Our VERY UN-Organized Life!

MPM 7/13 ~ 7/17

2009-07-14T14:47:00.003-05:00

I know it's Tuesday but better late than never right?

Monday ~ groundmeat spaghetti

Tuesday ~ redbeans & sausage

Wednesday ~ shrimp & butter sauce

Thursday ~ leftovers

Friday ~ chicken, rice & gravy

I am trying to use up things we have since we will FINALLY be moving. If you have any navy bean recipes (preferably not soup) please let me know! :)

For more menu plan ideas check out Menu Plan Monday, hosted by I'm an Organizing Junkie!

Being A Single Parent When You're Not

2009-07-09T06:45:00.000-05:00

Anyone else feel like they are a single parent when they aren't 'single'? Chet works A LOT.. I'm not complaining, he does what he has to do in order to put food on the table and allow me to stay home. He is on 24/7 call so we don't really ever know what will happen when. For example, he came home from work last Tuesday and told me he would probably be leaving Wednesday to go offshore. Not even 10 minutes later his phone rings, it's his boss. They need him to get out to the dock ASAP to go offshore. Fine, whatever... He gets home late Thursday night, tells me there is a job going on a few hours away that he may have to go on Saturday. Okay, I can deal with that.... Gets a phone call Friday morning, they need him to go on that job ASAP (everything seems to be ASAP with these people). He didn't even get to stay home 24 hours! Now he is gone for who knows how long.

See I went off on a tangent. My point is, even though I am not single I often feel like a single parent. I have to be both Mom and Dad most of the time. I am left on my own to get all of the kids to their doctor appointments, playdates and other activities. Right now it's summer so there is not much going on, but this is year round. I think the worst part is trying to comfort the kids when they are crying for their daddy. They want to know when he will be home and I can't give them a definite answer.

10 Weeks

2009-07-08T13:29:00.003-05:00

My baby is 10 weeks old today. It's amazing how the time flies, seems like just yesterday we were bringing her home from the hospital.

Bank Issues

2009-07-06T07:00:00.000-05:00

My gosh my bank is stressing me out. I have had a fraud alert placed on my account 3 times in the past two months. While I am very thankful they have their eye out for me I think they should notify me when something like this happens. I shouldn't have to wait until I am on E and trying to put gas to realize my debit card doesn't work. I shouldn't have to have my card declined at the grocery store with a basket full of groceries and three small children.

Well after I got those three issues straightened out guess what I did. I lost my card :( I really think I threw it away on accident. We went to Wal-Greens to pick up my medicine. When you go through the drive-thru and pay with a debit card they put it in an envelope like you get at the bank and staple it to your medicine. Apparently when I got home I pulled off the prescription information sheet and took the medicine out of the bag. Then I threw away the receipt, bag and of course my debit card.

Hopefully the problem is fixed. I called the bank and they deactivated my card. They told me I had another card activated that had never been used. Last time I had a fraud alert they were supposed to have cancelled all cards except the one I was currently using. Not sure why they had more than one card issued to me anyways. Now I'm just waiting for my new card to come in. Until then I'll just use Chet's ;)

Happy 4th Of July!!

2009-07-04T08:00:00.000-05:00

Happy 4th of July everyone!! Thank you to all the service men and women out there who protect our freedom! Hope everyone has a great weekend :)

Look what I found in my fridge

2009-06-22T06:00:00.000-05:00

"Couch Potatoes" as Adasyn called them. Chet (he decided he doesn't like being called Piggy) made these for the kids one evening. I didn't realize they were keeping them 'fresh' in my refrigerator! Not what I expected to see when I opened it the next morning LoL

Children's Museum

2009-06-20T06:30:00.000-05:00

Today we brought the kids to the Children's Museum. I thought it was a little old for them, especially KK but they seemed to really enjoy it.

Weighing babies.

Going to the dentist.

Dress-up

Presidential bowling

Playing with the train table (KK's favorite)

and Newscasters

Overall we had a great time and I think it was a very successful outing as a family of 5 :)

So Cute!!

2009-06-16T14:08:00.001-05:00

A fellow mommy from my local MLM site offered to take some pictures of Camryn for me. She did an AWESOME job!! If you want to check them out you can go here. Thanks Sarah!!!

Absent...

2009-06-16T14:04:00.002-05:00

Just thought I'd come give my excuse for not posting! LoL... I'm sick :( I got a bad infection in my tubal incision and have been taking antibiotics out the wa-zoo. They have me feeling very run down and I don't have the energy to do much at all. I hope to be back soon with lots of pictures!

Am I the only one?

