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A New Recipe From The Red Hat Society Cookbook

Tomorrow I am driving down to my sister’s house, where there is going to be several of my family members and friends gathering to visit with her son, who is home from college for a short time. Everyone has been asked to bring a side dish or two. I am baking some brownies and trying a recipe that my sister sent to me some time back that is taken from the Red Hat Society Cookbook, pg 276, so I’m told.

I made this delicious fruity desert called “Pink Stuff” and put into two different containers to refrigerate, one container to take tomorrow and one for Hubby and the kids to try tonight to see if it came out all right, being it is the first time that I have made this recipe. Well it sat in the refrigerator for only 45 minutes when it was discovered by one of the kids, word got out  and now it is all gone, just like that. Well at least I know that it tastes good and should be a hit tomorrow. I’d like to share the recipe with you.

“Pink Stuff”

  • 1 can (14 oz) Sweetened Condensed Milk
  • 1 container (12 oz) Whipped Topping, thawed
  • 1 can (20 oz) Cherry Pie Filling
  • 1 can (15 oz) Crushed Pineapple, well drained
  • 1 can (15 oz) Mandarin Oranges, drained
  •  Red food coloring – a few drops, optional

Stir together the condensed milk and whipped topping in a large bowl, and then fold in the cherry pie filling. Then you fold in the pineapple and oranges. If you want a deeper pink color, add a few drops of red food coloring. Refrigerate at least 4 hours prior to serving.

 

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Niece Is Doing Great In Texas

Uplogix is headquartered in Austin, TX and my niece has just landed a position as an office secretary with the option of being promoted if interested and qualified in a short time frame, it is a growing company and urges their employee’s to grow with them. Since she has moved from home a few years ago and ended up in the great state of Texas, she seems to be flourishing, I hear nothing but good positive things about this young lady that I miss terribly since she has moved so far away. She and I were very close during her childhood, I am her favorite aunt and I adore her as if she was my own.

She always did great in school, almost a straight A student and very knowledgeable about computers and various other technical stuff that I have absolutely no knowledge of what so ever. I always knew that she would be an independent women who would go far and make a difference in this wacky world.

So now it seems that she is working at a company that deals with Solaris security and she proudly sent me the link to their websire  where I have learned that they are revolutionizing remote management they work by combining the localized control and survivable connectivity of a console server with the intelligence of an enterprise software solution, which in turn delivers you secure management.

Boy do I feel under qualified when I was cruising through their very technical site, I’m sure my niece will fit in perfectly there and they are very fortunate to have her, she is eager to learn and eager to live, I hope that they treat each other well and with respect due.

 

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Real Estate App

This goconnect real estate app would have been a welcomed checklist tool back in the day when I was in the real estate business. I saw what was going on with our economy and ducked out while the pickens were good. That seems like a life time ago, but it really was only since 2007 when I stopped working full time and decided to stay home with the kids. Hopefully when the kids are both out of school and out of the house, the economy will have lifted up and read estate agents can get back to work and make a good honest living.

With all of the technology that still coming out there will be a lot more great tools that I can take advantage of when the time comes. I’m sure a lot of things will be different, but I think it will all come back to me, much like riding a bike!

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An Email Hint From My Mother

My mother has been trying to talk Hubby and I into starting our own business for a few years now. She insists that we will get nowhere if we are working our butts off to line someone else’s pocket in the interim.

She sent me an email with some pretty interesting franchise information from a website called www.redhotfranchises.com, I must say they have a huge selection of business opportunities listed for review. Every kind of franchise you could imagine.

I did look it over and there are many that I find appealing but honestly I don’t think Hubby and I have the energy needed to start up something at this time. We still have our hand’s full with the kids and all of their needs seem to take up the majority of our time right now. But who is to say what the future has in mind for us, maybe one day we will take mom’s advice, but not this day. Right now my main concern is getting through the holidays and the start of a brand new year.

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My Brother and His Brood

My eldest brother who lives in the beautiful up state New York along with his second wife and their large brood of children, 5 all together, you know the typical, his, mine and ours kind of family. Hard times seem to be hitting all kinds of people all over, I had the impression that things were going fairly well with them until my mother filled me in otherwise.

