Any One for Search and Rescue?

Here is a video of my Niece and Brother-in-Law.  

They were on the local'ish news recently.

(Yes, my niece is really a dog, 

but we still love her dearly!!!)

Hope you enjoyed this video as much as we did. This beautiful Lab is really an exceptional Search Dog.  She has really saved lives and kept families from losing loved ones.  


She and her brother, Porter have been with my sister and brother-in-law helping to search and rescue lost persons and avalanche victims.  What a great talent they have, a four-som team.  

Make-Do Monday - Better Late than Never

At Make-Do Mondays we discuss how we’re simplifying, downsizing, repurposing, buying used, and using what we’ve got.

It’s a carnival celebrating creative problem-solving, contentment, patience and ingenuity. To participate, share your own make-do solution in the comments or write up a Make-Do Mondays post at your blog, then return here to link via MckLinky. Enjoy others’ ideas by clicking on their link in the MckLinky list.





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Make-Do Monday with Shari - 

a bit late, but finally here!

See the huge mushroom on the top of the pile?  My small can of mushrooms is stems and pieces or sliced mushrooms.  They are great as sliced mushrooms go, but I am having 'kid' issues.  All of the sudden I am hearing, 'I don't like mushrooms.'  I don't know where that is coming from, my family has been eating mushrooms for ........... well, ever.  So because I love mushrooms, I am not going to leave them out.  I have been chopping the mushrooms into smaller pieces and I have not heard those "don't like" words.  So maybe chopping them smaller have made them more tolerable for the kids.

I just grab my wonderful kitchen scissors, they are not kitchen scissors but I love them in there.  Then I just start cutting, right in the can.  Cutting and chopping until they are the size I think is best.  I also dump them into the mixture slowing and take care of any uncut large slices.  

I know this will work for other foods- such as sliced pears, peaches, green beans- just try it sometime.  I really hate to pull out the knife and cutting board when scissors will do!  

Scissors also do a great job on:

• leftover meat - such as pork chops that I want to slice up for stir fry or to cube chicken/turkey for chicken salad
• pizza - to make a tiny slice for a quick taste or to cut up the whole pizza or just the ends where the pizza cutter has a hard time getting to when you have a very large pizza and your pizza peel is too small
• cutting bread into cubes for croutons, strata, bread puddings, initial chunks to  toast for bread crumbs
• opening packages, frozen veggie bags, cheese packaging, etc
• cutting up pineapple when you need tidbits and can only find chunks
• and a whole myriad of other uses

Scissors are a magic tool in my kitchen.  And mushrooms are one of my very favorite foods/ingredients.  So putting the two together makes my life remain great as I can still put mushrooms into almost everything I make!!  Fresh mushrooms are also wonderful, but they are usually very expensive.  However I do get to have them occasionally and it is a real treat.  

Have a wonderful week!!!

See you Monday............................

Have a Happy New Year Everyone!!!!!!!!!!!


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Late Late Late!!! Where Was Make-Do Monday this Week?

Well, where do I begin?

Sorry, so sorry I missed Make-Do Monday this week!  I have been here, but I suppose that with Christmas and being on vacation from School, I must have assumed that I was on vacation from everything!


I fully intended to put up Make-Do Monday on Sunday.  But time got away from me.  So early (for a non-school day 7am was early!) Monday morning I went down to the lap top and copied photos onto the hard drive from my phone and started to get the photos ready for my post.


Then I decided to put on a Christmas Movie from Hulu so I could have some noise, Christmas noise in the background.  I then realized that there were a few Christmas movies we hadn't seen and they would be expiring soon (Dec 31st, Thursday).  So I chose a new movie, forgetting that I had something very important like Make-Do to get posted!


I was now off in movieland, enjoying some really nice movies. I watched "Special Delivery", "Santa Baby 2: Christmas Maybe", one of my new favorites "Holiday in Handcuffs", plus several others. I was also making breakfast and even worked on some flash cards for Pharmacology.  Problem was I had completely forgotten that I had not done my MDM post!




About 4 pm, after lunch, helping make iron on t-shirts, cleaning the living room, laundry, dishes and now getting ready for dinner, I had that sinking feeling that I forgot to do something.  Yep, I stopped for a moment and thought about it and remembered it was Monday and my Make-Do post was not up, and not only that, but the header wasn't up either for those of you who had your lives in order and on the ball!!!  I apologize, sincerely apologize!!


I have made a plan, and I hope that this does not happen again.  With the implementation of my plan, we should never be without the new Make-Do Header Post again!  

So here is to a New Year full of fun 

Make-Do Links 

for all of us to enjoy!!!  

(I am using Mona-Vie, it looks like wine, but is so much better for me!)

Cheers!!!!  

(non-alcoholic, of course!)

Love and Hugs to all and  A Happy New Year Tooooooooooooooo~!

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Make-Do Monday December 21st

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At Make-Do Mondays we discuss how we’re simplifying, downsizing, repurposing, buying used, and using what we’ve got.

It’s a carnival celebrating creative problem-solving, contentment, patience and ingenuity. To participate, share your own make-do solution in the comments or write up a Make-Do Mondays post at your blog, then return here to link via MckLinky. Enjoy others’ ideas by clicking on their link in the MckLinky list.

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Make do with Shari:

The other day I decided to make some cookies.  So when it was time to cook I didn't want to print a recipe from the computer.  

I also did not want to take the computer into the kitchen, so usually in this case I write the recipe down and go to the kitchen to get to it.  

I have been grabbing a scratch piece of paper and writing the recipe down but then I remembered this prescription drug advertising white board I had in my closet.    

