While hopping around the blog world, I inevitably come across loads of giveaways. I enter here and there but I’ve never been super into it.
Until I became a winner!!
I won two giveaways in the same week. How did that happen?!?!
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Monkey Moon
Hi folks! You know I love to show off the amazing stuff I have found while paroozing the area (or the Internet). Today I’m going to feature Monkey Moon Photography. Gina, the photographer extrodonare (and mommy of 3), is an actual friend of mine… meaning I have actually hung out with her… in real life! She is just peachy 🙂
How did you start Monkey Moon?
Since we didn’t have the funds for custom photography at the time, I realized that if I was going to have anything approaching professional photos of my kids, I’d have to learn how to take them myself. So I bought some photography books and joined some online forums and immersed myself in the basics. Then I practiced every single day (since then I’ve taken over 35,000 pictures). In the last few years, I’ve found that more and more of my friends, family and blog-followers were starting to comment on my images. And I was learning more about the field and found myself really beginning to enjoy the technical and artistic aspects of photography more than anything I’d done professionally. At my husband’s gentle urging last year then, and with a lot of faith, I took the leap.
Our Wedding…
Welcome to the first ever Remember When Linky!!
Remember When… You Got Married?
Enjoy my wedding then scroll down to the bottom and add your name and the link to your wedding post (not your main blog). If you are linking a new post include a link back here so your friends can show off their weddings too. The linky will be open all week so be sure to check back to see the latest wedding flashbacks!
My hair had fresh flowers…
We really wanted the ceremony to be short and simple. It rains a lot here in February… it poured every other weekend in the WHOLE month. The week before, at the rehearsal, it was pouring… I mean sheets of rain. We were knee deep in mud and water. We had no “plan B.” We must have been blinded by love… ha!
Cheri’s Kitchen…
This post was written by Cheri…
~1/2 of a 17.3 oz package Pepperidge Farm Pastery Sheet (1 sheet)
~1 egg
~1 tbsp. water
~1/2 cup apricot preserves OR seedless raspberry jam
~1/3 cup dried cranberry, softened*
~1/4 cup toasted sliced almond
~1 (13.2 ounces) Brie cheese round~1 pkg. crackers
Thaw the pastry sheet at room temperature for 40 minutes or until it’s easy to handle. Heat the oven to 400°F. Mix the egg and water in a small bowl. Unfold the pastry sheet on a lightly floured surface. Roll the pastry sheet into a 14-inch square. Cut off the corners to make a circle. Spread the preserves on the pastry circle to within 1-inch of the edge. Sprinkle the cranberries and almonds over the preserves. Place the cheese in the center of the pastry circle. Brush the edge of the pastry circle with the egg mixture. Fold 2 opposite sides over the cheese. Trim the remaining 2 sides to 2-inches from the edge of the cheese and fold them up onto the cheese. Press the edges to seal. Place seam-side down on a baking sheet. Decorate the top with the pastry scraps, if desired. Brush with the egg mixture.
Bake for 20 minutes or until the pastry is golden. Let stand for 1 hour. Serve with the crackers.
*To soften the cranberries, mix the cranberries and 1/2 cup hot water in a small bowl. Let stand for 1 minute. Drain and pat the cranberries dry.
1 pkg McCormick Sauce Mix (beef stroganoff)
2 tbsp. oil
1 1/2 lbs. boneless beef sirloin, trimmed and cut into thin strips
1 cup water
1 cup sour cream
Heat oil in large skillet on medium-high heat. Add beef; cook and stir 2 minutes or until no longer pink. Stir in Sauce Mix and water. Bring to boil; cover. Reduce heat and simmer 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat; stir in sour cream. Serve over noodles or rice.
I like to make quick easy meals sometimes because my kids are so young and need my attention. This was a new one for me and I really liked it (my husband especially). To jazz it up a bit you can add 2 tbsp white wine or sherry and 1 pkg (8oz) sliced fresh mushrooms with the sauce mix and water. I may try that next time I make this.
1 egg
1 1/2 sticks of butter softened
2 tsp vanilla extract
1/4 cup sugar
1 cup brown sugar
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
2 cups flour
1 cup of chocolate chips (milk, semi-sweet, white, peanut butter, whatever you please)
Stir softened butter, egg, sugars, and vanilla together. In a separate bowl mix the flour, baking soda, and salt. Blend the flour mixture into the sugar mixture and add chocolate chips. Form balls ( I use ice cream scooper) Bake at 375 10 minutes.
These really are my favorite cookie. When I try other peoples I just wish they had my recipe! I used half peanut butter chips and half milk chocolate chips. My youngest son Nash loves them and gets very upset if he sees them and they aren’t in his mouth. So I hid them from everyone in the family but me. Selfish, maybe, but I’m just watching out for their health….I promise!
Nie is Back…
I have a favorite blog… it’s called the Nie Nie Dialogues. The author, Stephanie Nielson was in a private plane crash with her husband (Christian) and a flight instructor. The instructor died but Stephanie and Christian survived. Stephanie has been in a drug induced coma for about 4 months enduring surgery after surgery while extended family watched her 4 young kiddos. Nie is awake, in the middle of a long burn recovery process, and today was her first day back on her blog. Stephanie is such an inspirational wife and mama… the kind of gal you just want to be friends with.
In honor Nie’s return to the blogging world I decided to pay my respects by doing something Nie does…
very Kara-Noel-esqu: a little off, kinda silly and always fun! The juice came out delicious! Eli (who can eat 7 oranges in one sitting… yes 7!!) loved it.
Homemade Christmas! Skirts I Love…
How much do you love that skirt!! I found 3 Lil Muses on Etsy while I was looking for Christmas outfits for the kiddos. I fell in love. I got to talk with Lil (the owner/designer/mom), she uses beautiful whimsical fabric in fresh colors… the prices are great too! I just had to find out more…
So many things inspire me. First, of course, is my girls. I also love being surrounded by bright, colorful and happy things- and seek out, and am inspired by other artists who incorporate these things into their art.
I really believe your surroundings can effect your mood and well being.
My 3 Lil muses are Genna, my 4 year old daughter, and Maisy and Ivy, my 20 month old identical twin daughters.
When did you start sewing?
I sewed a little bit growing up but didn’t get really serious about it until I got to college. I fell in love with the theatre and became a theatre major focusing on costume design.
When did you start selling your creations?
I started selling my own designs for the first time in Dec 2007 (on Etsy)
How cool is that !?!?! I got the Christmas skirt in the mail super fast and as soon as I got it I just had to put it on Cora Jane… even thought she was in her PJs!!
Nesting?
I’m sure you have heard me mention Blessed Nest a few times! Blessed Nest did our first blog review and giveaway. Not only do the Blessed Nest Gals rock but their blog is awesome AND they offer some amazing products!! Can you tell I think they’re great?!?!
All Blessed Nest products are lovingly handmade in America, and whenever possible they use materials from sustainable, organic and/or domestic mills.
Impromptu Picnic…
We had a picnic last night and it really helped to spice up our leftover dinner of pizza and spaghetti. I did roast some fresh yummy veggies. We ate and chatted in the almost Autumn air while Eli played basketball.
I wish I could say that the picnic was just my creative idea, but in actuality our dining room was an explosion of all my sewing!!!
I’m working on new shirts for Eli’s Lids.
I love sewing 🙂
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