Spring has Sprung

or has it?

It is currently 46 degrees here

T-Ball Tuesday

LittleMan has been bestowed with the position of Pitcher on his T-Ball team. He is thrilled. And I am thrilled for him. It is the most coveted position of them all.

Now, they don't actually pitch during T-Ball, but they need someone there to catch the ball. LittleMan's pretty darn good at catching, and he's getting better at every practice.

His throwing, however, needs work. He can throw f-a-s-t but it doesn't always go where he wants it to. His coach is trying to teach him to take more time to get it to the base, instead of rushing and throwing a wild ball.

He is one of 2 of his team that can hit the ball to the fence. Not fly balls, ground balls, but they are moving so fast, they almost always make it to the outfield before anyone can even touch it.

And, running the bases, there's no competition. He is the fastest runner on the team. And 95% of the time, he remembers to touch all the bases. =)

Baseball seems to be his sport. Now, Bring on them Pro Scouts!

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

Introducing ...

Miss Photogenic:





and she won 3rd Runner Up!

What my Mom taught me.

[Some of this could possibly be a little altered from the actuality of it, but I was six, so it's hard to remember. It's pretty darn close though.]

November 6, 1986 - When I was six years old and just started Kindergarten, my Mom had a terrible car wreck. She was in a brand new Chevy Cavalier, that she hadn't even made the first payment on, and her tie rod snapped. She flipped down a hill eleven times; coming half-way out of the sun roof somewhere around the seventh flip, as the car flipped over on top of her, breaking her back.

They say she died on the scene twice and was brought back by a wonderful lady. Overall she broke: her back, both kneecaps, her leg, her hip, her arm, her nose and she had a chunk of skull broke loose at the top of her forehead. [The chuck of skull part we didn't find out about until I was around 14, more about that later.] [We also found out sometime later, that it altered her mental state, blinded her in one eye, and she couldn't smell anymore]

My Mom taught me .. Shit happens.

They airlifted her to Memphis TN. She was in the hospital for three months. I was unaware of ANYTHING for the first month and a half. I was shuffled from family member to family member, as my Granny, Papaw, Uncle, and Aunt Vicki was hundreds of miles away at the hospital.

My Mom taught me ... absence makes the heart grow fonder.

After about a month, my Papaw and Aunt Vicki came home to me. But I still didn't know where Mommy was. My aunt Vicki took care of me like I was her own, and she was only 18 years old at the time.

I remember being so frustrated that no one would tell me where my Mom was, I took some scissors and gaped my hair up. It wasn't long after that, they told me a version of what happen. They took me to the hospital to see my Mom, who after months of being in the hospital, still had 2 black eyes. I remember burying my face in Aunt Vicki's shoulder, afraid of what I was about to see.

But she was ALIVE!

My Mom taught me Bravery.

When she got to come home from the hospital, we had to live with my Grandparents because Mom had to wear a back brace and couldn't take care of herself, much less take care of me. We lived there for years I remember.

My Mom taught me about patience ... even though I don't have any. {lol}

Fast forward years later, they found the hole in her head and the piece of skull had slid down and settled into her sinus cavity. She had surgery to repair it on January 14, 1995. They did surgery where they had to peel her face down to get the bone out. Then they placed a metal plate over the hole. I remember feeding her jello at the hospital.

My Mom taught me strength.

Over the years, I moved out of the house away from my Mom several times. As I said before, her mental state had been altered, she was still very smart, but had the competency of a 16 year old. We fought like sisters. I lived with Aunt Vicki for a while, my Grandparents for a while. But I always ended back with my Mom.

My Mom taught me Unconditional Love.

A New Bloggin Buddy

My Aunt Vicki has started a new blog just today!! It's her first trip into the blogging world. It's called Forgotten Mom, if you'd like to stop by and see how much her and I are alike!!

Come on people, let's get her addicted to blogging too!! lol

While you're there, give her a holler and tell 'er her niece Daphne sent you over!

Later Y'all!

Saturday Rodeo

The rodeo was fun. The kids enjoyed it, except that Princess had a tummy ache & some poopy problems. Other than that, everything went well.
It. Was. Freakin. Cold. Though.


