The Husband Project

I follow this blog at http://cecoakley.blogspot.com. It's called A LEAP OF FAITH. Christine over there is doing a challenge right now. Today is the first project, I tried it and it was AWESOME! My husband had no idea why I was allowing him time to unwind, but it made him so pleasant to be around! :) If you are looking for any new ways to bless your husband head over to her page and give it a shot!

young love...

Yesterday when I picked up my daughter from school, what she had to say cracked me up! "Mommy, P wants L to be his girlfriend. But I don't care because he isn't old enough to have a girlfriend anyway! I don't want a boyfriend, not until I'm like 16!" LO AND BEHOLD she is so wise! haha, for all of you wondering, I WILL type that up and have her sign it! Do you think a five year old's signature will hold up in a court of law?!?!? Because I have every intention of bringing it out to ward off any future 'loves'. :)

Company Coming

Well tonight my parents and grandparents will be getting here. I am SO STINKING excited! I love my family if you can't tell. :) Big Sissy's official party is tomorrow so we will have a FULL house. And I just realized that I totally forgot to get goodie bags together for the kiddos. UGH, it is going to be an early morning for this Mommy. At least Walmart is open 24 hours! I'm sure I'll figure something clever out. Have a good weekend everyone and enjoy the super bowl! :)

Thankful Thursday

Today my BABY GIRL turned 5... that's right FIVE years old TODAY!!! I can not comprehend how five years have passed so quickly! She is the most precious and wonderful gift (along with my other bundle of joy) that God has given me. Today I am thankful for her! YAY for birthdays!

Wondering Wednesday...

I wonder why God made calories! Food is so delicious... I don't want to get fat... but I LOVE TO EAT!!! I made this for dinner...



It's Shrimp Penne in a HEAVY cream, tomato and wine sauce! UGH, I feel 10 lbs heavier already. BUT it was so worth it! :) Good thing I ran 5 miles this morning!

And I made these last night, they're Pumpkin Snicker doodles (thanks to a recipe by "For love of Cooking")...



I wonder how many I can eat in one sitting?!?! I kid, I kid!

I wonder what else yummy food I can make this week! I guess I have food on the mind, so that's it folks, simply FOOD!

Meal Planning

This my friends is the meal planner I made last week with my mom's group AND I LOVE IT! I went grocery shopping yesterday and I was so organized! I wasn't just winging it, like usual. I got exactly what I needed for the meals and I didn't end up buying all the extra stuff, because I "might" make this or that. Nope, it took the guessing right out of it. I actually spent about $30 less than usual also! I can't wait till I have about 6 weeks perfected, then I can rotate them around! Inside I have dividers in the back to organize my successful recipes (Dinner, Sides and Desserts). I also put plastic protective pocket sheets in their for my actual Weekly Menu Plan, Grocery list, and Current Recipes. Trust me ladies, you need to make one of these! Unless you're totally NOT OCD like me! :)

grocery store debacle...

Grocery shopping with two kids is... lets just say, it's interesting. Monkey is now at the age where she SCREAMS the entire time she is strapped into a shopping cart. Which means, she wants to walk along side her Big Sissy. It's adorable to watch, UNTIL she tries to rearrange every item on every shelf. And Big Sissy, she wants to hold the list and check off the items when we get them. It's all too much for me! I wouldn't find it so overwhelming if it weren't for the people (who have obviously never had children) who glare at you for moving at a snails pace! COME ON PEOPLE! They're kiddos, AND they're adorable, get over it! :)