Cribs

Remember MTV cribs?  Who doesn't love a voyeuristic look into somebody else's home?  While we may not have 12 bedrooms or a ferrari, we do have a pool.  Okay, so it's a pop-up toddler pool.  Anyway... here's our "new" home.   For the most part it looks just like it did before.  Can you spot the differences?  

This picture frame is from Red Envelope; I love it!

An afternoon snack of hummus crackers and popcorn; Blake kept demanding "More Popcorn!"

Then he used the leftover hummus to create art.

"Snack Time" 

Hummus on glass

Blake c.2011

Hadley's take on the finished project: "Um, I do not like it.  It is not good, because it needs more pink." 

The Marmoleum in the bathroom- so far we are big fans.

Laundry- again, more Marmoleum.

The kids' bedroom.  No obvious changes here as they were able to re-stretch the old carpet.

Let's head upstairs.  New paint here, plus a glimpse of our annual family photos, ordered from Kodak.

Look who we found!

Our bedroom was the dumping ground (along with the garage) for everything we owned.  Look!  We can see the floor again!

These are old, but I like them.

My mom got me a "housewarming" gift.  Aren't these pretty?  Find them here. 

And I bought Tyler a housewarming gift.  It's hard to tell from the picture, but these are small.  Perfect for one egg.  

Oh, and guess what?  I made dinner for the first time in three weeks.  I love to cook, but it was kind of nice to take a cooking vacation.  I decided to ease back into things.  No recipe, simple prep, quick to cook. 

The finished product.

The "un-recipe"

Bruschetta pasta with chicken sausage

1.  Cook some pasta.

2.  Chop some basil, tomatoes, and garlic.

3.  Pour olive oil in a pan, cook chicken sausage (we used these) and garlic.

4. Add pasta, tomatoes, basil and chunks of fresh mozzarella (add more olive oil, if needed).  

5. Stir together until mozzarella just begins to melt.  Season with salt and pepper and top with shredded asiago cheese (or parmesan) and more fresh basil.