tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-44540547358228405722024-02-19T05:24:12.831-05:00Shan's ShenanigansWasting your time. one craft, recipe, or pet photo at a time!Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08795580250451617889noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4454054735822840572.post-66974059873260749112021-08-04T15:22:00.000-04:002021-08-04T15:22:00.904-04:00Mystery Flesh Pit National Park<iframe frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://youtube.com/embed/zcKR0KhTgHg" style="background-image: url(https://i.ytimg.com/vi/zcKR0KhTgHg/hqdefault.jpg);" width="480"></iframe><div><br /></div><div>Oh my goodness! I just discovered this video. It's about a real creature that lives in the earth in Texas. You really won't understand unless you watch the video, but it's real! I've never heard of this thing before, but I am totally enthralled that there is a huge creature in the ground in Texas!</div><div><br /></div><div>Please watch the video, but be aware that some of it is pretty gross, so if you get queasy easily, I'd skip it.</div><div><br /></div><div>Let me know your thoughts on the subject. :-)</div><div><br /></div><div>Love and Light, Shan</div>Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08795580250451617889noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4454054735822840572.post-91054332567422721332021-08-03T05:02:00.000-04:002021-08-03T05:02:05.013-04:00Qi Gong for Self Healing - 6-Min Self-Healing Energy Healing Practice<iframe frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://youtube.com/embed/8Nmwz5aoFEY" width="480"></iframe><div><br /></div><div>I have become very interested in energy work, especially the healing aspect. This is a very simple way to learn how to use energy and your own hands to heal yourself!</div><div><br /></div><div>Have you ever done any energy work? If so, please share your thoughts!</div>Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08795580250451617889noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4454054735822840572.post-69790642099929581702020-08-31T07:49:00.000-04:002020-08-31T07:49:48.830-04:00How to Create a Text Mask in PicMonkey<p> As you may know, I make and sell printables on <a href="https://etsy.me/2YQwulE" target="_blank">Etsy</a>! And one of my favorite looks is a Text Mask. That's when you see an image in the letters themselves! It actually is not as hard as you'd think. Just follow the steps of this <a href="https://picmonkey.love/ref/3gAQjW" target="_blank">PicMonkey</a> (I highly recommend the Pro plan, but Basic is pretty good, too!) tutorial, and you'll soon have some gorgeous images or quotes of your own!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYzdcZVbDglnDXwJYYUzJkMyotHzFbgoBU2dZJdFnuTmtq6PUcFPdvrdLYs5P3p-9wdgskV55AGpFfVo9CHO9UyOU6rhWXxG2oe7pbNOh4_ICbI4fLQusru89qPZ-oxthDE-ZTJpeSGEM/s2048/8+x+10+in.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1638" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYzdcZVbDglnDXwJYYUzJkMyotHzFbgoBU2dZJdFnuTmtq6PUcFPdvrdLYs5P3p-9wdgskV55AGpFfVo9CHO9UyOU6rhWXxG2oe7pbNOh4_ICbI4fLQusru89qPZ-oxthDE-ZTJpeSGEM/s640/8+x+10+in.jpg" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>Step 1: Pick the image you want to see in your text. It can be anything you like. Personally, I prefer bright, colorful graphics! Just make sure that it is the right size to match your font. Or pick one that could be stretched or shrunk to the right size.</p><p><br /></p><p>Step 2: Login to PicMonkey and click Create New and pick the size you want. I like to use 8x10 for most of my creations!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a class="hoverZoomLink" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ6n3iIo7RD731oGe3WGwWTm3wN-_SkPEnAA8aHAjIwSt4gUCDWIFWO-B62tlH0Y8ny1EzbLgbZbv2hKvDbLiNO6mbwcI_xlnYQj01eNAMO15oQiVCIDJFvB5R8YMoT6RoPOUpUVkynZ8/s1364/Annotation+2020-08-31+064616+01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" class="hoverZoomLink" data-original-height="623" data-original-width="1364" height="234" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ6n3iIo7RD731oGe3WGwWTm3wN-_SkPEnAA8aHAjIwSt4gUCDWIFWO-B62tlH0Y8ny1EzbLgbZbv2hKvDbLiNO6mbwcI_xlnYQj01eNAMO15oQiVCIDJFvB5R8YMoT6RoPOUpUVkynZ8/w512-h234/Annotation+2020-08-31+064616+01.jpg" width="512" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Step 3: Next, add your text. There are a lot of fonts to choose from on PicMonkey, and you can also use your own!