Grandpa Gets A Haircut

My hubby needed a haircut, so we got out the clippers. Our grandson was visiting and wanted to "buzz" Grandpa's hair, so Pepper let him. Nathan is concentrating on getting the clippers through his Grandpa's hair.

He's doing a pretty good job!

He talks to his Grandpa just like a barber would talk to his clients. So cute!

Then he was done and it was time for me to clean it up. He did a super job!

Nathan was next in the chair. He didn't sit as nice as his Gpa did though.

Try These! They Are Delicious!

If you are a bread lover, then you need to try these rolls. They are DELICIOUS!
I made them for our Thanksgiving dinner. They were super simple to make and very good.
There is no kneading involved and you will be enjoying these in no time! I brought the leftover rolls home and ate every-single-one! Ate them plain, ate them with leftover turkey and ate them with butter and jam. Mmmmm. I think I'll whip up a batch tomorrow.
Anyway, here is the recipe--

30 Minute Rolls
1 cup plus 2 Tbsp warm water
1/3 cup oil
2 Tbsp yeast
1/4 cup sugar
1/2 tsp salt
1 egg
3 1/2 cup flour
Heat oven to 400 degrees.
In your mixer bowl combine the water, oil, yeast and sugar and allow it to rest for 15 minutes. Using your dough hook, mix in the salt, egg and flour. Knead with hook until well incorporated and dough is soft and smooth. (Just a few minutes).
Form dough into 12 balls and then place in a greased 9x13 pan and allow to rest for 10 minutes. Bake for 10 minutes at 400 degrees or until golden brown.

If you give them a try, let me know what you think.
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One Day Until Turkey Day!

One day left until Turkey Day gets here!

Volleyball Banquet

My daughter had her volleyball banquet last night. Usually these can get very long and boring, but knowing all these young ladies and their parents makes it so easy to be there and listen to their coaches talk about their seasons and how mature and responsible these young athletes are.

This is my daughter with her varsity coach. She is a wonderful lady and not only teaches the girls about volleyball, but teaches them to believe in themselves not only in sports but in life as well--couldn't ask for a better role model!
This is my daughter and my daughter-in-law. Love, love, love these two. They are beautiful inside and out!

Our varsity team, with managers and coach. What a great season ladies!

Terra and her BFF, Meghan.

Friends and teammates.

Some photos from the banquet.

Mrs. T giving her speech before she announces the girls and giving out their awards.

Food line. There was so much food there and all so very good!

The varsity was second in the district, but I know they will work harder and go farther next year. And if they don't, we don't care--we love our Copper King ladies!

My Handmade Earrings

One of my hobbies I have is making jewelry. I started by making a necklace, earrings and bracelet for a social gathering I was attending. I couldn't find what I liked in the stores so my sister suggested I make my own.
I love going to the bead store and looking at all the beads! They are all so beautiful. I love all sorts: glass, plastic and semi precious. The first two here I call the "fun"ones. I made the green pair for St. Patrick's Day and the red are for Valentine's Day. I have given many of these away as gifts to teachers and coaches.

I made these two pair for the green lovers.

I thought these beads were super cute for making a casual looking pair of earrings.

I love turquoise with any color. I have made the turquoise beads with a larger red bead and have sold a lot. Wish I had a pair to show you.

Ahhhhh, red is my favorite color!

I don't have very many blue colored earrings. I try to have some on hand for pairing with jeans/casual attire.

I love this pair of earrings and couldn't part with them. There are so many I make and keep.

Hope you enjoyed checking out my earrings. If you are interested in purchasing a pair or would like something made just let me know

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Happy Work Week

It's a three day work week this week! Yay---I'm doing my happy dance!

I love this holiday. I love it more than Christmas!

I love getting together with family and friends and enjoying conversation and of course the food! Oh my gosh--my mom's cooking is the best. Hopefully my sister will bring a wonderful cheesecake and my day will be complete!

We will only be missing my oldest son Michael and his wife Brooke who live in St. Louis, MO. These two kids are super fun to be around--never a dull moment with Michael and his dogs.

Now I just need to get through these three days of work!

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High School Skating Competition

This past weekend our high school skating team competed at the Turkey Trot Competition in Houghton. What a fantastic job our skaters did!! So very proud of this team!

On ice picture of the girls.

We have two levels-Level B and Level C. Our Level B skaters placed 2nd in jumps, 1st in spins and 2nd in moves. The winners of the longest element, which was a sit spin, were Terra in 1st and Maddy in 2nd.

Our Level C skaters placed 1st in jumps, 2nd in spins and 2nd in moves. We had one winner in the longest element, which was a spiral, and that was one of the Darnell girls who placed 2nd.

The next part of this competition happens in Marquette in February of 2012.

Nice job ladies!!

Six Days Away

Only six days until Turkey Day!!! Plans are being made for the when, where and time.