Little Things

It's Friday!  I thought I'd share these little images that caught my eye. I love the colors and fun texts.  I hope you have a great weekend.

Our Last Patio Pics

As I've been saying, we have been looking for a house to buy and I think we may have found one!  I'll let you know when we find out for sure.   We are so truly blessed to have been able to live here for the past few years.  We love this little farm house, but are looking forward to having our own place.  I wanted to spruce up our front porch one last time before we left.  I will miss sitting out there watching the rain or the sunrise...or the cows=)   It is truly beautiful in the country! The house we found does have a nice back yard and there is a big open field beyond it. We're so hoping it works out.  So glad it's all in God's hands.  Here are some pics of our porch and some other cute things I came across.

Paper Crane

I came across these pictures of paper cranes that I just loved.  They are so simple, yet super fun.  I hope you enjoy making as many paper cranes as you can possible stand!  I found these really nice step by step picture instructions. Have fun...

The Seamstress

Recently our elderly neighbor passed away.  I am so sad that I was never able to get to know her.  We went to a yard sale at her home and all her family was there. There were several other elderly women full of life and jokes.  They were such fun people.  I loved talking with them.  I know this might all sound shallow and weird, but I loved looking through this woman's home.  She was one talented gal.  She had a whole room full of old vintage fabrics, books, thread, everything a crafty gal would have.  She even had dress and shirt samples hanging up that she had made.  I'm sad she is gone and I wasn't able to learn from her.  She did have great taste and I hope she would be happy to know that her things are going to be put to good use.  Here are some finds from her craft room.

Cream Cheese Manicotti

I hope you all had a good weekend! We had a really great time with family this weekend.  We both have big families so there's always lots of activities taking place. I'm so thankful for our families.

Here is your recipe for the week...

Cream Cheese Manicotti:

It's super yummy. Very similar to lasagna, it just feels a little fancier=) Hope you enjoy...

You'll need:

Oven at 350 until cheese is melted/golden

1 lb. Hamburger meat
1-2 Fresh Cloves of Garlic
1 Jar Spaghetti sauce (your favorite kind)
Manicotti
Mozzarella cheese
Feta Cheese
Grated Parmesan cheese
1/2 block cream cheese
Cottage Cheese
2 eggs
Oregano
salt

I'll be honest, this is not a quick meal...at least for me! Lots of ingredients usually means lots of time... BUT... it is good and I think you'll be happy you made it.

Step 1: Oil pan on stove and add the garlic to pan. Sautee garlic and add meat and salt. Brown Meat.

 

Urban Windows

Justin and I had a great time in KC this past weekend.  We decided we needed to take a random fun trip.  We went to a freezing cold Royals game. It was buck night.  We bought four, yes four dollar hot dogs.  I felt so gross after.  I won't say who at how many...   We got to sleep in and then went shopping most of the day on Saturday at the Plaza.  I always said I would never be that girl who made her husband go shopping with her for that long.   Justin was so great and never complained and we had lots of fun.

He found this really neat store, Restoration Hardware, where he found some really neat furniture. Here's a pic of the desk he would love in his office someday.

April Showers

I've been wanting to get a fun new shower curtain to brighten up our bathroom for a while now.  I have a really hard time deciding on which one though.  I always do this.  Too many choices...or too expensive.  So I've decided to make one.  I putting it off until we buy our house though.  Until then, I'm loving these!

Paper Wreath

Hey all. I hope you're ready to get a little messy with this fun project.  Messy as in paper everywhere!   I was unpacking some boxes today at work and really liked the shredded paper they used to pack in.  I got this random idea to make a wreath from it for Easter.  Here's what you need: