some Christmas cheer! In Pictures

Candy Bar Snowmen

 

Christmas Card

Santa Hat Pretzels

Cookie Time

 

Yes, that is an Oreo decorating the cookie

 

The Tree

I’m Still Here

I realize I haven't posted for a long time….but I am back! I really don’t want to give up on this blog stuff even though my life gets crazy and I don’t feel like I have time for it. I need to make time…..after all if you love it, you can always make time for it. Or something like that

 

So I have been working on a really big time consuming project and I am finally done with it.

Time to reveal my first quilted wall hanging!

Some Applique detail

 

each day has a little pocket for treats

 

and the beautiful binding, finishing job my Mom did. I am so thankful for her! This project would have never been completed without her. She is a really great quilter. I was inspired by her work to take my own try at it and I am very proud of the results.

Halloween Preparation

 

Today the kiddos and I carved our Pumpkins. Didn’t do anything special……just your basic Jack of Lanterns.

 

 

 

By the way the second one is supposed to be a ballerina

 

And here’s a tip for keeping those pumpkins lit at night. Place your candle in a Mason Jar. It keeps the breezes away and keeps it from falling over. Gotta Love those Jars

 

Finished up my son’s costume. After much deliberation he finally made up his mind to be a spider.  Spider?? Hmmmm had to use a little creativity to whip this costume up.  I used a black turtleneck and cut the side seams. For the legs I used black tube socks stuffed with plastic bags and I found some cool metallic spider web fabric for the web. The hat is just a dollar beanie with googly eyes hot glued to it. He loves it and yes that is him crawling on the floor

 

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This blog has been interrupted….

By Sports, Life and Sick Kiddos.

In case you didn’t know the Brewers are in the NLCS along with the Tigers in the ALCS

Go Brew Crew….really hoping for a Tigers/Brewers world series in our house!

Pictures of the beautiful October Weather we have been having…..a record 10 days in a row over 70 degress! We went to a local pumpkin patch and had fun picking out our pumpkins.

My kiddos have came down with a viral illness….been running fevers with a horrible cough. So I am home today from work and have been working on a big for me sewing project. My first quilted wall hanging. It’s a really neat advent calendar with little pockets to keep our Christmas surprises. Here's a preview from sew Mama Sew

It’s been a challenge but I can't wait to get it done….my Mom is going to help me with the binding. I finished all the pockets today just have to do the sashing.

On that note gotta get the school for pickup time

Chalkboard Sign for my Princess

The one who wears the tiara in our family turned 3 last week. To celebrate we had a little party complete with a pink princess cake with pink and purple frosting handmade by her grandma.

To construct the sign I used a silver tray that picked up at an estate sale for less than a dollar

First I sanded it down a little

Then I used some painters tape to tape off the edges

Last easy step grab some Rust-Oleum Chalkboard Spray paint and spray it down. I had some trouble finding this product.....but the good news is you can order it from amazon. Have I ever mentioned I love amazon. Cheap prices delivered right to my door....plus the hard to find stuff.


I can't wait to use this sign as a prop for future pictures and holidays. It would also make a great easy to make gift.

Just thought I would share a few more cuteness pictures......love the fluffy butt dress her grandma got her :)


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MMMMmmmm…..homemade Salsa and Zucchini Chocolate Chip Muffins

Used up some yummy tomatoes from my grandpa's garden and some peppers from my Mom to make some Fresh Salsa. I love me some chips n salsa. It was much easier than I thought it was going to be. I just used a Mrs Wages Mix I picked up at the grocery store and followed the directions. You scald the tomatoes in boiling water for 3 mins then put them in a bowl of cold water. It makes the skin come right off easy as pie. Then I chopped everything up mixed the dry Mrs Wages Mix in and put it in a few containers for the freezer and one for fresh salsa now. You can keep the salsa in the freezer for up to a year. Much easier then trying to can it in my opinion.

 

 

I also baked up a big batch of muffins using a zucchini I picked up at a produce stand. They are super good

 

 

I included the recipe if you wanna try them too.

 

 

Zucchini Chocolate Chip Muffins

 

1-1/2 cups flour

¾ cup sugar

1 tsp. baking soda

1 tsp. cinnamon

½ tsp. salt

1 egg, lightly beaten

½ cup vegetable oil

¼ cup milk

1 T. lemon juice

1 tsp. vanilla

1 cup shredded Zucchini

¼ cup semi sweet miniature chocolate chips

¼ cup chopped walnuts

Combine flour, sugar, baking soda, cinnamon and salt. Combine egg, oil, milk, lemon juice, and vanilla; mix well. Stir into dry ingredients just until moistened. Fold in zucchini, chocolate chips and walnuts. Fill greased or paper-lined muffin cups two-thirds full. Bake at 350 degrees for 20-25 minutes or until the muffins test done. Makes 1 dozen.

 

    

 

In other news….Owen is still holding on that tooth and he has another one that is loose. I just can't get him to wiggle it out. The dentist thought it would be better just to let it fall out on it's own.

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Tooth Fairy is Coming Soon

Owen has a permanent tooth that has decided not to wait for the baby tooth to come out on the bottom. We tried to wiggle it out but it just wouldn't budge. So, we made a dentist appointment. Huge storm knocked out the electricity so no tooth fairy on Friday. We have another appointment this afternoon so maybe he will get to use his new pillow.

I used some old receiving blankets that where made out of flannel
Felt
Tee Shirt Marker
Sewing Machine
Stuffing

I tried using some fabric paint....big craft fail

couldn't leave little sis out

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