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Wednesday, December 28, 2011

Just around the corner

 

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New Year is just around the corner and everyone will have a thought about what will or will not change in the new year

I’m going to try and blog at least once a week if not two and comment on the blogs I follow.

Thumbs down(I’m real bad about reading to boost my day and not comment to make their day.

Have a Great weekend!

Colo Junkett

Sunday, December 18, 2011

Finding my spirit

My Christmas Spirit has been lacking.

My daughter pestered me so much about a tree…you see my house is so very small the last two yeat I have had a taBLE TOP tree but this year Angela wanted a big tree

so I went to the VFW lot and bought a tree

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Not to shabby

I’ve been working such weird hours, I just can’t kept organized, Although I have my notebooks that I’ve been trying to keep up with that will help me get back on track.

I only got out a small amount of decoration due to the fact that I’m slowly becoming a empty nester.  My youngest daughter I think could care less as long as she gets a stocking and gift cards.

I did have my outside light put up the Friday after Thanksgiving but no garland this year.

Have a Great Day!

Colo Junkett

Tuesday, November 15, 2011

Weekend renovation

It’s starting to cool off now at nights if you consider 26 – 32 degrees cooling off and the rainy days are hit and miss. 
I live in a 1930’s Mount Harris house that was auctioned off and moved when the mine shut down front door was probably a original Mt Harris door (that’s another story). Mt Harris, Colorado
Before I bought this house the back door had be broken into, which caused a warp to the top of the door 3 1/2” out from the door jam.
With the weather changing the door really needed to be replaced, so this weekend I got a new front and back outside door
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new back door, notice the dog door.  Monster can actually get in and out with out much problem
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This is my dog Monster out in the snow last winter.  Not looking forward to so much snow like this, but I do live in Colorado!
Have a Great Day!
Colo Junkett
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Friday, October 21, 2011

Fall clean-up

with this new job of mine I never really know what day of the week I get a day off my supervisor says she has a system. huh?

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well I had today off and guess how I spent it going to the dump.  It’s all good my truck has been loaded since Monday. I had planned on going Monday but I woke up to sounds of pitter patter out side my window. Out in the small town your taking your sanity to a new level trying to get around on muddy slipper roads at the dump.

So I put this job off until today.

Have a Great Day!

Colo Junkett

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Sunday, October 16, 2011

Canning anyone?

Quite a few years ago I was all into what I considered simple/basic living. I had a garden that I canned out of, I recycled everything, I even made my own occasional cards from recycles.

As my girls got older and I started working out of my house, it was a little harder for me to stay on track.

This year as my girls are moving on with their lives, I have notice more time on my hands, so I’m trying to get back to doing some of the things I enjoy.

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Crock-pot Apple butter as I was reading some of my favorite blog they also have recipes for apple butter, but here's mine right from my crock-pot booklet

3-4 cups sugar

2-3 tsp. cinnamon

2 tsp. ground clove

1 cup of apple cider

 

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Have a Great Day!

Colo Junkett

Wednesday, October 12, 2011

Halloween project

I was surfing my favorite blogs last week and found a couple of really cool wreath I thought I’d tried to make before Halloween.
As you know I’m a little frugal. I look through my craft stuff and wasn’t able to find a wreath I could reuse.
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So I went to the Budget Center (our Good Will) and purchased two different grapevine wreaths for $5
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I had some gogglely eyes and 2” styro-foam balls in my Halloween craft box and cut them in half and glued to the wreath painted the styro-foam ball base with Americana glow in the dark acrylic paint and around the eyes with Delta lime sorbet acrylic paint. 
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I found some white and glow in the dark green webbing and some spider rings, also from my Halloween craft box and a beany bag spider to tie in the middle .
I surprised my self I think it turned out great!
Have a Great Day!
Colo Junkett

Monday, October 10, 2011

Front Porch decorated for October

Hi friends,

This year I got really ambitious and decorated my front porch for the month of October



 - I used the pumpkins the grand kids carved the with the help of auntie.

 - A purple and black striped fuzzy spider one of my girls had, I added a black web with wrapped up bugs. 

