Our Second Snow!

Well we got a LOT of snow this time! I think it is way to early! I did not want to turn the heat on in the house. I had to give in when my husband was convincing me that the pipes would freeze over night if I didn't turn it on!

 Time to break out the sweaters & jackets for the little dogs.

 These pictures were from the morning, then it snowed allll day long. We got 6-8 inches

Pumpkin Cake Bars with Cream Cheese Frosting

THIS IS SO DELICIOUS! I had to take them to work to share because I wanted to eat the whole pan! (Kevin thought I did. He didn't know I took them to work and when he came home looking for some and the pan was gone he told me he thought I ate them all! How rude...)

Ingredients:

4 eggs

1 2/3 cups sugar

1 cup vegetable oil

1 (15 oz) can pumpkin puree

2 cups flour

2 teaspoons baking powder

1 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon baking soda

2 teaspoons cinnamon

6 ounces cream cheese *I accidentally used the whole 8 oz package, and it tasted just fine*

6 tablespoons butter, softened

3 cups confectioners' sugar

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350*F

2. Grease and flour one 9x13 pan

3. In mixing bowl beat together eggs, sugar, oil and pumpkin.

4. Sift together the flour, powder, salt, soda and cinnamon; add to wet ingredients and mix thoroughly.

5. Spread into prepared pan.

6. Bake for 25-30 minutes

7. Remove from oven, allow to cool completely.

8. For the frosting: beat together the cream cheese, butter and confectioner's sugar.

9. Evenly spread over the bars.

10. Enjoy and share!

Epsom Salt Bottles

Here are the Epsom salt bottles made from wine bottles, spray adhesive and Epsom salt. I did two layers of the salt so the bottles were completely covered. Make sure to let the bottles dry completely or the salt will peel off. I bought some maroon "things" (not quite sure what to call them) at the dollar store(also where I bought the Epsom salt, which I have made three bottles so far and still have some left!) to stick in them! Love them. The make my fall decor stand out. Total cost for this project, $2!

New Collars & Leash

Made some new collars and my first leash! I wanted to try to add a name to the collars, only problem was the letters were a little to big, they went all the way to the edge. Next time, I'm going to try to find some smaller letters.

Weekend craft

This weekend I did a little scrapbooking!! Was really fun, I haven't scrapbooked in years... Here are the start of some of the pages I am making. Cant put up the 'big project' because someone I am making it for might see!! =) These pages are for a scrapbook cookbook.

Still missing pictures, and recipes on a few. Will post the final pictures when I'm done.

Flower wreath.

I am so excited about this wreath! I love it! I have been wanting to do it for a while, but I didn't because I thought the brown wreath part was going to be expensive. I stumbled upon them at Michael's and found out they were only $5! On top of that, I had a 50% off coupon =) Great deal. The letters were also on clearance for .70 cents each! The fabric and paint I already had.

Do you like my 'Welcome' vinyl?? Check out Mallory's Etsy Page! She is awesome!! =)

Juicer!

Warning: you may find this post long and boring. I know I ramble on.

Okay, after watching the film 'Fat, Sick, and Nearly Dead' I am very inspired. It would not be an exaggeration to say that my husband and I get ONE serving a day of each fruits and veggies. That is really pathetic. We both have health problems we would like to fix, some small, some large. We both have family history of things like high blood pressure and diabetes. We are young, active people and it would take a small change in our diet to make us healthy! I want to live long and have lots of time to spend with my children, grandchildren and great grandchildren!!

The movie is about Joe Cross, a guy who was literally fat, sick and dying. He had an immune system disease and was taking a LOT of medicine. He also had been partying, drinking, eating fast food and a lot of food most his life. He was tired of being on medicine and feeling sick, and decided the best way to heal himself was to heal from the inside out! That's when he decided to come to the US and do a 60 day "juice cleanse." He lost 80something pounds, I think almost 90 pounds in 60 days. That's 1.5 lbs a day! WHAT?! On the film there are other people doing the cleanse also, mainly a 10 day cleanse.

Just watch the movie. I thought it would be really boring, but I was very wrong. My husband, who doesn't want to watch anything informative or educational (LOL I am being dramatic with that statement.) loved the movie also! He is very in shape and healthy and is going to be adding two, at least, of these juices a day to his diet, to get more fruits and veggies! I am going to start with breakfast and dinner. I am at work for lunch, usually I skip this meal or have something like a granola bar. I am going to most likely eat something during the day because I am still going to have to cook for my husband. We already are really good about not eating processed foods, I rarely buy them. Our dinner usually consist of 1/5 veggies, 2/5 meat and 2/5 "potato." Now we will try to have 3/4 veggies and a little meat and a little "potato."

You will most likely see posts about my lifestyle change and my favorite juices!! Now, off to research some juicers =)