tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-65449365065245537042024-02-07T21:17:28.033-08:00So Blessed: A Place to Express My GratitudeMelaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17266501522153333087noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6544936506524553704.post-56920991159275043082009-03-06T22:30:00.000-08:002009-03-06T22:36:14.371-08:00Food Processors and Cilantro!I don't like chunky salsa and neither does Brady. So, for all these years, we have just dipped the chips in the juice, leaving enormous amounts of the salsa to waste. Someone, I don't remember who, said "why don't you just stick it in the food processor?" Why didn't I think of that!!! So now I can buy the chunky salsa and my favorite new ingredient CILANTRO (LOVE IT), process it, and have the kind of salsa I have always been searching for! Thank you who ever you are for coming up with such a simple elusive solution<a href="http://photobucket.com/images/cilantro" target="_blank"><img src="http://i491.photobucket.com/albums/rr277/le_monike/Cilantro.jpg" border="0" alt="cilantro Pictures, Images and Photos"/></a>Melaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17266501522153333087noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6544936506524553704.post-33296458356861013242009-02-24T21:16:00.000-08:002009-02-24T21:17:02.731-08:00Group WorkoutsI just never hit it as hard if I'm not with other people.Melaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17266501522153333087noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6544936506524553704.post-2916272493739678482009-02-07T23:42:00.001-08:002009-02-07T23:42:32.501-08:00Thank Goodness its only a few days out of the month!<a href="http://photobucket.com/images/menstruation" target="_blank"><img src="http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f225/onikage311/chicken%20and%20ice%20cream/vol%202/i-dub-thee---mr-menstruation.jpg" border="0" alt="red tide Pictures, Images and Photos"/></a>Melaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17266501522153333087noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6544936506524553704.post-19241713280038974832009-01-30T22:27:00.000-08:002009-02-01T20:06:48.410-08:00I am thankful for products that moisturizeWinter is tough on skin! I'm glad we have lotion and chapstick to help.Melaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17266501522153333087noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6544936506524553704.post-53661822411090877832009-01-26T22:31:00.000-08:002009-01-26T22:42:50.185-08:00Thank You Lowes!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqJY0TLIdaP0S57MFLLg3DzWhQOFCPmnNE3uNvXPC7CkYAjwXTnchc4TCZqdap4Hlgy3ITo6HAMtipQ1qsmfQgzep2lEsfacvuUTbKQHOofi-9JcesAV4TTBIHqJkNq_FfkYzaO6TsJDE/s1600-h/Lowes.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295857674598497522" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 133px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 85px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqJY0TLIdaP0S57MFLLg3DzWhQOFCPmnNE3uNvXPC7CkYAjwXTnchc4TCZqdap4Hlgy3ITo6HAMtipQ1qsmfQgzep2lEsfacvuUTbKQHOofi-9JcesAV4TTBIHqJkNq_FfkYzaO6TsJDE/s400/Lowes.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>I have learned some cool stuff at this job that I never thought I would in my life (how to mix paint, operate a zamboni, cut blinds, cut keys), and a lot of things that will come in handy when I get my own house (painting and staining, landscaping, choose paint or blinds for certain areas, the process of installation and special ordering), and I know what a lot of things are that I wouldn't have otherwise. Also, I am a human Lowes map/directory. I am a knowledgable home improvement woman who even men come to for help!