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Happy St Patricks Day

So here in New Jersey we have alot of St. Patricks Day parades. Well we have a tradition in our family and we go every year to a very dear friends house for a big St Patricks day party the day of the Belmar St. Patricks parade (lets see how many time I can say St. Patricks) It looked like it was going to be an OK day the rain stopped and we walked to the parade ready for some Pipes and Drums (i love me some bagpipes!) but the rain wonout and we had to leave the parade early and went back to the house for 50lbs of corn beef and cabbage and the best Pistachio cake in the world!

So Happy St. Patricks Day! Pics to come

It has been awhile!

It has been a long time since I have sat down and blogged.

 But here I am and very excited, I have pictures to post from my new camera.

I finally had to give up the broken down Sony that picture button was taped on and the flash doesn't work, you need to change the batteries all the time UGHHHHHH!

but yeah for me new Nikon 3100 DSLR. Now I just need to figure out how to use it.

 Please enjoy some pics and be on the look out for new craft projects with pic tutorials now that I have a new camera and I need to practice.

What a Great Party.

Thank you to House Party and Perler Beads. We had a great party with the boys and the bead projects. We made Monkeys and Lizards. It was so much fun and the boys got so creative with there bead projects, then we added the Key Chain that came with them. Hope to get invited to do another party soon. This was such a great experience and I can not wait to do it again. We have a few kits left over so I think I am going to use them for dour Cub Scout meeting, the boys will have so much fun putting them together.

Enjoy the pics. Go visit House Party and see what great things you and your family and friends can do. (and it free)

Some snacks and it is a party so we must have cupcakes.

Waiting for our guests.

Getting creative.

Having some snacks.

He we are with our finished projects.

Look at the great stuff we got. So many projects to do I think we are going to have a Perler Bead A Palooza Christmas tree. 

Bead - A - Palooza

So excited we were picked as a host family for Perlers Bead A Palooza. There is this great website out there call House Party, it is a great site that lets you apply to host a great party with cool products from all different companies. All you need to do is join, apply for a party that tickles your fancy and dget picked.
We are very excited about the Bead A Palooza party from Perler now that we have recieved our box of goodies. There are these cool lizard and frog shapes that the kids are going to get to make and we can turn them into keychains. Now I just have to come oup with the menu for the day, I think I will keep it fun and colorful like the beads. Stay tuned for more on the party.

Dinner Time!

Well I have been taking a siesta it seems. We have been so busy getting back into our routine with both of the boys now in school and the new schedules between soccer, Tae Kwan Do and cub scouts it has been a challenge. But here we are and I am going to try my hand tonight and link up to some parties (I have never done it before so bear with me.)

As I was saying we have a busy schedule and I need to ensure that we have time to have dinner together as a family. This is not always easy as I am a working mother who has an hour commute. So to help out I try and make a few meals ahead of time so that all we have to do is heat up the main course and make a vegetable or salad to go with it. So for my first link up I have decided to linkup what I made for dinner the next few nights.

I would not be able to do any of this if it wasn't for a great meal planning website that I use called E - Mealz. This site is terrific and for a low price of $1.25 a week they give you a full weeks meal list (including sides) the recipes and the best part I think is the shopping list. My Kids love the dinners and I love the convience. I take the menu every week after I have done the shopping and put it up ont he fridge so we all know what we are having that night and for the rest of the week. The shopping list is great and before I head off to the store I shop my fridge and pantry first and then add to my list anything else that is needed.


So here we go hear are the 2 meals I made tonight and again A BIG SHOUT OUT TO THE TEAM AT E -MEALZ PLEASE GO VISIT THERE WEBSITE!

Stuffed Zuchini

4 Zucchini squash, split lengthwise

(1t oil, 1 tsp mince galric, 1/2 tsp salt, 1/4 tsp pepper)

1 onion chopped

1 green pepper chopped

1/2 c of zuchini

1lb ground turkey

1/2 c shredded cheddar cheese

pine nuts or chopped walnuts

Preheat oven to 400 degrees

1. scoop out each zucchini and save this

2. chop you onion, green peppers and 1/2 cup zucchini (this is what you scooped out)

3. add your oil, garlic, onion, pepper and zucchini to a skillet and saute for 5 minutes

4. While the veggies are sauteing take your zucchini halves and place them in a microwave safe dish with a half a cup of water face down and cook on high for 4 minutes covered with platic wrap. (note that I do not have a big enough micorwave to do them all so I put them on a plate with water and covered them.) Once they are done put them in a baking dish and let them rest before filling them.

5. Add the turkey to the veggies and cook till its brown. Add salt and pepper

6. once cooked take off heat and add the cheese and then stuff each zucchini and sprinkle the top with nuts. Place in the oven for 10 minutes. 

These are my personal new favorite.

We also threw together this quiche.