Random

I'm struggling with ideas to blog about. 

I struggle with what is appropriate to put out there for all to read.

Since some of those blog ideas are taking up the majority of my thoughts its hard to put those aside to think of appropriate blog ideas.

I also haven't been taking many photos lately so there isn't any fun photos to post. 

So in an effort to post more I'm going to have to get random, lol

 

1.  Went to the dentist today.  Had to have two teeth worked on, one of each side.  He asked if it was ok to work on both today but I would have to be numb on both sides.  I said, sure since I didn't want to have to go back again.  WOW, how weird it feels to have both sides numb. I actually had drool on my chin at one time.  The numbness is now wearing off and I'm sore on both sides yuck!

 2.  Jeremy emailed me today to let me know that they are offering a CCW class at his work.  He asked if I wanted to take it.  I DO!!  I've been wanting to go to the gun range for awhile now.  The classes can be expensive but this one is a really reasonable price.  I think we may both take it.  The only problem with that is once we've had the class we are both going to want a handgun.

$$$$

 3.  I'm addicted to the Bachelor.  Even in all it's ridiculousness I can't stop watching.  I do love how they seem to have caught on that we all love a villan.  Courtney last year, now Tierra.  She is so awful.  Would someone seriously throw themselves down the stairs and fake a frozen spell?   Not saying that she did but she lovessssss attention.  I can't believe that this nice sweet christian family lovin man is even interested in this woman.  Why don't these men learn that when ALL the women in the house hate someone theres something up!  If reality steve is right then I know who he picks, and I like her for him.  They haven't showed them together very much but I assume because its obvious they reeeaaalllyyy like each other.  Their date together was very normal.

 4.  Sarah made me breakfast in bed this morning.  Coffee, peanut butter toast, and 2 daisies.  It was so sweet.  I heard her moving around downstairs so I was going to get up and go get her some breakfast.  She said "nooooo mom don't get up, you have to stay in bed"  She was so very proud when she carried it upstairs. 

As much as she would like for me to tell you this is what it looked like, this is not a picture of my breakfast. 
I'm sure mine tasted better!

5.  On a more serious note, my nephew had a seizure yesterday morning.  So very scary.  My SIL and BIL are now going through the dr visits and questions that you face when you don't know the how or why.  I'm scared and nervous myself but I have faith that they'll find out why and get him all taken care of.  I'm praying for him and the family. But honestly I'm praying for my SIL the most.  I can't imagine the worry and stress and all the thoughts that she must be going through.  Theres nothing like a mothers love.  Our kids can be little shits they can drive us nuts drive us to drink make us crazy.  Make us second guess ourselves.  Would any one of us go back to before we had kids?  Would any of us trade being a mother?  What would we do without them, who would we be without them? 
She sent us an update today and it looks like there are tests and dr vists ahead but today he's doing good.  She also mentioned its hard to not smother and spoil him.  And when I read that, I thought when your child's life flashes in front of you how do you not smother and spoil them, at least for a little while. 

Saturdays

We had a pretty busy Saturday, errands and nasty weather can make for a long day.

First stop, Ann's Pet Parlor for Tuckers grooming appt.  Nothing to report here other than the fact that the groomer wears a ridiculous hair piece and I can't stop staring at her. 

 Sorry no pics, too obvious.

Next stop Springfield Farmer's Market. 

I had heard about a new cupcake shop opening up and wanted to check it out.

Bumbleberries

So glad we stopped .

 Flavors from top to bottom, left to right.

Guiness (yes made with Guiness beer) this was Jeremys pick,

Key Lime, mmmm reminds me of mom,

Maple Bacon, yes bits of bacon on top.  This was picked for Jacob.

Root beer Float, Sarahs pick.

Mocha, oh yes this ones for me.

Apple Strudel, just for fun.

 Jacob thought this was the coolest thing ever.

He said that the actual cupcake tasted like pancakes.

I think his taste buds were tasting the maple and his brain thought of syrup, so then of course he thought of pancakes.
 

 I tasted it, it was good.

 Jacob says he would order it again.

 Sarah picked the root beer float one just like I thought she would.

 This one has not been eaten yet so I can't say what we think.

I love the heart cookie on top.

 Mocha oh how I love you.

This was AHmazing.

There was a delicious chocolate frosting on top of the cupcake and then another big chunk of chocolate frosing topped with a vanilla flavored chunk on the very top.

I ate it with a fork and loved every bite.

 

So after dog grooming, cupcake shopping, grocery shopping, getting gas, returning library books, buying biggby coffee, picking up the last of the lumber for Sarah's loft bed, and shopping at TJMaxx for luggage for our Disney trip we finally made it home.
 

