The Cats Out Of The Bag

This was my first Swap and Andrea at www.andrearhouse.blogspot.com was gracious to host a Valentine's Day Swap. My swap partner is the wonderful Aubrey at www.aubsfamfive.blogspot.com. I had to borrow her pictures because, smarty me forgot to take pictures of what I sent before I packaged them up. Thanks Aubrey for letting me borrow. :)

Now that she has recieved them, I can let the cat out of the bag. I've visited her blog and she said that she really loves the things she got. I'm so glad. "Your welcome" Aubrey, I hope you continue to enjoy them. I can't believe I've been missing out on these fun-filled swaps, it's been a blast. Happy Valentine's Day Aubrey!!

She said that mine is already on it's way, so I'll post pics of what I got when it comes. On Aubrey's blog she asked what is anyone's plans for Valentine's Day. So I'm copy catting her with the same question she asked her readers, I'm going to ask mine. What are your plans for Valentines? As for me I'm planning to throw a Valentines Party with family and friends. Then I'm going to pass out some goodie sweet treats to all my guests.

Have a good night everyone. Remember to always have these things in your heart...

Peace & Love,

Treasure Ann

White Texas Sheet Cake/Bad Grammar

I'm a perfectionist about my grammar, and I just want to apologize about the bad grammar below the post. Sorry girls. O.K. skadoodle on down to the post entitled "White Texas Sheet Cake" and enjoy. Peace & Love, TA

White Texas Sheet Cake

First time I've tried this cake. It calls for sour cream, and when I read that I had a feeling it would turn out moist. Between sour cream and buttermilk, it is like the secret ingredient for making baked good come out moist. I got the recipe out of my Taste of Home Baking Book and it is a really easy recipe. It took no time for me prepare the ingredients and the cake only bakes for about 20-22 minutes-depending on you oven's temperature.

This picture came out blurry, but it tastes better than it looks.
I love sheet cakes, because all you have to do is make the batter and spread the frosting.

Sheet cakes are great to make especially if you want to whip up something sweet really quick.

Don't get me wrong though, I love to challenge myself on complicated recipes and others that you have to be detailed about, that's where the fun is.


But sheet cakes still are #1 on my list to do as well. The frosting is made up of powdered sugar, and walnuts were added in them.

DELISH!!!

Have any of you ever wanted something sweet and wanted to bake up something quick to eat? Tell me, what are some quick homemade treats to bake? and what are your favorite cookbooks? I may go out and find it to buy. My favorite is in the picture above, "The Taste of Home Baking Book." I 'm always, most of the time trying something out of that book, more than the others I have, and believe you me, I have quite a lot.

Peace and Love,

Treasure Ann

Shouts Out To My Blogger Friends

I just want to tell my blogger friends, thanks for being good friends. While I have a few good friends outside of my computer, there aren't to many people that will let you be yourself.

The friends I have outside of the computer screen-accepts me for who I am and I appreciate that to them. I wanna give a shout out to them and especially a shout out to my blogger friends. Here are the "Top Ten Reasons" why I'm giving my blog buddies a shout out and a thank you. Here we go:

#10-You never judge

#9-You are always encouraging. You never say negative things.

#8-You are so appreciative for what you are given; in thoughts, awards, smiles (although I can't see you, I know your smiling on the other end), etc.

#7-You offer great advice

#6-Your always there in my corner

#5-It's always a comfort and a lot of fun hanging out with you all

#4-Your ever so inspiring

#3-Your always motivating

#2-You let me be myself

#1-[Last but not least] Your loyal friends. I wish I could meet you all, but for now through blog land is the closest we'll have to accept. If I could, I would cook a feast of food for all of you in honor of your sweet way of being my friends.

SHOUTS OUT TO ALL

MY BLOG FRIENDS!!!

Peace and love ya'll

Treasure Ann

Where Do I Start?

I have so many things going on. I don't know where to begin and finish. Here's a few going ons and projects I have been active in. *Crochet art project *Reading at least 2 books *School of course, studying to be a certified Health Specialist *Art Projects *Writing and working on a book-make that 2 (An autobiography of my life and an Arts & Craft book with memories of my childhood) Where do I start? Can anyone give any suggestions. Much appreciated. It seems I have too much on my plate. Peace and love.

