tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12451391302477935792012-01-26T18:05:26.479-06:00<center><br><br>Some people live in a Dream World... Some live in Reality... Some turn One into the Other....</center>Dana Cloverhttps://profiles.google.com/108536398496729736552noreply@blogger.comBlogger81212530.044219-94.88864blogspot/hqTZhttp://feedburner.google.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1245139130247793579.post-14893065518873568332012-01-24T08:45:00.001-06:002012-01-25T14:05:53.363-06:002012-01-25T14:05:53.363-06:00<script src="http://oascentral.blogher.org/RealMedia/ads/adstream_jx.ads/blogher.org/Conagra_Dec11_ReviewBadges_002/@x13" type="text/javascript" language="JavaScript1.1"></script><p>Tonight was a rare night on the farm. My 8 year old daughter and I were home...Alone! No boys to be seen! This just NEVER happens!</p><p>I wanted it to be a special evening, so I told her we could do "anything she wanted." Guess what she wanted to do? She wanted to cook dinner for the two of us...all by herself.</p><p>Hmmmm.  I figured we would be dining on ice cream and cookies.</p><p>Instead, she emerged from the pantry carrying two cans of <a href="http://goo.gl/NexIo" target="_blank">Chef Boyardee</a> Beefaroni.</p><p>Well that was easy! I thought to myself.</p><p>But the Little-Foreman-in-Pink IS my daughter, and she informed me that she wanted to cook "like Mommy" and turn one thing into something else!</p><p>I was stumped, so I did what I always do and went to my trusty internet for inspiration. I found the Chef Boyardee web site, and guess what??  They actually have chef-created recipes using their products! (<a href="http://www.chefboyardee.com/recipes" target="_blank">http://www.chefboyardee.com/recipes</a>)</p><p>Some looked more interesting than others, but they all got our minds going, and we were determined to come up with our own creation using our Chef Boyardee Beefaroni.</p><p>We decided to make a Beefaroni Pot Pie! Yep, I said it! A Chef Boyardee Beefaroni Pot Pie! This is how we did it...</p><div style="clear: both; text-align: center;" class="separator"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ZeGiR75XlFs/TvNb2qrtRdI/AAAAAAAAErk/uv1rouDWiJI/s1600/1.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ZeGiR75XlFs/TvNb2qrtRdI/AAAAAAAAErk/uv1rouDWiJI/s320/1.JPG" height="320" border="0" width="239" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">We started with our Chef Boyardee Beefaroni.</div><div style="text-align: center;">First, we heated it up on the stove.</div><div style="text-align: center;">While the Beefaroni was heating,</div><div style="text-align: center;">we mixed up one package of our favorite cornbread mix.</div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="clear: both; text-align: center;" class="separator"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-dkUl56zvmXc/TvNcRijqMCI/AAAAAAAAErw/W-9f1C_y2-c/s1600/2.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-dkUl56zvmXc/TvNcRijqMCI/AAAAAAAAErw/W-9f1C_y2-c/s320/2.JPG" height="320" border="0" width="239" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">We got out our cute single-serving sized casserole dishes</div><div style="text-align: center;">and filled them about 2/3 of the way full with our hot Beefaroni.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Then we topped it with the cornbread batter.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">(Making sure it touched the edges of the casserole to seal in the Beefaroni.)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="clear: both; text-align: center;" class="separator"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-oN1jVr1IDXI/TvNc0EAif5I/AAAAAAAAEr8/5WKEer6MY4s/s1600/3.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-oN1jVr1IDXI/TvNc0EAif5I/AAAAAAAAEr8/5WKEer6MY4s/s320/3.JPG" height="320" border="0" width="239" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">Once they were all filled and pretty, we put them in a 400 degree oven </div><div style="text-align: center;">to cook for about 18 minutes.</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: left;">When the cornbread is golden brown it's done!</div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;">We were thrilled with the results!</div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;">Not only did I get to enjoy one of my childhood favorite meals with my daughter, but we made it "our own" by changing it up.</div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="clear: both; text-align: center;" class="separator"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-wbfF7mWUZ4g/TvNdya-UM4I/AAAAAAAAEsI/vowCySVnGEU/s1600/44.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-wbfF7mWUZ4g/TvNdya-UM4I/AAAAAAAAEsI/vowCySVnGEU/s320/44.jpg" height="320" border="0" width="239" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;">We couldn't have done this at a better time.</div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;">Chef Boyardee is doing some really cool things to encourage you to get your kids in the kitchen too!</div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;">YOU could win free groceries for a year by using Hector Boiardi’s original recipes to create your own creations. Let your little chefs help create their own unique recipe that uses Chef Boyardee as an ingredient for a chance to win.</div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: left;">Enter <a href="http://goo.gl/q58TP" target="_blank">Chef Boyardee’s Make It Boyardeelicious Recipe Contest</a> from December 29, 2011 through March 11, 2012 for your chance to win free groceries for a year as well as one of ten $500 weekly cash prizes.  Then visit <a href="http://goo.gl/NexIo" target="_blank">Chef Boyardee’s Facebook page</a> from March 26, 2012 through April 8, 2012 to vote for your favorite recipes from the “Make It Boyardeelicious Recipe Contest.” Each day, one voter will be selected to win a $100 cash prize.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><p>Be sure to visit the <a href="http://www.blogher.com/chef-boyardee-recipe-contest" target="_blank">Chef Boyardee Roundup page</a> on BlogHer.com to check out other bloggers’ recipes!</p></div><div style="text-align: left;">How fun! <span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">Get your kids cooking with you! </span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">No matter what you create in the kitchen, you'll be creating life-long memories with your child!</span></div><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="padding: 5px;"><iframe width="120" height="60" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" src="http://www.foodbuzz.com/widgets/vote/22608" align="left"></iframe></div><p>Subscribe via e-mail.</p><form style="border: 1px solid #ccc; padding: 3px; text-align: center;" onsubmit="window.open('http://feedburner.google.com/fb/a/mailverify?uri=CravingComfort', 'popupwindow', 'scrollbars=yes,width=550,height=520');return true" method="post" action="http://feedburner.google.com/fb/a/mailverify" target="popupwindow">Enter your email address: <input style="width: 140px;" name="email" autocomplete="OFF" type="text" /><input name="uri" value="CravingComfort" type="hidden" /><input name="loc" value="en_US" type="hidden" /><input value="Subscribe" type="submit" /> Delivered by <a href="http://feedburner.google.com/" target="_blank">FeedBurner</a></form><p><a href="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/CravingComfort" title="Subscribe to my feed" rel="alternate"><img style="border: 0;" alt="" src="http://www.feedburner.com/fb/images/pub/feed-icon32x32.png" /></a><a href="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/CravingComfort" title="Subscribe to my feed" rel="alternate">Subscribe in a reader</a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1245139130247793579-1489306551887356833?l=homesteadinghousewife.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/9rP-pfl5oTNzmDUtdagZMkaeEvk/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/9rP-pfl5oTNzmDUtdagZMkaeEvk/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/9rP-pfl5oTNzmDUtdagZMkaeEvk/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/9rP-pfl5oTNzmDUtdagZMkaeEvk/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/hqTZ/~4/2Kc70C87A18" height="1" width="1"/>Dana Cloverhttps://profiles.google.com/108536398496729736552noreply@blogger.com1http://homesteadinghousewife.blogspot.com/2012/01/tonight-was-rare-night-on-farm.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1245139130247793579.post-11899899963628775842012-01-11T11:32:00.002-06:002012-01-11T11:32:35.538-06:002012-01-11T11:32:35.538-06:00So yeah...<br /> It's January 11th 2012 and I haven't blogged yet this whole year!<br /> <br /> ...I kinda suck like that.<br /> But in my defense, I HAVE been busy!<br /> Let me do a quick re-cap so we can all get on with our lives. ;)<br /> <br /> 2011 was a year full of changes!<br /> These were my children at the beginning on 2011...<br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-aRWuNvbtYd0/Tw28jG8Wk-I/AAAAAAAAEs4/IpxCNalJ5ek/s1600/kids1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-aRWuNvbtYd0/Tw28jG8Wk-I/AAAAAAAAEs4/IpxCNalJ5ek/s1600/kids1.jpg" /></a></div> <br /> <br /> Now...<br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> <b>Worker #1 -</b> </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-7prdlDkvytY/Tw2_qTJsrUI/AAAAAAAAEtQ/XrtYcUnUU4k/s1600/kids4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-7prdlDkvytY/Tw2_qTJsrUI/AAAAAAAAEtQ/XrtYcUnUU4k/s320/kids4.jpg" width="309" /></a></div> - Graduated High School,<br /> - Started College to become an electrician.<br /> - and moved out of the house! My "Baby"! He's all grown up and gone! &nbsp;ugh!<br /> <br /> <b>Worker #2 -</b><br /> Graduated&nbsp;High School<br /> Moved out and turned into...<br /> <div style="text-align: center;"> THIS!</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fH1VMVMZblY/Tw29QPsitkI/AAAAAAAAEtA/0UpO1xCTdK8/s1600/kids2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fH1VMVMZblY/Tw29QPsitkI/AAAAAAAAEtA/0UpO1xCTdK8/s320/kids2.jpg" width="252" /></a></div> Double UGH!<br /> He is now stationed in&nbsp;Afghanistan fighting for OUR freedom.<br /> I am proud... &nbsp;But I am also a worried freak on the verge of tears at any given moment!<br /> <br /> <br /> <b>Worker #3-</b><br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-E3DADdcY6J0/Tw2-1n1zx_I/AAAAAAAAEtI/pnH6T5Uif1o/s1600/kids3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="180" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-E3DADdcY6J0/Tw2-1n1zx_I/AAAAAAAAEtI/pnH6T5Uif1o/s320/kids3.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> <br /> - Is a&nbsp;sophomore&nbsp;in High School,<br /> - He was selected as one of the top students in his school and is now going to graduate NEXT YEAR!<br /> This means he will be gone to college faster than planned! &nbsp;I am, once&nbsp;again, proud of him.<br /> But Come ON!!! &nbsp;do they REALLY have to be on the FAST-TRACK to leave the house??<br /> - He has blossomed so much this past year! &nbsp;He even started playing Tennis for his school team! And if you knew this kid.. &nbsp;and his hatred for anything that may result in sweat, You'd be SUPER shocked as well!<br /> <br /> <b>Worker #4 -</b><br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ZXlDOu9k8gU/Tw3AssRFOLI/AAAAAAAAEtY/gINaP9NCKvs/s1600/kids5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ZXlDOu9k8gU/Tw3AssRFOLI/AAAAAAAAEtY/gINaP9NCKvs/s320/kids5.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> <br /> - He is now&nbsp;officially&nbsp;in Jr High!<br /> &nbsp; How in the heck did THAT happen??