tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19581468409877719112024-02-18T23:17:42.784-05:00Insert Cool Blog Name HereI couldn't think of one so I'm going to make you think of something!FLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16451341125473606160noreply@blogger.comBlogger60125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1958146840987771911.post-36464991684771306302012-05-31T09:52:00.000-04:002012-05-31T09:53:37.992-04:00What IF Part 2So our ultrasound is TOMORROW!!!! It got moved up and I am so thankful! I can not wait! So as long as baby cooperates we will find out if we have a little boy or a little girl joining our little family! I figured I better get on What If Part 2! <br />
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What if its a girl:<br />
Name: Michaela Lynn<br />
Nursery theme: I'm going to call it Happy Owls. I love the bright colors and I think the owls are fun!!<br />
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The room has blue carpet and since I'm thinking I want to be frugal and not change it this set will work out well! I also want to paint the room that bright punch color in the bedding. Jake isn't too thrilled about this but I think it will turn out amazing! <br />
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Crib: This will be the same if its a boy or a girl!<br />
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We already have a dresser and a lower dresser (that will be used as a changer) that we will be repainting to go with this crib! I love the idea of reusing some old furniture! Plus it used to be my grandmas set so that means a lot to me to get to have it go to our new baby! This is what we want to paint it to look like:<br />
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I just love the 2 toned effect! So this is what the dressers we have to work with look like now. Totally doable. Just will take some time.<br />
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Rocker: I'm so totally stoked that I will get to reuse my rocker from my nursery for this new one! It is in great shape. I will probably repaint it to go with the dresser/crib theme. Right now it is just white with a vine painted along the top. This is the rocking chair cover I want to get:<br />
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<br />FLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16451341125473606160noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1958146840987771911.post-15332982210081061622012-05-03T12:02:00.001-04:002012-05-03T12:02:23.186-04:00What if Part 1:So all this baby stuff makes my head spin! I love it... the planning, the looking at little clothes, the nursery sets... That being said I could never wait till the baby was born to find out what we are having. (Well, since that option to find out is there I could never wait) I am counting down the days till we find out actually... 46 days... Seems like forever! Anyways, I thought I'd share with you some of my what ifs!<br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><strong><u>What if its a boy:</u></strong></span><br />
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<u>Name</u>: Michael Jacob<br />
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<u>Nursery theme</u>: Some sort of racing. I don't want black and white checkers everywhere. I want baby still represented! I think I found just the set: <br />
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I love the colors. I love the cute way the animals are "racing"! The room already has blue carpet in it so it would work out perfectly! I would probably paint the walls the green that is in the car and grass. Love it!<br />
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<u>Crib</u>: This will be the same if its a boy or a girl!<br />
<a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/64246732154248294/">http://pinterest.com/pin/64246732154248294/</a><br />
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We already have a dresser and a lower dresser (that will be used as a changer) that we will be repainting to go with this crib! I love the idea of reusing some old furniture! Plus it used to be my grandmas set so that means a lot to me to get to have it go to our new baby! This is what we want to paint it to look like:<br />
<a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/64246732154199707/">http://pinterest.com/pin/64246732154199707/</a><br />
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I just love the 2 toned effect! So this is what the dressers we have to work with look like now. Totally doable. Just will take some time.<br />
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<u>Rocker</u>: I'm so totally stoked that I will get to reuse my rocker from my nursery for this new one! It is in great shape. I will probably repaint it to go with the dresser/crib theme. Right now it is just white with a vine painted along the top. This is the rocking chair cover I want to get:<br />
<a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/64246732154496493/">http://pinterest.com/pin/64246732154496493/</a><br />
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So that is just a little bit of my what ifs "if" its a boy! <br />
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Until Next Time!<br />
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So I obviously have been MIA! I thought about the blog and how I wanted to write... I just didn't... I want to get back at it again... <br />
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Since I've been pregnant... <br />
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~ I haven't menu planned. I just couldn't follow it. I couldn't eat things that were planned out for me. I didn't have the energy to make the planned items. I also couldn't stand the thought of food after about 3:00. I never had morning sickness. I have late evening food thoughts making me gag sickness...<br />
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~ I haven't done any of the 52 week organization. My kitchen has been slightly messy since I had it all organized. I feel awful about this but alas I have been too tired to do anything about it. Overwhelmed really at the thought of cleaning out toys and getting a new nursery together...<br />
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I am 13 weeks pregnant now. I am finally getting into my 2nd trimester. I am feeling a little better and getting over the late evening sickness. Baby seems to be doing well in there! I am so anxious to find out what we are having. We will not find out until mid June which is killing be because I will be 21 weeks I believe! Chrissy is very excited now about her new sibling and wants to buy baby stuff all the time. I have to keep reminding her that we do not know what it is yet and we should wait. She then agrees... I have already started saving items to my amazon wish list for the nursery. I will share items in a following post! One for if it is a boy and one for if it is a girl... We have been calling the baby - Baby "M". Why? Because it is the first initial for both the boy or girl's name! (I'll have to share our reasoning behind that later!)<br />
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So here is my 12 Week "belly" shot... <br />
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<br />FLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16451341125473606160noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1958146840987771911.post-53825260606673937572012-03-05T09:31:00.002-05:002012-03-05T09:31:24.213-05:00Menu MondayIts Monday again! You know what that means...<br />
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So last week I didn't follow my plan that great! Opps... I did however eat items in the house so I didn't really spend too much extra money! So some of these items are going to be a repeat from last week... I am going to include recipes for some things that I thought I had linked last week and didn't... OPPS! That was brought to my attention later in the week by a friend! Sorry!!!</div>
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Monday: Lasguna</div>
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My mouth is watering thinking about this! I had this on the menu last week but I accidentally bought tomato paste instead of tomato sauce so I couldn't make it... That made me sad! LOL!!! Here is the recipe for it: </div>