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a class="hoverZoomLink" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM3SZNGVr7RfvKzj7OQ5K1SgqbA69rAm0EEAzDvUS9HXkhfqs03o4Ui5985SJwkZ7lusSQcBgfwNbnua8VG9ii0fz42sccsOOg7etsEPT8NXA0EYqiIfIw5yk0v5mC8yteZ2LTHwfty8M/s1359/Annotation+2020-08-31+064616+01+02.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" class="hoverZoomLink" data-original-height="622" data-original-width="1359" height="234" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM3SZNGVr7RfvKzj7OQ5K1SgqbA69rAm0EEAzDvUS9HXkhfqs03o4Ui5985SJwkZ7lusSQcBgfwNbnua8VG9ii0fz42sccsOOg7etsEPT8NXA0EYqiIfIw5yk0v5mC8yteZ2LTHwfty8M/w512-h234/Annotation+2020-08-31+064616+01+02.jpg" width="512" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>Step 4: Click the Layers icon at the bottom of the page, then click Flatten Image in the Layers Palette.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a class="hoverZoomLink" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgFHEF-0HnNttZm-E4-Q4XIYKF8oKmHWmSPkBrzjt7jJiNS3jn_dntdhCHfKsl7Ou8hN6bzLs4PB63Gk21w94m6IEkRKn8zid6NOoJOAg6-rRYCehxyG2uiVMc43fnSvKxe6HfhfAhWLw/s1359/Annotation+2020-08-31+064616+01+03.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" class="hoverZoomLink" data-original-height="622" data-original-width="1359" height="234" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgFHEF-0HnNttZm-E4-Q4XIYKF8oKmHWmSPkBrzjt7jJiNS3jn_dntdhCHfKsl7Ou8hN6bzLs4PB63Gk21w94m6IEkRKn8zid6NOoJOAg6-rRYCehxyG2uiVMc43fnSvKxe6HfhfAhWLw/w512-h234/Annotation+2020-08-31+064616+01+03.jpg" width="512" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Step 5: Now click Add Image at the top of the page and find your photo. It can be something from your computer or one of the stock images PicMonkey provides. Your text will be hidden from view until the next step.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a class="hoverZoomLink" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9g2K06xZh5cVhVx50fiUf8uot4h-61WBD67bIeejuUmATa7DipwyKBka1IibRw73q7fyEF4qITfGlHDD1HFIxio-98o_FBEBTSGw1jYKehh5Tq6VYvPzhgJoxMEk4ltQRVStfS0rkjtk/s1342/Annotation+2020-08-31+064616+01+04.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" class="hoverZoomLink" data-original-height="627" data-original-width="1342" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9g2K06xZh5cVhVx50fiUf8uot4h-61WBD67bIeejuUmATa7DipwyKBka1IibRw73q7fyEF4qITfGlHDD1HFIxio-98o_FBEBTSGw1jYKehh5Tq6VYvPzhgJoxMEk4ltQRVStfS0rkjtk/w512-h239/Annotation+2020-08-31+064616+01+04.jpg" width="512" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>Step 6: With your image still hiding the text, change the Blend Mode to Lighten or Add. Unless you choose to go with a black background and white text, then you'd choose Darken or Add.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a class="hoverZoomLink" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjCvxphdCnLc2vjwnZCvLZoDf0yTZOrbO4CZNOxIu_Bv3KcXZj7cZ1Eho8IuNExnOpaSmcaulhi4c34_niikuRTkzlwI74vrNKJoQlMxzl_F4P-LpCC6NQtLEdVWwgQsd7eeFlHNfN60s/s1371/Annotation+2020-08-31+064616+01+05.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" class="hoverZoomLink" data-original-height="628" data-original-width="1371" height="234" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjCvxphdCnLc2vjwnZCvLZoDf0yTZOrbO4CZNOxIu_Bv3KcXZj7cZ1Eho8IuNExnOpaSmcaulhi4c34_niikuRTkzlwI74vrNKJoQlMxzl_F4P-LpCC6NQtLEdVWwgQsd7eeFlHNfN60s/w512-h234/Annotation+2020-08-31+064616+01+05.jpg" width="512" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>Now all that's left is to Download or Share your beautiful image! If you're creating it to sell on Etsy, you might want to save both a JPG and PDF version, because sometimes customers can print one out easier than the other, so you can include both options in your listing!</p><p>I hope you found this tutorial helpful! Please let me know in the comments, and feel free to share your creations!