<br /> I swear it was just last week he was hiding behind my knee all shy and cuddly!<br /> He is still a goofy-baseball-loving-smile-that-can-knock-you-off-your-feet kid...<br /> But he is growing up... too fast!<br /> <br /> <b>The Little-Foreman-In-Pink -</b><br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-57YHi6uV0IM/Tw3DbT50muI/AAAAAAAAEtg/YuP7iDxhsNU/s1600/kids6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-57YHi6uV0IM/Tw3DbT50muI/AAAAAAAAEtg/YuP7iDxhsNU/s320/kids6.jpg" width="105" /></a></div> <b><br /></b><br /> - She is now a "Big Girl" and in the second grade. (Just ask her! She'll tell ya!)<br /> - She is the perfect combination of Glitter &amp; Guts!<br /> She will play in the mud and beat up the boys...<br /> all while&nbsp;wearing&nbsp;her rainbow and glittery ruffled Party Dress.<br /> <br /> <br /> That's the Super-Quick-Recap about the kids...<br /> Tomorrow?... Hang on to your hats...<br /> I'll try to explain what I've been up to!<br /> Man oh Man what a difference a year makes!<br /> <br /> Thanks for hangin with me even when I prove that I am one of the Suckiest Bloggers Ever!<br /> Love ya!<br /> <br /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1245139130247793579-1189989996362877584?l=homesteadinghousewife.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/rSufz0uyRI0jv-1Rg6YmvQ08_Lc/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/rSufz0uyRI0jv-1Rg6YmvQ08_Lc/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/rSufz0uyRI0jv-1Rg6YmvQ08_Lc/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/rSufz0uyRI0jv-1Rg6YmvQ08_Lc/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/hqTZ/~4/DxOu4LjRhmU" height="1" width="1"/>Dana Cloverhttps://profiles.google.com/108536398496729736552noreply@blogger.com8http://homesteadinghousewife.blogspot.com/2012/01/so-yeah.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1245139130247793579.post-46877953968851162422011-12-31T19:03:00.001-06:002011-12-31T19:03:17.095-06:002011-12-31T19:03:17.095-06:00<div class='posterous_autopost'><div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <a href="http://getfile5.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/danaclover/KqBnyATqhQ1cZUKyc478MQDsPY4RbHcJFfujjy54s2Q4DjYck0zvbMUyff3U/photo.jpg.scaled.1000.jpg"><img alt="Photo" height="669" src="http://getfile2.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/danaclover/KkaqxBiYL5MBuvofEvzbQj5fMscuA45IHEumkr2bUzCNoSJZPDUMxc33AExJ/photo.jpg.scaled.500.jpg" width="500" /></a> </div> <p>Campfire by the lake! <br />Happy New Year!! <p /> Dana Clover <br />@TxCloverAngel <br /><a href="http://www.DanaClover.com">www.DanaClover.com</a> <br /><a href="http://www.3LeafMarketing.com">www.3LeafMarketing.com</a> <br />Sent from my pink iPhone ... <br />So expect lots of typos!</p></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1245139130247793579-4687795396885116242?l=homesteadinghousewife.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/pUuaIlwD8i2bfvSA_r3p-xRQpV0/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/pUuaIlwD8i2bfvSA_r3p-xRQpV0/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/pUuaIlwD8i2bfvSA_r3p-xRQpV0/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/pUuaIlwD8i2bfvSA_r3p-xRQpV0/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/hqTZ/~4/GaETWn_3Uq4" height="1" width="1"/>Dana Cloverhttps://profiles.google.com/108536398496729736552noreply@blogger.com0http://homesteadinghousewife.blogspot.com/2011/12/perfect-setting-to-ring-in-new-year.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1245139130247793579.post-8095621252412147232011-12-05T16:21:00.000-06:002011-12-05T16:21:07.585-06:002011-12-05T16:21:07.585-06:00<div style="text-align: center;"><br /> </div><div style="text-align: center;">My Big Christmas Tree</div><div style="text-align: center;">Is Still Up In The Attic</div><div style="text-align: center;">My Kids Think I Suck.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /> </div><div style="text-align: center;">... Dana</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1245139130247793579-809562125241214723?l=homesteadinghousewife.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/DhBANYd8Cq4Kda3hRjtbggc2IG4/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/DhBANYd8Cq4Kda3hRjtbggc2IG4/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/DhBANYd8Cq4Kda3hRjtbggc2IG4/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/DhBANYd8Cq4Kda3hRjtbggc2IG4/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/hqTZ/~4/_1ez8NG6wzk" height="1" width="1"/>Dana Cloverhttps://profiles.google.com/108536398496729736552noreply@blogger.com4http://homesteadinghousewife.blogspot.com/2011/12/monday-haiku.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1245139130247793579.post-38509465508660728882011-11-30T07:39:00.002-06:002011-11-30T07:54:51.701-06:002011-11-30T07:54:51.701-06:00Today I celebrate the 7th anniversary of my 33rd Birthday.<br /> <br /> As I was sitting here thinking about just how old that makes me, my mind couldn't help but go back in time and remember....<br /> <br /> Are YOU old enough to have these memories too?<br /> (warning... LOTS of pics to follow!)<br /> <br /> <br /> My brother and I would stay up late to watch...<br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-QITMb96oupk/TtYXonBfXrI/AAAAAAAAEkU/SkScoeq2vDQ/s1600/grizzly-adams.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="202" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-QITMb96oupk/TtYXonBfXrI/AAAAAAAAEkU/SkScoeq2vDQ/s320/grizzly-adams.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Grizzly Adams</div><div style="text-align: center;">and...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-wF8SuynDBZY/TtYXlc_ZO_I/AAAAAAAAEjo/sMAlM7Fdm8w/s1600/emergency-show.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-wF8SuynDBZY/TtYXlc_ZO_I/AAAAAAAAEjo/sMAlM7Fdm8w/s320/emergency-show.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">EMERGENCY!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /> We LOVED those shows!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /> </div><div style="text-align: left;">I cut out and mailed in countless box tops to get my very own...<br /> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-7s4407I9BLc/TtYX1xiKXVI/AAAAAAAAEnQ/jbzUxw0ZfFc/s1600/sea+monkeys.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="202" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-7s4407I9BLc/TtYX1xiKXVI/AAAAAAAAEnQ/jbzUxw0ZfFc/s320/sea+monkeys.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">They never grew...&nbsp;&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: center;">They never lived...</div><div style="text-align: center;">I was NOT impressed!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /> </div><div style="text-align: left;">When my family needed to go shopping, we would all load up in our brand new "fancy"...<br /> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-P4LFh8NQuNE/TtYX6r35SBI/AAAAAAAAEoQ/HgHSbtFPcUA/s1600/station+wagon.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="176" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-P4LFh8NQuNE/TtYX6r35SBI/AAAAAAAAEoQ/HgHSbtFPcUA/s320/station+wagon.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">It was awesome! My brother and I had our own rear-facing seat in the back!&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: center;">No seatbelts!<br /> </div><div style="text-align: left;">When it got old and rusty, my brother would bring his ARMY man...</div><div style="text-align: left;">Tied to a string....</div><div style="text-align: left;">And we would slowly lower the brave soldier down through one of the rust holes and we would watch him bounce along behind us on the road.&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: left;">Mom was not thrilled when she found out!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /> </div><div style="text-align: left;">When we got to the store, we bought our favorite foods!<br /> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-zW5pZj4hcng/TtYX9OKMjFI/AAAAAAAAEo0/li3IsYg1HH4/s1600/tang.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-zW5pZj4hcng/TtYX9OKMjFI/AAAAAAAAEo0/li3IsYg1HH4/s320/tang.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">It's what the astronauts drink in SPACE!!!</div><div style="text-align: center;">How cool is THAT?!?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-4TPqvvj5t8o/TtYXrTrDkyI/AAAAAAAAEk8/yV1eQb2xPzw/s1600/knox+blocks.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-4TPqvvj5t8o/TtYXrTrDkyI/AAAAAAAAEk8/yV1eQb2xPzw/s1600/knox+blocks.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Knox Blocks!</div><div style="text-align: center;">yes..&nbsp; They were NOT "Jell-O Jigglers" back then.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Knox Blocks were all the rage!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /> </div><div style="text-align: left;">If we were really good in the store we were allowed to pick out a snack at the check out!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /> I usually went for the....<br /> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-AMYIir95teA/TtYX-oOes1I/AAAAAAAAEpY/3uJLvshNBi8/s1600/wax+bottles.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="254" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-AMYIir95teA/TtYX-oOes1I/AAAAAAAAEpY/3uJLvshNBi8/s320/wax+bottles.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Wax Bottles!</div><div style="text-align: center;">Not only did you get to drink the sweet drink inside..</div><div style="text-align: center;">BUT, you could chew the wax like gum when you were done!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /> If we wanted "real" gum,</div><div style="text-align: center;">It HAD to be...<br /> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-rTR-TyUmbUQ/TtYXm4lvqtI/AAAAAAAAEj4/L3-Swla9J8E/s1600/fruit+stripe+gum.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="224" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-rTR-TyUmbUQ/TtYXm4lvqtI/AAAAAAAAEj4/L3-Swla9J8E/s320/fruit+stripe+gum.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /> </div><div style="text-align: left;">When I was in the first grade, I got my very first pair of...<br /> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-C_T3-0Oi22U/TtYXnBd95VI/AAAAAAAAEkA/35gjS8EP0jk/s1600/glasses.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="218" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-C_T3-0Oi22U/TtYXnBd95VI/AAAAAAAAEkA/35gjS8EP0jk/s320/glasses.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">They were bifocals...</div><div style="text-align: center;">They were rainbow...</div><div style="text-align: center;">I was "cool"</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /> </div><div style="text-align: left;">My amazing rainbow glasses helped me see my favorite toys!...<br /> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Tyy7vbiH5xc/TtYXuADhQaI/AAAAAAAAElk/osTXGaR4Vwk/s1600/little+people.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="204" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Tyy7vbiH5xc/TtYXuADhQaI/AAAAAAAAElk/osTXGaR4Vwk/s320/little+people.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">I spent hours on end playing with these guys!</div><div style="text-align: center;">I had a gazillion!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /> </div><div style="text-align: center;">Or my brother and I would try to break...<br /> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-9OzjHXZgmhE/TtYX8Ay8Q1I/AAAAAAAAEog/dIN5J0G09cQ/s1600/stretch+armstrong.