Award!

My dear, sweet blogging friend Elizabeth, from a Merry Rose has given me this award:) I am honored and touched so very much!!!! I had received this award awhile back from someone else too, and placed it in my sidebar. Elizabeth has asked me to give it to some one too. I would give it to everyone that visits me----you all are so wonderful--but Elizabeth told me to pick one....LOL:)

I am giving this award to a dear friend--her name is Maria, and I *met* her on a message board for babies due in July 2001----we have corresponded through the years--but just this past year, we have been talking a bit more through our blogs---Maria always leaves me the sweetest comments, even if I make a post that I think no one would be interested but me, she is ever so faithful and gentle with her words---I look forward to what she has to say. Please go pay Maria a visit and read about her daily life with her daughter Kiera:)

Maria, please take this award and put it on your blog and if you would like, pass it on to someone else:) ((((Gentle Hugs My friend))))

Dresses and Skirts

Here are some of my Dresses and Skirts----->

....More to come.

Happy Valentine's Banner--->

I made this banner for Valentine's---I hung it up over our windows in our dining room--it looks so pretty in that room


Here is a little dish I bought at the .99 cents store and the candles too--I have this on our table:)

Show and Tell Friday

This is Kelli's Show and Tell Friday! I look forward to this everyweek--I may not play every week, but I do enjoy looking at everyone's Show and Tell's :o) So, please go over to Kelli's and leave your own link for something you would like to share and visit everyone there too.

On Tuesday Alexis, Little Kevin and I took a walk along the main drag in San Clemente (waiting for Tony to get out of school)--it is what we call *DownTown* It is just a small strip that goes to the ocean and all along are shops galore--we stopped at the used book store and these are 3 books that I bought--they were .25 cents each. This first one was written in 1948--it is in such wonderful condition

I just loved Holly Hobbie growing up so I just had to have this book
This is what the inside page had on it--someone named Dorothy recieved this book from her secret sister---how fun, now I have it:)
This next book is so cute----I just couldn't pass it up---it is a small thick book with something special written for every day of the year:)
This is what it has for February 8th.
As always, thank you so much for taking the time to come by and visit. Happy Show and Tell Everyone!!!!

Jog-A-Thon!

Today was the Jog-A-Thon. The yellow shirts are the shirts I put the iron ons on--all 20. The children actually ran inside the Multi-Purpose room instead of outside because the rain has soaked the field so much. This is a picture of Alexis and me before the running started.

Alexis getting ready.

Daddy made a surpise visit today to the classroom to show support--I did not even know he was going to show up

She is running in this picture--see if you can find her...LOL.

Only 2 classes ran at a time for safety:) Alexis ran 29 laps for her school--yay Alexis!

Thank you so much for looking!

My Yarn Doll--(help us name it)

Alexis and I made this over the weekend--we did it in the dining room and watched the rain pour down outside, as we were nice and cozy inside. We are undecided on a name--can you help us?

I was thinking *Opie* LOL---Does it look like a boy or a girl?

Menu Plans......

Let's make our menus for the week--->
Cheese Steak Macaroni and Cheese <--- saw this on the Rachael Ray show.

Chicken Enchilladas

Hamburgers in Mushroom Gravy with steamed Rice

Spaghetti and Sausage with Manicotti Cheese

Baked Chicken

Chicken and Noodles

Roast
All dinners are served with a Fresh Green Salad----a starch and a veggie :) This menu can change at any time, and they are in no particular order.

Leviticus--(is where I am at.)

And if a soul sin, and hear the voice of swearing, and [is] a witness, whether he hath seen or known [of it]; if he do not utter [it], then he shall bear his iniquity.

This is the very first verse of the chapter that I read ---

Basically it means to me, that if you see someone do something wrong and don't speak up you are just as guilty---

I am trying my best to read the bible straight through--and I have to say, I have to go on the computer to look things up, read my daughter child's bible at times and so forth---some things I understand right away and other things I really have to look into. I talk with my grandmother about it---she knows so much, but she says she has a hard time understanding things in the Bible too--so that made me feel a lot better:)

Have a great Sunday everyone!

Oh!

