Pnut comes home today!

We are very excited because we are going to get Pnut today! She spent the weekend with her Auntie Randa and Uncle Eric and cousins, and we are sure she had lots of fun. However, she was greatly missed here! I didn't have my little helper, Pilly had no one to play with, and it was really quiet.



Pilly had to find things to do to entertain herself so she thought that taking every single food item out of this cupboard was a good idea. Every time I took her into the living room she just came right back out so I eventually gave up.



This was cute! Pnut had actually done this earlier in the day, and Pilly tried to get in the box with her, but it was too small. So that evening she emptied it and got in by herself! We aren't sure how she got in without falling in on her head. What a silly girl!

Chicken Parmesan Casserole

8 oz spaghetti
1 can cream of broccoli soup
1/2 c sour cream
1/4 c milk
1/3 grated Parmesan cheese
1/4 tsp black pepper
3 c frozen broccoli, thawed
2 c chopped cooked chicken

1. Preheat oven to 350. Cook spaghetti as directed on package, drain.
2. Mix soup, sour cream, Parmesan cheese, and pepper in 2-quart casserole dish. Add spaghetti, broccoli, and chicken, mix lightly.
3. Bake uncovered 25-30 minutes or until heated through.

I made this the other night for Carolyn and me. It was so good! We were having a special dinner that I wouldn't normally get to it since it had broccoli (horror of horrors) mixed in with it. We both thought it was really good! Pilly liked it as well. I tweaked the original recipe some, it called for turkey (disgusting) and more sour cream. It is not very much work, and turns out really nice!

A Snag

I have run into a little snag with my Christmas present making. I started sewing the girls dolls together tonight. I cut them out of linen. I sewed the arms and legs together, and then I started flipping them right-side out. I am not sure if I trimmed too close to the where I had sewn it together, or if it is just the linen material, but they just ripped right apart. Does anyone have any advice? I will talk to my mom tomorrow and get her opinion too. I am disappointed because I hoped to make some real progress on those tonight.

In other news, Pnut is going with my sister to stay for the weekend. She is leaving tomorrow right before nap time. I am not sure what I am going to do. Or what Pilly is going to do. The only time she has been away is when we had Pilly, and we were rather busy at the hospital so it wasn't a big deal. Oh boy. I am going to miss that girl!

Last Tutu

I did Laine's tutu tonight, and it is really cute. Poor Pilly has the plainest one. Pnut and Laine have two-tone tutus. I thought Pilly's was going to be like that too, but I guess there wasn't enough contrast between the two shades of purple. I took two shots of it, one without the flash because I was trying to show the richness of the dark green. I don't think the pictures do it justice. It is really cute.





As I said before, I am willing to make them for anyone who wants one. I think I would charge about $15 per tutu. That should cover materials and time. I would need the measurement for the waist. They should fit for a while since the waist is very elastic. We saw tutus at Target this past Saturday, and they were $16 and weren't nearly as full or cute.

Cream Cheese Potato Soup

I forgot to take a picture after it was done so this is a beautiful leftover container. :)

This stuff is awesome! I love potato soup, and my sister dropped by Monday and said her work was serving this that day so I had to try to find a recipe for it! I added corn to the original recipe and didn't use the red pepper or onion because I didn't have them. It was still great! I also cut the recipe in half, and there was still plenty.

4 cups of chicken broth
4 cups of potatoes, peeled and cubed
1/4 cup onion, minced
1/2 tsp seasoning salt
1/4 tsp white pepper
1/4 tsp ground red pepper
1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, cut into chunks.

1. Combine broth, potatoes, onion, and spices.
2. Boil on medium heat until potatoes are tender.
3. Smash a few of the potatoes to release their starch for thickening.
4. Reduce to low heat.
5. Add cream cheese.
6. Heat, stirring frequently, until cheese melts.

My mom said she would have liked it better without the corn, but I really like the corn in there. I also think bacon would be good in it.

Fabric Fun!

I finally got to go get my fabric for my Christmas gifts this past week. My dear friend Carolyn went along to help me pick it all out, which was good because otherwise I would have been there for hours!


This is fabric for handkerchiefs. The one on the end, the reddish one, didn't show up very well. That is my favorite one. Our lighting isn't very good in here.


This is the fabric for Pnut's baby doll quilt. The striped fabric is sparkly. She really likes it.


This is for Pilly's quilt. It is really bright, but she is a sunny little baby!

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