Let's Play {Community Service}

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I learned many years ago in school, during my early-childhood education classes, the importance of play.  It is said that play is a very important part of learning and growing for both children and adults.  Role playing for children is how they form their own ideas of how things should be.

Here are some things I learned about play many years ago and that are still true today.  Play is how we learn.  Play connects us to others.  Play teaches us to persevere.  Play helps us grow in creativity, and flexibility.  Play helps us when feeling lonely, isolated, anxious or depressed.  Play helps us to develop and improve our social skills, and to learn how to cooperate with others.  Play is a constructive way to pass the time.  It's good for you.  Play makes us happy.  Play is fun and brings joy.  In knowing all this, I would advocate for PLAY any day, and that's why I am!

I recently attended a conference for Bloggers called Blogalicious and had the opportunity to meet and participate with a great Community Service oriented group called Let's Play.  What is Let's Play you ask?  Here is what they have to say:

What Is Let's Play?

"Let's Play is a community partnership led by Dr Pepper Snapple Group to get kids and families active nationwide. We believe that the key to healthy living is managing calories in and calories out. Our goal is to help families achieve that balance by providing the tools, places and inspiration to make physical activity a daily priority."




Here is part of our fearless group ready for action!  We took a bus from our conference down to a local inner city elementary school {Walter Bracken Elementary School in Las Vegas} where we participated in this fun community service event.  Our task that day was to clean up and repaint the mural walls at their school and repaint the white stripes on their playground floor.



We were greeted by the principal of Bracken Elementary and some of her staff and were told what needed to be done.  Once they had a plan laid out for us we were ready for action. 


We grabbed our tools, found our spots on the playground and got straight to work.  Now the FUN begins!

The beautiful murals on their walls have already been pencil sketched out for us and we fill in the areas with paint.


I enjoy a fun but tedious job for a while, of filling in the cracks with a sky blue paint!


We even had a bloggers daughter as our littlest painting helper.  She was a natural Picasso too!


All in all it was a great morning of community service!  We got out and away from our conference for a while, bonded as a smaller group, and did some good for the community.  We got out and played with paint for a bit so the children who come out to enjoy this school can have a bright and pleasant environment to PLAY in.  It doesn't get much better than that!

I highly recommend getting involved in helping make your community better for the children in it.  Check out the Let's Play Website to see how you can get involved in both your community and to see tips for getting your own family out to PLAY more.  Be sure to follow them on Facebook (where you can sign the Let's Play Pledge) and Twitter to be first to hear any news.  How have you promoted PLAY in your community?  What will you do to promote PLAY now?





 

NMX New Media Expo 2013

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Local Las Vegas Bloggers being interviewed at NMX

It's January and a New Year!  I'm just barely getting my holidays wrapped up and my schedule back to normal when the biggest techie geek week hits Las Vegas, so ready or not I must drop everything and join the fun!  First up this week is NMX (presented by Blog World).  I had the chance today to attend this local trade show.  I love learning, so for me this was a great opportunity.  Besides having fun and hanging out with my local blogging friends, it's a great chance to meet up with people I only knew online until now and make new friends too.  It's also a wonderful opportunity to hear what the professionals in their fields have to say about what's new.  I feel that there is something you can learn from everyone you meet so I loved hearing what others had to tell me about their ideas today.  Social Media, blogging, networking, technology can all be found at NMX this week here in Las Vegas at the Rio Convention Center.  My brain is swimming with new ideas and clearer visions for what I might do with my blog.  My notepad is full and my wallet is stacked with business cards of new connections.  Tuesday also starts CES so my week will be busy and I can't wait to share what I've seen and learned with all of you!  I'm back again today and tomorrow and then straight into CES so stay tuned...

Las Vegas in Black & White {Photography}

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Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas Sign

I did something different but fun this year for New Years.  Yes I went down to my usual spots on the Las Vegas Strip, but this time with no camera!  I traveled light this year and only used my Android.  I ended up with some of my favorite pictures too.  Las Vegas is such a colorful city and when viewing my NYE pictures I wondered, "What would all of these colorful pictures look like in black and white?"  I see Las Vegas nearly everyday and have pictured it many different ways with many different views.  So here are a few of my black and white views of The Las Vegas Strip.

Las Vegas Strip

Fountains of Caesars Palace

Bellagio Fountains

View from the street

Crowds at The Strip on New Years Eve!