 - A skeleton made from gallon milk jugs I made quite a few years ago.

 - A black bat hanging from the portico above the door.

For a last minute idea, I think it turned out okay.

Thank you for stopping by.

Happy Halloween,

Vicki a Colorado Junkett

Saturday, October 8, 2011

Outside Halloween Decor









This skeleton is a milk jug project I made several years back and it still is a nice addition to my Halloween decor.  The black cat in the window is a vintage die cut I found at a Good Will store many years ago.  In the right corner is a vinyl blow-up bat I believe I bought at Target some years ago.



Halloween project I made this month using a straw wreath form styroform balls cut in half, google eyes ring spiders and webbing cloth.


May God Bless you and your family, Vicki a Colorado Junkett.

Monday, September 26, 2011

I’m cramped

I had to move some of my office into my very small bedroom 7’x9’

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I have my computer desk, my printer and job search files, my bill file and spring semester notes books .

My last oldest daughter moved up north and my youngest daughter is off to college, it’s time for MOM to get her space back!

Now all I have to do is have a plan of attack-

  1. move bed out
  2. vacuum
  3. unload the book cases
  4. move book cases to use as a divider
  5. load up book cases
  6. vacuum
  7. move bed back in and set up

Doesn’t sound to complicated right? Right just back wrenching! Ouch

Have a Great Day!

Colo Junkett

Wednesday, September 14, 2011

Fall Vignette and Colder Nights

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I’ve notice some one in my neighborhood has heated up the fire place or wood stove smoke in the air












Thank you for stopping by, to check out some of my Fall Vignettes.

God Bless you and your family, Vicki a Colorado Junkett

Sunday, September 4, 2011

There's a nip in the air





It's 7 am and 36 degrees this morning.  When I went to bed last night @ 11pm it was 68 degrees.
Fall is in the air!

Have a Great Day!
Colo Junkett


Monday, August 29, 2011

College Bound

 

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My favorite blog sites are all blogging about back to school parties, getting the kids back into routines.

At my house we have been having the peace out people, I’m college bound get together.  It is not unusual to have kids coming and going from my house on the weekends, but I’ve had kids at my house every night for a week! It took my daughter a week to get together with every one of her friends one on one. She is acting like she moving to another country and never see them again, she is only going to be 3 hours away. 

Beginning a  parent a see how our children mature and grow. I had always thought that my daughter would be so excited about moving out, that would be the only thing on her mind, but in reality she has noticed that all of her friends since grade school will also be moving on and that friendship start fading  away as all the friends are moving on their own adventures.

Have a Great Day!

Colo Junkett

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Tuesday, August 23, 2011

Fall is approaching

All the blogs I follow are talking about stocking up for winter baking.
Funny thing is, I recently started working at a Kroger branch store in the bakery department and I have had a dozen customers, asking to purchase, used icing buckets, to store their oat, flour or sugar in.
Have a great Day!
Colo Junkett

Friday, July 22, 2011

Curb Cruzing

 

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As you know I have my oldest daughter and her boys staying with me for a while. and every time they visit, I’m trying to find a place for the boys to nap without being disturbed. Friday is ” THE YARD SALE DAY” in my community, so today I went curb cruzing  looking for a bed that would fit somewhere, remember my house is only 1200sq ft.  I found a bargain, it’s a little use but it will get the grandson in there own bed.

Funny thing is, the lady that gave me the bed was not having a yard sale, she was going through her moms things trying to decide what would go to storage and what should be given away.  Her mother had recently been moved into a nursing care facility.   The bed was in her truck and got rained on before she had time to get into storage so she felt she couldn’t ask money for it.

Have a Great Day!

Colo Junkett

Friday, July 8, 2011

Monsoon Weather


In my neck of Colorado, we have really been get the affects of the monsoon the weather men are calling it.
I wake up to blue skies but by afternoon the dark cloud are moving in with wind and lighting by evening it's blue sky just as the sun is setting.  The next day I wake up to rain and thunder by noon the sky is clearing by evening the dark clouds start rolling in with wind and lighting.
So...This weekend I plan to go south a few 100 mile to get some sun


Do you have plans for the weekend?

