PIE as in Fudge Pie!!

Old-Fashioned Fudge Pie

Ingredients:
2 squares (2-ounces) semisweet chocolate
1/2 cup (1 stick) butter
1 cup sugar
2 eggs, beaten
1 (9-inch) unbaked pie crust

Directions:
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.

Melt the chocolate and butter together in a heavy saucepan over low heat. Remove the pan from the heat and add the sugar, then the eggs; beat well. Pour the filling into the pie crust and bake for 25 minutes or until just set. Serve warm or cold, with ice cream or whipped cream.
Servings: 6 to 8 servings
Prep Time: 15 min
Cook Time: 28 min

girls, this is way way way (understand me?!!) easy and so so so (I'm not kidding!) good!! It can be dressed up too ~ enjoy

F R I E N D S ..............

People come into your life for a reason, a season or a lifetime. When you know which one it is, you will know what to do for that person. When someone is in your life for a REASON, it is usually to meet a need you have expressed. They have come to assist you through a difficulty, to provide you with guidance and support, to aid you physically, emotionally or spiritually. They may seem like a godsend and they are!!! They are there for the reason you need them to be. Then, without any wrongdoing on your part or at an inconvenient time, this person will say or do something to bring the relationship to an end. Sometimes they die. Sometimes they walk away. Sometimes they act up and force you to take a stand. What we must realize is that our need has been met, our desire fulfilled, their work is done. The prayer you sent up has been answered and now it is time to move on. Some people come into your life for a SEASON, because your turn has come to share, grow or learn. They bring you an experience of peace or make you laugh. They may teach you something you have never done. They usually give you an unbelievable amount of joy. Believe it, it is real. But only for a season. LIFETIME relationships teach you lifetime lessons, things you must build upon in order to have a solid emotional foundation. Your job is to accept the lesson, love the person and put what you have learned to use in all other relationships and areas of your life. It is said that love is blind but friendship is clairvoyant. Thank you for being a part of my life, whether you were a reason, a season or a lifetime.
xoxo, m

mini~me ... darlin' D

 
 
This is a hoot!! This is what greeted me this AM for coffee! It's a bobble head of darlin' D!! It's so cute I just had to share it with all of YOU. mini-me douglas. Doesn't it really look like him?!!

I {heart} marshmellows

Are you feeling soft-hearted this Valentine's Day?

Reach for some marshmallows and transform them into confections of affection. Start by greasing a heart-shaped petit four cutter or aspic cutter with vegetable oil or cooking spray. Cut several marshmallows in half horizontally, and then press the cutter into the center of each one. Float the marshmallows and the cutouts on hot chocolate. They even have pink marshmellows too!!

Where Women Create by Jo Packman

you must I mean MUST check this out ... inspiration, breath of fresh air always .. and just pure delight!! ... AND she's having a GIVEAWAY .... I'm not kidding .......... CHECK IT OUT!!
http://wherewomencreate.typepad.com/blog/2010/02/today.html

what do you think? where do you create???

Sunday's berries

 
 
LOOK at these! just LOOK at them. I couldn't stand it any longer ... so, after church on Sunday I bought them! They are so delicious. darlin' D calls them God's candy, that's how sweet they BE! oh yummy yummy yummy ... come on summertime ... let there be fruits!! I just had to share these pics. oh, and the cost ~~~ drumroll please $8 for 6 pints!! I always wave to this guy on the corner and when my window is rolled down I yell hello (Ola') to him and I smile real BIG too. And if the weather is real icky I take him things ... like a rain poncho, or just kleenex or a hot cup of chocolate ~~ I think, HE thinks I'm loco!! I'd love to share my berries with you! xoxox, m

figuring it out ............ L I F E

We never ever really figure everything out in life (that would be no fun and way too easy!) ... and yet, Paul is on his journey back to Boise IDAHO. He hasn't been able to get any job in Visalia .. and it's very very different here than what he is used to. Not that it's an excuse or anything, however, he is 21 and he is a young adult that needs to do what he wants to do. Packed up, loaded and hit the road early this AM. I think he misses his brother (Ryan) and his buddies! I totally understand this as I miss my partners-in-crime (PIC's), I miss places, I miss ...... so, darlin' child O'mine ... love you bunches! Jer. 29:11 .. I can't wait to hear your glory stories and how things work out. xoxo, mom