A Late Monday Menu!

Tuesday, January 22, 2013 // 1 comment

Monday
Hubby wanted to grocery shop with me and we went out

Tuesday
Hamburgers
Baked Beans
Fries





 Wednesday
Honey Glazed Pork Chops
Macaroni and Cheese
Green Beans
Rolls


 Thursday
Smothered Steak
Rice
Rolls

Friday
Sausage Skillet Dinner (I use bowtie pasta instead of lasagna noodles)
Salad
Garlic Toast

Saturday
Fried Chicken
Potato Salad
Fried Okra
Rolls
Cherry Cobbler

Sunday: 
Shrimp Scampi
Coconut Shrimp 
Hush Puppies
Cole Slaw






Teresa's Blogaversary Winner!

Monday, January 21, 2013 // 1 comment
Sorry it took me so long to choose the winner! I do have a Level 2 CTMH paper pack and an embellishment package to go with it for the winner....I am going to give the winner a choice of two different paper packs! So here is the winner!!!


Sarah Biswabic...you are the winner!!! I will contact you shortly to give you your choices.

Winter is in the Air....Even in Florida!!!!

Saturday, January 19, 2013 // 34 comments



Oh the weather outside is frightful, but these projects are so delightful. Welcome to the ‘Winter’s In The Air’ blog hop. We have all made projects to warm your heart, and potentially decorate your home, during these snowy months.

If you arrived here from Michele's blog...you are on the right track. If you did not please go back to Melanie's blog and begin the hop. 

Here is my project...one of my crafting goals for this new year is to make some kind of wreath of some type to hang on my front door for holidays and seasons...well, I took this hop as an opportunity to make a winter one! So here you go...funny thing is as I was making it my hubby asked "What are you doing?" When I explained making a winter wreath for the front door he exclaimed well why don't you send it up north where they actually have winter. A Florida girl can dream of a bit of winter weather can't she....oh, but not too much!!! LOL!



If you comment on everyone’s post you will be entered to win this from Melanie.  It includes paper, stickers, metal embellies, adhesive, mists, stencils, a journal and more.  Be sure to check back on Tuesday, Jan 22 to see who won.

Here is the blog candy you  can win over on Melanie's blog...be sure to comment on each person's post for a chance to win.



Now from here you will go see what Robin has to share with you today!



Here is the line up for today.

Melanie http://afternoonscrapper.blogspot.com/
Claire http://threewaterscreations.blogspot.com/
Elecia http://creationsby-kahaulani.blogspot.com/
Sarah www.craftingwithsarah.blogspot.com
Nancy http://alwaysastorycreationsbynancy.blogspot.com/
Anita http://scrappyhappymommy.blogspot.ca
Ashley http://marinewifesscrappinlife.blogspot.com
Miranda http://www.nanasscrapspot.com/
Michele http://michelescraftroom.blogspot.com/
Teresa http://freshandrenewed.blogspot.com/
Robin http://cutonedesignsbyrobin.blogspot.com/
Lucy http://love2createitall.com
Christine http://hotberrydesigns.blogspot.com/
Charity http://thebookinroom.blogspot.com
Lluvia http://sweetbirdmemories.blogspot.com

Have a great weekend and thanks for hopping with us. 



Monday Menu 1/14-1/20

Monday, January 14, 2013 // 2 comments




Meals this week are a bit on the simple side...not a lot of recipes required...just needed to have a week where there were not a whole lot of new and different things. 
Monday
leftovers of Meatloaf and Pork Chop dinner

Tuesday
Lasagna
Ceasar Salad
Garlic Toast
Apple Pie Bars


Wednesday
Taco Soup 
Cornbread

Thursday
Country Fried Steak
Rice/Gravy
Peas
Rolls

Friday
none

Saturday
Roast w/potatoes and carrots
Green Beans
Rolls

Sunday: 
Fried Chicken
Potato Salad
Fried Okra
Rolls
Cherry Cobbler



Cuttin and Stampin Time!

