Monday, September 20, 2010
I Am Still Here!!!
I know I have been MIA for a looong time now...but wanted to let you know I am still around. I have new projects in the works and hope to be back blogging shortly. I have LOTS to catch up on!!!
Wednesday, May 19, 2010
Saturday, May 8, 2010
Show Us Your LIfe - Your Kid's (or future kid's) names
Over on Kelly's Korner each week she does a post titled Show Us Your Life-...! Well, this week's topic is Your Kid's (or future kid's) name.
As I have mentioned here before Bob and I are high school sweethearts, but I have never really mentioned how we actually started dating...that I remember at least. My dad died of cancer my 8th grade year (16 years ago this year). I liked Bob at one point in 8th grade, but never said anything and eventually started dating another guy. Jump ahead to our sophomore year and Bob's mom had been battling cancer and his dad had a woman that worked for him that was a friend of my mom's and she gave my mom's name to him and told him she knows what you are going through maybe she could be of help. So needless to say he called my mom and we all started hanging out, and my mom would go set with Bob's mom so that dad could go home for a little bit and unfortunately she lost her battle with cancer. Bob has a younger sister that I had become friends with and as a result of spending so much time together I started liking Bob...again. So long story short we started dating and here we are today.
We had talked a few times when we were dating and before we had Anna about names and pretty much had it decided well before we knew we were expecting.
Girls name: Anna Christine...Anna is Bob's mom's first name and Christine is my great-great grandma's name. My middle name is after her but my parents had changed it to Christina. Bob has always liked my middle name and will actually call me by it sometimes...so it was only fit to use my middle name, but we switched it back to its original.
Boys name: Grant Alan...Grant is my dad's first name and Alan is Bob's middle name. We decided that we were going to honor our parents with using their names some how and when we had decided on the girls name and going to use my middle name we decided why not use Bob's also.
So, there you have it...the meaning behind the name. We are set for a boys name if ever needed, but as far as another girl or even another boy I am not sure. I would like to make sure they are family names seeing how we started out that way, but we will have to see if that time comes.
As I have mentioned here before Bob and I are high school sweethearts, but I have never really mentioned how we actually started dating...that I remember at least. My dad died of cancer my 8th grade year (16 years ago this year). I liked Bob at one point in 8th grade, but never said anything and eventually started dating another guy. Jump ahead to our sophomore year and Bob's mom had been battling cancer and his dad had a woman that worked for him that was a friend of my mom's and she gave my mom's name to him and told him she knows what you are going through maybe she could be of help. So needless to say he called my mom and we all started hanging out, and my mom would go set with Bob's mom so that dad could go home for a little bit and unfortunately she lost her battle with cancer. Bob has a younger sister that I had become friends with and as a result of spending so much time together I started liking Bob...again. So long story short we started dating and here we are today.
We had talked a few times when we were dating and before we had Anna about names and pretty much had it decided well before we knew we were expecting.
Girls name: Anna Christine...Anna is Bob's mom's first name and Christine is my great-great grandma's name. My middle name is after her but my parents had changed it to Christina. Bob has always liked my middle name and will actually call me by it sometimes...so it was only fit to use my middle name, but we switched it back to its original.
Boys name: Grant Alan...Grant is my dad's first name and Alan is Bob's middle name. We decided that we were going to honor our parents with using their names some how and when we had decided on the girls name and going to use my middle name we decided why not use Bob's also.
So, there you have it...the meaning behind the name. We are set for a boys name if ever needed, but as far as another girl or even another boy I am not sure. I would like to make sure they are family names seeing how we started out that way, but we will have to see if that time comes.
Monday, February 8, 2010
Conversation with Anna!!!
We smoked a turkey breast and some ribs Saturday afternoon/evening and invited my mom and sister out for lunch on Sunday. We had sat down to get ready to eat and I had fixed baked potatoes to go along with it and was fixing Anna's plate and had grabbed my knife to cut her potato...she jumped up from her chair and said "I am going to go get my knife." (She has a kitchen with pretend food and dishes) Before I could say anything I could hear her sorting through the basket looking for it and she came back with it and the conversation went like this:
A: I have my knife also...I can cut up yours for you!
M: Thank you but I can get it...
A: I can help!!!
M: No, that is really ok! I can get it...I don't know where your knife has been!
