Butternut Squash Soup - my own recipe!

Hello dear readers! It's time for my annual post! Just kidding....no really. My last post was December 2, 2013 😁

This evening I made butternut squash soup on my own with no recipe and it turned out great. The kids really enjoyed it, too. Here's what I did:

Ingredients
1-2 TBS olive oil
1/2 butternut squash, peeled and chopped into 1 inch pieces
2 cloves fresh garlic
1 sweet onion
2 C vegetable broth
2 C almond milk

Directions
Peel and chop your squash, onions and garlic. In a stock pot, saute the onion and garlic in the olive oil for a few minutes on medium - don't let the garlic burn...yuck. Add the squash and continue to saute for another 2-3 minutes. Add the vegetable broth and almond milk and bring the heat up until you achieve a slow boil with the lid on. Cook until squash is tender when pierced, for me this was about 20 minutes. Turn off heat, add salt and pepper to taste. Our hot soup carefully into blender and purée. If you prefer texture, use a potato masher to give your soup more chunks instead of using the blender.
Serve and enjoy!

Parenting: the best book title ever?

A recent discussion topic on an online mom's board that I follow, contained the question "Your book title if you wrote one.." A few responded with some creative and funny titles, such as:

"Little socks everywhere"
"Why I haven't killed you yet" - wow, sounds like this mom needs a break!
"The floor is not a storage area" - I can totally relate!
"Outnumbered"

 I added a few of my own:

"I know why you always need to be in my lap!" (So you always know where I am)
"Cleaning up after yourself can be fun!"
"Please don't touch my hair, and other spacial-related problems"
"Don't ask for food you have no intention in eating"
"I'll see you in the middle of the night!" (My daughter says this to us routinely as she goes to bed. And she is not kidding.)

What would you title your book? Would it be a comedy or a drama? In thinking about titles and reading what others would use, it gave me pause to think about the way I view my children. Sometimes parents think of their kids as nuisances, or that perhaps a child's plight is to annoy their parents. In the heat of the moment when I've just spent my last ounce of energy picking up another pile of clothes, or putting together one more puzzle that was taken apart, these thoughts drift into my mind.

Please post your title ideas in the comment section! I look forward to reading them!

Catching up

This has not been what I wanted it to be. I always hoped that it would be a place where I could keep track of creative things I had done with the kids, and for myself. For a while, I put forth a good effort. But lately, realistically the last year, none of us have been very creative at all. I now find myself turning to Pinterest for creative ideas, and storage of those ideas. I see this blog morphing into something else entirely in the next few months. For those who continue to visit, thank you for your patience. I really am still here, really.

Uh...where have you been?

Wow! It's been almost a year since I've written something! Sad, sad, sad :( My oldest is in school every day now, and I'm involved, so I find very little time to craft. This year I've made one homemade Christmas gift so far. Epic fail. Next year, I swear it will be better! I am planning to make something cute for my daughter, so when it's done, I'll post it here along with a tutorial if it goes well. Love, Rebecca

Look what I did! and....A giveaway!

It's an iPhone cozy! I found this cool pattern on Pinterest and my dear friend Tina (thanks, Tina!) helped me get this started! But I still need more practice, so.....if you'd like me to knit one of these for you, be one of the first two to post a comment here on the blog. I will make you your own cozy, in the color(s) you want, and get it to you by the end of February, or sooner! Good luck!

A new year and some new ideas...

2012 is here and due to my recent Pinterest discovery, I am beginning to feel that crafty feeling again.

First, I started with this: http://thejoyofdecorating.com/2011/09/the-joy-of-scarves/ which is a DIY t-shirt scarf. I changed it just a little from this pattern and added a braid on one side and a felted flower. Fun!

Next, I made this cool beaded necklace: http://www.skiptomylou.org/2011/09/05/bead-knot-fabric-necklace-tutorial/ but instead of wooden beads, I used styrofoam which made it lighter, and probably less expensive.

And today, I dug out the knitting needles and started this: http://artemisadornments.com/2010/10/10/stripey-iphone-cosy/ , an iPhone cosy made from scrap yarn. Probably not entirely necessary, but pretty easy once my lovely knitting teacher helped me :)

Giveaway!

Would you like to win a DVD of the movie Something Borrowed (see the widget for synopsis and other info in the previous post), starring Kate Hudson and Ginnifer Goodwin? To enter, comment on this post and tell me what you borrowed when you got married. If you are not married or didn't borrow anything, tell me how many weddings you have been in. Because I'm curious.

Good luck!