I've been eating gluten-free for several months now and need to organize my many new recipes. One of my favorites is this easy peanut butter cookie recipe. It mixes up very fast and is perfect for dessert or even a sweet breakfast.
1 egg
1 cup peanut butter
1 cup packed brown sugar
Preheat the oven to 350. Mix all the ingredients together in a bowl until smooth (it'll be like a thick paste). Scoop out spoonfuls onto a cookie pan and try your best to flatten them with a fork. The dough will be very sticky. Bake for 8 minutes. Take out of the oven and let them cool completely. This is so the cookies don't crumble. Or you could be like my husband and scoop the scalding dough straight off the pan and eat it.
If you'd like you can add some chocolate chips or mini m&ms to the mix. Next time I make these I'll come back and add a picture.
Tuesday, November 15, 2011
Sunday, November 28, 2010
Handmade Holidays
I believe moving to Artfire has been a great decision for me and my little shop. Tomorrow is Cyber Monday and I'll be busy at home taking care of my baby. My first day of work at Disney is on Saturday.
Friday, November 26, 2010
All the way across the sky so intense.
Today I was supposed to move into the Intown Suites on Orange Blossom while Brian was at work. So I drove there and they gave me a key to check out the room. That was the filthiest room I have ever seen and I told the front desk that. The manager told me that he had just checked it but I was like WTF? I told him a detailed list of everything wrong with that room. There was scum all over the sink and bathtub. There was food caked in the microwave. It had not been vacuumed in weeks. I was terrified to set my baby down cause she might get tetanus. I looked around for other weekly places but couldn't find any nearby that I could afford. So I called the other Intown suites near Winter Park. I drove there and as I got off the exit, I saw a massive double rainbow. The staff was very nice and the room was clean. So I decided to stay here for awhile.
Tuesday, November 23, 2010
Moving to Florida
My husband and I both got jobs in Florida. The problem is that we didn't have enough money for a moving van. So we had to decide what was most important to us. We sold most of our furniture and put a couple of boxes in storage. Our important small things and all of Azalea's things into our small car and drove six hours to Florida. Brian started working right away and my job starts December 4th.
Tuesday, September 21, 2010
2 week checkup
Today I took Azalea to her two week checkup. She peed on the nurse and screamed while she got her heel pricked. She has both eating more often and now weighs 5 lbs 9 oz. I also stopped by the health department to talk to the lactation nurse. I spent an hour filling out paperwork and no one showed up. I make bottles of my milk everyday but Azalea still won't breastfeed. She just prefers bottles. It's the same milk, I just wish she would nurse so I wouldn't have to go through the trouble of filling up and storing bottles.
The good news is the books in my book store are selling like hot cakes. If I could get the same luck with my etsy shop, we'd be set. It is kind of hard running two stores but it's worth it for my daughter.
The good news is the books in my book store are selling like hot cakes. If I could get the same luck with my etsy shop, we'd be set. It is kind of hard running two stores but it's worth it for my daughter.
Thursday, September 16, 2010
The baby is sleepin nao
It's 3 pm and Azalea is sound asleep on my lap. And I got to thinking, if the sun farted, what would happen? Would the Earth explode?
So I drew a cartoon using Paint. It is near impossible to draw using the trackpad on a netbook. But this is what I think would happen if the sun actually farted.
See? The best part about it is the total scientific accuracy. Everyone is so scared of tornadoes, earthquakes, floods, that they forget how easily a giant ball of gas could destroy us.
So I drew a cartoon using Paint. It is near impossible to draw using the trackpad on a netbook. But this is what I think would happen if the sun actually farted.
See? The best part about it is the total scientific accuracy. Everyone is so scared of tornadoes, earthquakes, floods, that they forget how easily a giant ball of gas could destroy us.
