tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6271473Fri, 08 Aug 2008 19:29:26 +0000http://familycorner.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Sandra)Blogger878125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6271473.post-3318425584926545572Fri, 08 Aug 2008 16:50:00 +00002008-08-08T10:21:06.838-07:00cooking books library family life Boy did we have a huge thunderstorm last night, the lightning was so bright that everytime it hit, the inside of the house looked like it was afternoon. I do love sleeping with the sound of rain outside the window though, you hear the soft pitter patter on the rooftop, the branches scraping against the window, the wind blowing, and you're safely snug inside your bed, it's like being in a littlehttp://familycorner.blogspot.com/2008/08/walking-on-sunshine.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sandra)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6271473.post-6557879754765020925Fri, 08 Aug 2008 14:48:00 +00002008-08-08T08:02:28.799-07:00show and tell The wonderful Kelli over at "There's no place like home" has started this friday feature, here's what she had to say: Welcome to Show and Tell Friday!" Do you have a something special to share with us? It could be a trinket from grade school, a piece of jewelry, a new antique find, an old love letter. Use your imagination and dig through those old boxes in your closet if you have to! Feel freehttp://familycorner.blogspot.com/2008/08/show-and-tell-friday.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sandra)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6271473.post-904203220489462267Thu, 07 Aug 2008 03:54:00 +00002008-08-06T21:02:09.821-07:00Slow Cooking ThursdayAll my slow cooking recipes are now online and starting today, I will add all the recipes shared weekly to my online del.icio.us site too. So if you're wanting to find ALL the slow cooked recipes that have been shared since the first SLOW COOKING THURSDAY, here is the link for you. Don't forget to add your name to Mr Linky and a link back to your SCT post so others can come by and see your http://familycorner.blogspot.com/2008/08/all-my-slow-cooking-recipes-are-now.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sandra)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6271473.post-7449939992912974109Wed, 06 Aug 2008 16:12:00 +00002008-08-06T10:16:39.635-07:00summerI'm thankful that we've been getting quite a bit of rain here lately, it seems that we spend the day with really high temperatures around 112º and then by 5pm the sky starts changing and I love just staring out my kitchen window and watching it unfold. So no rain yet this morning, just the clouds but it's feeling so much cooler and it makes me want to get in the kitchen and bake, maybe a http://familycorner.blogspot.com/2008/08/cloudy-rainy-perfect.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sandra)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6271473.post-1417606037999034Tue, 05 Aug 2008 15:42:00 +00002008-08-05T09:45:35.463-07:00family lifemilitary lifeYesterday was one of those days where you get up in the morning and within an hour you're wondering what the heck you got out of bed for? Everything went wrong! It started out with me trying to make an appointment to the Base Hospital for my annual pap and my IUD is also scheduled to be removed. I got the run around, I sat on the phone for 30 minutes with Tricare and then this panel and that http://familycorner.blogspot.com/2008/08/i-should-have-just-stayed-in-bed.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sandra)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6271473.post-4479426224932415011Mon, 04 Aug 2008 15:00:00 +00002008-08-04T08:19:45.642-07:00simple woman's daybookHi everyone, come on in and see what's in my daybook! If you want to join in, just got visit Peggy over at The Simple Woman, read the guidelines here and then add your name to Mr Linky. There are so many other participants sharing their day, I'm sure you'll enjoy looking through them :) FOR TODAY Outside my Window...thunder, lightning and rain. The perfect day to stay inside :) I am http://familycorner.blogspot.com/2008/08/simple-woman-daybook-august-4th.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sandra)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6271473.post-4310122393488471488Mon, 04 Aug 2008 01:03:00 +00002008-08-03T18:05:03.071-07:00food blogcookingGo make some, go go, they're super easy and I'm sure you have all the ingredients on hand. ASIAN BEEF WRAPS http://familycorner.blogspot.com/2008/08/asian-beef-wraps.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sandra)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6271473.post-1805798190088891824Sun, 03 Aug 2008 15:22:00 +00002008-08-03T09:28:48.049-07:00family lifeHope you're all doing well, me, I'm feeling a bit slow this morning. Had a busy busy day yesterday, it started with the morning at Walmart, then Peter Piper Pizza for lunch, it was a special treat for the kids. And then I didn't get to bed until late last night, you know why? Because of this: Because I've been waiting for so long for it and literally ran to it in the store, then came homehttp://familycorner.blogspot.com/2008/08/sunday-morning.