Vannucci Family

http://www.gofundme.com/vq4mfkc

Meet the Vannucci family. This family is very close to my heart! I have been best friends with Tamra for 16 years!! I love all of them! They are such good caring people! 
On Friday, May 22nd, Tamra and Tony were enjoying the morning together while the girls were in school and there was a terrible accident. Tony was paragliding (which he has done several times before and loved to do) while Tamra was on the ground taking a video. Something went terribly wrong and he fell 100 feet from the sky. Both of his legs and feet are badly broken as well as his collar bone. His chin split open and he was badly bruised and scrapped up. Tamra called 911 and they sent flight for life to take him to the nearest hospital where they immediately started surgery to repair only the bones that were protruding from his body. Due to so much internal bleeding they had to remove his intestines until the bleeding was under control and then put them back in.. He is currently under a medically induced coma because his pain levels are so high while he is awake that his body is not handling it very well.. We still know very little details about what is to come, but we do know that his recovery is going to be very long and he will need a lot of help. Once some of the swelling goes down there will be several more surgeries to try to repair his legs and feet. Please pray for him and his family! If there is any amount that you are able to donate to help this family I would greatly appreciate it!!! Every dollar adds up!! I will continue to keep all of you updated as much as I can. Thank you!



I want to first say thank you so much to all of you for all your support! I spoke with Tamra briefly this morning and here is the update she sent me once we hung up...
" He is doing okay today. They removed the breathing tube and they are supporting him with oxygen at the moment. He is a little groggy and still does not remember much about what happened or where he is, but we are reminding him and loving on him. He is going in for an MRI today to check his neck and spine and see if they are okay before they remove the neck collar. He also has to go get a CT on his left leg because it is red and swollen and they want to make sure everything is okay with it and there is no infection. Surgery to fix his feet will most likely be sometime next week... Not sure yet.
I will continue to keep you all updated as much as I can!! Please continue to like this link and share it!!

The Gospel Tool Kit

Skills for Increasing Happiness by Russ Seigenberg, Ph.D.

Mental Health Book

http://www.ldsmentalhealth.blogspot.com/

Upper right hand corner green box.  Click on free link to the book.  

Because He Lives

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZqTRSVA1YA

Apple Pie Cake

Ingredients

Topping

1

cup Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour

1/2

cup packed brown sugar

1/2  cup unsalted butter, cut into small pieces

Apple Mixture

6

apples, peeled, thinly sliced

3

tablespoons packed brown sugar

1

teaspoon ground cinnamon

2

teaspoons lemon juice

Cake

1

box Betty Crocker™ SuperMoist™ yellow cake mix

1 1/3

cups water

1/3

unsweetened applesauce

3

eggs

Directions

• 1Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pan). Spray bottom and sides of 13x9-inch pan with baking spray with flour.
• 2In medium bowl, stir together flour, 1/2 cup brown sugar. With pastry blender or fork, cut in butter until mixture is crumbly. Set aside.
• 3In another medium bowl, gently stir together Apple Mixture ingredients; set aside.
• 4In large bowl, beat Cake ingredients with electric mixer on low speed 30 seconds, then on medium speed 2 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally. Pour into pan.
• 5Spread apple mixture evenly over cake batter. Sprinkle Topping evenly over top.
• 6Bake 30 to 35 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool completely, about 30 minutes.

http://www.bettycrocker.com/recipes/apple-pie-cake/92032a9b-1144-41dc-bd22-871a2358615e

Always Remember Him

https://www.lds.org/media-library/video/2014-06-001-always-remember-him?lang=eng

Caramel Coconut Squares

1/2 Cup Unsalted Butter
1 Cup Sugar
1 1/2 Cups Unbleached Flour
1/2 tsp. Baking Powder
1/2 tsp. Baking Soda
1 Egg
1 T. Vanilla
12 Caramels, Unwrapped
1/4 Cup Mini Chocolate Chips
1 Cup Sweetened Flaked Coconut

Preheat oven to 350
Use an ungreased 9 x 9 baking pan

Slice butter into baking pan and set in oven to melt, about 3 minutes.
Stir sugar into butter.  Let cool for 5 minutes.
Dump flour, baking powder, & baking soda into pan.  Stir to combine.
Make a well in the center.  Add egg and vanilla;  stir everything together, scraping down sides.  Press mixture into pan.
Cut caramels into small pieces and scatter over dough.  Sprinkle with chocolate chips and coconut on top.

Bake it 12 to 16 minutes or until crust and coconut are golden brown.  Cool slightly before cutting into squares.

Serve it warm and drizzle pieces with caramel topping if desired.

Dump & Bake Desserts  

5 - Layer Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars

1 (16.5 oz) tube refrigerated chocolate chip cookie dough, softened
1 (14 oz) can fat free sweetened condensed milk
1 (11 to 12 oz) bag white chocolate chips
1 Cup sweetened flaked coconut
1 Cup chopped pecans

Preheat oven to 350 degrees
Lightly grease a 9 x 13 baking pan

Press dough evenly into bottom of prepared pan and slightly up sides to form a shallow rim.

Bake 15 minutes.

Drizzle sweetened condensed milk evenly over partially baked crust.

Sprinkle with baking chips, coconut, and nuts.

Bake it about 25 minutes more or until golden brown.  Let cool for 20 minutes before loosening bars from sides of pan.  Cool completely before cutting.

Serve with a glass of milk.