LittleMan rode the mechanical bull again. This time they actually turned it up and bucked him around. We went to a different bull this time though, one inside, because. It. Was. Freakin. Cold.


Hubby bought me my centerpiece that I've been wanting for my kitchen table. I had found a similar one online, but it cost over $100! This one didn't.



And we won't go back to the 4pm show again. It was shorter and when we left ... at 630 ... I felt like I had just got there.


Next year, it's back to the 8pm show. The only reason we opted for the 4pm was because we brought Princess this year. It was her first time. =)



But next year, yeah, 8pm. It may end late, but we're gonna get a hotel room.

T-Ballin'

Yesterday was LittleMan's first T-Ball practice of the new season. He did awesome!

He hits farther than any other kid on his team. And throws better. And runs faster.

I have a very talented kid!!

But I am a little partial. =)

The coach did comment how fast he ran though.

It was a great practice and he loved being back on the field.

His next practice is Tuesday.

Well ...

You can scratch #1 from my Bucket List.

I have no desire to go anywhere near a horse from now on, much less not be afraid of them.

Hubby has LittleMan fill up the horses' water troughs everyday as part of his chores. Mainly because it's after dark when Hubby gets home from work.

Well yesterday, they didn't need filled and LittleMan took it upon himself to go out in the pasture and lead his horse around.

Zip, Hubby's stud horse, charged at LittleMan & Bandit, knocking LittleMan to the ground. He didn't kick or step on LittleMan, but he left skid marks all over his belly, some on his hip, one on his back and several up his right arm.

LittleMan had to walk all the way back to the house by himself because I didn't hear him hollering, I was in the house feeding Baby Boy.

Needless to say I was very emotional ... I was upset for LittleMan, and extremely pissed off at the horse. And at Hubby because he knows I'd rather the kids not be around horses. But I've let them grow up around them because of Hubby's wishes.

This is the very reason I don't like going around horses. Even if Zip got spooked and didn't mean to hurt LittleMan, he did. This horse, Zip, we've had for years and Hubby trusts completely. But just imagine what he could do if he was doing it intentionally.

My poor baby.

So, I officially give up on getting comfortable with horses. I don't care about it anymore.

100 Things (Part 3)

51. I believe Scrubbing Bubbles can clean Anything!

52. I hate Dora the Explorer.

53. I was born left-handed. My mother made me learn to write with my right hand. Which caused me to write letters backwards, and I had C's in handwriting until 3rd grade.

54. I have a total crush on Lucas Black from The Fast & The Furious 3.

55. I am a very light sleeper.

56. I can't have any more babies.

57. When I was a kid, I thought my Dad & Rocky were related because they looked & talked so much alike.

58. I can type really fast without looking at the keyboard. =)

59. I hated my typing teacher in high school.

60. One reason I won't swim in the ocean is because I'm afraid of sharks so much!

61. I prefer salty foods over sweet foods.

62. When I DO want sweet foods, I prefer fruity sweets over chocolaty sweets.

63. I used to want to learn how to play the guitar.

64. I played clarinet in the marching band.

65. I get excited when the mail comes. lol.

66. I have 7 nieces, 5 nephews, 1 niece on the way and one unknown on the way!

67. I don't really like dogs too much.

68. I love Chicken Noodle soup!

69. I can't hold a rabbit because I'm afraid it will poop on me.

70. I suck at wrapping presents. They never look all pretty.

71. I read to my kids at bedtime almost every night. LittleMan first, then Princess.

72. I take my coffee with milk & lots of sugar.

73. I actually enjoy balancing my check book.

74. I would like to own my own shop of some sort. Maybe a craft store.

75. I was on the Homecoming Court my senior year, but I didn't win.

Bucket List

My Bucket List:

1. Overcome my fear of horses - Yes, you read that right. I am afraid of horses. Yes, Me, the woman with a cowboy husband and cowboy son and three horses in the family. Don't confuse this with the dislike of horses ... I very much like to look at horses, take pictures of them and sometimes even pet them, if they are on the other side of a fence. And I have ridden them, just not without the feeling that my heart might actually bounce out of my chest at any given moment.

