So I belong to this great group Unique Women in Business, One of my fellow members was having a giveaway on her blog (Kelly of TDOG Art) .. to be entered you had to list a favorite quote about "giving" This is the one I submitted..
No person was ever honored for what he received. He was honored for what he gave.”
– Calvin Coolidge
And I won!!! I get this amazing piece of art by Kelly an amazing artist! Here is her Blog
And here is the amazing painting I won .. I get an 11 X 14!!
I can't wait to receive the piece and find an amazing place to hang it!!
Nothing can rattle Pirate Pete in this entertaining, changeable sea tale. Read aloud story comes complete with press-out pieces that fit into the pages so your young pirate can make up the action as you go along. Early reading and vocabulary skills get a boost with the storytelling. Book measures 9 3/8" x 8 3/8."
A fairy tale your child can create and re-create over and over. Your child chooses from 36 interactive, changeable, story elements resulting in a different and imaginative adventure every time. Story crafting and retelling also builds vocabulary and early reading skills. 9 3/8" x 8 3/8" book.
from 4 years and up (K, V)
These books are fun for both boys and girls to make up their own story. They can change it each time they read the story. Have fun reading to your child! Check them out at playsmartstore.com!
To see the rest of the story and how to enter to win visit Cara's Blog!
So Hubby and I went out to lunch last week - it was a cold and snowy day so soup sounded perfect! And what better place to get soup than Olive Garden??
During this visit our waiter "Disney" told us that they have a Gluten Free Menu! I had NO idea they did so I thought - why not share it with the world! Obviously OUR choices were not Gluten Free haha BUT I have many friends that need this type of Diet so I wanted to share it with everyone!
If You Want Gluten Free Alternatives
Explore these gluten-free versions of some of your favorite Olive Garden recipes.
Garden Fresh Salad without croutons
Our famous house salad, tossed with our signature Italian dressing.
300
24
4.5
16
1860
Caesar Salad without croutons
800
61
13
8
1750
Pennine Rigate with Marinara Marinara sauce made with a blend of tomatoes, bell peppers, onions and Italian herbs. Served over gluten free penne pasta.
561
19
4
90
693
Steak Toscano Grilled 14 oz choice center cut Strip steak brushed with Italian herbs and extra-virgin olive oil. Served with grilled vegetables.
760
46
18.5
9
1370
Herb-Grilled Salmon Salmon filet brushed with Italian herbs and extra-virgin olive oil. Served with broccoli and red bell peppers.
510
26
6
5
760
Mixed Grill Skewers of grilled steak and chicken marinated in Italian herbs and extra-virgin olive oil. Served with broccoli and grilled vegetables.
745
24
6.2
25
1755
Mixed Grill (all chicken) Skewered chicken marinated in Italian herbs and extra-virgin olive oil. Served with broccoli and grilled vegetables.
630
20
3.7
27
1255
Children's Grilled Chicken Grilled chicken breast served with broccoli and grilled vegetables.
210
5.5
0.7
12
505
Olive Garden created this menu for our gluten intolerant guests in accordance with the 2000 American Dietetic Association guidelines.
If You're Looking for Low Fat Children's Options We offer these low-fat selections for children.
Cheese Ravioli with Tomato Sauce
300
8
4
43
440
4
Children's Grilled Chicken Served with spaghetti and broccoli.
310
5
1
33
680
6
Spaghetti with Tomato Sauce
250
3
.5
45
370
4
If You're Watching Sugar We are proud to offer a dessert with no added sugar, sweetened with sugar alcohols.
Torta di Chocolate A warm double chocolate cake served with vanilla cream sauce and fresh strawberries. No sugar added.
800
51
29
75
125
4
Olive Garden has made an effort to provide complete and current nutrition information, but the hand-crafted nature of our menu items and changes in recipes, ingredients and kitchen procedures can cause variations from these values to occur. Therefore, the values shown here should be considered approximations. In addition, guests who have special food sensitivities or dietary needs should not rely solely on this information as the basis for deciding whether to consume a particular menu item. Nutritional information valid for US only.
So if you are living a Gluten Free Lifestyle keep Olive Garden in mind for your next Dinner out!
So as many of you know we did a Haunted House at The American Legion on Friday Night .. here are a few pictures we took .. it was hard to get *great* shots due to the fog and how dark it was but hopefully you will enjoy :)
This was the Sensory box - we had Intestines, Eyeballs and a Heart in the holes for the kids to feel and try and guess what they were!
This was a table full of specimens and herbs and other crazy stuff
This was the mad scientist cutting up her latest victim!Fred should not have been drinking while mowing the lawn ....
Grim Reaper and the Mad Scientist colaborating
This bride never saw her wedding night
one of the ghouls in the caskets in the spider room
And what haunted houe is complete without Jason chasing people out with a chainsaw! (this is the hubby ;) hehe )
I hope you enjoyed my lil walk through of the haunted house! I look forward to next weeks Sunday Stills :)
So the challenge today was altering photos in a picture type program ..
Here is the original photo:
And here is my Altered one: I first increased the back-light to -200%, then i used an antique filter and the sepia setting.. i think it looks pretty dern cool :)
This is my first time playing with filters and such so this was pretty fun :)
Feel Free to play along! Just go to Sunday Stills and either do today's challenge or get ready for next weeks!
As many of you know I have been working on a few new ventures! One is a website to sell my charms direct as well as offer affiliate sites! Well that is still in the works so keep your eyes peeled for an upcoming blog once it is complete!
The other project/ venture is that I am going to be making Custom Italian Charms! With Custom Charms you can choose any picture you want and we will re-size it and print it and put it on a charm! You can get an Entire Bracelet with custom pictures or you can order a few to add to a bracelet you have started or you can get a starter and choose some already on my site!
here is a link to my current site (it is just pictures and then you have to email me the ones you are interested in) Debs Charms .. soon i will have a full service website for you to shop from :)
Here are a few examples of Custom Charms I will be offering!
Please let me know if you have any questions! And I am thinking a giveaway is in the near future :)
