FRIDAY'S FAVE FIVE

Suzanne over at Living To Tell The Story is the host for Friday's Fave Five. Suzanne is having a blog party, it's her 100th post and she's celebrating. Hope over and check it out. Here is some info for Friday's Fave Five:

It's a place to come on Friday's and think back over your week and just post about 5 favorite things from your week. It can be anything that tickled your fancy over the week. Favorite quotes, posts, happenings, scriptures, recipes, pictures, great internet finds, etc., etc.

1. I found some really great places to get some scrapbook inspiration this week.
Sweet Peach Crop Blog
These Are A Few of My Favorite Things

2. I started a new book this week. It's really pretty good. Check it out at my book blog, Just Books.
Shoulder Bags and Shootings - Dorothy Howell


3. I got several scrapbook pages done this week. They turned out great I think.
Noah(My Great Nephew)


Out Here in the Field


4. Made some chicken wings. Barbecue and Garlic Butter. They were really yummy.


5. And of course holding my grandbabies. They go to the doctor next week. Hopefully they won't start their shots. They are a month old and starting to get baby wrinkles. If your wondering why I keep saying They, it's because they are twins. Boy, Luke and girl, Bella. I know I've probably shown these pictures, but they are my favorites at the moment.

Bella


Luke


That's my five fave's this week. What are your fave's? Head over to Suzanne's place to check out everyone's fave five.

SEPIA SCENES

My Sepia this week is ways to travel. Boat or Train. Take your pick.

Train


Boat

NOAH

This is a scrapbook page I recently done of my Great Nephew, Noah. He went to the Pumpkin Patch last fall to get a pumpkin for his jack-o-lantern. He had a wonderful time roaming around the pumpkin patch. And of course he found the perfect one, it's to the right of him in the picture, the big one.

TAG TUESDAY

I found this place while I was blog hopping last week. It's called Tag Tuesday and it's over at Kard Krazy. All you have to do is make a tag with the theme for the week. Don't know how to make a tag? Here's a great tutorial I found at YouTube.



The theme this week for the Tag Challenge is Crowns. This is my tag, A Kiss For My Crown. Click on the picture to see it up close.

HAPPY HOMEMAKER MONDAY

The weather in my neck of the woods:
Hot and humid again, it's like walking into a sauna.


Things that make me happy:
Going to the Library


Book I'm reading:
In The Kitchen - Monica Ali
Sivions of Sugar Plums - Janet Evanovich
The Price of Revenge - Dennis Vaughn


What I'm enjoying on TV:
Pillars of the Earth-Starz


On the menu for dinner:
Something quick, Pizza and Salad


On my To Do List:
Empty Dishwasher
Put away Laundry


New Recipe I tried or want to try soon:
Garlic Butter Chicken Wings, yummy


In the craft basket:
Ripple Afghan, but it's tooooooo hot to crochet.


Looking forward to this week:
Getting some scrapbooking done


Tips and Tricks:
My favorite software for my digital camera is IrfanView, and it's a free download.

My favorite blog post this week:
A book review over at Heather's place, Books and Quilts.

Blog Hopping (a new discovered blog you would like to share with the readers):
Mel over at a little piece of mel

No words needed (favorite photo or picture, yours or others you want to share):



Don't forget of head over to Sandra's place to check out what everyone is thinking today.

CHICKEN WINGS

Monday my son, Tommy, was rummaging around in the freezer for something to cook. He found a pack of Chicken Wings. So he split them in half and made some barbecue and the other half with Garlic Butter. They were delicious! He used some Open Pit Barbecue Sauce on the barbecue wings. The Garlic Butter wings he made the garlic butter his self.







GARLIC BUTTER
1 cup butter, softened
1 tablespoon minced garlic
1 tablespoon garlic salt
1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
1/4 teaspoon ground paprika

In a small bowl, combine softened butter and minced garlic. Season with garlic salt, pepper and paprika. Mix until smooth.

This is really yummy and doesn't take long. The wings didn't last long.

CAMERA CRITTERS

Misty Dawn is the host for Camera Critters. Here's a little info:

Welcome to the Camera-Critters meme. We hope that everyone enjoys this meme which is all about photos of animals/critters. So make your post, link back to here, visit other Camera-Critters captures, and have fun! Each month a Camera-Critters capture will be randomly selected to be featured in the sidebar of this blog for the month.

My critters are Miniature Dachshunds, Katie and Bubba. I caught Katie after her stroll outside. She is sitting here waiting for her Root Beer. Yes, she likes to have some Root Beer after she has been outside.



After her Root Beer she's ready for her afternoon siesta. I caught her mid yawn.



Do you have some critters to show off? Head over to Misty Dawn's place to check them all out.

FRIDAY ~ FINDING BEAUTY

Claudia over at Dipity Road is the host for Friday ~ Finding Beauty. Here's some info:

Now’s your time to shine! Show us all that you are enjoying this HOT summer!
Make sure you link back to this post and mention Friday Finding Beauty in your post.
Of course, I love hearing from you in the comments! Please say hi.