</p><p><br /></p><div id="hzImg" style="background-color: white; border-radius: 3px; border: 1px solid rgb(255, 255, 255); box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.33) 3px 3px 9px 5px; cursor: pointer; display: none; left: 0px; line-height: 0; margin: 0px; opacity: 1; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px; pointer-events: none; position: absolute; top: 63px; z-index: 2147483647;"></div>Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08795580250451617889noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4454054735822840572.post-72801941768018557032020-08-14T20:04:00.001-04:002020-08-14T20:04:17.393-04:00Summer flowersMy garden won't win any awards, but I get some good looking plants and flowers! This year my Mexican Sunflowers are my "prize winners" this year!<div><br></div><div>They are so tall, but you have to take into account, in the pic with me in it, that I'm only five feet tall! LOL</div><div><br></div><div><img id="id_c30_48bf_5e8_8f2c" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/WEOWbOLaF6X2UqOpTRuJUbh13hYhqvVxJAMhJOaJesjSYi_-Aj2Fc1-CLi_XP60" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 392px; height: auto;"><br><br><img id="id_8f11_c71b_44ab_c159" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/5rpUGu8AIv65QKpbCiZxQXm9Z4cexdhWwxxaYYc9syD-yDtJ-r3ISxOWwjaqRbQ" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 392px; height: auto;"><br><br><img id="id_5a8e_b6a3_175_1869" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/uWOoYOPkgUcuW7v-yebnyTeSFGqf2OyiCfhCfGR0Z-A9UiHad0gKHK_iGWAwZAc" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 392px; height: auto;"><br><br><img id="id_69f9_2627_ac5_24c2" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/6YrwRdA1YR5mXBnIE_wY7E1z9f0CBMRf_Lh71tz8grDDxTW2ajW77yFLdZJ2nSg" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 392px; height: auto;"><br><br>The butterflies and hummingbirds, amongst other things, really seem to enjoy it! 🦋</div>Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08795580250451617889noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4454054735822840572.post-86643349253218824102020-04-02T23:17:00.001-04:002020-04-02T23:17:16.905-04:00Quarantined - A night outI never thought I would be able to say I lived during a pandemic, but here we are. The entire world is scared to get something called the Corona virus. Many people have died. And it has finally found it's way to my little corner of the world. (Like WV has corners. LOL). But West Virginia was the last state to come down with the virus.<div><br></div><div>It's a terrible, scary thing, but a lot of people get through by trying to stay light-hearted. So, we make jokes and do what we can to get through the days. Especially now, when so many people are quarantined. </div><div><br></div><div>Schools are closed, restaurants and bars, as well as many other businesses have closed their doors for the safety of others. And people are quarantined, as well. We can only go out to get groceries or other necessities. </div><div><br></div><div>So, that's why I was so excited to go to Walmart this evening. I actually fixed my hair and put makeup on! LOL. I have been stuck at home almost the whole month since it got to be a big problem in the US. Just me and the boys. </div><div><br></div><div><img id="id_f078_5235_3bb3_3778" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/PYRtcntD2qH7sQpJQwcg_n3lUm9DS8r6irXBLDqah8drF02IZqgYEs04vescEwM" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 392px; height: auto;"><br><br>The boys are Zeus and Beau! Beau is just three months old, and quite the handful. Just ask Zeus! LOL</div><div><br></div><div>Sooo, I was especially excited to not only go to Walmart, but we also went through a Wendy's drive thru and took our food to the park to eat! It was pretty quiet there and chilly, but it was so great to be out of the house for a couple hours!</div><div><br></div><div><img id="id_6d41_9f94_3cbe_3aa1" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/NtHzPWoevV7thODMwwVmEKPmT3ehZQmqQ7YeFxMo6FF53s0axfblfNzeQqu0jgc" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 392px; height: auto;"><br><br>I don't care about being quarantined. It's not fun. People are going a little stir crazy. But I just hope we can get through this pandemic without very many more deaths. I think people are really pulling together and trying to do the right thing. So hopefully it will be over by May or June, and this will be a bit of history where the whole world will have learned that we can do anything if we work together! </div><div><br></div><div>Positivity and Love can do anything! Stay well, people!</div>Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08795580250451617889noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4454054735822840572.post-35760241540302498652020-04-01T22:37:00.000-04:002020-04-01T22:37:53.665-04:00WV Mountaineer Snowman - A Painting<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I thought I'd show you a painting I created before Christmas! I'm not sure how the
