! </span><b><span style="color: #274e13;"> I DID NOT GIVE THIS YEAR PERMISSION TO FLY BY
SO FAST!!</span></b></span><b style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #274e13;">!</span></b></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #990000;">This trip was
kind of a bitter sweet trip, right after we got home Cayla and Craig made a</span><b style="color: #990000;">
MAJOR</b><span style="color: #990000;"> change in their life…they moved to Washington for Craig to further his
education. Of course this move brought
lots of tears to everyone…and a major change for Cayla who has lived in Arizona
all her life. It was very difficult to
watch them leave…</span><b><span style="color: #274e13;">I DID NOT GIVE THIS YEAR PERMISSION TO FLY BY SO FAST!!! </span></b><span style="color: #990000;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #990000;">August
brought DJ’s 30 year High School reunion, which also brought another trip back
to Utah! This trip brought a<b> FUN</b> experience
of our car breaking down two different times, getting towed two different times
and driving through the Arizona desert with no air<b> BEFORE</b> breaking down,
sitting in the heat for hours…<b>FUN TIME, FUN TIMES!</b> But DJ had a great time seeing old
friends! August also was the start of
the new school year…I now have one senior and one 8</span><sup style="color: #990000;">th</sup><span style="color: #990000;"> grader. Just a few more months and I’ll only have one
left in school…</span><b><span style="color: #274e13;">WOW, I DID NOT GIVE THIS YEAR PERMISSION TO FLY BY SO FAST!!!</span></b><span style="color: #990000;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #990000;">One big
change besides DJ’s birthday in September was him getting called to be the 1</span><sup style="color: #990000;">st</sup><span style="color: #990000;">
councilor in the Stake Young Men’s presidency. He loves working with the Young
Men and is really excited about getting to work with Seth once he turns 14 in
December. Josh also took on a</span><b style="color: #990000;"> NEW</b><span style="color: #990000;"> roll
in his life…he is in the work/release program and started working as an intern
at ATCA (Airline Training Center AZ). It
been fun watching him take on new responsibilities. October brought another trip for me up to
Washington to see Cayla, Craig and the babies!
DJ, Josh and Seth wanted to send me up there for my birthday! To say I was excited doesn’t really describe
how I felt getting to see them. And it
was during this trip that I got the best Birthday gift from Cayla and
Craig…they are expecting our 3</span><sup style="color: #990000;">rd</sup><span style="color: #990000;"> grandbaby, another boy, in
March!! So Excited…this will be the </span><b style="color: #990000;">ONLY</b><span style="color: #990000;">
time</span><b><span style="color: #274e13;"> I WILL GIVE THE YEAR PERMISSION TO FLY BY SO FAST!!! </span></b><span style="color: #990000;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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December have been exciting so far.
During this time my dad, was released after serving for 10 years as the
Stake President of the Phoenix West Maricopa stake. It was bitter sweet…he’s served as a member
of the stake presidency for over 19 years.
I’m not sure my parents are going to know what to do with so much free
time. December really is a magical time,
fun things always happen during this time…The best thing of all Cayla and Craig
came down for the holidays! Everyone is
excited to see them! <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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lives are busy-crazy but with all our ups and downs this year we have come to
appreciate what is most important… </span><b style="color: #990000;">FAMILY!! </b><span style="color: #990000;">
This holiday season I hope you can find joy when spending time with
family! I hate to see any year end but
looking at what’s ahead from our family, new baby, graduations, missions, just
life, I think I’m ready to</span><b><span style="color: #274e13;"> GIVE THIS YEAR PERMISSION TO FLY BY! </span></b><span style="color: #990000;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #990000;">The Hansen and Gassaway Family, DJ,
Suzi, Joshua, Seth and Cayla, Craig, Eric and David. </span></span><o:p></o:p></div>
Suzihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07725795317991818634noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6827687569390518492.post-8447434174176595132015-12-07T08:17:00.002-08:002015-12-07T08:17:58.986-08:00SIMPLIFY...<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Yesterday was a very emotional in our family! My dad, for those of you that know him Ron Waldron, was released as Stake President of the Phoenix West Maricopa Stake for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. He served as Stake President for 10 years and before that as 1st counselor for 9 years. It was a very sweet morning as testimonies were shared...as messages of love and service about my dad and and his two counselors, Greg and Todd, were shared. Also what sweet testimonies were given my the new incoming leadership and their wives. Emotions were very high that morning, tears were being fought back by everyone. Even the two General Authorities were fighting the tears. Its going to be fun to see what happens not that this chapter closes and an new one opens today for all these families! </span></div>
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">As we came home from this very spiritual and emotional meeting and I entered my house and looked around, I almost had a melt down. You see this past two weeks has been a crazy rollercoaster ride it seems like...This week we had our ward Christmas party. I was asked to help with the committee again this year. We thought we had a simple plan...whats that saying about the best laid plans...well, everything that could happen, probably did. Lets just say there were family health issues, family issues, school issues, church issues...any kind of issue that could pop up in my life it did..........................</span><b style="color: #4c1130; font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">SOOOOOOOOO</b><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: verdana, sans-serif;"> my house kind of blew up during this time! I got Christmas decorations out and started putting them up and well it just seemed to add to the mess...YOU KNOW </span><b style="color: #4c1130; font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">YOU ALL CAN RELATE WITH THE ISSUE.</b><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">..............But on a side note-the Ward Party was </span><b style="color: #4c1130; font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">GREAT</b><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">...the decorations-</span><b style="color: #4c1130; font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">GREAT</b><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">, food-</span><b style="color: #4c1130; font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">AMAZING</b><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">, Youth program-</span><b style="color: #4c1130; font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">AWESOME</b><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: verdana, sans-serif;"> and </span><b style="color: #4c1130; font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">FUNNY </b><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">(ok side note...my youngest son added a bit of comic relief when he slipped of the back of the stage the wisemen where standing on...then all the youth started laughing...yep my son, the youngest one! LOL)</span><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">, over all night -</span><b style="color: #4c1130; font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">PERFECT!!!!</b></div>
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">One sister, a Relief Society Instructor, was known for preparing flawless lessons. One time she decided to create a beautiful quilt that would serve as the perfect backdrop to the theme of her lesson, But life intervened - there were children to pick up from school, a neighbor who needed help moving, a husband who had a fever, and a friend who felt lonely. The day of the lesson approached, and the quilt was not completed. Finally, the night before her lesson, she did not sleep much as she worked all night on the quilt. The next day she was exhausted and barely able to organize her thoughts, but she bravely stood and delivered her lesson. And the quilt was stunning - the stitches were perfect, the colors vibrant, and the design intricate. And at the center of it all was a single word that triumphantly echoed the theme of her lesson: "SIMPLIFY." </span></div>
