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Love come softly, brush against my heart
Yearning for its closeness, not ever to depart
In God’s Infinite Wisdom, I place my life,
And trust for tomorrow, what be, what might
Whatever path this love may go
It carries with it the willingness,
to let it go
And hope that one day, it will again, brush against my heart ....
To stay forever.
Karen A. 05/30/06 
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I CONFESS
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Nov 27, 2009 3:22 pm
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Well, I was going to take a picture of the last piece of "Pumpkin Gooey Cake" ...... but "the dog ate it"  .... Wait a minute? I don't have a dog?  Must have been me! 
It was good. So, hopefully I'll be forgiven by sharing the recipe with you. I was going to do that anyway. 
PUMPKIN GOOEY CAKE
Prep time: 30 min.
Cook time: 50 min.
Yield: 6-8 servings
Cake:
1 (18 1/4-oz package yellow cake mix.)
1 egg
8 Tblsp. butter, melted
Filling:
1 (8 oz) package cream cheese, softened
1 (15 oz) can pumpkin
3 eggs
1 tsp vanilla
8 Tblsp butter, melted
1 (16 oz ) box powdered sugar
1 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp nutmeg
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
To make the cake: combine all of the ingredients and mix well with an electric mixer. Pat the mixture into the bottom of a lightly greased 13x9 in baking pan. Prepare filling.
To make the filling: In a large bowl, beat the cream cheese and pumpkin until smooth. Add the eggs, vanilla, and butter, and beat together. Next, add the powdered sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, and mix well. Spread pumpkin mixture over cake batter and bake for 40-50 min. Make sure not to overbake as the center should be a little gooey.
Serve with fresh whipped cream.
Variations:
Pineapple Gooey Cake: Instead of the pumpkin, add a drained 20 oz can of crushed pineapple to the cream cheese filling. Proceed as directed above.
Banana Gooey Cake: Prepare cream cheese filling as directed, beating in 2 ripe bananas instead of the pumpkin. Proceed as directed above.
Peanut Butter Gooey Cake: Use a chocolate cake mix. Add 1 cup creamy peanut butter to the cream cheese filling instead of the pumpkin. Proceed as directed above.
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A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE INTERSTATE
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Nov 25, 2009 7:43 pm
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Stranger things have happened in this world, but I just had to blog about this. There was an article in our local town paper today about a man running across Interstate 5, in a neighboring town, naked! Turns out, the guy was drunk, but no other explanation as to why he had no clothes on. According to the article, it was the third time in a little more than a year that a man has been arrested in that same area for public nudity. The first incident involved a vehicle accident. The passenger was taken to the hospital, but the driver was missing, and they eventually found him, naked, hiding in a rosebush in the front yard of a near by resident. The second incident was a man who was parked in his car, along side of the road (in the same area) and he too was naked. He told the police he just had this urge to drive home in the buff.
Okay, like I said, stranger things have happened, but what caught my attention, and what seemed so ironic, was that the area in which all three men were discovered is called Balls Ferry.
 You think there might be something in that?
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HAPPY THANKSGIVING AND MY THANKS
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Nov 24, 2009 2:33 pm
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I found a beautiful video today that I wanted to share with all of you here. Its on the "you..." video place, and if you do a search for George Winston Thanksgiving, it should be the first one that comes up. It will say "music and slide show" under the title, and has a picture of grapes.
I am thankful for the friendships I have formed on this site. I am thankful for those of you that come and comment on my blogs. I am even thankful for those of you who have sharp edges. I am thankful for those of you who are peacemakers. I am thankful for those of you who challenge thought, and make me think. I am thankful for those of you, who in the midst of your own hardships, still find the time to be encouraging to not only to me, but others here. I am thankful for the opportunity to meet people from all walks of life, and living in all the corners of the earth. I am thankful for the kindness you have shown me, and the encouragement you have given me. I am thankful for those of you who have given of your time to provide ways here for us all to have fun, such as the trivia nights, and Foto-Friday.
Most of all, I am thankful for the uniqueness of us all.
May this Thanksgiving be one of great blessings for you and yours.
Love,
Karen
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FOTO-FRIDAY FAVORITES #2
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Nov 19, 2009 11:51 pm
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I was having a difficult time deciding what picture I was going to post and then I remembered that I could post two!!
This was taken during the 2008 Stillwater Pow Wow here in Redding, CA. It was my first time ever going, and I had the pleasure of ThatBillGuy's company. He is an avid Pow Wow attender, and filled me in on all the types of dances and their meanings. It was a fun time. This was also one of the first times using my new digital camera too, so I was having a blast. I like this picture because I was able to capture the beautiful colors of his regalia as he twirled around.
