Sharleece's 12 Days of Christmas: Day 11 & Day 12

Twelve Hours of Joy,
Eleven Houses on the Christmas Lights Tour,
Ten Classic Chorales bringing Christmas Cheer%,
Nine last minute presents delivered,
Eight choralers practicing,
Seven Pound Turkey thawing,
Six Classic Christmas Stories$,
Five Batches of Christmas Cookies!,
Four friends a dancing at the Christmas Party Mixer
Three dozens homemade candy canes#,
Two Homemade Knitted and Crocheted Gift Bags*, and
One Caramel Apple Cider Piping Hot.



*Note: Gift bag patterns will be purchasable after December 15, 2010 at www.therealbella.com or by texting 765-606-1261.

%Santa Baby, Jingle Bells, Deck the Halls, Joy to the World, Three Kings, Silent Night, Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer, Frosty the Snowman, Silver Bells, and The Little Drummer Boy.

$Rudolph's and Frosty the Snowman's Christmas in July, Rudolph's Shiny New Year, Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause, Holiday in Handcuffs, This Christmas, The Christmas Story.

!Butter Cookies, Gingerbread Cookies, White Chocolate Cherry Cookies, Wreath Cookies, and Cranberry Lace Cookies. If you want the recipe to any of these cookies text 765-606-1261.

Sharleece's 12 Days of Christmas: Day 10

Ten Classic Chorales bringing Christmas Cheer%,
Nine last minute presents delivered,
Eight choralers practicing,
Seven Pound Turkey thawing,
Six Classic Christmas Stories$,
Five Batches of Christmas Cookies!,
Four friends a dancing at the Christmas Party Mixer
Three dozens homemade candy canes#,
Two Homemade Knitted and Crocheted Gift Bags*, and
One Caramel Apple Cider Piping Hot.



*Note: Gift bag patterns will be purchasable after December 15, 2010 at www.therealbella.com or by texting 765-606-1261.

%Santa Baby, Jingle Bells, Deck the Halls, Joy to the World, Three Kings, Silent Night, Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer, Frosty the Snowman, Silver Bells, and The Little Drummer Boy.

$Rudolph's and Frosty the Snowman's Christmas in July, Rudolph's Shiny New Year, Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause, Holiday in Handcuffs, This Christmas, The Christmas Story.

!Butter Cookies, Gingerbread Cookies, White Chocolate Cherry Cookies, Wreath Cookies, and Cranberry Lace Cookies. If you want the recipe to any of these cookies text 765-606-1261.

Sharleece's 12 Days of Christmas: Day 9

Nine last minute presents delivered,
Eight choralers practicing,
Seven Pound Turkey thawing,
Six Classic Christmas Stories$,
Five Batches of Christmas Cookies!,
Four friends a dancing at the Christmas Party Mixer
Three dozens homemade candy canes#,
Two Homemade Knitted and Crocheted Gift Bags*, and
One Caramel Apple Cider Piping Hot.



*Note: Gift bag patterns will be purchasable after December 15, 2010 at www.therealbella.com or by texting 765-606-1261.

$Rudolph's and Frosty the Snowman's Christmas in July, Rudolph's Shiny New Year, Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause, Holiday in Handcuffs, This Christmas, The Christmas Story.

!Butter Cookies, Gingerbread Cookies, White Chocolate Cherry Cookies, Wreath Cookies, and Cranberry Lace Cookies. If you want the recipe to any of these cookies text 765-606-1261.

Sharleece's 12 Days of Christmas: Day 8

Eight choralers practicing,
Seven Pound Turkey thawing,
Six Classic Christmas Stories$,
Five Batches of Christmas Cookies!,
Four friends a dancing at the Christmas Party Mixer
Three dozens homemade candy canes#,
Two Homemade Knitted and Crocheted Gift Bags*, and
One Caramel Apple Cider Piping Hot.



*Note: Gift bag patterns will be purchasable after December 15, 2010 at www.therealbella.com or by texting 765-606-1261.

$Rudolph's and Frosty the Snowman's Christmas in July, Rudolph's Shiny New Year, Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause, Holiday in Handcuffs, This Christmas, The Christmas Story.

!Butter Cookies, Gingerbread Cookies, White Chocolate Cherry Cookies, Wreath Cookies, and Cranberry Lace Cookies. If you want the recipe to any of these cookies text 765-606-1261.

Sharleece's 12 Days of Christmas: Day 7

Seven Pound Turkey thawing,
Six Classic Christmas Stories$,
Five Batches of Christmas Cookies!,
Four friends a dancing at the Christmas Party Mixer
Three dozens homemade candy canes#,
Two Homemade Knitted and Crocheted Gift Bags*, and
One Caramel Apple Cider Piping Hot.



*Note: Gift bag patterns will be purchasable after December 15, 2010 at www.therealbella.com or by texting 765-606-1261.

$Rudolph's and Frosty the Snowman's Christmas in July, Rudolph's Shiny New Year, Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause, Holiday in Handcuffs, This Christmas, The Christmas Story.

!Butter Cookies, Gingerbread Cookies, White Chocolate Cherry Cookies, Wreath Cookies, and Cranberry Lace Cookies. If you want the recipe to any of these cookies text 765-606-1261.

Sharleece's 12 Days of Christmas: Day 6

Six Classic Christmas Stories$,
Five Batches of Christmas Cookies!,
Four friends a dancing at the Christmas Party Mixer
Three dozens homemade candy canes#,
Two Homemade Knitted and Crocheted Gift Bags*, and
One Caramel Apple Cider Piping Hot.



*Note: Gift bag patterns will be purchasable after December 15, 2010 at www.therealbella.com or by texting 765-606-1261.