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">So as I look around my house, as I look at my list of things to get done, as I look at my calendar of events coming up...One thought now comes to mind - SIMPLIFY! Am I focus on the right things this time of year or for that matter all year! I'm worried about getting sicker and not having time to finish all the work that needs to get done...is that what truly matters or should I focus on the "Simplicity that is Christ." Time to refocus...time to SIMPLIFY!!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">I don't know why but yesterday I felt the urge to find a Christmas gift my parents gave all the family back in 2008. This was something that up until recently I KNEW exactly where it was and for some reason I couldn't find it yesterday. To say I was getting upset was an understatement! For years this gift was with my Family History, I could see it there, I've gotten it from this same spot over and over but this time it wasn't there. During my frustration DJ happened to call and asked what was wrong and I told him and he said well my first thought is in the safe and my second thought was with the Family History...well it's not with the Family History and WELL SILLY ME...I then remembered it was so important to me and I didn't want it to be destroyed in a fire so I put in in the safe...and GUESS WHAT...it was there safe and sound!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">And what is this silly little gift you ask...</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">well it's not so silly to me and my family...</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">in 2008 for Christmas that year my parents gave us (my brother, sister and me) one of the most precious gifts they ever could have given us, they gave us...</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">as they put it, they wanted to share something of lasting and eternal value. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">They wanted us to recognize the treasure that is contained in their story and the lasting worth it is to our family and our posterity. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">Every so often I get out this story and I sit down and I read it. Even though I know this story and I've heard it for years I seem to find new things in it, perhaps because I'm in different stages in my own life as I read it. Its not that long of a story but the things that my dad went through during his journey into the gospel is truly a testimony. You can't help but see how the Lord was preparing him for what his future was. It just shows you that the Lord truly is there with you no matter who you are, member or non-,member, the Lord always has a hand in your life. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">As I sit here reading what was the start of the first chapter in my parents life in the gospel, I think about next month as the next chapter in my parents life comes to a close. You see my dad will be released as the Stake President of the West Maricopa Stake. Its kinda crazy to stop and think about this chapter coming to a close. Dad has served as stake president for 10years and before that he served as 1st counselor to President Hinten for 9 years. So basicly 19 years of my father's life as been serving as a member of the stake presidency in the West Maricopa Stake. My mom has been by his side supporting him all during this time. Lets put it a little differently...I have 3 children...Cayla, age 23 (married almost 5 years with 2 children and one on the way), Joshua, age 17 (senior in high School), and Seth age 13 (almost 14, 8th grade)...I only had one child when my dad was first put into the stake presidency. My other two kids weren't even born. Pretty much this is all my children have known of their grandpa. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">Watching my dad and mom live the gospel has been a true teaching experience in my life. Watching how they have handled the trial and tribulations that have come their way over the years and how they have come through those situations has been a true blessing in my life. I know that sometimes people look at my parents and think that they have this perfect life but really they are just like all of us except that they have learned to rely on Heavenly Father to help them when they are in need of help and guidance. Not to say that we haven't, I just think that they have fully put that trust in him. I love the example they are to me. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">I'm so grateful for the true pioneers my parents have been. They accepted the missionaries invitation to join the church, to be baptised and to go forth and be examples to those around them. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">The seeds were planted before my dad was a member, he was sick and he received a blessing...from that blessing we now have a family growing in the gospel. The examples they have been in teaching me and now I have taught my family and will eternally be grateful! </span><span style="color: #0b5394;"> </span></div>
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Suzihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07725795317991818634noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6827687569390518492.post-32842099943205724592015-10-27T14:31:00.001-07:002015-10-27T14:31:51.025-07:00EXTRA EXTRA...BIG NEWS...<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #38761d;">SOOOOOOO...I'm sure some of you thought I had dropped of the face of the earth this last year...</span></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d;">Seriously, I hardly posted anything! </span></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d;">Yep, I'm sure you thought I finally did it...</span></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d;">That I ran away and I changed my name...Well, as wishful thinking as it was, and how tempting it was at times, I didn't do it...</span></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d;">Life just was crazy...mostly in a good way this last year! </span></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d;">To say its getting back to normal.....well that's hard to say! </span></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d;">BUT I'm hoping to get back to blogging more because I know this is how a lot of my family and friends keep up to date on what's going on in my crazy families life!! </span></div>
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<span style="color: #b45f06;">But for now, I'm not really going to bring you up to date on much I just wanted to share some of the <b><span style="font-size: large;">MOST EXCITING NEWS OUT THERE!! </span></b></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: orange;">This announcement is from Cayla and Craig...</span></b></div>
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<span style="color: orange;">Here we go.....</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: #b45f06;"> Cayla and Craig are expecting </span><span style="color: orange;">baby number 3!!!!</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04;"><i>Prepare pie crust. Line 9 in pie plate with pastry. Combine meat, milk, soup mix, pepper and allspice, mix gently. Lightly pat into pie plate. Top with potatoes. Adjust top crust, seal and flute edge. Cut design in top pastry. Bake at 350' about one hour or till browned. Serve with warm with catsup. Makes 6 to 8 servings. </i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #741b47; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Yes I'm at it again...another PUMPKIN RECIPE...</span></div>
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<span style="color: #741b47; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Also, I know the pictures that I'm posting today aren't too great from my trip...all of these pics were taken with my phone...my camera is upstairs and right now I'm sitting with my laptop typing away listening to the rain outside and I'll be honest...I'm just too too lazy to go upstairs and get the camera with all my pics. I'll post better pictures, maybe later! LOL </span></div>
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<span style="color: #741b47; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">At the beginning of February I went to <i>Gig Harbor, Washington</i> to visit my brother, Dan and nephew, Caleb. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #741b47; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have to tell you I was really nervous about going...why you ask...</span></div>
