Life on Cloud Nine with Angel Mama

Dear Friends,
I hope you all had a lovely weekend. I will be around to see all your lovely plans, glean from your inspiring posts and enjoy visiting you and your families for awhile later.

I spent most of last week and part of the weekend reformatting, installing the OS updating software, and giving the computer the works as I had a virus I got in it last week. So I had been without access for a few days, while doing this.:)

We also installed our pool, I had guests over for tea and cleared out the spaces in my workshop for our summer art fun. Boy that was a job I wasn't looking forward to but am glad its done. The kids have picked out some projects to do with Dad also so we picked up those supplies.

I have to tell you I made the most wonderful recipe for over 100 burritos and it turned out so good. They freeze wonderful. I will give you the link later and our additions . We make our own chili and use it with some of the burritos for variety. This is the absolute best recipe I have tried in a long time. You will laugh I think the cost came out to .20 a burrito and that is because we add the chili etc. Angel Daddy is bringing some of these to work this week.

So you don't get the impression all was calm while I was doing all this. I pulled my slip out of the dryer and went to get dressed to go out with all the guys ( yes I am a Mama with a house of just boys right now as my daughter is off at college) and couldn't find the slip anywhere... I wandered the house aimlessly with such conversations to Angel Daddy "did you see my slip I just had"?

"What slip?" says my wonderful husband as he and the kids head out to the door and load into the car. We will just be out here waiting dear as I know you are almost ready( as it took them all of three minutes to get ready). After aimlessly wandering I went and got a new outfit as I decided I didn't want to wear that cute number anyway. My hair is now almost to my waist and takes longer to get ready then all of a 2 yr old preschool class for a walk. After what they said was eternity we go shopping for the rest of the pool supplies ...OH joy getting my list... out low and behold I almost jump for joy and not care who is around for there in my purse is my slip... Yeah not only did I not lose it but I am not losing it.

Have a wonderful day my friends.

I am off to make snow cones, take Sir Nick out swimming , make fruit leather and dry some herbs that are ready.


Love ,

Angel Mama ():)

Life and Housekeeping on Cloud Nine

Dear Friends,

I hope you all enjoyed your weekend. Ours was very busy as usual. So I apologize if I haven't made it to your blogs to visit yet. I will be there today to read all your wonderful plans, weekend adventures and lovely posts.

We went to the Library as planned on Friday and Sir Nick signed up for a summer reading adventure for 6 weeks. They have a lot of great things planned and he is so excited. I am so happy and so blessed we had been praying for supplemental curriculum books for both he and Jon for awhile now, and found boxes upon boxes for sale at the library. Our family has so many books and a huge library but I wanted more textbooks. My husband and sons helped me go through all them and we found elementary Algerbra, HS algebra, Calculus , Geometry, Trigonometry, Spanish, American Literature, History, Civil War books,Photography, Artist books and so many more. We ended up with about 50 books as well as reading books, home improvement and cook books.

I have started to teach 6-7 years olds Sunday School so have been busy with lesson plans.

We are also expanding our art studio and getting tutorials and supplies for the kids. We are doing silk screening and screen printing next weekend as well as will be making our homemade paper again.

Well I hope you all enjoy your wonderful day I am off to put salsa chicken in the crock pot , do laundry and wash all the floors.

I have a column to do for Candi's blog also so will do that before the afternoon. I will be by soon.

Love,

Angel Mama ():)

Life Is A Journey~ Vintage Housekeeping Tips

Dear Friends,

Well Friday is here, I can hear the Fred Flinstone whistle now. Here is a guest column I wrote for my friend Candi's blog: From now on when I do one I will just link it over to there but since this will answer some questions some of you had for me I will leave this one here for now. I have had some questions about my banner . Thank you all for your kind questions and comments. Being a mixed media artist,I made the banner, but will be playing around with it to make some things bigger etc. If you have any suggestions please leave them for me as I love you all and your comments. I will add more of my art work, studio, binder recipes etc. in the next few days.

My kids and I use to make an outside art studio every summer and use to attend art parks etc. So I have been collecting supplies, tutorials and such for Sir Nick and Jon for the summer . We will be including those also.

