Love Poems

     Since this is February, the month of LOVE, my blogger friends and I linked up to bring you some poems about love.  Click on the links below to check out some more poetry.

Hazel
Inhale the sweet vanilla from her loving embrace. Hear her laughter, Touch the groves in her aging face.

Her hair a bit thinned and ginger blends to gray. A smile so infectious, it brightens your day.

Eyes hazel full of wisdom, with lovely lashes up they flip. Freckles tickled by kisses, stamped by her coral stained lip.

Her majestic fingers wrap,  around my little hands. Wanting her to hold them forever, but God had other plans.

A daughter, a sister, a wife, a mother, a grandma, Five ladies rolled into one. An amazing accomplished woman, full of zest, of wit, and of fun.

I think of her often and miss her in every way. Especially on February second......her birthday.

In loving memory of my Grandmother  Hazel Irene Conley

~ C. M.


Let Love In

Cupid's arrows take aim, targets the lonely souls. Ones that lack love with a heart full of holes.

Why do we love  when love can be broken? Our hearts kicked around, hurtful words spoken.

Open your heart, give love a chance. You are worth the fight, you deserve the romance.

Love takes time it can't be rushed. The true tackles you over,  cheeks slightly blushed.

A stomach full of butterflies a smile across your face. Longing for their touch, missing their embrace.

Feel yourself blessed if you find the "one", To share your love till your life journey is done.

~ C. M.


Spell It Out
L  - is for Lips, so soft and so sweet. O - is for Open, let your heart skip a beat. V -  is for Valentine, from your one true love, E -  is for Embrace, under the stars above.


~ C. M.



    Check out some of these

 other blogger's Love Poems:      Spatulas on Parade Someone Else's Genius Baking in a Tornado The Angrivated Mom The Bergham Chronicles

Homemade Valentines

     Valentine's Day is coming up and Liam's class is celebrating it a few days early.  They don't have school on Friday, so their Valentine's Day party is this Thursday.  Some of classmates have food allergies and restrictions, there's even a diabetic, so I wanted to make something each student could enjoy.  I also made some valentines for his teachers, the administrators, and some of the volunteers that help out at the school.

     I had a lot of fun designing these cute Valentines on PicMonkey then had them printed at Office Max.  I can't wait for Liam to give them out.

These are for his Teachers...

These are his Classmates...

These are for the Administrators & Volunteers...

Happy Valentine's Day Everyone!

A Day Full of Love

          Happy Valentine's Day...well a week or so late!  Hope you and your sweetie enjoyed the holiday as much as we did.  We kicked off our day of love with these yummy Heart Pancakes, Heart Strawberries, and Conversation Hearts for breakfast!

Here is Liam's Valentine's Day Gift

He was excited to open it!

Loved his Sponge Bob card too!

Kinley was excited watching Liam open his gifts!

Kinley had some of her own (I ate the chocolate though)

Kinley like all her gifts too

I love her little fox card

After everyone got dressed, I set up an impromptu 

photo shoot of My Little Valentines

I made Liam a fun heart filled lunch too!

While Kinley was napping, Liam and I colored his window clings

And he stuck them on!

LOVE the foxes!

What big lips you have Kinley!

The better to kiss you with momma!

When the hubby got home, he presented me with these beautiful pink roses!

We dined on some Surf & Turf for dinner with a 

Spinach Asparagus Salad, and 

Heart Shaped Roasted Potatoes.

For dessert we enjoyed Raspberry Clafoutis

...and some chocolates!

It was another great Valentine's Day!

February 13th

     Since Liam didn't have school on Valentine's Day, his class celebrated a day earlier on the 13th. Here's his lunch I made for him

They also had a little Valentine's party, I brought some Heart shaped Strawberries

And some Strawberry Lovecakes

Before bed, we read this book The Night Before Valentine's Day

It was a great pre-Valentine's day!

Raspberry Clafoutis

Recipe from Delish

What you need:

1/2 cup all purpose flour (sifted)

1/4 cup and 2 Tbsp sugar

salt

2 large eggs (room temperature)

3 TBsp unsalted butter (melted)

zest of one lemon (finely grated)

1/4 cup and 2 Tbsp milk

1 1/2 pint (3 cups) raspberries

confectioner's sugar (for dusting)

How to make it:

Preheat oven to 350˚F.

Butter a 9-inch gratin/baking dish.

Sift together the flour, sugar, and a pinch of salt.

Whisk in the eggs, butter, and lemon zest until smooth.

Add the milk and whisk until light and very smooth, about 3 minutes.

Pour the batter into the prepared baking dish and top with the raspberries. (I shaped mine into a heart)

Bake for 30 minutes, or until the calfoutis is set and golden.

Let cool slightly, then dust with confectioner's sugar.

Cut into wedges and serve, ENJOY!

Strawberry Lovecakes

Recipe from Kara's Party Ideas

What you need:
Cupcakes- 2 Tbsp strawberry jam (seedless) 1/4 cup fresh strawberries (chopped) 1/2 tsp vanilla extract 1 1/4 cups all purpose flour (sifted) 1/4 tsp salt 1 1/4 tsp baking powered 3/4 cup sugar 3 egg whites (room temperature) 1/2 cup unsalted butter (softened) 4 drops pink food coloring 1/3 cup milk
Frosting- 1/3 cup seedless strawberry jam red food coloring 3 cups powdered sugar (sifted) 1 cup unsalted butter (softened) 1 tsp vanilla extract 2 Tbsp whipping cream

How to make them:
Preheat oven to 350˚F. Line cupcake pan with liners. In a small bowl, mix strawberry jam and chopped strawberries. In another bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder, and salt. In a third bowl of an electric mixer, beat sugar and butter together until fluffy, about 3 minutes. Add egg whites, vanilla and food coloring, then beat until well incorporated. Add flour mixture and milk, beat on low speed until mixed. Fold in strawberry mixture. Fill cupcake liners in cupcake pan 3/4 full. Bake for 25 minutes, or until toothpick inserted into center of cupcake comes out clean or 10-15 minutes for mini cupcakes. Let the cupcakes cool in the pan for 3 minutes then remove them onto a cooling rack and let cool completely. Meanwhile, in another bowl of an electric mixer, mix together the powdered sugar and butter until well incorporated, about 3 minutes. Add the vanilla extract and whipping cream, beat on medium speed for about 1 minutes. Mix in 1/3 cup seedless strawberry jam and 6 drops of red or pink food coloring. Pipe or spread frosting onto cooled cupcakes. Garnish with sprinkles, strawberries, or Conversation Hearts, then ENJOY!

My Little Valentine's

     So yesterday was Valentine's Day so I set up an impromptu photo session of the kiddos and the LOVE Yarn Letters I made..then edited a few on PicMonkey.  They've got some really cute holiday themes.

Hope you and your Valentine had a wonderful holiday.
Happy Valentine's Day!

I LOVE Yarn Letters

     I've seen these adorable yarn letters on Pinterest and thought I would give it a try myself.  So I went to Hobby Lobby to get my supplies.

What you need:

Paper Mache letters

yarn

tape

How to make them:

     Tape one end of the yarn to the back side of one of the letters.

Then start wrapping the yarn around the letter, keeping it tight and close to the each strand.

Continue doing until the entire letter is wrapped.

Around the corners, it gets a little tough, so just cut the yarn tape it to the letter, then start a new strand by taping it on the letter and start wrapping the letter again.

Here's how mine turned out!