tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4717607848895560702023-11-16T01:30:13.849-05:00Popcorn Ideas<br> <br> All the ideas that pop into my headLeighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18057071331187519760noreply@blogger.comBlogger322125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-471760784889556070.post-18134502455035598212012-01-09T07:33:00.000-05:002012-01-09T07:33:00.156-05:00The PantryThe new year started last week. Whenever the new year starts people seem to want to get organized. <br />
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While the calendar changed last week my life revoles around the school schedule. So for me the year starts in September and ends in June. When the school ended last summer I was looking forward to...organizing our closets! We had moved in a little more than year before and hadn't done much with the closets since. The morning after the last day of school I was up at 9 and tearing apart the pantry. Fun, I know!<br />
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There many awesome looking pantries out there, do a quick<b> <a href="http://pinterest.com/LBA/">pintrest</a> </b>search or pick up a home magazine and you'll see plenty. However, I was looking to finish in a weekend and use organizational tools I had on hand. And of course I couldn't change the size of our pantry.<br />
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2. Empty everything out<br />
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3. Be shocked at how much food there was. I realized never need to buy canned beans again. Reorganize food by type. Put often used/favorite products in containers. I did have a buy a few canisters and jars, but was able to repurpose many baskets.</div>
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4. Paint the walls, ceiling and shelves- going with my "use what I have" theme, it's the same paint as the dresser/buffet which shares the same space. We also added a shelf. The bottoms of the shelves become the tops, because they were covered in some kind of vinyl that did not come off nicely. They couldn't be made smooth enough to paint, but needed to be covered. I couldn't find a contact paper or shelf liner I liked....so I decoupaged wrapping paper the underside of the shelves. </div>
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5. Refill pantry. Keep items organized by type/use. The most frequently used are at eye level/easiest to reach. I also added 3 small and 1 large hanging basket things, with tags. I also put some of those tiered shelve things in for cans and boxes.<br />
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6. Paint the inside of the door with chalkboard paint. This is a list of the food in the freezers- but that is another post. <br />
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It took me a full weekend, including trips to Target, Home Depot, and the Container Store and painting. The result was totally worth it! Is it beautiful and amazing like the magazine ones? No, but it is far better than it was. And it is functional! <strike>We've</strike> I kept it pretty organized and have been working through the crazy food stash since everything can be seen there is no need to buy duplicates. </div>
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1B. And has happens so often one project lead to another. I tackled my "staples" pantry. No before photo, but basically new flour/sugar containers and better organized the oils and vinegars. </div>
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Oh, and I tackled 4 other closets last summer...stay tuned!</div>Leighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18057071331187519760noreply@blogger.com68tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-471760784889556070.post-45709197253462292372012-01-01T21:12:00.002-05:002012-01-01T21:12:09.071-05:00Happy New Years!Happy New Years!<br />
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Nope, no year in review post for me....that's a little more time and thought intensive than I want to do.<br />
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Just a simple recap from last night. We went with 3 other couples to the<b> <a href="http://www.lincolnrestaurant-dc.com/about/">Lincoln Restaurant</a></b>.<br />
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It was a speakeasy themed event, so we dressed the part. It was a great time! They had 20's style drinks and a good band. We had a blast, it was a perfect way to ring in the new year.<br />
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The restaurant was also had beautiful decor, full of pin-worthy decor. Have you seen the penny floor on pintrest? Well, this place actually used 1 million pennys to create their floor. Fitting of the namesake of course.<br />
