Weekly Wrap

So my bloggie friend Brittany has a Weekly Wrap and I really look forward to reading what has happened during the week with her and her family. So I thought it would be fun to start one for our family since it seems we have sooo much going on through the week and I think about blogging about it then it get's away from me. So this way I can blog about a few things that happened through the week that sometimes I would forget to blog about.
Here's our first Weekly Wrap:


1. I have decided next Memorial Day we are doing WAY less....so my kid's aren't as crabby the ENTIRE week after!!!


2. Quaid recieved his 1st Baseball cards from a kid at school....who knew how exciting it would be to get baseball cards (these cards go EVERYWHERE with this kid)

3. I have found some MAJOR deals this week!!!!
Kashi Cereal Coupons ($1 off)....I bought 15 of them on ebay for $2.00 then went to Walmart where Kashi Cereal is on sale for $2 a box....my total $1 a box...WOO HOO!!!!




My New bread slicer I found at a rummage for $1....now we have evenly sliced bread!!!! :) Bailey's new Cinderella Dress Up Shoes (that she wears EVERYWHERE...even to run and play outside...I know she's CRAZY...LOL) for a whopping $.10and last but not least....my best deal...my Cake Stand ( I haven't made a cake yet...but I put some cookies in there...lol) for $1!!!! I have been wanting one of these FOREVER...guess it pays to wait ;)





4. Quaid took a field trip to the ZOO this week with his school :) (Mommy couldn't go this time because I had to stay home with Bailey :( .....but he still had fun and his friends Mom bought him and his buddy a Spongebob Ice Cream because they were being so good, but then Quaid said his teacher said they werent' suppsed to do that...lol ooops!


5. Johnny built a workbench this week!!! He cleaned out our storage (THE BARN...lol) and decided to make it his garage since we dont' have one where we're living right now. It turned out really nice...I love havin me a handy man :) Now I have some projects for him to build....hehehehe

6. My house is almost COMPLETELY organized, closets and all!!! (this may shock most of you...as I'm not an organized person AT ALL..but trying to get there) Although I have a helper coming on Monday...lol. My gracious friend is starting her own organizing business and will be helping me with my desk area, I'm sooo not good with papers...ugh.

7. She an all around kind of gal, she's a Princess but still yet a Country girl. She has found a love for earthly creatures....she tells me "They are so cutie"...lol However, if Quaid is around...he WILL NOT touch them, go figure...lol

Yes, that's a "Wherm" and a "Todd"....lol otherwise known as Worm and Toad

8. Somehow the topic of discussion while eating corn dog's this week turned into a discussion about Weiners and Private Parts?????? Mommy quickly chimed in to that convesation about how we really don't discuss our privat parts or anyone else's!!!

9. Looking forward to a quiet week next week (and it's the last full week of school...YEAH...then SCHOOL'S OUT FOR SUMMER!!!!)

10. This was actually last week, but it's a HUGE praise for my Dad...my Mom found a mole on the back of his head again (it was really close to where the cancerous mole was before) but they got the results back and it was NON- CANCEROUS!!!!!!! PRAISE THE LORD!!!

Have a Great Weekend :)

2 Legit

Remember those days...."2 Legit, 2 Legit to quit...hey, hey"...lol That's what popped into my head when my kid's came in looking like this and dancing around with their shades on....this was one of those moment's that make me appreciate staying at home just seeing their imaginations and personalities grow ;)

***and yes my kid's have something about running around in their underwear in the afternoon's...naptimes, comfy...idk...their a little crazy as you can see...lol

Memorial Day Fun

Better late than never! It's been a crazy hectic week and I've been trying to blog about Memorial Day, but really haven't had a chance to sit down and blog :( Here's how our weekend went through a slide show.

Hope you all had a safe and enjoyable Memorial Day Weekend with your family and friends! Thank you to all the service men and women out there who fighting for our country and our freedom! I am so thankful for your courage and continue to pray for you all....THANK YOU!!!

TASTY TUESDAY

TODAY'S THEME- BREAD

*As most of you know....we have resorted to making all our bread....I'm happy to say we haven't bought a loaf of bread for 2 months now :) This is a favorite of the kids....perfect for toast!!!


Cinnamon Raisin Bread


1 cup water
2 tablespoons butter or margarine, softened
1 1/2 cups Whole Wheat Flour
1 1/2 cups Bread Flour
3 tablespoons sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
2 1/2 teaspoons bread machine yeast
3/4 cup raisins


1. Measure carefully, placing all ingredients except raisins in bread machine pan in the order recommended by the manufacturer. Add raisins at the Raisin/Nut signal or 5 to 10 minutes before last kneading cycle ends.

