2011 brought us Jack



My brother got married!



Busy working at TJ's house

Went through my first earthquake - without a scratch!

Gave up coffee and wine for 9 months.
Glad to have it back...
but it was worth it!



Spent some time in sunny Florida



Crockpotastic

So it's that time of year...when you crave comfort food, warm and filling on a crisp autumn day. What's better than throwing ingredients in a crockpot and coming home to the smell of delicious dinner that's been cooking the day away? I love having dinner ready for me. That's why I started following the blog crockpot365.blogspot.com.

Stephanie O'Dea details crockpot recipes - the good the bad, and the tasty.

We tried out the Lemon & Herb Roasted Chicken. It was good, although I would recommend not cooking it too long (mine was falling off the bone good, but some of it was dry).

Recipe here.

We had leftover chicken - and so I made cheesy chicken broccoli casserole - yum.

This was delicious. Recipe here.  

Pinterest Project - Fall Wreath

At first I had no idea what people were talking about. Pinterest. It sounded, well, interesting. And then you have to apply for a log in...how exclusive?! Not really, but it got my attention.

After I signed up for my account, I got busy pinning. I've pinned craft projects, organization techniques, fashion ideas and epicurean delights.Pinterest is the visual crafty person's virtual project board. I like how I can go back and see what I pinned, but also see what others repin.

This project is inspired by a Pinterest pin.

I purchased a wreath frame, yarn and felt in fall colors. I used Styrofoam glue and wrapped the yarn around over the glue.

Making the felt flowers was the fun part. I looked at different websites to learn how to do it. This blog has a good flower tutorial.

How to make these little roses: Cut a circle, then make uneven edges. Pick a point at the edge of the circle and cut it into a strip. (Leaving the little circle at the end.) Start at the other end and start rolling the fabric to make a rose. Hot glue the flower down onto the circle at the end. 

I made the gold flower based off of the flower on this blog. 

Then I hot glued the flowers onto the wreath. Tada! My first Pinterest project.