Four Marrs and One Venus: April 2012

Where is Jen Today?

So the question is, Where is Jen today?

a. At the beach

b. Heading to Hawaii

c. Hanging at Tattered & Inked

d. At Home Depot picking out flowers

Is that your final answer?

If you answered:

c. Hanging at Tattered & Inked

You are Correct! Ding Ding Ding!

Besides Hanging with the one of Coolest Chicks in the "Blog World"...
I am sharing a little something something!

Click and Go ~ See you Soon!

Easy as Chicken Pot Pie

Yep! I got another Quick and Easy Dinner for you!

Chicken Pot Pie

Ingredients:

3-4 Cooked Boneless Chicken Breasts

1 pkg. Deep Pie Crusts

1 pkg. frozen veggies

2 cans of Cream of Potato Soup

1 cup milk

Salt & Pepper

Shred up your cooked chicken.

Open up your pie crusts and set them out on the counter to thaw. Cook your veggies as you like {I microwave them for about 4-6 minutes}

Now place everything in with your chicken! Cans of soup, warmed up veggies, cup of milk and some salt and pepper. Mix it up!

Pour your mix into one of the pie crusts.

Place the other pie crust over on top.

Press the sides together, and slit the top of the pie.

Place your pie on a Cookie Sheet.

Bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes or until the top is golden brown.

Serve with french bread and a green salad!

Why I LOVE this Recipe:

1. No Pans to wash, throw that Pie Tin away!

2. Prepare in the morning/day and refrigerate until dinner time!

{cooking time may be a bit longer}

3. This is a great meal for those Dinner Sign-ups.

{You know for that mom who just had a baby!}

4. It literally takes me 10-15 mins. to throw this dinner together...

It really IS Easy as Chicken Pot Pie!

And I have to tell you, Mason my 9 year old Love's this so much...it is his standing request for his special Birthday Dinner...

Enjoy!

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"Those Abs don't come for free!"

So now that I am 33, with no kids in my line up to suck out my extra weight.

{awesome perk to breastfeeding}

I am finding that I can't just eat what I want anymore. Like the rice crispy treat shows in my legs! Dang nab it! What happened?

Well...

It's ok, this getting older thing I guess.

And I can still eat what I want, I just have to work it now. Argh. Work.

I have heard great things and seen amazing results with the 30 Day Shred by Jullian Michaels- and figured for $6.99 what do I have to lose! {Hopefully 10 lbs and Gain some toned Abs} But ladies ... as she say's "Those abs don't come for free" No joke there! Today being my first day, I finished the 20 min. deal but holy cow...barely.

But, I can do this!

So I posted this on my Facebook

and had amazing comments and support! Many ladies are starting this Shred in the next couple of days as well!

I decided to create a "closed" group on Facebook for those who are starting this Challenge! That way we can motivate each other and just keep tabs on our progress! So if you are starting this 30 day Shred video in the next week or so, leave a comment below and I will add you to our awesome support group!

Until Next Time!

{I think I need a nap}

Groovy Garden Box

DUDE

Righteous

Far Out

Chill-ax

Totally

Are you all dialed in?

{setting the scene}

Our plain jane garden box

{2011}

Last year the boys and I took some paint to spruce this girl up!

Great helpers!

plain jane

{2011}

transformed into a

Groovy garden box

{2012)

I have been wanting to do this for sometime, and finally just DID it!

Last year our box was too full, so we decided this year everyone gets to choose 1 plant. A family trip to Home Depot was in order to pick our munchies!

This year in our box we have:
Strawberries {Mom's choice}
Watermelon {Mason's choice}
Cantaloupe {Dad's choice}
Cucumber {Derek's choice}
Zucchini {Aaron's choice}

Doesn't that just scream Fun?
It makes me smile!

So what do you think?
{choose 1}
a. off the wall
b. totally groovy
c. bummer dude
d. chill out man

More fun painting projects can be found HERE!

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~Peace Out,

Miracle-Grow Expand 'n Gro Concentrated Planting Mix Review & Giveaway!

This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of Scotts® for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine.

One thing the boys and I love to do each year around this time is plant our little garden box out back! We fill it up with cucumbers, squash, cilantro, corn and tomatoes! Yum! I am so happy to let you all in on this awesome little "wonder"planting mix for gardens and flowers, both in pots and the ground!

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I was so lucky to have won a sample of this already, and have to tell you. It is amazing stuff. I LOVE that the coir fibers ensure the water is used efficiently! Expand 'n Grow retains up to 50% more moisture than the basic potting soils, which then releases water as the plants need it! Perfect way to control over and under watering!

But that is not all!

