Lets start over...

It's been two year since my last blog post! :o  I'm now a busy mom of 3 little ones.  Yes it's hard work but it's worth it! I love my kiddos!  September is coming up and that is a big month for our family because all the kids have birthdays! K is turning 5, Z is turning 3, and T is turning 1. 

I've already started work on a project for K.  I finally caved and bought him a lego set. (I hope I don't regret that) I wanted to have a space just for him to build his creations and hopefully keep his legos off the floor. Of course I went to pinterest for ideas.  I looked up diy lego tables and found the following website...  http://fussymonkeybiz.blogspot.ca/2013/07/lego-table.html I instantly loved it! I thought it would be hard to find a weird old table like the one she used so I kept on searching.  Later on that day, while on facebook, I saw that a friend of mine was selling that exact same table for $15! I hurried and snatched it up.  I couldn't believe how lucky I was :)  I don't do many diy projects so I don't own a saw to cut the top for the basket so I asked a friend for help.  The table is currently at her house while she cuts the hole, possibly sands it, and applies a primer. Then i'll get it back and spray paint it blue. (K's favorite color of course!)  I am so thankful for her help! 

Z is a lot easier to buy gifts for.  She just loves Peppa Pig and Hello Kitty.  I ordered her the cutest Peppa dress and necklace/bracelet set off wish.com.  It takes a few weeks to get it since its from China but I think she will love it!  I also ordered her some play pots, pans, and stove because she likes pretending to cook food.  She is pretty easy to please.

I still haven't bought T anything.  I know that sounds bad lol. I haven't forgotten about him. There is a kids consignment opening in September so i'm hoping to find him a few toys there. I just hate spending a lot of money on a toy he will only use a few months. Toys are so expensive now days! 

Now I have most the gifts figured out I just need to plan a little party.  Camille thinks I should have a paint war for K and Z. I think they would definitely enjoy it, but it's hard work making all the paint and stuff.  I need to make a decision soon but I am procrastinating haha. I think i'm going to try to make the cakes and maybe for T's bday party we can do cupcakes.  I can guarantee that we will be sick of cake by the end of september lol.  

As of right now, I only have 1 follower, Hi Camille!!!!!!! So maybe by the end of the week I can have 2??! lol I'm hoping to keep up with this blog and share my ideas and experiences with my family and also share cool products that I get to try for free from bzzagent. 

Well, ta ta for now!

Jessica  

Organizing my pantry

Well, my mother in law was kind enough to take my son for a few days so i had some extra time today. I downloaded an app called 'out of milk'. You scan everything in your pantry and it makes a list. So you always know what you have. I spent the day taking everything off the shelves, scanning the barcode of each item, then organizing it back in the pantry. I still have a lot to do but its nice to be able to see my can goods better lol
For dinner I made ranch chicken tacos in the crockpot. The actual recipe isn't a crockpot recipe but i made it into one. I put boneless skinless chicken in the crockpot with taco seasoning, 1/2 cup ranch, and a little bit of water. Once it was falling apart I split it up and put it soft taco shells with lettuce and a little ranch. These were so easy and yummy! I hope you give these a try!
-J

I hate Mondays!

Today was a lazy day. I didn't get much sleep the night before. My son of course was up at 630am jumping off the walls lol. For dinner my hubby made hamburgers with a 'secret sauce' that's not so secret, at least not if your from the west. Fry Sauce, as we like to call it. Its just ketchup & mayo. Some may think its weird. But try it! You may find you like it. We tried a new recipe for the burgers using sweet baby rays bbq sauce. They totally fell apart but they still tasted good. Next time we will try adding less bbq sauce and hopefully they will stay together better. I also made a salad with a dressing recipe i found on pinterest. Its a copy cat of olive gardens dressing. I love their dressing so i couldn't wait to try this! This has a ton of Ingredients in it so be prepared. Although i had all but a few in my cabinet. I threw all the ingredients in the blender and i was done! It made two bottles full. It tastes wonderful and tastes almost just like olive garden! Ill post both recipes below if you'd like to try!

olive garden copy cat dressing recipe

Burger recipe

Homemade granola bars!

http://www.laurenslatest.com/no-bake-chocolate-chip-granola-bars-easy-healthy/
We have to wait two hours before we can try these but they smell and look so good. These were super easy to make! Took under 5 minutes total! Just melted the butter, honey, and brown sugar together, added vanilla, poured over rice cereal and quick oats! Smash in cookie sheet, sprinkle with chocolate chips...DONE! Wait 2hrs+ before cutting them. I hope they taste good, ill let you know!
-J
UPDATE!- These taste delicious! The only problem is they are falling apart :( i read that i can stick them in the fridge for a few minutes to harden so im going to try that. Definitely recommend if you want a good "healthy" snack!

Dinner tonight-pork chops

My mom gave me two super thick pork chops that she got from Costco. I was originally going to stuff them but I found a different recipe. I made some stove top stuffing and put it in a casserole dish. I put the chops on top of that. Then mixed together chopped green apple, sugar, cinnamon, and flour. Put that on top the chops, covered and baked an hour. So yummy! Even my little 2yo gobbled it up and said "mmmm, good"!  I kindof just took a recipe and did my own thing with it. I forgot to take pictures of the deliciousness, sorry. 
Well tomorrow is friday, my favorite day of the week! Why you might ask? Well thats the day my son goes to preschool and mommy gets a break!  :) Tomorrow my sweet baby girl is getting her picture taken! I hope she smiles! Ill write more tomorrow!
-J

New restaurant in town

Last night my husband wanted to try out this new pizza place called "Little Texas". We hear they had a buffet for only $5.49 a person and 3 and under free! We ended up being the only people there. They just opened Dec 20th so I don't think many people know about it yet. We were greeted by a friendly waitress and a very clean and inviting restaurant. Although we were the only ones there, the buffet had fresh food on it and they even added new pizzas. Everything looked delicious!  I tried the spinach alfredo, pepperoni, and macaroni & cheese pizzas. It kind of reminded me of ci ci's but the pizza had a lot more flavor.  On there buffet they offer pizza, pasta, soup, salad, and for dessert cinnamon rolls and pudding.  Its not a huge buffet but I think its well worth the price of $5.49 (It will be $6.49 after Jan 20th). The cinnamon rolls are so moist, gooey, and incredibly good! Everything is hand made and you can tell. Please check it out! They also have a special going $3.99 for a medium pizza. Go here for more info...
http://www.facebook.com/LittleTexasPizzaBuffet
Thanks for reading!
-J

Good quote

I saw this quote on a church billboard and thought it was pretty cool. "A Christian must keep his faith, but not to himself" I struggle with this some times. Not in the way I would ever deny my beliefs but with sharing it with others. Im always affraid that just because i'm different then others I will be judged for that. My goal for this year is to share more of what I believe and what "The Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter Day Saints" teaches. I want others to experience the happiness my faith brings me. That is all for now.
-J