Ten awesome things

1.) Mia took the perfect passport picture

2.) Joshua is finally in a new school and we are really excited and relieved

3.) John and Ryan confirmed their visit and I am sooo excited

4.) Making rainbow bracelets is my new hobby and so fun

5.) Have some cool projects planned that are taking shape but not enough to share

6.) My new phone even though I hate my provider (yes I said hate)

7.) Warm enough to wear dresses and have barefeet ( have to use the pumice stone every night to get my feet clean)

8.) I am going to learn to barbecue this year, no more drier then a popcorn fart meat.

9.) Baby naps that are 3 hours long

10.) Having all my laundry done

A Day at the Park

Holiday Park
Thank you to my awesome neighbor Ardita that took Enya to the park and gave her a really fun day.

They had a blast

Rainbows

Right now I am totally crazy for anything Rainbow I just love how happy it looks. I actually had to look up the correct order of how the colors go and I learned a trick, just remember the name Roy.G. Biv (red,orange,yellow,green,blue,indigo,violet).

Rainbow Jewelry

Sugar rings I love. My mom has been buying me these since I was little and now she buys them for the kids.

Seeing these sugar rings yesterday I got the idea to make candied candles. Of course as everything I make it was trial and error and I learned that you can't mix modpodge and sugar sprinkles. So I painted them with modpodge then sprinkled the candy and then sprayed them with clear coat. I don't think they will last forever and I know I can't wash them but for now they are so fun to look at so I will enjoy them while it lasts.

Baby sleepingbag

It is getting really hot here and the Germans don't do air conditioning because we are tough and stupid and it would make me poor if I had to pay the electricity.
So we have fans and open windows with mosquito's and flies and the breeze and the pollen......you see where I am going with this? You take the good with the bad.
The problem with this is it is too warm to swaddle poor Mia so we cover her up but at night she kicks her legs and loses the blanket then she gets cold and wakes up in the middle of the night which in turn means she wants a bottle and we are awake for an hour. So I decided to make her a little sleeping bag for her lower body and voila the little mouse slept through the night again.
I used one of Enya's old pillowcases made of cotton knit so this project cost me nothing.
I eyeballed it around the waist but I put in 45cm of elastic. I rounded out the hip area with a French curve but you could just draw that freehand.

Unfortunately the pictures I took of the process are gone, lucky me but I basically took the pillowcase and cut 10cm out of each side and rounded it out a little then used the serger to close the seam. Fold over the open part of the pillowcase and put my elastic in.
She slept like a dream.

I can still swaddle her arms And she can kick her legs as much as she wants. 

Blinging out my Shades

I have about 4 pairs of black glasses because I am really hard on them,I throw them in my purse,shove them on my head,drop them,sit on them.....and so on
When I saw the glitter glasses I just knew I had to have a pair so I dug up a pair that I hadn't destroyed yet and got busy.
All it took was about 5 layers of mod podge glitter mix and 24 hours of drying and I was good to go.

Now I can get my inner Liberace on....

Later,

Tomato Basil Parmesan Soup

2 (14 oz) cans diced tomatoes, with juice ( I used tomatoes with Italian spices mixed in)
1 cup finely diced celery
1 cup finely diced carrots
1 cup finely diced onions
1 tsp dried oregano or 1 T fresh oregano
1 T dried basil or 1/4 cup fresh basil
4 cups chicken broth
½ cup flour
1 cup Parmesan cheese
½ cup butter
2 cups heavy cream (sahne)
1 tsp salt
¼ tsp black pepper

1. Add tomatoes, celery, carrots, chicken broth, onions, oregano, basil to a large slow cooker.
2. Cover and cook on LOW for 5-7 hours, until flavors are blended and vegetables are soft.
3. About 30 minutes before serving prepare a roux. Melt butter over low heat in a skillet and add flour. Stir constantly with a whisk for 5-7 minutes. Slowly stir in 1 cup hot soup. Add another 3 cups and stir until smooth. Add all back into the slow cooker. Stir and add the Parmesan cheese, warmed cream, salt and pepper. Add additional basil and oregano, salt and pepper.
4. Cover and cook on LOW for another 30 minutes or so until ready to serve.

Source
365 days of Crockpot

Try it you will love it

What a fun Weekend

Saturday night with Glossip Girls