Here is my column:


I have been a friend of Candi's as well as reader of her blog for quite awhile now, and wanted to formally introduce myself. I am humbled and honored to be doing a guest column for her while she is in the process of moving. My nick name is Angel and so many of my friends and family use that. I am a blessed Christian SAHM, of four wonderful children and a loving husband whom I love pampering. I love to be the queen of my castle, garden, bake , OAMC, cook, and consider each day a gift and journey. I love to make lists and schedules, sometimes even crossing things off them ..LOL I love finding bargains and am a bulk- buying and bulk-cooking Aficionado. I believe in being a good steward of my husbands hard earned money .

My family loves to travel , make art projects together, read, go to museums the zoo , make soap , volunteer and learn something new everyday. I have been asked on my blog ( which I started in Feb) to put up my binder, family activities , crafts and more recipes so as I share my life and journey I will add things here also. We have a small art studio that we would like to expand. I have been a speaker at various womens conventions, a volunteer , mixed media artist and avid recipe collector. I love my family dearly as I know you all do so I collect any tips along the way of life to pamper them and make each day special. I have learned over the years its is the small touches in life that make things so special. I enjoy reading your tips and about your families and lives also. So many wonderful friendships are made around the kitchen table , so please pull up a chair, grab a cup of tea or sweet treat and enjoy each others company.

Speaking with Candi yesterday, they have accomplished so much packing and taking to the storage unit in such a short time. I know we are all thinking of her now and can't wait to hear about her new home soon. If you have a message your would like me to give Candi or would like to contact me please feel free to email me at: AngelMamasheart at gmail dot com. My blog is here. As I know your thoughts and comments mean a lot to Candi and myself , but she probably won't be moderating them until she is settled.

I always say moving is such a joy I mean just think of all the art work you get to make with the leftover boxes, how great the post office is at forwarding mail and the joy of having family meetings around the kitchen table where to place furniture ( well when you finally get the boxes unpacked and find the table). Well they are possibilities...LOL Speaking with Candi yesterday, they have accomplished so much packing and the storage unit in such a short time.

My husband commutes so the weekends are important to us and very busy. So I enjoyed a wonderful walk around the track this morning and washed all the bedding to be hung out. I found the most wonderful vintage look tea towels on clearance lately ( the picture of them is above)and just love them. I have found that tea and kitchen towels after use can harbor germs. To combat this I soak mine overnight in boiling water and one drop of essential oil ( usually tea tree, lavender or lemon ) , then wash. I also soak them in the final rinse with a half a lemon in muslin.

I will add some recipes later. We are off to the library to get some special books for my 7 yr old, make some ribs I am so excited about we got 20 pounds for 1.00 a pound. I have a wonderful rub we use then a special sauce and they taste like Apple bees.

In his endless love,

Angel (Angel Mama ) ():)

Tackle It Tuesday~ April 17,2007

Dear Fellow Queens of the Castles,

Well here it is Tuesday and I have been working the weekend on organizing the office/ studio as a complete over haul..LOL I have every kind of organizer you could think of and have had but now need to organize all the paper work , art supplies etc. I have some real neat magazine holders , file folders , wicker baskets, apocathary jars filled with all kinds of goodies. So that is what I will be tackling and framing a chalk board in an antique frame . I have pictures that I have been wanting to put up in the corners of my home and will start as soon as all these little projects everywhere get done... SO for now I am off to clean the palace ...Hope you all have a great day , enjoy your families and get your projects done.







Angel Mama ():)

Tackle It Tuesday~ April 10,2007

Dear Friends ,

I am jumping in to Tackle It Tuesday. I have been organizing closets, cleaning my front hall for Spring, putting winter clothes away ( Yeah!), organizing the pantry and rearranging my castle.
So dear fellow Queens may this day find you blessings , fun, love and organization ( ~smile~) in your lovely castles.

I am organizing my gift closet...Oh I have so many lovelies in there handmade and bought. There is some great smells of soaps and eye candy but really needs organized again....sigh~

I am organizing the clothes that no longer fit the boys to bless others, put the winter clothes away and get out spring~ Yeah~

I am organizing the office closet with :magazine holders, storage baskets , file folders and getting all the books and binders organized. Believe me it will be so nice to have accomplished.

I have a wonderful portico in the lovely Gothic Victorian I have and love using it in the Spring /Summer so I am cleaning the brick, washing the curtains, getting all the fountains and plants spruced up.

I will be stopping by and seeing all your projects.

As we only have so many minutes in the day I don't want to waste them not be organized , etc.

Thanks to 5minutesformom

In his endless love,

Angel Mama ():)