So proud of my kid.....

C17 was accepted to another college she applied for.  So that is 2/4.  She worked so hard, and it has paid off!

"A Question of Faith" Both my kiddos worked as extras in this film. Looks great!

Check in is at 10...........

Hanging out with Jesus tonight............

Oglethorpe University.........

How could anyone not want to go here?

Besides the valuable academics OU offers, it looks like a Gothic castle, has a Crypt of Civilization, a museum of art, is on the national registry for historic places, and wait for it, there is a haunted theater!  What???

And if those reasons are not good enough, OU is also a popular location for filming movies, television shows, music videos, and commercials, which just happens to include one of our favorites, The Vampire Diaries.












OU is a private liberal arts college located in Brookhaven in Atlanta. If you are lucky enough to be accepted to OU, you will pay, on average, $34,000 a year and add on another $12,000 for room and board and considerably more if you are not a resident of Georgia.  But it is a phenomenal college.

Find out more about OU here.

OU also offers a study abroad program including Rome, Barcelona, Athens, and Cape Town.

A little background info.

~Founded  in 1835 and named for James Edward Oglethorpe, the founder of the Georgia Colony.

~The University had to close down during the Civil War in 1862.

~They reopened their doors in 1870 but that was short-lived.

~Oglethorpe had to close again just two years later but in 1913 thanks to Dr. Jacob Thornwell,
Oglethorpe was rechartered and additional buildings were added to accommodate their expanding educational offerings.

~Dr. Jacob Thronwell was president of OU for three decades.

OU mascot-Storm Petrel

A few famous people who went to Oglethorpe include Luke Appling, major league baseball player/elected to the hall of fame, Teal Sherer, actress, Joseph Mackey Brown, 59th governor of GA,   Sidney Clopton Lanier, poet, musician, writer, and Vincent Sherman, director/actor.  You can find out additional famous folks from OU here.

Nescit Cedere-motto
He does not know how to give up

~As I mentioned, OU has a crypt of civilization on campus.

~The crypt was constructed between 1937 and 1940 and was actually once a swimming pool measuring 20 x 10 x 10 feet.

~The crypt is set to open in the year 8113 A.D.

~The time capsule is intended for any future inhabitants of Earth.

~You can find the crypt in the basement of Phoebe Hearst Hall at the OU campus in Georgia.

~The contents of the crypt is very random with a wide variety of items including one container of beer, Vaseline, voice recordings of Stalin and Hitler, a copy of the Bible, a copy of Dante's Inferno, an original copy of the Gone With the Wind script, aluminum foil, a radio, mannequins, and Lincoln logs.

You can find the full list of items buried here.

Crypt door.  This door was welded
into place on May 28, 1940.

Inside the crypt.

I think OU is a great place to go to college especially if you are from Georgia as it is rich in Georgia history and tradition.

fRiDay..............

Truth.....

Supernatural Thursday with these three...........

C17 has applied to 4 colleges and just got back her first........

YES!!!! 

I am confident she will end up with 4 yeses!!!  So proud of her for working hard and being awesome! 

Finally.the.wait is.over.......

Can't believe it.......

we moved in to our apartment to get a fresh start. Moving here was one of the best decisions I made for my family.

We have great neighbors and an awesome apartment.

So blessed!

Tonight.......

Kids grow up so fast.........

Its Friday.........

Checking in Monday.........

Supernatural......

Most viewed post........

Of all the completely random posts I post (and I am not kidding anyone about the randomness that is me) this one always gets at least 200 views a day from all over the world.  The Walking Dead fans are so dedicated!

Fun party foods for our Walking Dead Party............

This is an original idea.  We have scoured the internet looking for fun zombie food ideas and actually came up with one of our own.  Mostly A15 had the idea of making Negan's bat (Lucille) so we tried out a few different things and came up with a winner.

We melted semi-sweet chocolate chips with coconut oil and mixed until smooth.  Coconut oil works best when melting chocolate chips.  We sprayed a cookie sheet with cooking spray, then we dipped gluten-free pretzel sticks in the melted chocolate, rolled them a bit, and then placed them on the cookie sheet.  We popped them in to the freezer for about 5 minutes, then we repeated this process two more times so there would be a good amount of chocolate.  Then the girls drew out the barbed wire with white frosting and added a little bit of red gel glaze for the "blood effect."  I think these turned out great, and they are delicious!

We also made Carol's Cookies from the original recipe from the AMC website.  Click here for the recipe.

The wait is almost over!!!!!!

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True......

Five more hours..........

Funny but not........

The Walking Dead: 'Roadblock' The wait is over..........

Now..........

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Two days........

Tomorrow is C17 last go at the ACT.......

She did well enough the first time around to get in pretty much which ever college she wanted but she is going to take it again for the sake of taking it again.

Good luck, C17!  You got this!

Friday is good for so many reasons.......

Supernatural Thursday..............

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Bates Motel: Rihanna as Marion Crane Premieres Feb 20 | A&E Can not wait for this!

So true.....

Sunday!!!The Walking Dead: 'Future' Its not about us anymore..........

TWD Super Bowl Commercial 2017

Coming back on Halloween night 2017...........

The superbowl folks learned the hard way last year not to schedule the same day as The Walking Dead........

TWD marathon starts now..........

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Its Friday...........

Words to live by.........

In honor of Black History Month...........

GWC is one of my favorite African-American history makers.

I thought I would share a few other inventions that were invented by African-American inventors.

Egg beater, baby buggies, gas mask, fire extinguisher, peanut butter (GWC), riding saddles, stove, tricycle, typewriter, pencil sharpener, dust pan, carbon filament for light bulbs, blood plasma bag, spark plugs, door knobs, hairbrush, and the automatic elevator door.  I am grateful for all of these inventions.

Makin' it........

I found this awesome looking creation here at My Recipes blog spot.

Buffalo Quinoa Burgers

Ingredients

7 teaspoons canola oil, divided

3/4 cup finely chopped onion

1/2 cup finely chopped peeled carrot

3 garlic cloves, minced

3/4 cup water

1/3 cup uncooked quinoa

1/2 cup panko

1/2 teaspoon kosher salt

1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

1 1/2 cups canned unsalted chickpeas, rinsed and drained

1 large egg (I will substitute the egg and use a vegan substitute, here is a link).

2 tablespoons hot sauce (such as Tabasco)

4 (1 1/2-ounce) whole-wheat hamburger buns, toasted

4 romaine lettuce leaves

4 (1/4-inch-thick) slices tomato

Preparation

1. Heat a saucepan over medium-high heat. Add 2 teaspoons oil; swirl to coat. Add onion, carrot, and garlic; sauté 3 minutes. Add 3/4 cup water and quinoa; bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat to medium, and simmer 18 minutes or until liquid is absorbed. Spoon cooked quinoa onto a large plate; cool 5 minutes. Combine quinoa mixture, panko, salt, pepper, chickpeas, and egg in a food processor; pulse until chickpeas are slightly mashed and mixture comes together. Shape quinoa mixture into 4 (1/2-inch-thick) patties.

2. Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add 1 tablespoon oil to pan; swirl to coat. Add patties to pan; cook 3 minutes on each side or until lightly browned.

3. Combine remaining 2 teaspoons oil and hot sauce in a bowl. Place patties on bottom halves of buns; top evenly with hot sauce mixture, lettuce, tomato, and top halves of buns.