tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79055032126424865192024-03-13T09:09:24.773-06:00Crazy GirlAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04465273056811089844noreply@blogger.comBlogger84125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7905503212642486519.post-33953455224516243782012-09-19T11:33:00.000-05:002012-09-19T14:17:46.503-05:00Evernote App<p style="text-align: center;"> As you all know, I love Pinterest! I love how I can organize everything on there. I have recently fallen in love with an app that is similar, in my opinion, to Pinterest. It is called <a href="http://evernote.com/" target="_blank" title="">Evernote</a>! </p>
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<p style="text-align: center;">I use Evernote all the time! It's like my own private Pinterest! </p>
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<p style="text-align: center;">You have notebooks that you can put anything in and name them whatever you want. Here are some of my notebooks - bakery, cakes, crafts, crockpot recipes, desserts, freezer meals, etc. </p>
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">In each notebook you can put pictures, ideas, web pages, even voice recordings. </div>
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<p style="text-align: center;">As you can see, mine is mostly used for recipes of all kinds. I love that I can see something I like and just stick it here. It's easier for me to access this than Pinterest, so I put things I want to try, or things I really like.</p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"> You can put Evernote on your computer and phone too and they all sync! Which I love! Whether I am on my laptop or on my iPad, I can get to all my notebooks at any time! </p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"> You can also share notebooks with others. My hubby and I have been thinking about moving and when we go out looking at houses or land, or we see something we want in our new house we just add it to our notebook. When the notebook syncs, then we both have the same things in that notebook. I love that!</p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"> No, I am not getting paid for this Evernote promotion, although if they want to pay me, I would be open to it! I just really love this app and wanted to share it with you! You should check it out!</p>
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<p style="text-align: center;">Do you use Evernote? Or do you have an app you can't live without? Share it with me! I'm always looking for great apps that make life easier, better, or just more fun! </p>
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<br/><br/>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04465273056811089844noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7905503212642486519.post-31553624646370528872012-09-17T11:04:00.000-05:002012-09-17T11:05:29.450-05:00Freezer Cooking<p style="text-align: center;">Ever since the very first time I heard of the concept of freezer cooking, I wanted to try it. I thought it sounded like a great idea! Over the years, I have doubled a few meals and frozen part of it, but I have never attempted a "freezer cooking day"! But I love the idea of taking one day to prepare meals for the month for my family! </p>
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<p style="text-align: center;">Last weekend I finally got brave enough to do it! I had a friend of mine that wanted to do it too, and having her cooking with me made it even more fun! </p>
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<br/><br/><p style="text-align: center;">I have been collecting freezer meals recipes for years. So I got a collection of recipes together and decided what we were going to make and put together a shopping list. This shopping list was crazy! Here is the list I sent my friend:<br>
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<p style="text-align: center;"> That's crazy! Did you notice it said 23 chicken breasts? We both ended up bringing about 30 and realized we needed more! Probably about 35-40!! That is just crazy!!</p>
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<p style="text-align: center;">Here is what we made: </p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Golden Chicken</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Bacon Feta Stuffed Chicken</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Cheesy Slow Cooker Pizza</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Tater Tot Casserole</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Upside Down Fettucini Bake</p>
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<p style="text-align: center;">Angel Chicken Pasta</p>
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<p style="text-align: center;">Greek-Inspired Slow Cooker Chicken</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Chicken with Honey Sauce Marinade</p>
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<p style="text-align: center;">That's just crazy!!</p>
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<p style="text-align: center;">Before the big day, I got all the freezer bags ready by writing the cooking day instructions on them. Then on cooking day, I got got out all the ingredients and laid them together so we could be somewhat organized. </p>
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<p style="text-align: center;">I really think it was just organized chaos! </p>
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<p style="text-align: center;">I had printed or written all our recipes and laid them with the ingredients and the bags.</p>
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<p style="text-align: center;">We started out the cooking process by dicing onions and trimming the fat off all the chicken breasts. This is what took the longest of all, of course we kept having to take breaks because the onions were killing our eyes!! We finally decided to move the onion-cutting station to the stove and turn on the vent-a-hood. That made a HUGE difference! So that is your tip of the day, when cutting onions, turn your vent on and cut under that so the gasses from the onions just go up and out!!</p>
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<p style="text-align: center;">Once the onions and chicken were done, we started with the recipes that didn't have any cooking involved. These seemed to go pretty quickly for the most part. </p>
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<p style="text-align: center;">Now for the best part of this particular evening...we had a big storm come through that night! When I started working on the recipes that needed to be cooked the big part of the storm was getting closer! The power kept flickering! I just knew the power was going to go off, so I was trying to will things to cook faster!! </p>
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<p style="text-align: center;">I had already browned all the ground beef and cooked the fettuccini and the sausage. I only had a few more things that needed to be cooked. When the big part of the storm hit us, I was working on the chicken enchiladas and the upside down fettuccini bake...</p>
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<p style="text-align: center;">(they look good, right?!) at this point I was quite literally yelling at the stove to cook faster and yelling at the power to stay on! </p>
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<p style="text-align: center;">It didn't work! </p>
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<p style="text-align: center;">Mother Nature decided she wanted to have a little fun with us...the power finally went out!</p>
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<p style="text-align: center;">So we had to make due... </p>
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<p style="text-align: center;">We got out candles, flashlights, and lanterns and kept going. Unfortunately, I do not have a gas stove, but the stove stayed hot for a while after the power went off, so I was able to finish cooking everything!</p>
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<p style="text-align: center;">One of the recipes required melted butter. By this time the heat had gone out of the stove and we still had no power...but we had candles!! So I put my friends hubby to work melting the butter...by candle! Haha</p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"> Yes, seriously!</p>
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<p style="text-align: center;">This just makes me shake my head! </p>
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<p style="text-align: center;">Then my genius husband hooked up this amazingly bright light up to the truck that was in the garage!</p>
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<p style="text-align: center;">He is the technical one, so I have no idea what he actually did. All I know was we had enough light that we didn't have to carry flashlights around all the time! He is my hero!</p>
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<p style="text-align: center;">I don't know if cooking by candlelight makes us hard-core or just crazy! But we were determined to finish! And we did! I was proud of us! </p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"> We used 26 gallon size freezer bags...10 quart size freezer bags...4 9 x13 aluminum pans...2 aluminum pie pans...we cooked for 5 hours and prepared 14 meals for our families! And half of the time we didn't have any power!</p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"> I love having these meals in the freezer! They are so easy and so quick! And they all sound so yummy! I can't wait to try all of them! </p>
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<p style="text-align: center;">I am working on posting the recipes for all these meals too!</p>
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<p style="text-align: center;">Have you done any freezer cooking? Do you have any recipes that are your go to freezer meals? I would love to hear them! Please share!</p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"> </p>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04465273056811089844noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7905503212642486519.post-36859423050279363632012-09-06T22:20:00.001-05:002012-09-06T22:20:37.766-05:00Freezer Cooking Tomorrow!<p style="text-align: center;"> I am so excited! Tomorrow night one of my friends is coming over and we are going to do some freezer cooking!! </p><p style="text-align: center;"> </p><p style="text-align: center;">I have our menu planned out and everything is organized and ready to go! </p><p style="text-align: center;"> </p><p style="text-align: center;">Check out what my counter looks like right now!</p><p style="text-align: center;"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-NmXpIIgzZq0/UElmn6js3mI/AAAAAAAACeM/7vxCANDqeGY/s960/Photo%252520Sep%2525206%25252C%2525202012%2525203%25253A29%252520PM.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-NmXpIIgzZq0/UElmn6js3mI/AAAAAAAACeM/7vxCANDqeGY/s500/Photo%252520Sep%2525206%25252C%2525202012%2525203%25253A29%252520PM.jpg" id="blogsy-1346987791835.2344" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="375"></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"> </p><p style="text-align: center;">And those are just the dry ingredients! Not counting the steaks, sausage, and tons of chicken! </p><p style="text-align: center;"> </p><p style="text-align: center;">We are going to make a combined 30 meals for our families! </p><p style="text-align: center;"> </p><p style="text-align: center;">I can't wait to share the outcome with you!!</p>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04465273056811089844noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7905503212642486519.post-31122965060456940942012-08-28T09:00:00.000-05:002012-08-28T09:00:00.568-05:00First Day Of School<p style="text-align: center;">I can't believe my little man has started school! Ok, it's just Mothers Day Out, and it's only two days a week, but they have a curriculum and he has to have a backpack and a lunch box, therefore it is school! </p><p style="text-align: center;"> </p><p style="text-align: center;">He was super excited to go the first day! </p><p style="text-align: center;"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-Kqc_ZUABmFM/UDj3RkxtzQI/AAAAAAAACZk/Fbftt3f1b0M/s681/Photo%252520Aug%25252014%25252C%2525202012%2525207%25253A32%252520AM.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-Kqc_ZUABmFM/UDj3RkxtzQI/AAAAAAAACZk/Fbftt3f1b0M/s500/Photo%252520Aug%25252014%25252C%2525202012%2525207%25253A32%252520AM.jpg" id="blogsy-1345911348777.0432" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="752"></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"> </p><p style="text-align: center;">You will have to excuse the huge bruise he has in the middle of his head! He plays hard and is very hard-headed...which is a good thing I guess! </p><p style="text-align: center;"> </p><p style="text-align: center;">Look at his adorable backpack! </p><p style="text-align: center;"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/--eM1olDx9lk/UDj3TefI9dI/AAAAAAAACZs/63y9SCV5Y7E/s681/Photo%252520Aug%25252014%25252C%2525202012%2525207%25253A33%252520AM.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/--eM1olDx9lk/UDj3TefI9dI/AAAAAAAACZs/63y9SCV5Y7E/s500/Photo%252520Aug%25252014%25252C%2525202012%2525207%25253A33%252520AM.jpg" id="blogsy-1345911348898.875" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="752"></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"> </p><p style="text-align: center;">In case you don't know, that is Thomas the Train, but G calls him Tommy Choo-Choo! And that makes it even cuter!</p><p style="text-align: center;"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-EVEu3KgHSn4/UDj3VCnik-I/AAAAAAAACZ0/rLgUN2Elc2E/s1024/Photo%252520Aug%25252014%25252C%2525202012%2525207%25253A47%252520AM.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-EVEu3KgHSn4/UDj3VCnik-I/AAAAAAAACZ0/rLgUN2Elc2E/s500/Photo%252520Aug%25252014%25252C%2525202012%2525207%25253A47%252520AM.jpg" id="blogsy-1345911348819.6091" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="333"></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"> </p><p style="text-align: center;">He has two wonderful teachers that we love! They play games, and sing sings, and play outside! He has a big time!</p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-k01dtHcIzzM/UDj3Yt4uOUI/AAAAAAAACZ8/YZ1M6YWC4eg/s1024/Photo%252520Aug%25252014%25252C%2525202012%2525207%25253A54%252520AM.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-k01dtHcIzzM/UDj3Yt4uOUI/AAAAAAAACZ8/YZ1M6YWC4eg/s500/Photo%252520Aug%25252014%25252C%2525202012%2525207%25253A54%252520AM.jpg" id="blogsy-1345911348819.9917" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="333"></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-o9PrpVjZlco/UDj3cKVPecI/AAAAAAAACaM/QDvpAI4x8M4/s1024/Photo%252520Aug%25252014%25252C%2525202012%2525207%25253A55%252520AM.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-o9PrpVjZlco/UDj3cKVPecI/AAAAAAAACaM/QDvpAI4x8M4/s500/Photo%252520Aug%25252014%25252C%2525202012%2525207%25253A55%252520AM.jpg" id="blogsy-1345911348852.4333" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="333"></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"> </p><p style="text-align: center;"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-mtHCKMC9DR4/UDj3d3-hvHI/AAAAAAAACaU/ybD2qu4Tme4/s681/Photo%252520Aug%25252014%25252C%2525202012%2525207%25253A56%252520AM.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-mtHCKMC9DR4/UDj3d3-hvHI/AAAAAAAACaU/ybD2qu4Tme4/s500/Photo%252520Aug%25252014%25252C%2525202012%2525207%25253A56%252520AM.jpg" id="blogsy-1345911348819.4153" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="752"></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"> </p><p style="text-align: center;">He is such a big boy!!</p><p style="text-align: center;"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-HpXQdi7MxZc/UDj3afFK2-I/AAAAAAAACaE/RbZfRPZtYuY/s1024/Photo%252520Aug%25252014%25252C%2525202012%2525207%25253A55%252520AM.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-HpXQdi7MxZc/UDj3afFK2-I/AAAAAAAACaE/RbZfRPZtYuY/s500/Photo%252520Aug%25252014%25252C%2525202012%2525207%25253A55%252520AM.jpg" id="blogsy-1345911348913.9856" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="333"></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"> </p><p style="text-align: center;"> </p><p style="text-align: center;"> </p>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04465273056811089844noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7905503212642486519.post-54473530923768750742012-08-27T22:29:00.001-05:002012-09-05T09:05:36.117-05:00Cool Whip Cookies<p style="text-align: center;"> I am always looking for super-easy and quick recipes for everything. It doesn't matter if it's desserts or main dishes or sides for dinner, the easier the better! And if you have been following my blog for any amount of time, I'm sure you already know that!