Thirsty Thursday - ABC Tasting

Today is “my Friday” since tomorrow is a teacher workday.  Woo-hoo!  So for thirsty Thursday I found an offer for an ABC Tasting!  I could not believe when I found this.  What’s the catch!?!  You have to be 21, duh!  But other than that it’s FREE!  Sometimes I would love to taste alcohol before I buy it.  I don’t drink a lot but if I’m going to have a drink I like to stick with what I know.  However, this gives us the chance to have a little tasty taste before purchasing.  Love this idea! 

Now to find a wine sample…

Wedding Wednesday – Personalized Wedding Dress Hanger

How fabulous would your wedding dress pictures look on a hanger with your new last name!?!  I love seeing pictures of brides getting ready and the dress is hanging in the background.  Or just that beautiful picture of the dress flowing.  Some bridal pictures I've seen the hanger is looking a little shady (or old) and these hangers seem to solve the problem!

I found these hangers for sale here and here.  I'm sure you could Google other people who are selling this but be careful because the M on Mrs. looks sketchy on some of them. 

Mazel Tov!

Sunday Funday - Bulletin Board Spring/Summer Idea!

I found the original bulletin board idea here but the original bulletin board source can be found on Mrs. Picassi's Art Room Blog.

This bulletin board idea just seems perfect for Spring!

Instructions (sort of):

I put the blue bulletin board paper up first as the main background.  Since we didn’t have any brown paper I used black bulletin board paper for the tree limb.  I used a few pieces of light green cardstock that I cut for the grass.  Over the light green grass I put up green bulletin board paper as more grass.  I used three different pink and green pieces of 12x12 cardstock to create the bird pieces, leaves and flowers.  I drew on with black marker the bird’s legs.  I’m not sure if I gave great directions/information but feel free to ask questions if needed! 

Materials Used:

Sky: Blue bulletin board paper

Tree limb: Black bulletin board paper (we didn't have any brown paper)

Grass: Green cardstock

Grass: Green bulletin board paper

Bird template

Leaf Template

Flower template (it's really a leaf template)

Scrapbook paper

Black marker

Pictures of my process:

Fly!

Silly Saturday Find - Plastic Paper Plate Holder

I'm lazy some days and hate washing dishes!  I don’t know a better way to avoid doing the dishes then by using paper plates.  I was cruising through the Dollar Tree's spring/summer selection when I came across plastic paper plate holders!  They're great and come in a set of 4 for $1.  The plastic paper plate holder is convenient and helps sturdy a paper plate.  Which is a summer must have!         

Fun Finds Friday - Dog Treat Freebie!

I love my two dogs, Chloe and Bailey.  They're our kids, our little puppy family!  We don't give our pups treats everyday.  For one because Chloe is 8 pounds overweight (per her vet), and number two because I have no idea why!  But I was cruising the internet and found a dog freebie!  WalMart has an offer for a free sample of Purina Beneful Baked Delights!  It's so easy to get your freebie after you go to the link above (which takes you to WalMart) just click on the “Get your sample Combo” (like the picture below).  After you fill out your information it lets you know that you should get your sample in four weeks.  Pretty simple!  Let me know how your pups enjoy it!

Thirsty Thursday - Coffee-Mate Freebie!

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Tomorrow...Friday March 22 Coffee-mate will be giving away coupons for a free bottle of creamer!  All you have to do is "like" them on Facebook.  And at 9 am PST go to their Facebook page, where they will be giving away 200,000 coupons for a FREE bottle of Coffee-mate. 

Coffee-mates Free Flavor Friday starts tomorrow at 9 am PST!   So if you can't login to Facebook at work or you are on the go you can still participate by going to:

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/CoffeemateUSA
Mobile: http://m.freeflavorfriday.coffee-mate.com/
Coffee-mate.com: http://freeflavorfriday.coffee-mate.com/

 

Good Luck & Enjoy!

Crock-Pot Barbecue Pork

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I definitely enjoy a good barbecue pork sandwich or just shredded barbecue pork.  And what better way than in a crock-pot!  I used 2.66 pounds of pork, obviously use as much as needed for your family and add more ingredients as needed.  Next time I would add onions to the mix for flavor, but I didn’t have any so I just used onion powder.  One thing I love about cooking this recipe overnight is the next day the pork just falls apart.  Which means you aren’t wasting time cutting up the pork.  And of course, I love the slow cooker liners!  It is the easiest way to clean up and not have to worry about extra mess when cooking.  So onto the recipe!