2009-06-02T11:31:00.004-05:00

Please tell me I'm not the only person with a significant other who does this:

Can you see what's in there? Yes, it's a crawfish sack... NO it's not crawfish!

How about now:

Yes, that is what Piggy decided to do last night. Here is his total haul for the night:

He says it was a slow night, still looks like a lot to me!

Sometimes I wish I ate more of the things that he hunted (think duck, squirrel, rabbit, FROGS, etc) I have eaten all of the previous things before. I think most people who live in South Louisiana have eaten them. Whether or not they were aware of what they were eating at the time is another story. For now I'll stick to fish, shrimp, and crabs. I eat deer, I wish he was into that.

We Survived the Fair!

2009-05-27T14:48:00.003-05:00

We decided to brave the fair this weekend with 3 kids. The kids did awesome! The fair on the other hand was so-so. First they went up on parking, now it's $10!! They also went up on ticket prices (4 tickets for $5.00). Adi and KK had a blast. They rode the ponies, went to the petting zoo and watched the (free) circus. I use the term circus loosely. Camryn just slept the entire time!

Unplugged....

2009-05-22T19:18:00.000-05:00

We are going to try having an unplugged weekend. I am hoping it will bring us closer as a family. I will update Monday and let you all know how it goes!

Blahh...

2009-05-19T12:55:00.002-05:00

That's how I have been feeling lately. I think it's the baby blues. I had postpartum depression after I had my daughter. This time around I don't feel that 'down' but I'm just bummed. I hope once my hormones get back in whack things will get better. I am supposed to be happy and excited, I just had a baby! Instead, I feel blah, that's the only word I can think of to describe it.

I hope to get back to normal soon! Here's to praying things get better!!!

Happy Mother's Day!

2009-05-10T13:37:00.004-05:00

As tough as it seems at times, seeing their faces makes it all worth it in the end.

Menu Plan 5/4 ~ 5/8

2009-05-04T12:35:00.003-05:00

M ~ MIL cooking

T ~ leftovers from Sunday

W ~ red beans & sausage

R ~ porkchops rice & gravy

F ~ leftovers

There are a lot of leftovers this week. Chances are it will be that way until we start getting a routine down and I am feeling 100% again.

For more menu plan ideas check out Menu Plan Monday!

Introducing.....

2009-05-03T20:29:00.003-05:00

Camryn Alyse

Born 4-29-09

4:20am

8lbs 11oz

20 1/4 inches long

Pregnancy Update ~ 40 Weeks

2009-04-28T07:00:00.001-05:00

Yep, I'm still pregnant. I had a doctor's appointment yesterday and still absolutely nothing. The doctor did a NST and everything looked fine. They also did another ultrasound. Baby is still head down, fluid level is good and she weighs approximately 8lbs 4oz. I was not expecting to have a child that size! I go back Thursday morning. My doctor says he is not sure an induction will be successful because of how high up baby is. In the beginning I was totally against induction, now I am starting to consider it. I would at least like to try it before resorting to a c-section. It would suck to have a section for my last child!

Pic added 5-3-09, taken 4-28-09

Menu Plan 4/27 ~ 5/1

2009-04-27T21:16:00.002-05:00

Monday ~ leftovers

Tuesday ~ spaghetti

Wednesday ~ baked chicken

Thursday ~ leftovers

Friday ~ Piggy's turn to cook

For more menu plan ideas check out Menu Plan Monday hosted by I'm an Organizing Junkie!

Still here...

2009-04-25T20:01:00.002-05:00

I made it through Adi's dance revue!! I'm still waiting for something, anything to happen with this baby! My due date is in 3 days so hopefully soon. I feel like there is so much I should be getting done but my brain is so frazzled I don't know where to start. Sorry this post is so short, I am uncomfortable sitting. Now that I think about it I am uncomfortable doing just about anything. I know it's all worth it in the end and things will happen in due time. Have a great weekend!

39 Weeks Down ~ 1 To Go hopefully

2009-04-21T07:30:00.004-05:00

Almost to the end! I thought last night was it though. I started having contractions at 6:30pm. They were pretty consistent but not very strong, just strong enough to catch me off guard. This went on until 1:30am. At that point I fell asleep. I know that babies will come on THEIR schedule, no one elses but I'm really hoping I make it to Adi's dance revue. Piggy says she would be more excited about having a baby sister. I don't think I could ever forgive myself if I missed it.

I had a doctor's appointment yesterday morning. The doctor said the baby is still REALLY high. He did an ultrasound to make sure the baby was head down. In his words, I'm pretty sure it is but I don't want any surprises. The baby IS head down. Its head is on my left hip bone and his behind is in my right ribs. Hopefully baby moves over just a little and 'falls' into my pelvis. I go back first thing Thursday morning to check and see if anything is happening.