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="180" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-9OzjHXZgmhE/TtYX8Ay8Q1I/AAAAAAAAEog/dIN5J0G09cQ/s320/stretch+armstrong.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Stretch Armstrong!</div><div style="text-align: center;">It took all the strength we had to get this guy pulled to his fullest!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /> </div><div style="text-align: left;">While I was playing with my toys, You can bet I was wearing my.....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-1E_hJ0eKlaw/TtYX9RId57I/AAAAAAAAEpA/ULArUtaHBI4/s1600/underroos.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-1E_hJ0eKlaw/TtYX9RId57I/AAAAAAAAEpA/ULArUtaHBI4/s320/underroos.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /> </div><div style="text-align: center;">Wonder Woman Under-roo's!</div><div style="text-align: center;">I was SO proud when my mom finally caved and bought them for me!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /> </div><div style="text-align: left;">As I got a little older,</div><div style="text-align: left;">I got a little crafty!<br /> We would turn on my amazing...<br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-mNzSkCc_o34/TtYXzHikSHI/AAAAAAAAEm4/J_TU7Zv6SRY/s1600/record+player.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-mNzSkCc_o34/TtYXzHikSHI/AAAAAAAAEm4/J_TU7Zv6SRY/s320/record+player.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">personal record player.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Mine was brown..</div><div style="text-align: center;">It was my favorite!</div><div style="text-align: center;">I kinda miss the crackles and pops these made with the music! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /> </div></div><div style="text-align: left;">Then I would spend HOURS making....<br /> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-NRJaTooTdlQ/TtYXxwtlkPI/AAAAAAAAEmo/Xmp6PAJ-7Hs/s1600/pot+holder.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-NRJaTooTdlQ/TtYXxwtlkPI/AAAAAAAAEmo/Xmp6PAJ-7Hs/s320/pot+holder.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">I made sure everyone we knew had a few of these beautiful pot holders in the kitchen!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3eDZZ1ThsIc/TtYXodn4fTI/AAAAAAAAEkM/IHBYQOpXhCQ/s1600/gods+eye.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="296" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3eDZZ1ThsIc/TtYXodn4fTI/AAAAAAAAEkM/IHBYQOpXhCQ/s320/gods+eye.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">"God's Eye"</div><div style="text-align: center;">They hung in every house of every child I knew!</div><div style="text-align: center;">How "fancy"!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /> </div><div style="text-align: left;">While all my friends had...</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-52-N0U4w_fg/TtYXsyUNiVI/AAAAAAAAElY/7sRiKxp9R7w/s1600/lemonade-stand_%257Ebxp27848.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-52-N0U4w_fg/TtYXsyUNiVI/AAAAAAAAElY/7sRiKxp9R7w/s1600/lemonade-stand_%257Ebxp27848.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /> </div><div style="text-align: left;">I had a stand selling.....</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-bnDaUWPEsj8/TtYX5CGX6WI/AAAAAAAAEn8/qb92DfGIelc/s1600/spider+plants.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-bnDaUWPEsj8/TtYX5CGX6WI/AAAAAAAAEn8/qb92DfGIelc/s320/spider+plants.jpg" width="247" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">babies from my mothers Spider Plant!</div><div style="text-align: center;">Hey! I made $36 dollars in one week-end!</div><div style="text-align: center;">That was a LOT of money!!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /> </div><div style="text-align: left;">I used a majority of that plant money to buy....</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-dZZHAqF-jkM/TtYX7tZOdjI/AAAAAAAAEoU/sAiF2rrQRkk/s1600/stickers.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="214" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-dZZHAqF-jkM/TtYX7tZOdjI/AAAAAAAAEoU/sAiF2rrQRkk/s320/stickers.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">"Stickers"!!</div><div style="text-align: center;">Puffy stickers</div><div style="text-align: center;">Scratch-n-sniff stickers</div><div style="text-align: center;">Glittery stickers</div><div style="text-align: center;">a girl could NEVER have enough stickers!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /> </div><div style="text-align: left;">If we weren't trading stickers, my friends and I would get together to do more crafts!</div><div style="text-align: left;">Of course we had to make lots and lots of....</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/--rnV3-uovdE/TtYXsHOraeI/AAAAAAAAElI/zlFHTxzypqw/s1600/latch+hook.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/--rnV3-uovdE/TtYXsHOraeI/AAAAAAAAElI/zlFHTxzypqw/s320/latch+hook.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Latch-Hook pillows!</div><div style="text-align: center;">I made a Panda one..</div><div style="text-align: center;">One with puppies,</div><div style="text-align: center;">and,&nbsp; of course</div><div style="text-align: center;">a RAINBOW!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /> </div><div style="text-align: left;">Rainbows were all the rage!</div><div style="text-align: left;">You were one of the "cool girls"</div><div style="text-align: left;">if you dressed like everyone else and wore the best shirt ever!...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-14cmWCXofDI/TtYX2sbCpEI/AAAAAAAAEng/dm-Eon5FkHk/s1600/shirt.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-14cmWCXofDI/TtYX2sbCpEI/AAAAAAAAEng/dm-Eon5FkHk/s320/shirt.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">You were literally "wrapped in a rainbow!"</div><div style="text-align: center;">AWESOMENESS!&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /> </div><div style="text-align: left;">My amazing rainbow shirt made me aware of fashion...</div><div style="text-align: left;">I begged and pleaded for months before I got my first pair of....</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-6Ycc6RB20o4/TtYXni2V0CI/AAAAAAAAEkE/6rw6St7Xr_g/s1600/gloria+vanderbilt.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="156" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-6Ycc6RB20o4/TtYXni2V0CI/AAAAAAAAEkE/6rw6St7Xr_g/s320/gloria+vanderbilt.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Gloria Vanderbilt Jeans!</div><div style="text-align: center;">They were black..</div><div style="text-align: center;">They were tight...</div><div style="text-align: center;">and my life was never the same!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /> </div><div style="text-align: left;">The jeans were not enough!</div><div style="text-align: left;">Any self-respecting girl wore.....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-6xl_HEewIsU/TtYXk9R3UoI/AAAAAAAAEjg/af1m0SeMoHY/s1600/dr+scholls.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-6xl_HEewIsU/TtYXk9R3UoI/AAAAAAAAEjg/af1m0SeMoHY/s320/dr+scholls.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Dr Scholl Clogs!</div><div style="text-align: center;">I had them in white AND Navy!</div><div style="text-align: center;">I can still hear the loud clapping as hundreds of girls wore them while walking down the hallway in school!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /> </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /> Around this time I also got more "into" reading.</div><div style="text-align: left;">I loved reading ....</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4fdmfTShRFM/TtYXtdga9tI/AAAAAAAAElg/RUqU1sJ1L7c/s1600/little+house.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="215" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4fdmfTShRFM/TtYXtdga9tI/AAAAAAAAElg/RUqU1sJ1L7c/s320/little+house.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Little House on the Prairie!</div><div style="text-align: center;">Maybe this is where my love of all things Homesteading and my life-long dream of living on a farm came from?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /> </div><div style="text-align: left;">I also thought of myself as quite the super-sleuth...</div><div style="text-align: left;">Because I read every single....</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-KP0T8rO_q30/TtYXvN17urI/AAAAAAAAEl0/LzPTtj-uv2A/s1600/nancy+drew.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-KP0T8rO_q30/TtYXvN17urI/AAAAAAAAEl0/LzPTtj-uv2A/s320/nancy+drew.jpg" width="208" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Nancy Drew Rocked!!</div><div style="text-align: left;">But!!</div><div style="text-align: left;">when these new kinda of books hit the market, I was hooked!...</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-XD5qNXHOQRU/TtYkwqzNS6I/AAAAAAAAEps/aKMesZv2Xyw/s1600/book.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-XD5qNXHOQRU/TtYkwqzNS6I/AAAAAAAAEps/aKMesZv2Xyw/s1600/book.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">They were "Choose your own ending" books!</div><div style="text-align: center;">They went something like this...</div><div style="text-align: center;">You hear a strange creaking noise in the basement...</div><div style="text-align: center;">Do you..</div><div style="text-align: center;">Go down to investigate? (turn to pg 134)</div><div style="text-align: center;">Run and get help? (turn to page 23)</div><div style="text-align: center;">One book could keep you busy for days!!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /> </div><div style="text-align: left;">When I wasn't reading, I could be found playing outside with my friends.</div><div style="text-align: left;">There were countless games of "Kick-ball" and our favorite....</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-dNVJK9OPMso/TtYXjbuwicI/AAAAAAAAEjA/6fgnLyv7ZRA/s1600/chinesejumprope.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-dNVJK9OPMso/TtYXjbuwicI/AAAAAAAAEjA/6fgnLyv7ZRA/s320/chinesejumprope.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Chinese Jump-rope!</div><div style="text-align: center;">There were also plenty of 4-square games.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /> </div><div style="text-align: left;">If it was raining, we could be found inside playing...</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-3nOWmP1kBfs/TtYX4WHmn_I/AAAAAAAAEn0/5oshKkGECy0/s1600/simon.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-3nOWmP1kBfs/TtYX4WHmn_I/AAAAAAAAEn0/5oshKkGECy0/s1600/simon.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /> </div><div style="text-align: center;">Simon!</div><div style="text-align: left;">We might be coloring and baking...</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-o9XZGrgMhMM/TtYX3Q9BxgI/AAAAAAAAEno/0piwtbkk2rY/s1600/shrinky+dinks.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-o9XZGrgMhMM/TtYX3Q9BxgI/AAAAAAAAEno/0piwtbkk2rY/s320/shrinky+dinks.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Shrinky-Dinks!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /> </div><div style="text-align: left;">Or we might be in the kitchen whipping up our gourmet..</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-xLngAP83y84/TtYXwepkDMI/AAAAAAAAEmY/4Rq90BZ2wQU/s1600/nop+bake+cookies.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-xLngAP83y84/TtYXwepkDMI/AAAAAAAAEmY/4Rq90BZ2wQU/s1600/nop+bake+cookies.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">"No-Bake" cookies!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /> </div><div style="text-align: left;">As if the cookies wern't sweet enough, we were thrilled if we got the chance to wash them down with a ...