(with out missing a beat)
A: It has been in my kitchen!!!
and of course everyone started busting up and Anna just sat there and stared at us all like we were all crazy and were did I think her knife had been...lol!!!
After lunch we cleaned up the mess and sat around and talked for awhile, played catch with a big ball, and ponies while Bob went with a friend to see if they could pull out a friend that had got stuck. After awhile my mom left and my sister was sticking around to go to a friends Super Bowl Party that evening that actually only lives a couple of miles from us, so that she wouldn't have to drive the 30 min. or so back at here. We were invited to go also but decided with the yucky weather that they were calling for just to stay home because Bob may have to go work that night...which he did.
So while we were waiting we decided to go see how bad they were stuck and watch "all the excitement" and then came home and watched the game...mainly for the commercials and I worked on some projects. One being Anna's B-day invitations!
Hope everyone had a good weekend and has a good week! Are Monday hasn't started out to well...
A: I have my knife also...I can cut up yours for you!
M: Thank you but I can get it...
A: I can help!!!
M: No, that is really ok! I can get it...I don't know where your knife has been!
(with out missing a beat)
A: It has been in my kitchen!!!
and of course everyone started busting up and Anna just sat there and stared at us all like we were all crazy and were did I think her knife had been...lol!!!
After lunch we cleaned up the mess and sat around and talked for awhile, played catch with a big ball, and ponies while Bob went with a friend to see if they could pull out a friend that had got stuck. After awhile my mom left and my sister was sticking around to go to a friends Super Bowl Party that evening that actually only lives a couple of miles from us, so that she wouldn't have to drive the 30 min. or so back at here. We were invited to go also but decided with the yucky weather that they were calling for just to stay home because Bob may have to go work that night...which he did.
So while we were waiting we decided to go see how bad they were stuck and watch "all the excitement" and then came home and watched the game...mainly for the commercials and I worked on some projects. One being Anna's B-day invitations!
Hope everyone had a good weekend and has a good week! Are Monday hasn't started out to well...
Monday, January 25, 2010
Taco Soup
Here is a family favorite of ours that I thought I would share:
Taco Soup
2 lbs. Ground Beef
1 med. Chopped Onion
1 can (16 oz.) Kidney Beans (undrained)
1 can (16 oz.) Chili Beans
1 1/2 C. Frozen or Canned Corn
1 can (10 oz.) Rotel Tomatoes
1 can (16 oz.) Diced Tomatoes
1 can (4 oz.) Mild Green Chilies
1 pkg. Ranch Dressing Mix ( I usually use 2 pkgs.for a little extra kick)
1 pkg. Taco Seasoning Mix
1 1/2 Cups Water
Brown ground beef and onions together until no longer pink and drain fat off. Add ranch and taco seasoning and just enough water to mix it all together and let simmer a couple of minutes. While browning ground beef in a soup pot combine the rest of your ingredients and then add beef when done. Simmer for 2 hours.
Top with shredded cheese and sour cream and serve with tortilla chips or corn chips. ( I usually serve with tortilla chips and you can also top with Green Onions if you want.) Good to do in crock pot also.
Enjoy and I hope everyone had a good weekend and has a good week!!! Things have been a little crazy around here lately, but hopefully we are on the down hill slope.
Taco Soup
2 lbs. Ground Beef
1 med. Chopped Onion
1 can (16 oz.) Kidney Beans (undrained)
1 can (16 oz.) Chili Beans
1 1/2 C. Frozen or Canned Corn
1 can (10 oz.) Rotel Tomatoes
1 can (16 oz.) Diced Tomatoes
1 can (4 oz.) Mild Green Chilies
1 pkg. Ranch Dressing Mix ( I usually use 2 pkgs.for a little extra kick)
1 pkg. Taco Seasoning Mix
1 1/2 Cups Water
Brown ground beef and onions together until no longer pink and drain fat off. Add ranch and taco seasoning and just enough water to mix it all together and let simmer a couple of minutes. While browning ground beef in a soup pot combine the rest of your ingredients and then add beef when done. Simmer for 2 hours.
Top with shredded cheese and sour cream and serve with tortilla chips or corn chips. ( I usually serve with tortilla chips and you can also top with Green Onions if you want.) Good to do in crock pot also.
Enjoy and I hope everyone had a good weekend and has a good week!!! Things have been a little crazy around here lately, but hopefully we are on the down hill slope.