idea came to me, but I think he turned out pretty cute! My friend
Melody gave me the idea to use the Flying WV as snowflakes. LOL He's my whimsical tribute to two WV college teams. Obviously, WVU's Mountaineers in Morgantown, but also Glenville State's Pioneers. I grew up in Glenville, you see, and the Pioneers are very similar to the Mountaineers (the people, if not the teams).<br />
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I teach paint parties, but this isn't one of my classes. I would love
to make some more and sell them, though! What do you think of him? Let
me know in the comments below.Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08795580250451617889noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4454054735822840572.post-91110034640794221612014-09-26T00:49:00.000-04:002014-09-26T01:26:23.726-04:00Girls Just Want to Have FunLast weekend, my sister's church had a fun day that she invited us to. So, I gathered up my family and my almost 3 year old granddaughter, and made the hour long drive to go spend the afternoon with them! There were several activities set up for different age ranges, so my granddaughter and her two grandkids would all have something to do. Her granddaughter is just one day shy of being a month older than mine, so they had a big time playing together! They hardly ever get to see each other, so it was nice to see them interacting so well!<br />
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And, of course, being the wonderful grandma that I am, I had to get a few photos! ;-)<br />
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My grandgirl is in the purple dress. :-)<br />
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Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08795580250451617889noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4454054735822840572.post-43012435548923130302014-05-25T22:22:00.001-04:002014-05-25T22:42:09.225-04:00Wow! What a Rock!!!I know what you're thinking... somebody just got a new ring! WRONG!!! But my husband did give me a present! He's always bringing me this kind of present! It's a rock!<br />
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This rock is really different! It has a naturally formed, nearly perfect, star shape going all the way through it! Isn't that amazing??!!! I think you could almost say one of a kind! Priceless even! He found it in road gravel. We believe it may be some sort of quartz, but we're not sure if the star is the same material or what. He's pretty sure it's either river gravel or from a limestone quarry that has been hauled in to do the cover the road to this place he delivers lime to in <a class="zem_slink" href="http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=39.0469444444,-82.1816666667&spn=0.1,0.1&q=39.0469444444,-82.1816666667%20(Langsville%2C%20Ohio)&t=h" rel="geolocation" target="_blank" title="Langsville, Ohio">Langsville</a>, Ohio. It's hard to tell where the stone was hauled in from. But it's very cool, huh? :-)<br />
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Greg, or Bubba as he's known at work, is outdoors quite a bit for his job, so he's all the time finding rocks to bring home to me! He's also been known to bring home other things, such as interesting chunks of wood, unusually sized insects, and, once, a baby goose! LOL Not to worry, it was left alone in the middle of the road, and he took it back and found the parents to return it to the next day. :-)<br />
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Check out the giant mushroom (or toadstool) he found and brought home!<br />
