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Recipe for Banana Muffins . . .

September 20, 2010 By Kim Filed Under what shall we make today . . .

I was so on a roll with blogging . . . ugh, and then . .  well, I don’t know what happened! But I did have my Scentsy party on Saturday. I had a great turnout and met a blog reader – who, by the way, brought me the sweetest bag full of goodies! All my favorite “paint stuff!” Christine, thank you!!!

I had a few people {actually, I think most everybody} wanted my recipe for the muffins I served.

Warning – these muffins will change your life.

Banana Bread Muffins

  • 1 1/2 cups of self rising flour
  • 1/2 tsp of salt
  • 3 smashed bananas
  • 3/4 cup of sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1/3 cup veg oil {or whatever oil you choose.}
  • 3/4 tsp of vanilla extract
  • 1/3 cup brown sugar
  • 2 Tbsp flour
  • 1/8 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 1 Tbsp of butter {slightly soften, but not room temp.}
  1. Preheat oven to 375. Grease muffin tin OR use liners. {This recipe will make 6 Jumbo muffins or 12 regular muffins.}
  2. In a large bowl, mix flour and salt. In another bowl, mix bananas, sugar, egg, oil and vanilla extract. Stir banana mixture into the flour mixture just until moist. Then spoon the mixture into the muffin cups.
  3. In a clean bowl, mix together brown sugar, flour and cinnamon. Then “smush” butter into the brown sugar mix until it has a crumbly consistency – this will be your streusel topping. Sprinkle the topping on top of the muffins. Bake muffins for 18 – 20 minutes!
  4. Then pass out from the deliciousness!

Luckily for me, Lonnie is taking off this entire week and promised me a couple of days of nothing but painting! Talking about needing it! I have 2 paintings that are so close to be finished it is ridiculous. Hopefully today . . . maybe tomorrow, I’ll finish them up!!!

This one . . .

and that one are needing final touches!

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If only . . .

September 14, 2010 By Kim Filed Under let's go shopping . . .

I had bet money!!!! There were several of you that could at least get in the position easily. AND many who knew of someone! haha!! Thank you so much for responding!!

And no, I’ll not post pictures of my feet behind my head – for the few that asked. It’s not pretty.

On another note – I have to tell you all what I did. Several months ago, I bought some Scentsy ’stuff’ for a fund raiser. And how I loved it!! Loved it, I tell ya’. But my favorite part is the fact that one bar cost $5! And you get more hours out of it than an expensive jar candle – the kind that I’m not going to name names but it starts with a “Y” and ends in “ankee.” Not that I don’t love those too – but $5!! That speaks my language!

But my problem was/is I’ve never smelled all the scents. And it has killed me – 100 times over!

So, . . . . I convinced a friend of mine to sell it because I knew no one locally that did. Isn’t that awful?! I know it is, but I’m okay with it. And so is my friend, Jamie! haha!

Now, I owe her big!! And I’ll probably be placing a $5000 monthly order {Jamie, please don’t hold me to that!!!} BUT to start making it up to her, I’m hosting her first party this Saturday!!

I’m positive I’m not opening the door to any kind of freaks – BECAUSE freaks don’t read my blog – only my closest friends – but if you would like to join us on Saturday morning, please email me for directions! I would love to meet those who are local. Or those who are not so local if you want to come this way! I promise good food!

OR

If you would like to make a purchase, please feel free to browse the catalog and find you something you love and order – a couple or ten. haha!! Just kidding. No, I’m really not. tee hee!

Fyi – ’skinny dippin’ is my favorite scent so far. But again, I’ve not smelled them all!

Seriously – I hope I see some of you! Don’t be shy, email me!!!

And because I don’t believe in blogging without pictures . . .

Hudson’s first birthday!

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Mandatory . . .

September 13, 2010 By Kim Filed Under this is me . . .

that you comment on this post!! So all you peeps that look from a reader – click over. Those that just look at my pictures – read it and answer! Those who are afraid to comment – face your fear and do it anyways. And what other reason there could be, get over it and comment. Pa-Leeze!

Let me explain . . .

My husband makes fun of the way I sleep. I do not sleep like this all the time. But if I fall asleep on the sofa or floor – chances are . . . I’m in this position. I’ve never-ever thought it odd. Ever. But I will admit that I was a little concerned when he took a picture of me. Asleep. In this position. And I did look a little funny. But not weird. And to actually see myself laying like this actually caused me to, well – Laugh!

I will post the picture, but please continue reading first . . .

I know I’m limber. Incredibly limber. And losing my flexibility rates high on my fear list. Right next to loosing all my teeth. {**shudder**} When I stand, my knees bend slightly – okay, more than slightly – further back than the average person. And luckily one of my children has the same gene. I can bend my fingers in contorted like ways. I can still do the splits. And after mine and Lonnie’s convo last night, I realized I can still put BOTH feet behind my head. Easily. And without stretching – which I’m sure, somewhere in the world, is considered a talent.

But back to my sleep position  . . .

Lonnie tells me this is very un-natural. And that it concerns him that I can sleep 7 straight hours at night in this position and wake up just fine. No kinks. No hurts. No pains. Just fine.

I think he is wrong. And told him I could find at least 1 other person who can do this comfortably. And possibly sleep in this position, too. One. Only 1.

He says I can’t.

Help me, guys. Help me!!! I must prove to him I’m right and he is wrong!!!

I guess you want to see the picture?? Funny, is that Lonnie got it at ever angle, and he nor I could believe that I didn’t wake up!!! I was just that comfortable.

Please ignore the fat squishing out. Such an alignment in the pose requires that to happen {haha!}

So come on!!! Comment. Tell me if you think this is weird – I don’t at all. Well, slightly for my age, but in the big picture, really, I don’t. Tell me if you can do this. If you know someone that can. Anything to argue my point . . . . or {I told him it would be fair} argue his.

I’m dying to hear what you all have to say! This should be interesting.

And for the record, I slept like a baby. All night long.

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