Happy Homemaker Monday 03.21.16

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Good Afternoon/Evening!!  This is a late post. It’s officially spring, and it’s like in the 40’s. It’s sunny, which makes it a little deceiving. Ready for the warmer weather, and a nice good spring thunderstorm!! Counting down the days to spring break!!  Three.  There are three more days before spring break 😀  Hope everyone has a Happy and Blessed Easter!!

Linking-up with Sandra at Diary of a Stay at Home Mom.

THE WEATHER OUTSIDE IS:

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WHAT’S FEEDING MY BOOK ADDICTION:
A Better Way to Pray by Andrew Wommack. I haven’t read a book like this in a long time. I recently met with my dear friend before she left for her mission trip to Africa. We usually spend about 3 to 4 hours in a restaurant talking about everything from our families to our faith. We’ve known each other for a good while, and she is a minister. It’s nice to be able to talk with her, and not worry about being “religiously proper” and yet she can give some really good sound answers. My background is I was raised Catholic, and then attended Apostolic/Pentecostal churches after I got married, and most recently not attending church for some time, to be honest, I’m not interested in religion, but still have faith in God. Anniehow…she suggested this book to me, and I was skeptical at first, because I had heard some things from him some time ago, that didn’t agree with me, but I gave it a chance, and I really enjoyed. This isn’t your normal book about prayer, and he isn’t shy about mentioning things that are taught and disagreeing with them. As he says in the book, this isn’t a book about the BEST way to pray, but a BETTER way to pray, and you can decide for yourself if it’s for you.

RECIPE I’D LIKE TO TRY:
I haven’t come across much lately, need to find some new things to try. I did see a recipe for Chocolate Chip Bacon Cookies which looked really good. I’ve always wanted to try that chocolate/bacon combo, and still haven’t yet. Need to put this on my list.

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WHAT’S ON THE TV:
All the usual, Castle, Quantico, Blindspot. I didn’t start watching The Voice this time around, starting those kinds of shows takes like a real commitment, LOL, I used to faithfully watch Dancing With The Stars, but it was like a job. I may try and catch a few episodes, I miss watching all that dancing!!

FAVORITE VIDEO FROM THE WEB:
Now that I have an Instagram account I have been following all these people who do hand lettering (along with a couple of puppy dogs, gah!!). I don’t know if it is helping me or hurting me. They make it look so easy, and I just want to be able to letter like they do!! This guy especially, Ian Barnard, I love his accent, and he is amazing. I did download some of his work sheets for some serif fonts, yeah…I need practice. But he does it with Sharpie markers!! And they are perfect each time. One day…one day!!

FROM THE CAMERA:
Small towns; Big Dreams

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Happy St. Patrick’s Day!!

This time lapse video is always fun to watch.   The Chicago River has been died green on St. Patrick’s day for the past 40 years, can’t say that I have seen it in person, but it’s amazing how they can do this.

I made Shamrock Shakes again this year.  I was disappointed I was unable to find my favorite cookies this year. Hate when that happens 😦

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I had so many of these last year, that I think I’m good this year 😉

Happy Homemaker Monday 03.14.16

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Happy Pi Day!!  If you don’t know what this is, check out my post here.  Pi is a mathematical symbol that represents 3.14 followed by a string of numbers. Then there’s Pie…so it’s appropriate on Pi day to grab yourself a slice. I am totally slacking this year, and did not make a pie, I’ve been too busy searching for that hour we lost 😉  I’m sure I’ll find it sometime in November…here’s to a great week ahead!!

Linking-up with Sandra at Diary of a Stay at Home Mom.

THE WEATHER OUTSIDE IS:

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MOVIE REVIEW:the_peanuts_movie_ver34
This was so worth watching!! For those of us who grew up on the Peanuts, and passed it down to our kids, this is such a great movie. It stays true to the original, fun, simple, good-natured laughs. I still love Snoopy!! This movie is really the Peanuts that we all love, but like in HD, since the animation is 3D. Worth the watch for the whole family. Elijah (15) even enjoyed it, and Benji was like, “there isn’t a bad thing to say about that movie.” He even mentioned how he liked how they stuck to the original, and didn’t add all that new junk to it.

 

LOL CHUCKLES, AND GIGGLES:

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WHAT’S ON THE TV:
I still need to catch up on Castle, but Quantico, and Blindspot? Keeps us guessing.  I hate that this is the final season for The Good Wife, the characters in this show are so funny!!

 

FAVORITE VIDEO FROM THE WEB:
Had to share this music video by Meghan Trainor. ❤ Love Meghan Trainor!!  This was one of the songs in the Peanuts movie, and everything IS Better When I’m Dancin’.

 

FROM THE CAMERA:

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Throwback Thursday Link Party 03.10.16

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Joining the party once again hosted by
Part-Time Monster.

This is one of my favorite posts, had a lot of fun researching for it.  It isn’t until Monday, but wanted to share it as a reminder to get your pie ready!!

It’s (almost) Pi Day

Carrie Ann Alexis's avatarCarrie Ann Alexis

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Today is Pi day!!  This year it is extra special because it is 2015.  You can really get crazy with it this year, at 9:26 and 53 seconds, either in the morning or the evening.  We are just “celebrating” with a nice chocolate cream pie the boys and I made, the recipe is at the bottom.

But first…what is Pi and why the funny symbol?

The number π is a mathematical constant representing the ratio of a circle’s circumference to its diameter. It’s an irrational number, meaning that it can’t be represented by a common fraction.  The decimal places never end, and they never settle into a permanent repeating pattern.

π is the Greek symbol for the letter “p.” It was taken from the Greek word for “perimeter.”

Now some fun facts about Pi:

The value of pi has now been calculated to more than two trillion decimal places.

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Happy Homemaker Monday 03.07.16

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Hey There!!  Is it safe to say that spring is on its way?  Well being that Sunday begins Daylight Savings Time (UGH!!), our days will definitely get longer, and the spring fever will be at an all time high.  I think I’m ready for it now, plus it will bring us closer to flip-flop weather!!  Have a great week!!

Linking-up with Sandra at Diary of a Stay at Home Mom.

 

THE WEATHER OUTSIDE IS:

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CAN’T WAIT TO SEE THIS:
❤ Snoopy ❤


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WHAT’S ON THE TV:
Qauntico is back!! Blindspot, The Good Wife, Castle. I have some catching up to do, haven’t had a chance to just veg out with some good shows.

RECIPE I HAVE TRIED:
I made these Hot Pockets, and they turned out pretty good, you could fill these with anything really.

 

FAVORITE VIDEO FROM THE WEB:
This is so clever. I love when someone comes up with a clever use for something we all have lying around the house.


FROM THE CAMERA:
So excited my daughter finally got a professional camera, there’s no stopping her now!!

© 2016 Liv’s Photography

The beauty behind the camera…(selfies on a whole new level)

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