Opening Day !!!!

"Take me out to the ballgame,

Take me out to the crowd.

Buy me some peanut and cracker jacks,

I don't care if i ever get back.

We'll root, root, root for the hometeam,

If they don't win, it's a shame.

For it's one, two, three strikes your out,

At the old ballgame."

~~~Jack Norworth---1908

It is Opening Day for the baseball

season!

These are pictures of our beautiful

stadium that the Kansas City Royals

play in.

(I took these in '08 and '09.

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What is your favorite "baseball food?"

~Keep on Dreaming~

Something New--At Least to Me

Today on the Nate Berkus Show

(which I love), Nate and desingner

friend were discussing party ideas.

As they were talking, old flatware

came up. To dress up the flatwear,

the designer used the item above to

dip the ends of the flatwear in. As

you can see it is called "Plasti Dip."

I had never heard of this but

according to their website, it has

been around for awhile and used

and a variety of things. It comes in

various of colors and forms.

Check out their website--I just

Googled "Plasti Dip." Could be fun

to use if you have something to

transform and I know that my

fellow bloggers can find

SOMETHING to use this on!!!!

Have fun!!!

OK---I've had it! I have tried

three times to edit this post

to get it singled spaced!!

But Nooooooooooooo, it

keeps DOUBLE spacing it!!!

~Keep on Dreaming~

A Keeper

Sunday Savor:

We have a good one

today, so pull up a

chair and relax. Enjoy!

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As the recipe says:

Sausage and Egg Muffins

From the Gooseberry Kitchen

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These will be on our Easter

Brunch buffet this year!

Instead of a dinner type meal

I decided to do a brunch and

these will work perfectly for

this meal!

They also keep well--make a batch

for breakfast or lunches.

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Now, I did have a slight issue

with this recipe. When filling

the greased muffin cups, it

says to fill them 2/3 full----

I have a typical muffin tin and

if I would have filled them

that way I would of had a mess.

I used my 1/3 Cup and didn't

use all of it.

***Use your discrection when

filling your muffin tin. I think if

you have deep muffin cups this

would work. For easier reading

of the recipe--you can click

on the picture.

~Keep on Dreaming~

Some Thoughts on Spring

****Springtime is the land

awakening. The March winds

are the morning yawn.---Lewis

Gizzard

****Spring is nature's way of

saying, "Let's party!"---Robin

Williams

****Spring makes it's own

statement, so loud and clear

that the gardener seems to

be only one of the instruments,

not the composer.---Geoffrey

B. Charlesworth

****I love spring anywhere,

but if I could choose I

would always greet it in

the garden.---Ruth Stout

****No winter lasts forever;

no spring skips it's turn.---

Hal Borland

****Spring shows what God

can do with and drab and

dirty world.

****Out with the cold, in with

the WOO.---E. Marshall

****The day the Lord created

hope was probably the same

day he created Spring.---Bern

Williams

****The seasons are what a

symphony ought to be: four

perfect movements in harmony

with each other.---Arthur

Rubenstein

~Keep on Dreaming~

From One Friend to Another

I must say, it was the nice weather

that has caused this to be late.

I WON a giveaway from Joy

over at Books and Life! The goodies

came on St. Paddy's day. I'll be able

to use the shamrock, candles, bear

and cookies cutters next year.

The candy bar HAS been opened

and it IS delish. Chocolate AND

carmel--who can go wrong????

The book is titled "A Creed in

Stone Creek" by Linda Lael

Miller. It is the first in a new

trilogy she has written. Can't

wait to get started on this one.

THANKS JOY!!!!!

~Keep on Dreaming~

Here It Comes.....

Spring will Sprung at

6:21 pm THIS evening!!!!!

We have made through our

tough Winter!!!

Woooo Hoooo :) :) :) :)

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I'll be back later with

another post regarding

a giveaway that I won.

Great goodies!

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If you missed Mr. Ken's GOOD NEWS, check out

last Thursday's post.

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~Keep on Dreaming~

A Guest

Today we have a guest at Dreaming: Here's Mr. Ken...

Hello everyone, Melinda has invited

me to give you an update and to

tell you MY good news.

First the update:

Whooohoooo, back in December I

went to the kidney Dr. for a follow-

up and received a clean bill of health!

I was deemed "stone free!" Now we

are in the process of trying to figure

out the cause of the stones. Bummer--

NO MORE POP and hard telling

what else. I am also proud to say

that I have lost a total of almost

50 pounds in this process!!!!

Melinda has a new husband now. :)

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NOW THE GOOD NEWS...

Melinda hinted several posts ago that

I was offered a job. I accepted this job

March 1st! On March 8th, I was asked

