Hi Everyone,

Yes I survived my surgery and learned that I have a very unique heart as well. At first the recovery was slow but now I feel terrific. I had to get the house back in order and buy a new computer but I am SO ready to dive right in. I am currently running a 20% Off special in my Log Cabin Crafters shop. If you have been on the shelf waiting to purchase something, then hurry over and do it because I am only running this special until 6/30/2012.

On a personal note: I am SO excited to say that tomorrow evening I will be watching as my youngest son Ryan, receives his HS diploma...I can remember watching him get a Kindergarten diploma and it seems like yesterday. I am so proud of him and what he has achieved. He is heading to Millersville University in the fall. Here is his handsome face lol I am sure I will be choking down some tears. Now all I have left at home is my little girl (Ava) and she will be attending Kindergarten in the fall.....squeeling with joy at the thought...ha ha ha  Isn't that terrible of me. I adore her, honestly!
Stay tuned as things are starting to get exciting around here....

{{Hugs}}

In Need of a Good Soup Recipe?

I found this recipe in a magazine and ripped it out. I pulled out the pile of recipes that I have been saving and started trying them and WOW...this is one soup that my entire family LOVES..which is rare!
It only takes a few minutes to create and it makes a ton of soup that you can freeze for another day. It is called Hamburger Vegetable Soup:

1 pound Ground BIeef
1 medium Onion, chopped
1/2 large Green pepper, diced
4 Garlic cloves, minced
8 cups Beef Broth
2 cans (14 1/2 oz each) Italian Stewed Tomatoes
1 can Green beans
1 can (8 oz) Tomato sauce
1 cup Ditalini pasta
1 T. Worcestershire sauce
2 tsp. dried Oregano
1 tsp. dried Basil
1/2 t. Pepper

In a Dutch oven or Frying Pan, cook the beef, onion, green pepper and garlic over medium heat until meat is no longer pink; drain. I put this and the remaining ingredients in a crock pot and place it on low until we are ready to eat. If you want to eat it right away you can mix all ingredients in a soup pot and bring to a boil. Reduce heat, cover and simmer for 30 minutes or until pasta is tender.
Give this a try, you won't be sorry that you did.

Friday night was the 1st time my husband and I got out alone in a year. We went to the Local 11 Ironworkers Dinner Dance...What a beautiful place and the food was to die for. It was funny, but I realized that we didn't say one word on the hour drive there. I think we were both enjoying the silence for a change. Unfortunately, the Malibu Bay Breezes went down so smooth that the next morning was painful!LOL

My Princess got a new toy. If she is going to drive Quarter Midgets in a few years we figure she better get started now!

I had some time this weekend to create this Scrabble Tile Pendant. It will be loaded onto http://www.logcabincrafters.com/ by tomorrow evening if you are interested in purchasing one!

As always Thanks for Reading,

{{HUGS}}

Jen

Trying to Relax....

I am always going in 20 different directions. Always having a tug-o-war with myself between what I want to do and what I should do. And to make things worse I have about 20 projects that I need to actually finish.. So this weekend I tried to force myself to relax, stop and smell the roses as they say. So here is what I did: We road around our 7 acres on my son's 50, trying to teach my little Ava to steer

Then we decided to go to a local Lake and throw down a beach blanket and go fishing...but of course I HAD to bring my knitting, I just can't sit. We had so much fun, believe it or not we caught 23 fish in one hour...22 Bluegill and 1 Rock Fish...as soon as we cast the line out there was another fish on it..incredible!

We then got the call that they added the porch to our new home which is coming along beautifully!! YAY...I can't wait to move in... In fact I just purchased a beautiful bedroom set for my daughter!

Then back to my mind wandering and thinking about how I want to decorate the new place, which lead to the panic of wow I have to finish sanding and staining my bedroom dresser. I am staining it black and then priming it up by sanding the edges...Then to the new line of fabric jewelry I have to finish and load on the websites, then onto how much I need to complete before I have my surgery....it never ends...lol but I do wonder sometime if I will get everything done that I want to do before I die??? I sure hope so cuz my husband and kids would kill me if I leave all of that fabric and craft stuff laying around for them to clean up!!! Please check back by the end of the week, I should have some new original creations loaded.

Thanks for reading...Hugs

Jen