Alice

"No, I don't know what you are talking about!  I didn't rip Alvin's eyes out!!"

Alice leaves her signature mark once again!  Haha...she doesn't look guilty at all does she?

in case of emergency...

A few nights ago I picked up Taryn's backpack to see why it was so full.  She told me she had packed it in case we had a tornado or something and we had to leave quickly. 

She had magazines, a bible, her Harry Potter wand, goggles, 3d glasses, toothbrush, bandaids, cotton balls and her sunglasses.  She is one prepared little girl!

Seeing what she's grabbed that's important to her has really made me rethink how much I spend on Christmas presents since not one thing I bought her made it into her bag.  She's such a funny kid and always makes me smile.  :)

hearts

I found this idea on http://www.lifeinthethriftylane.blogspot.com/ and loved it!   

I cut this from a box I was throwing away.

Made lots and lots of little felt roses.

Ended up with a cute Valentines decoration to hang up!  I love how it turned out!  :)

pizza!!

I love that when my family wants pizza, they would rather have my homemade pizza rather than ordering it out.  I make the dough and Taryn usually does the rest.  It's a fun way to cook together.  I thought I'd take advantage of a lazy Saturday afternoon by making a couple of batches of pizza dough since I usually don't have time on a hectic weekday evening.  YUM!!

I love my bread machine!!  I hardly ever use it except for making pizza dough, but for that, it's the best!!                                    

My favorite veggies  :)

Our finished pizzas.  They were delicious!

painting

Natalie and I attended a Wine and Pallette class last night.  It was at Johnny Carino's.  I never knew I loved to paint so much!  We ate dinner, had a drink and painted.  What an awesome way to spend an evening!  We can't wait to do it again soon!

Here is my finished product.  My favorite part is my little owl.  :)

Hello again...

It's been way too long since I've been here. I've got lots to share. It's been a long day so I'll put my pictures up tomorrow.

birthdays

Matthew turned 18 on Sunday the 15th and Madeline turned 11 today! What in the world??? Where has time gone? It's blowing my mind how fast the years go by....I don't like it. I'll get birthday pics up probably sometime next week.

Twilight

Already watching the movie! YAY!!!

Breda Francis 6-18-94 to 03-02-09

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We lost our precious Breda Francis on Monday morning. She was 14 years, 8 months, 1 week and 5 days old. She was my best friend for every day that I've had her since she was 6 weeks old. I miss her so much it hurts. The house will never be the same without her. She has been through more with me than anyone else in my life. She was the sweetest, smartest dog and can never be replaced. I love you and miss you so much Breda.

bad day

So, I just realized that we missed the PTA meeting tonight where the Kindergarten was performing. Since Taryn wasn't at school until yesterday, we didn't get the note about it until last night. This was the only time her class will do a program this year and I totally forgot until it was already over. So, I feel like a loser Mom.....again.

Ever have days when you just feel like you do a lot of things but they are all half way finished? Well, my day has turned into years. I'm really needing to change some things and am so overwhelmed that I don't know where to start. I just want to go to bed and not get up. :(

a few more pics...

This is the sign to the bathrooms...my favorite part of the Wormy Dog!! Also, my t-shirt and me with Kevin Costner on bus after show!!

8 things....

8 TV Shows I Watch


1. Grey's Anatomy

2. American Idol

3. Private Practice

4. Everybody Loves Raymond

5. What not to wear

6. House Hunters

7. House Hunter International

8. Cake Challenge on food network



8 Favorite Restaurants


1. Olive Garden

2. Earls BBQ in Bricktown

3. Texas Roadhouse (this place will always make me think of Megan so that's why I love it!)

4. Panera Bread

5. Chick Fil A

Can't think of any others.....don't eat out too often.


8 Things That Happened To Me Today


1. woke up late (5:45 am)

2. ironed pants b/c I was too lazy to do it last night.

3. drove to work

4. work for 6 hours

5. MET AND HAD PICTURE TAKEN WITH KEVIN COSTNER!!!!!

6. ate a brownie worth a million ww points!

7. listened to Dave Ramsey podcast

8. went to "Wormy Dog" to see Kevin Costner and his band perform.



