tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15418839660128363002012-01-26T07:06:57.962-08:00Learn from the past, prepare for the future, and live in the present. A journey of 1000 miles begins with one step, so watch your step. -Thomas S. MonsonAnnie-Savor This Momenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06438377679929492575noreply@blogger.comBlogger339125SavorThisMomenthttp://feedburner.google.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1541883966012836300.post-63100221275015965142012-01-26T07:03:00.000-08:002012-01-26T07:06:58.000-08:002012-01-26T07:06:58.000-08:00

My oldest child will be getting his driver's license soon.  Not only does that make me feel old, but it also tests my limits on how much control I am willing to give up in his life.  Right now he is mostly a captive audience; he can't go anywhere beyond the small town that we live in without a ride from someone.  But that will change soon.  I'll have to trust that he will remember the things I

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Paint is fun.  Remember being in grade school and just being able to create whatever you wanted?  Or fingerpainting?  Or even stenciling?  I love using paint on my scrapbook pages and other projects.  I wanted to try doing some paint spraying on my art journal to see how it would turn out. Paint spraying is a little bit different than spray painting.  My paint spraying was inspired by Donna

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I know I usually do a dinner menu, and this is titled "What's for Dinner", but I thought I would throw in a breakfast that we've had lately. Last Saturday we were at home for breakfast, and the older 2 kids were gone.  Joe requested crepes, which sounded fine to me once I realized I wouldn't be standing over the pan all morning since 2 out of the 6 of us were missing.  I love crepes (which

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I have realized that I'm even grumpier than usual when I don't get to dabble in creating once in a while.  My family might say that they can't tell the difference between grumpy me and not quite as grumpy me, but there is a difference. I mentioned in my last post that I've started an Art Journal.  I've had this particular journal kicking around for a few years, made from an old book and a kit

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Have you heard of Project Life?  It is the memory keeping brainchild of scrapbooker extraordinaire Becky Higgins.  She has gone back to a simpler, more straightforward type of scrapbooking for preserving everyday life. I love the concept of simplifying the process of memory keeping.  I also love making the more artsy pages, so I've also started an art journal to play around in to get those

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I skipped week 2.  Just like that.  I was a little busy working on other projects and we flew by the seat of our pants as far as dinners went.  One of those projects was cleaning out the freezers and inventorying what was left. I made a list of what is in there and moved items I wouldn't be using up in the next few weeks into the larger extra freezer.  While I was at it, I prepped some things to

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What is Pinterest?  Well, here is one person's definition.  To me, it is a virtual bulletin board; an online, streamlined, takes-up-no-space  version of the file folder stuffed with torn out magazine pages.  It is a recipe book, eye candy, scrapbook idea board, fashion magazine, and interior design firm all wrapped up in one. Here are some things that I've "pinned" on my boards this week: Lined

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Wow, the first week of a new year, and it's back to the grind of thinking about what to feed these people, especially the boys with the hollow legs, and trying to keep everyone happy with the "healthy" food we'll be having since I'm working on my 6 week goal. Monday:  Leftovers from the weekend-chili, pasta, baked potatoes, veggies. Tuesday:  Turkey and Black Bean Tacos Wednesday:  Curried

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Source THRIVE : to grow vigorously : flourish : to gain in wealth or possessions : prosper : to progress toward or realize a goal despite or because of circumstances —often used with on My initial thought was to choose the word "purpose" as my One Little Word for 2012, but after thinking about it for a couple of days I've decided that "THRIVE" is what I'm really after.   Even

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It's been a couple of weeks since I've spent any amount of time on the computer that didn't include finding a recipe or typing something up quickly for a project, but here I am now.  I'm not sure that I was missed, but I miss being on here in the peace and quiet after everyone is in bed and I can focus my brain for a few minutes. I hope everyone had an amazing Christmas and an awesome New Year's

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I am not a shopper. I go to a store with a list in hand and usually get what is on the list. So Christmas and birthday shopping throws me for a loop. In the past few years gift cards have made an explosion. I can't go through a line in the grocery store without seeing a dozen different gift cards in a dozen different denominations for purchase hanging on the rack beside me.  Gone are the

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As usual, Christmas has crept up on me.  And even though I feel fairly organized, we don't have a tree up because we've been dealing with other things.  Christmas music has been playing in our home, I've been performing Christmas songs with a women's seeing group, and the ward Christmas party is tonight.  So I'm not going to sweat the small stuff.  So what if our house doesn't look like the

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So, I called this "week 2", but technically I didn't post a "week 1".  This week is full of comfort foods, just perfect for the cooler weather we are now getting.  I'm trying to double cook a couple of the meals like the lasagna and polenta with stew so I have some meals on hand for next week.  I've already frozen some leftover spaghetti with sauce from lunch yesterday. Monday:  BBQ chicken in

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Opening Song:  Have I Done Any Good?  Hymn 223 Scripture:   Matthew 25:40 Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren ye have done it unto me. Story:  The Coat Read the story (print here), show a picture of President Heber J. Grant (Gospel Art Kit picture 512) and then watch the sweet animated video. Activity: Make a service goal.