2. Get Healthier - I am an extremely picky eater. Always have been, always will be. But that doesn't mean I should have goldfish for breakfast and cookies for lunch. Yes, I have went there. Plus, with all my health problems, I need all the help I can get. I need to make myself cut out all the junk. And I will have to MAKE myself start exercising more. More? What am I saying. I will have to make myself start exercising, period.

3. Learn Patience - I have two beautiful kids ... that drive me nuts. Why? Because I can't count to 10 and hold it in. e.g. I didn't grow up with brothers or sisters, so it's hard to realize that my 6 year old just doesn't automatically know how to act sometimes. I need to teach him, and my daughter. I NEED TO LEARN HOW TO TEACH THEM, without breaking down.

4. Actually becoming a organized grown-up. - Oh I used to be organized. Before I got married. Before I had kids. Before I lost my identity. I was the most organized teenager you'd ever see. What happen? I grew up and had a family. I know there's time here somewhere to get organized and stay that way. But organizing four people instead of one, that's what I don't know.

5. Learn to cook with fresh spices. - I can cook pretty well. I just don't have the time or skill to cook all fancy. But I could!

6. Go on a really great family vacation. - We've never taken the kids on vacation. Hell, we haven't been on a vacation since our honeymoon. That's almost nine years! Yeah count them, nine whole years without a trip to the beach, or to the mountains, or anywhere. Family visits & family reunions not included.

7. Go to College - Nope, I never went. Thought I'd take a year off. Uh huh. Ended up married instead. After two years, I was settled down in my married life, then I got pregnant with LittleMan. Then three years after that, got pregnant with Princess.

8. Learn a foreign language. - I took a year of Spanish in high school. I still remember a little of what I learned. But I would love to actually speak Spanish. Especially in today's USA.

9. Write a book. - I don't know what about ... yet. But I've always wanted to be a writer.

10. Really and Truly be Happy with Myself - That's a long road.


The End.

Homemade Salisbury Steaks

I got this recipe from a friend on CafeMom. I have made it several times and the whole family LOVES IT!
I pair it up with garlic mashed potatoes, corn (or corn on the cob) and rolls.

mmmmmmmmm
Yummy

HOMEMADE SALISBURY STEAK

Ingredients:
1 lb. Ground beef
one egg
3/4 to 1 whole sleeve of crackers, crushed (I used the round ones)
1/2 t. salt
pepper
1/2 c. water
10 1/2 oz. can of beef gravy

Procedure:
Mix beef with crackers, egg, salt and pepper in a bowl. Form patties, set aside.
Combine water & gravy. Put in skillet over medium heat to warm. Then add meat patties.
Cover & SIMMER (very important that you turn it down to simmer) for 30 minutes, turning over half way through.

Sweet Repeats

Today was the first public day of Sweet Repeats. I had Princess & Baby Boy with me.

I showed up at the shop where they hold Sweet Repeats at 9:45am. The paper said it opened to the public at 10am.

Well, first, the paper was wrong. It opened at 9am.

Then when I got inside, Baby Boy was okay for about 10-15 minutes. He then decided that he was tired of this place and continued to throw a humongous fit for about 30 minutes until he fell asleep.

I do have to say that this Sweet Repeats was a major letdown. They didn't have a great selection like they usually do. I only got LittleMan 1 outfit, 1 shirt and 1 pair of jeans.

I bought Baby Boy & his brother Boy an outfit each, (A is suppose to pay me back.)

Here's how disappointing it was ... I only spent $80, including what I got for Boy & Baby Boy! For those of you who "know" me, know this is truly amazing. Usually I spend pretty much everything I have in my pocket.

$80 was nothing.

And to top things off ?? I bought Princess a $3 purple hair bow, and they forgot to put it in my stuff. So I went back in to look for it, it was gone, the girl that checked me out was gone somewhere, and the girl that helped her was there and said she didn't even see me with a hair bow, even though it was the first thing she took the price off of.

EEEEEERRRRRRRGGGGGGGG

Not good.

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On another note:

We are suppose to get BAD weather again tonight/tomorrow morning. Like bad enough for the school to go ahead and announce they will be delaying for 2 hours.

I don't know what's worse. Knowing a Bad Storm is coming, or getting surprised by one.

Please keep us in your thoughts & prayers. =)

Happy March!

