Homemade Christmas Gifts...From Me

I know, I know. I'm not crafty. The title of this post may have thrown you because you know that and are shocked that I would dislike anyone enough to give them a homemade Christmas gift. WRONG! I love my brother and when I found these super hero ornaments on Pinterest, I knew they would make the perfect gift! Besides, they didn't look too hard to make. Wrong...

I started with the very essential process of buying paint and cutting out super hero logos. I learned that sometimes it is worth it to spend the extra 40 cents on "real red" because "red rose" looks orange. Hence the reason there is an Aquaman ornament.

I thought we were going to be painting these, but it was even easier than that! You put the paint in the ornament and then let it fill itself. This was hard for me because I have ZERO patience. This was the worst part for me, but somehow I made it through. 

The mostly final product! I went back to the store for red paint to do the one for The Flash and I picked up some silver paint to do Batman (my brother's FAVORITE super hero!). My brother will have a complete set of ornaments that he'll actually like. 

Pat on the back to me for finding a craft on Pinterest that kind of turned out like it was supposed to!

Valentine's Day Recap...(a little late)

I know it's been forever since I've posted but that's due to the crazy work schedule that I know I've mentioned before. This working 7 days a week for going on 3 weeks in a row now is a little crazy. I'm living off of Folgers coffee and am starting to see a light at the end of the tunnel. After Saturday, I won't have 4 games in one day anymore, so life should slow down to a pace of crazy that I can handle. Let's catch you up a little...

VALENTINE'S DAY
I'm a HUGE holiday freak! Of course Cupid helped me pick out some cute gifts for my kiddo.

                                                    

      Valentine's wreath                                                                                 office valentine's

                                               

     Our window decorations                                                                     The kiddo LOVES these!

                                               

And now for the cute gifts that the kiddo got! She got a stuffed owl, some Elmo socks, some monkey socks, and an Elmo brush and comb set. 

Happy Mardi Gras!

It's one of my favorite holidays, Mardi Gras! Growing up in Louisiana, Mardi Gras was always a holiday from work and since it isn't a holiday in Texas, I made it one. So how does a single mom with an adorable kiddo at home spend her Mardi Gras? Baking, cooking, hanging out and general housework, that's what!
Here's some of the decorations to get you festive:

Adventures In Cooking - OVERDRIVE
Today involved multiple adventures in cooking, so let's get to it. I started my morning off by making King Cake Bars. I thought about doing mini-king cakes, but my mom and I aren't overly big fans of cinnamon rolls, so I figured these would go over better and boy was I right!

         Yea, I've got my work cut out for me.                              Busted out my mom's new stand mixer

                    The crust...                                                      ...the filling...

                  ...the glaze...                                                         ... YUMMY!

Adventures in Cooking - ROUND 2
After making those amazing King Cake Bars, my mom called while the folks were on their way with the kiddo to ask about lunch. She had e-mailed me a pizza log recipe a few days ago and I mentioned that I had all of the stuff to make that, so I did...

 

Third Time's a Charm...

 I made energy bites - my fav snack. 

Adventures in Cooking - Slight Cheat 

Since I spent so much time on the King Cake Bars, I did a slight cooking cheat with dinner and made some jambalaya with the help of Zatarain's, left over Red Lobster biscuits, frozen corn and prepared salad. Still yummy!

CUTE KIDDO MOMENT
I just had to share this cute picture of my kiddo and her "dodo" (dinosaur)

Yes, the shirt says "Mardi Gras Princess" 

This post sponsored by the letters MG and this amazing coffee from Community Coffee: