Archive for April 2012
Kayla’s a Graduate
It was a super busy weekend at our house this weekend. I spent most of Saturday down in Evansville to attend my little sister Kayla’s college graduation. She graduated Magna Cum Laude with a degree in Math and Chemistry Education from University of Southern Indiana. It was interesting to go to her graduation, because I…
Read MoreWit & Wisdom
Last night, Matt & I went to see Steve Smith – better known to many as “Red Green“. For those of you who might have never heard of him before, Red Green was the “host” of a show called “Red Green” which ran on PBS stations in the US. WNIN, our local PBS station ran…
Read MoreBirthday Shopping
I love my husband, but I have decided that he is officially the hardest person to shop for – ever. I went down to Evansville, after work, earlier this week to find him something for his birthday. I started out at Barnes & Noble, thinking I might pick him up a book or two. He…
Read MoreHoney Bun Coffee Cake
This recipe for honey bun coffee cake is a favorite sweet breakfast food at our Home Ec meetings. Ingredients: 1 box yellow cake mix 4 eggs 1 cup sour cream 3/4 cup vegetable oil 3 teaspoons cinnamon 1 cup brown sugar 3 cups powdered sugar 1/2 cup milk Instructions: Grease and flour a 9×13 pan…
Read MoreStill Going Crazy
With all the fun, exciting things going on in my life, I’ve been quite a slacker on all of my crafting and sewing projects, including my quilts. Fortunately, when I went home last night, I started cleaning the basement, which is where my crafting area is. I didn’t get too much cleaning done, but it…
Read MoreHappy Birthday to Me
For those of you who didn’t already know, yesterday was my birthday. April 15th. I usually like my birthday, but the last couple years there’s been one very annoying thing to deal with on my birthday. Taxes. Now don’t get me wrong, I’ve got nothing against paying my fair share, but I hate that every…
Read MoreBusy Busy Busy
It’s been a busy few days here at MiMP. I spent my Saturday digging lilies out of Uncle Dave‘s yard, and my Sunday visiting with family for the Easter holiday. Our Sunday started at Mt. Olive’s Sunrise Service and then I got to go home and make rolls to take to Matt’s parent’s house. After…
Read MoreSocial Media and Ag
Yesterday I participated in the #AgChat about Social Media in Agriculture. It was a super interesting 2 hours of conversation. I got to see how other agvocates make use of social media for their brands, causes, and general ag awareness. What really struck home for me in this conversation is that we all share our…
Read MoreOld Time Recipes
We recently received a large collection of books from my Uncle Scott. Most of those books were agriculture yearbooks. There were books from the earliy 1900s all the way up to the 1990s. Now those books are actually for my husband, but I found 1 book that was calling my name. It was a copy…
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