Authentically Nita

This is my last post until after the Holiday. I will still be reading blogs, and I will check in and comment anyone who leaves me a comment. This is a simple, but delicious Cranberry Relish that I've been making with my children for a few years. The recipe is for Relish, and traditionally, it wasn't supposed to be cooked, but it tastes better that way. I call it Cranberry Jam now. Here is what you need: Fresh Cranberries, Walnuts & 2 Oranges Chop up the Cranberries and Oranges, measure one cup of Walnuts. Pour it all into a pot. Add two cups of Sugar and 1 & 1/2 cups of water. Stir Boil, then simmer. Until it looks like this: Tastes great! Thumbs up mommy! We put some in jars to give to their Grandmas and keep the rest for us. Tastes delicious with Turkey! This is a traditional Cranberry Sauce. If you have made this before, what do you do to jazz up your recipe?

I found this fun Meme through Classy in Philadelphia ! You read the questions below and answer them only with pictures you find on Google Images. 1. Where do I live? 2. What do I do? 3. What do I drive? (I ride the bus) 4. What do I wear? 5. What do I believe? 6. What is my favorite place to vacation? 7. What is my favorite hobby? 8. What do I do in my spare time? 9. What do I want most this holiday?

I've been in Philly for years and I still can't get over how cold it gets in the winter. N.E. winters are no joke. I'm trying to find a coat that will keep me really warm this winter. So here's what I've found so far: The Belted Wool Coat from Express $108.00. I like the style, but I also like the high collar, that would really keep me warm on windy days. The downside is that it comes in Ivory. I could see my 3-year-old getting sticky candy cane hands on this while we're out. This is the Long Velvet Tie Polyfill from XOXO for $98.00. I love everything about this coat, I just wish there were more color choices, it only comes in black. This Plaid Drop Waist from Baby Phat is cute, but I don't think it would keep me warm. I would buy this if I lived some where down south, like Georgia. Winters weren't too bad when I was there. The Price for this coat: $179.00. This coat I simply loved. This is the Logo Belted Jacket from The House of Dereon. It costs $238.0

It's been a while since I've posted a blog. I'm sure all of my readers have noticed that I've been making some big changes to my blog. I'm not quite done yet. Anyway, I've been considering getting a part time job to make some extra money for Christmas. Only thing is, I already work from 9am-5:30p, so that means I would have to work from 6:30pm-midnight if I were to pick up a second job. Or worse than that, I would have to work weekends. I don't know how this will work out, but I'll be job searching over the next few days. I can't help feeling like this economic crisis is ruining my Holiday spirit. Thumbs down to our shitty economy

Young Voices Video: Through November 1st, Discovery Health was accepting video submissions for Young Voices: Life with Diabetes Call to Action. My daughter and I put together a short video (it had to be 60 seconds or less). We did all this work only to find out that our file was too large to be uploaded. That was fixable, but then I realized after reading further, that they were looking for teens and adolescents. Anyway, here is the video we put together: I don't know if it will be posted on Discovery Health's Site. They are selecting certain videos to be voted on.

Yesterday, my daughter brought home a coloring page of Barack Obama with the following on the back: Crispus Attucks fell so that Rosa Parks could sit. Rosa Parks sat, so that Dr. Martin Luther King could march. Dr. Martin Luther King marched, so that Barack Obama could run, and Barack Obama ran, so that we can fly. It brought a smile to my face.

I got tagged yesterday by PromoMama , owner of two geat blogs, Promo Mama and How Does Mama Look? I now have to share 7 random things about myself. Here I go: 1. I'm supposed to be engaged but I still have doubts. 2. I had my first child when I was 15. 3. I can't keep up with the new music anymore. Everytime I turn around my daughter's singing something new. 4. I just saw the Temptations movie for the first time last week. (Where have I been? It was a really good movie). 5. I can watch Law & Order SVU re-runs over and over no matter how many times I've seen them. 6. I spend way too much time on the internet. 7. I take my One-A-Day multi vitamin more than once a day. Now it is my turn to tag! http://urbanreformnetwork.blogspot.com http://expand-yourmusichorizon.blogspot.com http://eskimodarryl.blogspot.com http://thirtyhood.blogspot.com http://anna-lorraine.blogspot.com/