to come visit with the people in HR

regarding benefits. Thought I was

going home after this BUT they put me

to work THAT afternoon! Tomorrow

afternoon I will have completed my

first FULL week AND I get paid too.

Very Cool.

I am working for a neighboring county

government in their IT department.

I am part of a team that runs calls

for the employees that are having

computer issues--all over the

courthouse I am. My new co-workers

are easy to work with and I am

loving every minute of it.

I would like to let EVERYONE know

how much their support, prayers and

thoughts are appreciated.

THANK YOU! THANK YOU!

THANK YOU! For keeping Melinda

and I sane through this whole process!

Mr. Ken

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Hi! It's me-I just wanted to throw my

THANKS in also. Blogging has been

theraputic for me in this tough

situation and I would not wish this

on anyone.

I have met so many wonderful caring

and kind people. All of you have been

a tremendous help! I could go on and

on but I won't. Just know that we

love you and can't say THANKS

enough. Melinda~

~Keep on Dreaming~

Watch for Leprechauns!!!!!

The Wearing of the Green

Saint Patrick's Day is an annual

feast day celebrating the patron

saint Patrick the day is named for.

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It is celebrated each year on March

17th. This is a national holiday in

Ireland. There are 3.8 million people

there. But EVERYONE is Irish on the

17th. There are 33.7 million residents

in the US that claim Irish ancestry.

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It has become a popular holiday in

the US. People wear green, go to

parades, eat corned beef and cabbage,

Irish Soda Bread and enjoy green beer.

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It is believed that St. Patrick brought

Christianity to the Irish people and

he is believed to "drive the snakes"

out of Ireland also.

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Irish immigrants began observing

St. Patrick's Day in 1737 in Boston.

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The first parade was held in New

York City in 1766.

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Some symbols of St. Patrick's Day.

The leprechaun, shamrocks, pot of

gold and the color green.

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One tradition of the day is to

"pinch" anyone NOT wearing

GREEN on St. Patrick's Day.

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Cities with the top ten parades:

Chicago, Boston, Wash. DC,

NYC, St Louis, Savannah, GA,

San Fransisco, Philadelphia,

Kansas City and Dublin, OH.

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There are nine places in the US

that share the name Dublin.

There are four places in the US

that share the name Shamrock.

North Carolina has a city named

Emerald Isle.

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May the luck of the Irish be

with you this St. Patrick's Day

and don't forget to wear your

GREEN.

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STAY TUNED TO THIS BLOG--

THERE WILL BE SOME GOOD

NEWS REGARDING MR. KEN

SOON!!!

~Keep on Dreaming~

What is SHE Thinking?????

Today is the first day of my "Spring " Break and THIS is what I woke up too. Pretty funny huh??? :)

That Mother Nature, she is a funny one. I guess this is her reminder that we are still having Winter for one more week. Ha! Ha! Oh well, the sun is trying to come out and the temps for the rest of the week are supposed to be really nice!!!!

If you are on break--ENJOY!!!!

~Keep on Dreaming~

It's FRIDAY ! ! !

A great BIG THANK YOU to those of you who left comments on my last post. It has been a good week but tough one too. I am so fortunate to have such great blog friends who care about people they don't even know! Ken and I will leave very early tomorrow and drive down and return sometime in the late afternoon or evening. Thanks for the prayers, kind wishes and comfort from EVERYONE!!!!

That being said I am excited

that it is the beginning of

"SPRING BREAK!!!!!"

I am looking forward to working on some projects,

reading and doing NOTHING

if I choose!!!!!!

I'll check in with you soon.

~Keep on Dreaming~

Prayers PLEASE!!!!!

We are very sad at our house. You see

we received a phone call yesterday

afternoon from the woman who

is standing in the picture above.

She called to tell us that her son

her son had passed away suddenly!

He is sitting with the cap on in the

picture. (This pic was taken several

years ago. The other woman in the pic

her Mom who she lost in '07.

Kyle was celebrating his birthday when

something went wrong and he passed

away. We don't have any details other

than that the funeral is this Saturday in

Camdenton, MO.

Cindy and I have been friends FOREVER,

we were raised in the same church, went

through school together and spent time

at each others houses due to our Mom's

knowing each other. :) I went to college

and Cindy got married. Kyle was born

a couple of years later. He was

