Crazy about cookbooks.

Kelly's Korner wanted to know what everybody collects so I thought I would show you guys. I hate to admit this but my collection fills that bookcase to the bursting point. Thats right I have way more cookbooks than what is showing. I even have so many that they don't all fit on that bookshelf they are also in another one in my storage room...its an obsession. I mean honestly in this picture you can only see the top 3 shelves the bottom 2 shelves are empty....for now. I just can't help it I love to cook and love love love to try new recipes. There are 2 really good reasons why that thing is such a mess. My 1 year old decided all of the sudden he really pulling my cookbooks off the shelf. So he went through and pulled and pulled till he completely cleared out the bottom 2 shelfs. The I decided since he did that I need to organize them and purge some out anyways so I would take this as a sign it was time....that was Monday and my house is covered in cookbooks. They have been shuffled and moved so many times its going to take me forever to get them all back together and really organized. I refuse to just shove them all willy nilly back in that thing. In all honesty its driving me crazy that its not done yet. So this weekend will probably be my breaking point and I will get them all back in there....well the ones I am going to keep. I have gotten better about buying cookbooks. When I quit work in 2008 I made a commitment not to buy cookbooks because I had so many and because it cost so much. Well I did good I only bought 1 in 2009. I bought 1 the other day so I guess that was my one for 2010....good thing Mother's Day and my birthday are still coming up! It doesn't count if they are gifts..lol. I have also learned not to buy cookbooks just because of the great food in them. It doesn't matter how wonderful they are if they don't fit into my family's tastes and lifestyle. So there is collection. What do you collect?

Follow Me Friday

Its Friday again. I had so much fun with last weeks Follow me Friday I decided to give it a go again...There are two different sites that I am participating in. Trendy Treehouse and One 2 Try check them both out!


Here is how it works....


Add your blog link to the MckLinky you will find on Trendy Treehouse's Post ~ Remember to leave your blog name under Your name.

Follow Trendy Treehouse ~ They will follow you back

Grab the Follow Me Friday Button for your blog ~ so more people can share in this FUN!

Follow other Blogs that have linked up ~ Don't forget to comment saying that you are now following them and visiting from Follow Me Friday so they can find you!

If someone follows you make sure you follow back ~ It's only fair. LOL

The more you follow, the more will follow you! It's that easy!

This is for blogs only ~ no advertising links please! Have fun!


Its a pretty neat way to find blogs and meet new friends too!

Apparently I am pregnant with a gigantic baby.

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Warning: Before reading the following post please prepare yourself for irrational fears and emotions of a paranoid pregnant woman. If you too are paranoid please hit your back button now...do not subject yourself to more un-necessary fears. Also those sensitive to ramblings with no point and no directions would also do well to hit your back button...this is a post, this is only a post, if it were a real breakdown there would be no post.
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I went to the doctor today for a routine baby check up. Everything was fine...well sorta. I mentioned to my doctor that the baby was huge. She laughed and I said no I am serious....Now at this point I am 23wks and 5 days pregnant. I told her that I was uncomfortable and that the baby would press into my lungs..she said that wasn't possible yet..I said measure me. My doctor humored me. She broke out the tape measure and put it to my belly. She measured and then she re-measured...looked me in the eye and said well you measure 30 wks. Although I expected her to tell me that I measured ahead...I did not expect her to tell me that I measured 7 wks ahead...If I had not been laying down I might have fell down. She wasn't overly concerned and said the next time I come in they will do a ultrasound and get a definite idea of his size. Now 4 wks ago he was right on schedule. Weighed in at 12oz. That means I will worry and stress over this till my ultrasound in 3wks. See there is one thing that I am not good at....its awaiting medical tests or results...I mean I imagine the WORST...I have a good imagination too just ask my husband. If I have to wait for a while for a doctor's appointment when I am sick or if I have to wait to long for a result from a test it starts getting iffy up there in my brain...I google it and diagnose myself... You don't even want to know what all I have thought I have had...or how many times I have flipped out because of it...lol. I can laugh now as I look back at it...but at the time it is not funny. I think this stems from when I had cancer. Every time the doctor had a test done it was bad news...somehow that fear programmed itself into my head...so anything medical scares the crap out of me. I know and realize I fought cancer and won. Cancer is the scariest battle you can fight in my opinion....so I feel like should have came away with bravado...instead I came away with chickenidis. That's right I said it. I came away with feathers instead of armor. In the day to day battle of life I am ready to face it head on and I do have armor. Having cancer made me stronger in every possible way...except one...medical problems are my kryptonite. When it comes to anything medical the armor falls off and you can see the feathers that I have hidden underneath (I had the beak removed). Its almost a relief to say this on here...because there are only 2 people in this whole world that know how terrified I am of anything medical. My Momma is a good southern Mom so I know she won't tell...and my husband well he is a little afraid because I am a good southern wife and have a cast iron skillet...I know he won't tell. So now 3 people know. My Mom, the Hubs and you Internet. So Internet in case you don't realize it...southern women are tough...we tote cast iron skillets and we aren't afraid to use them...If you know whats good for you, you will keep the secret Internet...because if I see an article in the Enquirer about a huge beakless chicken pregnant with a gigantic baby...I am going to know who ran their mouth...and it will ruin our friendship...totally. Remember I walk softly and carry a big skillet.

