Keeping up with A Granny A DAY

Keeping up with A Granny A DAY :)
                          I can't wait to see it all come together .Tim and I have been thinking using the color Grey to work it all together since the walls will be painted Grey. Can't wait for the summer to start putting the room together.Nothing like a project to keep ya going. I was kinda Blessed on keeping up this month had my surgery and stayed still a couple days so I've ended up alittle ahead.So this is my posting for the month 38 squares . Now onto Febuary ! If ya want to join us here is the Link ..

http://macscrochet.blogspot.com/2011/12/good-bye-2011-hello-2012-granny-square.html

This is another project I picked back up to work on ,It's done only by using  your fingers . Gotta love Finger crochet so cool:) you can learn technique from this LINK !  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O4kKMABKsNg

This lap blankie is for Chad when he sits in his recliner.The ridges makes this blankie look so manly to me.Can't wait to share the full pic when it is done.

                           

Just gotta share my cutiepies MARYJANES!!
They are so so cute:)
This is the Link to the AWESOME TEACHER MIKEY!!!!!! ENJOY:)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TI_vFUb60yc
May you have a Blessed evening and I
Hope these little Projects get you inspired to pick up a  needle and Crochet I so LOVE IT !

                     

Homeschool and Gratitude

                                                      Meet The Flores Kids

On left is Steven,then Sammy and Marisa
(Marisa is  so Beautiful!)
I got to teach an AG class on Thursday for the kids Homeschooling ,it was so much FUN!
This is them feeding our goats that they gathered veggies from our Garden



Sammy learning to pull turnips



Sammy found a huge one

Sammy hiding behind their harvested pile









Steven learned to drive 2 types of wagons lol our lawnmower wagon and the baby stroller wagon

(aren't boys just the sweetest with babies!) 

     

                                                       

She always keeps me laughing!!

First time Nene saw how Brussel Sprouts grow

Nene made Sophia her own little reading Corner

Decorated Changing Table
My Sweet Cuz knew I needed some extra help tidying up (well I should admit she did a  complete overhaul lol )since I  was having surgery Friday 1-28-2012 Cleaning and organizing is her passion:)I will never ever be able to thank her for her help.



Chad jumped on clean sheets to play with Sophia lol

That did not save him from
a good whooping for being on
NeNe's CLEAN FRESH SHEETS!
MUUAAAAAA:)

I had such a Blessed Day with Nene Thursday and the kids sometimes we just need to be with Family and Friends to make you feel so much better.I so needed this day.
Hope you get to spend some time with Family and Friends this weekend , grab a cake or cookies and a coke and go suprize them for an hour you'll feel BLESSED and they'll love the
SUPRISE !



                                   



Don Juan Rose Petal Jam

A Rose is just a Rose UNTIL:

It becomes Don Juan Jam

picked a basket with about a quart of Don Juan Roses ,trimmed the white tips off closets to the bud and any bad spots

washed them ,I see I missed a few tips lol

Soaked them overnight in water cooked them using this sites recipe http://www.emikodavies.com/blog/rose-petal-jam/
I did add 2 tablespoons Liquid Pectin and you can add a drop of  food coloring to enhance whatever color petals you have

it turned out so YUMMY !

Since I have added several of my marmalades to some of my crock-pot meals I thought  my Rose Petal Jam I had canned  might go well with some meat in the crock-pot.

 WOW- O -WOW was it good on a Pork Roast:) No left overs from My Smith Gang! 

My son Spent this afternoon 1/24/2012 pruning them back for this years new growth I can't wait for them to start Blooming again, Hoping they do well again this year they are so Beautiful Blooming,Sometimes its hard to pick them for Jam.


May You have a Blessed Day and Enjoy some Jam or Plant a ROSE:)

Orange Apricot Chipotle Chutney

                             Such Orange Goodness and Beauty filled these JARS !

With finishing up our Christmas Eve Oranges I still had 8 sitting on the counter and thought I would love to do one more marmalade ,after digging around hunting recipes I found this one:) Such beauty it brought to my jars.Here is the link to this beautful and tasty marmalade jam. http://www.fritolay.com/recipes/recipe/orange-apricot-chipotle-jam

I chopped up the dried apricots found little Sophia could eat these thought huh healthy Gummy bears indeed!

