ABC Muffin Tin Monday

It is ABC 123 them this week for Muffin Tin Monday over at  Muffin Tin Mom

I was inspired by this blog.  She did a food for almost every letter.  I had limited food, since I shop for groceries in 2 days, but decided to give it a go.  I was impressed w/ how well I could do on the fly.  Lunch took longer to prepare than normal, even w/o cooking anything for it.  The kids got to eat at the kiddie table & enjoy it.  I had my daughter bring a chair & the table & my son got the other chair - took them to the kitchen.  They can be good helpers like that!  I fixed all the foods & had them share out of the tin.  The only foods I had to get more of for them was a few sliced pears, some more yogurt & Jello.  I was pleased w/ how well they did sharing food out of the same dishes.   Meanwhile, this mama had yogurt w/ fruit, cottage cheese w/ tomato & carrots for my lunch.
A- apple
B- banana
C- carrots
D- dill dip
E - egg
F - fish (goldfish crackers)
G - more Goldfish crackers
H - I had nothing.  Wished we had some hot dogs
I - Italian bread - homemade by me
J - Jello
K - ketchup
L - Lemonade (not pictured)
M- marshmallows
N - Nilla wafers (not pictured - couldn't think of anything I had until they were already eating)
O - oranges
P- pears
Q -Not sure any food starts w/ a q other than quail
R- Ranch
S- sandwich - peanut butter
T- tomato
U - nothing
V - should have put vanilla yogurt in that spot, too! 
W- walnuts
X - nothing
Y- yogurt
Z- nothing

Etsy store is open for business!!

I decided to open a Felt Food store on etsy after much encouragement from my friends.  I am hoping to get some more sales soon.  I am already working on an order for Tessa that I started before the store was born.  I will be adding new items to my store on a regular basis.  If you want to order something & don't see what you're looking for, let me know.   Future projects for the  store include Goldfish Crackers, cupcakes, strawberries, sandwiches (reworking the bread I already made to be even better), bananas, corn on the cob, cookies (sugar), Pop Tarts, pie, cake, pizza, tacos, & much more. 

Carrots & Doughnuts & grilled foods. Oh my!

So, here are some pictures of my newest felt food creations.  Sorry for the shadow.  We live in the woods & it was a cloudy day. 

Doughnut

 

Carrot

 

T-Bone  w/ grill marks

 Burger w/ grill marks on bun

 

Popsicle

 

Hot Dog on bun

Hot dog w/ back of bun

Fettuccine w/ sauce

I Felt Like Making Food...

I have a passion to make felt food for my family.  I hate the plastic foods you can buy in the store.  They are usually too small & the kids try to mouth them.  With felt food, they will only attempt that once or twice & realize they don't want felt in their mouth.  Actually, my 4 yr. old didn't mouth the foods at all.  No more finding teeth marks in a chicken leg that my son was playing with.  I'm considering opening an etsy store.  I feel I need to practice my sewing a bit more, first.  I am definitely not perfect at it!   Here are some of the items I have made.  Please let me know what you think. 

Quesadilla

 PB&JHam & cheese sandwichPizzaPancakes w/ butter, syrup & baconFarfalle w/ sauceEgg & Bacon

Happy New Year

I hope you are having a happy new year.  I am planning to accomplish many things this year.

I ended 2009 having lost 30 lbs. since Oct. 5.  I even lost during the week of Christmas!!   

So, for 2010, I am going to lose another 50 lbs., which will almost be at my goal.  I want to lose 1-2 lbs. per week to go at a healthy pace.  Don't get me wrong, I'd love it to come off faster, but I know it didn't come on over night, so I shouldn't expect it to come off that fast, either.

I am going to exercise regularly - Walk Away the Pounds.

Eating healthy - which goes w/ my diet.

I also am going to get more organized w/ my household & my life.

I am going to get more customers for my businesses - Homemade Gourmet, Amway, & Close to My Heart. 

I am going to procrastinate less.

I am going to begin teaching my daughter kindergarten in the fall, so we need to get some curriculum soon.  It will be here before we know it!

I am going to scrapbook, stamp, & sew more this year than last.

I will blog more, too! 

I know most of these are what everyone else does & I know saying, "I will do it more" is vague, but at least I'm more likely to stick with my resolutions. 

Christmas Day

The kids were so spoiled for Christmas.  Santa gave Laurana a Barbie house & Liam a tricycle and a Thomas the Train playhut w/ tunnel.  I made them felt food, got them toy dishes (including a frying pan, rolling pin, and whisk). I made Laurana a red & white tutu, which she loves!  They got too many things to mention & really like everything they got.   I got some cookie sheets, round cake pans, a very nice blender, glue dots, and truffles.  Scott got 3 pr. of jeans, an electric toothbrush, and gift cards to Quiznos & Game Stop.  The kids got many more things than I mentioned.  We make sure to read about Jesus' birth to the kids all throughout the Christmas season, as well.  We want to make sure they understand it is not all about Santa & the gifts they can get.  I didn't get any good pics of Scott's family - they always hid from the camera & no good pics of my mom, step dad, brother or grandpa.  The kids were always in the way, or they were helping the kids get something out of a box.  I will see all of my family again today.  Hoping for better pics.  At least, I got video of them.

My Tiny Dancer

Laurana is the one in all pink.    Isn't she adorable?  I just melt seeing her wear the tutu I made for her.