I'm bringing home a baby bumble bee..

won't my family be so proud of me.
 Aww this was taken at the hospital when Miss
Madeline was born. She was born on Halloween 2008. She was due on the 27th of October which happens to have been the one year anniversary of my tattoo shop but she has always been dramatic so she waited for a bigger entrance. My water broke early in the morning on the 31st but I was tired so I didn't mention it to my husband till after I got more sleep. Then on the way to the hospital I realized I'm going to have to hurry this up so my husband will be able to take Sydeney trick or treating. Needless to say I managed to get her out just in time for my family to rush off to a nearby neighborhood to get some candy.

spinach and cheese stuffed pork chops

here is what you need:

*thick bonelesspork chops 

*fresh spinach

*a large onion half chopped / half sliced into large cirles

*minced garlic

*2 tablespoons butter

*shredded mozzarella cheese

*bread crumbs

*cream of mushroom soup mixed with a half can of milk

here is what you do:

* Start by laying a pork chop on the cutting board and use a thin sharp knife. Carefully make a half inch or bigger hole on a side of the chop with the knife and use it to make a slit throughout the length of the meat on the inside, try to keep the outer hole as small as possible but make as large of a cavity on the inside as you can. repeat for all the pork chops and set aside.

* Melt butter in large skillet then saute sliced onions and garlic.

* Next add the fresh spinach to the pan and stir until wilted.

* Let mixture cool in a medium bowl then mix with about a cup of shredded mozzarella cheese.

* Now take the spinach mix and stuff as much as you can into each pork chop then pat each chop with some bread crumbs and place in a casserole dish and garnish with the onion rounds.

* Mix the mushroom soup with milk in a bowl and pour around the stuffed pork chops. (this makes a great gravy like topping for mashed potatoes.)

* Bake in preheated oven 400 degrees F for about 45 minutes

* Enjoy and start preparing for your next chance to make these again.

Here is a before picture of this dish all put together and ready for the oven.

I was going to take and after baked picture too but my family tore into before I could so maybe I will update this later....       http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=myo0kIC0ekQ       ....here is a link to my makeshift recipe video on youtube 

Silly toddler! I didn't put puppies in your hot dog!

   The funniest thing happened yesterday. I got Madeline, who will be 2 on Halloween, a hot dog while we were out and when we got home she politely asked for it repeating the word "hot dog hot dog" then the puppy came in and she looked at him and smiled saying "dog" then she looked at her hot dog and back at the dog then to me and screamed sadly "DOG!!!!!" Yet she still ate the whole thing with sad eyes on and all. She really loves to eat, which brings me to my next post of a recipe that I have been making as often as possible because it is just so yummy.

I have been busy

Well I have been busy doing endless loads of laundry and dishes and toddler chasing. But on rare occasion I manage to have all children asleep at the same time whilst not passing out myself. That is when I get to make things. So here are some more of the items I have sneakily created in a dark room while trying not to wake my family.

This is my newest ring sling I have made. These are angly comfortable, especially with a toddler because she falls asleep so quickly in these things and I still have full use of my arms so I can still push a shopping cart and get things done.

Ok I just love her silly face in this picture.

this is a super soft blankie I made for Minnie with satin binding.

Really easy to make pillows. That reminds , I need to make more!

Sock guy

Free House Party!

So I have been following the couponmom.com website and forums over the last several months because I have decided it is a good idea to save money and couponing is actually pretty fun. It is a lot like a scavenger hunt. Anyway, about two months ago someone mentioned that they were selected as a host on a website called www.houseparty.com and it intrigued me so I went and checked it out and signed myself up to see if I could be a host. A couple of days ago I did get accepted as a finalist for a McDonald's McNugget and Shrek forever after party. Yay!!!! It is always exciting to win things, isn't it? I thought they would just send me come chicken nugget coupons but it turns out it is so much more awesome than that. Well what they do is they send you a "party package" in the mail a few days before your party is scheduled and I just found out what will be in my pack...here it is...

• 1, $75 Arch Card
• 1, Shrek 3 DVD
• 1, McDonald’s Stage M CD
• 1, Shrek Forever After Movie Poster
• 1, Shrek-themed Happy Meal box
• 2, Shrek collectible glasses
• 2 sets, Shrek-themed plates (each set includes 8 pieces)
• 2 sets, Shrek-themed napkins (each set includes 8 pieces)
• 2 sets, Shrek-themed cups (each set includes 8 pieces)
• 2 sets, Shrek-themed invites (each set includes 8 pieces)
• 20, McNuggets of Fun Coin Booklets
• 2 sets of Shrek Happy Meal toys
• 15, Shrek Happy Meal watches
• 20, McFlurry Be Our Guest Cards
• 15 Minute Maid Apple Juice coupons

That is actually way more than I had expected to receive so now I am really going to have to start planning this party right. I'm going to have the kids invite all their friends over and I'll make some green shrek cupcakes I'm sure. I want to have some fun with this. I am still planning so we shall see what comes out of all this.

These are a few things I have made in my spare time

Spare time is rare around here but this is how it got spent

<----These are some hair clips I made

<----This is a simple baby wrap I created <---And this is a younger miss Sydeney Scarlet trying out a shirt I made

Onsies

My Story - This is the story of my life as I know it. My name is Kristina and I am a mother of two highly intelligent, beautiful little girls and a step-mother of five also very intelligent and sweet children. I met my husband when he was a body piercer at a local tattoo studio he got me into it and I love it. Three years ago we decided we wanted to open our own tattoo and body piercing studio. Two years ago on October 27th, 2007 we succeeded in opening the doors of Anchors Aweigh tattoo & body piercing of Sugar Land, TX. Then to my unexpected surprise I found myself pregnant again with a girl named Madeline Pearl whose due date would be Oct. 27th 2008. She held off though to be born on Halloween. Having another baby has thrown things off with my plans and the studio. For now I am taking some time to raise my family to be strong by managing the shop from home, though I do still work by appointment and plan to be taking some shifts soon, now that my baby is older and weened. Meanwhile I am always coming up with side projects.

My side projects - for several years now i have been planning on creating a baby clothing and accessory line. Of being a mother of small children and owning a business, getting things done often takes a lot longer than imagined. However long it takes though, I do not plan on giving up. I have made some prototypes so far.