2 large Granny Smith apples, peeled and
cored
2 (10 ounce) cans refrigerated crescent
roll dough
1 cup butter
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1 1/2 cups white sugar
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 (12 fluid ounce) can or bottle Mountain
Dew ™
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| 1. | Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13 inch baking dish. |
| 2. | Cut each apple into 8 wedges and set aside. Separate the crescent roll dough into triangles. Roll each apple wedge in crescent roll dough starting at the smallest end. Pinch to seal and place in the baking dish. |
| 3. | Melt butter in a small saucepan and stir in the sugar and cinnamon. Pour over the apple dumplings. Pour Mountain Dew™ over the dumplings. |
| 4. | Bake for 35 to 45 minutes in the preheated oven, or until golden brown. |
| ALL RIGHTS RESERVED © 2012 Allrecipes.com | Printed from Allrecipes.com 3/21/201 |
Your chest and shoulders are small, so add volume to your upper half. This summer, try a boatneck shirt with
horizontal stripes, or a wide scoop neck in bright jewel tones. On chilly evenings, go for a cropped jacket, or
a cardigan with three-quarter sleeves. 
Stars who have the TRIANGLE body shape are:
HOT article by Essence revealing the top 13 things that men find sexy about a woman. Take a look!
http://living.msn.com/love-relationships/love-sex/the-13-things-men-find-sexiest-about-a-woman
This morning msn posted an article about odd but LEGAL ways to make extra cash. Check out the link below. My top three faves are:
3. fiverr.com
2. Surveysavvy.com
1. Selling on craigslist..items only folks...items only
http://money.msn.com/saving-money-tips/post.aspx?post=ac074fd1-9662-4546-b775-3b74a802a49c
I don't know about you, but as Sunday evening wanes I began to get sad and somewhat anxious. As our restful family time comes to an end, I get sad that my husband has to be away for nine hours each day, and I began to get anxious about all of our decisions, responsibilties, and commitments. Add to that, the uncertainty of my job as a sahm. Since kids change every day, I wonder "will I be sharp enough? Patient enough? Loving enough? Fun enough? Strict enough?
Seems like every Sunday, a choice has to be made. Am I going to face this week with peace, faith, and total trust in God? Or, is this week going to kick my scared, worrisome, controlling behind?
It's nearly noon on Monday...and I have yet to make Sunday's choice.
Who's more desirable? Spicy topic right?!
So the picture I get is that, although many career women have families as well, in a coporate setting, it's not blaringly apparent unless you have a million pics of your children framed on your desk or screensavers of your kids wacky moments, it's easy to take off your mom hat for about 9 hours and just be viewed as a fully capable collegue. And this, along with the confident strut that comes along with the territory, can be very desirable to male counterparts AND husbands.
On the contrary, when a husband of a stay at home mom (Sahm) opens the door to his home, he probably sees a different scene. If it's anything like my home, it's two kids running around while mom is at the stove finishing up dinner with baby on hip, and she's dressed in whatever was clean and able to be put on in the three minutes of privacy that she managed to sneak in before cooking breakfast.
So my mind started to wonder.
If I arrived home at the same time as my husband, dressed up in business casual attire with the scent of accomplisment lingering, would I be more desirable?
Is the first thing that a husband of a Sahm sees when opening the door to his home OVERWHELMING RESPONSIBILITY? Realizing the pressure he's under to provide for the people in front of him?
Please weigh in, I'll be back to post my thoughts later!
Springtime is near! And if you're like me, you've waited until the last minute to do it. So here are a few tried and true tips that will cost you under fifty cents! (Since you have most of these things in your home.)
*Remember to SPRING FORWARD this weekend for daylight savings time*
1. UNCLOG THAT SHOWER HEAD!
Need: white vinegar, ziploc bag, rubber band. Beware, if you're only a five footer like me, watch your head.
Fill up any size ziploc bag with white vinegar. Submerge the shower head in the bag and secure it with a rubber band. Leave it for a few hours and then remove it. It'll be like new!
2. MAKE THOSE PEARLY WHITES SPARKLE ...I mean your bathroom sinks : )
Need: toothpaste, sponge
Squirt a dollop of toothpaste onto a soft sponge and you'll be surprised at how easily all of the soap scum, grime, etc. comes off.
