Ramblings of a Crazy Woman

I just wanted to fill everyone in on my husband's job situation. Everyone's prayers must have worked. My husband got a job. He won't start until the beginning of March and right now he is working temporarily, at least until Monday. We will be able to make it off savings until he starts in March. I think we will be able to stay in our house (I hope so), it will be tight, but we will make adjustments. Even though this job does not pay as well , he will not have to be on call, he should get home earlier in the evening, and his new boss seems nice and normal (more than I can say for his old one). Thanks again for everyone's prayers. I love you all. I could have never imagined blogging bringing so many bloggy friends that I totally love.

For Random Recipes go to Pam at Random Thoughts . I found this great Pot Roast recipe in my 5 Ingredients Favorite Slow Cooker Cook Book. I made it, and it is so yummy. For more recipes you can go to Diary of a Stay at Home Mom . Are you tired of hearing about your Mother-in-Laws pot roast, well this one will taste just as good, if not better. And you can make gravy with it too. I get excited about gravy because I just recently learned how to make gravy without the white lumps of corn starch in it. You can tell I am not a great cook and I get excited about and easy, delicious recipes. The combination of salad dressings may sound strange but it is good. Favorable Pot Roast 2 -2 1/2 lbs boneless beef chuck roasts 1 envelope dry ranch salad dressing mix 1 envelope dry Italian salad dressing mix 1 envelope dry brown gravy mix 1/2 cup water Optional Ingredients: 1 Tbsp flour 1/2 cup water 1. Place the chuck roast in the slow cooker. 2. In a small bowl, combine the salad dressing and gravy m...

For other great ideas go to Scribbit's Winter Bazaar and Rocks In My Dryer's Works For Me Wednesday. If your Valentine's Day is like mine it is spent home with the kids, so let them decorate and have fun with it. We hung hearts from the chandelier, made utensil holders , coasters and candy cups with a message. And we also made Valentine votive candles. For this place setting, we made the felt heart utensil holder, the CD coaster and the candy message holder or place marker. It may not make the evening romantic but fun.

I saw this idea and I thought it would be a simple but cute project. I am not sure where I got the idea from but if it was from someones blog I am sorry I did not give you credit but it is a great idea. Supplies: CD or DVD Foam or felt ( I used foam) craft glue Cut the foam out in to shapes and glue on CD's. It is that easy.

I took my Christmas Stocking idea and used it for for Valentine's Day. Easy, Easy, Easy. Cut out 2 hearts ( I used felt), hot glue then together leaving an opening in the top to insert utensils. Then decorate as you want.

First, I would like to thank everyone for their supportive and loving words. It really does help to know so many people are praying for me and have me in their thoughts. I know God will help us through this and this is part of his plan he has for us, but it helps to have others remind me of it. And also helps to hear that others have gone through it and it has worked out for the better. I feel so blessed to have met so many wonderful people through blogging. When I started my blog I would have never imagined that. Thanks so much and I love you all. We are still waiting to hear about that job, now we hope to know by Monday or Tuesday, I will keep you guys posted. This next thing is on totally different topic but it is good for me to switch gears. I have had a few people ask me about my craft closet. So I took some pictures and I thought I would post them. This closet is also my medicine cabinet. I do have one more container in my bedroom closet that I keep big pieces of foam and co...

I do not normally write about the things that go wrong in my life. I read other people's blog and their problems seem a lot worse then my little problems ever could be. I am very blessed with a great husband who loves me and 4 beautiful, healthy, wonderful children. And my problems could never compare to having a sick child or my husband or I having a life threaten illness, but something happened this weekend that is really bothering me. And not to bring down any of you with my problems, I just need to share my frustrations. And since I do not have a therapist, you are the lucky ones who get to hear it. On Friday night my husband lost his job. My husband's boss called 11:45 P.M. Friday night and said,"I am closing the business and you do not need to come back." My husband has been having issues with his boss for months, so my husband decided to share his thoughts with his boss and then hang up on him. You see, his boss is going through a divorce right now and is not...

This week has been busy for me , my kids were off school for 6 days, I had the book club meeting at my house, I have Dip Club tomorrow and I am co hosting a Pampered Chef Party at my house this Sunday. I have had to do stuff with my kids and clean the house. So I have not had time to blog, so I need to tie up some lose ends. First, I want to thank Jennisa at Jennisa's Bloggie Design for doing a wonderful make over on my blog. She did a fabulous job and was so easy to work with. I would recommend her to anyone who is thinking about jazzing up their blog. I love it!!!! Thanks Jennisa!!!!! I also want to thank my BFF, Beth , for treating me to my blog make over. Beth surprised me with the blog make over. She knows I am going through a rough time right now, and as always, she is thinking of me.That is the kind of person Beth is, she is always there for others. And she is always willing to help people. She is as nice as she seems on her blog. I want to thank her again and let ev...

