Ice Cream Sandwiches - Nailed it! #ChocolateChipCookies #IceCream #GroceryDelivery!

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Nailed it!

Ice Cream Sandwiches - still is great form... lol! 

I just get the carton of ice cream - whatever is your fave, on sale (that's my fave - bah'hahahaa!)...

Cut the ice cream with a large knife - just cut slices of ice cream, then cut each slice in 4, 1 square of ice cream for each little ice cream sandwich : )

I thought this was a GREAT idea - to put the ice cream sandwiches back in the cookie package, right?  

Nope! hahaha!  Oh, man, we laughed so hard - so I had juuust said to my son, hey, baby, what a great idea, eh, to put the ice cream sandwiches right in the cookie package, then put them in the freezer? Then I wrapped the last 2 ice cream sandwiches (there were 3 left over ice cream sandwiches, but da boy had one - lol!) in their individual plastic wrap....

Anyhooo, I opened the freezer door pretty quickly, I guess, to put the last two ice cream sandwiches in the freezer, and the fancy cookie package came flying out - so, that's what the new ice cream sammiches looked like - hahahaha!

So, I doctored them back up, wrapped the whole package in plastic wrap, put them in a much more secure place in the freezer - not on top of the ice cubes in the door - lol!

Much better! Now everything is covered in plastic wrap! : )

And these are the lovely lemon ice cream squares - with coconut cookies - yum! 

Me holding the lemon-coconut ice cream cookies in front of a painting - hahaha!  Always makes me laugh! I notice that THESE little lemon coconut ice cream cookies are much neater than the chocolate chip ice cream sandwiches - I must've used a scoopie to to put a scoop of ice cream on the cookies, instead of the melted ice cream from today, when we got home from the store - lol! 

'Til Later! Ailsa : )

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Online Grocery Delivery - Yes, Please! Oooh... Order it here, they'll bring it to you, there.... yahoo! 

This is so cool - let's say you've now been binge watching your fave shows, and you STILL have 4 more seasons left of your brand new-to-you show, soo you don't want to get up off the couch, but, also, you know you should probably get you' some groceries?

Problem - Solution! lol! 

Check and see if your area is covered by either VONS or Safeway... they cover some of the same areas, and some different areas - does that make sense? lol!

I loove this Delivery Service for Groceries and whatever you might need, right to your door, just in general, but what a great idea in bad weather, no more stooopid traffic, or if you're not feeling up to going out to the store, or you just don't feeeel like going out to the store...or if you're like me, and get so caught up in whatever you're working on, and don't want to stop just 'for food' - haha! And no need for Taxis, if you need to take a cab to the grocery store...that's a huge savings, right there, right?

Wow, Grocery Delivery Service - that's fantastico!! Yippee!!  Hello, Future - you look great! : )

I think this is such an amazing new service for your groceries - and anything you ever need from the grocery store - if you've ever had a time when you had a tiny baby, or you're super-busy (same thing - hahaha! All the New Moms will be laughing, now - lol!)..but if you're busy at work, or busy at home, or traffic, or you're busy binge-watching your favorite shows - hahahahaha! This might be the new wave of the future, right? Ordering your groceries online?

And I would imagine you would save a lot of money, since you would just buy what you actually need... might really work for dieting, too, since, well, if we're in the store, and be 'we', I mean 'me'...anyway, let's say I've got my grocery list, then I'm at the store, and I think, you know what, I'll just nick down the Candy Aisle, see if Chocolate is on sale (see how much I like Sale Chocolate - hahaha! Is it tastier, or just less expensive?? We'll never know! It's all gone, now - hahaha!)

Not that you couldn't just 'browse' for that, anyway... right? Me thinkin', now, o' course, where is the Sale Chocolate, online?? hahaha! But let's say you're you, and not me, and you have a LOT more self control than maybe ME do... so you order all the things you really wanted, and not just a whole cart full o' Wunderbars, on sale... hahahaha! Wouldn't THAT be fun - just a cartful of Sale Chocolate?? haha! Okay, clearly, me needs a treat! lol! : ) #SaleChocolate! Ha!