Happy Saturday everyone. Hope you all have a wonderful weekend.

It was a wonderful day with Grandma--we stopped at the Craft store--and I bought a couple styro foam balls to make yarn dolls. We also got some poster board for something special we are making..and last but not least I finally got some pink card stock to make my Valentine banner for over the fireplace. YAY!

Something happened to my grandma's sewing machine so she has been borrowing mine right now--I will be getting it back this coming week, and hope to make some little hearts, and I am going to try and make a new apron--the keywword is try.

I am having the baby itch right now--thinking how nice it would be to have children closer in age this time.

anyway, that is all for now.

Show and Tell Friday

This is Kelli's Show and Tell Friday! I look forward to this everyweek--I may not play every week, but I do enjoy looking at everyone's Show and Tell's :o) So, please go over to Kelli's and leave your own link for something you would like to share and visit everyone there too.


Today, I am sharing a little Knic-Knac that I recieved when Alexis was born--the lid comes off and if you flip it over it looks like---->
This---> it says *Make Your Own Luck* . My daughter likes it this way, so we leave it this way.
I just think this is the cutest little container :) We keep it on the counter in Alexis's bathroom--

Thank you for looking:)

Before Picture:

This is what my *BEFORE* pantry picture looks like---I am not proud of this...LOL. I keep most of my canned goods in the garage, so you won't see too many of those in here. I am going to organize it good this week--and then I will share the *AFTER* pictures.
What does your pantry look like?

Little Kevin :o)

My Little Kevin turned 9 months on January 26th--he is my little sweetie heart!!

Tuesday!

Happy Tuesday everyone. Today was a normal day, Cooking and cleaning--and all the wonderful things that us mother's have to do.
xo

Multi-Task Monday

How is that for a post title? Multi-Task Monday. I think being a mother, we have all learned to Multi Task BIG TIME...LOL.

Well, it was a very busy day, and I would love to go into it in detail but to honest, I am plain *Tuckered* out.... ( I love that word)

Have any of you seen the show on TLC called *Jon and Kate plus 8*--I love that show. A new episode comes on tonight at 9---so hopefully I will watch that and fall into bed, morning comes by quick.

Also, the Jog a Thon for my daughter at her school was post-poned until next week, because of all the rain we have had. I worked on her class t-shirts and they came out so nice--I put an IRON on, all 20 t-shirts, they came out great--I will take a picture tomorrow of my daughter's shirt.

One last thing---I had to Email Mel about my status on the Prairie Homemaker, I had to re-register again--and Mel said she would add my old post count back--YAY--I so enjoy that forum very much, and am glad to be back there---I lost track after having Little Kevin. So for those of you that visit PH , my screenname is *Julieann* there.

Weekly Menu Plan.....

This Week's Menu:

Hamburgers and French Fries

BBQ Meatballs

Chicken and Rice

Homemade Pizza

Ham and Potatoes

Spaghetti

Roast with all the trimming!

Dinners are in no particular order and can change at a moments notice. I have all these ingredients posted above on hand-----I will post the actual dinner for that day in my sidebar as usual. Plus--all dinners are served with a fresh green salad--and most with a warm dinner roll. I do make a lot of my salad dressing, and sometimes we use bottle.

It Is Spectacular Saturday .....

It is early Saturday Morning. I am on the west coast---so I know a lot of my readers have been up for awhile now. So when I say I am up at 5, it is already 8 in some places. I remember when we lived in Georgia--it would be 9 in the morning and 6 here in Cali--and I would have to wait until at least noon to call my Grandma. We would be eating dinner in Georgia and my Grandmother was just finishing lunch.

For the past 2 weeks I have done a lot of running around and I have not been home as much as I would have liked too--I am such a homebody, so I have really missed my home...LOL. Come Monday, I have a lot going on again, so this weekend I am completely dedicating it to taking care of it. So This is going to be my big CLEAN Saturday! We used to do these on the Prairie Homemaker, and I so enjoyed them--

I am going to work on my Menu--and that will be posted on Monday. I am going to organize my kitchen--my pantry looks like an explosion went on in there--I may be brave and take a picture of it before--would you like to see? If I get some yeses, I will do it---but I warn you--it is not a pretty site....also, my dress post, I am working on this post too--I would also love to see some of your outfits----what you consider feminine:)

Vacuum---I usually am a vacuum maniac--but I fear, it took a little break last week----so a vacuuming I will do--stairs too.