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<b>How did you usher out <span style="color: #3d85c6; font-size: large;">2011</span>? Hope your<span style="color: #674ea7; font-size: large;"> 2012</span> is off to a nice start!</b></div>Leighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18057071331187519760noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-471760784889556070.post-74636453351208744982011-12-04T22:36:00.000-05:002011-12-04T22:37:01.280-05:00Dare To DIY- Crafty GiftsSorry to be MIA- I've been busy enjoying holiday festivities. We've already enjoyed 6 activities- all since Thanksgiving! <br />
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That lovely busyness is part of the reason I did not participate in Kim's first two "Dare To DIY" events.<br />
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This week is all about hand crafted gifts. I love making homemade gifts for others. Each year I make 3-10 gifts for the holiday season. Some years a I do lots of the same things, other years I do a few different items. I also love doing food gifts. This year I still have some holiday craft gifts in the works...these gifts have all been given and opened so I don't feel bad sharing. </div>
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These little cuties were created using this <a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/170855379582939334/"><b>free pattern</b></a> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><i>("thank you" to the creator!)</i></span>. These guys are great- cute, fast and easy to make, all using scrap materials from my stash. They are filled with rice, vanilla essential oil, rosemary and lavender herbs <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">(from my friend's garden- she made the purple striped dude)</span>. The backs are soft flannel and corduroy. Nice, soft, warm, good-smelling and cuddly....the guy second from the left is mine- so I'm speaking from experience. </div>
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Another simple baby item I've never made before. And I might add, a genius one at that! I never would have thought of this if I hadn't seen this <a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/170855379582979446/"><b>pin</b></a>. I was a bit skeptical, but it worked on my craft room door. The silencer was very fast and easy to make. I had all three "ingredients" in my stash. </div>
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For me, it starts on Thanksgiving morning. I have a tradition I love- I settle myself in front of the Macy's Parade and enjoy some goodies while writing Christmas cards.<br />
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I love Christmas cards. I love everything about them- selecting them, writing them and receiving them. I spend a lot of time each fall picking the design and photos. I prefer to get a design from an etsy seller and then print them. <br />
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This year I used Natalie from <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/nattysuedesigns1#"><b>Nattysuedesigns</b></a>. She has tons- pages upon pages- of designs! I tend to like cards that a bit quirky with a modern design using fun wording and colors. I also try to stay away from a motif that screams "Christmas" <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">(for all our friends who don't celebrated)</span>. She had many that fit my requirements, I had a hard time picking one. Also Natalie was fast, friendly and so patient with my "tweaks" and requests for resizes. If you are still card shopping check her out!<br />
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This year, for the first time, I'm doing postcards. It is a bit more "green"- both economically and environmentally. They should arrive today. I hope they turned out well.<br />
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This isn't from Pintrest...but it should be there! My friend made it/taught it to me on the same evening. Using rolled pizza dough to make garlic knots. These are far better than those that come with delivery pizza.<br />
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This is my version. This two little plates were a Target clearance find. Since there were only 2, I thought "his" and "hers" would be cute Leigh-bellishments. However, my handwriting is not cute. I used the Silhouette to cut vinyl stencils.<br />
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They looked great...until I took the stencil off. The paint bled badly. I was able to use damp Q-Tips to clean it up a bit. If you look closely it still isn't perfect- but I think they are pretty cute.<br />
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Since my drawing skills are lacking, I created stencils from online images. My first plan was to print an image then use a sharpie to trace it on to the canvas. I was counting on the sharpie to bleed through...didn't work. Then I tried tracing paper...also a flop. Finally I just cut and traced.<br />
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Other than my initial issues of the getting the design on the canvas, this is was a simple, fast and easy process. There are so many great ideas and uses for this project. I can't wait to create another.<br />
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You should make one... but I have a few tips first:<br />
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1. use the thickest, puffy-ist paint you can find- to make thick lines!<br />
2. since you'll be using thick lines... avoid detailed and intricate designs- especially ones with narrow gaps. Also round shapes or curves can be tricky. <br />
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This dark little spot is right outside the pantry/kitchen nook. It is narrow, dark, and oddly shaped space. I was looking to add more light and certainly more style.<br />
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I found this shade I loved at Tar-jay. We used the existing hardware, with a few extension for length. It is a soft gray pleated fabric. I thought it was a nice neutral, since I have a lot of colors going on there. And the texture is great too.</div>
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Notice how you can see the gold hardware underneath? That is making me crazy! Yes, I could paint it but what really makes me nuts is that it hangs low enough to be visible. Ideas? </div>
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<b><i><u>What do you think?</u></i></b>Leighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18057071331187519760noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-471760784889556070.post-70556339106770628132011-10-30T23:27:00.002-04:002011-10-30T23:27:59.593-04:00Happy Halloween!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Hope you have a fun and spooky day!</div>Leighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18057071331187519760noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-471760784889556070.post-15231077912974701162011-10-18T06:49:00.000-04:002011-10-18T06:49:00.567-04:00Pumpkin!Remember how about a month ago I was having a <a href="http://leedawn82.blogspot.com/2011/09/great-pumpkin-caper.html"><b>lack-of-pumpkin issue</b></a>? Well, I've now overcompensated- I have 20 cans. And my mom has 14 waiting for me come Christmas. I'm a happy girl! And I'm all set for next year, I heard the shortage will be worse next year due to the flood in the early fall.<br />
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What have I made? Good question- <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><i>photo was taken with "photo booth" which somehow caused the label to be mirrored. </i></span><br />
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<b><a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/287847323/">pumpkin pull apart bread</a>-</b> good but gets stale fast (even when covered) and a bit time intensive </div>
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<a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/247869013/"><b>pumpkin snicker-doodles-</b></a> I added cream of tartar, otherwise in my mind it isn't a snicker-doodle. Next time it needs more pumpkin but everyone at work loved them. </div>
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In addition to the<a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/168048819/"> <b>pumpkin baked donut holes</b> </a>from a few weeks ago.</div>
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What's your favoriate pumpkin baked good? </div>Leighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18057071331187519760noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-471760784889556070.post-54564579332113535302011-10-17T06:44:00.000-04:002011-10-16T21:50:57.999-04:00WeekendWe had a busy weekend. We were out of town all day Saturday- fun but tiring. Sunday was spent doing some yard work and doing little house projects. Our last major front yard project was to deal with the hill of bushes, John spent hours chainsawing and pulling up bushes. Not totally done yet- hope to have a photo by the end of the week.<br />
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What did you do this weekend?Leighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18057071331187519760noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-471760784889556070.post-89214151876077772532011-10-14T06:48:00.000-04:002011-10-14T06:48:00.073-04:00Decisions, DecisionsOne of the big challenges of our house was dealing with the "kitchen nook". That is the space which use to hold part of the original kitchen and then at some point housed a washer/dryer. Last spring I Leigh-bellished<b> <a href="http://leedawn82.blogspot.com/2011/03/all-dressed-up.html">dresser</a> </b>for the spot. <br />
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Of course, we can't agree on which set up to go with. What do you think? Please share your opinion. I need this nook to be "done"...are so many other to deal with. </div>
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I don't let think you need captains for gourds and leaves...so here you go my simple fall decorating. The photos were taken after dark, with and without flash...sorry.<br />
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Does it look like fall around your house? </div>Leighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18057071331187519760noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-471760784889556070.post-64500806459784032242011-10-12T07:28:00.000-04:002011-10-12T07:28:00.388-04:00Welcome Fall<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
