Monday, September 10, 2012

Crock Pot Southwestern Steak with Cornbread Dressing

We are back into the full swing of things these days.  Summer is officially over, as this will be week three of back-to-school.  Brad is getting adjusted with his new job and is really liking it.  It always feels like such an adjustment to go from 0 to 60 when school is back in session.  I have resolved to use the crock pot more this year, so it can do all the work for me while I am gone.  Here is a new crock pot recipe I tried recently and received rave reviews and seconds from the hubs.  Also, picture was taken with my new iphone!  Yes, we have now joined in with the year 2012 and updated our old school slide-out texting phones.  HA!  I am still getting used to all of its capabilities.  


Crock Pot Southwestern Steak with Cornbread Dressing

You will need:

About 2 lbs. sirloin tip steak
1 box cornbread stuffing
1 can mild Rotel, undrained
1/2 stick butter, melted

Directions:

Place the steak in the bottom of the crock pot.  Mix together the cornbread stuffing, Rotel, and melted butter.  Place this mixture on top of the steak.

Cook on low for 5-7 hours.


ENJOY!


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Saturday, September 8, 2012

Dog Shaming

I found this hysterically adorable website and I have to share it with you!  It is called dog shaming.  Owners take a picture of their pet along with a caption of their dog's undesired behavior.  The result is too cute and sometimes very funny.  Here are some of my favorites.














Tuesday, September 4, 2012

DIY Dog Toy

Ms. Maggie Mae is always so busy.  She loves to play...and play...and play.  Literally, all day long.  NO NAPS!!  Her favorite toys are ropes and she loves to tear out the knots and rip them to shreds.  Hence, my need to vacuum every day...sometimes more than once a day.  Obviously, she is in puppy play mode all the time and is still in the phase of destroying all her toys.  She loves textures and sounds, so as I was cleaning out the fridge today, I had an idea.


To get started, you will need an empty plastic container and old socks.  For my plastic container, I used an old grated Parmesan cheese container.  I removed the lid and plastic wrap and cleaned it out.


Next, I squished the plastic container down as much as I could without breaking the plastic.  I wanted to preserve the crinkly plastic sound that it made...she will love it!


After the plastic was squished to my liking, I slid the socks over the plastic container and knotted it up tightly.



Finished!  Here is her evidence of enjoyment. 


I love this picture, because, this is when she figured out how to get it to make the crinkly sound on her own.  So inquisitive!


She played all morning...at least until she got that knot out and exposed the plastic.  Don't let your dog eat the plastic.  You can just put another sock over it.  I did this for a little bit, then I took the plastic out and knotted all the socks together into a ball.  For her, that means it is time to play fetch!


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Saturday, September 1, 2012

Fantastic Freebies


Free Fall subway art printable


Thank you card printable


My state printable


Feather gift tags


Vintage label printable


Kitchen printables


Recipe card


Gift tag printable


Floral gift tags


Camera poster