Rotating calendar

I have had this rotating calendar for years and I love it! It makes it easy for me to keep track to appointments and such. My mother in law has wanted one since she saw mine.

Well, I figured out how to make one!
I used Microsoft Word to make a week calendar. Then I made 3 more just like it. I printed it out onto white cardstock. Then I backed it with blue. Each week measures 3x10.5 inches. I then took my weeks to Office Max to get laminated with their super thick lamination. I cut out the weeks and attached them to sheets of magnets (after weeks of searching for sheets of magnets big enough I finally found some at Hobby Lobby). I made one for my mother in law too. I'm going to use mine to help plan menus!

**I may take a few days off from this blog so that I can catch up on my son's scrapbook. I had 115 pictures printed today that are supposed to go in the scrapbook...wish me luck!

German Pancakes

German Pancakes
1 cup flour
1 cup milk
1 tsp salt
6 eggs

Heat oven to 400. Place 6 Tbsp of butter into a 9x13 pan and place into oven to melt. Blend flour, milk, salt, and eggs in the blender. Pour into 9x13 pan over melted butter. Bake for 25 minutes. Serve with syrup, jam, honey, powdered sugar, etc. Enjoy!

My baby has a big head!

I needed a hat for my son so we could go camping in the Unitas. I put one of my hats on his head and discovered that his head is almost as big as mine. I used mine as a pattern and just shrunk it a tiny bit. I don't know if he'll keep it on, but at least he has one!

Good use of scraps...

After making all the cards for the reunion I had a huge pile of scraps. I decided to make mini cards (3x3). I just cut everything to the size I needed. Then, I watermarked all the backgrounds with a variety of stamp sets. I love the little flower on each card...I think it adds a nice touch. The birthday card was made from scraps, but it was planned out more than the other cards. I'm selling the cards at the reunion for 50 cents each or 3 for $1. What do you think?

Even more cards for the reunion

These tags are for my mother-in-law. She is making candies and other sweets to sell at the reunion. I though that her goodies would look good with a little tag on top. I whipped out my CriCut and found the the oval fit my stamp perfectly!

I LOVE this card! I think that it turned out great. I love the contrasting orange ribbon around it.

Birtday Card for reunion

For the Family Reunion

My mother-in-law's family is in charge of the family reunion this year. The theme is "Country." They are having an old fashioned country store to sell things to raise money for family history research. We have all been asked to make things to put in the store. I decided to make a variety of cards to sell. These are a few that I've made so far...I've really been enjoying being creative. Now the question is--how much should I charge per card?(Thanks Jen for the inspiration on this card!)

Safety first

My son's changing table has been in the family for over 20 years. It has been handed down from sibling to sibling. It has been recovered many times! Unfortunately it didn't have any rails to prevent the kid from rolling off. The first time my son rolled I caught him before he hit the floor, but the second time I missed. At that point I decided that I HAD TO come up with some way to prevent falls due to rolling. I got a board and had it cut to length. I covered it with batting, fabric, and vinyl. I attached it to the front of the changing table using L brackets. It isn't pretty, but it is doing the job!

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Mega Easy Chicken Pot Pie

This is one of my husband's all time favorite recipes. It's not pretty to look at, but it sure is yummy to eat.

Mega Easy Chicken Pot Pie
1-2 large boneless skinless chicken breasts
2 cans Veg-All mixed vegetables (drained)
2 cans cream of chicken soup
1 cup self rising flour
1 cup milk
1 stick/cube butter (melted)

Cut chicken into bite sized pieces and cook. You can also use a can or two of canned chicken. Place cooked chicken on bottom of 9X13 pan. Pour in vegetables and cream of chicken soup. Mix together. Mix together flour, milk, and butter in a separate bowl. Pour over chicken mixture. Bake at 350 for 35 to 40 minutes or until the crust is light golden brown.

Functional

Today I worked hard and my craft room is functional. It still needs a lot of work, but now I can get to work! That means that tomorrow I'm not unpacking anything and I'm spending the day working on some projects!