August 2012 – This Carolina Girl

Crock Pot Honey Chicken

Source: MMM…Cafe Here is a quick one for you. I was able to run home for lunch, throw this into the crock pot, and come home later to a delicious dinner for 2. There were actually leftovers for another night, but someone left the tupperwares out on the counter all night…not me, just saying. WhatContinue reading “Crock Pot Honey Chicken”

Week 17

Finished the Registry! How big is baby? The size of an Onion! Baby Development FYI: Baby continues to beef up. Now she’s about 5.1 inches long and weighs about 5.9 ounces. Her rubbery cartilage is now turning to bone. And she’s growing some meat on those bones — putting on some fat. She’s growingContinue reading “Week 17”

Week 16

How big is baby? The size of a Avocado! Baby Development FYI: Now, she’s about 4.6 inches long and weighs about 3.5 ounces, and she’s big enough that your doctor may be able to hear her heartbeat. She’s listening to your voice, thanks to tiny bones forming in her ears. She’s growing hair, lashesContinue reading “Week 16”

Week 15

How big is baby? The size of a navel orange! Baby Development FYI: The average fetus at 15 weeks weighs 2.5 ounces and measures 4 inches — and his proportions are becoming even more normal, since his legs now outmeasure his arms. You probably can’t feel it yet, but she’s squirming a ton! SheContinue reading “Week 15”

Creamy Baked Ziti Casserole

Back when I shared this post, I froze the leftover spaghetti sauce. That’s all gravy, but how many of you freeze food with every intention on eating it in the future and then don’t? We are guilty of this. So I was determined to do something with this leftover sauce besides chuck it in theContinue reading “Creamy Baked Ziti Casserole”

Week 14

Morning Bump Evening Bump How big is baby? The size of a lemon! Baby Name this Week: Luigi. I realized this week we would be referring to our baby as “it” until IT is born which is so boring and not personal. So from this week forward I will give the baby a funny nickContinue reading “Week 14”

What Goes in to Printing a Catalog?

Part of my job is managing our spring and fall catalog production. This includes coding all the plants we will be offering, pulling and matching images, color correcting images, lots of proof reading, image proofs, compiling customer mailing lists, press checks and oh, this all sounds so simple (it’s not). But I am the freakContinue reading “What Goes in to Printing a Catalog?”