View looking down The Strip from high above Las Vegas

Another view of the Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas Sign

Do you think this little town of mine looks just as colorful in black and white? 

Best Homemade Lemon Recipes

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Lemons from My Garden on a Vintage Quilt

 I LOVE LEMONS!
Everyone who knows me well knows that I love my lemon tree!   You should also know just how happy it makes me to go outside on a dreary Winter day and find these sunny and cheerful lemons waiting for me.  Yes I still feel that everyone should have a lemon tree just for that reason.  Besides being beautiful, they make your house smell wonderful.  There are also health benefits to eating lemons.  Today was just another Winter day, for this girl in a hat, as I went out to see what my lemon tree had waiting for me.  I was not disappointed!  I found tons of lemons waiting for me.  I brought a few in and am making plans to bake some delicious treats with them.  For now I share with you some of my best homemade lemon recipes so you can enjoy some sunshine this Winter too.
~ Classic Lemon Bars~ Raspberry Lemon Bars~ Poppy Seed Bread with a Lemon Glaze~ Creamy Lemon Pie~ Lemon Pasta~ Crispy Lemon Chicken
So whether you're growing lemons, or buying them from your local market, Winter is the time that they are in season and when you are most likely to need them to cheer you up on a dreary day.  Lemons are also a staple for Summer when everyone loves to drink lemonade or eat a light dish made with lemons.  I'm off now to spread some sunshine in my kitchen, but first... What is your favorite lemon recipe that you make?  I love finding new ones.


Recipe shared here.

Cottage (Shepherd's) Pie

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A few short days ago, I told you about how my husband had come down with a severe cold. It should be with little surprise that I am now, too. With every last drop of chicken noodle soup now consumed, I had to turn to another comfort food for some relief.

















We call this dish shepherd's pie around here; however, its correct name is cottage pie. From what I understand, both dishes are basically the same with the only variation being the type of meat used in the dish. For shepherd's pie, lamb is used. For cottage pie, beef is used.

Regardless of what we call it, cottage (shepherd's) pie is hearty comfort food at its best. Serve with warm biscuits or crusty bread... A perfect meal for warming a sick, old soul on this cold and blustery April day.

Ingredients
5 medium-sized potatoes, peeled and cubed
3 Tbs. sour cream
1/4 c. milk
1/2 c. mozzarella cheese, divided
1/4 c. Parmesan cheese

1 to 1 1/2 lb. ground beef
1 pkg. brown gravy mix
1 c. water
3 Tbs. Worcestershire sauce
2 Tbs. ketchup
3 garlic cloves, finely chopped

3 carrots, diced
2 medium onions, diced
2 celery stalks, diced
1/2 green pepper, diced
1/2 c. frozen corn
1 tsp. Italian seasoning

salt and pepper
2 Tbs. butter
2 Tbs. olive oil

Directions
Preheat oven broiler.

In a medium pot, cover potatoes with cold water and bring to a boil over medium heat. Cook until completely soft. Drain and mash. Add sour cream, milk, 1/4 c. mozzarella cheese, Parmesan cheese and salt/pepper to taste. Mix to thoroughly combine. Set aside.

In a large skillet over medium heat, brown ground beef. Drain any fat, then return to skillet. Add garlic, brown gravy mix, water, Worcestershire sauce, ketchup, and salt/pepper to taste. Mix well. Reduce heat to low and simmer until most of the liquid has evaporated. Spread evenly into a medium sized casserole dish. Set aside.

In the same skillet, heat butter and olive oil over medium heat. Add vegetables, Italian seasoning and salt/pepper to taste. Cook until softened, about 10 minutes. Spread evenly over meat mixture. Spread mashed potatoes evenly over vegetable layer. Top with remaining 1/4 c. mozzarella cheese. Place in broiler to brown potatoes and cheese, about 2 to 3 minutes. Remove from oven and let cool slightly before serving.

{Skinny} Chocolate Cake in a Mug

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Let me introduce you to my new favorite dessert:Skinny Chocolate Cake in a Mug!!!! Pretty sure it doesn't get better than a three ingredient, rich, decadent, fluffy chocolate cake that takes only ONE minute to cook in the MICROWAVE and has less than 1 gram of fat and is under 150 calories!!!  My boys are absolutely OBSESSED with this recipe. It's so super easy. I taught them how to measure it out and add the water into a mug. They love it for a quick dessert. Let me show you how easy this is...Skinny Chocolate Cake in a Mug:
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Ingredients:

• 1 (16.5-oz) box Devil's Food cake mix
• 1 (16-oz) box Angel Food cake mix
• 3 Tbsp. cold water (read directions...)

Directions:

1. Mix both cake mixes together and store in a large Ziploc bag. When you're ready for your yummy dessert, take 1/3 cup of the cake mixture and place into a microwavable mug.
2. Add 3 Tablespoons cold water to the mug. Stir together. Microwave for one minute. Serve with chocolate chips, whipped cream or fruit and ENJOY!!

*each mug contains 150 calories, 0.75 g fat and = 3 WW points.
 Seriously, how easy is that?! The mixture makes lots of servings, too! I keep the Ziploc bag in my pantry and whenever my boys or I have a chocolate craving, we mix one up. I love that it's low in fat and calories! You can change up the cake mix too if you want something other than chocolate, as long as you use the Angel Food cake with it. White cake mix? Strawberry? The possibilities are endless! Try it out and let me know what you think!Looking for more yummy dessert ideas?Yummiest Snickerdoodle Cookies EverMom's Pound CakeBest Chocolate Bundt CakeLow-Fat Chocolate Cookies
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Simple & Delicious Crock Pot Beef Stew

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There's something so comforting about coming home to the smell of beef stew in the crock pot! Last week it rained almost every single day. I grew up in the desert of Mesa, Arizona so rain is actually something I enjoy. I HATE going out in it and getting wet but I LOVE staying indoors, reading a book, drinking hot herbal tea or cocoa and making something yummy in my crock pot. I also lucked out and found beef roast on sale at my grocery store. Woo hoo! So I decided I would make my family some beef stew.

I posted THIS yummy beef stew recipe on my blog last year but the recipe I'm sharing today is more of a simple version. Like one your grandma or mom made growing up. I love the basic, beefy flavor. My boys love soups and stews and they really enjoyed this one. It's a great way to sneak some veggies into them with no complaints! Give it a try a let me know what you think!
Simple Crock Pot Beef Stew:
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Ingredients:

• 2-lb. beef roast, cubed
• 2 cups sliced carrots
• 2 cups diced potatoes
• 1 medium onion, sliced
• 2 tsp. quick cooking tapioca
• 1 Tbsp. salt
• 1/2 tsp. pepper
• 1 (8-oz) can tomato sauce
• 1 cup water
• 1 Tbsp. brown sugar
• 1 1/2 cups frozen peas

Directions:

1. Combine beef, carrots, potatoes and onions in slow cooker. Sprinkle with tapioca, salt and pepper.
2. Combine tomato sauce and water. Pour over beef and vegetables in slow cooker. Sprinkle with brown sugar.
3. Cover. Cook on LOW 8 hours. One hour before cooking time ends, add frozen peas. ENJOY!

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Creamy Buffalo Chicken Dip

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I'm not a huge football fan but I love football food! 
The Super Bowl for us is like a little family party. We all sit together on the couch and watch the game and eat finger foods. Wings, dips and sweets - yum! Out of all appetizers, my favorites are the ones made with Frank's Red Hot Buffalo Wing sauce. That stuff is the best! I put it on almost everything! Last year for the Super Bowl I made these lower fat broiled chicken wings using Frank's. They were so good!
This year I wanted to do something a little different but still use my favorite Frank's sauce. Check out this Buffalo Chicken Dip....it's super easy, no mixing bowl needed. Just mix up some light cream cheese right in your 9 inch pie pan, add some cooked chicken, Frank's Red Hot sauce, mozzarella cheese and blue cheese salad dressing. Bake for 20 minutes and you get this beautiful dip below. It smells so good! Your football fans will love it!
Creamy Buffalo Chicken Dip:
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Ingredients:

• 1 pkg. (8-oz) light or fat free cream cheese, softened
• 2 cups cooked, shredded chicken or 1 large can chicken
• 1/2 cup Frank's Red Hot Buffalo Wing Sauce
• 1/2 cup mozzarella cheese
• 1/2 blue cheese salad dressing
• Crackers and veggies for serving

Directions:

1. Stir cream cheese in a 9-inch pie plate until smooth and creamy. Stir in remaining ingredients.
2. Bake at 350 degrees F for 20 minutes or until hot and bubbling. Serve with crackers and veggies. ENJOY!!

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The Softest Sugar Cookies & Buttercream Frosting

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Today is my 10 year wedding anniversary!!! I can't believe I've been married for that long! It seems like yesterday we were getting hitched but I pulled out our wedding day pictures and we look like BABIES! Ha! I feel so lucky to have married such a wonderful person. Not to get all sappy on you guys, but this has been the best ten years of my life and I'm excited for what comes next for us!

Anyway, this recipe is so not healthy. I apologize, but I had to share! I made a bunch of these cookies to give my hubby for dessert tonight and I thought they also make a great Valentine's gift! I love giving sugar cookies to my friends, neighbors and my kids' teachers. I have tried tons of sugar cookie recipes, trying to find the one. You know, that one that you bite into and it's the perfect amount of softness and sweetness and just melts in your mouth and you can't stop at just one?? You know? You know? Well, this is that recipe. Absolutely perfect every. single. time. My friends and neighbors have all asked for this recipe so I'm sharing it with you. I found it on Peppermint Plum and it really is the best.
The Softest Sugar Cookies:
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Ingredients:

• 1 cup butter
• 2 cups sugar
• 2 eggs
• 3 tsp. vanilla extract
• 1 cup sour cream
• 1 tsp. salt
• 2 tsp. baking soda
• 5 1/2 cups all-purpose flour

Directions:

1. In a mixer, cream butter and sugar and then add eggs and vanilla. Add sour cream. 
2. In a separate bowl, combine salt, baking soda and flour. Add to butter mixture, creaming until combined.
3. Roll out on a floured surface to about 1/4 to 1/3 inches thickness. {Yes, seriously. If you make it any thinner, they will be crispy and not as good! This is the trick to making them super soft!}
4. Cut with cookie cutters and using a spatula, transfer cookies to baking sheet that has either been sprayed with cooking spray or has parchment paper on it.
5. Bake at 375 degrees F for 7-8 minutes {Yes, seriously. This is another important step! Do NOT overbake!} They won't look done, but just trust me on this, take them out of the oven.
6. Wait about 5 minutes and carefully transfer cookies to a cooling rack. (This recipe makes several dozen cookies but is easy to half as well.)

Buttercream Frosting:
Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 4 cups powdered sugar
• 2 tsp. vanilla extract
• 1/4-1/3 cup milk
• food coloring, if desired

Directions:

1. In a mixing bowl, cream butter until smooth. Beat in powdered sugar and vanilla until crumbly.
2. Gradually add milk until frosting reaches desired consistency. Add food coloring and stir until combined. Spread on cooled cookies and ENJOY!! They are SO good!

*recipes from Peppermint Plum blog
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Beef Penne Pasta Bake

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I'm a sucker for casseroles. I love comfort food. The bad thing about them is they're usually filled with cream soups and calories. Boo!
This recipe is a lighter version of a pasta casserole. It's one of those recipes you can really play around with. Next time I make it, I'm going to try adding in more pureed vegetables. You can also use ground turkey instead of beef to make it even healthier. I used the lower-carb kind of pasta and it tasted exactly like the regular penne! My family really liked this dinner and it was so easy to prepare! Give it a try in your weeknight dinner rotation and let me know what you think!
Beef Penne Pasta Bake:
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Ingredients:

• 1 (16-oz) box penne pasta - cooked & drained (I used Dreamfields Healthy Carb Pasta)
• 1 pound lean ground beef
• 1 onion
• 2 garlic cloves
• 1/2 green bell pepper
• 1/2 red bell pepper
• 2 cups water
• 2 (6-oz) cans Italian-style tomato paste
• 1 Tbsp. instant beef bouillon 
• 1/3 cup water
• 2 cups shredded low-fat Monterey Jack cheese

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Begin boiling water for pasta and cook using package directions.
2. Meanwhile, in a food processor, blend up the onion, garlic and peppers. 
3. Cook ground beef and pureed vegetables in a large saucepan until beef is no longer pink. Add 2 cups of water and cans of tomato paste. Stir until combined.
4. Dissolve the bouillon into the 1/3 cup water and add to the beef mixture. Cook for 10-15 minutes until all flavors are blended and thickened. 
5. In a 9x13 pan, layer half of the pasta, half of the sauce and half of the cheese, seasoning with salt and pepper as you go. Repeat layers, ending in cheese and cover pan with tin foil. Bake for 20-25 minutes or until heated through and cheese is bubbly on top. Dish up and enjoy!!

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Dear Anonymous.

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We've all had them- the nasty comments that come from the Internet sissies. The ones that insult our clothes, food, blog styles, parenting choices, word choices or whatever else some coward who is too chicken to leave their real email address feels the need to pick on that day.  However, lovelies, today I was privy to be introduced to the worst of all kind of people when I popped in to check my email and saw this comment waiting in my inbox as a comment under my Say Hello tab.
"your baby is actually really hideous. Should've gotten an abortion xoxo" I'm sorry- but back the hell up. You want to say something about me, that's fine. Take your best shot anonymous. However it is reprehensible, unacceptable and basically abominable that you would dare to leave a comment like this about my child- or ANY child for that matter. Obviously you knew that and that would explain why you are far too cowardly to leave your name or contact info.  You wouldn't want to have to be held accountable for your words, no. You just wanted to get a dig in where you felt you could and move on- and sign off with a little hug and kiss to make yourself feel better about being such a piece of low life scum, I assume.  Well let me tell you something, anonymous. My son is not hideous. No baby is "hideous". Some children may be more naturally beautiful than others but no little human being is disgusting to look at or extremely unpleasant. All babies are full of wonder and hope, they are amazing little beings that don't have hate, jealousy or contempt in their hearts.  They love and trust and laugh and teach their parents and anyone who has the privilege to be around them how to truly enjoy life. They don't have a hideous bone in their tiny bodies.  What is hideous, anonymous, is a person who would feel that this is okay to say about someones child.  As much as I would love to find you, I know that you were only trying to get attention and feel like you got one "up" on me. Congratulations- you hit me where it really hurt, you insulted my kid. A grown person took aim at a 16 month old who doesn't deserve your hateful spite, I hope that makes you feel like a big deal who has won. But I do have to ask, whats the prize? Its not much of a challenge when you don't leave your name to engage with a person who can respond with something more than a smile and a few simple words.  Would I be lying if I thought about making this blog private? Not at all. Because my kid doesn't deserve to be called names and be subjected to the mere notion that his life is not meaningful and should have just been "fixed" by a simple visit to the abortion clinic.  I didn't start this blog to have people be outwardly cruel- I started it to chronicle Grayson's life so I could look back on the months that fly by way too fast and see how he changed and grew and remember all of the good in his life. However I know that I have met so many amazing people and recieve so many sweet comments from the people who I have come to know as my bloggy friends that this one person's opinion is not significant. Even if it is someone I know in real life, a blog friend that comments regularly, or a "silent" reader who reads and just sits in silence and judges- your opinion simply does not matter to me.  You can hide behind your anonymity but I know that the only person who is truly hideous here is you.

Kindness

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I saw this today on a blog I stalk read regularly- Love, Fun and Football.  If you've never been introduced to Erin, you must pop over to say hello to her- shes seriously a gem (even if our teams are football rivals!). It couldn't be more fitting that today Erin posted about kindness, because in the past 24 hours you all have been so incredibly kind to me. I dont know if she intended her wave to spread, but Im passing it on tonight.
Yesterday, as you may be aware, someone let loose with a vial rant in the form of a comment aimed at my sweet baby boy.  Now normally I'm pretty laid back, but this hit me hard on many levels. I crafted my response- which to my surprise only contained one four letter word! But even before I could hit publish the comments started pouring in, and they didn't stop all day. Many of you were angry, outraged and disgusted along with me and you shared your sweet words of encouragement through facebook, email, twitter and comments. Some of you, like Rebecca, made me literally laugh out loud and nearly pee my pants. All of you told me that this person was obviously not right, and lifted my spirits when they were down. It was truly one of the greatest acts of kindness I've ever personally received. Bloggers are special people. We let people into our life and we go into peoples lives and we form bonds with people who in "real" life we may never get the chance to meet.  However I know that every day I stop in to check to see how someones baby is doing, what another sweet lovely made for dinner the night before, or what other Mommas wanted to pull their hair out because of something the toddlers did or said (or more likely WOULDN'T do). Now I know my neighbors in real life, but not on the level that I know some bloggy friends and I'm totally okay with that.  In truth I wish we could all live next to each other (can you imagine the laughs/crafting/cooking that would be happening on that block?!) but even though we cant, I'm so very glad that we're all neighbors on our little slices of the Internet.  You all are some of the kindest, bravest, sweetest women I've ever had the chance to meet, and I cant thank each of you enough for the kindness you've shown me. I can only hope that someday I can return the favor.  Until then, spread your own kindness wave and know how much you are all appreciated and loved here in my crazy life.  

