Thursday, May 31, 2007

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Thursday 13

13 Random Thoughts Today:

1. I need to get my butt and gear and go to the Commissary while Seth's at preschool. I'm being lazy.
2. I need some Dishwasher gel things.
3. I'm making lemon chicken for dinner...yum!
4. I want to scrapbook today...is that anything new? LOL!
5. Seth's going to be so mad because he rode his bike to school, but now it's raining and I'll pick him up in the car...so obviously he won't be riding his bike home. He'll have a total meltdown I'm sure.
6. I can't wait for the ladies' get together at church tomorrow night...I'm in charge of an ice breaker and the games. Any ideas for a really cool ice breaker??
7. Nathan's going to be on the road all day today...I pray he's safe.
8. I'm having McDreamy withdrawal...sigh...
9. I need to go check on Chester the cat for my friend who is away in Oklahoma...having Sonic everyday...nah Im' not jealous. ;)
10. There are about a million moving trucks here on base today...summer's coming. I miss my dear friend Kelle'.
11. I can't wait to talk to you TM!!
12. I need to get all my stuff together for the garage sale I'm having next weekend.
13. I hope each one of you who reads this has a great day/weekend! :)

Tuesday, May 29, 2007

What on earth...

will I watch now that Dancin, AI, Grey's Anatomy, Medium, and Law and Order are over for the season!! Help...need TV ideas!

Favorites

My favorites in the:

Living Room-My fun, funky lamp that has a beaded shade, The newest Picture People photo of Seth...4 yrs in a nice frame, my big comfy sofa.
Dining Room-My "Home is where it all begins" frame with family photos in it.
Kitchen-My Longaberger baskets on top of the cabinets, my Kitchenaid, my "God Bless Texas" utensil crock, my cookbooks, my WS soap and lotion in chestnut (I hope I don't run out before they get it in again at Christmas!).
My bedroom-My new, cozy quilt, my red down blanket, an awesome photo of my mom with the boys in a cool red frame, My Warren Kimble flag print.
My closet-My silver earrings, bracelets, and necklaces, my new green Talbot's shirt, my brown comfy, knit dress, all my flip-flops, my Longaberger picnic basket.
J's room-His airplane bedding, his canvas airplane picture, his Picture People photo of him in an a little airplane when he was 4 yrs old, all his art work, his cute clothes.
S's room- His robot bedding, his canvas robot photo, his Pottery Barn Kids artwork star wire hanging thing, his train table and all the trains, his cute clothes (I love buying all the cute kid clothes!).


Now what are your favorite things in your home? I tag Leslie F, MP, Gayle, and anyone else reading. :)

Sunday, May 27, 2007

Cool Gift Idea for Teachers

We, the room moms, for J's K class are collecting money like we did at Christmas so we can give his teacher and teacher asst a gift card to the mall. But I was stalking Heidi Swapp's blog http://heidiswapp.typepad.com/my_weblog/ and noticed she gave a really cool gift...a nice beach towel, sunscreen, and magazine, all tied together with a pretty bow. What a cool idea! Maybe for Seth's preschool teacher. I know when I taught, I would've loved this. My preference was always "Consumable not Collectible".

Hmmm....MP, what do you think especially? ;)

I love lazy days

Today we had a lazy family day. Just hanging out, eating leftover "cook-out" food from yesterday's get together here, and watching Lifetime. I love these true crime dramas on Lifetime...even got Nate to watch today! LOL! I took Jonathan for a bike ride and Nate took both boys to a park that had a walking trail around it. I read the Globe and did some laundry. We skipped church today and had AWANA off tonight. I love days like this once in a while. You just gotta do it from time to time.

Memorial Day


Memorial Day should be everyday. We should be thankful for our fallen troops who have served and given the ultimate sacrifice. Please take a moment, tomorrow especially, to pray and/or think about what Memorial Day is all about. Not just outside BBQs and great sales. :)

Yeah I know this is late, but I'm going to chime in.

I'm going to premise this post by saying, THIS IS MY BLOG. My opinions and thoughts. Take it or leave it, but I'm going to put it all out there.