Today is part 2 of dress rehearsal. I'm going to try and get the kids overnight bags packed and all of the daily chores done early this morning. That way, even if I don't go into labor in the next few days it will all be done.

Menu Plan 4/20 - 4/24

2009-04-19T21:13:00.005-05:00

This week is rather simple. Adi has her first dance revue Wednesday. Monday and Tuesday are dress rehearsals.

Monday ~ leftovers

Tuesday ~ slow cooker white beans & rice

Wednesday ~ eat out after Adi's dance revue

Thursday ~ baked chicken

Friday ~ leftovers

For more menu plan ideas check out Menu Plan Monday!

2009-04-19T10:30:00.003-05:00

I guess I took an unintentional blogging break. Piggy got home Easter Sunday in the late afternoon. Since then we have been finishing up the last minute 'to dos' before baby comes as well as enjoying our last few days as a family of 4.

Thursday KK started with a nasty cough and stuffy nose, he has since infected the entire house. Adi got over it pretty quickly. He is still suffering. I woke up with it yesterday and it seems it got to Piggy yesterday evening.

Hopefully we will all be better before baby comes! I have a doctor's appointment tomorrow morning. I will be 39 weeks Tuesday, hoping for SOME progress but not too much. Adi's first dance revue is Wednesday night. Anytime after that would be great! :)

I plan on trying to post our weekly menu tomorrow morning. It will be rather simple since we have dress rehearsals Monday and Tuesday night then the revue Wednesday night. I hope everyone had a great weekend, and to those of you who live near me, don't go crazy with the kids cooped up in the house!!! (I don't know about your yard but ours is SOAKED!)

Works For Me ~ Making Lists

2009-04-08T07:41:00.003-05:00

Lists work for me! I'm sure this has been blogged about thousands of times! I am a visual person so it helps me to see exactly what needs to be done. I also feel a sense of accomplishment when I get to scratch something off :)

Here's my list for today:

get all laundry done, including bedding (I've been a little lazy about washing clothes the past two days)
clear all clutter off desk
sweep and mop floors
clean bathrooms
switch out winter and spring clothes (not sure about this yet, the weather has been CRAZY)
fill Easter eggs for hunt
sterilize bottles
start packing for hospital

I just realized that seems like a lot of things to get done TODAY. Maybe I'm overly ambitious. OR maybe, just maybe I'm nesting??

37 Weeks

2009-04-08T07:28:00.003-05:00

I thought I had set this to autopost yesterday afternoon but apparently I saved it as a draft instead.

Thirty seven weeks today! Still nothing happening though. I went to the doctor yesterday he said the baby is still high. There's a full moon later this week so maybe that will help bring her down? I think I'm A LOT bigger than I was last week, I'm not sure what the deal is!

Oh and just for laughs my son came in while I was taking my belly pic. He decided that I needed to take one of the baby in his tummy too.

Kids Current Favorite Song

2009-04-07T19:34:00.004-05:00

Sorry it got cut a little short, my battery went dead.

For Piggy To See

2009-04-06T14:26:00.008-05:00

BTW if you don't like being called Piggy tell me what to call you!

Adi & KK checking out the baby sheep at MawMaw's house.

Looking at the sheep again

The watermelon plant Adi came home from school with today.

Corn plants. I watered this afternoon and and the ground is cracked already!

Pea plants. You can tell the kids helped you plant. There are random plants popping up in the grass around the row.

Strawberries we picked today.

Your freakishly big yellow BABY chicks.

The kids wanted to take a picture while eating ice.

Blogger doesn't want me let me change the picture placement. ARGH!

Menu Plan Monday 4/6 - 4/10

2009-04-06T05:00:00.001-05:00

Monday ~ homemade pizza

Tuesday ~ crockpot chicken

Wednesday ~ leftovers

Thursday ~ homemade chicken tenders and french fries

Friday ~ shrimp and butter sauce (didn't get to cook this last week)

For more menu plan ideas check out Menu Plan Monday hosted by I'm an Organizing Junkie!

He wants to check on his chicks...

2009-04-03T18:48:00.003-05:00

Backwards WFMW

2009-04-01T07:00:00.001-05:00

This week is a backwards themed edition of Works For Me Wednesday. We are supposed to post about a dilemma we have. This is my dilemma:

Do you see it???

Look a little closer, notice what's missing?!

Now, we rent so I don't have many options.

I would love to try out this option:

But I have a feeling that wouldn't go over so well with the breakables.

There are also these two options:

The smaller of the two isn't very practical.

The bigger, I tried that but I ended up redoing everything.