My beauty is my new twin grandbabies, Bella and Luke. They will be 1 month old tomorrow. They have gained some weight and are getting baby wrinkles. Although they are twins they are very different. They each have their own personalities.

Bella


Luke


What is beautiful in your world? Don't forget to head over to Claudia's place to check out all the beauty there.

SEPIA SCENES

I thought I would follow Mary's example this week. As I love to read. I was reading this book while sitting in the car waiting for someone, can't remember who or what it was, but I always have a book with me. This one is She-Rain by Michael Cogdill. I was reading this book so I could post a review of it at my book blog, Just Books. I review books for authors and publishers. You can see my review of this book here.

OUTDOOR WEDNESDAY

Susan over at A Southern Daydreamer is the host for Outdoor Wednesday. What are the rules:

1. POST your outdoor photos and the Outdoor Wednesday logo/button on your blog and link back to A Southern Daydreamer so that others will be able to find all the links to other Outdoor Wednesday posts.

Reminder: Do NOT link in until after your post is up.

2. Add your Name and the Permalink to your post (NOT your general blog address) in “Mr. Linky”.

I've been playing around with my new camera. I wanted to get some rain drops to see if the new camera shows them better than the old camera. Mother Nature has been helping out on that level, it's been raining every day this week. So I went out and got up close and personal with the foliage.







I need a little more practice with the camera to get the picture I'm looking for, but for a first time picture I like them. But this is the best picture so far. The Black-eyed Susan's in full bloom. Aren't they beautiful!!



What's in your outdoors today? Head over to Susan's place to check out all the folks showing off their outdoors today.

REVIEW - SAVING CEECEE HONEYCUTT

"Saving CeeCee Honeycutt" by Beth Hoffman
Product Description(Amazon.com)
Twelve-year-old CeeCee Honeycutt is in trouble. For years, she has been the caretaker of her psychotic mother, Camille-the tiara-toting, lipstick-smeared laughingstock of an entire town-a woman trapped in her long-ago moment of glory as the 1951 Vidalia Onion Queen. But when Camille is hit by a truck and killed, CeeCee is left to fend for herself. To the rescue comes her previously unknown great-aunt, Tootie Caldwell.
In her vintage Packard convertible, Tootie whisks CeeCee away to Savannah's perfumed world of prosperity and Southern eccentricity, a world that seems to be run entirely by women. From the exotic Miz Thelma Rae Goodpepper, who bathes in her backyard bathtub and uses garden slugs as her secret weapons, to Tootie's all-knowing housekeeper, Oletta Jones, to Violene Hobbs, who entertains a local police officer in her canary-yellow peignoir, the women of Gaston Street keep CeeCee entertained and enthralled for an entire summer. It is a novel that explores the indomitable strengths of female friendship and gives us the story of a young girl who loses one mother and finds many others.
# Hardcover: 320 pages
# Publisher: Pamela Dorman Books (January 12, 2010)
# Language: English
# ISBN-10: 0670021393
# ISBN-13: 978-0670021390

MY THOUGHTS: This book so reminded me of The Help by Kathryn Stockett and Steel Magnolias by Robert Harling. As CeeCee gets to know all the folks in her new home, she eventually finds out who CeeCee really is. CeeCee spends her summer getting to know her new family. Aunt Tootie buys her clothes and takes her to the old house she has saved from the wrecking ball. Oletta feeds her with goodies and takes her to meet some old folks and makes some new friends there. Miz Goodpepper and Violene Hobbs keep CeeCee busy with their ongoing battle. But the big battle comes at the garden party Aunt Tootie has to introduce CeeCee to her garden club. Then the really scary day comes when CeeCee goes off to school. It's a private school for rich kids and CeeCee is so afraid she won't fit in, but she makes a new friend, Dixie McAlister. This is a really great first book from Ms. Hoffman. I am looking forward to reading more of her works.

MY RATING: 5

TEASER TUESDAYS

My Teaser

From the day Aunt Tootie delvered the news of Lucas Slade's fate, Oletta began talking to Jesus as if he were sitting right there in the kitchen. One morning I came down for breakfast and heard her say,

P. 363 Saving CeeCee Honeycutt by Beth Hoffman (look for my review soon.)

HAPPY HOMEMAKER MONDAY

Go and visit Sandra over at Diary of a Stay at Home Mom to participate in Happy Homemaker Monday.

The weather in my neck of the woods:
It was nice and cool with low humidity, but the humidity and heat are back!

Things that make me happy:
Working on a scrapbook page.

Book I'm reading:
The Secret of Happiness - Demosthenes
Saving CeeCee Honeycutt - Beth Hoffman

What I'm enjoying on TV:
HGTV - self explanatory

On the menu for dinner:
Tuna Casserole

On my To Do List:
Laundry
Dishes

New Recipe I tried or want to try soon:
Pork Salad - made like Chicken Salad, but with
left over Pork Roast. Sounds gross, but it
was delicious, notice I said WAS, it's all gone.