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<span style="color: #741b47; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Cuz everyone had me believe I was going to <b>FREEZE!!! </b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #741b47; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Anyone who knows me knows I don't do <b>COLD...ANY WAY...SHAPE...OR FORM!!! </b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #741b47; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So I had to prepare...So because of this<b> I OVER PACKED!!! </b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #741b47; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2 coats, 3 sweaters (ok maybe 4 or more), 4 pairs of shoes (need different shoes for different activities in the cold), and of course lots and lots of long sleeve shirts and sweaters! </span></div>
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<span style="color: #741b47; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Well, was I in for a surprise...it wasn't too bad at all!! Now it rained everyday I was there...lots and lots of rain, more than <i>Washington</i> normally gets and you know I was OK with that. I really do <b>LOVE</b> the rain!! It didn't get any colder than in <i>Phoenix</i> when it gets really cold! It was in the 50's and 60's the whole time! Kinda perfect weather if you ask me!! </span></div>
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<span style="color: #741b47; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Dan lives in<i> Gig Harbor</i> which is about 30 minutes from Seattle. It was like a combination of green mountains, lots of pine trees and grass and the ocean and the city all rolled into one place!! </span></div>
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<span style="color: #741b47; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Our first stop was of course the <i>Space Needle.</i> I don't think you can visit <i>Seattle</i> without making a trip to the <i>Space Needle!</i> It was pretty neat but it was crazy windy and rainy at the top! </span></div>
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<span style="color: #741b47; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> I think by far the coolest place we went was to the<b> Underground Seattle.</b>..the stories and history that was shared was so amazing!!! What a crazy history <i>Seattle</i> has!!! I could do this trip again!!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #741b47; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Dan also took me to my very first <i>Cirque de Soleil</i> show and can I just say...<b>I AM A FAN!</b>!! The show, the music, the costumes...way way amazing!!! </span></div>
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<span style="color: #741b47; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Thanks for a great time Dan and Caleb!!! </span></div>
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<span style="color: #741b47; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Now I'm sure your wondering how my trip to <i>Washington</i> to see Dan has to do with <b>PUMPKIN FRENCH TOAST.</b>..well now I'm gonna tell you! Over the years my brother has become quite the cook! In fact for Christmas my mom got him a subscription to a cooking magazine <i>"Taste of Home."</i> Love this magazine a tone. I've been getting it for years!! </span></div>
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<span style="color: #741b47; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So of course while I was there we had to make some of the recipes and this one was so good I had to remake it when I got home for the family!!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #741b47; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This was super good and hit the spot just right!! <b>ENJOY!!!</b></span></div>
<br />Suzihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07725795317991818634noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6827687569390518492.post-48011777421001615362015-03-01T16:18:00.002-08:002015-03-01T16:18:54.904-08:00When do you have the spirit....<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Today in Sunday School our teacher, Jay Jankowski, taught a about the Sermon on the Mount as well as a few other things. </span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As always it got me thinking...(I know its a scary thought...me thinking again!)</span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As I went through this list it gave me a lot of food for thought. </span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I've felt a lot of the things on this list over the years...I hate to say on both list. In fact I'm sure I'm not alone...I think we all have our struggles at times when it comes to having the spirit in our lives and recognizing when we do. </span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">~You feel happy and Calm. </span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">~You feel full of light. Your mind is clear. </span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">~Your bosom burns. You feel generous. Nobody could offend you. </span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">~You feel confident in everything you do. </span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">~You wouldn't mind if everyone is seeing what you are doing. </span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">~You are outgoing, anxious to be with people. </span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">~You are glad when others succeed. </span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">~You want to make others happy. You bring out the best and see the best in others. </span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">~You gladly and willingly perform church ordinances. You'd like to be in the temple everyday. </span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">~You feel you can magnify your church calling. </span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">~You feel like praying. </span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">~You wish you could keep all the Lord's commandments. </span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">~You feel you have control of your appetites and emotions; food and sleep in moderation, diversion that is wholesome and moderate; calm and controlled speech; no anger, etc. </span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">~You're generally just glad to be alive. </span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">~When Satin is prompting you, you feel unhappy, depressed, confused, frustrated. </span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">~You feel heavy, full of darkness, your mind is muddled. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: blue;">~You feel empty, hollow, cold inside. You feel selfish, self centered, possessive. </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">~Everything anyone does bothers you. You are always on the defensive. </span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">~You easily become discouraged. </span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">~You become secretive, sneaky, evasive. </span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">~You want to be alone. You avoid people, especially members of your family. </span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">~You are envious of what others do and of what they have. </span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">~You are critical of what others, especially of family members and of authority. </span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">~You feel hesitant, unworthy to perform church ordinances; you don't want to go to the temple. </span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">~You wish you had another church job, or no job at all. You don't want to pray. </span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">~You find the commandments bothersome, restricting, or senseless. </span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">~You become a slave to your appetites: your emotions become passionate; overindulgence in food, sleep, stimulating entertainment, strong anger, outspokenness, etc. </span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">~You wonder if life is really worth it. </span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Now that we have a list to help us recognize when we<b><i> DO or DON'T</i></b> have the Spirit, lets start being aware of when feelings or things might be affecting you...I know I will be!! </span></div>
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<br />Suzihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07725795317991818634noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6827687569390518492.post-85287433967177160492015-01-22T09:35:00.000-08:002015-01-22T09:35:10.942-08:00New Years Resolutions??? Naaaaa!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #351c75;">As I look back over this last year</span><span style="color: #351c75;"> (you remember 2014-the year that flew by!), I just want to SCREAM!!! Yep that's right...SCREAM!!!! </span></h2>
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<span style="color: #351c75;">It kills me when I look back at all the things I didn't take pictures of...</span></div>
