happy birthday to my babygirl

not a baby anymore... 23 years old today

Wishing you a year of dreams come true!

love always, Momma

a "most requested" recipe to share

Ever since my husband had this dip at a friend's house, watching the SEC Championship, it has been his most requested appetizer for any get-together. Perfect for a football game, and easy to whip up, I thought I'd share it with you today. It's one of those recipes that everyone asks you for. Make it for your SuperBowl party and see... enjoy!
Buffalo Chicken Dip
{Ingredients}
8 oz. pkg. cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup blue cheese or ranch salad dressing
1/2 cup FRANK'S® REDHOT® Sauce
1/2 cup crumbled blue cheese or crumbled gorgonzola
2 cans (9.75 oz. each) Chunk Chicken Breast in Water, drained or 2 cups shredded chicken

you'll need 2 bags of Frito's Scoops to serve with this popular dip!

{ DIRECTIONS}
HEAT oven to 350°F. Place cream cheese into deep baking dish. Stir until smooth.
MIX in salad dressing, Frank's RedHot Sauce and crumbled cheese. Stir in chicken.
Top with a little grated cheddar cheese.
BAKE 20 min. or until mixture is heated through; stir. Or microwave, uncovered,
on HIGH 5 min. until hot, stirring halfway through cooking.

Serve to your guests, and be ready to pass on the recipe!

can you guess what this is...

... a diamond studded golf ball of course!
Every GolfGal needs one of these!
Dedicated to my GalPal Donna for her hole in one!

February 4th is ...

February 4 is World Cancer Day. Each year World Cancer Day is promoted to raise awareness of cancer and to encourage its prevention, detection, and treatment.

The World Health Organization (WHO) and the International Union Against Cancer (UICC) are joining forces today to make people more aware of the cures and advances made in the area of cancer as well as measures of prevention.

The theme for 2010 is “Cancer can be prevented too”, focuses on simple measures to prevent cancer such as:

no tobacco use

a healthy diet and regular exercise

limited alcohol use

protection against cancer-causing infections

Protecting against cancer-causing infections is one of the topics addressed under the umbrella of the 'Cancer can be prevented too' campaign. The campaign aims to raise awareness of the fact that the risk of developing cancer can potentially be reduced by up to 40% through simple lifestyle changes and other control measures such as vaccination, regular physical activity, eating healthily, limiting alcohol consumption, reducing sun exposure and avoiding tobacco.

Spread the word about World Cancer Day 2010.

does your blog need a face-lift?

I came across a new blog designer I'd like to introduce you to...

She has free 2 and 3 column backgrounds for you to add to your blog.
Thanks Brooke!
Or... if you'd like, she will custom design all the parts of your blog for you.
Here are her package prices:

• The Blip -$10 Background and Header (text)
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• The Blurb -$15 Background and Header w/ pictures
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• The Babble -$20 Background, Header, Post Divider and, Signature
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• Bibble Babble -$25 Background, Header w/ pics, Post Divider, Signature, Blog Button
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• Babble Everything -$50 Background, Header, Post Divider, Signature, Blog Button, Sidebar Title Buttons, Custom Title Fonts

She has a la carte prices too if you'd like help with just a thing or two.

I also love Sneaky Momma Blog Design for her DIY tips and links.

Read her recent post and the comments to find more sites that fellow bloggers look to for help.

I'm always trying to teach myself something new to change up my blog. I'm trying to figure out an image navigation bar at the moment. If you see one someday at the top of my blog, you'll know I figured it out ;-)

Are you trying to learn something new?

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do you label?

I didn't... label my posts that is, until now. For some reason I just didn't look at that space when posting. I. didn't. even. see. it.
So... I actually just finished going back a year+ through every post I've written on this blog, and added labels to them all. It took a few sittings... but I finally did it! Now, I can just click on a label and see what I've written in the past. Take my advice, if you want to be able to look back, start labeling now!

Labels for this post: e.g. scooters, vacation, fall

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you'd better mark your calendars

Did you know that there are National Food Holidays... for almost everyday, every month?! Well, yes there are! And to keep you up to speed, I've listed February's below. If you plan to celebrate them all, you can just about forget that diet resolution!

February

National Cherry Month
National Grapefruit Month
National Hot Breakfast Month
National Macadamia Nut Month
National Snack Food Month

February 19-25 National Pancake Week

February 1 National Baked Alaska Day
February 3 National Carrot Cake Day
February 4 National Homemade Soup Day
February 4 National Stuffed Mushroom Day
February 7 National Fettuccine Alfredo Day
February 8 National Molasses Bar Day
February 9 National Bagels and Lox Day
February 10 National Cream Cheese Brownie Day
February 11 National Peppermint Patty Day
February 12 National Plum Pudding Day
February 13 National Tortellini Day
February 14 National Cream-Filled Chocolates Day
February 15 National Gumdrop Day
February 16 National Almond Day
February 17 National Indian Pudding Day
February 19 National Chocolate Mint Day
February 20 National Cherry Pie Day
February 21 National Sticky Bun Day
February 22 National Cook a Sweet Potato Day
February 22 National Margarita Day
February 23 National Banana Bread Day
February 24 National Tortilla Chip Day
February 25 National Chocolate-Covered Peanuts Day
February 25 National Clam Chowder Day
February 26 National Pistachio Day
February 27 National Chocolate Cake Day
February 27 National Strawberry Day
February 27 National Kahlua Day
February 28 National Chocolate Souffle Day

But really... if you could pick just one day, and celebrate that food... which day would you choose?

I'm going with February 27, National Strawberry and Chocolate Cake Day! Two for one... yum!