I'm not a fan of Rosie O'Donnell. And no, it's not because she's a liberal democrat. It's because she's a loud mouth, dominating, hypocrite (I know this because she says she denounces racism, but slams other races by mimicking the way they talk and giving way to slang), and she's constantly controversial...never giving the opposing person one bit of respect and conversation without constant interuption.

I'm honestly glad Rosie's gone from The View. I've been watching the show lately and I was floored at the way she has acted. The thing with Elisabeth was just the icing on the cake. I like Elisabeth. I think she's intelligent, respectful (even when she disagrees), classy, and beautiful. Well, and yes, she shares alot of my same views. She's conservative. Now don't get me wrong, I think she gives Bush too much credit, but still our main conservative views are often in line.

Anyway, some, not most, are flaming Elisabeth and judging her because she FINALLY spoke up. Rosie, as usual, kept interupting her, but Elisabeth put it out there and stood her ground. She wasn't going to back down and keep quiet anymore. Normally she's overun and dominated by the other three loud mouths ( Rosie, Joy what'sherface, and Barbara Walters). And what I want to know is...if she and Rosie are such friends, why would Rosie, on air, need to ask Elisabeth if she honestly thought Rosie thought our troops were terrorists??? Elisabeth has defended Rosie on several other occasions and insists they were good friends even with conflicted political views. Rosie should've known...I think she wanted to start controversy as usual.

And here are my final thoughts. Now obviously I'm a huge troop supporter. Hello, my husband is active duty Air Force. I'm not a fan of this war anymore. At first, I felt that we definitely needed to be there, but we got Sadaam and helped get the Iraqis on their feet. But now I think we should start withdrawal immediately. Bush should not be so egotistical and pig headed about not listening to real sense ideas (dem and repub) about withdrawing from this civil war we are in the middle of and bringing our troops home safely. The Iraqis will always depend on us and never step up. Ok, getting off track here...sorry! BUT...if Rosie in fact feels this way (and I heard her exact words saying WE are the terrorists with so many Iraqi civilians killed yada yada yada), then I'm thankful that Elisabeth stands firm on her beliefs. Regardless of how we feel about this war, our troops still deserve our support.

And on another note, I can agree to disagree. I can listen respectfully to other opinions and not make childish slams. I know there is freedom of speech and I thank God that we have it, but hey, it goes both ways. Don't flame and judge someone who doesn't share the same opinion or view.

Another fun thing stolen from Libby's blog

Libby Weifenbach has the coolest blog. I just recently found it and it's always so fun to read and see her awesome scrapbook work. You can find it here: http://libby-lou.blogspot.com/
I'm stealing this too!

Q1: If you could vacation anywhere in the world where would you go and why? Right now, somewhere hot and fun. Probably Hawaii.

Q2: What cartoons do you absolutely detest & refuse to allow anyone to watch {be it child, spouse- haha, nieces/nephews.. etc just plain don’t want it viewed on your television)? I'm not a fan of cartoons period. I can't stand SpongeBob...is voice is so freakin' irritating! I also will not allow my kids to watch anything on the Cartoon Network. Actually my kids aren't really cartoon kids. They watch movies on DVD occasionally. Oh...Seth loves "Little Einsteins" and "Mickey Mouse Clubhouse".

Q3: You just woke up, you’re a mess, haven’t showered, there are dishes in the sink.. There’s a knock at the door, what do you do? Answer it. Hey, what you see is what you get?! ;) Do you really believe that??? LOL!

Q4:When you looked at yourself in the mirror today, what was the first thought that ran through your mind? That I need some new face sunblock...I got so red yesterday!

Q5. Tell me a story about your Dad...I remember I wanted a dog so badly. A black lab and I already had the name picked out...Charlie. I was in the fifth grade. My dad came home with the cutest little black lab one day and handed him over to me. I loved Charlie so much. He lived for 14 years and my dad loved him the most.

Q6: You open your drawer, find 1 pink polka dotted sock and 1 black sock with reindeer on it.. Do you wear them together and hope no one sees them or go without socks today & hope your feet don’t get sweaty? Go without socks...I'm not a huge sock fan anyway. Oh and btw, you'd I'd NEVER find socks like that in my drawer!

