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Friday Fotos is a post where I can dump some photos from the previous week. The goal is to make me more aware of the beauty and fun in my everyday life. It's not even quite the end of January and I've managed to take some pictures!
Friday, I tried out this new recipe for "Veggie Stew"...except I added some stew meat to it. It's a keeper!
The girls and I spent Saturday lounging, reading, and enjoying a "fire" (courtesy of YouTube) in my office.
I used the remainder of my bird seed from last year and looked out in time to see this cardinal.
We ended up with a dusting of snow when I woke up on Sunday morning. We had some sleet/freezing rain, then quite a bit of rain on Saturday.
Not very many pictures, but enough to do a quick post!
Joyce asks the questions, and we provide the answers. See how others answered at From This Side of the Pond.
1. Did you make resolutions or set goals for the year we're waving goodbye? How did that work out for you? Will you set any goals for this new year, new season, or new month? Share one or two if you'd like to share.
I don't make resolutions...even when I did, I always forgot about them. I'm also not a "goal" person. I'm learning to live in the moment and enjoy the present.
2. When did you have the most fun this year?
I had a lot of fun this past year! But, I'd have to say the most fun I had was on my trip to Ireland. (Yes, another trip to Ireland!) I used to be anti-tour, but Vagabond Tours is incredible...small groups, amazing "vagaguides", and being shown "off the beaten path" places. I went on my 3rd tour with them. We had a total of 11 people in our group, and we got along famously. (Well, mostly. As you all know, there's always that "1 person" or "1 couple" in a group. Luckily, we had ours-which means it wasn't me!) As it turns out, several of the ladies (me included) were born in March of the same year. Maybe that had something to do with it?
The group on Sky Road
3. What's a song or song lyric you'll associate with 2025? Tell us why.
This one really isn't easy. I could have picked one for 2024, but not for 2025. Not one single song or lyric pops out.
4. Best (or a favorite) bite of something delicious you tasted this year?
I've had some awesome food this year! Here are a couple few:
In Ireland: Banoffee (cookie crust with bananas and caramel)
In Greece: Baklava
Also in Greece: Moussaka
5. What do you want to do more of in the new year? Less of?
More of: laughing, getting out in the community and doing "stuff"; being content with where I am (physically), enjoying experiences, writing on my blogs
Less of: stressing, feeling committed to things that really don't matter
6. Insert your own random thought here.
Come back in a few days for my "Friday Fotos". This one will recap my year. Some months will have more than others, but it's a good review of my 2025. I'm looking forward to 2026!
How else would you start off Thanksgiving morning?
For the first time in a long time (as in, I can't even remember the last time; it may have been during COVID), I actually felt like cooking Thanksgiving dinner. And I was excited about it! I wasn't stressed; I organized myself and went from there. Well, I should say I semi-organized myself. I had to take a couple of quick trips to the grocery store to get some things I forgot. (So much for being organized!)
Tuesday was baking day: pecan pie and pumpkin roll. I kept them in the refrigerator until Thanksgiving Day. I took the pie out earlier in the day on Thanksgiving to take the chill out of it before serving. Wednesday was "get everything ready to cook" day. I delegated the cooked veggies to YS & DIL since that's my least favorite thing to do. I've been accused of not knowing how to cook vegetables, so...yep, delegate it is! The sweet potato casserole, dressing, and deviled eggs were put in the refrigerator.
Wednesday night, I got out the pots and set the table. We went with a simple setting. In reality, I just didn't think ahead on this one. It's not my gift, for sure.
By noon on Thanksgiving Day, this was how my kitchen looked:
By noon, everything was ready to go. The veggie tray was put in the refrigerator, and I made sure to thaw out the rolls. (Yeah, me!) I had a brief moment of insanity when I considered making the rolls, but I regained it pretty quickly. Yes, that is StoveTop Stuffing and gravy in a jar...don't judge. I put in waaaaay too much broth in the Southern Dressing, and even after adding more crackers & bread, I wasn't happy with it. So it was dumped in the garbage, and OS ran to the store. Some things aren't worth the stress. I made a note on the recipe for future reference.
I'm trying something new...turkey breast in the slow cooker. It turned out perfectly; just a few minutes under the broiler before serving browned it nicely.
I started cooking hams in the slow cooker years ago.
