Valentine's Day is Almost Here!

      Have you thought about what to get your sweetie? I think I'm going to make mine his favorite chocolate pudding! He loves that stuff! And we might stay home and cook on the grill. Or I may fix his favorite pasta: Italian sausage with spaghetti. Most of the restaurants will be packed unless we go at 4:30 or 5:00. I don't want to eat that early, unless we don't eat lunch. Saturdays are always our busy 'work at home day', when Randy can work on the carport he's building for the camper. Or inside work if the weather isn't nice. He works outside a lot with his job so the weather has to be really bad for him to stay inside! I'm not one to plan too far in advance, so we'll see what we end up doing. 

      I've really been on a crafting spree this week! I have started quite a few projects that I'm excited about! Randy cut the wood for something I'm in the process of painting. First, I sanded it; next, I'll put the nails in. It's a secret until I finish, so you'll have to wait. I also transferred images to some little bags you'll see below. Just enough for each of the girls to have one, if I so choose. I think their Moms would like one instead. We'll see. If I had a booth, I'd put them in it to sell. I'm also ready to start making molds. I've read and watched videos so now I'm ready! I can hardly wait to do that! I also made gesso, or texture paste; whatever you want to call it. It turned out good. I added some more glue to thin it cause it was a little thick. It's used in mixed media for stenciling or anything you'd use gesso on.

      Our weather has been nice lately. I thought the hens would lay eggs, but not yet. I guess they knew the weather would get cold again. There have been years that we would just go right into Spring about March. It could still happen, but for the next week we will be experiencing much colder temps. I am truly thankful we don't have to deal with extreme cold and snow! I used to think when I was younger, that I would love to live in a more frigid climate. Not anymore! I'll take the thunderstorm over the Arctic Blast any day! Ya'll stay warm and have a wonderful Happy Valentine's weekend! Blessings from Bama!

Iron-on transfer bags. I love the roses!

Gesso on heart.

Lovely roses delivered by none other than the hubs himself!

Pink chalk paint.

Randy is so ingenious! He turned the sander upside-down so I could sand without trying to hold the sander and the wood! The clasp is pinched onto the on button so I don't have to hold it.

We had leftover smoked chicken so I put it in this tortilla soup. Oh man, is it good!

Smoked chicken alfredo, definitely better than Olive Garden!

Lovely little daffodils.

Made some more English muffins.

Happy Valentine's Day!

      I'm so glad to be back posting again! I've had a different kind of week this past week! I got to keep my little great-niece while her Mommy was out of town! My hat goes off to all of you Mommies who have a little one or two or three! When you're not used to having a two year old, then all of a sudden you have one, things change real quick! I still cooked and all but not like I normally do, and especially not with pictures. We all had a really good time, and it was kind of sad when she left, but everything is gradually getting back to normal. We were actually beginning to get into a routine with naps, bedtime, breakfast, etc. I think I could do that on a daily basis if I had to. And she has a little sister! But she stayed with my Mom and Dad. We saw them several times and she spent the day with us Friday and into that evening. That was fun, too! Hubby loves children so he was in the floor with them or reading to them when he was home. That's when I was able to cook. Sometimes I wished I had babies at home with me, but at my age, that wouldn't be fair to them or us. So I enjoy the great-nieces and one day grand-children? They are such a blessing to us and we're happy to get to be a part of their lives.
      Just hope that all you sweet people have a wonderful Valentine's Day and that your family and spouse love you as much as we love each other in our family! I'm enjoying reading your blogs even though I may not always comment. I learn so much from Ya'll! Cooking, gardening, frugal living, crafts, decorating, there's so much to read about and so much to learn! I'll try to post later this week. Blessings from Bama!

Can you tell they are really something else? They are two little characters!

Smiling for Aunt FeFe!

I made this soup last night but I forgot to photo it. So I took it out of the fridge and it has the hard fat on it. It is delicious! I'm making some dough for baguettes to dip into the soup. Yummy!