Heidi Jo: wife, mama, baker, crafter. Only good things happen in a house decorated with polka-dots that smells like dessert! I am a kept woman, getting to stay home with my kids all day, hearing them laugh, and play Ring-Around-the Rosie. My family is such a blessing! Although we live in the Vegas desert, I am an “Okie” by heart, which is painfully obvious most of the time.Tumblr (3.0; @heidijo)http://hjmac.com/<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kz1dtmfNsx1qzv539o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Today’s project: Painting the porch floor! Battleship gray</p>http://hjmac.com/post/437603814http://hjmac.com/post/437603814Tue, 09 Mar 2010 17:44:00 -0500<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kyxr1yHTl61qzv539o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Money in hand. Wal-Mart here we come.</p>http://hjmac.com/post/433343746http://hjmac.com/post/433343746Sun, 07 Mar 2010 18:39:16 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kyxlo6lrSW1qzv539o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>The gals shopping. Cousin Jaylinn. :)</p>http://hjmac.com/post/433123948http://hjmac.com/post/433123948Sun, 07 Mar 2010 16:43:03 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kyxll23CUi1qzv539o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Carousel!</p>http://hjmac.com/post/433120522http://hjmac.com/post/433120522Sun, 07 Mar 2010 16:41:13 -0500<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kyl0d55pAH1qzv539o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Finished product. Four of each napkin. Dinner anyone? :)</p>http://hjmac.com/post/418907298http://hjmac.com/post/418907298Sun, 28 Feb 2010 21:31:43 -0500<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kyklwrpnp81qzv539o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Sunday afternoon crafting!</p>http://hjmac.com/post/418289586http://hjmac.com/post/418289586Sun, 28 Feb 2010 16:19:27 -0500As Stella requested……. JAMBALAYA (Betty Crocker) 1 large onion, chopped (1 cup) 1...http://hjmac.com/post/409899372http://hjmac.com/post/409899372Wed, 24 Feb 2010 18:40:48 -0500<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kyd235GYn61qzv539o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Yucky Bananas in the pantry………</p> <p><b>HOMEMADE BANANA PUDDING</b></p> <p>(Grandma Reva)</p> <blockquote> <ul> <li><i>1 egg</i></li> <li><i>2/3 sugar</i></li> <li><i>1/4 cornstarch or 1/3 cup flour</i></li> <li><i>2 cups milk</i></li> <li><i>1/4 tsp salt</i></li> <li><i>4 bananas</i></li> <li><i>1/2 vanilla wafers</i></li> <li><i>1/3 stick butter</i></li> <li><i>1 tsp vanilla</i></li> </ul> </blockquote> <p>Mix sugar & cornstarch. Stir in egg. Add milk & salt. Bring to boil in a heavy pot on medium heat. Warm until thickened. Remove from heat. Stir in butter and vanilla until dissolved. Add bananas. If they are brown, wait until pudding is cool to adding doing so. Stir in cookies (some broken, mostly crushed, same some for the top). Serve warm (my favorite) or cold.</p> <p><b>Variation:</b></p> <p>I only had half the bananas I needed, so I split the batch. Made half with bananas, and used warm peaches and oatmeal cookies for the other half. Sprinkle with a little cinnamon!</p>http://hjmac.com/post/409492595http://hjmac.com/post/409492595Wed, 24 Feb 2010 14:28:00 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kycqy2p51C1qz5ghho1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://elclinto.tumblr.com/post/409190851/dear-lost-i-neglected-to-watch-you-over-the-past" class="tumblr_blog" target="_blank">elclinto</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Dear LOST,</p> <p>I neglected to watch you over the past 5 years. I’ve watched other shows religiously since your first season (Dexter, Mad Men, Breaking Bad, BSG) but I never gave you the time of day until 4 weeks ago, Since then, starting with Season 1, the wife and I have sat down to watch you every night, sometimes watching early into the a.m. and while it’s been fun, it hasn’t been easy, you’re hard to follow and don’t make alot of sense most of the time, but still we like you and hope that in this final season you provide us some closure to all this madness.</p> <p>Sincerely, El Clinto</p> <p>p.s. With the ending of your show, please promise you won’t make any “after the show” tv runs or movies like BSG did. That didn’t work out well and we really won’t need them if you tie things up in Se. 6. K? Thx.</p> </blockquote>http://hjmac.com/post/409238532http://hjmac.com/post/409238532Wed, 24 Feb 2010 11:05:52 -0500<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kycsksjaAo1qzv539o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Maylee made snack for her and Conner today. Ants on a log :)</p>http://hjmac.com/post/409234734http://hjmac.com/post/409234734Wed, 24 Feb 2010 11:02:42 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kxwzlkKL3O1qzv539o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Pillows…pillows…pillows.