It was a great Thanksgiving!

For Man and Beast......heehee.......Hope you are enjoying your "recovery" from the holiday and know you are blessed!  I know I AM!!!

Psalm 100
Enter His gates with Thanksgiving and His courts with praise!

I guess I'm just tired...

and I didn't even do any Black Friday shopping! We enjoyed a delightful day at the home of some friends of ours....it was a very nice day and meal.  My part of the meal was Carrot Souffle (one of our favorite traditions), an Apple Cake and the rolls.  I just bought frozen roll dough at Kroger's....delicious but oh.so.simple!
There was a feast!

So today, I am trying to get order to my house before I can even think about getting any Christmas decor out of the attic.  I have asked son #2 to get the boxes down before they leave again tomorrow.  He has to get back early to study for a big test coming up next week. 
I am feeling so unmotivated to get all the Christmas decor out. I am having my shoulder surgery on the 29th of December, and I keep thinking, "what I put out, I will have to put away and not sure how fast that will happen after my surgery....this is the first year, I think I will buy a small artificial pre-lighted tree!
Have you ever had a year where you purposefully cut back on how you decorated for Christmas? I am struggling with making this decision and feeling sort of overwhelmed already! 

I guess I just need to get the Christmas music going to get into the spirit!  At least the weather cooled off and it is so nice now.  I'll be making a big pot of chili tomorrow! YUMMO!  Love cold weather and chili, don't you?

Wednesdays with Willow House...

Tis the eve of Thanksgiving
and all thru the house,
The mammas are cooking
And thinking,  "where is my spouse?"
He's likely in hiding, remote close by AND
Gearing up for football, with a beverage in hand.

So Mamma is cooking and all the while,
Thinking of the shopping to come, going aisle after aisle!
With Christmas only weeks away......the lists are so daunting
The decor, the parties, and the gifts are so haunting!
But a great solution for a Mom OR her spouse?
It's shopping online with Willow House!!!

We have a season of savings sale, (good thru November)
And a Very Merry December Sale, you'll want to remember
Add in eOutlet sales and you're in for a treat
You can shop from your seat on not on your feet!!!

Have a fabulous Thanksgiving my friends, and when you're too stuffed to move, check out my website, to find some mighty terrific deals without having to fight the Black Friday crowds.......easy!! Ordering online never was this GREAT until now!  Let me know if you have any questions at all...I'd love to help get your shopping done!  For anyone who shops from my website, and leaves a comment below, I'll have a drawing for a Decorative Card and Photo Display, perfect for using your Christmas cards as part of your decor!!!  It looks like this:

visit my website at southerninspiration.willowhouse.com, and check the eOutlet, the Weekly Deals as well as the regular catalog pages, and the specials on the pics above....there's a WHOLE LOT of Black friday specials, at your leisure!!  Have fun, y'all!

What's YOUR strategy?

I have an appointment with one of these this morning.....

And I'm armed with my list.....

What's your grocery shopping strategy?  do you have one, or do you just wing it?  Isn't it frustrating to finish your shopping and then realize you forgot ONE item?  so how do you deal with your shopping, especially for the holidays?? Do share!  I would love to learn your secrets!  I plan to get there and get it done, before school is out, and before everything is gone...that's as far as I've gotten with my strategy this morning...oh and I've had a cup of coffee...I think I need the fortification of  one more cup!  How about you?

Mondays musings....

You know I haven't done my Friday Fives in some time now.....and I was wanting to hear from you......so is it okay if I do my Fives on Monday musing????
I would LOVE it if you would participate....I am starting my week off today by helping a friend.  I love spending time with her, and she needs to get her PetScan today. You've heard me talk about Mary before....would love it if you could say a special prayer for her and another friend with cancer, JohnG.  They are both such special people!
Then tomorrow I need to shop for T'giving food...or maybe I'll do that tonight.  I vowed, after going into WalMart on Saturday (was it crazy where you live this weekend?) that I will henceforth, NOT be doing any weekend shopping until January.  Just so crazy everywhere...of course I can do shopping during the week, so I am thankful for that. 

Ok, so I will get on with my Fives.......
1. Will you be hosting Thanksgiving at your home, or visiting someone else's home?  What will you be cooking?