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sandra)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6271473.post-163737650623606152Fri, 01 Aug 2008 23:17:00 +00002008-08-01T17:54:17.803-07:00food blogcookingHave you ever had one???? Because if you haven't, you don't know what you're missing and when I tell you that they're SUPER easy to make, I mean like super easy you won't believe you ever lived without making them, kinda way. I just made a batch to use up the Puff Pastry I had on hand, go on and make yourself some too. It's not too sweet and it's fluffy and just perfect with a cup of coffee, http://familycorner.blogspot.com/2008/08/palmiers.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sandra)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6271473.post-2261539412332290578Thu, 31 Jul 2008 22:53:00 +00002008-07-31T17:27:30.193-07:00South AfricaWell after one month in the beautiful South Africa, surrounded by the ones that I most love on this earth, we packed our bags and had to once again say goodbye. You know you think that you did this 10 years before and it was hard, this time it will be easy....it's NOT, not by a long shot, if anything it was harder for all of us because now there were children involved. Little hands holding http://familycorner.blogspot.com/2008/07/reconnecting-part-13the-end-of-trip.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sandra)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6271473.post-6010811040357752256Thu, 31 Jul 2008 03:36:00 +00002008-07-30T20:52:02.892-07:00Slow Cooking Thursday As much as we all love slow cooking recipes, I know that some days it's hard to find a good recipe to share, so I thought that today we would have a little twist....you can share a slow cooking recipe OR any other recipe that you've recently come across and love OR a family favorite that you just want to share with others. Does that sound good??? So here's some that I love and want to share http://familycorner.blogspot.com/2008/07/slow-cooking-thursday-with-twist.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sandra)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6271473.post-5153867141565024110Wed, 30 Jul 2008 17:54:00 +00002008-07-30T14:29:18.264-07:00 A couple of you asked what her name would be if she was a dinosaur.....the t-shirt I made for her says "If I was a dinosaur my name would be........Jasminesaurus (Jas-min-sau-rus) LOL I had her draw a picture of a dinosaur and I uploaded that graphic to Cafepress and made the t-shirt, it's really cute and Nicholas has one that says "If I was a dinosaur my name would be......Nenesaurus (http://familycorner.blogspot.com/2008/07/summer-days.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sandra)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6271473.post-1701430516321438046Tue, 29 Jul 2008 16:54:00 +00002008-07-29T11:06:11.730-07:00 Come on in and sit with me, I have hot coffee and some warm crepes I just finished making. The kids ate most of them but there's still enough to share. It's a beautiful morning here, not a cloud in the sky, not too hot right now and a small breeze, just perfect. I don't know about you guys, but doesn't it seem that the blogland is very quiet lately? The comments have tapered off, the posts arehttp://familycorner.blogspot.com/2008/07/crepes-anyone.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sandra)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6271473.post-58054245685392189Mon, 28 Jul 2008 23:29:00 +00002008-07-28T17:45:35.825-07:00We were so sad to leave the Kruger National Park, I mean, this place is like a little peace of paradise on earth. There is nothing but nature and animals around you, there's birds singing in the morning and crickets chirping at night, the huge expanse of the night sky filled with stars and nebula's and the sound of far away animals......and there's quiet, this encompassing non TV and cellphone http://familycorner.blogspot.com/2008/07/reconnecting-part-12.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sandra)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6271473.post-4093254259603571749Mon, 28 Jul 2008 15:41:00 +00002008-07-28T08:53:41.219-07:00simple woman's daybookHi everyone, come on in and see what's in my daybook! If you want to join in, just got visit Peggy over at The Simple Woman, read the guidelines here and then add your name to Mr Linky. There are so many other participants sharing their day, I'm sure you'll enjoy looking through them :) FOR TODAY Outside my Window...the base landscaping people are mowing and watering the yards, jets http://familycorner.blogspot.com/2008/07/simple-woman-daybook-july-28.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sandra)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6271473.post-9009035777524759047Sun, 27 Jul 2008 16:19:00 +00002008-07-27T10:24:32.386-07:00family lifemoviesbooksHAPPY BIRTHDAY ALYSSA! Today is my beautiful little niece's birthday. Alyssa is the baby of the family and she's just this bundle of joy. Being able to see her and spend time with her in South Africa was one of the best moments of my trip back home. Like all my other nieces and nephews, she's just so precious to me and I love her more than words could ever say. I'm saddened by the fact thathttp://familycorner.blogspot.com/2008/07/happy-birthday-wish-and-other-chit-chat.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sandra)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6271473.post-2649648542821025756Sat, 26 Jul 2008 17:00:00 +00002008-07-26T11:12:18.438-07:00South AfricaIt's early morning and we're awakened by the beautiful sunrise and the sound of birds outside, after a quick breakfast we got in the cars and set out towards Crocodile Bridge. We decided to take the longer way which means driving through the dirt roads instead of the main ones, but it's also where you get to be even closer to the wild and tend to see a lot more animals, so it took us about 2 http://familycorner.blogspot.com/2008/07/reconnecting-part-11.