My thoughts on using the slow cooker for the meats are two-fold: 1) it frees up the oven for other things since I only have a single oven, and 2) they don't dry out. Well, as long as you remember to put water in the bottom of the pot for the ham. Not that I'm speaking from experience or anything. 😜
We had a wonderful Thanksgiving Dinner. Since it was cold outside, OS built a fire in the fireplace. My house has 2: one upstairs and one downstairs. I love my "real" fireplaces; the only thing I don't love about them is where they are located. The previous (and first) owner used the kitchen area (where my table is) as a sitting area, so the fireplace wasn't in such an awkward place. Not that she used it much; we had to have a chimney sweep come in and get all of the birds out of the chimney once we bought the house. But, I'm digressing...
Picture courtesy of OS; his dog, Smokey, is checking things out
Pre-dinner drink to remember the fellow pilgrims who were on the Greece Pilgrimage
Thanksgiving Dinner. Photobomb by Girl Dog.
Pumpkin Roll is always a hit. We also had Coconut Flan, made by DIL. It was absolutely delicious!
The family. Smiles all around!
In the Thanksgiving Dinner picture, you'll notice some deviled eggs are missing. And I think you can see what I mean by the fireplace being in an odd place. I would love to have a big comfy reading chair in there. Maybe when my niece is ready for the china hutch, and I'm able to have a little more room. {sigh}
After dinner, the boys sat around the table and talked while the dishes were done and the dishwasher loaded. (Typical, right?) YS & DIL had to leave a little early since YS had to be at work very early. OS, MS & GF, and I sat around the kitchen table enjoying the fire and talking. It was a very good day, indeed!
Joyce asks the questions, and we provide the answers. See how others answered at From This Side of the Pond.
1. June 12 is National Simplicity Day. In what way is your life simple? What's one way that it's not?
I've cut out so much of the "noise" that I used to have, mainly social media. I'll get on from time to time but nothing like I used to. I'm content to sit on my back porch and read or play some word games on my tablet.
Having to take care of all of the household things by myself (although the boys are being a big help when I ask them) is definitely not making my life simple. But I'm learning and getting through it.
2. Something you remember from a 'simpler time'?
Oh, so many things! Playing outside, spending time at the swimming pool, riding my bike come to mind immediately. Also, listening to the radio for hours just to hear that 1 song.
3. Do you like squash? If so what's your favorite variety? What's a favorite way to prepare squash?
Squash is one of those few vegetables that I'll eat cooked; either yellow or zucchini. I'll also eat them raw. I don't have a preference as to how they're prepared and I don't make it that often. It's usually incorporated into a recipe.
4. Do you shop the warehouse stores (such as Costco, Sam's B.J's, etc)? If so how often do you go, and what's something you always buy in this type of store?
I don't. When the boys were little we would go to Sams and get things in bulk, but now that it's just me (for the most part), I don't think there's any need to go. Plus, there isn't one of any of those stores in my county although we are getting a BJ's.
5. Father's Day is this coming Sunday. Any plans to make the day special? Tell us something about your own father, or something about your hubs as a father, or about someone who stepped into your life and acted as a father if yours was not a part of your life.
No plans at all since my father passed away several years ago and CH passed away in November.
My dad wasn't big on words but when he talked, we listened. I wasn't close to him growing up but after my mother passed away I quickly became a Daddy's girl. I value all of the advice he ever gave me and I miss his very awkward hugs.
6. Insert your own random thought here.
I've been able to get quite a bit of stuff done around the house over the past few days. Mainly, cleaning. Now I can relax a little bit and get back into a routine for a while...at least until the end of July.
1. Mayday! Mayday!...when was the last time (or a recent time) you literally or figuratively needed to call for help? Elaborate.
Somewhere in Ireland, I had to text my sister to find out what room we were in. During the 6-day tour, there were only 2 nights that we stayed in the same hotel. I didn't pay much attention to the room numbers because my sisters always take care of me! That night, though, I stopped by the restaurant to get some dessert to go so I was on my own.
2. May Day...when was the last time you danced? Do you have a lot of baskets? What's something you keep in a basket? What's your favorite purple flower?
I can't remember the last time I danced in public. I'm not a dancer, for sure. I don't have a lot of baskets, in fact, I think I only have a couple. One of them is a small one that I use for a bread basket during the holidays. My favorite purple flower is lavender.
