Halloween Pizza

For dinner my girls decided to make pizza. 
I threw together some dough and got distracted with something else.  The girls moved forward and made individual pizzas for themselves putting on their own pizza their favorite things.  They were anxious for me to make my pizza because they were getting very hungry and wanted to bake them all at the same time.  Since I was taking so long at whatever it was I was doing, they asked if they could make my pizza and get them all in the oven.  I said "sure!"

As the pizzas were baking I came back into the kitchen and moving from the kitchen to the dining room and livingroom I would catch little whispers, "has mom seen her pizza?"  "Did mom look in the oven?"  Then finally the timer went off and the pizzas were done.
The girls said I should take the pizzas out of the oven.  As I pulled them out of the oven we all started laughing.

They have great talent, don't you think!?!

Yes siree, this monster pizza is the one they made for their dear mother!
Perfect for Halloween.  I just gotta love my girls . . .

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

Almost a year to the day!

This has been a crazy last year. I am glad it has passed and I'm anxious to start blogging again.  Wow, it really has been a year, I can't believe how quickly the days and weeks go by!!!


The most recent wonderful event was the blessing of my granddaughter.
She is adorable, no bias on my part either. 

Baby and her beautiful mom, baby and her proud grandma (me), and baby and her lovely great grandma. 

I made a couple of pairs of booties for her to wear.  Here's a picture of them:

And here are some pictures of my grandbaby wearing them:

Isn't life great!

Life is sooo good!

This is what we had for dinner last night.  We call it a German pancake, but I don't think it is acually German (kind of like French fries).
I wanted to post it because it is easy and very inexpensive to make, and feeds 5-7 people (plus kids love it, my youngest daughter wanted this for her birthday dinner).

In a mixing bowl whisk up 9-12 eggs (depending on size), add 2 c flour and 2 c milk and 1 tsp vanilla and whisk some more.
In a 9"x13" pan (in the photo, I used a 10"x15" pan), butter generously (use a couple of tablespoons of butter or margarine.  Pour egg mixture into pan and bake at 350 for 30 minutes.
Serve with pancake syrup and jam.  YUM! 

This is the project I have been working on lately.  It's called Swedish weave and this will someday be a cute blanket/throw.  For now its a "work in progress".

I am reading a great book called The Dynamics Laws of Prosperity, by Catherine Ponder.  I want to share tidbits of the book in my posts (especially for my wealth building buddies!).  Here goes:
"I learned about the power of thought as an instrument for success or failure.  I came to realize that failure is basically the result of failure thinking.  I learned that the right use of my mind could become the key to healthy, happy, prosperous, successful living. . . . The word 'prosper' means 'to flourish, succeed, thrive, to experience favorable results.'  You are prosperous to the degree that you are experiencing peace, health, and plenty in your world."

So, let's change any failure thinking to prosperous thinking, starting right now!  We can do it!

Miscellaneous stuff

Life is constantly changing, but amid the changes and "busy" ness -- not to be confused with business, I did get the pink trim on one slipper done. I started in the back or the heel area and single crocheted all the way around until I was where I had started. Then I tied a knot with the beginning end and the ending end of yarn.

I haven't sewn on a button yet. I bought some pink buttons, but I think I'm going to get some different -- more colorful -- buttons to use.  Now I just need to make the other slipper to go with this one!!!!

On to a different subject --

Here are pictures of cookies we made (they were time consuming, but fun):

 We made little tiny tea party cookies . . .

 and some little leaf and apple cookies . . .

 and some flower cookies!

Here is something for the Wealth Building Buddies of WUN:

This quote is from Brandon B.

"I've used several different tracking systems over the past decade. I'm 1 out of 100 that went in every day and put in the information about my day's expenses.Since I started using currentsee™ to track my finances, I have cut my expenses down by over $400.00 per month. This is the ONLY system in the world that automates everything for you. I spend with my currentsee™ Mastercard™ all day, then login to my currentsee™ Dashboard the next morning to see that all of the expenses have automaticallly been categorized, my pie graphs and charts have automatically been updated and I know at a glance how much is left in each of my budget categories. I just spent the money. It categorized everything for me. Amazing!

