Potato Soup

I love making potato soup! It's one of my easy recipes that usually turns out well. I make mine with Velveeta, but I thought I'd try a new recipe tonight that came from a sweet lady we went to church with. I think Jason like the cheesier version better, but I thought I'd share this recipe as well. Enjoy!
The makings of a yummy BLT :)

BLTs and potato soup - best served on bachelor era apple plates and bowls :)
(We haven't broken down and bought a set of Corelle yet! haha!)

Potato Soup

Chopped Potatoes
1 Small Onion, chopped fine
Salt

3 Cups Milk
1 Can Cream of Chicken
1/4 c. Butter
1 8oz. Cream Cheese

12 oz. Bacon Crisp - Crumbled

Boil potatoes, onion, and salt until fork tender. Drain.
In sauce pan, combine milk, cream cheese, soup, and butter.
Heat until melted together.
Pour over drained potatoes and onions. (I mash mine up a little more)
Fry bacon until crisp. Crumble in potato soup and mix together.

I also add additional seasonings to mine while cooking and top with cheese before serving.

GONE!

Well, I was going to post pictures of the things I had been working on, but silly me decided to sell them before I took pictures! Let me explain what I've been trying to do....I've been attempting to crochet a bunch of goodies (dishcloths, bibs, toys, blankets, etc.) to either set up at craft fairs next year or set up an etsy store. I had been working really hard on getting some cute bundles of dishcloths/washcloths fixed up before I moved on to the baby stuff. :) I had about 10 bundles (30 cloths) that I had made, and was going to buy a plastic storage container to keep them. On Wednesday, 2 minutes before I walk out the door to a meeting, I decided to load them up in a basket to take with me. I thought that maybe the ladies I work with in Grade School would look at them, and maybe I might even sell a couple. Well....they were all gone in less than 2 minutes...GONE. Not that I'm complaining!!! That IS why I took them up there. :) So now I am working on more cute bundles of dishcloths/washcloths. This time they're Christmas themed. We'll see how it goes!

Another great plus to selling them is that I was able to buy Caedmon's birthday present for next month. It made me feel so good as a mommy to be able to do that for him by selling things that I had made. I felt so fulfilled. :) I've seen a couple of different websites who also make and sell these adorable dishcloths, so here's a picture of mine... :)



And here's a picture of little man's birthday present I was able to buy from the profits...

Still here!!!

I promise that I have not dropped off the face of the Earth or become lost somewhere. :) Ok, maybe I have become lost in skeins upon skeins of yarn! I have been having a blast the last few weeks crocheting some goodies! I finally finished up a present, and my brain is overflowing with ideas of things I want to make. Unfortunately, it's a time consuming process, and I can only get so much done in a day! Anyway, just letting you know I'm still here, and I'll post pics here soon! We'll have to see about doing a giveaway soon! :) (Myra, I might need your help with this!)

RAWR!!!

So here are some pics of the completed dinosaur costume project. I was able to fit all of the pieces (except the feet) on the hoodie, so it was easy to undress my little man. I was going to put "RAWR!" over the number on the hoodie, but I never got around to it. This was so much fun to make, and I'm already getting ideas for next year's costume!

The Pumpkin Patch!

This past weekend, we took a family trip to the pumpkin patch. This was Caedmon's first trip to a pumpkin patch, so we had no idea if he would even be interested at all! As we were walking in, Caedmon looked up and saw the big inflatable cow on top of the barn. His reaction was, "WOW!" He is so cute!!! We had such a good time, and Caedmon loved going around trying to pick up the pumpkins. It was such a good family day, and a memory we will treasure.