3. What's something you may do this month?
I may get around to painting my bedroom and hanging curtains. I may not, though.
4. Do you like eggplant? Quick topic changes lol? If you said yes in answer to the eggplant question how do you like yours prepared? Of the following purple foods, which one is your favorite...plums, purple carrots, purple asparagus, eggplant, acai berries, blackberries, purple cauliflower, elderberries, purple potatoes, or passion fruit?
I enjoy a good eggplant parm. I have a super easy recipe for it; it only takes 30 minutes and it is delicious. My favorite purple food would be plums. I didn't even know there were purple carrots, asparagus, cauliflower, or potatoes.
5. The calendar turns on Hodgepodge Day...
"Then you have to remember to be thankful; but in May one simply can't help being thankful that they are alive, if for nothing else."-L.M. Montgomery
Tell us one thing you're thankful for today.
I'm thankful for my siblings. I wouldn't have been able to get through the past year without them.
6. Insert your own random thought here.
I've been busy getting things done around the house that have been neglected. It's keeping me really busy and I think I have one more project to do before I can take a breath. We've had drainage issues, as in water draining into the basement when it rains. Hopefully, that's taken care of through some landscaping and a drain in the driveway. I'm really pleased with how the front yard looks...they did an incredible job.
Joyce asks the questions, and we provide the answers. See how others answered at From This Side of the Pond.
1. Has March come in like a lion where you live? If not a lion then what animal would you use to describe the weather in your area this first week of March? Does the weather affect your emotions? When did you last feel 'under the weather'?
We had quite a bit of rain and some very windy weather but thankfully no storms. I don't think weather affects my emotions. I had what I think was a cold a couple of weeks ago but it was kind of weird: I had a scratchy throat & congestion on a Monday and felt like crap, but by Wednesday I felt okay. I guess it could have been COVID; I didn't test because it really doesn't matter!
2. Do you know what your name means? Does the meaning of your name fit with your personality? Do you like your name? If you have children did you consider the meaning of their names before choosing them?
Mary is a derivative of the Hebrew name "Miriam" or "Mariam". A quick search says it means "beloved", "love", and even "bitter" or "rebellious". I'm not bitter and not very rebellious, so I'll go with the first 2. I love my name! Every now and then, I will come across a child with the name "Mary". It's one of those names that doesn't seem to be used much any more.
When we had our boys, the meaning of the name didn't even come into question. OS was named after CH's father, MS was named after CH's best friend and his middle name came from CH's brother's middle name, and YS was named after both our next-door-neighbors' last names! It's tough to pick a name for your child when you work in a school.
3. It's National Sauce Month...what's your favorite sauce? Last thing you ate that used a sauce?
Shrimp sauce. I don't usually use sauce unless it's shrimp sauce. I don't even use ketchup that much but the last time I did it was on french fries.
4. Something you've seen, tasted, done lately that you'd describe as 'awesome sauce'?
I really had to rack my brains over this one and didn't come up with anything. I'm just status quo here: I'm in a routine (finally) and haven't done anything out of the ordinary. YS fixed me an amazing swordfish taco a couple of weeks ago. It was incredible!
5. What kinds of things do you love to collect?
Dust. I'm not a big collector; I've learned through the years to let things go. I do have quite a collection of books that I need to read, though. But they are sitting on the shelf collecting dust.
6. Insert your own random thought here.
Inspiration for blog posting has hit me hard. In addition to my Great West Adventure posts, I'm also resurrecting my Friday Fotos post on this blog. I also wrote a post on my Not So Perfect Catholic blog on the stages of hope that I've gone through. You can read it here.
Joyce asks the questions, and we provide the answers. See how others answered at From This Side of the Pond.
1. What's something that makes you feel stressed? How do you cope?
It usually involves something with one of the boys. I pray, I stay busy, and I walk.
2. What's a food you eat that evokes a memory? Explain.
Chicken pot pie. My SIL gave me the recipe; after my mom passed and right before my daddy passed I made it for my daddy a few times. He really enjoyed it, so every time I make it I think of the time I spent with him before he passed away. Those are times I'll always cherish.
3. This week's Hodgepodge lands on National Visit Your Relatives Day. Will you celebrate by visiting a relative? If so is travel involved? Geographically, who is your nearest relative (not counting those living in your own house)?
