We spend last weekend IMPROVING our house. I enjoyed it so MUCH!!!!! I am really on a curtain kick right now. A couple of weeks ago, the mini blinds in our dinning room got broken. We will eventually replace them but for now I ran to the dollar store (SOMETIMES I really love that store) and purchased a really cute set of green (well, kinda sage) colored curtains for like about $5. I hung them IMMEDIATELY. I also purchased a curtain set for the bedroom (CHOCOLATE colored - which I guess if going to be the new base color my the bedroom since that's what color of curtains I found). *side note- I am currently and very slowly redoing the decor in the entire house - maybe my color scheme will be based around what color curtains I buy - ha ha* I hung those the very next day. I am still looking for curtains for the bathroom that I like. Haven't really found any I like. I have 2 shower curtains that we switch out. One is green (more for summer time) and the other one is Chocolate.
Another purchase we made was a big cabinet thing. It went in the dinning room to hold things like cup towels, dish rags, the crockpot, and HUGE drink dispenser I also bought this weekend.
Oh my gosh speaking of the drink dispenser - It is a 3.5 gallon dispenser with one of those nozzel things you pull or push to get your drink. It has an ice holder inside of it so that it stays cool but your drink doesn't get watered down. It is SO cute. I made pink lemonade and cut up fresh lemon slices and put them in there - and because it is clear you can really see the lemons! It was precious! I forgot to take a picture. Sorry.
Ok, the last purchase (BUT DEFINETLY THE MOST EXCITING ONE) was a ceiling light for the living room. Please note at this point in the blog that I do not have capabilities to hang a ceiling light in my house. We have been using floor lamps because there is not electricity in the ceiling. But I knew this when I purchased the light. So, guess what WE did....we bought a swag cord and chain that plugs into the wall outlet. We then wired the ligt to the cord and HUNG it on the ceiling and then plugged it into the wall. IT WAS AWESOME. Neither Amber not myself have any electrical sense or knowledge or anything - which made this totally fun and comical - but we did it!!!!!! We were so happy and it looks GREAT!
So, maybe I will take pictures so you can see our handy work. Ha Ha!
Friday, February 24, 2012
Sunday, February 5, 2012
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Weekend Re-Cap
Well, the last couple of weekends I have been wanting to do nothing but stay at home. This weekend I have not accomplished that at all! I did have a great weekend though.
On Friday - I got some bills paid (YUCK!) I hate giving away my money! But then I picked up Brenn and we went to Wal-Mart. There I developed over 100 pictures off of various memory cards for my new project (more on that in a minute). Then we had dinner at Chili's. We don't eat at Chili's very often - by that I mean maybe once a year! Anyway, food was good. Desert was AWESOME and the company of my son was SO MUCH FUN! We talked and joked and laughed the entire time. No pulling teeth for conversation - It was CRAZY GOOD!
Very sadly after that I took Brenn home and then went home and watched a hilarious movie. To bad I didn't get to see the end of it. It was a rental and the end was so scratched that we couldn't watch it. (That has happened with the last 3 movies I have rented - huh!) Then it was bed time.
Saturday - I got to watch Zeta and Nakomus's first basketball game. 5 and 6 year olds are so much fun to watch playing basketball! After that I ran a few errands and then met my mom and Mimi for lunch at Red Lobster. (I have been craving Red Lobster for months now)! Lunch was very good and with good company.
Then it was to Hobby Lobby I went. And yes, I took pictures of merchandise in the store that I would like to start a new project with. But then I also purchases some random pack of scrapbooking paper for my current project (remember the pictures)..........YES! I have decided that while I am working graveyards I can help pass the time. Instead of snacking and watching late night tv - I am going to work on my scrapbooking. I put 3 pages together last week - so fun!
I then spent the entire rest of my day getting BEAT in MARBLES by SCOTTY!!!! Let me tell you, Scotty has the luck of being able to call numbers from where ever NUMBER LAND is and bringing them to the table just in time. (My sister can testify to this I am sure). He won like 10 stinkin games! Not like slaughtering my mom and I - but like everyone only had 1 marble left. Every trying to get home while stopping thier opponent...like a true fight to the finish......and EVERY TIME - Scotty would call the exact number he needed and ROLL IT! UGH! My mom won like 1 game. So, yes, dinner and about 11 games of marbles UGH! But I do have to say that I had so much fun. It was really a great time! Thanks Scotty and Mom for entertaining me. I will declair a rematch at some point just so you know.
Today, I attended Zeta's 7th birthday party. And now, I am going home to watch some Grey's Anatomy that I rented earlier in the week. Only 1 thing left to do - drive to Artesia to get Amber at like 10:30pm.
Anyway, hope everyone has a great week. Love you!
