Happy St. Patty's Day!

Being almost half Irish, I do enjoy myself some St. Patty's day!  It is quite possibly my 3rd favorite holiday :)  Hope you all have your green on and, maybe, catch some luck today.

On another note.  After well over a month, I. Keating decided to stop hording our new furniture and it is now in its new home.  Once again, another lovely D-town business has managed to anger  piss us off enough to probably never order through them again.  It wouldn't have been so bad, but they said it would be here around March 1.  When I called on March 2, they said it wouldn't ship until the 11th and MIGHT be in on the 14th or 15th.  Thankfully it was in on the 15th, otherwise there may have been a beat down.  In the meantime, we had also purchased a new coffee and end table set which was in when we bought it, but decided to take it all together.  Well, we picked up the tables when we were in town one Saturday and thought we would finance everything while we were there.  Come to find out that J's "open" account was closed after the financing company was bought out.  We were not supposed to open any new accounts because we are in the middle of refinancing.  So I may have gotten a little upset and said a few things to the lady at the counter (who I know has NOTHING to do with the fact) and said I am done with I. Keating.  So we tried to re-apply and they denied us right away because we have so much money tied up in the refinance right now.  End of story, mom was nice enough to apply and was accepted and financed for us. 

Anyway, new furniture and tables are lookin' gorgeous in the living room.  Now, I just need to find new curtains or girly, fancy scarf like drapey things.....whatever they are called.  The ones we have, except in the bedroom, are all ones that came with the house.  I'm not real good with decorating! 

View from the front door.



View from the dining room.

Hope everyone is enjoying some nicer temps and your green beer today! Don't eat too much corned beef and cabbage!

Garlic Cheese Biscuits

Last night, I made chili and one of our favorite bread sides, garlic cheese biscuits.  They are much better when your Bisquick wasn't left open and now has a funny taste, but they were still edible!  Anyway, here is the quick and easy recipe that I use.  They taste fairly similar to the ones you get at Red Lobster.

Garlic Cheese Biscuits

2 cup Bisquick

1/2 cup Cheddar Cheese

2/3 cup Milk

1/4 cup Butter, melted

1/4 tsp Garlic Powder

Mix Bisquick, cheese, and milk until moist.  Drop by spoon on ungreased cookie sheet.  Bake @ 450 degrees for 8-10 minutes.  Combine butter and garlic powder and brush over top when done.

Enjoy!  I hope the warmer weather is making you smile :)

Decorating slowness

Yes, I have decorating slowness.  I struggle with decorating, so it takes me longer to figure out what I want.  Almost 10 months after the wedding, I finally put up some bigger pictures.  AND, after about 2.5 years, our big empty wall is now filled :)  It took me about a month to pick a paint color for the wall and when I finally did, I really liked it.  Now the wall is done and I can focus on another room, like the spare bathroom.  Which, I have ideas, and I'm excited to start. 

I love the old barn window that says "The family is God's greatest Masterpiece"
A great craft show find.

Hope you are all enjoying the nicer weather and adjusting to the time change!

Splish Splash

So, I came home from work early.  I finally caught what my hubby has had for over a week.  And now he's better.  I was bored of sleeping and watching TV and drinking water.  So I decided to take a bath for the 3rd time since I've lived here.  I am posting about this because we have a beautiful garden tub that never gets used.


Sorry I can't get it rotated.

 I'm not sure how long it would take to fill this tub with the perfect amount of warm water because I get bored at waiting for it to fill.  Then, it is too big for me that I could probably use one of those special bath pillows.  I would read in the tub, but I know I would drop my book.  Then there's the hubby issue.  Even if I wanted to just get away and soak for awhile, he would be knocking on the door asking me what I was doing.  (He does it because he knows it irritates me! -Love you too hubby)  We talked about getting a tub with jets, but then we know we live in a modular home and this tub is probably and odd size and we would never be able to fit a different one in there.  So, for now, I will continue to clean the dust out every 3 weeks and maybe use it one day when we have children. 