I made a Hootie....but no blow fish.

Last year I picked up clay and started I guess what you could call sculpting. I have made lots of little creatures and different things and surprisingly people want to buy them. It really took off at Christmastime when friends came over and seen ornaments that I was making for my personal tree...suddenly everyone wanted one. I sold so many ornaments I did not get to keep any for me....Well maybe I hid a Santa and a reindeer..lol. So I am currently in the process of opening an etsy store.. To sale my little creatures, ornaments, art and anything else I make. I don't mind if someone recreates Hootie for their own personal enjoyment but I do ask that you not sale him...since he is my original creation. I hope you all think he is as cute as I do. I will be linking to several parties to share my new little friend. Contact me if you want a friend of your own! Check out the links below for some inspiring ideas from other creative people.






Kindred Spirit Mommy- Creative Mom's Blog Hop




Sumo's Sweet Stuff- Market yourself Monday

Whatever Goes Wednesday @ Someday Crafts

Show and Tell @ Blue Cricket Design






Get your Craft on @ Life as Lori

Finger Prints on the Fridge for Feature Yourself Friday



Tatertots and Jello's Weekend Wrap up

Menu Plan Monday

So I am back. I skipped a week last week. I cooked I just did not get around to posting my menu. I missed doing it. When I post my menu it always gives me that extra push I need to stick to my menu. There are alot of people who participate in Menu Plan Monday so head over the Organizing Junkies for lots of links and ideas. I have a few projects in the works and so that means I will be posting them later this week.. So if you come back you will see some of my sculpting. I made a cute little owl over the weekend I can't wait to show him. I will probably be posting a recipe or two. So this could be a week that ends up having lots of posts. I also have a Dr's appt for a baby check up. Everyone cross your fingers and say a little prayer for me that I don't end up with Gestational Diabetes.


Monday- Cheeseburgers, Spicy Fries, Fruit Salad

Tuesday -Bbq chicken, mashed potatoes, peas, rolls

Wednesday- Country Ham, Biscuits, Gravy, Scrambled Eggs

Thursday-Tacos, Steamed Broccoli, applesauce

Friday-White Pizza I don't officially have a recipe for this one but I seen something on foodnetworks the best thing I ever ate pizza edition with a cheese with a white sauce and spinach and I want to try to make something similar. If anyone has a recipe feel free to send it to me.

Saturday- Chili and Cornbread

Sunday- Honey Glazed Ham, Greenbeans with new potatoes, Macaroni and cheese, Rolls, Fruit


I also plan to make an applecrisp this week at some point.

Follow Me Friday

Its no secret you can look at the blogs I follow on my profile. I love to find cool fun and creative blogs. About anything from cooking, sewing , crafting, decorating, saving money, or just being a mommy. Now I found a way to find more blogs check out the Trendy Treehouse for all the links to blogs available.

Here is how it works....


Add your blog link to the MckLinky below ~ Remember to leave your blog name under Your name.

Follow Trendy Treehouse ~ They will follow you back

Grab the Follow Me Friday Button for your blog ~ so more people can share in this FUN!

Follow other Blogs that have linked up ~ Don't forget to comment saying that you are now following them and visiting from Follow Me Friday so they can find you!

If someone follows you make sure you follow back ~ It's only fair. LOL

The more you follow, the more will follow you! It's that easy!

This is for blogs only ~ no advertising links please! Have fun!


Its a pretty neat way to find blogs and meet new friends too!

I won a contest!

I entered a contest at an amazing site I found Park City Girl . The prize for the contest that she was offering was for a chance to win a fat quarter bundle called Chirp! The contest got me to her site but her amazing quilts kept me there. Over the weekend I looked at her site alot and got so much inspiration. It really got the quilting bug going again. I have quilted by hand before I made a total of 4 quilts....It takes forever by hand and since I have had my son I haven't really picked it back up. I just started learning to use a sewing machine and it has really revived my desire to create. So this whole weekend after looking and reading so much of her site I wanted so badly to make my new little baby who is due in June a new quilt. When I got a free minute today I went back to Park City Girl's site. I forgot that today was the day. Her newest post was announcing the winners. I read it never expecting to see my name. I am so excited and so thankful that I was one of the winners I can't wait to get my fabric! You can be sure that you will be seeing a post in the future showing just how I used them! Thanks Park City Girl and Fat Quarter Shop! Head on over by clicking the links above and check out both great sites!