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Entirely Late Posting My Son's Graduation!

Howdy to everyone today! its finally a nice warm day on the Oregon coast and I have been busy with lots of chores this day.  Today I sat down because I have these photos from my sister, who I say big thanks too! phew! we almost did not have anything of my son's graduation which was June 18th 20012.  Yes I am late posting this....

I have learned that my husband needs lessons in electrons!  we wanted to record the graduation, I was going to do the filming,  well... you know those males at times like to take charge and my hubby did; except when he took charge he did not realize you had to turn the camera on!!  So I had no pictures, video of our son's graduation, my sister even said her camera was acting up but luck be on her side she did get some shots that came out! and yesterday I found them in my email! phew!

The first picture is my son and he is in the other photos as well.   I am so proud well... we both are so proud of of him!!  He did well in school, lettered in football, track and wrestling with a 3.2 grade average! yea!  He even broke some records! with other track members!  I love him so much he has a strong faith in the LDS Church, to choose the right and to stand out in a crowd and not follow others!  He has decided to serve his country and will be joining the Air Force and thinks he will leave in Oct.  I remember yesterday bringing home a 9 pound 11 oz. baby boy who all the nurses loved because of that dimple in his chin, I sorry about posting this so late but I just had to share it today,  Love you so much Mitchell!

What I have been Creating and working on this Week

I hope everyone had a great 4th of July! It was a quiet one for me so I decided to get in the mood for up coming holidays and I felt like doing a little painting. I whipped out my acrylic paints and oil pastels! and got to work with a fever! The first one is a painted plate with a silly black cat, can you tell what month I am thinking about?? I painted the plate with acrylics and added a cute saying or quote from an unknown author. After I finished painting the plate I baked it in the oven so that it is sealed. I still don't think one should eat off these plates they are just for decor only.

I was still in the Oct mood when I painted this scary mummy! Actually he is not so scary but on the side of scary cute! I get these cute chalk boards at Jo Ann's fabric store in the crafting section and I love painting them. I did the mummy in oils and acrylics, because I love mixing the two mediums for a great effect sometimes.

Suddenly my mood went from Oct to ... well you guessed it! Christmas! So I did another little chalkboard painting this time with snow and a little black crow with some strange decorated trees! The chalkboards are just little wall hanging decors for the seasons that pass by and that goes for the plates, they are meant just for a little fun with the holidays!

My next project is a doll I am finishing up and I want to whack out a quilt but I not sure what holiday, most likely for Halloween or I am thinking about doing a cute fall quilt. These will soon be in my Etsy store so I hope you will check out both my Etsy stores.

Happy 4th of July to All

I hope everyone has a great 4th and thought I share some great music with you two of my favorites by the Mormon Tabernacle Choir. My heart is with our troops and their families may God watch over you. I hope you enjoy and will watch and listen to these video's

Upside Pineapple Bars

Yesterday I was busy doing some baking for my guys and I made them one of their favorites upside pineapple cake bars. This recipe is really simple and a bargain being I can get white cake mixes usually on sale for .89 cents at my local store.
There is 2 ways I make these either moist or crunchy! both ways are yum!
For the most ones I take one white cake mix add 2 eggs, dump a can of large sliced pineapples and the juice all in to the cake mix and mix it up. Next I spread the dough into a large well greased baking dish, then I will melt 1 to 1 1/2 cups of butter on my stove and then add the butter to 2 cups of brown sugar and mix until its moist but crumbly. I then sprinkle this onto my unbaked cake mixture and place in the over at 350 degrees or until golden brown and tooth pick comes out clean.
I do the crunchy simple by mixing either 2 boxes of white cake mix or 1 1/2 mixes, adding only one egg and slowly adding about 1/2 or less of the pineapple juice and pineapple the brown sugar mixture remains the same. The mixture should lots stiffer like cookie dough and this will be a little harder to spread into larger baking dish and the dough will not rise as much as the moist recipe. But baking is the same, bake at 350 degrees and until tooth pick comes out clean, let cool then slice and serve.
There is so much one can do with a cake mix, bake all kinds of cookies by just adding one egg and reducing the water and it's faster cooking, but simple for those who don't have lots of time. I like it because you get home goodies for less and more. I have to say the white cake mix is my favorite because I get great peanut butter cookies, oatmeal cookies and yummy cinnamon rolls.

No Words For Friday, Just a Visit to the Woods

Good Friday to all just sharing pictures of the Oregon woods! Sharing a place that many don't get to see in Oregon because these were taken on work sites where my hubby was working.  I hope you all have a great weekend!

Working on a Cute Wall Hanging Quilt for a Monday

 

Good Monday to everyone! Boy! another month is just flying by me.  I have been wishing summer would come to the Oregon coast, it's just disappeared! The weather has been wet, cool and gray!

Today thought I would share this cute quilt I am working on.  The chicken fabric came in the mail the other day, an order from fabric depot.  I love fabric depot and I really don't go to Portland much anymore so its nice knowing Fabric depot is on line and thank heavens for that!   I love ordering fabric from them and this time I got some cute chicken farm fabric!

Sunday I spent cutting the pieces and deciding how I wanted the quilt to look.  Today I began sewing and have it all sewn together.  Now I have to add quilt batting and backing.  I am also using some really cute plaid cotton fabric with strawberries on it for the contrast and I love how it is coming out so far!  I also have to iron it again.  Which is what I did when I first started cutting out the pieces, ironing all the squares so that they will sew together easier and look nice and even.  I have not decided what I will back the quilt with but I have some heavier fabric that is a dark yellow with chickens all over it and that might just make good backing for this quilt but I may just go with a solid color, it's back to work on the quilt, hoping everyone has a great Monday.