2. Select Sweet or Basic/White cycle. Use Medium or Light crust color. Remove baked bread from pan and cool on wire rack.

Lil Charmer

That's right, Quaid turned the charm on today for Ella's Birthday Party. He got a little dressed up for her and even had to comb his hair flat and to the side...lol It was sooo cute watching him get ready, it was like he was getting ready for a little date or something...lol (thank goodness we have many more years for that)

HAPPY BIRTHDAY ELLA!!!!

***Aren't they adorable ;) A Mom's gotta get all these pics when their little...just in case there's a wedding in their future...lol

Indiana Jones

So here are the boys after they went to see Indiana Jones. They both have been looking forward to it for weeks and Quaid came home so excited because the Mayan Ruins were in the movie because they have been studying them at school this week. So here's a pic of them and Quaid with his pic of the Mayan Ruins he brought home the very next day...he was so proud :)

Quaid's Kindergarten Program

This morning, we were invited to Quaid's Kindergarten Program at school. As soon as we get there my camera batteries died so these were the only pics we got :( Luckily we had the video camera, so Johnny did video it...however we can't figure out how to put it on our computer. So if I ever do, I will try to get a clip on here...too cute!! Overall, the program was really cute, they sang different songs for about a half hour. Quaid did get to hold up the WORLD....so he thought he was pretty cool for that ;) He really did such a great job and makes me so thankful I have such a wonderful little boy who behaves so well!!


***I could probably blog about how grown up my lil boy is getting and how I can't believe he's going to be a 1st grader next year...but I really don't feel like getting all emotional right now...lol So I'll save that for a later post ;)

TASTY TUESDAY

Today's Theme- PASTA!!!!


Crab & Pasta Salad


6oz. Vermicelli

2 TBS. Oriental Sesame or Peanut Oil

1 Med. Sweet Red Pepper

2 cloves garlic, minced

3 green onions, sliced thin

6 oz. fresh, thawed crabmeat (imitation is fine)

1 sm. head romaine lettuce, torn

2 TBS. reduced sodium soy sauce

2 TBS. red wine vinegar

1 TBS. white wine

1/2 tsp. sugar

1/8 tsp. cayenne pepper (may be omitted if you don't want to spicy)

Directions:

1. Cook vermicelli according the the pkg. Drain and transfer to a serving bowl.

2. Meanwhile, heat 1 Tbs. of sesame oil in a heavy 10in skillet over med high heat for 1 min; add the red pepper and garlic and stir fry just until limp- about 3 min. Add the green onions and stir fry 30 sec longer.

3. Combine the vermicelli, red pepper-green onion mixture, crabmeant an dlettuce in a large bowl. In a small bowl whisk together the remaining sesame oil and soy sauce, vinegar, wine, sugar and cayenne pepper. Pour over pasta and toss gently.


***This is my FAVORITE recipe from my Dad...it's sooo yummy and really pretty simple :) Hope you enjoy!

CREEPY

It started out our typical Monday morning, everything was on schedule and going great. Then I come back upstairs after putting Quaid on the bus to find a snake in our living room...that's right a snake!!! Oh my word....first I screamed...ran over and grabbed my phone then ran over and jumped on the couch with Bailey and called Johnny. Here's how the conversation went:

Me: "There's a snake in the house"

Johnny: "You want me to come kill it"

Me: "Of course"

Johnny: "I'll be there in a minute"

So he comes rushing home from work, he immediately goes into the barn and grabs the machetti (I totally should have taken a picture of it...it was pretty funny...lol) and comes upstairs.

Johnny: "Where is it"

Me: "Right there"

Johnny: "ARE YOU KIDDING ME"

Me: "What....it's a snake"

Johnny: "Yeah...it's soo tiny it could be a worm" "So you want me to kill it"

Me: "Ummmm...YEAH"

Well I don't know about you...but a SNAKE is a SNAKE and I can't stand them especially in my house!!!! Now we're not sure how it got in here, but I have been walking on eggshells all day looking for more babies to come slivering out somewhere...ewwwww....seriously...why...why...why???

So here's a pic of the snake (this was the day to sweep and mop my floors by the way...as you can see how bad they needed it in the pic...lol) But what would you do if you saw this thing in your house???

HELLO KITTY

In our house Dadddy makes all the birthday cakes, so this year Bailey requested Hello Kitty. She turned out pretty darn cute :) Good job Daddy!!!!

