Winter Wonderland

One final recycled Christmas project before I put the holidays to rest until November. I love making chocolate candies and am always looking for a creative container for them.
When I was about my son's age, my mother had a small cottage industry selling chocolate candies. In fact, on many occasions my aunt and I were caught eating various orders (it's so good!)brown (as in milk chocolate) handed!!
My mother taught me to make candies as well. I, in fact, gave them away as favors at my wedding.
They are really easy to make, too. All you need are candy melts, a microwave and a mold.
Microwave the chocolate until melted, pour into the mold and refrigerate until done.
I am always on the lookout for great gifting ideas when I saw the cute little canisters on Pinterest.
You need:
Crystal lite containers
Scrapbook paper
Embellishments
Glue
General craft supplies

Glue paper to canister. Let dry. Decorate. Fill with candies. Give.

Menu Monday, 5/16 Edition

Its that time again, figuring out what I am going to feed my family for the next week.

Meatless Monday this week is featuring grilled cheese, tomato soup and chips. Brownies a la mode for dessert, and I am salivating.

For taco Tuesday, I am thinking chicken enchiladas, Spanish rice and refried beans and chocolate pudding.

Wednesday is a meeting at church, with pizza!



Thursday is another graduation party, serving dinner.

Friday will be switching things around and we will have Chinese night on Friday. I am thinking chicken stir fry with noodles, egg rolls and fluff.

Saturday, we have not one but TWO graduation parties to attend, so dinner will be leftovers after eating out all day.

Sunday, in honor of my birthday, I really want an old time favorite: fried chicken, mashed potatoes and gravy, wilted greens salad and chocolate cake (and a side of raspberries) for dessert

Love my way

It's another Monday, and yet another busy week lies ahead. I'm supposed to be training for a 5k, work full time plus, keep a house clean & a family fed, not to mention just being a wife & mom....

It can be almost disheartening.
On a lot of levels, I had a really bad weekend. No workouts, did nothing I had planned,  slept poorly-but I did eat healthy, so that means something.

So I am back in the saddle on the treadmill. I really need to step up the training for this 5k. I need to figure out why I constantly cheat with food. Some people fantasize about Brad Pitt, I fantasize about chocolate & bacon. It's almost as if I look for excuses to fail.

Same with housework. I get to a point & it stops. Just stops, no real reason, just nothing.
So its Monday, and I can put all the negativity from this weekend behind me & forge ahead.