2. What is your TRADITIONAL food for Thanksgiving...what is a must have for your meal?

3. Is this a stressful time of year for you?  If so, I will be glad to say a prayer for you today!

4. What smells make you swoon this time of year?  What song do you love for Thanksgiving?

5.  Will you shop on Black Friday???????

Hope you will enjoy answering.....I love hearing from all my blog friends...and I hope  your week of Thanksgiving is wonderful!
If you don't shop at the stores on Friday.....you can always shop online at my eOutlet and Willow House website...some super Weekly Deals this week....SL Christmas Cookbook (hardcover) for only $4.96! Check it out at southerninspiration.willowhouse.com!  Enter my name as hostess when checking out if you don't mind...Suzanne Joffrion. Thanks, friends!

Have you SEEN this?

Wouldn't this just be the BEST thing to experience?  I love this and wanted to share it with you.......goes right along with my thankfulness post today.....I am SO THANKFUL for great music!

A week of Thanksgiving!!

I am so thankful for my blog and my blog friends!!
I have been so blessed for the past year and a half or so that I have been blogging to have gotten to know so many new friends, all around the world!  Thanks to YOU for being one of them.

What about you? Let's have a week of true Thanksgiving and post one thing a day that we are truly thankful for....are you IN?

Willow House Wednesday

 Well, Willow House Wednesday had to be delayed again.  Yesterday was not a fun day; I had to have a spinal injection, and it knocked me for a loop.  I thought I'd be able to lay low yesterday afternoon and have some extra computer time...um, no, I was fairly knocked out.  Today is such a better day!

Lots of news for Willow House today!  First of all I am featured on Kitchen Belleicious today; I am a new sponsor over there, and Jessica is spotlighting my business today.  There is also a little giveaway that you might like to go over and sign up for....a little gift certificate to Willow House!!!  She almost makes me blush, the way she lavishes love on me!  Such a sweet girl, and also a La. native as I am...one day I hope to meet her in real life and give her some hugs!!!    She has some great things going on on her blog, too, as well as her  Belleiciouskids blog .....such an inspiring blogger and Southern girl and mommy!  So go on over and check her out.....and sign up for that giveaway!

Ok, on to Willow House news.......what great ideas we have for Christmas gifts....especially if you need multiple gifts.  Not only can you take advantage of our Customer Special, which goes like this.....buy anything for at least $39.96 (regular or eOutlet items) and then you qualify to get one regularly priced item valued at $40 or less for 1/2 price!!! but we have some awesome buys!!!  What retail store does that for you????  And it can be shipped directly to your doorstep.  Kind of like Santa's elves doing your Christmas shopping for you!!
Here are a few ideas for you.....
Buy our Estate Trivet Trio (a rectangular intricately designed trivet as well as two round ones); bake (or even buy) three loaves of bread, wrap in cellophane and a cute, cute ribbon, and you've got three great gifts suitable for anyone!  The Estate Trivet Trio sells for $31.96, so that's three gifts for about $35.00!

We also have some single trivets in our eOutlet, that could be used in the same way.....for only $6.96 each....

The Napa Trivet in the eOutlet sells for $6.96 each

How about another idea?  Buy a set of Yuletide Votive Holders, and you get FOUR!  Divide them up and fill them with various things that will delight the gift recipient....what will it be? Godiva chocolate, Starbucks gift card, a yummy smelling candle,  pretty peppermints, even a gift card to the carwash for that man that is so hard to buy for!!!  Look at these...aren't they adorable??

the Yuletide Votive Holders are even on sale thru November for only $23.96 plus S/H and tax for FOUR!

Another gift idea for you, perfect for personalizing with an etched glass monogram...you can buy the kits at any hobby store and put an initial on the front of the Hawthorne Hurricanes...and guess what? The purchase price of one at $39.96 qualifies you to buy another one at 1/2 price!! Isn't that awsome?  So here's a pic of the Hawthorne  Hurricane in all her beauty!!!

Hawthorne Hurricane....etched with an initial, perfect for a personalized gift! Doesn't that look YUMMY???

One more idea for gift giving, especially for hostess gifts or neighbor gifts.....two different ornaments that we sell are also benefitting various charities that we support.  This set of Gail Pittman hand painted ornaments, not only is gorgeous, and ON SALE!, but some of the proceeds of the sales go to our philanthropic cause of "Cut It OUT!"....a program in which we help hair stylists recognize signs of domestic abuse, and try to help those clients deal with it in a helpful way.  I can tell you more about that if you are interested...here is the special sale for this trio, which normally is sold only individually.  For November, we are selling this trio for only $39.96--and they are all handpainted.