I guess for the time being I'll just have to do it myself won't I?

BTW: If you haven't figured it out, we don't have a dishwasher! :)

36 Weeks Down 4 Weeks To Go!!

2009-03-31T12:00:00.001-05:00

36 weeks today! While I am thrilled to have made it this far I am also ready to hold my baby in my arms instead of in my tummy. My energy is gone, not to mention comfort! In the end I know it will all be worth it. I have a picture this week! Please excuse the angle, etc.... Piggy is offshore AGAIN (will he EVER start staying on land) so I had to take one myself.

Look what WE grew!!

2009-03-31T07:16:00.003-05:00

We got our first strawberry of the season!

There are a few more coming out but none are ready to be picked yet.

The kids got the honor of not only picking it, but eating it as well. *of course we washed it first!*

The beans and corn that Piggy planted in the back are starting to sprout as well. I wonder how well they will do?

Menu Plan Monday 3/30 ~ 4/3

2009-03-30T10:08:00.003-05:00

Monday ~ Homemade Hamburgers

Tuesday ~ Crock Pot Roast

Wednesday ~ leftovers

Thursday ~ Something with Chicken, I haven't decided yet!

Friday ~ Shrimp & Butter Sauce

Saturday ~ whatever Piggy comes up with

Sunday ~ Clean out the fridge day

Baking Day ~ Again!!!

2009-03-30T07:00:00.000-05:00

~~1. French Toast - 2 loaves~~

~~2. Banana Oatmeal Muffins (Doubled)~~

3. Lasagna

~~4. Breakfast Hotpockets~~

~~5. Burritos~~

~~6. Precook rice for fried rice - 3 cups * 3~~

Time Permitting:

1. pancakes

2. waffles

I got the breakfast hotpockets done! I must have made them bigger than intended because the recipe said it would yield 30-36...... I got 14! The bread part is rather thick. Oh well, at least I know for next time! I had intentions of making the pancakes as well but I ran out of flour.

I'm not sure when the lasagna will get done. The recipe that I am using says that you can use either a 9x13 pan or 2 - 8in pans. I planned on using the 8 inch pans since 9x13 is rather large for our family. Well, the recipe also says not to cook the noodles. They are too big for the pan! Now I'm stuck. I guess I'll make a 9x13 pan and once I cook it we will have leftovers for another night.

As if I don't have enough to take care of....

2009-03-29T20:54:00.002-05:00

Piggy decides we need these:

Of course he says "they're for the kids". Yeah, sure they are cute now but what the heck is he going to do with them when they get bigger. I'm not sure he thought that far ahead. He says he will eat them. Uhm..... I'm talking about the stage when they outgrow the box they are in but are not yet big enough to do anything with?! We aren't a big egg eating family so that route probably won't happen. I refuse to have them run lose in my yard. He says he'll put them in the back fence. I remind him that they can fly (or at least get enough air to make it over the fence!). I suppose they can stay until they get bigger. Then Piggy will be calling the friend that convinced him they were a good idea. He will be coming get them!!!!

35 Weeks Pregnant!!

2009-03-24T07:00:00.000-05:00

Wow I can't believe it has been 35 weeks already! This pregnancy seems to have flown by *knock on wood*. I guess it's because I have two little ones at home to keep me busy and keep my mind off of it. I got my 'second wind' this weekend. I have more energy now than I've had in a while. While it's here I'm going to try and get a few last minute things finished up.

I am starting to feel less nervous about this pregnancy as well. With KK I had preterm labor at 31 weeks. Every time I get a little pain here or ache there I start worrying that it is the beginning of labor. Now that I am at 35 weeks I am a little more relaxed since things are going well.

Piggy is offshore, hopefully he will be staying on land once he makes it back. I'm so nervous I will go into labor when he's gone. When he comes home I will have him take a belly pic for all to see! I can't wait until I can post pics of my little one!

Menu Plan 3/23 - 3/27

2009-03-23T18:20:00.002-05:00

Monday ~ Homemade pizza

Tuesday ~ dinner on the go

Wednesday ~ Beef rice & gravy

Thursday ~ Leftovers

Friday ~ Fish on the grill

For more menu ideas check out Menu Plan Monday hosted by I'm an Organizing Junkie!