Ingredients:

1 Slow Cooker Liner

2+ lbs. Boneless Pork Loin Roast (or your choice of pork cut)

2 tbsp. McCormick Grill Mates Applewood Rub (or seasonings of your choice)

2 tbsp. McCormick Grill Mates Smokehouse Maple (or seasonings of your choice)

2 tbsp. McCormick Grill Mates Cowboy Rub (or seasonings of your choice)

1 tbsp. Onion powder

2 tbsp. Minced Garlic

½-1-cup Chicken Broth (or water)

1 bottle Sweet Baby Ray’s Honey Barbecue Sauce (or your   choice of BBQ sauce)

Directions:

1.     Use the slow cooker liner to line your crock-pot. (Tip: This makes for an easy clean up!)

2.    Mix McCormick Grill Mates applewood rub, McCormick Grill Mates smokehouse maple, McCormick Grill Mates cowboy rub, onion powder and minced garlic in a bowl. (Tip: You can also place in a bag –like a shake’n’bake kind)

3.    Take the rub you just made and spread on the pork.

4.   Place pork, chicken broth and half of the bottle of barbecue sauce into crock-pot.

5.    Cook on low 10-12 hours.

6.    Remove pork from crock-pot. (Tip: Empty continents into a strainer).

7.    Place pork back into the crock-pot.

8.    Add the rest of the bottle of barbecue sauce.

9.    Pork will be soft enough to use a silicon spatula to mix up sauce.  This will also shred the pork in lieu of having to cut it up.

10.  Leave on warm for another 1-3 hours to allow the barbecue sauce to soak up.

Enjoy!

Silly Saturday Find - Wine Glass With Straw & Lid

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Well after yesterdays engagement ring fiasco I might need a glass of wine!  

And what better way to drink wine than in a plastic wine glass with straw and twist on lid!  Ironically, we are still calling it a wine glass even though it is plastic!?  Anyway!  At first, I thought the adult sippy cup was a gold mind.  But now I’m so torn!  It sounds like a great cup to be sitting outside on a nice sunny day, or by the pool.  Or after you had a few too many, but of course, none of us would do that!  Or on the bright side the wine glass would prevent any bugs from landing in your drink.  Ugh, there is nothing worse than enjoying a cocktail when you realize some bug just took a noise dive in it!  I’ve never actually dropped a wine glass (knock on wood) but the fact that its plastic could be beneficial if you had a party.  The nice thing also is that the lid is a twist on, so you can opt to serve your poolside guests with or without it.  It just seems like something fun to have for the summer!  You can't find this wine glass at Bed Bath and Beyond yet (I checked!) but it is for sale here, here and here!  I wonder if they make margarita glasses? 

Enjoy!

Thirsty Thursday - Gevalia Coffee Freebie!

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Again not your typical or stereotypical thirsty Thursday idea.  But I found another coffee freebie I had to share!   I've never had any Gevalia coffee before.  So what better what to try it than a freebie, of course!  Head over to Targets Sample Page to collect your freebie.  All you have to do is enter your personal information, answer 8 questions about your coffee preferences to request your freebie.  You should be enjoying your Gevalia coffee in 8 to 10 weeks.

Wedding Wednesday – Groom’s Cake!

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Here is a chance to honor the man in our lives!  I love the idea of incorporating a groom’s cake into the wedding.  A majority of the wedding is girly colors, flowers and feminine touches everywhere.  So why not make your man feel just a little extra special!?!  A great idea is a groom’s cake!  It can be a cake made of your future hubby’s favorite things or hobbies (hunting, games, cars, beer, golf, sports, etc.).  Basically anything you want!  This is a chance for you to be creative and show how much you’ve been paying attention to the little things.  Typically a groom’s cake is presented at the rehearsal dinner.  If his cake is displayed at the wedding it is usually on a separate table then your actual wedding cake. The cake is supposed to represent a gift from you to him, as husband and wife.  As far as price is concerned when I did some research the cakes started at $40 and went up to $200.  Keep in mind it will depend on how many people you want to feed (just like with your wedding cake).  This tradition like many others seems to not have an actual story to how it began; however, it’s supposed to be a southern tradition.  

So dig in!