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Sunday Smile #20

Sunday Smile

Sunday Smile is a meme to share something about your week that brought a smile to your face (and will bring one to your readers). For me this is usually a forwarded message I got….the best one I received that week – the one that made me laugh out loud. So check out my Sunday Smile today and then go back to your blog and post something to make your reader’s smile – a forwarded like message, a story about something that happened to you, or even a photo of a funny moment….Then come back and sign Mr. Linky below so that we can all enjoy each other’s smiles as the week progresses and we get busy.

Kitchen Wisdom
Maxine Vs. Martha

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Martha:  Stuff a miniature marshmallow in the bottom of an ice cream cone to prevent ice cream drips.
Maxine:  Just suck the ice cream out of the bottom of the cone, for Pete’s sake!  You are probably lying on the couch with your feet up eating it anyway!

Martha: To keep potatoes from budding, place an apple in the bag with the potatoes.
Maxine: Buy Hungry Jack mashed potato mix. Keeps in the pantry for up to a year.

Martha: When a cake recipe calls for flouring the baking pan, use a bit of the dry cake mix instead and there won’t be any white mess on the outside of the cake.
Maxine: Go to the bakery! Heck, they’ll even decorate it for you!

Martha: If you accidentally over-salt a dish while it’s still cooking, drop in a peeled potato and it will absorb the excess salt for an instant ‘fix-me-up.’
Maxine: If you over-salt a dish while you are cooking, that’s too bad. Please recite with me the real woman’s motto: ‘I made it, you will eat it and I don’t care how bad it tastes!’

Martha: Wrap celery in aluminum foil when putting in the refrigerator and it will keep for weeks.
Maxine: Celery? Never heard of it!

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Martha: Brush some beaten egg white over pie crust before baking to yield a beautiful glossy finish.
Maxine: The Mrs. Smith frozen pie directions do not include brushing egg whites over the crust, so I don’t.

Martha: Cure for headaches: take a lime, cut it in half and rub it on your forehead. The throbbing will go away.
Maxine: Take a lime, mix it with tequila, chill and drink! All your pains go away!

Martha: If you have a problem opening jars, try using latex dish washing gloves.They give a non-slip grip that makes opening jars easy.
Maxine: Go ask that very cute neighbor if he can open it for you..

Martha: Don’t throw out all that leftover wine. Freeze into ice cubes for future use in casseroles and sauces.
Maxine: Leftover wine??????????? HELLO!!!!!!!

I love Sunday Mornings

It’s my quiet time.  No matter if I chose to be here, clean house, grade papers – anything. I do it in peace. No loud tv or video game (unless I’m the one watching/playing of course), no “Mommy, can I…..”  Nothing but blissful silence and self created noise.  Saturday nights Becka goes and spends the night with her mom and dad so that she does see them at least once a week, and Sunday mornings Cameron gets up and immediately calls our grandmother.  As soon as she’s dressed and ready, my grandmother picks her up and Cameron spends the morning with her and they head to Sunday School. And then I get the house entirely to my house.  Sometimes I sleep in (especially when I’ve worked a 6 day week), frequently I catch up on the house cleaning, but it’s MY TIME.  I do what I choose without any interruptions.  It’s great.  So happy Sunday to you – I hope this last week of 2008 is better for you than it will be for me (I have to start calling around to see how much it will cost for a new transmission tomorrow).  :(

Today though I’m going to spend most of the next few hours online – catching up on emails, contests, and surveys.  I love being home 7 days a week and not working as I’m caught up on all the house chores and have time to be online.