Meatloaf Dinner

Just wanted to post a couple pictures of how our meatloaf turned out!! I love my big crockpot!! I loved how easy it was to cut!! (Ignore the chip on the plate.)
And, of course, proof that it really was good. Isabelle, our pickiest eater, licking her plate!! Love this shot!!
I think we will have this again sometime soon!! Definitely a success. It smelled so good cooking all day!!
Oh, and a little preview. I got my linen closet organized yesterday while Isabelle took a very long nap. I'm so excited to have this completed. I will be posting more pictures soon.

Meatloaf Night??

Thought I would share a recipe I got off line that I'm going to try tomorrow. I finally got a new crockpot, a 6 quart, so much bigger than my last one. Recipes just didn't fit in it!! Anyway, early easter present from myself. I love the idea of throwing in something in the morning and having it all cooked and ready to eat at night. I'm never in the mood to cook dinner at 3:30/4:00pm. I'll let you know how it turns out.

Easy Meatloaf

1 egg
1/4 cup milk
2 slices day-old bread, cubed
1/4 cup finely chopped onion
2 tablespoons finely chopped green pepper
1 teaspoon salt1/4 teaspoon pepper
1 1/2 pounds lean ground beef
1/4 cup ketchup
8 medium carrots, cut into 1-inch chunks (I just use baby carrots)
8 small red potatoes

In a bowl, beat egg and milk. Stir in the bread cubes, onion, green pepper, salt and pepper. Add beef and mix well. Shape into a round loaf.
Place in a 5-qt slow cooker. Spread ketchup on top of loaf. Arrange carrots around loaf. Peel a strip around the center of each potato; place potatoes over carrots.
Cover and cook on high for 1 hour. Reduce heat to low; cover and cook 7-8 hours longer or until no pink remains in the meat and the vegetables are tender.

Yield: 4 servings

Source: Taste of Home’s Slow Cooker Classics

Yes, He's 29!!

Steve's 29th birthday was yesterday!! We celebrated with dinner on Friday night and Steve bought himself a bike for a gift. On Sunday, his actual birthday, we gave him a few little gifts and cards. I actually wrote down 29 reasons that I loved him, punched them out with my circle punch, and stuck them on our mirror to make a big "29." It turned out cute and was easy to do. We had his family over for a potluck dinner and cake and icecream. It was fun to get together since our family here hasn't all gotten together since Christmas.

My hubby with his mama!!

And.....

Wanted to share this fun magazine that I bought at Target the other day. So good, all of the articles are about organizing and it is so great!!! Highly recommend and will be getting a subscription soon.

IT'S A BOY!!

Well, the newest member of our family will be male, so Isabelle and I are outnumbered. We are really excited!! Jakob and this new little brother will be 5 years apart, which is the same distance between Steve and his older brother. Everything went well at the ultrasound and I'm feeling great!! It was so amazing to see this tiny image on the computer screen, this little life inside me; kicking, moving his little arms, watching his little heart beat, knowing he will be part of his life so soon. This next few months is going to fly!! I'm very motivated to get EVERYTHING DONE before he comes!! Anyway, just wanted to share.

Letting Go!!

So, I’m feeling the need to go through and let go of things in my home. Trust me, I’m not the greatest at this!! I hold onto many things that we might use someday, but I feel so good when I can let go of some items. It brings such order to my home and will make it a lot easier to organize (why spend time organizing things you will never use??). We live in a world where we are constantly bombarded with so much stuff. We have to monitor it or it can take over our lives. Look at how many things have come into your home in the last week!! As I’ve looked around my home and listed these items I feel justified to get rid of more!! If you need some inspiration check out 100 Reasons to Get Rid of It. Very fun and inspiring.

The Knight and the Princess

Jakob is still really into Knights!! He is insisting on a knight birthday party (which I think will be really fun to do) and loves to dress up and play "knights" almost everyday. I'm finally posting these pictures of him dressed in the knight outfit he got from Grampy and Grammy Huish this last Christmas. Enjoy!!

OH, and one of the princess with her doll that she can't seem to get enough of these days!

My two little rascals. Jakob wants Isabelle to have a princess outfit so she can be properly attired for their playtime. We'll see what we can do!

SCRAPBOOK CONVENTION

So, Friday I got spoiled and left my kids with their Grandpa and Grandma Moon and headed out to the Portland CKU Scrapbook Convention. It was really fun to spend a day looking at scrapbook stuff, going to a few classes, and buying a few things. I got some good deals and got to see everything fun and new. I went to a class taught by Ali Edwards. She is so fun!! I have loved her books, her monthly articles in Creating Keepsakes, and I check her blog daily. She scrapbooks everyday moments and I have been so inspired by her work. She calls scrapbookers "Life Artists", I LOVE THAT!! So fitting. Her class was just as inspiring as everything else she has done. She also brought a bunch of her scrapbooks that she let us look through! So fun! And, best of all, I won her new book from her class. Very excited!! Here is a photo of the book and the link to it below.

http://www.amazon.com/Life-Artist-Ali-Edwards/dp/1933516666

Another thing I did at the convention was sign up for the Cocoa Daisy kit of the month club. I just signed up for 6 months (they had a great deal going on) and we'll see if I commit to more than that. I don't liked being locked into spending money. I have bought their kits before so I am super excited to be getting more from them. I put their link below if any are interested. I have their January 2007, July 2007, September 2007, and now their March 2008!! Love it!!

http://www.cocoadaisy.com/

Oh, I found a picture of all the items in the Cocoa Daisy July Kits!!!! This is one I brought home from the convention. Look at all those fun pink and orange, birds and flowers. So fun, I played with this kit last night to make a page for Isabelle!! I'll post later.

So, I have been scrapbooking the last couple days. So determined to keep this going in my life on a weekly basis. I love the idea of doing a page a week. That is 52 pages a year!! Wow, if I could do that I think I could catch up and stay caught up with all I want to do. This new little one is scaring me in the scrapbook/documenting department. Now I need to keep up with three little people and our family and holidays and....the list goes on and on. So, I will post my most recent pages soon. Sorry I haven't been posting photos, I haven't been taking any! I promise to post more soon.

And, just so you don't think that I have forgotten, I will be back to organizing this Monday. Still determined to get my life completely filed, boxed, labeled, contained, and in order. We'll see how I do!