Mimi Sue's Cottage

A home is much more than a house built of lumber, brick, or stone. A home is made of love, sacrifice, and respect. We are responsible for the homes we build. We must build wisely, for eternity is not a short voyage. There will be calm and wind, sunlight and shadows, joy and sorrow. But if we really try, our home can be a bit of heaven here on earth. Thomas S Monson







Saturday, September 13, 2008

A New Recipe

One of my favorite appliances is the slow cooker. When my kids were young I must have used this baby once or twice a week. One of my neighbors gave me this recipe for a sweet pork very similar to the one that they serve at Cafe Rio. You can spoon it over rice or use it as a filling for burritos. I think they use it in a tostada like salad at Cafe Rio.
Put a medium size pork roast, 1 chopped onion, juice of 1 lime, 2 cloves garlic, 2 cups salsa, 1 cup brown sugar, and salt and pepper in your crock pot. Cook on high for about 5 hours or until you can pull the meat apart with 2 forks.


Friday, September 12, 2008

Wednesday, September 10, 2008

To Faux or Not To Faux

I thought to myself I really wouldn't be joining in on the fun P.O.O.P.I.E. party over at the Nester's since I really didn't have anything faux in my home. Then I started walking around my house and in every single room I found at least one thing that would qualify. So here goes.
Flowers...
Heart shaped wreaths with little fake berry things...Fruit...More fruit...
So faux or no?

Monday, September 8, 2008

Voila

Well, it's done. Now the cutest little tushies on the planet have a cute chair to sit in. I put stripper on the seat and arm rests because they were so gunked up. Then the mister had to glue the seat part together because of a big crack in it. Then sand, sand, sand. Then one can colonial red rustoleum and voila. Do you think it needs a little toile cushion? Do I have too much toile? Can anyone have too much toile?