Mama Loves Jewelry

Mama Lori had a party with some

of her friends!

Mama Holli was late

and

could not make the date!

So I am bringing the party

to

Me

Myself

and 

I

and 

YOU!

LESLIE LEWIS DESIGNS

HANDMADE JEWELRY USING THE WIDE WORLD OF GEMSTONES, SILVER, VERMEIL, SWAROVSKIS AND VINTAGE BEADS.

I hope you loved that

virtual party!

I 

DID!

So go HERE to check out

more beautiful designs 

from 

Mama Leslie!

What A Candle Can Do

One 

Single Lit Candle

Can Change One's

Mood 

Instantly!

It Can Take You Down

A

New Path

Even

Calm Your

Spirit

The scent can bring back

a memory or feeling

The Light can make

one 

Happy and Cheerful

It can make one

sad or melancholy

The LIGHT

creates

CHANGE

So Go Ahead

and 

LIGHT

the candle!

YES, the fancy, expensive one

given to you as a gift!

The one you have

been saving for a special occasion!

Erma Bombeck once wrote an article named,

If I Had My Life To Live Over,

where she states various things she would have done differently.

One of her regrets,

"I would have burned the pink candle sculpted like a rose before it melted in storage."

We Get It Don't We?

So do it today!

Burn it!

Enjoy it!

Love it!

Consume it!

Use it all up!

Take it all in!

Don't wait for the perfect day!

For

TODAY

IS 

PERFECT!
(paintings by Baby Girl#1)

This Little Piggy Went To Market!

I have to confess

 I LOVE BACON

Pretty Much

ANYTHING

with

BACON!

OINK OINK!

The Big Bad Wolf 

Likes Bacon Too!

So This Recipe Is For 

All The Bacon Lovers

Out There!

Little Piggy Appetizer 

3/4 cup grated Romano or Parmesan Cheese

One Sleeve of Rectangular Club Crackers (Waverly Wafers is what I use)

1 pound sliced bacon (cut in half)

Preheat oven to 250 degrees.
Place about 1 teaspoon of the cheese on each cracker and wrap the bacon around it.  Stack a broiler rack on top of a cookie sheet to catch juices from bacon.  Place the wrapped cracker on the broiler rack seam down.  Bake for 2 hours.  No need to flip crackers.  Serve hot or at room temperature.

I know what you are thinking!  No they are not soggy!  They actually crisp up really nice! These are such a hit with the menfolk!

I made a batch of these and they were gone in 5 minutes flat! 

NO LIE! 

MAMA

DOES NOT LIE!

Piggies in a row

Ready to go in the oven!

Piggies 

All

Done!

Ready To Be Eaten!

Check Out These

Piggies from
The Graphics Fairy!

Pig Family

In the Snow

Pig Pets

Pig and a Gig

Poor Pig

RUN

Angry Pig

VERY ANGRY

PIG

Pig Delivering Mail

Looks Difficult!

He is Stressed!

Have a Great Day!

PIG OUT!

Two Sisters And A Cake

When they were younger

a 

Saturday

 might have been spent

playing paper dolls 

Go HERE To

Enlarge

and

Print

Now The Paper Dolls

are

Stored at the top of the closet

in a shoe box.

In place of paper dolls we

have baking pans and decorating tools!

Now This 

Is 

What

Two Sisters

Do For Fun

on 

a

Saturday

WOW!!

Mama Holli

Was

So

Impressed!

I came home to find

this wonderful cake!

They made and decorated

all by themselves!

TOGETHER!

NO FIGHTING!

AMAZING!

Not only was it beautiful

but it tasted oh so good!

My 12 year old 

wanted to layer not one but 2 kinds 

of frosting in the middle!

The result.....

Wonderfully Sweet!

So when  you mamas get sad because 

your baby mamas

decide to put away these

Go HERE to play!

Not to worry because

you may come home to find 

this

 

It's All Good!

In more ways than one!

Thank you to The Graphics Fairy
for the paper dolls!

What Does Valentine's Day Look Like At Mama Holli's House!?

