Saturday, January 29, 2011

Closet Make-over

My New Year's Resolution had to do with getting some things around the house organized. The first place I tackled was the junk drawer in the kitchen. For less than $10 I bought several plastic bins and now everything has a spot. I love it. But, as you can see from these pictures, our closet was in need of a total make-over and it was going to cost more than $10. Handy husband to the rescue.
Before
After
Chris designed (according to my specific instructions) and built custom fit shoe bins and clothing shelves for both his side and mine. Now, not only does everything have it's own place, but with added shelving, we have a lot more room.
Isn't it beautiful! And yes, it will stay this organized with the clothes in color order. That's one of those crazy things about me that I don't want to change.

Friday, January 28, 2011

Recipe for Pizza and a Fun Friday

1 Tablespoon yeast
and a Teddy Bear on skates.
Add 1 Cup Warm Water (not hot)
and take turns hand grinding wheat.
Add 1 teaspoon sugar into yeast and water
and teach the kids to roll out the dough.
Add 1 teaspoon salt
and let the kids help with assembly.
Add 2 Tablespoons oil (I use olive) and stir.
Admire your work, pesto with turkey and marinara with pepperoni.
Add 2 1/2 Cups flour (I put wheat and white in mine) and knead.
Dig in!
Roll out dough and move to pizza stone, no rising necessary, then add sauce, cheese and toppings.
Dance in the kitchen.
Bake at 415 degrees for 15 min.
and top off the evening with a face full of chocolate ice cream.