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Well let me just say that pudding sounds amazing! I am all into sweets these days and that seems healthy right I mean you eat it with fruit ;) I feel like this month has just been such a busy one with having things to do and Little One getting sick every other week it seems like. Last Saturday we found out she had an ear infection and bronchitis. Today she has hives! When I say hives, I mean hives. Not little dots all over but HUGE spots. Poor girl, she is in good spirits though and happy as can be which is great. Other than making sure I am giving her a breathing treatment when I am supposed to and medicine for her ear and now benadryl, life is good. I am about to start another rag quilt. This one is all plaids and mostly browns and reds. Very cabinish. It is for our Bible study leader and I hope she likes it, you would love it but some people may not be as into plaid so a little nervous. I already bought the fabric so nothing I can do now. Starting the cutting tonight! I have 2 weeks to get it done, I need to move fast! You know me and waiting until the last possible second for everything!
Last week I was on snack duty for Bible study and I have to say I made some pretty amazing cookies. I know, you are the recipe queen, but I just couldn't not post this. They are called Compost Cookies and you use sweet and salty treats to go inside. This time mine consisted of chocolate chips, broken thin mints, ruffles chips, and cheezits. Sounds so gross and weird but all together in a cookie it is amazing! You can use whatever you want. I have used goldfish and ritz crackers before and that was yumm-o. You can find the recipe here. I first saw this recipe on Regis and Kelly a few years back and it looked so weird I had to try it. Well now I just love it and it's so fun to try different combinations. The kids would love to help make this! Here are a few pictures I took during the baking process:

The sweet and salty treats

The batter with everything mixed in

The end result!

 You seriously need to make these and let me know what you think. LOVE YOU SISTER!

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Hi Sista!  I'm having a CA day.  OH man.... we hit a hot streak.  40's and rain over the weekend to wake up to a sunshine filled day (with some crazy wind, thanks NE) high 75.  Oh yeah, it was AMAZING!!!!!  And tomorrow only gets warmer, I can't wait.  Now all I need is a pedicure and some new flips to make my spring transformation!
Things I love lately.... HULU Plus.  Say it with me.. Hallelujah.. it really is amazing.  I am starting to catch up on all my favorite shows.  Brand new babies!!!  Thanks G-man family!  I got my baby fix for almost a whole hour. They just brought home a little baby boy from the hospital yesterday and I got to just snuggle bug with the new bundle. Oh how I miss baby smell.  There is just nothing like it.  While C and G-man (that's been his nickname since C and he were best friends in kindergarten.. yep a LONG time, since we are all turning a the big 3-0 this year) played football with the munchkins outside I sat with his wife and new baby... and then paced with the baby while new mama got some much needed sleep.  Oh how I LOVE BABIES!!!!!!

Okay Okay. I know I am supposed to talk about what I'm cooking up lately, I just am so easily distracted.  I've got a good one for you.  What do kids like the most?  I'll tell you, chocolate.  So I got the best idea.  Make chocolate "fondue", use pudding instead of melted chocolate.  So I whipped up some chocolate pudding and an array of things to dip with.  Strawberries, pineapple, marshmallows and then I thought we need just one more thing, POUND cake.  So I dug through the cabinet and pulled out the 1970s cookbook.  Loaf cake, sounds interesting, few ingredients, perfect.  I got Quinnie Poo right on it (so there was flour flying everywhere, and when I wasn't looking someone was dipping her little tiny 3 yr old fingers into the butter-sugar mixture, when does that not happen).  Here's the recipe.  I have to say the more I bake the more I enjoy my concoctions much more than those ready made buy at your grocery store things.  You should try this recipe, its a keeper.

Little One would absolutely love "dipping" her dessert into pudding.  I couldn't fool the boys with the whole chocolate fondue thing.  Apparently they remember this really cool chocolate fountain thing that Grandma has.. well Buffalo said "umm this looks like pudding" yeah yeah, okay well at least it tasted good right.  Well they had 2nd helpings tonight again.  So it couldn't have been to bad, I thought it tasted delicious.  Totally hit the spot.  Yummo!

Well I'm sleepy and I'm trying to catch up on Revenge (oh how I love you Hulu).  Catch you later.. oh yeah tomorrow should be in the 80s.  YEAH!!!!  Love you mucho!

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Okay, I know I tell you sorry all the time for taking forever to post, but I am sorry. Everyday I think, I need to post and oh I'll just do it later, and then I fall asleep. BOO
Umm so that meal sounded amazing! I wish I could have been there to eat it! What are you doing for Buffalo's birthday? Are you having some fun hoedown hahaha Just kidding. When the opportunity arises I just have to take it ;)
Guess what, I finished the top of my quilt!! Seriously we have to make it when you come out it was beyond simple and since you didn't have to cut too much it went way faster than my other. I could make a ton more of this style, I just love it that much. I hope you do too! I still have to piece the back togeher and then get it quilted but woohoo!
Nothing else much has gone on this week. I need to clean though so I better get off. Love you!