Georgia: Mummy, do I look like a rock star?

Me: {barely controlling my laughter} Exactly like a rock star!

MK xo
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Disclaimer: No rock stars were harmed in the making of this post.

Lizzy (age 11) woke up this morning wanting to create. Her best friend received a sewing machine for her birthday and they’ve decided they’re going to be fashion designers.

I’m a beginner seamstress (I shouldn’t even use the word ‘I’ and ‘seamstress’ in the same sentence), so I was reluctant to let her play with my machine as I’m not really in a position to teach her anything. I reluctantly (because who am I to stand in the way of an artist?) told her she could find some old clothing and cut it up and use the fabric to make something.

Truthfully, I expected nothing but a messy dining room (that is where the sewing machine lives).

She chose the shirt she is wearing in the picture above. It was a smock style shirt with two front pockets. Sadly, I didn’t bother taking any photos of the process. I didn’t expect the wonderful outcome.

She cut the shirt straight across right under the arm holes, folded it over and sewed in a waist band. Then she salvaged a piece of elastic from an old pair of jeans, measured Georgia’s waist, put the elastic in, closed up the waist band and …

tada –> a super cute skirt that fits Georgia just right.

My only contribution was threading the sewing machine and then forcing her to iron the seam before she started sewing.

Obviously, I made no contribution to Georgia’s ensemble at all. She is totally responsible for the stripes/plaid/rubber boots combo. As long as there is pink, they match.

MK xo
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Disclaimer: One shirt was cut and killed in the making of this post (and skirt).

Summer is for …

MUD!

MK xo
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Disclaimer: No elephants were harmed in the making of this post.

We’ve been enjoying our summer,

with picnics by the lake.

We’ve been kayaking, hiking, biking and …

rock climbing. This is me. I think this my be my first and only full body image on the blog. Do NOT look too close.

This is Sam climbing in this photo. He did really well.

When we’re not hanging from mountain ledges, we’ve been enjoying …

The sunshine …

and the scenery.

Did I mention the scenery?

What have you been up to?

MK xo
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Disclaimer: No mountains were harmed in the making of this post.

Truthfully, we’ve always been a Heinz Ketchup family. On the other hand I’ve been trying very hard to keep our family eating ‘real food’. I’m trying to cook with simple ingredients and avoid a lot of processed foods. All that said, we like ketchup and we like healthy, so I was more than happy to try out Hunt’s 100% Natural Ketchup.

The good news, not one person noticed the new ketchup. It tasted great, just like ketchup. When I questioned them, it was unanimous, they liked it. Thanks Hunt’s I now have a healthier ketchup for my family.

To celebrate that their new ketchup now features just five simple ingredients, no high fructose corn syrup, no artificial ingredients and no preservatives, Hunt’s is giving moms a high-five to celebrate by hosting Hunt’s High Five Family Photo Fun Contest and invites Moms to submit pictures on their Facebook page depicting family accomplishments and simple victories. To enter, visit http://www.facebook.com/Hunts for a chance to win a family vacation (up to $5,000).

Enjoy!

MK xo
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“I wrote this review while participating in a blog campaign by Mom Central on behalf of Hunt’s and received a ketchup sample to facilitate my candid review. Mom Central also sent me a gift card to thank me for taking the time to participate.”

I made this recipe up to use the fresh and locally grown spinach and mushrooms in my Organic Box delivery. Damn it’s good! It shouldn’t take much more than 12-15 minutes to make (depends on how long it takes the water to boil).

Ingredients:

1-2 chicken breasts (chopped into 1/2 inch slices)
1-1.5 cups of chopped fresh spinach leaves
1 cup of sliced mushrooms (any sort)
1/4 cup of butter
3 large cloves of garlic
1/4 cup of grated parmesan cheese
1 tsp salt
1 tsp pepper
6 cups of cooked pasta of your choice.

Directions:

Put pasta water on to boil.

Now start chopping up the mushrooms, spinach, garlic and chicken.

When water is at a full boil add pasta.

Add butter to a large skillet or wok (wok works best). When butter is melted add chicken and saute. Now add the mushrooms and the garlic to the cooked chicken, saute until tender. Add salt and pepper. When pasta is cooked drain and add to the wok/skillet.

I cooked the works on med-high.

Add 1/2 the parmesan cheese and mix.

Serve immediately sprinkle with remaining parmesan.

Enjoy!

MK xo
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