Good Evening!! Have not posted in awhile. Had a bit of a mishap at our house. A couple weeks ago, my mom fell, and broke her femur bone and just recently came home from the hospital. So I spend part of my day with my nurse’s hat on, as she settles in on the road to recovery. Hope everyone is doing well, and enjoying the cool weather, and everything fall!!
Good Morning Evening!! Ugh!! I actually got this post together yesterday, and was going to post first thing in the morning. But…I woke up with an excruciating headache. Then I was going to post it after school finished, but then I had to deal with our cable company regarding our Internet service I have been fighting all. weekend. long. Yes, Mercury Retrograde is real people!! Lol. Gotta hold on until September 22 when it is over 😐 Back up your data!!
Enjoying the cooler mornings, that means fall is right around the corner!! I love my sweater weather!! Hope everyone has a great week ahead!!
WHAT’S FEEDING MY BOOK ADDICTION:
I had pre-ordered a book in a series that I started some time ago, and it just got sent to my Kindle. I had forgotten all about it. I have only gotten through the first few chapters of The Billionaire’s Voice by J.S. Scott. If I’ve liked the other books in a series, I know I will continue to like them. This one is about an ex-olympic gold medal figure skater who becomes deaf, and no longer skates. In walks the handsome billionaire, and gets her back on the ice, while of course falling in love with her. I liked how the author talks about using sign language, just an added detail to the story.
LOL CHUCKLES, AND GIGGLES:
RECIPE I WANT TO TRY:
Chocolate Covered S’mores
These look so delicious!! Can’t go wrong with S’mores.
FAVORITE VIDEO FROM THE WEB:
Because Corgis!!
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Found some photos on a flash drive that my daughter had taken. She takes so many of them, I sometimes don’t see them.
Good Afternoon!! Late afternoon post, but all good. Getting into the swing of things with school, very different this year, but getting better day by day. Had some cool mornings, so that has been nice to wake up to. Hope everyone is doing well.
RECIPE I HAVE TRIED:
I actually made these, they were pretty good. I did half a batch. Can’t go wrong with peanut butter and chocolate.
HOMETOWN FUN:
Our little town is constantly growing and improving. There is always something to do. This past weekend, our Animal Shelter had their open house, they have a new facility, and I took Livi and the boys to check it out. They have a lot of cats, one is so fat, that it has it’s own room. He was pretty, completely fluffy black with green eyes. Yes, I am a dog person, but the cats are growing on me, not that I think I would ever own one, but they are pretty. There were 2 week old kittens there too. Only a couple of dogs, but it was a nice facility and very friendly people. As we left, my mom was sure that Livi did not have a large bag or over-sized sweater to sneak an animal back into the house, lol. Here are some pics of the fur friends we met.
This one was a beautiful tan color.
These two just chillin’
This little cutie
This one just brought in. Beautiful color, gray fur on the face.
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These are the stars my mom bought at the new local shop that just opened. It has some really nice vintage home stuff, and reasonably priced. The place has hard wood floors and the exposed brick walls, a fun place to browse and shop.
Good Afternoon!! Putting this together late, my days are all mixed up, didn’t realize it was Monday!! These are our last days of summer, we start school on Wednesday, UGH!! Yeah, the summer went by way too fast. Had a good weekend, more on that later. Tomorrow we will be going to the Back to School Celebration at the park. Enjoy your week!!
LOL CHUCKLES, AND GIGGLES: RECIPE I WANT TO TRY:
Ooey Gooey Sugar Cookies. Enough said.
SUMMER FUN
Over the weekend, they held the first round of the P1 AquaX Great Lakes Series, jet ski races on Lake Michigan.
Always glad to see the EMTs on standby.
They had several races on Saturday and Sunday. Me, Liv and the boys headed out on Saturday, and it was a gorgeous day. Sunny, but a cool breeze. The breeze was kicking up some waves on the lake, which made the race probably more challenging. The course was set up from the pier to the break wall. We were able to stand along the board walk, and get an up close look as the jet skiers flew by, kicking up the waves and sending a nice mist our way. The organizers of the event had a drone flying over head, probably taking pictures. Those things creep me out, feel like I am being watched, lol.
The races went on for about 30 minutes, had no idea how they kept up with the laps, but there was a guy set up on the large gazebo with tons of speakers, announcing the race and playing music. This was the first year out here, and not many people were there. But it was really fun to watch.
