whimsy bits: new jewelry

leopard print pom pom necklace

matching ring

gold and pink crystal bead bracelet

pastel ribbon with gold and pearl bead necklace

i'll be putting all these up on etsy soon.

doodles

barclay and i had brunch at a new place in lex. it's been open for a while but we just went today. the wait wasn't too bad and the food was delicious. not too expensive either.

i had the huevos rancheros. sooooo good. i wished it had had a little more spice to it. the eggs were perfectly scrambled and you could tell the corn tortillas were handmade and fresh.

doodles uses local products, all organic and fresh.

the best thing about this place?

their famous beignets.

handmade. fresh. warm. delicious.

holy batman, these are so good. i brought one home and can't wait to dig into in the morn.

yummo!

forget you

for no one in particluar ;)

by the way did you notice gwen?

new look!

so how do you like the new blog look?

i love, Love, LOVE it!

i'd been thinking about a change for awhile now and happen to stumble upon a blog, Not So Homemade.

courtney is spectacular, wonderful, magic. seriously, magic.

she was so easy to work with and answered all my questions and even changed things like a million times for this indecisive gal!

please go check her out asap.

like, now.

go!

recipe of the week

rutabaga fries

ingredients:

rutabaga

olive oil

seasoned salt (or any seasoning you like on your normal fries)

instructions:

wash your rutabaga.

peel all the skin off.

chop into wedges. i'm horrible at this and need more practice.

now here's where i have no pics because my phone died and my digital camera is awful and well the end result was terrible.

i can admit when i've made a fail. and this was a BIG one.

i used too much olive oil and the fries wouldn't crisp up like i wanted them too. i hate soggy fries. i did however try one that was semi-crisp and it was good. you honestly can't tell it's not a potato until the after taste gets ya. it will take a little getting used to but i will make these again. i'll put an update next week when i make them again.

plus side of the rutabaga: for a cup of raw it's 1 ww point. cooked it's 2 ww points. and a serving of the fries is 3 ww points. not bad.

update: liv & lilly

here's what the girls have been up to lately...

eating cookies and making a mess!

new leg warmers for dance class...she's just so cute!

loving gymnastics.

wishing she could go in with the big girls.

new shades for lilly. verdict's still out on those!

we're def ready for spring around here. we got a little taste last week and were able to play outside and take some walks but this week it was back to low temps and rain. soon enough though we'll be at the park with a picnic and walking around the arboretum. i can't wait. and neither can the girls! ;)

crafts: tiered serving tray

i've been seeing these DIY tiered trays all over blogland lately. i didn't realize how easy they were until i tried it myself!

supplies:

plates or bowels of your choice (i used a dinner plate, a salad plate and a bowl from target. i loved the patterns and would have loved a whole set but money doesn't grow on trees!)

candle sticks (bought at dollar tree. $1 a piece, can't beat that!)

E6000 (on hand)

heavy weighted pieces to help the glue set (i used my super heavy wooden candle holders)

glue one candle stick to the bowl.

glue the other to the small salad plate.

make sure you wipe up your excess glue.

weight both of those down with your heavy objects for at least an hour or two. they glue says 24 hours but i'm not that patient and only waited the length of a movie. i haven't had any problems with mine from not waiting.

glue the other side of the candle stick to your large plate.

after you wait a while then glue the other end of the candle stick with your bowl to the smaller plate and weight down, i let it sit this way over night. (no pic of this, somehow i forgot to snap one. sorry!)

and viola! you're done and it's super cute looking. i now have it on the dinning room table holding some little munchies!