Karen’s Opinion

Here are the questions for this week’s Four Foods on Friday…
1. Do you prefer soft serve ice cream or hard ice cream?
I love hard ice cream except if it is a DQ Blizzard. Then it has to be soft.

2. What is the strangest sandwich you’ve ever made? Meatball

3. What’s your favorite type (not flavor) of potato chip? Ruffles

4. What size spoon do you usually eat soup with at home?I use a big soup spoon.

You can join us for Four Foods on Friday by clicking on the icon. We have a great time learning about different foods and recipes.

This is a Sponsored Post written by me on behalf of Hampton Hotels. All opinions are 100% mine.

Whenever we travel, we are always on the lookout for a good place to stay. We have always had great accommodations at any Hampton Inn we’ve stayed at and the great breakfast they offer is right up our alley! Their pool always looks inviting but we have yet to take the time to use it. Like I said, we are on the road and always in a hurry. One of these days, I want to make reservations to stay at the Hampton Inn in Gatlinburg, TN. I know we will get a comfy bed in a clean room when staying there. We will also have some time to relax around the pool. I can dream can’t I?

Maybe my dream can come true! Right now, during the Hampton Chain of Friends Sweepstakes, I might win a free stay. Yes, during this giveaway, participants have a chance to win a free weekend stay for themselves and 100 of their friends at any Hampton Inn. Wouldn’t that be a blast? I would invite all my quilting lady friends to stay during the Pigeon Forge/Gatlinburg quilt festival that takes place every year. With the offering of 100 friends on the table, they could even bring their husbands! I can imagine sharing all our fabric purchases as we lounge around the pool.

Who would you invite if you won this fabulous sweepstakes? Where would you go? Be sure to enter so you have a chance to win!

It is hard to believe that almost a year has passed since we were getting ready for our son’s wedding. Months of planning were finished and the fun began. We enjoyed seeing family who visited from other states. The weather was perfect instead of the horribly hot July we are having now.

Our son and new daughter in-law seem to be adjusting well. Other than living too far from their families, imo, they are enjoying their apartment. They have added two dogs to their family. Yes, we are grand dog parents!

Happy Anniversary Greg and Taryn!

This is a Sponsored Post written by me on behalf of Mission Foods. All opinions are 100% mine.

One of the things I enjoy most when my kids visit is that they love to cook. We had homemade pizza last night! I am going to be so sad when the kids have to go back to their homes.

I have found a wonderful website, Mission Menus, that is spurring me to get cooking. I have been searching for recipes that are low in cholesterol because of my recent diagnosis. Mission Flour Tortillas contain 0 grams Trans fat per serving and are cholesterol free! The website offers recipes for quick & easy, budget-friendly meals for $10! Don’t these flautas look yummy?

Mission Menus is inviting you to submit your own budget friendly recipes during their Mission Menus Challenge. You have until August 9th to enter your recipe for a chance to compete in a cook-off in Los Angeles and win a $10,000 dream kitchen makeover! They are giving away weekly prizes as well.

The types of recipes submitted must:
• Include Mission Flour Tortillas
• Be original
• Feed a family of five for $10 or less

Sounds easy enough to me, how about you?

I also think it is pretty sweet that Mission Foods supports Share Our Strength, the leading national organization committed to ending childhood hunger in America. You can find out how you can help by visiting the Mission Menus Challenge website.

My daughter has been here for a few weeks and that means we have been watching movies! I think she should write a column reviewing movies. She has such a way with words and she sees things in movies that I totally miss. That said, we watched the movie, Remember Me, this afternoon.

I enjoyed seeing Robert Pattinson in this movie. He is a very good actor, in my opinion and that ability does not come across as well in the Twilight movies. My daughter is of the opinion that Kristen Stewart is a good actress. I am not sure I agree.

From IMDB: A romantic drama set in New York City during the summer of 2001, where Tyler, a rebellious young man, meets Ally through a twist of fate. Her spirit helps him heal after a family tragedy, though soon the circumstances that brought them together threaten to tear them apart.