By request.....

this is for you Ryann...& well a few others who have asked for the recipe.......

The oh-so-yummy, don't-even-ask-how-many-calories-are-in-them, totally-rockin POPCORN BALLS

14 Cups of plain popped popcorn (do not use buttered)

1pkg (14oz)caramels

1-2pkgs of semisweet chocolate chips

10-12 popsicle sticks

Sprinkles(optional)

1.Place popped popcorn in a very large bowl

2.Melt unwrapped caramels & butter in a medium saucepan over low heat. Cook & stir until melted & smooth (about 5 minutes).

3.Remove mixture from heat & pour over popcorn... Working quickly, mix with a large wooden spoon until popcorn is coated evenly. Let cool slightly.

4.When popcorn mixture is cool enough to handle, grease hands with butter or nonstick cooking spray. Shape popcorn mixture into baseball sized balls (or a bit larger); place 1 popsicle stick into each ball.

5.Melt chocolate chips by double boiler method or place in microwavable bowl. Microwave on HIGH for 1 mintue; stir. Continue to microwave on HIGH for 30 second intervals until chips are completely melted. Stir until smooth.

6. Dip each popcorn ball into melted chocolate & shake sprinkles on the chocolate. Place on waxed paper until chocolate is set.

Enjoy!!!!

Sunday night TV is destroying my life......

Yep...I have officially become a Sunday night TV addict. Especially Grey's Anatomy...OMG!.... I love that show! To understand the enormity of this situation you must realize I have miraculously escaped all the TV crazes of the last decade. Up until now I hadn't been sucked into any of them...not Friends, not Survivor...none of them. But this one has infiltrated my life in the most bizarre way. I wanna BE part Grey's Anatomy! I don't want to be an actress or work on the show itself. And I don't want to be one of the characters. I just wanna be their pal & hang with them. George moved out, so I think I'll go knock on Meredith's door & see if she has a room available. It's worth a try, don't ya think??? Now don't try to convince me that it isn't real & that they are just all actors...I simply don't buy it. I am so dysfunctional that I would make a perfect friend for Izzy, Meredith & the gang. Hey I've had tons of experience already.....my sister Femmie is Yang's identical-personality-twin.
Seriously...I must be losing it....seriously...........

A girl's gotta love "FREE"

& this girl does! Let me 'splain......I had a credit for free merchandise coming to me at my favorite scrapbook store, The Craft Garden. So today I used it up to treat myself! And look at the goodies I got......

* a Silent Setter ~ I bet K. wishes that is one scrapbook purchase I had made before now....uhm, did I mention I was using my old one with the hammer all through the Super Bowl....he he
*some uber cool Heidi Swapp"Traveler" tape.....did I tell you lately that I wanna be Heidi Swapp when grow up??

~And check out these adorable little bottles of paint....the colors are absolutley YUMMY! I played around with them tonight.....soooooo fun!

Anyway, these little goodies were the highlight of my day......my day that included over 6 inches of snow. What the??? I am about done with winter & somehow I do not think the weatherman got the message.....hmph! Has he not figured out that it is all about ME????? ***okay, it's late & I am getting a bit slap happy.....I should sign off before I say something I will regret :)

A Cup O'Love......

This morning I went to the scrapbook store & made my girl Heather one of my "oh-so-coveted" personalized travel mugs. It turned out uber cute!! Now I'm gonna have to make one for myself... the catch??? I don't drink coffee :)












Do you wanna hear something wild????? One of my sisters called today to give me some very interesting news......our grandma won 1/4 of a million dollars in the Ohio lottery last night! BLING! I am so happy for her.....but here's the really sweet part. I called to congratulate her.....

Me: Congratulations Grandma! You really deserve it!

Gma: Thanks!! (she was giddy with excitment)

Me: That is a way cool birthday present (her 75th was on Sunday)

Gma:(very matter of factly) It wasn't a birthday present.

Me: Huh??

Gma: It wasn't for my birthday. It was the first Valentine's gift Don has sent me in years . (my grandpa passed away in the early 90's) But he did really good this year.

I was in tears...how sweet. Although the whole family misses him, I have to admit I don't often stop to think about the enormity of her situation......the love her life is gone, and she is still very much in love with him after all these years. I can't describe how that conversation touched me......it's one of those things I'll carry with me for the rest of my days