Gail Pittman Hand Painted Ornaments, sold as a trio in November, for $39.96

The second is the Roxy Reindeer Ornament, which will benefit the Juvenile Diabetes Research.....Here is Roxy!  He sells for $10.96 this month.

So let me finish up here with a recipe as I typically do here on my Willow House Wednesday post......um, yes, except it's on Thursday this week...she sheepishly grins........

It's a great gift  idea for Snowman Soup......great for Christmas gifts to have for cold, winter days....you'll find that on a post I did before....You'll find it here.  There is a wonderful sugar cookie recipe as well as the Snowman Soup recipe and poem that goes along with it.  Have a terrific Thursday, my friends!!!

Oh, yes, you can find my website at southerninspiration.willowhouse.com, and when you click on the Orange "Shop Online" circle, it will take you to our online catalog as well as our eOutlet and our Weekly Deals.  You will not be disappointed!  If you add my name, Suzanne Joffrion,  as hostess when  you are checking out, then I will also do a giveaway among the shoppers that shop by November 30th.  Products are shipped directly to you in about as quick as you can gather the supplies to wrap them; please come back and let me know you shopped so that I can add you to the drawing.  thanks, friends!
And remember to go on over to KitchenBelleicious to enter the giveaway!!!

A comparison

 Having just been to the Northeast on my trip with my husband, I saw the "homes" of the Wampanoag Indians as well as the early colonists that came over on the Mayflower, in contrast to  the summer homes in Newport, Rhode Island of the wealthy families that "summered" there.  What a contrast!  Houses made of twigs, bark and logs, versus houses made with marble, stone, granite, intricate wrought iron gates, and such.  Opulence Maxiumus.  And I decided that it made me very thankful for my own home.  What a perfect time to see that, for this time of the year we are reminded to be thankful.  I am thankful for even being able to take the trip with my husband.  I am thankful for the home that God has provided for us, and thankful that I can do DIY projects to it if I so desire.  I am thankful that I don't have dirt floors!! And that I do have electricity, running water and plumbing! 

And I am ever so thankful that God gave me my family.  I look forward to spending time with them over Thanksgiving.  It really doesn't matter so much what we eat, or how the table looks this year.  I love beautiful things, but I am reminded that those things are less important than the things in life that truly DO matter. 
Looks like I went off vacationing and came back philosophical, doesn't it???? =)
So let's lighten up and consider some fun!!!

A friend shared this very fun idea she saw on a blog and I thought it was definitely worth sharing.

http://onecharmingparty.com/2010/11/02/the-kids-table-paper-bag-turkey/

 

 

Go check it out here, and consider this for a children's table wherever you are having Thanksgiving dinner...what a GREAT idea!  Maybe I'll do this in a few years at Catherine's table!

For additional children's and family fun, I always loved checking out the Family Fun website for things to to for the holidays......look here 
And here, at BH&G

and there are countless blogs, like the one mentioned above, with great ideas.  I am thankful for such great inspiration!
Oh, and lest you think that I am forgetting something else, I am definitely thankful for this child, my new granddaughter!! =)

Y'all have a blessed day!!

Marriages and spouses.....

this is not us, my husband doesn't have that much hair anymore!!! :D

What a complicated world we live in, right?  We live in a world where relationships take time and commitment--they are challenged moment by moment. Things happen to try those commitments and the time that it takes to invest in them.  Mom works all day to get it all done, manage the household, get the sweeties all the places they need to go, meals, laundry, etc..... and Dad works all day, too, doing whatever business he is a part of.......both meet up at the end of the day, likely exhausted with at least three or four more hours to pour into the family OR pour themselves into something, be it a couch, a glass (or two) of some adult beverage, a hobby, a computer or television.  Stress invades our little worlds and causes all manner of  complications, both physical, mental and emotional.  (Insert the Mom Song here....imagine it playing in the background...)  Often the first place to bear the unfavorable consequences of all that busyness and stress is the marriage.  Yep, the closest one to you often bears the brunt of the irritable spousal syndrome, yes?  It's natural....we all do it.  Snap at your spouse because you've just had enough and would really rather check out, resign your responsibilities and move to the Riviera......ahhhh, Calgon, take me away.....and our view of our spouse becomes a little skewed sometimes......imagine this thought, which we've probably ALL thought before....."geez, I thought I had only three children, but HE really is the fourth child, it seems..."  Um hum, we've all thought it.   Got attitude?  Yes, likely.  And chances are he has thought...."I didn't bargain for such a high maintenance woman!!"......got attitude? Yes, likely. 