</p><p style="text-align: center;"> </p><p style="text-align: center;">However, you have to be careful...sometimes if it sounds too good to be true, it is! Tis recipe is one of those for me. </p><p style="text-align: center;"> </p><p style="text-align: center;">I saw this recipe on Pinterest and just had to try it. It helped that I happen to have all the ingredients in my kitchen at the time! All three ingredients! Cookies with three ingredients....I want to give those a try!!</p><p style="text-align: center;"> </p><p style="text-align: center;"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-LztbAAf6aP8/UDw3uAtvyQI/AAAAAAAACa8/IdCRd0UmO3M/s1024/Photo%252520Aug%25252014%25252C%2525202012%2525203%25253A34%252520PM.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-LztbAAf6aP8/UDw3uAtvyQI/AAAAAAAACa8/IdCRd0UmO3M/s500/Photo%252520Aug%25252014%25252C%2525202012%2525203%25253A34%252520PM.jpg" id="blogsy-1346852673796.6345" class="aligncenter" width="500" height="333" alt=""></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">All you need is a box of cake mix (any flavor), one container of Cool Whip, and one egg!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I had a chocolate Devils Food cake mix.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-q-H7B2zfuXk/UDw3wZeCWCI/AAAAAAAACbE/Hh09aMaglrY/s1024/Photo%252520Aug%25252014%25252C%2525202012%2525203%25253A35%252520PM.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-q-H7B2zfuXk/UDw3wZeCWCI/AAAAAAAACbE/Hh09aMaglrY/s500/Photo%252520Aug%25252014%25252C%2525202012%2525203%25253A35%252520PM.jpg" id="blogsy-1346852673765.3733" class="aligncenter" width="500" height="333" alt=""></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Pour cake mix in a bowl...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-qdfPPCHLbT0/UDw3yDEdXII/AAAAAAAACbM/DEVHnCzm-pg/s1024/Photo%252520Aug%25252014%25252C%2525202012%2525203%25253A35%252520PM.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-qdfPPCHLbT0/UDw3yDEdXII/AAAAAAAACbM/DEVHnCzm-pg/s500/Photo%252520Aug%25252014%25252C%2525202012%2525203%25253A35%252520PM.jpg" id="blogsy-1346852673808.9158" class="aligncenter" width="500" height="333" alt=""></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">...add Cool Whip...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-QbKUJ2QydJg/UDw3zxpyKxI/AAAAAAAACbU/5qcbLGqYdgM/s1024/Photo%252520Aug%25252014%25252C%2525202012%2525203%25253A36%252520PM.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-QbKUJ2QydJg/UDw3zxpyKxI/AAAAAAAACbU/5qcbLGqYdgM/s500/Photo%252520Aug%25252014%25252C%2525202012%2525203%25253A36%252520PM.jpg" id="blogsy-1346852673821.3193" class="aligncenter" width="500" height="333" alt=""></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">...and the egg, and mix well. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The mix is very thick! Drop cookies onto cookie sheet.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-tAP49uLnjNI/UDw316Het3I/AAAAAAAACbc/k0l8Mp5u5Lc/s1024/Photo%252520Aug%25252014%25252C%2525202012%2525203%25253A48%252520PM.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-tAP49uLnjNI/UDw316Het3I/AAAAAAAACbc/k0l8Mp5u5Lc/s500/Photo%252520Aug%25252014%25252C%2525202012%2525203%25253A48%252520PM.jpg" id="blogsy-1346852673790.415" class="aligncenter" width="500" height="333" alt=""></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Bake at 350 degrees for 12 minutes. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-JTI2HDi4jxs/UDw33sxjA3I/AAAAAAAACbk/f-KQGARoKVE/s681/Photo%252520Aug%25252014%25252C%2525202012%2525204%25253A13%252520PM.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-JTI2HDi4jxs/UDw33sxjA3I/AAAAAAAACbk/f-KQGARoKVE/s500/Photo%252520Aug%25252014%25252C%2525202012%2525204%25253A13%252520PM.jpg" id="blogsy-1346852673803.2441" class="aligncenter" width="500" height="752" alt=""></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">They sure do look yummy!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-TNkHofnidKE/UDw36bAa6SI/AAAAAAAACbs/k58pPcod6GI/s1024/Photo%252520Aug%25252014%25252C%2525202012%2525204%25253A15%252520PM.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-TNkHofnidKE/UDw36bAa6SI/AAAAAAAACbs/k58pPcod6GI/s500/Photo%252520Aug%25252014%25252C%2525202012%2525204%25253A15%252520PM.jpg" id="blogsy-1346852673787.01" class="aligncenter" width="500" height="333" alt=""></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">One thing is for sure...they were easy!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-6UoWdsOZTog/UDw38G65XzI/AAAAAAAACb0/00a-uidZheM/s1024/Photo%252520Aug%25252014%25252C%2525202012%2525204%25253A15%252520PM.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-6UoWdsOZTog/UDw38G65XzI/AAAAAAAACb0/00a-uidZheM/s500/Photo%252520Aug%25252014%25252C%2525202012%2525204%25253A15%252520PM.jpg" id="blogsy-1346852673800.7954" class="aligncenter" width="500" height="333" alt=""></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I personally didn't care for these cookies. They were very thick. More like a very dense cake than cookies. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-4IrnTpGrero/UDw3-HYw8EI/AAAAAAAACb8/peeWrolqUuQ/s1024/Photo%252520Aug%25252014%25252C%2525202012%2525204%25253A16%252520PM.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-4IrnTpGrero/UDw3-HYw8EI/AAAAAAAACb8/peeWrolqUuQ/s500/Photo%252520Aug%25252014%25252C%2525202012%2525204%25253A16%252520PM.jpg" id="blogsy-1346852673789.0818" class="aligncenter" width="500" height="333" alt=""></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"> </p><p style="text-align: center;"> </p><p style="text-align: center;"> </p><p style="text-align: center;"> </p> <br/><br/> <br/><br/><p style="text-align: center;">Perhaps they would be better with another flavor. I'm not sure, but I will stick with regular cookies from now on!</p><p style="text-align: center;"> </p><p style="text-align: center;">I debated on whether I should share this with you, but I think I should show you the good, bad and ugly, not only the pretty, wonderful, and yummy!! </p><p style="text-align: center;"> </p><p style="text-align: center;">If you try these cookies, and they turn out better for you, let me know! Leave a comment!</p><p style="text-align: center;"> </p><p style="text-align: center;"> </p><p style="text-align: center;"> </p>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04465273056811089844noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7905503212642486519.post-78637556427479003732012-08-27T05:00:00.000-05:002012-08-27T05:00:15.040-05:00My Funny Kiddos!<p style="text-align: center;">Here is a little video for you on this Monday morning! I hope it makes you smile!</p><p style="text-align: center;"> </p><p style="text-align: center;">My mom came over to play with the kids and before she went home and left me alone with these crazy kids, I decided they needed to get out a little more energy!</p><p style="text-align: center;"> </p><p style="text-align: center;">...Enter the mattress...</p><p style="text-align: center;"> </p><div class="separator" style="text-align: center;"><iframe title="YouTube video player" class="youtube-player" type="text/html" width="650" height="396" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/4pGuY1MkeHA" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe><iframe title="YouTube video player" class="youtube-player" type="text/html" width="556" height="339" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/4pGuY1MkeHA" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe><iframe title="YouTube video player" class="youtube-player" type="text/html" width="556" height="339" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/4pGuY1MkeHA" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe><iframe title="YouTube video player" class="youtube-player" type="text/html" width="556" height="339" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/4pGuY1MkeHA" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div> <br/><br/>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04465273056811089844noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7905503212642486519.post-13801644243415953772012-08-25T11:00:00.001-05:002012-08-26T23:49:57.314-05:00When A Two Year Old Gets A Sharpie<p style="text-align: center;">Does that title make you cringe? It sure makes me! Oh wait, let me add a little kick to it...</p><p style="text-align: center;"> </p><p style="text-align: center;">...and colors on your couch!!</p><p style="text-align: center;"> </p><p style="text-align: center;">How about now? This happened a few weeks ago now, but it is still a sensitive subject around our house!</p><p style="text-align: center;"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Hkm6HDSr0DY/UDQ1OOhGCNI/AAAAAAAACYM/3CSKRBKVnL4/s960/Photo%252520Jul%25252025%25252C%2525202012%2525207%25253A23%252520PM.