Q7: Are there any strange stains on your carpet, floor, walls, ceiling or couch? Do you know how they got there? TONS. They all came from a certain couple of boys. ;)

Q8: Are you neighbors annoying??? Absolutely

Q9: Are you a phone person.. if I called you right now would you chat with me? I'm not a fan of the phone. I'm horrible about not keeping in touch with my long distance friends and family. I should be better...I have TONS of free minutes on my cell and unlimited calling on my regular phone...now that's sad.

Q10: What colour popsicle would you like.. Orange, Purple, Red, Yellow, Green, Pink or Blue? Definitely green. Always my favorite and still is.

Love It or Hate It

Stole this from Libby's blog and thought it was cool. :)


Scary Movies Love them! All kinds, wierd ones that you know aren't real, but also real ones that you know are real! I love to be scared!
Amusement Parks Love them! Loved going to Disney. Love Six Flags. LOVE scary rides! Tower of Terror at Disney is the bomb!
Valentines Day Love it.
Tattoos Hmmm...I don't really love them, but I don't hate them either.
Guacamole Love it! YUM!
Hillary Clinton I simply cannot say that I hate one human being, but she comes pretty darn close! LOL!
Napolean Dynamite - the movie No opinion because I've never seen it.
Meat Loaf Love him.
Forwarded Emails Love them if they are funny and 'copied and pasted'. I hate those that say if you don't forward this to 10 people, then you hate God or will not have good luck, etc. Get real!

Now it's your turn!

Wednesday, May 23, 2007

AND THE WINNER IS....

JORDIN!!!

Of course, I was hoping for Blake, but I'm not sad that Jordin won. She's great no doubt!

T Ball season in full swing

Jonathan and Seth have started T ball. Such fun! Love watching them participate in stuff like this. They are so cute! OK...now please don't think that I'm comparing my kids or favoring one over the other because I'm not. No way. They both have strengths and weaknesses with different things. They are SO totally different. Seth ROCKS at T ball. He's athletic. Even at 2, I could tell that he was going to be an athlete. He loves it. Loves balls, loves running, throwing, kicking, batting. you name it. Now sit him down to do any kind of 'school work' or even a 'fun' art project and a meltdown will immediately begin. Don't get me wrong, he's smart and knows alot when he wants to know alot, but he's more of an action kind of kid. Jonathan's totally the opposite. He loves a challenge and loves to learn. He's smart...not trying to brag here (LOL), but some have asked me if we've tested his IQ and if he's a genius. So with all that, I'm going to say, the kid CRACKS ME UP when he's playing T ball. He loves hanging out with his buddies and being on the team...you know wearing the cool shirt and hat and getting new cleats, but when he's out on the field, he's jumping around, singing (today it was Kelly Clarkson's "Since You've Been Gone",) laughing, walking/dancing instead of running to the next base, putting his glove on his head, face, on the other kid's heads and faces. When he bats, he wants to be Ke-Kyh (my step dad) and play golf with the tee. Or he wants to 'chop wood' with it. But hey, he's having a blast and it's hard for me to get after him, even though he's got to start paying more attention to his coaches and not be so rough with his glove!

Dancing With the Stars

I'm SO glad Anton and Julianne won! They are awesome and so cute together!!

Right now I'm hooked on...

Hagan Daaz Dulce De Leche ice cream. OMG if you are a caramel lover, this is the ice cream for you!!

Tuesday, May 22, 2007

Chicken and Spinach Pasta

Ingredients

8 ounces uncooked rigatoni
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 cup finely chopped onion
1 (10-oz.) package frozen chopped spinach, thawed
3 cups cubed cooked chicken breasts
1 (14.5-oz.) can Italian-style diced tomatoes
1 (8-oz.) container chive-and-onion cream cheese
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper
1 1/2 cups (6 oz.) shredded mozzarella cheese

Preparation

1. Prepare rigatoni according to package directions.
2. Meanwhile, spread oil on bottom of an 11- x 7-inch baking dish; add onion in a single layer.
3. Bake at 375° for 15 minutes or just until tender. Transfer onion to a large bowl, and set aside.
4. Drain chopped spinach well, pressing between layers of paper towels.
5. Stir rigatoni, spinach, chicken, and next 4 ingredients into onion in bowl. Spoon mixture into baking dish, and sprinkle evenly with shredded mozzarella cheese.
6. Bake, covered, at 375° for 30 minutes; uncover and bake 15 more minutes or until bubbly.