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Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08795580250451617889noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4454054735822840572.post-78870790872951358022014-05-22T21:46:00.000-04:002014-05-22T21:57:31.230-04:00Little Things Mean a LotI don't lead an exciting life. I don't work outside the home, so my days are filled with the mundane most of the time. Cooking, cleaning, and taking care of my little family. I have a husband, and three daughters, but two of them have left the nest, so I have my (almost) 16 year old, a german shepherd, a cranky kitty, and every afternoon, my little neighbor girl, after school. I do artsy stuff sometimes, and that is fun, but most of my time is just regular old day to day living. And that's just fine by me!<br />
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Brand new pincushion jars!!!<br />
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They were super easy to make! Just cut out your material about twice as big as your lid, put a handful of stuffing in it to form a pocket. Put that through the underside of the ring, then put your lid on, with the edges of the material sticking out the sides. Then hot glue the edges to the underside of the lid. Cut out some felt and glue it over all the messy edges, and put them on your jars! Simple!</div>
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Then, to decide what kind of quilt pattern I want to try for my first quilting experience! But that's a post for another day! ;-) I'd love to hear any ideas, or tips from your early days of quilting!</div>
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<p dir=ltr>I hope he'll be happy with it. Well, I'm sure he will, cause he's just that kinda fella! But it bugs me that the lines aren't coming out nice and straight. My hands tend to shake a little bit. I have a feeling that my pain medication may have something to do with it. *sigh* I guess until my back decides to stop paining me so much, I'll just have to deal with imperfect art! ;-)</p>
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Have you heard of the Law of Attraction? It's a natural law, like the Law of Gravity. :-) I learned THAT from <a href="http://www.abraham-hicks.com/lawofattractionsource/index.php" target="_blank">Esther Hicks</a> (<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1401944205/ref=as_li_tf_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1401944205&linkCode=as2&tag=counhomejunc-20">The Essential Law of Attraction Collection</a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=counhomejunc-20&l=as2&o=1&a=1401944205" height="1" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" width="1" />
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I am no genius, so I will do my best to explain it, but you're really better off checking out the sources I have listed to get a full understanding. The reason I say the Law of Attraction is like the Law of Gravity is that it is a real law of nature. The basis for this is that everything, and I mean EVERYTHING in the whole universe is made of energy. The rock you stepped on in your driveway, that tiny little speck of space dust, and even.... YOU! Everything is energy! Therefore, it's all connected.<br />
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Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08795580250451617889noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4454054735822840572.post-69849588777724087962014-02-07T00:06:00.000-05:002014-02-07T00:06:03.138-05:00Easy Whole Wheat Blueberry Muffins<a href="http://s1332.photobucket.com/user/wvshan/media/Mobile%20Uploads/20140206_205046_zps8olkd9eq.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img alt="Whole Wheat Blueberry Muffins photo 20140206_205046_zps8olkd9eq.jpg" border="0" src="http://i1332.photobucket.com/albums/w609/wvshan/Mobile%20Uploads/20140206_205046_zps8olkd9eq.jpg" height="220" title="" width="400" /></a>
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This evening I felt like having a little something sweet, so I decided to make some blueberry muffins! I must say, they turned out pretty good! So good that half of them disappeared before I could get a picture of them! LOL<br />
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I'll post the recipe below. I wish it could be formatted better, but I can't seem to find a gadget for recipes here on Blogger. If any of you know of a good way to post recipes, please let me know in the comments section! Thanks! <br />
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By the way, here I am in the new apron my good friend gave me for Christmas! Thanks Debi!