DIY Birth Announcements

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Hello, Lovelies! Dropping in today to share with you a post I was lucky enough to share with Kristens readers over at Life With The Ellwoods over a year ago.
Birth Announcements.
 You have to do them.  I mean, come on, you spent 9 months baking the bean you want to show him or her off.  But have you checked the price of them out?

Sorry kiddo, can't send you to college- we spent all our money on birth announcements. 

I spent hours pouring over the Internet looking for the perfect announcement.  The ones I absolutely loved?


These beauties are from Minted.com.  If you click on the picture it will link directly to the listing.

They were perfect, sweet, simple and unique.  Oh, yeah, they were also $2.20 each. We needed 100 to send out to all of our family/all of the people who came to the baby shower.

They had a similar one at Shutterfly.com


They were cheaper, at $1.35 each...but still way too much for my cheap pocket's liking.

Enter Pixlir.com.

I made these little babies for free, then printed 4x6 prints at Ritz camera to the tune of $0.09 each. Yeah, that's right nine cents each.  Oh, and the nice people at Ritz gave us the envelopes for free as well. Score!


If you haven't used pixlr before you need to check it out. You dont need an account, and it works like photoshop but is much easier. They have a few options, either express or avanced- but Express seems to work for most of my needs.

Start by uploading a photo, then have fun playing around with the different effects. You can add text, crop, color splash- tons and tons of different effects.

If you want a 4 x 8 flat card, just click on the collage tab at the beginning. Then you can choose your layout and upload photos from there.

Then choose your style, I like the four boxes side by side.
Drag and drop your pictures where you want them, leaving one block free for text. Once you finish, click finished and then it will bring you to the editing screen where you can add the effects you want.

When you're all done, click save- and thats all there is to it!

Then you just upload it to any photo printing site as a blank 4x8 card, and you're good to go.  We made similar ones for Grayson's baptism, and they cost $0.54 each at Ritz, and that included the envelopes.


And there you have it. DIY birth announcements for super cheap, and they take almost no time to make.
 

Football Food- BBQ Chicken Crescent Rolls

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Yes- that deliciousness happened in our house tonight.  We love football in this house. Its the one sport that hubs and I can watch together because I understand it enough to not annoy him to bits with my questions. Its not a question of what team we root for here- this gal bleeds Black and Gold. Now while they are good, they obviously don't win every year (and some years we down right crap the bed like we did this season). Usually when my beloved Steelers aren't in the big game, we still watch the Superbowl every year, and pick a team to root for. This is the first time that I don't care who was playing or who really wins. Its tough to root for the Ravens, they're a division rival- and if San Francisco wins they tie the Steelers for the most Superbowl wins....it really is a catch 22. So this year, I've decided that I'm just watching for the commercials. That didn't, however, stop me from wanting some good munchies for the game.  My mom had made shredded chicken to use in a pulled chicken dip and had some extra so she tossed it our way. I love me some leftovers, so that was fine by me, but I wanted something different to make with them. So after searching my fridge and asking the hubs what he was in the mood for I came up with this.   So super easy, so good and they took a whopping 15 minutes.  All you need is some shredded chicken, cheese, BBQ sauce and a tube of crescent rolls.  Preheat oven according to directions on the rolls. Put chicken in a bowl and add enough BBQ sauce to coat.  Unroll your crescents and put a good spoonful of chicken on the fat end of each roll. Top with some shredded cheese and then roll up.    I was worried that the cheese would glug out of the side of the crescent as it baked, but it didn't. Everything stayed where it was supposed to, which also made for easy clean up. Perfect for football food- so you can spend more time in front of the tv! I popped them into the hot oven for 10 minutes and they were all gone in less than 5. I may not care much about the game, but at least the food was delish!