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<span style="color: #351c75;">Have you ever had that where you know this happened<b> BUT</b> where are the pictures..<b>.ugh, ugh and double ugh again!!! </b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #351c75;">Having the pictures helps me remember what I forgot happened cuz we all know that my memory is well...ummmmm wait I forgot!! </span></div>
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<span style="color: #351c75;">I'm not BIG on New Years Resolutions...</span><span style="color: #351c75;">WHY you ask...</span></h4>
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<span style="color: #351c75; font-size: large;"><b>Because usually they get broke and</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #351c75; font-size: large;"><b>So <i>WHY DO IT!! </i> </b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #351c75;">Well what I do believe in is setting goals through out my life to help me better myself and my family!! </span></div>
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<span style="color: #351c75;"> Everyone talks about setting New Years Resolutions and trying to make a new start but really shouldn't we be setting goals to make ourselves better always, not just at the start of each new year. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #351c75;">Now if your one of those people who can set new years resolutions and stick to your resolution all `year, well your a much better person than me! </span></div>
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<span style="color: #351c75;">See if you need to lose weight, why wait to the new year to set a resolution to be more healthy...why not just start <b>TODAY!! </b> </span></div>
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<span style="color: #351c75;">If you feel you need to spend more family time together, again <b>WHY WAIT!! </b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #351c75;">Its the same with everything...Clean house, becoming a kinder person, learning to cook..anything...<b>WHY WAIT!!! </b> </span></div>
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<span style="color: #351c75;">For me and my family, we are trying to add more spirituality into our lives. We've set some family goals...some might sound like new years resolutions, but again, it isn't. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #351c75;">We've made a goal as a family to read the scriptures more together. Also to spend more quality time together. As we look to the future it dawns on us that we really only have a year and half before Josh leaves on a mission and we want to do all that we can to help him be prepared. Also only a short time before Cayla and Craig are moving to a new state and again Josh leaving so family time is becoming very important to us! </span></div>
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<span style="color: #351c75;">We've set a few other goals but whats funny is some of these goals were set before the New Year (like August)...why because we want to better ourselves. I'm not saying that I'll be able to keep all the goals that I've set! But calling them New Years Resolutions just isn't right! I'm working on being the best that I can all the time not just January 1st and setting goals is how I can keep working towards that. And setting goals doesn't just come once a year...its something you can do anytime!!</span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #990000;"><span style="font-family: Papyrus;"> </span><span style="font-family: Papyrus;">Ok I remember thinking in January this year how strange it was to say “2014”!!</span><span style="font-family: Papyrus;"> </span><span style="font-family: Papyrus;">Wasn’t that just a few weeks ago!!</span><span style="font-family: Papyrus;"> </span><span style="font-family: Papyrus;">Seriously, “WHAT HAPPENED TO THIS YEAR!?!”</span><span style="font-family: Papyrus;"> </span></span></b></div>
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Growing up I have lots of memories of my mom cooking. She's an amazing cook (I know I've said that before but its true) and she taught me everything I know...or should I say TRIED to teach me!! (I am a little hard head)</div>
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One of our favorite things to make - especially at Thanksgiving time was Pumpkin Pie. Oh my goodness but my mom made the BEST Pumpkin Pie!! BUT...growing up and eating my moms pie and than other peoples pie I always noticed there was something a little different about her pie...hers was kinda a brownish-orange color, kinda the color of the spices used in it while every other pie was orange...WEIRD I know but it was a fact! And I found that I perfered the flavor of my moms pie over others......</div>
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It wasn't until I was a teen that I understood why...my mom never used canned pumpkin...she always used fresh pumpkin...pumpkin she rendered down herself left over from Halloween. </div>
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Canned pumpkin (or pre-bought pies) uses orange food coloring so you always get that orange color to your pie! Since getting married I've followed in my moms footsteps and I've never used canned pumpkin...I've just rendered my pumpkins from Halloween down and freeze it so I can use fresh pumpkin all year long! </div>
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I've had a lot of friends over the years ask me how to render down a pumpkin! I know a lot of people get spooked with the taught of rendering a pumpkin but seriously its as easy as 1 - 2 - 3!! I've shared this with lots over the years and I figured I should just wright it down now! </div>
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1. Cut in quarters and remove the seeds </div>
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(Save the seeds if you wish to dry them and add seasoning) </div>
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2. Chop up into smaller pieces </div>
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(Some people prefer to keep the pumpkin in two larger haves to bake) </div>
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3. Microwave in a covered dish until the pumpkin skin is very tender</div>
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4. Once tender let cool </div>
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5. Once cooled cut of skin </div>
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6. Place in a blender and blend pieces until smooth</div>
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7. Place 3 cups portions in bags and freeze (3 cups is enough to make 2 pies) </div>
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(some people like to can theres)</div>
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1. Cut in quarters and remove the seeds </div>
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3. Microwave in a covered dish until the pumpkin skin is very tender</div>
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5. Once cooled cut of skin </div>
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Once you have your pumpkin rendered down your ready to make Pumpkin Pie!! </div>
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Its really an easy recipe and it taste so GOOD!! Its Seth and Joshuas favorite pie!! </div>
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<b>PUMPKIN PIE </b></div>
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2 eggs slightly beaten </div>
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1 1/2 cups pumpkin </div>
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Mix filling in order given. Pour into pie shell. Bake in preheated 425' oven for 15 minutes. Reduce heat to 350' and continue baking for 45 minutes or unitl knife in middle comes out clean. Then cool...top with whip cream and ENJOY </div>
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VERY IMPORTANT...reduce heat to 350' and continue to bake for 45 minutes </div>
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<br />Suzihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07725795317991818634noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6827687569390518492.post-58871525277324752132014-11-09T13:11:00.004-08:002014-11-09T13:11:50.065-08:00Yummy Pumpkin Streusel Bars <h4 style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #351c75;">If I've said it once...I've said it a million times...</span></h4>
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<span style="color: #351c75;">I AM FAR FROM BEING A PERFECT MOM!!! </span></h4>
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<span style="color: #351c75;">I don't always have the cleanest house..</span></h3>
