green!

i love green glass!

 do you have green glass?

 it's pretty, soft and looks great with white!

 i love it!

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i hope you are enjoying your labor day!

i know we are!!

moddy

firsts!

this is my first time making this AMAZING zucchini cake i found in my Martha Stewart Living magazine, we had our first day of school/preschool, and our first day of dance!

 first off, if you planted zucchini i'm sure you are burned out on them and have probably done every recipe under the sun. well, this cake is super delish and super easy... it might just be a new recipe to add your collection! i think this would be great for a brunch or wonderful for dessert with really good vanilla ice cream!

(we had it after our sunday dinner. it was a hit!)

we were very excited around here for school to start!
 (i was over the moon!)

i asked my little chicken if she would miss me...with a pause she said "no". i told her that was completely all right and that i was excited for her to start "big girl" preschool! my boy's were ready to get back into the swing of things and were sick of being under mom's thumb all day!

 this is our first year doing dance! there are 2 very special things about this first that i love. she is dancing in the same dance school and building i danced in, and she is dancing with her best friend/cousin. bee and i are thrilled and can't wait to see them do their first performances!

first day of school!

(chessin it up)

first day of pre-school.

(she was super stoked about her new lunch box)

first day of dance.

this is my cake..YUM!

here is the original pic. of the cake from

Martha Stewart Living.

(i didn't do the candied zuchs.)

zucchini bundt cake with

orange glaze

1 1/2 sticks unsalted butter, melted, plus more for pan.

2 1/2 c. flour

2 1/2 tsp. baking powder

1/4 tsp. cinnamon

1/8 tsp. course salt

2 medium zucchini

3 large eggs

1 1/2 c. sugar

1/2 tsp. graded orange zest

1 tbls. fresh orange juice

1. preheat oven to 325

brush bunt pan with butter and dust with flour.

tapping out excess.

2. whisk together flour, baking powder,cinnamon,

and 1 tsp. salt.

3. grate zucchini. squeeze out excess water.

4. stir together eggs and sugar, then stir in melted butter,

zucchini, orange zest, and juice.

stir in flour mixture. transfer batter to pan.

5. bake until toothpick come out clean.

about 1 hour.

let cool 10 min.

remove from pan and let cool for 30 min.

6. brush several layers of orange glaze evenly over cake.

orange glaze

1.1 1/4 c. confectioners sugar

2.  1/4 tsp. finally grated orange zest

plus 3 tbls. of orange juice

3. whole milk, as needed, for thinning.

whisk together sugar,orange zest, orange juice.

if the mix is to thick add milk 1 tsp. at a time.

have a wonderful labor day weekend!!!

moddy

Summer Jubilee Vintage Vegas

well, the hubs and i were invited to a hospital building fundraiser in our area by some friends of ours.  we had a really good time!  there was so much food, entertainment, and, might i add, heat!!!  it was so hot but worth every drop of sweat.

this was the event

and these are our friends:  George and Cyndy Christiansen of:

CHRISTIANSEN GROUP

He's the architect of the hospital expansion; i hope i said that right!

So nice of them to include us in their evening!

 

Heidi and Amy

Such good food and so much of it!

We had such a good time! did i mention that a limo drove us to and from the event?!!! good times!

bee



ghetto sewing 101

i seriously have no clue how to sew. i took home ec. in junior high and my freshmen year of high school... i don't remember a thing. i can sew a straight line. i basically can "make" pillows, and drapes. bee on the other hand is AMAZING!! she can whip anything out in nothing flat! (she's so talented)

 here's the deal, i bought 2 button up shirt's from the Talbot's red sale. i got them for $7.99,...what a STEAL! the only glitch is you can't return them. (all sales final) so, when i got the shirts they were too big!! they looked like a box. very unflattering. i was going to take them in to a seamstress...but, i have 4 chicken's and zero time!  i decided to take the plunge and do it myself!

 here is my jerry rigged sewing project, if it floats your boat...try it out! it totally worked and i can't wait to wear them in the fall! (with my camel wool skirt and brown sling back's)

ghetto sewing 101:

how to tailor a shirt

this is so bad.

i took a measuring tape and measured 2 inches up

both sides of the shirt.

i pinned all the way up to the arm pit.

i then tried it on very carefully.

it fit like a glove!!

(if you need to take it in more. just take it off and re-pin)

i started sewing at the arm pit of the sleeve.

i then sewed out to the pins and sewed in a straight line to the bottom.

then on the other side i had to start at the bottom

 (because its a right hand machine...are they all right hand machines? :$)

and sewed up to the arm pit of the sleeve!

tada...it fits like a glove!!!

i hope this made sense.

i am super stoked it actually worked!

now, i don't have to get rid of some of my shirts!

moddy

Our Mom's Favorites

I didn't actually ask my mom if I could post her favorites but I know she won't mind.  Our mom looks great!  I will say, moddybee will never age as well as their mom!  Here are some items that take us way back!

I'm sure you've never seen this.  Our grandmother used this too.  It's the best lotion; made with camphor and that's about all I know about it.  It's made in Colorado and our mom orders it by the case.  BTW she has the softest skin of anyone we know.

We remember our mom as 'greasy' at night: heavily moisturized.

Vaseline

Cetaphil

A great, mild cleanser.

Preparation H.  Not just for hemorrhoids.  Apply to the delicate under-eye area to decrease swelling.  I know, who would have thought!!?

That wraps up our beauty week.  Have a great weekend. 

BEE

fall 2011 makeup trends!

i am so ready for fall. every season i look forward to seeing what the new trends will be. some times the trends work for me, and sometimes...not so much. how about the denim dress trend?? (not gonna happen)

here are some makeup trends for 2011

red lipstick

two toned nails

smokey eyes...but, with bold colors

bold eyebrows

are you going to try red lipstick?

are you going to try two toned nails?

how about bold eyebrows??

moddy





bee's beauty favorites

moddy and i were raised by a mom who truly took care of her skin.  i don't recall her ever leaving the house without make-up on and i have to say, i have a really hard time leaving the house without mine on too.  i have some 'i can't live without' favorites as well:

MAC PaintPot

i use this as a base for my eye shadow.  as we age our lids get a little "crepey" (not creepy but  like crepe paper).  anyway, i love this and will never go without it because mt eye shadow doesn't melt off when i wear it.

MAC eyeshadow

it's the best!  that's all i can say.

                                 

MAC LipGlass

i don't wand this stuff all over my lips.  i apply it on top of another lipstick color and only in the center of my lower lip.  i feel like this softens the color; i'm too old for really bold lip color.

MAYBELINE FULL N' SOFT

i've tried a lot of mascaras and i always go back to this one.  costs around $5.00

you can't beat that.

Estee Lauder Double Wear Concealer

let's face it, i'm not going to get rid of my dark circles, ever but i feel really good about the coverage this offers.

Finally........

 BOTOX 

I haven't done this one and i'll never judge anyone who has.  i'm just not there yet!!!!

BEE