I pulled it out the other day and scribbled a recipe on it.  I went into the kitchen and slapped this puppy on the fridge- but I needed the help of this super duper magnetic holder.  

So now that the recipe was near my work station I went ahead and made some biscotti.   I also had Christmas music playing on my laptop in the living room so it was quite festive.

If one wanted- this board can be mounted on the fridge or inside a cupboard door with the 2 sided sticky tape on the top and bottom.  

But if it was permanently mounted it would be hard for me to take to the computer and scribble instructions and use it as a mobile note-taker.

Here is another way I get the recipe in front of me.  I will print them out and then hang them from a hanger I have on the side of my cabinet.

This is showing how my pink magnetic clip can be used on the metal frame around my kitchen window.  The metal frame is under the drywall and the paint- it is the corner beading.  It is fun to put magnets on the corner beading- it sometimes looks like magic.

Hope you have fun with your Holiday cooking..........  

The big day is almost here and then New Years is next.  Then I hope all the big baking and food-for-alls go away for several months as I try to de-food-tox and get into better shape, a more healthy body!!

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Make-Do Monday December 14

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At Make-Do Mondays we discuss how we’re simplifying, downsizing, repurposing, buying used, and using what we’ve got.

It’s a carnival celebrating creative problem-solving, contentment, patience and ingenuity. To participate, share your own make-do solution in the comments or write up a Make-Do Mondays post at your blog, then return here to link via MckLinky. Enjoy others’ ideas by clicking on their link in the MckLinky list.

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Make Do Monday with Shari:

Here is a mess of little items in a sewing kit.  A really cheap one, but one that would help out in a bind. I decided to put it in a plastic bag to keep everything together.  But I didn't like the look of it.  

So I found an empty pill bottle and cleaned it well, to get any drug residue removed. 

Then I put all the little odds and ends into the bottle.  Look how nice the bottle contains the odds and ends.  

I thought if I put it back in the plastic bag, I could put a couple of material swatches in it that could be used as patches or whatever.  

This was Easy-Peasy and a good organizational thing for me.

I know what you are thinking-   Shari needs to organize her kitchen counter.  You would be right.............  but that is for later......   I will do it this afternoon or tomorrow after school.... or when I find some extra time............  For sure before Christmas..............  

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Make-Do Sunday Meal and Presidents List Certificate

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At Make-Do Mondays we discuss how we’re simplifying, downsizing, repurposing, buying used, and using what we’ve got.

It’s a carnival celebrating creative problem-solving, contentment, patience and ingenuity. To participate, share your own make-do solution in the comments or write up a Make-Do Mondays post at your blog, then return here to link via MckLinky. Enjoy others’ ideas by clicking on their link in the MckLinky list.

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Well we are still having issues with our Internet service.  We finally have a new receptor, but something isn't working at the main source or providers office.  So I have had intermittent and slow Internet service again.   

This is why I have been late in getting Make-Do up for the last couple of weeks!  So frustrating for everyone, including me!!!

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Here is one good reason for my putting Make-Do Mondays as a second priority next to school.

 My certificate for my 4.0 gpa and I was put on the Presidents List!

Not too bad for a nearly 50 year old, and not having been to college since 1983!!

(remember you can click on any photo and see a larger version)

This past week I have been spending a lot of time with my school work, again.  I have three tests, maybe four this coming week.  Two tomorrow, one Tuesday and one on Thursday.  Should be a lot of fun!

I am not doing too much in the way of making crafts or fixing things as I am really busy with my homework, studying and helping the kids with their homework.  Plus trying to manage my home.


However, I did make a meal for Sunday, today that everyone ate and said was really good.  So here is what I did..............

I took a half bag of Wal-marts beef meatballs and placed them in my medium oval crockpot.  (Is there any other kind of meatball at Wal-mart?  Anyway, I used beef.)

Then I put hot water and butter according to the package of a box of non-brand stuffing mix, it was chicken, it was what I had on hand.  Then I dropped it in over the meatballs and smooshed it down into the air pockets around the meatballs.

Into the oven, 350 degrees, it went.  I covered it with foil.  I let it bake for about an hour.   I tested it and when the meatballs read over 165 degrees, I pulled the crock out.

While it was cooking, I made gravy.  I took a can of chicken broth, (I only have chicken), then I added some flour to thicken it, a little milk, a little leftover turkey gravy, salt and pepper.  It turned out tasty, but I won't be able to duplicate it because I very rarely have left over gravy of any type, let along turkey gravy that my mom made!

Then I also wrapped 3 sweet potatoes in foil and tossed them in the oven to bake while the meatballs were cooking.  They were really nice sized!  They also smelled awesome as they baked.  It smelled like sweet potato pie, or my grandma's Thanksgiving sweet potatoes, but it wasn't any of those tasty things.  Oh well, maybe another day..........

Hubby also wrapped two very large Idaho potatoes and tossed them in as well.  

Soon (after an hour) dinner was done and I called the troops to dish up.  I was amazed that they all like the meal.  If I had known how well it was going to be received, I would have taken much nicer photos!  Sorry you had to look at the leftovers!  

Maybe I will toss this meal together again and document it.  The family all said I could make it again any time.  Awesome!  Oh, I liked it too.  

I think it would taste great using beef based broth and stuffing.  Do they make a beef stuffing?  Don't know about that one, I have never looked for beef stuffing!  Funny!!

Hope you have a nice week.  I will be studying and doing my best to ace my tests~!!!

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Baby Nisser from Norway (Christmas Elves)

Happy Holidays

and

MERRY CHRISTMAS

These young Nisser are in training til Jul!!!

Hope you have a wonderful Christmas Season!!

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