</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-TEn7LrBYEGw/TtYXv0WNiHI/AAAAAAAAEmE/AIVGl3ylilE/s1600/nehi.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-TEn7LrBYEGw/TtYXv0WNiHI/AAAAAAAAEmE/AIVGl3ylilE/s1600/nehi.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Grape Nehi!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /> </div><div style="text-align: center;">Yep.. in real glass bottles that you could take back to the corner store to earn money to buy your favorite candy!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /> </div><div style="text-align: left;">The absolutely best candy bar ever was always on my list!...</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-vRyeLsysX6U/TtYXuefBxgI/AAAAAAAAEls/Ah0_KYOaBGw/s1600/marathon.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="58" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-vRyeLsysX6U/TtYXuefBxgI/AAAAAAAAEls/Ah0_KYOaBGw/s320/marathon.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">The "Marathon Bar"</div><div style="text-align: center;">Oh how I miss it!</div><div style="text-align: center;">It was a full 12 inches long, braided, chocolate-covered caramel bar.</div><div style="text-align: center;">If anyone can find them anywhere today, I'll send you a MILLION dollars!</div><div style="text-align: center;">...or maybe a just million thanks. :)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /> </div><div style="text-align: left;">Things sure were different back then,</div><div style="text-align: left;">We would hop on our bikes,</div><div style="text-align: left;">Or slip on our...</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-XM3X9L4lBhc/TtYX0itwcnI/AAAAAAAAEnI/lg8bVeg7tlk/s1600/roller+skates.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="270" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-XM3X9L4lBhc/TtYX0itwcnI/AAAAAAAAEnI/lg8bVeg7tlk/s320/roller+skates.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">"Roller-Skates" of awesomeness!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /> </div><div style="text-align: left;">We would be gone cruising around town for most of the day!</div><div style="text-align: left;">No cell phones to check in,</div><div style="text-align: left;">we just knew we had to be home by dinner...</div><div style="text-align: left;">And out mothers were just fine with that!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /> </div><div style="text-align: left;">Dinners were cooked differently back then too!</div><div style="text-align: left;">Even the simple hot dog was cooked in a new and fancy way!...</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-lyZszltejcc/TtYXqF6W-0I/AAAAAAAAEkk/t9ruFZkwNmo/s1600/hot+dog+cooker.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="190" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-lyZszltejcc/TtYXqF6W-0I/AAAAAAAAEkk/t9ruFZkwNmo/s320/hot+dog+cooker.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">We thought that this Hot Dog Electrocution device was the coolest thing ever!</div><div style="text-align: center;">it actually used an electric current to cook the suckers!</div><div style="text-align: center;">was that even safe?...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /> </div><div style="text-align: left;">I was getting a little older,</div><div style="text-align: left;">Not only did I have a fancy new accessory to wear...</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-4xbnlFwHEUE/TtYXo9MgsBI/AAAAAAAAEkc/Ixv2IRfkfpc/s1600/headgear.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-4xbnlFwHEUE/TtYXo9MgsBI/AAAAAAAAEkc/Ixv2IRfkfpc/s1600/headgear.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Headgear! UGH!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /> </div><div style="text-align: left;">My taste in TV&nbsp; shows was becoming more sophisticated as well.</div><div style="text-align: left;">I never missed an episode of....</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-siTs2LaXjck/TtYX4DW4LbI/AAAAAAAAEns/0ZZG9vqksRM/s1600/silver+spoons.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-siTs2LaXjck/TtYX4DW4LbI/AAAAAAAAEns/0ZZG9vqksRM/s320/silver+spoons.jpg" width="237" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">"Silver Spoons"</div><div style="text-align: center;">Oh that adorable young Ricky Schroder!</div><div style="text-align: center;">I loved you!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-NXKU937vFIk/TtYXj-tgTpI/AAAAAAAAEjI/rhSfx4Pjrvw/s1600/chips.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-NXKU937vFIk/TtYXj-tgTpI/AAAAAAAAEjI/rhSfx4Pjrvw/s320/chips.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">I was SO in love with "Ponch" from CHIPS!</div><div style="text-align: center;">((swoon))</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /> </div><div style="text-align: left;">Fashion was changing too!</div><div style="text-align: left;">Every girl in my school had one of two hairstyles....</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-vemPn_1Mt_k/TtYXklDWeAI/AAAAAAAAEjY/L3Od04-uBxg/s1600/dorothy+hamill+hair.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-vemPn_1Mt_k/TtYXklDWeAI/AAAAAAAAEjY/L3Od04-uBxg/s320/dorothy+hamill+hair.jpg" width="227" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">The "Dorothy Hamill" wedge</div><div style="text-align: center;">was ever popular!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /> </div><div style="text-align: center;">and then it was</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-bJlM7NsakTM/TtYXmL8yYnI/AAAAAAAAEjw/qM7awMf43_s/s1600/farrah.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-bJlM7NsakTM/TtYXmL8yYnI/AAAAAAAAEjw/qM7awMf43_s/s320/farrah.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Farrah Fawcett "wings"</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /> </div><div style="text-align: left;">My hair was too curly to pull off either of those styles,</div><div style="text-align: left;">But I still wanted to wear the latest fads.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /> </div><div style="text-align: left;">I begged and begged for this!....</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-t9x9oRlM8t4/TtYXvTtuXwI/AAAAAAAAEl8/iiL80vZbCik/s1600/necklace.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-t9x9oRlM8t4/TtYXvTtuXwI/AAAAAAAAEl8/iiL80vZbCik/s320/necklace.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Zipper-pull necklace..</div><div style="text-align: center;">My horrible mean mother didn't buy me one!</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">untill like 5 years ago...&nbsp;&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: center;">The statue of limitations had run out on its coolness by then!</div><div style="text-align: center;">Gee, Thanks MOM!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /> </div><div style="text-align: left;">I also wanted to wear....</div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-gyfvKM7v_VU/TtYXkC7OonI/AAAAAAAAEjQ/7RlKMktod1E/s1600/clogs.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="259" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-gyfvKM7v_VU/TtYXkC7OonI/AAAAAAAAEjQ/7RlKMktod1E/s320/clogs.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">"Clogs"</div><div style="text-align: center;">EVERYONE had clogs!</div><div style="text-align: center;">...everyone EXCEPT ME!</div><div style="text-align: center;">my mother was certain I'd break my ankle!</div><div style="text-align: center;">she was sooooo unfair!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /> </div><div style="text-align: left;">Oh!! and another thing that EVERYONE had that my mean mom would NOT let me wear???</div><div style="text-align: left;">These!!....</div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-LEAtAftaAjw/TtYX0I6Yo7I/AAAAAAAAEnA/nR8ndbL_8Yk/s1600/roach+clip.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-LEAtAftaAjw/TtYX0I6Yo7I/AAAAAAAAEnA/nR8ndbL_8Yk/s320/roach+clip.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">"Feather Roach Clips"</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">Ok... looking back, maybe she was right...</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">I didn't know what they were actually used for!</div><div style="text-align: center;">I just knew they were pretty and everybody wore them in their hair!</div><div style="text-align: center;">everyone... EXCEPT Dana!!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /> </div><div style="text-align: left;">I DID, however have these!!....</div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-oo03obE2kDs/TtYXsRxViKI/AAAAAAAAElQ/mrFNSkTmKRg/s1600/leg+warmers.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-oo03obE2kDs/TtYXsRxViKI/AAAAAAAAElQ/mrFNSkTmKRg/s320/leg+warmers.jpg" width="251" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Leg-warmers and leotards!</div><div style="text-align: center;">In every color!</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">sigh... I miss the leg-warmers!</div><div style="text-align: center;">the leotards?... not so much.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /> </div><div style="text-align: left;">as&nbsp; I continued to grow...</div><div style="text-align: left;">Movies became important!</div><div style="text-align: left;">My brother saw.....</div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-GsgjCOZcGq8/TtYX5U9Ex7I/AAAAAAAAEoA/Cl-E1JwVzXg/s1600/star+wars.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="180" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-GsgjCOZcGq8/TtYX5U9Ex7I/AAAAAAAAEoA/Cl-E1JwVzXg/s320/star+wars.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">36 times!!</div><div style="text-align: center;">I only got to go 8 times..</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /> </div><div style="text-align: left;">BUT!....&nbsp; I collected ALL of THESE!!.....<br /> </div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-k9OT3oDuVlI/TtYX57dAlTI/AAAAAAAAEoM/wphd0p3-SF4/s1600/star+wars+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="272" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-k9OT3oDuVlI/TtYX57dAlTI/AAAAAAAAEoM/wphd0p3-SF4/s320/star+wars+2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Star Wars figures!</div><div style="text-align: center;">They were everywhere in our house!</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">Of course...</div><div style="text-align: center;">years later my mean mother sold them&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: center;">(along with my full set of Nancy Drew books!!)</div><div style="text-align: center;">in a yard sale...</div><div style="text-align: center;">Man MOM!!</div><div style="text-align: center;">we could be RICH now if you would have waited!!</div><div style="text-align: center;">geeeeez!&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: center;">I was SO mistreated!<br /> </div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: left;">The following years were filled with....</div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-FgumiYXk69E/TtYXv7YGReI/AAAAAAAAEmM/M1LGR2FdMvU/s1600/neon.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-FgumiYXk69E/TtYXv7YGReI/AAAAAAAAEmM/M1LGR2FdMvU/s1600/neon.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">ANYTHING NEON!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-rhbYQOMPNv4/TtYX8sZ3SoI/AAAAAAAAEoo/gUW60IDXtEM/s1600/string+art.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-rhbYQOMPNv4/TtYX8sZ3SoI/AAAAAAAAEoo/gUW60IDXtEM/s1600/string+art.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Loads of "ugly" string art.