Month: March 2011

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The Clean Water Movement

Just wanted to show you the sweet little article that Mindy Harward wrote in the local newspaper about a handsome young man that I know.  Now, I must say that I’m pretty darn proud of this fellow. As many of you know, he started a “give up your birthday” campaign over at Charity Water and it has really caught fire. In fact, this campaign has already committed life changing clean water for over 50 people —for life!

It’s been so fun to watch the generosity of friends and family and even total strangers when they realize that literally– our pennies– can change the world and bring clean water to the people that have never known such a thing. A few days ago Justin Bieber announced that he would be giving up his birthday to Charity Water as well–and within hours–his fans raised an incredible $40,000!

Of course, our goal is a bit more modest–we’re shooting for $2,200–before the end of March and we’re exactly half-way there!

Thanks everyone for your sweetness to our cause. It and you–mean so much to us.

Read the article: The Ultimate Birthday Present

Watch Dane’s video: My Birthday Wish

Check our progress or Make a donation

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Peek…

My beloved camera–my first in a million years–has given up the ghost. No flowers please…I’m trying desperately to be brave. While I work out the ups and downs of replacing it, I’ve decided to entertain you with a little “Chompy road show” from Jillian’s camera…that we’ll call “Hide and Peek.”

First–she hides. You know how that works…

If she can’t see you–then certainly, you can’t see her either. Anyplace is the perfect hiding place…

as long as your eyes stay squinched shut!

Hee hee…

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Candy Sushi

Candy Sushi 2

It’s quite likely that I will never entirely master the art of eating anything wrapped in seaweed…but Candy Sushi?! Oh. My. Word. You’ve got my attention now.

Not only adorable–but seriously–it tasted so good, we kept eating the…ahem…mistakes. There were a ton of them. heh, heh.

Simple-simple to make.

Ingredients:

3 tablespoons   butter

10 oz regular marshmallows

6 cups   Rice Krispies

Twizzlers

Gummi Worms

Red or green Fruit Roll-ups

Directions:

In large saucepan melt butter over low heat. Add marshmallows and stir until completely melted. Remove from heat.

Add RICE KRISPIES cereal. Stir until well coated. Using wax paper on top and bottom, press the treats flat until they are about 3/4 inch in thickness.


Line the candy up along the edge of the Krispy treats.


Roll the Krispy treats around the candy–just one thickness.

Cut the rolled treat away from the pan and smush the cereal around the candy so that it holds together.


Now wrap the roll with the fruit roll up. It will probably take two for each cereal roll.

Slice into pretty little Sushis.

Do watch out for the guy with the chop sticks, cause the crowd is about to go wild!

And so they should.

Candy Sushi
 
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Ingredients
  • Ingredients:
  • 3 tablespoons butter
  • 10 oz regular marshmallows
  • 6 cups Rice Krispies
  • Twizzlers
  • Gummi Worms
  • Red or green Fruit Roll-ups
Instructions
  1. In large saucepan melt butter over low heat.
  2. Add marshmallows and stir until completely melted.
  3. Remove from heat.
  4. Add RICE KRISPIES cereal.
  5. Stir until well coated.
  6. Using wax paper on top and bottom, press the treats flat until they are about ¾ inch in thickness.
  7. Line the candy up along the edge of the Krispie treats.
  8. Roll the Krispy treats around the candy–just one thickness.
  9. Cut the rolled treat away from the pan and smush the cereal around the candy so that it holds together.
  10. Now wrap the roll with the fruit roll up.
  11. It will probably take two for each cereal roll.
  12. Slice into pretty little Sushies.

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