8 Things That I Look Forward To


1. sleep, sleep, sleep

2. finding another good book to get into reading.

3. finishing school

4. having a job I am not bored at all day.

5. my birthday...strangely enough

6. Dave Ramsey

7. being able to run a 5k without stopping.....or passing out.

8. being content where I am




8 Things I Wish For


1. a happy family


2. kids who get along


3. a skinnier me


4. to not have nightmares anymore


5. ENERGY!!!


6. my husband and I to be able to communicate better


7. no debt


8. a college diploma

Relaxing

I wish I could relax like this!!

I lost 3 more pounds last week!!!! Yippee!!!! :) 8 down and about 30-35 more to go! The girls and I went to Incredible Pizza for lunch yesterday. It was lots of fun! Here are a few pics of the girls playing games and Taryn with her crown that she bought with her tickets.

weigh in

I couldn't stand the curiousity so I weighed this morning just to see. According to that I am down 4.5 pounds. I don't know....I'm not feeling it. I still need to get through the party Saturday night before my official weigh in on Sunday. Wish me luck!

Happy 2009 Everyone!!

WW

So, I started doing weight watchers online on Saturday. I am trying to lose 50 pounds. I am thinking that if I try really hard..I can do this in about 6-7 months. By the middle of summer I should be at my goal weight if I don't fall off the wagon AGAIN for the millionth time!!! My feeling fat and ugly have me motivated right now so I think I can do it! I'm sure trying. I have 9 points left for today so I'm gonna have a grilled chicken salad for dinner and maybe 2 cinnamon graham crackers for snack later tonight. That will probably be about 6 or 7 points so maybe I'll actually end the day with a couple left! :)

Mollie....our own little vampire dog!! We thought this was hilarious since Madeline and I are both into reading the Twilight series right now. She thinks she is as tough as a vampire too!!


Happy 2009!

My tattoo right after it was finished.

Hapy New Year!

I brought in 2009 with Sean and the girls. We (not Sean) wore tiara's and the girls drank sparkling cider out of fancy glasses....it was tame but fun. I haven't really made any resolutions. There are several things I plan to do this year though.

1- lose 50 pounds!!!
2- get back in school.
3- take more pictures.
4- be better at staying in touch with friends.

There are more right on the tip of my tongue....but not sure what they are right now. I was supposed to go to Weight Watchers this morning but I woke up about the same time the meeting started. I have been sleeping really late the last few days. I am so tired I feel like I could sleep all day...ugh.

My plans for today are:
*We are all writing our thank you notes and getting those in the mail.
*Take at least 1/2 of our ornaments off of the tree and put away.
*clean all floors in the house.
*go to vet for flea medicine for dogs.
*take girls to see HSM3.
*plan menu for the coming week.

K, I think that's about all I can handle...oh yeah..I need to get a nap in there somewhere if possible..but that's doubtful!

Merry Christmas

Wow...Christmas was over in a flash. It was a whirlwind of shopping and wrapping! This year is the first time I've ever waited until the last minute to do most of my shopping. The one thing I did like about that was being able to stick to my budget and list more than I usually do. I've been sick for a couple of weeks but am finally feeling better.

Christmas morning the girls woke me up early. They were out in the living room with the light on (that's what woke me up) at 4:30 am!! So, I let them finish going through their stocking stuff, then sent them back to bed for a little while. It was a good day. I guess none of us will ever have a Christmas without missing Megan so much it hurts. She would've loved it with everyone here and playing.

I have been off of work since Christmas Eve and have to go back tomorrow...UGH!! Not looking forward to that at all! I have enjoyed my time with the kids to just hang out and not be rushing around doing something all of the time. Yesterday the girls and I went to see Twilight...it was really good! Today I am taking them to see Bolt. I told Taryn that she could pick something today since she had to watch Twilight yesterday.

Anyway, I spent yesterday afternoon going through some of Megan's things and moving boxes out of my room and out of the garage into a closet in the office. Most of her things fit in there. It's weird to see this empty space where her stuff has been sitting for a long time but I thought it was time to not see it everyday when I get up. So, that was one thing checked off my list for the day that I completed. The rest of the day I watched a movie and played Mario Cart with the girls! :) Not super productive but SUPER fun!!