On Friday - I got some bills paid (YUCK!) I hate giving away my money! But then I picked up Brenn and we went to Wal-Mart. There I developed over 100 pictures off of various memory cards for my new project (more on that in a minute). Then we had dinner at Chili's. We don't eat at Chili's very often - by that I mean maybe once a year! Anyway, food was good. Desert was AWESOME and the company of my son was SO MUCH FUN! We talked and joked and laughed the entire time. No pulling teeth for conversation - It was CRAZY GOOD!
Very sadly after that I took Brenn home and then went home and watched a hilarious movie. To bad I didn't get to see the end of it. It was a rental and the end was so scratched that we couldn't watch it. (That has happened with the last 3 movies I have rented - huh!) Then it was bed time.
Saturday - I got to watch Zeta and Nakomus's first basketball game. 5 and 6 year olds are so much fun to watch playing basketball! After that I ran a few errands and then met my mom and Mimi for lunch at Red Lobster. (I have been craving Red Lobster for months now)! Lunch was very good and with good company.
Then it was to Hobby Lobby I went. And yes, I took pictures of merchandise in the store that I would like to start a new project with. But then I also purchases some random pack of scrapbooking paper for my current project (remember the pictures)..........YES! I have decided that while I am working graveyards I can help pass the time. Instead of snacking and watching late night tv - I am going to work on my scrapbooking. I put 3 pages together last week - so fun!
I then spent the entire rest of my day getting BEAT in MARBLES by SCOTTY!!!! Let me tell you, Scotty has the luck of being able to call numbers from where ever NUMBER LAND is and bringing them to the table just in time. (My sister can testify to this I am sure). He won like 10 stinkin games! Not like slaughtering my mom and I - but like everyone only had 1 marble left. Every trying to get home while stopping thier opponent...like a true fight to the finish......and EVERY TIME - Scotty would call the exact number he needed and ROLL IT! UGH! My mom won like 1 game. So, yes, dinner and about 11 games of marbles UGH! But I do have to say that I had so much fun. It was really a great time! Thanks Scotty and Mom for entertaining me. I will declair a rematch at some point just so you know.
Today, I attended Zeta's 7th birthday party. And now, I am going home to watch some Grey's Anatomy that I rented earlier in the week. Only 1 thing left to do - drive to Artesia to get Amber at like 10:30pm.
Anyway, hope everyone has a great week. Love you!
From my phone - YEAH RIGHT
Most of you saw where I tried to post but it was blank. Well, here is what happened...I tried to post from my phone. *Please know that my phone is in NO WAY a smart phone, an I phone, or an android phone.* I can do a few things like access the internet, check my email, do facebook, and a few other things......but I guess posting to my blog is not one of them. So, below is a copy of the attempted post.
So, I did try the triple chocolate cake in the crockpot. The sides turned out CRISPY (like a cookie) and the inside was really moist. It tasted very good (once you broke it open - ha ha). Then came the lasagna. It was delicious! Served it with garlic toast and a salad! Yummm. I love this crockpot! Sunday morning favorites include a big mug of coffee and the Sunday paper. My morning has had neither. I did take time out to read a little yesterday. That is also what I plan on doing when I am done here. I am really proud of myself...Earlier this month I commited myself to write one letterr a month to a different family member. Yesterday I sat down and wrote a letter to my Aunt Kathy. So, 1 down and 11 to go! Everyone have a great week ...AND CARLA...YOU BETTER BE EXCERSIZING MY LITTLE NEPHEW! N
So, I did try the triple chocolate cake in the crockpot. The sides turned out CRISPY (like a cookie) and the inside was really moist. It tasted very good (once you broke it open - ha ha). Then came the lasagna. It was delicious! Served it with garlic toast and a salad! Yummm. I love this crockpot! Sunday morning favorites include a big mug of coffee and the Sunday paper. My morning has had neither. I did take time out to read a little yesterday. That is also what I plan on doing when I am done here. I am really proud of myself...Earlier this month I commited myself to write one letterr a month to a different family member. Yesterday I sat down and wrote a letter to my Aunt Kathy. So, 1 down and 11 to go! Everyone have a great week ...AND CARLA...YOU BETTER BE EXCERSIZING MY LITTLE NEPHEW! N
Thursday, January 19, 2012
Home Cookin'
I recieved a 7 QUART crockpot fo Christmas. I am SO loving it. I have used it once a week since I have had it (except for last week - which made me really SAD). Feeding a family of 10 (half adults and half children) the HUGE size works great!
The first week - queso of course!
The second week - Pork Roast
The third week - Homemade Chili - mmmmm
This week I am planning something - maybe shredded bar-b-que (pork or beef) sandwiches. Hmmm.
Last week I bought a book titled - 101 things to do with a CROCKPOT. Today while looking through it I saw a recipe for a Triple Chocolate Cake. (Made in the crockpot - can you believe that?????) So, I am interested to try this. Maybe next weekend when Brennen is home to enjoy too.