These are soooooo good!!! I could eat them alone for dinner. The recipe is from the Fix it and Forget 5 ingredient favorites cookbook. Slow Cooked Cheese-y Potatoes 30 oz. package frozen hash browns, shredded or sliced 2- 10 3/4 oz cans cheddar cheese soup 12 oz can evaporated milk 3 oz can French fried onion rings, divided 3/4 tsp. salt 1/4 tsp. pepper 1. Spray interior of slow cooker with non-stick cooking spray. 2. Combine potatoes, soup, milk, half the onion rings, salt and pepper in the slow cooker. 3. Cover and cook on low 7-9 hours or high 3-4 hours, or until potatoes are heated through. 4. Sprinkle remaining onion rings over the top before serving. I love this recipe for other great slow cooker recipes go to Slow Cooking Thursday at Diary of a Stay Home Mom. She always has great recipes.

Scribbit's Winer Bazaar. Works For Me Wednesday at Rocks In My Dryer. Wondering what to do with your kids candy hearts besides eat them, play Bingo with them. I found this idea in one of my son's magazines , National Geographic Kids and all my kids love to play (even my 2 year old, you just have to tell her not to eat the candy). You will need: markers, ruler, paper and candy hearts. To make the Bingo Cards: For each card, cut the card the same size. I did mine . Now using a ruler draw 25 squares that are equal in size. Each player counts out 25 hearts and writes the saying from each candy. It is o-kay if the same saying appears more than once. To start playing: All player throw in their 25 hearts into a bowl or bag. Pick one person to be the "caller." I used pieces of paper as markers but you can also use coins or extra candy. The first player to fill a straight line wins. You can also make a candle with them. Glue the candy hearts to the outside of a votive ...

Supplies needed: Construction paper, 2 pipe stem cleaner, 2 wiggley eyes, and 2 feathers for each bird. For the body cut out 3 large hearts, and glue them together. As shown to the left. Glue on 2 smaller hearts to each side of the face for the beak. Glue on the eyes, one on each side. Curl up about an inch of the ends of the pipe stem cleaners and glue on each side. Cut 2, one inch pieces off each leg for the toes. For the middle toe, bend about 1/2 inches of the pipe stem cleaner forward. Attach the one inch pieces by bending them on the leg. one on each side, making each foot have 3 toes. You need to play with the legs to get the bird to stand up. Glue on a feather to the top of the head and one on the bottom point of the bird. Now you have your love bird.

Melody over at Pennies In My Pocket tagged me with this fun meme and I thought I'd be a good blog neighbor and follow through, even though I was tagged days ago. Sorry Melody. If you have not been to Melody's blog, you need to go look at it. She always has great deals and contest posted. Right now she how a contest to win cute decals that you apply to the wall. There are some great quotes for any room of the house. Now, on to the classes to fix my life. Here's what I have to do: Devise a list of 5-10 courses you would take to fix your life . It’s more fun to be in classes with friends, so include one class from the person who tagged you that you’d also like to take. Tag five. 1. How to organize chaos. Melody had this one on her list. With 4 kids, as you can imagine we have a lot of stuff. We have boys stuff and we have girls stuff, I try to keep it as organized as possible, but a lot of the stuff never ends up where it is suppose too. Also, there is s tuff that needs t...

These are so good. Yummy! And they would look great for a party or a fun dessert. Change the sprinkles and they would be great for any occasion. I saw these in a Quick Cooking Magazine: Marshmallow Treat Pops 3 tablespoons butter or margarine 4 cups miniature marshmallow 6 cups crisp rice cereal Popsicle sticks 9 oz milk Chocolate candy coating (I used chocolate chips) decorating sprinkles 9 oz white candy coating ( white chocolate chips) In large saucepan, combine the butter and marshmallows. Cook and stir over low heat until melted and smooth. Place cereal in a large bowl: add the marshmallow mixture and stir until combined . Shape into 2 in. balls; gently insert a Popsicle stick into the center of each ball. In a microwave-safe bowl, heat the milk chocolate candy coating until melted; stir until smooth. Dip half of the treats in chocolate; decorate with sprinkles. Repeat with the white candy coating and remaining sprinkles. Place on waxed paper until firm. Since I used the chocol...