I won't celebrate that day because I didn't even know it existed! I have a sister who lives on the same road I live on. The road is a long one separated by a bridge...she lives on the other side of the bridge.
4. What's your most frequently used emoji? Do you make more phone calls, send more emails, or mainly text to communicate with friends and family?
😂 On my phone it's the smiley face with tears running down. I mainly text; it's just so darned convenient!
5. Tell us the story behind a favorite piece of furniture.
I have quite a few pieces of furniture that I treasure because my daddy made them. I joke that we would have little furniture if it wasn't for him. I don't think I have a favorite; I love them all.
6. Insert your own random thought here.
I was approached a few weeks ago by a representative of the company where we rented the campervan for our trip. He asked if I would write a blog post outlining our holiday. Anytime I get the chance to talk/write about it, you bet I will! The post just went "live" yesterday:
The title of this post says April & May (because I didn't get April's post out), but I actually made this dish at the end of March. I've never made a lot of fish; hardly any except for the frozen kind! This recipe was given to me by a kind seafood employee at my local Publix. I had it on my phone for a couple of years but didn't try it. Hoisin Sauce? What in the world? I decided to pull it out and try it after YS introduced CH to hoisin and he really liked it.
This recipe was so easy to make. Not only that, but I had dinner on the table in no time. (Click on the recipe to print.)
The man said it goes great over a chef salad and suggested sprinkling some charcoal volcano salt over it. I didn't have time to search for the salt so I didn't use it. I wouldn't change a thing about this recipe! It was absolutely delicious!
I stuck to the shrimp recipe, and it turned out great; there isn't anything I would change. I'm not a spicy-lover and these were borderline too spicy for me, but YS & CH really enjoyed it.
In the recipe, Sylvia (from Feasting at Home) added Cuban Black Beans, but keeping with my diet of watching carbs, I opted not to make them. We have a Cuban restaurant in town that has amazing Cuban sandwiches and their black beans & rice are to die for. Needless to say, I haven't had them in about a year (when I started seriously watching my carbs).
I used the corn/flour tortillas she suggested; I had no idea there was such a thing, but they did hold up much better than regular corn or flour ones.
The Cabbage Mango Slaw was just amazing. I bought a package of shredded cabbage and a can of mangos ('cause it's so much easier than trying to cut up a mango!). I forgot to add the jalapeno (oops!), so I'm not sure if that would have added anything more to it or not. It definitely didn't need it.
This recipe is definitely a keeper. I used 1 pound of shrimp and was able to feed 4 people without anyone going away hungry.
Do you cook fish? If so, please share your favorite recipes!
This is more of an update than a new recipe. Last month I tried Flatbread Mexican Pizza. If you recall, I wasn't too crazy about the flatbread. I knew I could improve on it! The second time I made it, I still used Mama Mary's, but I used the thin crust pizza. It was much better, but when I used Boboli thin crust, it was even better.
Here's what I did differently:
Used 1 thin crust instead of flatbread
Used 2 packages of taco seasoning (This resulted in more of a taco taste than just 1 packet)
Added a layer of salsa over the refried beans
Used 1 pound of ground beef
Used Chipotle Ranch dressing instead of the salsa/sour cream mixture
I think I've found the right combination of everything. I probably don't need to use the entire pound of ground beef. The last time I made it (using the Boboli thin crust) it was piled pretty high and was more like a pie instead of a pizza! I didn't have any complaints from CH or YS, though!
I'm also not sure how much the refried beans actually add, except to add more carbs & calories. I'm going to try to leave that off next time and see if it gets noticed. I have a sneaky suspicion it won't.
Do you have a recipe that you have modified that is a family favorite? If so, please share!
I get tired of making the same thing for supper week after week. I was actually diagnosed with Diabetes a few years ago but was in denial until last June when my A1C was high and my then-doctor prescribed another medication. I took 2 doses and after my sugar bottomed out, I stopped taking it and promptly changed doctors. As a result, I've dropped 40 pounds but more importantly, my A1C dropped 1.6 and is now considered within normal limits (with continued medication). Finding good healthy recipes that we actually like is a bit of a challenge.
I tried a couple of new recipes this month. I found both of them through Six Sisters Stuff; they rarely steer me wrong.
