Recipe HELP….

Happy Memorial Day, I can never forget I would not be sitting in my home with my dog, enjoying blogging if our freedoms had not been fought for for hundreds of years by those who just thought it was what they should do. I think brave means you do what is right, not just what you want to.

THANK YOU  to all who have served, are serving and to the families at home that share you with this great country.

As I am home enjoying a day off because of these great men and women, I watched Rachel Ray. It was a rerun but as I am not watching TV this time of day, but here was a really cool idea for meat loaf!

Meat and potato cup cakes!!

I love it!!

Now I have recently gone Gluten Free. SOOOO all the regular stuffings for a meat loaf I cannot use. Also I would love to add veggies to this.

Now do I add them to the meat so I have filling for the meat loaf, or stick to onions and seasoning in the meat and add veggies in the potatoes, I am thinking corn, maybe squash, zucchini, even broccoli. I am not a carrot and pea fan so I really don’t want to add them.

How would you do it. I really like the littleness and cupcakes rock! I really think this would be a great idea what would you do?

Hugs, Lisa

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Please Join us in Hope

Today we are sharing Hope

We are raising money for a very sweet lady and trying to share as much Hope as we can find in Blogland♥

Colette♥

Kelee has a link for all to view the video of Colette’s room make over and she will receive $1 for all comments left on this link. Please stop by Guideposts and thank them for sponsoring this event! We hope they will do it for more people if we do.

My story is of my sweet little cousin Chase. At nine months old he was diagnosed with Stage 4 Neuroblastoma.

(The bruise on his head is from playing like a boy not his cancer ;)

How can you say to a baby’s family your child has the worst form of cancer in 7 different parts of his body? I know why I am not a doctor.

My cousin Christine has the best spirit and the whole family dug in and 11 months after diagnosis Chase was treatment free, he has stayed that way for 4 months now. Chase has continued to fight and is a happy child that climbs and runs and swims and enjoys all that life has to offer.

(Chase on his 2nd birthday with sister Olivia)

It is great to see God work so fast and how even those who should be too little to understand can know to live life to the fullest.

I have always had Hope even if all the loved ones didn’t make it all the way through the journey. They lived and had good lives and that is the Hope we are given daily.

I thank God every day for the day I had they are really all good no matter how I handled them, simply because I had the day.

Beverly and Sherrie are also hosting this party please stop by and support Colette!

So I hope you all have a Pretty Pink day and enjoy your day, it was given to you as a present♥

Hugs, Lisa

DIY Help

I am going to change my furniture in my room to the set that I got for free last fall.

My set is marked 1970’s but the style goes back to the ‘50s.

Here is the bed

This shows the best overall view of the style.

I  like the style, and the white. But I am wondering if I would like it painted a different color.

This is the back so not in as bad of shape as it looks. I would paint this side too.

Some of the “damage”. The worst part that you can almost see here is the yellowing if the paint. Real reason I would paint at all.

  I have a long dresser with 6 drawers 3x3.

A tall dresser, and a nightstand.

Not all of the pieces match exactly so painting may work well. The hardware is also different.  Rebecca @ A Gathering of Thoughts did a great redo on a set recently back to all white and it is great.

I just had the thought to do the pieces different colors.

A light green for the bed, Pink dressers, and the night stand white?

(wanted to show sample colors but between the internet turning off on me and the paint company sites wanting your life history and a photo scanned in??? NOT HELPFUL. I couldn’t find examples)

Also if you painted them would you get rid of the detail

This is a part I love of the style. Should I paint it back in, if I use different colors should I use the coordinating color to outline it?

I will just finally jump in and do it I was just wondering what you guys think since you are great with these things ;)

So if you have any great ideas please share, I could use more inspiration. Any good light pastel, pink, green, good whites please share!

Thanks ♥

Hugs, Lisa