Sometimes it's not what you say, it is just being there to hold a hand that counts!


~ Windy ~

Spending  time with  our children always pays off

Make a snow day fun!
Bundle those little ones up and let gather (clean) fresh snow about a gallon ,bring inside put in a large bowl, let them add 1 cup sugar, 1 Tbls vanilla, 2 cups half and half cream( milk will work ) mix it up.Divi...de into glasses . Now let them decide plan vanilla or add chocolate syrup or strawberry or a mashed banana to there glass!
I have wonderful memories of doing this with my grandchildren !

                                              ~ Windy ~

Create a special memory today!

 

~ Windy ~

 

 



One word Brrrrrrr!

 

Can you eat just one?

I try ..but it never happens

 

In a large bowl...

2tsp sugar dissolved in 1/2 cup warm water

add 2 pkg active yeast.

scald 1 cup of milk cool untill warm

add to you yeast mix. Now add 2 1/4 cups flour and let stand 1 hour!

while this is sitting an hour boil up your potatoes to make 1 cup fresh hot mashed potatoes

after the hour add 4 eggs 1 cup hot mashed potatoe and 1 cup melted shortening 

and aprox 5 cups of flour, mix well and let raise again!

Roll , Cut and raise again then fry.

 

You can add a glaze like powdered sugar and water or ice with icing , and maybe a mix of sugar and cinnamon there are no limits to how you top them ....just whatever kind you yourself like!

 

~Windy~

Throw nothing away for it will be a treasure someday!

In this day and income i think being thrifty is a blessing. If you had to describe your style what would it be??? Mine well look at the pictures i guess one would say Flea market thrifty would be to my liking! And think of the saving $$$$ for another use.

 

 

A old pallet Beautiful.....

 

 

 

 

A great use for old doors!

 

 

I love old windows !

 

 

 

 

One old door becomes a corner shelf.........

 

 

If the legs break, it can still be used make a swing!

 

~Windy~



So True

Are you planing your garden and seeds yet?

 

Having listened to all the news about unemployment and taxes and tight budgets, makes me start thinking about my next years food supplies and when it is cold and wintry there is nothing better than going to the canning shelf's and getting some of those great summer and fall flavors that you have canned/stored. A great Vegetable soup starts in the garden and lands on the canning shelf's and root cellar, just waiting to be put together on a cold winters day!!! Personally i cannot say i follow a real recipe for this i just know that if i grab some cubed beef from the freezer ( unless i have some left over beef in fridge) cook it up then go to the cellar and grab some canned Tomatoes, Potatoes, onion, a few pints of different vegetables add a alittle salt, pepper and celery seed to taste and simmer and a meal is born!

As i am using this years canned goods i start thinking about getting my seeds started and maybe adding a few ideas to the garden this spring. Have you thought about yours yet? 

What MOM are you ?

We just celebrated Mothers day and i hope you all had a great day!

But i' am wondering how do you see yourself as a mom?

I guess if i had to put a name to my style of being a mother i would say i' am a cross between Shirley Partridge and Roseanne Conner.

So let me know where you think you stand as a great mother / who would be your comparable TV mom?

Age really does not matter...

I  know i have not posted in a few days, so i apologize for that but i have been very busy helping my children and grandchildren.

And this is where the age remark comes in seems it does not matter if they are 2 or 32 you will always help your kids and it is not easy to see them hurt even when they are grown.

When a child is young and someone hurts there feelings or they bump there  head or scrap a knee it is our place as parents to intercede and make things better.

As they become adults we still feel there pain and hurt when they do BUT when they are grown although it is still right to be by there side and comfort, we must remember they are adults to make mistakes or have a issue that they need to solve on there own.

All we can do is be there if they need to talk or need a hug ( and no matter how old you are, we all like a hug from time to time ) so please don't forget and give someone you love a hug today not only will they feel good but you will too !

~ Windy ~

It is not just a one person thing it is a family thing !

If you are looking for a single project or something to fill those empty day's please consider volunteering, there are many ways to help.

  There is nothing like teaching your kids to be part of a community and sharing there gifts

The smile you can give a elderly person by just stopping by the nursing home to say hello and introduce yourself is a wonderful feeling and most would really enjoy seeing the kids along with you!

The 4-H program is near and dear to my heart and it is not always a animal project there is a huge range of clubs from gardening to cooking and raising animals and much more if there is a craft or something you are good at and they do not have a club doing it in your area already START one you will not be disappointed this is a very rewarding program.

Your local volunteer fire/ ambulance company are always looking for help, and it is not always taking classes and fighting fires or helping on the ambulance , they also need help with fund raiser and dinners or making coffee and sandwiches for the ones working a long fire there are alot of behind the scene things that need done.

I have grown up my whole life as a volunteer watching my parents as girl scout and boyscout leaders and firemen and coaching mini football teams i remember being so proud of what they did to help in there community and i have tried to carry this tradition on , so i challenge you to go out there and help somewhere/ anywhere the nursing home the firehouse the local park cleaning up 4-H  it does not matter what as long as you are helping do it alone if you want for you, or do it as a family and teach your children what it means to be apart of something.

I look forward to hearing where you volunteer and what a difference you are making please share with me what you do in  your community!

                                                           ~ Windy ~

"Sweet May hath come to love us,
Flowers, trees, their blossoms don;
And through the blue heavens above us
The very clouds move on."
- Heinrich Heine