$Rudolph's and Frosty the Snowman's Christmas in July, Rudolph's Shiny New Year, Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause, Holiday in Handcuffs, This Christmas, The Christmas Story.

!Butter Cookies, Gingerbread Cookies, White Chocolate Cherry Cookies, Wreath Cookies, and Cranberry Lace Cookies. If you want the recipe to any of these cookies text 765-606-1261.


#Note: Homemade Candy Cane Recipe.
How to Make Homemade Candy Canes This Christmas

Kristie Leong M.D., Yahoo! Contributor Network
Nov 28, 2007 "Contribute content like this. Start Here."
More:
Canes
Candy Canes
Candy Cane
Homemade Candy
What's Christmas without beautiful red and white candy canes to dangle from the Christmas tree, decorate the table, and satisfy a sweet tooth. The candy cane has become almost a universal symbol of all that's

Christmas. Children particularly love to munch on these sugary treats. It may not be good for their teeth, but Christmas only comes once a year.

The candy canes you buy at your local drugstore and supermarket seem so generic compared to the ones you can make yourself. When you make them yourself, you can shape them and color them in any way you choose. Plus, it's a fun activity to do with your kids. Here's how to make a candy cane at home:

Supplies needed to make a candy cane:

One cup of corn syrup

One cup of sugar

One cup of water

½ teaspoon peppermint oil

¼ teaspoon cream of tartar

Red food coloring

Powdered sugar

A metal cookie sheet

A metal saucepan

Prepare your cookie sheet

Sprinkle your cookie sheet with a single layer of powdered sugar. This will sweeten your candy and keep it from sticking to the sheet.

Combine your ingredients.

Add your cup of corn syrup, cup of sugar, and ¼ teaspoon cream of tartar to your one cup of water in your metal saucepan. Stir to combine them thoroughly.

Heat your ingredients.

Heat the saucepan containing your sugar, corn syrup, cream of tartar and water over medium heat until it reaches the soft crack stage which is between 270 degrees and 290 degrees Farenheit. At this stage, your mixture should form hard threads which are pliable when removed from the water.

Add your peppermint flavoring and coloring.

Once your mixture has reached the soft crack stage, add a half teaspoon of peppermint oil. Divide into two parts and add 2 drops of red food coloring to half of the mixture.

Pour your mixtures.

Pour your red and white mixtures in strips onto your powdered cookie sheet. Allow your strips to cool until you just cool enough to handle.

Form your candy canes.

Roll your strips into rolls and twist one red roll with one white roll. Form a "u" shape at the top and lay them out on the powdered cookie sheet to dry. Your candy canes will harden as they cool.

Sharleece's 12 Days of Christmas: Day 5

5 batches of Christmas Cookies!
Four friends a dancing at the Christmas Party Mixer
Three dozens homemade candy canes#,
Two Homemade Knitted and Crocheted Gift Bags*, and
One Caramel Apple Cider Piping Hot.



*Note: Gift bag patterns will be purchasable after December 15, 2010 at www.therealbella.com or by texting 765-606-1261.

!Butter Cookies, Gingerbread Cookies, White Chocolate Cherry Cookies, Wreath Cookies, and Cranberry Lace Cookies. If you want the recipe to any of these cookies text 765-606-1261.


#Note: Homemade Candy Cane Recipe.
How to Make Homemade Candy Canes This Christmas

Kristie Leong M.D., Yahoo! Contributor Network
Nov 28, 2007 "Contribute content like this. Start Here."
More:
Canes
Candy Canes
Candy Cane
Homemade Candy
What's Christmas without beautiful red and white candy canes to dangle from the Christmas tree, decorate the table, and satisfy a sweet tooth. The candy cane has become almost a universal symbol of all that's

Christmas. Children particularly love to munch on these sugary treats. It may not be good for their teeth, but Christmas only comes once a year.

The candy canes you buy at your local drugstore and supermarket seem so generic compared to the ones you can make yourself. When you make them yourself, you can shape them and color them in any way you choose. Plus, it's a fun activity to do with your kids. Here's how to make a candy cane at home:

Supplies needed to make a candy cane:

One cup of corn syrup

One cup of sugar

One cup of water

½ teaspoon peppermint oil

¼ teaspoon cream of tartar

Red food coloring

Powdered sugar

A metal cookie sheet

A metal saucepan

Prepare your cookie sheet

Sprinkle your cookie sheet with a single layer of powdered sugar. This will sweeten your candy and keep it from sticking to the sheet.

Combine your ingredients.

Add your cup of corn syrup, cup of sugar, and ¼ teaspoon cream of tartar to your one cup of water in your metal saucepan. Stir to combine them thoroughly.

Heat your ingredients.

Heat the saucepan containing your sugar, corn syrup, cream of tartar and water over medium heat until it reaches the soft crack stage which is between 270 degrees and 290 degrees Farenheit. At this stage, your mixture should form hard threads which are pliable when removed from the water.

Add your peppermint flavoring and coloring.

Once your mixture has reached the soft crack stage, add a half teaspoon of peppermint oil. Divide into two parts and add 2 drops of red food coloring to half of the mixture.

Pour your mixtures.

Pour your red and white mixtures in strips onto your powdered cookie sheet. Allow your strips to cool until you just cool enough to handle.

Form your candy canes.

Roll your strips into rolls and twist one red roll with one white roll. Form a "u" shape at the top and lay them out on the powdered cookie sheet to dry. Your candy canes will harden as they cool.

Sharleece's 12 Days of Christmas: Day 4

Four friends a dancing at the Christmas Party Mixer
Three dozens homemade candy canes#,
Two Homemade Knitted and Crocheted Gift Bags*, and
One Caramel Apple Cider Piping Hot.



