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Mocha Confetti Brownies

~Mike took me to work & did some sealing on the shingles. I got bulletins printed & done early. Gave away 10 bags at the Food Pantry. Had cake at the St. Elizabeth's Guild meeting then left.

~Date Nite: After warmups, we concentrated on feeling the trigger.

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Dark Chocolate Macaroons

~I went early to Walmart and Smith's for Food Pantry groceries, delivering them to the church. I stopped by Big Lots for a few more groceries.

~Back home, I sorted sugar into baggies & swept the floor.

~At church I served as Lay Reader at The Seven Last Words of Christ service. Deacon Sam reads this story at the "It is finished" section. It reminds me of who I was & who I am.

~We had pepperoni omelet wraps for supper.

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I accidentally left out 1 cup of rice cereal when I made this batch. They turned out more dense, but still yummy!

~We got groceries at Walmart.

~Mike & I attended 8:00 A.M. service together. He then went to work. I stayed & talked with Fr. Daniel, our guest. I attended 10:30 A.M. service where i served as Crucifer, "Evangelist" of the Passion narrative , Acolyte & Lay Eucharistic Minister. After coffee hour, Anne, Kristen & me put Easter Sunday flyer's on neighborhood doors.

~I made a Boa Scarf in Premier Jasmin (fur) Dove gray/Caron Wintuk Rosewine. I also made a Bottineau Hat in the same yarns.

~We had pepperoni omelet wraps for supper.

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This is my Oatmeal Jam Bar recipe using a jar of Sourcherry (yes, that is how it was spelled on the bottle) jam from Big Lots "international" section. It was more of whole cherries in thick syrup, then real jam. It was very liquidy when it came out of the oven, but turned out very chewy. The guys really liked it!

~At the office, I got the newsletter printed/collated/stapled & addressed. I also booked 3 more outdoor spaces for the Spring Craft Fair.

~I worked on scrap granny squares.

~We had omelet wraps for supper & watched 2 more episodes of Merlin.

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Kiss My Pig Cookies-I used a chocolate chip cookie recipe, substituting bacon grease for the butter & chopped up Hershey's Kisses for the chips. So good, even a pig will go cannibal for them!

~I made a batch of Mocha Brownies for the class, since the instructor likes brownies so much. They were really good!

~Day at the range. I used our AR-15 today. It is heavier, but it makes for a lower recoil. It also has a bright orange front sight which is also better. Since our class was so proficient, we did shooting on the move & pivots, which we didn't do last November. Date Night: We concentrated on basics, shot placement & keeping the sights on the target while pressing the trigger.

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Oatmeal Berry Jam Bars

~We attended the Quarterly parish Planning Meeting.

~Back home, we did yard work. Mike cut down the dead tree at the side of the house while I pulled weeds in the front yard.

~We went to the Mallory's for St. Patrick's Day.

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Oatmeal Carrot Muffins with Cream Cheese frosting

~I stopped by Big Lots (chips, crackers, jam & soup) before heading up to the church to help load bags at the Food Pantry. I also sorted mail & called in payroll. At Hobby Lobby, I used my 40%-off coupon to get a skein of Baby Bee Hushabye in Sugarplum.

~Back home, I did a load of laundry, made Peanut Butter Crispies, cooked up a pound of sausage & dusted furniture.

~I made a Butterfly Pinafore in the above mentioned Sugarplum with white shell buttons.

~I made Mike a meatball wrap for supper.

~We watched Beowulf & Grendel. This was more of a drama, a little too slow & bloody for me. I do like Gerard Butler alot!

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I had a special birthday request to make "something with oatmeal & cinnamon". I chose Oatmeal Carrot Muffins, but made them in my Twinkie pan. They were muck liked!

~We stopped by the office to set up the coffee for Wednesday fellowship after the service. We then went down to the fire marshalls office to drop off the permit application for the May craft show.

~We spent the day at the range helping with CCW Draw class. The students were interested & caught on quickly. It was a good day.

TXKY Chili

This is my chili in the pot

Here are the ingredients

Here are the bowls, ready for the freezer

~I went to the Family Thrift Center, but didn't find anything. I then drove down town to drop off paperwork for the craft fair, but when I got there, i found that we had mapped for Silver SE, not Silver SW! I then came back to napa & dropped off cookies for the boys.

~Back home, I made Dirty Rice & a Butterfly Pinafore in Baby Bee Hushabye Boo Pink with gray buttons.

~When Mike got home, we went up to the church to clean up the mess from the grease-trap work. It looked like Kyle had already taken care of it, so we put away tools & straightened everything up.

~Back home, I made Mike a meatball sandwich for supper.

~We watched King Arthur. This is one of our favorite movies!

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Gunfighter Brownies dressed up for Valentine's Day

~I took my yarn with me to the church parking lot and started a Roseburg Hat in Lion Brand Vanna's Choice Mustard, waiting for Fr. Jim to pick me up. He drove us to St. Chad's for the NW Deanery meeting, my first such meeting as a delegate for St. Mary's . We met Ms. Dorothy there, who is an Alternate. It was an interesting meeting, not near as boring as I had expected. I did work on the hat during the lunch break, almost completing it. I was back home by 3pm.

