Works for Me Wednesday: Five Ingredients or Less

This week Shannon decided to make it a themed Works for Me Wednesday and she wants us to share a recipe that has 5 ingredients or less.

My recipe is one that I LOVE and make it for all the potlucks I go to or parties I have. And the best part, it's only 3 Ingredients!

Amazing White Trash Puff Balls

Ingredients
1 package hormel sliced pepperoni (or any brand)
1 package cream cheese
2 packages Pillsbury Refrigerated Crescent Dinner Rolls

Directions
1 Take out the crescent rolls, and seperate into the individual triangles.
2 Flatten each triangle and slice it so that it becomes three small triangles.
3 Dice or chop your pepperoni into tiny, tiny pieces.
4 Mix the pepperoni into the cream cheese, stir very well so all of the pepperoni pieces are mixed into the cream cheese.
5 Take a little spoonful of your cream cheese/pepperoni mixture and put it in the middle of one of your crescent rolls triangles.
6 Pinch up all of the sides around the filling.
7 Repeat and place them all on a cookie sheet.
8 Bake for the amount of time stated on the crescent rolls (usually 11 minutes at 350) Let cool for a few minutes before serving!

Hope you enjoy them! You can also make variations on the dish.....I've done one with Bacon and Herb Cream Cheese.

For more WFMW posts, head on over to Shannon's.

Wordless Wednesday: Spinning Round Round

Good Ole' Maxine

TWENTY NINE LINES By Maxine TO MAKE YOU SMILE:

1.. My husband and I divorced over religious differences. He thought he was God and I didn't.
2.. I don't suffer from insanity; I enjoy every minute of it. 3.. Some people are alive only because it's illegal to kill them.
4.. I used to have a handle on life, but it broke.
5.. Don't take life too seriously; No one gets out alive.
6.. You're just jealous because the voices only talk to me
7.. Beauty is in the eye of the beer holder. 8.. Earth is the insane asylum for the universe.
9.. I'm not a complete idiot -- Some parts are just missing.
10... Out of my mind. Back in five minutes.
11.. NyQuil, the stuffy, sneezy, why-the-heck-is-the-room-spinning medicine.
12.. God must love stupid people; He made so many. 13.. The gene pool could use a little chlorine.
14.. Consciousness: That annoying time between naps.
15.. Ever stop to think, and forget to start again?
16.. Being 'over the hill' is much better than being under it!
17.. Wrinkled Was Not One of the Things I Wanted to Be When I Grew up.
18 . Procrastinate Now!
19.. I Have a Degree in Liberal Arts; Do You Want Fries With That?
20.. A hangover is the wrath of grapes.
21.. A journey of a thousand miles begins with a cash advance22.. Stupidity is not a handicap. Park elsewhere!
23..They call it PMS because Mad Cow Disease was already taken.
24..He who dies with the most toys is nonetheless DEAD.
25.. A picture is worth a thousand words, but it uses up three thousand times the memory. 26.. Ham and eggs...A day's work for a chicken, a lifetime commitment for a pig.
27.. The trouble with life is there's no background music.
28.. The original point and click interface was a Smith & Wesson.
29.. I smile because I don't know what the hell is going on. Appreciate every single thing you have ... especially your friends!
Life is too short and friends are too few!

Tackle it Tuesday: New Business

This week I've tackling something bigger than a room or closet.....my Avon business.

Things have gotten extremely tight here at the Pumkin Patch, so I decided that I needed to do something else to generate a little income in this house.

So, without further ado, My Avon Store.

I've been working all week getting flyers out, the site together, business cards ordered, emails sent...all those things that it takes to get a business up and running.

Right now there are some great deals going on, 6 Foot Works products for $10.00!!
That's right, only $10.00. That's a 65% savings! And once you spend $10.00, you get a Bath Gel for just 99 cents.

So, hurry on over and check it out. Maybe even help me get some business going and purchase something.

For more tackles, head on over to 5 Minutes for Mom.

Taking new orders!

I'm taking new orders! For a Custom Blog Design, Header, Mommy Cards, or Blog Buttons, head on over to Pumkin Patch Creations.

And just because it's Summer and I'm feeling generous.......Get your order in before July 6th and get 10% off your order.

Family Day makes it all worthwhile!

With Mark working weekdays and I working part-time nights and weekends, our family together time has been limited lately.

When I'm not working, we are off visiting family.

Well this weekend I finally got ALL Saturday and Sunday off. So, I decided it was way past due for this family to get out and have some fun together.

We slept in late, cooked breakfast and ate breakfast together, I cut Reagan's hair (well, trimmed), we went to Target, we went to see Kung-Fu Panda, we went to the park, we fed ducks and geese, we went out to eat at our favorite BBQ place, and we played outside.

It was a good day! Days like this make it all the other stuff worth it!!

Update on the madness of this week......

::::::WARNING:::::: Extremely Vicious Vent!!! Rated R!!!

