Confession

My good friends Misty and Patti are farmers. They grow crops and have livestock and poultry! They will tell you that it takes a long time to gather the eggs. Here's the thing, their farms are virtual. They play Farmville and last week I was laughing at them when they had a conversation about their harvesting. I wasn't laughing behind their backs, I was making fun of them right to their face! They have tried to get me join them on Facebook, but I have resisted...so far. Both of them freely admitted to being slightly addicted.

Then, later in the day when I was looking for some apps to download to my ipod, I came across one called Tap Farm. Since it was free I put it on. Next thing I knew I had 24 patches of ground and was harvesting tomatoes, strawberries and wheat! I wanted chickens and cows. And I don't even like chickens. I don't know what happened. I can't remember where I am going, but I don't forget that it is time to harvest my crops. I was very excited this morning to reach a level that allowed me to plant grapes.

Maybe it's payback for making fun of my friends. Last night I even had a dream that I owned mules and was teaching them to plow! This dream was surely the result of all my virtual farming. So, what do you think, should I give in and join them? You can let me know what you think, but right now I have some strawberries to pick!

Shopping for Valentine's Day?

Need a Valentine's Day gift that won't blow away in the wind, fill you with sugar, wilt, or add to the clutter of the 84,000 stuffed toys you already have? Then check out this post on the K-8 computer lab blog. This gift might even make you smarter!

3 Things I Forgot this week

1. Where I left my glasses

2. My lunch

3. Where I was going--drove right by it


There may be more than three things, these are the only ones I can remember!

Am I the only one with a mind full of fog?

Print your Christmas pictures

Snapfish is offering 50 prints for 50 cents. Use the coupon NEWYEAR50. It is good until January 7.

What did you get for Christmas?

Hi everyone. . . are you still there? No one has posted in a month. I felt like I had hijacked this blog since most of the posts were mine with Patti, Cyndi and Misty throwing one in occasionally!

What did you get for Christmas?

Share with me!

I'm going to make a few posts to show you some of my presents. I never know what my children will give me, sometimes it's something I never expected like the skeet thrower and shot gun shells my son-in-laws gave me last Christmas. They wanted me to shoot with them!

Here's one of the items I received this year. It's a little grill for sliders (baby hamburgers).

I tried it out at lunch today.  It made perfect little burgers.  It comes with a tool to measure out the meat, which you roll in a ball and place on the griddle.

 

We like cheeseburgers, so I put some cheese on and let it melt.   Dinner rolls were our buns.  The instructions suggested using hot dog buns cut into thirds, which I will do next time because the dinner rolls I used were too large.

The burgers were great and then there was the cute factor!  But the clean up with this appliance was tough even though I sprayed it with cooking spray.  It doesn’t come apart so you have to wipe it out.  I finally used a toothpick to scrape out the little ridges in the lid!

Come on over, I’ll make some for you!

Too Cute not to Share

Yesterday, my favorite boy had his 3rd birthday party and I wanted to show you what we found for him. . . kiddie size cornhole boards!

Spirit of Tennessee Cookbook

With Lynne Tolley and Pat Mitchamore’s Jack Daniel's Spirit of Tennessee Cookbook you get a history lesson along with some great traditional Southern recipes. The photos are coffee table quality and reflect much of the Lynchburg’s history and the landscape of middle Tennessee.

The recipes in the book have basic ingredients that one would have in the pantry. Not all the recipes have Jack Daniels whiskey as an ingredient, but most of the ones that do would not be affected if you left it out. The dessert and cakes and pies sections alone are worth having the book. Spread throughout the sections, are well-written anecdotes and stories for the reader to enjoy, especially if you are a Southerner. Some of the stories about hog-killing or cooking possums may make city folk a little squeamish. If you don’t know how to whittle there is a whole section to help you learn.

This cookbook would make a great addition to your collection or combine it with a bottle of Jack Daniels to make a great gift. I reviewed this book as part of the Thomas Nelson’s Book Review Blogger program. http://brb.thomasnelson.com/

30% off Coupon @ Gap and Old Navy

I received an e-mail from Gap with a 30% off coupon for November 12-15. I can pass this coupon on to 25 friends and family members by sending an e-mail to them. I have twenty left. If you think you might use this coupon just e-mail me and ask and I will send you one too. You can see above that it is also good at Old Navy stores.
gibsond2@k12tn.net

Beautiful Fall Day

Just thought I would share a couple of pics I took on this beautiful fall day!

Free Class--Holidays in Hand

Head on over to JessicaSprague.com and register for this free class. She is a contributing editor for Creating Keepsakes Magazine. It sounds interesting and you don't have to be online at a specific time. You can just log on and look when you can!