Embroidery & Screen Print Help

So as many of you know I took on the PTF secretary at Cole's school.  And since I can't help but always raise my hand when someone needs help I volunteered to help to get pricing for T-Shirts, Polo's and Sweatshirts for the PTF to sale to students/parents.  

Now comes the easy part right?  YUP I called around thinking it would be easy.  So I set out last week called a few local places and then waited for the quotes to come in! AND I waited and finally a week later I called again and got oh yeah we'll get to that .... really you'll get to that?  I'm calling with possible business I know it's not tons of cash but it would be a steady every year order!  So finally I'm getting some quotes and not exactly what I'm looking for way expensive.

So I'm calling out to all my bloggy friends does anyone know of a great place to order these from.  Oh please help.  Here is the Logo on the T-Shirt we use:

Yup I have no shame and will ask everyone :) ... lol

Turkey Burger with a Twist

On Pinterest the other day I saw a Turkey Burger filled with veggies!  I started a new diet this week to try to jazz things up a bit.  The diet is a very low calorie and no carbs, this is a hard one for me but I'm on week two and holding strong!  I even held out and ate the dinner I brought while getting my hair done and everyone at some yummy pizza.  Oh man it was hard but held strong.  I hate when I'm dieting to make everyone suffer with me so I try to find meals that they would like too.  I found this Turkey Burger with Veggies in it.   The veggies they used are not on my allowed veggie list so I tweaked it a little and it came out very yummy.  I added cheese to the boys burgers which they of coursed loved, and just a little grumbled at bit about ground turkey.

Ingredients:

1 lb. ground turkey meat (prefer thigh meat)
1 Red Bell Pepper (This is what I added)

1/2 Bundle Green Onion (This is what I added)
1/2 cup fresh parsley, minced (or whatever fresh herbs you like)
1 tbsp garlic powder
1 tsp salt (I used Sea Salt)

1 tsp Mrs. Dash (I added this)
1 tsp pepper
cheese (optional)

* Original recipe: I omitted - 1 medium red onion, finely chopped

Mix ingredients together and form 4-6 patties. Grill on medium heat for 7 minutes a side. 2 minutes before burgers are done, place a slice of cheese (optional) on each patty. Serve hot.

Hope you enjoy!

A Sweet Center like Me :) Caramel Stuffed Snickerdoodles

A while back I made the Caramel Stuffed Apple Cider Cookies that were a huge hit with my family so when I came across a Caramel Stuffed Snickerdoodle on The Baker Chicks site I just had to make it.  The cookies spread a bit too much for my liking next time I'll have to play around with the dough recipe but still they LOOKED amazing and I was told they were very yummy.  YES I didn't even eat one, I started my new diet that day and was dead set on sticking to it (and I lost 3.8lb this week on it).  I didn't even take ONE taste of the dough, it's amazing you get the right number of cookies the recipe calls for when you don't eat any of the dough ... who would have thunk it!  (Added Note: as I say not one of my favorite dough recipes I'd use the one below.  These spread and I even put them in the fridge for 45 minutes before baking).

I've been told this is a winner recipe:

Ingredients

2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour

2 teaspoons cream of tartar

1 teaspoon baking soda

1/4 teaspoon salt

8 tablespoons (1 stick) unsalted butter

1/2 cup pure vegetable shortening

1 3/4 cups sugar, plus more if needed

2 tablespoons ground cinnamon, plus more if needed

2 large eggs

48 soft caramel candies or Rolos unwrapped

Directions

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees, with one rack in top third and one rack in bottom third of oven. Line baking sheets with Silpat baking mats or parchment paper; set aside.

Sift together flour, cream of tartar, baking soda, and salt; set aside. In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, combine butter, shortening, and 1 1/2 cups sugar. Beat on medium speed until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes. Scrape down sides of bowl. Add eggs, and beat to combine. Add dry ingredients, and beat to combine.

In a small bowl, combine remaining 1/4 cup sugar and the ground cinnamon. Use a small (1 1/4-ounce) ice-cream scoop to form balls of the dough. Break the ball into two and place the caramel into the middle. Form one large ball and roll in cinnamon sugar. Place about 2 inches apart on the prepared baking sheets. Bake until the cookies are set in center and begin to crack (they will not brown), about 10 minutes, rotating the baking sheets after 5 minutes. Transfer the sheets to a wire rack to cool about 5 minutes before transferring the cookies to the rack. Store in an airtight container up to 1 week.

