Banana Cookies

Hey Minelle...here's your banana cookie recipes.  Oh and Blondie...if Ty likes banana's and Dana these are gluten free...as long as you use gluten free oats.

Ingredients

• 2 good sized bananas
• 1 cup rolled oats
• 1/4 cup chocolate chips or dried fruit or peanut butter chips or toasted coconut or chopped nuts…basically whatever you want to add.

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Mash bananas in a bowl.
3. Add oats and whatever extra you’re adding.
4. Stir until well combined.
5. Spoon dough onto cookie sheet covered with parchment paper.
6. Bake for 15-18 minutes.

Notes

• If you don’t have parchment paper, you can always grease the cookie sheet with a bit of coconut oil.
• I love these with walnuts and dark chocolate chips added.

 

Sinless Cookies

Notes

• A friend recently sent me this recipe.  I haven’t tried it yet but it looks very similar to my banana cookie recipe. 

Banana Applesauce Oat Cookies

Notes:

• I add walnuts rather than raisins to these but just like the first recipe, you can add whatever you like.

Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions.   As always, if you try any of these recipes, I would love any feedback you care to give.

Spiders

Our friend Irish Lucky over at Loving Me Always wrote about her, her daughter and Alex's encounter with a spider.  I had a collection of pictures that I thought she and of course, Alex (when he gets off the table and finishes washing his hands for the umpteenth time) would appreciate.  On second thought, they might not. LOL

 

 

 

Bored Ladies

I received the following giggle from our sweet Ami over at Ami's Star Song.   Hope you enjoy!

 

 

 

 

 

 

Two little old ladies, Doreen & Evelyn, were sitting on a park bench outside the local town hall where a flower show was in progress.

 

 

The short one, Doreen, leaned over and said, 'Life is so boring. We never have any fun anymore. For £10.00 I'd take my clothes off and streak through that stupid, boring flower show!'




'You're on!' said Evelyn, holding up a £10.00 note.





So Doreen slowly fumbled her way out of her clothes and, completely naked, streaked (as fast as an old lady can) through the front door of the Flower show.







Waiting outside, her friend soon heard a huge commotion inside the hall, Followed by loud applause and shrill whistling.







Finally, the smiling Doreen came through the exit door surrounded by a cheering, clapping crowd.







‘What happened?' asked Evelyn.







'I won £1,000 as 1st prize for 'Best Dried Arrangement.. !'

Gentle Thoughts

Birds of a feather flock together

and then crap on your car.

A penny saved is a
government oversight.

The real art of conversation

is not only to say the right thing at the right time,

but also to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting
moment.

The older you get,

the tougher it is to lose weight,

because by then your body and your fat

have gotten to be really good friends.

The easiest way to find something lost around the house

is to buy a replacement.

He who hesitates is probably right.

Did you ever notice:

The Roman Numerals for forty (40) are XL.

If you think there is good in everybody,

you haven't met everybody.

If you can smile when things go wrong,

you have someone in mind to blame.

The sole purpose of a child's middle name

is so he can tell when he's really in trouble.

There's always a lot to be thankful for if you take time to look for it.

For example I am sitting here thinking

how nice it is that wrinkles don't hurt.

Did you ever notice:

When you put the 2 words 'The' and 'IRS' together it spells

'Theirs...'

Aging:

Eventually you will reach a point when you stop lying about your age

and

start bragging about it.

The older we get,

the fewer things seem worth waiting in line for.

Some people try to turn back their odometers.

Not me, I want people to know 'why' I look this way.

I've traveled a long way and some of the roads weren't paved.

When you are dissatisfied and would like to go back to your youth,

think of Algebra.

You know you are getting old when everything either

dries up or leaks.

One of the many things no one tells you about aging

is that it is such a nice change from being young.

Ah, being young is beautiful,

but being old is comfortable.

Oh Lord,

please keep your arm around my shoulder

and your hand over my mouth . . .

AMEN!

First Annual Wal-Mart Auto Repair Show

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

How Old is Grandma?

 

Stay with this...the answer is at the end.  It will blow you away.

 
One evening a grandson was talking to his grandmother about current events.  The grandson asked his grandmother what she thought about the shootings at schools, the computer age, and just things in general.
 
