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Thursday, October 06, 2011

Don't Mess with My Pumpkins!

Fall decor is lovely... until it gets stolen!! Grrr! Last night, my husband came home from an evening meeting to find one of my lovely pumpkins (previously residing on our front porch) smashed in front of our next door neighbour's house. I'm positive it wasn't my neighbour's doing. Likely some passing kid thinking it was funny. Don't get me going. Just let me start & finish by asking you to please teach your kids to respect other people's property. I will stop my rant there.

I'm trying to just forgive & move on. But to protect my remaining pumpkins from harm, what can I do? I thought I might carve something like this into them...

What do you think? Perhaps throwing some explosives into the mix would help as well??

I'm trying to enjoy my day. Enjoy yours!

Wednesday, October 05, 2011

"Thankful" thanksgiving banner

Well, here in Canada, Thanksgiving is coming up soon. This weekend, in fact! Turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, gravy, pumpkin pie... Mmmm... is it dinner time yet, Mom? :) We're so blessed to be invited to my parent's for Thanksgiving dinner on Monday. It's one of my favourite times of year.

For Thanksgiving, I like to add some extra touches to my fall decor. I made this Thanksgiving banner to display at this time of year.

I started with 8x8 squares of patterned paper. Then, I wanted to round the corners off to make them look "leaf-ish". I actually used a soup bowl to trace the rounded edge & free cut them.

Then I:

-inked the edges

-cut the letters with my cricut

-stamped leaves in fall-ish colours & cut them out

-gathered all my fall type stickers, etc.

-started decorating!

Then I punched holes in the top of each "leaf" & used ribbon to connect them into a banner. I hung it under my bar top between the living room & kitchen.

Happy Thanksgiving to my fellow Canadians!

I'm thankful for:

My loving Saviour, Jesus Christ

My wonderful husband

My precious children

My warm, comfy home

My fabulous friends

My great church family

And really, what else do I need?

What are you thankful for this Thanksgiving?

Enjoy your day!

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Tuesday, October 04, 2011

Simple from-scratch pancakes

Every weekend while I grew up, my dad would whip up a batch of his famous pancakes. These deliciously simple pancakes are one of my dad's specialties. I've adopted the recipe he can recite by heart & now I make it often for my family. Who needs a mix when they're this simple to whip up?

Dad's Pancakes
makes about 12

2 cups flour
1/4 cup white sugar
5 tsp. baking powder
2 cups milk
2 eggs
2 Tbsp. oil (I use canola)

Mix dry ingredients, then add wet ingredients & whisk until smooth. Heat skillet or frying pan over medium-low heat. Add batter & cook pancakes for approx. 3-4 minutes per side. Serve with fruit, butter, & maple syrup.

Enjoy you day!

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Monday, October 03, 2011

My day at the flea market

On Saturday, my friend, Allison & I made a trip to the semi-annual flea market here in Saskatoon. Allison is an amazing photographer & she was looking for props for her photo shoots. I was looking for some vintage-y type things. I had a vintage globe, map, & suitcase on my wish list. My son, Parker, also asked me to look for some cowboy stuff for him. Off we went!

We wen't sure what to expect, but we weren't disappointed.

Goodies were everywhere!