What I’m Tweeting About
30 Nov 2009 Leave a Comment
- 16:43 @briaquinlan – Both. Lots of hard work, effort, time and trail and error. Not every CP is a good fit. And not every man is "The One" #
- 23:36 @KimberlyFarris – Not too good on the 5K managed to eek out 3K between 2 different stories. #
- 11:56 RT @jennybent: RT @agentgame: A slightly-belated link to a great piece about slush by The Rejectionist: is.gd/57Wph #
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Quiz – How Thankful Are You?
30 Nov 2009 Leave a Comment
in Fun, Quiz, Random, Thanksgiving Tags: CyberMonday, Fun, Quiz, Thanksgiving
In celebration of CyberMonday and the end of the Thanksgiving holiday weekend -
You Are 68% Thankful |
 You are a very thankful person – for both the big and little things in life.
Your optimism is powerful. Getting through hard times is fairly easy for you. |
Photo of the Week – La tour Eiffel
29 Nov 2009 Leave a Comment
in First Times, La tour Eiffel, Photo of the Week Tags: First Times, La tour Eiffel, Photo of the Week
I love Paris. One day I will return. I’ve only visited it once, for a day, on Christmas almost 5 years ago. But it was magnificent. You never forget your first time. The first time I stood in front of this remarkable structure.
La tour Eiffel, originally uploaded by kimdokhac.
What I’m Tweeting About
29 Nov 2009 Leave a Comment
- 17:59 RT @briaquinlan: RT @jodimeadows: Query project: jmeadows.livejournal.com/727288.html #
- 21:43 RT @RevRunWisdom: True love is like a good pair of socks,, it takes 2 and theyve gotta match
luv yall.. gud nite #
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What I’m Tweeting About
28 Nov 2009 Leave a Comment
- 15:45 RT @RevRunWisdom: be a shameless dreamer! use the eyes behind ur eyes! #
- 23:00 Working on my Writing Goals for next year. List of projects I want to write, polish, outline. #
- 12:18 @briaquinlan – I try not but I’m not always successful. #
- 12:27 @briaquinlan – I try to blog on the weekend. But most of the time it doesn’t work out. Unless I schedule the post. #
- 14:10 RT @RevRunWisdom: Get up!!!! You dont drown by falling in water, u drown by staying in there!! #
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What I’m Tweeting About
27 Nov 2009 Leave a Comment
- 09:57 I #amwriting and listening to "The Dana Owens Album" #
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What I’m Tweeting About
26 Nov 2009 Leave a Comment
- 20:46 Helping a friend restore their computer and all their files. Managed to save most but will be a bear to get everything back as it was. #
- 10:09 RT @katiebabs: Why do I have the feeling, the next biggest thing will be tweets imprinted on toilet paper? #
- 10:09 RT @inkyelbows: You can learn more from reading/critiquing work of others than in being critiqued. @bookendsJessica bit.ly/5UaB7V #
- 10:10 @angelajames – I wanted to be a Dallas Cowboy Cheerleader when I was younger. And a Rockette. That was replaced with being an author. #
- 10:11 Happy Thanksgiving to all. And Happy New Thursday. #
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Thanksgiving Menus
26 Nov 2009 Leave a Comment
in 7-Up Cake, Family & Friends, Recipes, Thanksgiving Tags: 7-Up Cake, Family, Friends, Recipes, Thanksgiving
I love to cook. And this year, for Thanksgiving I’m only making 2 dishes. Both of them desserts – 7-up Cake and Ambrosia Salad. We’re eating with extended family, instead of our usual small family gathering of me, mom, aunt, grandmom and maybe my sister & nephew. It’s going to be fun. Whenever we get together there is lots of fun, laughter and good times. And we usually have a dry house (meaning no alcohol – no reason except my family isn’t big drinkers).
The menu this year is -
- Turkey
- Cornish Hen
- Ham
- Cornbread Dressing
- Black-eyed Peas
- Rice
- Macaroni & Cheese
- Homemade Rolls
- Cranberry Sauce
- Peach Cobbler
- 7-Up Cake
- Sweet Potato Pie
- Ambrosia Salad
Tell me what are you planning to eat or cook for the holiday, if you celebrate. Will you be spending it with family, friends or a mixture of both? Are you travelling or staying home?
And since I’ve been asked I’m sharing the 7-up Cake Recipe. It’s a family favorite and family tradition. And is my second favorite dessert besides German Chocolate Cake. I have made it from scratch but the quickie recipe works well.
Quickie 7up Cake -
Ingredients:
* 1 package yellow cake mix
* 3/4 cup vegetable oil
* 10 ounces 7-Up
* 1 package instant vanilla pudding (or lemon if you want it real lemony)
* 4 eggs
***Icing Ingredients***
* 1 1/2 cup sugar
* 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
* 1/2 cup margarine
* 1 cup crushed pineapple
* 1 cup coconut
* 2 eggs
Preheat oven to 350 F.
Mix cake ingredients together. Divide batter between two greased and floured 9″ round cake pans. Bake according to package directions, approximately 25 – 30 minutes.
Combine all icing ingredients together in a medium sauce pan. Cook until it has the consistency of thick gravy. Spread over one cake layer, top with second layer; frost second layer.
Note: I typically make it in a bundt pan cause that’s how my mom makes it. Also the pineapples in the icing/glaze makes it really sweet so using it has become optional in my house.
What I’m Tweeting About
25 Nov 2009 Leave a Comment
- 19:34 In case you’re wondering where I’ve been. I’ve been writing and planning out which writing projects I plan to tackle in 2010. #
- 21:13 If you’re going through hell, keep going. ~~ Winston Churchill #
- 21:13 Turn your wounds into wisdom. ~~ Oprah Winfrey #
- 21:37 Read Transgression by James W. Nichol – bit.ly/1fPtUy #
- 10:21 RT @inkyelbows: Q&A from @mariaschneider: Literary Agent @Ginger_Clark (Curtis Brown) bit.ly/77F5ui #
- 11:14 Dad is delivering cakes today. He made about 15 and gives them out as gifts. Pound Cake, Coconut Cake and Caramel Cake. All from scratch. #
- 12:19 @KimberlyFarris – It’ll probably take him a couple of hours to get there. LOL. #
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Photo of the Week – Ruth St Denis
24 Nov 2009 Leave a Comment
in Photo Inspiration, Photo of the Week Tags: Photo Inspiration, Photo of the Week
Ruth St Denis in a Burmese solo dance., originally uploaded by New York Public Library.
This is an amazing photo. I just had to share. Sorry I’m late with the Photo of the Week.
