The Rainbow's End to a Perfect Day

With a warning of rain on Easter Sunday, I was a little worried that our traditional outdoor meal and Easter egg hunt might not go as planned.

But I didn't need to worry because as always God was in control

The day started with church with my cousin from Sacramento and her daughter Amber.

After our traditional ham dinner with all the trimmings, there was the Easter egg hunt.  3 of the "big kids" hide eggs now, so we had 11 hunting. There are dozens and dozens of decorated and filled eggs.

Emmy found a plastic one with nothing in it...really... can you tell??

Cousins found the

Golden Egg together and shared their treasure.

(What happened to the day when the the Golden Egg had a dollar in it?)

There was lots of picture taking.

And pretty Easter dresses. (Which Mamaw did not make this year)

There was lots of teasing. Poor Madi. Her Papaw and 3 uncles just would not stop teasing her.

There was a tired little girl at the end of the day.

As soon as the egg hunt was over, it started pouring rain.

The kids loved it and continued on with the fun of the day.

In the rain, there were volleyball games, egg tosses, baseball,

and races to the corral fence and back.

I took this picture, but the one at the top of the post, my DIL, Lialani took. It was a complete rainbow.

What a blessing the day was and it all ended with this sign that the Lord was indeed in control.

All is well in heaven with Jesus at His side.

                             Easter night, I was once again blessed with a sleepover with the grands.

We piled into our RV small cottage and watched movies, and played cards.

The next day after lunch everyone went home.

and Mamaw took a nap!!

God is Good!!

Life is Good!!

PS  With the Easter preparations, visitors from Sacramento, and playing catch-up, I didn't get a Pinterest Try in this week. In fact, I think I'll put that on hold and try to get back to regular posting. I seem to be planning that and fail to post some other things I want to, so I will still be trying things and sharing, but not on a regular day.

But for today, if I was going to try something to share it would be this.

Suzanne at Notes From the Patch pinned and posted about it.

I had also pinned this. My version is so perfect for my Weight Watchers.

 Boiled Egg 2 pts.

1/4 Avocado 2pts

Nature's Own Whole Grain Sandwich Thin 2 pts.

I also would add a big slice of tomato 0 pts.

6 Points Plus for a yummy lunch.

Pinterest Try Tuesday # 6

In case you haven't noticed, I love acorns. First acorns cookies and now an Acorn Pillow I just couldn't resist trying.  I even have a little red chair.

This is what I saw on Pinterest.

It was a free embroidery  for an embroidery machine.

The software for my machine won't work any more, so I decided to machine applique.

I copied and saved the design then enlarged it on my printer.

There are instruction links for making the pillow, and lots of other ideas for using the acorn.

http://swakembroidery.com/info/free/SWAK_swak_niah_free_fallacornapplique2sizes.htm

My chair is smaller and my pillow larger, but I think it looks cute.

The fabrics are all some I had. The pillow background is made from Osnaburg. I had forgot about this nubby oatmeal looking rustic fabric and how much I love using it.

Recently, I have renewed my love for machine applique.

It could be done with buttonhole stitch or needle turn applique, but by machine appliqueing it, I was able to finish my pillow in one evening.

However, me being me, I had to add a little handwork, so I hand embroidered the curly ques and hand quilted around the acorn.

Found these buttons in my jar  that look "stitched" and tied them on with floss.

As I have been doing with all my pillows, I used a covered button overlap to close the back.

I just love it . I think the original looks cute with the twig wreath.  Maybe I'll go to Michael's and see what I can find. Some bittersweet would be nice too.

If you try something on Pinterest, and blog about it, please come back and tell me so I can link up to your 

"Pinterest Try"

Patty @ Lemon Lane Cottage joined me to day and tried Peanut Butter Chocolate Bars that she found on Pinterest. Go Check them out. They look delicious.

 

God is Good!!

Life is Good!!

Pinterest Try Tuesday # 2

I didn't intend to let a whole week pass before I posted again, but here it is Monday night and time to post another pinterest try.

I decided to try a brownie recipe I pinned not too long ago. This one got my attention because of the peanut butter. Mr. SS loves PB. In fact, have I ever told you he has a PB and J sandwich everyday for lunch. I used to think I would treat him to a ham and cheese or something I had leftover for lunch and he would say "Lunch was good today, but where was my PB and J?"  So for 43 plus years, I just give up and make him his favorite.

He loves brownies too, so this one should get his approval.

I found the recipe here and her version looks quite different than mine.

She added some changes and refers to where she got the recipe. I went there to get the printable recipe.

You can get that here.

There at the bottom of the post, she notes she adapted it from Nestle.

I just thought it funny that now, I am posting another slightly different version, so you are getting it 4 ways.

I gathered the ingredients at about 7:00am because with the heat, I have been doing no baking all summer.

Mr. SS woke to the smell of brownies in the oven.

This is a one bowl recipe and goes together very quickly.

Sugar, butter and water in the microwave.

Add chocolate and PB chips. I didn't have any PB chips, so I used all chocolate.

Mmmm smells so good.

Add egg and vanilla

Flour and baking soda

After spraying with Pam, I used an ice cream scoop to fill the tin.

While they baked, I mixed up the PB. I only had 1/2 cup and decided to add powdered sugar and vanilla to make it more like a frosting.

It was a little thicker than just the PB would have been. I wish I would have made more of an indention in the brownies (like the recipe recommended) but I just scooped on the PB frosting, thinking it would melt down a little. It didn't....and I used all my chips, so no chips on top.

Guess what Mr. SS had for breakfast when he got up.

Yes, he did. They were a little hard to get  out of the pan, and even though they are a little different from the original, I was assured by Mr. SS that they were delicious.

I had another pin to share, but it may take a while to see if it works, so will share it next week.

Have you tried anything you saw on Pinterest this week. If you have, please post about it,  share and I will post your link at the end of this post so others can come see what you tried.

I promise to be back with some fun posts this week. Last week just got away from me. Maybe it's this incessant heat or all the activities going on with the kids, or maybe just a little bit of laziness...but most likely too much time spent on Pinterest .  LOL

Hope to see what you have tried.

Suzanne @ Notes from the Patch linked the cutest Pinterest Try plus a lot more. Click on her name and go see the fun

God is Good!!

Life is Good!!

Subtle Changes

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I think fall is my favorite time of year. (Check back in the Spring and I will might change my mind).

Even though the temps are still teetering on 100 degrees, there are signs that  change is acomin'.

The kids are back in school.

The mornings have taken on a chill.

The leaves are beginning to change  (well, not so much in Bakersfield)

I am wanting to make soup.

Labor Day is this weekend.

Where the sun is in the sky at sundown has changed.

Our table outside was in the shade at dinner time...now completely in the sun. 

How does that happen so quickly?
It's getting light later in the morning and dark earlier in the evening.
The garden is crying out for fall color.

Pinterest  is overcome with pictures of Fall inspirations.

I'm sharing some that I have enjoyed.

creativebreathing.blogspot.com

notjustrockets.com

 

justagirlblog.com

aquieterstorm.tumblr.com

 

sweetsomethingdesign.blogspot.com

seasonsblog.com

And my very favorite.

tsalunsfordthing.blogspot.com

 

 

Well, you get the idea.  If you want to see more fall inspiration, click my Pinterest button on the side bar .  I have almost 100 pins for Thanksgiving and fall. I just can't stop so there may be more by the time you read this.

LOL

 

 

 

God is Good!!

Life is Good!!

A Little of This and That

 

Oh my! I didn't realize it had been so long since I posted.  I'm sitting here trying to remember what has kept me too busy to post in the last couple of weeks.

Oh yeah...I know.  PINTEREST is part of the problem. I just can't seem to stay off it. I've been pinning some really cute stuff and will share some of it one of these days, but if you want to take a look, just click on my Pinterest button on my sidebar.

I kept reading on blogs how addicting it is and girl, let me tell you...it is. But so much fun.

 

Yesterday was our baby girl, Emmy's birthday. Two years old, but if you ask her, she'll say five.

We aren't celebrating until Sunday after church, but thought I would show you her birthday dress I made this week.

Her Mommy loves Strawberries and I found this fabric in my stash, so thought I would use it. I would have rather bought some new Pam Kitty Morning Strawberry fabric, but sometimes it feels good to use something you have.

 

I used a pattern I have made before that is a little top with a flower applique. My girls love dresses, so I lenghthened it, and added a ruffle to make it a dress.

I machine appliqued a Strawberry

and then made some little white yo-yo's for the flowers.

I couched them to look like strawberry blossoms and added the little yellow buttons to make them look like the ones on the fabric

By the way, the green polka dot leaf is PKM fabric, so I was able to sneak a little in. Ha!

I can't wait for Sunday. Her 4 year old sister saw it and has already requested one just like it for her birthday, coming in April. Don't tell her, but it is already cut out.

Another thing that has been keeping me busy is a good (no, make that a great) thing.

A few weeks ago, I started a Beth Moore bible study. I have wanted to do one of her studies for some time and since we are home right now, decided to commit to doing it.

My really good friend Gail at Victorian at Heart is leading it, so I get to see her and some of my other friends there on Wednesday nights too.

This is what we are studying.

I have studied the book of James before, but never in this way. It has been an eye opener to some things in my own life I need to work on and has enriched and increased my prayer life immensely.

I already have a couple more posts in minds, so don't give up on me and check back for progress on my Dresden Plate quilt made from my treasured Pam Kitty Morning fabric that my friend shared with me.

As always I am so thankful that

God is Good!!

Life is Good!!