Recipe: Fried Flour Tortillas

I wanted something sweet and didn't want to spend a lot of time making something so I made this. It's fried flour tortillas tossed in a cinnamon sugar mixture. 

Cut your flour tortillas to a chip size. 

Mix together 1 ts. ground cinnamon and 2 TBSP. sugar and set aside.

Heat oil in a pan and add a few of the flour tortillas pieces. Fry for about 20 seconds on each side. They go very quickly. 

Toss in the cinnamon sugar mixture and enjoy. 

It took about 5 minutes. 

Because sometimes you need a fast, sweet treat. 

Happy Raturday!

*Picture courtesy of martymousehouse.com*

*Picture courtesy of martymousehouse.com*

*Picture courtesy of martymousehouse.com*

*Picture courtesy of martymousehouse.com*

Favorite Video of the Week

I love this because this guy dives and looks on the the river bed for lost treasures. He's found GoPro's, Knives, fishing equipment, jewelry and even a gun. He's reunited people with their lost phones, GoPro's and handed the gun over to the police. But what I really loved is that he will help wildlife that have fishing lines, lures, hooks ect caught on them and then sets them free.

Freebie Friday!

Welcome to another edition of Freebie Friday, where I tell you what free samples and full sized products I received in the mail and how you can get them too. Someone asked me why I do a 'Freebie Friday" each week, so I'll tell you.

A while back I listed all the free samples and wins that I had received that previous year and so many people didn't believe that I could have gotten so many free things. So I decided to prove it by taking a picture every week and sharing the sites that I found the links to the freebies at. So now you too can get great free samples coming to your mailbox each week.

  You can find links to great samples at Hey It's Free and Freebie Shark.

This is what I received this week:
A sample of Persil Laundry Detergent
Clinique Acne Gel

Did you receive any freebies this week?

Favorite Picture of the Week

This is my brother's rabbit and dog. They are buddies and love to lay next to each other. My brother will lay a sheet on the floor for the rabbit and as soon as the dog sees my brother put the sheet down the dog will go lay on it and wait for the rabbit to come sit next to him. 

Review: Wolf At The Door by N.J. Walters

Book Description

When this wolf comes knocking, there’s no turning him away

Salvation Pack, Book 1

When Gwendolyn Jones inherits a Tennessee cabin from a great aunt she never knew, she quits her job and follows her dream to write full time. Meeting a stranger in a local cemetery isn’t a risk she normally takes, but she needs the information on his flash drive for an article she’s writing on werewolves. Later that night, when two honest-to-God werewolves come knocking on her cabin door, they’re definitely not Photoshopped.

Jacque LaForge is on a mission to retrieve a flash drive before it endangers his pack. He never thought he’d find a mate, but the chemistry between him and Gwen is unmistakably off the charts. Now to convince her he’s only trying to protect her from his vengeful former pack—led by his own father.

Gwen’s first instinct to flee only gets her a smashed car and a concussion. She wakes up in a dangerous new world she never thought existed—and in the arms of the one man who stands between her and certain death.

Warning: Contains a sexy werewolf and his small pack of friends, a paranormal writer who really didn’t believe such things existed—until now—and a completely dysfunctional family who are out to kill them both.

My Review

Gwen has been interviewing people for the paranormal type articles she's been writing. So when someone asks to meet her in a cemetery and tells her he has proof that werewolves exist, she reluctantly meets him and gets handed a flash drive. Unfortunately the werewolves can't allow her to keep the flash drive and that's when interesting things start happening. 

Louis and Jacque LaForge are brothers and werewolves. Jacque is the alpha of the pack that split off from their father's pack and he's been keeping their secret from the humans. But now he and his brother must get a flash drive that was given to a human female that proves werewolves really do exist. 

From the very start these two brothers did things wrong and they scared Gwen to death in the process. If they had snuck into her house and  stolen the flash drive from her, things would have been so much simpler. Instead they confronted her, scared her, caused her to wreck her car and then kidnapped her. If that wasn't enough for them to handle it turns out that Jacque realizes that she is his mate and also a possible mate for his brother Louis, which makes things really awkward for a while. 