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Hkm6HDSr0DY/UDQ1OOhGCNI/AAAAAAAACYM/3CSKRBKVnL4/s500/Photo%252520Jul%25252025%25252C%2525202012%2525207%25253A23%252520PM.jpg" id="blogsy-1345910354386.7273" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="375"></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"> </p><p style="text-align: center;">I'm still not exactly sure how he got a Sharpie, but this is what happened...</p><p style="text-align: center;"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-ICa1fKEyB7E/UDQ1RWJAoII/AAAAAAAACYc/B3yPmapF1Gg/s960/Photo%252520Jul%25252025%25252C%2525202012%2525207%25253A17%252520PM.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-ICa1fKEyB7E/UDQ1RWJAoII/AAAAAAAACYc/B3yPmapF1Gg/s500/Photo%252520Jul%25252025%25252C%2525202012%2525207%25253A17%252520PM.jpg" id="blogsy-1345910354311.2632" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="375"></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"> </p><p style="text-align: center;">You know, if you look at it with an artistic eye, it kinda looks like an abstract cat...oh wait, I'm upset about this....</p><p style="text-align: center;"> </p><p style="text-align: center;">So in this moment of panic, thinking that my couch is ruined, what do we do? Go ask the Great Google, of course! (What did we ever do without Google?) I found several ideas of how to clean it...a few being an alcohol solution, hairspray, and nail polish remover. All of those ideas scared me! Then I read something about using WD-40. We decided to try it. </p><p style="text-align: center;"> </p><p style="text-align: center;">Since WD-40 is a "manly" item, I figured this was a job for the hubby! <br />
</p><p style="text-align: center;"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-kGGZPQ83GOw/UDjthB7FK7I/AAAAAAAACY4/bpgI8-TooX8/s960/Photo%252520Jul%25252025%25252C%2525202012%2525207%25253A19%252520PM.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-kGGZPQ83GOw/UDjthB7FK7I/AAAAAAAACY4/bpgI8-TooX8/s500/Photo%252520Jul%25252025%25252C%2525202012%2525207%25253A19%252520PM.jpg" id="blogsy-1345910354370.2068" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="375"></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"> </p><p style="text-align: center;">He got a clean towel and sprayed the WD-40 on it and slowly rubbed in small circles. Apply a little more WD-40, more circles, and so on. After a few minutes...</p><p style="text-align: center;"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-HwgBtoAI9bo/UDjtfbqAxwI/AAAAAAAACYw/UJhLnZDql9E/s960/Photo%252520Jul%25252025%25252C%2525202012%2525208%25253A58%252520PM.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-HwgBtoAI9bo/UDjtfbqAxwI/AAAAAAAACYw/UJhLnZDql9E/s500/Photo%252520Jul%25252025%25252C%2525202012%2525208%25253A58%252520PM.jpg" id="blogsy-1345910354380.9612" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="375"></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"> </p><p style="text-align: center;">IT WORKED!!! I really couldn't believe it! </p><p style="text-align: center;"> </p><p style="text-align: center;">I have had many people ask me how I then got the WD-40 out of the couch, but I didn't have too. I thought it would leave a greasy feeling or a film on the couch, but it didn't. I did go over the spot with another clean towel, just to make sure, but I didn't have to clean that out like I thought I would. </p><p style="text-align: center;"> </p><p style="text-align: center;">I was also concerned about it attracting dirt and looking bad in other ways, but now a few weeks later, it still looks just like new!</p><p style="text-align: center;"> </p><p style="text-align: center;">I am SO glad that came out of my couch! My creative little monster is glad too, so he didn't get shipped off to military school!!</p><p style="text-align: center;"> </p><p style="text-align: center;">I hope you never have someone draw abstract cats on your couch, but if you do I suggest the WD-40 method! </p><p style="text-align: center;"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-S01030pEoD0/UDjtjBSUrJI/AAAAAAAACZA/8gSRIgbX3Rc/s1024/Photo%252520Jul%25252026%25252C%2525202012%2525209%25253A09%252520AM.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-S01030pEoD0/UDjtjBSUrJI/AAAAAAAACZA/8gSRIgbX3Rc/s500/Photo%252520Jul%25252026%25252C%2525202012%2525209%25253A09%252520AM.jpg" id="blogsy-1345910354383.4224" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="500"></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"> </p><p style="text-align: center;"> </p> <br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04465273056811089844noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7905503212642486519.post-66303624236917011302012-08-16T08:18:00.000-05:002012-08-16T16:34:55.443-05:00Monster Cake<p style="text-align: center;">It's funny to me how Pinterest is EVERYWHERE!! </p><p style="text-align: center;"> </p><p style="text-align: center;">So many people are on this website now! I can't go to a baby or wedding shower, or birthday party without someone saying, "I saw that on Pinterest," or "I got this idea on Pinterest!" It is an amazing website for all things crafty, DIY, and great ideas! </p><p style="text-align: center;"> </p><p style="text-align: center;">When I do cakes for people they usually tell me they got an idea for the cake from there too. The last cake I made was no exception. I did a birthday cake for my son's best friend! He was having a monster themed party and his mom, my friend, sent me a cake she found on Pinterest. I don't like to do exact replicas of other people's cake, so I asked her if I could have a little creative license with the cake. She told me to do whatever I wanted! I love it!!</p><p style="text-align: center;"> </p><p style="text-align: center;">Here is what I came up with...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-aPhGl_TXUEk/UCxfycGegLI/AAAAAAAACVE/kAiB4edFAFc/s720/Photo%252520Aug%2525205%25252C%2525202012%2525209%25253A20%252520PM.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-aPhGl_TXUEk/UCxfycGegLI/AAAAAAAACVE/kAiB4edFAFc/s500/Photo%252520Aug%2525205%25252C%2525202012%2525209%25253A20%252520PM.jpg" id="blogsy-1345090947675.3281" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="333"></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><br />
I am SO proud of this little monster!! </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
I also decided to have a little fun with the inside of the cake! It is a Devil's food chocolate cake! Also, i knew that the dad LOVES Oreos, so I made an Oreo buttercream filling!</div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-chgfvawyXog/UCxpVIdB86I/AAAAAAAACVc/v3IsvrgmXbw/s720/Photo%252520Jun%25252017%25252C%2525202012%25252011%25253A52%252520AM.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-chgfvawyXog/UCxpVIdB86I/AAAAAAAACVc/v3IsvrgmXbw/s500/Photo%252520Jun%25252017%25252C%2525202012%25252011%25253A52%252520AM.jpg" id="blogsy-1345090947590.7737" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="333"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This cake was ABSOLUTELY AMAZING!!! In fact, it could be the best cake I have ever made! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Check out the "fur"! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-nDheP0E3rW4/UCxfvs9rZ5I/AAAAAAAACU0/bIwqMKwwTEY/s720/Photo%252520Aug%25252010%25252C%2525202012%25252011%25253A27%252520AM.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-nDheP0E3rW4/UCxfvs9rZ5I/AAAAAAAACU0/bIwqMKwwTEY/s500/Photo%252520Aug%25252010%25252C%2525202012%25252011%25253A27%252520AM.jpg" id="blogsy-1345090947611.9795" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="333"></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"> </p><p style="text-align: center;">Everyone said it really looks like hair! It was made with the grass decorating tip.</p><p style="text-align: center;"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-XlxHrhiEDpU/UCxfw3QyB0I/AAAAAAAACU8/R3fuM0qwLoA/s720/Photo%252520Aug%25252010%25252C%2525202012%25252011%25253A27%252520AM.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" title=""><img src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-XlxHrhiEDpU/UCxfw3QyB0I/AAAAAAAACU8/R3fuM0qwLoA/s500/Photo%252520Aug%25252010%25252C%2525202012%25252011%25253A27%252520AM.jpg" id="blogsy-1345090947657.852" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="333"></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"> </p><p style="text-align: center;"><br />
