Boy or Girl?

The photo below would be that of my grandbaby....expected arrival date of July 12th....

Yeah, I know, I posted about this before....but today was the day of finding out the answer to that all important question.....

Boy or girl?

Well.....the doctor is 95% sure that it's a GIRL!

18 weeks & 2 days.... 7" long and 11 ounces. 

She was very active today during the whole ultrasound and not very cooperative when it came to certain things.....even though they are 95% sure, they will do another ultrasound next month. 

95% is good enough for me to start planning! 

Awesome!



What is it about...

...being snowed in that makes a person want to bake? I've been trying to do some other things but I've just felt the need to bake! Banana nut muffins are in the oven right now.  Monday it was toffee crunch.  Yesterday, was Pistachio Cake... a recipe I found at http://www.thepioneerwoman.com/ .

By mistake, I bought the smaller box of pudding when it calls for the 4 oz size, but I didn't let that stop me from making it....still tasted so yummy.  The pioneer woman suggested topping with a chocolate ganache so of course I just had to do that......

Mmm...Mmm...a keeper recipe for sure. And so simple.

Thanks pioneer woman.

So snowed in another day. Still not sure about tomorrow.  Snow plows have finally been down our road but that doesn't mean it's clear as I'm sure it's still doing some drifting not to mention the ice that's beneath all this snow.

Well, on to do something productive....

Enjoy your day!

Blizzard Warning.....

.....and I think this is the first time ever.  We had two jobs to do yesterday, but due to the freezing rain, we called it a day after the first job.  For the past several days, all the talk has been about the expected 12"-20"+ of snow.  So no work today.... it's snowing just south of us already and will soon be here so it's out to do chores before it hits!
Okay.....so I made it back in....and just in time. It just started snowing right before I came back inside.  The snow is really fine yet it is heavy. It wasn't 10 minutes and already a thin layer on surfaces. They were right on....our weather man said it would start between 7:00 & 9:00 am and it was 8:00. Drats! Does that mean he's right about the whole 12"-20"?

So what's a girl to do on a snow day? Yesterday, I had a sweet tooth, so I made this..... 

From the Paula Deen cookbook....Kelley's Toffee Bar Cookies, made with saltines, of all things! YUM!

Then, I got out that pile of scraps and remnants and started a couple of quilt blocks to be finished into simple little table top mats.

So I'm sitting there sewing and pressing away when a picture text comes across my phone and I get a phone call from our oldest son, Ely.  He was runnin' up the highway, not too fast, freezing rain, when he gets hit from behind by a car that lost it on the ice.  He was driving Liz's small car and even though it's totaled, we are SO thankful that no one was hurt.

I think I'm going to get a fire going in that big ol' fireplace today. Other than that, the possibilities of what a day at home can bring are endless.....curling up with a good book or movie, more baking or sewing, or cleaning house.  I've been weeding through things and trying to declutter, so there's always that.  I'm afraid I'm in for a couple days so plenty of time to get lots done!

If you are in this blizzard/winter storm area, stay warm and be safe!

Enjoy your day!

Foggy morning.....

This is what it looked like out my door yesterday morning when I went out to do chores!

Can't see the road or the neighbors place across the road...

I couldn't even tell which horse this was coming across the pasture......

....even in this foggy photo, I can't tell which one this is (and I don't remember)!

It looks much better out there this morning! The sun is shining, the sky is clear.....however, according to google, it's to be 41 and partly cloudy today, 31 and mostly cloudy tomorrow and 32 with ice/snow on Monday.

I really hope they're wrong about Monday!

Well, off to do something productive.......

...I hope.

Enjoy your day!

Is it almost over?.....

Good morning world....I hope you all had a nice week/weekend. I've really had better....I've lost count of the number of snows we've gotten this past week.  I don't want to rush time, as it goes quickly enough, but I am SO ready for warmer temperatures! Actually, I'd be satisfied if we just didn't get anymore snow! 

I was scheduled to have a Pampered Chef gathering yesterday afternoon & was really looking forward to it, but decided to cancel just hours before due to the snow.  While main roads and city streets may be clear, our road can be horrible.

If you've ever been to a PC gathering, you know that the consultant usually demonstrates her products by preparing a dish or two for the guests.  Well, since I cancelled and I had all the ingredients, I made the dish that Naomi was going to demonstrate.....

Mexican Chicken Lasagna.....

It's a layering of corn totillas that have been dipped in enchilada sauce, shredded cooked chicken, cream cheese & monterey jack cheese, chopped onion & more sauce & more monterey jack cheese.  I didn't have the pan she would of used but I think it cooked up just fine in this one! It's a pampered chef as well.  And rather than cook in the microwave, I baked in the oven!  YUM! Leftovers for supper tonight!

Well I'd better get going with my day....hoping the snow plow has made a swoop or two up & down our road and hoping we don't get any more snow!

Enjoy your day!

Weekend Ramblin'...

Hello world!  I hope you had a wonderful weekend! 

I'm not one for making new year resolutions because they don't usually get resolved! I did tell myself that I want to get back to cooking more often than what it seems I have been over this past year.  So, Friday night, I broke out my new Pioneer Woman cookbook and fixed us up some chicken fried steak for supper!  Complete with mashed potatoes and gravy.  Apple pie for dessert!  I'm not one for following a recipe on such dishes but I'm tellin' you, the difference it can make....just the addition of a couple ingredients?  YUM!  So thank you Pioneer Woman! I look forward to cooking more of your recipes!

If you are on Facebook, you may have seen the status updates "for my creative friends" handmade challenge.

So, besides the cooking and usual household chores that need to be done on days off, I took a little time to dig through my fabric stash and also took out my crochet hooks, to start planning and creating my handmades.  Every once in a great while, I will get out the crochet hooks....it's a break from my usual handworks and keeps me in practice, even though my projects are small and simple. Some of the fabrics you see are remnants from past projects, some are just small cuts, but they will become small quilted pieces of some form. 

While sorting through my stash of supplies, I realized that it has been a long while since I've had a give-away here at the farm, so be on the lookout! 

Time to get busy....Enjoy your day!

Decorating...

Two days ago I started taking down the Christmas decorations. It has been slow going but I hope to have it finished by tonight. 

But this is it for me...Christmas is really the only holiday that I do a great deal of decorating for where I will take down my everyday things and pack them away to make room for holiday things.  All other holidays or seasons, I might add a little somethin' somethin' to my everyday decor or change out a wreath but not to the extent of Christmas. 

I made a stop out to Randolph Mercantile yesterday to snap a few pics for facebook and thought I'd share a few here!

Getting ready for Valentine's Day.....

Spring.....

and Easter.....

Memorial Day,  July 4th.....

Now that I think about it.....we are well into January now and the mercantile spring open house is just right around the corner and will be here before we know it....but I'll post more on that another time.

Enjoy your day!