<br /> </div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-cEHHLWlwzDs/TtYwKJJxXBI/AAAAAAAAEp0/aJyZDIsEOL0/s1600/jordache.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-cEHHLWlwzDs/TtYwKJJxXBI/AAAAAAAAEp0/aJyZDIsEOL0/s320/jordache.jpg" width="242" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Jordache Jeans</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-h552csGQQHM/TtYX-FzezSI/AAAAAAAAEpI/NheITghGSLI/s1600/url.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="247" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-h552csGQQHM/TtYX-FzezSI/AAAAAAAAEpI/NheITghGSLI/s320/url.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">"Grease"</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /> </div><div style="text-align: left;">First boyfriends...</div><div style="text-align: left;">First heart-breaks...</div><div style="text-align: left;">and countless life lessons.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /> </div><div style="text-align: left;">I am looking forward to what the next 40 years has to offer.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /> </div><div style="text-align: left;">Are YOU old enough to remember these things?</div><div style="text-align: left;">What are some of your favorite childhood memories?</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /> </div><div style="text-align: left;">Lay em on me!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /> </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /> </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1245139130247793579-3850946550866072888?l=homesteadinghousewife.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Py84M8BDi74NpLVbo30cY0FkS14/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Py84M8BDi74NpLVbo30cY0FkS14/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Py84M8BDi74NpLVbo30cY0FkS14/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Py84M8BDi74NpLVbo30cY0FkS14/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/hqTZ/~4/uB4YPNgSh0E" height="1" width="1"/>Dana Cloverhttps://profiles.google.com/108536398496729736552noreply@blogger.com12http://homesteadinghousewife.blogspot.com/2011/11/remembering.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1245139130247793579.post-43658322481946592742011-11-28T12:08:00.000-06:002011-11-28T12:08:26.582-06:002011-11-28T12:08:26.582-06:00We all know I'm not known for being the most sophisticated girl in the World.<br /> We all know I'm a little bit Redneck.<br /> <br /> Well...<br /> I figured it's time to Embrace my inner redneck!<br /> And shamelessly plug&nbsp; my Redneck Wine Glasses!<br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-2jBeRyAUddQ/TtPNiKG8qNI/AAAAAAAAEiI/ONsw8TZj2pY/s1600/glass5.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-2jBeRyAUddQ/TtPNiKG8qNI/AAAAAAAAEiI/ONsw8TZj2pY/s320/glass5.JPG" width="270" /></a></div><br /> Nope...&nbsp; I'm not the first to make them...<br /> But...&nbsp;<br /> MY Redneck Wine Glasses are the ONLY ones you can find that come to you with a copy of<br /> my Famous&nbsp; 3-ingredient "Prison Wine" recipe tucked neatly inside!<br /> <br /> <b>A Cute, Clever AND Functional Christmas gift for $10?</b><br /> <b> Heck Yeah!</b><br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-UTEvrdxeT0M/TtPNdyMGxVI/AAAAAAAAEh4/kQBIYKEvKMc/s1600/glass1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-UTEvrdxeT0M/TtPNdyMGxVI/AAAAAAAAEh4/kQBIYKEvKMc/s320/glass1.JPG" width="180" /></a></div><br /> <br /> Take a look and Maybe order a few!<br /> They are $10 each... or...&nbsp; 4 for $30,<br /> (that's buy 3 get one free!! what a bargain!)<br /> <b><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/86739848/redneck-wine-glass-hooch-holder-includes" target="_blank">&nbsp;Click here--&gt; &nbsp; &nbsp; Redneck Wine Glasses for Sale</a></b><br /> <br /> This post has been sponsored by the "<i>This</i> <i>Mamma needs to buy Christmas Gifts for her dirty children</i>" coalition. <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-XfAQNhrYQnA/TtPNgLIki-I/AAAAAAAAEiA/h34JJPqwUt4/s1600/glass4.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-XfAQNhrYQnA/TtPNgLIki-I/AAAAAAAAEiA/h34JJPqwUt4/s320/glass4.JPG" width="318" /></a></div><br /> <br /> We now return to our regularly scheduled chatter.<br /> Thank you!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1245139130247793579-4365832248194659274?l=homesteadinghousewife.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ZSwYic-uEUV78CH_i40_jxrVUQU/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ZSwYic-uEUV78CH_i40_jxrVUQU/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ZSwYic-uEUV78CH_i40_jxrVUQU/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ZSwYic-uEUV78CH_i40_jxrVUQU/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/hqTZ/~4/TRs1AFAz3_I" height="1" width="1"/>Dana Cloverhttps://profiles.google.com/108536398496729736552noreply@blogger.com1http://homesteadinghousewife.blogspot.com/2011/11/redneck-wine-glasses-put-little-redneck.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1245139130247793579.post-41362729527273065022011-11-18T18:06:00.001-06:002011-11-18T18:06:53.166-06:002011-11-18T18:06:53.166-06:00<div class='posterous_autopost'><div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <a href="http://getfile3.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/danaclover/VVXVaGUMgQEbXRLdSKuAXPpQt6P9BjzMUQPB752dvQdE0u4uMOB0QwNXH0nQ/photo.jpg.scaled.1000.jpg"><img alt="Photo" height="669" src="http://getfile1.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/danaclover/SskPt5ILRI1hKZhrcSWrDNPwcoDaXSvo2p8Z3Gh8MR9nMNDoi80qv0GUaZKY/photo.jpg.scaled.500.jpg" width="500" /></a> </div> <p>What makes you happy? <p /> <p /> Dana Clover <p /> <a href="http://www.DanaClover.com">www.DanaClover.com</a> <br />Sent from my pink iPhone ... <br />So expect lots of typos!</p></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1245139130247793579-4136272952727306502?l=homesteadinghousewife.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Cac2onKbDlwnPG3jvn998m4wqVo/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Cac2onKbDlwnPG3jvn998m4wqVo/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Cac2onKbDlwnPG3jvn998m4wqVo/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Cac2onKbDlwnPG3jvn998m4wqVo/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/hqTZ/~4/iT79xm7FpXo" height="1" width="1"/>Dana Cloverhttps://profiles.google.com/108536398496729736552noreply@blogger.com2http://homesteadinghousewife.blogspot.com/2011/11/what-makes-you-happy-dana-clover-www.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1245139130247793579.post-18661489518765417082011-11-07T13:33:00.000-06:002011-11-07T13:33:28.979-06:002011-11-07T13:33:28.979-06:00Worker #3 turns 16 tomorrow!<br /> EEEEEK!&nbsp; How in the world did THAT happen?<br /> <br /> We are having his birthday dinner tonight.<br /> In our family, the birthday boy or girl gets to choose the menu.<br /> <br /> I thought I would share My Favorite 16 yr old boy's Favorite meal with you!<br /> First, he asked for...<br /> <br /> Cajun Fettuccine Alfredo (I posted that recipe today on Craving Comfort) You can find the complete recipe and pictures by clicking the link below. <br /> <a href="http://cravingcomfort.blogspot.com/2011/11/cajun-chicken-fettuccine-alfredo.html"><b style="color: blue;">Cajun Fettuccine Alfredo</b></a><br /> <br /> <span style="color: blue;"><span style="color: black;">For dessert, He always requests My famous Pineapple Upside-Down Cake.</span></span><b style="color: blue;"> </b><br /> <span style="color: blue;"><span style="color: black;">I've posted the recipe below....</span></span><br /> <span style="color: blue;"><span style="color: black;">Enjoy!!! </span></span><b style="color: blue;"><br /> </b><br /> <br /> <br /> <a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Mpa5mUYVWB0/Sfw2TM5L5CI/AAAAAAAAC9I/jnWJc85Pxl0/s1600-h/UpSideDownCake1111111.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331195762406319138" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Mpa5mUYVWB0/Sfw2TM5L5CI/AAAAAAAAC9I/jnWJc85Pxl0/s400/UpSideDownCake1111111.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a>I remember my mom making Pineapple Up-Side down Cake.<br /> I loved it!<br /> I loved the super-sweet and moist topping with it's embedded fruit.<br /> I loved the tender cake.<br /> I loved everything about it!<br /> <br /> <a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Mpa5mUYVWB0/SfxIDXQe88I/AAAAAAAAC9Y/L1_ZMI1x3Ls/s1600-h/UpSideDownCake33333.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331215281519784898" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Mpa5mUYVWB0/SfxIDXQe88I/AAAAAAAAC9Y/L1_ZMI1x3Ls/s400/UpSideDownCake33333.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a><br /> I have tried many recipes for this classic cake.<br /> None were as perfect as this one.<br /> <br /> I kinda feel bad,because it's so easy and it starts with a boxed cake mix!<br /> Try it!<br /> I bet you'll agree, It's the Best I've ever had...<br /> And by far, the easiest!<br /> <br /> <a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Mpa5mUYVWB0/Sfw2SsdocyI/AAAAAAAAC9A/I6H7qwiqK6Q/s1600-h/UpSideDownCake2222222.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331195753700815650" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Mpa5mUYVWB0/Sfw2SsdocyI/AAAAAAAAC9A/I6H7qwiqK6Q/s400/UpSideDownCake2222222.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 399px;" /></a><span style="font-size: 130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Best Pineapple Up-Side Down Cake.</span></span><span style="font-size: 85%;"><br /> SERVES 12</span><br /> <div class="servings" id="servings"></div><div class="ingredients"><ul><li> 1/2 cup butter, melted</li> <li> 1 cup packed dark brown sugar </li> <li>1 (20 ounce) can sliced pineapple </li> <li> 6-8 maraschino cherries, cut in half lengthwise </li> <li>1 (18 ounce) package Duncan Hines Supreme pineapple cake mix </li> <li>1 (5 ounce) box vanilla instant pudding mix </li> <li> 1 cup pineapple juice <span style="font-size: 85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">(use the juice from the canned pineapple w/ a little water added) </span></span></li> <li> 1/2 cup canola or veg oil </li> <li> 4 large eggs </li> </ul></div><div class="steps"><ol><li><span class="recipetext">Preheat oven to 325 degrees Fahrenheit.</span></li> <li><span class="recipetext">Pour butter in a 9x13 pan .</span></li> <li><span class="recipetext">Sprinkle brown sugar evenly over butter in pan.</span></li> <li><span class="recipetext">Drain canned pineapple into a measuring cup.</span></li> <li><span class="recipetext">Place pineapple slices evenly in pan, covering the bottom of pan.</span></li> <li><span class="recipetext">Place the maraschino cherry halves in the center of the pineapple slices, cut side up.</span></li> <li><span class="recipetext">Combine the rest of ingredients in a large mixing bowl on slow speed for 30 seconds.</span></li> <li><span class="recipetext">Beat on medium speed for 2 minutes.</span></li> <li><span class="recipetext">Pour batter into pan.</span></li> <li><span class="recipetext">Bake for 45 to 55 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean.</span></li> <li><span class="recipetext">Cool 5 minutes , run a knife around the edges of the cake, and turn cake out onto a serving platter, pineapple side up.</span></li> </ol></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1245139130247793579-1866148951876541708?l=homesteadinghousewife.