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<span style="color: #351c75;">I don't always have dinner on the table by 6...<br />Heck sometimes dinner is a fend for yourself thing...<br />Finding activities for my kids is always a challenge...</span></h3>
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<span style="color: #351c75;">So lets just say...<br />I AM FAR FROM BEING A PERFECT HOMEMAKER!!!</span></h2>
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<span style="color: #351c75;">I've mentioned not being perfect before but to try and work towards being a better mom I try and make breakfast fro my kids during the school week (now when my daughter lived at homed I feel short on his when she got into high school cuz she had to leave for school at 5:15 in the morning...um thats really early and I figured she could handle breakfast herself, she'll be a mom someday and would need to figure out breakfast for her kids so why not start now...see not a perfect mom). Don't get me wrong, there is an occasional bowl o cereal in there now and than because its hard to come up with a varity of different meals every day...that includes dinner too!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #351c75;">But this time of year its totally easy...WHY cuz its Pumpkin season!!! </span></div>
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<span style="color: #351c75;">So what did I find and come up for breakfast today...</span></div>
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<span style="color: #351c75;">PUMPKIN STREUSEL BARS (Yummmmmmmmmyyyyyy) </span></div>
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<span style="color: #351c75;">These are supper moist and delicious and can be served for breakfast or dessert! </span><br />
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<span style="color: #0c343d;"> Yes this would be my son stuffing his face with Pumpkin bars...</span><br />
<span style="color: #0c343d;">...after dunking it into his milk </span><br />
<span style="color: #0c343d;">(oh and spilling it all over the table...messy child!)</span><br />
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<i><span style="color: #351c75;">~1/4 cup sugar </span></i></div>
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<i><span style="color: #351c75;">~1/4 cup brown sugar </span></i></div>
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<i><span style="color: #351c75;">~1/2 cup flour </span></i></div>
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<i><span style="color: #351c75;">~1/4 cup cold butter </span></i></div>
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<i><span style="color: #351c75;">~1/4 cup cinnamon </span></i></div>
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<b><u><span style="color: #351c75;">PUMPKIN BARS </span></u></b></div>
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<i><span style="color: #351c75;">~4 eggs </span></i></div>
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<i><span style="color: #351c75;">~1 2/3 cups sugar </span></i></div>
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<i><span style="color: #351c75;">~1 cup vegetable oil or canola oil </span></i></div>
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<i><span style="color: #351c75;">~15 oz pureed pumpkin (I like using fresh pumpkin not canned but you could use can) </span></i></div>
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<i><span style="color: #351c75;">~2 cups flour </span></i></div>
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<i><span style="color: #351c75;">~2 tsp baking powder </span></i></div>
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<i><span style="color: #351c75;">~1 tsp baking soda </span></i></div>
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<i><span style="color: #351c75;">~1 tsp salt </span></i></div>
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<i><span style="color: #351c75;">~1 tsp cinnamon </span></i></div>
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<i><span style="color: #351c75;">~1 tbsp butter, softened </span></i></div>
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<i><span style="color: #351c75;">~1/2 tsp vanilla </span></i></div>
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<i><span style="color: #351c75;">~1 cup powdered sugar, more as needed to reach desired consistency </span></i></div>
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<i><span style="color: #351c75;">~1 tbsp milk, more as needed to reach desired consistency </span></i></div>
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<i><span style="color: #351c75;">~1/4 tsp salt </span></i></div>
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<i><span style="color: #351c75;">~Preheat oven to 350 degrees </span></i></div>
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<i><span style="color: #351c75;">~To make streusel, combine sugars, flour and cinnamon into a bowl. Cut cold butter into them until crumbs form. Set aside. </span></i></div>
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<i><span style="color: #351c75;">~To make pumpkin bars: In a large bowl combine eggs, sugar, oil and pumpkin and beat until light and fluffy. </span></i></div>
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<i><span style="color: #351c75;">~Add dry ingredients, flour, baking powder, soda, salt and cinnamon, to the pumpkin mixture and whisk until well combined. </span></i></div>
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<i><span style="color: #351c75;">~Pour into greased 9x13 pan. </span></i></div>
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<i><span style="color: #351c75;">~Evenly sprinkle and distribute crumb topping over pumpkin bar batter. </span></i></div>
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<i><span style="color: #351c75;">~Bake at 350 degrees for 30 to 40 minutes until done and toothpick test comes out clean. </span></i></div>
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<i><span style="color: #351c75;">~To make the glaze: Cream butter in a medium bowl. Add powdered sugar, vanilla, milk, and salt and beat until glaze is smooth. Add more powder sugar and milk as needed to reach desired consistency. Pour over warm bars. </span></i></div>
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<i><span style="color: #351c75;">~ Serve warm or cold. </span></i></div>
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<i><span style="color: #351c75;">~To make pumpkin bars: In a large bowl combine eggs, sugar, oil and pumpkin and beat until light and fluffy. </span></i></div>
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<i><span style="color: #351c75;">~Evenly sprinkle and distribute crumb topping over pumpkin bar batter. </span></i></div>
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<i><span style="color: #351c75;">~Bake at 350 degrees for 30 to 40 minutes until done and toothpick test comes out clean. </span></i></div>
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>BECAUSE</b> that means in less than a month it will be Thanksgiving...</span></div>
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<span style="color: #bf9000;">Ahhhhhh.....All around the country Fall is in the air! </span></div>
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<span style="color: #bf9000;">Whats that mean...the air is crisp and cool, the leaves are changing colors, sweaters, scarves, fuzzy slippers (<i>ok mostly for me)</i>, and of course in our house that means soup, apples and of course </span><b><span style="color: #b45f06;">PUMPKINS!!</span></b><span style="color: orange;"> </span></div>
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<span style="color: #bf9000;">AZ hasn't caught on with the rest of the country that its Fall! Our states a little slow when it comes to following the rest of the country. Well, maybe I shouldn't say that...we have dropped down the the low 90's and our nights and mornings are perfect...Whohoo!!! </span></div>
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<span style="color: #bf9000;">But in our house </span><span style="color: #b45f06;">we will NOT be denied FALL!!</span><span style="color: orange;"> </span><span style="color: #b45f06;">We will not be denied our Soup nights</span><span style="color: #e69138;"> </span><span style="color: #bf9000;">and of course</span><span style="color: orange;"> </span><span style="color: #b45f06; font-size: large;"><b>we will NOT BE DENIED all the yummy foods you can make with PUMPKINS</b></span><span style="color: orange;">!!! </span></div>
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<span style="color: #bf9000;">I love getting as many pumpkins I can this time of year and to render down the pumpkin so we can have fresh pumpkin anything all year long!! Really fresh pumpkin changes the taste of food, I like it so much better than can. Last year I think I did about 12 pumpkins and believe it or not...we are running low on our pumpkin supply...its time to start building my pumpkin supply back up. </span></div>
