Upcoming Books and Movies

I've unpacked most of my books and DVDs and it feels great. My mom and I love books and movies. We tend to lean towards romantic plots, but we're not opposed to a good action flick or mystery novel. So, my dear mama starting compiling a list of upcoming books and movies that we are going to check out in 2010 and we want to share it with you. Some of these are my mom's and some are mine, but most are from both of our lists. I would also like to add a small disclaimer that we have not seen or read any of these, so we cannot vouch for the quality or appropriateness of any of these suggestions. Some authors we have read before, but there may be a dud or two in here. If you have any suggestions of your own, leave a comment. We would love to expand our list, especially in the months that are a little thinner than others.

FEBRUARY:
12th-- Percy Jackson movie

MARCH:
20th-- New Moon movie on DVD
30th-- Nine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake by Sara McClean
31st-- City of Fallen Angels (Mortal Instruments #4) by Cassandra Clare

APRIL:
6th-- Secret Speakers and the Search for the Selander's Gate by K.S.R. Kingworth

MAY:
4th-- Spells by Aprilynn Pike
7th-- Iron Man 2 movie
14th-- Letters to Juliet movie
28th-- Prince of Persia movie

JUNE:
30th-- The Twilight Sage:Eclipse movie

JULY:
2nd-- Knight and Day movie
16th-- Sorcerer's Apprentice movie
20th-- Linger by Maggie Stiefvater


AUGUST:
24th-- Hunger Games #3 by Suzanne Collins
31st-- The Clockwork Angel (Infernal Devices #1) by Cassandra Clare

SEPTEMBER:

OCTOBER:

NOVEMBER:
19th-- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 movie

DECEMBER:
10th-- The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader movie

Oreo Football Truffles

I made these for an extended family dinner on Super Bowl Sunday. The recipe is from the one and only BAKERELLA. Love her blog! Very rich and creamy, the kids loved them. My piping was done very quickly, so don't look too close. I definitely need to sharpen my chocolate dipping skills too. It looks so simple, and it is, but to make it look really good take a good amount of practice I imagine.

Quilt concept

I picked out my sashing material (the blue) and pinned it up to see where I want each square. This is one possible layout. We're supposed to finish these babies up in the next couple of weeks but I'm kind of in the middle of repainting and unpacking an entire house. Not to mention running two different kids to two different schools in two different cities at two different times every day. I am spending a fortune on gasoline right now. My quilt may just have to wait a bit. I like where I'm going with it though.

Here we go....

So, my posts may be few and far between over the next couple of months.
I have a really good reason.
We bought a house and am packing up everything to move.
The new house needs every wall and ceiling surface repainted. Trust me. I'll do before and after pictures so you can see what I mean. So, this is why I have oodles of sample cans littering my kitchen counters right now. I am itching to get them up on the walls....we get the keys in the next couple of days hopefully.

So, it's all going to be house stuff on here for the foreseeable future. Mainly because there are only so many hours in a day.....AND all of my craft and sewing supplies are packed away.

PS: We are supposed to finish our quilts soon from my class. I'm hoping to fit that in there somewhere. We'll see. So, be patient and thanks for sticking with me! Adventures of home ownership: HERE WE COME!

Christmas Baking

Presents have been bought or made, wrapped, and shipped. Now it's on to the baking. Many a loaf of poppy seed bread has been made this year. I wrapped them in plastic and then festive tissue paper with a cute tag. We're starting to pass them out to friends and family. Three batches of my mother-in-law's fabulous english toffee has been made also. I'm trying not to eat all of it before my family gets here.
Still to bake:
Chocolate silk pie
My dad's favorite raisin cookies
shortbread (recipe HERE)
peppermint fudge
chocolate truffles

I don't know if I'll get to all of it, but I'm sure going to try! I'll try to post pictures and recipes as I go. Happy baking and MERRY CHRISTMAS!

Dollhouse....DONE!

So, way back when, I made a FABRIC DOLLHOUSE for my niece for Christmas. I finally finished the embellishments on it tonight. I really had grand plans for more....but time is running short, so maybe next time I'll put in a rug or a fireplace, and maybe a pond.

What is a dollhouse without some dolls? I painted and sealed these little wooden dolls for her. She has two sisters, so I thought three little kids would work for this doll family.

Admiring their new garden.

Merry Christmas, my dear!

Oh, and here's the outside. Next time, I'll add on some windows with little curtains. Ahhh, I need more time!

Scarves

I made two-toned fleece scarves for family and friends this Christmas. They were a lot of fun to make and very warm. My brothers are getting their favorite sports team colors.

I also made some cut fleece scarves, just for fun. These were secret Santa gifts at various parties this year.

My five year old wanted one too. He chose the colors so I knew he would like it and now he wears it to school every day.