The monsters eyes are Oreos too! I split them open very carefully and put some lollipop sticks in them so they would stand up. I covered them in white chocolate and used the star tip to put the eyelids on. Then the pupils of the eye are made with milk chocolate.</p><br />
<p style="text-align: center;"> </p><p style="text-align: center;">The mouth was also made out of milk chocolate and the teeth were white chocolate.</p><p style="text-align: center;"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/--uqhtiQ7FvY/UCxpTrwl1bI/AAAAAAAACVU/Sud6sB3KoTM/s720/Photo%252520Jun%25252017%25252C%2525202012%25252011%25253A52%252520AM.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/--uqhtiQ7FvY/UCxpTrwl1bI/AAAAAAAACVU/Sud6sB3KoTM/s500/Photo%252520Jun%25252017%25252C%2525202012%25252011%25253A52%252520AM.jpg" id="blogsy-1345090947664.252" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="333"></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"> </p><p style="text-align: center;">I took this picture as the cake cake was being cut. I thought it looked funny! It looks like a big smile! And that is what everyone did when they saw this cake...big smiles! </p><p style="text-align: center;"> </p><p style="text-align: center;">Now I have to show off my adorable kiddos!</p><p style="text-align: center;"> </p><p style="text-align: center;">This is my little man and The birthday boy! They had a bounce house and it was incredibly hot in there, so the kids were taking a break to have their monster juice! Notice the cute cups with googley eyes! </p><p style="text-align: center;"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-yu7bHs1wmLs/UCxpXojEIyI/AAAAAAAACVs/CoVkdRz770A/s720/Photo%252520Jun%25252017%25252C%2525202012%25252011%25253A53%252520AM.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-yu7bHs1wmLs/UCxpXojEIyI/AAAAAAAACVs/CoVkdRz770A/s500/Photo%252520Jun%25252017%25252C%2525202012%25252011%25253A53%252520AM.jpg" id="blogsy-1345090947629.263" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="333"></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"> </p><p style="text-align: center;">Here are my monsters in the bounce house! They had so much fun!</p><p style="text-align: center;"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-x18BUUebTS0/UCxpY6o-r-I/AAAAAAAACV0/ZhUbUex1gN0/s720/Photo%252520Jun%25252017%25252C%2525202012%25252011%25253A52%252520AM.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-x18BUUebTS0/UCxpY6o-r-I/AAAAAAAACV0/ZhUbUex1gN0/s500/Photo%252520Jun%25252017%25252C%2525202012%25252011%25253A52%252520AM.jpg" id="blogsy-1345090947603.5715" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="333"></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"> </p><p style="text-align: center;">And my beautiful little girl!</p><p style="text-align: center;"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-VGSYpIrzVI4/UCxpWFEOqPI/AAAAAAAACVk/Az1czXx9Oy0/s474/Photo%252520Jun%25252017%25252C%2525202012%25252011%25253A53%252520AM.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-VGSYpIrzVI4/UCxpWFEOqPI/AAAAAAAACVk/Az1czXx9Oy0/s474/Photo%252520Jun%25252017%25252C%2525202012%25252011%25253A53%252520AM.jpg" id="blogsy-1345090947634.8455" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="474" height="720"></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"> </p><p style="text-align: center;"> </p><p style="text-align: center;">Don't forget, you can follow me on <a href="http://www.pinterstt.com/aweatherington" target="_blank" title="">Pinterest</a>!!</p> <br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04465273056811089844noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7905503212642486519.post-84154758286041252502012-08-06T10:15:00.000-05:002012-08-06T10:15:00.045-05:00Kitchen-Aid Mixer Makeover<p style="text-align: center;"> Let me start this post by saying, I LOVE MY KITCHEN-AID MIXER!!! </p><p style="text-align: center;"> </p><p style="text-align: center;">It has got to be one of my very favorite kitchen appliances! My mother-in-law gave it to me a few years ago for Christmas, and now I don't know how I would live without it! I definitely wouldn't do as much baking as I do now! It makes whipping up some frosting super simple! I also love to use it for mixing dips that are made with cream cheese, as those are always hard to stir and make my arm feel like it is going to fall off!</p><p style="text-align: center;"> </p><p style="text-align: center;">I love that the mixers come in so many colors! I have the white one. I love it! It's so clean and goes with anything! But I have to admit even though I love mine, I have always lusted after the turquoise one!<br></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-TRg9pxiLgNY/UBwBh2MkMGI/AAAAAAAACSs/0kuNnEeceEk/s720/Photo%252520Jul%25252016%25252C%2525202012%2525208%25253A10%252520PM.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-TRg9pxiLgNY/UBwBh2MkMGI/AAAAAAAACSs/0kuNnEeceEk/s500/Photo%252520Jul%25252016%25252C%2525202012%2525208%25253A10%252520PM.jpg" id="blogsy-1344115456016.3884" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="667"></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"> </p><p style="text-align: center;"> </p><p style="text-align: center;">One day I was at Walmart and saw this blue/glittery paint that I really liked. </p><p style="text-align: center;"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-76XpyJG2m_M/UB195UZ19pI/AAAAAAAACTE/zCmbAJOJwTo/s720/Photo%252520Aug%2525204%25252C%2525202012%2525201%25253A52%252520PM.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-76XpyJG2m_M/UB195UZ19pI/AAAAAAAACTE/zCmbAJOJwTo/s380/Photo%252520Aug%2525204%25252C%2525202012%2525201%25253A52%252520PM.jpg" id="blogsy-1344115455977.3022" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="380" height="507"></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"> </p><p style="text-align: center;">After testing it on some paper, I <em>really </em>fell in love with it! Every time I looked at the paint all I could think of was how amazing a Kitchen-Aid mixer would look painted like that! </p><p style="text-align: center;"> </p><p style="text-align: center;">So one day I just decided I was going to do it...I was going to paint my mixer!</p><p style="text-align: center;"> </p><p style="text-align: center;">First, I put a layer of Mod Podge all over it, then I started painting. I had to put several coats of the blue paint on so you couldn't see the white through it. I think it ended up being about 3 or 4 coats. It took 3 bottles!</p><p style="text-align: center;"> </p><p style="text-align: center;">In this picture, you can see the streaks of paint and the white underneath on the base. </p><p style="text-align: center;"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-v53slkIwTPw/UB1-mQo-l0I/AAAAAAAACTc/bigEYHo40Ss/s720/Photo%252520Jul%25252020%25252C%2525202012%2525203%25253A27%252520PM.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-v53slkIwTPw/UB1-mQo-l0I/AAAAAAAACTc/bigEYHo40Ss/s500/Photo%252520Jul%25252020%25252C%2525202012%2525203%25253A27%252520PM.jpg" id="blogsy-1344115455982.8396" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="667"></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"> </p><p style="text-align: center;">But after adding a few more coats it looks perfect!!! And the finished product...</p><p style="text-align: center;"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-gx4BqDq-ByE/UB1-kGWJQ0I/AAAAAAAACTU/4r02SJv9k6k/s720/Photo%252520Jul%25252021%25252C%2525202012%2525209%25253A40%252520PM.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-gx4BqDq-ByE/UB1-kGWJQ0I/AAAAAAAACTU/4r02SJv9k6k/s500/Photo%252520Jul%25252021%25252C%2525202012%2525209%25253A40%252520PM.jpg" id="blogsy-1344115456023.3113" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="667"></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"> </p><p style="text-align: center;"> I absolutely LOVE it!!! 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I have been very blessed in my life. As a young child I was healthy and had two parents that loved me. I went to a good school and was provided for very well. As an adult, I am married to my best friend and have two wonderful children. I am very lucky to be able to stay home with my children and teach them and watch them grow everyday. I have had some hard times in my life, but overall I am very lucky!</div>
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One day, many years ago, I heard about Locks of Love. They use hair donated by people to make hair pieces for financially disadvantaged children that have had long-term hair loss from a medical diagnosis. I can't imagine being a little girl and losing all my hair. The thought makes me so sad. I can only imagine how I would feel...</div>