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<i><span style="color: #bf9000;">1/4 cup water </span></i></div>
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<span style="color: #bf9000;">Place in a well greased muffin tin or in muffin cups.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #bf9000;"> This makes about 18 muffins. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #bf9000;">Now to make these muffins extra special you will want to all the following streusel topping. </span></div>
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<i><span style="color: #bf9000;">1/2 cup flour </span></i></div>
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<i><span style="color: #bf9000;">1/2 cup brown sugar </span></i></div>
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<i><span style="color: #bf9000;">1/4 cup butter </span></i></div>
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<span style="color: #bf9000;">Mix four and sugar together, then cut in butter. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #bf9000;">Place a couple of spoonfuls of topping on each muffin. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #bf9000;">Bake at 350 degrees for 15 to 18 minutes. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #bf9000;">For a super easy recipe this has become one of my families favorite muffins! </span></div>
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<span style="color: #bf9000;"> And trust me we eat a lot of muffins!! </span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Well it looks like I really have to bring you up to date on whats going on in our lives!! WOW has it really been a year since I wrote...my my how time just seems to fly by! So lets just give you some of the major things that have happen since September last year......</span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"> ~At the end of last year we received some very exciting news...Cayla and Craig were over for a visit and they were getting Eric ready for bed and Eric came out wearing a shirt that said "Big Brother". Yep yep...Cayla was expecting!! Very exciting for us know that we were going to have another grandbaby sometime in Aug! </span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"> ~Christmas (2013) came and went. It was so much fun having Eric around. It was so much fun watching him open all his gifts! </span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"> ~Seth played the Frog Prince in his Drama Club play "Ever After". He sang, he dances and got kissed on the cheek from Snow White and Cinderella<i> (Not sure how I felt about that, LOL). </i></span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"> ~Josh started driving and turned the big 1-6...<i>(Stay off the roads)</i> </span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"> ~In May Cayla and Craig graduated from ASU. Craig will be continuing his education and is currently applying a different schools. To save money they are temporarily staying with us cuz most of the schools Craigs looking at are out of state <i>(tear tear tear :( ).</i> </span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"> ~For the last year or so before Cayla and Craig finished school I was driving out to their place to help watch Eric 2 times a week. It was so much fun getting to spend a couple of hours a week playing with him and watching him change every day! </span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"> ~Seth survived 6th grade!! It was VERY questionable if he would or not! There were times he had more homework than my High School and College students <i>(Crazy crazy)</i>. Now he's in 7th grade and knock on wood <i>(yes my head)</i> its starting out as a GREAT school year!! </span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"> ~NOW for the BIGGEST and most EXCITING news this year...drum roll please...........We had a new grandson!! David Gavin was born August 21st. Its been so much fun having a new born around! Hes so stinkin CUTE! Eric just loves his little brother so much!! </span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"> ~Oh my heck...I almost forgot one other BIG bit of news...DJ retired from DPS!!!! Who on earth would have thought that he ever would...not me thats for sure! After 21 1/2 years he decided it was time to move on! He was retired for a whole 18 hours and then started a new job...hes now a police officer for the community colleges. He currently working at Glendale College. Its been strange having him work this new job. His hours are taking some getting use to and ready for this one...hes wearing a uniform again! Thats been very crazy! But he likes it! </span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I know I've forgotten a ton but really its hard to remember what happened yesterday let alone all year long. Geesh I'm lucky I remember my name! But really I'll try and be better at updating this thing! There have been so many new recipes and cards and crafts that I've made this year that really I should have added them. Oh well, we all know life tends to get in the way! </span>Suzihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07725795317991818634noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6827687569390518492.post-7449765316484368622013-09-11T14:44:00.000-07:002013-09-11T14:44:01.502-07:00Best EGGROLLS ever...oh my gosh, I could eat these everyday! <div align="center">
<span style="color: #274e13;">There was one thing my sister, brother and I always looked forward to when my mom was cooking dinner...that was Chinese Food!! </span></div>
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<span style="color: #274e13;">Two reasons we looked forward to this was one...it was so dang good!! Best Chinese food every!! No joke!! Second reason was LEFT OVERS!! Yes left overs! You see mom would take left over eggrolls (cuz mom made a tone of them) and put them in our lunch for school!! Left over eggrolls were better than cookies, Twinkies, cup cakes, chips and what ever treat mom would put in our lunch!! I'm serious! I'll let you in on a little secret...shhhhh...my eggrolls never made it to school!! WHY because I ate them on the bus! Good thing mom sent a sandwich and fruit because I couldn't help myself, as soon as I was out of site of my mom, I would eat my eggrolls!!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #274e13;">And now my kid and hubby LOVE them just as much as my sister, brother and I did! I think if my kids could eat eggrolls every day! Pretty sure I could too! </span></div>
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I've met people who don't really like Eggrolls but really like these!! </div>
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HOW TO FOLD YOUR EGGROLLS</div>
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<em><span style="color: #274e13;">(I have to be honest...I very rarely measure these ingredients...after so many years of making them I just know how much to add)</span></em> </div>
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<span style="color: #38761d;">1/2 to 1 cup of bean sprouts<em> (I use fresh but you can use can just drain)</em> </span></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d;">1/2 to a cup of finely chopped cooked pork </span></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d;">1/4 cup finely chopped cooked shrimp </span></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d;"> <em>(I buy the 5 oz cans and use the whole can, make sure you drain the can and chop)</em></span></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d;">1/4 cup water chestnuts finely chopped </span></div>
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<em><span style="color: #38761d;">(again I buy the 5 oz can and use the whole can, just drain)</span></em></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d;">1 tlb finely chopped green onion </span></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d;">1 slightly beaten egg </span></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d;">1 tlb cooking oil </span></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d;">1 tea soy sauce </span></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d;">1/2 tea sugar </span></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d;">1/4 tea salt </span></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d;">1 pkg of store bought eggroll wraps </span></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d;">Combine the first 11 ingredients; chill. To assemble egg rolls, place 1 tlb filling near edge of eggroll wrap. Fold edge over filling; fold in both sides. Roll up, pressing gently to seal. In wok that is at least 3 inches deep, heat 1 1/2 inches of oil to 375. Fry, a few at a time, about 6 minutes, turning once. Drain on paper towel. Repeat till all are cooked. Serve with sweet and sour sauce if desired. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d;">Also good in lunches cold. They reheat very well. You can also use chicken or beef in place of pork. </span></div>
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<strong><u><span style="color: #274e13;">Sweet and Sour Sauce</span></u></strong> </div>
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<span style="color: #38761d;">1/4 cup cold water </span></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d;">2 tlb cornstarch </span></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d;">1 cup unsweetened pineapple juice </span></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d;">3 tlb sugar </span></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d;">1/4 cup vinegar </span></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d;">3 tlb ketchup </span></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d;">1 tlb soy sauce </span></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d;">Combine water and cornstarch; set aside. In a small saucepan, combine remaining ingredients. Stir over low heat, 3 to 5 minutes. Stir in cornstarch mixture until sauce thickens slightly, about 2 minutes. Serve warm or at room temperature. Makes about 1 1/2 cups. </span></div>
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<em><span style="color: #38761d;">If you use sweetened pineapple juice, omit the sugar. </span></em></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d;"><em>If you don't want to make the sauce, you can either by sweet and sour sauce at the store or by plum jam and then melt it in a pan...taste good this way also.</em> </span></div>
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<em><span style="color: #274e13;">(This is such an easy recipe and so much better than buying a package at the store)</span> </em></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d;">6 to 8 cups of cold cooked rice </span></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d;">2 tlb oil </span></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d;">1/2 to 1 cup chopped cooked meat <em>(chicken, beef, pork, turkey...I personal prefer pork in my fried rice)</em></span></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d;">2 or 3 scrambled eggs </span></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d;">2 or 3 green onions chopped </span></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d;">opt: about 1 cup chopped cabbage </span></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d;">Soy Sauce </span></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d;">Turn on heat on the wok to about med-hi. Add oil to hot pan; add onion and cabbage and stir-fry about 1 1/2 minutes. Add cold rice and stir-fry about 3 minutes. Add rice and soy sauce to taste<em> (this could be a few tea depending on how much you like).</em> Add meat if you wish, but heat through about 2 minutes. If rice seems a little dry add any kind of broth, water or more soy sauce.</span> </div>
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<span style="color: #274e13;">A lot of times I make the eggrolls as a meal themselves or with the fried rice but if I have company coming, I will also make a beef and broccoli stir-fry to go along with them. I'll post that recipe another time. </span></div>
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Suzihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07725795317991818634noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6827687569390518492.post-45848317469592653882013-09-11T08:19:00.001-07:002013-09-11T08:19:52.872-07:00Whats for dinner tonight...SWISS STEAK...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Growing up my mom was an amazing cook! We ate very well, especially when it came to those foods we call comfort foods. </div>
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It's funny because I find myself making a lot of these same foods for my family...and of course when I do it brings back so many childhood memories. </div>
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One dish my mom made a lot was "SWISS STEAK". </div>
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Can I just say YUM!!! </div>
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This really is a very easy recipe...seriously if I can make it...anyone can!! </div>
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1 lb boneless beef round steak, cut 3/4 inch thick </div>
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2 tb flour </div>
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1/4 tea salt </div>
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1/4 tea pepper </div>
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1 tb cooking oil</div>
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1 14-1/2 ounce can diced tomatoes with basil, oregano, and garlic (undrained)</div>
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1 small onion, sliced and separated into rings </div>
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1/2 cup sliced celery</div>
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1/2 cup sliced carrots</div>
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2 cups hot cooked noodles or mashed potatoes </div>
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Trim fat from meat. Cut into 4 serving size pieces. Combine the flour, salt, and pepper. With the notched side of a meat mallet, pound flour mixture into meat. </div>
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In a large skillet brown meat on both sides in hot oil. Drain off fat. Add undrained tomatoes, onion, celery, and carrots. Bring to boiling; reduce heat. Simmer, adding water as needed, cover, about 1 1/4 hours or until meat is tender. Skim off fat. Serve with noodles or mashed potatoes. </div>
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It really was great to always come home from activities to a yummy meal! So glad my mom taught me how to cook! </div>
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Suzihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07725795317991818634noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6827687569390518492.post-60963119527231878122013-09-04T20:35:00.000-07:002013-09-04T20:35:26.162-07:00How do you handle adversity...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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A few weeks ago in Sunday School our teacher shared the following with us...I kinda found it interesting so I thought I'd share...<br />
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<span style="color: orange;">How do you Handle Adversity...</span></h2>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="color: #b45f06;">A young woman went to her mother and told
her about her life.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She did not know how
she was going to make it, and wanted to give up.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She was tired of fighting and
struggling.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It seemed as one problem was
solved a new one arose.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></i></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="color: #b45f06;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Her
mother took her to the kitchen.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She
filled three pots with water.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In the
first pot, she placed a carrot, in the second she placed an egg and the last
she placed an herbal tea bag.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She let
them sit and boil without saying a word. <o:p></o:p></span></span></i></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="color: #b45f06;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>In
about twenty minutes she turned off the burners.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She fished the carrot out and placed it in a
bowl.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She pulled the egg out and placed
it in a bowl.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Then she ladled the herbal
tea out and placed it in a bowl.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></i></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="color: #b45f06;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>On
the counter sat three identical bowls.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Turning to her daughter, she asked, <span style="color: #274e13;">“Tell me what you see?”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“Carrot, egg and herbal tea,”</span> she replied <o:p></o:p></span></span></i></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="color: #b45f06;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Mother
brought her closer and asked her to feel the carrots.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She noted that the carrots got soft.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></i></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="color: #b45f06;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>She