Thursday, January 14, 2010
Another Year Older!!!
I know I have been MIA again! I need to update about the holidays and get better about posting on a regular basis, but I have been trying to start the New Year off the right way and get everything organized and cleaned up. Also, been working on Tax stuff so we aren't last minute this year and getting things started for Anna's 3rd Birthday in February and speaking of Birthday's...mine and my twin sister's was yesterday!!!
As my husband comes into our bedroom yesterday morning and leaned down and gave me a kiss and told me Happy Birthday, yeah your thinking aww, it was followed with DO YOU FEEL OLD (giggle, giggle)??? My response was "I felt OLD before today, but THANKS for asking!" I think after you hit 18 and then 21 B-Day's just don't seem to really matter much or that is just kinda how I feel at least. Just another day and a year closer to 30!!! I really don't think I am old and don't really feel old (Usually), but for some reason this year with my younger brother turning 21 in December and my twin sister and I turning 29 yesterday it just feels like we are all getting old. Maybe it is just the whole 21 and almost 30 thing...I don't know.
Anyways, I had a good day!!! My lovely husband let me sleep in and I took advantage of it and slept until 10. I haven't slept in that late for I don't know how long and it felt nice! After getting up Anna and I hung out in our jammies most of the day and was just lazy, then around 5 we got around to go eat. I had my B-Day coupon from Red Robin so we went and ate supper and had a nice evening! We have a gift card for Red Lobster that I think that Bob and I are going to use this weekend. We talked about it last night, but decided Red Robin was more kid friendly, not that Anna doesn't like Red Lobster the few times that she has ate there, but that would give us a date night seeing how we haven't had one in a few months! So all in all I had a nice relaxing Birthday!
Making no promises but hopefully I will be back shortly with updates of our Holidays. Hope everyone is having a Happy New Year!!!
As my husband comes into our bedroom yesterday morning and leaned down and gave me a kiss and told me Happy Birthday, yeah your thinking aww, it was followed with DO YOU FEEL OLD (giggle, giggle)??? My response was "I felt OLD before today, but THANKS for asking!" I think after you hit 18 and then 21 B-Day's just don't seem to really matter much or that is just kinda how I feel at least. Just another day and a year closer to 30!!! I really don't think I am old and don't really feel old (Usually), but for some reason this year with my younger brother turning 21 in December and my twin sister and I turning 29 yesterday it just feels like we are all getting old. Maybe it is just the whole 21 and almost 30 thing...I don't know.
Anyways, I had a good day!!! My lovely husband let me sleep in and I took advantage of it and slept until 10. I haven't slept in that late for I don't know how long and it felt nice! After getting up Anna and I hung out in our jammies most of the day and was just lazy, then around 5 we got around to go eat. I had my B-Day coupon from Red Robin so we went and ate supper and had a nice evening! We have a gift card for Red Lobster that I think that Bob and I are going to use this weekend. We talked about it last night, but decided Red Robin was more kid friendly, not that Anna doesn't like Red Lobster the few times that she has ate there, but that would give us a date night seeing how we haven't had one in a few months! So all in all I had a nice relaxing Birthday!
Making no promises but hopefully I will be back shortly with updates of our Holidays. Hope everyone is having a Happy New Year!!!
Friday, January 1, 2010
Happy New Year!!!
I hope everyone had a Fun and Safe time ringing in the New Year! Here's hoping that 2010 brings you and your families a Blessed year!!!
Thursday, December 31, 2009
Happy New Year's Eve!!!
We are suppose to go to some friends tonight, but Anna woke up with a little bit of a cough and runny nose yesterday morning so plans are still up in the air. I started immediately on the medicine...she has never ran a fever or anything and seems to be feeling fine this morning other than the occasional cough and "my nose is running out" comment. I think it is just allergies but I don't want to be the parent that my child got the other kids sick especially with it being close to school starting back up. Luckily, if we do end up going these friends live just a couple of miles from us so we won't have to worry about traveling far and dealing with everyone being out on the roads.
So...whatever your plans are I hope everyone has a Happy New Year and most importantly is SAFE!!!
Wednesday, December 30, 2009
Friday, December 25, 2009
Friday, December 18, 2009
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
Tuesday, December 15, 2009
Sneak Peek!!!
