In the Storm

30 days of thankful l day 25

this is gonna be an awesome little book once i get these all printed and inserted into an album.

reverb12 l reflect and manifest

reverb: ...a time of reflection

this december, beginning december 1 and ending on december 31 i will be joining lee at embrace life and others for reverb12. this will be my very first reverb. this is another journaling exercise that reaches to the depths as i reflect on this year - 2012...and manifest what is next in 2013.

my plan is to blog here the word or phrase prompts using others' prompts and even some of my own and then i will make a journalled scrapbook out of the exercise. it'll be a fantastic compilation of thoughts, events, dreams, failures, and successes from 2012 and for 2013.

some of the daily prompts i will be using are from lee's blog (and attributed through her) but i'll be searching for other prompts that need answering. here are just a few:

Remember   l   What is one thing you did this year you think you'll remember for the rest of your life?

One word   l   Encapsulate the year 2012 in one word. Explain why you're choosing that word. Now, imagine it's one year from today, what would you like the word to be that captures 2012 for you?

7 Minutes   l    Imagine you will completely lose your memory of 2012 in 7 minutes. Set an alarm for 7 minutes and capture the things you most want to remember about 2012.

Joy   l   What activity brings you the most joy?

Try   l   What do you want to try next year? Is there something you wanted to try 2012? What happened when you did/didn't go for it.

these are just a few of the daily prompts, the questions and words i will be answering. this is so similiar to ali edwards' 31 things class which i completed this past summer here but this has just enough of a spin, a time of reflection, and manifesting that i am so for it. i can't wait for this endeavor. and to see where it will take me.

30 days of thankful l day 24

40 recipes l pumpkin coffee cake #44

just in time for fall. i served up this coffee cake with a crunch topping to our small group and added cool whip - and it was devoured. it makes 16 large servings so perfect for our small group gathering.

40 recipes   l   pumpkin coffee cake #44

30 days of thankful l day 23

40 recipes l garlic ciabatta bread #43

another ina garten recipe. i used ciabatta sandwich rolls instead of a chunk of ciabatta bread and these turned out great.

40 recipes (plus)   l   garlic ciabatta bread #43

the freshness of the herbs are a must for these garlic rolls. so good. nothing is over-powering, not the garlic, or the fresh parsley, or the fresh oregano. the flavors just meld together fantastically.

30 days of thankful l day 22

happy thanksgiving.

hope your day is thankful.

40 recipes l zuppa toscana #42

my 40 plus recipes for 2012 continues...

with the most amazing soup. i know. i said similar about the recent roasted tomato basil soup. and it is all true. both are amazing. fantastic. so yummy. and perfect for the cooler temperatures.

zuppa toscana is olive garden's wonderful soup on their menu that i go to every time hoosier man and i visit for soup, salad, and breadsticks. and there are recipes all over the internet. i fashioned this recipe from many. the spicy sausage, and flavorful broth, and the bunch of kale was so good. mouth-watering good.

recently i watched an ina garten episode on the food network and she was making a roasted chicken then using the chicken in different ways. one way was making chicken stock out of the carcass. the chicken stock had fantastic color and looked so flavorful (from all the ingredients she used). think making homemade chicken stock is on gonna be on my 2013 recipe list. and homemade chicken stock would be superb in this recipe.

mso pretty. so good. i used my china to serve up this soup and it made it just that extra special.

my dutch oven has been getting a work out. filled with kale and sausage and warm-goodness.

30 days of thankful l day 19 - 21

had to do a bit of catching up. work has hindered blogging. but, still i am so thankful and loving this exercise in thankfulness.

10 things l 10 gifts i would be very thankful for

a bit cheeky of me to include a post about gift-giving - to me - during a month of thankfulness but christmas is around the corner and, while i don't expect to receive any of thses gifts, any of these gifts would make this scrapbooker, keeper of our memories, happy!

We R Memory Keepers 12 x 12 Albums in my signature (preferred) color - or red. Along with additional 12 x 12 We R Memory Keepers Protectors.

Fujifilm 16102240 Instax Mini 50S Camera (Black) - i have had this on my gifted-list for several years now and it would be so fun to take instax photos.

Wacom Bamboo Create Tablet - would love this so much; and be so very thankful. how fun it would be to be able to 'write' on my photos for print and for my blog.

Silhouette Cameo - of all the cutting systems out there this would be my absolute no. 1 favorite to have. this would not be used for scrapbooking but for home decor and organization too.

Epson Artisan Wide-Format (13 x 19) printer - this would print those big pictures (12 x 12) sizes and would be fabulous for my scrapbooking needs. of course the Epson sheets needed for the printer would be a necessity. did i say necessity? i meant need? i mean want.

Epson PictureMate Show Photo Printer and Digital Photo Frame (C11CA54203)an Epson 4 x 6 printer - this prints true 4 x 6 with little mess up. would be great for all picture printing.

IPAD 2 - definitely a want; although we are quickly reaching a point where either a laptop at the least is a need with the boys being homeschooled - thus three of us needing the computer regularly.

Big Picture Classes 4Experts Cathy Zielske's Clean and Simple - this class i know will be amazing. cathy has long been a fav of mine and i've taken a couple classes from her already and love her scrapbooking style. plus she's a graphic artist with a desire to teach those skills into scrapbooking.

Ali Edwards' Hello Story Big Picture Scrapbooking class is another class i want to take this coming year. i'll definitely take her 31 More Things class (the follow on class to her 31 Things class she is planning for the summer)

Moleskine 2013 12-Month journal notebooks - i used these off and on this past year; mostly, for blog scheduling. i'd like to give them another go and be more purposeful about scheduling posts and set the tone for my blog.

and that are the top 10 gift ideas - to me.