And some days

Just roll like this

You never know what might be around the next corner.

We have started potty training with Izzy so some days this is how it goes . I will go into more details about potty training at our house .

But Step 1 is going very well. We have three successful poop on toilet and four and half successful pees ,as that's a half . OOPS !! (accidents happen )

Our girl does not like the potty she likes  the toilet that can make it more difficult later for sure.

You heard it here FIRST ....

YES the 2nd Annual Scrap Away Retreat .

May 7th 11am - 1am

May 8th 9am - 4pm

Get away on mothers Day weekend to preserve those memories you never make time for or sewing or make cards do whatever crafty hobby you do .We all need to make time for ourselves .

$50.00 Whats included ??

Supper on Saturday

Lunch on Sunday

Door Prizes

Coffee and Juice

Fun and friendships (new and old )

Come alone or bring some friends or your mom !

Contact myself (204)686-2362

or my sister(306)483-2324 for more details or to reserve your spot.

100% Yummy

Today marks the day we opened our last jar of home made raspberry jam . Raspberries picked from our very own bushes and made with  love with my children .

Here is the proof of  yummy good stuff marked all over her face .

Can't wait for raspberry picking season to begin again .

a POP of color

Now that we got our closet all cleaned up and in working order .I love the sight of this some color in my husbands dressy wardrobe . His company color is always reflected to the blues but love the power of color ,especially the yellow and purple . What do you think ?

Painting

I let the girls paint this morning together . Addy has painted quite often actually probably weekly its one of those at the kitchen table activities that get done while I do dishes as I do dishes by hand as we have not decided on a dishwasher or the placement of where it would actually go in the kitchen . since we had a dishwasher in the past I had never counted for all the time it takes to wash ,dry and put away dishes can be especially when you bake . So I had to find a way where the girls were in my line of sight so I could get them done daily . I have decided a little independent craft time at the table was my best solution . So today was Izzy's first time painting solo . She did very well even though she ate some paint .(thank goodness for non toxic paint options)Hubby actually could not believe that was her picture when he got home maybe a artist someday .

I made these today !!

Who can resist a light , fluffy cream puff ??
This is the recipe I use :
1/2 cup butter
1 cup water
1/4 tsp salt
1 cup all purpose flour
4 eggs (my trick is to have them room temp. )
1 tsp vanilla
Preheat oven 425
On the stove top have the butter and water until boiling  add vanilla .
Stir in flour and salt until it forms a ball
Transfer the dough to a large mixing bowl. Using a wooden spoon or stand mixer, beat in the eggs one at a time, mixing well after each. Drop by tablespoonfuls onto an ungreased baking sheet.

Bake for 20 to 25 minutes in the preheated oven, until golden brown. Centers should be dry.
When the shells are cool cut in half and add whipping cream adn if you are going to all the drop of making them whip up a batch of real whipping cream just that much better .
Then yummy !~~

Spring Cleaning

This is the outcome to some spring cleaning or early nesting whatever , either way it felt good to give away 4 and half bags of clothes that my husband and I have been holding on too . Just for the record 2 1/2 bags were my husbands . Our rules were if you have not wore it in the last year its gone, just because its fits doesn't mean it stays (as my husband has some really old ragged clothes that STILL fit for say but look old ),and if it does not fit its gone not keeping it for if, when, maybe someday . We also had a bag that went to garbage and I cut some for rags for the house as we do not use paper towel in our house .