*Note: Gift bag patterns will be purchasable after December 15, 2010 at www.therealbella.com or by texting 765-606-1261.

#Note: Homemade Candy Cane Recipe.
How to Make Homemade Candy Canes This Christmas

Kristie Leong M.D., Yahoo! Contributor Network
Nov 28, 2007 "Contribute content like this. Start Here."
More:
Canes
Candy Canes
Candy Cane
Homemade Candy
What's Christmas without beautiful red and white candy canes to dangle from the Christmas tree, decorate the table, and satisfy a sweet tooth. The candy cane has become almost a universal symbol of all that's

Christmas. Children particularly love to munch on these sugary treats. It may not be good for their teeth, but Christmas only comes once a year.

The candy canes you buy at your local drugstore and supermarket seem so generic compared to the ones you can make yourself. When you make them yourself, you can shape them and color them in any way you choose. Plus, it's a fun activity to do with your kids. Here's how to make a candy cane at home:

Supplies needed to make a candy cane:

One cup of corn syrup

One cup of sugar

One cup of water

½ teaspoon peppermint oil

¼ teaspoon cream of tartar

Red food coloring

Powdered sugar

A metal cookie sheet

A metal saucepan

Prepare your cookie sheet

Sprinkle your cookie sheet with a single layer of powdered sugar. This will sweeten your candy and keep it from sticking to the sheet.

Combine your ingredients.

Add your cup of corn syrup, cup of sugar, and ¼ teaspoon cream of tartar to your one cup of water in your metal saucepan. Stir to combine them thoroughly.

Heat your ingredients.

Heat the saucepan containing your sugar, corn syrup, cream of tartar and water over medium heat until it reaches the soft crack stage which is between 270 degrees and 290 degrees Farenheit. At this stage, your mixture should form hard threads which are pliable when removed from the water.

Add your peppermint flavoring and coloring.

Once your mixture has reached the soft crack stage, add a half teaspoon of peppermint oil. Divide into two parts and add 2 drops of red food coloring to half of the mixture.

Pour your mixtures.

Pour your red and white mixtures in strips onto your powdered cookie sheet. Allow your strips to cool until you just cool enough to handle.

Form your candy canes.

Roll your strips into rolls and twist one red roll with one white roll. Form a "u" shape at the top and lay them out on the powdered cookie sheet to dry. Your candy canes will harden as they cool.

Sharleece's 12 Days of Christmas: Day 3

Three dozens homemade candy canes#,
Two Homemade Knitted and Crocheted Gift Bags*, and
One Caramel Apple Cider Piping Hot.



*Note: Gift bag patterns will be purchasable after December 15, 2010 at www.therealbella.com or by texting 765-606-1261.

#Note: Homemade Candy Cane Recipe.
How to Make Homemade Candy Canes This Christmas

Kristie Leong M.D., Yahoo! Contributor Network
Nov 28, 2007 "Contribute content like this. Start Here."
More:
Canes
Candy Canes
Candy Cane
Homemade Candy
What's Christmas without beautiful red and white candy canes to dangle from the Christmas tree, decorate the table, and satisfy a sweet tooth. The candy cane has become almost a universal symbol of all that's

Christmas. Children particularly love to munch on these sugary treats. It may not be good for their teeth, but Christmas only comes once a year.

The candy canes you buy at your local drugstore and supermarket seem so generic compared to the ones you can make yourself. When you make them yourself, you can shape them and color them in any way you choose. Plus, it's a fun activity to do with your kids. Here's how to make a candy cane at home:

Supplies needed to make a candy cane:

One cup of corn syrup

One cup of sugar

One cup of water

½ teaspoon peppermint oil

¼ teaspoon cream of tartar

Red food coloring

Powdered sugar

A metal cookie sheet

A metal saucepan

Prepare your cookie sheet

Sprinkle your cookie sheet with a single layer of powdered sugar. This will sweeten your candy and keep it from sticking to the sheet.

Combine your ingredients.

Add your cup of corn syrup, cup of sugar, and ¼ teaspoon cream of tartar to your one cup of water in your metal saucepan. Stir to combine them thoroughly.

Heat your ingredients.

Heat the saucepan containing your sugar, corn syrup, cream of tartar and water over medium heat until it reaches the soft crack stage which is between 270 degrees and 290 degrees Farenheit. At this stage, your mixture should form hard threads which are pliable when removed from the water.

Add your peppermint flavoring and coloring.

Once your mixture has reached the soft crack stage, add a half teaspoon of peppermint oil. Divide into two parts and add 2 drops of red food coloring to half of the mixture.

Pour your mixtures.

Pour your red and white mixtures in strips onto your powdered cookie sheet. Allow your strips to cool until you just cool enough to handle.

Form your candy canes.

Roll your strips into rolls and twist one red roll with one white roll. Form a "u" shape at the top and lay them out on the powdered cookie sheet to dry. Your candy canes will harden as they cool.

Sharleece's 12 Days of Christmas: Day 2

Two Homemade Knitted and Crocheted Gift Bags*, and
One Caramel Apple Cider Piping Hot.





*Note: Gift bag patterns will be purchasable after December 15, 2010 at www.therealbella.com or by texting 765-606-1261.

Sharleece's 12 days of Christmas: Day 1

One Caramel Apple Cider piping hot.

Sharleece's Update.

www.sharleece.blogspot.com welcomes Sears to the blogspot at the bottom center.

Sharleece's Weekly Mixer/Social Activity

Homemade Soda Making Party whether it is Italian soda or regular soda invite friends over and experiment with soda favors or make your favorites. It is about the activity and friendship. Enjoy. FYI: some soda kits are available at Walmart or I may add an Italian soda recipe if requested.