Clean, Clean, Clean!!! That is what today is all about! I will not get in my car today--I will not..LOL.

Little Kevin had his Well Baby yesterday--he is 19 pounds....and the doctor said he is a million dollar baby--of course he is;) He also gave me some Aquaphor to try on his eczema--and I think it is working better then the prescription he gave me---you all have seen that little spot on his cheek, well that is the eczema that won't go away, ugh--but I think it is now with the Aquaphor..YAY!!

I so enjoyed yesterday's Show and Tell too:)

It is 5:58....

Are you up???

I always get an email from flylady and it says to start your morning routine:

Reminder from: FlyLadyMentors Yahoo! Group

Title: YOUR MORNING ROUTINE WILL CHANGE YOUR LIFE

Date: Friday January 25, 2008
Time: 8:00 am - 8:30 am
Repeats: This event repeats every day.
Notes: REMINDER: YOUR MORNING ROUTINE WILL CHANGE YOUR LIFE

We are going to build a Morning Routine for your Control Journal or to just post on the refrigerator. Here is what I do.

1. Get up and weigh <---- I don't weigh my self...LOL--I also don't think you should every morning, it would make me go coo- coo
2. Shower, get dressed to lace up shoes,fix your hair and face
3. While you are in the bathroom Swish and Swipe
4. Grab a load of laundry and start the washer
5. Check your calendar for today's activities
6. Empty dishwasher to start your day
7. Eat something good for you, take your medicine and vitamins
8. Drink your water.




What is your morning routine? Mine really is a lot different from Fly Lady--I will share my morning routine with all of you---but just reading this email from flylady, MOTIVATES me to do better.

Show and Tell Friday

This is Kelli's Show and Tell Friday! I look forward to this everyweek--I may not play every week, but I do enjoy looking at everyone's Show and Tell's :o) So, please go over to Kelli's and and leave your own link for something you would like to share and visit everyone there too.

For those of you that know me and have read here awhile know I collect cows. So, today, I am going to share a very special cow--she is one of my smaller ones--and she was placed on my birthday cake when I turned 25. She was given to me by a dear friend of mine---most of the cows I will share periodically was given by my dear friend Mary--Mary passed away not too long ago from breast cancer, and I miss her dearly--but I look all around my home and see all my cows that she had given me and I smile---- Last week for Show and Tell, at my daughter's school--Alexis brought the little cow in and told her class about my dear friend Mary.

Thank you all for looking:) My little cow is going back on her shelf now.


Isn't she just adorable? Look how tiny she is:)

Thankful Thursday!!

I took this picture last week and forgot to post it--

It is still raining----and I have been running around again all day. I was in Alexis's class room for a couple hours today--and then she had ballet, and Tony wanted to visit his friend up the hill---so, I was in my car quite a bit today. Plus, I went to the new Ralph's grocery store and stocked up on the wonderful Manager's Specials--ohh, happy day--I have a nicely stocked kitchen. I do need to take some time and organize my pantry and refrigerators once again--adding this project to my list. Hopefully this weekend I can get to my dresses, and post them (and yes with Pictures)..but if not this weekend then next week. Alexis has her Jog-A-Thon on Tuesday so that day I will be kind of busy, and Monday my grandmother has an appointment to have her ears checked and her hearing aides looked at---I had no idea hearing aides were so expensive, she paid over 1000.00 for each--OUCH!

I bought a really neat kit at Target to make Valentine Cards to send out to family and friends--plus I have to organize the Valentines party at school and I am making either cookies or cupcakes, we shall see.

Little Kevin has his *Well Baby* Checkup tomorrow morning (Friday) so I will post his measurements/stats when I get back--I am thinking he is about 20 pounds......and to keep with it being THANKFUL THURSDAY---- I AM so very Thankful for this life--Thank you Jesus!

