"How-To" Instructions: Present Cash Gift Pizza Box!

I have always been one of those people that hated giving money or a gift card. I know I am not the only one, no? I just felt like they would think I didn't put any thought into the gift. But sometimes cash is what the person needs at times. So while searching Pinterest at some point (when am I not, HA!) I pinned an awesome money giving idea. Recently I revamped this great idea and it turned out amazing. It was a lot of fun that we all enjoyed putting together. We were even able to do a little math study with our son as we all put it together. We gave this money pizza to a pioneering friend who recently graduated from her homeschooling, a very bright and sweet young woman.

Need: 

•  Clean, unused pizza box (our local pizza place gave us one)
• Crisp Bills of your choice
• Quarters
• Tape
• Markers
• Bow
• Paper confetti

 

Directions:

1. Fan out your $ Bills.
2. Tape quarters to $ Bills.
3. Make a $ Bill bow by folding bills and taping.
4. Write your message. Generic saying:"You Cannot Live On Pizza Alone, You Need A Little Dough!"
5. Apply bow and confetti.
6. Close box and make somebodies day!

Special thanks to the original poster of this idea ,  Making Memories With Your Kids, for their inspiration for my own pizza dough gift box.

Quick & Easy: "Snow Day" Chicken White Bean Chili Recipe

When the snow first started coming down.

Our Cowboy Snowman!

To my Northern friends I am sure we look pretty silly, but for us Southern folks, snow is a big deal. We may see it a handful of times a year here in North Georgia. Being a Floridian I am not very cold natured, but I seemed to warm up to it today. We had a really good time playing in the snow. All the public school kids are out of school. We ran some errands yesterday and a man asked my son "I bet you are glad to be out of school for the snow".  He looked at the man with a confused smile and told him: "I'm not out of school, I'm home schooled". HAHA! Yes, homeschooling children do not get snow days off!  Scroll down to see our Chili recipe and photos!


No good snow day would be complete without CHILI!

 

Littlefoot Farm Quick & Easy Chicken White Bean Chili

Ingredients:

• 1  large Chicken Breast cut into chunks
• 1 can of Garbanzo Beans or Chick peas
• 1 can of Northern Beans
• 1 can of Diced Tomatoes, drained, or 1 can of Spaghetti sauce (if you use well drained diced tomatoes you will have a true white chili)
• 1 pack of Chili Seasoning
• 2 cups of Milk
• 2 teaspoons of Corn Starch (if needed to thicken)
• 1 tbs of cooking oil

Directions: Cube your chicken. Add oil to skillet and add cubed chicken. Cook on med-high heat until chicken is cooked through, stirring as needing. In a large pot add everything else, but the corn starch. Add the chicken and oil. Stir and cook until a nice boil has begun. Add corn starch if needed. *Serve with crackers or cornbread.  **Garnish with shredded cheese, green onions, cooked bacon and/or sour cream if desired. Serves: 4

Howdy From Georgia!

 

Hubby walked to the grocery store.

More like "Snow Life" today!