My "Creative" Oasis in the Desert

3/28/11

Busy Monday!

Have a lot on my plate today, so will probably just stick with this weekly party post from MEET ME ON MONDAY. If something else of interest pops up, I will for sure post about it. If you look closely, you will see that I have been "Featured," but you will also see that it is totally random -- like in, I didn't do anything super special -- but it's still FUN!

Meet Me On Monday!!

Welcome to the 40th edition of "Meet Me On Monday!" Blogging is a funny thing...we tell our most intimate thoughts for all to read and yet most of the time I find myself sitting and wondering, "who is this person!?" I know them...but yet I don't know them! I want to know who the person is behind all those words so I thought of a great way for all of us to "meet" each other!

Every Sunday Never Growing Old will post five get to know you questions that you can copy and paste into your own Monday post and we can all learn a little more about each and every one of us!!

Since there are so many creative Meet Me On Monday posts, I have decided to use the Random picker to select one winner each week to be featured!

This weeks random winner is:

"An Oasis in the Desert"

Java will add a linky so we can follow who participates and get to know them better!! Be sure to link the POST and not just your whole blog!!

Question #2 (Do you scrapbook) compliments of Helen at
A Crafty kind of Truffle Thanks Helen!!!

If you have a question suggestion please email me at: nevergrowingold@hotmail.com and if I use your question I will give you a shout out!

Questions:

1. Crunchy or soft tacos?
2. Do you scrapbook?
3. Do you take any daily medications?
4. What is your favorite sound?
5. Where were you born?
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My Answers!

1. That would be crispy, please. The Man & I have a favorite restaurant

in our little town called Mi Rancho, & they have the best Hispanic

food. They make a taco that is a folded, but crispy little delight.

2. Oh, yeah! Big time scrapbooker & cardmaker! I hang out in my

craft/sewing room a lot.

3. Heck yes! Isn't that part of being "over 40" & finding out that reality

checked in when you weren't looking? Don't freak out, these aren't

all prescription medications & not all mine. There are lots of vitamins

in these containers, too.

4. The sweet sound of a child's laughter, or in this case, giggles! Flynn

has always been full of laughter, giggles & smiles.

5. Louisiana, ya'll! Lived there until I was 12, then my family uprooted

and moved to Oregon. Talk about a "culture shock"! I had to work

hard to lose my very southern accent because my new peers were

merciless. AZ is now our home, but I find the southern "drawl" &

expressions have resurfaced big time since I started blogging & seem

to have many, many southern bloggy friends. I love it, but some of

my local friends look at me with a raised eyebrow at some of the

words that flow from my mouth. Love that, too.

West Monroe, to be exact.

This is really a fun way to meet new people & really get to know them before you even explore their blogs. You should check it. Thanks for stopping by and please come again soon.

CAS

3/25/11

Super Easy Dessert

I've been walking past this cake all day, remembering how delicious it was last night when I made it. So I decided I needed to share the super-simple, but very good recipe. I don't make desserts just for us very often, but when I do, I try for something that isn't too calorie or fat laden, if you know what I mean. This is a low-fat chocolate cake.

I know, tsk,tsk,tsk, but I didn't know last night that I would be sharing the recipe. Geeez! At least there are only 2 pieces missing, so we restrained ourselves.

All you need:

Boxed cake mix (this was a Duncan Hines Devil's Food), but it's your choice

1 cup of water

3 eggs

1/2 cup applesauce (I used sugar-free)

Just put it all together in a bowl & mix it thoroughly. I didn't want to pull out the KitchenAid, so I just used my Cuisinart Stick Mixer. That thing really whips it up, which I think made it extra fluffy after it was baked. You can put it in whatever size dish you prefer. I used a 9X13 sprayed it with Pam, & baked at 350* for about 40 min. Ovens may vary, so adjust your time accordingly. I let it cool while we had dinner & then spread the top with Sugar-free (sweetened with Splenda) canned Cherry Pie filling. Of course, I also added a dollop of Lite Cool Whip to each serving. This was so good. Even The Man liked it & he's not much of a cake-eater.

ENJOY!!!

CAS

Linking to:

Saturday Nite Special at Funky Junk Interiors

Just a spiffin' and polishin' today!

Hey everyone. I don't have much time for bloggin' today 'cause I'm busy getting the house all spiffed & shined for an Open House tomorrow. But....I needed a break & some iced coffee to get powered up again.

I've made a major discovery! Ya'll know I've said many, many times that I shouldn't be buying anything because we will just have to move it. Well, on the surface, that makes total sense, but that logic is really lost on me. I like to shop & when I see good buys on things I like, how can I resist? My big discovery is my way of circumventing this logic. Here it is, are you ready-- "I am buying it for the new house." Now that is logical thinking, don't you agree?

Anyway, I was out & about on Wednesday, killing some time before my hair appointment. Ross's & Marshall's are right on the way to my salon, so I popped in. Ross's was my first stop & I never know what I might find there.

Love this small plate with the shells around the edge. It actually has a bit of a shabby finish so it isn't pure white. I likey! I likey the price of $3.99, too! I can just see it with a candle in the middle, sitting on the counter in the guest bath of the NEW HOUSE!

Love this, too! It's going to be perfect holding my dish-soap on the kitchen counter of the NEW HOUSE! It's so colorful. Great price of $4.99.

My next stop was Marshall's. I almost walked past this "gem" because it was sitting on a bottom shelf, but my brain quickly registered what I was looking at & I snagged it. For all you "cloche lovers" out there, I think this was a super find. Love everything about it, especially the price of $7.99. Can you believe that? I'm not sure exactly where in the NEW HOUSE it will be going, but I know I will find the perfect place or 3 or 4. LOL!!!

Yesterday I had to pick up a few groceries at Walmart. One of my stops is always the candle section. After Liz at Savvy Seasons mentioned these wax burners, I had to check them out. I have been using Scentsy products for a few years now & love them, but I really wanted another one for our bedroom that fit better in the budget. I scored this little lovely. I do prefer the Scentsy bars as they last a lot longer.

I love that these & the Scentsy ones use a low wattage light bulb that melts the wax. This way I can turn them on in the morning & leave them on all day without worrying about flames & fire!

I put this one on a square deco plate with some potpourri chips around it. Love how this looks. I'm using Citrus Twist wax in this one. It smells great!