tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-51326664195387034562024-03-05T03:15:54.846-06:00iCoffeeChickCoffee,apps and everything elseMelissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00086538020246434376noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5132666419538703456.post-79756728400287762932012-04-21T17:24:00.000-05:002012-04-21T17:24:49.865-05:00Challenge Accepted<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Hi friends :) It's been a while. Probably more than a while but who's counting? I started out this blog with high hopes and good intentions which were slowly replaced with lack of ideas and, well, life. I won't go into all of the details...mostly because there are no details. Just.Life. How long I will continue this time around will wait to be found out, but with a "threat" from my daughter that she would delete me from her blog lists that she reads, I figured it was high time to blog something so I'm not deleted! ;-) Thanks, Alix, for the motivation.<br>
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<a href="http://icoffeechick.blogspot.com/2012/04/challenge-accepted.html#more">{ READ MORE... }</a>Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00086538020246434376noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5132666419538703456.post-44052578183679055362011-05-07T12:24:00.000-05:002011-05-07T12:24:21.717-05:00Week in Review in Pics<div style="text-align: center;">What an interesting week this has been, not only for me, but for all of America. Who would have thought that after the "high" of the Royal Wedding last Friday that the ordeal with Osama Bin Laden would follow closely on its heels? To be honest, I was a little surprised, yet relieved that they finally found him. I, however, was not one that was whooping and hollering and celebrating. I have multiple reasons as to why, some personal, some political, some spiritual. No matter what our personal stances are on the matter it is yet again one of those moments in history that you will remember exactly where you were when you heard the news. If you didn't read my earlier post about "To Tweet or Not to Tweet", you'll know how I found out about it.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">As promised, here is my week in review in picture form :)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i>Saturday 4/30/2011</i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-oAm5403xnhQ/TcQdBupNehI/AAAAAAAAGME/KgjR4xOxGp4/s1600/auto20110430-060529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-oAm5403xnhQ/TcQdBupNehI/AAAAAAAAGME/KgjR4xOxGp4/s320/auto20110430-060529.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <i>The Mandevilla is beginning to bloom beautifully</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Bh5A3RX8pYs/TcQdLKCfG1I/AAAAAAAAGMI/1rtCDai-h0I/s1600/auto20110430-060557.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Bh5A3RX8pYs/TcQdLKCfG1I/AAAAAAAAGMI/1rtCDai-h0I/s320/auto20110430-060557.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>We got a new little bird bath and bird feeder for the backyard. (Yes, we're getting "old") </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-6hU8EPwCEts/TcQdTOSnWpI/AAAAAAAAGLQ/PmSH-aqpK9M/s1600/auto20110430-082852.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-6hU8EPwCEts/TcQdTOSnWpI/AAAAAAAAGLQ/PmSH-aqpK9M/s320/auto20110430-082852.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Mike & I went to the Denton Jazz & Arts Festival. LOTS of people but a definite "must" for next year!</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br />
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</b></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Vht0fRJMvb8/TcQdc_MjxmI/AAAAAAAAGLU/1I3sYC3PEUo/s1600/auto20110501-102935.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Vht0fRJMvb8/TcQdc_MjxmI/AAAAAAAAGLU/1I3sYC3PEUo/s320/auto20110501-102935.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Getting ready to head out to church, only to see this beautiful sight! I love clouds!!</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br />
</i></div><div style="text-align: center;">Sunday evening I was reading my Twitter feed and came across the news that it was about to break about the US capturing/killing Osama Bin Laden. I bought a couple of papers the next morning to keep with all of my other history-making newspapers.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i>Monday 5/2/2011</i></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i><br />