For the weather to have been the way it has been for the past week, it sure is a beautiful day today! It's sunny and pushing 70 degrees.
How weird is our weather?


This week:

Monday: "A" called and told me that Baby Boy's brother had the flu and that her sis "K" would be dropping Baby Boy off this week.

Tuesday: We had some pretty bad storms roll though early in the morning. School didn't open until 10am, but we made it through okay. Our power was off for a while though.

A dropped off Baby Boy for a few hours while she helped her in laws, trees fell on their house & both vehicles during the storms. Baby Boy was running a fever.

My new PINK cell phone came in. I called to get it activated & it messed our pay plan up BIG time. Since I now do not have a Nextel phone, but a Sprint, me & Hubby can't share the family plan anymore .... eeeeerrrrgggggg. And then Nextel couldn't change Hubby's plan because he was already on day 3 of the cycle.... eeeeeerrrrrrrggggggggg AGAIN! So we are going to be paying about double $$ the next bill.

Wednesday: Baby Boy's fever had gotten pretty high during the night before, so I didn't have him Wednesday. This is the day it snowed. Not a lot but definitely strange for the temperatures we've had lately. Me and Princess went and printed the picture that we decided on for Photogenic in the Easter Pageant.

Thursday: I still didn't watch Baby Boy, I guess A decided just to keep him home since his brother couldn't go to Preschool until Friday due to his flu. So I had the day to myself & Princess. We took the Easter Pageant entry form, photogenic picture & fees and turned them in to the school. Everyone made over her and her picture.... she's so gorgeous ... she'll win for sure ... awe, look at her putting chap stick on. She LOVED it!

Friday: Friday was Leap Day. I did watch Baby Boy this day. He did excellent. His doctor put him on some medicine for Acid Reflux & changed him to Sensitive Formula. He's like a different child! We had a great day until the evening, when he got fussy. My SIL R was here, so she wanted to walk him.... something I didn't want to start up. But when that didn't work (lol) we turned out all the lights, turned on some light classical music and rocked him in his car seat [which he LOVES to sit in]. It only took about 10 minutes and he was asleep! AHHH

Today: Hubby & LittleMan went horse riding, so me & Princess went & got McDonald's and took it to the park, so we could watch the ducks while we ate. I tried to get her to go into the playground and play, but I think there were too many children there, because she wouldn't go in.

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Sweet Repeats is opening to the public on Monday. I CANNOT WAIT. For those of you who do not know what Sweet Repeats is, it is a consignment event that offers gently used baby & children's clothing and toys, shoes, etc. It only happens twice a year. October they sell Fall/Winter Apparel. And March they sell Spring/Summer apparel.

I don't know if I have Baby Boy Monday or not. But I will be there when they open the doors! Which reminds me, I need to go get A's March work schedule.

Hope everyone had a great weekend!!

Oh, and here's the picture that we chose for Photogenic::

What?

It's hard to believe that just a few days ago it was short sleeve weather.







Because, you know what?



It's 29 degrees and SNOWING here today!

Photogenic Picture

Okay, I took Princess outside and took some pictures and as predicted, I can't decide. So here's 3 of my favorites:













And I want to add these because I loved them, even though they wouldn't be for the contest:

So PLEASE give me your opinions. Love the pics, hate the pics, any ADVICE or IDEAS would be sooooo GREAT!!
This is her first pageant and I really want her to do well, and I have NO IDEA what I'm doing, lol.
Thanks!

I'm getting a New Cell Phone!

I've been using Hubby's old phone.

I hate it.

Hubby wanted me to keep a phone that had beep-beep (direct connect; we have Nextel phones)

So last night, Hubby called to order me the i880, but they wouldn't give him the discount or something.

So he told me I could get the phone I wanted that didn't have beep-beep. It's a Samsung M510. It's PINK, so it's so me and It's soooo cute, plus it's was on special, so it was FREE!

It should be here Tuesday. I'm so excited, cuz here's the phone I was toting:

Upcoming Easter Pageant

Princess is going to be in a Easter Pageant on March 15th. I went and bought her a dress at Dillard's on Friday night. I didn't get to try it on her at the store because LittleMan had to potty. So I got it home and tried it on her Saturday, just to find out that it was too small.

