Friday, May 17, 2013

Haystack Candy

   My Granny used to make all kinds of candy for the holidays including these and I love them! I made them Sunday for our marriage class at church and I didn't get to take any home!


What You Need:

1 Package of Butterscotch chips
1 Tbsp Peanut Butter
1 Package Chow Mein Noodles (uncooked)


 Start by pouring the entire package of butterscotch chips and the Tbsp of peanut butter in a large microwave-safe bowl. Cook in microwave until chips are completely melted and can blend with the peanut butter.

Pour the chow mein noodles into the melted mixture and mix until all noodles are coated. Drop on wax paper in small amount and let cool until completely hardened.

Need a little laughter?

 Everyone has good days and bad days, some of us even have bad weeks, which happens to be what I am in the middle of. Whenever my mom has a bad day, she always calls me and says, "Please make me laugh, I need it today." I do believe laughter can make a difference, even if only for a minute. It helps you not focus so much on the affliction that is stuck on your mind, and be able to find joy in something which can lead you to find joy in other things.

My husband and I always share funny stuff to each other that we've found on the internet because it lets us laugh together and that's really important to a relationship as well, to laugh TOGETHER.
So today I want to share some of the things I or we have found so that you can laugh too! If you're having a bad day, week, or just love to laugh!

#1.
So, most of the world has seen the Twilight movies, and the minions depicted are from one of my favorite movies of all time, Despicable Me. You can see the obvious joke on the bottom, but I want everyone to look at the "Jacob" minion on the right... that face is like Killing Me!
http://pinterest.com/pin/178736678933907027/

#2.
Obviously this is Christopher Walken.... This picture always makes me crack up, it's just so random! 
http://pinterest.com/pin/178736678931364856/
#3.
Math was my favorite subject in school.. but come on, did any of those word problems ever make since?? Who makes this stuff up?
http://pinterest.com/pin/178736678931207512/

#4.
You know I had to put some animal stuff on here somewhere.. My husband's a Huge Husky fan, so naturally he found this Hilarious!
http://pinterest.com/pin/178736678931056345/

#5.
If you knew my family, you would understand why this is so funny to me. I wish I could hang it on the wall lol.
http://pinterest.com/pin/178736678931280879/

#6.
I don't know why this amazes me, I hope you look next time you get in your car because I did!
 
http://pinterest.com/pin/178736678931056312/
#7.
Back to the dog lolz...
http://pinterest.com/pin/178736678932661398/

#8.
This is more of an ironic funny, but I still laugh. Don't be greedy lol.
http://pinterest.com/pin/178736678931308365/

#9.
Where do I even begin.... This is my home state, ok... People try to call us Bible Belt Rednecks, it's pretty hard to defend when this is sitting on our interstate hahahaha!
http://pinterest.com/pin/178736678932324554/

and finally, #10.
 (This on is my favorite!)



If you find something you think is just too hilarious not to share, please leave it in a comment!

Wednesday, April 24, 2013

Fabric Wrapped Mail Organizer

   My hubby and I recently went through a lot of reorganizing, throwing away old news and making a new system of taking care of important papers and things we need to deal with. With the new, more organized filing system, I thought our "mini" command center in the kitchen needed just a little help too. The little area of space on the counter next to the fridge is where all the mail/bills pile up until they can be looked through, here is where I came up with a solution.

To start, I grabbed some scrap fabric, a skinny canvas, cardboard, a stapler, and a hot glue gun.

 I cut the cardboard into 3 separate pieces that would fit across the canvas.

And covered the canvas with fabric and stapled it on the back.

The three pieces of cardboard were covered separately with fabric, too, then hot glued to the canvas on the side and the back.

I took some magnetic strips and hot glued them to the back of the canvas so it would stick easily to the fridge.

 
 
 
 
I just used scrapbook sticker letters to label the compartments "Out", "File", and "Coupons".
This will be a lot more helpful, and now maybe I can find the counter under all our mail!