Six Word Saturday - It's a Tough Job

Typical day at work for Kurt.

Foodie Friday - Old Fashioned Pink Popcorn - AKA Mother Goose Popcorn

I FOUND IT!  I have been looking for this recipe for years!  This is the popcorn I loved as a child.  We referred to it as Mother Goose Popcorn.  This is not your typical sticky, pull your fillings out, popcorn.  It's not greasy like some caramel popcorn can be either.  It's PERFECT!  I can't wait until Kurt gets home!  I'm on my way to the nearest Redbox.   MOVIE NIGHT!!!


 Old Fashioned Pink Popcorn

(AKA Mother Goose Popcorn)

2 cups granulated sugar
2/3 cup half and half, cream or whole milk
1 TBLS white corn syrup
1/4 tsp salt
1 tsp vanilla
few drops red food coloring

Place sugar, cream, corn syrup and salt in saucepan on a medium heat. Stir well and cook until sugar has fully dissolved before allowing mixture to boil (this is important to avoid making the popcorn too sugary). Continue to cook, stirring occasionally, until reaching 230 degrees or soft ball stage. Add vanilla and food coloring. Mix well. Pour over 6 quarts of popcorn and stir until well coated. Spread out on baking sheet and allow to dry. YUM.  This is VERY addicting!

Thoughtful Thursday - Enjoying Life

Ten LITTLE things that make a BIG difference in my life:

(in no particular order ;-)

1.  A smile from a stranger.

2.Reading a good book.

3.  My six grandchildren.

4. A letter, text or email from someone I love.

5.  My morning run.

6.  A beautiful sunrise or sunset.

7.  Reading the scriptures.

8.  Hugs.

9.  Photos of my friends and family.

10. Music.

The list could go on and on, but these are things that made me happy today.

Wordless Wednesday - Date Night!

GratiTuesday - A Year of Gratitude

I read this book last year and LOVED it. One of my goals this year is to express gratitude more often, both to my Heavenly Father for my many blessings and also to my friends and family for all of the wonderful things they do and what they mean to me. While I would love to make this a daily habit, I know myself better than that. I'll just do my best to write more thank you notes this year.

Memory Monday - 3 Years Ago

Tomorrow is the three year anniversary of a special couple. Time sure flies. We are so proud of them. They are amazing parents to our sweet grand-daughter and make a great team.

Happy Anniversary Alax and Alyssa!

Snapshot Sunday - Out with the old.....In with the new

Kurt and I spent the last day of 2011 driving from Orlando, Florida to Fayetteville, North Carolina.  We have had such a WONDERFUL 2 week vacation.  Our travels took us on a Southern Caribbean cruise to Aruba, Curacao and Princess Cays.  Upon our return, we drove down to the southernmost point of the U.S., Key West, Florida.  What a fun place to spend Christmas Eve.  We spent Christmas Day walking on the beach in Miami and lounging in our hotel room.  Our final adventure was Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida.  We spent one day in each park, Animal Kingdom, Epcot, Magic Kingdom and Hollywood Studios.  We encountered record crowds and all of the parks were full to capacity each day by 11:00 am.  We had a fun time, but, needless to say, we were DONE by the last day.  On our way home, we stopped at Flagler Beach, Florida (where this photo was taken), then spent New Years Eve watching movies and eating pizza in our hotel room in Fayetteville.  Very relaxing - just what we needed!  What a whirlwind year this has been!  We are both looking forward to more adventures in 2012.  It will be interesting to see what life has in store for us in the coming year.