A Day In My Life

Finding some motivation...

First off...several people have asked me for my 4th of July Strawberry Pie recipe...so here it is again...

This pie is so yummy...and easy...

Strawberry Pie

1 small package (1.1 oz) sugar-free Cook and Serve vanilla pudding
2 cups water
1 small package (0.3 oz) sugar-free strawberry Jell-O
4 cups sliced strawberries

 Premade graham cracker pie crust

In a medium saucepan, stir together water and pudding mix. Heat to a boil. Remove from heat and immediately add the Jell-O. Stir until dissolved. Set the pan aside and let the mixture cool slightly.

Place strawberries in the bottom of a (edit) store bought graham cracker pie crust. Pour cooled pudding mixture over the strawberries. Refrigerate until chilled. Let it set well before slicing.

EDIT:  2 points per 1/8 of pie

I usually put cool whip on it when I am ready to eat it.

It's YUMMY for your TUMMY!

I also tried this with raspberries... and raspberry jello...YUM!

I am tempted to try blueberries with grape jello???

Now when I make it I alwasy think about my Dad, as I made it a few times for him loast year when he was sick and was having such a hard time eating. He liked it...unlike my corn chowder;)

So this constant rain is really dragging me down...like everyone else.  The other day marked 8 months since Dad left...and it was a hard day for me...and Bobo had a tough time.  The constant rain seems to make everything seem worse.  It does have to stop sometime right?

Almost a month ago (June 2) I posted a list of "Goals" for the next few summer months...here they are again in no particular order:

So...my Goals for the next few months?...In no particular order:

Clean out the garage (pictures to come)

stain deck and front steps

do the work at Dad and Bobo's house that needs to be done

Finish side garden

read books that have piled up (list to follow)

Ebay listings

date night...once a week?

Day trips with Scott and kids

Concentrate on health...walking, water, sun, supplements and eating better

Post a project a week

So...I would like to put a line through the ones I have accomplished...but alas I can't as I haven't accomplished any of them.  Don't get me wrong...Scott and I have been going out to eat once a week together, just the two of us (I haven't told him it's "date night":)...but that one is sort of on-going.  AND I certainly have been walking, eating better...but again it is ongoing and I haven't done so well on the water, SUN and supplements:)

I am not beating myself up about it...but I am printing off the list as we speak to stick on the fridge where I can see it everyday.  I am in hopes that a month from now I can report that I have accomplished some on the list.  In the meantime...I will keep plugging along.

Goodnight everyone...what is on your list of goal...and are YOU accomplishing them?

Denise

Oh FUDGE!

Literally:)  We didn't meet to scrapbook tonight, so I took advantage of the time and made my annual fudge.

This was the before:

 

I used this recipe:

Never Fail Fudge
This recipe has been on the label of Marshmallow Fluff since after World War II.

5 cups granulated sugar
1 (12 ounce) can evaporated milk
1/4 pound butter or margarine
12 ounces Marshmallow Fluff
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup walnuts
24 ounces chocolate chips

Combine sugar, evaporated milk, butter, marshmallow crème and salt in a 6-quart saucepan. Stir over medium heat. Boil slowly for 5 minutes, stirring constantly, (overcook rather than under cook).

Remove from heat and stir in vanilla extract, walnuts and chocolate chips. Pour into a buttered 13 x 9-inch pan or 2 buttered 9-inch square pans.

Makes about 5 pounds.
 

and yes it IS the one off the fluff container.  However, I noticed this year that they had messed with the recipe a bit...I did not though.  I stayed true to the one above and came out with this:

 

25 POUNDS of fudge...5 batches...there is Peanut Butter with walnuts, Peanut Butter no nuts, Chocolate with walnuts, chocolate no nuts, and "twisted" which is peanut butter on the bottom...chocolate on the top.  The covers are on...and they are ready to go out the door.  And yup...I just pour the fudge right into the tin.

It is this little girls 17th birthday today! Born at 11:32pm on Thursday the 12th...almost FRIDAY the 13th!

 

 

Happy Birthday Lauren!  She was very disappointed that there wasn't school today cuz one of her teachers had planned on pizza for her:(  She ended up working tonight and waitressed the whole time.  She was even able to serve beer (which I am not so thrilled about).  We took her to work, cuz the roads were a little iffy.  By the way Cheryl...she got your message when we got her home!  Thanks for singing:)

Three Nutcracker shows this weekend...and three more next weekend.  So you know where we will be!

By the way...I weighed in yesterday and lost 1/2 a pound.  Not bad since I had had breakfast and TWO medium diets from McDonald's before I got there:) Usually I don't eat until after I weigh in.

Fudgingly,

Denise