How in the world....

...Did my kitchen got so dirty?

with three kids, a husband, two cats, one dog, baseball practice, soccer practice, school events, cheer practice, etc,etc....wow! who has time to clean the kitchen?

But I did it! two hours latter.....this is the way it is suppose to look:

iHeartFaces- "Hands On" Fun

I♥LA

Bummer!

I'm not sure what I am doing wrong, planting seeds and watching them grow shouldn't be so hard...anyway, there goes my tomato, bell peppers and eggplant garden.




On a brighter side, my apple tree is doing amazing....



...And so are my Roses!

50 Ways to Be Romantic on the Cheap

1-Write a poem.
2-Cook a romantic dinner.
3-Give a full-body massage.
4-Pack a sunset picnic.
5-Pick wildflowers on the way home.
6-Burn a CD with love songs.
7-Give dark chocolates.
8-Read poetry together.
9-Prepare strawberries with fondue chocolate.
10-Snuggle together on a rainy day.
11-Leave little love notes everywhere.
12-Send a love email every day.
13-Take a moonlit walk on the beach.
14-Snuggle together while watching romantic movies (Casablanca, Audrey Hepburn are my favs).
15-Get good wine, watch shooting stars.
16-Take a bath together (use bubbles!).
17-Bring home good coffee or a decadent sweet.
18-Take a walk down memory lane — visit some of the special places from your early days of dating.
19-Make warm chocolate cake for dessert.
20-Make a scrapbook with photos, mementos, and little notes from you lives together.
21-Kiss in the rain.
22-Ride a ferris wheel.
23-Sneak away from a party and make out.
24-Bring home great take-out, and light some candles.
25-Fix something or fix up the house just to make your partner happy.
26-Slow dance to romantic music.
27-Take a nap together.
28-Kiss slowly, touching his or her back and neck and nape — slowly.
29-Make a list of everything you love about him or her.
30-Write a love letter.
31-Clip or email things that make you think of him or her, every day.
32-Go to a movie, ignore the movie, and make out like teen-agers.
33-Groom yourself, and try to look good for your partner.
34-Take some quiet time and talk about your day.
35-Write little notes, one for each way he or she drives you crazy.
36-Feed each other grapes.
37-Recreate your partner’s favorite romantic movie scene.
38-Pretend you’re going on a first date — show up at the door with flowers, all dressed up, with your car washed and cleaned, looking spiffy. Recreate the first time.
39-Create a little box with a bunch of your partner’s favorite things inside.
40-Paint each other with flavored body paint. Be creative!
41-Try some sexy role-playing. Get dressed up, be daring, have fun.
42-Give a little token to your partner to wear, and say it’s to remind him or her all day that you love them.
43-Sing a favorite song to him or her. Only do this if you can sing fairly well.
44-Have dinner on the roof, with some candles. This doesn’t work if your roof slopes sharply.
45-Hold hands, and walk somewhere with lots of pretty lights.
46-Say I love you. In a different way, every day.
47-Blindfold your partner. Use a feather. Slowly.
48-Declare your love, very publicly.
49-Fruit or berries and freshly made whipped cream.
50-Play Sade. Do what comes naturally. Slowly.

Source: zenhabits

chocolate-filled hazelnut cookies

•1 cup Hazelnuts (finelly Chopped)
•1 cup Sugar
•1-⅔ cup Flour
•12 Tablespoons Butter
•1 bag Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips

Mix together hazelnuts, sugar, flour and butter.
Shape it into a ball, cover with plastic and let it rest in the refrigerator for 30 minutes.
Make little balls, (the size of a hazelnut) and place them slightly apart on a baking sheet and refrigerate for another 30 minutes.
Bake at medium-low temperature (220-260F) for about 20 or 30 minutes. The temperature and the baking time vary depending on the oven. Let them cool completely on the baking sheet .
For the filling, melt the chocolate on a double boiler and use it to attach two cookies together.

Best tuna casserole

Ingredients
1 (12 ounce) package egg noodles
1/4 cup chopped onion
2 cups shredded Cheddar cheese
1/2 cup frozen green peas (I use petite)
2 (5 ounce) cans tuna, drained
2 (10.75 ounce) cans condensed cream of mushroom soup
1 small can sliced mushrooms
1 cup crushed potato chips (I use Lays BBQ)

Directions
1.Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook pasta in boiling water for 8 to 10 minutes, or until al dente; drain.
2.Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).
3.In a large bowl, thoroughly mix noodles, onion, 1 cup cheese, peas, tuna, soup and mushrooms. Transfer to a 9x13 inch baking dish, and top with potato chip crumbs and remaining 1 cup cheese.
4.Bake for 15 to 20 minutes in the preheated oven, or until cheese is bubbly.

ipad....

This is exactly what comes to my mind everytime I hear ipad....

Alice in Wonderland

The OPI Alice in Wonderland Collection is finally here. This collection is inspired by the upcoming Disney movie, directed by Tim Burton.
The collection includes limited edition polishes Absolutely Alice, Mad as a Hatter, Off With Her Red! and Thanks So Muchness! in shades of red, blue and a multi-colored glitter.