Best From The Blog World Wednesday

very "firstest" ever

Best From the Blog World

Yet again another direction for

Bell Skys Blog

I have become sort of a

blog stalker

I have a set number of blogs that I have to look at every day

(see right hand column)

There are so many great ideas out there

I want to share them with whoever is out there & reads my silly blog

These posts make me happy & inspire me

so I thought it would be fun to share some "blog love" with you!

I dont know who even reads my blog

But if you are reading, leave me a comment & let me know what you think!

I am going to try to feature a fave blog post that I have discovered on Wednesdays

It may be a recipe,

an inspiring story,

something

Hi-Lar-I-Ous or

something crafty & creative

Anyway,

the first post is from a great blog

that is named so appropriately

on a daily basis I have been

inspired

click here

INSPIRED BY CHARM

I dont know Michael personally but stumbled on his blog & have become a regular reader

He followed his dreams & opened this Bed & Breakfast in PA.

On his blog he shares lots of decor & recipe ideas

Someday, I would love to stop by & meet him in person

& stay in one of his pretty rooms

So, he posted this recipe for Cinnamon Streusel Pancakes that looks so

mmmmmmm

(insert "Casey growl" there)

I havent made them yet, but i plan too

funny thing is that i made pancakes earlier today for my girls before I saw this post

(trying to avoid buying all that processed food & have started making a lot from scratch

cause I am all happy home maker like that, ha)

Filing it away for next time

If you try this, let me know how they come out

Stop by Michael's blog & check out all the amazing stuff he has done

He really is so creative!

Chrome Commercials-Love them-Here is Gaga's

I love her

I love this commercial and now love this song

This pic made my Mother's day!

This was taken walking through Alexandria on Mother's Day

It made my day!

They were being so cute, holding hands & giggling

I hope they always stay like this

If that's the case then I will feel like I have done my job!

love my girls

(pic edited by instagram on iPhone)

Thoughts about world events

This is an actual picture of

The World Trade Center

My Dad worked for

The Port Authority for many years up until the late '90s

He was there on the day of the '93 bombing

We grew up knowing this building

this was the landmark to welcome me "home"

when we crossed the Tappan Zee Bridge

after our 10 hour trip up 95 North

When the news about Bin Laden came across I did feel joyful at first

but that just didnt feel right

It didnt feel right to celebrate someone's death

Yet it is hard to comprehend his purpose here on Earth

But hate is hate is hate, no matter how you slice it

There is no other person on the face of this Earth that is more evil than him

But hate is still hate

So it is relief

Maybe the families of the victims of 9/11 & all that have lost their lives protecting & serving

(there are too many, one life was too many!)

feel some justice

knowing the Earth is rid of such a wretched person

that he can no longer spew his filth & influence others

but there are more like him,

waiting in the wings

I am sure of that

So today,

when I found this quote I knew I had to share it.

(thanks S.H.S.)

As hard as it is,

Dr. King had it right!

"I will mourn the loss of thousands of precious lives, but I will not rejoice in the death of one, not even an enemy. Returning hate for hate multiplies hate, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars. Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate, only love can do that."

-Martin Luther King Jr.

The Royal Wedding

Did you watch?

I woke the girls up to watch with me

We made tea and ate banana muffins

They asked a zillion questions

I wanted them to stop but it was kinda cute now looking back

She looks stunning, very Grace Kelly to me

One of my most favorite moments was when he first saw her &

turned to her & said you look beautiful

So beautiful, so regal

There is so much hope that they have what it takes to make it despite the scrutiny and pressure.

He seems to have many qualities that Diana instilled in her children

Wishing them many happy years together & many beautiful babies!

Also attended a "BIG GIRL" party at a friends house

complete with Bangers & Mash, Tea & Berry Trifle!

And of course our tiaras!

Fun!

Your Royal Name

In honor of The Royal Wedding

click here to find your Royal Name!

Mine is

Marchioness Tracey Lulu McCartneycock of Raleighport

wrong for so many reasons!

Family Fun My Ass!

I really am convinced that

Family Fun Magazine

is published to remind us of how boring we are & how we need to step it up and do fun creative stuff with our kids

I always do & then my kids lose interest 1/2 way....is it me?

I stumbled on this article

Carrot Patch Cookies

So I think, wow this would be so fun to do with the girls for Easter

I love projects

I always have so much free time that I can spend my leisure making things with them

then birds & flowers tied in ribbons will fly around us as we do them

NOT!

This project came out super duper cute & now that I did it, i know how to make it easier....

I would assembly line it

Again thats a

BIG HUGE IF I DID IT AGAIN

But here is how i did it

for those who want to know

I apologize in advance for the crappy pics

I was too lazy to take my ass upstairs to get my camera

So we started with

chocolate animal crackers

chocolate frosting

orange mike & ikes

green gummy candy

sugar wafers

So I beat the crap out of the animal crackers-

rolling pin in a ziplock was my method,

don't know if there is a better/easier way

Then we mashed in some chocolate frosting,

I didn't measure anything,

I kept adding frosting till it felt kinda like crumbly play dough

then my lovely assistants helped me sort out the orange mike & ikes

then start snipping the green gummy candies (rips)

I cut them in halfsies

then in quarteries

then snipped to make the stalks

then worked them into the snipped top of the carrot, really easy cause they are so pliable

You basically use the sugar wafers & frosting to make a rectangle shaped "flower box/planter"

So two are the long sides & 1 cut in 1/2 is the short side of the rectangle

the frosting is the glue to hold them all together

Then add in the "dirt" and "plant" the carrots

Funny thing is the girls had given up by then

the snipping had gotten tooo boring & they walked away

Hubby ended up taking pics for me and "planting" the carrots

There is a lot of extra "dirt" on the edges but they came out so cute!!!!!

Lot's of work

I ended up doing most of it

So, Family Fun?

Not so much!