Homemade Ice Cream

4th of July would not be complete without homemade ice cream! Here is a wonderful recipe a friend shared with me.
2 cans evaporated milk
1 pint whipping cream
2 1/4 cups sugar
dash salt
3 tsp vanilla
4 eggs
Combine all ingredients and cook on medium heat on the stove.  I cook it until it is warm about 10 minutes.  Pour through a stainer into a large bowl to make sure there are no cooked eggs floating around in it. Refrigerate overnight.( If you want fruit in your ice cream add 1 cup of chopped fruit before putting in your ice cream freezer.) Add the mixture to your ice cream freezer and fill will whole milk about 1 inch from the top. (Usually there is a fill line in the freezer) Follow the manufactures directions for your freezer and then enjoy your homemade ice cream!

Howdy Wreath

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My week has been consumed this week with Vacation Bible School at our church.  The theme this year was a western theme.  This was one of the wreaths I made for decoration for the week. It was very simple to do.  I had a grapevine wreath from the goodwill store.  I tied strips of burlap and red material around the vines. Then I cut the letters HOWDY out with my cricut machine, put them on a scrap piece of wood and tied it on with twine.  So simple and very cheap to make.  I plan on using this on my door when VBS is over with.

Family Pictures

I have to thank my friend Jessica for all of these wonderful pictures she took to our family.  She is a fabulous with photography and I know she will go far!  Here is her blog link. These are just a few of the pictures that she took for us.

What a week!

Last week I was visiting family in NC. My sister needed help clearing brush ( which I was happy to do) A few days later Poison Ivy popped up on my leg and continued to spread to the other leg and no medicine was helping.  Off to the Doctor I go steroid shot and cream. The next morning I get up itching all over my stomach and back and a blotchy rash all over so back to the Doctor I go.  He is not sure what the rash is so sends me to the dermatologist.  The PA at the office had to get the Doctor in and they think I have to many histamines in my body.( Apparently I am strange) So now I am on 3 antihistamines, which makes me sleepy, a spray, and prednisone (which will probably make me crazier). So there is my pity party for the weekend.
My family went to see Toy Story 3 today and I couldn't go because I would look like a freak scratching myself.  They did say it was really good.  I was able to watch a couple of movies here. I liked Valentines Day, it was a cute movie, but my husband would have hated it. So it was good I watched this movie alone.

 



Next I watched Julie and Julia, which I thought was fabulous!!  I love to cook so I enjoyed that part of the movie.  Also, as a blogger it is very inspiring if you haven't seen it you should rent it!

Trip

I haven't posted in a couple of weeks because of a trip to visit family.  Hopefully next week I will get my act together and start blogging again.

Pre school graduation

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That's my baby boy holding the flag at his preschool graduation.  These years have gone by so fast. We have been  so blessed to have him at a wonderful preschool where he has grown so much! Congratulations Carson!!

Patriotic Board

I wanted something patriotic on my mantel.  Yesterday I came up with this idea.  All I did was bought a scrap board at Home Depot yesterday (I paid .51) Then I bought some scrapbook paper that I like. Then I cut the pieces in quarters. You can cut them any size you like.

 Then I just laid them out on the board how I like them. Then started using Modge Podge to glue them down on the board.

 Then after they are all glued on the board, cover the top with Modge Podge.  Sometimes the paper wrinkles a little.  I use my finger and smooth it out. Some of the wrinkles I leave because it gives it character. Then just let dry over night.
Here is my finished project.