April 19, 2013

Elusive Plans

April 19, 2013/ Michelle Scheibe

Nate and I leave for Florida on Sunday. We. Can’t. Wait. We plan for this trip to be a relaxing one. Lots of reading on the beach. Eating. Strolling. Sun. Warmth. Hurry up Sunday!

Ike will be vacationing with his grandparents. Which is basically his equivalent to going to Florida. Poor thing works so hard. He deserves a vacation.

The blog may be quiet next week. I may have an update house tour. We’ll see. It depends on many factors including my motivation, Nate’s motivation and we need the gloom and doom to disappear from Iowa. Not looking good, folks. Hey, maybe I’ll just post vacation photos. Who knows!

We do have good stuff coming. You keep talking about these elusive plans but what exactly are they boring blogger? I’m glad you ask, dear reader.

(All of these photos are courtesy of my phone. Because it’s important for before pictures to appear as horrible as possible.)

I am super duper extremely close to finishing up the craft room. Good bloggers post final reveals. You get me. I’m so excited with how this is turning out. I’m just not excited about the amount of time it’s taking.

Our dining room is getting a new table. We potentially have some awesome barn wood lined up. Our current table is fine. It’s just not us. And we’re afraid to use it because it scratches easily. That’s no way to live. I might remove the dying flowers someday also. Maybe. That’s asking a lot.

One of the projects were are most excited about is our master bathroom. We are partnering with an awesome company that rhymes with Smile Bop. Okay, it’s the Tile Shop and we are beyond excited to replace these builder grade mirrors with some walls of tile. I don’t squeal but I’m squealing over this one.

I should probably add replace light bulb and get dressed before 5 PM to the list as well. And probably pick up Ike’s beaver. My life is falling apart, I tell you.

We are partnering with the Home Depot to beautify our outdoor space. Those posts should start soon after we return. I can’t wait to get my hands dirty and plant some flowers! If it’s not snowing…

When it turns 95 out and we start whining about how hot it is (even though we promised ourselves we wouldn’t beings this is the longest winter known to man), our attention will move to our office. The walls will be getting a new coat of paint. This brown just doesn’t do much for me anymore. I should probably straighten up a little too. There will also be a new sectional if I can ever weasel Nate into going to Ikea in Chicago with me. My husband manipulating skills are lacking lately. As is my ability to take a straight photo. And be organized.

There you have it. Big plans. Big summer ahead!

What are your summer plans? Vacation plans?

April 17, 2013

Zombie Run

April 17, 2013/ Michelle Scheibe

You’ll have to excuse my lack of DIY posts. I’ve been busy. Running from zombies.

I learned two things this week-end. I might survive day 1 of a zombie apocalypse. I probably wouldn’t survive day 2 because I wouldn’t be able to move.

Two of my favorite pharmacy school friends and I ran the Zombie Run this past Saturday.

The Zombie Run was a 5K Cross Country run with proceeds going to the Special Olympics. Did I mention that I hadn’t ran since October? It was also freezing cold and spitting snow. Good work, Iowa. Good work, silly blogger.

We started the race with 8 flags. The goal was to “survive” the race with at least one flag. If all of your flags were removed, you were infected with the zombie virus.

The race was on Credit Island. It was a super gloomy day. The island is creepy and full of old military buildings. The setting was quite perfect for a zombie apocalypse. It has been raining for the past two weeks which made the entire course a giant puddle of mud.

Because running a cross country race through mud away from zombies wasn’t enough, they also added obstacles. Like hay bales covered in plastic.

And plywood slides that were super hard to climb with muddy shoes.

Luckily the zombies left us alone on the obstacles but we were zombie fair game after we got off.

I made it to the last obstacle with two flags. And then a zombie kid took both of them at the very end. Note to self, avoid children during a zombie apocalypse. Darn zombie kid.

Anna and I became zombies.

Megan was still a human but was nice enough to drive us home.

Are you into the zombie hype? Do you think you’d survive an apocalypse? Who wants to bring me some ibuprofen for my sore muscles?

April 15, 2013

Homemade Dog Biscuits

April 15, 2013/ Michelle Scheibe

I swear I haven’t lost my marbles. Well, I don’t think I have.

I’m now making my dog homemade dog treats. And then photographing them with Kraft paper and Baker’s twine.

Ok, fine. I have lost it.

But look at that cute face. You’d make him his favorite homemade dog treats as too. And you’d probably wrap them in Baker’s twine. Don’t lie.

Ike’s aunt made him these dog treats for Christmas. He’s been begging for the recipe ever since. I get a little nervous with homemade treats because Ike has a pretty sensitive stomach. He LOVES these treats and tolerates them well.

Homemade Dog Biscuits

Ingredients

1 1/4 cup flour
1/2 cup Old Fashioned oats
1/2 tablespoon baking powder
1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
1/2 cup milk
2 tablespoons applesauce

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a medium bowl, mix together all of the dry ingredients. Add the wet ingredients. Mix thoroughly. Place the dough onto a piece of wax paper and then add another sheet on top. Roll the dough out so that it is about a 1/4 –1/2 inch thick. Remove the top layer of wax paper and use a cookie cutter to cut out shapes. Use a spatula to help remove your shapes to a cookie sheet for baking. Continue reforming and rolling the dough until it is all used. Bake for 15-20 minutes or until golden brown. Allow to cool and serve.