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Indianapolis Park and Ride Sites for Superbowl Village

It's a great day to head downtown for Superbowl Village. Here's a link to some info that will make your experience a pleasant one. Superbowl Park and Ride Driving Alternatives for Indiana Residents

Visit the Zoo too. Lots of neat Superbowl themes with the animals.

10 Valentine Printable Clipart Cartoons and Coloring Pages

In honor of Wordless Wednesday we searched the web for some fun clip art for Kids.
Copy, print, and you're good to go.

Simple Spiral Heart

Dora and Boots Share a Valentine

Cherub Tweety Bird with Arrow

Baby Cherub

Max and Ruby Valentine Hearts

Valentine Tree

Candy Hearts Printable

Ipod/MP3 Valentine Heart

Printable Cartoon Font/Letters for Classroom Valentine

Candy Heart Printable Coloring Page

You might also like Five Fab Valentine Crafts for Classroom and Recycle Toilet Tube Candy Holder and
Homemade Heart Pretzels and Milk Paint a Heart on Toast and When Pigs Fly Unique Valentine Craft

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Have fun scavenging the internet, pin it @ Pinterest, and get to know more Crafty Bloggers. Your Mission, if you choose to accept it, is:

1. Type the words below into a Google Search. Find an image
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Be sure to leave your two cents worth. You have exactly one week to complete the mission. Everyone who completes Scavenger Hunt tasks will be entered to win! There's a new list every Monday. Let me know if you have an image you want included in the hunt. This week's prize is a kid's crafting essentials kit: everything a kid needs to get inspired ($20).

~Happy Hunting~

Popcorn Hearts
Tree of Love
Heart Shaped Pizza
Tube Crafts
Superbowl Craft

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Super Bowl Snack Taco Dip

~ Angie's Recipes ~ Touchdown Taco Dip ~

Tom Brady as Simpson's Cartoon

Great for anyone looking for snacks for the upcoming Super Bowl! Please keep in mind that although it calls for Pampered Chef items, which I have linked if you are interested in seeing what they look like, you can use any dish. :-)

Eli Manning Cartoon

Touchdown Taco Dip
Ingredients:
1 can (9 ounces) bean dip
4 ounces cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup sour cream
1 tablespoon taco seasoning mix
1 garlic clove, pressed
1/4 cup (1 ounce) shredded cheddar cheese
1/2 medium tomato, seeded and diced (about 1/2 cup)
2 green onions with tops, thinly sliced
1/4 cup pitted ripe olives, sliced
1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh cilantro or parsley
Additional sour cream (optional)

Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Using Small Mix 'N Scraper(R), spread bean dip over bottom of Mini-Baker. In Classic Batter Bowl, combine cream cheese, sour cream, taco seasoning mix and garlic pressed with Garlic Press; mix well.

2. Spread cream cheese mixture evenly over bean dip. Grate cheddar cheese over top using Rotary Grater. Bake 15-20 minutes or until cheese is melted.

3. Dice tomato and thinly slice green onions using Utility Knife. Slice olives using Egg Slicer Plus(R). Finely chop cilantro using Pizza Cutter. Sprinkle tomato, onions, olives and cilantro over dip. Garnish with additional sour cream, if desired.

Yield: 8 servings

Nutrients per serving: (1/4 cup dip): Calories 140, Total Fat 10 g, Saturated Fat 6 g, Cholesterol 35 mg, Carbohydrate 8 g, Protein 4 g, Sodium 330 mg, Fiber 0 g

Cook's Tips: Pantry Southwestern Seasoning Mix can be substituted for the taco seasoning mix, if desired.

How to make Mardi Gras Mask Parakeet Craft

Mardi Gras Info

Well, pickle biscuits! That nose is a half-mask from Oriental Trading Company. I can't find it anywhere now. It came in an assortment of animals noses including: dog, elephant, duck, parakeet, and cat. I got a dozen for less than $5. You might check the Dollar Tree.

You will need:

1 Bag of Feathers (Dollar Tree)
1 Plastic Beak Nose/Mask
1 Plastic Half Mask
Glue Stick or Glue Gun

For the bird mask above, I used a heavy duty glue stick with a large dose of patience. Glue the Nose on first and then plan the feather design by laying them out before gluing. Stick feathers up under the mask and tuck the tips under the plume of the other feathers. The masks above are available for less than $1 each on Amazon.com.

Mickey Mouse Mardi Gras Animated Cartoon

Sunday Food for Thought Weight 2011

What have I learned from a year ago today? Things don't change you nor do resolutions, other people, or guilt. Only the right mind set can you change you. Focus on what you can do and will stick to, not what you probably won't do and can't stick to, filter out everyone else's fodder. Once you start changing that mind set everything else will fall into place.

I'm updating my blogs and my life.
Here is a fun, personal post from a year ago, Weight Loss Saga of an Overweight Food Hater
Do you do the Dew? Even a vanishing rat won't stop me. It's my drug of choice. It improves my mood, cuts the flim-flam from my cough, and seems to keep everything flowing properly. My teeth and my weight are it's nemesis. I'm gonna be that lady from this old post too. Chaos (Scroll down and you'll see her, the future me, with her cart and no teeth.)

I gotta run. It is getting late and I haven't had my morning Dew yet.

Unique Classroom Valentine Craft

When Pigs fly...

Oink you excited?

You will need:

Felt, Foam, Feathers, Pipe-cleaners, Glue, Ribbon, a Straight Pin, and a Satin Christmas Ball Ornament.

Note the spiraled pipe-cleaner for his tail.

Use the straight pin to 'pre-drill' (punch) holes into the ball where the tail and feathers will go. Add glue to the tip and insert into holes. Cut out eyes, ears, and nose and attach with glue. Tie a ribbon through the hanger. Design your own Valentine Tree with a wire hanger or attach to a back-pack zipper.

Creative Tip:

Attach a note that says, "I'll stop loving you when pigs fly" or "Oink you going to be my valentine?"