New CCoatsOfManyColours! Designs!

This past month has been super busy, so new CCoatsOfManyColours! designs have not been posted.  Here are the new designs that have been made and sold to three customers over the past month.

NTBMO Dinner Pics and Lunch Pics the Next Day!

Our NTBMO Group Photo.  Most of these photos were taken by Mrs. Melinda Brown.  Thanks Melinda!  This year's NTBMO was a Great Family Dinner.  Everyone participated bringing a dish for each course.  Loved it!  Let's see we have The Conner Brown Family, Sean Davison, Katherine Harmon, Tiffany Watson, Jamie Hawkins, and the entire Coats' Extended Family.

ALL pics that were taken are on my password protected site:  www.royaltruecolours.com

The day after the big NTBMO dinner lunch was hosted in my home.  I had made a big casserole dish of lasagna, and ice cream cake.  Tiffany had made green beans and salad, and I put out ALL of the abundance of food leftover from NTBMO dinner.  WOW!  Let's see, we have Jorday Rouzer, Monica Antonio, Anthony Chibarirwe, Sean Davison, Reniel Padua, Tiffany Watson, Jamie Hawkins, Danielle Lamberth, Rebecca Palmer, and Daniel Lamberth.

ALL pics that were taken are on my password protected site:  www.royaltruecolours.com

You Know You're Busy and Tired when......

This pic was taken of me sleeping in an airport back in 2004 flying out of the country with Ellen Ellis and others not shown.  Still not sure who took it w/my camera, but glad they did.  I always use it for "tired photos."  Love the looking for a hotel room sign in the background, perfect!

You know it’s a busy time of year and you’re tired when...

PART A:  You’re almost late to work b/c you can’t find your purse w/your driver’s license in it, and are running around your house trying to find it basically looking like a chicken with its head cut off!

PART B:  Once purse is found as you’re walking out the door you discover that you left your house unlocked all night.  Good thing the burglar's decided to take a night off last night.

PART C:  You get halfway down the road and realize you forgot your cell phone at home; and you had purposely put your phone by the door so you wouldn’t forget it!  Being tired equals brainless apparently.

PART D:  You know you along with many other friends will basically be sleep deprived until next Wednesday, (cooking, baking, re-arranging house, studying, finishing up projects, etc) but it’s for a VERY good reason!  :-)

Nice Snow Shot

Mr. Heyer took this shot this morning from the Hall of Ad; gave me permission to post it.

A BIG & FABULOUS FOOD POST!!!! :-)

Yesterday on Sunday was a 'thrilling" day for me.  I LOVE the culinary arts, understatement.  Since the cookbook has been out, I haven't been in my kitchen NEARLY as much, but yesterday I was in it all day and it felt great!!!  Had the honor of having my family minus my mom who was sick, the wonderful Mr. and Mrs. Brian Davis and family, love them, they are GREAT!!!!. AND...friends from my old Texas stomping ground, a friend that I grew up with since 2nd or 3rd grade and her family who drove all the way up from East Texas, 5 hour drive,  that morning to make it to the dinner on time before heading to Armstrong Auditorium for Queen Elizabeth's royal Scot band that performed there last night.  What a great day!  LOVE this post, It's all about COOKING....FUN!!!  All of my people pics, except the two shown below, shot during the dinner are on my password protected site of www.royaltruecolours.com.

 I REALLY like this pic of my sister in law!  She looks fab!

Savannah Brown smiles after just arriving....probably happy to be out of the car after the 5 hour drive from East Texas.  Love this pic!  That's one of my favorite gals!....but I'm biased, I've been great friends with her mom since l was like 6 years old, so it's a given.  :-)  You know you're not 18 anymore when your friends child is older than you were when you met their mom!  :-)!

Ummm...long story short, I accidentally caught this potholder on fire...flames were coming from it, pic does not do it justice...had to pour water on it to put out flames.  Me and fire!  :-)

 Making crust for tiramisu cheesecake!

 Crust all done pressed in springform pan, and ready for the filling

 Preparing the cheesecake filling!....It was tiramisu flavored, so of course I had to put coffee liqueur in it!

 Grated chocolate to put on top of the cheesecake

Cheesecakes baking in oven.  Trick to keeping cakes moist, put pans of water under the cakes as they bake, shown, in the oven.

 The coffee liqueur used in the cheesecake.  I'm not a coffee fan, but yummy!

 My homemade finished tiramisu cheesecakes.  Was happy with them.  Also, Melissa Brown baked cookies shown.

 Tons of chicken breasts ready for the oven!  I used one of my own recipes that is featured in our cookbook, Cookbook of Culinary Elegance.  This chicken seems to be a fav of people.

 Added turkey bacon to chicken when chicken was about 15 minutes out from being done.

 I think I like taking "while cooking in the oven" pics!

 A close up the chicken all done.  YUMMY, and the Italian broccoli dish too.

 Chopping up fresh tomatoes for the side veggie dish.

 Moving things out and around in my formal dining room and kitchen in the above and below pics.

 The finished Italian broccoli dish!

 Oops out of sequence....sauteing tomatoes and garlic, and basil for the veggie dish.

Finally Winter Comes Back to Oklahoma!

Snow, shot taken from front door of Hall of Ad close to my desk.  (Was trying to get my car)  Much more has fallen since this shot was taken, roads are now completely covered.  My bro the weatherman :-) says we're suppose to end up with 4 or 5 inches.  Glad everyone except for me seems to be enjoying it.  :-)  I can't drive, without killing my car or myself, on this slick stuff.  :-)  Inconvenience!  :-)  Good thing my bro has 4 wheel drive and lets me ride with him on days like these.  Having family for neighbors definitely has it perks!

Another Blessing in the form of A GIFT!

On Monday of this week I was sitting at my desk in the Hall of Ad when J.A. came in with a gift bag.  I asked him who the gift was for assuming as receptionist I was suppose to hand it off to someone in the office, but to my surprise he said it was for me as a thank you gift for a party I had thrown like 6 months ago!!!...The funny is I then asked him who it was from, ha, ha, and he was like me!  Duh Carolyn!  Thanks J.  You are so kind.  It has found a permanent home on my entertainment center my by ostrich egg.  Like I've mentioned before, I am so blessed, friends seem to always spoil me with gifts, and it is true, when you give, the more you have.  If I didn't have friends my house would be way emptier than it is.  ha, ha!  The Proverb about showing yourself friendly to have friends is so true!  Thanks again!!!