Valentine's Day 

In

Colorado

SNOW

HEARTS

IN

SNOW

SNOW BIRD

GLASS HEARTS

CANDY

MAMA NANCY

SENDS TREATS

FROM

TEXAS

PERKY

PINK

PANCAKES

So Let's Talk About

This Gift

From

Mama Nancy

BRIX

Dr. Nick Proia, an Ohio pulmonologist, developed Brix when it became obvious to him that no chocolate on the market paired well with wine.

Dr. Proia decided to try out the pairing of dark chocolate with wine and after trying all different varieties and “strengths”, he could find no happy medium. Either the chocolate was too much like eating candy or it was so bitter and complex that it would dominate a fine wine. 

After a good deal of trial and error, Dr. Proia crafted the three blends of what would later be called Brix – the first chocolate specifically blended to compliment wine.

Pairing wine with chocolate is a relatively recent trend, brought to the forefront by the relative health benefits of each. 

Thanks Mama Nancy

for the new 

HIP

TIP!

Go Here To Learn More

About

 Brix

Happy Valentine's Day

To

All The

Mama's!

I Hope You Had 

A

Wonderful Day!

Valentine's For Mamas

So Mama Holli

wandered over 

to

Two Crazy Crafters

this morning!

This mother and daughter team

have it going on!

They are hip, sassy, talented

and of course oh so

PERKY!

I am a big fan of retro anything 

and 

they have plenty of it to share!

Here are a few of their 

sweet Valentine cards 

they have posted up!

Nellie Olsen Here!

She has her eyes on some

poor guy 

and

 HE BETTER LIKE HER BACK!

Mama Roxy Here!

She is trying just 

a little too hard!

There's Gonna Be Trouble!

This Little Mama, let's name her Peggy!

She looks like she could be a Perky Peggy!

Well she is not the slightest bit amused

by poor little Bobby 

who is pouring 

his cotton pickin 

heart

 out to her!

I think any minute she will

WHACK

 him over the head 

with her doll!

Poor Bobby!

This Mama is working very hard!

She is determined to learn to 

be a good cook!

She knows it will be a

necessity to catching a 

good man

when she grows up!

Here is the inside of the card.....

This is serious stuff this cooking thing!

Another young Mama

working on her all

important man attracting skills!

WOW!

They started them young back then!

View From My Window

From 

My Window 

I See 

A Mama

 Kissing 

Her Baby

Then Quietly

 Up The Hill

 Comes

 An Injured 

Friend

He Hobbles

 Slowly

His Right Hind Leg

 Is Injured

It Takes Him

Awhile

To

Catch Up

To The Group

Everything

 Stops

They Watch

 With

 Concern

It Will Be Alright
Mama 
Says

Time Will Heal

Time Does Heal

A Lesson 
Every Mama

At One Point

In Her Life 

Has 

To Teach

Her Babies

Every Once In A While I Whip Up Something Truly Healthy To Eat!

Today I will be healthy!

Tomorrow maybe not!

White Bean Dip

Served up in my Granny's Blue Bowl!

1 - 15oz can of Great Northern Beans

2 cloves of garlic

1 tsp white wine vinegar

1/4 tsp salt

1/4 tsp pepper

1/4 tsp chili garlic sauce

2 diced green onions

2 Tbl olive oil

paprika

In a food processor or blender add garlic, one green onion, and vinegar.  Puree for about minute.  Next add beans undrained, chili sauce, salt and pepper.  Puree for about 1 minute.  Puree again while adding olive oil.  Chill and garnish with remaining onion and paprika.  Serve chilled with crackers and veggies.  I love to toast a slice of french bread and spread this on top!

So there you go!

A Healthy Snack!

Give A Valentine's Day Gift To Yourself!

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Family Circle

Katrina Kenison has a gift.

Her latest book is amazing, insightful and comforting.

She is a beautiful person 

who shares a part of herself through this book.

Thank you Katrina for speaking from your heart 

and recording it for all of us 

to learn and grow from.

http://www.katrinakenison.com/

Order your copy today at her website.

Pay her blog a visit as well!

It is as gratifying as eating

a whole box of 

Godiva Chocolate!

Seriously!