Wordless Wednesday

Why you should go to Shutterfly and use them for your photo's.....

As a scrapbooker I have used many different photo companies. I have never used anything that I love as much as I love Shutterfly.  Recently I ordered prints in black and white, They are going to go in white frames against the chocolate wall in my family room.  The pictures are perfect!

Shutterfly even warn's you before you buy the prints if they are good enough quality. Most times they offering free shipping or discounted most of the time. My photo's are important to me & I love that I  can sit back and enjoy them, having them be affordable is key. With low prices & quality of a high priced photo lab that can be sent right to your door, its an added bonus that you just don't need to go any further then your computer to get those moments in print sent right to your door. If you don't want to fuss with the mail you can upload your pictures and have them sent to the Target store closest to you for you to buy and pick right there. Another win win!!

Even better is that you have all photo's backed up on the Shutterfly website, once you download them to be printed they are safe forever for free. Leaving you to never worry about your photo's ever being deleted. This is the number one reason I use Shutterfly.

They do more then just photo's they do Holiday cards &  Save the Date Cards This year we will be using Shutterfly to do our Christmas Cards and I am giving most of the family either a photo book or their calendars either would be a great gift to give. We are in August now what better time to get started on the list for Christmas now! I have ordered Party Invitations for "Hub's" birthday invites before and they were wonderful. I will use them again and again.  Enjoy Shutterfly I know I do!

Tempt my Tummy.

Mini Sandwiches

Make several sandwich fillings and spread on the sandwich bread. You can trim off crusts if you prefer. Slice into triangles. Stick colorful toothpicks. Suggested sandwich fillings: (1) Egg Salad – Chop some boiled eggs and mix with mayonnaise and black pepper. (2) Chicken salad – chop barbecue or rotisserie chicken into small pieces, then add mayonnaise or salad dressing, and season with black pepper. (3) Tuna salad – mix drained tuna with chopped celery and mayonnaise or salad dressing. Season with salt and black pepper. Mix well. Arrange the mini sandwiches on a platter. Miniature sandwiches are great potluck ideas because most people like small serving sizes.

Snickers Apple Salad!!

• 6 full-sized Snickers candy bars, cut into small pieces shopping list
• 6 apples, cored & cut into bite-sized pieces 
• 1 small container whipped topping 
• 1 small box of instant vanilla pudding (do not prepare) 
• Mix dry pudding into whipped topping thoroughly. Add Snicker and apple pieces to whipped topping/pudding mixture. Chill.

Grilled Chicken fruit Salad. 

Ingredients

• 1 pound skinless, boneless chicken breast halves
• 1/2 cup pecans
• 1/3 cup red wine vinegar
• 1/2 cup white sugar
• 1 cup vegetable oil
• 1/2 onion, minced
• 1 teaspoon ground mustard
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon ground white pepper
• 2 heads Bibb lettuce - rinsed, dried and torn
• 1 cup sliced fresh strawberries

Directions

1. Preheat the grill for high heat.
2. Lightly oil the grill grate. Grill chicken 8 minutes on each side, or until juices run clear. Remove from heat, cool, and slice.
3. Meanwhile, place pecans in a dry skillet over medium-high heat. Cook pecans until fragrant, stirring frequently, about 8 minutes. Remove from heat, and set aside.
4. In a blender, combine the red wine vinegar, sugar, vegetable oil, onion, mustard, salt, and pepper. Process until smooth.
5. Arrange lettuce on serving plates. Top with grilled chicken slices, strawberries, and pecans. Drizzle with the dressing to serve.   

Meet Me Monday...

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1. Did you have a favorite blanket or toy as a kid? If so, do you still have it?

I had a dolly.

Her name was Siri she wad a dolly and I took her everywhere. She was my bestfriend, my confidant,  I named her after this older girl that my Auntie Lisa was a Nanny to.... Funny thing is the real Siri and I are still friends.

2. Do you dream in color?

I dream in freakin' High Def!!!

Seriously. It's scary. My dreams are so detailed and I remember them so well, I think there must be something wrong with the way my brain works.

3. How tall are you? Do you wish you were shorter or taller?

I am 5' 4 I wish I was taller. Well I round up I really am 5'3

Yup I'm like that. Except if it comes to my weight. Then I totally round down (a couple of pounds...). Just sayin'

I have always and forever wished I was taller.

4. If you could have anyone's (celeb or other) voice as the guide on your GPS, who would it be?

Oooooh.. Larry the cable guy. Mine as well be funny when Im lost!!

5. Do you return your shopping cart to the corral or leave it wherever in the parking lot?

 YES!! I bring them to the store again if its close or I put it in the corral if its short. Most of the time if there isn't much I leave the cart in the store and carry my bags.

Enjoy your weekend..

I hope you all have a wonderful weekend.  I am lucky to go and spend time with Hub's I am so excited, we are going camping. This has really been a wonderful and fun summer so far. Sadly like always it goes so fast. I will be posting more then I have been. Trying to do this challenge and keep up with my everyday blogging so I need to do that as much.

Enjoy your weekend and I will be thinking of you all as I go camping!! :0)

Day 6 of 31 days to build a better blog.

"Today your task in the 31 Day challenge to Build a Better Blog is to do some learning from successful bloggers." 

For Day Six, we are asked to ask nine bloggers that you know and respect to nominate a few posts from their own blogs archives that they believe would be most helpful for bloggers wanting to improve their blogs."

1. Give it time.
It is easy to say that when you have been blogging for a few years and your blog is successful, but it is true. In most studies it shows that you need to be in full swing of the blogging world for as long as 2 years. But in time it will come.
2. It Takes hard wrok.
Not Luck, but hard work. If you want to get a better blog then you gotta make some sacrifices like waking up early and not sleeping the day away. Treat it like a job you need to do and that you love to do because if you don't then you shouldn't do it.
3. What are you thinking of direction for you blog??
There is a purpose to everything; whether you like it or not. You want lot of page hits, lots of comments, all you family & friends to keep visiting your blog. Whatever it is there is strategy needed to obtain those goals. Ask yourself this.... what is your goal? What is the direction you want?? What story do you need and want to tell?
4. It Takes a Village.
There is so much power in collaboration.  you need to try first with ten people then move on.  However, I think that it does not matter where you are in your blog, get ten people now and stage a drive – it will put a little bit of extra momentum into you endeavors. This is something I have been trying to , hmm I think that this is an opportunity for us all. My goal this week is to get my Seattle area bloggers together. These women are so important to me and our friendships are real.

Go just a few steps above....

A few other things you can do to take your blog, other bloggers, and this project even further today…

• Reply & give other bloggers feedback on the little things they do.
• When other bloggers include a link to a new article they’ve posted today, click, read, and comment on it.
• Check previous posts in the series for new comments.
• Tweet, share, & bookmark this post.

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