around the home sub categories : crafts, decorating, everyday and organizing
Valentine’s Day 2010
Hi you!
Hope you had a very nice Valentine's day!
Ours was a day of overindulging!
Casey gave me my own copy of A Homemade Life: Stories and Recipes from my Kitchen Table and panda card!
The card gave me permission to overindulge yesterday so I did!
It's a good thing I have my own copy now because I spilled a little butter on the library copy! Woops! Continue reading→
A sweet 16 months
Cooper turned 16 months old yesterday.
A sweet 16...although he was Mr. Grumps. All 4 canines are coming in at once.
The words he says:
Car, dada, shoes, ball, hat, cat, cracker, please, pretty, cracker, bread, dis & dat (this and that)
They don't sound exactly how they are supposed to...we still find it super adorable.
He has said mama a few times...but prefers to call both Casey and I "dada."
He LOOOVES watching cars outside. Seeing the garbage truck makes his day.
my current organizing tips
It's been raining a lot here in Northern California! A LOT!
It's nice, but it's prevented us from going on the afternoon walks I love so much.
Because I've been stuck inside on my days off of work, I've been trying my hardest to get organized and streamline my life a bit.
It's been a challenge, but I have implemented a few things that have saved me.
2 for 2010!!!
I bought a juicer 5 months before I got pregnant with Cooper. I was obsessed. For the first three months, I juiced constantly. I could not keep enough fruit & veg in my house to quench my thirst. I thought to myself "This 200 bucks was soo worth it! How could I never NOT juice?!"
Then I got pregnant and turned super lazy....The thought of lugging my machine out of the cabinet and cleaning up the mess prevented me from using it. What a waste of a fine machine! Sigh.
This afternoon while Coop slept, I busted out Rhoda (the name I have for my juicer) and made something delightful!
Carrot, Red Pepper, Apple, Ginger & Celery juice:
Christmas Decorations, 2009 style
Here's our Christmas tree this year-
We put it up in our little "sitting room" area.
Give the gift of Treats!
Let's face it, this year giving presents will be a bit tough with the economy in the crapper. What better excuse to get into our kitchens and make stuff?!! It's fun, rewarding and it's a great way to show people that you care!!
I also find that baking late at night with a cocktail is VERY therapeutic. Agreed?
So I've compiled a little mash up of ideas for you!
If you want to treat your friends & family to some amazing candy, make:
Let the Holiday Season Begin!
Hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving! We sure did!!! Lots of activity at my mom's house. We had great food, great wine & great company as usual.
Thanksgiving Roundup!!!
So I had a little request from lovely Alex of Strawberry Lemonade to do a little roundup of my Thanksgiving pasts/ideas. My mom always hosts Thanksgiving, so most of the weight of the day is on her. She rocks. She's traditional. She makes a wonderful spread!
For our Thanksgiving, I bring a sweet potato dish topped with pecans & a HUGE batch creamed spinach to the party. I've never blogged the recipes to either one (which kinda shocks me!) Maybe I should....
The past few years I've made a fluffy pumpkin tiramisu for dessert, but it usually never gets finished cuz everyone in my family stuffs themselves all day long and never saves room for dessert! I hate that! It tastes good, but it has a shelf life!
If you are looking for some Thanksgiving ideas, I've compiled a few!
If you are on appetizer duty,
Make a Sundried Tomato Goat Cheese Log!
