Red & Blue, Yellow too.....

Look at Mini Me- SERIOUSLY.. dont you just wanna SQUEEZE her?! ok.. maybe you dont, but i do!! she's so stinkin CAUUUUUUUUUUUUTE! Her school had a play last night they have been working on for MONTHS! she tried out and received a lead part ( Duh.. would she get anything but?! she's an over- achiever and i LOVE that about her!) she had TWO performances - one early in the am and another at night. Lil muffin didnt do well in the am due to nap time calling her and she'd dropped her Bink on the cafeteria floor.. wasnt stinkin that germ infested thing in her mouth! So, we left- She was a buttercup- we used her ballet recital costume from last year, hit up a jr. store and bought her some 5 dolla leggings.. voila!

uh, excuse me! WHEN did she get SO big?!

My 3 FAVORITE peeps in my life! you can tell lil muffin is THRILLED! once again, time for bed and she had a rough 18 mo old day yesterday throwing temper tantrums and spending time in her crib ;)



Ah yes.. remember this cute little nugget?! The Pastors son.. oh.. here he is again! He was in the play as well- his color was black in the play
We'll be saving these pics for their wedding slide show ;)

mini Me's Teacher, Ms. Georgia Peach -

Mini Me just ADORES her.. the thought of not being with her next year makes me too sad for words!

Yes, i color coordinated with her class- cause i'm cool like that! Dont poke fun of the tan face- did a mystic and forgot to wipe it off along with my hands.. lord have mercy, i look "rusty" As Ga. Peach says- I love this lady! She's my Ga. BFF!

I'm not saavy enought to figure out how to upload a video .. so no video of her part.. i know.. i am LAME!

Ruuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuue!

Was sleeping so peacefully until some inconsiderate I-D-I-O-T starts calling his dog and clapping for him to come to him at 4 AM! hey jerk- newsflash.. there are hundreds of peeps in your complex sleeping at that time- keep it down and if your dog doesnt stay with you, here's a concept, GET IT A LEASH!

I'm irritated.. and almost fall back asleep and boom, boom boom.. someone else runs down the metal stairs right by my head board..

i cant believe how RUDE people are- i'm going to so sick Bon Qui Qui on them!

Just makes me so thankful that i will have my own house and not have to have neighbors above me, i will not have inconsiderate people leaving their dogs piles of crap in the grass for me and my children to step in and i'll have my own driveway- GOD is good ;)

(As for Mr. inconsiderate- if this happens tomorrow, he and i will be having a heart to heart.. as in ME ripping him a new one!)

Newest Obsession

You know those smells that bring back so many happy memories?! Well,,,,, for Valentines Day, the husband signed me up for tanning!!! (nothing says i love you like, GET A TAN!) yahoo!!! Like i always say, tan fat is WAY better than white fat. I know, you're all thinking..Skin cancer. Relax, i tan in the BEST beds they have that DO.NOT have bad rays in them- Onto the yummies ;)

Tanning salons charge IN SANE amounts of money for their lotions- i mean seriously the markup is TRIPLE! Well.. i hit up the ol' google and found myself some and 1/3 of the cost if not more. In doing so, i also ordered THESE two daily moiturizers. The yellow one by Designer Skin called Angel- a clean kiwi/pear fragrance and then my TOP fav, by Australian Gold, Forever After. The yummiest , yummiest smell of a warm vanilla. Seriously, i SLATHER this stuff on DAILY and every time i do it takes me back 7 years ago when the husband and i first met, and it reminds me of when our little mini me was born and the husband took weeks off of work and every day we would take the baby in our cute silver IS300 to the tanning salon...

Gosh, those memories are so cherished- i love these moisturizers- if you are looking for a good one for the spring/summer, this is your lotion!!

Our Casa Es Su Casa!!

The Rumor is TRUE! we have been looking for a house since we moved here and it seems like an easy task, but its extremely frustrating- the county, the schools, resale value, etc etc. Unlike alot of places in the US, the market stays strong here due to major landmarks and companies in the area.

We found a neighborhood we loved- and made a move FAST due to everyone snatching up these houses. Its about 2200 sq ft- 4 bdrm.. i think that grabbed our attention the most was the fact that the living room and kitchen both connected and makes it feel large- we love having people over and that's a plus for us.

Due to living in an apt, we have to put in a 60 day notice- so.. we wont be moving until the first of April. We still get the husbands moving benefits thru work which is a HUGE blessing- i dont have to lift a finger to pack.. woot woot.. let those boys sweat their blood and gutts out packing up all of our stuff..