I know I have neglected the blog for a few days, but have been busy trying to get things around for Christmas. We are having Bob's family her on Saturday night and mine on Christmas Day...so that means getting everything cleaned up and projects finished!
Here is a sneak peek at what I have been up to the last two days...
More to come!!!
Here is a sneak peek at what I have been up to the last two days...
Saturday, December 5, 2009
Thanksgiving 2009
We actually didn't have our family Thanksgiving until Saturday at our house! My mom works third shift so time she would get home and we would do Thanksgiving on Thursday and then she has to go to work again Thursday night it wouldn't leave much time for her to sleep so we usually just do it the Saturday after so that we aren't rushed and mom gets some sleep!
So, on Thanksgiving we went into some friends that we have had since High Schools house for lunch and had Thanksgiving with them and his family. They fried a turkey, which I had never had but was wanting to try and it was delicious and all the fixings! Everyone brought things so there was plenty of yummy food to go around.
Then on Saturday it was my mom, twin sister, brother, my grandparents, Bob's grandma, and us! My mom did the Turkey, Gravy made after she got to my house, and a frozen Cranberry Salad, my sister made Sweet Potatoes and a Green Bean Casserole, but not your typical GB Casserole, my grandma made desserts that consisted of a Pecan Pie, Cocunut Cream Pie, and a Strawberry Rhuburb and brought frozen home grown corn, Bob's grandma made homemade rolls and brought fruit cake, and I did the ham, Mashed Potatoes, Stuffing and a Pumpkin Cheesecake!!! For the most part this is what our traditional Thanksgiving is every year and it is sooo yummy!!! It is alot of food but we all divide the leftovers up and then we have meals for a few days or put it in the freezer. Then after lunch is over with the girls usually do the dishes, but this year we made little brother get in on the action and help dry dishes...lol! He thought he could get out of it by popping us with the towl...lol, but instead he just got in trouble...ha ha! Oh the good ole days!!! Then after everything is divided up and and the mess is cleaned up we sit around and chat and sample on the desserts as we want!
I always enjoy having family get togethers and I think a good time was had by all!
This is the only pictures that I got for Thanksgiving! I forgot to take my camera on Thanksgiving and I was to busy eating and enjoying time with family on Saturday and didn't really think to take any pictures! These pictures were taken Saturday night of Anna in her new outfit that Grandma got her! I thought it the colors and the little leaves on the outfit were just right for Thanksgiving! The barrette in her hair which is hard to see in the pictures is a pumpkin that I made.
Hope everyone had a Happy Thanksgiving and now I am ready for Christmas!!!
So, on Thanksgiving we went into some friends that we have had since High Schools house for lunch and had Thanksgiving with them and his family. They fried a turkey, which I had never had but was wanting to try and it was delicious and all the fixings! Everyone brought things so there was plenty of yummy food to go around.
Then on Saturday it was my mom, twin sister, brother, my grandparents, Bob's grandma, and us! My mom did the Turkey, Gravy made after she got to my house, and a frozen Cranberry Salad, my sister made Sweet Potatoes and a Green Bean Casserole, but not your typical GB Casserole, my grandma made desserts that consisted of a Pecan Pie, Cocunut Cream Pie, and a Strawberry Rhuburb and brought frozen home grown corn, Bob's grandma made homemade rolls and brought fruit cake, and I did the ham, Mashed Potatoes, Stuffing and a Pumpkin Cheesecake!!! For the most part this is what our traditional Thanksgiving is every year and it is sooo yummy!!! It is alot of food but we all divide the leftovers up and then we have meals for a few days or put it in the freezer. Then after lunch is over with the girls usually do the dishes, but this year we made little brother get in on the action and help dry dishes...lol! He thought he could get out of it by popping us with the towl...lol, but instead he just got in trouble...ha ha! Oh the good ole days!!! Then after everything is divided up and and the mess is cleaned up we sit around and chat and sample on the desserts as we want!
I always enjoy having family get togethers and I think a good time was had by all!
This is the only pictures that I got for Thanksgiving! I forgot to take my camera on Thanksgiving and I was to busy eating and enjoying time with family on Saturday and didn't really think to take any pictures! These pictures were taken Saturday night of Anna in her new outfit that Grandma got her! I thought it the colors and the little leaves on the outfit were just right for Thanksgiving! The barrette in her hair which is hard to see in the pictures is a pumpkin that I made.