3. TAKE THE FUNK OUT OF YOUR GARBAGE DISPOSAL!
Need: Lemon, baking soda
Squeeze the juice of a half of lemon down the drain on the side of the garbage disposal. Throw in the entire half of lemon, and handful of baking soda. Turn on the cold water so that it runs down the drain, and finally turn on the disposal and run it untill the lemon is entirely ground up!
THANKS MARTHA STEWART!!!
The only explanation for why I am patiently awaiting an imaginary Mary Poppins type nanny (with a clean background check) to come and pick up these kids.....is because it is Friday. I'm noticing that I have the opposite reaction than I did when I was a member of corporate America. I used to have a refreshing exuberance at the end of the day, excited about a whole two days free from "workin' for the man." On the other hand, as a domestic engineer, by five o'clock on Friday I am a frazzled, mentally and physically exhausted mom that can't wait for my dear husband to walk through the door so that I can run for the hills!!!
That is all.
WOW. I was taken aback by the boldness of this woman. Please read this story and share your thoughts below.
People die. Every day. All day. Now two things should come to your mind. One, I could be one of those people and if I should die today, will I go to heaven? Have I asked God into my heart and have I asked him for his forgiveness for things that I carry in my heart against others? Two, if a friend, enemy, frenemy, relative, or aquaintance dies today, was the issue that we were beefing about worth it? Is it worth me holding on to the point where now I can't even let them know that I love them and am sorry? We are all human, we all sin and fall short of the glory of the Lord. Hence, we need a Savior. We cannot do anything without God.
So today FORGIVE, FORGIVE , FORGIVE. Let it GO! Holding on to it is not worth your salvation or your sanity. (YVO) Not only will it bless you, but it will hopefully be infectious to others. Sow some forgivness and hopefully, you'll reap some as well.
Be blessed,
RANDOM MOM!
...if they all look very similar to the picture below.
I get it, we are domestic engineers, wives, moms, housekeepers, etc. We have PTA, bible study, play dates, and the oh so fun "date with our local grocer."
BUT, we are also beautiful, smart, curvaceous, vivacious WOMEN! I know that you have style and flair so let's show it off. Be bold, just try something. Your confidence is really what's gonna make it pop. Every day that you get dressed, make it an event! Even if you gotta throw on some sweats to rush out the door to get the kids to school on time, come back home and start again.
It's proven that you feel as good as you look, and if you look "durable"....well...you're inviting a long list of to-do's! Lol. So next time you go out to buy a shirt ( I strongly suggest the thrift store) buy a blousy shirt or a cute cardigan or...A DRESS. GASP!!!!! : )
So let's try it ladies. Pull out some cheap fashion jewelry, funky and chunky, not matchy matchy nana's pearl sets! You'll be surprised. Plus...is it any harder putting on a shirt made of something other than stretch cotton and jersey knit????
So, I was raised to never cut corners when it comes to a baby's bottom so I always bought huggies and pampers. Until one day when I made a late night store run with my five month old. The staff was very slim and I couldn't reach the pampers.
After a few moments of waiting I sighed and picked up the store brand. I got home and....I was so happy with the product that I began singin' the Ol' Al Green tune "Let's, let's stay together..."
And the winner is: TARGET UP AND UP BRAND!!! They feel like a pillow and they hold well over night.
Now the list of crappy brands! (pun intended)
3. Walmart Parents Choice
2. Walgreens Brand ties with CVS brand
1. Publix.....and it's so sad because I LOVE this store and it's generic brand of everything else is on point. But....let's just say making diapers is not their ministry.
Glazed Lemon Bundt Cake Recipe - Allrecipes.com
You probably have most of these ingredients at home. I only have six pots/pans and one of them HAPPENS to be a bundt cake pan. Lol.
Anyhoo, I've also been on a mission to drastically reduce all of the preservatives that take up residence in the bellies of my loved ones. I'll be sure to post a picture and review of the finished product!
Update: I made it but of course I ended up dumping all ingredients in and blending it all at once since I forgot to cream butter and sugar
Anyhoo, I'm glad that the recipe called for me to invert because it was not looking too pretty when I pulled it out of the oven. THEN , realized that I had accidently heated the oven above 350 degrees, so I fear it may be dry. Will taste it after it cools and let y'all know!
Sooooo...yeah. It's Monday, woo hoo! It took a little (okay...ALOT) of encouragement from a friend for me to"Get back to bloggin." It would be improper of me to promise you randomness and not deliver. So hang on folks, here it comes!