Makes 4 to 6 servings

Friday, May 18, 2007

Shrek the Third


Last night, we went to see Shrek the Third. It was cool...saw it even before it was released. Something a local medical plan did for the military here. Also got free popcorn and coke! ;) It was good...all Shreks are, but nothing beats Shrek 2 imho. It's definitely worth a see for sure. Now we are collecting all the McDs toys.

Stolen from my friend Leslie's blog

I love these...and hey, my blog is boring so here goes. Thanks Les and thanks to Michelle. Oh and my answers are in YELLOW.

01. CHEESE or CHOCOLATE?
02. BLUEBERRIES or STRAWBERRIES?
03. COFFEE or TEA?
04. CORN MUFFIN or ENGLISH MUFFIN?
05. PANCAKES or FRENCH TOAST? Both the same. Chocolate pankcakes or Cinnamon Raisin French Toast. YUM!
06. YOGURT or CREAM CHEESE?
07. RICE or PASTA?
08. CAKE or PIE?
09. GROUND BEEF or GROUND TURKEY?
10. HOT DOGS or HAMBURGERS?
11. JELLY or MARMALADE?
12. AMERICAN CHEESE or SWISS CHEESE?
13. DIET SODA or REGULAR SODA? If I wasn't fat, it would be regular. LOL!
14. LEMONADE or ICED TEA?
15. CHERRIES or GRAPES?
16. CHOCOLATE MILK or REGULAR MILK? Neither
17. WAFFLES or PANCAKES?
18. WHITE BREAD or WHOLE-GRAIN/WHEAT BREAD?
19. PEAS or CARROTS?
20. PUDDING or JELL-O?
21. COLD CEREAL or HOT CEREAL?
22. KETCHUP or MUSTARD?
23. BLACK OLIVES or GREEN OLIVES? gross, neither
24. ONION or GARLIC?
25. SCRAMBLED EGGS or FRIED EGGS? gross, neither
26. EGGS or EGG REPLACEMENTS? gross, neither
27. MEAT or VEGETABLES?
28. CHINESE TAKE-OUT or PIZZA?
29. SUSHI or DELI SANDWICH?
30. WHITE CLAM CHOWDER or RED CLAM CHOWDER? gross, neither
31. KEY LIME PIE or LEMON MERINGUE PIE?
32. PIE & ICE CREAM or CAKE & ICE CREAM?
33. WHIPPED CREAM or CAKE FROSTING?
34. HONEY or MAPLE SYRUP?

Now I tag Mechelle and Gayle to answer the same!

Dissapointed with Grey's

Man for a season finale, it SUCKED! No major cliffhangers. I mean, c'mon, Christina's a fool...Burke's not going anywhere. Ugh...selfish B! And why didn't Meredith answer...she and Derek (gosh he's the most gorgeous human being on the planet!) could've made good use of the church! Now that would've been awesome. The whole Alex/Rebecca/whateverhernameis is BORING! And Izzy, get real...GEORGE?? WTF? Suddenly over Denny eh? Whatever. Can you tell I'm pissed at this show?

Wow I was right!

Melinda did go home. Can't wait til' next week. GO BLAKE!!!

Tuesday, May 15, 2007

AI

I hope Melinda goes home...I doubt she does, but I really want Blake and Jordin in the finals with Blake winning it all! I love that guy. We'll see tonight!

Hope everyone had a Happy Mother's Day!


I sure did! Woke up to 3 'boys' serving me breakfast in bed! I got this Vera Bradley purse and a wallet to match. Got some other little things and some beautiful flowers. MIL (she's so sweet) sent me $ for a pedicure. Got lots of handmade things from the boys, including a wonderful card that Jonathan made (and wrote) himself...wow that boy is SO smart! :) Had a great service at church...wonderful sermon that's for sure.