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/xLmK7TtVAEutQkR1Qd4oq8apbXI/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/xLmK7TtVAEutQkR1Qd4oq8apbXI/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/xLmK7TtVAEutQkR1Qd4oq8apbXI/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/xLmK7TtVAEutQkR1Qd4oq8apbXI/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/hqTZ/~4/w2nB0TTEq2U" height="1" width="1"/>Dana Cloverhttps://profiles.google.com/108536398496729736552noreply@blogger.com2http://homesteadinghousewife.blogspot.com/2011/11/worlds-best-pineapple-up-side-down-cake.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1245139130247793579.post-89179596437585279092011-11-06T07:39:00.001-06:002011-11-06T07:39:32.519-06:002011-11-06T07:39:32.519-06:00<div class='posterous_autopost'>Thanksgiving is coming!<p><div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <a href="http://getfile8.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/danaclover/8OazUxTqQl1u014thgLJlpMo6ywlEg7lKx5BGzAWMzy6oC2BFVnz92jMX8cv/photo.jpg.scaled.1000.jpg"><img alt="Photo" height="669" src="http://getfile6.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/danaclover/5BcnjWVU732FYvUyGodXxbPydIsyqj5oWhBMhPjUG4K4ixV6V3kmMaEJDf95/photo.jpg.scaled.500.jpg" width="500" /></a> </div> </p><p>Dana Clover <p /> <a href="http://www.DanaClover.com">www.DanaClover.com</a> <br />Sent from my pink iPhone ... <br />So expect lots of typos!</p></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img 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class='posterous_autopost'><div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <a href="http://getfile9.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/danaclover/I1YreztmSxG7HTV0Ww9cbJ4J3wOmDRzWDhoGneNAc65TQrn7raaq5VXhxIqc/photo.jpg.scaled.1000.jpg"><img alt="Photo" height="669" src="http://getfile7.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/danaclover/anUvs7kUG8OQCeeGKq5B5vTrPI4oO4w4cVhgVjyTf3qmlK29gIvOGolR3Up6/photo.jpg.scaled.500.jpg" width="500" /></a> </div> <p>Dana Clover <p /> <a href="http://www.DanaClover.com">www.DanaClover.com</a> <br />Sent from my pink iPhone ... <br />So expect lots of typos!</p></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1245139130247793579-6044704396506882830?l=homesteadinghousewife.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/rVeENWivcJSF43oTAml2JEAcdvM/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/rVeENWivcJSF43oTAml2JEAcdvM/0/di" border="0" 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src="http://getfile6.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/danaclover/jXyqXkp8c5KXF7KHTCXRsJfQBd7ed7Q9HcUuGvIz4eFLFdGX9QylMa6OZG8t/photo.jpg.scaled.500.jpg" width="500" /></a> </div> </p><p>Dana Clover <p /> <a href="http://www.DanaClover.com">www.DanaClover.com</a> <br />Sent from my pink iPhone ... <br />So expect lots of typos!</p></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1245139130247793579-7873556756210842739?l=homesteadinghousewife.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/PNZxb2kp7HWL7fb7AQODqy5ESfk/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/PNZxb2kp7HWL7fb7AQODqy5ESfk/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/PNZxb2kp7HWL7fb7AQODqy5ESfk/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/PNZxb2kp7HWL7fb7AQODqy5ESfk/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/hqTZ/~4/bD6REkumeAE" height="1" width="1"/>Dana Cloverhttps://profiles.google.com/108536398496729736552noreply@blogger.com4http://homesteadinghousewife.blogspot.com/2011/11/i-think-it-time-for-new-landscaping.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1245139130247793579.post-64751206583530848072011-10-29T06:51:00.001-05:002011-11-07T07:25:48.892-06:002011-11-07T07:25:48.892-06:00I was one of a very lucky group of Bloggers who got the opportunity to Test drive a Beautiful 2012 Chevy Traverse this month.<br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-rYXsgeMSmZQ/TrfWUg-KPxI/AAAAAAAAEf4/HKiJ_c2mNd4/s1600/chevy5.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-rYXsgeMSmZQ/TrfWUg-KPxI/AAAAAAAAEf4/HKiJ_c2mNd4/s320/chevy5.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-PODnBuCq3F4/TrfVDEZJjpI/AAAAAAAAEfw/Qb8o1weO6Y4/s1600/traverse1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /> </a></div>I've driven the Malibu and The Silverado too!<br /> but this Traverse....<br /> Well, it was love at first drive!<br /> It is beautiful!<br /> <br /> The first thing that struck me was the fact that the Traverse has a full third row seat!<br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-AuP_ea_-210/TrfcLLEsXEI/AAAAAAAAEgI/mCODwmlduIM/s1600/checy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="192" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-AuP_ea_-210/TrfcLLEsXEI/AAAAAAAAEgI/mCODwmlduIM/s320/checy.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /> <br /> I just don't understand how they fit SO MUCH room into such a cute sleek-looking package!<br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-fTdfuvUX4pw/TrfW7LTVoRI/AAAAAAAAEgA/KEeW9i0lbaU/s1600/chevy45.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-fTdfuvUX4pw/TrfW7LTVoRI/AAAAAAAAEgA/KEeW9i0lbaU/s320/chevy45.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>&nbsp;Seriously, you can&nbsp; haul all your kids stuff in the Traverse and STILL have room to let the kids ride in comfort too!<br /> <br /> The Traverse has all the "bells-n-whistles" but my favorite is the remote start.<br /> In Texas how great would it be to be able to click a button from inside your house, have your car start and be all nice and cool by the time you go outside?!?<br /> No more burnt thighs ladies!!<br /> The Traverse does it!<br /> When I heard about this feature, I always wondered how safe it was...<br /> I mean... an unattended running car that is as beautiful as the Traverse would be something anyone would want!<br /> I found out that it is very safe!<br /> watch how my assistant demonstrates...<br /> <br /> <br /> <iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="248" src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/30824901?title=0&amp;byline=0&amp;portrait=0" webkitallowfullscreen="" width="440"></iframe><br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> See? <br /> It's awesome!!<br /> <br /> There are SO many things to love about the Traverse!<br /> and... YOU can see em all for yourself!<br /> <br /> If you live in the Houston area, the Houston Area Chevy Dealers have a great deal for you!<br /> RIGHT NOW!<br /> If you go in and test drive a Malibu or Travers they will give you a $40 SpaFinders Gift Card!<br /> Check them out on Facebook for a list of participating dealers!<br /> www.facebook.com/gottalovechevyhouston<br /> <br /> Have YOU driven the Traverse?<br /> What did YOU think?<br /> <br /> <span style="font-size: x-small;">The Houston Area Chevy Dealers let me test drive a 2012 Traverse for two weeks in exchange for my honest review.</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1245139130247793579-6475120658353084807?l=homesteadinghousewife.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/4x43d50b1FWt9bBju7WPF7eBh50/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/4x43d50b1FWt9bBju7WPF7eBh50/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/4x43d50b1FWt9bBju7WPF7eBh50/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/4x43d50b1FWt9bBju7WPF7eBh50/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/hqTZ/~4/DQzivDaeMKg" height="1" width="1"/>Dana Cloverhttps://profiles.google.com/108536398496729736552noreply@blogger.com0http://homesteadinghousewife.blogspot.com/2011/10/chevy-traverse-love.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1245139130247793579.post-14217875390568898642011-10-22T17:03:00.001-05:002011-10-22T17:05:13.024-05:002011-10-22T17:05:13.024-05:00Disclaimer-<br /> I broke my camera... I dropped it...... It fell..... I cried.<br /> Please excuse the pretty pathetic iPhone pics for this recipe...<br /> The pure yummiocity of this one should earn me your forgiveness anyway!<br /> <div style="text-align: right;">~Dana&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </div><br /> ----------------------------------------------<br /> <br /> <b>Chai Tea Latte.</b><br /> It's&nbsp; that creamy, spiced drink that just makes me feel kinda sophisticated to drink<br /> <div style="text-align: center;"><br /> </div><div style="text-align: center;">~ <i>It Just feels fancy</i> ~</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">(notice the "fancy" umbrella inside the TOTALLY un-fancy Mason Jar drinking vessel...&nbsp;</span><br /> <span style="font-size: small;">It's how I roll... Yo)</span></div><div style="padding: 5px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-i0_rcSa82V0/TqMER4KXeYI/AAAAAAAAEeU/9KOagjDCePA/s1600/5.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-i0_rcSa82V0/TqMER4KXeYI/AAAAAAAAEeU/9KOagjDCePA/s320/5.JPG" width="239" /></a></div>This recipe is so simple, that I was almost embarrassed to publish it,<br /> When I mentioned I was making Iced Chai Tea one day on Facebook, I was swarmed with requests for the recipe....<br /> so, here goes!...<br /> I posted the full recipe and lots of pictures on my cooking blog.<br /> Here is a link if it looks yummy to you!&nbsp;<a href="http://cravingcomfort.blogspot.com/2011/10/easy-iced-chai-tea-latte.html"><b> Dana's Iced Chai Tea Latte.&nbsp;</b></a><br /> <b><br /> </b><br /> Enjoy!<b><br /> </b></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1245139130247793579-1421787539056889864?l=homesteadinghousewife.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/IWCaNrfRkbXksn_JMNt_85oObuw/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/IWCaNrfRkbXksn_JMNt_85oObuw/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/IWCaNrfRkbXksn_JMNt_85oObuw/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/IWCaNrfRkbXksn_JMNt_85oObuw/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/hqTZ/~4/uH7bf5h81zE" height="1" width="1"/>Dana Cloverhttps://profiles.google.com/108536398496729736552noreply@blogger.com2http://homesteadinghousewife.blogspot.com/2011/10/easy-iced-chai-tea.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1245139130247793579.post-43502813259113493352011-10-20T13:18:00.001-05:002011-10-20T13:18:19.598-05:002011-10-20T13:18:19.598-05:00<div class='posterous_autopost'>Lunchtime on the farm looks a little different now....<p><div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <a href="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/danaclover/L7lEgWdytoRHgFGKScTz6a83TROO84TfNejteWaVpG7eG7spQUog0qNbx82H/photo.jpg.scaled.1000.jpg"><img alt="Photo" height="669" src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/danaclover/URpYGqeqvIuTUR7CBZnx1iLJvvJbnZC2E3RGkvDOjhlTDACNOacnBCkQCXix/photo.jpg.scaled.500.jpg" width="500" /></a> </div> </p><p>Dana Clover <p /> <a href="http://www.DanaClover.com">www.DanaClover.com</a> <br />Sent from my pink iPhone ... <br />So expect lots of typos!</p></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1245139130247793579-4350281325911349335?l=homesteadinghousewife.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/NhypWqig7MT8bQ6UFyhgC5n1tqQ/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/NhypWqig7MT8bQ6UFyhgC5n1tqQ/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/NhypWqig7MT8bQ6UFyhgC5n1tqQ/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/NhypWqig7MT8bQ6UFyhgC5n1tqQ/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/hqTZ/~4/ZCBtf7DJKfI" height="1" width="1"/>Dana Cloverhttps://profiles.google.com/108536398496729736552noreply@blogger.com2http://homesteadinghousewife.blogspot.com/2011/10/mmm-kale.