Happy Earth Day

Today is Earth Day! And you might want to celebrate by spending some time out in the garden planting some sustainable vegetables or even beautiful flowers. This is a day we should all give back a little something to the Earth.

I hope you all have a wonderful day and don't forget to stop by Starbucks (with your own mug) to get a free cup of brewed coffee or tea. :)

Answer to the Word of the Day

Axiomatic means self-evident or obvious. If you want to read more, check it out here.

And thanks for playing along :)

Word for ...Thursday

Okay I'm a day late for Word for Wednesday but I still wanna play.

Guess what the word AXIOMATIC means.

Put your guess in the comments section, then come back around 3:00 to see if you were "write" or wrong. :)

Books for Children - and an EZ Way to Help Your Community

My son's gfriend teachers at the Saturday German School. So, when I went to the library sale this past weekend and saw a few children's books in German and one about the Bremen Town Musicians, I thought I'd pick them up for her to use in class--if she could. Our county library has a few sales throughout the year, at multiple locations.

So, if you know a teacher you might want to check with your local library to see if they have any used book sales too. You might want to pick up some inexpensive books/tools for teachers to use too. It's a nice/easy/inexpensive way to have a positive impact in the community and help your library at the same time.

Frosting to Die For

This weekend was a friend's fiftieth birthday! YIKES!!! That went by fast. So, I made cupcakes to help celebrate and this frosting was super-yummilicious. I think it was the best I've ever made. Then I put the frosting in a bag and piped some roses on top of the cupcakes.

Here's how you can make it too:

4 oz of cream cheese (softened)
1 and 1/2 pound of powdered sugar
1 cube of butter (softened)
1/4 cup lemon juice

Blend ingredients until smooth and eat...YUMMMMMMMM

Flowers and Furniture

I love flowers and this weekend was the first non-rainy weekend in a long time. So, I went out in the garden and picked a bunch of flowers that were falling over to make a bouquet for the house. This bouquet has tulips, bleeding hearts, daffodils, bluebells and leaves. Isn't it pretty?

And, I just got my new chair... I tend to pick floral patterns but this time I tried to be Really different - I went with leaves.

So, I'm not very original :( oh well, I think it's pretty.

SEXY ATTIRE FOR MY ROMANTIC WEEKEND

Okay this is what my daughter's gfriend got me for my romantic get-away with my husband. They said they had some sexy lingerie for me to wear while we were vacationing in sunny Florida. So, I was thinking a little light lingerie...NOT!

I'd never seen a real-life snuggie before. But here I am decked out in my romantic-wear for that special weekend. :D

And, believe me, I don't need any help looking chubby - heck, I can do that just fine on my own. But obviously the designer of this pink plush pajama-thing must have been listening to Emeril - 'cuz this outfit kicked it up a notch! Bam!!! I went from chubby to super-sized chubbiness - not the look I was hoping for :(