Pretty Earrings

Mommy took Bailey on her 3rd birthday to get her ear's pierced!!! We have been talking about it for awhile now, so I asked her if she wanted to on her birthday and she said Yes. So we went to Claire's and on the way there she asked me if it was going to hurt, I told her it would for a little bit...but then she would get a sucker if she was a big girl. So she sat in the chair like a big girl, but then wanted me to hold her when she was getting it done. So sitting on Mommy's lap with "uh-oh" in her arms, the hole's went in, then came the crying...but only for a few minutes because out came the sucker and everything was GREAT!!! lol It's truly amazing what candy can do to kid's...lol. They are so cute, but now she keeps asking me when she get's bigger if she can take them out...lol. (When we walked in to Claire's she was overwhelmed by all the earrings and thought they were all so pretty, so now she's anxious to get more and new earrings..lol)

***Mommy got her ear's pierced when she was 3 too, so it there was some influence there...lol :)

Getting ready

Right after they were done :(

What more can a Princess ask for, sitting on her Throne, putting her lipstick on and wearing pretty earrings :)

Curious George

On Bailey's Birthday we went to the Children's Museum to explore the Curious George exhibit with some friends. We had such a great time, there was sooooo much to explore! The best part was that Bailey kept telling me how much fun she was having...that made it all worth it :) So thank you to all our friends who came with us to celebrate!!!

Happy Birthday Bailey

Happy Birthday to my sweet baby girl!!! WOW, 3 years already...I can't believe how fast the time goes. What a blessing Bailey is to our family, she is so bubbly and full of life. Everything this little girl says is sooo sweet or too darn cute that you really can't help but not give her anything she wants.....even Mommy has a hard time with this one....lol. Her favorite things right now are: candy, GUM, babies, playing outside (barefoot, this is how I know she's got her Mama's country girl in her...she can run through the gravel driveway without shoes on...OUCH...lol) playing barbies, GUM, Hello Kitty, playing in the sand, riding her bike, bossing her brother around and more GUM...lol Can ya tell she has a thing for GUM? She will ask anybody and everybody what they have in their pocket's....just to see if they have any gum? I think it's time we have the stranger talk :)

Today we celebrate our sweet baby girl and all the smiles she brings us everyday :) Thank you Lord for blessing us with Bailey, she is such an amazing little girl with such a big heart and sweet personality.

TASTY TUESDAY

I've decided to start a Tasty Tuesday post for recipes. I often have people asking me for recipe's so I thought why not start posting them on the blog and make it a theme for all my bloggie friends. Each week we'll have a different theme, this week is desert's...so join in and post your favorite desert recipe on your blog :)

(The kid's love to go out and pick rhubarb, so we made this last week and it was sooo yummy...even if you don't really care for rhubarb)

Rhubarb Cake w/ Vanilla Sauce

INGREDIENTS:
1/2 cup margarine at room temp
1 1/4 cups sugar, divided
2 eggs
1 cup buttermilk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 cups chopped rhubarb -- fresh or frozen
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
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Vanilla Sauce
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup evaporated milk
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1/4 cup butter

Preheat the oven to 350°. Lightly butter a 9x13x2-inch baking pan; dust with flour. In a medium-size bowl, cream the margarine and 1 cup of the sugar. Add the eggs; beat well. In a small bowl, combine the buttermilk and vanilla.

Into another bowl, sift the flour, baking soda, and salt. Add one third of the flour mixture to the creamed mixture and beat well. Beat in half the buttermilk. Add another third of the flour, then the rest of the buttermilk, ending with the remaining flour. Stir in the rhubarb. Spread in the prepared baking pan. Combine the remaining 1/4 cup of sugar with the cinnamon and sprinkle over the batter. Bake for 35 to 40 minutes, or until the cake tests done with a toothpick or cake tester. Serve with warm vanilla sauce.

Vanilla Sauce Directions
In a 1-quart saucepan, combine all sauce ingredients. Bring to a boil; simmer for about ten minutes. Serve warm with rhubarb cake.

My present to my MOMMY :)

I just was so happy how this turned out I had to share :)

You know your a Mother when.....

You know your a Mother when you hear yourself repeating something your own Mother told you when you were little!!! A few weeks ago the kid's were arguing over something and I had it with both of them, so I made them both give each other a hug and tell them they love one another. As they both did very loving and moved on, but I just sat there thinking about when I was forced to do that to my brother when we were being mean to each other...ugh, I HATED IT...lol Never in my life did I think I would be doing that with my own children, but here I am, I have become my own Mother.

It's funny how things change when your a little older and a Mother yourself. But I can look back now knowing that she was only doing her best at being my Mother. Today I'm thankful for all those things she MADE me do that I didn't think were fair at the time, because they were all stepping stones into the Mother I am today. So today I thank you Mom for EVERYTHING!!!

