My Handyman

Sean has been busy in the garage.  He made me a king size bed frame and headboard.  Now we're just waiting for our new humungous mattress to fit in it.  I have a feeling my life is about to change.  Hello sprawling out at bedtime!

Welcome Spring!

I made these goodies for William's preschool snack.  Trust me, they taste as good as they are cute!  Here's a bonus recipe for you:


1 cup sugar
1 cup light corn syrup

Bring the sugar and syrup to a boil while stirring constantly.  Take it off the heat and add

1 tsp vanilla
2 cups peanut butter (I used almond butter due to allergies at William's school)
1/2 cup chocolate chips


Stir until all melted together then add in about 5-6 cups of chow mein noodles.

Form into nest shapes on a Silpat or waxed paper.  Then add 3 egg shaped candies to each one.  I used Cadbury's Robin Eggs but M&M's will work too.  Let them cool completely then devour these sweet and salty treats!  You'll probably need a big glass of milk to go with them.  Yum!  Here's to you, Spring!

Baby Spanx

I'm thinking Charlotte might need this. . .

Nicknames

It occurred to me that although Sean and I just refer to each other by our names, we have nicknamed our kids several times over.  Here's what we've come up with.

William:
Turkey
Turk
Turkey Bird
Bird
Birdlet
Prince William (when he was particularly whiny)
Sweetheart
Big Guy

Charlotte:
Charlotte-y
Char-lot-a
Charlie
Bug
Buglet
Chubs
Chub-a-Lubba
Chunky Monkey
Hippolina
Charlie-phant
Charlie-potamus (whose tummy has no bottomus!)

Butterfly Chandelier

Pottery Barn

Here's my latest Pottery-Barn-Knock-Off craft.  I saw this butterfly chandelier in PB Kids while in Annapolis and coveted it right away.  Upon a closer look I saw that it was just paper butterflies strung onto fishing line.  How easy is that?!  Well, I got all excited and got to work.  It didn't take that long (thank you Cricut. . . . .again!) and I LOVE it.  Of course I added a few extra touches like ribbon and making the butterflies different shades of pink, and I need to trim it.  Although, I kind of like the free flowing "mass of butterflies" look.  Now, I just need to put a hook in the ceiling to hang it up.

My Version

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