Ewww…. Ahhhh…. Here’s one of the prettiest Thanksgiving kits I’ve seen this season!  Love the color combinations and how adorable are those journal blocks!? 

Soooooo Cute – you can find it here: Polka Dot Plum

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So are you going to be cooking a TURKEY any time soon? 

Check out what the Crock Pot Lady did:  An Any Day Turkey Feast 

We’re heading to Michigan for Thanksgiving, with my mother-in-law, so I may just give this turkey a try next Monday so I can make our favorite Thanksgiving recipes this season.  I’m also hoping to get our tree up this weekend.  90% of my Christmas shopping is done AND I’ve already begun working on our Christmas cards, letter, and photos!  Yes, the new anti-depressant medication has kicked in!   

Yeah, Me!

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iPhone VS. Sprint Instinct

Any thoughts?  My son REALLY wants the iPhone but I went to the Instinct site and was pretty impressed (not to mention that we’re already with Sprint and it costs less!)

Instinct VS. iPhone 

Anyone know what the iPhone has that the Instinct doesn’t?

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Be you and be happy where you are.  ~ Angie

Snow Flurries are blowing on and off here in Illinois!  I guess that means it’s time to post some snowy layouts!  Here are my latest:

Winter in Plainfield

Zoe in the Snowy

Zoe’s First Snowman

I used Tracey and Saxon’s Winter Frost Kit for all three layouts – it’s currently on sale at Scrapbook Elements for only $4.80 (and it’s HUGE): Winter Frost

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A Really C*O*O*L site to check out -

http://www.yourfonts.com/ - they turn YOUR handwriting, printing, doodles etc. into fonts – FOR FREE!!  Yes, FREE!  I haven’t tried it yet but I will be soon – I L*O*V*E free – Don’t you?!

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Good For Your Heart Photos

I received a great e-mail full of GORGEOUS photos today and wanted to share a few of my favorites:

Yes, you’ve been mooned!

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I hope to be back later today with a quick page!

Thanks for stopping by – don’t forget to say “Hi!”  ~ Angie

My Aunt Cindy (Hi, Cindy!) sent these pictures to me and they made me laugh – Need a laugh?

Why Dogs Hate Halloween:

Aren’t those cute?!  I love the dog in the jogging suit – he looks soooo embarassed!  That’s the kind of dog we have – a weimaraner.  I can’t even imagine trying to get our dog in that, though!  He’d chew it off in a heartbeat!

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A T*O*O*T!

I have an announcement that I’m proud of:  Insert bugle intro and drum roll here…

Dianne Rigdon has asked me to join her Creative Team!  Whoo-hoo – I’m happy-dancing…

Dianne’s Store:  http://www.scrapartist.com/shoppe/manufacturers.php?manufacturerid=54

Her work is so gorgeous – I hope I can do it justice!  She’s in the process of moving back to Scrap Artist so her store will be full soon!  Thanks, Dianne!  I’m thrilled to be on your team!

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Lastly – There’s one more beautiful kit I want to point out. It’s from the

Sunshine Studio Scraps’ newest designer – Armina:

I L*O*V*E those white flowers, the beaded chain heart, and delicate swirls

 - Good Stuff!

If you like it like I do you can find it here: http://www.sunshinestudioscraps.com/shop/product.php?productid=932&cat=0&page=2

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Thanks for stopping by!  ~ Angie

OMG Crock Pot Oatmeal - (It’s that good!)

I found this Crock Pot recipe on http://www.recipezaar.com/recipes/

and made it for the family the other day to RAVE reviews!

OMG Crock Pot Oatmeal

• 1 cup steel cut oats
• 1 Tbls butter
• 4 cups water (or liquid of choice including apple juice) 
• *Note – I used 3 cups hot water and 1 cup Vanilla Soy Milk*
• 1 – 1/2 tsp salt (optional)
• Seasonings of choice (optional – cinnamon)

Directions:

Saute the oats in butter until slightly brown and nutty smelling (5 – 7 minutes)

Mix Steel Cut Oats, 4 cups Liquid, and salt, if using, in a bowl (like Corning Ware that WILL FIT in your crock pot)

Put some water in your crock pot and carefully lower the bowl with the oats into the water bath. You don’t want the water in the crock pot to overflow into your oats, try to matching the water level outside to that of the liquid/oats inside. Your bowl may get a hard water line on the outside that will come off in the dishwasher.

Cover and Cook on low overnight. In the morning you will have creamy oatmeal and can add your favorite Toppings or Mix-Ins to it .

Topping/Mix-in Suggestions:

Peanut Butter & Jelly (maybe Bananas, Peanuts?) – Nutella or Almond Butter

Bananas, Pecans, Syrup, Brown Sugar, Cinnamon

A Scoop of canned real Pumkin with a dash of Pumkin Pie Spice (Pecans!?)

Apple Sauce (chopped apples?), Cinnamon (or Apple Pie Spice?), (Nuts!)