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One more pie recipe.  This is easy, and rich, and scrumptious.  It's been a staple at Thanksgiving and Christmas celebrations for years. It is lighter than cheesecake, which, though I enjoy, I can only eat a bite of.  Cherry Cream Pie, on the other hand, I can devour piece by piece.  I know this piece of pie looks a little bit, well, droopy, but that's because we couldn't wait for it to finish

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Thanksgiving Day (and turkey day!) are only 2 days away.  That means I've got to get my pie crusts made and the sherry cake baked.  Andy's requested a sherry cake, which is my grandmother's recipe, and which I usually make for Christmas.  I've also got a cherry cream pie in the works, which I will post later today, and a pumpkin pie (or two), and I may even try this Old Fashioned Honey-Apple Pie.

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So I skipped November's week 2.  It feels like I really have skipped week 2, since I'm not really sure where it went! This week is a clean out the pantry and freezer week.  There are too many things that are open or have been hanging around for a while and I don't want them to go to waste Monday:Pork Roast, Mashed Potatoes, Green Salad, Roasted Carrots Tuesday:Taco Soup Tuesday (a fall twist

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Monday:Costco Pizza and lots of CANDY! Tuesday:BBQ Chicken (drumsticks baked in the oven and covered in BBQ sauce for the last 10 minutes) Twice Baked Potatoes Roasted Carrots Wednesday:Talapia Risotto Green Salad Corn on the Cob Thursday:Chili Pumpkin Bread Friday:Leftovers Saturday: Taco Soup in Crockpot I'm linking here:

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Have you ever heard the saying "If we all threw our problems in a pile and saw everyone else's, we'd grab ours back." That's what I thought of when I saw this video of the new song by Hillary Weeks: One of the women in this video is Mariama Kallon, whose history was filled with terror, heartbreak, and tragedy. When I heard her speak At the Nauvoo Women's Retreat two and a half years ago,

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Looking at my menu this week it seems like it's time for fall and comfort-style cooking.  Yum! Monday: This is the best of both worlds; the ultimate comfort food of chicken and dumplings with an Italian twist! Nonni-Inspired Italian Style Chicken and Dumplings 4 boneless/skinless chicken breasts or 6-8 boneless/skinless thighs 1/2 large onion, diced 2 cloves garlic, minced 4 carrots, peeled and

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When I listened to the talk What I Hope My Granddaughters and Grandsons will Understand about Relief Society given by Julie Beck at last month's Relief Society Conference, one of the lines that really jumped out at me was this: I hope my granddaughters value the temple as did the sisters of the first Relief Society, who believed that temple blessings were the grand prize and great goal of

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MondayBBQ'ed Tri-Tip, Baked Potatoes, Roasted Brussels Sprouts TuesdayCarried over from last week Tortilla Chips Chicken and Corn Soup 6 cups water 4 teaspoons chicken bouillon ½ cup dried carrots* 1 tablespoon dried onions 1 tablespoon dried celery (or one stalk fresh celery, diced) ½ teaspoon dried minced garlic 1 can (15 ounces) corn, undrained 2 tablespoon parsley 1 cup uncooked pasta, any

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If you are reading this post, I'm not sure how you actually found it.  That's because my domain I bought from GoDaddy.com has expired, the e-mail address I used when I bought it two years ago is obsolete, so I didn't get any "Hey, dummy, your website is about to expire so pay us already" messages, and the day it expired someone bought the domain out from under me.  Why????  I'm thinking it's

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Today was a struggle.  And I think I lost. We had planned on going to see the salmon, and actually made it 3/4 of the way there, and all heck broke loose in the car.  Brian didn't want to go, so he was making comments every few minutes.  The two younger boys were fighting over--well--everything!  The puppy was in the mix, the air conditioner wasn't working, and the Dad was fed-up.  So he turned

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Sometimes you've got to take a little time off for some f-u-n.  We're spending the day as a family, and learning about the life of the salmon to boot.  We're headed here tomorrow, and hope it will be as fun as last year! And in celebration of the running of the salmon (not to be confused with the running of the bulls!)  here are some links to handmade salmon goodies.  So sweet, especially the

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