We're not in Kansas Anymore.

Wow. Can't believe that it has been over 3 years since I have posted. In that 3 years...I opened my cake business, moved, and got divorced. Only 2 of the 3 were planned. So now more than ever, I am really living up to my blog title.
I like to think that I have gotten better with the cheap and crafty part, the Mom part is still yet to be determined..lol. I hope to post on a regular basis to show off some of my skills. I am really into Pintrest and love pinning and making crafts and food from there. I am also, like everyone else, into Facebook and and now the on-line dating site (yikes).

So please enjoy a glimse into my crazy life!

So sorry that I have not posted in awhile. I have been extremely busy with my cake business. Also with teaching cakes, and not to mention my 2 year old son. Fall is here and winter is quickly approaching. We are also still looking for a new house. I will try and post more. The one tip that i do have to share is the concept of Once a Month cooking. I got the cookbooks at Sam's club and love them. The premise is that you spend 1 day and cook your arse off, then the rest of the month, cooking is done. Just thaw out your meal and heat and eat. Very simple. They do have 2 week plans if a month of cooking is too hard for you. I chose to do a 2 week cycle and love it. Since it is just the 3 of us, meals can last a day or two. The last time I cooked was 3 weeks ago!!!!! I love it. I still have 3 or 4 meals yet to cook. We only ordered out 2 times in this time period. Check it out, you will love it too.

I recommend....

My new gadget is the Shark VX1 cordless floor vaccum with the back saver handle. I LOVE IT>>>It completes my Shark family of cleaners. It is so light and easy to use. I run it about 5 times a day in my kitchen and mud room. So now any mess left behind by Tarzan or the dogs, is quickly sucked up. It is really quite too. I recommend this product over the old broom and dust pan. Save time!!

Happy Birthday

Well today is Tarzan's 2nd birthday. I started yet another blog, and I hope to chronicle the whole 2nd year. Check it out:
http://terriblytwo.blogspot.com/

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what a day

I took Tarzan to go and get some pictures today. It started at the car. He screamed when I put him in the stroller. Screaming all the way into the store, he sees Pap Pap and quiets down. We get into the studio and he freaks out. Thinking he was getting a shot at the doctors. It took about 10 minutes to get a few good shots. He was given various props to pose with. His favorites were balls and a rubber duck. Well let me just say that at the end of our visit, the duck was very hard to take away. So we ended our trip screaming, although this time it was going to the car.

Old Wives Can Come In Handy

So long story short. My Hubby has been complaining of shoulder pain in both shoulders, especially in the morning. In my paper yesterday, there was an article in the Peoples Pharmacy on a remedy for arthritis pain and the like. It was raisins soaked in gin. ?? Well I knew that I had both ingredients, so I whipped up a batch. At bed time, hubby tried my homemade concoction. So did I. What the hell. He called me this morning to report that he awoke with no pain. I am a genius. So we are going to keep up this bedtime routine and see what happens.

Gin Soaked Raisins:

put raisins in bowl and cover with gin..ENJOY:)