~ Expand 'n Gro helps you grow up to 3X the flower and vegetables vs. native soil

~ It significantly improves soil for multiple years

~The concentrated planting mix expands up to 3X when water is added

~It feeds your plants for up to 6 months

~The natural fibers hold up to 50% more water than basic potting soil

How can you go wrong? You can't! You will see this Miracle-Gro Expand 'n Grow concentrating planting mix work wonders to anything it touches! Amazing! Check it out for yourself:

So now you want it right? Well, I can't say I blame you! So here is where all the fantastic deals come into play! Head on over to Expand ‘n Gro™ to get your $3 off coupon! But that is not all my friends! I am giving one of my lucky readers {that could be YOU!} a chance to win your very own sample pack of Miracle-Gro Expand n' Gro! That's right! Cool deal huh?

So let's do this! Just a couple rules... but it will be so worth it!

*Required Entry-

Leave me a comment below telling me what you would do with your Miracle-Grow Expand n' Gro Concentrated Planting Mix sample!

Extra Entries {Oh YEAH}

- Follow my blog {leave a separate comment below}

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Winner will be chosen Sunday April 22, 2012 using Random.org. All entries must be received by 11:59pm Saturday April 21, 2012. This giveaway is open to US resident's only. Winner will be contacted by email and have 48 hours to claim prize or another winner will be chosen using Random.org. Entries without contact information will be considered invalid so please include your email address when commenting.

White Eggs & Baseball

Hello friends! Hope you all had a great Easter weekend with your family!

Question. How many times did your kids ask "When are we dyeing Easter eggs mom?"

Mine?

Still asking.

Why?

Well because they still look like this:

Now yes they are hard boiled- I was on the ball with that task.

The colorful part, not so on the ball... oh well.

Speaking of Balls!

Take me out to a ballgame you ask? Let's go!

See, this Easter was not our norm Easter Celebrating ways! FUN don't get me wrong..but out of the norm for us! {I didn't even do a Easter Egg hunt out of the norm} what the?

Don't worry ladies, I still managed to pull it together for the baskets! :)

Derek was up at jimminy Christmas early time 6:45am!

Down we went as everyone else still snoozed away! {He tried to wake his brothers up, no success}

Does your Easter Bunny hide your Baskets in funny places? Derek's basket was under a blanket!

Let's continue with our out of the norm Easter shall we?

Padres were in town, and well, Baseball is kind of a big deal in this house over here! So we decided to hit up a game on Easter!
We had a great time!

After Derek was done with that awesome sugar in a cup he was acting so silly.

Wonder why?

It was a different Easter this year, but we were together as a family and that's what made it a perfect Easter for us!

{the Dull White eggs are almost gone too}

How did you celebrate Easter this year?

"Get Your Chef On ~ Lemons"

Are you ready for my next fun big adventure in Blog Land? Oh I am so so excited to share this with you all-you are going to LOVE it! I am coming outta my little blog shell and expanding my wings with the one and only Julie from White Lights on Wednesday!{oh do we have something up our aprons, you just wait!}

Julie is such a funny gal, super duper sweet and makes the most delicious food ever! I fell in love with her and her blog the instant I saw her Peanut Butter Graham Cracker Pie! {I love peanut butter!} She also did the neatest paint job on her Knife Block- So clever and cute! Julie is one amazing lady, who I am so happy to call my friend! She is a very busy mom to her adorable two little guys but still manages to get her cook & crafts on!

She asked me-- yes ME {still so honored} to co-host a fantastic & fun " Iron Chef" type challenge! Our challenge is called Get Your Chef On! We will give you the secret ingredient {who doesn' like a good juicy secret} then you let your cooking creativeness flow! How fun right?! I am still squirming in my seat over here, because it's going to be so fun! So enough of the chit chat--- Here are all the details!!

Okay, so here’s how it works. Every two months, we will post the secret ingredient for the coming round of Get Your Chef On. You have two weeks to sign up and posts will go up two weeks after sign up ends. One week after posts go up, Julie and I will share everyone’s creations on our blogs. Join in as often as you like. What a fun way to try new recipes and gain some too!

To join Get Your Chef On -

Link up your blog to the linky list below. We’d love to know who’s cooking along with us this month!
Share a NEW recipe post on your blog that features the secret ingredient. Make anything you want.
Follow both the co-hosts - Four Marrs & One Venus and White Lights on Wednesday
If you want, grab a Get Your Chef On button so everyone knows you’re part of this month’s challenge.

This month's secret ingredient:

Lemons

Ready. And…go!

Dumpy Chair to Benchy Flair

Last week I did my first guest post over at
Happy-go-Lucky!
It was so much fun going over onto someone else's blog and sharing a fun project! Thank you again Kara, and thank you to all of those who came over and visited me! You ladies seriously made my day! So in case you missed out on this fun girl, here she is!

Dumpy Chair to Benchy Flair

So I had these 3 chairs on the side of my house that my husband could not stand! Finally I decided to do something with them! Steps are pretty basic up there, I did have to cut my legs down because these were those high chairs.
Also after spray painting, I used a matte finish to seal.

First Guest Post -- EEEEK!

Check it 1, 2... is the mic on?
Check. Check.
OK! Here goes nothing-- Ladies and Gents- come one come all
I am doing my first Guest Post today over at:

Happy-Go-Lucky!

So head on over there and check me out will ya?
I do have something in store for you...