Take Me Back - Senior Year Hippy

Welcome to Take Me Back Tuesday! You can participate and/or check out other Take Me Back Tuesday posts at A Giveaway Addicted Mommy.

I am going for more pictures of me in high school at the request of one of my old students (now an adult who reads my blog). I'm glad I did because I realized I cannot find many of my old albums. I'll have to start looking. So I first give you a picture of me as a sophomore. Typical 80's hair (although it was 1990). I had stick straight hair so really had to work at getting any sort of height....and with as much effort it took me to get the bangs high, I guess I didn't have any left for the rest of the hair. Funny. I know. So I was typical in 10th grade but something my junior year really turned me around. I'm not sure how it happened but by my senior year I was trying to channel a hippy. Long straight hair, beads, tie-dye, not much make-up, everything Jim Morrison. Oh my! I was against the grain.

I'm sure my bangs were tired of being man handled, but looking at this picture it seems that my 3 year old could have cut better bangs. This was right after a homecoming Mountain Dew slamming contest. Fun stuff. Don't try this at home!

And after all this bang talk, it is no wonder that now I have bang phobia. AND I can stop wondering what my real hair color is. It has been so long.

So let's see some of your old pictures! I dare you :)

Tempt My Tummy - Beer Bread

The easiest recipe you will find today. We are on Spring Break this week - you can't expect much from me.

Beer Bread

3 cups self rising flour

1/2 sugar

12 oz beer (you can taste the difference with different beers - I like a darker beer but Bud Light works just as well)

Mix all three together - just until combined. Don't over mix but don't be afraid to get out some of the big lumps either. Bake at 350 in a greased loaf pan for 45-55 minutes.

I always make this for an appetizer. I cut it into cubes and serve with a garlic dip. Easy peasy.

And if that isn't enough...here are some variations:

Dill & Cheddar: Add 1 cup finely grated Cheddar and2 tablespoons chopped fresh dill.

Garlic & Herb: Add 1 teaspoon dried rosemary, 1 teaspoon dried oregano, 1 teaspoon dried thyme, and 2 minced garlic cloves (or 1 teaspoon garlic flakes) to the basic mix. For fresh herbs, use 1 chopped Tablespoon of each.

Dill & Chive: Add 2 Tablespoons fresh dill (or 2 teaspoons dried dill) and 1/4 cup chopped fresh chives to the basic mix.

Italian: Add 1 teaspoon each dried basil and oregano (or 1 Tablespoon each chopped fresh basil and oregano), 2 minced cloves of garlic, and 1/2 cup finely grated parmesan or romano cheese to the basic mix.

Other Additions: Any dried or fresh herbs; 1/2 cup freshly grated asiago (or other hard cheese); 1/2 cup finely chopped onion, 1/2 cup chopped scallions; 1/2 cup chopped fresh parsley, 1/2 cup whole wheat flour or 1/2 cup oats in place of 1/2 cup of the all-purpose flour. Or practically anything else you can think of--use your imagination.

Visit Blessed with Grace for more Tempt My Tummy recipes!

Aloha Friday - Spring Break

"In Hawaii, Aloha Friday is the day that we take it easy and look forward to the weekend. So I thought that on Fridays I would take it easy on posting, too. Therefore, I’ll ask a simple question for you to answer. Nothing that requires a lengthy response."

So head over to her site and answer her question but while you are here you might as well answer mine:

What did you do for Spring Break? Or what are you going to do for Spring Break?

Ours is next week. We are all just taking it easy. My husband is a teacher so we really have a nice week of vacation!

Kid Friendly Friday - Grass Head

Welcome to Kid Friendly Friday! I hope your week went well. Mimi brought home this grass head guy from preschool. It was a big hit and a fun thing to do with a little extra grass seed from seeding your lawn! It looks like rye grass to me - the bright and fluffy stuff.....not the crab grass they call St. Augustine here in Florida. Honestly, in MN we used to pull the "weeds" that our lawns are composed of here. Thick, course, not pleasant at all. One of the things our entire family gets excited about when spending the summer in MN is laying in the grass! It's a treat :) And no fire ants - huge bonus!!

You will need:
The foot part of a nylon(use the other leg for YoYo painting - see Momma Snail's post for more)

Grass seed

Sawdust

Rubber band

Googly eyes, buttons, pipe cleaners, pompoms, etc. to decorate

Instructions:
Fill the toe of your sock with grass seed. Top up with sawdust until you have a ball shape. Fasten tightly with the rubber band band. Make a face for the little man. Apparently they used super glue for this one as my daughter told me a story about the teacher's fingers sticking together, but I bet you could use hot glue as well.

Stand the stocking ball in a shallow dish with the grass seed at the top. Keep the dish topped up with water. After a few weeks your head should grow hair! You can even give it a hair cut, just be careful not to pull the hair out.

Join in Kid Friendly Friday and add your post to Mr. Linky below. Include kid friendly recipes, reviews, giveaways, crafts, games, books.....anything! If you have a kid related question that you would like folks to help you with you can add that as well. Hope you find something useful! Thank you for participating! Have a wonderful weekend~

Button Project....almost finished?

Heidi over at Blue Eyed Blessings does a monthly craft challenge. This month the challenge is buttons. Here is what she says about it...

"I'm so excited to be hosting the second craft challenge here at Blue Eyed Blessings! A whole month has gone by since our last craft challenge of sharing ideas using a scalloped craft punch...go check it out if you haven't gotten the chance! And, it's already that time again! My hope for these monthly craft get togethers is for you to be challenged to create something! It's simple: Each month, I give you an embellishment, tool, or idea and you get to create something fun to share with the rest of us! You have one month to work on the project (big or small) and then you can come back to share your creation on the first Thursday of the month."

My button project is unfinished. I was planning to make a reusable Happy Birthday banner with felt. I have the letters cut out. That's it. I still need to sew and stuff them, then embellish with buttons, and attach them to a ribbon. I'll get there. Here is what I have....

Go check out some great button ideas HERE!

Thousand Word Thursday - Spring Break~!

In honor of Spring Break next week. This is the first time we took Bigs to the beach....and as new parents forgot that she would want beach toys. All we could find in the truck for her to play with were a softball and a Slurpee cup. Can you say ghetto? Of course she didn't care :)

Cheaper Than Therapy holds A Thousand Word Thursday each week. Go visit to check out other pictures!

Wordless Wednesday - Fun with the Veggies

Bigs
March 2005

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