Scrabble Cookies

Recipe and idea from bakeat350.blogspot.com

Giveaway...

A blog that I go to frequently for inspiration and ideas is giving away a sweet machine.



The blog : brown paper packages

The giveaway : a Silhouette

Check it out!

Sometimes we see these out our windows.

First Birthday!

Home exploration....

Saturday night when we came home from a family Christmas, we found that our toilet wasn't working. We were kind of nervous about the whole deal because we know that the corner of the house where the bathroom is located is prone to pipes freezing. (We need to do some work on that) Sure enough, the pipe that went to the toilet was frozen. Rob started running some heat in the basement to help warm it up. It was after midnight already, so doing more intensive work would have been really tiring. We got up the next morning, equipped with a hair dryer and some space heaters. Rob finally got it thawed with no damage to the pipes! What a handy man. The great part of the story is what Rob found while doing this repair. The place where the pipes are located are way in the back of the basement. there is a partial way and a crawl space with a dirt floor. Here is where he had to climb through...



While back there he found these things...

Having the family here, makes this place warm.

The Haan family came over to our house tonight, and we got to hang out with the nephews. We had a great time playing with blocks, LEGOS, watching the cats and Maisy (the bunny), and playing on the computer. I showed Jake how to run Photo Booth. Here are some of our great creations.





Even Sawyer got in on the action.



Jake really picked up on how to run the computer mouse. It sounded like he hadn't really had any experience with it before. Sawyer turns one tomorrow. It is great being able to see him grow. He even tried to take a few steps tonight. He was quick to grab on for help after he realized what he was doing. He will get the hang of it soon.

Anyone?

I am thinking about creating a Nativity Scene and an Advent Calendar to use for the Christmas season. I was wondering if anyone had any neat ideas for how to make one of these two things. I want them to be handmade and creative. Please let me know if you have seen one on a blog or website! I am open to any ideas.

Snowed in?

I don't mind. As a matter of fact - I liked the blizzard. I woke up, decided that it wasn't worth going to Sioux Center for work, and proceeded to make these...


They are a recipe from one of my favorite blogs

The recipe is from one of my favorite blogs - Bake at 350. She is amazing! This was my first attempt, and other than working on my piping technique, I think I did ok. I also made peppermint marshmallows.

We also spent some of our day watching the birds outside feasting at our bird feeder. It quite the site, seeing all the birds fighting the blizzard - having to fly sideways to get to our porch. They decided that it was warmer by our window. Ollie and Neko thought they looked a little tasty.



We ended the night with some homemade Chinese food and a movie. A wonderful way to spend the snowy day.

How did you spend yours?

Maisy Blue Blonnet

Here is the newest resident at the Roost - Maisy Blue Bonnet. Her job is to fertilize the garden and to look cute. She lives in a little bunny hutch between the garage and the soon-to-be chicken coop. She came to us from a farm near Doon, and we are glad to have her. She is about 7 years old and has soft brown and gray fur. She really enjoys a good carrot now and then.

I hope you can all meet her someday! She is a real joy!

*FYI - So far all of our animals have a first and middle name. The first names are picked in order to complete the middle part of the alphabet (L M N O P) and the middle names need to have a color reference.

Maisy Blue Bonnet
Neko Violet
Ollie Redford

Camera is getting fixed... finally. I have so many things I want to take good pictures of to show all of you. (the house, Christmas decorations, ornament swap results, Neko getting a hair cut, the new bunny)

Oh yeah. Rob and I are getting a 7 year old female rabbit from some people in town. They now longer what it, so they are giving us all the goods along with her. Rob picker her up this morning. We named is Maisy Blue Bonnet.

And Neko hasn't been feeling well lately. We brought her to the vet and they had to take x-rays to figure out what was wrong. It turns out she just has a big hairball. But while they had her, they gave her a hair cut because her fur was in rough shape. Now she looks like a wild lioness. Hopefully, no more hairballs! I will post a picture soon.