than asked her to take the egg and break it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>After pulling off the shell, she observed the hard-boiled egg. <o:p></o:p></span></span></i></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="color: #b45f06;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Finally,
she observed what had become of the herbal tea bag as it had steeped in the
boiling water.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="color: #274e13;">“What’s the point,
mother?”</span> <o:p></o:p></span></span></i></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="color: #b45f06;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Her
mother explained that each of those objects had faced the same adversity –
boiling water – but each reacted differently. <o:p></o:p></span></span></i></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="color: #b45f06;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>The
carrot went in strong, hard and unrelenting.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>However, after being subjected to the boiling water, it softened and
became weak.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></i></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="color: #b45f06;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>The
egg had been fragile.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Its thin outer
shell had protected its liquid interior, but, after sitting through the boiling
water, its inside became hardened. <o:p></o:p></span></span></i></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="color: #b45f06;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>The
herbal tea bag was unique, however.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>After it was in the boiling water it had changed the water.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></i></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="color: #b45f06;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="color: #274e13;">“Which
are you?”</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>she asked her daughter.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span style="color: #274e13;">“When trials and adversity knock on your
door, how do you respond? Are you a carrot, an egg, or an herbal tea bag?”</span> <o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="color: #274e13;">Think
of this: <strong>Which am I</strong>? <o:p></o:p></span></span></i></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="color: #274e13;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Am
I the carrot that seems strong, but with pain and adversity, do I wilt and
become soft and lose my straight? <o:p></o:p></span></span></i></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="color: #274e13;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Am
I the egg that starts with a passive heart, but changes with the heat?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Did I have a fluid spirit, but after a death,
a financial hardship or some other trial and tribulation, have I become
hardened and stiff?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Does my shell look
the same, but on the inside, am I bitter and tough with a stiff spirit and a
hardened heart? <o:p></o:p></span></span></i></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="color: #274e13;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Or,
am I like the herbal tea?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The tea bag
actually changes the hot water, the very circumstance that brings the
pain.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When the water gets hot, it
releases the fragrance and flavor.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If
you are like the herbal tea bag, when things are at their worst, you become better
and change the situation around you.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>When the hours are the darkest and trials are their greatest do you
elevate to another level?</span> <o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><strong><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>How
do you handle adversity? <o:p></o:p></strong></span></i></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04;">A few weeks ago we got asked to feed the sister missionaries at the last moment and of course we jumped at the chance to feed them! We love having company over for dinner especially the missionaries!! </span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04;">Of course after talking to everyone in the family we came up with a plan for dinner (it was gonna be an stir fry and egg roll night...yum! I'll put the recipes on the blog soon)! </span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04;">But than Friday came along and I totally forgot about dessert...me, forget about dessert! What the heck was wrong with me! Everyone knows that dessert is the most important meal! Well especially in our family! </span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04;">So it was time to go through all my cabinets and the fridge. What did I have cuz I wasn't going to the store again! Hummm, brownie mix, pudding cups, pudding mix, cool whip...could I come up with something simple, fast and good! Well according to the family I did! </span></div>
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Everyone knows that I LOVE my stamping! I enjoy doing it for my self...its what relaxes me! I was even one of those people for years who didn't scrapbook cuz I really didn't want to get away from stamping...until I realized I can use my stamps with scrapbooking and I love to do that too!! </span></div>
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Really its a very easy and simple card...I've got an old book I tare pages out of and I used my square punch to make the edge. You'd be surprised what you can do with old book pages! </span></div>
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">~Basic Black ink (Stampin Up)</span></div>
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">~Sincere Salutations stamp set (Stampin Up) </span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000;">Well a house full of BOY SCOUTS that is! </span></h3>
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<span style="color: #990000;">And everyone knows that boys are always hungry! So I thought I would not only feed them but I would feed my own family! This is one of our family favorite muffins...its been in the family for years! I remember making these as a little girl (so yes, that is a long, long time ago...how long...I'm NOT telling!!) </span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000;">(I have to laugh at this picture...as I was taking it, getting ready to give it to my hubby for breakfast...Josh yells "NO wait don't take it yet!" He starts going through my cabinets looking for something, messing everything up and then brings out my cinnamon and places it on the apples and says "Now its ready for its picture and to be served!" He is such a nerd! But ya gotta love the kid!! </span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000;">Really this recipe is truly a NO BRAINER recipe!! PROMISE!! </span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000;">Eat and enjoy!! </span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000;">SWEET APPLE MUFFINS </span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000;">1 Egg </span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000;">1/4 cup oil </span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000;">1/2 cup sugar </span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000;">1/2 cup milk </span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000;">1 1/2 cup flour </span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000;">1/2 tsp salt </span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000;">2 tsp baking powder </span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000;">1/2 tsp cinnamon </span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000;">1 cup grated apple </span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000;">Topping: </span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000;">1/3 cup brown sugar </span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000;">1/2 cup broken nuts </span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000;">1/2 tsp cinnamon </span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000;">Heat oven to 400'. Grease a 12 muffin tin. Beat egg, stir in milk and oil, add grated apple. Mix in remaining ingredients just until flour is moistened. Batter will be lumpy. Top with topping. Bake 25-30 min. Remove immediately. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000;">ENJOY!!!!</span> </div>
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