Angie's Creative Spot

Weekend Wrap Up

We had a wonderful weekend celebrating Tim's birthday.  Tim was born on his dad's birthday (that's a great gift), so this day was extra special for our family.

The birthday men

Freddie got to hang out with his cousin Xavier

Carmel cake - Tim's favorite

I love my family

Playing with bubbles was the highlight of the day

Good food, family, and bubbles.  Perfect way to end a birthday weekend.  

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TIM!!!

Today is my Sweetie's birthday.  I love, respect, and cherish this man so much.  I pray that he's having a wonderful day.  I can't wait for him to get off of work so his birthday weekend can begin.  I LOVE YOU SWEETIE!!!  This is going to be a fabulous weekend! 

Still Here

I'm still here.  Have a wonderful day everyone!

Angie's Onion Tart

onion tart

Ingredients:

• 2 tablespoons of olive oil
• 3 large yellow onions (slice into thin strips)
• 3 oz cream cheese softened
• 3/4 cup sour cream
• 1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese
• 1 cup of grated parmesan cheese
• 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
• 2 strips of cooked bacon crumbled
• salt & pepper (to taste)
• Refrigerated pie crust

Directions:

1. Saute onions until carmelized.  Season with salt and pepper and set aside to cool. 
2. Preheat oven to 350.
3. Whisk cream cheese, 1/4 cup of  grated parmesan, and sour cream in bowl.
4. Place pie crust on cookie sheet.
5. Roll ends of pie crust to make a small lip (one roll all the way around).
6. Spread 1/3 of the cream mixture evenly over pie crust (put remainder in the fridge)
7. Spread onions over cream mixture.
8. Sprinkle oregano and 1 cup of grated paremsan
9. Top with bacon
10. Bake for 45 minutes or until crust is brown.  Let cool for 5 minutes. 
11. Slice and serve with dollop of cream mixture.

 Enjoy!

Cat For Sale

Very Cheap!

That Darn Cat

Anyone remember this movie?

The other day as I was checking my seedlings I caught myself fussing at my husband about "our darn cat", he's not as helpful or intelligent as the one in the movie above.  He's quite the opposite.  Remember the pic of the seeds that I started a few weeks ago:

such beauty and potential

Here's what it looks like today:

Note the dirt on the side and the eaten stems

I've put in additional seeds to replace the eaten ones.  I have been expecting that we'd find kitty throw up somewhere around the house but so far nothing.  Maybe fresh greens are just what his little digestive system needs (he-he-he).  He's too cute to stay mad at for long.

Spring is in the Air

Spring is arriving early in the Midwest.  I've got iris, tulips, lilies and daisies shooting out and the tree in my backyard is budding early.  I've even started some veggies seeds in the office for this summer.

tomatoes, broccoli, and peppers

This year I'm using the Sprout Robot website to help me with my veggie garden.  Last year was filled with garden failures (too many to list) and I'm determined to have success this year in both my vegetable and flower gardens, I need help.   In the picture above to the right you can see my little vegetable section that needs to be cleaned out.  My mother has given me a great idea of putting some raised beds in that section and outlining the rest of the area with flowers.  I like her idea but I haven't planned it out yet.  My goal for this week is to get the area cleaned out first. 

Have you started your gardens plans for this summer? 

Happy Birthday Freddie!

Happy Birthday Freddie!

Today is my son’s 2^nd birthday wow time has gone by quickly.  This past weekend we celebrated with friends and family.  The weather was beautiful, we spent most of our time outside in the sun.

We had lots of delicious food and a Mickey Mouse cake that I baked.

Little fingers just had to touch (looks like he was hit in the face).

Freddie you've grown so much this past year.  I'm looking forward to your "terrific twos", I'm sure that this upcoming year will be full of more "firsts", lots of growing and lots of learning.

I Love You more than words can express.

Playtime in the snow

Last Friday we had our first major snowstorm.  Throughout the day Freddie and his play date (Jeremy) kept running from window to window pointing at the snowflakes sticking to the window yelling "noooo-eeee, noooo-eeee" they were trying to repeat my excitement of telling them that we were having a snowy day.  Saturday Freddie was able to play in the snow for the first time ever.  Seeing him jump, crawl, wrestle with his dad and eat snow was just so precious.  I'm glad that I remembered my camera to capture the day.

He's not sure of this fluffy snow yet

Taken daddy down, giving me a glance to let me know that I could be next

My handsome snowmen

The snow didn't last long, we had a thunderstorm Sunday, but our snow boots are still at the patio door waiting for the next round of snow so we can have more playtime in the snow.

 

Like my new banner?

Happy Belated New Years everyone!  I hope that everyone had a marvelous Christmas and a joyous New Year.  I had a wonderful time with family and friends.  I neglected updating this little blog to give myself some time to reorganize and set some goals for this year.  One of them is to curb my sweet tooth and adjust my eating habits.  We eat pretty healthy around here most of the time, but there is always room for improvement.  My weakness is cookies.  I've never met a cookie I didn't like.  So I'm laying off of them completely at least until Valentine's Day, gotta have sweets on Valentine's Day right?  Well I've been battling  the cookie temptation lately so I decided to change my banner to tempt you as well (aren't I nice?).  These are a few that I made for my Christmas cookie tins. 

Enjoy the view and have a wonderful weekend.