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Tuesday: Easy Cheesy Chicken Enchilada</div>
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Wednesday: Mongolian Beef</div>
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I credit my love for Mongolian Beef to pregnancy with Chrissy! I couldn't get enough "hot" food. I am so sad because the restaurant I would get this at closed and I was left with no Mongolian beef... Until I found this packet! I will admit that it is not hot but it is super easy and very very yummy! I am going to experiment this time with some chili sauce I found in the isle where I get the seasoning packet and see if I can spice it up a notch! Oh I can not wait till Wednesday gets here! <br />
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This has been on the menu for weeks and kept getting pushed off. I'm not sure why. Lack of motivation I guess. I am going to premake it on Wednesday so Thursday morning I only have to throw it in the crock pot and turn it on. This way I will not have to think about it and there for will not push it off another week!</div>
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Brown chicken. Place in crock pot. Sprinkle with salad dressing. Add wine... </div>
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Saturday: Chicken Squares</div>
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Jake's favorite food! They are pretty awesome I will admit!</div>
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Here is the <a href="http://www.facebook.com/#!/note.php?note_id=10150267772714870">link to the recipe</a>. I was going to post my original but its quite torn and looks very "loved"... LOL</div>
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Sunday: Homemade Deep Dish Pizza</div>
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This was pushed off from the previous week. I didn't feel like cutting up all of the vegetables. I know... Slacker! Well, I have it on the menu again this week and this week I'm actually feeling it... So I can't wait to make it! </div>
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</div>FLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16451341125473606160noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1958146840987771911.post-86945108260994413042012-03-04T15:19:00.001-05:002012-03-04T15:19:08.486-05:00Big Sister CraftSo as you have found out we are expecting #2 in October! We are still over the moon about our little surprise! Anyways, we had to come up with an idea to tell our parents! <br />
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Well, it worked out to our advantage that my godfather's wife, Beckie, had her birthday on March 1st. Since she was still in Arizona and wouldn't be back till the 2nd we decided to do a dinner with my parents, Jake's parents, and Beckie and Rich ("adopted" grandparents!) Friday night. Then we would go back to our house for cake. Jake and I planned to have Chrissy run downstairs with a "big sister" shirt and see who notices first!<br />
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So we went online and looked at some shirts that we could get... these are a few that we found...<br />
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So to get one of these shirts here in time for our announcement we would have to pay an arm and a leg! So what's the next best thing... Actually not sure why I didn't think of it first? If you guessed I make it myself you would be right on!!!</div>
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So I didn't take pictures of the process. I know bad me!!! I got all the supplies at Hobby Lobby except for the shirt. That I got from Target. Make sure you wash and dry the shirt before applying the iron transfers. <br />
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So here is the end result:<br />
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Here it is on Chrissy:<br />
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<br />Not the best picture but you get the point! She insisted she hold her bouncy balls in the picture and I wanted her to hold still so I let her! <br />
I am soooo happy with the way it turned out and I actually like it better than any of the ones I could have gotten online or in a store!! It's also handmade so it is special too. A keepsake! <br />
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Until Tomorrow!<br />
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Tuesday, still EXHAUSTED even though I slept really good the night before. I took Chrissy to school and went to do my normal weekly grocery shopping. <br />
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I have very strange cycles and tend to miss months every so often so I think I just pushed off the date in my head. So I am not sure what made me realize that I was "late". I worked up the courage to get a pregnancy test because even though I'm 30 I still feel odd buying one. I decided that since every time I usually buy one its negative and I hate myself for spending the money on them I went to the dollar store and got one there. I didn't want to take it because this is what usually happens to me... I'm late, I buy a test, I take the test, its negative, and the next day I start. I was going to wait to take it so I wouldn't waste the money even though it was only a $1 this time. I know cheapskate me! LOL!!! <br />
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So anyways, I take the test later. I do what it says and the directions say results in 3 min. So I'm sitting there playing with my phone and I swear to you not 1 min later this is what I see:<br />
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So of course I call Jake... I said I think this is saying I'm pregnant?!? Well, I couldn't believe my eyes! REALLY!!! So we had to go out and get the digital one because could we really trust a $1 store test... LOL</div>
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So there you have it! SURPRISE! We are in shock! Since my cycles are such a mess we believe we are having an October baby! I am hoping they give me an ultrasound soon so we can confirm that!</div>
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So many of you might be wondering why we are so surprised... We tried for over a year to have Chrissy and ended up on fertility treatments to get pregnant with her. This time we just played it by ear. We weren't trying but we weren't stopping anything. Its been over 4 months probably more like 6 that we've been doing that and nothing happened. I was just under the impression that we would need help again. We were shocked and blessed with this miracle! Overjoyed!!! </div>
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So anyways, I decided this week it was about time to take down my Valentine's Day decorations... I know I'm totally slacking! I needed a new wreath for the back of my front door though... Off to the dollar store I went! <br />
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Here is what I got:<br />
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I got 4 packs of cut out shamrocks and a wreath form. I already had the mod podge as you've seen from other posts!<br />
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So I started off by covering the edges of the form. I did this my overlapping the shamrocks so nothing was showing. I also only used the non glittered ones. No particular reason just my preference!<br />
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This was super tricky to keep them from sliding around and sticking to the form. If I had to do it again I would probably use a different glue but I am at a loss as to what I'd use so I can't help you on that! <br />
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Once I went all the way around I moved to the inside... For this I precut the shamrocks to fit the inside perfectly. <br />
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Once I let it dry a little bit I trimmed the shamrocks that were on the front of the wreath so I had a flatter surface to start applying the glittered shamrocks on.<br />
