A Fun Evening

Mr. Ken and I had a wonderful date night! We started out at Cheddar's for dinner. Oh! Yummy :) After dinner we went to our local high school for the evening's performance of Thoroughly Modern Millie. This was one of THE BEST productions for a high school that I have seen. If I had been dropped down into my seat, closed my eyes and listened, I would have thought I was listening to a group of adults! These kids were super great. As I stated in my previous post, our neighbor's daughter was in this and she did a wonderful job as a Flapper! It was nice to get out and just be with each other for the evening! Thanks for our fun date Mr. Ken. ~Keep on Dreaming~

Valentine's Fun and a Date

Valentine's Day is fast approaching!

Time sure does fly. I was looking

through my February Better Homes

and Gardens Magazine, and they have

two web links that have really cute

Valentine's Day ideas . I printed several

for myself.

www.bhg.com/valsbonus

www.bhg.com/valslabels

Hope you find something that

works for you. Lots of cute stuff.

I tell ya!

On another note Ken and I a DATE

tonight. We will start with dinner

and then we will be attending a

high school musical that our

neighbor's daughter is in. They

are doing "Thoroughly Modern Millie."

Tomorrow we are having lunch with

one of Ken's brothers and his family.

Such social butterflies we are!

Have a great weekend!

~Keep on Dreaming~

A Valentine Treat

For Christmas my one of my co-workers gave me a recipe book, a mug and several goodies made from the book. She decorated this one for Christmas but you could just as easily decorate one for Valentine's Day OR you could give the ingredients, a mug and a recipe for a Microwave Mug Dessert. The ones I received were Chocolate Brownie, Chocolate Chip Cookie and Peach Cobbler. Kristen (co-worker) got the recipes from: "Easy Microwave Desserts in a Mug" and www.budget101.com Each page has a recipe and specific directions for each dessert. It is a fun idea and would make great treat gifts for Valentine's Day. Have fun! ALSO: If you want to brighten a child's day, please see my previous post. (Wednesday) ~Keep on Dreaming~

Help Brighten a Child's Day!

Hello my blog friends! These photos are from last February. For those of you who were with me last year, you will remember that I had a challenge . I told you about a children's hospital here in Kansas City that sponsors a Valentine Card shower for the patients that are at the hospital on Valentine's Day. One of our local radio stations also assists with the shower by collecting and delivering the cards to the hospital on Valentine's Day. The children get to choose from the array of cards that have been brought in.

My challenge last year was

that I would make five cards

and then I asked my blog

friends to do the same.

Those interested in participating

could e-mail me for my home

address, they could send me their

cards and I would deliver theirs with

mine.

I am not doing a challenge this year

BUT I am inviting you to help me

brighten a child's day by making

five cards and sending them to

me. I will then deliver them to the

designated drop off so they can be

delivered to the kids.

Last year, Leslie from "a spoonful"

helped me. I would love to see more

cards this year and I know the

kids that are stuck in the hospital

because of critical illness would

appreciate them!

PLEASE let me know if you would

be interested in helping. This is a

fun activity that you, your kids

and grandkids could do together.

They need to be here by February 8th

so that I can get them delivered .

The one request from the hospital

is "No Get Well" messages as these

children are at different stages of

illness. Stay with Valentine messages.

Thanks in advance!!!!

~Keep on Dreaming~

A Day at the Lake

Yesterday we went to the LAKE! Yes, I said the lake. I know it is Winter but our temps were in the 60's! In January--can you believe it? We decided to explore a lake that we had not been to. Wyandotte lake is north of where we live. Imagine a southerly breeze, warm sun and beautiful winter nature to look at. Enjoy!

Geese! LOTS of them!

Just letting the lake

bob them along.

If you look close at the above

photo, you can see where the

lake is still frozen from our

last cold spurt.

What fun we had exploring!

It was great to be outside w/o

a coat and enjoy the beauty of

winter on a 60 degree day in

January!!!

Hope you enjoyed your visit!