Things are going pretty good until their evil father comes with a bunch of minions from his own pack to try and kill Gwen because she's human and their father is just plain mean as hell, which is one of the reasons they split from his pack. 

There's some great action, bloody fight scenes and a few emotional tear jerking scenes where I needed to take a minute just to let it all sink in. The sex was hot, erotic and just what this story needed to make it even better than it already was. 

This is the first book I've read from this author but it won't be the last. 

I give this book 4 out of 5 stars. 

Happy Raturday!

*Picture courtesy of martymousehouse.com*

*Picture courtesy of martymousehouse.com*

*Picture courtesy of martymousehouse.com*

Favorite Video of the Week

Ok, so some of you might not like spiders but this is just fascinating.
Oh and that Net Casting spider needs to be in a horror movie, seriously. Just look at that face!

Freebie Friday!

Welcome to another edition of Freebie Friday, where I tell you what free samples and full sized products I received in the mail and how you can get them too. Someone asked me why I do a 'Freebie Friday" each week, so I'll tell you.

A while back I listed all the free samples and wins that I had received that previous year and so many people didn't believe that I could have gotten so many free things. So I decided to prove it by taking a picture every week and sharing the sites that I found the links to the freebies at. So now you too can get great free samples coming to your mailbox each week.

  You can find links to great samples at Hey It's Free and Freebie Shark.

This week I received:

From Generation Good... Wipes and Lotion.
From PinchMe...Olay body Wash, Hunts Tomato Paste, Bella Dog Food, Coupon for a free Barilla Pesto Sauce and Buy one Get one free dog food.
From ChatterBox...a full size Dove Deodorant.
On InboxDollars I won $16.10 for getting the highest score in a game.

Did you get any freebies this week?

Review: Target Beauty Box- February

I ordered another Target Beauty Box this month. It was $10 and to me well worth it because I was able to try a few products that I'd not tried before. 

Here's a list of what was in my box: 

Masque Bar Hydrating Peel Off Mask

Raw Sugar Raw Coconut and Mango Body Wash

Soap and Glory Face Soap and Clarity Face Wash

Gliss Ultimate Repair Shampoo

Gliss Ultimate Repair Conditioner

Sun Bum Sunless Self-Tanning Towelette

W3LL PEOPLE Expressionist Pro Mascara

3 samples of L’Oréal Paris Pure-Clay Mask

Everything in this box was new to me, while I might have tried some of the Brands, I haven't tried any of these actual products. Anything that I don't want, I give to my daughter so she loves that. For just $10 there were quite a few products and samples in this box. 

Have you tried the Target Beauty Boxes yet? They come out each month but they only have so many boxes and when they're gone they're gone. They usually go pretty fast to so I try to post a link to them on my fb wall. 

Favorite Picture of the Week

One of my older brother's who's mother is the bride in this picture of my dad's first wedding sent this picture over when he visited my younger brother. I'd never seen this picture before but loved it because not only did it have a picture of my dad where he's really young but on the left side are my grandfather, grandmother, aunt and uncle. The people on the right are family of my dad's first wife. I don't have many pictures of my aunt and uncle since my aunt passed away from cancer before I was born and my uncle also passed away from cancer while I was very young. 

Happy Raturday!

*Picture courtesy of martymousehouse.com*

*Picture courtesy of martymousehouse.com*

*Picture courtesy of Storm's Rat Pack*

Review: Daily Goodie Box

What was in this months Daily Goodie Box: 

Nellie's All-Natural - Laundry Soda Packs - I'm always up to try a new laundry detergent and this worked as well as any other I've tried. 

JustChill - Stress Relief Drinks - Not a bad flavor and I even got Ken to try it and he said it was fine. Not a great flavor and unless it has cups of sugar and artificial flavors in it they hardly ever are, but it was definitely drinkable. 

