Father's Day Gift {or a spot of tea}

My dad loves tea. Really, he lives off of it. But only the caffeinated stuff. I've seen him drink herbal tea once {and I may have "forgot" to tell him that it was herbal}. He had me exclusively drinking tea until I went to college. Then, much to his horror, I learned to love coffee. But, tea is still my first love as far as a hot morning beverage goes.

My dad has been drinking only loose leaf teas for the last couple of years. He buys disposable tea bags from Amazon every couple of months. So, figured I'd buy him a tea diffuser for Father's Day. Since diffusers are both small and super affordable, I got him a mug and some tea to round the present out.

I bought a white mug off Amazon and then jazzed it up a bit. Using a Sharpie paint pen, I drew on the tea bag label {which was inspired by this}. After drawing on the tea bag, I stuck the mug in the oven at 250 degrees for 15 minutes to set the marker. It should last wash after wash.

I wrapped it all up and got it in the mail yesterday. Now all I have to is finish up the present for my husband.

Come party with me!

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Just a Moment Monday {or recovery}

As I dropped the last of the family off at the train station this morning, I may have done a litte happy dance. We were thrilled to have everyone out visiting us. We get to see family so infrequently living far from home. But have three extra people in our house from sun up to sun down {and one of them staying overnight} can get quite overwhelming. Throw into that mix a party and I'm pretty peopled out for awhile.

Today has been about doing absolutely nothing for the first time in quite some time. Tomorrow I'll start trying to return the house to some semblance of normal. But, for today, there's lots of playing with the kiddo and too much time spent on Pintrest on the menu! 

Happy Monday, everyone!

What's Cookin' #10

Sunday: Out with family

Monday: Leftovers

Tuesday: Shrimp Fra Diavlo with spinach salad

Wednesday: Creamy Chicken Taquitos with corn

Thursday: Sausage Tomato Rissotto and crusty bread

{This recipe is from Smitten Kitchen. The website seems to be down so I can't get the link. I'll try to remember to update it later.}

Friday: Chicken and Veggie Pizza with Spicy Plum Sauce

Saturday: Pepper Jack and Shrimp Quesadillas with spanish rice and black beans

 

Just a Moment Monday {a sneak peek}

I'm knee deep in dress and decoration making for my little miss' birthday. In addition, I've been working on two furniture projects. Here's a sneak peek of one of them! It's my first time using {homemade} chalk paint. I was really worried after one coat {which is when this picture was taken}. After the second coat, I'm smitten!

 

What's Cookin' #9

Last week was filled with lots of little bumps in the road. As a result, this week's menu is a the same as last week {we ate lots of left overs!}. Also, my dad and brother and Brad's mom will be in town the second half of the week for Emma's birthday. I've been knee deep in cleaning and projects so I haven't figured out what we're going to do to feed all those people!

Sunday: chili lime tofu with rice and steamed snap peas

Monday: asagio chicken tenders with corn

Tuesday: roasted peppers, tomatoes, potatoes, and chicken sausage