Betty's corner of the world

Saturday, March 26, 2011

It's beginning to look a lot like "EASTER"

Teapot filled with flower ink pens.

The tulips are a doorstop.

Some of my silver looking bunnies ..

.all from yard sales.

The silver clock is one of my favorite yard sale finds ...

especially cuz it works and it only cost "$1.00".

Can't have enough silver (looking ) bunnies.

Friday, March 25, 2011

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TINA

Tina and her husband Mark

Yep ..another birthday in our family

Tina is our oldest daughter and I've had the pleasure of being her "mom" for the past 40 years ...We don't like to us the word "step" in our family ...

It's my belief that "our kids are our kids ..I don't care how we got them" ... Tina is a great Mom, grandmother, sister and daughter and a loyal friend to whoever needs help of any kind ... and Tina is one of my favorite "playmates" .. We have spent countless hours playing and crafting in my attic .. making some good stuff and some stupid stuff .. we chat, we laugh and most of all we have fun making special memories.

*HAPPY BIRTHDAY TINA*

From your wicked 'stepmother' (as she likes to call me) ..lol

I love you.

Sunday, March 20, 2011

(((((burrrr))))

This is what you do if you need to go to the store for a loaf of bread where my grandson Luis and his girlfriend Christie live.

Welcome to
"SUNNY CALIFORNIA"
China Peak
((((burrr)))))

Sunday, March 13, 2011

HAPPY BIRTHDAY JENNIFER

It seems like just yesterday Jennifer was my sweet little girl ....

A blink of an eye and she's sweet 16...

..Another blink and ...

She's all grown up and a mother of two...

Michael, 23 and Maegann 19..

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MY SWEET

"LITTLE GIRL"

Monday, March 7, 2011

Birthday Cruise 2011

We have so many birthdays in our family from January to March that we can not celebrate them all ..so this year we decided to take a little family cruise ... OMG! ..."FUN" is the key word ... We look forward to doing it again next year with the rest of our family who didn't come on this one ... It all started with my Grand daughter Natalie wanting a cruise for her 21st. birthday and the news spread through the family grapevine .. before we knew it there were 25 of us...

*HAPPY BIRTHDAY*

Natalie♥ Joshua♥ Julie ♥Jennifer♥ Luis♥Wes♥Taylor♥Jaxon♥Heather♥Noah♥

Andrew♥Daniel♥Mark♥Louie♥Beverly♥Matthew♥

Tina♥Lola♥Becca♥Judi

♥AND ANYONE ELSE I MIGHT HAVE LEFT OUT♥

Oh yeah ... and Happy Birthday

♥ME♥!

This was the best birthday ever. :^)

Tuesday, February 22, 2011

A rainy day craft

" It's raining, it's pouring"

What shall we do? ... Get out the glue gun, a big fat cork and a pile of stuff and make a tassel ... It's always fun spending time with my daughter Tina in the attic. ♥

♥Happy Birthday Natalie♥

*Grand daughter of the week *

♥ Happy 21st Birthday Natalie ♥

Wednesday, January 26, 2011

Joshua ..Grandkid of the week.

As of today I have three 23 year old grandsons..

Joshua, Michael & Bradley

How blessed can one grandma be?

Today Joshua turns 23 years old...

Where does the time go?

*Happy Birthday Josh*

One of the sweetest guys I know ..

I am proud to be your Grandma.

♥

Wednesday, January 19, 2011

Let's make tortillas

I've been on a quest to make the perfect tortillas .. I grew up with my Mom making piles of tortillas every single day for our family .. but like most Mexican women, she has no recipe for them and besides now that she is in her 90's she does not remember how she made them... I also made them for my family but have not made them for many years but I decided that if I don't teach my grandgirls how to make them then the 'art' will be gone when I'm gone. :^( So after making a couple stacks of 'cracker like' tortillas I got on line to see what I could learn ...

So this is it:

2 cups of flour * 1/2 tsp salt * 1/2 tsp baking powder *

1/4 cup "LARD" ...( yep, "lard"... this is key)

and 3/4 cup of warm water. Mix flour, salt and baking

powder with your hands in a

large bowl. ... add lard and

mix (with your hands) until

lard is well blended, just as

you would do for pie crust ..

add water and knead for at least 5 minutes... cover and let rest for about half hour.

