40 % off at Paper Popsicles!

Wow!!! Melissa has put everything on sale in the Paper Popsicles store!! 40% off! Such an amazing deal! I already have two December kits but I might need to stock up on some other papers and goodies. Go check it out and get a great deal!! There's a button on my sidebar for you to click or go to paperpopsicles.com.

RAK!!

I have a goodie up for grabs on the Feeling Scrappy blog!! I hope you'll stop by over there! http://feelingscrappyclasses.blogspot.com/


Have a great Sunday!!

Layout and gift idea

Here's another layout from the Sketchapalooza class through Feeling Scrappy. We have another Sketch class in March and two mini classes before then. I hope you'll join us for a class soon! Check them out here- http://feelingscrappyclasses.blogspot.com/search/label/Classes


Also, if you need a last minute EASY gift idea, check out the Paper Popsicles How-To forum! I can't post the photos here since I don't want to spoil the surprise for anyone who might be getting one from us (so if you are a member of our family...DO NOT LOOK!). But everyone else is welcome to go and check it out and make some of these easy little gifts. :) There's a link for PP on the left.

Have a great day!!

A few photos

What a slacker I have been with this blog! Here are a few pics. I hope they upload correctly because I don't have time to resize them.

Siggy

Thanks to the help of my wonderful computer wiz hubby, the line around my images is gone. But I can't tell you how to do it because I have no idea...he did it for me. I can try to get the secret out of him though if anyone wants the scoop. Need to feed some hungry children then start working on a header. :)

ETA: Got a new header! What do you think?

Menu planning and train layouts

Playing indoors around here means playing with cars and trains. With the recent cold and snow, we have been building lots of tracks for Joshua's trains to ride. Here are a couple of layouts I made during Feeling Scrappy's Sketchapalooza class about Joshua and his love of trains.

And I know I am a day late, but I did have my menu done yesterday. So here it is...

Monday- Teriyaki pork, rice and green beans

Tuesday- red beans, rice and tortillas

Wednesday- Spicy potato soup (or Mexican potato casserole-I haven't decided!)

Thursday-Fish and chips

Friday- Homemade Pizza

Saturday- Crock pot beef (see recipe below), garlic peas and couscous or rice

Sunday- Comforting chicken noodle soup

Crock pot beef recipe

*So easy and so tasty! This is from my Fix it and forget it book.

beef roast (or stew meat)

1 envelope dry onion soup mix

1 can of diced tomatoes

Directions:

Combine in crock pot and cook on low for 8 hours.

**The leftovers from this are great in beef enchiladas!

For more menu ideas, see orgjunkie.com

Have a great day!!!

Tagged

Two of my scrappy friends, Lynda and Tricia, both tagged me so here are my 7 random facts.

1. I usually drink my coffee with a straw.
2. I stay up to late watching tv shows on line.
3. I made a tutu for Abby and 2 new finger puppets for Joshua today.
4. I sing children's songs all. day. long. (My voice is terrible but my babies love it. :) )
5. I have a bunch of scrappy supplies that never get used. (Um...I forget that I have some of it!)
6. I often forget to change my wall calendar for a couple of months. (My sister usually ends up being the official calendar changer! LOL)
7. I love Chirstmas decorations and lights and I am always a little bummed when we have to put them away.

Ok, I have a feeling that many of you are probably tagged out so I'm not tagging anyone but if you feel like posting some random facts about yourself, let me know here and I would love to read them! :)

One more day!!

You have until tomorrow to submit a card for a chance to win a free card class!!! Go check it out here: http://feelingscrappyclasses.blogspot.com/2008/12/challenge-5-more-cards.html

Menu Monday!

I haven't done this in awhile so I thought I'd actually share our menu this week. I ALWAYS menu plan. It makes my life sooo much easier and helps us not to eat out very often. I also loosely plan our breakfasts and lunches but I'm just posting dinners for now.

Here's a picture of one of our homemade pizzas. I change it up a lot depending on what we have on hand.



Monday- shepherd's pie
Tuesday- homemade pizza - dough recipe here
Wednesday- turkey enchiladas, beans (see recipe below) and rice (I'm just going to use canned sauce for the enchiladas. I might try to make my own tortillas, though.)
Thursday- potato soup and homemade rolls (new recipe!)
Friday- tuna casserole (or some sort of pasta...not really sure yet)
Saturday- crock pot Mexican chicken soup (see recipe below!)
Sunday- lentil stew

Mexican Chicken Soup
–from my friend Jayne

1 lb chicken breast
1 can black beans
1 can corn
2 cans Rotel or Mexican stewed tomatoes
1 can 14oz tomato sauce
1 cup salsa
~Cook in crock-pot 6-8 hours. Shred chicken and enjoy.
1 cup = 2 WW points

Pinto Beans
Dried pinto beans (I usually use about 2-4 cups worth to have lots of leftovers)
Water
Salt and pepper
Fajita Seasoning (or you can use a combo of your favorite seasonings such as cumin, chili powder, pinto bean seasoning, etc.)
(I’ve seen lots of recipes that add a couple of strips of bacon to the beans at the beginning which I am sure is really tasty…I just don’t do that.)

1. Rinse and sort your beans. Pull out any that look funky.
2. Dump beans into a large pot and cover with cold water. Fill it up to about 2 inches above the top of the beans.
3. Cover pot and bring it to a boil on the stove.
4. Turn to low and let simmer for about 2 hours stirring occasionally. Sometimes, you’ll need to add a bit more water if you didn’t add enough to start with.
5. Add your seasonings. I add about 1 tsp of black pepper, 1 tsp of fajita seasoning, and ½ tsp salt for every 2 cups of dried beans. Stir it up really well and let simmer for awhile longer until most of the liquid is absorbed. At this point, I am usually getting hungry and try the beans several times, sometimes adding more seasonings if I feel like it.

With the leftovers, I put about 2 cups into a freezer bag and freeze several bags for use at another time. I push the air out and stack them flat on top of something flat until frozen.

Check out http://orgjunkie.com/ for more menu ideas.

Another layout

I hope you've been checking Feeling Scrappy's blog frequently! We have had lots of posts about holidays, decorating, crafts, challenges, techniques and even recipes! Go back and check out the older posts while you are there! We'd love to hear what you think and what you'd like to see more of.

While I am posting, I thought I'd share another layout with you I completed during Sketchapalooza. We have another Sketch class coming up in March and a couple of cool classes between now and then about organizing and cards. And if you sign up for both, there's a great deal right now! http://feelingscrappyclasses.blogspot.com/search/label/Classes

This is a page about the town we used to live in.

Have a great weekend!