good vs bad of pinterest

I have a 2-in-1 post.  A good and a bad that I found on pinterest.

The good:
I love canvas.  I have done a few things with canvas and there is so much more you can do.  I made these for the kids room in her colors.  I think they turned out great.

http://mylifeandkids.com/2011/08/scrapbook-paper-flowers/

Then the bad:
These things:

http://juicy-bits.typepad.com/juicy_bits/2011/02/173-unicorns-and-rainbows-party-part-1-the-details.html

DO NOT WORK!!  At our most recent craft night both my sister in law and I tried to make these.  Hers where small, mine were big.  Neither worked.  It was a huge sticky gluey mess.  Just so you know :)

Southwestern eggrolls with avacado dipping sauce

I have been wanting to make these for a long time.  My husband was a little nervous about these being baked and not fried, but he loved them!  I loved them.  My brother that had dinner with us loved them.  Everyone loved them except the kid, but she hates everything.  The recipe once again makes a ton.  I halfed the eggrolls and we still had left overs.  And the sauce made a ton!!  Since the sauce is a bit fattening we didnt eat all that much and threw away a lot.  I made this for a main dish with a side of rice.  Next time we need appetizers I am definately making these eggrolls.

http://www.chef-in-training.com/2011/12/southwestern-egg-rolls-with-avocado.html

Cordon Blue Pasts aka Firehouse!

This recipe tasted just like the pasta at Firehouse.  My husband gets this everytime we eat out here.
It was rich and cheesy and an A+!

http://amysnewkitchen.blogspot.com/2010/03/chicken-cordon-bleu-pasta.html

The Justice Game

This book reminds me of the John Grisham books I used to read.  I find this type interesting.  One unique thing about this book is that the author let the public choose the verdict.
"Before Singer finished writing The Justice Game a four minute interactive promotional video was created that presented the closing arguments of his fictional case. Then readers were asked to cast their vote on the verdict, and that would become the ending of the book. Their decision would be final." 

http://www.amazon.com/Justice-Game-Randy-Singer/dp/1414316348#_

The Vow

My mom and I have a date to the movie "The Vow"  Before we go to see the movie we wanted to read the book so we both downloaded it onto our kindles.  I read this book in 2 days.  It was a good book but an even more amazing story.  So many people give up so easily.  Whether in their marriage, or job, or whatever trial they may be facing.  These two people had to deal with tragedy in a way I can't imagine.  They never gave up on each other or their faith. Now I am even more excited to see the movie.

http://www.amazon.com/Vow-Kim-Krickitt-Carpenter-Story/dp/0805421300

Baked Potatoe Soup

'Tis the season for soup and I am really enjoying it.  This recipe is for the crock pot.  However, we have a super awesome pressure cooker that will cook the same thing in about 10 minutes.  So we tried this soup in our pressure cooker.  It turned out great.  We also added some corn... corn chowder is my favorite.  Other than the corn the soup really did taste like a baked potatoe!

http://www.365daysofcrockpot.com/search/label/Soups

French Onion Soup

There is a nice restaurant that we sometimes go to.  They have the best french onion soup.  This recipe tasted just like the restaurants.  It was yummy.  Other than our house smelling like onions and our eyes stinging for a few hours, this soup turned out really well.

http://www.365daysofcrockpot.com/search/label/Soups

Mama and Me

I love this!!  The kid loves to read and to write.  So this has been so much fun.  This is just a simple way to write small notes and letters back and forth.  Nobody actually sits and writes to each other these days.  It's either all by text or email.  It is nice to have a good note hand written on paper to read.
I know in 20 years we will pull this out and have a really good laugh. 

http://mama-jenn.blogspot.com/2010/11/mama-me-journal.html