The other reason for this post is that I can't decide what I want to put on that big, empty wall.  I have an issue with what is "bathroom appropriate."  SO, if you have any suggestions, I am very open to them.  I thought about putting a vinyl sticker there, but then I wasn't sure about the humidity from the shower causing it to un-stick.  One day I will have this house completely decorated, and then it will be "out of style."

Here's hoping you are all well and don't catch what is roaming around the western part of ND.

In need of a little encouragement today...

"Believe it can be done.  When you believe something can be done, really believe, your mind will find the ways to do it.  Believing a solution paves the way to solution." ~David Joseph Schwartz

"Faith makes all things possible...love makes all things easy." ~Unknown

"There is nothing that wastes the body like worry, and one who has any faith in God should be ashamed to worry about anything whatsoever."  ~Mahatma Gandhi

"God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference." ~Reinhold Niebuhr

Seems I have been forgetting to just believe, have faith, and hope for the best; no matter what happens, I always have love.  With this "new" perspective and outlook on the future, I am going to simply try to enjoy my weekend.  Wishing for the sun and nice temps all in one day so this pasty ND dreamer can smile a little more.  Sounds like we all have the winter blues (or simply lacking vitamin D...and color!).  Happy weekends to you all :)

Knoephla Soup

My hubby eats knoephla soup like it's goin' outta style!  He asks for it at least once a week, plus we eat leftovers the next night.  We even eat it in the summer time.  A little bit of an obsession I would say.  I got this recipe from a friend.  This is her hubby's Grandmothers, old German recipe.  I made knoephla once with my "recipe"...hubby ate it, but never asked for it again.  When I started using this recipe, he ah...well, gained some weight (because this soup is definitely not on a low cal, low fat, low carb diet plan!).  Anyway, take a look and try it for yourself.  You won't regret it! :) (remember to head over to C's page and thank her when you are done!)

*This recipe makes a whole lotta soup!  I cut it down to measurements for hubby and I once.  Now I just use my judgement on amounts of everything.  Just keep tasting the broth until it's to your liking.

Grandma Rosie's Knoephla Soup

24 cups water

16 Tbsp Chicken base (or use bouillon cubes)

5 pounds potatoes - peeled & cubed

1 stalk celery - diced

1-2 cups carrots - diced

1 onion - chopped

3 tsp salt

3 tsp pepper

3 tsp parsley flakes

1-2 pints half and half or whipping cream

Add vegetables, salt, pepper, and parsley to water and chicken base.  Bring to a boil and cook until veggies are tender.  Add dumplings, bring back to a boil.  Simmer until dumplings are cooked through.

Add half and half or whipping cream.  Stir, eat, and enjoy!

Dumplings: I use 5 eggs, 1/2 tsp salt, 1/2-1 tsp baking powder, and 2-4 cups flour (depending on egg size) Mix everything together until dough is stiff.  Drop into boiling soup.

You can also use the pre-made, frozen dumplings found in the store



Unexpected Announcement...

I can't believe it has taken me so long to make those announcement.  If you saw how excited I was when I told my hubby about it, you would have thought I would have blogged right away!! Saturday was just a great day :)




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...I am now the proud owner of a Twins Mauer jersey!

What else were you expecting I was so excited about? :)  I couldn't pass up the opportunity to own this wonderful addition to my wardrobe.  It was at T.J Maxx for 25 bucks...and it's a little boys size 10/12! Exceptional price.  Except, I can't decide if it is work appropriate.  I had it on this morning and changed after the argument continued in my head.  One day, maybe during the season, I will wear it.  I really can't wait to wear it to Target Field this summer though! Hopefully, that trip becomes a reality so that I can bond with some awesome family members and see the beloved Twins in their new territory!
Have a great day...Spring is right around the corner.  I think I can make it.