These cookies are yummy, with just the right amount of sweetness.
Ingredients
3/4 cup butter softened
3/4 cup granulated sugar
3/4 cup packed brown sugar
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 1/4 cups all purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon salt
3 cups quick-cooking or regular rolled oats
1-3/4 butterscotch chips
(this is the same recipe found on the back of the Hershey's Butterscotch Chips bag)
1. Heat oven to 375 degrees F
2. Beat butter, granulated sugar, brown sugar in a large bowl until well blended. Add eggs and vanilla. Beat well. Combine Flour, baking soda, cinnamon and salt; gradually add to butter mixture, beating until well blended. Stir in oats and butterscotch chips. Mix well
3. drop by heaping teaspoons onto ungreased cookie sheet. Bake for 8-10 minutes or until golden brown. Cool slightly, remove from cookie sheet onto wire rack
Makes about 4 dozen cookies
**It took me between 11-13 minutes for baking.**
Sunday, May 25, 2014
Thursday, May 22, 2014
Gallery Wall 2
Besides enjoying the beautiful outdoor weather, I have been busy creating another gallery wall for my living room this time. This one took a little longer, as I had to move furniture and take down a tv before I could start.
I did not take pictures of the process but I have the end result.
To begin, I took frames that I had in my Thrift Store find Collection. I laid them out on the floor and then decided to add a piece of my art. Taking color inspiration from the art and other pieces in the room (that you cannot see in the picture) I chose my colors. I painted the frames separating the colors and mixing them up a bit.
I saw this idea on Pinterest: take newspaper, cut out the shape of your frames, mark on the paper where the nails need to go, then tape to the wall. I did this and it was awesome. I was able to tape them to the wall, like I had them on the floor, then after getting them all taped, I stepped back. I was able to see that overall it would be better to raise the entire collage up about 8 inches. and that was easy to do with tape. Once I had it where I wanted them, I simply nailed through the paper right on the spot, and peeled the paper off. (I also used 3M picture hanging strips that are like Velcro for the mirror and smallest upper right frame, as these two did not have a hanger on the back, and it worked great) Yes it took extra time to start to cut out the paper (I did not do a perfect job, and it was still fine) but overall I think it saved me time and a lot of headaches.
I left openings for future installments, because my family never slows down!
Happy Crafting!
I did not take pictures of the process but I have the end result.
I saw this idea on Pinterest: take newspaper, cut out the shape of your frames, mark on the paper where the nails need to go, then tape to the wall. I did this and it was awesome. I was able to tape them to the wall, like I had them on the floor, then after getting them all taped, I stepped back. I was able to see that overall it would be better to raise the entire collage up about 8 inches. and that was easy to do with tape. Once I had it where I wanted them, I simply nailed through the paper right on the spot, and peeled the paper off. (I also used 3M picture hanging strips that are like Velcro for the mirror and smallest upper right frame, as these two did not have a hanger on the back, and it worked great) Yes it took extra time to start to cut out the paper (I did not do a perfect job, and it was still fine) but overall I think it saved me time and a lot of headaches.
I left openings for future installments, because my family never slows down!
Happy Crafting!
Thursday, May 15, 2014
Gallery Wall
Today I am going to tell you about one of my past projects, my gallery wall! My inspiration came from a pin on pinterest, where a lady purchased old frames from the Thrift Stores and painted them the colors she wanted. So taking that idea, I headed out.
Found the frames and the mirror, for less that $1.00 each, and I believe the total price was less than $5.00 for everything (excluding the picture prints) So here is the break down.
I picked out which frames I wanted to use that would fill the space nicely. Next I picked four colors I liked together, grey, coral, teal. and cream. Using these four colors I painted the frames.
