Yep it is I - the lost one - here to offer you some yummy goodness:

http://www.bettycrocker.com/recipes.aspx/hidden-sloppy-joes

I am so going to make this one!  Only in single servings in mini bundt pans...fun fun fun.

In other news, I have nothing to add right now, so bleh.

Have a great weekend ya'll.  Enjoy it while you can!

 

Have you ever wondered what happened to the 56 men who signed the Declaration of Independence?

5 signers were captured by the British as traitors, and tortured before they died.

12 had their homes ransacked and burned.

2 lost their sons serving in the Revolutionary Army; another had two sons captured.

9 of the 56 fought and died from wounds or hardships of the Revolutionary War.

They signed and they pledged their lives, their fortunes, and their sacred honor.

What kind of men were they?

24 were lawyers and jurists.

11 were merchants,
 

9 were farmers and large plantation owners;

men of means, well educated, but they signed the Declaration of Independence knowing full well that the penalty would be death if they were captured.

Carter Braxton of Virginia, a wealthy planter and trader, saw his ships swept from the seas by the British Navy. He sold his home and properties to pay his debts, and died in rags.

Thomas McKeam was so hounded by the British that he was forced to move his family almost constantly.  He served in the Congress without pay, and his family was kept in hiding. His possessions were taken from him, and poverty was his reward.

Vandals or soldiers looted the properties of Dillery, Hall, Clymer, Walton, Gwinnett, Heyward, Ruttledge, and Middleton.

At the battle of Yorktown , Thomas Nelson, Jr., noted that the British General Cornwallis had taken over the Nelson home for his headquarters. He quietly urged General George Washington to open fire. The home was destroyed, and Nelson died bankrupt.

Francis Lewis had his home and properties destroyed.  The enemy jailed his wife, and she died within a few months.

John Hart was driven from his wife's bedside as she was dying.  Their 13 children fled for their lives. His fields and his gristmill were laid to waste. For more than a year he lived in forests and caves, returning home to find his wife dead and his children vanished.

So, take a few minutes while enjoying your 4th of July holiday and silently thank these patriots. It's not much to ask for the price they paid. 

Remember: freedom is never free!  Remember where this nation came from, and the hardships we have faced, and remember that the true spirit of these men (and the women behind them) is still alive in each and every one of us.  When the going gets tough, Americans band together. 

Have a happy holiday all!

So much death in so little time....so sad...and of course Ed, Farrah, and now Billy will get no play - all we hear about is Michael....now don't get me wrong, he was a musical "god", but do we want to completely focus on him?  I mean, some of the news channels have strictly had MJ stuff on it - and there is NOTHING new to tell us....you know isn't news supposed to be "new"  ?  Just a question....LOL...6-8 weeks for the toxicology reports...so can we move on....focus on some other folks for a while....or how about the cap/trade legislation, or the impeachment of the Texas judge....something I don't know, newsworthy?  MJ will be missed by his many fans, but seriously, you can only say he's dead so many times...and speculate on why so many times before it's just pathetic...

Ok, so I'm off of that topic, and hopefully won't have to talk about death anymore for a while....

Oh happy day!

So I woke up this morning feeling uber creative...so...I pulled out my canvases and looky what I made! 

I call it Whirlpool: