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Whilst at work today.... yeah I'm still here!
I found this little gem. (No it isn't anything for my kitchen and no it isn't any type of clothing)

I found this blog called the Shabby Princess its funny and makes the day go faster!
Even better, I have found another one with the same sickness as me.
Spending money and trying to stay strong against the powers of Target, and grocery shopping, and pretty shoes.

I'm still sticking to my goals of saving my money for some big purchases, and to you know bed my accounts. It hasn't been easy but so far so good, and I'm proud of myself for showing such restraint.

If you are bored, need a funny story, or just waiting for the Maytag guy to finish fixing your washer take a look.

Weekend Recap

Did you miss me?
I've been gone for a while!
I had Thursday and Friday off work and I used that time to productively sit on the couch and not do much.
(I love when I get to do that)

Easter!
I hope everyone had a great holiday! I know I did, but I measured it in the amount of chocolate I ate. My Easter was good, rich with chocolate! My pants are kinda tight today... totally worth it!
Oh and our Easter dinner was BBQ Beef! It was good, but I only ate 1 sandwich cause I had been eating chocolate since 9:30 that morning!

I finally made my taquitos and I know they were good because I couldn't make them fast enough. I had to fight the boys off just to eat one of them.

Easter Cookies... I still have to make them. (I was busy catching up on the Girls Next Door and the Hills new season)
I swear though, I will make them! I have to because I bought all the stuff already.
I have realized about myself I'm a sucker for cute baking supplies i.e. sprinkles, cupcake liners, frosting, shaped pans. I'm working on it, I think I will go back to adoring shoes.
Famous Footwear was having a huge sale buy 1 pair get the 2nd 50% off.
I was so tempted to spend my gas money on shoes. So so tempted.
However, I was strong. I didn't give in.
But I did start spending my next paycheck on shoes, in my head of course.
Oh and there were some things in there from Forever 21 as well.

Wednesday night I hit the big money at the machines!
Okay, I put a dollar in! (The most I have ever put in and lost in one sitting is 5.00) But I won 12.70!!! I felt rich, I felt lucky. I took my winnings and washed my truck.
It's white again! It looks pretty again!
I think I made the car wash people mad, I squeezed in RIGHT before closing time. And they had to wash my mud caked truck. Sorry! But really good work!

Remember when I said we were getting nice weather if only for a week? I seem to know the weather patterns of Montana pretty well. Last week, beautiful weather!
This week's weather agenda?
Rain, Snow, Rain and Snow together, Rain, Snow, Rain, Snow, Rain and Snow together.
102 mph winds!
The weather man this morning said this "Today's weather is sunny with a chance of rain. Please take this with a grain of salt."
What does that mean? Here I'll translate "It's supposed to be nice, but due to the fact that we live in Montana it's going to rain and then probably snow. Have a good day."

This Week:
Basketball Tournaments start on Thursday!
I vow to have the cookies done by then so I can give them as "Good Luck" cookies.

Today is my...

100th POST

I wanted to do something with a little wow factor, something that would add pzazz.... The only problem?

I haven't a clue. So you'll have to settle for this pretty pink ink!
(Who am I kidding, I'm not sure this thing ever gets read? Tap Tap, anyone there? HELLO?!? Moving on)

I also want to Recap the day, the day I made my 100th post.
The weather: Nice, its 63 out
Work: I'm buried in paperwork
Basketball: The girls won last night. We are going to tournaments undefeated.
Food: I ate a banana for breakfast.
Thought of the day: Why do we drive on a parkway and park in a driveway?
Dreams: I want to be a horse, or a cow or a dog. Seriously when it's nice out and everyone is working what are they doing? They are laying in the sun soaking up the rays. (Only during the summer months that is) The rest of the time, let me be my cat. He is the laziest thing, I'm not mad about it either just jealous.

Plan for the rest of the day: Potentially Branding.
Then I'm off to make those dang taquitos, maybe.

On an unrelated topic, I just want to give a shout out.
"HI MOM"
No, totally kidding.

M.V. I'm Sorry. How are you doing? I hope things are well, I'm thinking of you and your family. The sun will come out tomorrow.

Oh bother

I still have to finish those taquito's.
I still have to start and finish my Easter cookies.
I realize Easter is quickly approaching and my time is running short, but if it weren't for the last minute then nothing would ever get done!

The girls won last night, tonight we play Geraldine. Results to follow.

When I got home I saw something that sucked.
My precious economy sized bag of Kaiser Rolls.
There had to be at least 20 rolls in there.
Yeah, there are 2 left.
2 only 2.
When I get home from the game I'm sure they will be gone.
Damn the man and his lunch break.
Doesn't he realize I have a need for bread in my diet?
I suppose I could always have him go to pick up more...

I can't wait to put out all the stuff I got for Easter! I'm craving Easter candy like crazy.
I will sit on the couch all day and indulge on my carefully selected Easter candy.

In other news, the weather has finally decided to be nice! The snow and rain and wind have subsided if only for a week. It's 62 degree's out there right now!
In the words of Jake Owen.... YEEHAW!
Time for branding, hot dogs, Hamburgers, Ice cream and Margarita's!
(if only for a week at least!)