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1245139130247793579.post-64919974073042600362011-10-15T19:01:00.003-05:002011-10-17T08:46:20.406-05:002011-10-17T08:46:20.406-05:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-5JNp5HmdxIs/TponT2_x38I/AAAAAAAAEds/lLiOYsbP1UU/s1600/potpie14.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="319" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-5JNp5HmdxIs/TponT2_x38I/AAAAAAAAEds/lLiOYsbP1UU/s320/potpie14.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-LikhVeDZjFo/TpoYupyHxgI/AAAAAAAAEc0/y2x-wvqsTTE/s1600/potpie13.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /> </a></div><br /> <br /> Chili-Dogs.... Yum!<br /> Cornbread.... Yum!<br /> <br /> I got to thinking....&nbsp;&nbsp; why not mix the two?<br /> <br /> The results were an AMAZING dish that everyone in my house loved and asked for seconds of!<br /> This is more of a technique than an actual recipe..<br /> Here we go!<br /> <br /> <b>The Cast Of Characters </b><br /> <br /> <div style="text-align: center;">Hot dogs, Sliced.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-atLIKnEsAqk/TpoXYDpJd4I/AAAAAAAAEbk/jjBTjSjOwJM/s1600/potpie2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="319" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-atLIKnEsAqk/TpoXYDpJd4I/AAAAAAAAEbk/jjBTjSjOwJM/s320/potpie2.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /> </div><div style="text-align: center;">Cheddar Cheese, Shredded</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-LoWvQ0CVtBE/TpoXo_uL_BI/AAAAAAAAEb8/_zTZM1wmIDM/s1600/potpie5.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-LoWvQ0CVtBE/TpoXo_uL_BI/AAAAAAAAEb8/_zTZM1wmIDM/s320/potpie5.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /> </div><div style="text-align: center;">Your favorite chili, canned or homemade.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LscsVsFTyTw/TpoXdMCo79I/AAAAAAAAEbs/kAPcq4pLTPk/s1600/potpie3.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LscsVsFTyTw/TpoXdMCo79I/AAAAAAAAEbs/kAPcq4pLTPk/s320/potpie3.JPG" width="319" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /> </div><div style="text-align: center;">Corn bread Homemade, or my favorite Jiffy Brand.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-kyaAw9Il3Xc/TpoXigSosZI/AAAAAAAAEb0/UhBU17hWMZ0/s1600/potpie4.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-kyaAw9Il3Xc/TpoXigSosZI/AAAAAAAAEb0/UhBU17hWMZ0/s320/potpie4.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /> </div><div style="text-align: center;">Your favorite individual-sized casserole dishes.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7OBGLiRqdUU/TpoX7tALpeI/AAAAAAAAEcE/cSurb_sZ1VA/s1600/potpie6.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7OBGLiRqdUU/TpoX7tALpeI/AAAAAAAAEcE/cSurb_sZ1VA/s320/potpie6.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>Directions</b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /> </div><br /> <ol><li>Add sliced Hot dogs to chili in a pot on the stove and heat to a simmer.</li> <li>Fill your individual casserole dishes a little more than half-way with the hot chili/hotdog mixture.</li> </ol><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-lkz3nxyPvmg/TpoYCDKoE8I/AAAAAAAAEcM/spSIB7bqOYU/s1600/potpie7.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="319" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-lkz3nxyPvmg/TpoYCDKoE8I/AAAAAAAAEcM/spSIB7bqOYU/s320/potpie7.JPG" width="320" /></a>&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">3. Generously sprinkle with shredded cheese.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ei3ENCe5Peo/TpoYe_nKQyI/AAAAAAAAEcc/H1nr9c6PH3g/s1600/potpie9.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="207" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ei3ENCe5Peo/TpoYe_nKQyI/AAAAAAAAEcc/H1nr9c6PH3g/s320/potpie9.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">4. Top the cheese layer with your cornbread batter, (filling almost to the top)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-nPANqGRyvnk/TpoYj77HUuI/AAAAAAAAEck/HP6XrOCDuqA/s1600/potpie11.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="319" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-nPANqGRyvnk/TpoYj77HUuI/AAAAAAAAEck/HP6XrOCDuqA/s320/potpie11.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /> </div><br /> 5. Bake at 400 degrees for approx 10-12 min or until a toothpick inserted into the cornbread comes out clean.<br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-LikhVeDZjFo/TpoYupyHxgI/AAAAAAAAEc0/y2x-wvqsTTE/s1600/potpie13.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-LikhVeDZjFo/TpoYupyHxgI/AAAAAAAAEc0/y2x-wvqsTTE/s320/potpie13.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /> 6. Dig in and ENJOY!<br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-JbiiYqJ-UiE/TpoZCtDi5tI/AAAAAAAAEdE/k06L3tSq-4k/s1600/potpie15.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-JbiiYqJ-UiE/TpoZCtDi5tI/AAAAAAAAEdE/k06L3tSq-4k/s320/potpie15.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /> <br /> I am also going to try this with my favorite homemade chili recipe this winter! YUM!<br /> I also made a batch using a 9x9 square pan, took longer to cook, of course, but turned out GREAT!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1245139130247793579-6491997407304260036?l=homesteadinghousewife.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/VgRui7pdVbecme41MN7GS4n_2lg/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/VgRui7pdVbecme41MN7GS4n_2lg/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/VgRui7pdVbecme41MN7GS4n_2lg/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/VgRui7pdVbecme41MN7GS4n_2lg/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/hqTZ/~4/ijeLnOUupdg" height="1" width="1"/>Dana Cloverhttps://profiles.google.com/108536398496729736552noreply@blogger.com10http://homesteadinghousewife.blogspot.com/2011/10/chili-dog-pot-pie-oh-my.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1245139130247793579.post-35198475128010103972011-10-15T17:05:00.001-05:002011-10-15T17:05:23.067-05:002011-10-15T17:05:23.067-05:00<div class='posterous_autopost'><div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <a href="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/danaclover/YGHx1DiWA5UV9hyXsnHKeJdn8ZOtzoEB8xHMuuLQqtDhw9GTqU94t2pKUDhZ/photo.jpg.scaled.1000.jpg"><img alt="Photo" height="373" src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/danaclover/WwNsvzSrRgMc7VvslNKshHozXdZ51kh7w7X5l6wEA5b4nHz0t37dEVC1ObG6/photo.jpg.scaled.500.jpg" width="500" /></a> </div> <p>Dana Clover <p /> <a href="http://www.DanaClover.com">www.DanaClover.com</a> <br />Sent from my pink iPhone ... <br />So expect lots of typos!</p></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1245139130247793579-3519847512801010397?l=homesteadinghousewife.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Ec7tKa5v_DIBOrW7_tlD5Db6oSg/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Ec7tKa5v_DIBOrW7_tlD5Db6oSg/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Ec7tKa5v_DIBOrW7_tlD5Db6oSg/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Ec7tKa5v_DIBOrW7_tlD5Db6oSg/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/hqTZ/~4/0bbW9wgpP38" height="1" width="1"/>Dana Cloverhttps://profiles.google.com/108536398496729736552noreply@blogger.com0http://homesteadinghousewife.blogspot.com/2011/10/baby-tortoise-broccoli-love.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1245139130247793579.post-60010400725350230902011-10-11T09:18:00.000-05:002011-10-11T09:18:24.770-05:002011-10-11T09:18:24.770-05:00Giving Birth is the Labor and delivery that is often thought of as the most painful aspect of parenting,<br /> It hurts and you go into it KNOWING it's gonna hurt.<br /> <br /> I recently realized that there is another labor and delivery in child rearing that is much harder and more painful.<br /> It's the labor of raising them right, and delivery of letting them go out into the world with out you by their side.<br /> <br /> Worker #2 graduated ARMY Boot-camp 2 weeks ago.<br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-6KZacb66v-I/TpRHOHkiUyI/AAAAAAAAEbA/ryJDGuLkUus/s1600/grad3.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-6KZacb66v-I/TpRHOHkiUyI/AAAAAAAAEbA/ryJDGuLkUus/s320/grad3.JPG" width="213" /></a></div><br /> He came home for 5 days following graduation.<br /> Then he left for his "home base" in Washington state, where he quickly found out he will deploy to Afghanistan in February.<br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-DgQkrlLnhNc/TpRPn_Zp8fI/AAAAAAAAEbQ/_PlkHnsx5HI/s1600/grad2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-DgQkrlLnhNc/TpRPn_Zp8fI/AAAAAAAAEbQ/_PlkHnsx5HI/s320/grad2.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /> <br /> This is where the mother in me freaks out!<br /> <br /> It seems that literally overnight&nbsp; you go from Mommy, who fixes things, kisses the boo-boo's, and makes sure her children are safe and sound at all times to someone who has no control or say-so in the well-being of her child.<br /> <br /> You are expected to be standing on the sidelines, chest puffed out with pride, waving your American flag because your son is amazingly brave, he is patriotic, he is an American Soldier!<br /> <br /> While I AM indeed <b>So</b> very proud of him.<br /> <br /> I am also SO very scared.<br /> <br /> Never... EVER has there been a time in his life with me that I haven't known where he was....<br /> Never EVER has there been a time I didn't know he was ok...<br /> He has never been somewhere that I could not contact him or call to make sure he was ok...<br /> And.... Never EVER was someone actually shooting at him!<br /> <br /> How am I supposed to do this?<br /> How can things be ok?<br /> How can we be a family with&nbsp; one of us in harms way?<br /> How will we laugh, knowing he might be "out there" somewhere scared?<br /> How will we sleep without visions of what might be happening in some sandy place on the other side of the world at that very second?<br /> How can everything go on as "usual" when I know my child is in danger?!?<br /> <br /> How do I DO THIS?<br /> <br /> THIS is the Labor and Delivery that really hurts!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1245139130247793579-6001040072535023090?l=homesteadinghousewife.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/0UAreKYlPkZdcMsFLkR_6oi580U/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/0UAreKYlPkZdcMsFLkR_6oi580U/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/0UAreKYlPkZdcMsFLkR_6oi580U/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/0UAreKYlPkZdcMsFLkR_6oi580U/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/hqTZ/~4/hM5NInBMNXQ" height="1" width="1"/>Dana Cloverhttps://profiles.google.com/108536398496729736552noreply@blogger.com6http://homesteadinghousewife.blogspot.com/2011/10/labor-delivery.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1245139130247793579.post-1119224203497277052011-10-10T12:42:00.001-05:002011-10-10T12:42:24.399-05:002011-10-10T12:42:24.399-05:00<div class='posterous_autopost'>It won't be long before they are HUGE! <br />They are Sulcata Tortoises.<p><div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <a href="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/danaclover/3vK8FQ3HhGNow821ipBaEvU8tVx1bB9qFDjKGj0wNfJKlpiSgcCLhEiUE9Cd/photo.jpg.scaled.1000.jpg"><img alt="Photo" height="669" src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/danaclover/cbc7mSWsKIiVT87fNHGRKR2JU4akZA3MfcRHrjyB2HXORcoLZd2qBQqWOqsr/photo.jpg.scaled.500.jpg" width="500" /></a> </div> </p><p>Dana Clover <p /> <a href="http://www.DanaClover.com">www.DanaClover.com</a> <br />Sent from my pink iPhone ... <br />So expect lots of typos!</p></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1245139130247793579-111922420349727705?l=homesteadinghousewife.