The fall wreath is only part of our fall doorstep. It barely seemed to stop raining in September, hence the wet, overcast photos. </div>
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I've never seen two-toned mums, I had to get the purple and yellow ones! I'm hoping they'll be hardy enough to come back next fall. </div>
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I've never planted ornamental kale but these green and purple ones seem fun.</div>
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We loved these little (non-eatable) peppers. They were used in the awesome Bellagi<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #535353; font-family: 'Josefin Sans';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;">o conservatory display from our <a href="http://leedawn82.blogspot.com/2008/10/vegas-baby-vegas.html"><b>frist wedding anniversary trip</b></a></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #535353; font-family: 'Josefin Sans';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;">. And they can come inside once the cool weather hits. So fun!</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 20px; line-height: 20px;"> </span></span></div>
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One of my September goals was to make something for me. Well this is technically for the house, but I'm counting it as the same.</div>
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The front color was ok (it actually photographed prettier than in real life), but too light for my needs. FYI- the back was gold. A few coats of Lab Brown later.....</div>
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One bummer about my black door is that dark items don't "pop". In fact I think I'm going to have to make a "back board" for my black Halloween feather wreath. </div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #535353; font-family: 'Josefin Sans';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;">And before setting the goals I should have checked the calendar and realized that in the weeks between Labor Day and New Year's Day we have about 2 free weekends. I should have factored that in- opps. </span></span><br />
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I should have just made a new quilt. </span></span></i></span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Josefin Sans'; line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #535353; font-size: medium;">-</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #535353; font-size: medium; text-decoration: line-through;">do a "me" craft </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-size: x-small;"><i><strike> </strike>I'm counting the new fall wreath as a "me" craft. I'll share soon.</i></span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Josefin Sans'; line-height: 20px;"><strike style="color: #535353; font-size: 18px;">-keep my nails pretty- since I do a lot of writing at work, I hope it will brighten my day</strike><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-size: x-small;"><i> -good enough to meet my low standards. </i></span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #535353; font-family: 'Josefin Sans'; font-size: 18px; line-height: 20px;">-work at three times a week- before school??? </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-family: 'Josefin Sans'; font-size: x-small; line-height: 20px;"><i>- I averaged about 1 time a week, but never before school. No matter how I try, I'm never going to be a morning person. </i></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Josefin Sans'; line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #535353; font-size: medium;">-</span><strike style="color: #535353; font-size: 18px;">blog once a week</strike><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-size: x-small;"><i> There was one week without blogging but a few other weeks with multiple posts- I'm calling it achieved. </i></span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #535353; font-family: 'Josefin Sans'; font-size: 18px; line-height: 20px;">-nightly writing three times a week- I've never been a great journaler but I jotting (in no organized fashion) thoughts and worries will help me relax and fall asleep at night </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-family: 'Josefin Sans'; font-size: x-small; line-height: 20px;"><i>-Haha, didn't happen once.</i></span><br /><br /><b style="color: #535353; font-family: 'Josefin Sans'; font-size: 18px; line-height: 20px;">Home</b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #535353; font-family: 'Josefin Sans'; font-size: 18px; line-height: 20px;">:</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span"><strike style="color: #535353; font-family: 'Josefin Sans'; font-size: 18px; line-height: 20px;">-clean out and organize my closet </strike><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-size: x-small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Josefin Sans';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;">Done! There are a few things I still want to do, labeling etc but good enough for now. I'll show it soon. </span></span></i></span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #535353; font-family: 'Josefin Sans'; font-size: 18px; line-height: 20px;">-work on decorating the craft room </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-family: 'Josefin Sans'; font-size: x-small; line-height: 20px;"><i>A thought didn't even cross my mind.