Saturday: 1/1/11

I actually just feel like sleeping on the couch here! Maybe I will get a little nappy in before I scrap! LOL

i didn't have a nap yesterday :gasp: first time all week, but I did sleep in, like I did today, so i plan to stay up and scrap scrap scrap
plus i had coffee with caffiene

Making octopus in the ocean for youngest.... it's not really octopus, it's a hot dog made with tentacles on a sea of shell pasta. Made it for him since he was very small...
Contemplating taking the tree down instead of Tuesday... but the house will look so empty and sad! :-)
Sure are a lot of folks here today, woo hoo!

asarasota wrote:Making octopus in the ocean for youngest.... it's not really octopus, it's a hot dog made with tentacles on a sea of shell pasta. Made it for him since he was very small...

ok, now that sounds adorable and like something I can make lol
do you just split the end of the hot dog so it curls up like 8 arms? so do you do that before you boil it (or do you fry it?)

I need a pic Alecia to see what you are talking about

it sounds like it would be cute to make before we leave for FL

Pooky wrote:

asarasota wrote:Making octopus in the ocean for youngest.... it's not really octopus, it's a hot dog made with tentacles on a sea of shell pasta. Made it for him since he was very small...

ok, now that sounds adorable and like something I can make lol
do you just split the end of the hot dog so it curls up like 8 arms? so do you do that before you boil it (or do you fry it?)

Yup, slice the hot dog only halfway down into 8 legs (it's tricky, raw hot dogs are slippery, and the end result is tiny legs) and then once you boil them, they curl every which way!
Serve over shell pasta with peas and carrots mixed in with a white sauce--sometimes I cheat and use premade if I don't have time to make a pot of white sauce...
kids love it.
I draw a smiley face with mustard on the finished octodog. :-)

not a good photo, no smiley face

LOOOVE it!!

Ca- Ute! LOL

such a cute idea with the hot dog.

Finished moving furniture for the night. We will pick back up tomorrow after church. I have 3 kids sleeping on the floor tonight since we did not finish. lol

Now I am sitting here, eating avacados and chips.

Alecia...that is too cute!

Tam..you have been busy.

I finished one layout and took a shower.

Now to clean up my scrappy space and work on the next project.

Alecia, I love it!

Still moving slowly today, but getting ready to go scrap. Someone remind me to stay away from the champagne next NYE!

I borrowed the hot dog photo, can't take credit, but it is the octopus I make! :-)
well, little tractor is in the lake, big tractor is spinning its wheels trying to pull it out...
there are so many acorns in the back yard it feels like you are walking on a marble carpet today! bumper crop!
I'm still organizing scrappy stuff.... it's taking a while.

I'm up from my nap!

and yes! I have read all the posts on this thread since I was last here

glad 911 did not have to be called about the tractor!

oh no Alecia. I hope big tractor can pull little tractor out.

I am just checking in! finished a page.. and posted to my "gallery"... I am almost done with the quilt challenge from late night last night... just have to put it all down!

I also took a break to make some snickerdoodles!! LOL

Tam you have been busy!

Laura- gotta watch out for that Champagne!!

Alecia- your DH and that tractor are gonna get into trouble today!

Good news. Both tractors have been put away. Whew...
It's quite windy but lovely out, got up to 76, and I was outside picking up branches. I have not gotten much scrapping done today but a lot of chatting! :-)

wow 76!! nice!!

Yay! Both tractors put away is good!

Scrappinlala wrote:I am just checking in! finished a page.. and posted to my "gallery"... I am almost done with the quilt challenge from late night last night... just have to put it all down!

I also took a break to make some snickerdoodles!! LOL

ooh, I love snickerdoodles!!

haven't scrapped a dang thing...between getting the tree down, making the cheesecake and finishing laundry, my day has gone...now I'm gonna hop in the shower!

LOL No showering/dressing for me today! LOL Lazy stay in my jammies day!!