Perfecting Imperfection

So - last night kind of stunk...as a Pittsburgh girl, I was disappointed in my team.  The truth is, they really didn't play Super bowl quality football.  They played like it wasn't as important a game as it really was - they played like it was a regular season football game.  Still, I'm proud they made it as far as they did.  :)

Oh - and the commercials...they stunk.  The only one I even remotely liked was this one:




It could be because my Nate is a huge Star Wars fan and laughed his butt off when he saw it!

*This article...made me love this commercial even more!!!  Thanks for sharing, Anthony!

Anyway ~ on to why you are here...my menu for this week!

Okay, not really . . . we have a day or two, but I will say that I have to start planning what we are going to eat during the big game.  (Oh...and for those of you who aren't into football and don't live in either Pittsburgh or Green Bay...I'm talking about the Super Bowl!)


I also wanted to use this post to try out a new site called Say Mmm ~ and link up over at I'm an Organizing Junkie to try to snag some prizes!


Two of the items I'm planning on making for the game were served at the latest Mommy Group we had in January.  There is a kid friendly one and one that is more for the adults...here they are - w/printable grocery lists!


Pizza Pinwheels


Ingredients ~


1 (8oz) can of refrigerated crescent roll dough - if you can find the sheets that aren't perforated they work great!
2 cups of shredded mozzarella cheese
24 slices of pepperoni
Pizza or Spaghetti sauce for dipping


Directions ~


Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C)
Pinch the 8 crescent roll triangles into 4 rectangles. (skip if you found the sheets)
Layer the cheese and pepperoni (about 6 slices on each rectangle or use all of them if you found sheets)
Roll tightly lengthwise and slice into pieces
Arrange on baking sheet and bake in preheated oven until golden brown, around 12 minutes.
Enjoy with the pizza sauce for dipping!


Printable Grocery List for Pinwheels


Mini Reubens - recipe from my good friend over at Sweet Uncertainty  (these were YUMMY!)


Ingredients~


1 loaf (8 oz) mini rye bread slices
about 6 tbsp butter, melted
about 6 tbsp Russian or Thousand Island Dressing
1 lb corned beef, thinly sliced (you can also use canned corn beef, but I like fresh)
1 lb swiss cheese, sliced
2 c. drained Snow Floss kraut (16 oz can)
parsley, if desired


Directions ~

Arrange slices of bread onto cookie sheets. 
Brush one side of bread w/melted butter. 
Spread dressing on each slice. 
Cut corned beef and cheese to fit slices. 
Top corned beef with sauerkraut and cheese. 
Broil until cheese is melted. 
Garnish with parsley, if desired. 
Makes 3+ dozen.


Printable Grocery List for Reubens


Hope you enjoy and GO STEELERS!

I'm getting organized with Organizing Junkie!

Before - yes...there is the top of a dresser under there!

You won't see half of this stuff in the after because I THREW IT AWAY!!!

Ahhh ~ isn't that better?

Top - cords, next - misc., next - deodorant and samples, last - hair stuff.

I LOVE my Caboodle.  I even organized the inside of it...but didn't take a picture.  :)

There you have it.  My last minute organizing project for this week.  You know what?  Having a clean dresser really really makes me want to attack the rest of my bedroom today!  I just might make the time to head up there and try going through some other areas!  :)

Oh ~ and Org Junkie did give us some thoughts to ponder...I thought I would mention one reason I want to get organized...actually, here's my top 5.

1) I feel more peaceful when the house is organized

2) I HATE not knowing where things are and spending more than 2 minutes looking for something.

3) I want to lead a more simple life with less stuff - if that is possible with 4 kids - and organizing will help me to really think about what I need and what is just taking up space.

4) I want my husband to feel relaxed when he is home and less clutter and a happy wife will help that to happen.

5) I want to be proud of my house...not frantic that someone is going to stop by unannounced and think, "How can she live like this?"  (Even though it isn't that bad and I'm probably the only one who thinks that - everyone else is thinking, "How does she do this?"  I get that a lot!)

Can't wait to see the other organizing projects this week!  Head on over to orgjunkie.com and check them out, too!

Yesterday, they started tearing down the house next door.  If you missed the post about the fire ~ here it is . . . by far one of the scariest days of my life.  Yesterday, this showed up (sorry about the bad pic...I'm not a very confident picture taker)

From my back porch

The woman who owned the house with her husband - they rented it out to our neighbors - stopped by last week and asked if we were interested in buying it.  We weren't.  Now...we aren't sure.  We have been tossing around the idea of having a bigger yard...fencing it in...having a garage...but we want to move because this house is too small for us.  What would you do?  Do you think it would be a smart move to purchase the lot?  What would the negatives be to having it?  Just curious...we haven't really talked to the landlord again about it.  It would be great, though, to give the kids a place to run around and play this summer!