Weather In Iowa

This weather this past spring , summer, and this fall has been unheard of. Iowa springs are supposed to be thawing out from the winter blooming flowers rain and mild temperatures. Not this year we went from winter to summer not really any spring. Then SUMMER came. Wow what a scorcher some days it was so hot that you didn't want to walk out the door with temperatures reaching 100 degrees and the humidity making it feel like it was 110 degrees with no rain in sight. Now here we are in fall and we still have some summer like days and very little rain. I miss the mornings when you wake up and you can smell how clean and crisp the air is. I am still waiting for that day to come cause that's when it really feels like fall to me. The leaves are starting to change and fall people are starting to burn and it smells so good. I just hope that this unseasonably warm weather falls over into winter. I will say that only one day a year I wish for snow is Christmas Eve just enough to cover the ground and last until Christmas day. I love living in Iowa the change of the seasons are amazing.

Cooking with Potato's

I have been experimenting with different ways to make potato's. I have found that if you are going to cut and bake them you need to soak them in salt and sugar water. It draws out the water in the potato so they will cook faster. That is the only way I will make potato's now, because something that would take over an hour to bake only takes half the time. I have also created a recipe that I will share with you.

Sweet Mexican Potato's

Cute 4 medium potato's into wedges
2 1/2 T. Oil
1 tsp. Lawry's seasoning salt
1 Tsp. garlic powder
1/2 tsp. onion powder
1/8 powdered chicken Boolean
1 T. taco seasoning
1 1/2 tsp. brown sugar
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp white sugar

Take and soak potato's in salt and sugar water for 15 min. Preheat oven to 425 degrees. In a separate bowl mix oil, Lawry's, garlic powder, onion powder, chicken Boolean, taco seasoning, and brown sugar. toss potato's in the oil until potato's are covered. Place in a greased baking dish. Bake in oven on 425 degrees for 30 to 40 Min's or until potato's are done.

I like to serve these with chicken.

The Voice - Team Blake

What team are you?
I am Team Blake and Team Adam. I know you can't have two teams but I say screw it. So this weeks blind auditions were amazing. The singers this year are so much better then the last two seasons. This is going to be a tough year to pick who will win because there are so many that could do it.

  Terisa Griffin- I loved they way she asked Blake and Christina questions about what they would do for her. When she finally picked Blake I was shocked and so was he I am sure that he thought she was going to pick Christina. I think she is a really good singer and I just hope that her personality doesn't  get to be too much.


  Charlie Rey - He was such a breathe of fresh air. He has it all he is good looking and he can sing. He has a sexy swagger to his voice. He is going to be one of the front runners on Team Blake. I can't wait to see him sing more.

  Cassadee Pope - I am torn on do I vote for her or not. She has a good voice but I just don't know if I could cheer for a person that has already went on tour. I know that is what The Voice is all about. If she was the one that ended up representing Team Blake I would be fine with that.

The Fro

Ok so I have seen people trying to rock a fro. Now those of you out there that don't know what a fro is it's a slang for Afro. I don't care who you are a fro ain't the way to go . The fro that I am talking was seen on a guy that has red hair. LOL. Now if you have red hair and are white as a ghost and have freckles you have no business it trying to rock a fro. They make you look crazy and that you should have been born in the 60's. Let me know how you feel about fro's.

KAM''s Custom Creations

I have been working on making college team, and custom themed stones or edgers. I got this idea from a yard sale that I went to and they had Nebraska Corn husker themed stones,  and I just ran with it. I am so excited every time I do one and to keep doing something new. I have made seven to date and all of them are different from the other.

Iowa Hawkeyes - Black background Gold Lettering



LSU Tigers - Purple background Gold Lettering




Oklahoma Sooners - Crimson background and White Lettering




I am selling these and also going to give them for Christmas presents. They are a cute and unique Christmas idea.

Movie of the Month for September

The movie that I am really into here lately is "The Sandlot" It is one that I feel like watching this time of year when it gets to the end of the baseball season.



   If you haven't seen this movie it is about a kid Scotty Smalls who  moves to a new neighborhood with his mom and step dad, and wants to learn to play baseball. The neighborhood baseball guru Benny  takes Smalls under his wing, and soon he's part of the local baseball buddies. They fall into adventures involving baseball, tree house sleep-ins, the desirous lifeguard at the local pool, the snooty rival ball team, and the travelling fair. Beyond the fence at the back of the sandlot menaces a legendary ball-eating dog called The Beast, and the kids inevitably must deal with him.

You need to see this movie if you haven't yet. I give this movie a 8/10

TV's New Seasons

Hey Everyone
Today we are going to talk about the new TV seasons and series starting this fall. So far I have watched the new season of "Bones" and "Glee". We will start with Bones. The season 8 premiere was not how Ii wanted to start the new season MAD. When Palont deleted his identity and became a Egyptian I wanted to go punch him in the face and then when Bones slapped him with the flower I was so happy and like you go girl. I am hoping that episode 2 will be better. Episode 2 of Bones airs Tonight at 8/7c.  

 So for Glee I am not that big of a fan but every once in awhile I will watch and get hooked and then I will see something that I don't agree with I will stop and then start back up again. The season premiere was nothing like they said it would be they said that Rachel was leaving the show but she is still there. I think that I would watch it more if Lea Michelle wasn't on there I just get a strange vibe from her. Well this week we have Two Broke Girls, Private Practice, Dancing With The Stars, Big Bang Theory, Grey's Anatomy. I myself am looking forward to watching the new Big Bang and Grey's Anatomy. I am really into those two shows I can hardly wait. Let's just hope I'm not disappointed like I was watching Bones lol. Let me know your opinion and what shows you like.

Big Bang Theory Thursdays 8/7c

My First Blog

Hey Everyone
This blog stuff  is all new to me. I thought that this would be a good way to speak what's on my mind on certain topics and maybe there are people out there that have the same opinions. This blog will be about a lot of diffrent topics,  Cooking, Crafting, Music, Movies, TV, Sports and much more. Follow this blog and you wont be disappointed. You'll get a little bit of everything.