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I did 1 layer of shamrocks and really thought it was turning out great! I wanted a little more though so I added another layer!<br />
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I need to take another shot of this at a different angle. I took this as I was running out the door so it isn't the best picture! I really like the way it turned out though!<br />
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Total Project Cost: $5<br />
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Did you make any shamrock wreaths? Now to start thinking about Easter.... HUM....<br />
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<br />FLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16451341125473606160noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1958146840987771911.post-16404198389109589992012-02-27T11:00:00.000-05:002012-02-27T11:00:10.829-05:00Menu MondayWell, I'm back from the warm state of Arizona... I already pre-planned my weekly meals so I won't have to think too hard this week for planning. I actually have a lot of the ingredients too so I should make out well at the store!<br />
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So I know you want your mouth to water with all the yumminess I have planned:<br />
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Monday:<br />
Frozen Pizzas (I know I know this isn't fun, but since I just got home this morning I do not want to think about cooking tonight!)<br />
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I've blogged this one on a previous Menu Monday! It was amazing the last time we had it. I wished that I had made more that time so I will definitely be making more this time!!! If you haven't tried it yet you should!</div>
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Juicy Hamburgers and Homemade Fries<br />
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This has been on a previous Menu Monday too! We do eat hamburgers and fries often but I make them at home so they aren't fast food bad for you! </div>
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This was on a Menu Monday a couple of weeks ago but I didn't have a picture and a recipe. So I took a picture of it that time and here is the recipe. Its more of a mock lasagna but it is from an old weight watchers book so it shouldn't be too bad for you! I also made this Thursday's meal because I can premake it on Tuesday (my day off work) and Jake can just cook it so it is hot and ready to eat when I get home!</div>
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Italian Chicken with Provolone Cheese and Smashed Potatoes</div>
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No picture. I will have to take one when I cook it. Super easy though. Marinate chicken breasts in Zesty Italian Salad dressing, grilled, and when cooked through top with Provolone Cheese and let melt. Smashed Potatoes were featured previously on a menu Monday! Another recipe that if you have never tried you should!!</div>
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Homemade Deep Dish Pizza</div>
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This is a recipe from a dear friend and it is sooooooooo good! Another old weight watchers recipe. </div>
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Meal Planning... I used to never do it. Then I tried it for a while and really liked it. However, I never was good at sticking to it. Ok back in the day I hardly ever stuck at my plan. Last year I took it up again, only for about a month. Once again I stopped. I never really found my groove and it was too "hard". Since discovering pinterest I have been bit by the organizing bug and the motivation to accomplish these things... This is how I actually discovered this 52 week challange. A friend started it and hooked me to it by her "pin". <br />
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Now I plan weekly. I have sheets that I found on pinterest that keep me organized. This is what it looks like:<br />
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I found the form (through pinterest) at: <br /><a href="http://www.theprojectgirl.com/2009/01/19/menu-planning-form-free-download/">http://www.theprojectgirl.com/2009/01/19/menu-planning-form-free-download/</a><br />
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What I like about this form is that it has the meals on one side and a spot to write down the coresponding grocery list on the other. </div>
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I used to put all my meals into a monthly calander. I had no place to write grocery lists for the cooresponding meals/weeks. This way combines them so nicely. I have the list and the menu right there! I have these made out for about 4 weeks. Since I go grocery shopping on tuesdays (usually) I always try to make sure I buy what is on next weeks monday menu or have all the ingredients for it! </div>
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Every week's menu has all the ingredients for every meal on it even if I have the items at the time I made the list. My reasoning can be explained by an example... This week I have <a href="http://thehammanfamilyblog.blogspot.com/2012/02/menu-monday_20.html">Cheesy Chicken and Rice on my menu</a>. Back when I made this I added chicken, cream of chicken, cheddar cheese and rice to the list. Upon reviewing my list for this weeks shopping trip I am able to cross of rice and cream of chicken soup for this recipe because I have these items in my pantry. I didn't know 3 weeks ago when I made this if I'd have any of those items left, so, instead of forgetting an ingredient because I didn't write it down I am covered. </div>
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This also helps me with my "budget". I put budget in " " because I try to stay between $50 and $80 every week. How do I do this you ask? I usually put an approximate store price of the item next to it on the list. This gives me an idea of how much I will be spending. I usually am pretty good at guessing the price. I always guess high. I'd rather be happier that it was cheaper. I also adjust this price while I'm shopping. I try to not change it if it is on sale, I try to keep the orginal price next to it though. Below is an example of a past week. I shop directly off the list on the sheet. No making another list, its not necessary. This is why items are crossed off and there is scribble on it. </div>
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I'm not sure if you can tell in the above picture but certain items are highlighted. Those are items I have a coupon for. That way I am aware that I have a potential for more savings. I then can use my <a href="http://thehammanfamilyblog.blogspot.com/2012/02/52-week-organization-week-7.html">coupon ring</a> at the store to its max! After I am done shopping I attach the reciept for this week to the paper. </div>
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So there you have it. Menu Planning. Ease into it. You might not want to start out with a whole 4 weeks in advance like I do. (Or maybe you would!) I would suggest, however, doing 2 weeks at a time. You don't want to do great for 1 week and then not do it the following week because you don't feel like doing it. It really is fun to know whats for dinner. When your husband or kid(s) ask you what is for dinner you know!! It is also fun for me to pull out my <a href="http://thehammanfamilyblog.blogspot.com/2012/02/52-week-organization-week-4-5-part-1.html">recipe binder</a> while I'm making my menu and list. It reminds me of things I haven't made in a while and it allows me to add a variety of items to our meals. </div>
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This planning also ties into my menu board that I have on my refrigerator. (If you didn't see it before you can find it <a href="http://thehammanfamilyblog.blogspot.com/2012/01/weekly-menu-board.html">here</a>.) I love being able to change this Sunday night to the next weeks menu. Jake likes it too. He knows what to expect. No more of him saying I had a buffalo sandwich at lunch because I didn't know you were making buffalo wraps for dinner... (this used to happen a lot!) </div>
