Crock pot Pizza

The quantities are up to you, so use as little or as much as you like to suit your family size and taste buds. Omit or add something if you prefer.

1 lb. lean ground beef or ground turkey, browned and drained (add onion and bell peppers to skillet and cook together, if you like)
1 pkg. pepperoni slices, separte each piece
can mushrooms, drained
spaghetti, cooked and drained ( I break into sm. pieces to make it easier to eat)
2 c. mozzarella (we love cheese and use more)
1 t. (or more) Homemade Gourmet Garlic Basil
jar of favorite spaghetti sauce or make HG Homestyle Spaghetti Sauce

Dump all ingredients into large crockpot. Stir to combine. Cover and cook on low 4-6 hours.

Harvest Pork Chops

I have a simple recipe for you. It is not Homemade Gourmet, because I realize you may not have anything from HG to make the recipe. All you need are 3 ingredients and a crock pot!! I buy boneless chops and put them in the crock pot. Pour 2 c. apple juice (no added sugar like Juicy Juice) and a dash of cinnamon. Cook on low 4-6 hours. I got this recipe from a church cookbook. Serve w/ applesauce or apple cobbler for dessert to tie the flavors together nicely. Even my picky DD eats this up.

Baby Beauty Pageant 2006

This was the baby beauty pageant at the county fair. It was very hot and they had us right in the sun for lining up and for judging. The judges decided that in order for a baby to win they had to smile. DD was not in the mood to smile, because it was hot (around 95 or 100 degrees) and she wasn't used to being in full sun during those temperatures. She was good, but didn't show off for the judges. This was just a few days before her 1st birthday, and she wasn't quite walking on her own. She won in my book! She is the one in the middle.

BC Before Children

I forgot to put a title on my page! I am a late night scrapper or I try to scrap on the weekends while DH can entertain DS. He is still quite clingy, so I even wear him in the sling to scrap. I was probably tired when I did this.

The base of the page is Wild Wasabi, the patterned paper is from SU, the mats are choc. chip and bashful blue. I used a flourish stamp set I got from my friend, Tessa that is from TAC. I even used a little envelope from her. I used a scrap of silk ribbon to tie around the stitched Wild Wasabi grosgrain and a large gold eyelet. I stamped flourishes in Close to Cocoa and also inked up the envelope that holds the tag I made. I have journaling on the tag that reads: This is one of my favorite pictures of us. This was taken in the fall of 2004 when I was not pregnant or too early to tell. I had just lost 30 lbs. and my hair

was looking good. I do miss getting my hair highlighted.

Baby Sprinkle (Shower)

Since I was pregnant with my 2nd child, we called the shower a sprinkle. We only needed boy clothes & diapers. The top pic is me, my friends Beth, & Joy holding my daughter. The quilled giraffe was a premade giraffe I bought with the intent to use on a zoo page. I used choc chip, creamy caramel, GP white & Blue bayou cardstock, paper flowers, and some scalloped ovals.

Trying to Make Up for Lost Time

I realize I didn't add new posts for about 3 weeks and I'm trying to add something new for you to look at. These are of my daughter and my husband working in the garden. She is so adorable and loves to help. When he handed her some seeds to drop into the row, she threw them, though. When they were planting the tomato plants, she laid down on her stomach, so she could help pack the dirt in around the plant. She loves getting her garden gloves and rain boots on to go help Daddy. I actually made a set of gardening tool embellishments ages ago from wire and the use of an idea book. I plan to add them to a layout if I can find them.

Lip Biting and Spiked Hair

My son's hair is so flyaway and baby fine, but it looked so adorable when he got sweaty. I made it stand up and he was making the cutest faces, so we had to get the camera out. He is also sucking his bottom lip in since he started teething. So sweet!