Making a mid-year resolution

I feel like this blog has taken a back seat to the rest of my life.  That is not a bad thing - but I always loved writing on the blog.  So, I am making a mid-year resolution to write on this blog more often!

It will still have things about family, crafts, tutorials, and our adventures.

Stay tuned :)

Totally Looks Like

When I was doing errands today, there was a truck in front of me that had cut trees in it.  I thought one of the trees totally looked like a face.  At a stop light, I took a picture.  And, when I got home, I did some googling to see if I could find a face that matched.

I kinda thought it looked like a chubby child, and the thought came to me that it looked like a cherub. Google image 'cherub painting' and it was on the first page........I thought it was SPOT ON.  Kinda freaky spot on.

This is the original (yes, I flipped it and reversed it)

Shaving Cream and Listerine

Shaving cream and listerine - odd combo, right?  Well, that is the combo for a foot soak for cracked heels.

I love pinterest, and found this "recipe" for getting rid of dead skin on your feet.  I have horrible feet, which is why there will be no before/after pics lol

I as with most things on pinterest, I just HAD to try it.  And, you know what - I think I got pretty good results.  It might be fair to say that I MAY have gotten the same results if I just wrapped my feet in a warm wet towel.  But, my feet really did tingle, so I think it did something more than just water.

I used gerenic listerine in the original kind, the yellow/gold one.  I used cheap shaving cream, barbasol, because I sure as hell was not gonnna use the expensive stuff lol.

I will probably do it again :)

High School Graduate AND a Kindergarten Graduate

Wow, this year, I will have a graduate from High School AND a graduate from Kindergarten.  It is so crazy that Colin is graduating from High School.  I won't lie and say it was an easy road.  But, I am so proud of him.

His actual graduation is not until next Sat, so I will share pics then.

I will have a college aged kid soon.  Makes me feel really old!

Smores Pops

We are having a BBQ for Memorial Day, and I wanted to make a simple "summer" type of snack.  Smores scream summer :)

I did not make up this treat, but rather saw it on pinterest.  Ah, pinterest, what would I do without you??

Smores Pops are a chocolate coated marshmallow covered in graham cracker cumbles.  And, yes - it is as easy as it sounds.  But, of course I have provided a picture tutorial.

I made 35 pops.  But, not because I ran out of ingredients, but rather, I only had 35 pop sticks.  I crushed 1/2 a box of graham crackers, but only used less than half of that.  I used about 3/4 a bag of chocolate.

Here are all my supplies - graham crackers, chocolate melts, marshmallows, pop sticks, wax paper, and my beating spoon lol.

Melt a small amount of chocolate.  I melt mine in the microwave using the defrost setting.  I stop it after 1 minute, and stir.  If needed, I put back in for about 20 seconds or so.

Pour the melted chocolate on to a piece of wax paper.  I like this method a lot since it allows a nice even coating.  I use the same method for my chocolate covered pretzels.

Put a pop stick in a marshmallow, and roll it in the melted chocolate.  Don't forget to put some on the top of the marshmallow. :)

Roll this your crushed graham crackers.  I had mine on a paper plate.

You are done!  I placed mine in a piece of styrofoam that I had from another project.

Looking yummy!

My husband did a little tasting, and he said they were so good.  I will wait until tomorrow to eat mine.

So, there you go - a super easy, super yummy summer treat

Some new things

I feel like I have totally abandoned this blog - so I am saying sorry to anyone who actually was reading it lol.

I don't know if I just don't have anything to say, or what.  I was also on an internet break as well.

But, I have changed up my shop a bit, and now I am offering custom dolls.  I am having so much fun making each doll.

So, here I am - pimping out my etsy shop - check it out :)
http://www.etsy.com/shop/TheGiggleWorm

And some pics :)

House Paint Colors

We WILL be listing our house soon :) And, I have been touching up some of the paint. I figured it would be great to list the colors on my blog for future reference. I hate that I don't have ALL the colors. But, whatever :)

You can check out some recent pics (aka when my house is kinda clean) HERE - feel free to scroll down to see our renovations.

Anyway - here are the paint colors that I know:

Brown Trim - Valspar (Lowes) Brown Velvet
Green Exterior Trim - Behr (Home Depot) Dense Shrub
1st Floor Hall - Benjamin Moore Barely Beige
2nd Floor Hall - Benjamin Moore Shaker Beige
Living Room - Behr (Home Depot) Pumpkin Butter
Dining Room - Behr (Home Depot) Lower - New Chestnut. Upper - Classic Toupe
1st Floor Bath - Behr (Home Depot) Ripe Wheat
Kitchen/Mudroom - Behr (Home Depot) Crisp Celery
Master (gold) Bedroom - Benjamin Moore Chestertown Buff
Bedroom 2 (green) Benjamin Moore Sherwood Green
Bedroom 3 (blue) Benjamin Moore Whipple Blue
Bedroom 4 (beige) and Office - I have no clue. Both are a beige color. I have so many beiges in my house and none are the same lol