Sesame Noodles with Chicken

I made sesame noodles with chicken a couple weeks ago and we loved it so much I had to make it again! It really is quite yummy. I usually just bake a couple of chicken breasts in soy sauce and lately I've been dumping brown sugar on it. I don't know why and I don't know what brown sugar does but it makes me feel good. ha. You can find the recipe here.

http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/food-network-kitchens/sesame-noodles-with-chicken-recipe/index.html

Cranky Tuesday

Emma woke up cranky yesterday and I'm sure I was no ray of sunshine myself. ha!
The weather was gross...no sun and we just were not able to get our "happy" groove on. When James came home from work he played and relaxed with Emma. Emma sat on his lap for a while why they listened to some music. She spread her arms out like this on her own and it was just to funny so I had to take some pictures to share.

I picked up these letters to paint and put in her room but after having them against fabric I think I want to use fabric(s) instead.
We'll see how it turns out because I have never done anything like this before. Will I end up in tears? ha!

Emma's Monday

I can't do a "craft" post and not do a Emma post. My nieces and nephews don't really care about what craft I'm working on...ha...but they do care about Emma and my dogs. :)
Emma had a good day yesterday. She went to Wal-Mart with me and then we came home and played all afternoon.

She seems to like to have these rings in her mouth and crawls around with them.

This is a fitting little shirt for her to wear.

Table Top Quilts

I finished another table top quilt...well finished what I could. My mom does the binding for me because when I attempt to do it I end up crying.
This is the back. I love this striped material.

This particular one is giving me issues. I'm not sure if I should just rip out what I have sewn and start all over on it or just let it go. Oh, I do not like ripping out and on this one I have ripped and ripped...ha.

First Easter

We had a wonderful first Easter with Emma. I had a hard time getting a picture of her this morning because she wouldn't stay still and I was a bit impatient as I was more concerned about getting a good seat in church...ha!
After church we headed out to Mr. and Mrs. C's to spend the afternoon with their family. Mrs. C made a scrumptious lunch for us to enjoy! She sure can cook!
We miss all of our family though. Emma sends hugs to her cousins and grandparents! :)

Emma and Her Dogs

Emma loves to play. What she loves more is when the dogs will play with her as you can see from the following photos.

She is getting to the point where she can grab them and pet them. I'm trying to teach her not to pull on them but to be gentle. It's a work in progress. Lily doesn't seem to mind so much as she is used to Daisy pulling on her ears constantly to play. Daisy is never sure what to think when Emma starts grabbing her. ha.

Of course Lily loves on her like crazy and wants to give her kisses.

I'm trying to teach Emma she is not a dog....as you can see, that is a work in progress to. ha!

Daisy was trying to get her hair bow. Silly dogs!

Just in case any of you are worried...no, I do not let my dogs and Emma lick each other all the time but sometimes it is funny when you are telling Emma that she isn't a dog and just keeps sticking her tongue out. Nor do I leave the dogs alone with her. I'm always right next to them when they are together. :)

On Days Like Today....

...when I wake up and the weather has done this overnight I'm thankful that I don't have to get out of bed and scrape my car off to go to work,

...I'm thankful that I have this little one around and am thankful for all of the fleece sleepers people gave her to keep her warm,

...I'm thankful that my dogs don't seem to mind the snow so much and rather like to go run around in it a little,

...I'm thankful that James adores Daisy so much that when she comes inside and her paws look like marsh mellows he takes care of them and make sure she gets warm and cozy,

...I'm thankful that although Lily is a soggy doggy when she comes in from the cold she still loves to snuggle with me,

..I'm just thankful for Lily,

...I'm thankful for food! No SURPRISE there! ha. This is a caramel chocolate chip bar. It is so good! Recipe below photo

Caramel Chocolate Chip Bars
1 pkg of Caramel Cake Mix (I also used a chocolate cake mix last week and it turned out great)
2 Large eggs
1/4 C water
1/4 C light brown sugar
1/4 C butter softened
1 C semi-sweet chocolate chips

Preheat oven to 375 and grease a 13x9 pan
combine all ingredients and mix. mixture will be thick.

Bake at 375 for 24-27 minutes. Cut into bars after cooled in pan.
ENJOY!!!