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FOTO-FRIDAY FAVORITES
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Nov 19, 2009 11:43 pm
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This is a picture of one of my "joy" boys. His name is Ayden, and he is the grandson of a friend. I just love him to pieces. I love this picture because it is obvious he is living up to the proclamation on his t-shirt.
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MY MUG SHOT
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Nov 18, 2009 9:41 pm
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Honeyb0404 posted a blog today with a picture of her favorite mug to drink her coffee in, and encouraged more bloggers to do the same. If you haven't read about it, click here Can you say MUG SHOT??? to go read it, and then come back.
I did a blog a couple of years ago in which I included a picture of my very favorite mug. YOUR FAVORITE TIME TO DRINK The picture on that blog is of the coffee mug I gave my Dad for Father's Day one year. It says "Dad of the World's Greatest Kids" on it, and he got such a kick out of it. After he passed away, the mug came back to me. I usually drink my coffee from it on days when I just want to feel a special closeness to my Dad.
Then, there is this mug:
The sentiment with this one also relates to my Dad. I don't remember how old it is, but its at least 15 years old at a good guess. It was a Christmas gift one year from my folks ... and as I unwrapped it my Mom said "your Dad picked it out" Now, I don't know about the rest of you, but in my family, it was Mom who usually did all the gift buying, and then it went under the tree either from both of them, or from Santa. For me to know that my Dad actually was the one who picked it out, was extra special to me, no matter what it was. So, again, this cup is a special one. I use it more often, and every time I do, I smile. Its a bright and cheery mug, and I like to think that's why he picked it, because its how he saw me.
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JUST SOME THOUGHTS
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Nov 15, 2009 10:19 pm
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I read Earthytaurus' blog today When Other Women Hate You Because You're Beautiful. A very interesting article about "beautiful" women who feel they are treated unfairly by the same gender, because they are beautiful.
That got me to thinking about two things my Mom use to say to me while I was growing up. "Beauty is only skin deep" and "Pretty is as pretty does." Specially that last one. Anytime I did something not too nice, she'd hit me with that one. (not literally of course)
There are some women on this site that I think are very beautiful, and some men that are quite handsome. That opinion is based on what I have observed about their inner qualities. Their personalities.
Then, there are others who are physically attractive, but I wouldn't trust them with a 10 foot pole. They talk with the sweetness of honey, but deep in their soul boils a sour, bitter stench.
There is a reality show I keep seeing advertised ... something to do with "Bad Girls" I shake my head. I admire a woman who speaks her mind, and stands her ground, but not when it is hurtful, and degrading.
I'm just running off here. Haven't really blogged in quite a while. I still come in and visit ... but I'm becoming disillusioned.
There are some really emotionally unbalanced people in this world, and what scares me sometimes is that they are able to fool many.
Okay, stepping down from my soap box.
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FOTO FRIDAY - SCARY GRANDPA
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Oct 30, 2009 2:39 pm
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I took this picture of a friend of mine last Halloween! I got a kick out of his t-shirt as well.
Don't think I'd want to run into this guy in a dark ally!!
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ABOUT FOTO-FRIDAY, BUT NOT A PICTURE ...... YET
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Oct 23, 2009 10:45 am
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Okay, I have gone through my pictures and I can't come up with a single one that made me really laugh. I'm heading out in a few minutes, camera in hand, and I'm gonna see if I can capture something out in the world today. Wish me luck, cause if I don't come across anything, I will be forced to post a picture I took of myself last night, and you don't wanna see that!
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I'M SORRY, I CAN'T KEEP QUIET ABOUT THIS ANY LONGER!
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Oct 19, 2009 10:04 am
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Is anyone else tired of seeing those ugly teeth advertisements flashing in front of their face on this site! Oh my gosh! Actually, not all of the teeth are ugly, but come on! If I wanted to see that many rows of teeth at one time (or lack of) I'd have gone into the dental profession. Does anyone take time to read the ad that goes along with the pictures? If you are like me, if you can you scroll down the page far enough that the picture is removed from sight.
I'm all for good dental hygiene and ways to make my teeth look better, but this is getting to be a little over the top for me. Its not just the ads on SFF either ..... I am seeing them all over the place! Arrrrrggggg!!!!!!!
Okay, ......
Now that I got that off my chest, how is your day going?
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