Now that we have more room, including a FORMAL dining room and a 4th room, my imagination is running wild with what i can put where and what kind of furniture i want.. oh.. the possibilities!!

i'm a little sketched out by putting pics up.. but those of you whose addresses i have will get a address change with pic attatched ;)

the best part? A community pool in the subdivision for all those hot, sticky and humid days - - awwwwwwwwwww yeah.. i'll be sitting pool side, sipping my "mommy juice "

We have some close friends from church that are selling their house and really want to move into this neighborhood too which will ROCK!

Baby Shower This 'n' That

Today i helped throw a baby shower- long story short, we decided to throw it at Carrabas- NEVER been there before, but they were willing to accomadate our party. And boy did they! i Have NEVER *EVER had such good luck at a restaurant before. They seriously bent over backwards for us and i WILL be back because of it ( and the food was to die for! I got chicken with goat cheese, basil and sun-dried tomatoes on it-yum.o.la!)
I went in with a girlfriend from church for the shower- and let me tell you, when it comes to parties of ANY kind, i am a Hauuuuuuuuuuuuuuge control freak because i want everything to be perfect! And i couldnt have picked a better person- she too us SUPER controling about things-
With the flu bug hitting me earlier this week, i didnt know if i would be able to pull thru- but i did.
My partner in crime was in charge of cupcakes- i did the favors, and the flowers

Just used 3 different kinds of white flowers :

*$5 bucks a pack(wal*mart & SAMS club)- $15

*$2.50 for sticks in flowers

*Vases- FREE;already had!

*Scrapbook paper-FREE; found from 2 years ago

*see thru lime green table cloths (curtains) with circles all over them-FREE; already had them

*Ribbon- well.. SORT of free.. had it for awhile, i'm a ribbon HOARDER- i have tubs and tubs of it!





*Sweet metal stands!!; already had from COSTCO of course!

DO YOU NOT LOVE THESE LITTLE FAVORS?!

SUPER * DUPER easy!!! just buy large marshmallows

*Wilton chocolate - Michaels ( i used 40% off coupon)

*sticks - Wal*mart in the craft, chocolate section with all MARTHA STEWART stuff

*Bags- ditto on where sticks are..

(You can get the sticks and bags at Michaels too.. but WAY more pricey!)

Just make sure you have WAX paper to set them down on- just spoon on the chocolate, and pour on sprinkles or whatever.

*ribbon - spools on sale at Michaels for 4/ $1.00!!!!

I made DOUBLE what i needed to with these and they were G-O-N-E!!

There ya have it.. super simple, yet mod.. that's how i roll.. sO so greatful i didnt do it at my house with being behind on cleaning and laundry from everything.

Out with the Love bug, In with the FLU bug!

Valentines day rocked-

Our next adventure after Valentines day was to take our little Yorkie BACK to Univ. O Georgia for her cardiologist check up- seriously, i have NEVER heard of a dog with so many issues until it came to my dog- between her and the two girls, pretty much my life is lived in the Dr offices!

*The morning of the 18th, we dropped mini me off at school and hour and a half early so we could make our trek to Athens, a few hours away. Well.. i thought i could "remember" how to get there and what exit it was. hmmmmm.. WRONG. Of course, P.O.U.R.I.N.G down rain, the husband only had 3 hrs of sleep ( cause that's how he rolls with his newfound 14 hr work days), and EVERY time i called the Dr to get directions, i went to voicemail! He's FUMING mad, cause the automated directions told us to take the exit 50 miles back!

*We stop at Mcdonalds- some toothless man tells us to go some other way, not the right one. After me apologizing and admitting fault about 50 thousand times, some swear words, and the steering wheel punched a few times, the husband decides to go to a gas station and buy a map.

*Get to the gas station and sees the map is $11!!! He decides to open the map and try and memorize the route ( all. back. roads) Nice gas station lady gives him directions and meanwhile, cardiologist assistant calls me and also gives directions.

* After hydro -planing a few handful of times (i''m not lyin) and praying that we'd make it there in one piece, we only ended up 20 mn late

*we're taken into a room with Resident Dr (matthew Mchonay (SP?) lookalike, cardiologist assist, student, me and cardiologist (who looks like that short lady in The incredibles with the short black hair and huge glasses!!)

*Dogs heart is doing well after being on meds for a few months- she has rare heart condition only found in cats, thickening of heart walls- yada yada. She's better with heart, and gaining weight but still has life threatening issues-

*they give me a list of 3 other things they want to do with her that will cost me upwards of 5 grand to lengthen her life but all risky- NO THANKS

*stop at Schlotzskys for lunch, feel sick after

*got sick ALL.THE. WAY .HOME!~ (as i'm stopped on the side of the road for the 3rd time, some LAME-O honks as i'm losing my lunch! AS bon qui qui would say :"ruuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuue!"

the flu bug hit and hit HARD! i think maybe i lost 5 lbs that day- mini me got it as well, but as of now.. we are all good in the hood- - - Lets keep the fingers crossed that the husband and lil muffin doesnt get it.. no one likes to see a sick be' be'!

Valentines Day Memories Made

Our morning started when mini me brought in these hand made Valentines for her daddy and Me!! She has a giving heart and i LOVE that about her!!!

My plan the night before was to go grocery shopping for our special dinner i was going to make- i had it ALL mapped out in my head- from the flowers, to the table set up.. lil muffin wasnt feeling well due to her 7th ear infection ( since last july i might add!!) So, we didnt have food- Cracker Barrel it was for breakfast! We waited about 40 min for our food- terrible.. but worth every bite! seriously, i ate my food, half of lex and some of lukes- uh, no.. i.am.not.joking!

So cute looking out the window,
then we have Miss Poser sister below ;)





LOOK.AT.THIS.PRICELESS.MOMENT!

While house hunting (someday we will agree on a house and buy it!) Lil muffin was getting antsy.. i decided she was big enough to be turned around- she's STOKED to be facing forward like her sissy now!!

Like i mentioned before.. i had this fun dinner mapped out in my head for everyone! luke was going to get a steak, twice baked potato and asparagas, the girls were going to get homemade alfredo- I bought this pasta at World Market last weekend- i know, i know.. too cauute! After going to Hotel for Dogs (super cute movie) and house hunting, it got pretty late- we called olive garden and decided a THREE-HOUR-WAIT was too long and i would make dinner on my own!

So, homeade alfredo, spinach salad, garlic bread and asparagas it was! SO yummy! and.. mini me picked out some pink strawberry ice cream bars for dessert ( my plan was homemade tiramisu) but these worked out perfect!

Just laid back, spur of the moment family fun!!

LOVED*IT!!

What did you all do?!

A Valentine from Sam

SAM?! , you say?! yeah.. didnt you know i have a boyfriend on the side?!

CALM DOWN- i'm JOKING!
I help in Mini Me's classroom all the time. A week or two ago i was in there and this little boy, who we'll call "SAM" is hilarious!!! He will talk your ear off - he was making his Valentines "List" and asked how to spell my last name. I told him and he said, i have to write it the right way so i can give you a Valentine!" i thought.. yeah right.. Kids always say they're going to do stuff and then forget-
Fast forward to today- lil Muffin and i visited class and the FIRST thing Sam does is walk up to me with his bag o' Valentines and says, Ms. _____, will you help me go thru my Valentines, and help me find yours?! " I couldnt believe he actually remembered! !! how FRIGGIN CUTE!! Here is this adorable lil Nugget.. such a sweetie!!

Q dawg eating her sucker- along with her conversation hearts, the BAG of 5 double stuff oreos a girl in the class gave her and a few other things.. SUGAR HIGH!

Watching some video on how Valentines Day started- from the library, that ended up being SUPER lame.. we're talkin OPB kind of boring! Hey.. her teacher tried.. but we just laughed at how lame the movie ended up being and OFF it went!

Now that they all have their yearly supply of candy.. SHEEEEESH!

Oh. ... and Laura.. " Do ya like Mike "N" Ike's?!

A Craft here, a Craft there? No, crafts EVERYWHERE!

I LOVE Valentines Day- i mean a.l.o.t! I buy small gifts for family and friends and this year, i thought i would use Mini Me's cheer picture and incorporate it into a gift. We found these little frames at Target- 3 for 2.50! i painted each of them white. I ended up making 5 of them- Mini me decorated the one for her BFF with stickers and Red glitter. Wish i had taken pictures of each one because they were all so different and fun- but this is the only one that i took- for her teacher.
The back of the frame has these cool hooks- wanna know how blonde i am? i just decorated the ENTIRE frame and THEN turned it over to see the hooks were on the SIDE! oh.my.gosh.... so, the glue gun came to the rescue!

And MY finished result of the irock Valentines- What a task that became- in the Family magazine somone said the time was an hour.. uh.. no.. close to 3. But, they will be a hit.

Martha's Got Nothin on Me!

