One Lovely Blog Award

I have been honored this week with a Lovely Blog Award given to me by Darlene Demell and I am so thankful. What a treat that was! Check out Darlene's blog here http://darlenesrecipesandmore.blogspot.com/. I now get to pass it on as directed by the rules.

The rules are:
1. Accept the award, post it on your blog together with the name of the person who has granted the award, and his or her blog link.

2. Pass the award on to 15 other blogs that you’ve newly discovered (or as many as you can). Remember to contact the bloggers to let them know they have been chosen for this award.

My list is as follows with no particluar order….

http://shortinthecord.blogspot.com/

http://healthyperspectives.blogspot.com/

http://militarymomz.blogspot.com/

http://grannieskitchen.blogspot.com/

http://staceystaddie.blogspot.com/

http://ysestringer.blogspot.com/

http://wordsalads.blogspot.com/

My Heart Breaks

Today I'm exhausted and emotionally drained. My husband and I, along with our daughter-in-law and grandson took our son to the airport this morning. My eldest son is a soldier and had been home for the last 2 weeks on his R & R leave from defending our great nation. I don't care how many times or how old they are, a parent never gets used to sending their child off to war.

May God bless my son and all of our men and women proudly serving along with the families who support them.

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Chocolate Snack Cake

This quick and easy chocolate cake is a favorite at our house!

Chocolate Snack Cake
1 1/2 cups flour
1 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1/3 cup vegetable oil
1 tablespoon vinegar
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 cup milk
1 cup semisweet chocolate chips

Preheat oven to 350 degrees and grease an 8 inch square pan.

Combine dry ingredients, add vinegar, vanilla and milk. Mix until well blended and pour into prepared pan. Pour chocolate chips over the top.

Bake for 30 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center of the cake comes out with moist crumbs. Cool in pan for 15 minutes.

Our Wandering Libby

This is Libby, isn't she beautiful! Miss Libby is our 4 year old 100 lb. yellow lab who's as sweet and friendly as can be. However, she's also extremely strong willed and will do everything in her power to roam the neighborhood.

We've recently invested in the Invisible Fence, a fantastic company who will train your pet to learn his/her boundaries as well as install the fence system. They also offer a 100% guarantee! Well, Miss Libby has taken it upon herself to test the company's guarantee and my last nerve all at the same time.

Yesterday, she took off for the 4th time since the system was installed. This time during a distraction training (son on outside of fence, Libby and I on inside). She very casually walked right through the fence without even flinching and took off running like a race horse. Dear son ran after her and I followed in the car, both son and dog come home exhausted and panting. Once again, I called the Invisible Fence company and first thing this morning a trainer come back out to the house. Libby ended up getting a stronger collar, I hope and pray it works this time and we have no more roaming.