10 Months Old!!!

HOLY CRAP! I can't believe how fast the time went! Abby has grown up so big! She can stand up against furniture on her own. Laughs at everything, and plays all day long. She is one handful, but I am glad that she is my Abby. YAY!

Headband Flower

I made this flower today for Abby's headband and I got super excited about that I made another one! It was so much fun! I got it off of this website http://sew4home.com/projects/fabric-art-a-accents/541-organza-flower-tutorial. SO MUCH FUN!

More Sewing for Christmas

I made this bag for a girl that I used to work with at Macey's

I can't tell who this one goes to because it is a present for Christmas, but I wanted to take the picture anyway. :)

Mochiko Chicken

Mochiko Chicken

yield: 12-15 servings

5 pounds chicken thighs, deboned, or chicken wings

4 eggs, beaten

10 Tbs shoyu (aka soy sauce)

6 Tbs sugar

8 Tbs mochiko (this is rice flour)

8 Tbs cornstarch

4 cloves garlic, minced

1 tsp salt

1/2 C green onion, finely chopped

1 Tbs sesame seeds

1 tsp fresh ginger, grated

oil for frying

Mix everything (except chicken and oil.) Marinate chicken for 5 hours or overnight in refrigerator. Fry chicken in 1- inch hot oil until golden brown on both sides. Cool and cut into slices.

Note: If desired, discard chicken skin before marinating. Tastes great with or without skin and it can be prepared a day ahead.

New Bag

I made this bag for a lady at school who I admire a lot because she is not afraid to say what needs to be said and I am so not like that at all, but even though she is around my Mother's age, we get along just fine.

Inside of the bag.

Pumpkin Chocolate Chip and Walnut cookies

1 1/2 cups canned pumpkin
3/4 cup brown sugar3/4 cup granulated sugar
1 Tbsp. pumpkin pie spice
1/2 tsp. cinnamon
3/4 cup oil
7 eggs well beaten
2 tsp baking powder
2 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
4 1/2 cups of flour1 12-oz bag chocolate chips1 1/2 cups of chopped walnuts
Mix first 7 ingredients in a large bowl. In a separate bowl, sift dry ingredients together. Stir dry ingredients into pumpkin mixture until well blended. Drop by spoonfulls onto a cookie sheet lined with wax paper. Bake at 350 for 10-12 minutes or until firm and browned on bottom. Cool on wire rack.

My sewing is done for now! Hope you like it Jay and Ka'eo!

So this month I decided to make something special for my best friend! I don't have very good sewing skills, but this is what I came up with! First, I made this bag with help from my Mom.

The Bag!

Here is a close up of the button!




Next I made a Rag Quilt for her son Ka'eo






Here are the close ups of the squares of fabric that I used.

It was so much fun!!! I will have to keep doing this!

Left over Turkey pot pie

So you have made a turkey roast or just turkey. Need an idea to use the left overs from it? I have exactly what you are looking for!!!!
Turkey Pot pie

1/3 cup margarine or butter
1/3 cup of flour
1/3 cup chopped onion
1/2 tsp salt1/4 tsp pepper
1 3/4 cup left over juice from your turkey. Turkey broth
2/3 cup milk2 cups of left over Turkey from either a roast or just a normal turkey
1 (9 inch) Pie crust from the frozen section or make your own.
1/2 (10 oz.) pkg veggies with peas/carrots/green beans or whatever you like
1 potato peeled and sliced into small cubs.
Heat butter over low heat until melted. Blend in flour, onion, salt, and pepper. Cook over low heat, stirring constantly until mixture is smooth and bubbly; remove from heat. Stir in broth and milk. Heat to boiling, stirring constantly. Boil 1 minute. Stir in turkey, frozen vegetables, and potatoes; reserve. Line pie pan with crust; brick with a fork. Pour turkey filling into crust. Place second crust over top. Roll edges and flute. Cut slits in top. Bake at 425 degrees for 30 to 35 minutes. Let stand 5 to 10 minutes.

Southern Fried Chicken Strips

1 egg
1/2 cup buttermilk
1 cup all-purpose flour
1-1/2 tsp. garlic powder
1-1/2 tsp. pepper
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp. paprika
2 lbs chicken tenderloins ( I actually only use one chicken breast and I cut it in strips and that usually feeds us for a meal if I get fries too. However, if you have a larger family, you will need about 2 lbs, which is about 2 chicken breasts.)
Oil for Deep-fat Frying (I just use any oil I can find in a sauce pan heated up enough to fry evenly).
2 Tbsp. Grated Parmesan Cheese (Optional, I usually don't do that part)
In a shallow bowl, whisk egg and buttermilk. In a separate shallow bowl, combine the flour, garlic, powder, pepper, salt and paprika. Dip chicken in egg mixture the flour mixture.

In an electric skillet heat oil to 375 degrees. Fry chicken a few pieces at a time, for 2-3 minutes on each side or until no longer pink. Drain on paper towels and sprinkle with cheese.

Like I said, I usually just fry the chicken in oil on the stove in a sauce pan because I don't own a fryer.

Dad Holt's Birthday Bash!

So Jaron's Dad turned the Big 50 this past week and we had a wonderful celebration that weekend. Here is a good, fun video of Abby. Happy Birthday Dad/Grandpa Holt!!

Going Sewing

I have never been a very good sewer, but recently I sewed a bunch of Blankets for my ward for newborns coming in to the world! I have decided to make a rag quilt for my best friend Jay and a super surprise that I can't say just yet! I am so excited! I will post pics when I am finished!!!

Abby Laughing!

SOUTH CAROLINA!

South Carolina is beautiful!!! Jaron and I decided that we needed the vacation. We went to Downtown Greenville, Cowpens to visit a member family, Columbia to the zoo and the mall, Myrtle Beach, and Georgetown!!! This picture is from Georgetown on the boardwalk. It was sooo pretty! I loved every minute of it!

This is Abby Talking!

I love this, it shows how much Abby loves talking! It's a few months old...... but oh well. :)

Update

I haven't posted in forever!!!!!

Jaron is on his second semester of School. He's currently studying Digital Media and is hoping to work for Industrial light and magic, or Bungie someday. He has super high goals and after this semester is over he's taking a break until I get done and is looking for a better paying job in the meantime....
I'm starting my second semester at school tomorrow. We're on to Pharmacology. I'm super excited! Looks like we may be able to buy a house within the next year or so. I'm working part-time and switching to full-time in May probably. I'm also going to school full-time and I'm a full-time Mom. It's pretty hard sometimes, but we survive.
Abby is four months old. Can hold her own bottle. Learned how to scoot, sit-up and laugh. We found out about a month ago that she has Gastroesophagal Reflux Disease. Hopefully it goes away, but in the meantime we are feeding her a special type of formula because she can't have any milk but soy. She also takes prevacid everyday. Poor thing, but she doesn't cry near as much anymore.
That's my update for the month! I hope everyone else is doing great! Love you all!

Abby's silly laugh!

Abby Squeals when she laughs! We're just lucky to get this video of her even though it was after she'd been laughing her head off. She loves being called Stinky!!!!!!

Does the Crying EVER stop????

I'm sure it will, but Abby has a bad case of Colic and I've almost tried everything. She's sure gorgeous and a very happy baby when her tummy doesn't hurt. Her tummy hurts all the time, so we usually only get about ten-twenty minutes of a happy Abby each day.... I just can't wait till things get better. She's so cute!