The Grandmother replied, "Well, let me think a minute, I was born before:
television
penicillin
polio shots
frozen foods
Xerox
contact lenses
Frisbees and
the pill.
 

There were no:
credit cards
laser beams or
ball-point pens.
 

Man had not yet invented:
pantyhose
air conditioners
dishwashers
clothes dryers
and the clothes were hung out to dry in the fresh air and
man hadn't yet walked on the moon
 

Your Grandfather and I got married first, and then lived together.

Every family had a father and a mother.
 
Until I was 25, I called every man older than me, "Sir."
And after I turned 25, I still called policemen and every man with a title, "Sir."


We were before computer-dating, dual careers, daycare centers, and group therapy.

Our lives were governed by the Ten Commandments, good judgment, and common sense.

We were taught to know the difference between right and wrong and to stand up and take responsibility for our actions.

Serving your country was a privilege; living in this country was a bigger privilege.

Having a meaningful relationship meant getting along with your cousins.

Time-sharing meant time the family spent together in the evenings and weekends - not purchasing condominiums.

We never heard of FM radios, tape decks, CDs, electric typewriters, yogurt, or guys wearing earrings.

We listened to Big Bands on our radios.
And I don't ever remember any kid blowing his brains out listening to Tommy Dorsey.

If you saw anything with 'Made in Japan' on it…it was junk.

The term 'making out' referred to how you did on your school exam.

Pizza Hut, McDonald's, and instant coffee were unheard of.

We had 5 & 10-cent stores where you could actually buy things for 5 and 10 cents.

Ice-cream cones, phone calls, rides on a streetcar, and a Pepsi were all 5 cents

And if you didn't want to splurge, you could spend your 5 cents on enough stamps to mail 1 letter and 2 postcards.

You could buy a new Ford Coupe for $600, but who could afford one?
Too bad, because gas was 16 cents a gallon.
 
In my day:
"grass" was mowed,
"coke" was a cold drink,
"pot" was something your mother cooked in and
"rock music" was your grandmother's lullaby.
"Aids" were helpers in the Principal's office,
"chip" meant a piece of wood,
"hardware" was found in a hardware store and...
"software" wasn't even a word.
 

And we were the last generation to actually believe that a lady needed a husband to have a baby.
No wonder people call us "old and confused" and say there is a generation gap.
 

How old do you think I am?
 

I bet you have this old lady in mind. You are in for a shock!
 

Read on to see…pretty scary if you think about it and pretty sad at the same time.
 
 
Are you ready?????
 

 
 
This woman would be only 62 years old…Born in 1952.
 
 
GIVES YOU SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT.
PASS THIS ON TO THE OLD ONES.
THE YOUNG ONES WOULDN'T BELIEVE IT. LOL

The Train

 

At birth we boarded the train and met our parents, and we believe they will always travel on our side.



However, at some station our parents will step down from the train, leaving us on this journey alone.



As time goes by, other people will board the train; and they will be significant i.e. our siblings, friends, children, and even the love of your life.



Many will step down and leave a permanent vacuum.



Others will go so unnoticed that we don't realize they vacated their seats.



This train ride will be full of joy, sorrow, fantasy, expectations, hellos, goodbyes, and farewells.



Success consists of having a good relationship with all passengers requiring that we give the best of ourselves.





The mystery to everyone is:

We do not know at which station we ourselves will step down.

So, we must live in the best way, love, forgive, and offer the best of who we are.

It is important to do this because when the time comes for us to step down and leave our seat empty we should leave behind beautiful memories for those who will continue to travel on the train of life.





I wish you a joyful journey on the train of life.

Reap success and give lots of love.

More importantly, thank God for the journey.

Lastly, I thank you for being one of the passengers on my train.



~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Challenge Accepted!

Our dear Rogue over at  Rogue's Awakening posted an update and along with a challenge to share our favorite “Keep Calm” posters. 

 

For you Rogue…challenge accepted…

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Naughty Nuns

If you can't get the video to work, here's the link directly to YouTube

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S8qQVyLIYdI

Yes, it's a bit over ten minutes but it's a series of vignettes that are about a minute long so you can watch as many or as few as you want.  If you don't watch any others, watch the first one! LOL

Hope you enjoy!