How I made the "Z". I have seen a lot of different string art on pinterest, and found some aqua yarn in my stash. First I found the "Z" that I wanted to make online. Then using my ruler I recreated it on a piece of paper the same size as the board. (the board was the back of a frame that has a boy blowing bubbles.) Once I had my letter Z drawn out, I measured evenly around it where the nails should go, then I taped it onto my board, hammered in small nails, then wrapped the string around the nails to give the look I wanted. (When wrapping the yarn around the nails, it was mostly trial and error, if I liked it that portion stayed, if I didn't like it I would undo some and redo it until I did like it) I used 3M strips that come off clean (the velco kind) to hang it on the wall.
How I made the chevron. I own a miter saw, which makes this much easier, but there are other ways to do it as well. Here's how I did it. I had left over 1"X2" wood from a previous project. All of the angles are 45 degrees and if you look carefully all of the angles go the same way. So I cut 6 pieces the same length, with 45 degree angles on each end. To assemble I used a biscuit joiner and wood glue. IF you don't have one of these, or even know what that is, you may be able to find something (such a metal plate) at your hardware store to attach them all together in the chevron shape. Then I painted it, drilled two holes into the back for hanging on the wall. (You could also use the 3M strip here as well)
Excited to start working on my next gallery wall!
Found the frames and the mirror, for less that $1.00 each, and I believe the total price was less than $5.00 for everything (excluding the picture prints) So here is the break down.
I picked out which frames I wanted to use that would fill the space nicely. Next I picked four colors I liked together, grey, coral, teal. and cream. Using these four colors I painted the frames.
How I made the "Z". I have seen a lot of different string art on pinterest, and found some aqua yarn in my stash. First I found the "Z" that I wanted to make online. Then using my ruler I recreated it on a piece of paper the same size as the board. (the board was the back of a frame that has a boy blowing bubbles.) Once I had my letter Z drawn out, I measured evenly around it where the nails should go, then I taped it onto my board, hammered in small nails, then wrapped the string around the nails to give the look I wanted. (When wrapping the yarn around the nails, it was mostly trial and error, if I liked it that portion stayed, if I didn't like it I would undo some and redo it until I did like it) I used 3M strips that come off clean (the velco kind) to hang it on the wall.
How I made the chevron. I own a miter saw, which makes this much easier, but there are other ways to do it as well. Here's how I did it. I had left over 1"X2" wood from a previous project. All of the angles are 45 degrees and if you look carefully all of the angles go the same way. So I cut 6 pieces the same length, with 45 degree angles on each end. To assemble I used a biscuit joiner and wood glue. IF you don't have one of these, or even know what that is, you may be able to find something (such a metal plate) at your hardware store to attach them all together in the chevron shape. Then I painted it, drilled two holes into the back for hanging on the wall. (You could also use the 3M strip here as well)
Excited to start working on my next gallery wall!
Tuesday, May 13, 2014
The Dirty Diaper Resolution
I regret to inform you that I can no longer find the link that I used to potty train my child. But I do remember the process and if you use a search engine and say you want to potty train a child in 2-3 days there are several places to check out.
So here is the method that I used. My daughter was just one week shy of her 3rd birthday. I had the time and energy to do it, so I went for it. Starting on Monday morning, after breakfast, I took my daughters diaper off, and left her bare bottom. I told her to use the potty if she needed to. I made a simple "Good Job" potty chart with a marker, one sheet of notebook paper, and a package of stickers.
Now here is the boring part. I sat with her the entire morning. Watching her, following her, so that if she started going I could rush her to the little potty chair I placed downstairs. (our only bathroom is upstairs) In addition every 15-20 minutes I would tell her to try to use the potty. (I gave her a sticker for trying as well, as she is a stubborn child and didn't want to sit until I offered up that reward)
After a few hours of nothing (hey! at least no accidents!) She finally did it! Then, now this is me and my idea, I gave her a little candy treat. (This method of treat giving worked for the first two children, although it sometimes back fires later when you try to take the treat away) I figured at this point I would deal with that later.
It has been two weeks and for the most part she is doing really well. No #2 on the potty yet, but that will come. We put a pull up on her when we drive in the car, or to church, but she treats it like underwear so it works for now.
