I love scarves..I wear them all winter. Found this little video lastnight and thought it was informative for you scarf enthusiasts.
http://ca.shine.yahoo.com/25-ways-to-wear-a-scarf--video-.html
Thursday, November 24, 2011
Tuesday, November 1, 2011
My new friends...as of Dec.1.
One month from today I will be embarking on my '15 Days of Baking'..EEEEEEKK! I have my baking list narrowed down to 20 recipes (no, i will not do 20 days!) and I need to decide for sure what recipes I will be doing before Dec.1 is upon us. I have had to put Christmas shopping at the top of my list b/c once this baking thing starts my energy level will be at '0' by 6:00 pm each night. So Christmas shopping needs to be done or almost done by Dec.1!
My new best friends..for 15 days!
I am very excited that I actually have a mixer to use this year. I tell you, my right bicep was HUGE from using my hand mixer for 15 days in a row last year!
INCENTIVE OF THE YEAR...(drum roll please!)
I will be posting pictures like I did last year...buuuuuut this year I will enter your name into a hat everytime you comment on a picture, and at the end of my 15 days I will pick a name out of the hat and that person will receive a sample of all my baking!
My new best friends..for 15 days!
INCENTIVE OF THE YEAR...(drum roll please!)
I will be posting pictures like I did last year...buuuuuut this year I will enter your name into a hat everytime you comment on a picture, and at the end of my 15 days I will pick a name out of the hat and that person will receive a sample of all my baking!
Friday, October 21, 2011
Prep Time
Well, the time has come to start thinking about what I will do for my '15 days of baking' this year. I have been sifting through some of my recipe books and I recently inherited some vintage recipe books from a great aunt and they are full of great old-time, tried-and-true recipes.
I'm trying to decide if I should make it 16 days instead of 15 days and do half of the days Gluten Free and the other half regular baking....The thought of this makes me a little nervous b/c GF baking is a bigger challenge than regular baking and alot more expensive. I am super excited about starting this baking adventure again but it also involves getting up at 5:30-6:00 each morning to do my prep before all the kids get here each day....but the lack of sleep pays off when i can look into my freezer and see it full. : )
My goal is to start my baking Dec. 1.....
I had made a little note of how much of each major ingredient I used last year during my baking spree and I now know where the 3 sets of 'love-handles' came from!!
I used:
- 8 pds of butter (That is what Colton weighed at birth(plus 4 oz.)..this would explain where love handle 1&2 came from!)
- 22 cups of sugar (GULP! hello love handle #3)
- 15 lbs of flour - which would explain why I can no longer eat flour!
- 2 large bags of icing sugar - I can justify this..what is a cookie or cupcake without icing..SERIOUSLY!
Do any of you out there have any good baking recipes you would like me to try..or a recipe that you are a little hesitant to try but would love to see - if you send me a recipe and I decide to make it, I will send you the finished product as a 'thank you'. : )
I'm trying to decide if I should make it 16 days instead of 15 days and do half of the days Gluten Free and the other half regular baking....The thought of this makes me a little nervous b/c GF baking is a bigger challenge than regular baking and alot more expensive. I am super excited about starting this baking adventure again but it also involves getting up at 5:30-6:00 each morning to do my prep before all the kids get here each day....but the lack of sleep pays off when i can look into my freezer and see it full. : )
My goal is to start my baking Dec. 1.....
I had made a little note of how much of each major ingredient I used last year during my baking spree and I now know where the 3 sets of 'love-handles' came from!!
I used:
- 8 pds of butter (That is what Colton weighed at birth(plus 4 oz.)..this would explain where love handle 1&2 came from!)
- 22 cups of sugar (GULP! hello love handle #3)
- 15 lbs of flour - which would explain why I can no longer eat flour!
- 2 large bags of icing sugar - I can justify this..what is a cookie or cupcake without icing..SERIOUSLY!
Do any of you out there have any good baking recipes you would like me to try..or a recipe that you are a little hesitant to try but would love to see - if you send me a recipe and I decide to make it, I will send you the finished product as a 'thank you'. : )
Tuesday, September 6, 2011
Why? How? When?
Well, we are about to embark on a new stage in life on Thursday...time to start Preschool! I am a little nervous but I know it will be good for both of us. Thursday morning is Colton's first day and it will only be for an hour just to get them comfortable and to get to know his teacher etc. I am allowed to stay 'just in case' it doesn't go so well. Colton is talking pretty brave right now but I know that when Thursday comes he will be wrapped around my leg. Praying for patience and that I will have a brave little boy come Thursday.
These last couple weeks have been so exhausting! Who knew that a 4 year old could ask so many questions in 5 minutes! Colton has been so inquisitive about everything the last couple weeks and I am running out of answers and have found myself going onto 'Google' to try and answer his questions. He keeps me on my toes all day and I'm exhausted by the time he goes to bed each night. I am trying to have patience with each and every question b/c i realize that this is how he learns and I'm sure we all did it to our parents when we were this age. There have been some very awkward and embarassing questions along with questions that you would expect to come out of an 8 yr olds mouth. He is so observent and curious and I have to be 'on' at all times b/c i never know what will come out of his mouth. Love my boy to pieces and so thankful for a happy, healthy and curious little boy.
Here's an example of some of the questions/observations that Colton has said:
"why are some people different colors?"
