Jane turns 4

August 11, 2014 / Winnie / 2 Comments

Jane’s birthday party was over the weekend and here are a few highlights from the prep to the party.

I started with the invites as those would be my jumping off point for ideas. I used a graphic design program and came up with invite below. A quick upload to Walmart Photo Shop online and I had invites in no time.

Now for the stuffs. Jane’s pirate outfit included a stripped shirt, a red tutu, pirate hat and pirate necklace. The kids (and adults) all got eye patches and pirate hats. The princess wands were available for those that wanted them.

Jane’s Pirate Princess Birthday by whitney-gonitzke on Polyvore

We had a tattoo and sunscreen station 🙂 , a small pool for the littles and a larger pool for the bigs.

Jane enjoyed herself immensely in both.

A little pinata action.

Happy Birthday Miss Jane! Mom and Dad love you.

Ginger Shrimp with 3 Fried Grit patties and Asian slaw

August 6, 2014 / Winnie / Leave a comment

This is the most delicious dinner….but my recipe on this was all about throwing something together so I could get fed.

shrimp
canola oil
lemon juice
soy sauce
ginger
minced garlic
grits (spread into a sheet less than 1 inch thick and refrigerate)
1 egg or egg substitute
bread crumbs
honey
rice vinegar
cabbage – shredded

Peel and de vein the shrimp – place in a bowl to marinate with a glug of canola oil, minced ginger, a teaspoon of garlic, teaspoon of lemon juice and teaspoon of soy sauce…..marinate as long as you can.

To make the sauce for the shredded cabbage – add together additional minced ginger, rice vinegar, garlic, dash lemon juice, canola oil and soy sauce…..all of the liquid was added in equal parts and the garlic and ginger was roughly 1 teaspoon.

I pulled the sheet of grits from the fridge and cut 3 round pieces out with a cookie cutter an inch and a half in diameter. I ran each one through an egg wash and then bread crumbs. Place in pan with heated canola oil until each side in nicely browned.

I then placed the marinated shrimp into a hot pan and cooked for a few minutes on each side…..till they were a pretty pink color.

For plating – I place the shredded cabbage on the side with the sauce over. I added some tomatoes…..cause I love them. The three grit circles go down and then I place the shrimp on top of those……added some more of the sauce from the cabbage and ATE IT!!!

Friday Wrap Up – updated room pics

August 1, 2014 / Winnie / Leave a comment

Look Above….there is a tabby called House Tour. I have been slowly adding pics to it and I just added some more. Click on the drop downs to end up with the before and after pics. Scroll down for the updated afters.

https://thehappycrazyhouse.com/house-tour/living-room/

Current:

https://thehappycrazyhouse.com/house-tour/dining-room/

https://thehappycrazyhouse.com/house-tour/kitchen/

Whew…..it’s just a few pictures….but it represents so much work. I’ve got some more pics to post of the remaining rooms and I’ll get those up in the next few weeks.

Peace out! Have a great weekend peeps.

Friday Wrap Up – Vacation style

July 25, 2014 / Winnie / 1 Comment

Here is a recap of the amazing vacation that we took over 4th of July this year. We decided to rent a cabin on the Canadian side of Lake Metigoshe.

We crossed the border at Carbury, ND and traveled through the land of Manitoba to the north side of Lake Metigoshe. The cabin is situated right where the C is.

Dave had the boat out on the lake for roughly 10 minutes….bringing it from the boat launch to the slip….when it blew a piston. Sob. Long….long….long….story short. A very nice Canadian offered us his boat for the week and saved our vacation.