Vermont Smoke Cure  - Cracked Pepper Beef & Pork Sticks - This was one of my favorite things in this box. I've made a note of the website because I will definitely be ordering more of this. 

Nature's Bakery - Raspberry Fig Bars - I wasn't sure about this but dang it was good. I sliced off a piece to let Ken try and and he liked it too. 

Jack N' Jill -  Natural Toothpaste - I'm always up for trying something new and since I'd never tried this before I was happy that it didn't have a bad taste to it. It works and tasted slightly like Raspberries. I think kids would really like this. Win win. 

Dream Water - Sleep Powder - I've tried this before and while it doesn't help me sleep *I blame menopause* it might help others sleep. 

Coffee Blocks - Butter Coffee - this is the last thing I tried because I was really not sure about this at all. You squeeze the packet a few times, squeeze it into your cup and add hot water. It is instant coffee with butter, egg yolk, vanilla and coconut oil. I don't drink much coffee but I did make it and try it and then Ken drank the rest of the cup. Both of us were surprised that it was quite tasty. 

Aloha - Daily Good Greens - I have to say that I'm not a fan. I mixed some in a cup of yogurt and wasn't a fan. Maybe if they were mixed in a drink they would be better but I didn't care for it.

XyliChew - Spearmint - I'm already a fan of spearmint so this was a nice flavored gum to chew. They have other flavors and I'm going to try some of them as well. 

Gorilly Goods - Organic Snacks - This is the product I was most looking forward to when I saw the picture of it. It was nuts and fruit but had a sweet curry flavoring on it and I didn't care for the flavorng. I love this type of snack and nuts and fruit like this are good for people like myself with diabetes.

This is my second Daily Goodie Box and more and more people seem to be getting these. I've now seen several of my FB friends get them and love them. They are completely free even the shipping is free and all you have to do is sign up and log in to the site each day to see if you've been given one. It's a nice box of freebies to try for a free box. Then just review the products in the box to be eligible for another one. Oh and one more thing, if you visit their FB Page, they give away Goodie Boxes to people who interact with their posts. So if you've tried before and weren't able to get a Goodie Box, there's even more ways to get one now. 

I'm a fan of subscription boxes and love trying new products for free so this was a huge hit with me. New products+free box = Fabulous!

Have you signed up? Have you received one of these boxes?

Disclosure: I received this box in exchange for an honest review.

Favorite Video of the Week

Warning** these guys cuss, so if that bothers you don't watch.

Here's a great game for your next party!  Put on headphones and try to lip read what the other person is saying.

Freebie Friday!

Welcome to another edition of Freebie Friday, where I tell you what free samples, gift cards and full sized products I received in the mail and how you can get them too. Someone asked me why I do a 'Freebie Friday" each week, so I'll tell you.

A while back I listed all the free samples and wins that I had received that previous year and so many people didn't believe that I could have gotten so many free things. So I decided to prove it by taking a picture every week and sharing the sites that I found the links to the freebies at. So now you too can get great free samples coming to your mailbox each week.

  You can find links to a lot of great samples at Hey It's Free and Freebie Shark.

This week I received a coupon for a free disposable razor up to $12.00

Did you receive any freebies this week?

Favorite Picture of the Week

My Grandson came over and spent the day with us right before Christmas. He fell asleep while watching cartoons. He turned 4 on January 31st. 

Review: DegustaBox - February

DegustaBox is a monthly subscription box filled with food and drink products. The price for the box is $19.99 a month.  

You do not get to pick any of the products you get, it's a surprise each month. But they say each box contains 10-15 items and each box is worth at least $30. I like trying boxes like this because they usually contain products that I've never tried or haven't seen before. 

In the February box was...

2 Bags of Popchips Ridges

Grace Foods Coco Chips

Walkers Shortbread Cookies

Nando's Peri Peri Sauce

Slendier Fettuccine Noodles

Ricola Herbal Cough Drops

PR Protein Bar

Jones Soda Cream and Orange flavor

Green and Black's Dark Chocolate and Sea Salt Chocolate bar

2 Bandar Spicy Mango Chili Sauce Packets

Welch's Fruit and Yogurt Snacks

Jiffy Pop Popcorn

That's quite a lot in a box for $19.99 and most of this stuff I hadn't tried before. I keep finding things in these boxes that I wasn't sure I would like but end up being so darn good, like the Coco Chips. They are crispy coconut chips. 

