Today marks the first official day of my Spring Break from teaching! Yesterday was gorgeous – sunny and almost 70! Today feels more spring-like. A cool crisp air with the dewy scent of rain. For the occasion, our front door has donned a new wreath. I created this in a[Read more]
Wow! I have not written anything for a while! I guess senior year really is busy! I have down time today because I’m sick on the couch with, well I don’t know what, but I found some free time. This year I have an independent art study which basically means[Read more]
Cold weather always bring upon the urge to bake. I was looking through one of my many cook books and ran across a recipe for Monster Cookies. I have never made them before and thought I would give it a whirl, knowing how good the cookies can be. We are[Read more]
Record highs hit us earlier this week followed by a thick, wet sheet of the white stuff * LOTS of SNOW* Only in Nebraska! Because we can’t really go anywhere, this blizzard makes us relax. My plans for the weekend include: lesson plans, crafty projects, and snuggling with my sweetie.[Read more]
One of my most favorite meal themes is breakfast for supper. I love breakfast food! Pancakes, waffles, omelets, French toast, hashbrown casserole, you name it. The biggest reason that I enjoy eating it for supper is probably because that’s about the only time I indulge in these foods. Sure on[Read more]
Valentine’s Day is 1 month away! I’ve noticed that wreaths are very popular these days and decided to jump on the band wagon. Here’s my version of a Valentine’s wreath. It even coordinates with the table runner in my post yesterday! Here’s how I made it – Supplies: 12″ Styrofoam[Read more]
Since I encouraged Alex to begin digital scrapbooking I thought I better get on the stick and try it out myself. Thanks to some great online tutoring I have accomplished my first digital scrapbook page. Ok, I cheated and used a layered template with all the elements already selected for[Read more]
I literally just finished this project and couldn’t wait to show it off! For Christmas, Jake and I received an empty photo ornament in our stocking from Jake’s mom with specific instructions to put a wedding picture in it. I took down Christmas decorations from our apartment yesterday, but was[Read more]