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I am fortunate that my hair grows extremely fast, so when I was pregnant with my son and taking prenatal vitamins, it grew crazy fast! I decided to let it grow and donate my hair to Locks of Love! </div>
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I donated again when I was pregnant with my daughter! And last week I donated for the third time! </div>
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And here is me after donating 11 inches!<br />
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I encourage you to think of a way to give to others. You might not be able to donate 11 inches of hair, but there are other ways to give! Just try it! If nothing else, it will make you feel good!!</div>
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Wow, I have been gone for a long time! I have had a lot going on lately and unfortunately my blog got pushed aside for a little while. Hopefully things will settle down now....yeah right, I have two kids! I'm pretty sure things won't settle down until they go off to college!</div>
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My hubby and I took a little bit of a vacation to Salt Lake City, Utah. One o f my best friends lives there and she just got married! We absolutely LOVED Salt Lake City! I was probably the most beautiful place I have ever been! Ever since we got back we have been joking about moving there! </div>
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My handsome hubby! I love this picture! <br />
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I was having issues with my new iPad and Blogger, but as they say, "there's an app for that!". So I now have an app and I can do my posts from my iPad, and not have to get my laptop out, which is nice! </div>
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I also have been busy cooking, baking and crafting. I have so much to show you, and I promise I will keep this blog up to date now! </div>
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I enjoy being in the kitchen for short periods of time. I love cooking, but I don't cook too many things that take a long time to fix. My goal in the kitchen is to do come up with as many short cuts as possible! </div>
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One thing I like is salads, but I don't want to have to chop the lettuce every time I want one. I could buy the already chopped lettuce in the bags, but then I would be paying for someone else to chop my lettuce! I can do it myself!! </div>
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I showed this to my husband and he thought I was a genius! I didn't come up with this, I saw it somewhere a long time ago, and have done it ever since. </div>
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I have frosted a lot of cakes! One thing that drives me crazy is when I am frosting the bottom layer and I get the frosting all over the cake board. When I finish, I try to wipe the excess off the board, but you can't get close enough to the cake and not mess up the icing that's already on the cake. It's so frustrating! </div>
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Get your cake board ready for the cake. If you need to cover it, then do that first. </div>
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Get 4 or 5 thin pieces of wax paper (about 3 inches wide). Lay them around edges of the cake board. You want the paper to be covering where the edges of the cake will go, but not too far under the cake. </div>
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When you finish, all you do is GENTLY slide the wax paper out from under the cake. I usually grab one corner and pull it out in a circular motion toward the other corner. (Does that make sense?) I don't pull it straight out because some of the icing on the cake tries to come too. But if you do it at an angle, and slowly, it's not a problem. </div>
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Baby showers, wedding showers, birthday parties..they are all a lot of work! But I really enjoy doing them for people I love! </div>
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This past weekend I had a bridal shower for one of my best friends. She is currently living in Utah and I miss her so much! But she really is a great friend and I was honored and more than happy to have a shower for her! Some of her family and friends helped too...thank goodness! I had a lot planned and greatly appreciated the help!! </div>
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Instead of doing a theme for the shower, I decided to just use the colors that she is going to use for the wedding. Purple and grey!</div>
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Here is the food table. I think it looked really nice!!</div>
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These are some napkins that I found at Walmart. They stand up! I thought they were so cute and the fact they stood up just made them even cuter!!</div>
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Cucumber bites. I love the way these look! So impressive...I won't tell how easy it really is!! </div>
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I found these cute diamond ring chocolate molds at Hobby Lobby! I love them! They were prefect for this occasion of course! </div>
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It was a white cake with white buttercream and fresh sliced strawberries in the middle. This is probably my favorite kind of cake to make!</div>
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These are sugar-dipped marshmallows. I had never done this before, but I love the way they turned out! </div>
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The Bride's Aunt got this champagne that was so good! It was Barefoot pink champagne. You should definitely try it if you get the chance!</div>
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I got these heart shaped ice tray molds from IKEA. I love the heart ice!!</div>
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I think they turned out SO cute!!</div>
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For a bridal shower, I thought it was fitting to have ring pops!</div>
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My hubby and I made this picture for the bride and groom to hang in their new house of their last name! I love the way this turned out! </div>
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The shower turned out beautiful! I have to thank the Bride's Aunt. Karry, thank you for letting us use your beautiful house! </div>
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Carolyn and Brett, thank you too! I couldn't have done this without you two!! </div>
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Courtney, I hope you had a wonderful shower! I love you and am so happy for you and Jon! I can't wait until July!!</div>
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I know, the title of this post is confusing! The words "diet" and "cake" don't usually go in the same sentence...unless you say, "I want a piece of cake, but I'm on this stupid diet!" Then they totally go together! </div>
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But now you can be on a diet AND have cake!!! And it's super simple!! </div>
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It only takes 2 ingredients!! </div>
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I used Funfetti cake and Diet Cherry 7-Up.</div>
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You can use one can of soda or you can use 8 oz, if you bought more than you actually needed, like I did! </div>
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Now are you ready for the easiest cake EVER??? </div>
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This entire cake only has 1600 calories!! So that means if you were to sit down and eat the ENTIRE thing, you would have less calories than eating an order of large fries and large Coke and either a Whopper, or Big Mac, or Wendy's Double with Cheese!! Wow!! And seriously, who is going to sit down and eat an entire cake? But if you do, don't feel so bad!! </div>
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Enjoy!</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04465273056811089844noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7905503212642486519.post-72132528126639826302012-04-24T10:10:00.000-05:002012-04-24T10:11:06.974-05:00Elephant 1st Birthday Party<div style="text-align: center;">
It has been way too long since I last posted! Between birthday
parties, planning a bridal shower, and now looking for a new house,
