DIY - Thumb Tacks

Very easy to make. Just add paint and glitter, then hot glue a thump tack or a magnet and you have a very cute clothespin to hang you children's prized drawings, grocery lists, wedding announcements, etc. Also a great place to put visiting teaching information.

Kool-Aid Popcorn

I needed a spring colored treat today since it is that time of year. I made my favorite Kool-Aid popcorn recipe. Just imagine all the different flavors of Kool-Aid and then you will know the sky is the limit to the flavors and colors you can have with a very simple recipe. Wish you could have a taste right now:)

Delicious Waffles

I know you might be thinking making waffles from scratch is too time consuming and hard.  The truth is, they are easy to make.  In fact I always make a double batch, cook them up and freeze whatever we don't eat in a freezer bag.  You can cook the waffles up quickly in the morning either in the microwave oven or the toaster oven.  Now that is the way to save time and money.  Yeah!

Mix the Eggs Until They Are Fluffy

Add All the Other Ingredients

Except One Cup of Milk and The Baking Powder

Mix Completely Until Smooth

Add The Last Cup of Milk and The Baking Powder

Let Mixture Rest While Heating Up The Waffle Iron

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How to Host A Party for 13 Year Old Boys

Air-soft Gun Wars in the Back Yard

Hosting a birthday party for a 13 year old boy is not an easy task.  Figuring out what will be fun but not childish was a real challenge.  We discussed different options and none of them seemed to be a good option.  My son first thought about inviting 12 of his friends to go to the movie and out for pizza.  This isn't exactly an exciting option and it can end up costing an arm and a leg.  He then decided going to a local indoor trampoline fun house sounded fun.  Again, the cost can really end up being steep and it doesn't always turn out to be that fun anyway.  You are lumped in with lots of other folks.

What to do, what to do?  My son Grant had been saving his money for quite some time to buy a new air-soft gun.  Finally it hit me.  Most of Grant's friends also had air-soft guns.  We could host a birthday/air-soft gun party.  We have a large fenced in back yard so they could play the games there.  The only problem is, there wouldn't be anywhere for safety or places to hide.  This is when my creativity started coming out.  Grant and I decided to build bases and forts out of free pallets.  We also found an old dump pile with some thrown out siding.  We had some paint we were not using in the garage, so we put all our free products together to create a fabulous birthday extravaganza.  

Grant painting some old siding we found in a dump pile.
We nailed the siding to some pallets

Siding and Cardboard Were Both Used
Staple or Nail to the Pallets
Drive Stakes in the Ground with Half of the Stake Extending Above Ground
Place the Pallets Over the Stakes to Hold Them Upright

Make Sure Everyone Playing Air-Soft Has Goggles or Glasses
Pick Up Extra Pairs of Sunglasses at The Dollar Store To Have On Hand
Place Two Different Colors of Bandannas in a Bag
Each Person Draws A Bandanna Out of the Bag to Determine Teams

Do Not Leave the Boys to Their Own Devices
Organized Games Work the Best
We Had Two 18 Year Old Boys Wearing Whistles Who
Worked as Referees and Game Coordinators

I Made Homemade Pizza and Camouflage Cupcakes
I Also Provided Plenty of Drinks and Popcorn

I Have Never Seen 13 Year Old Boys Have So Much Fun
I Over Heard a Couple of The Boys Talking
They Said It Was The Funnest Birthday Party They Had Ever Been To

Provide Target Shooting Games, Capture the Flag, Ender's Game, Etc.

How to Host An Air-Soft War-Birthday Party
For 12 Teenage Boys
For Under $100.00

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Waffle Iron Cinnamon Rolls

I love Cinnamon Rolls!

Add Melted Butter

Sprinkle Cinnamon Over Dough Add Sugar

Roll Dough/Cut in Pieces

Cook Cinnamon Rolls In Waffle Iron

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Basic Dough

I use this dough recipe to make just about everything.  Bread, pizza, rolls, bread sticks, etc.  Just add a little more flour if you are making bread, less flour for rolls.  Remember, the stickier the dough the lighter the roll.

3 cupts of very hot water as hot as you can from your tap

Add on Tablespoon of Yeast
I buy my yeast in bulk from Sam's Club

Add 1/3 cup of Sugar.  Sugar makes the yeast happy.

Add 1/3 Cup of Oil.  The yeast doesn't mind company.

No Reason to wait, go ahead and add 1 teaspoon of salt

I don't take time for the yeast to think about things.  I move right along to the next step. Start adding flour.  I never measure the flour, I just add and start mixing until the dough is the consistency I want.

Remember the stickier the dough the lighter the roll.  If you are making bread, add more flour.  Let the Kitchen aid mix for at least 10 minutes.  Continue adding flour every once in a while until the dough clings to the sides of the bowl.

Spray the counter so the dough doesn't stick.

No reason to add more flour so spray grease is a much better option for working with the dough.

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Waffle Pizza

Spray Waffle Iron

Spray Counter Before Putting Basic Roll Dough On It

Roll Out Dough

Cook Dough In Waffle Iron

Add Spaghetti Sauce and Meat

Add Cheese and Microwave Long Enough To Melt Cheese

Pizza Ready to Eat In Under 10 Minutes

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