Serious Deliciousness

I follow Ree Drummond aka:The Pioneer Woman on Twitter and one of her latest tweets said she was making strawberry-vanilla bean jam.

My mouth instantly started to water and I knew I just had to find that recipe. So, I hunted and pecked, pecked and hunted...it only took me 2 minutes...and I found this recipe.

So, I'm adding vanilla bean to my shopping list and this is a "must make ASAP"!!!

Yummy, yummy, oh my goodness yum!!!

Recipes or Coupons?

So, I found this cute little recipe box on this blog and I can't decide if I want to use it for coupons or recipes.

Decisions, decisions.

(go here to buy one for yourself!)

Perspective, Long Days, Busy Weekends & Quiet Time

I have been reduced to random, non personal posts lately. Or so it seems. Mostly because the summer is crazy and I have been having a difficult time with, well, time.

My hope is I will be able to pick up my blogging after the summer events have died down and life returns to (semi) normal.

I just wanted to share a unique prayer from an unknown author. It was part of a devotional and it really reminded me that I am not the only one in this world who has difficult times. Also, to treat others as I would want to be treated in a moment of frustration or stupidity.

A Different Type of Prayer
(author unknown):

"Heavenly Father, Help us remember that the jerk who cut us off in traffic last night is a single mother who worked nine hours that day and was rushing home to cook dinner, help with homework, do the laundry and spend a few precious moments with her children.

Help us to remember that the pierced, tattooed, disinterested young man who can't make change correctly is a worried 19-year-old college student, balancing his apprehension over final exams with his fear of not getting his student loans for next semester.

Remind us, Lord, that the scary looking fellow, begging for money in the same spot every day is a slave to addictions that we can only imagine in our worst nightmares. Help us to remember that the old couple walking annoyingly slow through the store aisles and blocking our shopping progress are savoring this moment, knowing that, based on the biopsy report she got back last week, this will be the last year that they go shopping together."

Another funny commercial...love it!

Just about the funniest commercial. And you all know how much I love commercials. Remember the IKEA one? "Start the car! Start the car!"

(This isn't the video I originally posted. Apparently the commercial's website updated it..oh well!)

Max Overload

You know you're on maximum overload when you pull out a box of Betty Crocker Super Moist Devil's Food cake mix (that I keep on hand for emergency's only), add the ingredients, stir it up by hand and then proceed to eat a small ramekin full of it...raw.

Yes, people, I admit it. I did it. And it wasn't homemade. It was boxed. It had raw eggs in it too.

...and it was just what I needed. Oh, and sleep, but I can't nap while I'm working.

I'm going back for seconds now.