 I decided to make White Chicken Chili.

I've never made it before.

I've had recipes, I've eaten it at others houses, but never myself.

The best I've ever had was from my friend Korey in Florida.

She was such a great cook but her white chicken chili was my favorite.

 I'm so glad I made it. 
The house smelled great and even better it tasted great.

I also made cornbread.
 The above picture is before I added the cheese and sour cream.  The sour cream is what makes the white chicken chili "white" so thats why it's not white YET.
 

I pinned the recipe I used.

Last stop of the day was at TJMaxx
.  I wanted to look at luggage for our Disney trip.  We don't have any big pieces anymore so we have to buy some before we leave in April.
 While I was there I had to check out the pet section.
 They have the cutest stuff.
  I ended up buying Tucker a new bed.
  Its so super soft.
  And as you can see from the picture above he kinda likes it.
 

So it was a busy day.

I sit here blogging, watching dvred shows, and listening to the saw in the garage.
  Jeremy is almost done with Sarah's bed.
  We'll all be happy when its done.

A Post That Makes No Sense

Just go with me on this, it will most likely make no sense.

Being Judgmental

Thats been on my mind a lot lately.

Or I guess I should say trying not to be judgmental has been on my mind a lot lately.

I've been wondering why I feel like I am better than anybody else to pass jugdment on what they do with their lives.

I think that I do it a lot.

So then I start to think I'm not really judging them, I'm more like thinking what my opinion is of what they are doing.  Does that make sense?

Ugh I just deleted most of this post. 

 I was rereading it and I sounded like a judgmental bitch. 

I guess I just don't think that my thoughts are so far fetched, they make sense....I think.

Don't wear pajama bottoms to the store

Don't sleep with another womans husband

Don't brag about getting thousands of dollars back in taxes and all the stupid shit you are going to buy with said money when you are on government assistance and others around you are getting pennies and they work their asses off.

Don't tell me that Nicki Manaj will still be around in 10 years and she'll be a legend.

Don't let your children be disrespectful.

Don't tell me Kenny Chesney is gay.

Don't assume I would love Kenny Chesney any less if he was gay.

Don't tell your children no they can't have a cupcake ten times and then get up and give them one.

 

None of the above really have anything to do with being judgmental, sorry I just went off on a tangent.

What I am trying to say is that I am struggling a lot lately with some decisions I've made in the past.  I am wondering how things would be different if I wouldve made other decisions.  People are real quick to say what they would do if certain things happened to them but the bottom line is that you have no idea how you will react to a situation until its happening to you.  So instead of judging you because of what you do I need to try to put myself in your position and realize I don't know what I would do if it were me.  The only person I need to worry about is myself and the decisions I make. 

That being said I think its still important to be honest with someone you love if they ask for your opinion but respect their final decision. 

This all pertains to everyone except my children lol

They will do as I say and like it and they better always make the right decision.

Which of course is the decision I tell them to make. 

No need for judgment.

Origami Owl

So those of you that know me, probably know I'm a sucker for direct sales.

I love 31 purses and totes, I have a Scentsy in every room, I don't think anybody makes better beer bread than Tastefully Simple, Creative Memories and Close To My Heart oh yes sign me up.  I sold Pampered Chef and Partylite long ago. You name it, I'll go to a party and sure thing I'll sign up to have one at my house. 

So when my sister-in-law starting selling something called "Origami Owl" and posted about it on Facebook I checked it out immediately. 

 After the initial "OMG Allison like you need another hobby/job/thing to do" I fell in love.

Yup you guessed it, texted her my order pretty much right away. 

 Today when I got home there was a cute little box sitting on my doorstep. 

And after getting over the fact that our furnace wasn't working and it was 59 degrees in our house, (it's fixed now, no worries) I tore it right open.

I should say too that this isn't the box that was actually on my doorstep, this cute box was inside another more heavy duty box, of course.

 Allison didn't warn me how DANG CUTE THE PACKAGING IS!!

hello!

 I want some of these cards to hand out to random people out in public. 

Make Today Awesome!

 The business card above had the inspector and packers name on the other side and that was in the bottom of the box.  Then my jewelry came in the cute little bag.

 Heres the actual jewelry that I bought.  I went with the chain and tags.  There are so many things on the website to pick from.  I bought three seperate items.  The "family" tag, the heart accent, and the black onyx jewel. 

I do love it, its totally me.  In fact I already texted her today to ask for a couple more pieces. 

This would be such a cute gift to send to someone. 

Now that you've seen what I ordered you need to go to the website.

www.origamiowl.com

There are products called "living lockets" that I think is their big thing.  You buy a locket and put all sorts of little charms in them.  And there are a ton of them.

