Busy Weeks Meal

I hope everyone likes Kraft Macaroni Ring Mold because that's what is going to be for dinner for the next 2 weeks.  I am getting down to the deadline of the birthday party and only have 1 day off until the event, loads to do still.  Will not be around the "house" until after the candles have been blown out!

TV Dinner

With imitation beef flavored substrates!

x cake

Let's have a Jam-boree!

I didn't realize toast n' jam could be so much fun. Maybe I should wrap up a loaf of bread and jam for pumpkinbutt for his birthday. I'll attach this image to the gift so he understands that kids LOVE this as a present...clearly something must be wrong with him if he hates it. 

He'll never buy it...

Where's the Legos!? 

Wrapping

"This Reynolds Wrap is so handy to line pans with to cut down on the tedious task of washing bakeware!  I am going to wrap all of our plates, bowls, and silverware to get the most out of this time saving miracle material!  No more washing dishes for me!"

Stunning Seat

multi-tasking

"Yes....this can work. The cord is long enough.  I will save so much time if I can make breakfast while I am bathing in the mornings.  Set the skillet up on the commode lid...while it's heating up, I'll wash my face. Scramble the eggs, while I soak. I am brilliant! This is going to happen or I'll die trying! "

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candy wrappers

I really like vintage candy wrappers.  I am saving up dum-dums and mary jane wrappers to do something fun like these candy wrapper pails by martha:

Several images found via Collecting Candy.  An amazing website full of candy wrapper goodness!

seconds

perfectly spaced potatoes every time! 

vanilla ice cream cutie

Cookie Munchies

The weekly cookie sessions really took off when Gertrude brought back a new seasoning from Mexico called "mar-e-juan-a".

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Deviled Crabs

Thicka Bigga

Sunshine, Daisies, Butter Mellow....

"Hmmmmmm..... should I bake a pineapple upside down cake or lemon cupcakes? Or should I make a yellow squash casserole with corn on the cob.  Maybe I could make banana pudding or peach cobbler... Better yet I could put my focus on hosing down the rest of the kitchen in yellow... curtains, flooring, and switching out that dreaded red clock for a nice mustard hued one.  Perhaps then I will bake a nice simple yellow cake...with yellow icing....and yellow sprinkles. God, why wasn't I born a blonde?!"

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so here's the deal... no posts on weekends. It's just not going to happen with the long hours I work.

Cheery Red & Yellow Brownies

It does it all! It's a soil cleaner... It's a Laxative....A laxative for soil!
It's.....Soilax!

Nutrient Rich Breakfast

"Good morning dear! Make sure to eat all of your grapefruit.  The arsenic...er, nutrients settle on the bottom. "

Piggly Wiggly

"Hey Mister, Mommy said for you to be careful. You crushed her carton of  Winstons last time."

Bacon?

No, no! This is Sliced Breakfast Beef!

 Love the price frame shaped cow head with a cent sign.

fridge lovin'

Men love BIG ice cubes!

wieners!

Dinner Deluxe

" Hello dear, would you pass a message along for me to Mrs. Paul?  Tell her I am ever grateful  for her making this Haddock Deluxe Dinner taste like ass! I passed it off on my mother-in-law as homemade and have cemented that she will never grace my house for dinner ever again! I will be forever in Mrs. Paul's debt! My real question is can I buy these in bulk?  I have several applications to use them... House guests that have outworn their welcome,  to encourage the Mr. to get out of my hair for an evening, and a whole luncheon for the PTA biddies would be grand. I'll take 3 dozen, Thank you!"



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Birthday Planning Season

 Pumpkinbutt's birthday is at the beginning of March.  Every year he gets a bang up huge affair (fireworks may be involved this year). Therefore I will not have the time for much posting for the next month and a half. If you happen to look back at my posting history you will likely see that Jan and Feb are always lite, and that is the reason why.  Last year I made a personal goal to post more and to beat my number of posts from 2007, being 43. I did 51 in 2012, so yay for me! Pumpkinbutt was my biggest supporter and encouraged me greatly...so you can see why I always give him a huge birthday party because he is the best kid ever!

He and I made a new goal for 2013 to beat the 2005 number of posts being 66. So to keep up with this goal but keeping time restraints in mind, I have decided I will post a vintage image that I like, such as the birthday ones seen here, everyday until after his birthday (hmmmm... we'll see.). I will doubtfully make any comments on them...just eye candy.

I thought I would also put up a scan of some vintage candles I got at a thrift 10 years ago or so...for 15 cents.  We use one of them every year in our cakes.  We deem it the really lucky candle to be blown out first to insure maximum wish granting security. 

Disney World Hollywood Studios 50's Cafe

We just got back from Disney!  We made reservations a couple of months ago to save us a seat at the 50's Prime Time Cafe in Hollywood Studios.  The entire restaurant is made to look like a home from the mid century.  The "Lounge" area is the living (waiting)  room:

The front entry is a perfect replica of a 50's kitchen:

At my table, some of the vintage (not reproductions)  knick knacks (all are glued down to the shelves..I checked):

Here are a few additional images of the interior, for your viewing pleasure, that I found on the nets: 

Hey, look! It's our table (below)!

Here is a really nice, clean shot with no annoy people in the photo:

The waiters/waitresses introduce themselves as Aunt Linda or Cousin Lou.  They also treat you like family, as in if you are naughty and don't eat your veggies they will help you by feeding them to you.  We behaved ourselves but while we were there a few folks got put in the corner and had to help clear their table!

I saw somewhere that if you don't finish your veggies, they bring them back to you as the "dessert" with whipped cream on top....hopefully they don't force you to eat that!

Super fun and wonderful atmosphere!

Hall Decking

A few shots of  Holiday Spirit overtaking the Living Room and Dining Room.

Deck the Halls with Buddy Holly...Tis the season something jolly!

Hey kids! I made your favorite cookies: Christmas trees for the girls and bloody spearheads for Bart!

Merry Christmas to you, Merry Christmas to you, good luck with that Christmas stuff and a Merry Christmas!

Frosty Fix Up

 I bought this guy off the side of the road at a run down thrift store many years ago.  His black paint was all scrapped up, someone had colored his hat band with a red and green crayon and some tiny critters with sharp teeth chewed a hole near the base of his back.  For years he remained in this state and I didn't even put him in the Christmas decor mix, he just stayed in the garage....
Finally this was his year.  I cleaned him up, removed the crayon debris and with the help of the multi surface paint made by Martha he is all spiffed up!

I couldn't do anything about the critter hole... He just has to keep his bum to the "fire" and pretend it melted off!