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How to Keep the Weight Off During the Holidays, starting at Halloween and ending at New Years! Yikes! #Diet

Apple Crumble Diet

Omg, there are sooo many delicious things to eat during the holidays... even more than usual, right?  I'm not a big fan of not eating all those lovely things at Christmas... it's fun to eat all that delicious food!  Who doesn't love a wee treat, a wee something special, just for you?? hahaha!  Well, not to worry.  I firmly believe you can have your treats and add one little thing to your daily diet, a simple little dish that you can make in a minute (literally!).  It's my favourite 'Apple Crumble'... I have a new one that I've now been eating for years, instead of my much fancier version of Apple Crumble when I first wanted to lose 35 pounds... when I wanted to lose that weight, after my lovely son was born (okay, two years after my little man was born... man, those extra pounds were soo hard to take off... something about having a baby in your late thirties... makes that weight just want to stay put! lol!).


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So, anyway, if you can find a space in your day, each day, to add a bowl of Apple Crumble, you'll not only NOT gain weight during all the holiday eating, the chances are really high you'll lose some weight, too.  And if you want to lose a lot of poundage (like I did! lol!), just add the Apple Crumble a couple of times a day... you'll naturally want to have less other food, because the Apple Crumble is really filling, plus, it'll just make you feel like, Look at me, all healthy, 'n all, takin' good care of my body!" Hahaha!  Having a positive attitude toward the wee treat that is actually making your body healthier, is a great thing, and very good for keeping it going... and if you miss a day, no worries, add it in, tomorrow, or the next day.  Eventually, you'll find you miss it when you don't have your Apple Crumble during the day (or evening, but I find I tend to eat the Apple Crumble in the morning and afternoon... and it's super-easy to bring to work.  Just make it in the morning, pop it in the microwave at work before you sit down for a warm meal : )


Super-Simple Apple Crumble Diet

Ingredients:


Unsweetened Apple Sauce
Oatmeal
Cinnamon


Could it beee any easier??

Sprinkle the apple sauce with the oatmeal, then a little sprinkle of Cinnamon, pop in the microwave for 120 seconds... delicious, and you'll be losing weight, or maintaining your weight through the holiday feasts! :)

Look, I've made Applesauce look pretty!! lol!

Half a bowl of Apple Sauce

Pour the Apple Sauce into any bowl.. I like to use a pretty bowl -- it changes how you feel about whatever you're eating, but I'll use a normal cereal bowl if I'm having the Apple Crumble for lunch, or breakfast  (I think I am more likely to have the Apple Crumble for a mid-morning snack or lunch, sometimes a mid-afternoon snack... just fit it into your daily diet wherever you can, wherever you like it). 

Sprinkle Oatmeal directly on the Apple Sauce, enough to cover it.  I find that if you put on too much oatmeal, it'll be dry, and it's nicer with more Apple Sauce than Oatmeal...

Now Sprinkle with a little Cinnamon.. remember that Cinnamon is fantastic for regulating your Blood Sugar (a Good Thing! lol!), and the oatmeal and apple sauce are great for fibre, and lowering your cholesterol, and the weight loss will lower your Blood Pressure, and you'll look and feel fantastic, too ... they're just really, really good whole foods, and your body will thank you for it! All that in one little bowl of Apple Crumble! : )

Ugh, I couldn't get the pictures in the order I wanted them in... this program kept moving them around... frustrating, but you're a smartie, I'm sure you'll figure it out, no bother! lol!  Good Luck, and Happy Feasting!!  Ailsa xox! : )

Oooh, I had to step up my porridge and apple crumble regimen over the past week (I've dropped 2.5" off my waist in this last week - this works so fast, and is so effective in keeping the weight off) - so I have the porridge for breakfast, and the applesauce/oatmeal/cinnamon for my mid-afternoon snack (seems like that's a bad time for me, when I'd rather have almost anything else that's fancy!! hahaha!  Ah, well.  You can still have anything else you like when you have lots of oatmeal in your diet - oatmeal will just 'carry it all away', if you know what I mean! lol!  Sorry!! I think the oatmeal goes through your system, finds little bits and pieces of fat, carries that away with it, too! 'Get on my back, fat, let's get outta here!!' That's the oatmeal speaking!!  hahaha!  

