Happy Holidays! Buckeye Candy Recipe

There are many versions to this candy recipe, but I’m going to share my twist on it!

INGREDIENTS:

• 1/2 cup butter, melted
• 1 pound confectioners’ sugar
• 1 1/2 cups peanut butter
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1# Coating Chocolate

*Melt chocolate over double broiler. While that is melting you’ll want to cover your work area with waxed paper.

*In a large bowl, combine (your kiddos can do this step, if you over watch them) all of the above ingredients.

*Roll dough into quarter-sized balls, then roll each Buckeye into the chocolate, only covering 3/4th of the way so the peanut butter shows at the top.  I use a tooth pick to hold the Buckeye while rolling in chocolate.

*Once the Buckeye is covered with chocolate you’ll want to place it on the waxed paper for several hours, until the chocolate is firm.

 

Enjoy!!

Labor Day Memories

Yesterday the States celebrated Labor Day. What made it extra special for me and my family was it also marked what would have been the 8th birthday of our youngest “Fish” family member, Hannah Grace.

Hannah was born on September 1; baby-Fish #5, (all girls by the way!) we were so excited to have her as part of our family. She was truly the most happiest, calm baby I had ever seen. 

Her story unfolds like this… she came into this world as quiet as you can imagine; squooshy, soft, chubby and calm! On her 1st birthday she ended getting a “chest cold” , this was treated by our physician, it went away, then came back about 3 weeks later; the cycle repeated itself until November 25, 2001 where we spent 12 hours at our local E.R.

At that time the current physician was ending her shift and the next doctor was beginning his shift. At that time, the entering physician came back to the observation room to do his rounds and noticed that the I.V fluid was entering Hannah’s body but was not exiting. The fluid was collecting around her heart..with that diagnosis she was life flighted to a Children’s Hospital 45 minutes away. It wasn’t until then that the heart specialists were called to work on her, it was then that we were told she was suffering from Cardio Myopathy.

A few short minutes later, on November 26, 2001; Hannah took her last breath with mommy and daddy by her side, as she entered Heaven’s gates to meet Jesus. 

It wasn’t until that moment that I could get a clear view of Heaven, Gods purpose, the preciousness of life, the process of a vapor and the hope of eternity.

Every year on Hannah’s birthday we clean her stone, decorate it with something special, enjoy an ice cream dessert at a local restraurant and give thanks to the Lord for welcoming her home and giving us the ”Hope of Eternal Life” with Him.

To God Be The Glory, Great Things He Hath Done! Enjoy some of our favorite pictures  Remember Hannah Grace

Article Writing Challenged? How About A Challenge?

I must confess, I do write articles, I just don’t ever let anyone read them! So what possessed me to sign-up for the challenge? Carrie Lauth over at Blah,Blah,Blog is hosting a “30 day 30 article challenge” and something in me screamed “I HAVE TO DO THIS!!”

I am going to submit my articles on my blog (here) and at the following article directories:

WAHM-Articles.com

1888articles.com

Articlebase.com

talkinmince.com

If you’ve been around me and read my ezines then you know how important article marketing is to your business. To sign-up or learn more about this free challenge go here  http://carrielauth.com/blog/2008/08/29/30-days-30-articles/

 Leave me a comment and let me know if you’re joining the challenge so I can root for you!

Have a blessed holiday weekend!

God Bless,

Stephanie Fish

The Longest Winter!

Ugh! It seems that winter just keeps dragging on and on! I think I need to move down South…somewhere warmer than Ohio.

How about you, has it been a long winter where you live? I don’t know about you, but I sure learn how to be a more patient person in the winter than any other season.

Here’s a recipe that will warm you up….

Pizza Crust Dough

Speghetti Sauce

Shredded Cheese (I use mozzerella)

Assorted Vegetables..

*Mix pizza dough as instructed. Spray large cookie sheet with spray oil. Press dough onto pan. Spread speghetti sauce all over dough. Sprinkle cheese. (now for the fun part) Arrange assorted veggies into shapes or one large smiley face…use your imagination.

Bake as directed and enjoy! Have a great weekend

Food Friday

1 Large bag of microwaveable popcorn ( I use Lite)

1 package of Macaroni & Cheese, cheese packet only

Directions:

Pop popcorn as directed. After popcorn is popped, sprinkle cheese inside bag with hot popcorn. Let the kids shake the bag and now you have hot cheese-flavored popcorn.  Now, go watch MONK or your personal favorite show.

Thanks! Steph

Tuesdays Toot:

This is my attempt at blogging more regulary…let’s give it try! My toot for Tuesday is something that happened a while ago…I got a new client! I’m so excited *Thank you for the recommendation M.W.*

This year has been more productive and I hope that my client base increases through-out this year.

Thanks for reading!

Mom’s Day Out?

I was twittering with some friends from Mom Masterminds and the topic being discussed was centered around taking a shopping trip just for “mom”. I’ve never done that! Oh, I’ve bought myself a thing or two while shopping for groceries, but never just a trip for myself.

Do you think taking a shopping trip just for yourself is selfish? Or do you think it is a good idea to go shopping for oneself and just focus your attention on what you need? I bet if I were to shop for just myself once in a while, I wouldn’t end up spending more money on junk that I don’t really need (because then I wouldn’t feel rushed to get everything done right then!)

Maybe I ought to take an afternoon, get a coffee and buy myself some socks…..just focus on my needs for a few hours?

Have a great day everyone!!

Steph

When life happens….

This is my business blog, but I figured since it is mine ..I can post what I want, so here goes…

I’m missing my youngest child so much today…I don’t know why, maybe because the weather was so dreary? Many of you know that my youngest daughter passed away in November 2001 from Cardio Myopathy.

I’m not having a pity-party I just really miss not having my arms full of “little squiggly chubs”…my other 4 children don’t really fit on my lap anymore they are just about my size (my how time flys!).

So, if you’re a parent that is missing your little one…just know that I’ll be praying for you too! I’m just so thankful that I’ve been blessed

Good night all!