My Awesome Job

Not much to say today since my Home Town Hop post will have to wait until next week [ahem, Heather ;) ]. Just thought I would shamelessly plug my work's blog if you're looking for another blog to read [with tons of adorable photos of the cutest kids in the world].  We also have a Facebook page, Twitter, Instagram, and Pinterest.  Yeah, I'm all about the social media at this job. Here are a couple of my recent photos to convince you ;)

Pinterestingly Motivated

Oh yeah, I've been motivated lately.  I've come to the conclusion that when I know I'm not allowed to do something [i.e. since I'm in a brace for another week and a half], I want to do everything around the house.  Not just limited to Pinterest, we've power washed our patio and walkways, mulched, and pruned trees and shrubs.  I'd have to say our lawn is looking awesome.
Here's what Pinterest fun I've been up to lately, since I haven't done this in MONTHS:
We had a banana left over from our Bluth frozen bananas last weekend, and it was slowly going old, so I decided to make some healthy cookies.  I've been seeing these recipes all over Pinterest, so I decided to finally give one a try.  Here's what I used: one very ripe banana, 3 tablespoons oats, 1/4 teaspoon vanilla, 1/8 teaspoon cinnamon, 2 tablespoons chocolate chips.  I baked them at 350 for 15 minutes and loved every bite!

  We bought some amazing steaks a few weeks back.  Mike found this amazing way to pan fry then bake them so that they're "restaurant style."  I'm not a steak lover, but holy moly these were good... the wrapped in bacon part didn't hurt either!

Last year in my year of Pinterest, I started a cork letter.  Well, I know this isn't a new project, but here is my progress:

I fell in love with this menu board and so did Mike, so I made one for us.  It's soooo convenient. 

To match our new menu board and kitchen, I also made another one of these plastic bag holders with the extra background fabric.
Last weekend, I was just in the mood to bake.  I've been trying really hard not to bake since I started my healthy journey [and I also bought tons of Girl Scout cookies right before I started it... so they've been lying around]... so I decided to put everything together and made these.  You know how much I love Samoas!  The only change I made was doubling the caramel in the cheesecake to 4 tablespoons. 

Scavenger Hunt Sunday: Crazy Cat Lady

I was so excited when I saw that all of Ashley's prompts for this week were "Photographer's Choice."  I've been looking for an excuse to post all of the cat photos I've been storing up lately!  You might have seen this photo I put on IG this morning:

Yeah, that's the best I can do of Roxy and Merp together.  Seriously, this time of year they are always looking at birds and bugs out the window or chasing after something.  
1. Roof cat

I know I've said before how obsessed Roxy is with the roof.  This was from earlier this spring.

2. The beggar

Merp begs all the time!  When you're cooking, he stands on his back legs and meows for a piece of anything!

3. Morning sunlight

This is their favorite place - there are so many birds in that tree.

4. Begging: Part 2

Yeah, he doesn't just beg for food.  He's an attention hog, too.  His little perch is right at shoulder height, so every time you walk by, you just have to rub that belly.

5. Cameo Cat

How cute is this little guy?!  Mike's aunt just picked him up yesterday!