my wordle

http://wordle.net/gallery/wrdl/87437/julie_blauwkamp
here is my lovely wordle.

I don't know exactly what a wordle is- is it like a girdle- only with words instead of cellulite?


okay- so I must confess that I did not spend countless hours perusing the internet for the latest, coolest thing to post on my blog.

i copied this from my friend Jen's blog.

she gets the kudos for the mindless, countless hours of searching to find this cool program.

and while I'm on the subject of my dear friend, Jen, if you haven't seen her blog- you should. it totally rocks and inspires me onto great things like this! :)

SQUASH the SQUASH!

We've been growing yellow squash in our garden- YUMMY! here's a great recipe for a super yummy, southern-style, squash casserole-

try it and give me your feedback! enjoy! :)
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SQUASH CASSEROLE- southern style :)

2 lb squash
1 cup chopped onion (I use vidalia)
4-5 slices of bacon- cooked and crumbled
1.5 cups of sharp cheddar cheese- shredded
2 eggs
1 1/4 -1 1/2 cups of breadcrumbs
salt and pepper to taste
2 Tbsp butter

preheat oven to 350

slice squash into thin slices- place in dutch oven- cover with water- brink to boil, reduce heat, cover and cook for 10 minutes. Drain water

meanwhile- saute onions in butter until tender. Add 3/4 cup of bread crumbs, cheese, eggs, bacon, salt, pepper and squash- mix well

pour into casserole dish or 9x 13 pan

cover with remaining bread crumbs

bake for 45 minutes- until brown and bubbling

enjoy! :)

face painting fun

Last week, I watched my friend Amy's two daughter- Rachel and Chloe- for 2 days while she was helping out at Reality Week.

We had a super fun time together. XiXi especially enjoyed having two more girls around with whom to get into all sorts of mischevious fun!

one of the fun things we did was face painting. XiXi and Chloe were a bit more enthusiastic about the whole ordeal than Rachel was. This was one of the first times I'd tried face painting- good practice!

Here's a sampling...

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psalm 119:15-16 in action

I caught XiXi doing this the other day...

I've been told (and I humbly say this) that some things are caught and not taught...

when I asked her what she was doing she said, "I'm doing my Bible Study and I'm writing in my journal."

Sleepy Time

I took these pictures of XiXi a few weeks ago- I took about 3 dozen shots and she just slept and slept- completely oblivious...looking like a complete angel!