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</i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-6lR9LowefnQ/TcQdfRf4UzI/AAAAAAAAGMM/t10x35DB6Zo/s1600/p20110503-083034.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-6lR9LowefnQ/TcQdfRf4UzI/AAAAAAAAGMM/t10x35DB6Zo/s320/p20110503-083034.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>As I was putting away the dishes from the dishwasher I grabbed this bowl to put away. There's a little standing "joke" between Mike & myself about this bowl. He thinks it's for him to take salads to work in and I think it's to hold the homemade salsa I make. It doesn't mean anything to anyone but me, but it was something I wanted to remember, so I took the pic of "the bowl" :)</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br />
</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3o_H0AcDcX0/TcQdtrSY7AI/AAAAAAAAGLg/yG_NGGhu-kQ/s1600/p20110505-080911.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3o_H0AcDcX0/TcQdtrSY7AI/AAAAAAAAGLg/yG_NGGhu-kQ/s320/p20110505-080911.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Our youngest daughter brought this home from school today. Wait. What? She can order a class ring now? But I just walked her into her kindergarten class yesterday, didn't I?!</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br />
</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><b>Wednesday 5/4/2011</b></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><b><br />
</b></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-MVBDTax1oX8/TcQdy3XL5YI/AAAAAAAAGLk/GSSaX24SPsg/s1600/p20110505-083830.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-MVBDTax1oX8/TcQdy3XL5YI/AAAAAAAAGLk/GSSaX24SPsg/s320/p20110505-083830.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <i>Proverbs 10:19 - 'nuf said</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-W3atgKHkT-Q/TcQd24zLF4I/AAAAAAAAGLo/GPnHWo9BaJk/s1600/p20110505-093014.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-W3atgKHkT-Q/TcQd24zLF4I/AAAAAAAAGLo/GPnHWo9BaJk/s320/p20110505-093014.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>This is my view most mornings. Watching the birdfeeder & birdbath while using my laptop at the kitchen table.</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br />
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</b></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-4Jm1eJpjPTw/TcQd6ZzI0AI/AAAAAAAAGMQ/hVFfCoc-eRU/s1600/p20110505-161341.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-4Jm1eJpjPTw/TcQd6ZzI0AI/AAAAAAAAGMQ/hVFfCoc-eRU/s320/p20110505-161341.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Again, this will have no significance to anyone but me, but in the midst of my afternoon "wanting to snack" mood, I had these 2 choices...and I chose the apple. A monumental occasion for me so I wanted to document it in picture form :)</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br />
</i></div><div style="text-align: center;">So there you have it. From history making world events to choosing an apple over candy, that is how my week rolled! I hope you all had a great week! Try to capture yours in pictures, too!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00086538020246434376noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5132666419538703456.post-24229882861325905552011-05-04T12:00:00.000-05:002011-05-04T12:00:58.025-05:00To Tweet or not to Tweet...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-LnAEEX4QC3w/TcFbUCrIvDI/AAAAAAAAGJs/S9nEKiDXAxE/s1600/Twitter+++Home.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-LnAEEX4QC3w/TcFbUCrIvDI/AAAAAAAAGJs/S9nEKiDXAxE/s1600/Twitter+++Home.png"></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Yes, I think you should tweet! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br>
</div><div style="text-align: center;">So why did I suddenly throw in a blog about tweeting? Because I found out about the Bin Laden ordeal before it was ever even announced on TV. I was able to follow some particular tweets that kept feeding the information out through Twitter. It was much better reading those than listening to the guys on TV who just kept babbling about the same thing over and over and not really knowing what they were saying. It was convenient and said just enough (140 characters worth) to get the info out yet still give you what you needed to know. (I'm going to put little pics throughout the post showing what I was reading as things were unfolding. This isn't the only news source I was following, but it gives you an idea of what a tweet looks like.)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tv_ZDMrvBio/TcFbWkYYTyI/AAAAAAAAGKE/PQglgrv7dJM/s1600/Jason+Whitely++JasonWhitely++on+Twitter.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="48" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tv_ZDMrvBio/TcFbWkYYTyI/AAAAAAAAGKE/PQglgrv7dJM/s320/Jason+Whitely++JasonWhitely++on+Twitter.png" width="320"></a></div><br>