For Valentines Day, mini me was suppose to bring in a box for her valentines. Well, some kids had kleenex boxes sent home. Mini me asked for a box and her teacher said: "uh, you dont need one, your mom will come up with something better. " So the pressure was on to find some sort of box or container and jazz it up!!
I went to the Dollar tree and bought this red container. I had Valentines Tissue paper, stickers and ribbon so just put it all together over the course of a few days- oh.. and a pipecleaner too..
I glued the tissue paper onto the box- setting the box in the middle, then used Mod Podge to seal it. Here is the result- i WANTED to put hot pink Fur trim around the top, but i promised the husband i wouldnt spend any money.. so.. this is the finished product- You like?

The sweetheart sticker and the Puffy pink heart are 3-d!

Both heart stickers here 3-D as well

The tissue paper was jagged inside the box.. so i used this cupcake ribbon to make it look more put together- (this ribbon and the Hugs and Kissed ribbon from Michaels for a BUCK a roll!)

You *ROCK* Valentines!

On last weeks Dr. Visit ( since i visit Bi-weekly), i found THIS valentines Craft and figured i would steal it! I H-A-T-E all the ugly Valentines they have.. and this is super super easy, so folks this is what we're doing.. do you think it will be a HIT?! ( I just bought my Necco boxed hearts at the Dollar tree in a set of 4 for 1.00- at WAl*mart, they sell them individually for 33 cents each.. so.. more for your $ at the dolla tree of course!!)

(This idea is from Familyfun.com)
CRAFT MATERIALS:
Tape
2 (14-inch) pieces of string
2 mini peanut butter cups
1 (1-ounce) box of conversation hearts
2 (4-inch) circles of aluminum foil
4- by 7-inch strip of pink paper
Glue stick
Sheet of white printer paper or printable scroll wheel and playlist
Time needed: Under 1 Hour
1. Tape each end of a piece of string to a peanut butter cup. Tie on the other piece of string as shown, then tape the loose end to the candy box. 2. Wrap each peanut butter cup in a circle of aluminum foil. 3. Wrap the pink paper strip around the candy box and secure it with a glue stick. 4. Cut paper shapes and write text for the scroll wheel and playlist (or download and print ours), and use a glue stick to attach them to the box. Write a valentine message on the back of the box.

When Saturdays Are "Boring"

Saturday's are our only GUARANTEED time with daddy for the week, so we usually stick around the house or close to home. This particular Saturday, we did nothing but stay inside all day and Mini me made the most of it.
She is like a little mom, to Muffin- you can always hear her coming up with things for muffin to do. On this day, she dressed her up so that they matched each other- so cute. Both ready to go "shopping" and i think the hair on them both is the funniest part, aside from the sunglasses!!! These days are what make life long memories!!

Its COLD up in herrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!

I guess that Dang Groundhog was Right.. seriously?!!!

All the cute clothes are out for Spring,

but we still Have to Bundle up-

Sound. it. out

I try so hard to not be an over- bearing mom. I want mini me to do well in school- when it comes to homework, i work with her on it, but i will also let her do it on her own and then check it for mistakes- tonight, she had to do a small report- type thing on someone that was an inspiration to her and make a postage stamp. she wrote a little description below that said:

" The President of the NeWningtid States"- too. freaking. funny!! i *COULD* not stop laughing. Of course, i corrected her, but these are the things that make me love her- she sounded it out and thats ALL that matters!

*--Sweet Treats--*

Mini Me *LOVES* baking so much lately! For the past few months she talks about how she wants to open her own restaurant some day. So, she jumps at ANY opportunity to cook- and does it OH SO WELL! i have trained her so well, she doesnt lick her fingers when she cooks cause she knows those nasty lil germs will get all over the food- do YOU know a 6 year old that's so conscious?! Gosh, i could just eat her she's so cauuuuuuuute!

And Yes, oh yess.. they were SUPER delish- and gone in 2 days!

Random Catch- up

This Little Muffin loves ANYTHING of sissies!!! BUT- one thing in particular- - her undies! Check it out, she has 4 pairs on, and one in the hand. she KILLS me! At church a few weeks ago, the theme was Pirates- So, we dressed

this little princess up. I *KNOW* MAC cosmetics would be proud of my over.the.top girl who loves posing for a picture- notice her right hand is a hook?! ;)

Last, but NOT least- i took my lil muffin on a Sushi lunch date last week.

she REALLY wanted to use her chop sticks, but gave up and started using her hands-

little side note, wont go to THIS place again- it cost me $35 dollars for the 2 of us! That's so not budget friendly!

(notice the blackberry next to her?! Ah, a girl of the times)