Pink Punch

So at our super bowl party Amber made this amazing punch that everyone loved.  So last month was my turn to host stampin up club and I decided to make it for everyone.  And they all loved it.  So today I thought id share it with you.

I'm calling it Pink Punch as you can see why.

All you need to make it is...

1-Can frozen Lemonade

1-Can frozen Orange juice

1-Large(48oz) Can of Pineapple Juice (not Frozen)

1-box of Raspberry jello

1-2 liter of ginger ale/7Up/Sprite(whatever one is you fav)

So you mix the Juices and jello together till they dissolve.  You may need to strain it now if your not a fan of pulp in your punch. (I cant stand Pulp) Now mix in The 2 Liter and there you have it one Amazing punch.  It makes just over two pitchers or fills a punch bowl right up. 

Fabulous Friday!

I'm having a great Friday, and i hope you are too!  Tonight is Kim's 5K and she was is my inspiration for the encouraging Fridays.  But I want to let you know they wont end with her race.  I'm going to keep them coming :) So with out further a due here are this weeks images!

Wednesday

Thursday 

Today! I thought this was a great one for today since doing the 5K in the first place is very brave of her and she will be running :)

The next two are just fun images I've come across recently!

Happy Friday, And a Happy Birthday to Michelle who is one awesome friend i don't get to see often enough.

Kid Aprons

So For Easter I made aprons for my Nephew, Niece and Chase.  I thought i'd share them with you.  I started by measuring Chase around his waist, and shoulders to knee. Then I took this tutorial here and altered the measurements to kid size. 

I forgot to take pictures of the cutting out of the apron.  but you just fold your fabric in half and cut down and inch, then an angle, and then strait down and across. then you unfold and there you have the apron. Its kind like cutting a heart out of paper.

So first thing i do is iorn down all the sides, I start with the top.

Then I do the bottom. 

Next the sides, 

and lastly the angled part.  now all the sides git a double fold to make it smooth but the angled side i do one fold because it will get folded again later. 

by iorning all the sides al one time i can sew the whole thing in one shot instead of doing each side one at a time. 

Now you fold the angles over about and inch, iron and sew.

then you need to put your strap up through and then back down both angles.  I found a butter knife works really well at getting it pushed through. 

I ironed on a patch to the boys and made fabric flowers for my Niece's apron.

Oh and I forgot I also attached a pocket to the front.  here is how i did that.

Iron the sides down just like the apron.

Realized it was going to be too big so i just made a big fold over.

sewed up the edges and the put the big fold back in and sewed it to the apron down the side across the bottom and then up the other side.

Here are the final results...

I put paper in the pockets so you could see them better. 

The kids love them. And now they can cook with mommy in their very own apron.

Happy Easter!

Happy Easter Everyone!  I hope you get to have a great time with your family and friends today.  We are getting together this afternoon, so I thought id share the pictures i've been sending Kim today since i've kinda been slacking on Fridays.  so here they are...

And the last one i just love.

HE IS RISEN!

Life is Crazy!

So life has been crazy busy and I won't slow down for a while. But I wanted to check in :)
I'm making aprons for my Niece, Nephew, and Chase and hope to share that with you soon. I'm also working a children's book post, and the next leg of my Ireland trip. And just working like crazy, my hours this week are all changed up and I've had to miss all my workouts :( well i kinda chose to miss black light zumba.  I can not handle large crowds in small spaces it just freaks me out. now you can put me in a tiny space by my self and im fine but throw a bunch of strangers in the mix and i freak out.  My dad took me out once for blizzards and we planned to eat there but while we were ordering a HUGE crowd came in and i garbed my blizzard and ran out the door and did not realize i had done it till i was outside and Dad asked why i changed my mind about eating there. So i decided to google my fear and these are the two phobias i found.
Agoraphobia- Fear of open spaces or of being in crowded, public places like markets. Fear of leaving a safe place.
Ochlophobia- Fear of crowds or mobs


But when i came across this one i thought maybe that fear could be helpful...Obesophobia- Fear of gaining weight.(Pocrescophobia)
you can click here for a huge list of different one.
Well i'm off to bed so i can have a good nights rest before another busy day :)
Sweet dreams to all!

It's Monday!!!

Happy Monday everyone!  So mine has been good. I slept in, went to work, went shopping and got some amazing deals, watched a little TV, Made a mess, and went to Zumba!

So here are some pictures to take you through my day...

First I slept in...

Then I went to work, where i fed Caleb and we bowled.  Then he was in an extra cuddly mood and played games on my phone before his nap.  

Then I went shopping and found some great deals. First I went to Old Navy and the tanks and tees are buy one get one free, so I got four. Then I went to Ross and found some cute wadges reduced to $9.99. and last but not lease I went to Kohl's and found two games one 90% off and the other 80% off plus I had $10.00 Kohl's cash and ended up spending only $2.17 for them.

 

Then I came home grabbed dinner and dessert and crashed on the couch to watch some of the shows i had recorded on my DVR.  I LOVE my DVR!

So I realized it was time to get ready for Zumba so i went to jump up off the couch and my arm caught my TV tray and sent everything flying, thus the mess.

I left the mess and ran out the door for Zumba.  It was so much fun.  It was my first time back after hurting myself two weeks ago and boy did it feel good to get back to it.  I always feel like I'm a happier person afterwards and a touch hyper :)

Well now I'm off to shower and clean up my mess.  Hope you have a fun and enjoyable Monday too!

St. Patrick's Day

So it has worked out perfectly that today is St. Patrick's Day and the next stop on our trip through Ireland is Jameson Whiskey.

This it at the entrance to Jameson 

In this building is where they stored the barley. It is the tallest building on the site.  Before they installed a pulley lifts were installed, the men had to manually carry the 224 lb. sacks to the upper floors. each floor held 250 tons of grain.  Here they dried the barley after putting it through the malting process.

This is the oldest building dated back to 1794 when it was built as a woolen mill. A military barracks was located here during the Napoleonic wars. the building was then purchased in 1825 by the Murphy family and  became a distillery. This is where they grounded the barley and malt.

The water wheel was made in 1852. it is 22 Feet in diameter and made of cast iron. It is one of the few working water wheels in Ireland today.  

This is the machine they used to make mash. they put the appropriate amount of barley and malt in the mash tub and added boiling hot water to it. It then was stirred with large rotating rakes. 

The liquid was then know as "Wort" and was then sent to the washbacks for fermentation.

Fermentation: Yeast was added to the Wort, and sugars in the wort were converted to alcohol, a process that took about 3 days. the liquid was now know as "Wash" and was 8% alcohol (16* Proof)

This is where the fires were under the still. it got very hot here and was one of the most dangerous jobs to have here.

This is a pot-still. they are made of copper. Wash was feed first and larges pot still that could hold 32,000 gallons. alcohol boils at a lower temp than water so as the wash began to boil the first vapors that gave off were alcohol vapors and these were collected. the vapors are then condensed back into a liquid. and run through the process twice more. which makes it very pure 80% (160* Proof) 

It is then stored in barrels that have been previously used for storing bourbon, sherry and port. they come from America, Spain, and Portugal. They are what gives the whiskey its flavor and color. It is also not consider whiskey till it has stored for at least 3 years.

The barrows you see with glass are there to show us the different ages the lightest one is a 5 year and the oldest is 25 i believe. they lost over half the barrel to evaporation with the oldest one which is why it is so pricey.

Here Andrew is getting ready to compare a Scottish whiskey, Jack Daniels whiskey, and Jameson Whiskey.

he is official!

Hope you enjoyed the tour!