Crochet Fun!!

Rob has been telling me for a while that I need to get a hobby. And I have known this, so I have started crocheting. I love it! It all started after going to my niece's blessing, my husband's Aunt crocheted the blessing dress for her and I loved the dress, so I asked her for the pattern. I told my mom about it, which sparked her determination to find the pattern of a dress she made when I was a baby(she has been looking for this pattern for years), she was inspired to look somewhere where she thought she had already searched, but decided to search more thoroughly. And, she found it. So, she started crocheting that pattern and I asked her if she could teach me how to crochet. It took a little while and some failed attempts, but I think I have the hang of it, at least the basic steps.

Then, searching the wonderful world of Etsy, I found some fun crochet patterns of shoes and hats and dresses and have spent the last month crocheting. For the last two days, I have had Spring Break from my job and guess what I did most of the days, crocheted. I made a cute new hat that I found the pattern from hollanddesigns.etsy.com. I also made some little newborn shoes from Sylverdesigns.com.

Here is the mess that gets left out from all my crocheting. Why put it away when I am just going to use it a little later.

The other day I had a sinus cold or allergies(I never can tell), and we had just driven to Salt Lake and back and I was dead tired. But, instead of going to bed early I was so excited to get home so I could finish what I was crocheting, that I stayed up and crocheted instead of getting the rest my body was telling me I needed.
This hat and shoes I made for me sister-in-law that just had a new baby on Thursday, she is so adorable. I just hope the hat fits. (Heather, if it does not fit just let me know and I can make another.

This next one I made for my niece who is 5 months old. And I tried it on yesterday and it fits. I am so excited that it fits. It was super cute.
Arrrgh!! For some reason my computer is not letting me rotate this, so just tilt your head.

Stay tuned!! I might just have to make something and give it away, since I don't have kids yet! Darn it! Or I will have a giveaway and you can choose what you want and the colors!! We shall see.

Robs New Titanium Ring

This is Robs new wedding ring, he still has his original wedding band, his fingers have shrunk a little from everything and so he has not been wearing a wedding band at all. I did not like that, so I found a couple of rings on ebay and had Rob choose the one he liked the best. This is the one, it is Titanium and not a whole lot smaller than his other but it is much lighter so it won't fly off his finger when he swings his arms around, like his other ring would.
Pretty snazzy, and it was cheap!

Chocolate Milk Shake

Every morning after I get home at 9:00a.m. from work, I make myself a Milk Chocolate Shake. My mom told me about the Morning Moo Chocolate Drink Mix, and after I tried some I loved it and she gave us some for Christmas this year. So now I am all stocked up. So good and so easy. Just two ingredients, water and the Chocolate Drink Mix, oh and ice (but that is water).

If I am making just one serving, then I will first get the tap water Hot, and add 1/2 cup hot water to blender, then I will add 1 1/2 scoops (I use the scoop that comes in the smallest Gatorade container) of Morning Moo Chocolate Drink Mix.

Blend until dissolved.
Once that is dissolved, I add 6 ice cubes. Then you will just blend it until it smooth until there are no more big chunks of ice.

Pour into a glass and enjoy!

Food Storage Fanatic

I am really loving this new food storage site I found. It is:

She uses her food storage in about everything she makes and has TONS of recipes and helpful tools, lots of videos (which I love), and so much more. I am getting my food storage all organized and having so much fun trying new things. I will have to post a picture later when I get it finished. Click the button and check out her amazing website!
Your going to LOVE it!

Waffles (for Breakfast)

We had waffles for breakfast a few Saturdays ago. It is a rare occurrence for me to make something for breakfast. Cereal is just so quick and easy. And I love Cereal. But, I guess I was in the mood for some yummy waffles. Breakfast foods like waffles, pancakes, french toast, and also hashbrowns usually get cooked at our house for dinner. Usually on nights when I don't know what else to fix and breakfast meals are quick and easy.

I like to make a whole batch even though we do not eat all of them, I freeze the remainder. Then when I want waffles for breakfast, I just whip two out and toast them in the toaster and they are crunchy and yummy. I almost like it this way rather than fresh out of the waffle iron.
I also like to toast them and then make a peanut butter and jam sandwich.
Anyways, here is the recipe for my mom's yummy waffles and also some pictures.
After I put the mix in the waffle iron and put the lid down, I cook them for just over 2 minutes. 2:11 to be exact. Gives them that just right goldish brown color. Mmmmm!!

Waffles
2 cups flour
1 Tbsp. (heaping) baking powder
3/4 tsp. salt
2 egg yolks (save egg whites)
1 1/2 cups milk
1/4 cup oil

Mix above, then add:
2 egg whites - beaten until stiff
Fold egg whites into mixture.

Bake on waffle iron.

That perfect golden brown color!

Enjoy!

Food Storage

I am so gung ho about food storage right now, I found this website from Good Things Utah and I am so excited. She postes lots of good information, recipes, just really good tips all about food storage. She also has a website www.dealstomeals.com that you can sign up for a monthly fee of $4.95, and she gives you all the great deals of things to stock up on and get your years supply. I am so loving it and am excited to finish getting my years supply of food storage. Check out the website, you will love it, even if you don't sign up, just reading her blog I have learned so much.