Wednesday Works

I thought I might try this Wednesday Works post to do as a weekly thing of what I did for that day. So I'll try to keep up with the schedule every Wednesday to keep you posted of what's happening in my life for that particular day.

So here goes; I might miss a few things and errands that were put in action today but, without further ado. (Some might be to detailed) and if the list tends to get too long, I'll stop at #10.

*Note: These might not be in chronological order.

1. Every morning of course I like to have a morning devotion. That's reading a scripture out the Bible; my favorite is Psalm 23 and Psalm 37. Then I pray. *So since this is an everyday thing I do, I won't list this next Wednesday-I'm just getting all the ones that's new to you out the way first.*

2. Eat Breakfast.

3. Get ready to open up the shop.

4. Wait on customers.

5. Do business paperwork and business product, when there's a break.

6. Work on a few crochet art pieces or some other art project. (I'm sort of a mixed media artist)

7. Wash clothes, dry them and fold. (As women, I don't know, I guess we are suppose to love to do the laundry, but I'm one of them women that don't. In fact that maybe the most dreadful chore I do.)

8. Oh yeah, I definitely had to do my taxes, you know how it is bizz people-reporting and filing. Not fun, but you do what you have to do.

9. O.k. I haven't done this part yet, but I'm getting ready to; and that's take a good hot bath, fix me a nice hot cup of cocoa, get my "Family Circle" magazine, sit down on the couch with a very nice warm blanket, looking through my magazine and afterwards watch a nice down to earth movie, like "Sense & Sensibility".

10. Tell you all have a good evening.

What was your day like today?

Gotta go, my hot chocolate is waiting for me, and my magazine is calling.

Peace and love,

Treasure Ann

O.K. I'm Curious

Ever since I've been a little girl, I've always been intrigued of where people come from. Well not currently where they are from, but where have their ancestors originated from. I'm fascinated about their background and culture.

Whenever my family and I went out shopping or went traveling, being a curious little kid, I found it interesting and so amazing to hear other people speak in another language of their native tongue. You know being little your world is small, and I was so excited to see and hear other people from another country come to my country. I would hear people speaking in french or spanish, sometimes I didn't even recogonize their language-I was always thrilled to hear them speak. I've always had an interest in other people's background, their ancestry roots and the different kinds of cultures, and practices they had in their families that were a part of their life.

So here's where I get curious, interested and wanna know. Please share with me your family roots, background, culture or if you can trace back where your ancestry heritage originated from.

**I'm really curious though about your ancestry roots and what background race that runs in your veins.**

For the little that I do know, here's my background race that runs in my veins. In the light of what I currently know I'm still researching my background. I want to go back a little further to find out what tradition and practiced cultures that my ancesters have had as part of their life as well as their lifestyles.

O.K. Here we go, again for what little I do know and I am still learning about my family history. From reliable sources, facts and history from the old and wise in my family; I am part African, European and Native American descent. Now I haven't got it down to the details from what tribe in Africa and what specific descent of Europe-(this is only my guess, from stories told and gathered facts of what I heard from my family, my conclusion of specifically of Europe descent of what I may be is possibly Ireland (?).) The other part of me, which is Native American descent-I'm still working on the what tribe part. I hope to get some leeway on those missing pieces, but overall I embrace every part of me, and it's amazing that with all the beautiful parts of me, my ancestrial race, I can see some of the ways of them show up in my life, my career, and my art work, pieces and crafts. I embrace every aspect of who I am and it's wonderful to see how it has helped me appreciate everybody's great differences.

So come on everybody, those of you who are old blog friends, new ones or just someone visiting for the first time. Tell me what's in your blood-so to speak. Tell me about your wonderful background, or where did your great, great great great, great, great, great (well you got the picture) great grandparents originated from. Please share, it just so interesting.

Oh yeah, don't forget, for those who are interested, PBS channel 7 is showing a documentary about tracing one's roots back. The program is called "African American Lives" it airs tonight at 7:00 p.m. and Professor Henry Louis Gates, Jr. is conducting documents and research tracing African-American and Oprah Winfrey's family history. So if you get a chance check it out. I've seen it before and it is very interesting.

So don't forget share, share, share who you are deep down, way back. Have a great day everybody and I'll chat with you all later.

Peace and love,

Treasure Ann