By the way, on a side note - Brenn finished last semester out with all B's and an A in PE. WoW! I am so very proud especially after the trouble he had the year before. He is so GREAT!
The first week - queso of course!
The second week - Pork Roast
The third week - Homemade Chili - mmmmm
This week I am planning something - maybe shredded bar-b-que (pork or beef) sandwiches. Hmmm.
Last week I bought a book titled - 101 things to do with a CROCKPOT. Today while looking through it I saw a recipe for a Triple Chocolate Cake. (Made in the crockpot - can you believe that?????) So, I am interested to try this. Maybe next weekend when Brennen is home to enjoy too.
By the way, on a side note - Brenn finished last semester out with all B's and an A in PE. WoW! I am so very proud especially after the trouble he had the year before. He is so GREAT!
Saturday, January 14, 2012
Mardi Gras to bring 2011 to a close
Well, after such a great Christmas we decided to throw the kids a little New Year's Eve party. I stopped "PARTYING" on this night many years ago. Well, by many I mean like 6 or 7 years ago. But as I was just doing some random shopping earlier that day just so happened that our Dollar Tree had all of their Mardi Gras stuff out. So, we bought it. Door Banners, Ceiling flag banners, masks, hats, noise makers, BEADS, everything.
We stayed home that night and made dinner. The kids kept asking, "is it 11:00 yet?" It is a really long time when they keep asking. We didn't let them put thier masks on until then for very obvious reasons - mainly because when they tore them up early while playing and didn't have them at midnight we did not want to hear them crying.
Anyway, we spent some family time and drank a little wine (ok, actually I am the only one that drank wine before midnight).
Then it was time -------oh, the anticipation. Here are a few pictures:
So, HAPPY NEW YEAR's!!!!!!!
We stayed home that night and made dinner. The kids kept asking, "is it 11:00 yet?" It is a really long time when they keep asking. We didn't let them put thier masks on until then for very obvious reasons - mainly because when they tore them up early while playing and didn't have them at midnight we did not want to hear them crying.
Anyway, we spent some family time and drank a little wine (ok, actually I am the only one that drank wine before midnight).
Then it was time -------oh, the anticipation. Here are a few pictures:
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| The girls attempt at throwing PEACE signs |
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| The girls and I ready for 2012 |
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| Amber masked and ready to party |
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| Me in of course - purple |
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| Kili, Nakomus, and Liah - 3 masked bandits |
"Betty Homemaker" invaded my house!
Let me just start by saying what a VERY BLESSED Christmas I had. I was well reminded of how many blessings I have been given. It was been a while since I have been just overcome with the amount of love that surrounds me. Thank you to everyone. Especially thank you for all of the small "insignificant" stuff. This is where I seem to find the most JOY!!!!!
Now on to BETTY HOMEMAKER....I decided that instead of buying a bunch of stuff from the store I would make all of the desserts and snacks for our family for the entire weekend of Christmas. My menu included:
apple pie
2 different sweet potato pies
jingle bell pizza
rice krispie treats
both sugar and peanut butter cookies
both sugar and peanut butter cookie bars
chocolate covered pretzels
chocolate covered oreos
fudge
Let me tell you....the goodies were good. We are still eating pie though. I think the jingle bell pizza was the kids favorite (of course - it has chocolate chip cookie, marshmallows, m&m's and chocolate syrup! What kid doesn't dream of that???) Except Brennen whose favorite was the chocolate covered oreos.
Not only did I make goodies but 2 of the kids, Gladys, and I actually made homemade snowflakes that decorated lots of the house.....
and my mom's small one . There is just something I love about putting up trees. Ok, well, since this post has been started like a month ago and edited twice I will close here. Hope everyone had a great Christmas.
Now on to BETTY HOMEMAKER....I decided that instead of buying a bunch of stuff from the store I would make all of the desserts and snacks for our family for the entire weekend of Christmas. My menu included:
apple pie
2 different sweet potato pies
jingle bell pizza
rice krispie treats
both sugar and peanut butter cookies
both sugar and peanut butter cookie bars
chocolate covered pretzels
chocolate covered oreos
fudge
Let me tell you....the goodies were good. We are still eating pie though. I think the jingle bell pizza was the kids favorite (of course - it has chocolate chip cookie, marshmallows, m&m's and chocolate syrup! What kid doesn't dream of that???) Except Brennen whose favorite was the chocolate covered oreos.
Not only did I make goodies but 2 of the kids, Gladys, and I actually made homemade snowflakes that decorated lots of the house.....
It was being able to do these small things and the time that I got to spend with my family that made this such a special holiday. I got to spend a great evening with my mom and Scotty one evening as we celebrated Christmas (a little early). I even got to put up two trees this year.....my own big one
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