Sharleece, I am not a sex slave/prostitute.

It is more common now, then it was when I was a child--the sex slave operation. Children and Women are driven into a life that they did not ask to participate in as sex slaves. One day you are sitting at home, someone breaks in to your abode having already paid someone unbenownest by you to sleep with you. You never receive a dime on the money, and you are raped too. It starts with a conversation or just a smile shared with the wrong person as you walk by in the city. You do not apply for it. You do not ask to participate it is forced on you. There are several ways to prevent it or stop it if it is happening to you:

1. Watch very carefully who you talk to especially if he is near a truck stop;
2. Do not accept gifts(money, candy, gum...) or even looks just move on with you business fast around these people;
3. Do not tell them where you staying if you are visiting or a full-time resident again near truck stops and convenience stores;
4. Call the police if you see them loitering in your neighborhood;
5. Locking the doors do not work, but you can try it anyways;
6. Stay awake at night to call the police;
7. Watch your children and have the neighbors watch your children;
8. Be alert, aware, and ever vigilent of your surroundings;
9. Ask local neighbors and residents not participate by paying into it, because it is a con. The individuals are not willing participates; they are being raped in their sleep;
10. Tell everyone the truth about not being a willing participate;
11. Keep yourself and family alive;
9.Have stash cash and move permanently.

All of the above is easier said then done, because once a sex slave operation sets its eyes on you--it is hard to escape especially if you are producing financially. But above all remember, remember you are not a sex slave/prostitute no matter what the sex slave operator tells you you are or are thinking for you are not a willing participate.

This article is written to share with bloggers the reality of the sex slave operation and how easy unwilling children and women become sex slaves.

Home and Garden's Beer Braised Beef Short Ribs

I thought I would share this very tasty looking recipe.

Ingredients
5 pounds beef short ribs
1 14-ounce can beef broth
1 12-ounce can dark beer
1 medium onion, cut into thin wedges
1/4 cup molasses
2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
1 teaspoon dried thyme, crushed
1 teaspoon bottled hot pepper sauce
1/2 teaspoon salt
Mashed potatoes or hot buttered noodles (optional)
Fresh thyme leaves (optional)
Directions
1. Place ribs in a 5- to 6-quart slow cooker. Add broth, beer, onion, molasses, vinegar, thyme, hot pepper sauce, and salt.

2. Cover and cook on low-heat setting for 11 to 12 hours or on high-heat setting for 5-1/2 to 6 hours.

3. Using a slottled spoon, transfer ribs to platter; cover to keep warm. Skim fat from cooking liquid. If desired, serve with mashed potatoes and garnish with fresh thyme leaves. Makes 4 to 6 servings.

Sharleece's Shrimp Dip Recipe

Ingredients:

1 can of pre-cooked shrimp
1/2 pack of cream cheese
6-10 medium sized strawberries
1 green onion sliced
2 tablespoons of miracle whip salad dressing
1 teaspoon of chiptole barbeque
pinch of salt

Instructions:

Mix all of the the ingredients in a blender and serve.

Sharleece's Weekly Mixer/Social Activity

Dip Party - A Dip Party is a party; where, everyone invited brings his/her favorite dip recipe. All of your friends taste the dip and vote on the best one. The dip party can only become better by scheduling your dip party around a basketball, tennis, football, and soccer game.

Interesting Prospective Summary of Recent Events.

I was just informed by the British Embassy that all British Lottery winning tickets are fakes/frauds, so throw those tickets away. Moreover, check out www.therealbella.com that will be expanding its inventory as time goes by. www.therealbella.com is full of wonderful surprises that is one word the real bella.

Update: Relax Inn @ 3527 W Coliseum intrusion alleged endangerment.

Yesterday at Relax Inn, I sent my child to obtain towels, washclothes, and toilet paper from the Manager at the front desk. While I waited outside the office near the front door, an old man who was not the Manager went out the side door with my child. Luckily, the former maid followed the old man; because, she was in the office and did not trust the old man nor was she familiar with the old man. The former maid saw the old man trying to get into a room with the child that was not his room and stopped him. I, then, found them and was told what had happened. The Manager of Relax Inn came to find out what had happened, then told me that the old man was not suppose to steal a key to access any room; however, when he thought a police report might be generated he tryed to change his story and state that the old man (a customer) was a new Manager and a former Sheriff. The police were called a police report was generated, so in addition to several other factors:

1. The cable does not work properly;
2. The room stinks;
3. The rooms were unclean;
4. The wifi worked inconsistantly;
5. The towels were dirty;
6. The service was horrorible; and,
7. The Manager had a bad attitude.

Intrusiveness and alleged child endangerment can be added to the list. DEFINITELY, DO NOT STAY THERE unless of course you still want too.

Sharleece's Plum Salsa

Ingredients:

8 plums any variety;
1/4 cup of jalapenos
1/4 cup mushrooms mixed;
1/3 cup of sweet onions; and,
Pinch of orange pepper/zest.

Instructions:

Chop up plums, jalapenos, mushrooms, and sweet onions; sautee over ingredients medium heat until soft; add orange pepper/zest and salt; cool salsa; and serve. This salsa goes well with eggs, chips, burgers, eggplant, fish, and a variety of surprising dishes.

Sharleece's Mixer/Social Activity.

Nature Walk Picnic. Grab a group of your friends and pick the best most scenic place in your state. Go for a long walk, when you arrive to the perfect have the best picnic ever. Enjoy

How to Provide Good Customer Service

Recently, while shopping in many different stores, I have found that people are Workers in the customer service industry have lost the art of providing simple good customer service. In fact, I offend find myself leaving the store frustrated or dissatisfied with the customer service alone. So, I decide to remind individual of the good old days when customer service meant something by providing the art of providing good customer service.