everything Cindy. Cindy's parents retired

to the lake and her marriage had dissolved

so off to the lake she and Kyle went and

they have been there ever since.

As I said earlier Cindy's Mom passed away

in "07 and her Dad several years before

that. This was a very close knit family and

they have been torn apart bit by bit. Being

so far from her is hard especially when she

is going through this kind of thing. Cindy is

tough and she'll get passed this too, but it

will be hard due to the fact that she is now

by herself--she has a bunch of friends but

it's not like having your family around.

Now that I've have rambled on and on, I am

asking for prayers for this woman and her

lost family.

Bloggers are great about passing the prayers

and I know I can count on you for this.

I'll be in and out as I will be getting us ready

to leave town on Friday so we can be in

Camdenton for the funeral service on

Saturday.

Thanks for bearing with me through this

post and the prayers for my friend.

~Keep on Dreaming~

Who Stole the Cookie from the Cookie Jar????

Sunday Savor

Today's post is more informative

than usual so grab a cup of

coffee, or a glass of tea, pull

up a chair and relax. Enjoy!

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Oatmeal Cookie History:

1896:

Fannie M. Farmer introduces

a recipe for a sweeter buttery

cookie than it's blander cousin

Scottish oatcakes.

1908:

Quaker Oats starts printing

a recipe for the emerging

American version on its

oat packaging.

1930:

Ohio's Brush Pottery Company

introduces the first "cookie jar"

with it's first lidded ceramic jar

that read "Cookies."

1960:

The Little Debbie Oatmeal

Creme Pie is born.

1989:

In "Honey I Shrunk The Kids,"

drooling moviegoers gawk

over the larger than life gawk

at the larger than life oatmeal

cookie on the screen.

1992:

Hillary Clinton wins "Family

Circle's first bake-off for

spouse of presidential candidate's

with her chocolate chip oatmeal

cookie recipe.

1993:

The Girl Scouts first introduce

"Iced Oatmeal-Rasin Cookies."

2003:

"The Joy of Mixology," introduces

The Oatmeal Cookie Cocktail.

2007:

Canadian astronaut Dave Williams

takes oatmeal biscuits--dubbed

"Canasnacks" to space.

2009:

NYC mayor Michael Bloomberg

helps bake a batch of on the

"Martha Stewart Show."

2010:

"Rachael Ray" magazine

publishes "their most divine

Oatmeal Raisin Cookie" recipe.

rachealraymag.com/march.

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Source--Rachael Ray Magazine

~Keep on Dreaming~

Dr. Seuss says....

"I like nonsense, it wakes up the

brain cells."--Dr. Seuss

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"Sometimes the questions are

complicated and the answers

are simple."--Dr. Seuss

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"Be who you are and say what

you feel, because those who mind

don't matter, and those who matter

don't mind."--Dr. Seuss

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"Today you are You, that is truer

than true. There is no one alive

who is Youer than YOU."--Dr

Seuss--"Happy Birthday to You"

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"A person is a person, no matter

how small."--Dr Seuss--"Horton

Hears a Who"

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"If you never did you should.

These things are fun and fun

is good." --Dr. Seuss

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" Today was good. Today was fun.

Tomorrow is another one." Dr.

Seuss.

Oh, The Place You'll Go

March 2nd is "Read Across

America day AND Theodor

Seuss Geisel's birthday!

Born on March 2, 1904

Passed away September 24, 1991

He would have been 107 yrs. old!!

Mr. Geisel is best known as:

"Dr. Seuss" and has written

many books that have entertained

a lot of childern AND adults.

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On the evening of the 2nd Random

House and the NEA urge you to

participate in the second annual

"Read Across America" and read to

your child, the grands, OR yourself.

When we celebrate Dr. Seuss and

reading, we send a clear message

to our children that reading is

FUN!!!!

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Take some time on Wednesday

and read some Dr. Seuss:

Hop on Pop

One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish

Green Eggs and Ham

Ten Apples Up On Top

The Cat in the Hat

The Cat in the Hat Comes Back

How the Grinch Stole Christmas

My Many Colored Days

Horton Hears a Who!

Many many more to choose from.

"Your never too old, too wacky,

too wild to pick up a book and read

to a child.

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Links:

http://www.seussville.com/

www.nea.org/readacross

http://www.bookswim.com/

This is a site somewhat like Netflix

except you rent books with no due

dates or late fees. Starts at $24/ mo

Do you have a favorite Seuss

Book?

~Keep on Dreaming~

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Ken and I would also like to say THANKS

to all who commented on yesterday's

post. We appreciate your prayers and

friendship.

Love to ALL !!!!