My dearest friend ever lost the most precious gift ever. She is more then a friend. I consider her a sister. someone who has lived with me. Words can never explain the feeling of the loss. I have attempted to start this blog no less then 6 times today.
I would like to share a little about Christopher
Christopher had a fantastic smile, he looked like an angel here on earth with his bright blonde hair and precious smile.
Christopher had a laugh that was contagious, If he laughed you could do nothing but laugh with him.
Christopher put a smile in my sisters heart that has been gone now for 3 long years.
Christopher was killed by an accident that could happen to any number of us parents. It was so quick. just a blink of an eye and he was gone.
You see one day Christopher was outside playing with his grandpa when he dashed out into the street. Christopher was struck by a truck and killed. He died at the hospital from his injuries. It happened so fast that the truck even though he was only doing the speed limit of 35 mph he could not stop to avoid hitting him.
I would like to remind everyone to hug their kids and be grateful for each and everyday. You simply never know when that day could be the last.
I would also like to remind everyone to slow down and pay attention when driving in a residential area. you just never know when that kid might dash into the street and you will be the one that can't stop. stay alert!
Wednesday, January 12, 2011
Friday, January 7, 2011
Product Review
I don't do these often but once in a while when a product comes into your life that makes it so much better you just have to share!
When we moved a few months ago I got rid of the little griddle I had. it worked fine but it simply was to small for my large family. I could only do 2 pancakes at a time unless I made those tiny bite size pancakes, and then really whats the point? Then i was in one of those box stores I DREAD... and saw this giant griddle. I immediately got what I refer to as pancake envy. I thought O MY Goodness! I could make at least 6 pancakes at once on THAT!!!
My Marine saw the lust in my eye and heard the thrill in my voice! He knows I despise pancakes personally but my family LOVES my pancakes, My Marine especially. So being that he loves me and loves my cooking he just had to get me the griddle of my dreams.
This thing is so large that I could make 9 grilled cheese sandwiches at once!
I could make 6 large pancakes at once!
I could make a whole pound of bacon at once!
You see where I am going with this don't you?
So last night we had breakfast for dinner. We love breakfast for dinner. It is a favorite around here. I made my infomous Applesauce pancakes, and a turkey sausage egg scramble with potatoes. I took pictures of my griddle with my pancakes cooking and will upload them soon as I can.
For now you will have to ooooohhh and aaaaahhhhh over the stock photo.
Now this picture does not really do it justice. Its just the best I could do at this moment.
So onto the review!
I love the size of this griddle (obviously!)
The heating was fairly even all the way around it, except right in the back near where it plugs in. I noticed that it got hotter right there at that spot and thus making it necessary to flip that pancake first no matter what order I placed them on the griddle.
I love the fact that the outside rim all the way around it stays cool to the touch. This certainly makes it easy to pick up and move over if you dribble some batter on the counter (not that anyone else ever does that besides me).
I have not used the tilt feature yet but it comes with a catch drawer and tilt feature that allows you to fry and drain the fat from the griddle. It sounds good in theory, I will update you on if it works in practice.
I have had several griddles over the years as my family has grown and changed, this one is perhaps my favorite by far.
I give the Presto cool touch Big Griddle a full 5 stars! Its everything you need in a large griddle and then some. Please note that I am not getting any kick backs for this review. I do not know the people who own Presto, they don't know me either! I simply am a mom of four kiddos who love pancakes so much that in days gone by I was a slave in the kitchen for half a day when they asked for pancakes. Now I can whip out a full batch in about 20 minutes. My time is precious to me and I think its important to not have to waste it.
When we moved a few months ago I got rid of the little griddle I had. it worked fine but it simply was to small for my large family. I could only do 2 pancakes at a time unless I made those tiny bite size pancakes, and then really whats the point? Then i was in one of those box stores I DREAD... and saw this giant griddle. I immediately got what I refer to as pancake envy. I thought O MY Goodness! I could make at least 6 pancakes at once on THAT!!!