"why aren't all taxicabs the same color?"
"where does that lady go if she misses the bus?" (referring to a lady standing at the bus stop)
"I think that kid needs to take a nap, right mom?" (screaming/crying kid in Superstore)
These last couple weeks have been so exhausting! Who knew that a 4 year old could ask so many questions in 5 minutes! Colton has been so inquisitive about everything the last couple weeks and I am running out of answers and have found myself going onto 'Google' to try and answer his questions. He keeps me on my toes all day and I'm exhausted by the time he goes to bed each night. I am trying to have patience with each and every question b/c i realize that this is how he learns and I'm sure we all did it to our parents when we were this age. There have been some very awkward and embarassing questions along with questions that you would expect to come out of an 8 yr olds mouth. He is so observent and curious and I have to be 'on' at all times b/c i never know what will come out of his mouth. Love my boy to pieces and so thankful for a happy, healthy and curious little boy.
Here's an example of some of the questions/observations that Colton has said:
"why are some people different colors?"
"why aren't all taxicabs the same color?"
"where does that lady go if she misses the bus?" (referring to a lady standing at the bus stop)
"I think that kid needs to take a nap, right mom?" (screaming/crying kid in Superstore)
Monday, August 22, 2011
Time Flies
I was given this little article not to long ago from my aunt and the article dated back to 1989. I thought it was pretty interesting and I'd like to know how much these numbers have changed from then to now...
The average persons spends.......
- 7 years in the bathroom
- 6 years eating
- 4 years cleaning house
- 5 years waiting in lines
- 2 years trying to return phone calls to people who aren't there to receive them.
- 3 years preparing meals
- 1 year searching for misplaced things.
- 8 months opening junk mail
- 6 months sitting at red lights
The average persons spends.......
- 7 years in the bathroom
- 6 years eating
- 4 years cleaning house
- 5 years waiting in lines
- 2 years trying to return phone calls to people who aren't there to receive them.
- 3 years preparing meals
- 1 year searching for misplaced things.
- 8 months opening junk mail
- 6 months sitting at red lights
Sunday, August 14, 2011
Jen, just stop talking!
Anyone who knows me knows that I can be opinionated and I usually speak my mind. Believe it or not though, there are times when I do know enough to keep my mouth shut...but that really doesn't happen very often and I usually make up for it later. : P
There are those moments that as soon as you open your mouth you think, 'why am I saying this?' or 'why did i just say that?!' DOH!
I had a few 'smack- myself- in -the- head -b/c -of -my- opinion' moments this weekend and a few ' why- can't -I- just- keep- my- thoughts -and -feelings- to- myself -for -once'! I did that today..said something i shouldn't have and as soon as it was said I wished I could take it back..but i couldn't.
People learn very quickly with me that if you don't want an honest opinion...don't ask Jen!
Sooooo, my conclusion and lesson learned from this weekend is, "Jen, just stop talking....just smile and nod, insert your foot into your mouth and no one gets hurt!"
There are those moments that as soon as you open your mouth you think, 'why am I saying this?' or 'why did i just say that?!' DOH!
I had a few 'smack- myself- in -the- head -b/c -of -my- opinion' moments this weekend and a few ' why- can't -I- just- keep- my- thoughts -and -feelings- to- myself -for -once'! I did that today..said something i shouldn't have and as soon as it was said I wished I could take it back..but i couldn't.
People learn very quickly with me that if you don't want an honest opinion...don't ask Jen!
Sooooo, my conclusion and lesson learned from this weekend is, "Jen, just stop talking....just smile and nod, insert your foot into your mouth and no one gets hurt!"
A good 'ole laugh with good 'ole friends
Ahhhh..sigh. I have just returned from a wonderful weekend full of long-lost and forever friends. I needed a good girl weekend and I REALLY needed a night to laugh uncontrolably and leave all problems and issues at home.
I headed to Portage for the weekend and had a fabulous time. Saturday night I arranged for a handful of us girls to get together to catch up and have a child-free evening full of delicious food and lots of laughs and giggles.
I forgot how good it feels to spend an evening laughing....'tears rolling down your face, can't talk b/c your mouth is frozen in a perma-grin' kinda laughing. I woke up Sunday morning feeling like I had done 100 crunches my stomach was so sore and my eyes were blood shot from all the crying I had done (happy tears of course!). I love to laugh...I love to laugh until I cry, especially when i can do it with wonderful friends! : )
Thanks for an awesome evening out Michelle, Cheryl, Brandy, Sally, Anna and Raema! I can't wait to see everyone else's pictures! : )
Raema is missing from our photo b/c she had to go home to her newborn baby. : (
I headed to Portage for the weekend and had a fabulous time. Saturday night I arranged for a handful of us girls to get together to catch up and have a child-free evening full of delicious food and lots of laughs and giggles.
I forgot how good it feels to spend an evening laughing....'tears rolling down your face, can't talk b/c your mouth is frozen in a perma-grin' kinda laughing. I woke up Sunday morning feeling like I had done 100 crunches my stomach was so sore and my eyes were blood shot from all the crying I had done (happy tears of course!). I love to laugh...I love to laugh until I cry, especially when i can do it with wonderful friends! : )
Raema is missing from our photo b/c she had to go home to her newborn baby. : (
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