menu plan: fireside chats

well, i meant to snap a quick pic of our hobo meals saturday, but i was so hungry by the time they were ready, that i just ate it and forgot all about the photo.  i could show you the chocolate covered cricket s'mores that i made last night, but that might turn off those of you with delicate sensibilities or stomachs.  i suppose i could go heat up the fried fish from last night after g and i went to bed; the guys saved us some.  we just got home though, so i'm still in the wipe out zone.  so hows about a photo of the campfire.  the center of social gatherings, the dryer for our chronically soggy shoes due to incessant spring rains, and the source of everything tasty at camp out.  more camp pics coming soon . . .

this week's menu:
sunday - fried fish leftover from camp out
monday - the chicken parmesan that didn't get made last week
tuesday - the hamburgers that didn't get made last week
wednesday - church
thursday - country ham, slice baked potatoes, green beans
friday - open
saturday - aunt theresa's coming for a visit!!!

retro crocheted bookworm - with a green pompom tail!

g:  what is it?
me:  it's a worm.
g:  is it a dr. seuss worm?
me:  i guess.
g:  it's butt is inflated.

do any of you remember these?  probably all the children of the 80's, right?  i just remember them being so popular when i was a kid.

when i was making my pom pom garland, g wanted me to make a green pom pom for it.  i explained to him that i was going with a sky motif, but he said he still wanted a green pom pom.  i made him this bookworm from my childhood to appease him.

to create him:
chain 65, double crochet in third chain from hook, 2 more double crochet in same stitch, 3 double crochets in each of the next 11 stitches.  slip stitch to the spiral.  weave through excess yarn and trim off.  add pom pom tail and google eyes.

get it scrapped!: asymmetrical cross

this is one of the reasons i enjoy being on the get it scrapped! design team.  the challenges are so interesting, informative, and inspirational.  the asymmetrical cross isn't a design concept that i would normally gravitate too.  it was actually a bit perplexing at first.  but once i finally worked it into my style, i loved it!  read more about it and see lots of other fabulous samples in the article over at my favorite scrappy educational website.

p.s.  love love LOVE the look of the vellum dots overlaying the exclusive dotted patterned paper from this month's jbs mercantile papercrafting kit.

happy belated mother's day!

i hope yours was lovely!  g sweetly took me by the hand and led me to the rose bushes that were blooming for mother's day . . .

and we discovered that the nest in the fuchsias actually has eggs in it now . . .

and while neither g nor i took catnaps, we had a very relaxing day nonetheless.  perfect, in fact.  :)

menu plan: muffin pan pizzas

these are a hit!  i'd make them again even if g didn't like them, but he says they are good.  and they are so easy!  basically, you just cut little circles out of wraps, push them to the bottoms of muffin tins, add your favorite pizza toppings, bake, and serve.  aren't they cute?  (and my childhood disney plate is cute too ;).  you can find the original recipe HERE.

i used la tortilla factory smart and delicious soft wraps made with extra vigin olive oil.  they were indeed smart (as in healthy) and delicious.  they have a 10 inch diameter and the glass i used to cut out the mini circles had a diameter of just slightly over 3 inches.  i was able to get 7 complete circles and one more almost out of one wrap.

for the filling, i used a heaping tablespoon of traditional prego with added ground beef.  then each had a slice of fresh grape tomato, a slice of mushroom, fresh grated parmesan cheese, and mini turkey pepperoni.  i don't usually like turkey pepperoni.  we got these on accident, but they were actually okay in the smaller size.

try them, you'll like them.  and they seem pretty healthy as far as pizza goes.

this week's menu:
sunday - mother's day out
monday - rotisserie chicken, baked potatoes, baked green beans (both baked with olive oil and sea salt)
tuesday - mexican out with the science teachers at mjhs
wednesday - spaghetti night at church
thursday - chicken parmesan
friday - campout!
saturday - hamburger and mac&cheese

jbs mercantile: may historian

i'm enjoying project life a lot more these days, mostly because there's a lot more light and color in my photos.  yay spring!  it's motivated me to grab my real camera a lot more often these days too.

on this page:  this spread was created with the may jbs mercantile papercrafting kit (sold out).  the top left photo was taken on my android, then edited with the sierra filter on instagram.  the smallest photos on both spreads were also taken with my android, then re-sized and brightened with the diptic app.  the three kitty pics and the flower were taken with my canon and edited through photoshop.

i especially loved adding a few enamel dots here and there for a touch of dimension.

on this page:  most of these were with my canon.  the cub scout pics were with the android and edited with the vignette app, toy camera i think.  i'm really loving the easy editing options that my android apps provide.

i wasn't happy with the photo overlapping the camera, so i used my exacto to trim the camera out of the journaling card just a bit and then slipped the photo under.  much better.

get it scrapped!: fun with flair

i actually scrapbooked the trip to the u.s. space and rocket center the same day it happened!  how often does that happen?  also used the new basic grey the same month it was bought.  miraculous!  more details on my layout, the supply list, and more flair inspiration are available in the article over at get it scrapped!