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/hcnt93TY17C_M43JcUixSJo_G0A/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/hcnt93TY17C_M43JcUixSJo_G0A/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/hcnt93TY17C_M43JcUixSJo_G0A/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/hcnt93TY17C_M43JcUixSJo_G0A/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/hqTZ/~4/FgKjcRZet1A" height="1" width="1"/>Dana Cloverhttps://profiles.google.com/108536398496729736552noreply@blogger.com1http://homesteadinghousewife.blogspot.com/2011/10/my-new-babies.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1245139130247793579.post-40335091965728581572011-10-09T15:03:00.001-05:002011-10-09T15:03:21.417-05:002011-10-09T15:03:21.417-05:00<div class='posterous_autopost'>She's a African tortoise. Name ideas ?<p><div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <a href="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/danaclover/csTjFrPZ3TVSVzcqr1tigseWYc7Dd2n88hC15wdQhqSRspgWampqilNgXHje/photo.jpg.scaled.1000.jpg"><img alt="Photo" height="669" src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/danaclover/HCCmHzEIHpukXSyZ05hpQe83RaEzj9Js8ptKG4b11vjgJyPsxihGVj6rLqlP/photo.jpg.scaled.500.jpg" width="500" /></a> </div> </p><p>Dana Clover <p /> <a href="http://www.DanaClover.com">www.DanaClover.com</a> <br />Sent from my pink iPhone ... <br />So expect lots of typos!</p></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1245139130247793579-4033509196572858157?l=homesteadinghousewife.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/2p3VypXHGy31C850QRJT0s6S0CQ/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/2p3VypXHGy31C850QRJT0s6S0CQ/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/2p3VypXHGy31C850QRJT0s6S0CQ/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/2p3VypXHGy31C850QRJT0s6S0CQ/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/hqTZ/~4/mqUUqBn8xH0" height="1" width="1"/>Dana Cloverhttps://profiles.google.com/108536398496729736552noreply@blogger.com3http://homesteadinghousewife.blogspot.com/2011/10/my-new-baby.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1245139130247793579.post-78187894647119153982011-10-07T15:17:00.000-05:002011-10-07T15:17:03.055-05:002011-10-07T15:17:03.055-05:00Man how time flies!<br /> I'm not even gonna say how long it's been since my last real blog post...<br /> I'm not gonna explain myself...<br /> <br /> Lets just play catch-up and everyone will be up to speed.<br /> <br /> ~ Three kids Graduated.<br /> ~ I cried.<br /> ~ Three kids moved out.<br /> ~ I celebrated!<br /> .... Then I cried.<br /> ~ Texas had (and is still having) a major drought.<br /> ~ Worker #2 went to ARMY Bootcamp.<br /> ~ I cried.<br /> ~ My garden shriveled and died.<br /> ~ My husband and I built an awesome Tortoise habitat.<br /> ~ I went fishing. <br /> ~ My girlfriend and I built a new chicken pen/yard.<br /> ... Our nails will never be the same.<br /> ~ I cooked.<br /> ~ I did NOT clean.... enough.<br /> ~ I broke a tooth.<br /> ~ Worker #1 started college. <br /> ~ I shot greedy squirrels out of my pecan trees.<br /> ~ We drove to Georgia.<br /> ~ Worker #2 graduated Bootcamp...<br /> .... I <strike>sobbed&nbsp;</strike> cried.<br /> ~ I worked.<br /> ~ I got a really cool Tortoise from a friend of my sons.<br /> ~ I started hard-core couponing.<br /> ~ I found out the new Tortoise is one of the ONLY endangered ones in Texas that you cannot even touch without getting a hefty fine.<br /> ~ I had my hair colored to match my cow. <br /> ~ I had lots of phone calls from friendly Texas State &amp; Wildlife personnel.<br /> ~ I perfected the recipe for Iced Coffee. <br /> ~ I got hate mail.<br /> ~ I got rid of the super-cool Tortoise before I got hauled away to prison.<br /> ~ Worker #2 left to go to his "home base" in Washington State and might not come home for over 3 years.<br /> ~ I cried.<br /> ~ I had lots of meetings. <br /> ~ I won a trip to Fiji!! <br /> ~ I passed out.<br /> ~ I got back on my diet hot and heavy so I won't be mistaken for a beached whale in Fiji.<br /> ~ I finally wrote a blog post.<br /> <br /> The End<br /> ... I'm baaaaaaack<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1245139130247793579-7818789464711915398?l=homesteadinghousewife.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/-cTyFJcHXm2jsp6HLIWWq1QDdO0/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/-cTyFJcHXm2jsp6HLIWWq1QDdO0/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/-cTyFJcHXm2jsp6HLIWWq1QDdO0/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/-cTyFJcHXm2jsp6HLIWWq1QDdO0/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/hqTZ/~4/a8Ny7BnYPg4" height="1" width="1"/>Dana Cloverhttps://profiles.google.com/108536398496729736552noreply@blogger.com6http://homesteadinghousewife.blogspot.com/2011/10/catch-up-time.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1245139130247793579.post-13574693927551768282011-09-20T15:10:00.000-05:002011-09-20T15:10:01.413-05:002011-09-20T15:10:01.413-05:00I live in the country...<br /> I live on a farm...<br /> I am surrounded by various farm animals...<br /> I feed those animals....<br /> I protect those animals....<br /> I love the animals...<br /> and, we even eat those animals...<br /> <br /> Needless to say, Farm animals are a HUGE part of our life...<br /> <br /> I don't understand why I got such a strange look,<br /> when I drove into the big city to get my hair done....<br /> I took a picture to my hairdresser to show her what I wanted my hair to look like,<br /> Everyone does that right?!?!<br /> <br /> Here...<br /> I'll show you....<br /> <br /> This is the picture I brought to my hairdresser....<br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-cevOCjJdETE/TnjxpJeZMBI/AAAAAAAAEaA/LywtdQb4sYE/s1600/cow.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-cevOCjJdETE/TnjxpJeZMBI/AAAAAAAAEaA/LywtdQb4sYE/s320/cow.JPG" width="239" /></a></div>I explained to her that I wanted my hair to match the rear-end of my red Bull.<br /> <br /> What?!?!<br /> <br /> It's a PRETTY color!!!<br /> <br /> yeah....&nbsp; she wasn't able to keep a straight face either!<br /> <br /> I bet a local hairdresser would TOTALLY understand!<br /> <br /> But, if there WERE any local hairdressers here, I wouldn't be living in the country!<br /> <br /> Oh!<br /> By The Way....<br /> <br /> <div style="text-align: center;">"After"</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-oBQTgudVmNk/Tnjxp9b-ELI/AAAAAAAAEaE/cxLAQ1NTjlc/s1600/afterhair.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-oBQTgudVmNk/Tnjxp9b-ELI/AAAAAAAAEaE/cxLAQ1NTjlc/s320/afterhair.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /> After she composed herself and all the other hairdressers quit laughing at her backwoods client,<br /> I think she did a really good job!<br /> <br /> I LOVE it! <br /> <br /> <div style="text-align: center;"><br /> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1245139130247793579-1357469392755176828?l=homesteadinghousewife.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/7ocmlE5SPk7Ceb8EhHthcPpZl28/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/7ocmlE5SPk7Ceb8EhHthcPpZl28/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/7ocmlE5SPk7Ceb8EhHthcPpZl28/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/7ocmlE5SPk7Ceb8EhHthcPpZl28/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/hqTZ/~4/dPy5neKKy2c" height="1" width="1"/>Dana Cloverhttps://profiles.google.com/108536398496729736552noreply@blogger.com7http://homesteadinghousewife.blogspot.com/2011/09/not-something-they-hear-everyday.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1245139130247793579.post-74408675321988838142011-09-15T13:11:00.003-05:002011-09-15T19:42:57.338-05:002011-09-15T19:42:57.338-05:00No, I'm not talking about my awesome Pink &amp; Black Jeep.<br /> I'm talking about my brand new Black &amp; Pink....<br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-BmyceHr2qII/TnI6NETsiWI/AAAAAAAAEZ8/wiJyIN269hY/s1600/7691-Wave.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-BmyceHr2qII/TnI6NETsiWI/AAAAAAAAEZ8/wiJyIN269hY/s320/7691-Wave.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Heelys!!<br /> Yep, these babies are NOT one of my kids shoes.<br /> They are all mine!<br /> <br /> Remember a year or so ago when Heelys were all the rage with every kid in school?<br /> Well...&nbsp;&nbsp; They are not just for kids!<br /> <br /> Not only do they look all fancy-like (and match my Jeep)<br /> But they were easier to use than I thought they would be!<br /> <br /> Now, before you shake your head, or ask me what color cast I am now wearing, let me tell you about them.<br /> The really cool thing about Heelys is the fact that YOU choose when you want to use the wheels!<br /> BY shifting your weight from the back to the front of your foot, you control when and if you are gliding or walking normally.<br /> <br /> <br /> I won't lie and tell you I wasn't worried when I laced them onto my feet, I mean come one, I am NOT known for my gracefulness withOUT wheels!<br /> But, They are surprisingly easy to use!<br /> and riding/gliding around&nbsp; on them has made me use muscles I forgot I had!<br /> <br /> <br /> Thats right!<br /> I look hip and cool, but my butt, calves and thighs are getting a work-out! Whats NOT to love?<br /> <br /> If you don;t believe me,<br /> Look for yourself!<br /> <div style="color: blue;"><a href="http://www.heelys.com/SitePages/FootwearTricktionary.aspx">How to use Heelys</a></div>Or...&nbsp; read this!<br /> <div style="color: blue;"><a href="http://www.heelys.com/media/PDFs/PlayBook.pdf">The Heelys Playbook</a></div><br /> <br /> Ok Moms! It's OUR Time!<br /> Get your wheels on!!<br /> <br /> If for no other reason than it's super-fun to glide through the isles at the grocery store!! <br /> <br /> <br /> <span style="font-size: x-small;">I wrote this post to tell you my 100% honest thoughts about my Heelys, I was given a pair of Heelys to review in exchange for this post. Any and all statements are my honest opinion.</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1245139130247793579-7440867532198883814?l=homesteadinghousewife.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/pw5FiT6mgp6J6Yywakej6Zyya7Y/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/pw5FiT6mgp6J6Yywakej6Zyya7Y/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/pw5FiT6mgp6J6Yywakej6Zyya7Y/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/pw5FiT6mgp6J6Yywakej6Zyya7Y/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/hqTZ/~4/a44aY_f75yo" height="1" width="1"/>Dana Cloverhttps://profiles.google.com/108536398496729736552noreply@blogger.com3http://homesteadinghousewife.blogspot.com/2011/09/mommas-got-wheeles.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1245139130247793579.post-70100358216330778042011-09-11T14:27:00.001-05:002011-09-11T14:27:27.721-05:002011-09-11T14:27:27.721-05:00<div class='posterous_autopost'><div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <a href="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/danaclover/IY9ZwoFetExGoeJjtAuVzgdnLNc3mgqVnTdK3hLzhsPV3uLMSewZSbhFJHRM/photo.jpg.scaled.1000.jpg"><img alt="Photo" height="669" src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/danaclover/SsHVfX9DGgTkUPOUcku2eP973SGooXtiyZK3d6UKWxNZp4WXerBIfX4BXcZu/photo.jpg.scaled.500.jpg" width="500" /></a> </div> <p>Dana Clover <p /> <a href="http://www.DanaClover.com">www.DanaClover.com</a> <br />Sent from my pink iPhone ... <br />So expect lots of typos!</p></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' 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