Baking Day ~ End of the Day Update

2009-03-22T13:12:00.004-05:00

~~1. French Toast - 2 loaves~~

~~2. Banana Oatmeal Muffins (Doubled)~~

3. Lasagna

4. Breakfast Hotpockets

~~5. Burritos~~

~~6. Precook rice for fried rice - 3 cups * 3~~

Time Permitting:

1. pancakes

2. waffles

So at the end of the day I didn't accomplish everything I had hoped. I'll blame it on Piggy, he decided today was the day to plant the garden and spring clean the backyard. We spent most of the afternoon outside pressure washing toys and planting seeds (snap peas and corn to be exact). I have a dr's appointment tomorrow morning. I am hoping to get the lasagna done when I get home. Tuesday I hope to get the breakfast hot pockets done. The pancakes can wait until this weekend.

Am I allowed to say....

2009-03-19T07:00:00.001-05:00

I HATE THE TIME CHANGE!!!

Maybe it's taking us longer than usual to adjust but things still aren't running smoothly here. The kids aren't going to bed until after 9 and that makes for rough mornings. In our house rough mornings lead to rough days. It's a never ending cycle. The first day of the change my daughter accused me of lying to her because it wasn't morning when we went outside to wait for the bus.

It IS nice to be able to play outside in the evenings but I'm starting to wonder if the chaos is worth it?

Works For Me Wednesday

2009-03-18T07:45:00.004-05:00

When my daughter finally got enough hair to actually do SOMETHING with I was ecstatic. I went out and bought bows, ponytails holders and of course a cute bow holder. The bows and bow holder worked out quite well. All those ponytail holders on the other hand....... They were are MESS. At first I tried keeping them in a ziploc, that didn't work for us. One day I came across a mini-tackle box in the store. All of a sudden I thought, HEY THIS WILL WORK! Here's what I did:

The compartments are adjustable and it works perfectly for us. For more Works For Me Wednesday ideas visit We Are THAT Family!

Menu Plan Monday

2009-03-16T15:43:00.004-05:00

Monday ~ Boys are on their own, I have to bring Adi to the seamstress

Tuesday ~ Leftovers

Wednesday ~ Sausage jambalaya

Thursday ~ Baked Chicken

Friday ~ Crawfish etoufee

Financial Check up

2009-03-13T07:19:00.002-05:00

Time for a financial check-up!

1.) Re-build emergency fund. I say re-build because we had a small amount of savings but our refrigerator decided to go out on us today and we had to buy a new one. What a way to start off the new year! Not doing so great here. Something always seems to come up, new tires for Piggy's truck, new part for the stove, etc... We're trying!

2.) Have all debt except student loans paid off by December 2009. We're getting there, so far we have paid off roughly 72% of the debt!!

Baking Day Menu

2009-03-12T15:20:00.001-05:00

I think I've figured out my baking day plan. Here is the tenative menu:

1. French Toast - 2 loaves
2. Banana Oatmeal Muffins (Doubled)
3. Lasagna
4. Breakfast Hotpockets
5. Burritos
6. Precook rice for fried rice - 3 cups * 3

Time Permitting:
1. pancakes
2. waffles

Menu Plan Monday 3/09 ~ 3/13

2009-03-09T19:50:00.003-05:00

Piggy is working some weird hours the beginning of this week so meals will be simple since I get cankles if I stand for more than 10 minutes!

Monday ~ hot dogs & chili

Tuesday ~ homemade pizza

Wednesday ~ leftovers

Thursday ~ spaghetti (I cooked this a couple of weeks ago and put it in the freezer)

Friday ~ pan fried catfish and shrimp

I am planning a baking day for early April. This will help me to stock my freezer with meals and snacks for once baby is born. Depending on what the doctor says tomorrow this may get pushed up. I will post my planned menu once I have everything figured out.

Menu Plan 2/16-2/20

2009-02-16T07:22:00.002-06:00

Monday: spaghetti ~ I plan on making a BIG pot. Some for tonight, some for tomorrow, and some will be frozen for after baby (or when I get too lazy to cook)

Tuesday: leftovers ~ Adi has dancing

Wednesday: something on the go ~ going meet Piggy at the airport, ssshhhhh it's a surprise

Thursday: homemade hot wings with carrots and celery sticks

Friday: crockpot something or other ~ It's parent teacher conference day so that means no school. Add that to the 3 days Adi will be home next week for Mardi Gras and that's a 6 day weekend! After I go to her conference I need to go do some blood work and get my Rhogam shot, yeah fun day, I know........

Spring Cleaning: Update

2009-02-15T09:07:00.002-06:00

I have been making progress I promise!! I planned on uploading some more pics today but there's this problem...... Piggy had to go on a job for work, in another COUNTRY and decided to take the camera with him. He is supposed to be back Wednesday night'ish so I will try to update with pictures sometime Thursday!

I tackled the mountain of laundry and have managed to keep up with it.

I want to rearrange the living room. I need Piggy to move the entertainment center. I will dust it then. (I'm a little scared to see what is under/behind that thing!)