~Keep on Dreaming~

A Three Day Weekend

Hello! It is a happy three day weekend for us here! Neither of us has to work on Monday? Yea! Today was spent catching up on things around the house and watching football. For dinner, I made a pot of soup, salads and bread. Tomorrow we will continue our game of "catch-up" plus get haircuts, we are looking a little ragged around the edges. Tomorrow's temp will be in the 60's so we will also try to get outside a little bit. Monday will be a play day--who knows what we will get into? I just know that having a day off from work is WONDERFUL!!!! Hope you have a three day week end to play with and that you get to do a lot of fun things! ~Keep on Dreaming~

The First Month

S0me words to describe the month of January.
January is:
Jubuliant
Again
New
Unabashed
Adaptive
Radiant
Yea!
~Keep on Dreaming~

Warm Tummies

Sunday Savor has returned for the new year! Pull that chair up and relax, we have an easy recipe for you today! Baked Spasagna-- From my kitchen and Cheddar's Restaurant 1- 1 lb ground beef 2- 3/4-1 lb spaghetti 3- Pasta sauce or store bought 4- Your favorite cheeses- I used an Italian blend 1- Brown and drain ground beef, mix with the pasta sauce and set aside. 2- Cook pasta until al dente, drain. 3- Spray a casserole dish with non-stick spray. 4- Layer the pasta and the cheese in the dish, ending with cheese. 5- Cover with the meat sauce mix and bake until hot and bubbly. While baking cover the dish with a lid. *The next time I make this I may add a little meat sauce to the layers for a little moisture. Cut in wedges--serve with a salad and warm bread. I didn't make this overly detailed because it seems so easy, if you have a question, let me know. ~Keep on Dreaming~ ************************************** I need help: before Christmas one of you lovely ladies made some bookmarks with large paperclips and ribbons. Would you please let me know who you are---I am having a brain freeze. THANKS!

Home Safety

Home Safety for 2012:

Inspect ALL electric cords.

Overloaded outlets are not

a good thing. Power fails to

get to it's source and then

your items don't work as they should. You may also

experience tripped circuit

breakers and damaged cords

can spark fires also.

Check behind your appliances,

entertainment centers, desks

etc. When in doubt use surge

protectors.

Check for LEAKS in the kitchen,

bathrooms and laundry rooms.

If you catch a leak early you can

prevent damage and a deluge.

Reorganize your BASEMENT

and GARAGE.

Make sure all gas powered

tools are stored away from the

furnace pilot light or water heater.

I recommend that all left over gas

be emptied from these items and

any storage cans that may hold

gas or oil.

Fix the GATE/S in your yard so

they lock. You want to keep the

thieves out and the dogs in.

Loop a padlock through the hole

on the latch, so a key will be needed

to open the lock.

I recommend that you check all of

your windows on the lower level.

Make sure they are secure AND

locked at all times.

Change all BATTERIES in your smoke

detectors and make sure you have

fire extinguishers in strategic places.

We all know that a working detector

is better than on tha is not working.

If your remove the batteries for

ANY reason PUT THEM BACK IN!

Detecting fires early assist in minimal

damage later. I have been through a

fire (when I lived at home) and I'll

tell you-they are not fun!

I will also recommend getting one

of two CARBON MONOXIDE

detectors too. We have one in our bedroom and it talks to us. Not

helpful at 3:00 in the morning when

the battery is low but at least it woke

us up!

Leslie at "a spoonful of" did a post

yesterday on smoke detectors, if

you would like to check it out.

Let's have a safe and smart 2012!

~Keep on Dreaming~

+++image from Google

+++Information suggestions

from AAA magazine.

A Word for the Year

Happy New Year!

I hope January 2012 has

gotten off to a great start

for everyone. I am still

somewhat adjusting but

all in all things are going

well. Had to go back to

school today! Winter break

is over.

Bummer!

As you see in the photo, I

have a word. BELIEVE-that

is my word for the year. My

favorite author started me

thinking about this then one

of the local news teams talked

about it and I have seen it on a

couple of blogs. After much

thinking and mulling, mulling

and thinking I chose the word

BELIEVE.

I will be the first to admit that

I can be a little on the negative

and see the glass half empty. I

work very hard at keeping those

around me "pumped" up that I

forget myself.

SO......

I believe I can be more positive.

I believe that bumps in the road

will be less rocky.

I believe that I WILL focus more

on myself this year.

I believe that I will get more

accomplished this year.

I believe.....

Do you have a word for this year?

~Keep on Dreaming~