My Treat For Today ~ Lemon Drops ~

I found this great recipe from :

http://grubgoodies.blogspot.com/2009/06/lemon-drops.html

Oh what a sweet treat it is . On the weekends I allow myself a treat and I though of these.
They are so easy to make too!!

Lemon Drops

1 package of yellow cake mix

1 package of lemon pudding mix

4 large eggs

3/4 cup of vegetable oil

The Glaze

4 cups of confectioner's sugar

1/3 cup of lemon juice

zest of 1 lemon ( optional)

3 tbs. veg. oil

1/3 cup of water

Preheat oven to 350 . Spray mini muffin pans with cooking spray. Combine cake mix,pudding mix,eggs,veg. oil and mix well. Pour into pan half full. bake for 12 mins. Turn out on rack

Glaze- Sift sugar into mixing bowl add lemon juice,zest,oil,water mix with a spoon till smooth. With your fingers dip the muffins into the glaze while its still warm.

12 Yards of Fabric !!

I just finished cutting 12 yards of fabric into 3 inch strips.
I am making a quilt for my Godson and his wife .

This is the beautiful fabric .
Can you guess what I am making ??
A clue ~ you need 12 different fabrics and all cut in strips ~

Love touching all this nice fabric.......

All that cutting and this is what I ended up with.

They are all 3 in. strips ready for the next step.
OH !! Amy !! Is that butterflies I see on this navy fabric??
NICE!!!

Cute Little Bag For Ava~

I love making bags and just had to make one for baby Ava.
I didn't make it match the quilt because I used Fat Quarters and really didn't have enough fabric left over. But this is a small bag that she can throw stuff in for a short visit instead of using a larger bag .

A Baby Quilt For Ava ~

AVA , don't you just love that name ??

My husband's great niece had a baby girl this month .

I made this cute quilt for her.

The idea came from Mary at -http://www.maryquilts.com/strings/half-square-strings/ she has some great ideas for string quilts .

Let me tell you this is so fast to make . I was only sewing a couple of days and it was done .

I machine quilted this one on my sewing machine and did the swirl quilting design freehand (a first for me) .

I think I am going to make a bag too go with the quilt. ......

A Small Milestone~

Just wanted to share a little something......





My husband,Leo and I will be married 40 years come this November. Well on our 35th anniversary he got me a beautiful 2 carat Anniversary Ring !!!
(similar to the one pictured here)
About 1 year or so later it was to tight to wear :( and I refused to get it enlarged .
Now that I have lost 10.5lbs I can wear it again !! Yeah!!! I was so happy last night when I tried it on and it fit again . I know to others this is not a big thing but to me it HUGE!! It only makes me want to stay the course and get rid of the extra fat and to be healthy............

10 Weeks and 10.5 Down ~

Thats right 10.5lbs gone off my body!!!!!

Today is 10 weeks that I started walking with my Leslie Sansone DVDs. I must say I am happy with the weight loss so far . I have sooo much more energy than before .

I am eating better . I think before I eat. If I eat a snack thats not a healthy one I start thinking, "okay how much will I have to walk to burn this off?"

I wanted to reach 10 lbs for Labor Day (Sept.1th) Thank Goodness I reached it before!!! Yeah!!!

Have been sewing too!!! Will be posting something so cute real soon.........

Cabbage Casserole

My whole family loves this dish...........



This is a dish I like making when is cold outside but since we don't get to much cold weather here in the deep south I make it often.

Here is how I make it:

1 med. head of cabbage

1 1/2 lbs of ground beef

1 onion

1 bell pepper

garlic

1can of Rotel tomato sauce

2 -15oz cans of tomato sauce

3 cups of rice (uncooked)

salt & pepper to taste

Pre heat the oven to 350.

Get a large casserole dish out and spray it with Pam.

Chop or shred the cabbage.

Add the cabbage to the bottom of casserole dish.

In large pot , brown ground beef then add the onions and bell pepper garlic to cook down a little.

Add salt & pepper , tomato sauce and uncooked rice. Mix well then pour over the cabbage . Gently stirring in the mixture . Its okay if its not mixed to well. Cover the casserole with foil .

Cook for 1 1/2 hour . After 30 minutes take out and stir gently, put the foil back and return to oven for remaining time.

And thats it !!!

Its so easy !!

I put it in the oven this morning then went in the sewing room and stitched on the baby quilt that I am now busy making (pic coming soon) ♥

Accountability and Motivation ~ July Up Date

An up date on how I am doing with the" Walk Away the Pounds'
I am down 5.5 lbs for July . For a total of 8.5 lbs !!Yeah!!!!
I have walked 65 miles in July !!! Can you believe it?? I can't!!
I feel great and some clothes is fitting better which is always nice . I have lots of energy too.
I know it looks like the weight is coming off slow but with the walks it will come off and stay off.
I have been doing the fast walks and those are a 12 minute miles which includes a 2 minute Boosted walking(light jog) at the end of every mile . I was so surprised to see I could do it !!!