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Can you believe this was the last of the kitchen organizing in the challange? Weeks 1-8! Can you believe we are 8 weeks into 2012? I can't! Where has the time gone?!? If you have been doing this challenge how does it feel to have a clean organized kitchen. I love it! I get annoyed now when it gets messy!!</div>
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That will be a fun one, I think. I know I have my phone, Jake's phone, and my written address book out when I write christmas cards or send invites. I'm afraid I will forget somebody! So hopefully the next challenge will kick my rear end into shape and get all these addresses together!<br />
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Super yummy and easy! I haven't made this in a long time!!!<br />
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Tuesday: Jake will be in Indianapolis for work so it will be just Chrissy and I...<br />
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I kind of hope you wouldn't need a recipe for tomato soup and grilled cheese, but JUST IN CASE... LOL!!! Comfort food at its best! <br />
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Wednesday:<br />
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I usually make my sauce with the McCormick Spaghetti packets and tomato paste. It tastes better to me than Ragu or another brand of canned sauce. That's how my momma made it so what I grew up on! I always brown up some hamburger to add to the sauce. Once again, that's how momma made it! <br />
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Chicken Chili<br />
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It is a recipe I got from a friend though! Super easy! Here it is:<br />
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1 Can Swanson Chicken in Can (the bigger one, if its not the big can just use 2 smaller ones)<br />
1 Can Great Northern Beans<br />
2 Cups Swanson Chicken Broth<br />
1 Jar Salsa (I use medium or hot and I always use picante because I don't like big chunks in my salsa)<br />
Pepper Jack Cheese & Cheddar Cheese (I can't say how much because I really like mine cheesy)<br />
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Heat all ingredients until cheese melts! HEAVEN IN A BOWL!!! <br />
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ARIZONA!! Traveling to warmer climates! Can't wait!<br />
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Until Tomorrow!<br />
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Now... I used to be really, really good with coupons... Not sure what happened and why I fell "out of love" with them. This is how I used to organize my coupons:</div>
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Yes, I was that person you'd see in the store toting around their binder... However, I hated cleaning it out and coupons got very old in there or even though it was organized well I still couldn't find what I needed. AND my all time pet peeve.... The ONE time I'd forget to take it in with me... There would an awesome sale that I HAD coupons for! UGH! Anyways, like I said before I "used" to organize my coupons this way...<br />
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So what do I do now... Well... (shifting her weight and looking at the ground)... I haven't used them in a long while... I know, I know... WHAT!!!<br />
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Ok so since I've started this 52 week organization I've gotten organized and started meal planning and what not and it has given me the opportunity to get back into couponing... (speaking of meal planning, that is week 8 so stay tuned!) <br />
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Now what I had been doing was collecting the inserts and searching a few days before I go shopping for coupons that I will need for that week or the following week's shopping lists.... (What, you have 2 weeks of shopping planned out in advance you say? Well stay tuned again for next week!)<br />
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So this method I've had is this...<br />
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OBVIOUSLY not organized at all. I'd take the coupons and paper clip them to the correct week's list... Well, with this method this is what would happen to me. I'd go for, lets say, crescent rolls... I'd have my coupon paper clipped to my list. 75 cents off 3 Pillsbury crescent rolls. Ok, I get to the store and there is an non-advertised sale for the store brand... Let's just say its 3 for $3.50 or something... So I'll get those instead. Well, my clipped coupon that I want to save because I might need it again before the expiration date will get lost or crushed in the bottom of my purse because after that week's shopping I didn't have a way to "store" the coupons! <br />
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So I had to think of another way to organize my coupons... How was I going to do this? I really didn't want to go back to my binder. I am only vowing to save coupons I use now. I don't want the mess! So after much searching (soul and pinterest) I found this idea:<br />
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This person has their coupons on a binder ring and a small envelope attached. So what you do is when you use the corresponding coupon for the item at the store you pull it off and put it in the envelope. When you get to the checkout all the coupons you will use will be in the envelope to hand to the cashier. This way you have all your coupons with you and none of them will get lost. So using my example above I wouldn't pre-pull off my Pillsbury coupon till the item is in my cart so that coupon wouldn't get lost since I bought the store brand sale instead.<br />
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Here is what I did:<br />
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I condensed the coupons from the previous picture to only the ones I will use. (Don't worry I give my "leftovers" to a friend who takes any she wants and then they get recycled!)<br />
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I didn't add the envelope yet. I will. Right now the ring is just in my purse. I think when I go to the store I will attach it to the handle of my purse. This way it won't get lost and I can have it handy since my purse is usually in the kid seat in the cart. <br />
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I think this way will get me to use coupons better. Even though I just now am organizing them I am happy to report since I've started using them again I have saved up to $25+ every week on my grocery bills! <br />
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Oh, also, don't forget to check your stores websites for coupons! I know our local store uses Spartan brand and they have their own website for coupons. Also, Meijers has mPerks. I use that a lot too! The best part of that program is you can stack those coupons with manufacturer coupons! <br />
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So I hope I at least inspired you to think about using coupons if you haven't or don't. If you do use coupons and you just weren't sure of a way to organize them hopefully this helped a you too!<br />
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What exactly is this you might say? It is a way for him and I to show each other in writing daily (or as often as we change it) how much we love each other! I got the inspiration from pinterest. (of course, where else?) <a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/64246732153886652/">http://pinterest.com/pin/64246732153886652/</a><br />
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When I originally saw this I knew immediately I wanted to do this! I just loved the idea. We have the perfect place in our bedroom right when you walk out of the door that I want to hang it on! I don't think I will hang ours from a ribbon though... </div>
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First I headed to Hobby Lobby:</div>
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At first I was planning on doing all the sayings with the black letters, but since it is Valentines time they had scrapbook sayings that said I love you! So I got one of those because I thought it would give it more definition. I also grabbed a neutral scrapbook paper that would go with our room. (Our room has a red and gold theme.) I already had the frame but you can use any size frame you want to.<br />
