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My 40th birthday Group photo

I love this picture!

Soft Oatmeal Cookies

Soft Oatmeal Cookies INGREDIENTS 1 cup butter, softened 1 cup white sugar 1 cup packed brown sugar 2 eggs 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 2 cups all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon baking soda 1 teaspoon salt 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon 3 cups quick cooking oats DIRECTIONS 1. In a medium bowl, cream together white sugar, butter, and brown sugar. Beat in eggs one at a time, then stir in vanilla. 2. Combine flour, cinnamon, baking soda, and salt. Stir into the creamed mixture. Mix in oats. Cover, and chill dough for at least one hour. 3. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease cookie sheets. Roll the dough into balls, and place 2 inches apart on cookie sheets. 4. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes in preheated oven. Allow cookies to cool on baking sheet for 5 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool co

You are capable of more than you know

st pats 2014

Best of Luck!

Indiana native plants

From http://www.indianawildlife.org/wildlife/native-plants/ Native Trees EVERGREEN: Eastern Red Cedar, Juniperus virginiana Hemlock, Tsuga canadensis White Pine, Pinus strobus DECIDUOUS: Common Hackberry, Celtis occidentalis Tulip Poplar, Liriodendron tulipifera Shagbark Hickory, Carya ovata Red Maple, Acer rubrum Oaks, Quercus (all spp.) White Walnut or Butternut, Juglans cinerea Redbud, Cercis canadensis Black Gum, Nyssa sylvatica Native Shrubs Common Serviceberry, Amelanchier arborea New Jersey Tea, Ceanothus americanus Spicebush, Lindera benzoin Common Ninebark, Physocarpus opulifolius Fragrant Sumac, Rhus aromatica Elderberry, Sambucus canadensis Gray Dogwood, Cornus racemosa Silky Dogwood, Cornus amomum Virginia Sweetspire, Itea virginica Common Winterberry, Ilex verticillata Buttonbush, Cephalanthus occidentalis American Highbush Cranberry, Viburnum opulus var. americanum Elderberry Native Vines Trumpet Creeper

Here comes the sun