Snowy Days & Hot Chocolate Go Hand In Hand

It's snowing today in our town. It started about 9, and has snowed all day off and on. It's now night time, and cold enough it's going to freeze. My favorite thing to do on a cold, rainy or snowy day is to curl up with a blanket and good book and drink either hot tea or hot chocolate. So, in honor of today being our first official snow day in West Plains, I decided to search the internet for a homemade hot chocolate recipe. I found tons of them but decided on this one. I like peppermint and hot chocolate so why not put them together? Now, I haven't actually tried this myself, but I will in the next few days and let you know how it turns out. If anyone else tries it-please feel free to let us know how it tastes! You can find this recipe and many more at http://coffeetea.about.com/od/chocolaterecipes/r/whpeppchoc.htm
Enjoy!

White Peppermint Hot Chocolate Recipe

INGREDIENTS:

• 8 oz white chocolate, chopped
• 3 1/2 cups milk
• 6 hard peppermint candies, crushed fine
• 1/2 tsp peppermint extract
• 2/3 cup whipping cream

PREPARATION:

Beat chilled cream with crushed mints until stiff peaks form. Refrigerate for about an hour. Meanwhile, heat milk to a simmer, them mix in chocolate. Whisk until chocolate is melted and smooth. Add mint extract and stir through.

Pour into mugs and top with minty whipped cream.
Serves 4

Simplify Your Space

Well-it's been awhile since I've made a post on here. I've been really busy. Chloe had the pink eye last week but only for a day Thank God! Rob's work hours are better and I'm subbing a lot. The church is going great! So that's a quick update. I've been reading a new book I got the other day called Simplify Your Space. It's a Women of Faith Book. I LOVE it! As I read, I'm going to post ideas and suggestions on here so visit me often! The author uses the CALM approach to organized space.
C= Create a plan A= Approach it by sections L=Lighten up and let go M= Manage it simply

The first chapter is taking your kitchen by sections, cleaning everything out, organizing it and getting rid of the things that aren't necessary to keep. I'm fixing to clean my kitchen this way so I will do a before and after pic! Until then, Hope everyone is having a good Monday and enjoy the rest of your week! God bless!


I made the red heart pillow for our Etsy store. It's available now so head on over to heart2home.etsy.com and shop til you drop! Remember-any of my items that I list on my blogs, if you buy directly from me, I won't charge you shipping and handling!