CH really likes Taco Pizza but the only place we have found that has a good one is Pizza Inn. When we were on our way to Canada, the place we stopped for the night had a Pizza Inn close by so we had that for supper. It wasn't exactly the way we remembered it, but it was good. When I saw this recipe for Easy Flatbread Mexican Pizza, I had to try it.
Overall, CH & YS liked it. I used Mama Mary's flatbread crust, and I wasn't crazy about the taste. It was quick and easy. I'll definitely keep this one. Keeping my exchanges in mind, I only ate half of one. Since the flatbread is thin and was the only carb, I just watched how much I ate. Half was more than enough!
What I'll change:
2 taco seasoning packets instead of 1. It didn't have a lot of taco taste.
Use a thin crust or make my own. Six Sisters suggest this flatbread recipe, but if you want to make 4, the recipe would have to be doubled.
Use a chipotle ranch dressing instead of the salsa/sour cream combination. Or, if using the combination, only use half of the sour cream indicated.
I used Aidell's Chicken Apple Sausage and we were pleased with the taste. I only used half of the carrots the recipe called for because they aren't my favorite. But...they still had a little bit of crunch to them after being baked so they were okay.
What I'll do differently next time:
Mix everything together in a bowl and then transfer it to a pan. It was really hard to mix everything on the sheet, and I ended up tearing the foil.
Double the sausage...it was that good!
Possibly add fresh mushrooms
What recipes have you tried this month that are "keepers"?
I can't let the holidays close out without talking about holiday food! At my house, we have traditional food that has to be made every year. What is a Christmas Eve Dinner without caramelized potatoes? Here's a run-down of the Cooper Holiday Food. (Get ready for a LOT of links!)
If you've been around here before, you'll know that I used to make quite a bit of cookies & candy around the holidays. (See picture above.) I've really toned down the volume. I only made 1 kind of cookie: the boys call them "air cookies" but they're really "crinkle cookies". They are super easy and only have 4 ingredients: spice cake mix, 2 eggs, 8 oz. cool whip, and powdered sugar. Just mix the first 3 ingredients and put them in the freezer for about an hour. Get a cookie scoop full of dough, roll it in powdered sugar, and place it on a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper. I use my Pampered Chef pizza stone because cookies are amazing when baked on them! Bake in a 350-degree oven for 8 to 12 minutes, depending on how big your cookies are. You can tell when they are done because they won't look "wet". Make sure you take them off of the pan as soon as they are out of the oven and transfer them to a cooling rack.
I made 3 batches (or was it 4?) of eggnog bread and tried making gluten-free eggnog bread. Everyone declared it a success! These little breads are perfect to give away to neighbors or friends as gifts.
The GF loaves are on the bottom. I think they actually look better than the regular. They were denser and had a very good taste. All I did to make them GF was use King Arthur Gluten-Free Measure for Measure Flour and make sure all of the other ingredients were GF.
No Christmas is complete around the house without a couple of batches of Texas Millionaires. My next-door neighbor always brings a bag of pecans to make sure they get a batch.
I also made chocolate covered cherries. They aren't the easiest things to make, by any means. It's not that they're difficult, they'll just try your patience! It requires painting the chocolate over the mold so the "juice" doesn't seep through. Even though they're a bear to make, I can't eat a Queen Anne's chocolate-covered cherry anymore!
And peanut butter fudge...Oh My! My favorite way to eat them is out of the pot while it's still warm. I had been exceptionally good with not eating sugar until then. It was totally worth it! The only other thing I made was peanut butter cups. YS made most of those...he took the easy way out; they're a lot easier to make than chocolate-covered cherries.
Christmas Eve Dinner consisted of ham, broccoli casserole, rolls, cranberry sauce (it's more of a chutney...YS makes it and it is delish!), and caramelized potatoes. To keep with the Danish tradition with a Southern USA twist to it, I make pistachio pudding (because CH doesn't like rice pudding) and put a pecan in 1 of the dishes (instead of the traditional almond). Whoever gets the dish with the pecan wins a prize.
One thing I haven't done the past couple of years is baked a cake for dessert. The last time I did I came home from our camping trip to a complete cake that hadn't been touched. I wised up this year and made a Danish Apple Cake. I'm not sure if it's really Danish, but my MIL gave me the recipe a long time ago, and I believe her mother gave her the recipe. At least, the original was written in Danish so I'm calling it a Danish Apple Cake. Before I put the glaze on it, I cut it in half and put one half in the freezer. I used the same recipe for the glaze as I did for the eggnog bread, which means there is rum in it. BUT...instead of using spiced rum, I used Satsuma Rum from Bayou Rum. It blended perfectly!
