I knew this jacket had to be mine the minute I saw it at my local Goodwill store! It was my size, in perfect condition, and only $5! Thinking it was too good to be true I made a closer inspection and noticed that a few buttons were missing, and a few others were loose. That seemed to be the only thing wrong. (Kind of sad that someone got rid of a perfectly good lime green jacket because of a few missing buttons!) I bought it, washed it, then got to work fixing it. I decided that I wasn't too fond of the buttons currently on the jacket (kind of boring if you ask me), and it would be pretty difficult to try to find a replacement button that … [Read more...]
Frozen Limeade Pie
by libraryman While most of the summer here in Chicago has been VERY mild, the last few days have been in the 90's and without air conditioning in our apartment it's gotten a little warm! I decided to whip up a quick frozen treat to help my husband and I cool down. I thought I'd share with you this simple recipe for making your own Frozen Limeade Pie! Frozen Limeade Pie Ingredients: 1 graham cracker pie shell (or make your own) 1 8oz. container Cool-Whip (I use the Lite or no fat one, it works fine for this recipe) 6 oz. container frozen limeade concentrate 2 1/2 cups vanilla ice cream Here are the super difficult … [Read more...]
