Apr 6

Yard Sale Finds

Tis the season, the yard sales are popping up here and there. We shopped one a few weeks ago, and I found some pretty cool finds.

I grabbed a Bundt Pan from the 70’s in it’s original packaging for just $3.00, it is awesome, and harvest gold. I also picked up a little bill organizer for a mere $.50.

It isn’t Pyrex, but this little Daisy dish was too cute to pass up.

I also found a little picture of squirrels to add to my collection. Agnes is obsessed with the squirrels in our neighborhood. She is always trying to catch one of them.

After the yard sale, we decided to head over to the Treasure Hunt. It was packed with antique shopping customers.

I grabbed this little recipe box. It is adorable, on the cookie cookbook shelf.

I lucked out and found an itty bitty Pyrex dish too. It was within my budget too, so that is always great.

The city wide yard sale is next month, and I can’t wait to get out there and hunt for bargains.

Apr 4

March’s Tasty Treats

March was one of those months where I was constantly playing catch-up. It’s now April, and I’m still not caught up on it all. I was sick with migraines a lot in March, and I just wasn’t in the kitchen as much as I should have been.

I also wanted to spend most of my time at the craft table, so that didn’t help my kitchen motivation too much either.

I do have several photos to share, when I finally got off my butt, and got back to cooking.

That my friends is six pounds of panko, and a new book too. I hope this lasts me a bit.

I’ve been taking coffee with me when I go pick up the boys. This cup went along on a migraine day.

I made a few batches of cookies.

I made a big batch of Pepperoni Pizza Rolls. Some were for the boy’s lunch, and some were headed to the freezer. I’m stocking the freezer for our vacation this month, and these rolls freeze well.

I made a no-bake Cherry Cheesecake. I love cheesecake, but my family just isn’t a fan. This one was easy to make, and super tasty too. I’m making a blueberry-lemon one for Easter.

I can’t resist picking up a Pineapple whenever I see them at the store.

For the first day of Spring, we had a yummy, light dinner. That also called for a Cherry Jell-O Cake.

Whenever anyone in our family has a birthday, I always let them pick the meal. In March, it was Dylan’s. In true Southeast Kansas tradition, Dylan picked Fried Chicken and Spaghetti.

He also wanted a chocolate cake made from scratch, with extra icing.

The chocolate cake was crazy good!

A few days after Dylan’s birthday, I came down with a ridiculous migraine, that made me sick for days.

I still didn’t feel like eating much, but it was Shamrock Shake month after all.

When I finally felt better, I made a Cinnamon Cake for my hubby to say thanks for helping me out when I was feeling awful.

My family loves this cake. I ended up making two of them in two days. I can’t complain though, I love baking desserts for my darlings.

Apr 3

Still Not Finished

I have three pretty big crochet works in progress now. Unfortunately, none of them are quite finished.

First up is a king size blanket for our bed.

I think I started this project last spring/early Summer, and I was hoping to have it done by the Winter.

Winter has come and gone, and it still isn’t finished…

Up next is a new afghan for Agnes. We stocked up on yarn in January, and she picked out her favorite colors.

This granny-row blanket is quick to crochet, and it is about 3/4’s  finished.

I’ll keep crocheting on it until I run out of pretty yarn.

Lastly I’m making a solid-color granny-square throw.

I picked out lots of different colors of yarn, and started making 7 round granny-squares.

This is a fun project to crochet. I can crochet a granny-square here and there, when I have a few minutes.

I crocheted one hundred squares, and started hand-stitching them together.

I got about half-way through the blanket, and that’s when the big kitty became obsessed with it.

He loves to nap in my sewing chair… It is a very sunny spot in the house.

He also likes to nap directly on my project, even when I’m sitting there sewing on it.

He is too cute though, I don’t want to move him. That granny-square blanket is definitely his!

 

 

Apr 2

March’s Favorite Photos

March was a funny month, and it went by all to quickly. We celebrated Dylan’s 7th birthday, and the boys were home on Spring Break too. We had cold weather, storms, and Winter wasn’t ready to leave just yet. We did get out of the house when the weather was cooperative, and we enjoyed the great indoors when the weather wasn’t so kind.

I have a few photos to share from the month of March.

Thade has become the master of avoiding the camera.

