Organic Flax Seed - Costco

Hi girls- It's been a while for me too but still love this blog. I buy this Flax Seed from Costco. It is the best!! I use it in every recipe in place of eggs. Recently they have been sold out and I have had to cook without it. It actually makes everything taste better. I put it in our am smoothies too. I thought I had a pretty yummy whole wheat pancake mix but realized it was this that made them yummy and chocolate chip cookies just are not the same without it.
It has a two year shelf life - not sure how, but great for food storage, etc.

gettin' crafty

hey ladies. it's been awhile, but i'm back in action, looking for business.

if you're looking for car seat canopy's, hair bows, toddler girl skirts, or burp cloths...please visit my blog (still under construction!).

and if you need any recommendations, just ask Marilee!

Another Great Giveaway!

My last post was about the great etiquette blog The Pink Teapot! So here's another post about a FANTASTIC GIVEAWAY! Click here to go to The Pink Teapot and follow the instructions to enter the giveaway!

The Pink Teapot

Hey Girls!

Its been a long time! We need to get back on the WKTGS bandwagon!

Just wanted to let you all know that a good friend of mine has a blog about etiquette. Its a cute blog and way super fun to read. You can even email her any questions you may have about etiquette and she'll answer you on the blog!

And right now she's running a contest to win a flirty apron. So click HERE to check it out!

FANTASTIC BOOK!

This book is seriously awesome! It has some fantastic ideas about 'Training' your kids to do the things that they need to in order to be successful, independant adults, instead of leeches. It isn't that the ideas are new, it is just that it puts everything you want to teach your kids into an plan of action that you can adapt for you. Not only does it cover household things, but teaching your kids about saving and spending and investing and all of that stuff. I am about half way through it and have loved it. Oh and for those of you with little ones, her plan starts with 3 year olds and goes right on through until you kick them out or your house to fend for themselves!

You can find it at your local Deseret Book or have your sister send it to you from hers (Thanks Marilee). I believe Merrilee Boyack is a 'TIME OUT for Women' speaker. Let me know what you think if you read it!!!

New Moon Trailer

Here it is!!!

Saturday Night Sugar Fest

I wanted to share a recipe with everyone.....but it comes with a warning.  These are so deadly sweet and delicious.  Don't be scared by the ingredients, trust me, you will want to make these over and over and over again.  Thanks Pioneer Woman, you rock.

Apple Dumplings

2 Granny Smith apples

2 cans of crescent rolls

2 sticks of butter (unsalted)

1 1/2 c. sugar

1 t. vanilla

cinnamon

1 small can of Mountain Dew or Sprite (8 oz.)

* Peal and core apples.  Cut apples into 8 slices each.  Roll each apple slice in a crescent roll.  Place in a 9x13 buttered pan.  Melt butter in a small pan then add sugar and barely stir.  Add vanilla, stir and pour over apples.  Pour soda around the edges of the pan.  Sprinkle generously with cinnamon and bake at 350 for 40 minutes.  Serve with vanilla ice cream or Cool Whip.  Spoon some of the sweet sauces from the pan over the top.  Enjoy.  Go into a sugar coma. 

 If you try these let me know what you think.  They were a huge hit last night at my house!

2 Great Products!

So the first one helped me get through my first few months of Pregnancy. It is Mommy Bliss, Morning Sickness Magic. It didn't totally take all of the nausea away, but it definitely helped ease it and made me much more functional. I've heard of the Preggie Pops or some other stuff, but I don't like hard candy and so these worked great. They are all natural and have folic acid, ginger, B6 and Raspberry or something in them. I highly recommend at least trying them to see if they help. If you are pregnant that is. You can get them at BabiesRUs for about 10 bucks.

Product number 2 I discovered this week. My hair stylist recommended it. I have really fine oily hair and cannot go without washing it everyday. I have tried to 'train' it, but have had no luck, it still in greasy and stinky by the end of day two. I had heard of Dry Shampoo, but never taken the time to go buy it. Until last week that is! Who can resist a product called 'Rockaholic Dirty Little Secret Dry Shampoo.' I mean not only is it Rockaholic, but Dirty Little Secret, it couldn't be better!!! It is made by TIGI and let me tell you it is AWESOME! Really truly I love it. It completely solves my problem and now I can go an extra day without having to wash and blow dry! Being Pregnant and hot makes that an extra bonus. Give it a whirl. I found it at a beauty supply place for $18.95. Worth every penny!

The Pioneer Woman

Since "P-dub" (PW) has changed my life--I thought I would do a lovely post about it. I love her site! It's a cooking blog (she also has a photography blog, home & garden blog, and I think something else, too) with tons of pictures and funny comments to boot. But the food blog is my FAV. Most of her food is pretty simple and of course, not necessarily low calorie--but they are easy enough to lighten up if ya need to. Anyways, I recently shared it with a good friend of mine, and she liked it just as much as I do! So now I know it's not just me. Ha! Hope you enjoy it! Click HERE.

Eating for Life

I'm writing this as I eat some sweet corn tamales from Bajio....so don't judge me. I am 8 months pregnant and trying.

So in an effort to eat better, my hubby and I are eating most of our meals from the Eating for Life book. If you don't have this yet, it's a must have. It's the recipe companion book to Body for Life, which totally and completely works.

I wanted to post a pancake recipe that I made this morning, and was SUPER surprised how delish it was. So very easy and nutritious. ENJOY!