Well, I just want to encourage you today......next year we will celebrate 30 years of marriage.  Some were VERY DIFFICULT years.  They were not all rosy.  But with grace and mercy, we have made it this far.  Will we have more difficult times?  Yes, likely....because we are still sinners.  We are still very different and opposite types of personalities.  He still puts up with me....even though I leave piles sometimes for way too long.  Even though I overschedule myself and then don't have time for the right things.  And yes, he still has a few areas where the thirty years of training doesn't stick...LOL...we are human, we are married, but it still takes time invested to keep the commitment in the forefront of our minds.
We are now empty-nesters....all those years of nursing, baths, homework, sports, band rehearsals, recitals, gymnastics, piano lessons, cleaning up vomit, bandaging hurts, emergency room visits, etc....they are now past us, pretty much.  And we find ourselves with our worlds not so much revolving around our children's activities.  We are faced with one another, and a time to get to know one another again.....we had our first born right before our first anniversary, so we've not known very much life without children.  Hello new world.  I realize that not everyone reading this will relate.  Some of you may still be in the diaper years, the intense years of training, but they will fly by, I tell you.  It doesn't seem like it while each day seems to last much longer than 24 hours...but it does.  They will soon be going to junior high, to High School Prom, off to college!!
And some of you may be in the throes of adolescent years, which are so difficult.  They think you know NOTHING, understand nothing of what they are facing, and that phase will last a few more years.....but the good news is when they reach about 23 or 24, you suddenly get a little wiser, and more desirable to hang around!  Yes, life is complicated.  Life takes  hard work.  Life with a family takes commitment.  But what an investment, what a legacy.

I don't mean to say that if you aren't married or have children, that life is easy, that life is not as valuable because it is.  But I only speak of what I know.  So I encourage you to take a few minutes, at the very least, each day to value  your spouse.  Touch, listen, encourage and affirm...those are good investments.  If there are things in your life that drag you away from those things, then re-evaluate whether they are worth your time.  Take some time to talk face to face and see what the needs of your spouse are.  Again, HARD...but worth the investment.  Our biggest enemy is often ourselves.  We must preserve those relationships and the time it takes to build them.  We must often put off ourselves, even though we would rather not.  In the end, it will be worth it.  In the end, you will find a reward for the sacrifice.  In the end, you will have a preserved marriage.  Take the time today to make that investment.

We are back....

I didn't want to publicize what we were doing, where we were going since our home would be empty...Now we are home and I can share with you that we went to the northeast, to Boston and surrounding places.  It was definitely winter there, and we did what we could to enjoy!  I have to say it seems like a long time since I was dressed in four layers and not sweating!! HA!  We made the best of the weather and traveled around to sort of avoid the wet, windy weather.  We visited Boston, then up to Kennebunkport and Portland, Maine.  We also drove down to Newport, Rhode Island, and LOVED our visit there. You can read about them here. 

 The mansions there, or as they call them the "summer" homes, are amazing.  We loved touring those.  And Newport is a beautiful town!!!  I would highly recommend including it in a vacation to the Northeast USA.  We also toured Concord and Lexington. What we enjoyed most, however, WAS the time to just be together, not thinking about work or home, and seeing things we'd never seen before.  That was the best part.  So now we are home, to play catch up with mail, laundry, housework, etc.  I have tried to keep up with a few of my blog friends, but know that I missed many of you and what was happening in your world.  It's a lot easier to semi-unplug when you're away from home, but there were a few evenings, that we enjoyed quiet time and were on our computers.  It was a GREAT week.  More about it later......

Taking a vacay......

For the week.....hubby and I are spending some dedicated time to ONE ANOTHER!!!!  Cool, huh?
So I'll be back this time next week perhaps.  Y'all have a great time....and I may read and post comments, but no blogging for me this week.
Arrivederci, y'all!!!

Do we fall short?

I am thankful today!

In Christ Alone
In Christ alone, my hope is found, He is my light, my strength, my song.....
This Cornerstone, this solid ground,
Firm through the fiercest drought and storm.
What heights of love, what depths of peace,
When fears are stilled, when strivings cease.
My Comforter, my All in All
Here in the love of Christ I stand!!!

So, what are you thankful for today?