Monday, September 13, 2010
Going to stay at NICU
Azalea has been steadily doing better each day. So tonight I am going over to spend the night with her. Previously, I have only spent a couple of hours at a time playing with her and feeding her. I went to the gas station and got some snacks and vanilla coke so I am ready. The nurses took Azalea off her picc line and took out her IVs and I'm sure she is happier because they kept my IV in for three days and that thing is irritating. The nurses will be there to help me feed and take care of her, and if she does well, they will discharge her tomorrow.
Brian is coming late at night to bring dinner for me and I'm going to try to take plenty of pictures. My mom took me to the mall to look at nursing bras and we actually found one that fits sort of. This old lady that smelled like cigarettes poked me in the belly and told me that I didn't even look pregnant and I was like, AHHHHHHHHH MY STITCHES!!!!!!!!!!!!eleven! So I need to take more painkillers before I leave for the hospital. I take alternating rounds of motrin and tylenol. But anyway, I am excited to spend the whole night with my daughter for the first time. Azalea fell asleep in my arms after I gave her a bottle so we got a pic:
Brian is coming late at night to bring dinner for me and I'm going to try to take plenty of pictures. My mom took me to the mall to look at nursing bras and we actually found one that fits sort of. This old lady that smelled like cigarettes poked me in the belly and told me that I didn't even look pregnant and I was like, AHHHHHHHHH MY STITCHES!!!!!!!!!!!!eleven! So I need to take more painkillers before I leave for the hospital. I take alternating rounds of motrin and tylenol. But anyway, I am excited to spend the whole night with my daughter for the first time. Azalea fell asleep in my arms after I gave her a bottle so we got a pic:
Sunday, September 12, 2010
Azalea now has her own blog!
I have a new blog specifically about my baby girl. Here's the link: http://azaleascastle.blogspot.com
Saturday, September 4, 2010
I got to finally feed and hold my baby!!
We stopped by the nicu at 9:00 pm and the nurse let me feed my baby Azalea for the first time. This is the first time I have ever been allowed to hold my daughter. Lots of pics! I look pretty good for someone who just had a 24 hour labor and c-section and is wearing no makeup:
Sunday, August 29, 2010
Saturday, August 28, 2010
More false labor
This is what's going on.
1. My mucus plug is gone, but my water still hasn't broken yet.
2. My power level is over 9000.
3. We are going for long walks every day to see if it helps.
4. I have been sent home twice for false labor, and they gave me a shot to stop all contractions.
1. My mucus plug is gone, but my water still hasn't broken yet.
2. My power level is over 9000.
3. We are going for long walks every day to see if it helps.
4. I have been sent home twice for false labor, and they gave me a shot to stop all contractions.
Tuesday, August 10, 2010
T shirt yarn
I've been working on some T-shirt yarn. I chose the kind of tees without side seams so I don't have to do any looping/knotting whatever. I'm thinking about making some baby bibs and such with it. My biggest hook is a 10 so I'm not worried about size.
I still don't have my car back. Even though it is very much under warranty, Chrysler is trying to sneak out of paying for it. And they were supposed to give us a loaner car. Which they didn't. Well I'm not paying for it because it's under warranty and they can suck it.
I still don't have my car back. Even though it is very much under warranty, Chrysler is trying to sneak out of paying for it. And they were supposed to give us a loaner car. Which they didn't. Well I'm not paying for it because it's under warranty and they can suck it.
Blog Feature
Yay! Today I was featured in my team's blog! I am so excited.
Here is a link to the blog:
Crochet Dreamers Etsy Team
I crocheted this hat as my challenge piece. It represents a Florida orange and was inspired by my baby girl. :)
Here is a link to the blog:
Crochet Dreamers Etsy Team
I crocheted this hat as my challenge piece. It represents a Florida orange and was inspired by my baby girl. :)
Friday, July 30, 2010
Maternity Clothes - FTW!
My baby girl is due in 4 weeks people!
When we first found out we were expecting, we went to every single store that Disney offered. And there is a lot of stores on Disney property. Like hundreds. Each time we asked if they had any maternity clothes, because I wanted to wear some really cute Disney clothes while I was expecting. Each time, they said sorry, we don't offer them. No where. Not even Downtown Disney had any offerings. Which made me realize that they are completely missing a niche market here which is odd because you would think that they would already have a foothold in every market. So I has a sad because I don't get to wear any cute maternity clothes.