This method may not work for you, every child is different. All three of my children were, are, different, but I hope that this will give you encouragement to try something new in your adventure into potty training.
So here is the method that I used. My daughter was just one week shy of her 3rd birthday. I had the time and energy to do it, so I went for it. Starting on Monday morning, after breakfast, I took my daughters diaper off, and left her bare bottom. I told her to use the potty if she needed to. I made a simple "Good Job" potty chart with a marker, one sheet of notebook paper, and a package of stickers.
Now here is the boring part. I sat with her the entire morning. Watching her, following her, so that if she started going I could rush her to the little potty chair I placed downstairs. (our only bathroom is upstairs) In addition every 15-20 minutes I would tell her to try to use the potty. (I gave her a sticker for trying as well, as she is a stubborn child and didn't want to sit until I offered up that reward)
After a few hours of nothing (hey! at least no accidents!) She finally did it! Then, now this is me and my idea, I gave her a little candy treat. (This method of treat giving worked for the first two children, although it sometimes back fires later when you try to take the treat away) I figured at this point I would deal with that later.
It has been two weeks and for the most part she is doing really well. No #2 on the potty yet, but that will come. We put a pull up on her when we drive in the car, or to church, but she treats it like underwear so it works for now.
This method may not work for you, every child is different. All three of my children were, are, different, but I hope that this will give you encouragement to try something new in your adventure into potty training.
Monday, May 12, 2014
The Dirty Diaper Conundrum
Conundrum:
A riddle whose answer is or involves a pun or unexpected twist
A logical postulation that evades resolution, an intricate and difficult problem
So here I am, a 25 year old, intelligent (or at least that is what my diploma said), mother of three beautiful children, taking on what could be the most difficult task in the last 6 years of my life. Potty Training my youngest daughter.
First off, do not tell a parent how to handle a parenting situation with something that you read somewhere. No matter how intellectual the source. Second, if you don't have children, or have not yet gone through what they are experience, your thoughts are useless. I mean the above two in the most loving way, because as you will soon learn, once you have kids, and have read a couple of books, its that you actually still will know nothing of this parenting game.
You could have 100 kids, and each one of them would be different. How they respond to discipline, how they get potty trained. There is no FORMULA! For me as a math nerd is terrifying and exciting. Trying to figure out a solution
*** Update! I only made this article as a draft and never posted it, but I thought it would be good now to do so. As of right now we are successfully getting our daughter to use the potty! I will add to the next post as to exactly how I did that and my inspiration!***
So here I am, a 25 year old, intelligent (or at least that is what my diploma said), mother of three beautiful children, taking on what could be the most difficult task in the last 6 years of my life. Potty Training my youngest daughter.
First off, do not tell a parent how to handle a parenting situation with something that you read somewhere. No matter how intellectual the source. Second, if you don't have children, or have not yet gone through what they are experience, your thoughts are useless. I mean the above two in the most loving way, because as you will soon learn, once you have kids, and have read a couple of books, its that you actually still will know nothing of this parenting game.
You could have 100 kids, and each one of them would be different. How they respond to discipline, how they get potty trained. There is no FORMULA! For me as a math nerd is terrifying and exciting. Trying to figure out a solution
*** Update! I only made this article as a draft and never posted it, but I thought it would be good now to do so. As of right now we are successfully getting our daughter to use the potty! I will add to the next post as to exactly how I did that and my inspiration!***
Here we Go again!
So after a 3 month break of crazy house renovations, I am back. Although I don't like blogging, I feel so full of myself doing so, I do like to share my success and failures of projects to hopefully inspire others.
I have been busy with many projects but this post for now is just a reintroduction. So what is to come? Well art projects mostly, renovation progress, and a kitchen island.
So lets get started.
I have been busy with many projects but this post for now is just a reintroduction. So what is to come? Well art projects mostly, renovation progress, and a kitchen island.
So lets get started.
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