<a href="http://icoffeechick.blogspot.com/2011/05/to-tweet-or-not-to-tweet.html#more">{ READ MORE... }</a>Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00086538020246434376noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5132666419538703456.post-58796018970716451042011-04-30T12:42:00.000-05:002011-04-30T12:42:02.384-05:00My pics for the week<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">I had said earlier that I wanted to take at least 1 pic per day, mostly for myself to see what I've done during the week, but also just to share with you and possibly even challenge you to do the same. I knew I didn't want to post a blog post every day just to share my daily pictures. I don't have a big enough nor loyal enough blog following to attempt that move. So, I decided to try and post my weekly pics on Friday. That way I feel I've shared my pics and my life with you and made you smile...or laugh...or unsubscribe from my blog...well, hopefully not the last one. I need followers for my blog!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Friday, April 22, 2011</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Alix got a picture from my brother that he drew for her</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I got some crayons out and colored a picture to send to my nephew, Ryan. I always loved to color with a brand new set of sharpened crayons.<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">MONDAY, APRIL 25, 2011 - A FEW MOMENTS WITH GOD</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"> The lost art of letter writing. How many of you actually write out letters anymore? Don't most of us just send an email or a text message? Truthfully, that is how I mostly communicate with friends and family but there are a few special people who get actual hand-written letters from me :) If you haven't sent a personal card or written a letter to someone in a while, dust off pen and paper and give it a try!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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I had this bright idea to try to take at least one picture a day of something to remember the day by. Realization that time is moving by very quickly caused me to want to try to slow it down a little by capturing it in pictures. Luckily you, my blog readers, get to be the guinea pigs and walk through this idea with me! Don't bail on me, ok?! I'm still going to continue with my apps and coffee quips because that is what I love to do. But as an outlet for my photographic genius I decided to use my blog instead of using facebook. My hope is to grow my blog but isn't that everyone who blogs hope is?!<br />
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Ok, so now that I have that out of the way here are 3 pics of my day today.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-XReiGmHA7N8/Ta5Ti37rfVI/AAAAAAAAF9c/Ke8BcZVCEy0/s1600/1303242210964.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-XReiGmHA7N8/Ta5Ti37rfVI/AAAAAAAAF9c/Ke8BcZVCEy0/s320/1303242210964.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>The pic above is of my new Vera Bradley laptop "skin". I LOVE all things Vera Bradley. I think her patterns are fun and her purses have a bunch of pockets to keep me organized. The purses aren't everyone's personal style because they are bright, big colorful patterns but they definitely work for me! <br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-vBWxbeQxh44/Ta5Tk1K1tcI/AAAAAAAAF9k/54ChZK-0nwE/s1600/1303269572970.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-vBWxbeQxh44/Ta5Tk1K1tcI/AAAAAAAAF9k/54ChZK-0nwE/s320/1303269572970.jpg" width="225" /></a></div>Today I got to spend the afternoon with a couple of friends making cotton candy for our church's Easter Egg Hunt this Saturday. Mike and I usually help make cotton candy for the Fall Festival our church does around Halloween. It's always fun, but then again, I love cotton candy! The afternoon cotton candy making was a good, sugary way to break up the afternoon :-)<br />
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Opening day for the Texas Rangers baseball team in Arlington is today. There's an excitement in the air around the metroplex. I'm excited about the start of the baseball season. I've always liked baseball and really enjoy going to the Rangers games, however when you live in TX during baseball season, it's scorchingly hot to go to the games so we don't go too often. But last year when the Rangers were going through all of the playoff series games leading up to the World Series, I began watching all of the games on TV. I got to know the batting lineup and who the closing pitchers were. It was the Claw & Antler year. Although the Rangers didn't win the World Series, it was exciting nonetheless because part of the World Series games were played in Arlington. We were very proud of our Texas Rangers. The excitement and anticipation has carried over from the fall to this season and we've got our fingers crossed that they will go all the way again.<br>