Oh, and here's an extra little bonus when you make the porridge with salt that is iodized... that's a good source of iodine, which can be tricky to get, but, certainly, if you are on a low-salt diet, skip the slat, or if you are eating your porridge with brown sugar and cinnamon, skip the salt... I happen to love my porridge the Scottish way (reminds me of my Dad every time I have my porridge, because Daddy made the porridge on the weekends - a lovely childhood memory for me!)  So try the whole oatmeal thing - is worth a shot, and is oatmeal is fantastic for bringing down your cholesterol, and when you lose weight, that will bring your blood pressure down, too - see how great oatmeal is?! lol!    https://buildyourownhousebodylife.blogspot.ca/2012/04/scottish-porridge-eat-yer-oatmeal-lose.html

Black Friday Deals and FLASH Sales - soo cool! I'm lovin' the Flash Sales! 

#EasterCrafts: Marshmallow Bunnies #Easter #Bunnies #Marshmallow #SoCute #Teaching #EasterCards

I love to teach children how to make these sweet little Marshmallow Bunnies (although, truth be told, the adults sometimes love making them even more, they're so incredibly cute! lol!).  When my son, Aidan, was in Kindergarten, I was in at Aidan's new School (which we looooved!) to teach the Kindergarten Kids how to make the Marshmallow Bunnies. They're extra-cute (the children and the Bunnies!), so I thought I'd show you a few pictures and make a new page to let you try it at home with any small people you might know (or yourself, if you should, perhaps, have a certain yen for marshmallows and bunnies ... and some time on your hands!). It takes about 20 minutes to make the Bunnies, and the Kids love them.

Aren't these little Marshmallow Bunnies cute?? Aidan , who was 6 at the time, and I made the Sample Bunnies at home (that was our the Kitchen Island). It's fun to do wee crafty things with your Children, and they tend to remember doing stuff like this more than half the really expensive things you do with them, so if you have a bag of marshmallows kickin' around the house, try these out!

Supplies:

Large Marshmallows

Miniature Marshmallows

Icing Sugar (I use the Tubes of White Icing Sugar for ease...)

Food Coloring (I get the 4 Pack of Red, Yellow, Green & Blue)

Toothpicks

Coconut

Jelly Beans

Candy 'Buttons' (They're in the Cake Decorating Section in the Baking Aisleof Your Grocery Store)


Cupcake Holders or Plastic 'Eggs' that open.

Directions:

1. Take Two Large Marshmallows and 'glue' them together with a blob of White Icing.

2. Take One Miniature Marshmallow and cut it in half. Squish up the top of each half so they look like Bunny Ears.

3. Set out your Food Coloring like you are going to paint a picture. I put one drop of each color (red, green, blue, and yellow) on a plate, each with it's own place. Then make a 'large drop of color' with a drop each of Red, Blue and Yellow to make the 'black' you will use for the Nose and Whiskers. You can add one drop of water onto the food coloring if you need more color. Pink is made from watered down Red, so just play with it until the color is the way you like it.

4. Using a toothpick, dip the toothpick into the Red or Pink Color and carefully fill in the inside of the miniature Marshmallow 'Ears'. Set these aside to dry.

5. Using the other side of the Toothpick, dip it into the Blue or Green Dye, and draw on a nice pair of Eyes. Then use the Black color for the Nose, Mouth and Whiskers. Draw an upside down triangle for the Nose, little 'j', backwards 'j' for the mouth, then three little whiskers on each side.

6. Put some Coconut in a baggie or a bowl, and add a few drops of Green Food Coloring. Mix well. I always use a baggie and just shake it all up -- much faster.

7. Use a small amount of Icing to attach the Candy Buttons to the Bunny's Body. If your Bunny seems unstable (and it's too late for Therapy...) add another Mianiature Marshmallow for the Tail -- just attach it using Icing.