=(

So, I went back to Dillard's today and picked out a new one, because they didn't have her size in the other. And this time I tried it on her before I paid.

=)

She's gonna be sooooo cute!

Now I just have to get her outside and take some headshots for the Photogenic part of the pageant. We're gonna try that tomorrow. I'll add pictures, because I know I'm gonna need help deciding which to use. I'm wanting to get the pictures taken soon, because I have to turn it in by March 5th. I want plenty of time to decide!

A Good Day

Today has turned out to be a pretty darn good day ... so far. =)

Today is my Papaw's birthday! He is now 68 years old, but he doesn't look it at all! He lives about 200 miles away from me or I would go takes pictures =)

Me & the kids went to the thrift store & got me some goodies this morning.

LittleMan lost his FIRST TOOTH! He pulled it all by himself!

LittleMan rocked it at his T-Ball Draft!
Princess was kind of upset that she didn't have cleats or a glove & then that she couldn't go on the field with LittleMan. But she had fun running around the place.

LittleMan is going to stay the night at his bff's house tonight, so that makes him happy too!

Yep ... a pretty good day. I hope the rest of the day goes as well!

Have a great weekend everyone!!!!

Yo I be GOOD, lol

159 words

Speedtest

I got this idea from Andrea's Blog.

Lunar Eclipse

Did anyone else see the lunar eclipse last night? It was happening here at my house between 9:01 and 9:51 pm.

It was the first time I've got to see one. I woke Hubby up and made him come outside and see it with me. It was his first time to see one too.

We snuggled for a few minutes, it was romantic even though it wasn't a big deal. It's just amazing, that after being together for almost 10 years now, we still have "firsts".

Thursday Thirteen

13 Things I could do today if it wasn't raining:

1. Take Princess out to play on the swing set

2. Practice T-Ball with LittleMan

3. Clean up the yard .... yeah right =)

4. Wash my car

5. Not be so Sluggish & Sleepy

6. Get outta my pjs

7. Let the dog in ... he's already all wet, I don't want wet smelly dog in the house

8. Go to the store ... I hate driving in the rain

9. Get more housework done ... did I mention the rain makes me lazy?

10. go out and play with my kitties

11. let the kids ride their bikes

12. vacuum out my car

13. okay I've run outta ideas =)

Happy Rainy Thursday!

Longing for warmer weather....

With all the warm days lately, I stopped picking through Princess' summer boxes and finally unloaded them all. Oh, all the cute things she will wear this year!

Some in thanks to my SIL D, who passes her girls' (ages 7 & 5) clothes to us, my SIL B who passes her daughter's (age 4) clothes too, and of course my love of thrift stores.

I couldn't resist taking some pictures of my sweet Princess with the outifits on.

O Summer, hurry up, will ya?




BTW, I can't believe I haven't even posted this before, But Congrats to my SIL B who is expecting her second baby in August. She finds out what she's having March 4th.
Who knows, she may get all the goodies sent back her way, with all my additions!

Weekend Update

Me & Hubby decided that with our income tax, I would get $1000 to do whatever I wanted, some for the kids and $1200 for him to get a custom saddle built.

Friday, as I was headed to the mall to go shopping with my remaining $700, he called me and told me that he had taken his truck to be serviced and had his brakes checked. {He had a hunch a while that they needed fixed}

Anyway, there was a shit load of problems with his brake system and I had to go home to let him know exactly how much money was in the bank, etc.

Long story short, he spent every $$ of our regular money {including our money to spent at the rodeo in a couple weeks} and took all mine!!!! I understand that he doesn't need to be driving his truck if the brakes are messed up, but listen to the best part....

He kept his $1200!! He said it's because that guy has already started on his saddle. But when I asked him if he knew for sure, he said no. I asked him to call him, he called me back and said he couldn't get ahold of him but left a msg. And as of today, Monday, he still hasn't returned Hubby's call.

U know, he "knew" something was UP with his brakes, but he convienently had his saddle started before having the brakes checked ??? What the hell?

We have since spent some of his, he needed horse feed and other stuff, but for the most part, he is still going to get his $1200 saddle.

It's just not fair.

I know life is not fair.

But still.

Do you feel my pain??

So he got his truck fixed and he's all happy now.

