Join Us On Fridays!

Great news!  We are now hosting karaoke every Friday at Jerseys Sports Bar & Grill in Greenville!  Shows start at 8pm.  Let me know if ya'll need more info.  We are also scheduled for June 11th at the American Legion in Mansfield (8pm as well). Look for us at www.thumbtack.com!

Our New Business

Yea, I know it's been awhile...A couple of months ago Jim and I decided to start a karaoke business.  It's been one of his dreams for a while so I wanted to make it happen.  We spent months researching systems and scouting out the nightlife for places to talk to about performing.  Now, it seems as if it all may be paying off! We have already done a few shows with more scheduled and more several prospects surfacing.  I will be posting here alot more frequently now.  Sorry for the delay between posts!

Improving

I'm one of those who always sticks to the recipe.  Other than an occasional change of spice or nut, I'm not very proficient in what mixes and what doesn't. Anyway, I decided to make some bread-machine bread this morning, so after researching the net for a good whole wheat bread recipe, I dumped some water and olive oil into the machine's pan.  Deciding to go ahead and gather remaining ingredients, I opened the freezer to find I didn't have the whole wheat flour afterall.  In fact, all I had was self-rising flour.  Determined to make bread, I again researched for a recipe.  All I found was alot of strong recommendations not to try using the self-rising flour as it would not work.  This just wasn't going to do ~giggle~. With 3 tablespoons of olive oil already invested in this, I was going to try putting something together regardless of the outcome! Three hours later and no explosion from the machine, it was ready for a taste test.  Unbelievably, it tasted great!!!! Yay for me!  Here's all I used:

1 Cup Warm Water

3 Tablespoons Olive Oil

3 Tablespoons Honey

1 Egg

3 Cups Self-Rising Flour

1 Tablespoon Sugar

I Packet Active Dry Yeast

(prepared according to bread machine's settings)

Christmas Break

I hope everyone enjoyed the holidays!  I'll be putting a new post up in a few days with some family updates (things been kinda wacky around here recently!). In the meantime I would like to congratulate my cousin Rita and her marriage last week (photo below)! I hope you guys are extremely happy and blessed!
Here are a couple of photos from Miki in trees during Christmas break.

Rita, Bruce, & Family

She's in there somewhere!

Our Town's Christmas

Last night was Alvarado's lightings of the town Christmas tree and Santa Land at The Square, preceded by Our First Annual Christmas Parade of Lights.  Police, fire trucks, horses, and 4 beautifully lit floats had all the charm you would expect of a community of 3900!  Here are a few memorable moments:

~My Jim readying the cam!

~Miki buying something..of course~

~Me~

~Everyone awaits~

~Parade Begins!

~First Float~

~Gingy House~

~Gingy House 2~

~Our firefighters~

~Representing John Deere~

~He arrives~

~Santa Land~

~Santa Land~

~Santa Land~

~Our Town's Tree~

A Holiday Note

This is just a little catch-up note as I haven't posted in a couple of weeks. Jim and I have been off and on sick the past week,  but we have a fabulous Thanksgiving! I finished my Christmas cards yesterday and all but 3 presents are bought.  I hope all is well and would love to see your holiday photos! Here are a few of mine...so far :)

Waaay too much sugar ~giggle~

Mikaila's Birthday Photos

 

It had to be chocolate!

What a wonderful day Saturday was!  I now officially have a teenager.  It was a fabulous friends and family day!  As promised, here are a few photos :)

Anything Twilight is Good!

There you go, jumping with a broken pinky :/

Happy Birthday Mikaila! XOXO

Miki and Uncle Brian

I actually got it!!

No, I did not buy one for each of your guests.