Oh ya, on the dealstomeals website there are free downloads for some food storage recipes, a food storage inventory sheet, a year supply guide to show you how much of everything you would need for one person. So awesome, if you do not have your years supply, I strongly suggest you check these websites out. And, in the words of my sister, "Get er done!"

And Happy Shopping!

What is This?

I am so bummed, we go from having most of the snow gone to snowing all day long and we have a good 9 inches on the ground. And its still snowing. Mother Nature is teasing me and I don't like it one little bit. Some places in the valley even got more than a foot of snow. All I hope is that it warms up quickly and melts all this snow away!!

Shopping with my Mom and Sister!

Yesterday I had a fun day with my sister and my Mom! We headed out about 9:30 or so, and we made our first stop at Tai Pan Trading in Clearfield. We had fun looking around for about 2 hours, getting a few little things. I got some decorations for Easter, a cool vase, and some swirly tree branches. Just before we got there my sister said she had a coupon, which reminded me that I had forgotten my 20% off coupon, I had cut it out and just forgot to stick it in my purse. Oh well!

Then we were off, next we decided to go to Wood Connection. This place had a bunch of holiday decorations out of wood and wood sayings. With everything there was an example of the finished product, you just picked out the wood and finish it yourself. I got two words, "JOY", and "FAMILY". She was giving a demonstration of how to put the glitter on the wood and how to put scrapbook paper on the wood also. This is definitley one place I will have to go to again.

This is the sample they had on display of the Joy, and then below are some other cute samplings of this lovely store.

I will cover a few letters with this scrapbook paper.

These letter I actually got at Hobby Lobby, and I would just hang them from this rod.


Next, we went to lunch at the Old Spaghetti Factory. I have been here once before on a date with Robert when we were dating. I got the Chicken Penne this time and it was delicious, my sister got the Rich Meat Sauce, and my mom got the Spinach Ravioli. We could have ordered almost anything on the menu, everything looked so good. It also came with a salad with YUMMY dressing, and bread. We had a good time talking and enjoying our lunch.
Next, my sister wanted to take us to this place here friend is getting her refreshments for her reception. It is called "Beyond Glaze", turns out they are moving into a new location on March 9th and so they were closed when we went. Bummer, she says they have some amazing donuts. I guess we will have to check them out next time we go down.
So then we headed to "Rod Works". When I stepped out of the car and looked into the windows of the store, I told my sister that she should not have brought me here, basically what I said at every store we went to. I could already see I was going to ABSOLUTELY LOVE this store, and I was right. It was another home decor store and I wish there was one closer to home, all I bought here was a rod to hang something cute on. Oh, but let me tell you, I could have gone WILD in this store, I was just not quite sure how I want to decorate my basement. SOOO many cute ideas in this store, if you ever see a Rod Works, you have got to stop in and check it out. Another store I will have to come to again.


I had Stake Conference at 7:00, so we started heading home about 4:00 from Draper, when we got to about Brigham City, we still had a little bit of time, so we stopped at Smith and Edwards looking for some Texas Tumblers, no luck. But I did get another Bamboo spatula to add to my kitchen utensils. I already have two, but I use them so much, they are always in the dishwasher when I need them.


We got home about 6:25, my mom and I unloaded our loot and stuck it in my car and I took my mom home and then got home just in time to slip on a skirt, get ready, and head out the door for Conference. Such a fun filled day, we will have to repeat sometime soon!

SPRING FEVER!

I definitely have Spring Fever, I just got back from going on a walk around my block with my mom and what an absolutely gorgeous day. I wore a jacket, but did not need it at all. It is in the 50's, and it is only 10:00a.m. The rest of the snow should really melt down today. I am going to enjoy this, because they say we will have storms the rest of the week. Boo! I am excited to mow my lawn, plant the garden, plant flowers this year, wear my new Spring clothes, go by more cute spring clothes, and go on walks. Yeah!!
So Excited!! So Excited!!

Buster's Bath

My parents dog Buster needed a bath and I am "usually" the only one that will give him a bath. Others will occasionally, but usually he just gets a bath when he gets his haircut. Well, he was really needing one, so my mom asked if I would give him one. Friday night, Rob and I went over and I gave Buster a bath, he does not like having a bath. He is pretty good though, usually just whimpering the whole time and attempting to climb out.

I used to give him a bath in the bathtub, but it is really hard on my back to do that. So, they got this sink at a garage sale that they put out in the garage. It works a lot better.

He occasionally will shake all the water off while I am washing him, which is pretty funny, gets me all wet. Lots of screaming "NO, NO".
Once he is done, I towel him off and let him shake himself off while in the garage, so we don't get the house all wet. I took him inside to get warm and finish drying him off, then I combed his hair and he was so soft and luvuble after wards.

I think I went home smelling more like a dog than he did, and I had little hairs all over me.