Dried fruit (cherries, raisins, cranberries) and almonds

Pinapple tidbits, mandarin oranges, sweetened coconut (toasted?), and pecans

A pad of butter (or margarine) and warm milk

The combinations are endless!

Want to really WOW some company or well-deserving children?

Try Oatmeal Brulee

 Fill a ramekin approximately half way with oatmeal (mixed with milk, cinnamon, and sugar–to your desired sweetness).

Add blueberries and fruit of choice (strawberries, raspberries, bleuberries, apples, etc…)

Cover with another layer of sweetened oatmeal to smooth out top.

Sprinkle with mixture of 1 Tbsp white sugar and 1 tsp brown sugar.

Broil 1-3 minutes, or until sugar forms caramelized crust.

This was on the Disneyland resort’s breakfast menu.  Sounds yummy!

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How about those freebies I promised?  Here are some I found today…

All 6 of those (and more) can be found here: 

 http://midnightcharms.blogspot.com/search/label/Freebies

http://kilian-morgane.blogspot.com/

http://leatheo.blogspot.com/    and here    http://scrapsangels.blogspot.com/

http://theoetthomas.blogspot.com/

For the template based on this layout go here:  http://tracireed.com/teamblog/?p=639

http://scrappythoughtsteam.blogspot.com/

http://scrapartist.typepad.com/the_hub/

Good Stuff, huh!?  There’s another – read on….

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Here’s something else yummy that I found today:

See what’s inside here:  http://strictlyreveal.com/?p=1807

( 9 AWESOME products, CU, less than $1 each!!)

Buy it here:  http://ashaleeandsweet.com/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=18&products_id=1468

And check out ONE of the freebies Ashalee offers in her store: 

http://ashaleeandsweet.com/store/index.php?main_page=best_sellers

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Lastly, A few F*U*N websites that have caught my attention lately…

Interested in saving money at the grocery store?  Check out Gayle’s site:

  http://grocerycartchallenge.blogspot.com/

Want an amusing, quick read, on every day life?  Check out Kellan’s Site:

http://www.ontheupside.info/

Interested with driving yourself a little crazy?  Take this test:

 http://speedtest.10-fast-fingers.com/

 Enjoy your day by helping someone enjoy thier day!  ~ Angie

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Oh, I stumbled upon some more freebies today.  Some of these are older that I somehow missed – maybe you did, too? 

http://kiden.blogspot.com/

http://sandy-angelkisses.blogspot.com/

(Scroll through her blog – there are quite a few freebies here but the above 3 were my favorites)

http://sublimetoridiculous-kayjaybee.blogspot.com/

(Again, there are a lot here so just scroll through.  Those 3 were my favorites)

http://www.graphicjamdesigns.com/2008/10/spook-tacular-halloween-day-1-freebie.html

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Raspberry Road Designers CT Freebies

Somehow I missed all of these beautiful quick pages!  There’s months and months of them!

http://raspberryroaddesignsct.blogspot.com/ 

http://raspberryroaddesignsct.blogspot.com/2008/10/savior-faire-freebie-qps.html 

http://raspberryroaddesignsct.blogspot.com/2008/10/higher-learning-quick-page-freebie.html

http://raspberryroaddesignsct.blogspot.com/2008/10/pick-of-patch-qp-freebie_04.html 

http://raspberryroaddesignsct.blogspot.com/2008/09/rainbow-road-collection-freebie-2.html 

http://raspberryroaddesignsct.blogspot.com/2008/09/savoir-faire-quick-page-freebie.html 

http://raspberryroaddesignsct.blogspot.com/2008/09/bowl-rama-quick-page-freebie.html 

http://raspberryroaddesignsct.blogspot.com/2008/09/hoe-down-collection-2nd-freebie.html

http://raspberryroaddesignsct.blogspot.com/2008/09/hoe-down-collection-and-freebie.html?widgetType=BlogArchive&widgetId=BlogArchive1&action=toggle&dir=open&toggle=MONTHLY-1220245200000&toggleopen=MONTHLY-1222837200000

http://raspberryroaddesignsct.blogspot.com/2008/09/too-whoo-cute-freebie.html

http://raspberryroaddesignsct.blogspot.com/2008/09/stupendous-amazing-freebie-quick-page.html

http://raspberryroaddesignsct.blogspot.com/2008/09/father-knows-best-day-2-freebie.html

http://raspberryroaddesignsct.blogspot.com/2008/08/start-your-sunday-with-freebie.html 

http://raspberryroaddesignsct.blogspot.com/search/label/FREEBIES?updated-max=2008-09-16T00%3A00%3A00-05%3A00&max-results=20

http://raspberryroaddesignsct.blogspot.com/search/label/FREEBIES?updated-max=2008-08-23T07%3A46%3A00-05%3A00&max-results=20

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 Thanks for stopping by!  I’m going to share 2 crock pot recipes tomorrow – so come back!

I have a few new layouts to share! 

I’m quite proud of these and would love to know what you think of them:

Whooo does your hair?