Golden Pancakes

1 cup uncooked whole-grain oats (non-instant oatmeal)

6 egg whites, or egg substitute

1 cup cottage cheese

1/4 tsp vanilla

1/4 tsp cinnamon

2 packets sugar substitute

Mix in a blender until smooth and pour into hot griddle. Top with warm maple syrup and fresh berries. (and in my opinion, i would add more vanilla and cinnamon. or apple pie spice. yummy!)

There are also some great recipes for protein shakes, lettuce wraps, turkey meatloaf, and omlettes. Most of the stuff that I've tried from the book is pretty good. Can't complain when you're not eating a burger and fries! (which of course i'd rather, but i gotta do something!!!)

Best time of the year!

So this might seem a little odd but for those of you who love the citrus season I have to say, it just doesn't get any better than Costco right now. Every year I know that I can count on Costco to have the BEST grapfruit and clementines ever! My kids are addicted and it happens every year without fail. It is so good that if you thought you didn't like grapefruit and tried Costco's you might say, "I love grapefruit!" Same with the clementines. Sweet and Juicy!

What did you think of Twilight?

I just got home from seeing the midnight showing of Twilight (yes it's 2:53 am right now) and I am interested to hear all of your thoughts on the movie. Good? Bad? Like? Dislike? I won't tell you my thoughts because I don't want to set anyone up with my opinion. Tell me yours though, and beware, if you haven't seen it yet, don't read the comments. You don't want to spoil it for yourself. I'll put my thoughts in the comments too!

Food Storage Help

Hi. So lately I've been thinking I need to get up to par on my food storage (for those of you who may not know what I mean, I'm referring to the LDS Church's recommendation to keep a year's worth of food in your home in case of hardship) . It has always been overwhelming for me, but in light of this economy and such, I have found some new motivation to get it done. I've been doing a bit of online research and making a few phone calls. If anyone knows of any cool websites that would be helpful in this area, I'd greatly appreciate a comment with the link. Here are some that I've found so far:

FEMA disaster preparedness
LDS.org
The Red Cross

Eddie Bauer Sale

Hi. I'm not normally a huge E.B. fan, but I happened to be the mall today and they are having an additional 30% off of their sale/clearance items (some shirts were only $10). They have long sleeved shirts, sweaters, jackets, pants, etc. I bought a few really cute things! Just thought I'd share the news...

MOMs Club

Some of you may have heard of this, but I was SUPER excited when I came across it. It's an international non-profit organization called "Moms' Club." I have been wondering how I could meet new moms with children my boy's age and find fun things to do. There seem to be groups in most of states. Click on this link (MOMs Club) and then click on "chapters" to find a club near you. I went to the open house for it a few days ago in my county and it was insane! There were TONS of moms with their kids at the park and I got to meet some potential new friends! Yay! They also gave me a calendar of this month's activities, and I couldn't believe how many things they do each month! You can go to as many or as few of them as you'd like. It was created for "stay-at-home" moms, but I found that the one I attended had lots of moms that also worked part time, or worked out of their home. You can also bring your children to ALL activities (except once a month they do "moms night out" where it is just mommies)! I am excited about it! I have just been feeling so "shut in," bored and lonely. No longer!

Diaper Cake - Halloween Style

I just had to share because it turned out so cute! We had a mini-baby shower for my sister-in-law Brienna at Bunco last night. And, since it was October, I was hosting at my house this month and I'm obsessed with all things Halloween, I thought we'd theme it up a little. Here's the - adorable - end result.



Thanks Alysha for the tutorial awhile back. I'm so excited at how easy and fun these are!

Adult Onset Acne! HELP!

Hey ladies...I need some help!  All of a sudden my face has exploded into a zit party where every zit in the world was invited!  Its TERRIBLE and strangely enough worse then I ever had on my face as a teenager.  Soooooo, in an attempt to save a little money I opted to try PROACTIVE SOLUTION instead of seeing a Dermatologist.  It seems to be working and my zits are drying up BUT, my skin is sooooooooooooo dry!  I'm using the Proactive moisturizers but its not giving my skin what it needs since I started with really dry skin to begin with.  I know at least a few of you out there have used Proactive so any tips to help with the dry skin would be appreciated!

Latest Twilight Trailer--Yippee!

http://www.twilightthemovie.com/ecard_widget/

Lion's House Chocolate Zucchini Bread

Here ya go Julie!

2 oz. unsweetened chocolate (2 blocks), melted
2 cups grated zucchini
2 cups all purpose flour
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon soda
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
3 eggs
1 cup sugar
1 cup brown sugar
1 cup oil
1 tsp vanilla
1 cup chocolate chips, semi-sweet

Prepare two 8x4 inch loaf pans by greasing and flouring or by lining with parchment paper. Melt unsweetened chocolate and set aside. Wash and grate zucchini; set aside. Measure flour, salt, soda, baking powder, and cinnamon into a bowl, stir, and set aside. Place eggs in mixing bowl and beat. Add the sugars, oil, melted chocolate, and vanilla; beat until creamy. Add the zucchini and stir together. Mix in dry ingredients until incorporated. Add the chocolate chips and mix in. Bake at 325 degrees for 50 minutes. Makes 2 loaves.

I've made this a few times and it's divine!!!

YearBook Yourself

This is the funniest thing I've seen in a while (well, I am easily amused). You can use your own "face" and put it with a bunch of hairstyles from 1950 to the year 2000. I had tons of fun playing with it. I even tried to see what I'd look like as a guy! haha! Too funny. Try it for yourself!