In the craft basket:
Ripple Afghan - which is on hold due to the heat.

Looking forward to this week:
Book Club
Trip to the Library

Tips and Tricks:
None right now.

My favorite blog post this week:
Joy's Blog

Blog Hopping (a new discovered blog you would like to share with the readers):
A Garden Carried in a Pocket

No words needed (favorite photo or picture, yours or others you want to share):


Lesson learned the past few days:
Have a burp cloth for dribble.

On my mind:
Getting some stuff packed up to take
to the Mission. Been sitting around
here too long.

Devotionals, Scripture Reading, Key Verses:
None today

EGGS

Mediterranean Eggs
1 tsp olive or vegetable oil
4 medium green onions, chopped (1/4 cup)*
1 medium tomato, chopped (3/4 cup)*
1 tbsp chopped fresh basil leaves or 1 teaspoon dried basil leaves
4 eggs or 1 cup fat-free cholesterol-free egg product
Freshly ground pepper

Heat oil in 8-inch nonstick skillet over medium heat.
Cook onions in oil 2 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Stir in tomato and basil.
Cook about 1 minute, stirring occasionally, until tomato is heated through.

Beat eggs thoroughly with fork or wire whisk.
Pour over tomato mixture.

As mixture begins to set at bottom and side, gently lift cooked portions
with spatula so that thin, uncooked portion can flow to bottom.
DO NOT STIR!!!!

Cook 3 to 4 minutes or until eggs are thickened throughout but
still moist. Sprinkle with pepper.

RAINY SATURDAY

It's raining today. It's a cold rainy day or more like a..............


It's A Pooh Kind of Day

FRIDAY ~ FINDING BEAUTY

I am joining Claudia today over at Dipity Road for Friday~Finding Beauty.

We have Twin grandbaies, a girl, Bella, and a boy, Luke. So I've been taking lots of pictures of them. As if you didn't know that was coming!

Grandpa and Bella


Nikki, she's the mom, and Luke


Me and Bella


Tommy, he's the our son and dad of the Twins, that's me and Bella.


Me, Nikki and the babies


Nikki and Tommy with Luke


So this is my Beauty. What's are you looking at that's Beautiful? Want to share? Head over to Claudia's place and check it out.

SEPIA SCENES

We have twins, a boy and a girl, who are 3 weeks old. They are our first grandbabies. Took some pictures and did them in Sepia. I think they are great in Sepia. Makes them look kind of old.

Grandpa holding Bella


Mom holding Luke

NATURE NOTES

I am joining in on Nature Notes over at Rambling Woods. I recently got a new camera and have been playing around with it. It takes really awesome pictures. It's a:

Samsung SL 50

10.2 Megapixels
5X Optical Zoom
2.5" LCD Screen
Perfect Portrait System
Digital Image Stabilization

The pictures are so crisp and clear. My old camera would never have gotten this close of a picture of these birds. I was getting ready to clean the bird bath and put fresh water in when this guy flew up to take a peek.







The other night the Tree Frogs were hanging on the screen of the back door. I got a picture, not the best, I think it's more the photographer than the camera.



Do you have some nature to share? Head over to Rambling Woods and check it out.

TEASER TUESDAY

My Teaser

Safely secured to my chair with my favorite bracelets, I enthusiastically anticipated my conversation with my new found savior.

~P.63 "Spirit" by Andrew Feder

HAPPY HOMEMAKER MONDAY

Sandra is the host for Happy Homemaker Monday. There is also a new banner, I really like this one.

The weather in my neck of the woods:
A reprieve finally from the heat.



Things that make me happy:
Scrapbooking all my pictures.

Book I'm reading:
Saving CeeCee Honeycutt by Beth Hoffman

What I'm enjoying on TV:
The Science Channel

On the menu for dinner:
Spaghetti

On my To Do List:
Cleaning the bathroom
Sweeping and Mopping

New Recipe I tried or want to try soon:
Mediterranean Eggs - sounds delicious.

In the craft basket:
A new Doily.

Looking forward to this week:
Catching up on some reading
and working on my scrapbooks.

Tips and Tricks:
An S.O.S. pad works wonders
on the bathtub.

My favorite blog post this week:
I've been absent lately here so haven't
got any except this one.

Blog Hopping (a new discovered blog you would like to share with the readers):
Sarah
She has some great scrapbook ideas.



No words needed (favorite photo or picture, yours or others you want to share):



Lesson learned the past few days:
Twins have different personalities even
when they are only 2 weeks old. We have
Twin grand babies, a girl and a boy.

On my mind:
Will I ever get caught up
on my sleep. Having 2 babies
is very time consuming work.

Devotionals, Scripture Reading, Key Verses:
The Almond tree was to reassure Jeremiah that God was not asleep but that He was watching. Jeremiah: 1:10