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baby girl just turned ONE! It's amazing how fast time passes! How is
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We decided to have her first birthday party be an elephant theme! I am crazy about elephants, which naturally means she loves them too!! </div>
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We have a lot of elephant things around the house, which made for easy decorating! </div>
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Here is the mantle with lots of stuffed elephants on it! And the monthly pictures of our big girl!</div>
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For the first year, I always take pictures of my babies every month. It's fun to look back and see how they have grown! </div>
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Then her one year picture is in the frame in the middle of the mantle!</div>
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I made these tissue paper pom-poms and hung them from the fan with a hula hoop. The hula hoop was really ugly, so I took a plastic table cloth and cut in half long-ways, and wrapped it around the hula hoop. (My arms almost fell off! I suggest doing this BEFORE you hang everything!)</div>
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I found these cute elephants at Jo-Ann's. They are for a classroom bulletin board, but were perfect for what I wanted!</div>
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This is a foam sheet with foam glitter letters. I doodled the flowers on it. I think I will hang it in Livi's room! </div>
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Here is the food table! YUMMY!!</div>
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I put black and clear polka dot duct tape and pink duct tape on the water bottles to give them a fun look! </div>
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This is the plates that we had. They were so cute! </div>
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I bought some candy molds from Jo-Ann's too. These were the kind that you put Oreo's in, but I may have forgotten to buy some Oreo's! Oh well, I just made them little chocolate candies! No one knew the difference!</div>
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I also got these cute cupcake molds! </div>
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I love them!! I put them in a foam block that I wrapped with tissue paper! </div>
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My favorite ones are the elephants!! I love how they turned out!!</div>
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And what's an elephant party without Peanuts?!!</div>
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And real peanuts too, of course!! Especially because Daddy loves peanuts!</div>
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Here is the cake I made! </div>
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I am SO proud of how it turned out!! I got the cake pan from Michael's.</div>
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This is the smash cake! I love how it turned out too!</div>
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Here is my big birthday girl!!</div>
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Livi and Daddy!</div>
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Bubba was so excited that he got to help Sissy with her cake!</div>
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I got these candle holders at the Dollar Store. I covered them with Mod Podge and glitter. They are so pretty!! And they matched the decor perfectly!!</div>
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This jar is filled with Hershey's and Reese's eggs. The colors were perfect for the party! There is also a 1 candle in there! I tied one of the elephant balloons to the jar.</div>
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I made these elephant favors for the party! They are felt that I sewed together. They are so cute!! </div>
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As you probably know by now, I love baking! It's hard to find the time with my two kids, and if I am going to bake I really have to have somewhere in mind that I am going to take the baked goodies so they don't sit in my house, which would lead to me eating them all by myself...this would not be a good thing! </div>
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A couple of weeks ago my volleyball team got together to watch film of us playing, and I thought this was a perfect time to make some cupcakes! Volleyball cupcakes, of course!!</div>
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I put the girls' numbers on the cupcakes! (I should have done it in another color, but all I had was pink.)</div>
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I even did two cupcakes for the coaches...A and B!</div>
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Here is my awesome team (most of them) holding their personalized cupcakes! They were so excited! I'm glad they enjoyed them!</div>
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When my sister-in-law was in the hospital having her daughter, I went to visit and took her a little "survival" kit. I have been in the hospital twice while having babies, and once for a week when my daughter was in the children's hospital. People came by to visit and brought things to us and I appreciated it so much! So I wanted to do the same for my sis-in-law. </div>
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Here is the box I took to her, full of goodies!</div>
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I didn't have a basket or box that I could take everything in, and I wanted it to look nice, so I started looking around the house and found a wipes box! That could definitely work!</div>
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I folded the top of the paper into the box so the inside wouldn't just look like a cardboard box! </div>
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hair rubber bands</div>
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If you are going to take anything to the hospital, I suggest these Colgate wisps! After I had my first baby, the medicine they gave me made me very sick. I still couldn't get up to brush my teeth, and that is just a horrible thing to not be able to brush you teeth after getting sick! My cousin was there and had one of these in her purse...it was a lifesaver! I seriously think I heard angels singing when she pulled it out of her purse! So now I bring these to everyone I visit in the hospital!! </div>
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Another great thing to take is cups! When I was in the children's hospital with Livi, a friend brought me a stack of cups...This was a GREAT thing to bring! Hospitals never have cups for visitors (or the Mommy and Daddy, for that matter) It was nice to have a bigger cup than the little one they let you have! </div>
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I also put some hats that I made for my daughter before she was born. She obviously can't wear them anymore and I thought that would be nice to give to my niece! </div>
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The last thing I put in the box was a chocolate Tulip for the new Mommy! </div>
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Onto the box, I tied this Princess balloon! </div>
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Take all your goodies and put them in the box in a pretty way, and you're done!!</div>
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I think it turned out really cute! </div>
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My sister-in-law was very appreciative! </div>
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I like doing things for people that lets them know I care! This was just one way to do that!</div>
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I am so in love with her!! She is so tiny, and it's just so strange to think that there was a time when my Monkey was that small! Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04465273056811089844noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7905503212642486519.post-52331732032305143972012-03-12T13:33:00.000-06:002012-03-12T13:33:00.966-06:00Juicy Chicken<div style="text-align: center;">
I am always looking for new recipes, especially easy ones that are fabulous! </div>
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The other day I found this recipe and decided to try it...It was seriously wonderful!</div>
