want to laugh...look no further...read me cooking...

day 342...

...i am not a cooker by trade, a certified eater, umm i think yes; but definitely cooking is not my strong suit...i will do it, usually with some guidance but don't venture to far off by myself...


so after prefacing that...today at work...i was instructed to make the cookie dough...all in all 4 kinds of cookies...double all batches but one that needs to be quadrupled...i make the first batch, then the second, and then someone takes over for the 3rd & later on i come back to do the fourth...as i am reading the directions again...i realize something...the butter needed is 3/4c. and when you double that you get 1.5c.; well our butter comes in 1lb. blocks...which equals 2c...well lets just day i was thinking that it meant 1.5 blocks of butter...so those first two batches will provide lots of butter...more than you need to know; but all is good the rest of the ingredients i didn't get messed up; so it balances out...now maybe this isn't funny to you but if you can visualize my moroness then you will slowly start to laugh realizing that most people would decipher the difference between cup & pound...& that is why i leave cooking to the professionals...& this isn't my first time with a cookie mishap...those cookies were a little salty; hey maybe the people who invented/harvested/discovered salt & sugar should have talked about the color of their product...just sayin'...

enjoy, & let me know i will whip you up a batch...


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...the magic of the season...

day 341...

...without fail the christmas season arrives...people decorate the insides of their houses with festive decor and the outside with bright lights...some venture off to go pick out that perfect tree while others assemble so as to adorn it with ornaments galore...people rush to & fro from party to party...filling their bellies with delicious food while enjoying a friend or too...presents are bought and wrapped to be placed under the tree...so the question remains where does the magic lie...

...for me, it lies within the spirit of christmas...as jesus was born on christmas, we celebrate him by being with those that we love...it also allows for us to see the message of giving, and yes the presents are there but rather of oneself...where we give our time, our joy, our comfort and love to those that we love...that is the spirit of christmas, all the other stuff is icing on the cake...the real magic is what we hold in our hearts at this time of year and what we can share with others...just as a sweet baby did so many many many years ago...

...so as we open up a gift, or take sip or two...remember the magic of the season...& allow for that to live in your hearts this christmas & every christmas...happy christmas...


...FMK

no excuses for my hot messness...& a vow...

day 340...

...it has happened time & time again...i would say more frequently ever since i turned 30...however i must own it...i say that goes for anything...it takes a bigger person to admit when they f*ed up & own it rather than if one keeps on ignoring the problem...i keep falling asleep way before i blog...& i realize you are sitting on the edge of your seat anxiously awaiting to see what brilliant lame brain thing decides to flow out of my head through my fingers on my screen & passed on to you...well this one is an apology/vow...i apologize for being late; however it fits my personality to a 'T'; if being late were a job i would be the highest paid in that position & be the CEO of the company (ps the first step to fixing a problem is admitting you have one;)...i always think i can do one more thing before i leave, underestimate how long it will take me to get there (b/c i apparently think no one else is on the road & all the lights will be green), & i some times fall asleep & think it will get done tomorrow...now realizing this is only a blog...but i set a goal 365 (366 happy leap year) days of blogging & i have definitely pulled my mulligan one too many times...so from now until 12.31.12, i will be blogging one per day; no more two for one (this shall be the last one you see)...& if i fall asleep, or some other mishap (unless it is out of my control)...i will take on a dare from someone who reads my hot messness & calls me out & do the dare (i never go back on a dare (within reason) just ask my brother nick)...so here is to you & the blog...

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*disclaimer, i can post up until 3:00 am to be considered same day*

inspiring thoughts that only happen when sleeping ;)

day 339...

...upside to me falling asleep is you get inspirational sayings...that who knows could make your day that much better...so dare to be inspired!

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feels like home...where the heart lies...

day 338...

...certain songs evoke emotion...evoke a certain feeling that remain in your heart forever...and perhaps every time the song is played no matter the occasion,  a memory occurs, even if it is only for a brief moment & you are back home to where it all started...

...a song, that strikes a note...a note that can be played over & over and no matter what it brings you back...

....it has been there and represented moments that have left imprints on your heart...it allows you to find faith & God, by knowing a home filled with peace...it represents moments where knowing & having family brings a calmness that surrounds you...or hearing a friend's voice only to know that there is no other place you would rather be...it transforms any and every moment so as to always know & find your way back home...

...your home, it can be as simple as the physical structure that keeps you warm, dry & comfortable...but it can be way more amazing by being those that surround you, the people that create & make up your life...those people, as i have mentioned time & time again, that God gave you...He gave you so you can always know home no matter the physical space...just by looking into their eyes & knowing you are loved, knowing you are exactly where you belong, knowing your home...

Feels Like Home...

(*...this song, introduced to me as i watched someone extremely dear to me, who forever holds a place in my heart; marry his best friend; someone who makes up his world...& looking on as they moved as one & knowing that within each other they found their home...<3 br="br" jmz="jmz"> to your home... :)


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ohh those holiday movies/shows -- gets me every time...

day 337...

...i am a sucker for the holidays...and the hallmark channel pretty much has me suckered in for majority of the month of december (thank God i do not have a TV)...however there are a few that are on my must see list; come every december (or whenever i feel like it...)

national lampoon's christmas vacation...

love actually...

white christmas...

it's a wonderful life...

miracle on 34th street...

a charlie brown's christmas...

elf...

frosty the snowman...

christmas shoes...

family stone...

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ahh joe, the tree makes a comes back...

day 336...

...welcome december...& welcome to exactly 31 more days of this blog...the final chapter is among us...ohh the best for last & where to go from here...stay tuned...

...a little story...circa 2011...

--"call my little brother, joe & ask him about some boxes he moved for me b/c i am missing the one with my christmas tree, etc...conversation goes a little like this...

"joe, i missin' a box.." "which one?""the one with my christmas tree," he cuts me off with his laughter..."its gone danielle, some where btwn toledo & c-bus, it flew out of my truck.." (by this point he is laughing hysterically...) 

"were you not going to tell me?..."

still laughing, "no i was just going to have you keep lookin' & try to figure out where it might be; i told tony about it & couldn't stop laughin', i'm sorry..."

& i laugh b/c i can just picture his face as he was driving down 75 & hears, then realizes he lost a box...

merry christmas to someone btwn toledo & c-bus who has my box full of christmas stuff & God bless my little brother...

fast forward -- holiday 2012...

joe...guess what's back?  the tree & it is lookin' better than ever...happy christmas; bring on december, the final chapter!

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