Started wrapping christmas gifts found some really neat stuff to decorate presents with for the kids

Still looking for a little somthing to add to the girls gifts did get some smencils for them though yes that sented pencisl smencils

And this big tote is full of ingredient and tools to make christmas cookies and chirstmas nipples i am pretty excited about them

CHristmas POP!!!

Its that time of year the christmas pop is hitting the stores. The cranberry ginger ale they only sell durring the holidays and it is soooo good. Mark and I were out and saw it i got 4 bottles ha haand that is tame I know some people that have it stock piled so they can have it all year around. Which is why it always sold out in cedar rapids. I am determined to get mark hooked on it too YUM

Wedding decorations

I was in Des Moines this week multiple times and I found these letters at Michaels in the clearance sections and got several for 1o cents each. I am going to use one or two for cake toppers after I paint or decorate them.

But I am looking for ideas for what to do with the rest, decorations of some sort.

King and I Thai Cuisine

While going to school at Kirkwood inCedar Rapids I worked at a Chinese and Thai resturant. The food there was soo good and even after I quit working I would go back once and awhile to eat and even learned to cook my favorite item from there.

I miss the food and Cedar Rapids so when I heard about King and I in Des Moines I thought i would try it.



Summer rolls they look different but they are soo good, and really easy to make. These were good but not as good as CR's and the ones I make.

This I hadnt tried before it was called Rana Garden. It was pretty good too

Immature but couldnt resist..

I was walking out of the school yesterday after a great tutoring session and this caught my eye. Yes it is clearly two horses standing by each other... but it still made me giggle

Homemade Pizza Rolls

I ahve been following several blogs an one http://www.confessionsofacookbookqueen.blogspot/ recently made homemade Pizza Rolls. So I gave it a go......

I used both sheets included in the box and it was more than Mark and I could eat about 8-10

I think i added a few to many of these but cant really go to wrong with pepperoni

I dont have a fancy bisquit cutter so I used this tupperwear it worked great


Filled and sealed very easy to do

We dont often fry things at our house but once and awhile is ok... however these did end up too greesy for both of us.

I will make these again but the recipe needs a little tweeking

Christmas 80% done

I have never been so prepared for chirstmas, and so early this year too. Friday I got all my christmas cards done thaks to Mark's sister inlaw who gave me all the address for his side.



Got a decent deal on cards from TJMAXX ( totally addicted to this place)

There they are and only one messup ha ha I did good.

I also almost got my orniments done 10 snowmen. They all still need carrot noses and some need a few more buttons.

My mess

Two almost finished orniments

They look so cute and very easy to make not as cheap as I thought they would be though I also did a few wreaths but havent gotten pictures taken yet