That will be my next buy.

Allison has a facebook page too so you can "friend" her and get more information.

The story of the company is pretty cool to, go read all about it.

A teenage girl started it, pretty cool, and her names Bella, adorable!

 

I feel the need to sell this stuff....not because I need something else to do but because

YOU ALL NEED ONE. 

And I want to be the one to sell it to you lol!

 

I'll let you know when Allison is coming down to do a party for me!

This is a picture that I downloaded off google, just so you can see what the living lockets look like.

So cute!

Biggest Loser

I honestly don't know how I can watch Biggest Loser every week and feel so emotional and still not do a damn thing about being overweight.

  I could never do this show. 

 Not only would I punch Jillian in the face, I would also cry like a baby when she yelled at me everyday. 

I'd have to be on Jillians team because I wouldn't be able to concentrate if I had to look at Bob or Dolvet all day long.

Plus I think I could appreciate her knowing that at some point in her life she was overweight. 

The people in your life that are thin and look at you and wonder why your fat make me crazy. 

I'm that person that wishes that every "normal" size person would have to be FAT for a whole day, better yet a whole week. 

Know what its like to not be able to shop at a "normal" store,

know what its like to not "fit" in places,

know what its like to be at an amuzement park and wonder if you'll fit in the seat with the seatbelt on,

know what its like to pray the airplane seatbelt goes around your belly,

know what its like to hope for a table and not a booth, just in case,

know what it feels like to want to dance but are embarrassed that you'll look like a fool.

Oh I wanna run, I wanna be a runner.  I wanna take off running in my neighborhood and run run run.

I think I admitted to someone recently for the first time that I wanna run the Princess Marathon at Disney.  Thats my dream.

So reading this you are thinking then why the heck are you doing nothing about it....

I have the answer

the answer is

I don't know.

 

Mr. Tucker

 Ask anybody....I've always wanted a Yorkie. 

I did want a little girl.  I could put bows in her hair and dress her all up in pinks and purples.

Lame, I know.

Last year it finally happened.  Through some help from my aunt Rita I found Tucker.  He was so little.  A boy, yes but so so so cute.

 

 And don't you worry he loves his sweaters.  He comes running over and ducks his head so I can put one on him.  I do think he likes to wear them outside because lets face it, its freezing.  The problem is he loves the snow.  He goes running out the back door and rolls in it.  He eats it and burys his face in it.  When he comes in his sweaters are soaked.  Then he's freezing.  He rolls around the carpet and tries to get the snow off.

 His face is also usually covered in the snow when he comes in. 

This last snow storm was enough snow that it was up to his belly.  When he would take off running in it, it just looked like a big snow cloud.  I know he hates to come in but the temps are just too low for him.  Even though he's loving it he's shivering from head to toe.

 

This is what he thinks of the cold temps. 

Bring him some snow in the 40's and he'll be a happy boy!



Scrap Night Fridays

We're back in business!

Scrappin on Fridays when we can all manage to get together or at least 2 of us.

We missed April this week due to her lil Ms. Sarah having her 6th birthday but hopefully she'll join us next time.

Mesha worked on Valentine cards that were super cute. 

Kelli worked on and finished two Disney autograph books for her upcoming Disney trip.

Cortnie took 2 hrs to download her digital scrapping to her computer haha.  In the meantime she was browsing pinterest for her upcoming wedding. 

I made two Minnie Mouse headbands for our upcoming Disney trip in April

I LOVE THEM.

I did find the idea on pinterest.  I tried to go back and see who it originated with so I could give them credit but when I click on the actual photo its just that, a photo.  No blog, no how to, no way to give credit.  So I'm sorry if this is your idea and I didn't give you credit. 

I will just say someone else posted this and I thought it was super cute so I tried it out.

 I don't know how the original one was made but I made mine with glubbers (found at hobby lobby).  The huge circle glue dot looking things.  I just used cheap black ribbon and wound it around the glubber. 

I added felt to the back to give it a little support.

Hot glued it to a head band and we're done!

 

I had to post this picture because Sarah and I were cracking up at her eyes! 

 

 

The two I made are the same size.  If I were making this for a smaller child I would've used smaller glubbers.  It seems a little big for Sarah but I love it in my hair. 

Next craft night I'll try to take pictures of everyones projects.

Mesha's cards were really cute and Kellis autograph books turned out cute too.

I could post a pic of the dress Cortnie had picked out but I don't think its "the one".

Next time I'm hoping to actually get back to scrapbooking.  I'm so far behind and with my new camera I feel like I'm taking more photos so it's just get worse.