Except this morning I checked the news about Disney like I do every day, and do you know what I saw? Disney has officially announced plans to collaborate with Motherhood Maternity to produce a line of Disney maternity fashions. Too little, too late - my baby will be here soon!
When we first found out we were expecting, we went to every single store that Disney offered. And there is a lot of stores on Disney property. Like hundreds. Each time we asked if they had any maternity clothes, because I wanted to wear some really cute Disney clothes while I was expecting. Each time, they said sorry, we don't offer them. No where. Not even Downtown Disney had any offerings. Which made me realize that they are completely missing a niche market here which is odd because you would think that they would already have a foothold in every market. So I has a sad because I don't get to wear any cute maternity clothes.
Except this morning I checked the news about Disney like I do every day, and do you know what I saw? Disney has officially announced plans to collaborate with Motherhood Maternity to produce a line of Disney maternity fashions. Too little, too late - my baby will be here soon!
Saturday, July 17, 2010
28 Days Later is an awesome movie
I saw 28 Days Later on sale and I was like "YAY!!" Oh, and it's not about zombies, it's about the rage virus. Duh. So my husband was like "you only like it because that one guy is naked." That movie is hilarious and awesome. "no cause that guy is naked"
Especially that scene
"that guy"
where the army guy is cooking and he's wearing a pink frilly apron? Hilarious! And they all go shopping in the supermarket even while the rage virus victims are stalking them?
"is naked"
YES THAT GUY WAS NAKED! I GET IT!!
*beams*
We are totally buying this movie, but not right now. Then we went home and watched Resident Evil. Which actually is about zombies, but they are infected with the T-Virus, not a rage virus, FYI. Also the "lickers" are the boss from the second video game.
personal thought: My bewbs feel like they're on fire. Stop with the bewbsquishes - They hurt!
Especially that scene
"that guy"
where the army guy is cooking and he's wearing a pink frilly apron? Hilarious! And they all go shopping in the supermarket even while the rage virus victims are stalking them?
"is naked"
YES THAT GUY WAS NAKED! I GET IT!!
*beams*
We are totally buying this movie, but not right now. Then we went home and watched Resident Evil. Which actually is about zombies, but they are infected with the T-Virus, not a rage virus, FYI. Also the "lickers" are the boss from the second video game.
personal thought: My bewbs feel like they're on fire. Stop with the bewbsquishes - They hurt!
Thursday, May 27, 2010
Moving Tomorrow
Tomorrow I am moving to my new townhouse with my husband. It was hard to find a reasonably priced one in a safe neighborhood. Now my attention has been turned to decorating the house, especially for the nursery. It's been hard trying to find a decorating style as I never had really anything to decorate. I have been looking at a series of websites for ideas - I did find that there is a nursery called "The Lindsey Butterfly Nursery" at the Pottery Barn. Pottery Barn and Anthropologie are examples of stores where you look through the catalogs and then go home and make the same object for cheaper. That's how I got my snake scarf. I saw it for $60, went and bought a $3 skein of yarn and proceeded to crochet one myself. Of course it took two weeks as I had no idea how to shape the head.
Watching HGTV is like the worst thing you can do for decorating ideas. Which is ironic because a few years ago that's all the kind of shows they had on there. Now every single show is about de-personalizing a house into order to sell it to the generic masses. Every show is them ripping apart old cabinets and smashing vintage fixtures, replacing it with stainless steel and pretty pretty granite. Blech. Oh, and nevermind recycling or donating any furnishes or wood (which the Habitat for Humanity Restore store is always asking for) - let's just throw it in the dumpster. Okay??