</i></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #535353; font-family: 'Josefin Sans'; font-size: 18px; line-height: 20px; text-decoration: line-through;">-fall gardening- research, order, plant some cool weather veggies and spring bulbs? </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-family: 'Josefin Sans'; font-size: x-small; line-height: 20px;"><i> Done I'm really excited about some of the bulbs we planted. I'll show them off soon.</i></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Josefin Sans'; line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #535353; font-size: medium;">-</span><strike style="color: #535353; font-size: 18px;">keep up our cleaning routine</strike><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-size: x-small;"><i> We did pretty well, more or less.</i></span></span><br /><br /><b style="color: #535353; font-family: 'Josefin Sans'; font-size: 18px; line-height: 20px;">Work:</b><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Josefin Sans'; line-height: 20px;"><strike style="color: #535353; font-size: 18px;">-make it through the 1st month of school by leaving at 6pm, doing no more than 1 hr a night at home, 2 hours max on the weekends </strike><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-size: x-small;"> On average I kept this goal- super pleased with myself. </span></span><br /><br /><b style="color: #535353; font-family: 'Josefin Sans'; font-size: 18px; line-height: 20px;">Us:</b><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #535353; font-family: 'Josefin Sans'; font-size: 18px; line-height: 20px;">-dinner at the table 3 times a week </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-family: 'Josefin Sans'; font-size: x-small; line-height: 20px;"><i>Maybe once in the whole month?</i></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #535353; font-family: 'Josefin Sans'; font-size: 18px; line-height: 20px;">-<strike>meal planning weekly</strike></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-family: 'Josefin Sans'; font-size: x-small; line-height: 20px;"><i> Pretty good but we didn't always stick with it.</i></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #535353; font-family: 'Josefin Sans'; font-size: 18px; line-height: 20px;">-2 date nights</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-family: 'Josefin Sans'; font-size: x-small; line-height: 20px;"><i> None but we did have lots of fun evenings hanging out with our friends.</i></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #535353; font-family: 'Josefin Sans'; font-size: 18px; line-height: 20px;">-weekly family meetings- to look at the schedule for the week ahead and plan meals </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-family: 'Josefin Sans'; font-size: x-small; line-height: 20px;"><i>- Some, could do better. Mostly for the purpose of meal planning. </i></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #535353; font-family: 'Josefin Sans'; font-size: 18px; line-height: 20px;">-create a new year budget (to me the year goes from Aug-Sept) </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-family: 'Josefin Sans'; font-size: x-small; line-height: 20px;"><i>- nope </i></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #535353; font-family: 'Josefin Sans'; font-size: 18px; line-height: 20px;">-plan anniversary trip </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-family: 'Josefin Sans'; font-size: x-small; line-height: 20px;"><i>-sadly no, and we paid the sad price .</i></span></span><br />
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We had a great time....we even won the game, against an in-state rivale. Sunday morning we got up, enjoyed breakfast at a local bagel then drove home. <br />
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On our drive we stopped at a recommended apple farm. However it started raining, so instead of picking our apples we filled a bag and grabbed two jugs of apple cider. I struggle, and complain about, ever fall to find "real" apple cider. This was the real deal! And they were making it right in front of our eyes.<br />
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But there is <b>NO pumpkin </b>in the stores. In the past week I've been to <b><u>8</u></b> different grocery stores...without finding a single can of pumpkin. There are cans of pumpkin pie mix...not helpful. And don't tell me it isn't the right time of year, because I've bought it in late winter, early spring and summer. I used my last can to make the <b><a href="http://leedawn82.blogspot.com/2011/09/freeze.html">pumpkin scones</a>,</b> which are good, are few weeks ago.</div>