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<a href="http://icoffeechick.blogspot.com/2011/03/my-most-used-android-app.html#more">{ READ MORE... }</a>Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00086538020246434376noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5132666419538703456.post-6867616296744438402011-03-25T20:27:00.001-05:002011-03-28T10:30:57.583-05:00Those Summer Nights...<div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; font: normal normal normal 13px/19px Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.6em; padding-left: 0.6em; padding-right: 0.6em; padding-top: 0.6em;">...well, almost summer nights. I guess we need to get through the Spring nights first! As I type this I'm sitting on my back porch and the temperature is perfect. It's probably about 70 degrees out and no humidity. The sun is just about to set for the night and I have a wide open view of the big Texas sky. I have a few citronella candles burning and the house is quiet. It's rare that I get these moments. (cue the 2 dogs barking next door and Highway 114 traffic noise) <br>
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</div><a href="http://icoffeechick.blogspot.com/2011/03/those-summer-nights.html#more">{ READ MORE... }</a>Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00086538020246434376noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5132666419538703456.post-81480161492353575772011-03-22T11:15:00.000-05:002011-03-22T11:15:26.088-05:00One App, 3 devices<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-z1Bbq9djUsU/TYjEa_ejPyI/AAAAAAAAF58/-FGVKr9AZ94/s1600/Allrecipes.com+-+recipes++menus++meal+ideas++food++and+cooking+tips..png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-z1Bbq9djUsU/TYjEa_ejPyI/AAAAAAAAF58/-FGVKr9AZ94/s1600/Allrecipes.com+-+recipes++menus++meal+ideas++food++and+cooking+tips..png"></a></div>For more years than I can remember, I have used the site <a href="http://www.allrecipes.com/">www.allrecipes.com</a> . I started out using it to get new recipes to try and then it progressed into my online recipe box. I have imported all of my recipes into my "recipe box" on Allrecipes. I spend countless <s>days</s> hours looking through recipes, trying to find new things to try and ways to change up the Jones household weekly meals. I tend to lean toward the recipes that have at least 4 stars, preferably 5 stars. Once I've found one that I want to try, I save it to my recipe box then I go to the "read reviews" and start reading what other people have written about that particular recipe. There's a lot of good information in the reviews section, like what worked or didn't work, how a reviewer changed up the recipe and liked it better, etc.<br>
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<a href="http://icoffeechick.blogspot.com/2011/03/one-app-3-devices.html#more">{ READ MORE... }</a>Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00086538020246434376noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5132666419538703456.post-64279125150585473742011-03-19T11:25:00.000-05:002011-03-19T11:25:37.662-05:00Coffee Pic of the Day<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-bYFLUKpTx08/TYQwBSO1_lI/AAAAAAAAF5I/dAXmAeo5fb0/s1600/FxCam_1300461488089.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-bYFLUKpTx08/TYQwBSO1_lI/AAAAAAAAF5I/dAXmAeo5fb0/s200/FxCam_1300461488089.jpg" width="200" /></a></div>What is your favorite cup of coffee moment? Coffee for me at any time is my favorite, but my absolute favorite cup of coffee is with an open Bible next to it. I prefer no other way to begin my day than with a fresh cup of coffee and some quiet time reading my Bible. How do you enjoy your first cup of the day?<div><div style="text-align: right;"></div></div>Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00086538020246434376noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5132666419538703456.post-21761398438472072022011-03-17T10:06:00.005-05:002011-03-17T13:44:50.103-05:00Virtual Spring Break VacationThis year we decided to stay home for spring break. Actually, most years we decide to stay home for spring break. We've taken a few "big" trips like to Sea World in San Antonio and Disney World in Florida (which was extremely packed and hard to maneuver through the crowds of spring break families!), but most times we are in the Metroplex. As a mom, I take advantage of the free time the girls have and usually have them clean their closets that have been neglected over the past several months. I fear losing our cat or dog if they ever wandered into one of the girls closets. Occasionally we will try to find some things to do that we either wouldn't normally do or that we never find the time to do. This year, however, our youngest daughter got a new job and started training this week and our oldest daughter is finishing up working at a retail job before she starts a more "professional" job next week, so that leaves us with not a lot of time to do anything as a family. Sad, I know, right?<br>
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