My Marine saw the lust in my eye and heard the thrill in my voice! He knows I despise pancakes personally but my family LOVES my pancakes, My Marine especially. So being that he loves me and loves my cooking he just had to get me the griddle of my dreams.
This thing is so large that I could make 9 grilled cheese sandwiches at once!
I could make 6 large pancakes at once!
I could make a whole pound of bacon at once!
You see where I am going with this don't you?
So last night we had breakfast for dinner. We love breakfast for dinner. It is a favorite around here. I made my infomous Applesauce pancakes, and a turkey sausage egg scramble with potatoes. I took pictures of my griddle with my pancakes cooking and will upload them soon as I can.
For now you will have to ooooohhh and aaaaahhhhh over the stock photo.
Now this picture does not really do it justice. Its just the best I could do at this moment.
So onto the review!
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| 6 large pancakes |
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| see how big it is? it nearly covers the cook top! |
I love the size of this griddle (obviously!)
The heating was fairly even all the way around it, except right in the back near where it plugs in. I noticed that it got hotter right there at that spot and thus making it necessary to flip that pancake first no matter what order I placed them on the griddle.
I love the fact that the outside rim all the way around it stays cool to the touch. This certainly makes it easy to pick up and move over if you dribble some batter on the counter (not that anyone else ever does that besides me).
I have not used the tilt feature yet but it comes with a catch drawer and tilt feature that allows you to fry and drain the fat from the griddle. It sounds good in theory, I will update you on if it works in practice.
I have had several griddles over the years as my family has grown and changed, this one is perhaps my favorite by far.
I give the Presto cool touch Big Griddle a full 5 stars! Its everything you need in a large griddle and then some. Please note that I am not getting any kick backs for this review. I do not know the people who own Presto, they don't know me either! I simply am a mom of four kiddos who love pancakes so much that in days gone by I was a slave in the kitchen for half a day when they asked for pancakes. Now I can whip out a full batch in about 20 minutes. My time is precious to me and I think its important to not have to waste it.
Thursday, January 6, 2011
our world
The earth seems to be having great upheavals lately. Starting at the first of the year there were reports of mass bird deaths. 5000 birds dropped from the sky. Since then the reports have become more frequent. I have heard stories of fireworks being the cause all the way to La Nina being the blame. I can not fathom that these can actually be the cause of massive amounts of wild animal deaths. So far there have been several types of fish, to include jellyfish and star fish, manatee's, birds to include, doves, pelicans, penguins, red winged black birds, and even Bats.
Google maps now has a map showing each location of reports of these mass animal deaths. These reports show the locations and each different report has a different claim as to what caused the deaths. I am bothered by the fact that the officials are attempting to claim such different reasons for the deaths but not one of them is consistent. We really all should step up and start asking questions. Why is this really happening? Why would 5000 birds have brain hemorages all at the same time and drop from the sky dead? Why would thousands of fish have no apparent injuries just wash up on shore and die?
Here is the link to the google maps mass animal deaths.
I would love to hear some of your thoughts on this. Do you believe what the media is saying? Did you know about this or is this the first you have heard about it? Speak up!
Google maps now has a map showing each location of reports of these mass animal deaths. These reports show the locations and each different report has a different claim as to what caused the deaths. I am bothered by the fact that the officials are attempting to claim such different reasons for the deaths but not one of them is consistent. We really all should step up and start asking questions. Why is this really happening? Why would 5000 birds have brain hemorages all at the same time and drop from the sky dead? Why would thousands of fish have no apparent injuries just wash up on shore and die?
Here is the link to the google maps mass animal deaths.
I would love to hear some of your thoughts on this. Do you believe what the media is saying? Did you know about this or is this the first you have heard about it? Speak up!
Tuesday, January 4, 2011
Such a special gift
My daughter the bookworm sat down last night and created the most amazing birthday gift for me in a few hours time. I thought I would share it with you all.
The color seems a little off and I will take another picture of it to show it in a different light later. She used acrylic paint on canvas and created it out of her own imagination. I will cherish it forever as the best birthday gift I have ever gotten.
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