DWTS

It was SO good last night! I couldn't believe Apollo (oops on getting his name wrong last time!) and Julianne didn't get all 10s. Can't believe Laila did...the "Walk Like An Egyptian" thing was lame imo. I like Maks, but she just bothers me! Too full of herself like I've said before. Couldn't believe Joey was in the bottom 2 last week...I'm thinking Ian might be this week. And the Elvis thing DID NOT do it for me.

Monday, May 07, 2007

DWTS

All I can say is WWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOWWWWWWWWW!! Anton and Julianne are AWESOME!! I feel sorry for Billy Ray...when he dances I'm like on the edge of my seat, like kick it up a notch please!! LOL! I'm pissed at Bruno's comments about him. He is rude and good for BR for sticking up for himself! I do think he'll be gone next week though. It will be hard after that...maybe Ian? Although he's good...I think the judges are too hard on him. Laila is full of herself even though she's good. Thought that was sweet that he dad was there and that she made him part of their 1st routine. And then Joey is good too. I predict Joey and Anton in the finals with Anton winning!!

Monday Musings

It's gorgeous here! Finally everything's blooming and it's great to be outside! Amazing what nice weather will do for a mood!

Saturday, May 05, 2007

OH...and other news

Today, I talked to a lady on base and she wants me to help her in starting a Breastfeeding Support group here on base!! I'm excited. It's one of my passions honestly. I'd love to be a support and a help to new, nursing moms. I had a group like this in Wyoming and it totally made the difference for me and my babies. I was excited to see the ad in the paper so I called, mainly just to say how thrilled and thankful I was to see someone starting it. So I talked to the lady and shared my (and baby's) experiences...colic/sensitivities/allergies/relactating, etc and she said, "Great!! You can help me!"! :) Seriously I've wanted to do it before so I'm grateful for this opportunity. AND what's funny is after I started talking to this lady, we realized that our kids are in the same class at preschool! I'll keep you updated about it. We'll have our first meeting next Thursday. :)

You know those Cymbalta commercials...

the one where people are depressed, but not only depressed, but are hurting physically because of it??? This commercial gets me everytime. Yes, I start crying when I see it. It's SO sad. The kids, the dog, the mom just wanting to sleep, the guy leaving the dinner table. It's sad to see others so miserable, even if it is just a commercial, but I know it happens in real life too. I can say that I know what depression feels like. There was a time, like a year ago especially, that I felt it. Moving had alot, well everything to do with it. I'm really coming around though now.

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I scrapped today...it's National Scrapbook Day so this is how I celebrated! I made some cards too.

Thursday, May 03, 2007

Thursday 13

13 Things I want right now:

1. Marble Slab Creamery
2. Some new Junkitz paper
3. Some new summer t-shirts. The Mossimo ones from Target. Those are awesome and they don't shrink or stretch out.
4. Some grapes
5. Fresh pineapple
6. Some new Clinique lipstick
7. Tiramasu (i've seriously got to stop with these sweet cravings!)
8. A new phone, mine sucks
9. To go home
10. My hair highlighted
11. My eyebrows waxed
12. Some new shoes
13. Someone else to cook dinner. :)

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Love this new line from K&CO...got it at Michael's last weekend. I wanted the tag with journaling on the other side, but at first, I had handwritten what I wanted to say and I really messed up! So...I had to improvise! :) I might re-do it.

Got some scrapping done!


Wednesday, May 02, 2007

AI/DWTS


I think Lakisha will be gone this week. She's just lost her momentum. At first I thought Chris would go along with her, but now I'm thinking Phil. We'll see tonight.

BLAKE IS FREAKIN' AWESOME!!!!!! He's so amazingly talented! I want to hear his song again and again and again...going to search for it. Wonder if it's on Youtube yet???

I knew John would go. He's a nice guy, but he really did have to go. I'm predicted Billy Ray will be next, even though I like him and don't want him to go.