Have a Great Weekend
Colo Junkett

Tuesday, July 5, 2011

Independence Day




I had a stay in town day and it was wonderful! See what went on in my little town.
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High School Band


You have to have decorated bicycle in a parade


and tractors

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After the parade the Veterans put on a free BBQ for the community.  It was a GREAT day!



Fireworks!!!

It was a great Day!
Colo Junkett

Monday, July 4, 2011

July Food Management

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Wow! It’s already July,my exercising is not going so will but I think the food management plan is going good.

This month I’m going to try to watch the amount of wheat product I use in my meal planning (bread, pasta, cereal, crackers.
Of course I’m still battling with ice cream we’ll see what happens this month.

Sunday Dinner
7/3 beef and broccoli, brown rice
7/10 Taco Salad- lean elk burger, shredded lettuce, Colby jack cheese, tomato, chopped onion, salsa, corn chips
7/17 Grilled Chicken breast, white rice, tossed salad
7/24 Shrimp, Baked Hush Puppies, Slaw
7/31 Beef Kabobs, Vegies, Rice Pilaf
 
Monday Dinner
7/4 Chef’s Salads with Hard boiled Eggs, Ham, Turkey, etc
7/11 white bean and trimmed ham crock-pot soup with wheat thins, celery sticks filled with light cream cheese
7/18 Elk steak, green beans, tossed salad
7/25 left over chicken, Cherry Tomato Salad

Tuesday Dinner
7/5 Roasted Garlic Onion Chicken, Peas. Mixed Vegetables
7/12 elk steak Stroganoff, Peas, egg noodles
7/19 Roast Beef, Red Potatoes, spinach greens
7/26 grilled pork chops, rice, and asparagus


Wednesday Dinner
7/6 elk burger patties, Green Beans, Tomatoes with Cucumbers
7/13 Crockpot: Shredded Pork wheat pita Sandwiches
7/20 BBQ Elk Roast Sandwiches
7/27 Spaghetti, tossed green salad

Thursday Dinner
7/7 Crockpot Steak San Morco, Buttered Noodles w Herbs, Peas
7/14 Goulash (I USE ½#elk burger, ½# lean beef burger
7/21 Crockpot: Peppered Beef Tips, tossed salad
7/28 Taco Salads in Baked Bowls

Friday Dinner
7/1 Grilled Cheeseburger, Fruit Salad
7/8 Grilled Chicken, Steamed vegies
7/15 Biscuits & Gravy, Scrambled Eggs
7/22 Chicken Stir Frye, Rice
7/29 Tuna Pasta Salad

Saturday Dinner
7/2 Chef Salad
7/9 Left over roast, tossed Salad with extra goodies
7/16 crock-pot beef Roast, potatoes & carrots
7/23 lean meatballs, spaghetti, Salad
7/30 Blackeye Pea Salad

My breakfast consisted of coffee, lite creamer, wheat bagel with peanut butter or hard boiled egg
And for lunch a choice of salad or soup or ½ wheat pita sandwich made of leftovers.
I hope this helps.

Have a great Day
Colo Junkett

P.S.
As of today I have lost 4.5 and have kept it off for 2 months.




Friday, July 1, 2011

July Celebrations

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Activity list of July Celebrations:

  • July 4th-Independence Day
  • Nat’l Hot Dog Month
  • Nat’l Baked Beans Month

Celebrate July at the fullest!

Have a Great Day!

Colo Junkett

Saturday, June 25, 2011

RED WHITE and BLUE

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It’s time to get out the Red, White & Blue décor for the month of July!

Banners, Flags, wind socks, luminaries, garland, table center piece, front door wreath.  

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           Here it is put out.  Happy 4th of July!

 

Have a Great Day!