He had sent her an email letting her and Dad know that they were going to file bankruptcy and have hired a well known New York bankruptcy lawyer services firm that came highly recommended by his manager at the company where he and his wife both work.

I hope big brother and his family will get through this all right, I worry about him sometimes, but that is what sisters do, at least ours do.

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The Task Of Ordering Machine Handles Online

The days of running all over town, and sometimes needing to go to neighboring towns, to find items that are so easy to order Online such as the machine handles that Hubby is needing. It is worth waiting a few days for the items to arrive at our door and ready to go.  It took all of 7 minutes to find the perfect handles and they should be here in time for him to get what he needs to do with them.

Now I can move on to other tasks that need to be tackled. My “To Do List” is never ending and always changing. And to  think that the Christmas season is looming straight ahead at us. Actually I just looked up how long before Christmas comes and it tells me it is 77 more sleeps, which equals ten weeks. OMG, makes my head hurt just thinking about it.

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Brigade Offers Many Unique Products

Hubby love his knives, all kinds of knives, between he and his Dad they must have over a thousand of them, must be a “guy thing.” I must admit that some of them are pretty spectacular and I have learned quiet a lot about them since being exposed to them as much as I am.

Before Hubby about the only knife that I had heard of and knew anything about was the Ka-Bar, my brothers were always talking about their Ka-Bar knives when we were kids.

Since Christmas is coming sooner rather than later I thought that I could find a nice knife or two to give to Hubby and plus my Dad, of course, for their gifts this year. My brother recommended going to a web-site of www.brigadeqm.com, he tells me that Brigade Quartermasters is a leading online retailer of outdoor, law enforcement, and military gear, and since I have turned to shopping on-line, for the most part, I did check out the site and found several items that would be appropriate as gifts for them before I even got to the knife section!

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Memory Foam Pet Beds

It is never easy to see your pet(s) aging. There are so many health issues that come along with owning any type of pet throughout their whole life span, but when they get so old that you can see how they are suffering, it is a real bummer. Our 9 year old Pug is starting to show signs of aging and the pain that goes along with that. I have done all that I can for him, even purchased memory foam pet beds to make it more comfortable for him during his waking hours.

There are a bunch of great deals online for pet beds and I would encourage anyone who owns a pet that is in pain, for what ever reason to go ahead and purchase a memory foam pet bed for them as well.

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Solid Memory Foam Pet Bed – Suede Cover
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The Perfect Fence

Perfect for any setting, SimTek Fences are a great vinyl fence alternative, Its strength and durability help it to stand up against the toughest abuse, including repeated hits from a baseball hurled at over 90 mph. Unlike other imitation stone fences, the SimTek decorative backyard fence features the look and feel of natural granite stone. Its absolutely perfect for my home and as well as my business At home it provides a sleek and comforting look, as well as it being sound proof which is perfect for my family get together’s which are always so very loud and messy from all the fun the games the entire plays and dinner with loud music playing.

My neighbors haven’t complained once yet ever since I got a SimTek Fence. Unlike a concrete wall the SimTek Fences they offer are basically maintenance-free. Their fencing requires no painting or sanding, and it is actually graffiti-resistant, and its easy to just spray it all off quickly with a high pressure washer.

 

 

 

 

 

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Art Galleries Right On The Internet!

Hubby is totally a typical “blue collar worker” in the fact that has no interest what so ever in the Arts, but I have always loved going to Art Museums and Galleries when given the opportunity. I have my parents to thank for that, we used to go a lot when I was a kid and learned to appreciate good works of art.

I was so happy to run across the website of cruiseartgallery.com which advertises it is the “Home to the largest collection of fine art in the world.” And that “Park West Gallery conducts fine art auctions throughout the United States and Canada.”

I know that I will not have an opportunity, any time soon, to visit this wonderful Gallery, so I’m so very happy that the web-site gives you the opportunity to view a large selection of artwork by several talented artists such as Peter Nixon, Maracus Glenn, Andrew Bone and Charles Lee, in which I am just naming a few. I don’t think my parents would have ever dreamed that one day you could own your own home computer and with a few key strokes have the chance to see such a wonderful thing right there in your own home, I know I wouldn’t have believed it back then either.