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So I started with the mat on the frame and the paper behind it and added the I love you saying. (Now I decided to keep the mat in the frame but like you can see in the picture above you do not have to have this...)<br />
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Then I added the 'because' out of the letters. I just eyeballed the straight line using a ruler. I think I did pretty good!<br />
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Next put it back in the frame. <br />
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Next write your message to your loved one by using a dry erase marker on the glass! (Yes I know I need a new dry erase marker... )<br />
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How simple is that and what a awesome way to tell your special one how much you love them everyday!!!<br />
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Jake I hope you love your present! <br />
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Happy Valentine's Day!<br />
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Monday:<br />
Bacon Ranch Slowcooker Chicken<br />
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This is a new recipe for me. Hopefully it will be as good as it looks!!! I found it on pinterest. Here is a link for the recipe: <a href="http://healthifiedkitchen.blogspot.com/2010/08/bacon-ranch-slowcooker-chicken.html">http://healthifiedkitchen.blogspot.com/2010/08/bacon-ranch-slowcooker-chicken.html</a><br />
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Tuesday: Valentine's Day<br />
Fillet & Smashed Potatoes<br />
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OK, I know that isn't a fillet in the picture but this is the only picture I had... You get the idea!!! I'm hoping to have a little candle lit dinner with Jakey and eat this yummy dinner. The potatoes are from pinterest and we've made them before! They are amazing!!! Here is a link for the recipe:<br />
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What are you cooking for your valentine?<br />
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Wednesday:<br />
Italian Wine Slowcooker Chicken<br />
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This isn't actually the meal. Its close to what it looks like. I usually add some pasta sauce over it and make it into a mock chicken Parmesan! It is also a recipe I got from a friend so I have no link to it... Its super easy though!!</div>
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That is it! I serve over noodles. Super moist and yummy!!</div>
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Sorry no picture! I'll have to take one when I make it this time. It is one of my recipes that I got from a friend. It is not so much of a standard lasguna though. I'd call it a mock lasguna or quick lasagna! Super yummy though! I will preassemble this wednesday so all Jake has to do is put it in the oven on thrusday so I can come home to a yummy hot dinner after dance classes!</div>
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MOVIE NIGHT!!! </div>
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The hamburgers are just my premade hamburger patties from the half of a cow we buy from our cousins in July. We usually top them with sharp chedder! Yummy! Then the fries are the homemade ones from last week. (Well, fresh, just the recipe!)</div>
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Sirloin Tip Roast</div>
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So I think I might make this Sunday. I never made it this way but this picture is making my mouth water. It looks like it might take some time so Sundays are good days to do this... I found this recipe on pinterest. Here is the link:<br />
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So this is what we are eating this week! What are you having? <br />
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Until Tomorrow! (Special quick Valentine's DIY present to make for the one you love!)<br />
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It is available on Esty for $30. You can <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/92349924/monogram-wreath?ref=v1_other_1">find it here</a>.<br />
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Of course I couldn't ever bring myself to pay $30 for it! I mean it looks really nice but... Anyways! I was at Meijer last week looking for googly eyes for Chrissy's valentines and came across cardboard letters that reminded me of this one. The best part... They were on CLEARANCE! My favorite word! $1.74 to be exact! How nice is that! Well of course my mind started to run!<br />
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So this is what I did:<br />
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I started off with my letter, mod podge, and twine. The twine I found when I cleaned out the pantry! No Cost! Bonus!!!<br />
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So my first step I started wrapping twine vertically on the letter.<br />
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This really wasn't as hard as I thought it would be. Once I got the first bit to stick with the mod podge I just started wrapping. <br />
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You can see in that last picture my extra mod podge to keep the ends from unravelling! Once it dried it was hard as a rock and I don't think I will have a problem! <br />
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Next I needed attach the ribbons.<br />
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I haven't put any flowers or anything on yet because I think I am going to do items to make this seasonal. I am going to put a small shamrock on it first since that is our next holiday. Then I'll do an egg! You get the idea.<br />
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Here it is hanging:<br />
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So total cost for this project was $4. (Approx $2 for the "H" and Approx $2 for the ribbon, everything else I had.) So you can make one for WAY less than $30, but yours might be more than $4. <br />
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Until Tomorrow!<br />
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Now I'm going to admit when Jake and I lived at our old house we were pretty good at recycling. Since we've moved... it has gone out the door. We do save our pop cans though! Our neighbor, my godfather, collects them and turns them in and then donates the money to <a href="http://www.petrefuge.com/">Pet Refuge</a>. (It is one of our animal fostering agencies in our area!)</div>
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This week will be the step (shove) I need to get back to recycling like we should! This is our current set up:</div>
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<br />Since our recycling is a single stream recycle system I do not have to have a ton of bins... Good thing! HA! I do not have room for crazy stacks of recycling bins! (Single stream recycling is the emerging trend in curbside recycling. Customers are allowed to collect all recyclables in a wheeled cart instead of separating items in a bin.)</div>
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I think I am just going to add 1 more bin and make signs for Chrissy (and others) to know what bin is for what. I am moving the dog food to make room for this. </div>
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This is what I came up with:</div>
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Here are the signs I am going to make to differentiate between the containers.</div>
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Not sure how I am going to make these just yet. I want to "hand make" them somehow... <br />
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Another part of the exercise said to have trash bins in every room/area in your house so things get thrown away immediately. I feel that we are already well set up for this. The only rooms at do not have an actual trash can are the dining room, the spare bedroom, and the upstairs family room. The only reason the upstairs family room doesn't have a trash bin in it is because it is right next to the kitchen. Granted this is the place that I collect alot of spare trash laying around. I just don't feel like having a trash can in this room would make a difference. </div>