Colo Junkett

Monday, June 6, 2011

June Food Management

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It’s the first Monday of the month and I thought I’d share my meal planning.  I’ve started walking for 30-45 minutes a day, my weight has been fluctuating 4-6 pounds but my measurement is still the same, what gives?
I’ve changed my snacking to Special K protein bars and Special K protein shakes
Sunday Dinner :
  •  6/5- beef and broccoli/brown rice
  • 6/12- Taco Salad- lean elk burger/shredded lettuce/Colby jack cheese/tomato/chopped onion/salsa/corn chips
  • 6/19- Grilled Chicken breast/white rice/tossed salad
  • 6/26-  Crockpot: Peppered Beef Tips/tossed salad
Monday Dinner:
  • 6/6- Chef’s Salads with Hard boiled Eggs/Ham/Turkey/etc.
  • 6/13- white bean and trimmed ham crock-pot soup with wheat thins/ celery sticks filled with light cream cheese
  • 6/20- Elk steak, green beans, tossed salad
  • 6/27- left over chicken/Cherry Tomato/onion/green bean Salad
Tuesday Dinner:
  • 6/7- Roasted Garlic Onion Chicken/Peas/Green Salad
  • 6/14- Elk Steak Stroganoff(low fat mushroom soup,low-fat sour cream), Peas/Wheat Egg Noodles
  • 6/21- Turkey Kielbasa/Steamed Cabbage/Steamed Red Potatoes
  • 6/28- Grilled Pork chops/Wild Rice/Asparagus
Wednesday Dinner:
  • 6/1- elk burger patties/Green Beans/Tomatoes with Cucumbers
  • 6/8- Crockpot: Shredded Pork wheat pita Sandwiches
  • 6/15- Spaghetti/tossed green salad
  • 6/22- Salad
  • 6/29- Crockpot Pepper Steak/Brown Rice/Peas
Thursday Dinner:
  • 6/2- Goulash (½#elk burger, ½# lean beef burger)/Green Salad
  • 6/9- Taco Salads on a toasted wheat tortilla
  • 6/16- Baked Chicken/Green Mixed Salad
  • 6/23-Beef/broccoli/rice
  • 6/30- Ham/Spanish rice/green&red pepper
Friday Dinners:
  • 6/3- Hamburger on a thin wheat bun/lettuce/tomato/onion
  • 6/10- Chicken quesadilla/rice/
  • 6/17- thin wheat bagel/Scrambled Egg/canned pears
  • 6/24- Chicken Stir Frye/Rice
Saturday Dinner:
  • 6/4- Chicken Fajitas/low fat tortillas
  • 6/11- Crockpot Roast beef/green salad/baked potato fries
  • 6/18- Grilled Salmon/Brown rice/green salad w/Italian Dressing
  • 6/25- Grilled Chicken/Red Potato Kabobs/Fresh Vegies
My breakfast consist of coffee, lite creamer, Fiber One Cereal with 2% Milk, and a piece of fruit.  For lunch a choice of salad or soup or a 1/2 wheat pita made of leftover meat.

Have a Great Day!
Colo Junkett

P.S.
As of today I've lost 4.5 lb and mantaining

Wednesday, June 1, 2011

June Celebrations

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"Believe you can and you're halfway there."
- Theodore Roosevelt

Activity list of June celebrations:

  • National Ice Tea Month
  • June 4th-5th-Colorado Free Fishing Weekend
  • June 14th-Flag Day
  • June 15th-18th-Whittle of the Woods Community Festival
  • June 19th-Father’s Day
  • June 21st-First Day of Summer

Let me know what are your June Celebrations are.

Have a wonderful Day!

Colo Junkett

Saturday, May 28, 2011

HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION

My youngest daughter is graduating!  I’m so proud of her, she has worked really hard.

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And then there was the party!

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Grandparents, Uncles, Aunts, Cousins and Friend where here to celebrate. 

 

 

 

Have a Great Day!

Colo Junkett

Sunday, May 8, 2011

Mother’s Day

I went over to my sister house in Utah, for Mother’s Days, we had planned a brunch for our Mother.
Mother’s Day Brunch Menu
*Strawberry Short Cake*
*Pineapple Upside-Down Cake*
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I brought pineapple upside down cake, my sister made the strawberry short cake and made mimosa in honor of a great bunch of Ladies out on her deck it was a great Day!
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This is a view of Split Mountain off  my sister’s deck.
Have a Great Day
Colo Junkett