I Freakin Did it Friday #8

Happy Friday! It has been a busy week at Wilson House! I have started a new 1200 calorie diet thanks to my friend Cheryl sharing what works for her. I have also discovered the beautiful Lilburn Greenway Trail

This is a trail not 5 minutes from my house and is beautiful and peaceful. One day I even saw a little bunny!  I have started walking and in 2 weeks have lost almost 3 lbs. On Mondays my friend Mary walks with me and it is so fun just to get some girl time, then we went to lunch and had Mexican, I know counter productive right!

So on to this weeks party! 

This weeks most viewed link goes to the lovely Carrie at My Favorite Finds. What I Wish I Had Known BEFORE I Joined Pinterest. Thank you Carrie because I sat down with a glass of wine and my computer last Friday and re-organized my Pinterest Boards, go check them out!

My faves for this week are:

White Lights on Wednesday's Thai Pizza with Peanut Butter Sauce from her Get Your Chef on Challenge. I love the Thai Pizza from CPK and cannot WAIT to try this!

Living, Laughing, Loving the Junk Bonanza from Mom Squad Marketing, that was just heaven.

Next up is Kirsten from Craftiments her Autumn Decor Cornhusk and Fabric Pumpkins, I love these and they look like they belong in a decorating magazine!

Do It Yourself Cars Party from House of Woyaks. Heather has such a cute Blog you should go check it out!

My final pick for the week is Dishing with Leslie's Jade Red Chicken, OMG this just looks so awesome!

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Please link up whatever you have done this week that makes you want to say

I FREAKIN' DID IT!

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Adding Characters to your Comments on Social Media

Ok if you are really tech savvy then just skip right over this post and read the great one below it! If you are in your 40's like me and savvy but not cool keep reading. Last night my one of my BFF's Becky and I were having a conversation with a dad during Soccer Practice about Google. They are both teachers and were talking about technology in the classroom. One of the comments we were laughing over was that it is faster to Google a question than to ask your professor. What do you want to know? Just Google it, ask the whole question. My recent one was how to make a heart on Facebook  I see emoticons all the time but have never known how to make them. Disclaimer people I'm 43, I took typing on a typewriter in high school, we didn't have computers when I was young so yes I am a little behind the times! So here is how you make hearts, suns and all kinds of stuff.

Wordless Wednesday

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Sweet and Savory Pumpkin!

I'm under the weather so I have of course been playing on Pinterest!  While playing and thinking about the holidays I wanted to share some great pumpkin recipes I found.

I Freakin' Did it Friday #7

Hey everyone, hope you had a great week! I'm working on my church's Fall Festival which is next weekend. It's my 8th and final year co-chairing this event. It's a blast but a LOT of work. So here is the most viewed link from last week.

Do it Yourself Sprinkles Canister from Cupcake-N-Bake

Some of my faves are:

Halloween Glass Blocks from Alderberry Hill

Wordless Wednesday, it's a great one!

    

Lot's of Halloween Ideas to Get Started on Now

I've already started getting ready for Halloween, I LOVE Halloween. It was never my holiday till I had kids but after having Garrett I totally got into it. It is just as fun to decorate for as Christmas. Last week I made my new wreath and then I made these cute pumpkins. All they are is a $1 store pumpkin and some Krylon Glitter Blast Spray Paint. Then I got the ribbon at Micheals, it is gold but webby like a spider web. I just tied it in a bow around my candlesticks and that was it. I think they look pretty cute and will work for Fall or Halloween. I did let Garrett help me so you will have to forget the overspray drip marks and he ran us out before we go the bottom done but oh well they are high up and you have to get really close to notice it in person.

I Freakin' Did it Friday #6

This week has been a great week. It is still hot hear in Georgia but you can feel fall coming and I cannot wait. I'm in my 40's and lets just say at a time when any cool breeze is appreciated. Tuesday I got together with some Mom's from my son's school and we scrapped for an ENTIRE day. It was heaven to dip my toes back into scrapbooking, how I miss it so. I will share some of my scrapbooking soon.

I could not believe all the wonderful links this week and I had the WORST time picking. I would pick one and then go oh yea but what about that one. You ladies amaze me at your creativity.

So this weeks most viewed post goes to Make ahead Freezer Burritos by Mary Beth at Cupcakes and Crinoline. These are wonderful beef bean and rice burritos to pull out for lunch or dinner in a hurry. If you are looking for a breakfast burrito you can freeze make sure to check out my post from last week.

Some of my fave's this week are

Halloween Wreath Take 2 with Krylon Glitter Blast

So eirlier this week I put up my Halloween Wreath go check out the original post to see how I made it. I was not really happy with the outcome so I put it up on Facebook to get suggestions on what to do with it. Thanks to everyone for all the great suggestions. So

With This!

Halloween Wreath

This is my current Fall Door arrangement. Red is my favorite color so I pulled apart some older arrangements I was tired of and put it all together here. I am not a flower arranger, my mom can make wonderful arrangements and wreaths but she did not pass that gene to me! This was mostly put together by her and re-transplanted.

 Since Halloween is coming soon I decided to make a new wreath for the door since my old one was looking really sad. I already had a straw wreath form so I took my coupon to Hobby Lobby and bought 4 rolls of tulle, 2 orange and 2 black, and some wood letters. I started by cutting the tool into squares.

Bacon Alfredo Fettuccine

The Hubby and I love Food Network, it is really a battle some weekends to get off the sofa and do something because we get totally sucked in. Yesterday we had soccer games for both boys. Matthew's first ever. We were so excited and right as we got to the field they were clearing the fields due to lightning, then the rain came and the game was canceled. We decided to run some errands and went to the grocery store. It's been a while since Daddy has made home made pasta. I know some people say it's not worth it but I disagree, it is TOTALLY worth it. We made a version of this recipe from the Neeley's.

I Freaking did it Friday #5

Hey Everyone! Welcome back to

This week I am joined by Ang over at Juggling Act Momma, she is co-hosting this week. She has a great blog with lots of great recipes so go visit! She is also posting her faves from the party so go see if you were featured!

I always love a good laugh and this week's most viewed link was no exception, Dumpster Diving for Beginners was great and hey I think God loves a good Recycler

My Favorites for the week are 

Amy's Cooking Adventures shared these breakfast waffles made from biscuits and eggs! YUMMMMM

Wordless Wednesday

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Breakfast Burritos for Mornings on the Run

I love eggs for breakfast and don't always have time to cook them. I have bought those weight watchers quesadillas for a fortune and decided to try my own.

Ingredients: I made about 12

12 Whole Grain Tortillas Medium sized

8 eggs

1 cup of shredded cheese (I used Mexican Blend)

1 Package of Simply Potatoes Steakhouse Seasoned Diced Potatoes

and any of the following optional add in's:

Chopped Bacon

Crumbled Sausage (I happened to have one of those packages of precooked on hand which I just tossed in)

Diced Tomatoes

Green Onions

Vadalia Onion

Red Onion

Jalapeno

The secret to no Tears When Chopping Onions

A few years ago my hubby and I took a class at our local cooking store called Knife Skills 101. We learned how to de-bone a chicken, julian, chop, how to hold a knife correctly and tons of other skills. The one thing that has stuck the most with me is how to not cry when chopping onions. Now we have all heard  wives tales about holding a match in your mouth, chewing gum, and getting them cold first, none of that ever worked for me! The trick at the end of this post has never failed me.

First let's look at how to chop an onion:

Look at our onion, it has 2 sides one is the root side and it looks like this