Peeled and ready to cook

Chipotle peppers in adobe sauce now I have to say this is definatley  a new product for me. It sure added a very smokey taste to the jam. Thats why we really decided it would go so much better in the crockpot over a ham and I cant wait !

Yummy

You can also find this recipe on my Pinterest board Jammin Recipes

http://pinterest.com/pin/13229392625138189/

Happy Jammin and May you have a Blessed day!

My First Cake Pops

My First Ever Cakepops!:)
Peppermint Pops  
I have fallen in love with mrsfoxssweets.blogspot.com Blog so much so that I thought I gotta try a couple of her tutorials on  cake pops. Now this lady is a complete baking and pop artist.  And for me this was a huge challenge lol. Alot of  lessons learned but I will say it was FUN and my boys (ages16,12) came to the kitchen and spent time with me as we laughed and created and BRAINSTORMED many times.

I had made a pound cake and unfortunately it stuck to my pan I have made many, many pound cakes even 10 for a bake sale and never once had one to stick to my pan I was first upset then thought ok so maybe I can just use the cake to make the cakepops so I froze the cake till I was ready to give it a try and TRY I DID! I made my own homemade icing using this recipe Classic Vanilla Buttercream Frosting, added it to the cake mix and rolled the cakepops. http://savorysweetlife.com/2010/03/buttercream-frosting/
                                                        
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Here they are all cute and rolled and ready to pop in freezer and almost ready to be dipped in the Wiltons Peppermint White Chocolate Melts ,this is when the fun began for us cakepop newbies lol, the melts did not melt correctly, we added veggie shortening top help didn't work, I warmed it put in icing bag, too thick, ugh what to do !! Okay so we BRAINSTORMED, and came up with this plan .Use the homemade icing to decorate pops around stick with pink and use a knife to ice the peppermint on, the pink worked the other we ended up heating and molding with our fingers to get the candy peppermint melts to stick on without tearing up our pops and lol the cakepop itself was heavier than our new sticks, we did alot of  holding used  styrofoam to help lol, it got my boys creating, they came out with boxes, screwdrivers to make holes, plans of different kinds of holders finally I saw a picture of a cakepop Bouquet, I grabbed our milkshakeglasses and some pinktissue paper and tadaaahh:but for her great tutorial see her post  http://mrsfoxssweets.blogspot.com/2011/12/peppermint-cake-pops.html

Our PEPPERMINT POPS:)

My Sweet Dear HUBBY ordered me this set to try a different way of making them, also so their may just be more cakepops to come! I was so glad to try and learn a new skill and if you research the new cakepop craze you will definately notice these bakers are true ARTIST:)

May you have a Blessed day and eat some cake or a cakepop:)

This is my first link Party!

They sure do Grow FUNNY!

When ya grow Brussel Sprouts its kinds like Easter Egg hunting

You have to raise the leaves to hunt your SUPRIZE !

I've learned they are alittle hard to pull off

But so worth the little harvest,they are so good!

                                           I got to pick a pan full ,washed them and popped them in the oven and LOL I totally forgot to take a pic before we ate them !!  I used this recipe off Pinterest and trust them they were so good! Even the Grandbaby ate a few !http://www.thecookingphotographer.com/2010/12/oven-roasted-garlic-brussels-sprouts.html
Happy Gardening! May you have a BLESSED DAY!

A Dowry Crocheted Gift Made From a Moma's Hands

                                                                  To  My Oldest Son

I thought of a day that would be very special for my son, a day to come long before he thinks of it , aday that he may take a Bride.Wondering  What I could offer to his home ,made  from me, I love to Crochet and my children love to see me make things.So I thought I would make my sons wife some items to go in their kitchen.To help him prepare for her.

         I just picked a random pattern (I pinned this one on Pinterest for a shareable pattern), http://crochet.about.com/od/freecrochetpatterns/ss/Openwork_Dishcloth_Pattern_8.htm  made it  white just like her wedding dress  ,thinking of every stitch the meals they may make together,the laughter they may share ,a first home to call their own.I  said a Prayer for them as I crocheted  this dishcloth, I caught my  son watching me out of the corner of his eye :)

He so sweetly took the pics to remember his Mothers hands

                                                              Just a simple Dishcloth

 made with love to match the beauty my son picks to be his Bride

To Chad, I Love You my Son