February 14 is around the Corner!

New Years is over! That means for me it's time to start planning for Valentine Day! I have found tons of fun and cute DIY Valentine Day things all over the internet. It's just a matter of picking the right one. I have picked out what wreath I am going to make and I am super excited about that! 
Here is the list of cute and fun Valentine ideas I have found. As Valentine Day gets closer I will keep you posted as to which one I picked and how it turned out!

http://www.ehow.com/slideshow_12327671_arranged-love-beautiful-valentines-day-flowers-everyone.html 

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http://www.hometalk.com/907521/anniversary-wedding-or-valentine-s-day-art-project

http://blog.confessionsofanewoldhomeowner.com/2014/01/15-valentines-day-door-hanger.html

http://www.stayathomesusie.com/52-text-message-love-bombs-to-send-him/

http://frugalmaine.com/a-tale-of-love

http://jsorelleblog.com/2012/02/09/diy-valentine/

http://greenweddingshoes.com/diy-string-heart/

http://www.whatsupfagans.com/2014/02/how-to-make-a-year-of-dates-gift/#_a5y_p=1271834

http://www.buzzfeed.com/emofly/romantic-ways-to-say-i-love-you#.ub7baOaZw

Now we are in the Kitchen! Menu for January 5-11

I want to start this weeks menu off with something I found Pinterest. It was a great read and I thought I'd share it with you! The website for this is: http://www.thedailymeal.com/news/cook/infographic-everything-you-need-know-about-food-and-happiness/111914

I found that it's extremely informative!

I am going to post the Menu and Next Saturday I'll post the recipes,pictures and what my family thought about the meal.

Monday January 5: Breakfast: Breakfast Crescent Dogs

Lunch: Burrito Bowls

Dinner: Chicken in Basil Cream

Tuesday January 6: Breakfast: Breakfast Quesadillas

Lunch: Fiesta Ranch Pasta Salad

Dinner: Cheesy Taco Soup

Wednesday January 7: Breakfast: Nutella Banana Smoothie

Lunch: Chicken Wrap

Dinner: Meatloaf

Thursday January 8: Breakfast: Omelet Muffins

Lunch: Cheesy Taco Soup (Leftovers)

Dinner: Crock Pot Pizza

Friday January9: Breakfast:Breakfast Sandwich

Lunch: Ham or Turkey Sandwiched

Dinner: Leftovers

Saturday January 10: Breakfast: Mexican Breakfast Flautas

Lunch: Taco Dogs

Dinner: Creamy Shrimp Mushroom Pasta

Sunday January 11: Breakfast: Breakfast Casserole

Lunch: Taco Salad in a Bag

Dinner: The Ultimate Chicken Fingers

New Years Wreath

It's the first craft done for 2015! The New Year's wreath. I was inspired by this wreath,

I loved the colors and wanted to try making a wreath with yard. The day after Christmas I went to Micheal's and spent $15.00 on everything to make my wreath,

I didn't want to mess with felt so I had chosen feathers, after all this s a New Years wreath!

I wanted to use  2 different color yarns, So I had picked the white and a really pretty color for blue. It took 4 hours to complete this wreath. I worked on it over days and LOVE the way it came out!

Here is the website to the "Let it Snow" wreath, It was a great inspiration!

http://www.makinghomebase.com/let-it-snow-winter-wreath/

Happy New Years!

I can't believe it's 2015 already! 2014 went by really fast. For my family it was a rewarding year! Yes there were challenges, but we stuck with it and made everything work!
 I ended the year with a new position at my job. (whew all that hard work paid off!!!) I had been trying to get this position for almost 8 months and to be told the day before my 40th birthday I got the position was WONDERFUL!!
 My year of organizing was the challenge. There were days where all I wanted to do was nothing. Just watch t.v.(and there was some days when I did watch t.v.);however I stuck with it and prevailed. I even realized that if I didn't do a weekly menu I was not only lost for meals but completely lost at the grocery store.
 Budgeting was the other challenge. The kids are getting older and that meant food and clothes cost go up. There were a lot of weeks when I had to tell everyone "I'm Broke" (I wasn't but I couldn't see myself spending money on this we didn't need)
  2015 is going to be a great year! I have some great plans for getting us out of debt and to save money back because the big goal is to buy a house in 2 years. We are going to continue to work on the house we are in. I figured if I'm staying here for a at least 2 years I'm going to make it as comfortable and welcoming as possible.
 But what about Crafts you say? We have tons of Crafting going on through the year. Even my youngest daughter Abby is going to be posting crafts she is doing on this blog!
 I will be posting my menu's more often. I just have to remember to take pictures! LOL..

Crafty Christmas Wreath

 I am super excited to write this! This was my 2nd wreath to ever make and I think I did really well. First I search pinterest to get an idea of what type of wreath I wanted to make. I didn't want one that was over the top just something simple. I wanted to not use a wire wreath but one with evergreen.
 Micheal's was having a 50% off sale which was perfect. I bought the evergreen wreath, blue wired edge ribbon, and 6 blue and silver holiday decorations. The total cost was $24.90. I came home and couldn't wait to start. I fluffed up the evergreen wreath, then I took my ribbon and wrapping it around 1 green steams and continued the same patten with the ribbon all around the wreath. I only did 1 passed around, you can do two if you like. (just remember it will make your wreath bigger)

 Next I played with where I wanted the accent pieces to go. I knew I wanted to place them in 2 different places. I wrapped each piece around each steam until it came out the way I liked it. This project I was so proud of and it only took 30 minutes to do!

Tuesday Weekly Menu Day!!

I love cooking meals for my family. I love everything from the planning of my weekly menu's, making the grocery list, grocery shopping, to Preparing the meals and eating the meals I make. My menus have not only nightly Dinners but Lunches as well, and I try to throw in a weekend breakfast and a dip. Last week our menu actually was me and my wonderful Husband eating out (week long date night)because all the kids were gone for the week. But stay tuned folks next weeks menu is awesome!!!

AHHH Thanksgiving is over! Hope everyone had a great time with family and friends! Now it time to focus on Christmas! So today I started a 21 day organization challenge. Everyday I will be working on a part of the house to get or keep it organized for the Christmas holidays! Every Monday I'll keep you updated on how everything went and what is getting organized next week.This week I'll be organizing:

Monday - Medicine Cabinet
Tuesday - Hall Closet
Wednesday- Under my bed (EEKK)
Thursday- Landry room
Friday - Hand Bags
Saturday-Under the sinks
Sunday- Fridge and Freezer