Hope everyone had a Happy Thanksgiving and now I am ready for Christmas!!!
Friday, December 4, 2009
Best Christmas Lights Display
I have seen this one before! How I would LOOOVE to do something like this on our house...lol!!!
Amazing Grace Techno - Computer Controlled Christmas Lights from Richard Holdman on Vimeo.
Straight No Chaser
I received this as an email today and thought I would share! I thought they were pretty good. Make sure and check out some of there other stuff...I thought it was good also!!! Enjoy!
Thursday, December 3, 2009
New Blog!!!
I started a new blog that is going to be for my crafting/hobbies! I decided to start a seperate blog so that I had a spot that was just for "journaling" family stuff and one strictly for "journaling" projects. I am just getting that blog up and going so bare with me while I go back through my pictures and projects to get past stuff posted and I have several new ideas in the works. You can find a link to my new blog The Country Girl Crafts on the right side bar. Hope you Enjoy!!!
Wednesday, December 2, 2009
Tuesday, December 1, 2009
Sugar Doll Award
I hope everyone had a Happy Thanksgiving! I am now playing catch up on my blog reading and on my blog.
I received the Sugar Doll Award from a fellow mommy blogger Ginger. She is a loving, caring, and a very involved army wife and mommy to 1 beautiful daughter and has a son on the way in February! Her blog is one that I check on a regular basis and enjoy. Go check it out!!! Thank you very much Ginger for this sweet award and for thinking of me.
The rules are to write 10 things you are Thankful for.
I am Thankful For...
1.That I know the Lord. I have gotten away from him in the past, but since the birth of our beautiful daughter I have brought him back in my life. Even when I doubted him he was always there and he has shown that.
2. My loving husband. I married my best friend and even though we have some trying times I wouldn't change it for the world.
3. For my beautiful, but ornery daughter. We waited 4 LONG years for her and now I don't know what I would do without her.
4. For our health.
5. For my mom. Even though we have had our differences she is always there when I need her the most.
6. For my twin sister and my brother. I know that I can always turn to them also and they have always been there.
7. For our extended family that have always been supportive and there when needed.
8. My true friends that are there for the good, bad, and the fun.
9. For everything that I have...house, food, vehicles, etc. I am thankful because during this time I know that there are several that don't have much or anything.
10. Life. The good, the bad, and the ugly.
Now I am going to tag these 2 blog friends~They have alot to be Thankful For this year.
momments with love~http://momentswithlove.blogspot.com/
home...Hands full, HEARTS full, Quiver full!~http://www.kellerfamilyof9.com/
Congratulations!!!
I received the Sugar Doll Award from a fellow mommy blogger Ginger. She is a loving, caring, and a very involved army wife and mommy to 1 beautiful daughter and has a son on the way in February! Her blog is one that I check on a regular basis and enjoy. Go check it out!!! Thank you very much Ginger for this sweet award and for thinking of me.
The rules are to write 10 things you are Thankful for.
I am Thankful For...
1.That I know the Lord. I have gotten away from him in the past, but since the birth of our beautiful daughter I have brought him back in my life. Even when I doubted him he was always there and he has shown that.
2. My loving husband. I married my best friend and even though we have some trying times I wouldn't change it for the world.
3. For my beautiful, but ornery daughter. We waited 4 LONG years for her and now I don't know what I would do without her.
4. For our health.
5. For my mom. Even though we have had our differences she is always there when I need her the most.
6. For my twin sister and my brother. I know that I can always turn to them also and they have always been there.
7. For our extended family that have always been supportive and there when needed.
8. My true friends that are there for the good, bad, and the fun.
9. For everything that I have...house, food, vehicles, etc. I am thankful because during this time I know that there are several that don't have much or anything.
10. Life. The good, the bad, and the ugly.
Now I am going to tag these 2 blog friends~They have alot to be Thankful For this year.
momments with love~http://momentswithlove.blogspot.com/
home...Hands full, HEARTS full, Quiver full!~http://www.kellerfamilyof9.com/
Congratulations!!!
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
Chance to Win A Gypsy!!!
The Gypsy Spot is a newer blog and they host Gypsy Challenges and are trying to get the word out to get more people to come visit there blog and create! In doing this they are giving away a Gypsy (retail value $299.99)!!! So go visit their blog and Good Luck!
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