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Saturday, February 5, 2011

I'm Stylish!!

Thank you SO much to Rachel from Bubbly Nature Creations!  She honored me with the Stylish Blogger Award!  (Which I actually find hilarious since SHE is the one who designed my blog!)  Thank you, Rachel~~without you, I wouldn't have had a stylish blog for you to award! Ha!



                     7 Things About Me

1.  My husband's boss recently figured out that I've been pregnant a total of 6.7 years...so far. 

2.  I love to play the board game Clue with my husband...I will ask to play "just one more game" over and over until he finally loses patience.  This takes a VERY long time!

3.  I was a member of a swing choir and a jazz choir in high school.  We were really good.

4.  My oldest piece of furniture dates to 1860.  My oldest possession dates to 1776.

5.  Two names that I have always wanted to but will never name my kids are Basil and Heaven Leigh.

6.  If all my kids take after me, I'll have 64 grandchildren by the time I'm 50.

7.  Two pregnancy "meals" I crave are:  *double fiber English muffin with peanut butter and a pear and banana on the side and *steak, baked potato with ranch, herb salad and sourdough bread.

Now it's time for me to pass on the award!  I am sending it off to the following STYLISH bloggers:

Audra @ My Meandering Mind 
Heather @ Random Reflections
Dena @ Dream Doodlers 
Kristen @ June Cleaver Would Be Shocked
Dana @ The Stone Rabbit
Kristin @ Life In Shangri-La
Amy @ Blah Blah Blog
Sarah @ Cozy.Cottage.Cute
Nina @ Momma Go Round
Jacqueline @ Purple Chocolat Home


 

Saturday, January 29, 2011

An Eighteenth Century Tea Party with Buttery Creme Wafers


Lynzie and I have been busy all week preparing for her Revolutionary War era tea party!  Last night was the big event and it went so well!

Lynzie has been planning this party for the past 6 or 7 months.  Her little sister Selah was super excited to be invited to her first tea party!

One of the fun parts of our preparation was making all the treats!
Here's my Aunt Donna's "family famous" recipe for Creme Wafers.

Creme Wafers

1 c. real butter
1/3 c. heavy whipping cream
2 c. flour

**Mix with a spoon and chill slightly.  Roll dough out, 1/3 at a time, and cut into 1/8 in. thick circles.  The lid from salt shaker or small spice jar works good as a cookie cutter.  You want these 1-1/2 in. around or so.  Dredge both sides in sugar and lay on a cookie sheet.  Prick with a fork to make a design on top if desired and bake 7-9 minutes at 375.  You want to take them out when they're set but not browned.  Cool completely and then fill with frosting to make sandwiches.  I like to use a quartered version of this recipe.  Aunt Donna uses a cream cheese frosting recipe.


Lynzie received several nice gifts from her friends including a porcelain doll, vintage and new books, a tea cup and saucer set, knick-knacks, and crafting supplies.  Here she is opening a Barbie doll from Selah.

 The girls enjoyed lots of period-authentic treats, as well as Raspberry Tea and punch.


 Back in "those days", they would hide a bean in the cake and whomever got the piece with the bean in it was named King or Queen of the party.  We hid a pink jelly bean in this white cake and Gabriella (below, closest to the camera) was named Queen for the day!



After treats, the girls played many, many (MANY) rounds of Hide the Thimble.

Then the little brothers and sisters did some "entertaining"...







It's all fun and games until Daddy sits on the machine gun...
 

The tea treats menu consisted of Queen Cakes, Almond Tarts, Creme Wafers, Spiced Nuts, Raspberry Tea, and Raspberry Punch. (Click on links for similar recipes.  We used the American Girl Felicity Cookbook)





Sunday, January 16, 2011

A Thoughtful Gift for Blue Monday


I received the most thoughtful gift the other day from my good friend Rachel. She was reading one of my past blog posts where I talked about the set of Pyrex bowls that my mom gave me. When she came across a vintage blue Pyrex refrigerator dish (with the lid!!), she decided that I just had to have it. So...she boxed it up and sent it to me all the way from Oklahoma! What a sweetie!


I first met Rachel online in 2004 on an email group. Though we've never met face to face, we've become close friends and have shared the births of several babies (each!) as well as job changes, moves, and more. She is one of my dearest friends---one that I know will be a lifelong source encouragement and inspiration!

In fact, it was Rachel who designed my super-cute blog! She blogs at Bubbly Nature Creations and has just kicked off a new blog party called, "Project Party Weekend". Everyone is invited to showcase their recent projects and recipes. She is always a source for great ideas so please take a minute to check out her adorable blog.

Bubbly Nature

Thanks so much, Rachel, for your kindness to me! I look forward to many more years of friendship. And...who knows? Maybe someday we'll actually meet each other!

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