Thanks Nana

What a wonderful bedtime snack for the kids! Oatmeal chocolate chip cookies straight from Gladys, AKA "Nana's" kitchen.
Recipe For: Oatmeal Yummies
Ingredients: Mix dry ingredients:
1 1/2 cups flour
3 cups oatmeal
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp baking soda

Beat: 1 cup shortening
1 cup sugar
1 cup brown sugar, set aside

Beat: 2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla, until well combined

Add half the dry ingredients, stir well, Add 2 TBsp water and other half of the dry ingredients.

Stir in: 1 pkg 6oz. semi sweet choc. chips and nuts.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees

Mix dry ingredients together in another bowl. Beat sugar, shortening then beat in eggs and vanilla.
Add 1/2 flour mixture to liquid mixture. mix then add remaining flour mixture and add 2 TBsp. of water then add choc chips and nuts.
Bake on greased cookie sheet @ 350 degrees for 7-10 min or 20 min for giant cookie...

Princess Madison

My niece turns "5" on Friday and has requested a Royal Party, consisting of pink princess decor, glitter, wands and cupcakes. If you knew our precious Madison you would know that she is oh so worthy of all of the above. So Auntie Cel and Nana are off to find the proper decor. I found the cutest candles, however they ended up being available only in the UK... I found pink crown candles in North Carolina that will do.
For the cupcakes we found little toothpick crowns but they needed something so we added glitter..
and more glitter....

We love German glass glitter it's amazing!!!!!!
Come back to see the final Grand Extravaganza!!!
.She even had Princess sized treats for school......
Directly from the Princess mouth,"This was FABULOUS!"

Happy Valentines Day!

Where there is great love there are always miracles....
~Willa Cather