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Shannon's Whole Wheat Blueberry Muffins</h3>
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Ingredients</h4>
1 1/2 cups whole wheat flour<br />
1 cup packed brown sugar<br />
1 tsp cinnamon <br />
1/2 tsp salt<br />
1 tsp ground <a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flax" rel="wikipedia" target="_blank" title="Flax">flax seed</a><br />
2 tsp baking powder<br />
1/3 cup vegetable oil<br />
1 egg<br />
1/3 cup water<br />
1 cup unsweetened applesauce<br />
1 pint (2 cups) fresh or frozen blueberries<br />
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Directions</h4>
Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Grease 12 muffin cups or line with paper liners. Stir together the flour, sugar, cinnamon, salt, flax seed, and baking powder in a large bowl.<br />
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Stir oil, egg, water, and applesauce together in a smaller bowl. Then add to dry ingredients. Stir until smooth. Lightly stir in berries. Spoon mixture into 12 muffin cups. <br />
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Bake muffins in the preheated oven until they rise and tops are golden brown (about 20 minutes). A toothpick should come out clean when inserted into the center of a muffin. Allow to cool for 10 minutes in the pan, then move to a baking rack to finish cooling.<br />
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Enjoy!<br />
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Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08795580250451617889noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4454054735822840572.post-7942509808700220992014-02-05T23:40:00.001-05:002014-02-06T00:21:34.105-05:00Crying over Croods<div dir="ltr">
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So, am I the only one who can cry over cartoons??? I kid you not. I was watching The Croods, and at one touching moment near the end, I find myself crying. LOL. I know I'm a big baby. Who doesn't know that?? LOL. Well I guess they do make pretty good animated movies, so maybe I can save face a little bit. :-) </div>
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It can be very annoying to get so emotional over things, though. When those touching moments happen, I get a lump in my throat, and then start crying. That wouldn't be so bad, except that when I cry, my nose gets all stuffed up, and it can take up to an hour or more for me to be able to breathe properly again. LOL. Ugh... that's another story in itself. I have a daily battle with my allergies, and sometimes I spend most of the day being a mouth breather. LOL. I laugh now, but it really is a nuisance.</div>
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Anyway... do you have the trouble of being a big softy, and crying over TV or movies? What would you say is the silliest movie moment that had you blubbering? Leave you answer in the comments section. Inquiring minds want to know! Really! They do!</div>
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<a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.beanie.blog"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Posted via Blogaway</span></a>Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08795580250451617889noreply@blogger.com0Davisville, United States39.1975614 -81.4918124tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4454054735822840572.post-19492201203826223552014-02-02T01:56:00.000-05:002014-02-02T01:56:30.907-05:00Introducing ME!!!Hi! This is my first blog post, so I figured I better introduce myself! My name is Shannon. I live in Wild Wonderful <a class="zem_slink" href="http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=39.0,-80.5&spn=3.0,3.0&q=39.0,-80.5%20(West%20Virginia)&t=h" rel="geolocation" target="_blank" title="West Virginia">West Virginia</a> with my hubby and youngest daughter (I have three daughters and two and a half grandchildren!). There are also a couple critters here that call me Mama. :-) I am into arts and crafts, gardening, Bluegrass music, and the <a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law_of_attraction" rel="wikipedia" target="_blank" title="Law of attraction">Law of Attraction</a>!<br />
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I hope to share with you stories about mine and my family's lives, art that I am working on or want to try, recipes or cooking successes (or failures), and my thoughts on topics that come up! So, you never know what you might find here. I would like to participate in Linky Parties or Blog Hops from time to time, so I hope to meet and make some new friends by doing that! A couple that I like are Wordless Wednesday and Friendship Friday (find links below)! Since this is my first post, I don't have anything yet, but I've visited sites that do them, and have had many laughs, found cooking or craft ideas, and discovered some very charming people!<br />
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Today just happens to be my 16th anniversary! Thank you! Thank you! And yes, I do realize it's also Groundhog's Day. We eloped on a whim and didn't think about it until it was too late. LOL Oh well, at least it is easy for my husband to remember! ;-)<br />
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Please come back and check in, and hopefully I'll have something fun for you to read! Bye for now! Have a great day!<br />
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