Shower Salads

These are the two salads I have brought to the last few showers I have helped with. There are a few of you that were wanting the recipes! The Pasta Salad is something I sort of threw toghether so they are not a lot of exact measurements. I hope you enjoy!

Strawberry Spinach Salad with Tiffany Higgins Dressing:

1 bag of Spinach
1 carton of Strawberries
1/2 Purple Onion

chop up the strawberries and purple onion and toss with spinach. This dressing makes the salad.

Tiffany Higgins Dressing:

1/2 cup Grapeseed Oil (if you don't have Grapeseed Oil you can substitute Olive Oil)
1/4 cup Agave Nectar (if you don't Agave you can substitute for 1/8 cup of sugar)
1/2 tsp Dried Mustard
1/4 tsp Onion Powder
1/2 tsp Sea Salt
1/4 cup Dellalo Rasberry Vinegar (I buy this at Sprouts)
1 tblsp Poppy Seeds

This is the key to the dressing: Blend all ingredients together in a blender then drizzle through the top of the blender spout the Grapeseed Oil. This will make a real thick dressing!


Mediterranean Pasta Salad:

1 box Penne Pasta
1 jar of Marinated Artichokes (from Costco)
1 carton of Grape Tomato's
1 16 oz can of Black Olives
1 carton of Feta Cheese (from Costco)

Cook the pasta and let cool add some Olive Oil so your noodles don't stick. Then chop the Artichokes, Tomato's, & Black Olive's and toss with the pasta. Then add the Feta Cheese. The rest of the ingredients is to your taste. I have never quite measured it out. For the dressing add Olive Oil and little Balsalmic Vinegar & Lemon Juice. Lots of Sea Salt, Pepper, a little Garlic Powder and Oregano! Remember it is to your taste!

OVERALL HEALTH & ESSENTIAL OIL CLASS

Just wanted everyone to know that next Thursday the 18th we will be having a Overall Health & Essential Oil Class by Tiffany Higgins. The Class will be at @ 6:30 PM. Please read about Tiffany on her webpage Health Origins. Please let me know if you are interested in attending. This will be a great class and you won't want to miss out!

Girls Just Wanna Have Fun

We have been busy...

busy with friends.

This is Lauren's Best Friend Sydney. They are pretty cute...

and their glasses too.



They love to play purses, babies, barbies, makeup, hair and did I mention dress up!



The tutu Sydney was wearing was mine when I was little. My cousin had a matching one that was white and we did this too.

My friend Bridgette (Sydney's & Ty's mom) & I trade kids sometimes... she usually takes the boys (Ty & Clay) and I take the girls! We are all very happy with this arrangment!

These girls are always so good for me! All they like to do is have fun!

A Quick Tip

I read on someone else's blog the other day about boiling your clothes with Biz. It is supposed to get out hard core stains and make your whites even whiter. So after doing a load of whites the other morning I decided to give this a try on Dallas's white t-shirts and socks. This is the amazing Stuff!

You will need to use a big pot so you can do a big batch. I fill the pot with water leaving a little room at the top , then I put one scoop of Biz per batch and let it boil for a few hours.

This is what is NOT coming out in your washing machine. Yikes! I had no idea! Remember I had JUST washed these before. I hope this doesn't gross you out. Just thought I would share. My whites are whiter and the stains are removed! I think I will do some dishtowels next, they could use a little sprucing!

The kids New Ride

My Grandma loves the kids to come out the farm and since she always wanting to see them more...she had plan that worked!

They are pretty pumped about their New Ride!

Now they can enjoy driving around the farm instyle...I just hope they don't run over any of the Workers!

I am thinking we will be going to the farm everyday.

Vitameata Vita-Mix Giveaway!

Chocolate-Covered Katie is giving away a free Vitamix! I have been wanting one of these for a long time! I hope I win!! Here is her link Vitameata Vita-Mix Giveaway .

The Duggars 20 & Counting

I just got done reading "The Duggars 20 & Counting". First I want to give kuddos to this mom for having 18 kids. I have NO idea how someone is able to do this and still be able to keep her sanity..because not only do you have 18 kids but those kids are going to have kids and pretty soon your gonna have 100 grandkids! Jim Bob & Michelle (the parents) do have some great advice on raising kids ( I would think so after having soo many). I loved reading about how they were able to run such an orderly home with such a big family! What an interesting book with great tips!!