Popcorn Balls

I've never been a huge fan of popcorn balls, but this stuff is G-O-O-D!

 (Bad picture/Good Popcorn)

Recipe:

Candied Popcorn Balls

20 C. Popcorn (About 2 1/2 bags)

1 1/2 C. Light colored Karo Syrup

1 1/2 C. Sugar

7 oz. Jet Puffed Marshmallow Creme

2 Tbs. Softened Butter

1 tsp. Vanilla

M&M's/ Peanuts if desired

Directions:

 Pop your popcorn and remove unpopped kernels. Place in big bowl. Set aside.

Melt together Karo Syrup and Sugar until Boiling. Remove from heat and stir in Marshmallow Creme, Butter and Vanilla until melted.

Pour over Popcorn and stir well. 

(I use a wooden spoon so it doesn't stick as badly as a metal spoon)

 Let rest until well cooled. Mix in Peanuts/M&M's if desired.

Once cool enough to handle, form into soft balls (Don't pack them tight or they get hard)...

Or you can leave it in the bowl and just eat it by the handful like me :D

Popcorn for Breakfast = Gym after work

:D

COUNTRY STRONG

This movie was wonderful! I loved it.

I love Gwyneth Paltrow. 

This might be "old fashioned" but I so want the Sound Track :D

Thursda-da-day

So...I just recently converted to the new Blogger Posting....thing....I don't know what to call it- but it's awesome. It's so much easier with pictures! Holy Moly. I love it!

Well...I'm just givin an update on life.

We've just been working and playing. We had volleyball last night and we upheld our record of 1 loss/ 1 win per night. So I guess that was cool. At least we're consistent, lol.

Melanie and Monty stopped by the Rec. Center and watched us play on their way home from Park City- which was nice of them.!

I'm getting excited- We've been selling the stuff that we posted on KSL pretty well, so that's cool. There for a while it seemed like nobody was buying anything (can you tell I put stuff on there often)? hehe

But now..wa-bam! Within 2 days, My garage is feeling much bigger :D lol

Loving it!

Anyway...I'm also excited because for the first time, I linked up a project that we did to the DIY Monthly contest. They give away a random assortment of building supplies/home decor for the winner, and although I don't know if I have a change (hundreds of people post their projects to this thing) I'm just excited that I finally participated in it for once, instead of just following everyone else's cool projects!

Yay for figuring out the 'linking up' thing, lol.

So...I also found another contest on facebook. 

http://www.justapinch.com/contest/rise-n-shine-breakfast-challenge

It's part of the 'Just a Pinch Recipe Club' and it's a 'Rise and Shine" Breakfast contest. So I'm going to enter a very simple- but favorite- breakfast recipe and see if we can win a 2 person all expense paid round trip to Nashville.

Like I said...the odds of winning are slim- but- I'm just excited to be participating.

On a different note- tonight we're excited to have Monty coming over to help Justin do some more work in the basement. We're getting closer and closer to insulation and sheet rock every day! Little things just keep holding us up- but we're almost there so I'm super excited.

While they work on the basement, I get to chill out with Hailey and Natalie so Jason can take Tiffany to a Birthday Dinner. She turned 24 on Monday so HAPPY BIRTHDAY TIFF!

I'm excited to get to see the girls. They're so sweet and fun and full of energy. I miss them when they have to go home!

Part 2

So..yesterday we put a second coat of paint on all the Bead Board before bed.

Today we used my finish nailer ( the one I got for Christmas) And nailed it back up

Once the Bead board was in place- we re attached our corner molding and put our outlet cover back on.

So here it is:

Before                                                         After



Part 1...

I have talked Justin into letting me 'conduct' another crazy craft project. He has been kind enough to help too!

If any of you remember my cabinets-- when we painted them white at the beginning of this year- we also painted the surround on the Bar White.

{Please ignore the messy counters}

I decided I wanted to add some color & texture to the surround, so we decided to use painted bead board to add some ' visual interest'

We tested out a few paint colors we already have in the house and decided we liked the green best.

So.. Off we went to Lowes. We had them mix more of our Green Paint {Which matches our Green wall}- And we bought our Bead board.

I took the measurements with me to the store and had them cut the pieces for me. It's so much faster that way! Plus it's free. {Score}

So. Once we got the pieces home- I laid them all out in the basement and got to work painting.

Justin notched out the holes for the molding/ plug in's etc. for me.

This is the "current status" after the first coat of paint on all of our pieces.

Update to follow

:D

Spring Cleaning!

Alright. I'm spring cleaning -- a little early, I'll admit. But here's some URL'S to the KSL Ad's in case you want to check them out!

http://www.ksl.com/index.php?nid=218&ad=14224523&cat=364

http://www.ksl.com/index.php?nid=218&ad=14225222&cat=453

http://www.ksl.com/index.php?nid=218&ad=14225055&cat=194

http://www.ksl.com/index.php?nid=218&ad=14224900&cat=603

http://www.ksl.com/index.php?nid=218&ad=14224184&cat=508

I didn't post all of them, but if you click on one of these URL's you can click "more by this seller" on the bottom part and it'll show you the rest of them.

Enjoy!

I need your opinion...

Okay Blogland Friends...I need some opinions.

As we've been cleaning out our basement I have been moving my wedding dress round and round in circles. I don't know what to do with it! I don't want to display it- corny- but I don't want to hide it! It's beautiful :D So what do I do?

I've thought about selling it- but is that crazy?

Would anyone ever even buy a used wedding dress? After all I only wore it once...

What do you think?