What I Wore Wednesday

Yep, it's here again, Wednesday. I get to share with you my attempt at fashion!

Wednesday, we went to church for supper and Bible study. the first part of my day was spent dealing with a flat tire and the three hour ordeal to get it fixed. In the mean time Miss C and I ended up walking several places along one of the main rides while we waited. Thankfully the weather was nice! Gotta give God thanks for taking care of the small things, as well as the big!




Okay, sorry for the next couple of pics. They look okay on my computer, but they are going the wrong way on my post. I don't understand why. Photo bucket and I are having issues. Hopefully all will be resolved soon.

Thursday, hung out with the kiddos and then had supper with my family at Culver's. Love their team skoopie meal, it includes a serving of custard!



Friday, I spent the day in my sweats,
I didn't take a picture. I ended up running errands and never out on "real" clothes.

Saturday, had a baby shower for one of my friends at my house. I had fun, and my friend got some good stuff!



Sunday, we went to church. That afternoon we had the Sunday School picnic. We had a blast. Mr. E spent almost three hours running around. By the end of the night we had an adult/kid game of tag. It was fun to be a kid again, just wish I still had some of the energy!



Monday, the hubby and I went to Louisville looking for houses. We were able to cross some off of our list, we ended the day with supper at the Cheesecake Factory and a slice of cheesecake for the road. By the time I finished my cheesecake I thought I was gonna explode! It was worth it though!



Tuesday, had a duel birthday celebration for my Grandfather and my Dad. The kids enjoyed the gift for my Dad, fishing poles for them! My family is so hard to buy for, if they want it then they go out and get it. My dad stocked his pond this year and the kids have been going with him to feed the fish and every once in a while they go fishing. So, we got them fishing poles to keep at my parent's house. My Dad was actually excited. I think he really enjoyed the poles, I know my kids loved them. They spent most of the night practicing casting, and I spent the time praying they didn't break anything in the house.



Well that is it for this week. Hope you had a great one! Go checkout everyone else at The Pleated Poppy.

Amy
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Things to Try Thursday-Wristlets!

I have seen this cute wristlet tutorial over at From an Igloo and had wanted to try it out. Well, I got my chance. I made a wristlet for one of my friends. I chose some fun fabric from my stash and went to town.

Here is my final product.



I didn't read the directions properly and sewed one back to one lining, when I should have sewed back to back and lining to lining. Oh well, I kinda like the way my guff turned out.







It is the perfect size to hold odds and ends from your purse, or to throw your keys and wallet in for a night out on the town. Oh, there is probably room for a point and shoot camera too!

This was a fun project, and not very time consuming! It really takes longer to pick put the fabric and then cut the pieces than it does to sew them all together!

If you are needing a little pocket book pick me up, then try this tutorial!

Happy sewing!

What I Wore Wednesday

Wow here it is again, another week of what I wore.  The week didn't start off very warm, and I just wanted to wear comfy clothes so not so much getting dressed and planning of outfits this week.

Wednesday,  I spent the day getting my kids old clothes together to sell at a consignment sale.  Then when I went to enter my inventory to print my sales tags, I realized I had to have all that done the day before.  So, all that pinning and finger pain for nothing.  Oh well, at least all the clothes are on hangers and it is that much easier to take them to a real consignment sale.

 Thursday, I volunteered to work getting stuff ready for the consignment sale I wanted to enter my clothes in.  Then I got to shop early for fall/winter clothes for my kids.  I racked up.  I will be sharing all the goodies I found later this week.

 Friday, the hubby left to go camping and the kiddos and I hung out at the house after Mr. E went to school.  We had some yummy supper with my parents!!

 Saturday,  we went to one of my parents auctions (my family has a real estate business).  The sale was for some family friends who were moving from the country to a retirement community in town.  We ended the day playing with the cousins and celebrating my nieces 8th birthday.  We had tons of fun!  And we got to eat ice cream cake.

 Sunday, we remembered 9/11 by dressing patriotically.  Mr. E didn't really want to wear his red, white, and blue shirt so I had to give him the 4 year old version of what 9/11 was and why we wanted to remember all the people who lost their lives on that tragic day.

 Monday, took Mr. E to school and then went back for his Grandparent's Day program.  We all had lunch with my Mom and the Hubby's Mom.  Then I spent the rest of the afternoon doing homework.

Tuesday,  went to the gym and then came home and got ready for lunch with one of my best friends and her precious baby girl.  The kiddos had a fun time playing with precious baby girl while my friend and I got to chat.  Love those situations!!

I guess that is it for this week. Go check out what everyone else has been wearing over at The Pleated Poppy!

What's For Dinner Wednesday-Ham and Cheese Quiche

I made this quiche a while back for a church potluck and got several comments on its tastiness.  I thought I would share the recipe with y'all as well. 

I really love a good quiche.  When the hubby and I were visiting France a couple of years ago I fell in love with Quiche Loraine.  I haven't tried making one myself for the fear that it won't be as good as the French version I had on many different occasions! 

Instead, I keep trying other quiche recipes to fulfill my love of baked eggs and cream!  The great thing about quiches is that you can just dump bunches of different things in and it will yield a yummy, creamy concoction.  Well, maybe not just any combination, but almost!

Here is the list of ingredients for this Ham and Cheese Quiche
Pie Crust:
either ready made or this flavorful homemade version
1/2 cup butter
1 1/4 cup flour
1/4 cup Parmesan cheese, grated
1 tsp. paprika
2 tbsp. cold water

For the filling you will need:
2 tbsp. all purpose flour
3/4 tsp. salt
pepper to taste
3 eggs
1 cup half and half
4 slices swiss cheese
1/2 cup chopped spinach
4 oz. can sliced mushrooms, drained
1 cup diced ham
1 cup cheddar cheese

Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.  Combine the crust ingredients in a bowl, all except the water. 

Mix together, add water as needed.  The crust holds together very well and is so soft that I just pat it out to size with my hands, no rolling pin needed.  I am telling you crust recipes with butter are the best all the way around.  Easy to make, easy to work with, and easy to eat!  Can't get much better than that!!  Pat your dough out to the size of your pie pan.

Transfer the crust to your pie pan.  Pat the edges us to to top of the pan.

Bake the crust for 5 minutes, then let cool.

In a medium bowl beat together flour, salt, pepper, eggs, and half and half.

Cover the bottom of the pie crust with swiss cheese.

Sometimes it is beneficial to have a little pajama clad helper to do a little extra beating of the egg mixture, just to make sure it is well blended!

Sprinkle spinach evenly over the cheese and place mushrooms on top of spinach.

Pour egg mixture over mushrooms.  Cover with ham and sprinkle cheddar cheese over the top. 

Bake for 40-45 minutes or until the filling is set and the top is golden brown.

Take that baby out of the over!  Let it cool slightly, then cut and serve.

This really is a very easy meal to make, with out a lot of prep work.  If you use a pre-made crust you cut about 5-10 minutes off the prep time.  So, this is a great option for busy Mom's who want something easy to fix when they come home from work.  This dish is so creamy and the extra seasonings in the crust really adds to the overall flavor of the quiche.  I think this dish is going to appear again at our house very soon! 

Happy Baking!