Have you wondered why cooking is such a chore?  Or why you want to make a quick trip to the grocery store and it turns into a 2 hour shopping experience?  Well, Memorial Day Weekend, Capital Cadillac gave me a fabulous red SRX to drive for charity and my Ambush Kookover!  I'll tell you the role that this SRX played in a moment but here is a peek at our day:

Maura, publisher of Atlanta: 365 days, 365 Things to Do (thank you for making me one of the "things to do", Maura!), was the winner of the "Kick Back and Kook" Ambush Kookover and while she DID know she had won, the pantry didn't.  And you know how we can all be a bit averse to change?  So, we decided to sneak up on that pantry and AMBUSH IT!

Her pantry wasn't the worst I'd seen by far, but she did have expired products from 2 years ago and her pantry had cookies, crackers, tomato sauce and much more, all jumbled together in a fashion that would make anyone wonder if they had what they needed in there.  So, we threw away what was expired, put like items with like items and by the time we were done, we were able to stock her pantry at the grocery store in just 20 minutes and return to her home, preparing Coq au Vin in about the same amount of time for her crock pot.  Maura says, "I can say that, just one day later, cooking a meal in my newly-organized kitchen has been a totally different experience!"

A BIG thank you to my volunteer staff: Leighton Gilling, Bethany Bengtson (who also writes for My Voice is Strong - check it out!  She's an inspiration.) and her fabulous mother who is a very talented photographer. 

So, Capital Cadillac sponsored my Ambush "Kookover" and they are so generous that they will also donate $1000 to The Hope and Light Foundation if I get the most votes on their website.  We went to take a picture with Aleena, once of the many children suffering with Spinal Muscular Atrophy, and it began to rain.  Because of her special equipment (note the bipap breathing machine in the picture), she had to go back inside when the rain began.  Do you remember playing in the rain as a child?  I just played in the rain last Friday!  Imagine if RAIN kept you housebound!  Please vote for me so that we can make a difference and fund a cure for the #1 genetic cause of death in children.  Just click here and click vote!  No registration required and YOU can make a difference!  www.bit.ly./AngelaSRX

Thank you for voting and if YOU or someone you know needs a pantry makeover, call me for rates!  It's affordable and in the long run, priceless!