Thought For Today

I have been rather crafty lately. I made a skirt the day before yesterday, some scented rice bags yesterday for a sore back, and today I started a quilted pillowcase and I made some Disney-themed art for my home. My Pooh quote is below. Enjoy!!

 

See Ya Real Soon!

 

Mr Sandman, Bring Me A Dream

I am literally surrounded by sleeping people. My dog is asleep, my husband is asleep. I am not.

I don't know what's up but my sleep schedule has been non-existent since mid July. I've tried Tylenol PM, Chamomile tea, warm milk, staying up all night and then trying to reset myself the next night, nothing has worked. Oh the horrible late-night TV I've seen in the last month.

If circumstances were different (aka if I still had health insurance) I would just run over to the Dr and get fixed up, but alas I can't. Hubs will be purchasing the new NyQuil Sleep whatever today when we go to the grocery store. We'll see if that works.

I.Am.So.Tired!

See Ya Real Soon!

Handywoman

Hubby and I have a door that has never really worked properly since we moved in, in December. . . . Of 2009.  75% of the time I'm the only one that can get the door open.

It's easy, really, you only have to jiggle the knob while slightly tugging towards you and at the last minute pull the knob out of the socket and voila! You have one open door. Did I mention that it's loud? Really loud, especially at night when Beauty has to go out.


Step One 
Assemble Supplies

A Drill, having the bits that go with the drill is preferable, in our house we call this a miracle.

Also necessary is the new doorknob.






Step Two
Remove Old Hardware

PLEASE remember to OPEN the door before you take the knob off. Just sayin' a 5 minute panic is not worth the oversight... Plus it wasn't warned about in the directions, so it's not really my fault that I didn't do it, right?

PANIC!

 At least I figured out how to jimmy the door open. Just focus on getting all the old knob off.  The fun stuff is coming up!

TaDa!!






Step Three
Put New Hardware On


It's really just doing the reverse of what you just did.

Just don't forget the plate thing that is attached to the door frame.

BEFORE   

           

AFTER

And another shot of the final product:

YAY! All done! 

See Ya Real Soon!

 

31

I'm now at this weird point in trip planning where there is nothing left to do. It's too early to start packing (or so the hubby says) and there isn't anything that needs to be planned.

I'm just idly biding my time looking at photos from past trips. Like this one:

Or this one:

And this one:

I guess now I will go read some guide books and fill up on trivia to drive the hubs crazy while touring the parks :)

See Ya Real Soon!

35 Days...

We are officially 35 Days until Disney 2012! As a 35 Day treat I got DH a copy of 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea as a surprise and cooked a meal that is one of our favorites at WDW. 

I made my version of the meal at Liberty Tree Tavern! Thanks to the World Wide Web I was able to find the marinade for the steak, and I improvised for everything else. The recipe for the marinade is as follows:

4 teaspoons salt

2 teaspoons black pepper

2 tablespoons curry powder

2 teaspoons cumin

2 tablespoons rosemary, fresh, chopped

4 teaspoons paprika

2 teaspoons coriander

2 tablespoons granulated garlic

2 teaspoons oregano, dried 

You put all the spices in a bag and shake your steak until fully covered in the marinade. You can cook after storing in the fridge for an hour but you can also wait up to 24 hours and cook then. 15 min in a 350 degree oven should do it, but adjust the cooking time to how you like your steak cooked. I let the steak rest for 10 minutes and then I sliced it thinly. Yummy!

DH commented that the seasoning was a little thick on top so next time I will shake off the steaks before cooking. It isn't exactly like the Liberty Tree Tavern but it sure is close!

See Ya Real Soon!