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Breakfast/Brunch, valentine's day

VALENTINE’S DAY WITH GRANDPA BOB

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Valentine’s Day with Grandpa Bob is usually celebrated with candy, flowers, cards, or a special dinner date.

It is so much fun to find a new way to show that special person how much you love them.  You don’t have to spend a lot of money to do this.

Valentine's Day with Grandpa Bob,

Grandpa Bob and I spent Valentine’s weekend snuggled in our cozy home, making lots of good food, watching romantic movies, and just having fun. Continue reading VALENTINE’S DAY WITH GRANDPA BOB →

Parties/Events

SUPERBOWL 50 AND THE GRANDSON RIVALRY

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Here it is!!  Superbowl week.

Everyone is getting their team jerseys ready and their Superbowl party plans finalized.  If you don’t like to watch it for the actual football game you have to love to watch it for the commercials.

In our family there is a rivalry brewing..what is a grandmother to do?

My Denver grandsons are Bronco fans.superbowl, denver, grandsons
My North Carolina grandsons are Panther fans.grandsons, north carolina, superbowl 50
 They are ready and the trash talk is on.

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Cooking/Baking Downsized, Salads

PASTA SALAD FOR 2-

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This Protein Packed Pasta Salad is loaded with veggies, meats, and cheeses. Colorful, delicious, and perfect to transport to any summer event. This scaled down version is perfect for 2 or 3 people.

Protein Packed Pasta Salad for 2

 Protein Packed Pasta Salad for 2 is a hearty, flavorful dish loaded with pasta, meats, cheeses, and fresh vegetables. This colorful salad is perfect for cookouts, potlucks, and summer gatherings. It can be served as a side dish or a complete meal.

I have always made this for large crowds, but now my husband and I are empty nesters, so I created this scaled down recipe to serve 2-3 people. Continue reading PASTA SALAD FOR 2- →

Holidays

WHEN GRANDPA BOB IS AWAY HUNTING

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Each year, for the past 29 years that we have been married, my husband takes up residency in his hunting cabin about 45 minutes away.  He use to stay for 6 weeks but now it is only a total of 4 weeks.  This escape from civilization begins the week prior to buck gun season.  He is a dedicated hunter.  He does come home for Thanksgiving dinner and then once a week to re-stock on food and wash his clothes.

The hunting season becomes my time to create the holiday home for our family. I make lots and lots of lists to begin with.  I am a micro manager of myself with lists.
I decorate the house, upstairs and down, as well as outside.  This year I had some assistance from 2 grandsons with stringing lights in the bushes and creating their North Pole in the woods.thanksgiving, christmas decoratinghunting season, christmas 2015, christmas lightsthanksgiving-fun-with-the-familychristmas decoartingchristmas decorating, hunting season

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Holidays

FESTIVAL OF CHRISTMAS TREES

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christmas trees, blennerhassett hotelThe Festival of Trees is an event held in our town to celebrate the Christmas season.  The trees and wreaths are decorated by people in the community and sponsored by different agencies.  They  are not only beautiful, but for a good cause.  They are on display for a few weeks and then there is an auction.  The proceeds go to the Easter Seals of West Virginia.

A friend and I went to see the festival of trees and then went out to lunch last week.  We are now planning on making this an annual get together.

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