Opposition in All Things

So as not to lead you astray with Spinach Smoothies..........we must have equal billing for actual GOOD food. Kidding. The spinach smoothie was actually quite tasty.

It's going to become part of my life any minute now.

Here is a treat that has been in our family since the 70's.

My mom had one of those plastic yellow Betty Crocker Boxes.

Oh Google, you never cease to amaze me.

I found a picture!

In the cookie section was the following recipe.

I'm sure they were called something like, Coconut Bars.

Well that didn't sound very exciting so I dubbed them Coco Mocos.

And Coco Mocos they've stayed.

This is my standby treat for potluck. I can make it with my eyes closed and my mouth wide open. I've tweaked the measurements. In fact, I don't even know where the recipe is anymore.
*click HERE for printable recipe*

oops. I just realized that I did throw on more chocolate chips after it came out of the oven.

Looks prettier. Just a helpful hint.

If you eat too many,

You'll need a Spinach Smoothie.

Mooooo, I mean Muuuu Giveaway~

Update: Michelle B wins!!

You guys are scaring me with all your hoarded goods.

I hope you don't have a fire! :)

It was so fun to read all the comments.

Thanks! See you next week!

This week's Taffy Talk Thursday Giveaway is

4 Fat Quarters from the super cute

Minny Muu line from Lecien --Japanese prints.

I know it's been around for awhile.

That's because I have a hoarding problem.

I'm working on it.

We have fat quarter sets, if you need additional yardage, just ask.

Leave a comment about something you hoard.

hoard (hôrd, hōrd)

noun- A hidden fund or supply stored for future use; a cache.

Random Drawing later tonight.

Good Luck!

Make sure we can find you.

I hate it when we have to draw again

because we have no way of contacting you. :(

This little Minny is in my etsy store.

Minny Muuuuuuu, I just like saying it.

Is It A Salad?

Posse time today and I finally remembered my camera!

I told them to bring something good to eat.

Leela must not have gotten the memo.

She brought banana's, strawberries, crystal light and spinach.

No not a salad. It's a smoothie.

You can drink it!

Yeah, that's what I thought.

Jack La Lane has NOTHING on Leela.

*video*

Drool On This....and other post titles

These Cherries Don't Have Pits

Slobber on Me

Who Drooled on My Cherries?

That's not Ketchup.....that's a Cherry!

Napkins for Gnomes!

While requesting a clever title for this post,

THIS is what my family came up with.

I'm glad I don't require this kind of help everyday.

In an effort to keep up with my Christmas goals for 2009,

I decided to test drive a set of Crochet Edged Napkins.

I'm thrilled!

I concluded on my very own that we did not need napkins the size of a small country. So many of my napkins are HUGE and we use like a corner of it. Do we really need 17" of material to wipe the mustard from our face? The grime on our fingers? The spills on our shirt?? I think not.

I had to adjust a few things from the original idea.

This is not a tutorial.

This is my journey. Come travel with me.

I smell a Made-for-TV drama.

I started with cotton fabric.

My napkins are 9" x 11" (approx)

They are double sided? double faced? two-faced??

They act one way at lunch and another way at dinner.

I sewed all the way around it and then a big "X" in the middle.

I used a large zig zag for the edging.

My crochet thread was size 10 and

I used a size 12 crochet hook for the whole thing.

Now to decide who gets napkins for Christmas.....how many do I make?

Just enough for the family?

8?? Because everyone needs 8?

Do I make 24 so they can have Thanksgiving dinner with them?

Do I get fancier on the edging?

Will Martha turn me in to the napkin police if mine aren't big enough?

Does anyone really care?

These are the questions of the day.

I'm all ears.

Speaking of ears.....have you made yours yet??

"I take my drooling very seriously."

N---------ICE

Patch of ice 7 feet by 2 feet

I have watched this girl EVERYday run out there

right after school to "skate".

HOURS later.......she begs me to come try.

Finally today I succumbed. YOU try to skate with a dog in the middle of your rink!

My inner Dorothy Hamil finally came through.

I even had her haircut in the 70's.

In fact, I even made a dress in high school

that was a "Dorothy Hamil Butterick Pattern".

Here let me google and see if I can find it.

Bummer. No luck. I was going to have to marry google if I could find it. I found plenty of other Dorothy Hamil patterns, but not my striped dress one. I even bowled in it. I know.

Marsha calls this her 'crazy feet' move. She slides back and forth and back and forth.

And 'they' say kids today have no imagination.

Any MODA Charm Pack Giveaway~

UPdate: RAchel from Southern KnitWits is the winner!! Wow, how will you ever choose? Let Corrie know your choice and mailing address.

See you all next Thursday!

Corrie has regaled you before with the inner workings of the Moda Fabric Line Production. And so as not to repeat, please just know that there are SO many stinking new lines of fabric coming out of Houston that I can barely keep up.

Let's take a look at these names and ponder their humble beginnings:

(I have no idea what that means)

9

Hartfield

Pack Your Bags

Hello Betty

Glory

Twiggy

Sweet

Baskets of Flowers

Oh Cherry Oh

Swanky

If these 10 aren't enough for your perusing pleasure, then click HERE and you can choose from these 21+ charming packs.

May we stroll down Charm Pack Lane Projects for just a moment??

Cute!

Cute!

Really, really cute!!

Still cute!

Leave a comment about...........I know the obvious would be which charm pack would you pick. Well, missy, we're not going there today.

I just want to know what you're doing today.

I have no idea what I will be doing today because it's not really today, yet.

It's Wednesday. Shhhh, don't tell anyone. I'm really getting ready for bed. Shhhhh. Don't wake the baby.

Random drawing tomorrow night.

Uh, I mean TONIGHT.

Yes, Tonight, Thursday night.

Good Luck!

Sweet.....

Ahhhhh....... Sweet by Urban Chiks for Moda Fabrics. A follow-up to their very popular Swell line. "Designed with a citrus flavor and a retro undertone. Inspired by vintage feed sacks and re-imagined in a rainbow of candy colored hues, this collection of roses and dots are bound to satisfy even the most demanding sweet tooth."

Loving it all, those polka dots are calling my name -- "Peeps" is the name of the bird fabric. Some of the other names are Sugar, Carnival & Sassy. And they come in colors, such as icing, creamsicle, lollipop, & gumdrop. Yummy.

A Fat Quarter set

We have all of the pre-cut goods, including the new Honey Bun (1.5" strips).

This quilt kit will be available next week. I'll know more details then. I would really like to make it for ME. It's 75" x 92".

Sweet Dreams....

See you tomorrow for our giveaway!

Happy Valoween....

to You & Yours....

A little late night partying at our house. No, the girls couldn't have a Valentine party....it was Friday the 13th, after all.

Are you broken hearted?

I think the biggest hit of the night was chocolate fondue -- that was my favorite too.

My daughter made the cookie brownies from Bakerella. Ganache over the top would have been too decadent.

Off for a little trick or treating. We have super neighbors.


One of the girls is an aspiring choreographer....it was a pretty good performance, but will not be showing up on YouTube.

My friends & I were in the other room watching the Mamma Mia workout video, laughing and drinking fondue.

Happy Valoween's Day!