Falling for Football

Jack in Paradise

I used Tracey Monette’s Woodland Nuts kit for all three layouts – Look how cute this kit is!:

Check out Tracey’s Store – Her products are F*U*N, funky, and very high quality!

Thanks for looking!

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Jen at Chaos Lounge (scroll down more than half way…)

Skittle and Scraps (Look around there’s a few!)

Fanette

Scrappin With Lori

Lindsay Jane Designs

Miss Choubinette (for both above links)

Timounette

Little Dreamer Designs

Well, was I right?  Did you like them?  ~ Angie

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Fun things to do with your pumpkins:

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Stephenie Meyer’s Midnight Sun:

Hey, did you TWILIGHT readers know that Stephenie is working on a 5th book?  I didn’t know! 

You can read about it here (and read the first chapter!):  Midnight Sun

I also came across another Twilight poster:

Yeah, I’m a little obsessed…

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Crock Potted!

This is one of my all-time favorite crock pot recipes.  It’s easy, always, turns out good, reheats well, and everyone I’ve ever made it for likes it:

Beef and Chinese Pea Pods (or Sugar Snap Peas)

1.5 – 2 ilbs. Flank Steak (also called Skirt Steak)

10 0z. can of Condensed Beef Consomme (Campbell’s)

1/3 Cup Low Salt Soy Sauce

1/4 tsp Ground Ginger

1 bunch Green Onions, thinly sliced

Near Serving Time:

2 Tbls Cornstarch mixed with 2 Tlbs Water  

2 boxes frozen Sugar Snap Peas, thawed

Cooked Rice

Directions:  Slice steak, against the grain, into diagonal 1/4 inch slices (partially frozen works well).  Combine Soup, Soy Sauce, Ginger, & Onions in crock pot – add beef, stirring to fully coat.  Cover and cook on LOW for 5 – 7 Hours.  (Meat becomes very tender and will fall apart if cooked on high or stirred during cooking).  Near Serving time turn pot to HIGH and add the cornstarch mixture, stirring gently.  Cover for 10 mins then add the thawed Sugar Snap peas for 5 minutes.  Serve over rice.  YUM!

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Wicked – What’s Your Review? 

I picked this up at Costco the other day:

I haven’t staretd it but today is a dark, rainy day here in IL and I think it’s the perfect day to curl up with a good book - But is it a good book? 

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TV Talk –

Thanks to my DVR, that has been faithfully recording shows for me, I finally watched a few new Fall shows.   Here are my reviews:

The Ex List – Cute, Funny, Light-Hearted – I really enjoyed it and especially liked the the lead actress – Elizabeth Reaser.  I couldn’t place her for the longest time but she’s “the girl” from Grey’s Anatomy (that played Alex’s faceless love interest and then became mentally unstable…) 

Yeah, HER!  She’s adorable in this!

Fringe – I like it – don’t LOVE it, yet… I like Joshua Jackson’s character, confident smart-ass and his father, John Noble, is really entertaining!  It has a “conspiracy theory” that runs through every episode… I would prefer if it was like The X-Files early years and just told freaky stories each week without the overall conspiracy… But it’s worth a view!

Okay, This one’s not totally “New” but I just discovered it and really liked it:

The Cleaner – Could Benjamin Bratt get much hotter!? It’s so unfair how some guys just get better and better with age… I like this one. It’s based a on real life story about a guy who broke his drug addiction and dedicated his life to saving other’s from theirs. It’s interesting and you can watch all the episodes on-line.

Alrighty then… Do something N*I*C*E for yourself today! ~ Angie

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Affirmation Girl Video (Hilarious!)

My Aunt forwarded this to me yesterday – with my NEED to lose weight and my L*O*V*E for using positive affirmations it’s TOO FUNNY (hopefully I’ll be more successful than Affirmation Girl, though!):

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How about a good lunch box joke?

Knock, knock….

Who’s there?

Cows.

Cows who?

Cows don’t “hoooo’ – Cows “mooooo”! 

What you want another one?

Knock, Knock….

Who’s there?

Ghosts.

Ghosts who?

Ghosts don’t “hooooo” – ghosts “booooo!”

Yeah. Yeah.  – But your kids will laugh!

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Stumpfism – (Funny thing said by a little Stumpf)

After Amy (9) finished having a small coughing fit I jokingly asked her, “Fur ball?”,

to which she honestly answered, “Nope.  Snot ball.”

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Hope that tickled your funny bone! ~ Angie

No, this is not going to become a freebie-list site but I was in the mood so here are some great freebies that I found today!  I’m only listing ones that I DID NOT see at Ikea Goddess … Enjoy!:

Designs by Lorie  

Get it here (must be logged in):  Scrap Orchard Free-”Bees”

 A little tricky to download but worth it!

ZigZag Scraps (again, a little tricky!)

 All 3 of the above downloads are here:Chez COCO & Co

Yelim’s 

A-liya’s

Mymy’s

Amanda Thorderson

Now wasn’ that F*U*N!?! – Go scrap something!

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