A Photo of Myself

Hey Flykids!
Here is a photo of me! This time I am NOT upside down, haha!

                                                     - Jess

Cranberry Cream Cheese Salad

Recipe source: Oh so Shabby by Debby Reynolds
http://www.ohsoshabbybydebbie.com/

1 (6 oz) pkg cherry jello

2 c boiling water
2 lg golden delicious apples, peeled and grated
1 c chopped pecans
1 can(s) whole cranberry sauce

TOPPING
1 (8 oz) pkg cream cheese, at room temperature 2 hours
1/2 c powdered sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
20 oz can crushed pineapple, drained well
8 oz frozen whipped topping, thawed
1/2 c Chopped toasted pecans

Directions ~
  Part 1. Dissolve Jello in boiling water, stir to mix, set aside to cool. Add apples, pecans, and cranberry sauce. Turn into a 13x9 glass dish and chill until firm.

  Part 2. Blend softened cream cheese with powdered sugar until smooth. Fold in crushed pineapples. Add vanilla to Cool Whip mix with wooden spoon. Gradually add Cool Whip mixture to cream cheese - pineapple mixture. Spread evenly over firm set Jello mixture, sprinkle toasted pecans on top. Keep chilled until serving time.

Tumblr Being Grateful

Hey!
Join me on tumblr for the next 1 year and 2 months of being grateful. Each day I will be posting one thing I am grateful for on tumblr - check it out! : http://flykidmeinspiration.tumblr.com
AND the password is - flyladyrocks

Join me! Make a blog, devote to doing this challenge on your blog, make a tumblr, etc. Put the link in the chat below! I cant wait to see what you are grateful for.

                                                    Heres to being grateful for everyday!
                                                                                Jess

Gratefulness

          Showing thanks and gratefulness. I made this little booklet to use for November and December to wrtie just one thing a day that I am grateful for. Listing just one thing to night was hard. Not because I couldnt think of one but because there are so many. I never really thought about it before until I made this booklet and sat down to write a little something tonight. I challenge you to write down in a notebook, something you are grateful for every day. If you miss a day - no big deal. This is something I really look forward to. I dont know how fortunate I am. I have a roof over my head, family, friends, food. health, electric, and so many other things. My life is a huge blessing. The fact that I am alive is a miracle. Not because I am anything special but because there areso many people that are less forunate than me. Why not me? Something else that got me thinking is that a friend of a friends daughter just passed away. We are so fortunate to have this breath - you are lucky to be able to take this next breath , to live this next hour.

                     Lets think about this as we go through our days.
When you feel ungrateful and grumpy - you can go to that notebook and see all that you have to be thankful for.
                                                XOXO
                                                      Jess