Form dough into 10 to 12 little balls ... cover and let rest for a few minutes.

I have a 'comal' that is made for cooking the tortillas on ..but you can use a heavy cast iron pan or a hot griddle ... flame should be on med. high.

Roll out the tortillas ( making them round takes a little practice but remember they do not have to roll down your throat when you eat them.

Put the tortilla on the hot 'comal' and turn over when you see the little bubbles form ..it only takes about 30 seconds on each side.

Stack them under a dish towel while you make them to keep them warm ... I put them in a zip lock after I'm finished making them.

To warm them you can heat them on an open stove flame ..being very careful not to burn your fingers as you turn them over ..or you can warm them on a griddle .. "do not warm them in the microwave since they will harden just like bread does...But they are best when you eat them right off the griddle. ... That's it! ..."enjoy" ♥

Saturday, December 25, 2010

MERRY CHRISTMAS

Well, it's Christmas Day and almost time to pack up all the decorations and take them up to the attic with all the decorations that never made it down this year ..It's been a busy year for me and not much time for play ..but I do find time to have my morning coffee and visit with you every morning..I may not always have time to comment, but I'm always so impressed and so inspired by all of your beautiful homes and all of your wonderful ideas... I wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a very happy and healthy New Year full of love, laughter and good health. ♥

BIRTHDAYS

January, February and March are our "birthday months" ... We have so many birthdays at this time of the year that it makes your head spin ... Although every single one of them is so important, we sometimes just can't celebrate each one like we should .. But we all know we are special and that we are loved by our big family.

There have been all kinds of parties and celebrations, some are big and some may be having pizza at our local pizza place ..but we always have fun.

One of the celebrations that stands out in our family memories is the one where my son-in-law invited about 20 people over for an early brunch since my dauther Jennifer works nights he knew she would be sleeping ... he had us all stand around her bed and outside their big picture window were everyone could look in and she could see everyone outside. ...Well, she woke up to a bunch of "fire crackers" that he lit outside the window... Oh yeah! ...It was not pretty when she jumped up out of a dead sleep ... Saying .."what the hell"!!!! along with a few other words #@%$$#&**##@!!!! .. especially when she raealized that there were 15 people standing around her bed.. she wanted to kill her dear hubby ..but she laughed and has never forgotten her 40th birthday ......So that tells you what kind of a family we have ... there's always something that is good for a laugh ...and it makes for great dinner stories.... So I am saying ....* HAPPY BIRTHDAY* to all of us who will be or has been celebrating a birthday .... I love you all ..and I am blessed. :^)

So that gives you an idea of what kind of a family we are ...

A Birthday Gift From Louie & Yoly

A GIFT FROM RITA

What a wonderful surprise I got today when the postman left a package at my door! .. I was having a regular day doing what I do ..then I found a package on my porch .. I had no idea who it was from .. then I saw that it was from my niece Rita Reade ..I can't tell you how thrilled I was shen I saw what she had sent me ..."A beautiful bag full of trinkets" ....I just love every single thing in the bag and the bag is a treasure in itself .. and guess what? .. It's not even my birthday!... I don't think I've ever gotten a gift in the mail for no reason at all .. and don't you just love getting packages in the mail? .. Thank you soo much Rita for all the beautiful things and for making my day soo special... I love you ... Hugz ...Tia Betty

Yard sale weekend

Last Saturday was a city wide yard sale in a near by beach town called Morro Bay ...it's about a 15 minute drive from our town ...I went with two of my daughters, Julie and Jennifer. ..They picked me up at 6:30 am ...we wanted to be the "early birds" so we could get the best "prizes" ..of course everyone else had the same idea ... Tina, our oldest daughter also followed in her car with cousin Pam ... we had to take two cars to have enough room for our treasures ... good thing we did take two cars because they were both 'packed' when we came home ... It was such a fun day. One of the things I bought was a service for 12 set of Spring looking dishes .. but when I put them on my table they just 'didn't work for me' ..so Tina is going to try to sell them at her yard sale next weekend.... You can't win them all.