I'm so mad I could spit bullets right now!!!!! Not only did Mark get his pay taken away, his raise taken away...today they all had a meeting and everyone but Mark got a bonus. He gets punished 3 fucking times for something he didn't even do. Even they couldn't prove he done it???? I don't think so. He works 60 hrs a week and gets paid for 40 b/c he's on salary. They were all suppose to get bonuses in February, but b/c they were owed 4 million they were told to hold off til July. Now everyone got one but him. This is bullshit and I can't take it any longer. Getting punished over and over isn't going to fly, especially when they know he didn't do it. I told him that he has his 40 hours for the week, to come the hell home. This is ridiculous and I'm so mad I can barely think straight right now. UGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!

Luvs and Anita Renfroe DVD Winner!

The winner of the free package of Luvs Diapers and Anita Renfroe DVD is........

Laura from Laura Williams Musing! Congratulations and I hope you enjoy them!

Wordless Wednesday: Reminiscing

Potty Training Boot Camp Update

I hope this isn't jinxing it, but the potty training, it went well last week.

I think I can officially say that Reagan is potty trained during the day/at home.

Our next big adventure is being potty trained while out in public. We haven't tried it yet, partly b/c I want to tackle one milestone at a time.

But for now, We are down to about 2 pull-ups a day and that makes me VERY happy.

When I started last week, I was sure she'd give up before we even got good and started like last time. But, she proved me wrong. She's even been waking up and going straight to the potty without having to be told. And during the day, she goes all on her own.

Wish us luck on the in public thing, I think our first attempt is going to be later today and I really hope it goes well.

Time, it passes by so fast!

As I was getting ready for work this morning, sitting at my desk putting on my makeup, I saw Reagan walking across the neighbors front yard.

Like a slap in the face, it hit me that I no longer have babies anymore. That both of my children are becoming more and more independent by the day. This is both a happy moment and a bittersweet moment at the same time.

Part of me misses the babies they used to be, but the other part of me loves the fact that I've raised two incredible children that will no doubt make their mark on this world. They are both very sociable, they have wonderful personalities, and they are both extremely strong willed. They know what they want and they won't take no for an answer.

Yes, that too is something that is two sided. While it makes for a struggle on the home front, it makes me happy to know that they aren't going to settle as adults. That they will go after what they want and will do whatever it takes to get it. For that, I'm grateful.

For them growing up so fast, I'm not. Part of me still wants them to need me more, not be so independent. That I know, is never going to happen.

So now, I have to learn not to dwell on the fact that they are growing up, but learn to cherish all the sweet and wonderful moments we have together. Spend all the time with them I can, continue to instill values and wisdom in them so that they become even better people as they continue to grow older.

It's time to stop dwelling on the past, stop fretting over the future, and live for today. Because today, they are still two wonderful little people. MY little people.

Sickening!!

This is just evil and SICK!!

Luvs and Anita Renfroe DVD Giveaway!

When Mele contacted me to post about Anita Renfroe's video and the Luv's coupon, she mentioned that she was going to send me a free package of diapers.

Since Reagan is in the brink of potty training, I told her that we were past that stage. However, that I would LOVE to give away a package of diapers.

What did Mele say? Of course!

One lucky winner will receive:

• A coupon for a package of free diapers
• Plus a DVD of Anita Renfroe.

All you have to do to win is leave me a comment. That's it. But hurry, contest ends June 25th. If you don't win, or even if you do, don't forget to head over to Luvs.com on the 25th to claim your $5.00 coupon.

Longgggggg story short!

As some of you know from my Twitter feed, today was quite possibly the worst day of my life. Why? Mark is on a 3 day NON PAID leave from work.

Why? Well, first of all...for something he had no control over.

Long story short, a program that he downloaded on his computer (so he could listen to music while working) downloaded a-d-u-l-t material onto the company laptop, causing a virus in the server.

Once the investigation into what happened is over, he could quite possibly lose his job over this crap. Something that he didn't acknowledgeably do could quite possibly cause him his job.

So, for now and all weekend, his fate looms over our head. Please pray for us and that he doesn't lose his job. We MOST DEFINITELY didn't need any more financial stress.

Tasty Thursday: BBQ Edition

This week it's all about BBQ. Why? Because nothing says Summertime like some good ole' finger lickin' good BBQ.

Break out your favorite "Tried and True" BBQ recipe and share it with us! Here's mine:

Beer 'n BBQ Braised Country Style Pork Ribs

Ingredients:
* 3 lbs country-style boneless pork ribs
* 2 medium onions, sliced
* 1 (12 ounce) can beer
* 2 cups of your favorite barbecue sauce (I like "Diana Original" for this recipe)

Directions:
1.Brown the pork in a lightly sprayed skillet on all sides (apprx 7 minutes).
2.Place the ribs in an oven proof pan and scatter the onions all around them.
3.Pour in the beer and seal with a lid or tin foil.
4.Bake at 375F until the pork is tender 1 1/2- 2 hours.
5. Pour out the beer.
6.Slather the pork with the BBQ sauce and bake uncovered for 1 more hour or until the meat is brown and the sauce is thick.
7. Enjoy.

Hope you have a wonderful and tasty week! See ya next Thursday!!!