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<b><i>I'm frustrated...and in need of pumpkin goodies!!! </i></b></div>
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Does your store have cans of pumpkin?? More importantly, do you wanna send me some? Just don't tell me about your favorite pumpkin sweet...I can't handle it. </div>
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-the recipe said to bake for 30 min, since we didn't thaw it first I thought they might take a bit longer...but we should have done 20 min (although we have a convention oven which cooks a bit faster)</div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span">What is a camp pie? Well according to <a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/camp+pie"><b>dictionary.com</b></a>, it is an Australian word "tinned meat". Clearly we were not enjoying tinned meat. A camp pie is 2 pieces of bread with a filling- they can be sweet or savory. On this particular night we enjoyed pizza camp pies (shredded motz and pizza sauce) and apple camp pie (canned apple pie filling). </span></div>
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Leighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18057071331187519760noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-471760784889556070.post-63222193803625286782011-09-09T05:57:00.000-04:002011-09-09T05:57:00.445-04:00The long or short of it?I love our dinning room curtains. I've kept the same ones for 5 years...that is a long time for me. They were originally dishtowels or napkins from Crate and Barrel.<br />
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A few weekends ago, while visiting John's parents, I picked these beauties up at Goodwill. <br />
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I did some online research to find recipes that freeze well. Then we did a major shopping trip to B.J.'s....that was followed by the classic Leigh mistake. "Oh,this will be great, fun and fast. I'll get it done while John's at the baseball game." HA! Four days later and our freezer was filled! Oh, and I literally had a blister on the outside of my pointer finger from all the chopping.<br />
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I used disposable containers and labeled them with cooking instructions, so I wouldn't have to look up the recipe. The bags below hold crock-pot meals, so they just need to be dumped and heated.<br />
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This is the complete list (with links, where possible) of everything I froze. I'll do my best to give updates and reviews as we enjoy the meals.<br />
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~ Chili<br />
~<b><a href="http://www.foodpeoplewant.com/buttermilk-biscuits/">Buttermilk Biscuits </a></b><br />
<b>~<a href="http://realmomkitchen.com/633/cheesy-chicken-lasagna/"> Cheesy Chicken Lasagna </a></b><br />
~ <b><a href="http://www.laurenslatest.com/lasagna-cups">Lasagna Cups </a></b><br />
~ bags and bags of <b><a href="http://leedawn82.blogspot.com/2010/06/by-request.html">pesto </a></b><br />
~ couple bags of pizza sauce<br />
~<b><a href="http://www.dandee-designs.com/2010/09/chicken-pot-pie.html">Chicken Pot Pie </a></b><br />
~<b><a href="http://gimmesomeoven.com/slow-cooker-shredded-beef-tacos/">Slow Cooker Shredded Beef Tacos </a></b><br />
~<b><a href="http://www.kalynskitchen.com/2010/09/easy-recipe-for-baked-pesto-chicken.html">Baked Chicken Pesto </a></b><br />
~<b><a href="http://mamaandbabylove.blogspot.com/2011/04/freezer-cooking-with-slow-cooker.html">Goulash </a></b><br />
~<b><a href="http://annies-eats.com/2010/04/29/perfect-homemade-pizza-crust-tips-and-tricks/">Pizza Dough</a></b><br />
~<b><a href="http://realmomkitchen.com/86/freezer-beef-stew/">Beef Stew </a></b><br />
~ <b><a href="http://joelens.blogspot.com/2010/01/baked-chicken-kiev.html">Chicken Kiev </a></b><br />
~<a href="http://joelens.blogspot.com/2010/05/pesto-chicken-stuffed-shells.html"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #424040; font-family: Arial;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;">Pesto Chicken Stuff Manicotti </span></b></span></a><br />
~<b> <a href="http://joelens.blogspot.com/2009/08/balsamic-braised-short-ribs.html">Balsamic Braise Short Ribs </a></b><br />
~<b><a href="http://draft.blogger.com/goog_1224759306">Pasta Casserole </a></b><br />
~<b><a href="http://leedawn82.blogspot.com/2010/07/baby-food.html">Stromboli </a></b><br />
~ <b><a href="http://annies-eats.net/2009/12/07/pumpkin-scones/">Pumpkin Scones </a></b><br />
~<b><a href="http://annies-eats.net/2010/02/15/chicken-enchiladas/">Chicken Enchiladas </a></b><br />
~<b><a href="http://annies-eats.net/2008/10/29/honey-yeast-rolls/">Honey Yeast Rolls </a></b><br />
~<b><a href="http://annies-eats.net/2009/06/08/potato-rolls/">Potato Rolls </a></b><br />
~<b><a href="http://annies-eats.net/2010/03/01/the-perfect-burger-bun/">Burger Buns </a></b><br />
~<b><a href="http://annies-eats.net/2011/05/26/hot-dog-buns/">Hot Dog Rolls</a> </b><br />
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