Once Upon The Internet by Marla Taviano

Please go here to read about and download

Marla's newest book.

Best of luck in her newest e-book!

So many wonderful stories

about Marla and her precious family,

meeting and staying with people (strangers)

all over the country, by meeting them via the internet.

We are so thankful this sweet family came to Texas

and were able to stop to stay with us (twice:))!

52 zoos in 52 weeks...and they said it couldn't be done!

With HIM all things are possible!!! -Philippians 4:13

"To God Be The Glory"

And to read Marla's great daily blog posts, please go here.

Blessings today and every day,

Kaye

Matthew 21:22

Ready for some football!

It is that time of year! Football 2011...
Below are a couple of recipes for
BooMama's DipTacular
Enjoy!

Olive Dip
2 8 ounce Packages Softened Cream Cheese
1 10 Ounce Jar Salad Olives Drained
2 Tablespoons Mayo
Dashes of Tabasco to taste

Mix with electric mixer. Keep refrigerated.
Serve with Frito Scoops...Enjoy!!!

Fire Crackers
1 Box Saltine Crackers removed from sleeves
1 1/3 Cup Canola Oil
1-2 TBSP Crushed Red Pepper
1 Package Hidden Valley Ranch Dressing Mix
Directions:
Combine oil and pepper and allow to sit for 1 hour
Pour oil and pepper combination
and package of ranch mix over saltines.
(Use large plastic bowl with lid, or use
large zip lock bags so these can be mixed
by rotating often during a
24 hour period allowing
all seasonings to soak into crackers.)
Enjoy alone, or with soups, salads and dips!
These keep for a long time in a closed container.
Variations of Fire Crackers:
If using Oyster crackers - 2 bags
If using Saltine "Mini's" - 1 1/2 Boxes
....Beware, as these are addictive,
any way you choose to make them!

Thanks for visiting and have
a wonderfully blessed day,
Kaye

"With everlasting kindness
I will have compassion on you,"
says the Lord your Redeemer. -Isaiah 54:8 NIV

Marla has a brand new book!

YES!!!!!!

Congratulations to Marla Taviano
on finishing another book,
titled,
"The Husband's Guide To Getting Lucky"!

So very proud of our dear friend
and by the name of the book
and the precious cover,
I'm sure it will be a BIG HIT.

Please go here to read more about it and
purchase it by downloading it for 'instant' reading!

Blessings to Marla and her family
and best of luck with their newest "project".

Kaye
Philippians 4:13

Personalize Your Present

Personalized Gifts for every occasion can be
found here!
Thanks for visiting and have a wonderfully
blessed weekend,
Kaye
Matthew 21:22

Unique Personalized Teacher Gifts

"Show us your life" from sweet Kelly

at Kelly's Korner

is featuring "teacher gifts" this week

therefore I thought I should show some

samples of "teacher gifts"

I've engraved in the past.

Shown above is a 6" x 6" Tan Engraved Tile.

This can be personalized with the teacher's name

engraved on top of the tile and the student's name

and year engraved on the bottom of the tile.

Shown above is a 12" x 12" Engraved Tile

for a very devoted teacher of 26 years.
Above is a personalized wood photo frame.
The frame holds a 4" x 6" photo and can be engraved
horizontally or vertically.
The personalized tile above features a quote
by Benjamin Franklin.
This tile is an 8" x 8" in 'stone'.
And above is yet another personalized
engraved tile for a very special Principal
who retired last year. This tile
is an 8" x 16" Porcelain tile.

I've also recently added a a personalized
acrylic ruler which would make a great
teacher's gift.

Please go here to see other fonts, colors, sizes,
and products. You will find with each size tile
there is a 'create your own' which essentially
means you can personalize your tile with any
saying, quote, Scripture, artwork and
student's name or names
and the year.

The only limit is your imagination!

Thanks Kelly for hosting and
thanks for looking.
Have a wonderfully blessed weekend.

Blessings always,
Kaye
Matthew 21:22

Boys will be boys!

Happy New Year!

Trying to catch up, one sticky note at a time.....

after enjoying family being here

throughout the holidays!

Tripp & Ben thoroughly

enjoyed their time together during the holidays.

It was fun watching them "play" together again

after several years of not being able to be here

at the same time....

...and it is so hard to believe the once 'little boy',

my favorite nephew:), is now 6' 5"!!!
Friends made these red and green
Christmas lights for us
using 12 Gauge Shotgun Shells!

Also shown in the picture is one of
several autographed copies of
The Pioneer Woman Cooks!
She will never know how grateful us girls
are to have our very own copy
of her great cookbook!

