Perfect Picnic

So today I took Ella to the playground/park across the street. It has been a beautiful day and the temperature stayed mid 60's-ish all day. My child loves and I repeat, LOVES to swing. I think I pushed her for an hour. Maybe more. Then we came back home and a packed up a blanket and some lunch and we went back across the street and relaxed under the trees. What a lovely day. We finally received Igor in the mail today. Hopefully we'll have enough time to watch it before its time for Greys Anatomy (mommy guilty pleasure) or the parade. Something is gonna have to give. I said it in an earlier post. there just arent enough hours in the day during Mardi Gras season. oh well, laissez le bon temps roule.

getting back on the horse

Now that we have finally finished moving in and unpacking, Ive decided to pull out my sewing machine again. It feels like a stranger now. A few projects i will be working on will be: a coffee cozy via: A House on Hill Roads Blog and another one of these for my mother (she loves mine): A trash holder for your car via: Allyson Hill well...time to get to work!

New Dog Blog!

Hello guys! Just a quick note to say that Ive started a new (almost) daily blog about our crazy life with two crazy dogs! its called "My Life as a Pack Leader" go check it out!

dog gone it

so for the past week or so, i have become obsessed with homemade dog treats. its SO much cheaper then spending 25 bucks at petsmart every week. i figured id put a recipe up for some really simple ones to learn on.

bacon doggie treats

I N G R E D I E N T S

Yield: 40 dog biscuits

5 cups Whole wheat flour 1 cup Milk 2 Eggs 10 tablespoon Vegetable oil or bacon fat 1 pinch Onion or garlic powder 1 teaspoon Salt 1/2 cup Cold water 1 tablespoon Vegetable oil to grease pan

I N S T R U C T I O N S

Preheat your oven to 350 degrees. Grease cookie sheets. Mix all ingredients well. Pinch off pieces of the dough and roll them into two-inch balls. Bake biscuits at 350 degrees for 35 to 40 minutes. Let them cool, then store in an airtight container.

PB Yummies

Yield: About 30, 3inch treats

I N G R E D I E N T S

1 1/2 cups water 1/2 cups safflower oil 2 medium eggs 3 tablespoons peanut butter (sugar free if possible)* 2 teaspoons vanilla 1 1/2 cups whole wheat flour 1 1/4 cups unbleached white flour 1/2 cups cornmeal 1/2 cups rolled oats Additional flour for rolling

I N S T R U C T I O N S

Preheat oven to 400 F. Mix water, oil, eggs, peanut butter, and vanilla with a wire whisk. Add flours, cornmeal, and oats. Combine with a mixer. Take one-third of the dough and place on a floured surface. Flour top of dough. Gently knead, adding more flour as necessary to form a pliable dough (This will require a substantial amount of flour). Roll out to 1/2 - 3/4 inch thickness and cut shapes using cookie cutters. Repeat until all dough is used. Place on an ungreased baking sheet. Bake 400 F, 20-25 minutes, depending on thickness of biscuits . Leave in oven 20 minutes after turning oven off to crisp. Store in an airtight container.

not much has been happening at the Humble house. we skipped watching the superbowl for a nice family walk by the lake. It rained today, finally. i was beginning to worry as we have not had any rain in about two weeks. (thats a long time for N.O.)

tonight is my mother in laws birthday, so i need to get started on dinner. im making a huge pot of cajun red beans and rice...mmmmm! (ill post the recipe later)