</div>Melaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17266501522153333087noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6544936506524553704.post-51809709814909384992009-01-25T20:31:00.000-08:002009-01-25T20:36:10.411-08:00Goodbye heavy duty ice scraping lasting more than 20 minutes.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjXZPZAtBuFH1a-tueiyceuYfhy4LBelrT34IN2WIfDqgDEVbz9UJeeit6ej1joxo3bATqyeElQ2LJQfvttRytWaeTokqlNdcEVL7hcFBc7Sxl__aVLXpRGQHQ2kzGhqfx16a2hu2pfBU/s1600-h/IMG_1273.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295456366396206706" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjXZPZAtBuFH1a-tueiyceuYfhy4LBelrT34IN2WIfDqgDEVbz9UJeeit6ej1joxo3bATqyeElQ2LJQfvttRytWaeTokqlNdcEVL7hcFBc7Sxl__aVLXpRGQHQ2kzGhqfx16a2hu2pfBU/s400/IMG_1273.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div>I am grateful to not be in Iowa for ice stoms or wind chill next winter! </div>Melaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17266501522153333087noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6544936506524553704.post-39401676812908859102008-11-13T14:11:00.002-08:002008-11-13T14:15:24.389-08:00Days Off WorkI am so grateful for days off! I had the hardest day at work yesterday. I was busy from the moment I got there until I left. I am so glad to just hang out at home today.Melaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17266501522153333087noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6544936506524553704.post-33651096904075072212008-10-11T22:16:00.000-07:002008-10-11T22:22:26.932-07:00In-laws!!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFKZWWUeR7nw0RC8P3iqOaWI5Low5BkR4rYZuJOL8ymUvZk4SPuuDYXQZWFVBupwMSfBWMgyhTRMCMyHWPBix-33jF4K1joDLTnj7e5MNCZWjJAFFW0LoW0fuF71_J4r5Xc9dQ55xmyI0/s1600-h/IMG_1205.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFKZWWUeR7nw0RC8P3iqOaWI5Low5BkR4rYZuJOL8ymUvZk4SPuuDYXQZWFVBupwMSfBWMgyhTRMCMyHWPBix-33jF4K1joDLTnj7e5MNCZWjJAFFW0LoW0fuF71_J4r5Xc9dQ55xmyI0/s320/IMG_1205.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5256133293553230434" border="0" /></a><br />I love my in-laws! Coleen and Larry came to visit us this weekend. They are so nice to me. I just think the world of them. ...And they bought us groceries! They are so helpful. I am so thankful/grateful for them and all they are. They are great examples and I love them.Melaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17266501522153333087noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6544936506524553704.post-84801722465460873482008-09-03T22:13:00.000-07:002008-09-03T22:23:50.964-07:00Butterflies<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghaTs6FheIGfvY7-3ZWOPADd0oJvcsidMCMki7evBcKIFbhGTnzd373qqMYGp8n104h4GRXDR1exCU5lS2rNzOmVPojTMPXuhppEQYXZrR1TG9n4ItLD0FbCS1TAyppvD_1H3M4SYoWD0/s1600-h/IMG_1686.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghaTs6FheIGfvY7-3ZWOPADd0oJvcsidMCMki7evBcKIFbhGTnzd373qqMYGp8n104h4GRXDR1exCU5lS2rNzOmVPojTMPXuhppEQYXZrR1TG9n4ItLD0FbCS1TAyppvD_1H3M4SYoWD0/s400/IMG_1686.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242030259579965938" border="0" /></a><br />Aren't Butterflies Beautiful! This little guy hung out with me while I working in the garden center today. If you look close you will see that he has a broken wing. He was having a hard time with all the wind and the colder temperature today, so I put him on my vest and took him for a ride. I left him outside when I went into the store and by the time I came back at the end of my shift he had passed on. I had become attached to the little guy so I took him home for a peaceful burial. Aren't I weird! Oh well... RIP.Melaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17266501522153333087noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6544936506524553704.post-10710336715714973422008-08-28T22:16:00.000-07:002008-08-28T22:32:29.762-07:00I Am Thankful For Warm Weather!