1. To provide good customer service, do not use the business intercom inappropriately. All intercom calls should strictly be about the company, not:
A. other customers who are different;
B. customers you want to harass over the intercom with rude statements;
C. last nights football game; and/or;
D. the guy/girl that someone thinks is cute.

2. To provide good customer service, do not assume the guilt of a customer simply on looks or gossip. Lately, customer service workers assume the guilt and innocence of individuals to steal or cause an incident based on looks and/or gossip, like:
A. the race of the individual;
B. gossip that someone has provided about the individual's home life;
C. gossip about an individual's mental state; and/or,
D. gossips that one of the customer service worker's just do not like the individual.

3. To provide good customer service, do treat all individuals alike by giving the same quality service to each individual customer regardless of race, disability, sexual orientation, and/or friendship status.

4. To provide good customer service, do not gossip about the customers or coworkers. Gossiping about the customers with another customer service worker in front of his/her face or behind his/her face makes customers uncomfortable; plus, it is simply unprofessional. It is the worst to walk up to the cash register and hear about Jane Doe who no one likes or John Doe who was evicted and fired from the company on the same day, while you are trying to pay for services and go home.

5. To provide good customer service, do not bring personal prejudices to work, like:
A. people you like;
B. people you do not like;
C. political party believes; and/or,
D. religious beliefs.

The reason for this last one is so, customer service does not suffer when the customer is Jewish and the customer service worker is Aryan nation or when the customer is for the immigration law and the customer service worker is against the immigration law. Customer service does not have to diminish because of the customer service worker's believes. Lastly,

6. To provide good customer service, do stay at home when you are truly sick. If you cannot provide your best customer service with a smile, stay at home. The customer does not want to know why you are not helping him/her. The customer just wants your help; so, provide it by staying at home when you are to sick to work. Someone else will work your shift with a smile for a while.

The art of providing good customer service is almost lost, but it does not have to be. Follow the above suggestions to provide good customer service to both easy and difficult customers makes the shopping experience pleasant for everybody.

Winner chosen in Cuddle me Close baby blanket contest.

The winner of the cuddle me close baby blanket is one herbiej from Indianapolis is a member of indy.momslikeme.com and twitter. Follow me on www.twitter.com/sharleece, www.sharleece.ning.com, and/or www.sharleece.blogspot.com for recipes, contests, mixer/social activites, merchandise, and webcast in the future.

Sharleece's Pot Roast Recipe

Ingredients:

1 Crock pot
1 Roast
1 Can of Cream of Mushrooms
1 cube of beef of bouillion
1 Sweet onion
2 Can of water
Salt and pepper to taste

Put all the previously prepared ingredients in a crockpot, cook on low for about 24 hours or high for about 8 to 12 hours, serve over rice with a vegetable side dish, and enjoy. Start this dish first thing in the morning, when you wake up; and, it will be done when you return home from work. This is one of my favorite meals when I worked back to back dishes possessing little inbetween time; however, I still wanted a home cooked meal.

Sharleece's Weekly/Social Activity

This week's mixer/social activity is a boating and/or fishing trip. Find a group of friends and go fishing or on a ferry ride around a lake where social interaction is encouraged. Enjoy, I person would chose fishing this lovely weekend. You do not even need a boat. Fish off the pier.

Sharleece's New Contest.

The 10th person to blog me wins a free cuddle me close baby blanket designed by sharleece.

Sharleece's Chicken Apricot Gravy

Ingredients:

1 Crockpot
1 Package of Boneless Chicken breast
1 Can of Apricots
1 Bay Leave
1 Chicken Bouillon
1 Can of Cream of Mushroom
1 Cup of Fresh Portabello Mushrooms

Put all the ingredients in the crockpot, plus one can of water, cook for 8 to 12 hours on low until done like while you are at work, cook some rice when you get home, and serve over rice.

10 Ways to be a Good Neighbor

In the hustle and bustle of today's world, most of us have forgotten the art of being a good neighbor. Below are 10 ways to be a good neighbor:

1. Introduce yourself to your neighbor with pie or another peace offering;
2. Do not start downing your neighbor by talking about his/her imperfections as an individual, but focus on his/her good qualities;
3. Do not allow your kids to run in and out of the neighbor's yard or to speak to the neighbor without the proper title(Mr., Mrs., or Miss) or to holler at the adult neighbor as if the adult neighbor was a child;
4. Do not invite yourself to his/her activities or parties, wait for an invitation;
5. Invite your neighbor to one of Sharleece's Weekly Mixer/Social Activity type activities as seen on www.sharleece.blogspot.com, www.twitter.com/sharleece, and www.sharleece.ning.com to make more friends;
6. Do not borrow from your neighbor excessively;
7. Return what you do borrow with interest;
8. Do not read your neighbors' mail;
9. Keep your yard clean; and,
10. Keep the noise to a minimum at night.


Follow these tips and your neighbors will be your friends for life. Unless you have neighbors like my previous neighbors who broke all of the above neighborly rules making each and everyone of them difficult to live around.

Want to know more?

Follow Sharleece at www.sharleece.blogspot.com; www.sharleece.ning.com or www.twitter.com.

Sharleece's Weekly Mixer/ Social Activity

Black Jack Dare. To have fun with Black Jack Dare:

1. Find a group of friends;
2. Play a hand of Black Jack;
3. Winner of the hand chooses one of the Loser to perform a funny, embarassing, or entertaining dare; however, the chosen loser may pass on the dare once to another Loser at the table, but that person has to perform the dare; and,
4. Play another Black Jack hand starting the Black Jack Dare game again.

Laugh, Eat, and Have Fun.

