A family recipe

So I know its been a while, I won't even attempt to offer excuses. I will however offer you a easy recipe for Sticky Buns. Its a family favorite that I remember my grandma making forever. There are no measurements in this recipe just add what looks right/good to you. Spread the nuts and in this case mini chocolate chips in the bottom of a baking dish. Add coconut: Add lots of brown sugar, and a little cinnamon with a little nutmeg, and a smidge of white or turbinado sugar: Melt at least a stick of butter (no its not really a healthy recipe) you can use more if you want and pour over sugar, nuts, and other ingredients. Sorry no picture. Add yeast roll dough(I use frozen that I have defrosted but you can also use homemade roll dough. Bake according to your yeast roll dough recipe. When they are done flip out while still hot, and enjoy.

Have a great day and enjoy! -Leslie

I Write Like...

...So I don't know if you know this about me or not but I like to read. I also like to write and lately one of my many hobbies has been writting. My Mom told me this morning about this website http://iwl.me/ which takes a sample of your writing, anayalizes it and then tells you which famous author you write like. My Mom apparently writes like Stephen King, so does Margaret Atwood who is a writer that is one of the options you can write like. Me I write like one of my all time favorite authors.....

I write like
Stephenie Meyer

I Write Like by Mémoires, Mac journal software. Analyze your writing!

Have a great day!

Leslie

A few thoughts...

I was sitting here thinking, and I decided to share some random things about me. One for every year I've been blessed to be on this planet.

1. I am the oldest; child, daughter, grand-daughter

2. I love to sing

3. creativity = life

4. I am algeric to: fish especially tuna, and old-time cough syrup

5. crafts I haven't attempted: wood working, glass working/blowing, jewelry

6. current craft obsession: knitting, contemplating a return to quilting/sewing

7. favorite movies: The Beatles Help!, Mulan, Father Goose, Independence Day, and Bend it like Beckham

8. I wish I knew how to play an instrument

9. I love Zorro, my husband

10. I love to read

11. I love colored ink pens

12. me + note taking = < great

13. I want to be an author or editor when I grow up

14. socks = love <3

15. I learned to knit to make socks, mainly

16. I love to cook/ bake

17. I really loathe the dishwasher in my apartment

18. this year is a "milestone" birthday for me and hubby

19. I haven't made use of the vacumn recently

20. I love to drive

21. I am addictd to: Facebook, Fanfiction.net, Dr. Pepper, Holmes on Homes, and sushi

22. I love my Wii, even though I haven't used it recently

23. not so great at regular blogging

24. love skim milk, dislike whole milk (a lot)

25. have attended 2 Backstreet Boys concerts, hoping for a third this summer

26. been to 3 midnight release book parties

27. I own make up but rarely use it

28. I don't wear my wedding ring at home, but I feel naked without in in public

29. I would do just about anything for my friends, and family

30. 30 feels a lot like 18, so far.

Thanks for reading/visiting I know it's been a while.

-Leslie

No pictures today.

School is going well. I have survived the first tests in three out of my four classes. I am surviving the 8am class, which is english. English is a great class but it's on the entire wrong side of campus from where I park which makes for a 15-20 minute brisk walk. Well love to everyone. Have a geat week. -Leslie

Okay so I know it's been a while,

Sorry that it's been so long. Between the move and getting my classes straightened out it's been fairly busy around here. The last few days it has been snowing, everyday we wake up to more and more snow. Last night was the start of the thrid storm which is supposed to be the worst so far. It started snowing around 10pm last night, I left to take my friend home and when I returned about 45 minutes later my tire tracks were gone. Here are a few pictures to give you an idea of what we've got. The first three are from Monday evening around 6pm, and the last three are from this morning around 8:30am.

All is quiet

Merry Christmas, and many blessings in the New Year.

Another pair of socks

I just finished these socks today. Since I have tried several times to make these socks, and they were a big pain in the butt. I have decided to show everyone the fruits of my frustration. I spent a good chunk of my crafting life as a cross stitcher, and the book I bought by Cookie A. is full of charts that are totally and completely backwards. Instead of reading top to bottom and left to right you read these charts right to left and bottom to top. These socks took around 3 months to finish, and I honestly think that I am going to have to get rid of the book. I know that there are a lot of people out there who absolutely love the book and the patterns, I like some better than others, but I don't feel that this book is even the begining of user friendly. That's my opinion feel free to take a look and form your own. Just don't make the mistake that I did, when I brought the book to the counter at my yarn store I was told "Oh I love that book, it's so wonderful." I mentioned that (at that point) I had not ever made socks before, it didn't seem to change her recommendation. So let me tell you this is not a begining sock book! If you are looking for a begining sock book that is very user friendly I recommend Knit Socks! by Betsy Lee McCarthy. It is sock shaped and so very helpful, I would never have completed a single sock without this book. Have a great day!

-Leslie

Okay so it's not Flagstaff...

...But it's pretty close. I know I promised to find pictures of Flagstaff, but these pictures appeared in my in-box hours after being taken today. This is Mingus Mountain in Prescott, Arizona. My true hometown. I just had to share with you. Hopefully this will help Nicole understand why I am happy to be moving. Enjoy!

Snow it's a four letter word.

Snow, usually I enjoy the first snowfall, but this year, I don't want to see it. In the last week it's snowed at least three times. It's only the first week of October. Unfortunately as I have pointed out to several customers the snow isn't early, its actually late. Usually the first snowfall happens in September. I guess it still did I beleive it snowed on the 28th. Anyway it is what it is, and I can't stop it, so I guess I will just have to deal with it. Here are a couple of pictures of the snow I woke up to today.

Have great snow free day! (Hopefully!)

-Leslie

Well, it's been quite a while...

Truthfully I don't really have an excuse either. I have thought about updating several times and just haven't done so.

Now onto a big change that has Nicole upset with my husband, but me very excited. We are moving in the next few months, so that I can jump-start my languishing college education. I will be starting NAU again in January. Unfortunately this means that I won't get to see Nicole's new little one until around the middle of March durring spring break.

I was born in Northern Arizona, and my heart has always called it home, so I am very excited to be able to return. Maybe I can convince Nicole and her family to come and visit me in Flagstaff. It would be cool to take her munchkins to look thru the telescope that discovered the planet (former) Pluto, which actually (ironically) sits on Mars Hill. I will try to post some of my old pictures of Flagstaff, and NAU so that I can share why I love it so much.

With happy thoughts

Leslie