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March Visiting Teaching Message

March 8, 2011 By Michelle Barneck 8 Comments

This month’s visiting teaching message is titled “Under the Priesthood and after the Pattern of the Priesthood.” I just love Julie B. Beck and her quote is my favorite part of March’s visiting teaching message.

*edit: I have had a lot of people asking how to print these off. It is really easy to right click the image and copy. Then, you can paste it in to word and resize and copy as necessary for how many you want on a page. You can also right click and save, then open with Windows Photo Gallery which allows you to print choosing your paper size. I choose 4×6 and do them on photo cards.

I used Everyday Mom Ideas free Sunshine of my life digital scrapbooking kit

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Your Shape Fitness Evolved Review

March 7, 2011 By Michelle Barneck 2 Comments

Ok, so if you follow on facebook or twitter you may know that we got an Xbox Kinect for Valentine’s Day. Really romantic huh. 😉 With the combo of our lovey dovey gift and my families current weight loss challenge (everyone put in $25 so there’s upwards of $200 riding on it), I have been playing Ubisoft’s Your Shape Fitness Evolved game. And let me tell you, it’s pretty dang cool!

First, you take a fitness test to see what your current level is. Let’s not talk about my fitness level. We’ll just say when I followed up the fitness test with the “Light & Easy” gauged to be simple for anyone workout, I felt it. I am a sad specimen. (Though my 23 year old sis did one of the real workouts after the fitness test and she could not walk stairs or lower herself to the toilet seat she was so sore the next day.) I need my little virtual trainer to whip me back in to pre-baby shape.

{I apologize in advance for the sideways movies. I tried to turn them, but the software would not export so alas I was stuck with the originals.}

As you can see in the videos, I love how it shows you next to the trainer so you can see exactly what you are doing wrong. Do I enjoy seeing my lard-o baby bulge next to Barbie size trainer, not so much, but I do like that I can see how my movements compare to hers. It also gives you tips about how to improve your form as you go along. It’s great!

The best side lunge demo you’ll ever see from a non-side lunger.

What I look like next to my Barbie trainer.
So I have a fondness for Eclairs. What can I say?!

I also think Your Shape Fitness Evolved is easier to control than some of our other Kinect games. It recognizes what I am trying to select quickly so I am not fiddling around trying to get it to point at the right thing. Love that!

So what I am trying to say is…Your Shape Fitness Evolved is fun, it will make you sore, and you can do it at home in your pj’s during nap time! This trainer is available 24/7! Wish me luck in my family weight loss competition!

While Ubisoft sponsored this review, the opinions I’ve expressed here are solely my own and represent my honest viewpoint. Ubisoft, Clever Girls Collective and I promote Blog With Integrity.

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The winner of the $25 Kroger Gift Card is…

Pamela said… Betty Crocker, of course.

Congrats!

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{Soup}er Saturday

March 5, 2011 By Michelle Barneck 7 Comments

The weather here is nutso lately. Snow one day, sunny and 50 degrees the next. So what to do with the lasting winter days but enjoy some delicious heartwarming soup. Soup is one of my favorite things in this world. We opened our 10 year time capsules in January and as answer to favorite food, I listed soup. Sad, but true. I have a thing for soup. So here are a few of my fave recipes to brighten up those overcast, snow covered days!

Corn and Shrimp Chowder and
Triple Cheese Flatbread
from Betty Crocker

Found this recently and the little guy had all the shrimp eaten out of his bowl before I got ours on the table. He loved it and ate every bite by himself which is saying something for him!

Bacon Cheeseburger Chowder
(adapted from Cheeseburger chowder from Angel Shannon)

Ingredients:
1/2 lb. ground beef
8 slices crispy cooked bacon

3 medium russet potatoes, peeled and cubed

½ cup chopped celery

¼ cup chopped onion

1 T. beef bouillon granules

¼ t. pepper

½ t. salt

1½ cups water

2½ cups milk

3 T. flour

1 cup shredded sharp Cheddar

Brown beef in stock pot; drain. Stir in celery, potatoes, onion, bouillon, pepper, salt and water. Cover and cook on medium heat for 20 minutes. Whisk flour into ½ cup of milk; add to pot along with remaining milk. Cook and stir until thickened. Add cheese; heat, stirring until cheese melts.

MMMmmm!

Wild Rice Soup
recipe by Jennifer Moore

1/4 cup butter
1 medium onion
1/4 cup flour
3 cups chicken broth
1 cup cooked wild rice
1 cup cooked white rice
1 cup diced ham
1/2 cup finely shredded carrots
3 T. sliced almonds
1/2 t. salt
Pepper to taste
1 pint half and half
Snipped fresh parsley

Saute onion in butter. Blend in flour and cook for 5 minutes. Stir in broth and cook to a simmer, stirring. Add ham, rice, carrots, almonds, salt and pepper. Simmer for 10 minutes. Add parsley and half & half. Heat to serving temperature.

From the {archives}

Chicken Noodle Jar Soup
Pumpkin Soup

What is your favorite soup recipe? I would love to try it! Leave the link in the comments or email the recipe to me at tipsyblog@gmail.com.

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