The dishes WERE washed and 'up to date' but I came down with a virus Friday and fell behind again, I will be working on that again. (Isn't it amazing how fast they pile up as soon as your sink is clean!?!)

I am still working on the bookshelf and the desk. Oh, and I need some kind of organizational plan for that cabinet. It's the first flat surface when you walk in the house so EVERYTHING ends up there! That's still on my to-do list as well!

Spring Cleaning for Normal People

2009-02-11T14:52:00.005-06:00

I've been meaning to post about joining Crystal over at Biblical Womanhood while she declutters and organizes her home. I figured what perfect timing! I am finally getting some energy back and I need to get everything in order before baby comes. I am a little late getting started, so far they have worked in the living room and the kitchen. Here are my top priorities in those two rooms: (not for the faint at heart, things are a MESS)

A computer desk that needs to be organized

A bookshelf that needs some TLC

Laundry that needs to be folded and put away

An entertainment center that needs to be cleared off

And dusted

A kitchen cabinet that needs to be cleared

And dishes that need to be washed

That isn't EVERYTHING that needs to be done but I figure if I can get those main things done it will inspire me to tackle everything else. Let's not forget the kids toys that need to be purged, the coupons that need to be filed, the boxes of clothes that I need to go through, the pre-baby shopping and stockpiling.. Whewwww.... that made me tired just typing it!!

No menu this week either!

2009-02-08T20:41:00.002-06:00

My oven broke last weekend. The heating element broke in half. We ordered the part and it was supposed to be in last Friday. Well....... It's still not in. It was supposed to be 'rushed' but it didn't get put on the truck to go out. Now they are saying it will be in Monday. It's kind of hard to plan a menu when you don't know what cooking appliances will be available! Last week we had a few crock pot meals and this weekend was grilled foods. Tomorrow will be leftover grilled porkchops, chicken, and hotdogs. Hopefully the part will come in and I can get back to planning a REAL menu!

Menu Plan 1/26 - 2/1

2009-01-26T07:31:00.002-06:00

Monday - Sloppy Joes

Tuesday - leftovers

Wednesday - Breakfast for supper

Thursday - honey glazed ham (didn't get to make this last week)

Friday - Baked Chicken

Saturday - CHET COOK!

Sunday - Clean Out the Fridge Day! (aka Leftovers!)

So I'm Not Lazy!

2009-01-21T11:09:00.002-06:00

Or at least not THAT lazy!! This pregnancy has been so exhausting. I have a hard time getting up in the morning and I feel like I can never get going during the day. I figured it was part of being pregnant having two young children to deal with and just kept my mouth shut. I didn't need anyone saying I was being whiney!

I went do my routine bloodwork last Thursday (including my glucose test YUCK!). Friday I had to bring Adi to the doctor, while I was gone my OBs office called. They never called on my cell and I didn't check the caller ID until after their office was closed for the day. Over the weekend I felt HORRIBLE. I felt like I couldn't breathe, I was weak, dizzy, the works. Monday morning I called the doctor first thing in the morning. The nurse/midwife told me that I am severly anemic. I explained what was going on that weekend and she said that could very well be caused by the anemia. They prescribed iron supplements to take in addition to my prenatals. Today is day 2 and while I don't feel like I have anymore energy I also don't feel like I am going to pass out!

I can't wait for the nesting to kick in! I want to get some meals and snacks in the freezer before the baby comes. I am doing what I can to save my sanity those first few months!!!

Menu Plan 1/19 - 1/25

2009-01-18T17:03:00.004-06:00

This week is going to be pretty basic, I am trying to get things more organized so we will have room for the baby.

Monday - pizza

Tuesday - baked spaghetti

Wednesday - leftovers

Thursday - honey glazed ham

Friday - baked redfish

Saturday - Chet's day to cook!

Sunday - leftovers

For more menu plan ideas check out Menu Plan Monday hosted by OrgJunkie!

Erin's hotSacks Giveaway

2009-01-18T11:09:00.003-06:00

I have been following Erin's blog JANE4girls for a while now. She is doing a hotSacks giveaway. I have always wanted to bring my own bags to the store but I guess I was a little embarassed. These bags are too cool though! They don't have a store logo on them so you can use them anywheres. Check out the hotSacks page and see all they have to offer. I especially like the Ultimate Bag Set that holds all of your other bags! Oh, and don't forget about the produce bags!

If you would like to enter the giveaway as well check it out here!

First Step to Order

2009-01-18T10:59:00.004-06:00

I think it has finally hit me that I will have 3 kids in about 3 months. Crystal at Biblical Womanhood is doing a series on regaining structure in her home. Her first step is to stick to her morning routine. You can read more about it here. I figure it can't hurt to try and follow along with her.

