Author: Launi

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One Gracious Birthday

My cute son, Dane has decided to “donate” his 22nd birthday to Charity Water, an amazing non-profit organization determined to see that the population of the world has clean drinking water in our life time. Incredible.

He’s already made over 10% of his goal to raise $2200 by March 31, 2011 in the first two days, and we’d love to see the momentum keep building. As a mom–I can’t even comprehend what it would feel like to have to feed my children water that would make them sick.

So to help him with this life changing project–I’m donating 50% of the proceeds from my greenWinkle shop until the end of March. Please check it out–for a good cause, if you’d like.

For more on Charity Water, click HERE.

Thanks my friends–you’re the best.

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Broccoli Cheese Soup For the Soul

It’s cold outside and you know perfectly well that a hot bowl of soup beats a pair of fleece mittens–any dang day. And this creamy, cheesy number will keep you toasty warm till Spring…well, nearly. You may just want to have it for breakfast too. Then you won’t need a coat all day long. Ha ha.

Yeah, it’s that good. Thanks, April!

 

 

Broccoli Cheese Soup

Ingredients:

2 cubes butter

14 cups water

12 chicken bouillon cubes–4Tbsps bouillon powder

1½ cups flour

16 oz cheese whiz or 1 lb velveeta (I put in twice this)

4 cups fresh broccoli chopped

1 Tbsp onion flakes

salt to taste

Directions:

Boil water and bouillon. Cut broccoli in to small pieces, add to water. When broccoli is nearly done, melt butter in pan, stir in flour, then add hot soup stock to dilute (slowly with a wire whisk to keep smooth, or use blender). Add to soup. Stir until thickened. Remove from heat, add cheese. Stir until melted and smooth. Garnish with shredded cheddar–because it needs MORE cheese. HA!

Try this lovliness with tortilla chips, French bread or pretzels. It’s amazing.

Broccoli Cheese Soup For the Soul
 
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Ingredients
  • 2 cubes butter
  • 14 cups water
  • 12 chicken bouillon cubes–4Tbsps bouillon powder
  • 1½ cups flour
  • 16 oz cheese whiz or 1 lb velveeta (I put in twice this)
  • 4 cups fresh broccoli chopped
  • 1 Tbsp onion flakes
  • salt to taste
Instructions
  1. Boil water and bouillon.
  2. Cut broccoli in to small pieces, add to water.
  3. When broccoli is nearly done, melt butter in pan, stir in flour, then add hot soup stock to dilute (slowly with a wire whisk to keep smooth, or use blender).
  4. Add to soup.
  5. Stir until thickened.
  6. Remove from heat, add cheese.
  7. Stir until melted and smooth.
  8. Garnish with shredded cheddar

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If You Insist

I’m certain that if it was in my power–

to hold them still and keep them in this time and space…

I would be tempted to do it–for a while longer, at least.

Until I get my fill of the hugs and kisses and baby talk and lost shoes and favorite blankies and all-fall-downs and made up words and ants-go-marching and wrong side outs–that are the way of these little people. The things that tuck them straight into my grammie-heart for safe keeping.

Maybe I could just let them know when I’m finished with it all.

Because seriously…

no matter what Lily or the candles say~

they still get to be my babies…

for a while yet.

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Just a Hint…

of the fabric frenzy going on around here. Oh, the thread is really flying…

and you know I can never keep secrets to myself.

This little project was suppose to be a surprise for the babies birthdays–Chompy’s 2nd, and Lily and Beck’s 3rd.

But I guess I’m having too much fun sewing, stuffing, cutting…

tacking, stitching, embellishing…

buttoning, strapping, ziz-zagging…

(never mind wanting to play with all this cuteness myself–sheesh!)

to stop and actually give the presents to those sweet patient little souls.

Hopefully, by the end of the week, I’ll show you the finished projects.

And if the babies are lucky–they may just get them before…

high school…

perhaps.

heh.

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{ The Light of Belief }

Brothers and sisters, you may already know, deep in your soul, that God lives. You may not know all about Him yet and do not understand all His ways, but the light of belief is within you, waiting to be awakened and intensified by the Spirit of God and the Light of Christ, which you are born with. ”

– Elder Robert D. Hales

 

Happy Birthday Sue!