I found him

23 years ago. On a moonlit hike. By the time we got to the top of the mountain, I knew he was the man I would marry.
I tried my hand at this Pinterest pin.hmmmmmmmmmm…Not quite what I had in mind.
So I tried this Pinterest pin.FAIL!Then I turned to this Pinterest pin.FAIL #2!So, I tried it my way, using my cheap-o WalMart shelf vinyl/contact paper and paint:Perfect!Even better after I finished a couple pieces of old wood from the discard pile.And I even found the perfect place to hang it…

You pin? I pin too!

Last week when Ike  Ike’s mom  Michelle from Décor and the Dog announced there would be a Pinterest Challenge, I was still having withdrawals from the mad dash of costuming for my son’s school play. I figured it would be too hard to choose a “pin” and be creative at this juncture…

But here I am…I’d been pinning “altered bottles” for some time. But then I ran across this one by Barb of “Treasures from the Heart.” Her Psalm 139 bottles reminded me that for a long time I’ve wanted to do something with the verse Psalm 56:8 where David says,"You keep track of all my sorrows. You have collected all my tears in Your bottle. You have recorded each one in your book.” (NLT)

Here’s what I did:And then I:(thank you, Graphics Fairy!)Do you ever feel like your oft-broken heart is just held together with gold jewelry wire? I’m overwhelmed by the fact that God cares for each tear that rolls down my cheek! I love the language of the King James Bible, so that’s what I used for my tag:Well, here she is:Linking up to the Pinterest Challenge with Megan (The Remodeled Life), Katie (Bower Power), Sherry (Young House Love) and Michelle (Decor and the Dog).

got sweet potatoes & honey?

Gotta love Kristen’s creative mind! November’s challenge ingredients are pretty much Thanksgiving staples; but we needed to think “outside of the box” and be at least a little innovative.I tried to think out-of-the-box, but bumped into these at Sprouts, so I ran with it. (Decided to “think outside of the bag”, you might say…)

Actually, thanks to I had already tried my hand at oven-baked sweet potato fries. I used the recipe here, but my fries looked absolutely nothing like Karen’s:

Don’t get me wrong! They were incredibly delicious & semi crispy and out of three pounds of sweet potatoes there was not even a crumb left. Her recipe is awesome! My problem is quality control. In other words, I suck at accurately cutting potatoes into uniform pieces!(I have been on a sweet potato fry binge since I had the most incredible plateful at Outback Steakhouse last summer. In my desperate search I’d even tried Carl’s Jr. & Burger King’s fries…  Can you blame me for turning to Pinterest?)

So, the frozen fries turned out OK.They were not as crispy as the ones we’d made the week prior. But again, not a crumb was left.Every fry needs a dip, so they say… We threw together a honey-lime-sriracha sauce for that purpose. I gathered a few limes from my tree & the other ingredients from the fridge & pantry.

Here’s how I made it:Mouth’s watering now – anticipating when those taters will get out of the oven:Patiently waiting for everyone to be served so I can dig in:Tastes sooooooooooooooooooo good!Here are some more sweet potato & honey recipes:

Chipotlé Tabasco Salt

Several months ago I "pinned" this recipe for Sriracha Salt. When I was at Sprouts last Friday, I bought some bulk sea salt in order to make a little of this for Fathers' Day gifts for the hubs & my daddy. 
After mixing up the Sriracha salt, I thought to myself, "Why couldn't I make some chipotlé tabasco salt?" 

I did make it, & it is delish on popcorn 

& this morning I tried it on my eggs!

Here's how I made my salt with the chipotlé sauce:


2 Tablespoons McIlhenny brand TABASCO® Chipotlé Sauce
1/2 cup sea salt


Mix well & spread a thin layer on a cookie sheet. I put it into the oven with just the light on. It dried in about a day. I ran it through the blender until it was fine enough to go through the shaker.