Saturday, January 12, 2013 // 5 comments

Weekly Challenge #1 Tuesday, January 8th thru January 14th.
Use Twine and Straws in your creation. 

I am so excited to share my twine and straw creation with you today. Have you ever had a thought in your head and weren't sure if you could actually execute it or not? Well, that is exactly what happened with this creation. So my idea came out very similar to what I had in my head. I am extremely pleased with how it came out.
close up of the center
I used a luncheon sized paper plate a cut a circle out of the dark grey solid paper. Then I began gluing straws in an alternating pattern; grey, pink...around in a circle like spokes. I then used a heart shaped doily as the middle to cover up my boo-boos...they were not quite even! Then I cut this cute cupid from Sweethearts Cricut cartridge at about 4.5." I layered it with the various A Muse studio papers. Then I used another A Muse studio pattern paper to cut a larger circle for a background. I also cut the word love to glue as a sentiment across the bottom straws. I took the A Muse twine both the pink and the grey and wove them in and out the straws to just add another layer. Then, I  hot glued some ribbon ( I had some pink froo-froo ribbon that fit perfectly) to the back as my hanger. This is going to serve as my Valentine wreath to hang on my front door. 

Go to to Cuttin and Stampin Challenges for a complete list of rules and to enter your creation. You can go Here for more information on A Muse studio products.



Teresa's Blogaversary Blog Hop!

Friday, January 11, 2013 // 20 comments

To find Nana's Birthday Bash blog hop go here!



Hello to all our crafty friends! We have a great blog hop for you today. A little over a year ago I began this new blog to celebrate the fact I wanted a change in my life. And for that change to be permanent came lots of prayer and leaning on God to give the right answers. The answers He needed to give not the answers that I desired. Well here we are 1 year later and I am so thankful to be a Stay at Home Wife loving life and doing all I need to do to create a warm, loving atmosphere for my family!

So thanks for joining us today...enjoy all the projects. They all represent some kind of change in each person's life.


Make sure you comment along the way as the blog candy for this wonderful hop is a Close to My Heart Level 2 paper pack with an embellishment pack to compliment the paper.

I created a 2 page layout today with this great paper My Mind's Eye Lost and Found Rosy collection. The pictures on this layout are pictures of my daughter, grandson, and I at our baking day. We get together every other week and bake. That is one of the things I was so excited that I was able to add into my new schedule of being a SAHW. My daughter has three children and does not work outside the home, so getting to spend more time with her and my grandson who is still a pre-schooler has been a real joy to me. Hope you get inspired to create something this weekend.


The journaling reads: One of the many things I have enjoyed  since the change from
 having a full time teaching career  as a teacher is being able to spend more
time with my grandchildren. It brings me great delight every other week to
spend time with my daughter and grandson baking.



Next you will head on over to the talented An'Jenic, she has a wonderful project to share with you.
Here is the full line-up for you to follow.




Nana's Birthday Bash Blog Hop

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Welcome to “NANA’S BIRTHDAY BASH” Blog Hop!

If you've hopped along from Melissa then you are in the right place!!  If you are just joining me from your dashboard, or reading this via email, please be sure to CLICK HERE to start at the beginning with NANA'S BLOG. (you'll want to catch up on all the FUN!!)...

In addition to seeing a lot of awesome creations, there is some blog candy available too.  Nana a/k/a Miranda is giving away a $25 Michael’s gift card along with a surprise box.  To be eligible for the blog candy, you are required to visit each stop in the hop and leave a comment! 

I have a million family birthdays in the first 4 months of the year! Well maybe not a million but a lot! So here is card #1! This is for my grandson who will be turning 8! He is such a joy!




Next on the hop is Mary follow along to her Blog!

SHOULD YOU GET LOST ALONG THE WAY, HERE IS THE ENTIRE LINE UP:




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