Sharleece's Past Weekly Mixers/Social Activities Revisited for Memorial Day

Revisit the below Weekly Mixers and Social Activities for Memorial Day fun:

1. Grab a few friends in your area rent a video or take an introduction belly dancing class. I thought that would be a fun social activity for this week. Enjoy.

2. Billard's Challenge. Invite your friend's to a pool/billard tourament, charge something for attendance allowing the overall winner to win the pot, or loser of each round buys the winner a drink (alcoholic or nonalcoholic). Either way have fun.

3. This week's mixer Badminton Backyard Barbecue: invite friends; grill hamburgers, hot dogs and ribs; serve potatoe salad, chips and dip, and cole slaw; and play the game. If you want, charge admission. Enjoy.

4. This week's weekly mixer is Pizza and basketball. Grab a group of friends attend a local basketball game ( high school, college, city or state team), then enjoy a social pizza event. Enjoy.

5. Invite friends to go bowling and drinks(alcoholic and/or non-alcoholic) afterward. Enjoy each other company and memorial day.

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Sharleece's Potato, Broccoli, and Cheese Soup

Ingredients:

3 russets or 5 red potatoes without skin,
1 stalk of broccoli,
1 block of colby jack cheese,
3 cups of milk,
1 cup of vegetable broth,
2 tablespoons of sour cream.

Instructions:

Cut potatoes into cubes; grate cheese; boil the potatoes and broccoli until tender like potatoes for mashed potatoes about 30 to 40 minutes on medium to medium high heat; reduce heat; add milk and vegetable broth, while stirring the potatoes and broccoli; add 1 tablespoon of sour cream and grated cheese until melted, and serve warm with a dollop of sour cream and chives on top as garnish. Enjoy.

How to know when a building should be condemned.

There are several ways to know when a building that you are thinking about renting, buying, and/or investing in needs to be condemned:

1. the building has rats or mice;
2. the building has fleas;
3. the plumbing meaning feces and urine backs up in the bathroom sink and shower/tub;
4. the plumbing meaning feces and urine backs up in the kitchen sink; and
5. the kitchen sink goes glub, glub, glub everytime that you flush the toilet.

What do you do next besides do not move in or move out if you are already in the building?

1. Contact the Department of Health. The Department of Health may require that you continue to live in the building for one more month if you are living there, while the property manager or owner correct the problem in the first 10 days. The second two weeks will involve a court hearing to condemn the building and bring a lawsuit against the property management for not complying with Health and Safety standards.
So, give your property management the correct treatment for his/her mistreatment, and save someone else the pain and suffering. Report unsafe conditions.

Sharleece's Waldorf Salad

Ingredients:

5 apples
1 cup of strawberries
1 cup of grape grapes
1 cup of dried cranberries
1/2 cup of sunflower seeds (optional)
1/4 cup of plain yogurt
1/2 cup of miracle whip salad dressing

Directions:

Dice apples, slice strawberries, cut grapes into thirds, mix all the ingredients together, and serve in a large bowl. Enjoy.

How to teach your toddler to call 911.

I know two years old is a little young to teach a child to call 911; however, you never know when you are going to be a home alone when tragedy strikes and the only person that you can depend on is your toddler.
I taught my toddler at age two to call the police by first teaching her to count to ten (Reference the blog, "Preparing your toddler for kindergarten."). After I taught her to count to ten, I taught her the three numbers 911. At this point, a parent could rest easy if the child is using the house phone, because the emergency operator already will see your address. The problem arises if the toddler has to use the cell phone, but that is another whole issue to be discussed in another blog. Lastly, be carefully after teaching your toddler how to call 911, weekly visits from your friendly neighborhood police officer may not be uncommon.

Sharleece's Tropical Crisp

Ingredients:

2 cans of pineapples
5 kiwis
2 cups of shredded coconuts
2 capfuls of vanilla
3 cups of oats
1/2 cup of brown sugar
1/2 stick of butter
1 can of left over pineapple juice


Instructions:

Preheat oven at 350 degrees. Mix oats, brow sugar, butter, and pineapple juice in a bowl. Add half of the mixure to the bottom of a baking dish. Mix the vanilla, pineapples, kiwi, and shredded coconuts in a bowl. Add to the same baking dish. Put the rest of the oats mixure on top of everything in the baking dish. Bake at 35 degrees for about 35 minutes. Take out, cool, and enjoy.

Latest hotel disaster- Relax Inn in Fort Wayne, IN 3527W. Coliseum Blvd

Lately, I took a vacation to tour more of Indiana's most desirable and undesirable places to stay and I discoved another disaster- Relax Inn. Why?

1. Cleanliness - I walked in it looked clean, but smelled horrible;
2. Wifi - The free wifi did not work most of the time;
3. Harassment - the staff was always in everybodies business;
4. Attitude - originally the maid did not want to do anything, no one wanted to do anything but boast and treat customers like trash;
5. Television - did not have enough channels; and,
6. the overall experience is that it was a disaster.

Truckers keep trucking and everyone else. DON'T STAY THERE

S'more Pudding

5 cups of milk
1/3 cup of sugar or splenda
5 tablespoons of unsweetened cocoa powder
5 tablespoons of cornstarch
2 capfulls of vanilla
2 cups of mini marshmallows
3 gram crackers
1 tablespoon of milk chocolate chips

mix the milk, sugar, unsweetened cocoa powder, cornstarch, vanilla in a sauce pan. Heat on medium heat until it thickens. Turn of the heat. Add the milk chocolate chips and fold in half of the marshmallows. Grind the gram crackers coarsely. Fold in the rest of the marshmallows and ground gram crackers. Serve in a dish and enjoy.

Social Networking saves lives.