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Last week I went with my hubby to Nashville. While he was working, the kids and I went running around. We went to Kohl's and I found these really cute pajamas for Griffin. They were on clearance for $6.60! I decided that was a really good price, and they are just so darn cute, so I got them! </div>
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I went to the checkout and got ready to pay. I pulled my credit card out and the cashier just handed me the receipt and the bag with the pj's in it. I was confused and the girl told me she had a coupon for $10 off that she scanned. </div>
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Awesome!! </div>
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So Griffin got some FREE pajamas!! That's the best kind!! </div>
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And he loves them!!</div>
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He love that they have guitars on them...or as he says, "Key-tar"! He's so darn cute!!</div>
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I have always been a doodler! In high school, I was the one that was always writing people's names in cute ways and I always had cool pens to do it in! My friends kept telling me that I should take art. I never really liked taking art though. I think it's because I don't like to be told what to draw or paint. I have to be inspired and in the mood. I don't like to just draw a bowl of fruit on demand!</div>
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It wasn't until I was pregnant with my son that I picked up drawing again. I painted these pictures to hang in his room. </div>
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I was very surprised at myself that they were so good! </div>
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Then for his 2nd birthday I drew these characters from Mickey Mouse Clubhouse to hang on the wall. After the party I hung them in his room.</div>
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Again, I was surprised at how good the characters turned out. I have been told that I don't give myself enough credit. I know that I can draw fairly well, and I definitely can doodle, but I just don't consider myself an artist.</div>
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I do enjoy doodling though! Thanks to Pinterest, I have now realized that doodling is not just a waste of time and ink! There are people that doodle for a living! There are books out there about how to do it, and there are classes and all kinds of things! That makes me feel good! </div>
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But they aren't really considered doodles, they are called Zentangles! So Zentangles are my new obsession! I bought a moleskin notebook and have been drawing in it as much as I can. </div>
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I love crosses, and I love this one!</div>
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I got an email today that informed me that today is National Pound Cake Day! Who knew?! So I figured I should make a pound cake!</div>
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I remembered making one a long time ago that my hubby really liked, so I dug through my recipes and found it! I originally got the recipe from Pillsbury, but changed it around. (My way is better!)</div>
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Just the name brings forth sounds of joy from your mouth, doesn't it? Well, just wait until you try it!</div>
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Box yellow cake mix</div>
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Mix cake mix, pudding, eggs, milk, 1 bag chocolate chips, 1/2 cup peanut butter, and vanilla flavoring. Pour into well greased bunt pan. </div>
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Bake on 350 degrees for 45 mins. Until toothpick inserted comes out clean. </div>
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While cake is cooling, make chocolate topping. In a small saucepan mix one bag chocolate chips and 1/2 cup peanut butter. Melt over medium heat, stirring constantly. When smooth, pour over bunt cake. </div>
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You can half the icing recipe, but I like lots of this smooth chocolate topping. It's pretty amazing! </div>
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In this cake, I didn't add any vanilla flavoring. I thought it was just as good, so if you don't have any, then don't worry about it! </div>
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This cake cooled for a while, but I served it a little warm...it was AMAZING!!! </div>
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The middle of the cake is moist, and the outside is a little crispy. I love the outside part! Not to mention it has chocolate chips all through it and it smothered in chocolate....man my mouth is watering while typing this! I might have to go have another piece! Just a little one!! </div>
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I think I soon I will have to try this in cookie form. I am thinking they will be very good that way too!</div>
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Please let me know if you make this cake! I would love to see it and hear about it!</div>
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It has been a while since I posted any recipes, so I thought it was about time! Truth be told, we haven't been cooking at home very much lately. With volleyball, and my hubby traveling more, we tend to just make easy meals that probably wouldn't interest the blog world!</div>
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My dad is one of the followers of my blog. He told me that one day he sat and read the entire thing all the way through. Now he is hooked! He likes seeing the kids, of course, and he tells me that I am creative, and all those wonderful things a good dad should say! </div>
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Last weekend he was at my house and he said, "I read your blog the other day. I tell you what...it's like going to the grocery store...you should never do it hungry!"</div>
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I thought that was too funny! Thanks for the laugh Dad!</div>
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So in honor of my dad, I am going to show you a super easy recipe that tastes amazing! </div>
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This is a Paula Deen recipe. I made a few changes to make it a little more healthy and it still tasted great! </div>
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Spray a 9x13 dish with cooking spray. I really like using the aluminum pans. I know it's not very "Green", but I really like that I can just throw it away. I don't use them all the time, just on days that it's been crazy in this house! So don't judge me too bad!</div>
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I hate laundry! </div>
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I know, it's not shocking...I mean, who does? But I think my least favorite part (besides putting the piles into the washer, putting the wet clothes into the dryer, cleaning the lint out of the dryer, folding and hanging up everything) is matching socks. It irritates me to no end that the socks never seem to match up. I just don't get it. Socks go in, but they don't come out. It's the stinkin' washer and dryer, not Hotel California! I've heard people joking about how the dryer must eat socks and as far as I can tell, that is the only explanation. </div>
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My husband in notorious for leaving things in his pockets. I have found all kinds of things in the washer and dryer. Bottle caps, wadded up paper, pens, paper clips, probably 3 sets of ear buds...just to name a few! </div>
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The other day I was loading the washer when I saw a little corner of something sticking out of the seal on the front of the washing machine. I pulled the seal back and literally screamed! This is what I saw...</div>
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SOCKS!!! There are socks INSIDE the seal!</div>
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After getting over the initial shock, I took everything out of there. I thought about taking a picture of the contents, but decided to spare you!</div>
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There were ten...let me repeat...TEN socks, and three Purex 3-in-1 laundry sheets.</div>
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