And if you haven't purchased yours yet,
I highly encourage you to do so.
It is a GREAT cookbook with wonderful
stories and absolutely beautiful photography...
She is so very talented (understatement of 2010),
and we thank her from the bottom of our hearts
for signing these books and sending them
back so quickly!

Have a wonderfully blessed 2010,
Kaye
Matthew 21:22

Congratulations Giveaway Winner!

Congratulations Tiffany at A Moment Cherished

for winning the engraved tile give-a-way

at Kelly's Korner last week!

Tiffany chose a tile to give to her

in-laws for a Christmas gift.

Thanks Tiffany for entering and I hope

your in-laws l.o.v.e. their gift!

And many sincere thanks to Kelly

for hosting the giveaway.

The response was overwhelming and

I appreciate everyone who entered

so very much.

Blessings today and always,

Kaye

Matthew 21:22

HP Touchsmart Computer GIveaways!

Please go here and here and here and here and here

for your chance(s) to WIN a great NEW HP computer!

Winners will be announced on December 24th!

Happy Holidays,

Kaye

Matthew 21:22

O Christmas Tree-Handprint Style

Memories of Christmas 2008
Last year Brandi at Brandi and Boys shared

one of her favorite pieces of Christmas 'artwork' on her blog

and when I saw it I knew I wanted to 'try' to get the

family involved to try doing this using our hand prints.

So last year on Christmas Eve the girls

brought enough canvasses

and paint so each of us could have our own

"Hand Prints Christmas Tree"

to treasure.

Ours started with the Grandparent's hand prints

at the bottom, then each of the kids and their

spouses hand prints, and last & least each of

the grandchildren's precious hand prints!

Thanks so very much Brandi for sharing this

wonderful idea on your blog.

I love our 'hand made' tree and will treasure it always.

Blessings today and every day,

Kaye

Matthew 21:22

Cowboys & Indians

A sweet lady from Alabama mailed me pencil

drawings to engrave on tiles last week.

Above is a collage of some of them after they were

scanned, engraved and ready for shipment.

Hopefully she'll be very pleased with how

her drawings engraved.

"Creator God, teach me to see the

beautiful things that are obscured

in life's deep shadows."

-The heart of a Father

Mike Nappa & Dr. Norm Wakefield

Blessings today and always,

Kaye

Matthew 21:22

Remembering Dickinson State Softball Players

Remembering Kyrstin, Ashley and Afton.

Please go here to read about their Memorial Service

and please go here to read a very informative

blog post regarding Emergency Escape Hammers.

Praying for these young ladies teammates,

their Coaching Staff, and the entire

Dickinson State University staff & student body.

Also praying for each family and the loved

ones & friends affected by the loss of their loved ones.

Blessings, prayers and peace of mind to

each and every individual who have been

affected by this tragedy.

Kaye

Psalm 46:10

HIS word...

"We are hard pressed on every side, but not crushed;
perplexed, but not in despair;
persecuted, but not abandoned;
struck down, but not destroyed.
We always carry around in our body the death of Jesus,
so that the life of Jesus may also be revealed in our body."
2 Corinthians 4:8-10 NIV

"Do not judge, and you will not be judged.
Do not condemn, and you will not be condemned.
Forgive, and you will be forgiven."
Luke 6:37 NIV

New Personalized Coffee Mugs

Coming to our website soon...

..in black...

..in blue...

...& in red!

These wonderful square personalized
Coffee Mugs can be engraved
per your instructions....
...on one or both sides!

Thanks for stopping by and have
a wonderfully blessed day,
Kaye
Matthew 21:22

Engrave your name here...

Thanks so much to sweet Kelly for hosting
websites and blogs featuring products
made at home this weekend.
I look forward to looking at what
many wonderfully talented women create at home.

I've pulled some sample photos off of our
website to show various ways to
commemorate the birth of a special
newborn in your life.

All of the samples shown are 8" x 8"
Porcelain tiles engraved with
birth information of some very special children.

We can customize any size tile offered to
say what you'd like.
We also engrave on leather, acrylic & wood.

Please stop by to create "your" own special keepsake.
We look forward to hearing from you for your
holiday and any and all special occasion needs.

"The only limit is "your" imagination!"

Click here to visit our website.

Thanks again and have a wonderfully
blessed weekend.

Blessings today and always,
Kaye
Matthew 21:22

Olive Dip Recipe

This recipe was shared with me by Mary Katherine.
It is a recipe she got from her Mother-in-law a few
years ago. I always try to have this on hand
when company's coming!

Olive Dip
2 Packages Softened Cream Cheese
1 10 Ounce Jar Salad Olives Drained
2 Tablespoons Mayo Dashes of Tabasco to taste
(the more the better in my humble opinion!)
Mix with electric mixer. Keep refrigerated.
Serve with Frito Scoops...Enjoy!!!