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So this week for me was pretty easy. Next week preview: coupons. I am interested to see what they say for this one. I've been trying to get back into couponing. I used to be so good at it! </div>
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<a href="http://picky-palate.com/2011/09/22/chicken-parmesan-skillet-pot-pie/">Chicken Parmesan Skillet Pot Pie</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.campbellskitchen.com/RecipeDetail.aspx?recipeId=50780&ref=%2fSearchRecipesResult.aspx%3fq%3denchiladas%26filter%3d">Easy Chicken & Cheese Enchiladas</a> <div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">
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Buffalo Chicken Ranch Wraps<br />
My own recipe. Pretty easy though! Tortillas, Lettuce, Chicken Nuggets, Buffalo Wild Wings Medium Sauce, Ranch Dressing, and Chedder Cheese. That's it!<br />
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Jake and I are going to Chicago! This was a trip I got for my birthday! We are going to see the play American Idiot! I'm so excited! So here is a sneek peek of what we will possibly be eating there! YUMMY!</div>
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Chicken Squares (Jake's favorite food!)<br />
<a href="http://www.facebook.com/note.php?saved&&note_id=10150267772714870">My Recipe.</a> I think this link should give you the recipe. Let me know if it doesn't!<br />
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Hope everyone enjoys these recipes! I know I'm hungry already thinking about them! Tomorrow I go to the store. Hoping to stay between $50-$70! We shall see! Hopefully since I have 2 days I won't be cooking I'll be able to!</div>
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</div>FLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16451341125473606160noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1958146840987771911.post-81103523210175961292012-02-05T18:06:00.002-05:002012-02-06T09:54:54.217-05:0052 Week Organization Week 4 & 5 - Part 2So if you didn't read my blog yesterday I talked about <a href="http://thehammanfamilyblog.blogspot.com/2012/02/52-week-organization-week-4-5-part-1.html">week 5</a> of the 52 week organization and gave you a preview of my plan of action for week 4. I had to do 2 weeks in one weekend because I missed a week because we were all sick... <br />
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So just a quick reminder... Week 4 is refrigerator & freezer organization. This is something that I really needed to do. I have been disgusted by the smedge in my fridge. I just haven't had the stomach or the patience to clean it out... <br />
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Here are the before pictures again:<br />
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I started with the freezer. Not sure why but I guess it seemed less intimidating to me. Armed with a bucket of soapy water and a bunch of towels I dug right in... I took everything out. Anything that was past its use by date... TRASH! Reorganized. It looks so nice now! I felt instantly better...(PS if you need a ice pack... I've got you covered! That whole bottom drawer is all ice packs... LOL)<br />
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Then I started on the refrigerator side... I wanted to stop and not go any further but I had to keep going... <br />
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I started with the door. Cleared it out and washed it down. Then I moved to the main part. ICK!! I'd rather not relive it... But here is a picture of all the crap out of the fridge and it without the shelves after I cleaned it all!!!<br />
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After I went through everything again I reassembled the refrigerator. Its so pretty and clean now I just love that! Here it is reassembled:</div>
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Now I still need to do the basement freezer. That is mostly an organizing thing. Everything in there is fresh! I couldn't do it today though because ... My washer is broken... Why does that make a difference you ask? Well my washer is in the same area as my freezer and this is what was happening down there:<br />
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This was before it was completely torn apart. BLAH! Guess what... It's dead... not to be resurrected. So Jake will have to go get the old washer from our other house... Boo! Not my favorite... I'll have to do smaller loads... Also, I need to start looking for new washers. This completely makes me feel overwhelmed and sick to my stomach. Not only do I not know what I want/need the prices are sick! Reviews are not helping... I've been reading them all afternoon. Any suggestions?<br />
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<br />I desperately needed to do this! I have a big freezer in the basement, a refrigerator behind the bar, and my refrigerator/freezer in the kitchen! So this really needed to be done! (I will not mention some of the items on the door are probably still from when my parents lived there... and that was over a year ago! yikes! Hey, we don't use door items that often... LOL) I will do this sometime this weekend!</div>
Here are some before pictures of the 3 culprits!<br />
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Since it is technically week 5 and I don't want to get too far behind. I decided to bite the bullet and do week 5 too! <br />
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This is something I am excited to do. Why you ask? See below... these "cookbook" drawers are my junk drawers! UGH!! I am excited and nervous to see what I come across and to see how I can make these more efficient! </div>
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<br />I've been dreading doing these drawers... I usually just throw junk that I'm not sure where it should go in them... No more! These are going to be cleaned and I'm going to keep them clean! <br />
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So how did I start?<br />
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I pulled everything out of these 2 drawers! Yikes! How did all of this fit in there?<br />
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Next I separated the "junk" into 2 piles. 1 pile for cookbooks and recipes and the other pile was other stuff...<br />
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So I started organizing the cookbooks first. I organized the books. I then separated all my printed recipes to put in my cookbook binder. I do need to get a small basket to go in the drawer for my little recipe cards...</div>
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The other drawer I don't really have a name for it... It has the my address book in it, some thank you cards, Chrissy's twist crayons, stickers, and some blank pads of paper. I do need to get some drawer dividers. I just don't know what yet. I need to find the right things... </div>
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What got rejected?</div>
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I am going to move these crafting things to the end of the hall closet. I think I'm going to make a craft supply shelf since I have been doing so many pinterest projects!</div>
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So I went to Hobby Lobby and found these letters:<br />
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(sorry they are sideways, blogger keeps flipping them) Let me tell you the amazing deal I got on these!!! Christmas section at Hobby Lobby... 90% off!!! I got these for 40 cents each! I was in disbelief and they were the right size!! <br />
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First I untied the ribbons and took a wire cutter and carefully sniped the little wire loop. Then I painted them. I didn't want a shiny finish so I just used regular acrylic paint.<br />