By now, you may have heard that Demi Moore and Nat Lankeford saved a life last night through the social network called Twitter. Although many prefer not to participate in Twitter to favor facebook, digg, and myspace, I recommend Twitter to save lives, increase business, make friends, inform about fundraisers, and increase awareness. Seriously, after last night, is there any doubt that social networking works? Sign in, I want to hear your opinion.

Preparing your toddler for kindergarden.

Presently, kindergarten worldwide are requesting more and more homeschooling from parents. Kindergartens want entering students to know how to count, know how to write, know how to add, and know the alphabet. Most of the above I have taught to my toddler in just a couple of hours a week.
First, how to count. I started teaching my child how to count when she was two years old. I had a poster of the ten commandments, and would point to the number telling her what the number was each day.Then, I would ask her to tell me what the number was as I pointed to it. When I was sure that she was comfortable with 1-10, I added 10 numbers a week using the same method. Currently, she knows numbers 1-100, and rarely makes mistakes about numbers outside of 6 and 9 which looks the same on a digital clock as I sometimes ask her the time.
Second, how to write. I know that kindergartens do not require entering students to write sentences or long words; however, they do like entering students to know his/her name. I taught my child to spell her name out loud at the age of two years old. Later, when she was comfortable spelling her name out loud, I gave her a pen and a piece of paper to show her what it looked like on paper. Currently, she writes her name, mom, dog, cat, hat, no, yes, and a host of two-letter and three-letter words.
Third, how to add. I am still in the process of teaching her how to add, but I found that computer adding games and holding up fingers help her start think about adding. Today, she can numbers 1+ up to 10. It is a start.
Finally, know the alphabet. I begin teaching my daughter the alphabet at age three years old. We sung the song, but it did not help her recognize the letters. I wrote the letters down, told her the letters, had her tell me what the letters were, and had her write the letters. Now, she can write and recognize 93% of the 26 letters of the alphabet. Like I previous stated, two hours of quality time a week works wonders.

Sharleece's Shamrock Cookies

1 bag of marshmallows
1 stick of butter
1/2 box of pistacchio pudding
3 drops of green food coloring
1/2 box of a 12.5 box of corn flakes
chopped pistachhio nuts (optional)
1 clover shaped cookie cutter

Instructions:

Melt the butter in a sauce pan, add the marshmallow stirring until melted, add the pudding mix food coloring stirring until mixed, add the corn flakes folding it into the mixure, add the pistacchio nuts if you like, spread the cookies on a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper, wait for the cookies to cool for about 30 minutes, cut cookies into clovers, and enjoy.

Is mail order a scam or not a scam?

Recently, I was on craigslist where I noticed that they did not like businesses that involve mail order. I understand that individuals who are not business owners may attempt to scam individuals; however, it gives legitimate business owners like myself with global internet business a bad name. How? You ask. I'll tell you how. Craigslist insinuates that money order payments and payment through paypal is a scam. Many reputable business, such as Spigel, Newport news, SMC, eBay, Amazon, and
my business accept payments both as money order and through paypal. I do not pretend to fully understand craigslist logic or motivation; but, I know it implies that legitimate businesses should seek another internet marketing avenue if mail order or paypal is 50% or more of the companies income. Mail order is definitely not a scam, and I am truly disappointed with craigslist view of mail order business.

Sharleece's Coffee Delight

Sharleece's Coffee Delight

3 cups of plain yogurt
1 cup of milk
1/2 cup of espresso grounds
2 whole bananas
1/2 cup of milk chocolate chips/sugar free cocoa
1/2 cup of honey (optional)

Mix well in a blender and enjoy.

Baked Ziti recipe contributed by Real Estate agent Craig Duckworth

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Baked Ziti with Spinach and Tomatoes

INGREDIENTS: 1 pound Italian sausages, casings removed 1 medium onion, chopped 3 large garlic cloves, chopped 1 28-ounce can diced, peeled tomatoes 1/4 cup purchased (or homemade) pesto sauce 10 ounces ziti or penne pasta (about 3 cups), freshly cooked 8 cups ready-to-use spinach leaves (about 2/3 of 10-ounce package) 6 ounces mozzarella cheese, cubed 1 cup grated Parmesan cheese

DIRECTIONS: Heat heavy large saucepan over medium-high heat. Add sausage, onion and garlic. Sauté until sausage is cooked through, breaking up meat with back of spoon, about 10 minutes. Add tomatoes with juices to pan. Simmer until sauce thickens slightly, stirring occasionally, about 10 minutes. Stir in pesto. Season sauce with salt and pepper (Can be prepared 1 day ahead. Cover and refrigerate. Bring to simmer before continuing). Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Lightly oil a 13 x 9-inch glass baking dish. Combine pasta, spinach, mozzarella and 1/3 cup parmesan cheese in large bowl. Stir in hot tomato sauce. Transfer mixture to prepared baking dish. Sprinkle with remaining 2/3 cup Parmesan cheese. Bake until sauce bubbles and cheeses melt, 30 to 45 minutes.

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Beautiful Moms’ Recipe Gurus

Beautiful Moms’ Recipe Gurus

Beautiful Moms’ Recipe Gurus is a fun group where you can share and learn new recipes or learn how to cook old ones better. Recipes range from simple to complex meals that are wonderfully tasty. Go to www.sharleece.ning.com to join. Membership is free until September.

Sharleece's chicken nugget recipe.

Sharleece's Chicken Nugget Recipe

1 package of chicken tenders
5 cups of your favorite cereal
2 cups of buttermilk
salt and pepper, optional

Preparation and Cooking Instructions:

1. Marinate the chicken tenders in the buttermilk for 30 minutes although overnight is better.
2. Grind your favorite cereal in a food processor or by hand.
3. Thoroughly coat the chicken tenders in the cereal crumbs.
4. Fry the chicken tenders in a deep fryer or bake them in a 350 degree oven for 20 minutes each side.