Look at these beautful girls....

since y'all said you didn't mind me gushing over my new grandbaby!!! :D

This is Catherine and her beautiful mamma...my daughter in law.  Isn't this a gorgeous picture?  And here's the newest little fighting Texas Aggie.  I love these girls!!!

Hello plate......there's a LOT on you this week!

Isn't this a beautiful plate?  Courtesy of HGTV.....

Currently, I have a LOT on my own plate, and I am very busy this week, trying to address all that is on it.  I promise to come back and fill y'all in after Thursday........which will be when my Willow House Weekly will be published, with details of my Open House and Sample Sale......which is happening on Wednesday!  

Y'all have a good few days, and I'll be checking back in....until then....save all the good chatting for when I come back!!

Be Back Later.....

Sunday's meditation....

Busy planning for my Open House/Sample Sale...

If you are a local reader, please consider yourself invited to my Open House on Wednesday, November 3rd, from 9 to 2!  If you aren't local, then get your airline ticket and come on over!!

I am planning my annual Open House/Sample Sale, and as usual sell samples from my Willow House kit and things that may be retiring or that I can no longer store or share in my kit.  Good deals, and also, any orders that day will be 10% off.  If you are a reader and want to place an order, then I will take 15% off!  Just post a comment or email me to place your order.  Remember my website is southerninspiration.willowhouse.com.  The 15% discount applies to regular price merchandise, but also check out the eOutlet.....some great buys there as well.  There are weekly deals every week that could very well be called "steals"!!!  Check it out!

Also, hubby and I are planning a trip to Boston and would love any recommendations for places to go, things to do, restaurants to check out, etc! 
I'll post my menu later that I'll have at the Open House, but this year, it will be much simpler and much easier as this week is just crazy with much to do! 
I'll also post pics and any leftover samples that I still have for sale.  Y'all have a great weekend, and a great Halloween if you choose to celebrate that!  We always have busy Sundays with several church activities. 
Missing my baby Catherine today......we got the kids a video camera so they can record her growth and share with us!!

See y'all soon.....take care!

Willow House Weekly

A fall tablescape from our Product showcase at Convention

A lovely mantlescape from a fellow consultant

Notice the different heights on the tablescape-adds interest, and look how they tied the flatware up with the napkin!

I will try to do a normal blog post today w/o mentioning the adorableness of my baby granddaughter......now I know/understand why others can't stop gushing about their babies.  She's just so darned adorable!! Last night I held  her after her bath, and with eyes wide open, she gazed so peacefully.  Adorable, I tell you...oh, and I wasn't going to mention it, was I??

So whether you celebrate Halloween or not, do only fall decor or ghoulish, there are so many great ideas out in the world of blogs, aren't there?  I like just fall decor, but there are actually some stylish ways to decorate for Halloween.  I certainly don't go for gore, but I've seen some really CUTE ways to decorate for Halloween.  What have you seen that you like/ or what have you done?  I just have fall decor at my house, and it will last until it is time to decorate for Christmas.  That's always a fun transition, especially after I'm ready for a bit of a change.
Speaking of Christmas, have you begun your holiday shopping yet? All I have are some stocking stuffers and some baby toys for that little bundle I mentioned up above, that I wasn't going to get sidetracked with...it's just so darned hard!! Ha.

The Eclipse Platter

The Villla Server

A fun tablescape for Thanksgiving

So, if you are stumped for ideas, there are SO many places for inspiration...what are you favorites?
You can check out www.southernliving.com , www. bhg.com, and www.realsimple.com for good ideas for every season.  You can go to my website and if you check in the outlet, there are some REALLY good buys for stocking your gift closet, putting together a cooking basket for a foodie friend, decor items at inexpensive prices, and much more!  There are different "products of the week" that are marked down for just that week, so you'll want to check it weekly.  And we all know great blogs for inspiration right?  So many clever crafty blogs, so many inspiring decorating blogs and an overwhelming amount of handy, diy'ers that will gladly show us how to do it yourself!  What are your favs?
Just a few ideas from me:  something like the Eclipse Platter shown above can go from Fall Decor to Christmas decor in a matter of minutes.  For fall, you could thrown acorns or mixed nuts in and add a few pillar candles and you have an instant centerpiece.  For Christmas, simple change out the filler for small ornaments, fake snow, or red/green (or whatever your holiday color choice is) marbles/rock/glass and add a holiday candle.  You can also choose gold or silver and use jingle bells surrounding the candles.  add a few ornaments laying on top, and you've got holly, jolly decor!  In a container like the Villa Server, you can pile it full of pinecones, stick in a bow, or use it for fruits and nuts.....for Christmas, just pile it high full of ornaments with a sprig of greenery and you're good.  Or sit in a Christmas Cactus or pionsettia with some bright green reindeer moss stuffed around the edges.  Holiday Cheer for your centerpiece! What are your ideas for these products?

