Summer is just about over. We have plans to go to Hiawassee this weekend for some great food, family, friends, pickin and grinnin. It is the last big hooha of the year up there and due to age and health issues of my uncle it may just be the last one ever.
I have to decide what dish I am going to take and while I was browsing around I thought perhaps you might need to make the same kind of decision for a hooha that you are going to attend this weekend. So, I though I would bring to you a list of my 5 favorite summer dishes, since this is the last blowout of the summer and all.
1.) Spaghetti Salad
This dish is super easy to make, feeds a lot of people and is delicious. It also has a “light feel” to it and can be served warm or cold. That makes it the perfect dish to carry to any hooha you attend. Also, it only has 5 ingredients so it is economical to boot.
Another favorite in our house and to take on the road. Again, 5 ingredients, easy to make but it has to be kept cold. Light, refreshing and ohhh so good.
It is getting harder and harder to find Vidalia’s. They are only here for a short time so we have to take advantage while we can. If you can still get your hands on a few, grab them and make this pie! I promise, you will groan at the goodness.
This was one of my Granny’s favorites. You could always count on her having a bowl full in her refrigerator when you went to visit in the summer. It just evokes fond memories of sitting on the front porch snacking away…that it’s good doesn’t hurt either.
5.) Kool-Aid Pie
What can I say? Great dessert. Easy to make. 4 ingredients. And you can make it any flavor that you want.
All of these recipes are from the earlier days of The Post-It Place so none of them have photos. I need to go back and rectify that for ya’ll one of these days. I can promise that they won’t disappoint though. So, get out from behind the computer screen, quit worrying about Forex trading software and enjoy the last remaining days of summer with some family, friends and some good food!
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Yesterday our community came together and had a fun day at the Cohutta Springs Conference Center. I think the official name of it was “Murray in Motion”. They sold tickets for $2 each which made it a very affordable event for anyone. The touted that:
The event will offer fun for children and adults including water slides, a zip line, swimming, Torpedo speed boating, the Blob and much more.
The zip line, blob, water slide and torpedo were TONS of fun, but there wasn’t much more offered. And it was extremely UNorganized. The ladies at the table checking people in were rude and clueless and it sort of set the tone for the rest of our day. I think if they had advertised and promoted it more and involved more of the community businesses it could have been great and we wouldn’t have felt as if we needed a roadside assistance plan.
The zip line was a huge hit, as were all of the water activities. Here you see Tate at the end of the line and one of the volunteers, Trevor. I just love Trevor, such a sweet young man whom I have known since he was a little boy. His dad is also the best Doctor ever!
You can see all of my pictures from our day on MY FACEBOOK.
Even with all of the unorganization and chaos, it turned out to be lots of fun and we would do it again. I just hope next year good ol’ Hicktown gets it together a little more.
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All of our local schools participate in the Box Tops for Education program, as most around the country do. I always make sure to clip the box tops and place them in a container that I keep on my kitchen counter especially for them and then drop them off at the school on a regular basis. People would be amazed at the difference that the box tops can make in a school if we all worked together and turned in those box tops. With the start of school either already here or quickly approaching now is the perfect time to start saving those box tops.
While you´re out and about gathering up all of those much needed back-to-school supplies, be sure to stop at your local Kroger Family of Stores (which includes Kroger, Ralph´s, King Soopers, City Market, Dillons, Smith´s, Fry´s, QFC, Baker´s, Owen´s, Jay C Food Stores, Hilander, Gerbes, Food4Less, Pay Less Super Markets and Scott´s Food & Pharmacy) to take advantage of their “Add Up the Savings” Event and stock up on your favorite General Mills & Kimberly Clark brands From August 8 through August 21, when you buy 8 participating items from any Kroger store, you´ll receive $4 off of your purchase. Some of the great participating brands include: Cheerios, Yoplait Yogurt, Pillsbury Cookies & Biscuits, Kleenex, Huggies, Betty Crocker Brownies, Cottonelle, and Lucky Charms.
In addition to these great savings, be sure to take advantage of the special Bonus Box Tops Offers and get a jumpstart on helping the participating school of your choice this year. It’s a win-win situation for all involved!
All you have to do, if you haven´t already, is register at www.RewardYourSchool.com. Once you register, you will automatically receive 5 Bonus Box Tops just for signing up! You will also receive custom offers for Bonus Box Tops for purchasing participating products.