Enjoy.

Children's Hospital Fundraiser

Purchase a cuddle me close baby blanket for $10, and a percentage of the proceeds go to charity. Keep the baby blanket for yourself or donate it directly to the Children's hospital. Email Jerricare@yahoo.com or call 765-606-1261 for purchase details.

Interesting Prospective: Kid friendly meal revisited.

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Kid friendly meal revisited.

Homemade Applesauce

Home applesauce is a wonderful and easy meal for a child 8 years and older to prepare with a little help from an older sibling or from a parent. I suggest gala apples to start the dish, because gala apples have a natural sweetness that does not require adding refined sugars or honey. However use whatever apple that you like adding sugar to taste.

1. 5 gala apple peeled, cored, and sliced.
2. 1 - 2 cups of water.

To prepare, add the apples to the pot after peeling, coring, and sliced them. Then, pour water into the pot until the apples are covered. Cook the apples on medium to high heat on top of the stove until soft for about 30 - 45 minutes. When you stir the apples, they will start to fall apart or to speed up the process you can use a masher. Let cool and eat or eat warm. Great you have just made homemade applesauce. Doesn't applesauce taste good without added preservatives? Share with your friends.

Embezzlement within Small Businesses on the rise.

I know that it has been a while since the Enron fiasco; however embezzlement and accounting fraud still weighs heavily on the minds of small business owners. The simplest way to prevent embezzlement is through checks and balances. Checks and balances occur through separation of duties within the accounting department. For instance, must small business hire on bookkeeper to handle all of the bookkeeping duties. While this approach is cost effective, it could easily lead to embezzlement due to no checks and balances or separation of duties. The best way for the owner in the example to prevent fraud would be to have one or more employees manage accounts receivable, one or more employees manage accounts payable, one or more employees long-term assets, one or more employees manage long-term debt, and so on. The checks and balances system and separation of duties is an Accounting Practice Board (APB) accepted practice to prevent fraud and embezzlement in accounting. Or of course, the small business owner can use the other embezzlement prevention technique--hire your spouse, if you feel you can trust him/her. After all the main objective is to prevent loss of funds. You work hard, and you deserve all of your money.

Update about Parkview studios

Another reason to not stay at Parkview studios located at 3501 Harris Rd. Fort Wayne, IN, the staff stole my clothes and hygenial products. This blog is inconjunction with "Don't stay there, Do stay there."

Abuse, the new epidemic?

When most people think about abuse, they think about physical, sexual, or drug abuse. However, today, I am talking about an abuse that hurts the self-esteem of men, women, and children alike--harassment and intimidation.
Today, harassment and intimidation leads to people moving from their homes, to children being forced into submission, and to people fearing for their lives in general. Furthermore, harassment and intimidation causes the abused individual to hate oneself, to hate others, to think/try suicide to end the abuse, and/or to become an abuser. Therefore, the above statements prove that harassment and intimidation results in emotional, social, and spiritual deterioration.
Harassment and intimidation has many forms; it can be as simple as constantly telling someone to shut up, constantly entering the place where the person is staying without his/her consent, constantly hacking into his/her computer and erasing important documents while he/she is on the internet, and constantly threateniing the person when he/she steps out on his/her porch. Today, abusers are even rewarded for harassing and intimidating individuals by their peers. Moreover, the Civil Rights Commission states that an individual has the right to be free from harassment, intimidation, and coercion in the place where he/she is staying.
How can we stop the cycle of abuse? Stopping the abuse is simple as well:

1. Do not participate in the abuse
2. Do not reward or appauld the abuser from abusing another individual;
and,
3. Report any abuse to the civil rights commission and encourage the
abused individual to do the same.

Afterall, we are all neighbors and can live together in peace. Save the abuse for our enemies when we are in an official war. Love your neighbors as yourself, and do unto others as you would have them do unto you.

Hot new baby product.

The cuddle me close baby blanket is the latest sought after product. They are perfect for swaddling, covering car seats, and keeping the baby warm. The crocheted cuddle me close baby blanket has a unique and fun design and come in several colors: pink, white, lavender, yellow, green, red, blue, and peach. The cuddle me close baby blankets are not sold in stores. For more information or to purchase, email me at Jerricare@yahoo.com or call me at 765-606-1261.

Clean water is a PRIORITY.

It was recently discovered that children playing in or near lakes are at risk of contacting brain eating parasites; granted there are only 200 reported cases a year. Wouldn't you want to support testing of all lakes, rivers, and waterways before your child enters?

Don't stay there, Do stay there.

Hi bloggers,

While traveling through the state of Indiana after my company raised $10,780 for charity through its first fundingraiser, I discovered several places that were nice to stay in and horrible to stay in. Do not stay in these places if you like cleanliness and privacy:

1. Muncie Inn in Muncie, Indiana is very dirty;
2. H&K Hotel in Anderson, Indiana treats its guest like employees
3. Anything made by FADLEY is made very badly because the plumbing does not work and the place is very dirty;
4. Parkview Studios in Fort Wayne, Indiana's staff is intrusive, expect no privacy;
5. Budget Inn in Muncie, Indiana is intrusive and rude; and,
6. Flannery and Collins anywhere in Indiana is intrusive and ghetto.

Do stay in these wonderful places:

1. Motel 6, the staff is helpful and clean; and,
2. Comfort Inn/Suites is clean, unintrusive, and feels like a home away from home.

My picks are affordable and nice. Please do not be blindsided by the unpleasant places to stay. Save yourself the trouble. Do you have places to add? I welcome your comments.