Wren's Nest

Some good food!

I've been a very bad blogger lately, but time just seems to fly by and I keep intending to post and then the day is over. Still running through sicknesses here - I'm thinking I have a sinus infection, though I've been on antibiotics, they just don't seem to be working and now I'm sick again. My little guy had the stomach flu and is finally back at school. (As long as I don't get that - I'm fine - I don't do well with anything stomach related!).

On to some yummy food things I've discovered in the last week.  Last Friday Collin and I met some first grade friends at the park - it was an amazing day and we took lunch and ate there and played for like 4 hours or something. One mom brought these wonderful looking (and smelling) sandwiches for her kids (poor Collin had PB&J). Talk about feeling inadequate! They were this roast turkey on some beautiful bread with tomatoes and maybe other stuff. Collin wouldn't eat a sandwich with tomatoes, but turkey - yep. So she e-mailed the recipe and here's the link.  She makes the turkey breast and then just keeps it for the week and slices pieces off for sandwiches every day. I haven't tried it myself yet, but if it comes out like hers - it's fabulous! I think I'll make it this weekend.

The next recipe is one I saw at Carrie's blog and it looked so yummy. It's Chicken with White Bean stew from the Everyday with Rachel Ray March issue (which I happened to have), so John went to the store on his way home and I whipped it up in no time when he got home. Really good and comforting (and quick and easy!). Loved it! Carrie's picture was much nicer, but here's what it looked like (with bad lighting - better lighting to come in the new kitchen...hopefully!)

Last, but not least - some crafting has been going on. I am FINALLY sending my Potholder Swap package out to my partner Laurie. It's been done for a while, but I have not made it to the post office, so off it goes today! Hope she likes them! (again bad lighting - it's rainy and grey out today, so my house is really dark). I loved this fabric! It's by Anna Griffin - called Elsie's Kitchen and it's very fun! I used the Denyse Schmidt oven mitt pattern from her book and they were great to make - I really enjoyed doing something new and different!

Happy Valentine's Day!

Happy Valentine's Day!!

Hope you have a lovely day with your special someone(s)! I'll have 3 special someones at home (and one coming home from Denver) and I'll be spending my Valentine's Day afternoon at the First Grade Sock Hop in my '50's outfit and all! Enjoy your day!

xoxo

Jammie Basket - Check!

Phew - we're all done with the Sleepover basket for our school auction (which is not until March 10) and it's in the very capable hands of the auction committee people. It turned out pretty cute (and pretty big and heavy!). Here are the jammies - we made the pants and got the tank tops at Old Navy (the colors are perfect). Then we tied them with tulle - one jammie packet for each girl (6 total).

All the fun items went into this hot pink container from Container Store and got wrapped in cellophane with tulle and bright fuschia raffia bows. Included in the basket are Jiffy Pop - 6 popcorn containers, nail polish and lip smackers (2 nail polishes and one lip gloss for each girl in a cellphane back with a bow), a gift certificate to a local pizza place, a Blockbuster gift card for them to rent or buy a movie, 6 party invitations and pancake mix and syrup for the morning. (Sorry for the bad picture - another rainy day!) My friend Teresa bought it last year and used all of it and thought it worked out really well - so well, she wanted to help me make it this year!

Hopefully some little girl will really be happy with it - I think it makes a sleepover pretty easy (except for the 6 giggling little girls staying up all night part...).

More Superbuzzy Love

First - thank you so much for all of your good health wishes! We are all finally healthy (I'd been fighting the cold for weeks, so I'm finally on an antibiotic and think I'm moving in the right direction) - the kids are all back in school (phew! that was a long haul!).

Now - the point of this post ...I just love Superbuzzy!! Really, on this latest update, I could have bought pretty much everything, but I refrained and only bought a few items!

Can you stand how sweet this fabric is? I just like looking at it! I'm thinking an apron or something...

Then there's this fun magazine! How great are these projects? And this cool studio?

Crazy week this week! Author's Tea on Tuesday - Collin will be a moderator this time around - he and another classmate introduce the authors, comment on their stories, etc. Really cute, but lots of rehearsing! The First Grade Sock Hop is on Wed, so mama better find some saddle shoes - it's going to be so much fun! This is also Valentine's Day, so we're working on getting those ready for the 1st and 4th grade classes (apparently the party is over in middle school). Then the kids are off on Thursday, Friday and Monday, so hopefully we'll be able to get away for a couple of days.

Enjoy your Valentine's Week!

Flea Market Finds

Went to the Alamdea Flea Market yesterday. Such a perfect day - not too hot, not too cold, just right - sunny and beautiful! I went with my friends Joanna and Denise and we found some good stuff! (Sadly, today is grey and icky, so my pictures aren't as nice as I'd like!)

A little cloche with a tiny nest treasure inside!

A grab bag with many lovely goodies inside - chocolate brown tulle, a vintage rhinestone tiny belt buckle, cute bird, these great crystal things, and brown ribbon with this sweet pin on it. I made the bird a little nestie with the tulle and some of the crystal thingies in a bowl I had. I think he likes it!

And last, this great vintage French linen tea towel. I LOVE the color and the red stripes!! Don't know what I'll do with it yet, but right now just looking at it makes me happy!

Alrighty then, now I'm off to make pajama pants at my friend Teresa's house. We're putting together a sleepover party basket to be auctioned off at our school auction coming up in March. I think little girls will love these colors! Hope everyone has a great start to their week!!

Stir Crazy

Home for another day. We have been hit so hard by this - whatever it is. Matt was home Monday and Tuesday, now Collin is sick again and was home yesterday and now today. He has a sinus infection, turns out. With Matt I could leave him and run a few errands (he's 12), but with my little guy(who is 7) - I'm stuck. It's actually not so bad - he's very cuddly when he's sick and I'll take all I can get of that! Our furnace is getting taken out today so they can fix some things wrong under it, so Collin and I are cuddled on the couch - watching the Curious George movie, playing checkers and reading. Here's his new favorite book -
He also really enjoys watching Food Network when he's home sick "Mommy - Barefoot Contessa's on...". Very sweet.

I did get a chance to go out last night and sew with some friends. It was so nice and relaxing and good to be out of the house! I didn't get too much sewing done - I think I talk too much at these kinds of things and am not always productive, but it was just nice to hang out with people who like to do the same things I like to do and get their input and see what they're working on. If you guys read this - thanks and I had a great time!

Tomorrow I'll break out the camera and share some millenry beauties my friend Janis gave me - absolutely amazing! Very inspiring! (Today the light is so bad and with guys coming in and out of the house - picture taking is not happening!)

Happy Thursday!