I'm featured at "Okay, Allison!"

For those of you who don't know 

Me and this lovely gal Allison have some SERIOUS blog-love going on with each other

We met by happenstance

(me stumbling across her blog)

and became fast friends.

She's a total BA and I love her to bits!

She featured me on her blog today answering a few questions 

and vamping it up in a few photos

here's the link to the feature

Go and check it out and follow her blog while you're there.

She freakin' Rocks

That is all.

Crochet Hedgehog Pillow

The very first pattern I ever bought for Crochet was this Hedgehog Pillow pattern from oneandtwocompany

Well, After almost a year I have finally made the pillow from the pattern.

took me long enough, eh?

My New Choo Choo {Bag}

I made an absolutely KILLER thrift score Saturday at my local thrift shop!

Some of you may know from a previous post that I carry around my DSLR in an old "choo choo bag"

my old choo choo

Florentine Stuffed Chicken Breasts

When I was a teenager I worked at this restaurant and they served this dish called

"Chicken Florentine"

I had never had it before so I tried it and let me just say it was just 

INSANELY delicious

I don't know about you other cooks and wives out there, but I get in food ruts

We get into a groove where we eat the same things every week

And so my husband started asking if I would make something different

I have no problem trying new things, 

in fact, I quite enjoy it, but it's always a little daunting.

How Much of This Did YOU Already Know?

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My regular readers may already know that I go to school full-time on top of taking care of the house, the kids and being as crafty as spare time will allow.

This week however has been my spring break.

The time off is always so exciting and awesome, no matter how short lived or jam packed it is.

And somehow at the end of it I am always so eager to get back to work 

and frankly, a little confused about how I ever filled my days before schoolwork and studying was a factor....

DIY Cushion Lid Soda Crate Magazine Holder

For Christmas this last year my mom gave me my gifts in this really rad old 7up soda crate

I knew with that much character I couldn't just let it go to waste holding some junk in the shed

So, after much Googling, Pinteresting and deliberation I decided on an awesome use for it!

We have had this hideously ugly magazine holder in our bathroom for years

I got it for free like so many other things we have in our house that I absolutely hate now.

And I have been in super purging mode lately.

So I needed a replacement before I could ditch it.

Triple Heart Tuesday Link Party #5

It has been a crazy {and not in the good fun way} week here at my house

hence the SERIOUS lack of motivation on my part to blog anything at all.

I got the flu this week.... yuck...

and then right after I got over it, my husband got it.  

of course!  

So I spent all my week feeling bad, and then taking care of the hubby feeling bad

and all the while trying to keep the kids healthy.

It's a miracle they haven't turned orange from all the vitamin C I've been pumping into them!

On top of all of the sickness I am rapidly approaching my spring break

so I have been knee deep in text books and study guides.

I have {as usual} WAY too much planned for my teeny tiny measly week off

not the least of which is to spring clean, clear out the ENTIRE house of things we want to get rid of

organize and then host a yard sale. 

sheesh.

It's gonna be a busy busy week

But enough of all that!  

It's PARTY TIME!!

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This week's features are:

One Creative Mommy linked these awesome and easy DIY Gluten-free Play Dough recipes

Then Forgetful Momma tried to kill my diet with this amazing recipe for Sticky Finger Squares

Yummmmmmm

For those of you who either are or deeply love the Irish 

The Newlywed Pilgrimage linked up this very chic and adorable St. Patrick's Day Burlap Wreath Tutorial

As usual y'all linked up some awesomeness

Let's do it again this week!

aaaaaaaand GO!

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Triple Heart Tuesday Link Party #4

Well Last week was our biggest yet in link ups 

Brava, Ladies!!

I asked you to make this the best week ever for Link ups and y'all did not disappoint

I am so psyched about our features this week

We had some really awesome links

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First up is my friend Bre from Peacoats and Plaid

She is so uber funny and just started Vlogging not to long ago on top of her blogging.  

This week she linked up a new vlog with random facts about her

Check out her blog and her vlogs, they are all so stinkin' funny and she is super creative.

Next up is some serious Yumminess from Persnickety Plates (Don't you just love that name!?)

These Oreo Chocolate Chip Cheesecake Cookies almost look too good!

And they definitely will not fit in my new diet,

 But a girl can dream!

Last up today for our features we have some colorful awesomeness from Crochet Attic

She makes some really awesome stuff.

Including this Stash Busting Granny Square Blanket

I love these colors together!  what an unlikely grouping of hues

I love them!

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Thank you to ALL of you who linked up this week

I truly appreciate the sharing y'all are doing!

Grab this button if you were featured this week:

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Now, It's time for this week's awesomeness to begin:

Withdrawals Already??

I had no idea that taking some time away from coffee would be so difficult!

The reason I am giving it up is because I feel like the creamer is just empty calories.  I want to start my days a little cleaner that that.  

I wish I could just drink and enjoy black coffee, but I can't.  Ugh.

What's it Gonna Take!?

not the most flattering outfit.  I was around 10 or 11 here

As a young person I never struggled with my weight,

yeah sure in 7th grade I had an awkward phase, but it was not extreme, and it was short lived.

When I was at my thinnest and best looking, life threw me a loop and I got pregnant with my son.

I gained a total of 85 pounds with him and that sent me reeling. 

I had no idea how to get in shape and I had positively NO work ethic in that way.

It was awful.