These great offers are:
* Buy any 4 Box Tops products and get 10 Bonus Box Tops
* Buy any 8 Box Tops products and get 25 Bonus Box Tops
The offers you select will then load onto your Kroger Shopper Card to be redeemed once you purchase the items. It´s extra easy because there´s no clipping! Just remember to scan your Kroger Shopper Card and the Bonus Box Tops will automatically go straight the participating school of your choice.
Kroger, General Mills and Kimberly Clark have teemed up with My Blog Spark to provide one lucky reader with a $25 Kroger Family of Stores gift card that you can use to purchase your favorite participating items to get started on adding up the savings.
To ENTER:
Leave a comment stating at least one one of the eight participating items you would purchase to receive $4 off during the `Add up the Savings Event´ at the Kroger Family of Stores.
All entries must be received by August 14, 2010 at 11:59 PM.
Open to residents of the US only, all entries must have a valid US mailing address.
Winner will be selected via random drawing and will have 3 days to respond to the verification e-mail or another winner will be selected.
Want Extra Entries:
Blog about this contest with a link back to here (leave link where the post can be found).
Subscribe to The Post-It Place (either by a reader or request in your comment to be added to the e-mail list for contests and giveaways).
Follow me – Its_Jyl or Jillybean01 (or both, just leave in separate comments) on Twitter and Tweet this contest making sure to use the @Its_Jyl or @Jillybean01 (leave ID in a comment and I will follow you back).
Friend Me on Facebook.
Leave a comment on any non-giveaway post.
(Please note that the Kroger Family of Stores gift card, information, and giveaway were all provided by The Kroger Family of Stores, General Mills, and Kimberly Clark through MyBlogSpark. All opinions supplied are those of my own and were in no way influenced by any outside source.)
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I think that penguins have to be one of the cutest animals! Their little tuxedos, the way they waddle. They are just cute. And FUNNY. So when I received this movie:
I was thrilled! Add to it some penguin launchers and a big bowl of Trix cereal and I was a very, very happy Mama. After we all grabbed a bowl of cereal we all gathered around to watch the movie and then had a game of “Who can launch their penguin the furtherest”. GO ME!!! I won.
SUMMER IS IN SESSION! Along with family vacations and trips to the zoo, General Mills is teaming up with Nickelodeon´s The Penguins of Madagascar to bring the action-packed adventures of summer to your very own breakfast table.
Inside specially marked boxes of General Mills cereals, you´ll “commence operations” with one of five characters from The Penguins of Madagascar; Skipper, Rico, Kowalski, Private or King Julien. Each participating cereal contains one character launcher with mission details outlined on the back of the box including:
Dive In, Soldier – Set an empty plastic cereal bowl on the table and try to pop your launcher into it. Wear a helmet or you´ll be squid bait.
Longest Propulsion Launcher – Challenge your troops to see who can launch their character the furthest. Go long or go back to the zoo.
Target Practice – Create a landing zone with a spoon and try to strategically drop your character into the sweet spot. Hit the target or go back to the drawing board.
Clear the Wall – Do you have enough projectile pop to push your launcher over the top of the box? Proceed launchin´ troops, earn those wings!
Each character is unique and has their own specific role, and together, they´re a team with lots of character. With five character launchers to collect, make a splash this summer and try to successfully complete all of their missions. And let me tell you , these babies will fly. We have had more fun with these guys than you can ever imagine.
If you win the giveaway you´ll receive a Penguins of Madagascar prize pack which includes one box of Trix cereal, a Penguins of Madagascar launcher and the new Penguins of Madagascar movie, The Penguins of Madagascar Operation: DVD Premier thanks to general Mills and Nickelodeon through My Blog Spark.
To Enter: Leave a comment on which character from Penguins of Madagascar is your child´s favorite. If you haven’t seen the movie, just leave a comment saying you haven’t seen it.
All entries must be received by August 5th at Midnight. All entries must have a valid US mailing address. Winner will be selected via random drawing and will have 3 days to respond to the verification e-mail or another winner will be selected.
Want Extra Entries:
Blog about this contest with a link back to here (leave link where the post can be found).
Subscribe to The Post-It Place (either by a reader or request in your comment to be added to the e-mail list for contests and giveaways).
Follow me – Its_Jyl or Jillybean01 (or both, just leave in separate comments) on Twitter and Tweet this contest making sure to use the @Its_Jyl or @Jillybean01 (leave ID in a comment and I will follow you back).
Friend Me on Facebook.
Leave a comment on any non-giveaway post.
General Mills and Nickelodeon provided products and information to help facilitate this post and is also providing the products for giveaway through My Blog Spark. I was in no other way compensated, all opinions stated are those of my own and were in no way influenced by receipt of product or by any outside source.
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