Tooshie Totes

A while ago i won a awesome giveaway over at Or So She Says... I was so excited that i won and was even more excited when i found out what i won. I won a $100 credit at Tooshie Totes Etsy shop. If any of you know me very well or have been reading my blog for a while you know that i love, love, love a cute bag! Wendy at Tooshie Totes makes one of a kind bags that are just to die for. My bag was delivered this week and i was so impressed with the quality and just darn cuteness of my bag. I will be using mine mostly as a laptop bag but it's so cute that i just may take it for a test drive as a diaper bag this week. I am dying to take a trip now that i have something super cute to tote my laptop around in, and much more than that will fit in it i am sure.

And here she is.....Purdy huh!

-Jaime

What's cookin' good lookin'?

Does anyone else cringe at those three little words,"What's for Dinner?" I am not a great cook but i do try. I enjoy baking more which is probably why my cookbook,and my butt, is very dessert heavy. I don't mind cooking dinner but it's often a challenge when you have two kids hanging on each leg, no one out there knows what i mean right?:)

Well i think as long as we have to get dinner in the oven every night or hey even dish up Chinese take out, we might as well look cute doing it.

I happened upon this fun Etsy shop that specializes in doing just that. Wonderland Avenue's aprons make me want to spend more time behind the stove. Take a look at just a few of the cute aprons in her shop......

This one matches my kitchen colors, yep it's going on my list of must haves.

And how about a recipe to go along with the cute aprons......

Chocolate Chip Banana Cake

Ingredients:

1/2 c. butter, softened

1 1/2 c. sugar

1c. sour cream

2 large eggs

2-3 very ripe bananas, mashed

2c. flour

1tsp. salt

1tsp. baking soda

1tsp. vanilla

1 1/2 c. chocolate chips

1/2-1c. chopped nuts(optional)

Mix until smooth the butter, sugar, sour cream and eggs.

Add the mashed bananas and blend.

Mix in the flour, salt, soda and vanilla.

Add 1c. of the chocolate chips and all the walnuts.

Pour into a lightly greased 9x13 glass pan.

Sprinkle the 1/2 c. of chocolate chips on top and lightly press down.

Bake at 350 degrees for 40 minutes.

Enjoy.

-Jaime

Ya gotta have shades

What is it about the right pair of Sunglasses that makes you feel so good? They are very important for protecting your eyes and the delicate skin around your eyes from the harmful rays shining down on you, but to a lot of us out there, they are much more than just protection from the sun. They are a fashion statement and finding the right pair is so important.

Yesterday while driving to Target i realized that i needed some sunglasses on and i needed them quick. My eyes are so sensitive to light and especially in the winter months when the white snow is glaring back at me. Mine had broke and i had been getting by until yesterday. Here in KC we have had some freezing rain. The temps have remained pretty cold so all the rain we received froze solid to everything from the trees to the snow.....and then the sun peaked out. You know what that's like when sun is reflecting off ice?? Yeah a bit like shining a flashlight straight in your eyes. Well this was the case on the road yesterday. My current pair of shades had broke over the weekend so i grabbed the only pair i could find in the car. Yes i was rocking these bad boys.............

Pretty cool right? NOT. Boy #1 kept laughing and telling me to look at him so he could laugh some more. These are his awesome power rangers shades which look much better on his cute little face. I did snap a picture of myself on my phone but i was too hideous looking and will not be publishing that snapshot. Every time a car pulled up next to me at a stop light i had to put my hand up to the side of my face because i really looked ridiculous, but they had to be worn. Believe me i tried taking them off several times and the tears started streaming from my oh so sensitive corneas. I thought it was better to be safe than to look cool, and I'm sure i was right.

So once at Target #1 on the agenda was new shades. These below look similar to the ones that i got but mine are brown. The following pictures I found on line at Target.com

I tried these one's on and they were cute too but just a tad bit buggy for my taste.

These next glasses i found on line at Zappos.com they have a great selection. A bit pricey for me as i tend to break and need to replace my glasses a little too often but if i wanted to splurge i would buy from Zappos.

These one's are so cute. The Zappo's sunglasses section is cool because you can pick your face shape and they will show you styles that would look good on you.

And now a tribute to our favorite man in shades, the MAV! He made Aviators what they are today! How many years has it been and they are still cool.

Hope you all have a great pair of shades to rock! Spring is almost here, can ya tell I'm excited for warmer weather?

-Jaime