So I will close with a recipe......I am thinking of what I will serve at my Open House and Sample Sale coming up a week from today (yikes!!!) and what I will serve.  There is an awesome spread to put over cream cheese that many will enjoy.....you get a jar of apricot or peach preserves, put into  a bowl, stir in a Tablespoon (or more if you like a little more PUNCH!) of amaretto, and about a cup of chopped pecans.  Stir together and spread over a brick of cream cheese.  Serve with ginger snaps or wheat thins.....enjoy!  That's an EASY appetizer or treat and looks festive!  What are your favorite simple and easy appetizers???

So hard to regularly post when I have such a beautiful distraction.

I will get back to normal posts, but I am doing a lot of cuddling baby, so that's all I have thought much about.  Isn't she a doll baby???
I am ready for some of that REAL fall teaser weather we had some weeks back.  I was wanting to make chili....but it seems too hot and humid!  How do you make chili?  Mine is super easy, and involves lots of cans.  I start out with my ground beef, whatever I happen to have.  I don't use 'Made for Chili" large ground beef...just whatever I have.  I brown it with onions, then drain.  I then add a can of tomato paste, a can of water, a can of tomato sauce, a can of ranch beans, a can of roasted tomaotes, diced and a good bit of chili powder, some salt, pepper and some brown sugar.  I know it's not helpful to not have amounts, but that's the way I cook so often.  You develop the right groove for what your family likes, and mostly do it the same way each time...anyway, here's to cooler, chili days!!!! Have a good day, and I'll see you back at the ranch, when I'm not busy cuddling!! :D

Friday Fives!!! and a baby peek!!!

I'm here in babyland soaking up all the soft baby scents, hugs and snuggles.  Ah, there is indeed nothing like it!  I'm not totally responsible for her every care, or for feeding her...wait, isn't that her only care right now???  Anyway, but I get to love on her and give her back when she needs to eat.  This is the life!!!

She is absolutely adorable, and I would say that even if she wasn't my brand new, very first grandchild.....she is hardly fussy, and really sleeps so well.  In fact, her mommy has a hard time getting her to wake up to eat!!
Here she is!

A newborn, taken in the hospital

1. Do you remember YOUR baby's first few days, or is a sleep-deprived faint and far-away memory?  Share something you remember.

Aren't those the CUTEST????

Sleeping soundly

2. What are your weekend plans?  I know what I am doing plenty of while I am here!!!

3. Are you looking forward to Daylight Savings Time going away or do you dread the colder, darker days?

4. What are you cooking since the weather is getting cooler?

5. Is there a touch of fall somewhere in your house, yard, or area?  What do you love to see?
Y'all have a great weekend!!

Willow House Weekly

Well, since Wednesday is almost over, and I am almost out the door to go see my g'baby, I can't resist telling you to go right on over to my Willow House webpage, and to the eOutlet, and see if there are any of these babies left!  Can you believe they are selling for only $3.96 and the rectangular ones to match only $7.96????? What a deal...and can you imagine how smart we'd all look if we had some quick breads and these wrapped together in cellophane for quick gifts for the holidays??? Whoa, girls!  Run right over and see if they are still there!  My webpage is southerninspiration.willowhouse.com. 

And here's the best banana bread recipe I've ever come across....fast, easy and delicious!
All Time Favorite Banana Bread:
1 1/4 c. flour
3/4 c. sugar
 1/2 t. sugar
1 t. baking soda
1/2 c. margarine or butter (1 stick)
2 to 4 very ripe bananas
2 eggs
chopped walnuts or pecans

Put all the dry ingredients in a bowl.  In food processor or blender, puree eggs, margarine and bananas.  Stir into dry ingredients.  Stir in nuts.  Pour into greased loaf pan.  Bake at 325 degrees for 1 hour.  Test if done.  May need additional 5 to 7 minutes. Remove and set for 5 minutes and remove from pan.  Makes 1 large or 2 small loaves.
Enjoy.
Hopefully I'll be back with some baby pics soon!!!