Christmas Day Brunch is always sausage links with a maple syrup/cinnamon combination, eggs, and Holiday Eggnog French Toast. (This was a recipe from McCormick but it's no longer on their website.) This is the first year I baked the toast in a 9x13 pan instead of a large aluminum foil pan. It actually turned out much better.
For the eggs this year, I saw a YouTube video on making crustless quiche in the air fryer. I didn't have the ramekins, so I ordered some on Amazon and they made it to the house quickly. They were incredibly easy to make. The only thing is that each one took about 10 minutes to make and there were 5 people here. The air fryer is only big enough to make one at a time, so I made one, put it in the oven on "warm", and kept going until all 5 were made. They were delicious. Next year, I will make them in the oven instead. These would be really good to make for a brunch for 2. Ham, bacon, or sausage would also be excellent in there, as long as it didn't make them greasy.
If you're interested, the video is below. Just a heads up: I tried the grilled cheese & CH & I decided it was easier to just use the panini maker.
That's it for the Holiday Food wrap-up for 2020. What was on your plate this year?
It's just like the Wednesday Hodgepodge, but with a new name and a new "hostess with the mostess"! Much thanks to Terri for continuing our Wednesday Q&A...I'm looking forward to being reacquainted with old friends and meeting new ones.
NATIONAL CROISSANT DAY – January 30
NATIONAL CROISSANT DAY
In the United States, National Croissant Day is observed each year on January 30th. Croissants are a buttery, crescent-shaped rolls that are crispy on the outside and soft on the inside.
The key to a perfect croissant is laminating the dough. Laminating the dough is a process by which butter is folded into the mixture creating multiple thin layers of butter and dough. The result is a mouth-watering flaky crust and airy body.
Legend surrounds this pastry, as is often the case with a popular, worldly treat. What is known, is that crescent-shaped breads have been found around the world for ages. One of these was the Kipferl which originated in Austria as far back as the 13th century. This nonlaminated bread is more like a roll.
Credit for the croissant we know today is given to an Austrian military officer, August Zang. In 1939 he opened a Viennese bakery in Paris introducing France to Viennese baking techniques.
HOW TO OBSERVE
Stop by the bakery for a fresh, warm croissant or try making your own using this recipe: Croissants recipe.
1. Well, I do love croissants when they are fresh, but day-old croissants need to be turned into a donut. I happen to really like the croissants that have a donut-like glaze on them! Sugar overload but so good. So... do you like croissants? What is your favorite way to eat them?
WHAAAT? Croissants made into donuts??? Seriously??? I've obviously never had them that way, but I do like to eat one as a chicken salad sandwich.
2. Speaking of food... How do you handle stress?
Yep, you guessed it: by eating. As I've gotten older I've learned to hand a lot of it over to God...and to be more organized. A lot of my stress comes from not being organized during different times of the year.
3. Out of the negative emotions of greed, anger, jealousy, and hate, which one would you say affects you the most?
It's a toss-up between anger and jealousy. Jealousy has decreased a lot over the past year, but I definitely need to work on the anger flare-ups!
4. Out of the positive emotions of compassion, positivity, enthusiasm, and initiative, which one is your biggest strength?
Compassion. Hands down. I don't even have to think about that one!
5. What do you get every time you go grocery shopping, other than the staples such as bread, milk, butter, flour, sugar...
I'm becoming a coffee hoarder. I almost always go by the coffee when I'm at the grocery store or Target or WalMart...even though I have plenty in the cupboard.
6. Please tell us something random about your week so far.
This happened Tuesday morning:
The dogs loved it...at first:
School was called off Monday night for Tuesday, and then Tuesday night for today. Looking at the temperatures, I'm guessing tomorrow will be at least a 2 hour delay (if not another day off depending how the roads are in the mountains) and there's a wintry mix forecasted for Friday morning so there's a chance this week will just need to be crossed off!
Thanks again, Terri, for hosting! Want to get in on the Wednesday Medley? Check her blog Your Friend from Florida on Tuesdays to get the questions, then don't forget to link up on Wednesdays!