I don't like sea salt mixed with my chocolate so that wasn't a hit but everything else was really good. They only thing I haven't tried yet are the fettuccine noodles. 

Now here's a treat for you. If this box looks like something you'd like, you can use code MARYK-ACB and get your first box half off. That's a big box of food for only $10! and you can cancel anytime. So if you're interested, go to the DegustaBox site and sign up and don't forget to use my code to get your first box for just $10. 

Happy Raturday!

*Picture courtesy of Rambling Ratz*

"You don't have to stand on my tail." 

*Picture courtesy of Rat Logic.*

*Picture courtesy of Storm's Rat Pack "Paula Siviter"*

"Yes, I plan on eating the entire other cookie too." 

It's been a crazy/sad couple of months

I've been a bit stressed out lately because so much has been happening with my family. So I thought I would share a bit of what has been going on in my life.

12/10/2016
My brother found out from a friend that his ex wife who had taken his kids and kept them from him for the last 8 years had been in the hospital in a coma for almost 2 months and his kids now 15 and 16 were staying with his ex wife's friends.

12/12/2016
My brother told me that his ex wife had passed away. His kids were still staying with her friends. His kids didn't want to talk with him but he did reach out to his son via fb and he did call him.

12/15/2016
My brother has talked to the woman that his kids have been staying with and she won't give him her address or tell him where his daughter is. His ex wife told his kids and all her friends that he wanted to kill her and the kids and that's why she took off and never let him know where they lived, which is lies. She took the kids and wouldn't let him be a part of their lives. Parental alienation is a real thing.

12/19/2016 - 12/23/2016
My brother hired a private investigator and then a lawyer to find his kids. He then was served with court papers because the woman who has his kids is fighting for temporary legal custody of the kids. They went to court on the 23rd and the woman won temporary legal custody of my niece and nephew. They go back to court on 2/1/2017 about permanent legal custody of the kids.

1/11/2017
My brother asked me a week ago if I would write a character reference for him that he could submit as evidence in the next court hearing. Which meant I would have to go have my letter notarized. Not a big deal except for the fact that I rarely leave my apartment except to walk the dog in front of my apartment complex. The notary nearest me is inside a grocery store and I haven't been in a grocery store or any store for that matter in at least 10 years. Yes, 10 years that's not a typo. My dad took me and thankfully there was just 1 person in line in front of me. But I was shaking so badly I could barely sign my name. But I got it done. Yay me.

1/16/2017
My brother found his wife on the bed, she was sweating, dizzy and not all together. My brother who is an ex firefighter/paramedic took her pulse which was really low around 35 BPM (Beats per minute) Normal is around 80. He called an ambulance and they took her to the hospital where the cardiologist said she needed a pacemaker.

1/18/2017
My sister in law had a pacemaker put in but as soon as she woke up she said her chest was hurting and her EKG showed an irregular heartbeat.

1/19/2017
My sister in law had a mild heart attack and they took her back to the cath lab to put the wires in a different place that will hopefully not irritate her heart and stop the chest pain. It worked and she was finally feeling better with a normal heartbeat.

1/20/2017
My sister in law finally got to go home and other than some soreness from the pacemaker being put in, she said she was feeling better.

1/24/2017
My 3 year old grandson came over last week and we didn't realize he had a cold and he gave it to me. I'm sick but he's been coughing a lot so my daughter decided to take him to the ER to get a prescription cough medicine. But when the doctor was examining him, he coughed up some blood. So right away this idiot doctor tells my daughter they need to run more tests and give him a chest x-ray to rule out lung cancer. My daughter called me pretty upset but I told her that he probably had a sore throat and that's where the blood probably came from. 6 hours later and they said he has Bronchitis and sure enough his throat is really red and that's where the blood probably came from.