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I gave them about 3 coats not because they weren't covering because I wanted to get rid of the polka dot impressions on the original letters. I think it turned out amazing! I can't wait to see it up in the bathroom! Maybe Jake will surprise me when I'm at dance tonight and hang them! LOL... <br />
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Also, maybe you will remember my Art Wall? Here is the <a href="http://thehammanfamilyblog.blogspot.com/2012/01/art-wall.html">original link</a> for it! I finally got the letters for A-R-T when I was at Hobby Lobby getting the bath letters... <br />
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I also wanted to paint these black so I used the same paint I used above. Jake sanded the letters a little bit because there were some rough spots. I did about 3 coats on them. I wanted to make sure they were fully covered. <br />
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Then of course I couldn't leave them plain... I wanted sparkle! So I added some red glitter spray... <br />
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I only did 1 coat of the glitter spray. I'm going to wait until Jake hangs them to see if I need another coat. <br />
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So the moral of this is Jake needs to hang some things! LOL! He better get on it right!!! (He has had the sniffles since Chrissy and I have been sick so I'm giving him the benefit of the doubt... LOL)<br />
<br />UPDATE: Jake hung them!<br />
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My menu planning this week has been going really well! I am looking forward to next week already planning out what I will make! <br />
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I didn't forget about the 52 Week Organization! Since I was sick all last week I didn't get a chance to complete week 4. Week 4 was freezer and refrigerator organization. Since this week (week 5) is cook book organization I will do these 2 weeks together! So that is my plan for this weekend. Saturday I think I will do week 4 and Sunday I'll do week 5! I'm really looking forward to these 2 weeks... The freezers are in bad shape and the cookbook drawers are a hot mess! <br />
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Today I'm going to tell you about how I made my valentines day ball!<br />
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I did a quick run to the dollar store to get some Styrofoam. I knew that I had seen it there before and I had an idea for a valentines "ball" for an extra decoration. I was able to find one. It was slightly bigger than I wanted but it would work.<br />
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Remember when I made my crepe paper wreath? I bought some valentines picks thinking I would use them in the wreath, but then I didn't? If not, you can read it <a href="http://thehammanfamilyblog.blogspot.com/2012/01/wire-hanger-heart-wreath.html">here</a>! Anyways, here are the things I was left with after I made the wreath:<br />
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So first I started out by cutting the sticks on the hearts down, but don't throw away the extra parts, you will use them later!!</div>
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Then I made little loops with the ribbon! Guess where the sticks go? If you guessed on the loops you are right!!<br />
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After sitting back and looking at it I have moved some of the picks around and it looks fuller now! <br />
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<u>Monday</u>: Pizza Casserole <br />
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<u>Wednesday</u>: Crock Pot Beef<br />
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<u>Thursday</u>: Spaghetti (no link... My recipe) I'll make the sauce Monday when I make the pizza casserole then Jake will only have to make the noodles and heat up the sauce. Thursdays are our busiest nights because Chrissy and I both have dance classes. If I'm lucky we will get home at 7:30!<br />
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<u>Friday</u>: Movie Night and Dinner (every week we get together with my parents and my godparents and we watch a movie and usually get pizza! Yummy! I look forward to this every week!)<br />
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<u>Saturday</u>: Hamburgers and Fries (Not just regular hamburgers though! I am going to make my Worcestershire sauce hamburgers. Yummy! I haven't made these in a while! I might even make my own fries! Watch out! LOL!!!)<br />
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<u>Sunday</u>: Chicken Quesadillas (My recipe) My chicken quesadillas are Legend (wait for it) Dary! LOL!!! <br />
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So what are you eating this week? I am always up for some new recipes and yummy new things to try!!FLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16451341125473606160noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1958146840987771911.post-38093706722472085752012-01-25T10:23:00.000-05:002012-01-30T16:08:02.901-05:00I'm alive... kindaSo remember my Let it snow, Let it snow post? Remember me saying Chrissy was sick which in turn will make its rounds? <br />
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It did and with a vengeance! So Chrissy started last week coughing... Over the weekend I started coughing and then it turned into a fever and coughing... Then I felt like I was dieing!<br />
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So Tuesday I went to the doctor... Bronchitis and sinus infection... Doctors orders to not return to work until Thursday... Wonderful... Free pass to no work! If only I felt like I wasn't doing a bazillion sit ups every time I cough... (need a new ab workout? get bronchitis! UGH) I can hardly move... <br />
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So I'm sleeping Tuesday afternoon and my mother in law comes in with Chrissy and says she is saying her ear hurts. Ok mommy mode in high gear! Ok, Tylenol... She didn't have a fever. She still is kinda coughing but not like she was. No more than 5 min later she is screaming her ear is hurting. Thank God it was still office hours! They were able to get her in asap. (Like I was finishing the call and Grandma and Chrissy were walking out the door to get there on time!) Called Daddy to meet them there! <br />
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Diagnosis: Slight ear infection and Slight Bronchitis! Wonderful. Jake really should have a mask when he's walking around this house! <br />
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He's just waiting. Chrissy's doctor told him its probably inevitable that he's going to get it. I am hopeful that since he's gone a week now and hasn't gotten it he will be in the clear. Fingers crossed for him!!<br />
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So there you have it! I'm alive. I haven't been able to do anything! That's been killing me... Jake has been amazing and is so good at taking care of us sickies! I'm hoping we can get over all this asap! I'm tired. Physically and mentally... <br />
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I can't say until tomorrow... but I will say soon!<br />
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Here is the original <a href="http://alittleofthis---alittleofthat.blogspot.com/2010/11/diy-kids-art-display.html">blog</a>. I'm not going to take credit for it. LOL!<br />
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So like I've said before I really don't have wall space in my kitchen. However, I do have 1 wall. It had a picture on it already. I really like this picture but I am going to give it up so I can display Chrissy's art. Here is the wall before:<br />
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Yes, I have a coke themed kitchen. I love my kitchen... Well, I would like to paint it and get my coke bottles up but for now I love it! So this picture went bye bye to the basement. It is going to be behind the bar. It looks like a bar picture don't you think?<br />
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Ok so I was trying to figure out how I wanted to make this wall. I found in my basement 5 magnetic coke pictures. My mind started to run! I could use these to hold the art and if I don't have something up I will still have coke art in my kitchen! <br />