8. Put some Icing on the Bunny's Head to stick the Ears on. Press lightly to make them stay in place.

9. Put some of the 'Coconut Grass' in the bottom of the Cupcake Paper Holder, then gently place the Bunny in his (or her) 'Nest'. Put some Jelly Beans around the Bunny so they look like Easter Eggs. Cute, eh??

10. For the 'Tiny Bunnies', follow the same instructions, only use all Miniature Marshmallows and cut the Ears from One mini-marshmallow in half, then half again (okay, quarter it...). One Third of that tiny cut up mini-marshmallow can be used as the Tail. Open up the Plastic Egg, put in a small amount of 'Coconut Grass', the Bunny, a little more 'grass', then sprinkle on some tiny Candy Buttons. Very Pretty. (I mean you, but also, the bunnies are cute, too! ha,ha,ha!)

Live, Love and Laugh, Baby!  Ailsa!

Aaawww, I wish I could get this pic larger, but I must have taken it at an odd resolution,or something - gets too blurry when I make it larger, but maybe it'll be a good size on you' iPhone! lol! : )

These teensy weensy Baby Bunnies are made with the Miniature Marshmallows, and they are hiiill-arious! Omg, they're funny, they're cute, you'll all love them!

And they fit right in the little plastic eggs you can pick up anywhere : )

Oh, man, these are soo cute! I love them! The kids love them - everybody will love them!

This is my 'old' kitchen - I am desperate, and I mean, desperate, to build another house - I think I will either build this same house with just a four foot frost wall, since we live in a very mild climate, now, and you can get away with that, here - I'm afraid to go downstairs by myself, anyway, soo, totally works out for me, one way or another - hahahaha!

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My favorite books to start with, with Louise Hay - You Can Heal Your Life - brilliant, and it really WILL change your life... and Meditations for Daily Living - think that's the right title  - is so lovely, you'll love it - all very heartwarming, very clarifying... and Louise Hay has a tiny little book,
 I Can Do It - looove it, you'll love it, too... I love all of Louise's books... so lovely and life-changing : ) https://buildyourownhousebodylife.blogspot.com/2014/11/louisehay-you-can-heal-your-life.html




Easter Bird's Nests - they would be soo cute! For sure, I'm gonna make them, now that the idea is in mah' head! lol! : )

Oh, and here's something I think I'm gonna do for Easter Treats, this year - I just 'made up' this Chocolate RaisinBran 'recipe', after Christmas, when we had sooo much extra chocolate - for real - who would ever think I would have tooo much chocolate, or any chocolate that could be referred to as 'extra' chocolate, right? haha! But we did, and so I made these...

http://buildyourownhousebodylife.blogspot.ca/2016/02/chocolate-treats-what-to-do-with-all.html

So, see how it's in a giant piece in my hand? I was thinking, why not shape it into little 'nests', right, in a muffin pan, or in little cupcake holders, then place 2 or 3 little delicious Cadbury Eggs in each nest - or jelly beans - anything cute and colorful, to look like little pretty bird's eggs : )

Wouldn't that be soo cute? I'm'a gonna do it! lol! Will be delicious, and super-cute! : )

I'll post the pics when I get around to making these! : )

You can melt any chocolate, maybe a bag of chocolate chips, depending on how much you want to make - a little or a lot - me always makes a lot of everything - it's in mah' nature, I need a lot of everything - hahaha! Hello, excess, my old friend! lol! : )

#TheSimpsons Love it! Long time Simpsons Fan, AND, I even wrote 3 Simpsons Spec Scripts, back in the day - how's that for Early Fan Fiction? lol!
 Donuts always remind me of Homer Simpson! lol!
It's so nice to get a lovely card, and so nice to give a lovely card - I used to spend soo much time in the card aisle, trying to find just the right card, but now it's so super-easy, and you can really personalize your cards, too - #SoCool!




Man, I love sending Cards - and I'm a big fan of sending a lovely card for all sorts of occasions - it's soo much fun to get a card from your friends and family, right?  Makes you feel all special and loved 'n all! lol! I'm definitely gonna take advantage of a great deal  : )