I love you and thank God for you everyday :)

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY!!!!!

123 MAGIC

So I heard about this class offered by our local Family Services on discipline called "1-2-3 Magic " by Dr. Thomas Phelan. A few of my cafemom friends were going to check it out and I thought why not? I'm not saying my kid's are bad, actually they are very well behaved (hahaha..most of the time) We are their parent's and we need to train them to obey....anything to help me is WELCOMED!!! The 123 counting method is effective for children 2-12 years of age for correcting minor, obnoxious behavior.
So last night was the class and today we implemented the program. First, I thought I would explain to them of course, so when I started counting they weren't totally confused as to what I'm doing and look dumbfounded...lol Here's the breakdown of the program and how it works: When your child is doing something they either know they shouldn't be doing or you have asked them to stop already, you stay calm and just look at them and hold up 1 finger and say, "That's 1", if they continue on "That's 2", and if they still continue "That's 3, Take 5 (min) (1min per year of age) you can add on min for more serious behavior's. Dr. Phelan says the 2 biggest mistakes in disciplining are: TOO MUCH TALKING and TOO MUCH EMOTION...I'm guilty of BOTH..lol Especially too much talking, I just realized this today, as I bit my tongue right before I put that hand up saying "That's 1". Oh how I wanted to sit there and debate with Quaid on why he couldn't have another mango for lunch because he had one for breakfast (a whole one) So I wasn't even going to start counting, I thought Ok, I'll offer him another fruit, then he starts again, "Nooooo, I want a mango again", this is the part where I would go back and forth and really get soo frustrated and totally accomplish nothing. At that moment, I said "That's 1", and he said Ok...I'll have an orange :) WOW...was it really MAGIC..lol??? I was stunned, however Quaid is almost 6 and is a little more mature than his little sister who didn't do so well with the discipline. And after the day with "123 Magic" with Bailey...I think we're gonna need a few weeks or months?? Bailey is our little muncher, she constantly wants something to eat. So this morning, after breakfast she comes in the kitchen and say's "I wanna snack Mommy", I tell her "no, we just had breakfast, we'll have a snack later". So she leaves and comes back within 2 minutes, I don't say anything to her after she asks me again for a snack, I just hold up my hand and say "That's 1" and you would have thought you had thrown this girl's "uh-oh" in the trash. Oh my word, she screamed and cried, so I said, "that's 2", then she still continued, so "that's 3, take 3 in your room" So off to her room she went crying and screaming. Now he says their time-out doesn't start till they stop the tantrum...ummm, well since I'm not really supposed to talk to her...do I tell her "Your time doesn't start until you stop crying or just let her stop on her own?" I do go in there after a few min of her crying and tell her her time-out doesn't start until she stops crying, wouldn't you know- she stopped immediately!! Crazy! She needs to learn that when I say No..it means NO...I've been so tired of repeating myself over and over again and really pray this really will help us. Like I said before my kid's really aren't bad, we just have some issues with whining, listening, a few tantrums and just being obnoxious....sometimes ;) Needless to say we had several crying trips for Bailey today. (she really is an emotional little girl-could it really be hormones this early??) Thankfully today Quaid was very good and immediately stopped what he was doing when I counted to 1 :) We'll see how long that lasts?

POLLEN

It's POLLEN Mom...just like in the "Bee Show", that's what they call the "Bee Movie". The kid's were so fascinated with the pollen that I had to try out my new camera and take a shot....so cool :) Enjoy the POLLEN...cause my allergies sure don't!

OFFICIALLY DIAPER FREE!!!!!!!!!!

YEAH...we are OFFICIALLY in panties all day!!! (minus naps and bedtime) Bailey has done such an Awesome job and really only took about 2 complete weeks until she was completly trained. I'm sooo relieved and very proud of her :) The only thing we didn't know was that she would go down a whole size when she started wearing panties. I guess those diaper's really were a real load in her pants...lol

New Do

Yes..."The Mohawk" is back!!!! This past week was Earth Week at Quaid's school, so they had different themed days. Well Tuesday was Wild/Crazy Hair Day, so he wanted his hair in a Mohawk and it's stuck ever since. Every morning Quaid goes in and gets his gel out and spikes it up as much as he can....then has me spray it with hairspray so it really stays...lol He definitely is becoming his own person and is coming into his own style as well. Actually that's a little hard for me to adjust to and let go of having things MY way, but I know as his Mother I need to let him express himself in his own way...it's just gonna take a little time to get used to. Although I do still set out his clothes every morning for him for school (on occasion though he has put a shirt back and snuck another one on instead...lol) It's just so hard seeing your little boy growing up so fast :(