Hearty Czech Meal

My Granny was a Czech Mama!

She had many wonderful gifts.

One of her greatest gifts

she shared was her cooking

and baking!

She was a fabulous cook!

She always kept all who

were blessed to enter her home

full with love and food!

A simple Czech meal!

Potatoes mixed with sauteed onions,

sausage and homemade bread!

Of course not pictured on the side

are peaches, pickles and a simple salad.

Simple

Yes

Good

Yes Yes Yes 

And for those of you asking......

YES

I did bake the bread!

Ain't it Purty!

I Miss You Granny!

Aunt B Is Going To Pee In Her Pants!

My Aunt B

Will

PEE

In

Her

Pants When

She Sees This!

I'm Sorry 
But This
IS
REALLY
FUNNY
TO
ME!


I am going to make my
Easter Place Cards
from this graphic!
Thanks Karen!

Texas Potato Salad

Who Doesn't Like

Potato Salad!

Texas Style

of

Course!

8 small potatoes peeled and diced into bite size pieces

3/4 cup mayo

1 Tbl yellow mustard

3 Tbl minced dill pickle

2 Tbl minced white onion

1 tsp salt

1/2 tsp pepper

1 Tbl red wine vinegar

1 Tbl sugar

2 Tbl minced green olives

Boil potatoes in water until soft. Rinse in cold water and drain. In a large bowl mix all remaining ingredients. Add potatoes and coat evenly. Cover and refrigerate for at least one hour before serving! Watch the video in the post above and eat a big fat bowl!

I Heart Mexico

MEXICO

Sunshine

Beaches

Chips

Salsa

Guacamole

and

SHOPPING

Glass Hearts

Hanging in Mama Lisa's Cocina!

Yo Hablo Espanol!

Amor Verde

Amor Azul y Narajanajanajanajo!

Muy Bueno Amigo!

Mama Lisa brought this back for

Mama Holli for making sure

her boys were alive and fed while they 

were under the "Manny's" supervision!

Mama Holli really liked HER gift!

Mama Lisa REALLY liked 

what she got Mama Holli!

She liked it so much 

she almost kept it

for herself! 

Fortunately Mama Ann knows Mama Lisa

 so well she saw what was coming!  

 Mama Ann loves her friend so much 

that she went and got Mama Lisa

 one of her very own!

That doesn't mean that Mama Holli

still did not have to run with

HER gift to the car!  Mama Holli

can run REALLY fast let me tell you!~

THIS ONE BELONGS

TO

MAMA HOLLI

(She has to document just in case!)

(Witnesses are good too!)

Mama Lisa's Heart on the LEFT!

Mama Holli's Heart on the RIGHT!

(More Documentation)

SHHHHH

Shades Of Blue

Mama Loves The Color BLUE!

It Does NOT

Make Me 

BLUE!

It Makes

Mama Happy!

This BLUE egg

is screaming

"LOOK AT ME"

I am here!

I am perky!

I am pretty!

This one too!

My Daddy's

BLUE  Baby Book

BLUE Pillows 

and a

BLUE Throw

A BLUE egg

Baby BLUE Cupcakes

Made by Baby Girl #2

A BLUE Cupboard

Mama Nancy from Texas

made this for Mama Holli!

Here is another gift

from Mama Nancy!

Baby Girl #2

Made these BLUE

Meringue Cookies!

Look at these beautiful shapes!

Do You Want To

Make These?

1 cup of sugar

1/2 tsp cream of tarter

1 tsp almond extract

10-15 drops of food coloring
4 egg whites at room temperature

1. Preheat oven to 225 degrees

2. Beat egg whites in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed until frothy.  Add cream of tarter and beat until soft peaks form.  Increase speed to medium-high.  Add sugar 1 Tbs at a time, beating until sugar is dissolved and stiff peaks form.  Beat in extract and food color until blended.  

3.  Drop by rounded teaspoons about 1 inch apart onto 2 large foil-lined baking sheets sprayed with baking spray.

4.  Bake both sheets of meringues at the same time for 45 minutes.  Turn oven off.  Let meringues stand in oven 1 hour or until cool.

A Mama in BLUE!

Pretty!!!

SO GO PLAY

in BLUE Today!

Beautiful Ballerinas!

Mama Holli was a dancer 
many moons ago.

Now Mama Holli gets to watch 
her baby girls dance!
I was not even half the dancer 
my girls are today!

It is a joy beyond words to witness!

Dancing is an art!

It is such a beautiful

way to express ones self.

It is where music and spirit meet.

It is where a soul unites with a sound.

It is beautiful!

Boston Ballet Academy

Summer 2009

Mama Holli
Just Kidding!

Academy of Colorado Ballet

Fall 2009

Mama Holli

Just Kidding!

Academy of Colorado Ballet

Spring 2008

Mama Holli & Friend

Just Kidding!

Baby Girl #2

Spring 2008

Mama Holli & Friends

Just Kidding!

Baby Girl #1

Fall 2008

Mama Holli

In The Middle!

Just Kidding!

So Do It!

You don't have to be good at it!

Just FAKE it!

Feel The Music!

Be A Dork!

Embarrass Your Children

and get your Booty out on the dance floor!

Dance

Dance 

Dance

Dance

Dance

Dance

Shake Your

Booty!

Shake Your

Booty!

Did You Know Mama Lisa Is An Artist?

Well She IS!!!
She Is Quite
The
Talented Mama!




Mama Lisa's
Most Requested 
Piece of work
is
her
Wonderful
Personalized
Family Flag!

This Is One
She Painted 
For 
Mama Ann

This Is 

Mama Lisa's

Family Flag!

Are These 

NOT

GREAT

or

 What!

I Love Everything

 About

These Wonderful

Keepsakes!

Mama Lisa

is 

SURROUNDED

by

BOYS!

She Paints

to

keep

her

SANITY!

Mama Lisa uses paint brushes
Mama's Boys use
paint guns!


God Bless her!


Stay Tuned
for 
more 
of
Mama Lisa's 
Art

Mama Loves Tea!

Mama Holli
has to have
her tea
EVERY
SINGLE
morning!

This is what Mama drinks!

TAZO AWAKE

Mama

NEEDS

TEA

You Do Want Mama
To 
Have her TEA!
Trust
ME
YOU 
DO!

The Color Purple

PURPLE

is

Perky

Peppy

Passive

Passionate

Pompous

Persuasive

Pure

and

Pleasant

Sunrise-Passive

Wildflowers-Perky

Church-Pure

Rehearsal-Passionate

Orchid-Pompous

Purple Socks-Peppy

Purple Garden-Pleasant

Calm Purple Seas-Persuasive

Photography
by
Mama Holli


"What does 
the color purple 
mean to you?",
asked Mama.

Pretty Purple Lady
from
The Graphics Fairy
of
Course!