After the race
FAVORITE VIDEO FROM THE INTERNET:
I have seen this video before, but recently a friend posted it to their FB page. I think this is absolutely incredible, playing ping pong with nunchucks!! I became a Bruce Lee fan when I saw the movie Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story.
Good Afternoon!! Had a good weekend. Had some things to take care of as I start another school year home schooling my last two. We have the opportunity to have the boys attend a virtual school, at no charge!! Indiana Connections Academy offers it for free for residents of Indiana, this will be a much better opportunity for the boys, so I had a bit of an enrollment process and orientation to complete by this weekend, since they will begin on August 10th. Much earlier than we usually start, but we will be done before Memorial Day. Looking forward to a great year!!
Yes, I did venture out to Pierogi Fest, more on that later. August 1st, last days of summer, make them count!!
WHAT’S FEEDING MY BOOK ADDICTION:
I am awaiting an ARC to beta read from my friend on the second book in her series, looking forward to that.
LOL CHUCKLES, AND GIGGLES: RECIPE I WANT TO TRY:
Death by Chocolate Zucchini Bread
This looks really yummy, and it has to be healthy right? With all that zucchini in it? Funny thing, my dad was not a big vegetable guy (hmmmmm), Anniehow…whenever my mom would have Zucchini bread, she would tell him it was banana bread, just so he would eat it, and he did, and loved it. (Yeah, I fell for it too, she later told me though). I thought of him when I saw this recipe, he would have definitely liked this one too.
SUMMER FUN
Pierogi Fest. What is it you ask? It’s a whole bunch of crazy I tell ya, with tons of food and just as much beer. This fest runs the last weekend of July and has received countrywide recognition on the Food Network and the Travel Channel, and draws over 150,000 people to our small town. The fest is held on our main street which gets shut down well before the fest begins. My sister and I went out to eat on Wednesday, and we tried two places in town, both were closed already!! We had to cross the border to another town, just to get something to eat. Madness I tell ya.
So the fest celebrates the Polish and Slovak culture that are the roots of our town. Food venders galore, with every type of polish food, and creative mixes as well. There was a booth that had Mexican Pierogis. There is also a beer garden and several stages with various types of music. We even had the Village People perform at our Baseball Stadium.
Yes, I was really there….with Ben.
All during the fest you can see Mr. Pierogi, Halupki Guy, Ms. Paczki, and the Buscias. Lot’s of Buscias. There is a Pierogi eating contest, and a Pierogi toss. Yes, a greasy, slimy, buttered Pierogi to catch. The winners are 4-year reigning champs. My dad used to present the award for the eating contest, which was a Stanley Cup, (since his name was Stanley). He also would participate in the parade as part of the Lawnmower Brigade. Yes, pure silliness at its finest. The Buscias do a cooking show on the main stage, and I caught them doing the Buscia Feud game show on Sunday.
Livi and this gorgeous Buscia….yeah, it’s like that.
I am not a big fest goer. There are too many people for me. But Sunday morning we walked to church, since parking is ridonculous. So we walked through the fest on our way home, and I did get my funnel cake AND elephant ear. Yes totally worth it. The crowd was minimal, and the weather was pleasant. My sons of course wanted to try every kind of food we passed. We came upon a vendor that had various things on sticks, covered in chocolate, and Elijah is like, “It’s chocolate covered bacon…on a stick!! Food is just better when it‘s on a stick.” Yep, sums it up pretty well. 🙂
FAVORITE VIDEO FROM THE INTERNET:
This is such a wonderful idea, and such an adorable fur friend!! I was introduced to therapy dogs a couple of years ago while attending a church in our old neighborhood. Her name was Darla, and a golden retriever. She was part of a Lutheran organization that has several goldens as therapy dogs, and were sent out to Sandy Hook, Darla included. I thought it was a good idea to have one at church, since so many people come to church to find comfort, and what better way then to be able to sit and just pet this beautiful, lovable creature. This is an even better idea to have one present at funerals.
We have many people in our neighborhood who walk their dogs. There is one in particular I just love, I have no idea what kind of dog she is, but the cutest, furriest thing. The other day I was getting the mail, and she walked by, and I had to stop the owner and pet her. But then she didn’t want to leave, lol. I recently saw my other favorite fur friend, Bella, the Irish Setter, with her owner who is an older lady I like to stop and talk with. But they walked by before I could get outside. (They all must think I am crazy, lol).
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This is the side of our newly painted garage. My Mom’s new decoration. I helped her hang it, she always lets me use the power tools, lol. 🙂
Carrie Ann Alexis 