Anyway......

Saturday, I took LittleMan and signed him up for his second year of TBall. All he did was complain that I didn't let him play football last August. So this August I guess he's playing football. His draft is next Saturday. Then the kids had 2 birthday parties to go to. Princess didn't go to the 1st one, and I made Hubby take LittleMan to it by himself. Me & Princess went to WalMart for her to spend her Valentine's $$ from the grandparents. She bought a Diego movie.
My BFF came over later and got both the kids to take them to the 2nd party.

Sunday, we had severe thunderstorms again. So I spent the entire day in the house cleaning. Before the storms hit, the kids were going places with Hubby. The news says Prattville got tore up pretty badly. Last night at 930pm, Hubby's boss called to tell him that he would be on storm duty at 5am this morning. So he will probably be gone til Tuesday night or longer.

And Tuesday is my Daddy's birthday. It's gonna be a rough day. Even though he's been gone for over 2 years, it's not gotten any easier.

This morning around 3am, LittleMan woke me up. He was throwing up in his bed. [my poor baby] and has since been throwing up about every hour. So of course, he missed school. He is just laying here on the loveseat sleeping with a garbage can next to him in the floor. =(

I had to call A. and tell her not to bring Baby Boy over cuz LittleMan is contagious. So I won't have Baby Boy until Thursday..... I hope it doesn't affect my pay.

Hope everyone else had a better weekend then I did.

Valentine's Day

I hope you all had a wonderful Valentine's holiday yesterday. And for those of you who will be celebrating this weekend, Have Fun!

I had previously posted that I didn't have any plans. Well, me & my BFF went shopping ALL DAY! It was soooo fun & great to be with her!

Hubby called while we were shopping, wanting to get a babysitter to go out to eat. It shocked me, because I figured he would want to stay home since he had worked all day and he's usually stressed at the end of the week. {Thursday is the end of the work week for him}

So SIL "R" kept the kids and we went out to LongHorn. There was a 60-75 minute wait. After waiting about 10 minutes, some of our friends (actually cousins) showed up. They had called in earlier to get on the list. {They never let us do that when we try, and especially on V-Day: had me confused.}

So they were only there about 5 minutes before they were called in. =(

But after about 5-10 minutes, they sent for us to sit with them. =)

We had never been out to eat with them, and it had been a while since we've even seen them, so it was a great time!

We picked the kids up around 930pm and headed home.

It was a Great Day!!

King of Hearts

As most of you know, LittleMan was running for King of Hearts and last night was the ceremony.

Well....

He didn't win. But he wasn't too bummed.

He was excited about getting a new trophy.

We took him out to eat at Applebee's because he's always complaining that when we go to Applebee's, we never take him with us.

So we took him, My little Prince of Hearts
and my Princess

And of course, as usual, we couldn't get Andy to be in our family picture.

One day he will regret that.

My hair is back in the picture, because I kept Baby Boy, I didn't have time to fix my hair all pretty. But at least I got a shower, and got makeup on! So I didn't embarrass & scar LittleMan in front of his peers, lol.

Looking for a Sale?

If you're looking to buy clothes for you little one (or big one), you need to go to your local Old Navy, or oldnavy.com quick! I, for one, get totally excited when there's a sale, lol!!

They are having a 40% off sale. I went to my local store last night and saved over $60!
Look at all I got for only $90.07 (and that includes tax):

I then went on their online store and bought Princess a pair of shorts & a pair of capris for only $23.30 including tax & shipping. (They have $5 shipping!!)

Where do you like to shop & who has the best sales?? I'd love to have more places to shop!!!!

MishMash

LittleMan:

Turned in the $$ for King of Hearts this morning.
Keep your fingers crossed for him.
Although, I did most of the work!
We will find out tomorrow night at 6pm who won.
Either way, we're not running next year.
He's getting a hair cut tonight.
So he doesn't have the shaggies in his pictures.

He is doing so amazing at his reading.
He needs help with the big words, and the blends
[sp- fr- wh- you get the picture]
But he is so SMART!!!
I'm so proud =)

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Princess:

Bought Princess a new Royal potty this weekend.
{The one that plays music when shes does her thang}
She is sooooooooooo NOT interested.
Still doing the do in her pants.

