It's been a week!!! Oh my!

Hi everyone!!!

Oh my gosh... we haven't posted in a week!!!
Who knows the last time that happened!?!

We've been crazy busy!
Between the Easter holiday weekend and business stuff going on we've been slammed...
...but that's a great thing!

This is a short post today but we wanted to keep you updated on a few things.

#1 In case you missed our Easter wishes on Facebook...

We hope everyone had a wonderful, blessed and yummy Easter weekend! 
- From all of us at LD1 :)
(We thoroughly enjoyed the family time and eating!! Yumm!)

Don't ya just love this Easter Island pic? LOL


Ok...

#2 on the list is...

Tonight at 9pm there will be a google hangout for "The Extreme Team" members. If you are a member you will get your reminder email and we will see you on the call!!!

If you are not a member, you are more than welcome to come and "hangout" as a guest of ours. Just click here and refresh it at 9. Please let us know on FB that you joined us. :)


And last but not least...

#3... 

We would like to welcome all the new people that we have on this blog and list. We look forward to meeting and chatting with you. If you're new, "like" us on Facebook so we can touch base and communicate team info easier. We're excited you've joined us and we're here to help so let us know how!

Thank you to all the people who have "liked" us and our posts in the last week.
We're so amazed and we appreciate it very much!
You guys are a truly awesome bunch!!


See you/talk to you tonight!!

Google Hangout 9pm EST

Happy FRIDAY!!!!

Happy Friday everyone!!

I have a long time theory that Friday is the best day of the week!
Friday, for those of you still working a "normal job," is the day of the week to wrap things up.

People are more relaxed today. You might have time to read or forward some funny emails, there's chatter in the office about weekend plans and maybe even a bit of "hey! drinks tonight with everyone...are you in?"

People are ready for the weekend. Ready to spend time with family, the kids, work on the house, get outside, sleep in a little, exercise, go to a movie, go on a date, so on and so on.

Friday is even fantastic for those AAA personalities... sending emails, finishing up by noon, sneaking on to Facebook, updating friends, see what's going on and busily making productive and fun weekend plans. (They never slow down! Lol)

No matter which of these you do on a Friday we all have one thing in common.
It marks the end of a busy work week! 

Enjoy today! Reflect on this week!

Do a few things a little different this Friday.

It's the first Friday of spring.
A season of renewal, rebirth, growth. Nature does it normally and right on time, for itself, every year. Nature recreates itself, creates new growth, changes its form. If you really think about it, makes changes and adapts better to its environment than the year before. (Like for instance a tree)

What will you do with your first Friday of spring???

Spend time with important people in your life?
Clean out that closet or garage that's been sitting there cluttered forever?
Start something for YOU?


Just a few things to get the old gray matter sloshing around up there in your brain but don't think too hard today!

Whatever you do, create new space, new thoughts, new room for something bigger and better to come in to your life.

So get out there!

Just do it!

It doesn't have to be perfect or right... But it's gotta be something that puts a smile on your face, keeps your spirit up and keeps ya moving forward!

Good luck!

Have an amazing Friday!!!

Adventure: Family / Friends Celebrations: Baby Shower! "Rosette" Cookies!

Adult Adventure - ANNOUNCEMENT!

Another Confession from the Life Designing1 Team!


WE LOVE TO HAVE FUN!


Yes! We are social beasts! We love to laugh!



A Recent Celebration with Friends…..
a Baby Shower!
Friends! Food! Gifts for Baby! How can you not love it!




In preparation of the fun…. to share with friends….

we made some "Rosette" Cookies and they were a hit!
(Made them for a "Marathon" race at Jackson's school this fall and a local chef loved them!)


So…..

 

We thought you may want the recipe!

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Rosette Cookies - A "Generation" Family Recipe*

1 cup milk
2 tablespoons sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 egg (2 - if a flakier pastry is desired)
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup flour, sifted


oil for frying
Rosette iron
paper towels


Mix the first five ingredients together and then slowly add the flour until the batter is smooth.
Heat enough oil (in a wide pan) to be able to deep fry.


For each rosette follow these instructions:
Dip "batterless" (rosette) iron into the hot oil until the iron is hot.
Dab the iron onto a paper towel - then dip into the batter.
Make certain you --- do not -- go over the top of the iron! It will run the entire batter.
Dip the "battered" iron into the hot oil --- the batter will loosen itself - if you need to, nudge it off with a fork.


When it looks light brown… Turn the Rosette cookie to brown the other side.
When that side is light brown…. remove and drain on paper towels until cool.



Sprinkle with confectioners' / powdered sugar.
Serve! and Enjoy!



We always know when people sample our cookies…….. by the powdered sugar on their shirts! :) Enjoy!




*This family "generation" recipe was submitted to a local cookbook:


1992 - Ethnic Recipes, Traditions and Customs -- St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church - Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Compiled by Mary Ann Lipsky
Illustrations and Narrative by Janet Kovalchick (a local artist and dear friend)
Small Drawings Assistant - Robin Gwen Lipsky (age 18)




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