~I started a load of laundry & added a flower pin to the hat in periwinkle.

~I made Mike a warm ham/cheese wrap for supper.

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Peanut Butter Buckeye Brownies

~We got groceries at Walmart & Smith's.

~I attended 10:30 A.M. service where I served as Crucifer, Lay Reader, Acolyte & LEM. I signed up for coffee hour next week.

~I picked Mike up from work at 2:30 P.M. We helped out at CCW class, 17 students, 4 women.

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Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese frosting

~At the office, I worked on bulletins, the newsletter & a special committal bulletin. The Hunter's gave me a Valentine card!

~We had pepperoni omelet wraps & watched Hellboy II. Not as good as the first one.

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Sour Cream Cornbread in Mixed Berry Jam Swirl, Apple Butter Swirl & Fiesta Cheese

~Mike took me to work, where he checked on things before attending mass. I worked on bulletins, typed up minutes from last nights meeting & payed bills. We enjoyed coffee hour. I finished going through the parish books & called 3 people to inquire about their status.

~I made a Flapper Beanie in retro KMart Sayelle Teak/unknown Dusty Rose ombre.

~We had pepperoni/cheese omelet wraps for supper.

~We watched Conan the Barbarian. It was okay, but I prefer less blood & nudity.

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Pineapple Upside Down Cupcake

~After breakfast, I made Sour Cream Cornbread in 3 seperate pans: Apple Butter Swirl, Mix Berry Jam Swirl & Fiesta Cheese.

~We went up to the office early to do some computer work with the craft show & Mike marked off table spaces in the Parish Hall. I also set up coffee.

~We spent the day at the range helping with CCW Draw Class. The cornbread was awesome! This is the first time I made it in the pyrex dishes & it was so moist. This is the way I will always make it from now on.

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Apple Bran Muffin with golden raisins & sunflower seeds

~I stopped by Big Lots before heading up to the church to load bags at the Food Pantry. I sorted mail, checked my emails.

~At the Family Thrift Center, I found a pair of Hawaiian print pillow cases on sale 1/2-price to make little girl dresses. I then went to Hobby Lobby to check on yarn to match. They don't carry Cotton Ease, but their I Love This Cotton! is very soft, so I got a skein of Taupe. When I got home, I found the Seaspray I bought last week also matches!

~I made a pan of fudge brownies, did a load of laundry & swept the floors. It was 2pm by the time the pillow cases were washed/dried, so I will wait until Saturday to start my girl dress. I did make a mesh soap cozy in Ecru thread.

~We had ham & cheese omelets for supper & watched 2 more episodes of Firefly.

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KY/TX Chili-Hormel Chili(no beans), large can tomato sauce, Progresso Lentil Soup, RiceARoni chicken fajita rice mix & chicken broth. It made 7 bowls for my freezer!

~We got groceries at Walmart & Smith's.

~I attended 10:30 A.M. mass where I served as Crucifer, Lay Reader & Acolyte. I helped clean up after the Baked Potato Fest.

~I made a Sedona Hat in Mainstays Vallejo Tan/Lion Brand Vanna's Choice Rust & a Durango Hat in Mainstays Vallejo Tan.

~I made Mike a cheesy bacon chicken wrap for supper.

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Swedish Ginger Cookies on a birth-month saucer(with matching tea cup-a gift from Mom). It takes about 2 pounds of bacon to get enough bacon grease to make these cookies. One usually thinks of spicy cookies as a holiday thing, but I make these year-round & they are liked by all!

~I did a load of laundry, made a batch of Apple Bran Muffins, dusted furniture & swept the floors.

~I finished the Tranquility Shawl in Red Heart Supersaver Rose Pink. I also made 4-round squares & 1-round squares in Red Heart Blueberry Pie.

~I made Mike a meatball sandwich for supper.

~We watched Red. I LOVE Helen Mirren!!

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Oatmeal Apricot Jam Bars

~I did a load of laundry then spent the rest of the day crocheting. I finished the Garland of Blossoms scarf & made a Little Tweed Purse in the same Dusty Rose Ombre held together with White Lustersheen.

~I made Mike a meatball sandwich for supper.

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Chocolate Peppermint Pretzel Chips-These are one of my favorite things!

~The roads were clear when I went out around 9am. I spent probably and hour at Dollar Tree before getting groceries at Walmart. Mike had received a $67 gift card from work for doing a good job on the last sale day. It paid for most of the groceries!

~Back home, I just lounged around until it was time for the Gray funeral, the son of one of our parishioners. I was one of 11 members from St. Mary's to attend.

~Back home, I again lounged around until Mike came home. We went to the funeral of his co-worker. I think i have had about all of these I want for a while.

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Angel Eggs-plain & spinach, with Splenda sweet pickles

~Mike drove me to work & check to make sure there was no damage to the roof from the wind last week. I was done with the bulletins by 10:30am & worked on calenders & newsletter for January. Roy came in & bought a hat from me & Norm brought my syrup. We gave away all 20 bags at the food pantry.

~Date Nite: After warmups, we concentrated on finding the sights & multiple small targets on one target sheet. After break, both Mike & I shot our revolvers. It is super-quick drawing from the front pocket with your hand already on the gun. I was very pleased with how easy the revolver is to shoot.