SOOC Saturday - 10/29

My dad passed away very unexpectedly on the 11th, my brothers kids came into town and this is one of my favorite pictures of my nephew and the kids. They adore him, as you can probably tell.

Wordless Wednesday

Daddy - I love you and miss you more than words can say. You will always be with me.

What will you do when your Daddy's gone
And you're Daddy's little girl



Papa and B


03/09/1958 - 10/11/2011.

Daddy, you will never be forgotten!
Your love and sacrifice will never leave us...
I love you and I miss you more than words.

Apple Cinnamon Rolls!

I've been craving apple-cinnamon ... well, apple cinnamon anything really! Why is it so hard to find apple-cinnamon stuff? Anyway, apple-cinnamon rolls have sounded really good to me, but it started raining even worse as I came out of CVS today so I didn't feel like making another stop at the grocery store.

I came home and realized we had some Grands Cinnamon Rolls.... I also knew we had some cinnamon apples with granola! Hmmm.





I chopped the apples up really small.





Then I pushed down the center of the cinnamon rolls, added a spoonful of the apple mix to the middle of the rolls.




Baked as normal..






Added the icing and ENJOYED!





Yummy, but next time I think completely homemade ones using my cinnamon apple recipe would be even better!

my CVS trip - 10/9

I remembered this morning that I had a $5 off $25 coupon that I had sent to my card earlier this week that was going to expire, so I headed to CVS this rainy morning.

Thought I did pretty good, considering it was last minute and not real thought out (not to mention, I seem to rarely find the awesome deals lol).





Here's what I got..

2 - DiGiorno Pizzas @2/$11
2 - 8 Packs Sparkle Paper Towels @ $4.99 each
1 - John Freida Perfect Foam Hair Color @ $11.99
1 - Bag Munchos Chips @ $2.00

Coupons Used...

CVS MFR Coupon for Free JFPFC - $13.99
2 - $2.00 off pizza
1 - $1.00 off 2 Sparkle Towels
$9 in ECB
$5 off $25 purchase

Total - $3.13!


I got back $5 in ECB and next time I go I should get $5 ECB for the Beauty Club (spend $50, get $5 in ECB)

SOOC Saturday - 10/8

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Show Us Your Life - Pets!

Herman - My grumpy old man :) He is 18 years old this month. He is a 11 year VAS (vaccine associated sarcoma) cancer survivor. He has been in renal failure for 4+ years, on sub-q fluids for the past 3 years and holding his own still. He's part siamese and quite the talker... especially at 2am when he starts screaming "I wanna go out". He doesn't go out alone (we do take him in the backyard during daylight hours haha), but even after 18 years he still screams it.. and yes, it sounds exactly like he's saying it LOL.








Molly, Momo - She is our 4 year old love-bug. She loves to be loved. She never found her voice and I am constantly worried someone will shut her in a closet or something and we'd never know because, while she meows - or does the motions lol, nothing comes out.

This was her reaction to the baby... WHAT is THAT?! lol









And I can't leave out Sadie - She passed away a few months ago due to nasal cancer. She was rescue and I'm still not sure who rescued who. Did I save her or did she save me? She was abused prior to coming home to us, but she ended up being the best dog EVER! I miss her like crazy.

Whoopie Pies!

This is a treat I grew up with, it reminds me of my grandparents. Now, I don't really care for them as much but the kids love them (and why wouldn't they?!). I've really been missing my grandma this past week so I decided to make Whoopie Pies yesterday. The Whoopie Pies decided to break my kitchen mixer... and now I'm sad LOL.

*Cookie*

1/2 cup shortening
1 cup sugar
1 egg
1 cup milk
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 cups flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 cup cocoa
1/2 teaspoon salt





Cream together shortening and sugar.

Add egg.

Sift together baking soda, cocoa, salt and flour. Add to first mixture

Add milk and vanilla; mix well.

Drop by spoonfull onto ungreased pan. Bake 8-10 minutes at 425.





*Filling*
(the part that killed my kitchen mixer)

1/2 cup shortening
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup milk
3 tablespoons flour
4 tablespoons butter
1 teaspoon vanilla
Dash of salt




Add flour to milk until thick. Stir on low heat. Let mixture cool.

Add sugar, shortening, salt, butter and vanilla. Beat for 10 minutes on high speed til fluffy and creamy.

Take the "cookie" parts, use the filling and make into a "sandwich".



ENJOY!