On top of that, using the currentsee™ Rewards for just my grocery coupons, I am saving over $120.00 per month buying things I already buy and things I already love. I'm a single dad with two kids that don't even live with me all of the time and STILL I save $120.00!

That's $520.00 net gain to my bottom line on just two aspects of wakeupnow™.

Is the $87.13 per month really worth it? Ha!"

Have a super duper weekend.  For me and my family it is General Conference weekend.  We have been looking forward to this weekend for a long time.

More Crocheted Slipper

Let's see picking up from last week's crochet instructions . . .
Now you work 24 double crochets in the next 6-9 rows depending on the size/length of your foot.

Then choose which side you want for the inside of the slipper, and which side you want for the outside.  Turn inside out and fold the heel of the slipper in half and slip stitch the back together. Tie a good knot at the bottom and crochet yarn ends into the slipper.

Next, single crochet around the top edges and strap of the slipper to tidy up the edges. 

 I started this single crochet at the back of the slipper, then I went all around and tied it off in a tight knot.  Weave in the yarn ends.

Voila, almost done.  Maybe I'll get it finished tomorrow!

True Confessions . . .

It’s Monday, the beginning of the work week.
Have you ever desired to have a job that you loved so much that taking a break for lunch was an irritation because you didn’t want to stop working? Okay, I love food, I can’t imagine it being an irritation, so let’s just say you were anxious to get back to your work after lunch, because you really enjoyed your work.


I love making crafty things and I like drawing and painting. I would love to do crafts as a full time job and get wealthy doing it. I have tried many different things to make it work and I have made money at most of them. But, when adding up the cost of materials and time invested in the crafts, I actually made very little money.


I just want to be wealthy, doing what I love, while being a stay at home mom. Is that too much to ask???


Well, back in May, my oldest daughter suggested I start a blog. I guess Oprah had a guest that made big money with her blog. So here is first of my true confessions: I started this blog for the sole intention of reaching my dream of making money while staying at home. As you can guess, I haven’t made any money on this blog and I keep on doing it because it’s addicting, I suppose.

There are many things I can do to earn a minimal income and subsist. But, I do not want to just subsist, I want to achieve my dreams.


Then a few months ago I heard little snippets (from a friend of mine) about making money using this special debit card and I wanted to be a part of it. Then I watched a couple of videos about it with my husband ( http://wakeupcall.wakeupnow.com/ ). He joined immediately. That was 2 ½ months ago.


I am so anxious to join too, now that life is more settled and the kids are back in school. I get more excited about it as I learn more about the company.


The company is pictured on the left side of the blog. It is called “Wake Up Now”.  I’ve finally found an opportunity that has the potential to get me where I want to be financially, and helps me in many other ways too.

Who wants the best for their family, such as good health, wholesome food, learning, and recreation?

Who wants more freedom from government controls and bureaucracy?

Who wants to help others, spread goodness, and down home values?


I do, I do, I do!


Next confession:

I’m going to publically express my desires and use “the law of attraction” and see what happens.


My Desires:


I want seven to 21 people to join up with me and we can achieve our hopes and dreams and share our joys among us all. Have you heard of Napolean Hill’s, Mastermind group? We could have our own mastermind group. We can radiate positive, powerful, goodness to the world (that’d be extremely amazing)!


I’d want this wonderful group to grow in wealth and friendship (kindred spirits as Anne Shirley would say from Anne of Green Gables).


Interested? Use my personal e-mail address to contact me:
alyssarup@yahoo.com


We can all be wealth building buddies!!!

This, surrounded by an acre or two for veggie and flower gardens and an orchard would be nice, yes?