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We may be a small family, but we sure do have a lot of love.

{and also, man are we attractive}

Love Week: DIY

I LOVE DIY.

I don't know that much more needs to be said.

I love DIY dishtowels.

I love DIY maxi-skirts.

I love DIY refashioning.

I love DIY gifts...and DIY decor.

The DIY possibilities are endless!

I've redone end tables, re-purposed an old sweater, repainted thrift store frames, and refashioned everything from new knit fabric to oversized old tees.

DIY is FUN.

You really ought to try it sometime. As my husband always reminds me, the worst case scenario is that you might have to DIY again. 

Love Week: Drama, Zombies, and Funny

Sometimes {most of the time} on my lazy {and not-so-lazy} days when people ask what I've been up to, I reply: 

"Oh, nothing much. Just hanging around and watching useless tv."

And that is partly because useless tv is so addicting. I have, like, a million shows I'm in love with. 

To start, my all-all-all-time fave:

Grey's Anatomy. I had this friend, in high school, who would religiously watch this show every Thursday night. That means refusing to answer the phone, the door, or, if you were lucky enough to already be in the room, any attempt at conversation. And never EVER was I going to be her. 

Now, here I am. I curse the years I lost feigning disinterest in Grey's.  

Next up:

THE WALKING DEAD. WATCH. IT. I cannot express enough how awesome this show is.

heehee.

It has zombies and drama.

And then there is:

The Vampire Diaries. Let's just all admit we are on team Damon. 

And, I hope you know:

Downton Abbey. Old-fashioned, amazing, and it's gotta be totally true. Because life was totally like that. 

If you're ever in the mood to LAUGH YOUR BUTT OFF, you neeeeeed to watch 2 Broke Girls.

 Chris & I are having a secret affair with this show. We meet up late at night...in the dark....on the couch... but sometimes even in the bedroom.

ADORE.

A few runner-ups are: 

How I Met Your Mother

Big Bang Theory

Desperate Housewives 

Modern Family

So, as you can tell, my tv hobbies can all be grouped into drama, zombies, or funny. 

I have my tastes and I'm stickin' with 'em.

Any other useless-tv-watchers out there?

Sweet & Sour Meatballs

I've been meaning to post this recipe forever.

Because it's really and truly delicious.

{and easy.}

{and i love sweet and sour.}

Meatballs 

6-8 servings

• 1 egg
• 1 envelope dry onion soup mix
• 1 tsp. garlic
• 1/2 tsp. black pepper
• 1 lb. ground beef
• 2/3 C. Italian seasoned bread crumbs {or plain breadcrumbs w/ some italian seasoning mixed in}
• 3/4 C. evaporated milk

Preheat oven to 350. In a large bowl, combine egg, soup mix, garlic, and pepper. Mash in ground beef and bread crumbs with a fork. Stir in evaporated milk {mixture will be well-moistened}. Roll into approx. 24 golf-ball-size meatballs and place in nonstick-sprayed 9x13 baking dish so meatballs do not touch. Cover with foil or glass lid, bake for 28-35 minutes.

Sweet and Sour Sauce

2-3 servings

• 4 tablespoons brown sugar {add another if you like your sauce sweeter like i do}
• 2 1/2 tablespoons tomato ketchup
• 1/3 C. rice vinegar or white vinegar
• 1/2 tsp. soy sauce
• 2 tsp cornstarch, dissolved in 5 tsp water

Combine sugar, ketchup, vinegar, and soy sauce in a bowl and whisk. Pour into saucepan and bring to a boil, stirring occasionally. Pour in the cornstarch mixture and keep stirring until the mixture thickens up. Pour into bowl and serve!

We put the meatballs over rice, mixed in some big chunks of pineapple [mmmmm...drool.}, green peppers, and carrots, and poured the sauce over the top. I love this recipe because I usually have most of the ingredients already on hand!

So. Good.