</p>http://hjmac.com/post/392000729http://hjmac.com/post/392000729Mon, 15 Feb 2010 22:12:46 -0500<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kxwwip8EDY1qzv539o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Done painting…time for sewing! Made both of the kids pillows for their new room!</p> <p>More projects to come!</p>http://hjmac.com/post/391879221http://hjmac.com/post/391879221Mon, 15 Feb 2010 21:06:15 -0500<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kxfrjn3EPb1qzv539o1_400.png"/><br/><br/><p>Apple iPhone 3G/3GS   Camo Camouflage Hunter Series, Wild Hog on Rebel / Confederate Flag  Hard Case/Cover/Faceplate/Snap On/Housing/Protector</p> <p>Say it ain’t so….even the name is too much.</p>http://hjmac.com/post/374598794http://hjmac.com/post/374598794Sat, 06 Feb 2010 14:59:47 -0500<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kq2n6cXoNf1qzv539o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Peanut Butter Train Cookies. This dough isn’t really for cookie cutters. :-) Conner didn’t mind though.</p>http://hjmac.com/post/189444825http://hjmac.com/post/189444825Wed, 16 Sep 2009 12:01:07 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kp2uhq1kVs1qzv539o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Goinv through stuff, packing, found a pattern my mom used to make maternity clothes when she was pregnant with me. Too awesome to not share.</p>http://hjmac.com/post/173704263http://hjmac.com/post/173704263Fri, 28 Aug 2009 04:05:47 -0400<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kp0y1syg7N1qzv539o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Thinking 7 years is long enough to keep the glass slippers I wore on my wedding day……</p>http://hjmac.com/post/172807047http://hjmac.com/post/172807047Thu, 27 Aug 2009 03:27:25 -0400<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_koo1jx6huH1qzv539o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>I bought a guitar in college, with hopes of learning to play. All it cost me was my flute from high school and liquidating my savings. Clint and I had been dating nearly 3 years by then and he knew pretty much all there was to know about me. So I thought I would catch him off guard on Valentine’s Day, by a serenade with my newly aquired secret.</p> <p>The plan was to write a song, lyrics and all, and meet him at the park on Valentine’s Day to show-off. Oh ya, and to learn to play the guitar! What lay ahead was 6 months of secret lessons with my stepdad, hiding the guitar from Clint, and praying that my roommate wouldn’t spill the beans. (thanks Michelle)</p> <p>Finally Valentine’s Day arrived. I only knew 2 songs by then. “On Top of Old Smokey” and the one I had written. :-)  (and no, I won’t tell you anything about it.) I beat Clint to the park, planning to light candles and perch myself on a bench before his arrival. (it was a real John Mayer moment, i know) But to my dismay, the wind was blowing to beat the band! When Clint got there, I played the song I wrote on the guitar he didn’t know I had. Can I just say that the song was horrible and I can’t even write this out almost 10 years later without being embarrassed! But Clint was a great sport and pretended to love it.</p> <p>Since then, I have been moving that guitar around with me, tucking it away in a new closet every couple years. But tonight I finally sold it. I had completely forgotten that whole story until I saw the lyrics to that goofy song as I was cleaning out the case.</p>http://hjmac.com/post/167194384http://hjmac.com/post/167194384Thu, 20 Aug 2009 04:14:00 -0400<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kogbi4yg5d1qzv539o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>And so it begins…..</p>http://hjmac.com/post/163928946http://hjmac.com/post/163928946Sun, 16 Aug 2009 00:08:25 -0400<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/YThPe07Zdr2agtf9XeP8RG70o1_250.png"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://smittybaby.com" target="_blank">SmittyBaby.com</a></p> <p>My friend Meridith Smith, super crafty gal, has launched her own line of baby things! She has a knack for cute pattern and color combos, specializing in vintage fabric! The intro to the site is just too cute! Check it out!</p>http://hjmac.com/post/161642585http://hjmac.com/post/161642585Wed, 12 Aug 2009 20:20:00 -0400<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/YThPe07Zdr17qyp1M7AKOwMYo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>MadMenYourself.com - thanks @mrslasky for the link :-)</p> <p>Can’t wait for new season of Mad Men!</p>http://hjmac.com/post/161095234http://hjmac.com/post/161095234Wed, 12 Aug 2009 02:16:00 -0400