Here is my proposed morning routine:
1) 5:45 Up and out of bed, eat breakfast
2) Light exercise for about 20 minutes
3) Get dressed and make myself 'presentable' ;)
4) Get Adi's clothes out and make sure all of her school work is together
5) At 6:30 get Adi up and ready for school
6) Adi catches the bus around 7:10
7) Start a load of laundry
8) Get breakfast ready for KK

I have some ideas for scheduling the rest of the day but I want to get this down before I go on to the next step.

Crazy Life!

2009-01-17T09:26:00.001-06:00

While I didn't post a menu plan for last week I DID follow one :) Things here have been crazy, what's new I know!!! Adi has been sick, last week she had fifths and this week she ended up with some funky stomach virus. I am hoping we are done for a while! Luckily, KK hasn't caught any of it *knock on wood*! I will be back later to post a few things, I have a bunch in mind that I want to do! Have a great Saturday!!!!

Menu Plan 1/5 - 1/11

2009-01-05T07:15:00.004-06:00

Time for a new year, and hopefully the self discipline to be able to stick to a menu plan!

I made a loaf of make ahead french toast over the weekend. Breakfasts will either be french toast, cereal, oatmeal, or grits. I need to use up somethings that I have so I can begin stockpiling again. I would like to have a full stocked pantry before the baby comes. That way I won't have to worry about Piggy going shopping and coming home with nothing that was on the list! :)

Monday - honey glazed ham
Tuesday - crock pot chicken
Wednesday - leftovers
Thursday - homemade pizza
Friday - hotdogs & chili
Saturday - tacos
Sunday - baked redfish

For more menu plan ideas check out Menu Plan Monday hosted by orgjunkie.com!!

Financial Goals for 2009

2009-01-04T21:43:00.003-06:00

Wow where did 2008 go? It seemed to fly by!

I just finished reading Dave Ramsey's Total Money Makeover and I'm ready to make positive changes in 2009. Hopefully by posting my financial goals I will hold myself more accountable.

1.) Re-build emergency fund. I say re-build because we had a small amount of savings but our refrigerator decided to go out on us today and we had to buy a new one. What a way to start off the new year! I will be keeping track of our savings at the bottom of my blog homepage. I'm hoping to get at least a few dollars in there by the end of the month, that zero looks pitiful!

2.) Have all debt except student loans paid off by December 2009.

It may not seem like a lot to most people but to is that is MORE than enough! We have about $2000 in credit card debt and lots of medical bills. Maybe I'll make a debt countdown ticker as well.

I hope everyone had a Happy New Year and had a wonderful 2009!

Finally I can post this!

2008-12-28T18:07:00.002-06:00

It's a GIRL! Well delivery is the only way to know for sure but when we did the ultrasound we saw the 3 lines :) I gave my mom and Piggy's mom an ultrasound picture for their birthdays. I hadn't seen my mom in a while so I ended up giving it to her Christmas day. I know she reads here sometimes so I wanted to wait until she got her gift before I posted.

I hope everyone had a Merry Christmas! I am about to upload Christmas pictures so I should be back soon!! :)

Oh My Gosh... It's SNOWING!!!

2008-12-11T07:39:00.004-06:00

Here in south Louisiana we have SNOW. Not the normal 'Louisiana snow' *icy rain* but actual SNOW!!!!!!

On a different note, KK has been battling staph infections. Yesterday they decided to lance one to test it and see what the deal is. I NEVER want to have to do that again. He SCREAMED!!!!!! I've never had one but I'm sure it's painful. I should probably mention, it was on his bottom so sitting down was not a very pleasant task for him. After fighting to get his prescription filled we came home and I gave him some pain medicine. This is how he looked after it kicked in.

And to end this.. I am going have my ultrasound this afternoon. We are hoping for a GIRL!!!!

Menu Plan 12/08 - 12/12

2008-12-08T12:01:00.003-06:00

12-8-08 Monday
Lunch: pizza rolls
Dinner: Baked Chicken (big batch)
AM Snack: fruit

12-9-08 Tuesday *Dancing*
Lunch: chicken nuggets
Dinner: leftovers
AM Snack: rice cakes

12-10-08 Wednesday
Lunch: Hormel cup
Dinner: pork chops (big batch)
AM Snack: chips

12-11-08 Thursday *Ultrasound*
Lunch: chicken noodle soup
Dinner: leftovers
AM Snack: fruit

12-12-08 Friday
Lunch: Hormel cup
Dinner: tacos
AM Snack: yogurt

12-13-08 Saturday
Lunch: leftover tacos
Dinner: Piggy's day to cook!
AM Snack: fruitcups

For more menu plan ideas check out Menu Plan Monday hosted by Orgjunkie.com!!

