Ikea step stool - before & after

Fall wreath

I was inspired to make this Fall Wreath from pinterest.  Ater pinning a 100,000 pictures, I decided to actually make something.

April 1st Bento Lunches for J&J

Bentos for Juliette and Jack today!

 Jules gets a ham sandwich, apple sauce, peas, a butterfly cheese piece and strawberries & pineapple.

Jack gets apple sauce, a ham sandwich, cauliflower, a bell cheese piece and strawberries & pineapple.

Recipe - Italian Sausage and Bean Bake - Non-Crockpot

This easy and delicious recipe came from the Dinner Doctor cookbook, page 213.  You take cooked ground sausage, a can of beans, diced tomatoes and cheese - layer them and bake until bubbling.

I added fresh, diced onion because we love onions.  I baked it at 375 degrees for 30 minutes and it was too long.  Next time, 20 minutes will be my time choice.  I really liked this and would make it again.  My husband insists that this casserole needs to be served over pasta.  But, take his opinion with a grain of salt as he would eat only carbs, if allowed!

And, a note for my girlfriends - if you buy the Jimmy Dean Sausage roll at BJs, you can make the sausage thing apps and this casserole from the sausage.

Where Have I Been?

I've really missed blogging and taking some time to write and gather my thoughts.

We have been really busy with Halloween, the twins' first birthday party, some house guests and the twins' Christening!

Now, we have to get thru the first steps (I kid, I kid - I am SO excited that walking will be here soon), Thanksgiving, Christmas, another possible house guest and New Year's.

I'm going to post some new recipes and pic's to tide you all over until I am back full speed ahead!  Some exciting news at our house is that my husbands hours are changing a bit after Christmas and we are going to work out a deal-ie-o where I get to blog (alone) everyday, woot!

Here are some pics for all of you in blog-land!

Look What I Won From Right @ Home!

We returned from vacation pleasantly surprised to find a small package from SC Johnson's division Right @ Home.  I'm sure that I entered something in order to win this.  I know that I get emails from Right @ Home once in a while.  Something in my memory is vaguely fuzzy when it comes to a contest, LOL.

I'm excited because I don't usually win anything!

TV Recap - Keeping Up With The Kardashians - October 17, 2010

I have a lot to say about this week's Keeping Up With The Kardashians.  So, do we really believe that Scott has maintained these positive changes that everyone keeps talking about?  For Kourtnay and Mason's sake, I really hope so.  I did feel the tiniest bit bad for Scott when he got left out of everything fun and had to stalk and beg Bruce to hang out.  Scott&Bruce were really cute when they hand hugged!  I also thought that the suit bonding was really nice.  I couldn't help but think of Barney on How I Met Your Mother and "Suit Up"!

Kim is dating someone new!  I'm excited as it seems like she really needs to just move on and stop going back and forth with Reggie.  Of course, next week's Season Finale teasers make it look like Reggie ends up back in the picture.  Poor Kim, I hope that she can just say no to Reggie!  She can call me and I will talk her thru how she needs to resist the drama.

Dash - a new one in NYC?  Close the CA store?  I think that the store(s) really takes the back seat and I think that opening a NYC would be a mistake.  Close the CA store.  These girls have way too much going on now to worry about retail.  I was actually shocked that the business managers thought that the NYC store was a fantastic idea.  Kourtnay always ends up working on the stores and she gets upset with her sisters who don't devote as much time.  Of course they can't devote that kind of time.  Kim has a busy career and Khloe is married.  I agree with Khloe who asked what the rush was.  I think that they should skip it all!  Is the Miami store even open?  They didn't mention it.