Thanks for visiting and
have a wonderfully blessed day,
Kaye

"With everlasting kindness
I will have compassion on you,"
says the Lord your Redeemer.
Isaiah 54:8 NIV

Enter a great giveaway!

Greetings from Mount Pleasant, Texas to AGD!

Also shown in the photo are delicious pralines
made locally by Golden Gals Candy Company.

Mount Pleasant is known as
"The Sweetest City" in Texas since we
are fortunate to have so many fine sweets
made here and shipped all over the world.

Mt. Pleasant offers Laura's Cheesecakes,
Sweet Shop U. S. A.,
& Golden Gals Candy Company,
to name some of our favorites!

And sending a bouquet of roses cut this afternoon
for Angie (AGD), her precious family
and my faithful blog readers.

I'm sure that I am disqualified automatically
to win 'the engraved tile' in her great giveaway,
but I am very hopeful to win some of the other
great prizes she is offering!

Be creative and join in on sweet Angie's
great giveaway she has going on!
Go here to read all about it!

You'll be glad you did.....promise!!!
Blessings today and always,
Kaye
Matthew 21:22

When times are good, be happy;
but when times are bad, consider:
God has made the one as well as the other.
Therefore, a man cannot discover
anything about his future.
Ecclesiastes 7:14 NIV

Winner's selection along with others...

This was shipped today to a recent blog tile giveaway
winner held at You & Me Plus Three...

...and this was shipped to a
special baby in New Mexico today...

...these were made for some
Northeast Texas couples...

...this was engraved for a very recently wedded couple...

..and this was made especially for the Sterck's...
who were or will be married this year...

Hope you are having a fantastic Monday.
Blessings today and always,
Kaye
Matthew 21:22

May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace
as you trust in Him, so that you may overflow
with hope.
Romans 15:13 NIV

99 & Holding

Southern Hospitality's Rhoda and her husband recently met my sweet Father-in-law at The Club in Birmingham for lunch. She tells a wonderful story of their time together, along with history of The Club and shares a wonderful sounding recipe here.
Thank you both for meeting him for lunch and for sharing this great picture of him. He thoroughly enjoyed meeting you both. Hopefully next time we're in Birmingham we can all get together!
Blessings today and always,
Kaye
Matthew 21:22

For in HIM we live and move and have our being.
Acts 17:28 NIV

Memories of Taviano's Visit #2

We were thrilled the Taviano's decided
to come back to Mt. Pleasant!
So.......we had to add 'back' to the
welcome sign!

Segway Lessons 101, with Maddie's help of course!

Gabe on 2 wheels! You Go Gabe!

Mary Katherine with The Taviano's before they left
for Memphis....

....and the sign left by them upstairs in the room they stayed in!
Very sweet of them to say good-bye this way. :( sniff-sniff

We look forward to reading more stories from their trip and
seeing some of the 3,000+ photos they took.
WOW, that is a lot of pictures.

Please visit here, here & here to read more
about their 2009 Spring Break trip
and also about the zoos
they've visited in the past several months
and more currently,
the zoos they've visited during the past 2 weeks.

We thoroughly enjoyed our visits with them while on their
way to zoos in South Texas and their visit coming back
through here on their way to visit the Memphis Zoo.

As I said in the first post I wrote about their stay here with us,
"We'll never be the same", p.e.r.i.o.d.

They are such a wonderful, uplifting,
beautiful, positive, Jesus loving family!
If they are on your family's route for their next zoo trip,
I promise you would be very blessed to meet them and
to host them in your home.

We miss you and love you and
appreciate your prayers more than you know,
Kaye
Matthew 21:22

"Lord, what a joy and security it is
that we may, that we must, pray together."
-Corrie ten Boom-Each New Day-April 24

And your ears shall hear a word behind you saying,
"This is the way, walk in it," when you turn
to the right or when you turn to the left.
Isaiah 30:21

Guess who's coming....back!

Yes! They'll be back tonight!

So I took this out of one of Marla's books....

And engraved some of these for her!

Couldn't think of anything more appropriate for
a wonderful author.

From reading both Marla and Gabe's blogs the past few days,
I think they've enjoyed this trip to Texas and they found out
Texas is a BIG STATE!

Praying for safe travels throughout the remainder of their journey.
I hope to post more stories and pictures from their stay here later!

Blessings always,
Kaye
Matthew 21:22

You who live in the shelter of the Most High,
who abide in the shadow of the Almighty,
will say to the Lord,
"My refuge and my fortress;
my God, in whom I trust."
Psalm 91:1-2