Around the Campfire 🔥 (week 37)

Dear Campers ~

Another week that flew by - why is it time seems to be moving faster and faster? Here's a recap of the happenings at MMDC this week in case you missed anything:

Posts ~
9/8: 🔥 (week 36)
9/9: how to make a tutu
9/10: Tip-sy Tuesday: food processor tip
9/11: zucchini bread
9/12: lemon zucchini bread
9/13: my sis is hungry: zucchini bread bake-off
9/14: time to celebrate!

What's Cooking ~

• ribs, kale salad, roasted baby potatoes
• tuna caesar salad
• steak, veggie tots, wedge salad
• grilled chicken sausage, mac and cheese (recipe to follow - you're going to want to make this for sure!), roasted asparagus
• grilled chicken breast, orzo salad

Miscellaneous stuff keeping me busy but not worth a post ~

• Even tho we had company most of the week I managed to read 3 books. The best was "Sold on a Monday" by Kristina McMorris - took me a bit to get into it but ended up really liking ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️; "Kisser" by Stuart Woods, I don't know why I occasionally read his books and am not a fan of his writing (quite annoyingly chauvinistic) ⭐️; and "Hell's Corner" by David Baldacci  ⭐️⭐️⭐️ was pretty good crime novel, a little political but readable and I was entertained - way better than "Kisser" anyway. 
• Started volunteering again at the elementary school; I was a school volunteer for about 15 years but once my youngest niece hit high school I "retired",  now a friend of mine just started teaching 2nd grade and I offered to help get her going - so I'm temporarily out of retirement!

Hope you had a great week - stop by in the upcoming week to see more crafts, recipes, whatever I can think of to make. And don't forget to enter for the blog 4th anniversary drawing - leave me a comment and your name either here on the blog or on the FB page before tomorrow (9/16) night to be entered to win a $25 gift card!

I know - 4 years! That's crazy.

Sincerely ~

Jill

camp counselor and blogger of 1458 posts! 

Around the Campfire 🔥 (week 36)

Dear Campers ~

Here's a recap of what you might have missed at MMDC this week, the holiday weekend really messed with my mind and the week just flew by!

Posts ~
9/1: 🔥 (week 35)
9/2: Labor Day
9/3: Tip-sy Tuesday: clear vanilla
9/4: chocolate cupcakes with p.b. cream cheese frosting
9/5: Jen's insta-pot tortellini
9/6: Brooke shows how to make a gimp keychain
9/7: the most disgusting looking soup ever

What's Cooking ~

• bbq ribs, veggie tots, cole slaw
• grilled pork chops, baked summer squash, wedge salad
• chicken caesar salad
• steak, breaded eggplant (recipe to follow, so good!), arugula salad
• chicken sausage, pasta with red sauce, roasted asparagus
• dinner at Al and Cathy's - Al made pasta with meatballs, sausage, and hard boiled eggs (does anyone else make sauce with whole hard boiled eggs? I love it)

Miscellaneous stuff keeping me busy that isn't worth a blog post ~

• read 'Present over Perfect',  gave me really good things to think about and work on ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 
• helped throw a surprise party for Brooke's 16th, she was not a fan of the whole 'surprise' part
• did a 5k run/walk with a bunch of friends (check back Monday to see what I made for us to wear)
• worked on getting the house ready for upcoming guests next week - I'm so excited they are visiting! 

We were super worried about 2 of our nieces that live in the path of hurricane Dorian - they chose to not evacuate, boarded up the windows, stocked up on provisions, spent time in the bathtub during tornado warnings...so scary. 100 MPH winds is just crazy to think about. But they are all good and their house held strong. Hope you had a great (short) week - check back to see lots more projects, crafts, recipes, and whatever else I think of to make!

Sincerely ~

Jill

camp counselor and thankful relieved aunt

Around the Campfire 🔥 (week 12)

put a small vase of flowers in a large
glass vase; put jelly beans, candy
grass, and peeps in the space between
the two vases. 

Dear Campers ~

Here's a quick recap of what happened at camp this week in case you missed anything:

Posts ~

3/17: around the campfire (week 11)
3/18: hanging jewelry holder
3/19: tip-sy Tuesday: sewing on vinyl 
3/20: peanut blossom cookies
3/21: Hello Fresh update...by Jen
3/22: home workout plan
3/23: herb-crusted baked chicken

What's cooking ~

• corned beef and cabbage dinner (why do we only eat corned beef at St. Patrick's Day? It turned out SO good we ate all of it and didn't have any leftovers for the next day - next year I'll make more!)
• grilled chicken, my standard black bean/corn/tomato/avocado in olive oil with southwest seasoning salad
• grilled steak, caesar salad, sautéed mushrooms
• grilled ahi tuna, steamed rice, roasted broccoli
• pork tenderloin, roasted white beans with tomatoes and feta, shredded kale salad

Miscellaneous stuff keeping me busy ~

• read Homebody by Joanna Gaines (mostly for the pictures!),  and Big Little Lies (I never saw the show but loved the book - have you read it?)
• made another small fabric wallet, this time in more subtle colors and a little heavier weight fabric, I've been using the bright colorful one I made and love it. It's so lightweight and small that I can fit it in my pocket, my grocery store tote, and it's helping to keep my purse lighter which is always a plus.

Hope everyone had a great week! Check back often to see more fun projects, recipes, whatever I think up to keep myself busy.

Sincerely ~

Jill

camp counselor who is sore from starting that 12 week workout plan