Dylan accomplished his goal for Ready Set Read! Here he is reading one of my very favorite books from when I was little.

The big kid celebrated his seventh birthday! Holy moly! I can’t believe that he is already seven!

Miss Agnes has been constantly by my side. She has been helping out with little chores, and singing me lots of really loud songs.

Her hair is getting crazy long.

There has been lots of sibling-time going on. I love it!

Southeast Kansas skies were busy in March too.

I love the sky here!

Miss Mia is growing up too. She will be two this year.

She has become my “car buddy”, she loves to go for a ride. That also involves her barking at everyone…

The big kitty has been taking lots of naps. He will be fifteen this year, so he likes to spend a lot of his time relaxing.

He also likes to prevent me from completing any crochet projects with his kitty-cuteness.

Apr 1

April’s Monthly Dinner Menu

It’s that time again! Time for another monthly dinner menu. I have to say that I am a bit excited about this month. The weather is better, the school year is starting to wind down, and James and I are going on a much needed vacation! Hello April!!!

I’m keeping the menu simple this month, and I’m also doubling a lot of the meals to put in the freezer. I want to have the house stocked up, and ready for Na-na and Grandma. So here we go, it’s April’s monthly dinner menu.

  • 4/1/2014: Beef Soft Tacos, Tortilla Chips, Homemade Salsa, Cheese Dip, and Re-fried Beans
  • 4/2/2014: Beef Rice-a-Roni, Green Beans, Dinner Rolls, and Cherry Pie
  • 4/3/2014: Biscuits & Gravy, Sausage, Breakfast Potatoes, and Cinnamon Rolls
  • 4/4/2014: Tacos, Tortilla Chips, Homemade Salsa, and Cheese Dip
  • 4/5/2014: Pulled Pork Tacos, Tortilla Chips, Homemade Salsa, Cheese Dip, and Re-fried Beans
  • 4/6/2014: Pot Roast with Potatoes, and Dinner Rolls
  • 4/7/2014: Salmon Bites, Salad, Breadsticks, and Fresh Fruit
  • 4/8/2014: Sweet & Sour Chicken, Rice, and Broccoli
  • 4/9/2014: Chicken Burritos, Tortilla Chips, Homemade Salsa, Cheese Dip, and Re-fried Beans
  • 4/10/2014: Panko Chicken Sandwiches and Chips
  • 4/11/2014:Nachos
  • 4/12/2014: Monkey Bread, Fresh Fruit, and Scrambled Eggs
  • 4/13/2014: Panko Chicken, Spaghetti, Hominy, Green Beans, and Homemade Bread
  • 4/14/2014: Chicken Burritos, Tortilla Chips, Homemade Salsa, Cheese Dip, and Re-fried Beans
  • 4/15/2014: Spaghetti, Breadsticks, Green Beans, and Chocolate Bundt Cake
  • 4/16/2014: Tacos, Tortilla Chips, Homemade Salsa, and Cheese Dip
  • 4/17/2014: Chicken Chow Mien, Rice, Chow Mien Noodles, and Broccoli
  • 4/18/2014: Panko Popcorn Chicken and Tater Tots
  • 4/19/2014: Belgian Waffles and Fresh Fruit
  • 4/20/2014: Chicken Noodles, Mashed Potatoes, Dinner Rolls, Chocolate Pie, and Blueberry-Lemon Cheesecake
  • 4/21/2014: Pulled Pork Tacos, Tortilla Chips, Homemade Salsa, Cheese Dip, and Re-fried Beans
  • 4/22/2014: Pancakes and Bacon
  • 4/23/2014: Chicken Burritos, Tortilla Chips, Homemade Salsa, Cheese Dip, and Re-fried Beans
  • 4/24/2014: Salmon Cakes, Rice, Corn, and Cherry Jell-o Cake
  • 4/25/2014: Tacos, Tortilla Chips, Homemade Salsa, and Cheese Dip
  • 4/26/2014: ???
  • 4/27/2014: ???
  • 4/28/2014: ???
  • 4/29/2014: ???
  • 4/30/2014: ???

I’m trying to use what I’ve got on hand this week, and put off grocery shopping for a bit longer. I haven’t been doing too well with the grocery budget lately.