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sandra)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6271473.post-73542727636491607Sat, 26 Jul 2008 01:38:00 +00002008-07-25T18:43:23.941-07:00food blogcookingI threw a couple of ingredients in the crockpot and what came out was just too good not to share with you all. If you want to try these wonderful ribs for yourself, click the link below. CROCKPOT BEER AND SALSA RIBS ************************************************************************************* I've also started adding printable recipe cards for all my recipes on the food blog, it http://familycorner.blogspot.com/2008/07/crockpot-beer-and-salsa-ribs.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sandra)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6271473.post-607437380518593013Fri, 25 Jul 2008 15:42:00 +00002008-07-25T09:55:24.155-07:00South AfricaAre you up for more of our trip to the Kruger National Park? We left off the other night after having some smores didn't we? Well it's early morning the next day and we're off to visit some of the other campgrounds in the park. One of the things I love about the Kruger is that you don't need to go far to see animals, as a matter of fact, chances are that the minute you leave the gate of your http://familycorner.blogspot.com/2008/07/reconnecting-part-10.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sandra)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6271473.post-5767938977828337100Fri, 25 Jul 2008 14:39:00 +00002008-07-25T07:50:29.976-07:00show and tell The wonderful Kelli over at "There's no place like home" has started this friday feature, here's what she had to say: Welcome to Show and Tell Friday!" Do you have a something special to share with us? It could be a trinket from grade school, a piece of jewelry, a new antique find, an old love letter. Use your imagination and dig through those old boxes in your closet if you have to! Feel http://familycorner.blogspot.com/2008/07/show-and-tell-friday.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sandra)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6271473.post-8249641635879265494Thu, 24 Jul 2008 20:47:00 +00002008-07-24T14:25:13.186-07:00family lifemilitary lifeArizona The weather has been kinda iffy here lately, one day it's really hot and sunny and the next day it's cooler, dark clouds and huge thunderstorms. The kids are having a hard time being cooped up inside the house for so many hours, so it's off to the park when the opportunity arises. That's what we did this past weekend, I took them to one of the base parks while Curt was on weekend duty. http://familycorner.blogspot.com/2008/07/day-at-park.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sandra)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6271473.post-5882780920385203656Thu, 24 Jul 2008 14:09:00 +00002008-07-24T07:12:55.201-07:00Slow Cooking Thursday All my slow cooking recipes are now online and starting today, I will add all the recipes shared weekly to my online del.icio.us site too. So if you're wanting to find ALL the slow cooked recipes that have been shared since the first SLOW COOKING THURSDAY, here is the link for you. Don't forget to add your name to Mr Linky and a link back to your SCT post so others can come by and see your http://familycorner.blogspot.com/2008/07/slow-cooking-thursday_24.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sandra)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6271473.post-790905038527946433Wed, 23 Jul 2008 22:38:00 +00002008-07-23T16:09:37.113-07:00book review Recently I was lucky enough to review a book from Mother Talk. You all know how much I love to read and am constantly talking about books on my blog, so when the opportunity arose to not only read a good book but one that would touch so close to home, I jumped for joy. The book is called "Mrs Lieutenant" and it's written by Phyllis Zimbler Miller. When I first received the book, I immediatelyhttp://familycorner.blogspot.com/2008/07/mrs-lieutenant-mother-talk-blog-tour.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sandra)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6271473.post-2726876027384211981Wed, 23 Jul 2008 16:08:00 +00002008-07-23T09:42:37.599-07:00South AfricaI left off yesterday right after lunch, we all were just hanging around, napping and relaxing. After an hour or two we decided to go take a walk on the Rhino Trail, the kids were dying to go so we set off, all of us except grandma, the walking would have been too much for her so she offered to stay behind and get dinner started. Right across from the camp, on the other side of the river we http://familycorner.blogspot.com/2008/07/reconnecting-part-9.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sandra)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6271473.post-8958363830543737694Tue, 22 Jul 2008 15:49:00 +00002008-07-22T16:39:34.459-07:00South AfricaI know, I know, it's been a while but so many things were going on that I had to take a break from the South Africa trip photos. But I think it's time we get back to business and besides, when last we spoke we were just about to embark on a 5:30 am morning safari right? So go ahead and grab a big cup of coffee and get comfy, it's going to take a while and I'm sure you don't want to miss out on http://familycorner.blogspot.com/2008/07/reconnecting-part-8.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sandra)