Pallet Shelves

I've been dying to make some pallet shelves! And one day Alex and I came back from D.I. and we went a little crazy in the children's book section and bought like 20+ books.  So I decided now was the time to build my desired shelves!

So Alex was sweet and found a pallet!

isn't he so cute!

 So he cut up the pieces for me and then I used my handy dandy sanding talent to sand them down.

 

like my eye protection? :)

 

 

We made 4 larger shelves and 2 smaller ones

 



And they turned out so cute!

Sadly I just don't have anything to hang them on the wall with yet.....but I can't wait to hang them up!

 

Hunting for a Christmas Tree

The day after Thanksgiving we went with Alex's family and went looking for the perfect Christmas tree.
The last Christmas tree I ever remember getting with my family I was 6 and we bought it from the boy scouts...so this was totally new and exciting!

Step 1.  Get all bundled up!

Step 2. Find a mountain covered with pine trees

Step 3. Once the perfect tree is found chop it down!

Option 1...

Option 2...

 

Step 4: Decorate it at home!

 



The perfect tree! :)

Potty Training an Infant

So this week I've been doing something CrAzY. I decided to begin potty training Brooklyn at 7 weeks old!

I read an article when I was about 5 months pregnant about a mother potty training her children between 9-12 weeks old and being totally potty trained by 1 year old.

I totally forgot about it till a last weekend and I decided I wanted to try! I mean let's be honest, who in their right mind wants to change diapers for more than a year if they don't have to?

Monday was the 1st day of the adventure. I held her over the toilet for the first time, and she went! I was so shocked!

Since then she has gone everyday and sometimes several times.

She hasn't learned that she can do #2 in the toilet...but its a working progress.

I'll let you know how it goes! :)

home made lasagna sauce

I'm so proud of myself cause I've never made lasagna before and I've never made my own sauce for lasagna before so I was a little nervous when I started throwing things in the pot but it turned out great! :)

 

Ingredients: 

  5-6 Roma tomatoes

  1 tsp Basil

  1 tsp Herbs Provence

  1/2 garlic salt

  1/2 an onion

  15 oz Can of Tomato Sauce

  1 lb hamburger meat

  Lasagna noodles

  cheese

Directions:

   Boil the noodles till they are cooked.  Brown the hamburger meat. Dice the tomatoes and the onion.  Put the tomatoes, onion, tomato sauce, basil, garlic salt and herb provence in a sauce pan and cook on high with a lid for about 10 mins to cook. Then add the hamburger to the sauce.  

Then lasagna it up in layers in a 9x13" pan.  Noodle, sauce, cheese and repeat!

Cook for 20 mins in the oven at 350 degrees and then eat up!

Bathroom Remodel

This luxurious ocean-inspired bathroom was designed for the NKBA student competition. The clients were the Fosters, a couple who desired storage, a make-up center, shower and bath, and a space that would accommodate their height differences. The many shades of blue and green used throughout bring the natural surroundings of the ocean into the space. Storage under the sinks and in a linen closet, a lavish shower and jet tub room, as well as the beautiful multi-level counter provide the Fosters their oasis they needed and desired.

Inspiration Board

Dimensioned Floor Plan

 
 Bathroom Perspective

Sweet (but not too sweet) Candied Yams

Recipe:
  3 big yams
  1/4 C butter
  1/3 C brown sugar
  1 tsp. cinnamon
  1/2 tsp. nutmeg
  marshmallows

First boil the yams till they are so soft you can break them apart with a fork.  Then mash them and add the butter, brown sugar, cinnamon and nutmeg. Then put the yam mix in a 9x9 glass pan. Cover with marshmallows.

Cook at 375 for 8-10 mins or until marshmallows are slightly brown on top.
 

Weird Chicken

Okay this to me is like the simplest, WEIRDEST and most delicious recipe ever!

Weird Chicken:
   4 chicken breasts

  Sauce:
   1 C. mayonnaise or miracle whip
   1/2 C. Parmesan cheese
   1 tsp. salt
   1 tsp. pepper
   1 tsp. garlic powder
   1 tsp. onion powder

Mix all the ingredients together that are under the sauce portion. Put the chicken in a glass pan and pour the sauce mix on top.  Cover the pan with tin foil and bake it for 35 mins at 400 degrees.

Tastes great on rice!