DIY Paper storage rack

After searching for some kind of paper storage, preferably an affordable one, I found some diy ideas on Pinterest .

I got this cube storage kit at Walmart for $20 and a pack of zip-ties.

 And my kids and I set out to build me a storage rack.

  After a few failed attempts ... (Hopefully hubby doesn't need any zip-ties tonight.)

 

Those zip-ties were a real pain to cut after they were pulled tight!

We finally got it the way I wanted it :D

"Kitchen Sink" Meatloaf sandwiches

Ingredients:

2lbs lean ground beef

1 box Stove Top

2 eggs

1 cup water

1 pkg. onion soup mix

1 can diced tomatoes, any flavor (drain really well)

2 tsp mustard

1/4 cup bbq sauce

1/4 cup diced bell peppers

Salt & pepper to taste 

Hamburger buns

Combine all ingredients and push into a large baking dish. Bake @ 350 for 55 mins. 

It is best to let the meatloaf cool completely before you slice it to keep it from falling apart. Add a thick slice to the bun cover with bbq sauce and enjoy.

Purple Day Storybook

A simple storybook I wrote about epilepsy to read to the kids that come to our Purple Day party ... 

(No technical stuff just plain and simple).

Still needs a title *sigh*

Extra Special Valentines ...

Instead of giving the kids chocolate or candy that they probably don't like and won't eat, we decided to do something different this year ... 

For the kids we give valentines too, we bought a can of cat food to donate to the SPCA. 

Valentine's for the kids telling them about the cat food

Every can helps!

The boys signing the valentines

Here's the valentine that I made to give to the kids, if anyone else would like to do the same. Just right-click and save it onto your computer :)

Homemade (Not-quite-but-as-close-as-you're-gonna-get-while-I-feel-this-miserable) Chicken noodle soup!

I wanted chicken noodle soup but I am really feeling miserable, so I did what I do best in the kitchen ... I cheated *grin*.

I cooked a whole chicken yesterday so I had the chicken & liquid parts covered, (I added a box of chicken broth to make it go further).

Ingredients:

cooked chicken 

low sodium chicken stock or plain water 

1-2 carrot (I grated mine because it cooks faster)

1-2 potato, diced

1/2 cup corn

1 pkg Lipton Chicken Vegetable soup mix

1 small diced onion 

Throw everything into a pot, bring to a boil and simmer until the potatoes are cooked. Let it cool down just a little so you don't burn your mouth and enjoy!

Recycled Christmas cards ...

Every year, we get alot of cards and every year I try to find a excuse to keep them all. 

I saw something on Pinterest where the person had used library card pockets stuck to a box to hold a list of what was inside. 

So I thought to myself "Yep, I am so doing that because every time I go down to find something in the basement, I have to haul out box after box to find it."

So back to the cards ...

Today I was packing away another box of Christmas stuff (Yes, I know it is February and it should have been put away weeks ago), I reluctantly decided that I wouldn't be able to recycle the Christmas cards and was about to throw them away when a light bulb went off ... 

Using two-sided tape, I turned the old cards into the pockets I wanted to put on the side of the boxes. I cut strips of white card stock to write the list on.

Knitting

I decided to try my hand at knitting again. I forgot I had that much patience, lol. 

I started with something simple ... a blanket for my niece's baby doll ...

 

I bought this gorgeous multicolor purple wool to knit the blanket with but it turned out to be the sashay wool that you make the frilly scarfs with. So I ended up knitting two scarfs, one for my niece and one for her baby doll. I got the pattern here. They were fairly easy but I don't think I will be doing any more. 

I love butterflies! So I found a butterfly pattern dishcloth to try here ... I some how ended up with two extra stitches in the first dozen or so rows but I had already unraveled it 3 times so I just drop a couple stitches and kept going. You can't see the pattern very well with the multicolored wool though :(.

 

Found another butterfly pattern here. Much happier with my results. (Just don't look up in the corner where I dropped the very last stitch as I was casting off)

 

The last dish cloth that I completed, I found here. Really like this one ...