Crafty momm thoughts on life

                Hi Guys, todays post is something a little different it is a requested post. I will on several occasions will teach my children how to make a new recipe. YES, my kids cook and yes, I make them cook at least 1 day a week. Because of this they love learning new recipes and this time my son suggested I share the recipe with you all. So here we go. Seafood chowder 2 Cans clams  about 12 shrimps chopped 2 oz. of Imitation crab chopped 3 potatoes peeled and diced 1 yellow onion diced 2 cloves garlic minced 4 stalks green onions 1 jalapeno chopped 1 can sweet corn  1 tsp lemon pepper 3 cups milk 1 stick butter Salt to taste First off start will a pot on medium heat melt butter, add the yellow onion and cook until the onions are clear, add the garlic cook for 1 minutes. Add milk, and potatoes, cook until potatoes are fork tender. Add the clams. DO NOT DRAIN. Add the juice and all it will add ...

These are a few of my favorite things for October that is… ·         Tv Shows I have enjoyed this month o    Law and Order SVU- Has been a favorite of mine for a long time o    Goosebumps- this is a very cute series for kids with slight scares o    The haunting hour- again is a kid themed “scary” series o    American Horror Story “Roanoke”- Not my favorite season   ·         Movies that I watched this month o     Paranorman-  I love this movie the lead characters remind me of my son and his friend, o    Silence of the lambs- I am fan of Anthony Hopkins portal of Hannibal Lecter o    Nightmare before Christmas- although crafty dad says this is a Christmas movie o    Coraline- Love this movie although I don’t feel this is a kid’s movie   ·         Books I have e...

So, I was at an appointment with my mom recently, and of course it was one of those routine appointments that everyone is encouraged to do at a certain age. But it is on that needs to be done at the hospital and not the doctor’s office, in well they had to sedate her and she fell asleep, the nurse wheeled her away to do the procedure, I waited in the exam room for her to come back. I began to think of all the times in my life I had sat in the hospital waiting for her to be ok and dreading that moment when she was not. My mom has been through a lot in her lifetime, she was in abusive relationships and was beaten on several occasions, she was beaten so badly that she would have bruises all over her face. She was an alcoholic, due to these factors she had an overdose of antidepressant drugs when I was around the age of six, it was very touch and go on that one the doctors told my grandma that if one more pill was in her system they could not have done anything for her, she was in inten...