And I realized she has a pet peeve, so to say....
her toes
let me elaborate

Whenever she gets up in the morning,
or when we get home from somewhere,
she immediately takes her socks off.
No matter how cold it is, [they are]

NOTHING I have done has kept her from doing it.

Then last night, as I was getting her bath ready...
she wouldn't let me take her shirt off
or her hair down
until

she got all the sock fuss out of between her toes.

Who knew my baby girl would have a toe fetish?

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So, Valentine's Day is this week.
Anyone have any special plans.
Cause I know I don't.
=(
Why can't he be more romantic like

when we were dating?
???????????????????

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Baby Boy has been pretty fussy today.

Don't know what his problem is.

I think it's cuz his mama changed his formula ..

..again.

Stressful day.

Mixed Drinks

With the weekend coming up & Valentine's Day too, here's some of my favorite mixed alcoholic drinks:

Watermelon Margarita
Ingredients:

16 oz. seeded & blended watermelon

1/2 Lime

6 oz. Tequila

3 oz. Triple Sec

1 Tbsp. sugar

Mixing instructions:
Cut up watermelon, removing seeds. Liquify in blender until you have about 16 oz. Add remaining ingredients, top with ice and blend until smooth. Taste and add sugar if watermelon is not sweet enough. This works well with sugar on the rim of the glass.
{If you go to LongHorn, you can get this drink with watermelon flavored sugar on the glass rim!}

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Hurricane
Ingredients:

1 oz. Vodka

1 oz. Gin

1 oz. light rum

1/2 oz. 151 proof Rum (optional)

1 oz. Amaretto

1 oz. Triple Sec

Grapefruit juice

Pineapple juice

Grenadine

Mixing instructions:
Pour gin, rum(s), amaretto, and triple sec into a tall hurricane-style glass with ice. Add equal amounts of grapefruit juice and pineapple juice until almost full. Top with grenadine to taste.

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Buttery Nipple

(shot)

Ingredients:

1/2 shot Butterscotch schnapps

1/2 shot Bailey's irish cream

Mixing instructions:
The Butterscotch Schnapps makes up the bottom layer. The top layer of Baileys should be added using a spoon. This is a layered shot. Delicious!!

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Sex on the Beach

Ingredients:

1 1/2 oz. peach schnapps

1 1/2 oz. Vodka

2 oz. cranberry juice

2 oz. orange juice

2 oz. pineapple juice

Mixing Instructions:

Combine ingredients in a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake and strain into a tall glass filled with ice.

Catch Up

Friday I went with R, my SIL to the movie theater. We watched National Treasure 2. I really didn't want to go, I was sick & I was tired and it was the 9pm show. Plus, I never seen National Treasure 1. But since I never get to go hardly anywhere without the kids, and I rarely get to spend time with R, I went anyway.

It was a good movie. I really enjoyed it. But it just wasn't my kind of movie. I still don't plan on watching part 1.

Early this morning, we had severe storms roll through Bama. They cancelled school today for our area. It didn't get too bad at our house, but it was scary watching the news. Hubby had already left for work before it started up here. So having him gone was probably the main reason it got scary for me.

LittleMan is enjoying his day off. He's already woke Baby Boy up twice and I've wanted to lock him in his room. I personally think they should have just started school late ......

Tomorrow I have an appointment at my dentist for a cleaning. And I can't find anyone to keep Princess, so I guess she's gonna have to go with me. I hope she behaves while we're there.

And I have Baby Boy again Friday. This is my first week keeping him more than 3 days, so my pay increases too. YAY!

Hubby & LittleMan will be camping/horse riding this weekend, so what are me & Princess doing ??? You guessed it .... Thrift Store!

How is your week going?

Book Meme

I've been tagged by DixieChick for a book meme, so here goes:

The rules are: take the book closest to you right now, turn to page 123 find the fifth sentence and then write the next 3 full sentences in your post.


The door would slam when I walked through it.
"Are you sure you know what you're doing?" he asked, standing before my desk. There were two large storage boxes on the floor next to him.

Excerpt from "The Street Lawyer" by the awesome John Grisham.


Now ..... I tag

Andrea, Yankee Belle, and Random Mommy