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So I went to the dollar store to look for some magnetic clips. I actually found some! They had round spots on them and I immediately thought I could put something on them! Well during my trip to walmart I found some cute brads that would work perfectly! Here is what I got:<br />
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See the circles that will be perfect! Here is the back of the brads:<br />
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Here is how I attached them and how they turned out!<br />
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Weren't those perfect! So this is what they look like on the coke pictures!<br />
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So I hooked Jake into helping me hang them. He was home so I figured he could help! LOL! I'm sure he was thrilled...<br />
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Here is everything up! <br />
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I still need to get my ART letters to put above it. However I have some of Chrissy's art up now because she is always bringing things home from school! Here it is with her artwork on it!<br />
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I love it! FYI the one on the top left with just a red poof is Rudolph in a snow storm! HAHA!!!<br />
<br />Until Tomorrow! (I got the letters and will be working on them!!)<br />
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One thing that is annoying me to no end though... The weather melts the snow and come the weekend there isn't enough for them to open the tubing hills. UGH! Will it be open this weekend? I have no idea. We got snow yesterday, today and we are supposed to get some tomorrow. Of course, though, if they open this weekend we will not be able to go. Why you ask? Chrissy's got a cough. Its back. UGH... It was so nice to have about a month without it. I know this will inevitably come make its rounds to me. BLAH... The joys of being a mother! Anyways, enough of me complaining. On to what I want to share with you today...<br />
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So since it is still winter I have purged my house of anything Christmas, but leaving snowmen up is ok. It is winter after all. I did take down most of them but here and there you will find a snowman... So I want to share with you a few homemade snowmen in my house. One was made by a dear friend and the other was made by my mom. I can not take credit for making these! I will share how they are made with you though! Hope they don't mind!!<br />
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Here are the snowmen:<br />
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Aren't they so cute!!! I love having them out. They make me smile because they are so cheerful and I just love handmade gifts. They make me feel so good...<br />
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So here is how they are made...<br />
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So go to your local home store and grab some patio pavers and some white latex paint. Paint the entire area letting it dry really good. Sometimes these pavers have a tendency to suck up the paint. You will know when it has had enough coats! <br />
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Next decorate it! Simple. You can see from the 2 above that I have that you can use buttons, paint, feathers, and just about anything you can find to decorate him or her!!!<br />
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Now, if you have never googled painted snowman pavers do yourself a favor and do it! Oh my the ideas that are out there! I am itching to make some of these! I would have never thought I didn't have to just make snowmen. DUH! Why didn't I think of this before!!! I might just have to make one for every season!<br />
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Here are a few that I found that are inspiring to me: (sorry I don't have links to where they came from nor taking credit for them... I was just searching google images) <br />
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Enjoy the inspiration! Go get some pavers and create something!!! I'm so going to make some of those pumpkins this year!<br />
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Until Tomorrow!!!<br />
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<br />FLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16451341125473606160noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1958146840987771911.post-65432802368042264532012-01-18T08:54:00.001-05:002012-01-18T08:54:34.902-05:00Wild Recipe WednesdaySo I admit I was a little lazy the last few days. I didn't do much. I worked and cooked and did a little laundry. This would pose a problem with something inspiring to post. I want to be inspiring... That's my goal.<br />
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So, since I don't have much to talk about and last few days have consisted of cooking dinners I thought I would share a couple of things I made. I found these 2 new recipes on Pinterest.<br />
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Shredded Buffalo Chicken and Smashed Potatoes. (I did not make these 2 on the same day though)<br />
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First up: Shredded Buffalo Chicken<br />
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You can find the original blog <a href="http://mykitchenapron.blogspot.com/2011/07/crock-pot-buffalo-chicken.html">here</a>.<br />
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This was super yummy. Here are the ingredients:<br />
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<li>Bottle of Franks Hot Sauce Buffalo Sauce</li>
<li>1 Packet of Ranch Dip</li>
<li>Chicken</li>
<li>Cream Cheese (4-8 oz)</li>
<li>3 tablespoons of margarine </li>
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The best part about this recipe is it all goes in the crock pot!!! <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Frozen Chicken in the crock pot. Whole bottle of Franks Buffalo Sauce, 1 Packet of Ranch Dip.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We enjoyed ours on a bun with sharp cheddar on top! I also made myself some chicken nachos after I ate my sandwich!</td></tr>
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Yummy, Yummy in the Tummy, Tummy!!!!<br />
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Next up: Smashed Potatoes<br />
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You can find the original blog making these amazing potatoes <a href="http://thepioneerwoman.com/cooking/2008/06/crash-hot-potatoes/">here</a>.<br />
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Here are the ingredients:<br />
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<li>Potatoes</li>
<li>Kosher Salt</li>
<li>EVOO</li>
<li>Thyme (or other herb of your choice)</li>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Boil the potatoes in water with salt in it for about 25 minutes.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I lined my pan with foil and GENEROUSLY smeared it with EVOO.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Set the potatoes on the pan and smash them with a potato smasher.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Brush the potatoes with EVOO.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sprinkle each potato with Kosher Salt and thyme. Bake in oven at 450 degrees for 25 minutes.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Enjoy!</td></tr>
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These potatoes are just the right combination of crispy and soft! WOW I can't say enough how good these were! My mouth is watering just thinking about them. <br />
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So there you have my Wild Wednesday Recipe Recap...<br />
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Hope I can get a few projects finished! This crazy weather we are having has been very tiring!<br />
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Until Tomorrow!<br />
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