My Day! :o)

Rain---It is raining as I type. The weather kept saying it was going to rain---and it finally came. I woke up this morning at 5 and I have not stopped all day--I had a day of errands and cooking. Do you ever work so hard that crawling into bed just feels sooooo good! I am at that point this very moment--I am going to welcome sleep very much tonight. Before I go to bed though, I did want to do some computer work first. I also got a few goodies at Target today that I want to share, but I will do that tomorrow, when I can take pictures too. I also want to share some new dresses of mine---they are so pretty and feminine---and I think that is so important for us, women to be--feminine. It is supposed to rain through the rest of the week, so if that is the case I have lots of little projects around the home to get done, while staying in the warmth of our home.---of course all work and play adjusts around the baby--he is on the move--he can crawl from 0 to 60 in no time...LOL. He is a lot of fun--he is also favoring his left hand----so I am wondering if he is going to be a lefty too. Alexis is left handed, and she is the only other left handed person I know--so that would be interesting if Little Kevin was left handed too. Well, I think that is all for now---I can hear the pitter patter of raindrops--I just love hearing the rain--well, if I am going to get up at 5 tomorrow, I should finish this ramble up.....

P.S. If you all are wondering about the deleted comments--it was just a spam comment about cash loans, nothing important.

My *NEW* Mop

Isn't it just wonderful. I bought this mop over the weekend, I wanted one that wrung out the mop easily--and this one does just that--plus the mop head can come off and be washed in the washing machine--pretty neat, huh? Ohh, and you can also buy new mop heads when this one gets old. The brand is LIBMAN and I got it at WalMart.

My Menu Plan

I will still post my menu in the sidebar, this is just a run down of what I will be making through the week. This is just a plan it can change at any time.

Hot Wings w/
Celery and Carrots
Salad

Tacos w/ all the trimmings

Baked Chicken

Pork Chops

Spaghetti and Meatballs

Hamburgers and French Fries

Pork Roast-----this is usually always a Sunday Dinner

With all my dinners a Salad is always made--except of course with the tacos--and then with all the dinners there will be a starch and a cooked veggie----keep checking back on my sidebar for the complete dinner each day. I will be heading out to the grocery store tomorrow to finish up my menu and like I said this menu can change at any time...LOL. This is just a basic menu of what I will be making this week and what I have on hand too.

Sweet Sunday!

Have a beautiful Sunday!

It's FRIDAY!!!

YAY!!!
I love Fridays just as much as I love Mondays! I did not post my dinner menu on the sidebar yesterday because we ordered pizza last night--we got it from the San Clemente Pizza Kitchen, it is sooo yummy--and best thing about pizza is no messy kitchen to clean up after a very busy day.
I did not stop yesterday once my feet hit the floor in the morning until I layed down in my bed. It was a wonderfully busy productive day.

Now, I have a date with the washing machine and dryer, and I have lots of little projects I want to do this weekend. It is sunny outside but still a little chilly.

I went to the Farmer's Market yesterday and bought all my fruits and vegetables---then this morning I stopped at Walmart and bought a few odds and ends that I needed--I just love that store ( another poster commented on her love/hate relationship with Walmart, I hear ya sister!!!)...LOL---I wish we had the full on grocery store in Walmart like we had in Georgia---I remember being able to stock my kitchen for under 100.00 dollars, now I am lucky to stock my kitchen for under 200.oo a week---California is so expensive. I finally found a pair of white keds in my size that tie---I am a size 5, and it is sometimes difficult to find them. I like them white, and if they get a scuff I have to wash them, isn't that terrible--LOL---I think little white keds with a sundress is cute and comfy---I like pretty things, feminine things--not bulky manly shoes on woman...LOL. Also, Polish--I like to paint my toenails, but the polish has to be fresh--if they start to chip I have to immediately take the polish off---right now my toenails are natural for that very reason--the polish started to chip, so zap, off the polish came..but it is pretty to see pretty toenails peeking through the sandal. Okay, I did not mean to go off on a tangent..LOL---I have a lot of really weird quirks--I will share them a little at a time--I am quite normal though, I assure you...;oP

I am going to make a little poll on my sidebar about grocery bills--please take a moment and vote--the voting is anonymous:)