25 February 2012

I'm Trying to Cook

Besides finding neat crafts on Pinterest, I've also used it to find recipes.  I can cook and I do okay, but the act of doing it every day just exhausts me.  Especially, since my girls are the pickiest eaters ever!   (My mom laughs because it is payback for when I was the pickiest eater in the world.  I lived on peanut butter and honey sandwiches for most of my elementary school years.)

One website I've found is http://www.thepioneerwoman.com/.  She has the best recipes!  The first recipe I tried were the Creamy Lemon Crumb Squares.  The girls wouldn't touch it, but believe you me....if you like lemon, this is good!


The other recipe I've tried so far was the Sour Cream Noodle Bake.   It was another hit, at least with Jeff and I.  Annalise would at least eat it but Robyn just turned her nose up at it.  The picky-ness is frustrating especially since she would eat anything when she was a toddler. 


Despite the girls I'm definitely going to keep hunting this website for more delicious recipes.  Who knows maybe I'll find something they will like. 

08 February 2012

Keeping Occupied

It's been pretty quiet around here, not a lot of running around.  The girls are busy with school, Jeff's busy at school (as always), and in between working two days a week I've been trying to exercise more and trying out new crafts.  In December I was introduced to Pinterest.  Such a cool website.  In the past when I've seen something I liked I would just bookmark it on the computer.  Now there's a place where I can see all my interested sites in one place. 

My recent "big" craft was this USA Scrap Map.  I found this on Sew Kate Sew blog and once seeing it I had to try it.  It wasn't hard, just time consuming -- I don't work really fast.  I had to cut out each state and iron it in place.  I had some issues with the iron but overall I'm pleased with the result.



Found these printables on Pinterest so instead of buying valentines Robyn and I made these for her class:



Also found on Pinterest.  These are for my nursery kids.  At church sn Sunday I teach the 18 month to 3 year old class.  I'm giving these at the end of class.  I do not want the kids to have more energy than normal!


It's been fun trying new projects.  Now I just need to decide what to do next...