There's A First Time For Everything

And last week was the first time I had ever tried this...


Am I the only one out there who had never heard of or tried Fry Sauce before?

A few weeks back my blogging buddie Andie, who was visiting relatives in Utah, mentioned Fry Sauce in one of her posts. I commented that I had never tried it and low and behold, that sweetheart sent us a bottle. She said she couldn't picture me going through life without ever trying Fry Sauce!

Not only did I try it, but I bent my "no fries" rule and went to Wendy's for some fries. Wendy's has the best fries and if I'm going to bend the rules, I might as well go for the best! I've given up french fries completely and haven't had any in months but I wanted to taste it for myself...


Pretty darn good stuff I might add! It tastes like Thousand Island dressing and I love Thousand Island dressing! We don't have Fry Sauce here in CA (is it only a Utah thing?) but Thousand Island dressing or a mayo/ketchup mixture would be the next best thing.

Thank you Andie for making sure life didn't pass me by without trying Fry Sauce. My life is now complete!

I Have A Question For You...And It's Not Friday!

I know you're all probably busy watching the Super Bowl game but I'm curious about something and thought maybe you guys could help me figure it out.

I don't know if it was something that was set up in blogger, my computer, yahoo, or what, but I used to get a pop up box in the lower right hand corner of my screen telling me if I had a message or comment that had come in. I could be browsing websites or looking at blogs and all of a sudden, a horizontal box would pop up if someone had just left me a message, then the box would disappear and I could then go to my inbox to read the comment.

Does any of this sound familiar? Do you get these pop up messages? It hasn't happened since I got my new computer so I'm thinking I must have had something set somewhere. Who knows, it's all a mystery to me now!

Anyways, it's a pretty blah day here today, weather included. My husband had to go out of town for a few days so I don't even have the TV on. I'm thinking about turning on the game and doing some ironing while I'm at it. I know I know, I live an exciting life don't I!?!

To tell you the truth, I'm feeling kinda bummed. My sister who lives near me is having a Super Bowl party today with lots of friends and food but hubby and I never seem to be invited to their gatherings. Granted, they are "party people" and we don't drink, and we're really not into football like they are, but still. I probably wouldn't even have gone over but the offer to join in would have been nice. I called yesterday to see if I could stop by to drop off a special gift I had made for her but she was on her way to Smart and Final, stocking up for today I'm sure. Normally it wouldn't bother me but it is today.

My brother-in-law was talking about his game day cooking on Facebook. It didn't bother me at all until his neighbor's sister commented on how she's looking forward to today. His neighbor's sister...

I do want to say that I love my sister dearly and she's a sweetheart, but I guess we just think differently, and we definitely lead different lives. What crosses my mind probably never occurs to her. She would feel terrible if she thought I was feeling slighted. She's never had a malicious bone in her body.

I'll be over it by tomorrow.

It's Friday

And I'm nosy...

So here's the question: If you had a choice between conversation hearts or Sweet tarts, which would you choose?

or

It would be Sweet tarts for me. For some reason, I've never cared for the conversation hearts, maybe because they taste chalky. But I've always loved sweet tarts!

With Just A Little Bit Of Green Paint...

Do you remember my kitchen shelf fiasco a few weeks ago? Well, when it fell off the wall, the cute "flower bulbs in a dish" thrifty find I had only picked up a few days earlier broke too. Thankfully, as you can see, only one side was damaged in the fall...


Since I've started blogging, I keep saying that spray paint has become my new BFF so I laughed out loud when my husband suggested I spray paint over the damage. Funny thing is I had been thinking the same thing. Not necessarily spray paint, but why not paint the styrofoam green!?!

I headed over to Michael's and picked myself up a tube of $1.39 green paint, got out my little paint brush, and went to work...


I know it's not perfect but I liked my thrifty find and didn't want to throw it away. I'm so glad it was salvageable...with the help of a just little bit of green paint that is!

This post linked to:
Thrifty Thursday @ Tales from Bloggeritaville
Transformation Thursday @ The Shabby Chic Cottage

Photo Resolution 2010

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I'm sorry, I know you probably can't read the saying on this truck very well but it's been my lifelong motto "Do a job big or small, Do it right or not at all!"

I've preached this very same thing to my kids at least 1000 times I'm sure. I've always told them that if you're taking the time to do something, whatever it is, do it right and give it your best THE FIRST TIME, or don't do it at all.

I'm glad to see that a business owner thinks along those same lines as well!

A Valentine's Day Craft

As much as I wish I was, I truly am not a crafty person. I'm pretty good at home decorating but lack creativity in the crafting department. I think it would be a whole different ball game if I had someone to craft with but unfortunately I don't. When we move later this year, my goal is to find some crafting friends...and also to join a book club!

Every now and then however, something will hit me and I get the urge to drag out the glue gun. One night last week was one of those times. I decided to make this for Valentine's Day...


It was easy, fun, and I think it turned out cute!

I bought one sheet of the red checkered scrapbook paper, cut it the size of my glass, sprayed it with adhesive then stuck it right on top of the glass. I had previously bought a package of the hearts at Michael's so I just picked out the 3 I wanted to use, sprayed them with adhesive also then placed them where I wanted them. There were about 12 hearts in the package. Red, red glitter, pink, and pink glitter. The only time consuming part was making the bow. I used 4 different ribbons, tied them all together, then hot glued the bow to the frame. That's it!

I'd like to make another one this week using pinks. One single pink heart in a 5x7 frame. This was an inexpensive craft to make and would be fun for kids and adults. If you decide to make one, let me know. I'd love to see your creations!

This post linked to:
DIY Day @ A Soft Place To Land
Just Something I Whipped Up @ The Girl Creative

Giving Photos As Gifts

While RVing with friends over New Year's weekend, I took a picture of my husband with 4 of our dearest friends. It turned out to be a great picture of all of them, which can be rare when you're taking pictures with multiple people in it.

All 4 of these friends have birthdays coming up (2 of them just had their birthdays actually) so I knew the perfect gift would be a framed copy of the picture. I enlarged the photo and framed one for each of the guys...


My husband put his picture in the office and 2 others have been mailed out for birthdays. I attached the following note with the gift...

"What do you get 5 grown men for their birthday when none of them actually "need" anything? That's easy! You give them a picture of themselves...

~ with their best buddies
~ smiling
~ arm in arm
~ and making more memories than one heart can hold!"

Both friends loved the picture and the sentiment that was sent along with it. The next 2 birthdays are in February and March and their picture is waiting to be sent out to them as well.

I have found that giving framed photos as gifts is always so appreciated and well received. Nice, inexpensive frames can be found everywhere and enlarging photos has never been easier. You can enlarge photos in just minutes at Kinkos, Costco, or at your local drugstore. If you haven't given photos as gifts before, you might want to consider it. After all, who wouldn't love receiving a picture of themself with the special people in their lives!

We went to a birthday party for one of these precious men Saturday night. He had a surprise visitor! I'll share that with you soon!