Weekend Recap

This weekend not much went on, but at the same time things were going down.

I decided to be like the rest of the community and I bought myself a membership to Sam's Club.

I strolled through their warehouse like store for about 2 hours. (Lots to look at)
And much to my dismay it was laid out exactly opposite then Costco...
I found myself heading the wrong way more then once.

I bought some small things that I knew we needed. (By we I mean something I wanted)
Ladies and Gentlemen the bakery (bread in particular) is GOOD.
I bought 2 huge loaves of French Bread and an economy sized bag of Kaiser Rolls.
(yes I am my Father's Daughter)
I have a weakness for bread and ice cream and cereal and milk.
And this concoction (I haven't had it for years) of peanut butter and syrup mixed together slapped on some bread and washed down with a tall glass of whole milk.
However my distaste for Spaghetti probably shames my Dad. (There are two other individuals in this world who share this distaste with me.)

I did indeed put all the groceries away. I hate putting groceries away, it's right up there with unloading the dishwasher. ugh.

The girls won this weekend. We have a game today and tomorrow. If the girls win both games we will go into tournament undefeated!

I cleaned the house, I'm so tired of doing that.
I told myself I would make taquito's.
Then I reasoned with myself and decided I will do it in stages over the week.

I told myself I would make sugar cookies for Easter.
Then I reasoned with myself and decided there is always tomorrow!

I did manage to wash the sheets, clean the kitchen, take the trash out, and let the chickens out, I think I folded 3 sweatshirts, I went grocery shopping, joined Sam's club and ate cereal. All in all I think it was a pretty good weekend and fairly productive.
Oh, I also ate 4.5 sandwiches on the wonderful kaiser rolls. Oh how I love bread.

The possiblilites are ENDLESS!!

Yesterday while browsing the Internets I found a fun cheeky little blog.
More importantly I found a super easy, really yummy recipe.
The best thing however is you can change this recipe up and make it into a gazillion different things.

I think every kitchen or recipe holder should have a recipe like this.

What you will need:

1 pkg./ container/ roll of Pillsbury Croissant rolls
*each container will make two


That's it.... no seriously that is it.
The important part, the filling.... that's the part that can be changed!
What you are really learning is the technique (I heard Rachel Ray say that one time.)
The Technique:
When you open the croissants they are all connected by two's. You should have 4 pieces.
You want to keep them this way.
You spoon whatever filling you desire onto the bottom piece.
Cover with the top piece and then you seal all the edges.
I topped mine with cheese!
Bake at 350 degrees for about 20 min. Or until golden brown.
Serve and bask in the glory of a quick fixed dinner.

Filling Ideas?

If you are feeling like BBQ:
1 lb ground beef (brown in a pan) or Shredded cooked chicken
Add:
1 Cup BBQ Sauce (I'm diggin Jack Daniels at the moment)
1 Tablespoon dried minced onion
Mix it all together and spoon onto the croissant dough.

Feelin like a Fiesta?
Cook the meat of your choice
Add taco seasoning and cheese.
Spoon onto the croissant dough
Serve with Sour Cream and Salsa

Want a little pizza?
spoon a little pizza sauce on bottom dough
Add pepperoni, canadian bacon, olives, anchovies whatever you desire
Don't forget the cheese
Cover with the top piece of croissant dough.

Can you get any easier? Seriously I don't think so.
I got home late last night (we went to basketball open gym)
I made these in seriously 20 minutes. They were so good and so easy.
Go forth and take on the world of easy peasy cuisine!

For the weekend I plan on making taquitos!
They do my body good.

Carmel Chocolate Shortbread

Are you proud of me? I remembered to bring the recipe with me today!!

Are you ready for this mouth watering brownie concoction? It will truly change your life and make your jeans tighter.

Prep:

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.

Grease a shallow square cake pan & line the bottom with parchment paper.

Makes 12

First Layer

Mix:

1 1/4 cup Flour

1/4 cup golden superfine sugar (I used olden day normal sugar)

4 0z unsalted butter (room temp)

Mix together (in food processor is best) until they begin to bind together.

Press the mixture into the prepared pan and smooth the top.

Bake for 20-25 min or until golden brown. Remove from the oven and set aside.

Second Layer

In a pot add:

7 oz butter

1/2 cup golden superfine sugar (I used old forgotten sugar)

3 Tablespoons corn syrup

14 fl oz Sweetened condensed milk

Heat gently until the sugar is dissolved, then bring to a boil and simmer for 6-8 min stirring constantly, the mixture will become very thick and should begin to turn a Carmel color.

Pour the mixture over the first layer and smooth the top. Place in the refrigerator until firm.

Third Layer

Melt:

7 squares of Bittersweet Chocolate (or 1/2 bag of chocolate chips)

You can melt the chocolate in the microwave (Don't burn it or it will be ruined. Ruined I tell you!) Or you can place a heat proof bowl over a pan of gently simmering water, stirring constantly. Once melted spread the melted chocolate over the Carmel.

Chill in the fridge until set
Cut into 12 pieces with a sharp knife and serve and enjoy.

Repeat as necessary.