Love the Simple Things

10 on Tuesday..

1. Is that what today is? Only Tuesday? I think it's supposed to be Friday, at least that's what it feels like. My two days already feels 5 days long.

2. Saturday we played in this!

and then got locked out the house.  All four of us. For about 2 hours.  It was coldy coldy Batman! But we survived and thanks to a very great locksmith-all got back in safe and sound and warm with hot cocoa, just before I had to leave for #3.

3. I got the chance to spend some quality crafting time with some quality craftin' ladies this past weekend.  I finished last year's 12 Days before Christmas album and 2 layouts.  Woot woot!  This once a month scrapping thing just may work out:)  How cool are we?!!

4. The next day I proceeded to get the stomach flu.  Good thing it was only a 24 hour bug.

5. Because about 17 hours in to my 24 hour bug, Maya got the stomach flu and my sick mama time was over lightening fast. Maya's wasn't 24 hours.  It's still happening:(   After a quick visit to the ER this evening, I'm happy and hopeful to say tomorrow will be her "recovery day". 

6. It's fun hearing the Kids Bop version of Moves Like Jaggar coming from Maya's room.  Yah- she loves it.  It was a fun surprise download today for my little sicky.

7. I am so very thankful for amazing friends that are ready and willing to run an errand, grab homework from school, look for missing printer ink....I am so very blessed.

8.  Tonight's after-kid-bedtime store run brought me home with Lipton Cup 'o soup, bananas, grapes, popcicles, clear power-ade, plain goldfish, antibiotics and 6 rented kid-movies. 

9. Have you ever felt so completely exhausted that you really wanted to go to bed, but the quiet empty house that required absolutely NO work from you whatsover called to you more- so you stayed up and blogged.  Yah. me to.

10. Tomorrow is a new day. God is good.

Meal Plan Monday

Monday- Honey lime tilapia and roasted potatoes Tuesday- Daddy and kids dinner date night(fundraiser for M's school playground fund:) Wednesday- Dinner at church Thursday-Stuffed Shells and garlic bread Friday- Kilbasi sandwiches Saturday-Leftovers Sunday-Chicken corn chowder You know my sis in law makes a month long menu, then just gets her ingredients at the store weekly. I may have to give that a go eventually. It will help to see all the different meals that we eat over a month span. Hmmmm it's a thought:)

5 on Friday

1. The snow is coming! The snow is coming!  We want to build an upside down snowman tomorrow!

2. The stomach flu has been through both little girlies in this house.  Please oh please let it be gone for good. 

3. Laney says "ate-meal" for oatmeal, "fer" for for and "moke-up" for make up.  I just didn't want to forget.

4. Maya has a plan to count her crayon bank money tomorrow.  She is saving for a new American Girl.  We are going to start a chore chart to help her earn some allowance.  Not the basics- clean room, make bed- stuff like that is expected...but more like dust living room, vacuum basement, mop bathroom floor.  I'm thinking she will like the responsibility. Speaking of the bathroom floor, she read to her sister at 10:00 at night on the bathroom floor while I changed Laney's bedding after a stomach flu issue.  That child has so much compassion.

5. Excited to hang out with my crafty friends tomorrow night.  I sure do miss them the month or two in between our gatherings:)  Maybe I'll scrap..maybe I won't:)  I want to- if that counts for anything....

Menu-plan Monday

Back again! Two weeks in a row!

Monday- Salmon and baked potato

Tuesday- Stromboli
We make two kinds. Seafood and tomato with Alfredo sauce dip for the grown ups and pepperoni for the kiddos with marinara dip.

Wednesday- eat at church

Thursday- Meatloaf

Friday- chicken corn chowder and blueberry muffins

Saturday- leftovers

Sunday- Brinner! Breakfast for dinner!

1-12-12

Oh how I love a challenge!  Thanks Ella Publishing and Elizabeth!  I enjoy having my camera back by my side again.  I especially enjoy my iphone as well,  as it is a quick and easy camera on the go(love that 4S photo goodness)!  Hopefully the next set of "12" falls on a weekend so I can have two little sidekicks to photograph:)  Miss my big girl during the day!

A new look....

Ok you google readers/bloglines/whatever other version of quick-scroll-through-blogs there is....I figured with the new promise to upkeep the blog it needs a fresh look around here as it is no longer Christmas.  The red and green had to come down.  On to bigger and better things...Laney's favorite color at the moment-purple! Hope to see you tomorrow (or the next day) with 12 photos on the 12th!

Menu Plan Monday

I'm going to try and do better posting on the ole' bloggety blog this year. To begin-my friend Cassie started back up this great Monday tradition of blogging the meal plan. So here goes:
Monday- BLT's with Auntie Rach's Orzo Spinach salad and mixed berries.
Tuesday- Oven baked baby back ribs and baked potatoes.
Wednesday- dinner at church
Thursday-Parmesean Tilapia
Friday-Taco night!
Saturday-quick leftovers and then a special family date:)
Sunday- Chicken Pot-pie soup

Crossing fingers this fun little ditty works out!

Simple Things..

me and her. watching a movie. in our slippers.

On the 6th day {before} Christmas...

Once again, embracing the iphone photo- while not standing on the green carpet.  Since when is it $23.95 to purchase a photo at the Santa Booth..ugh!  Not having it, so the rule was, if you weren't standing on the green carpet, you could use your own photo devices for a Santa shot.  Embrace the iphone. I'm sure he was telling Laney to be a good girl as she hesitantly keeps her distance from the big white bearded man.  Sweet Maya- sitting quietly eager to tell him her list. 

12 Days {before} Christmas Day 7

Yay for iphone pics in the 12 days album.  After attending a basketball game where my dancers were halftime entertainment, I was ready to relax with some hot cocoa and my most very favorite crinkle cookies made by a family friend.  Now- my favorite cookies are not crinkle cookies.  My favorite cookies are the crinkle cookies made by Miss A.  Scrumptious to a "T".  Brings back memories of early marriage, hanging out with his friend J, fiance to my friend I and J's mom, Miss A- schooling us on the fine points of Christmas baking.