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Miss B is anxiously awaiting the curtain to go up on her new 2010 Calendar... She has leaked that this year is the best yet and although she's not talking.... she did mention something about it being about art.... So stop back right after Christmas.... Because that's when Grandma gets it as a gift... and see what "Little Miss Photogenic" has been up to this past year. if you missed the past two years here are links to the 2008 and 2009 versions.... That's our girl!! http://rue-mouffetard.blogspot.com/2008/10/i-love-i-love-i-love-my-calendar-girl.html http://rue-mouffetard.blogspot.com/2009/01/sophies-2009-calendar-and-new-year-give.html

FROM OUR TABLE............ TO YOURS.............

This is the question Daughter asked the Boss last week when he called her All excited that he won in a sports auction Melky Cabrera'a signed ball and "Real Live Worn During Spring Training" Yankees Jersey.... Complete with certificates of authenticity!! I'm sure poor daughter thought he totally lost his mind as she wondered why in the world would I want a Yankees jersey... and better yet who in the hell is Melky Cabrera? This was to be a Christmas present and the Boss was having a hard time getting the auction folks to give him shipping information.... So to back up a bit.... If you all have been following this blog for any length of time you know my past history with sports figures namely the infamous Mickey Mantle encounter and let's not forget Ted Williams..... So while watching the World's Series this year I kept asking the husband every time someone came up to bat... "But where is Melky Cabrera?" I must have asked this question 100 times over ...

My blogging friend Alice from www.simplydecorated.blogspot.com got me hooked on white kitchens......Alice loves white kitchens and very often posts pictures of her favorites......She works at a cooking store out in Northern California and well......she is just "Hooked on Kitchens"......but Alice hasn't posted since the first of September.....I miss her and I'm hoping all is well with her and her family... She was always showing off great kitchen finds from both the Internet and from her shop... So Alice if your still out there....I hope you come back to blogging soon....and this post's for you!! This kitchen reminds me of daughters...... very simple....very clean lines and who doesn't love white subway tile! But I'm a lover of red....I've been trying to convince daughter to add a little punch of color into her new kitchen..... A simple deconstructed swag adds such a statement to this window..... See the loaf of bread on the left.....here's a li...

Saturday was not a good day in this household.......I discovered late Friday night that Boo's mouth was still infected after his tooth extraction so first thing Saturday he was back at the vet... On the ride home in the back of the Bug.....well I won't go into gory details but when I got home the back seat of the car had to come out and luckily the weather has been in the 70's so I was able to put down the top and air out the car.... With that said......Sunday I was in need of a "Mental Health Day"...... and nothing says "Make My day" like shopping.... After I made sure the Boss was well fed and content on the couch with many football games to watch I was on the highway down past Atlanta Airport to Scott's Antique Market..... A huge indoor and now outdoor market that is held one weekend out of the month it has gotten alot better in the past few years.....We always used to go to the Lakewood Fairgrounds which was a true flea market....good prices and ...

This sure sold me! I am going to the Dollar Store Today and get a Dozen....... Good Housekeeping tip from Maxine.... Always keep several greeting cards up on the mantle......... So if unexpected guests arrive...... They will think you have been sick and unable to clean. and on another note.... We have Foodie Friday.....Met Monday and Tablescape Thursdays but we don't have a day when we get to showcase our collections..... If your a cook or a decorator....or maybe just a lovable "Pack Rat" we all have stuff and it's time to show it off!! My good friend Ellen at http://www.nouveaustitch.wordpress.com/ Is gearing up to have Mr. Linky show off your collections.... With the clever name of "PUBLIC DISPLAY OF COLLECTION" you will be able to post your link on her blog for all the blogworld to see your Treasures..... So go over today and see what Ellen collects....it's really cool and then stay tuned for the date she will be putting Mr. Linky to work.... Go.....w...

It's Foodie Friday and I thought after all this time of reading everyone else's post I would join in the fun.... Visit our hostess..... http://www.designsbygollum.blogspot.com/ To see all the other wonderful recipes..... I know I'm Italian.....what am I doing making something with the word "Greek" in the title.. We are still watching what we eat but a few days a week I splurge and make something a bit fancy..... With the price of meat skyrocketing I am always on the lookout for inexpensive cuts that I can turn into something special... I used Top Round Steak thin sliced for this recipe and although not cheap at $4.79 a pound.. It was cut so thin that I was able to get 4 really large slices for a little over $4.00 I layed out one piece at a time on a cutting board then topped it with this mixture..... I sauteed a shallot that I diced fine.....I added some grape tomatoes that I cut in half....one package of frozen spinach thawed and drained well........ofcourse you...

A few months ago daughter launched a new blog and made the mistake of asking Mom to be a contributor...... After all 39 years of marriage brings alot of "stupid" stories to the table.... At our Blog lunch this week one of the ladies heard me talking about it and asked if it was another Atlanta Blogger's site...... No....It would be daughter's and mine.... So with out further adieu I bring you the very first.......to my knowledge..... Interactive Blog Site.... Where all you ladies with years and years of husband stories can go to vent..... You can send your "stupid" stories of your Better Halves....to an e-mail address and have your story/pictures/cartoons.....published.... Without anybody knowing who you are..... Great Idea Yes???? So when your sitting around on a boring Saturday night and you think back 20 years or so when the husband did something dumb......let's hear about it!! http://www.stupidthingshusbandsdo.blogspot.com/ to submit a witty story.....

It took 35 days to get there but Andrea finally got his birthday present in the mail on thursday!! It seems Italian customs aren't very trustworthy of packages coming into their country wrapped in Sesame Street paper.... Mom reports the custom folks carefully unwrapped the boxes then carefully re-wrapped them.... Sorry custom guys.....Just sneakers.... And the shoes still fit!!! Andrea's feet are growing at an alarming rate for a 2 year old but there is still room for him to grow into them..... How adorable is this little guy........ I was very happy to hear from Mom this morning but still reported the idiot from the Post Office to his superiors....... I'm just a natural born troublemaker.....

It started with two...........Deb and Joyce decided to get together for lunch....then there was three Not one to turn down a lunch invitation I hopped on board and was excited to being going to a little bistro in Roswell Georgia called Red Salt.... I had never been there for lunch in fact I had never in all these years been to old downtown... Before you knew it we had Cheri on board along with Rose then Sandi and then Karyn.... These ladies like to do lunch!! Deb and Joyce got there early to secure a good spot right in the front window with enough seating for the 7 of us..... Susan.....we all missed you and hope you can join us next time.... Here is Sandi....Karyn....Deb....Joyce and Cheri..... At one point I kept watching the door for Sandi to arrive and a women walks in and I wave and say an excited Hi.....she looked at me like I was nuts.... Now I knew everyone that was coming and I also knew what everyone looked like..... So leave it to me to randomly flag down a stranger..... At...