Make the Cookie Part:

Caramel Filled:

The Snickerdoodle recipe she used was Martha Stewarts, I believe I will use Mrs. Siggs Snickerdooles HERE is the post I made and they turned our fluffy.

Things Under the Bed ......

Things have been a little somber around here, but dad is doing well in a lot of pain and on the road to recovery.  So trying to lighten things up a bit around here I thought I'd share what I found under Caden's bed last night.  Having boys sure is fun and what you find under their beds is always fun (ok people they are 8 and 5 so we're talking about food items ... lol).  So hang on here we go.

The loot!

Because we need a snack: Fruit Snacks & Crackers

Well at least fruit: Grape & Raisin

Of you get thirsty: Water & Kool-Aid Jammers

More food: Popcorn, Pretzel and of course breading from a corndog.

Oh there is my necklace, well part of it!

Lego's 

Cole's scissors this could be a plant from his brother

YUP that is all the fun!!!

Hope you enjoyed the laugh like I did that is after a stern talking to AGAIN for the umptenth time about food in one's room!

The Day Our Hearts Dropped ...

For you who follow me on FB know that this weekend we had a horrible accident happen.  Saturday am I talked to my dad made plans to me to come pick him up and take him to his motorcycle @ 4:30pm.  I took the kids to a birthday party and didn't even see my phone ring 2x, I looked down saw Rick called twice and called him.  I called and started to say Rick dad and I already made plans and I'm to be there at 4:30pm it's only 2pm.  Doing my usual talk over him, so he finally had to yell at me to stop talking and listening to him.   He said your dad was in an accident in a truck a lady hit him head on.  My mind immediately went to the lady (think dad was in his big F250 it's high and big), he said she caused the accident crossing the center line coming at dad head on and died.  It then hit me to ask about my dad, Rick told me to calm down that my dad was in the hospital and I needed to find the host of the party to pass the phone to.  Thankfully I was at one of my best friends house she talked to Rick got the details and grabbed her best friend.  Her best friend a nurse calmed me down and was so kind a drove me to the hospital to see my dad.  I got to the hospital and they just told him about the lady, he was very upset.  

They took X-rays and found that dad had a broken femur, foot, a laceration on his knee, and one hand pretty banged up.  They stitched him up were they could and then he was transferred to another hospital for a ortho specialist for his leg and foot.  We got him settled in for the night.  Rick and my mom went back the next day to be with him and get him in surgery that afternoon.  I came to relieve my mom and we ended up waiting in the recovery waiting room for a hour and half then I called the front desk and found out that they had already taken him down to his room.  We packed up and went back down to his room, my mom went back home to get some rest and I sat with dad.  He finally got his pain med and was able to get him to get some sleep.  He is doing ok, in a good deal of pain but we Thank God he is alive and we're praying for her family.

Also I know some of you are not religious but yesterday I couldn't get to church so I listened to it online while I was working.  On came the song "The Healing Has Become", I'm a new Jesus person but I can no longer call things coincidence anymore and know that was what I needed right then.

Thank you again for all your thoughts and prayers, I have felt you all with me!

Here is what we know so far she just got her hair done in the neighboring town, no drugs or alcohol were involved.  Dad only remembers driving and then a flash.  From witness we heard that she came over to his lane (both cars doing speed limit around 50).  Her car went under his bumper the force actually flipped my dads truck once and it thankfully landed on it's wheels.  The lady behind dad was a nurse and thankfully took care of dad until the paramedics came.   

Here is what the crash looked like, I have posted pictures of dad on FB but didn't want to put it here.

Here is the crash

Here is upclose of dad's truck

Here is the news report: http://www.kirotv.com/news/news/1-killed-1-hurt-head-collision-pierce-county/nRKb8/

Thank you again for all your kind words and prayers.

The Reveal of the New Do!!

I'm so excited about my new do it turned out so cute.  She colored and styled it to fit me and my personality and I'm just love love loving it!!  She was even sweet enough to cut the boys cuts too for school!!

Check us out we are a styling family!  What do you think?