1/31/2017
My grandson turned 4 years old today.

2/1/2017
My brother went to court again...and it got postponed for 2 more months. Ugh.

2/4/2017
I still have a cold. Still wheezing, still coughing and having a stuffy nose makes it damn near impossible to sleep. This needs to go away.

So that's what's been going on in my and my family's lives for the past couple of months. What have you been up to?

Favorite Video of the Week

It's always fun to watch kids try a weird food for the first time. Now, I haven't tried Bone Marrow either and I doubt I ever will because...ew, but their reactions are funny.

Freebie Friday!

Welcome to another edition of Freebie Friday, where I tell you what free samples and full sized products I received in the mail and how you can get them too. Someone asked me why I do a 'Freebie Friday" each week, so I'll tell you.

A while back I listed all the free samples and wins that I had received that previous year and so many people didn't believe that I could have gotten so many free things. So I decided to prove it by taking a picture every week and sharing the sites that I found the links to the freebies at. So now you too can get great free samples coming to your mailbox each week.

  You can find links to great at Hey It's Free and Freebie Shark.

This week I received:

A cookie from Mrs Fields

A $5 Amazon gift card from Crowdtap

I won $7 from Inbox Dollars for getting the 4th highest score in Luxor

Did you receive any freebies this week?

Review: Bunny and the Bear by Eve Langlais

Book Description

Warning: A sense of humor is required for this tongue in cheek, paranormal romance. It contains coarse language and explicit sexual situation meant for open minded adults. Please note, that while no bunnies were permanently harmed in the making of this story, the prognosis isn't so good for the pie.

What's a poor bear to do when all he wants is some sweet, bunny pie?

Bears and bunnies aren't supposed to mix, or that's what Chase keeps telling himself when his bouncy new neighbor won't stay out of his business--and his mind. However, the more he gets to know his overly perky neighbor, the more he craves her, a desire worse than his addiction to honey and pie.

Miranda's on a mission for the Furry United Coalition, and it involves secretly guarding one grumpy ol' bear. Staying focused on the job isn't easy when all she can think about is turning his frown upside down, a task made harder when she gets a glimpse of his passion. When she hears about his theory on woodland creatures and predators not mixing, she thinks all is lost, but she didn't count on a bear's curious nature--and possessive need. 

When an evil force abducts Chase, Miranda unleashes her bunny in order to save him, but the revelation of her shifter side puts her in danger. Is one ornery bear enough to save her from a mad scientist? And if he does, can a bear forget her woodland creature status long enough to love her and make her his mate?

My Review

Miranda works for Furry United Coalition or FUC for short and right now some bad guy is kidnapping wealthy men. She's been assigned to keep an eye on Chase and make sure that if someone does try to kidnap him, that they catch the culprit in the act and stop it from happening again. The only problem is, Chase is a big grumpy bear shifter and even though Miranda is a nice, hot female...she's also a bunny shifter and Chase doesn't think that bears and bunny's should mix things up together is a relationship sort of manner. 

Things don't always work out the way you think you want them to. Although Chase finds Miranda cute, she's a bunny and her bubbly personality rubs his grumpy bear personality the wrong way. When she moves into his apartment building and then she bumps into him at lunch, all he wants to do is get away from her, but then why can't he stop thinking about her when they are apart?

This book was hilarious. The sexual innuendo, one liners and play on words came so fast that I found myself laughing all the time. Not to mention that Miranda has a trick up her sleeve that makes her very good at her job. While it was hilarious, it was also a nice surprise that I never saw coming. 

While we never did find out exactly who the bad guy was in this story, it felt less like a cliffhanger and more like and the bad guy is stalking his way into the next book since all the other loose ends were cleared up by the end of the book. 

I give this book 4 out of 5 stars. 

Favorite Picture of the Week

My dog, Falcor is a bit of a nut. He'll pick up his toys and play with them but only after he stops to stare at himself in the glass of the table he's looking into in this picture.