Watching HGTV is like the worst thing you can do for decorating ideas. Which is ironic because a few years ago that's all the kind of shows they had on there. Now every single show is about de-personalizing a house into order to sell it to the generic masses. Every show is them ripping apart old cabinets and smashing vintage fixtures, replacing it with stainless steel and pretty pretty granite. Blech. Oh, and nevermind recycling or donating any furnishes or wood (which the Habitat for Humanity Restore store is always asking for) - let's just throw it in the dumpster. Okay??
Friday, April 23, 2010
More drama
I received a bill in the mail from the idiot Birmingham people. So I called them and Medicaid too and after talking to six people it turns out the wrong due date for my baby was entered and that's why my medicaid is screwed up. So all I have to do is bring my new proof of pregnancy letter to my social worker and it will get fixed. I was considering not even going back to UAB but the lady I talked to was so nice that I am reconsidering. I just really hope that it doesn't take 4 hours and that an actual dr really does see me.
You're probably wondering about Medicaid and the Maternity services that Alabama provides. All pregnant women are guaranteed a special kind of insurance called Pregnancy Medicaid which is done through the Small Wonders Maternity Program in AL so they can have the best prenatal care available and to have healthy babies. Blue Cross/Blue Shield does not cover pregnancy and I can't get other insurance because I have a birth defect. So Small Wonders covers me at least until my husband gets in the navy which I hope is soon. Small Wonders has a lot of classes like a breastfeeding class and they have WIC (which most people are eligible for even Military families) which is like getting coupons for free cereal and juice once a month. After the baby is born, you get a set number of coupons for baby formula and jars of food. Now, please enjoy this picture of a baby trying to grab a spoon.
You're probably wondering about Medicaid and the Maternity services that Alabama provides. All pregnant women are guaranteed a special kind of insurance called Pregnancy Medicaid which is done through the Small Wonders Maternity Program in AL so they can have the best prenatal care available and to have healthy babies. Blue Cross/Blue Shield does not cover pregnancy and I can't get other insurance because I have a birth defect. So Small Wonders covers me at least until my husband gets in the navy which I hope is soon. Small Wonders has a lot of classes like a breastfeeding class and they have WIC (which most people are eligible for even Military families) which is like getting coupons for free cereal and juice once a month. After the baby is born, you get a set number of coupons for baby formula and jars of food. Now, please enjoy this picture of a baby trying to grab a spoon.
Tuesday, April 20, 2010
Tetris Heart Blanket
I'm in the planning stages of making a baby blanket. It's going to be based on the famous Tetris heart cross stitch which looks like this:
Except I'm going to make it be one complete heart to snuggle up my baby in. I'm choosing girly colors like pastel pink and lavender. I need to take a field trip to Montgomery to look at yarn to pick out the best colors. I'm using Caron Simply Soft as its inexpensive and 100% acrylic, which means it's machine washable and I believe is better for sensitive skin. I worry that since babies can't have honey or many other foods because of potential of allergies, it's best not to use animal fibers. Most baby yarns are expensive and consist of chenille or cotton, or even bamboo silk yarn. Which is fine, just that cotton and bamboo don't stretch. I want this blanket to be stretchy and snuggly. Each pixel of the tetris pieces is going to be made of granny squares. I've been experimenting with square sizes and should have one picked out by tomorrow.
Except I'm going to make it be one complete heart to snuggle up my baby in. I'm choosing girly colors like pastel pink and lavender. I need to take a field trip to Montgomery to look at yarn to pick out the best colors. I'm using Caron Simply Soft as its inexpensive and 100% acrylic, which means it's machine washable and I believe is better for sensitive skin. I worry that since babies can't have honey or many other foods because of potential of allergies, it's best not to use animal fibers. Most baby yarns are expensive and consist of chenille or cotton, or even bamboo silk yarn. Which is fine, just that cotton and bamboo don't stretch. I want this blanket to be stretchy and snuggly. Each pixel of the tetris pieces is going to be made of granny squares. I've been experimenting with square sizes and should have one picked out by tomorrow.
Monday, April 19, 2010
May be gay alien.
This was found on a bathroom wall. It answers basically every question I've had about Robert Pattinson.
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