BOO!

Happy Halloween! 

17 years ago today, I was a little 3 year old girl dressed as a pumpkin, with a new baby brother. I remember going to the hospital dressed as said pumpkin to see the cute little man who isn't quite so little...or cute anymore. Happy Birthday A! 


Hope you all have a "Spooktacular" Day! 


Blessings! 

#30...continued

These are a few pictures from A's game on Thursday. They won! By quite a bit. It was cold and wonderfully fall-ish out. They now have another game on Wednesday...with a team we don't have a great track record with. But we are going to get them this time! Pray for them! 

Blessings! 

#30

This young man’s football team is in the state playoffs. Sure this may be old hat for C-town, and maybe even for this player. But this young man is a junior and he gets to play more. Oh and they are 2nd in the State! Go Big C!

Blessings!

Sally's Sick...

This is a picture of Sally. Ok so it may not be Sally exactly but this is what Sally looks like. By the way, Sally is my 1999 Jimmy. Sally has been a great friend since I was 17 and we have traveled many miles together, on many Friday afternoons and Sunday evenings. I was told once that your car says something about you and Sally says: this chick likes to haul a lot of stuff with her, and needs 4-wheel drive at times!

But Sally is...sick I guess you could say. Yup, yesterday I noticed she wasn’t sounding quite the same. Then she wouldn’t accelerate. Thank the LORD I was in my Grandparents driveway when this happened, but I was praying she made it, I didn’t want to walk the 1/4 mile to the house. Sally found it impossible to go over 30 mph yesterday afternoon.

I called my dad and after a series of over the phone tests and an embarrassing failed attempt to “pop the hood” Dad told me to put Sally in reverse and well...she wouldn’t move. I could push the gas and...nothing...the engine was trying to go but she wouldn’t budge. By this time I was blocking the driveway and was afraid I would be stuck there, she wouldn’t go forward now either. Dad said that my transmission was probably out and he was going to have to figure out what to do. “Talk to you later Jess.” Thanks Dad! So I prayed and put Sally in gear. She didn’t want to move. Prayed again and put it in gear again, and...she moved! I went down the driveway a bit at 10 mph now, and made a wide turn in the hay field and parked Sally in her spot.

Dad and Mom came last night with two vehicles and a trailer. One to haul Sally home and one for me to drive. Thank the LORD that I have such wonderful access to Bernie Jones Automotive and wonderful parents. For the time being I am a pickup drivin’ girl! I kinda like it.

Get Well Soon Sally. :)

Blessings!

Miss Muffin...Orange Marmalade

Next on our muffin adventure is an interesting flavor. These were some that I had never heard of. Earlier in the summer I had a different recipe in mind for some Orange

Marmalade. Mom had picked it up at the store for me but I never got around to making my intended sweets.

I figured it was high time to use the Marmalade up. So back on the internet was I and I came up with this delightfully fresh recipe that included an glaze with the marmalade. (can I just mention that I am in LOVE with the word Marmalade.) The glaze was so simple just a bit of Marmalade and some powdered sugar. Which, I feel I should also mention is my nemesis. I think the picture below proves this statement.

This is the situation EVERY time I just get the powdered sugar out. It just gets everywhere, on the counter, on the backsplash, in the sink, in my hair, on my clothes and face, and of course some ends up in my baking, although I am never quite sure how much...

Blessings!

Miss Muffin...Cinnamon and Nutmeg

I have decided to go on a new adventure. No, I'm not going on my African Safari. I'm doing something just as interesting though...ok maybe it will just be tastier. I am exploring the world of muffins. Last week Mom asked me to make muffins for breakfast the next morning. I got on the internet and started my search. I was overwhelmed with all the choices! I decided I should try all different kinds and it would create an interesting group of blog post. At times I may be limited in my ingredients, but that will just make me be creative.

These are Cinnamon and Nutmeg muffins. A fairly simple and common recipe. But they were delicious.

They had almost a cinnamon-sugar drizzle on top. These are my kind of breakfast muffin!

Blessings!

Butterscotch + Chocolate

Being in college doesn't afford me the time I had this summer to bake. But when I do come home I always have a head full of ideas. A had told me that he wanted me to make my "Death by Chocolate" cake. I wanted to try something different, a little more fall-ish, and not so time consuming! So this recipe fit the bill. It had chocolate- a family staple. I went and bought my first bunt pan and was on my way.

The cake turned out very good! Mom especially loved the chocolate icing.

This cake was about too pretty to eat...but Doug came over and helped us polish it off.

Blessings!