<div style="text-align: right;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhkErS1Vr9byUBDod-9m0jx1fp4fNudcsjZFUGJZHq-xOAK5OJ7t5fLdYExGb_k2nSMtAQaefx8KiidmJpIqL8DBcLO0vmJSg90idkTvNrn6J5ZGNENSDEH3lLYzNC_zoGF82jmMCFe0c/s1600-h/IMG_1674.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhkErS1Vr9byUBDod-9m0jx1fp4fNudcsjZFUGJZHq-xOAK5OJ7t5fLdYExGb_k2nSMtAQaefx8KiidmJpIqL8DBcLO0vmJSg90idkTvNrn6J5ZGNENSDEH3lLYzNC_zoGF82jmMCFe0c/s400/IMG_1674.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5239806463728327794" border="0" /></a><br /></div>It was a great sunny day today! My plants were soaking up the sun.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim4hyCjQIvtwKPCfITYJ4TN0AGvAGjr0FB64ElIf1m9iXo4zv6I7O1IHYeVWaJzL69iMrfqJ8EH8q80HJ5tRniOcbESDUtyx-kVvQj6tItl6X6Z9HcQ2ohM8DfltZjXUNxFjvXrQluqfc/s1600-h/IMG_1681.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 398px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim4hyCjQIvtwKPCfITYJ4TN0AGvAGjr0FB64ElIf1m9iXo4zv6I7O1IHYeVWaJzL69iMrfqJ8EH8q80HJ5tRniOcbESDUtyx-kVvQj6tItl6X6Z9HcQ2ohM8DfltZjXUNxFjvXrQluqfc/s400/IMG_1681.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5239805464006348114" border="0" /></a><br />My cat loves the warm weather too!<br /><div style="text-align: right;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtS_mg6uCnHUShAw1CSdeBBFh0yW9cSQkc03JbabEhB_ghktinPkBamtrjBQn-wuhRUigiTMOYAF-6joF3luHTK4k2aIYZj-Cfte0WQcNGfXdHDiGLjsOkjVthpKeEBmbpVsrvGenFQAg/s1600-h/IMG_1680.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtS_mg6uCnHUShAw1CSdeBBFh0yW9cSQkc03JbabEhB_ghktinPkBamtrjBQn-wuhRUigiTMOYAF-6joF3luHTK4k2aIYZj-Cfte0WQcNGfXdHDiGLjsOkjVthpKeEBmbpVsrvGenFQAg/s400/IMG_1680.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5239805469207061330" border="0" /></a><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUiExy6ueQI7pCqoEnLNHSXdCPt38vGJ1y6gK-hpAWvj0z1MVOzA5Egm1slx5BeLThtAU_351P-fT-jEfX0Xnza91Sz-m_aTri8GITKjrivk7_RJCa3_uwUYjBtLX8zf2_7i_0YcS2s9I/s1600-h/IMG_1677.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUiExy6ueQI7pCqoEnLNHSXdCPt38vGJ1y6gK-hpAWvj0z1MVOzA5Egm1slx5BeLThtAU_351P-fT-jEfX0Xnza91Sz-m_aTri8GITKjrivk7_RJCa3_uwUYjBtLX8zf2_7i_0YcS2s9I/s400/IMG_1677.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5239805481529852498" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: right;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVEsV33-T3s84U8gRJ1YWH77V3X6PLAu9TVSUf_qoQOg364M2-gU-vSvPdNNBjI5bBkXZx4w4EPwdW53lr76os5Xr3lm8tBJaIEmJcHzdk2r1cl7SxmG66NM15h0rF9ndj_AKhETQbuyg/s1600-h/IMG_1673.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVEsV33-T3s84U8gRJ1YWH77V3X6PLAu9TVSUf_qoQOg364M2-gU-vSvPdNNBjI5bBkXZx4w4EPwdW53lr76os5Xr3lm8tBJaIEmJcHzdk2r1cl7SxmG66NM15h0rF9ndj_AKhETQbuyg/s400/IMG_1673.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5239805489760160434" border="0" /></a><br /></div>I am thankful for my mom! Thanks for the care package. I put the nail polish to good use.Melaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17266501522153333087noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6544936506524553704.post-75834270151341448622008-08-28T20:49:00.000-07:002008-08-28T20:58:41.342-07:00A Place To Express My GrattitudeI thought it would be nice to have a blog where I could come and talk about the things that I am thankful for. I have been so blessed in my life and I know it. So to start things out... I am thankful for my church. I haven't always been completely active (attending church every week etc.), but I have always believed it to be true. I know how much better my life is when I live the gospel. I know that it makes me a better person. So...Thank You God for the restored gospel!Melaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17266501522153333087noreply@blogger.com1