2. This Crock-Pot recipe for Brown Sugar Chicken. I tried it last week, hooked by Stephanie's claim that her children "had never eaten so much chicken in their lives." It worked! Of course, it may be due in part to my adoption of the nickname Stephanie gave it: Candy Chicken. We'll be making it again. (Next week.)
3. A surprise package from Lindsey! She sent lots of lovely girl-clothes for my little sweeties, including a jacket for Kardelen that she really needed. And good books for me to read, and two pieces of fuzzy fabric to use for my next Happy Thing. (These are just a few of the adorable girl clothes she sent--thank you, Lindsey!)
4. This braided rug idea. I'm going to make one for the girls' room. After the "rainstorm," they lost their rug, and their room has painted-concrete floors which are not very comfortable for a little girls' room. So this is my next project. (Frugal tip: can't afford to buy something you want? There's a good chance you can learn to make one. I love a $70 rug at Target, but just can't bring myself to spend that much on their rug, even if we could afford it.)
I've begun cutting fabric in the evenings for this project. Here are two I've already cut:
This rug project is an excellent way to make use of stained tablecloths, old sheets, and other cloth items I don't want to throw out, but don't know how to use. I'm planning on incorporating some soft pink fleece and fuzzy light green and purple fur to make the rug feel soft.
5. Jacob has only eight days of college left this semester. We're looking forward to more family time. :)
To be continued. . .
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That rag rug! Are you crazy woman? Even the Long sisters made it sound like an unbelievably tough project! I admire you and can't wait to see the results!
Glad you enjoyed the hand-me-downs!
Our basil is growing too and I'm excited to use it in my cooking someday! Ours is much smaller than yours right now though. My chives aren't growing at all.
those things would make me happy too :-) i can't wait to try the recipe. i love the idea of growing herbs.
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You can do the rug! I've never braided a rug but my mom did a huge one when I was young.
I have crocheted several large rugs though.
Thanks for the nice comments on my blog, I'm really liking your blog too and will be back to look around more.
hope you have a great day!
Hey, Heather! Those are very happy things. Your basil looks great! I admire you for tackling a big project like a rag rug. It will be beautiful when it's done! I remember seeing that chicken recipe and wondering about it. It sounded like strange ingredients! : )
Mrs. Jo--if we lived closer, I'd share my chives! They grow like weeds, I tell you. I might be able to give you some when you come to MN, if you think you want to travel with them.
Laura--I asked Jacob about the lemon-lime soda and he said they've used it at the restaurant several times! It's the same idea as using pineapple juice (it can be mixed with soy sauce in teriyaki dishes). I did wonder about it, though.
I'd warn you if the chicken tasted too funky. :)
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