My 'Plan'

2008-12-04T12:50:00.003-06:00

I've decided I want to try something for a few months. Instead of focusing so much on budgeting I am going to start focusing more on planning. I am hoping that by doing more planning other things will begin to fall into place. I realized that I was putting all of my effort into budgeting and getting good deals, etc.... BUT what good is a basket full of cheap groceries if you can't put them together with the things you have at home to make a complete meal!?!? We would end up having to go back to the store and in the end we spent more money that we would have, had I just planned ahead of time.

I am going to try and be more faithful to menu planning. I make the plan and I try to stick to it but for some reason by the end of the week it just falls apart. I am going to start planning breakfast, lunch, dinner, morning snack, afternoon snack, and something for Piggy to bring for lunch. Good luck to me!!! :)

Menu Plan!!

2008-11-30T13:11:00.006-06:00

This is our tenative dinner menu for the week of Monday, December 1st through Saturday, December 6th. I'm still working on planning and sticking to breakfast and lunch planning. For now breakfast will be FFY (fend for yourself) and lunch will probably be leftovers from dinner the night before. I have also started sending Chet's lunch to work so he won't have to spend $$ on food everyday.

Monday: deer chili

Tuesday: crockpot roast

Wednesday: baked chicken

Thursday: porkchops

Friday: homemade pizza

Saturday: not sure yet, this is Chet's day to cook!

For more menu ideas check out Menu Plan Monday hosted by orgjunkie.com!

Where has the time gone?!

2008-11-29T22:05:00.001-06:00

It's been so long since I've posted... Over two months. Between the morning sickness, and a few unexpected twists and turns I have been in a funk. I plan to start posting again beginning tomorrow night with my menu for next week.

I hope everyone had a HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

Is it over?

2008-09-15T15:18:00.003-05:00

So... Any more hurricanes coming our way? My house is a disaster from packing and NOT unpacking. My stress level is through the roof and I am TIRED! I sure hope things quiet down for the season and I can try to get things back to normal over here! *whatever normal is*

Our Trip to Arkansas

2008-09-06T16:50:00.004-05:00

On the way there:

An Old Bath House in Hot Springs

Riding the Duck in Hot Springs

We're Home!

2008-09-04T12:50:00.003-05:00

We came home yesterday from our mini vacation in Arkansas away from Gustav. No flooding, no damage, AND our electricity never went out! I knew we should have stayed home!

So, am I the only person who is a little irritated with the weather people.. There IS more to Louisiana than New Orleans. And if you are going to only talk about that 1 city at least learn how to pronounce it correctly!!!!! Sorry, just had to vent a little.

I'll be back later to post a few pics. Now it is time to unpack!

Go Away Gustav!!!

2008-08-28T13:34:00.003-05:00

Judging by the current forecast it looks like Gustav is headed our way. GREAT!! *sarcasm* Unfortunately, we live in a house that floods so we will be getting the heck out of here if it doesn't change directions SOON! No more posts from me until this thing is gone. I need to start packing and picking as much as I can up off the ground, just in case!

No Menu This Week

2008-08-26T07:37:00.003-05:00

Okay, I know, I'm slacking already. No menu plan this week. I recently found out I am expecting #3 and I have HORRIBLE 'all-day sickness', so needless to say food is the farthest thing from my mind. Piggy is in from offshore so he will be on kitchen duty for the week!! Shhhhh!!! Don't tell him!! ;)

Crazy Week

2008-08-23T08:36:00.004-05:00

Okay the week is over, all I can do is hope the next one isn't as busy. Piggy has been offshore for 11 days now. Of course he has to leave when we have lots going on.

Adi started dancing

and school last week.

KK has 'graduated' from P/T, now we only have to go once a month to make sure he isn't losing any abilities.

Oh, I almost forgot,

KK turned 2

and Adi turned 4!!! My babies are getting so big.

Menu for 8/18 - 8/22

2008-08-17T15:49:00.003-05:00

Since Adi will be starting school later this week I really need to start meal planning faithfully. I am hoping it will ease some of the headaches (especially if Piggy follows it too)!

Breakfasts:
Monday - cereal
Tuesday - oatmeal
Wednesday - grits
Thursday - cinnamon rolls
Friday - pop tarts

Lunch:
Monday - hotdogs and chili
Tuesday - chicken nuggets & French fries
Wednesday - kids pick
Thursday - this is Adi’s first day of school. I will be packing her lunch for the first few days then I will try and ease her into eating school lunch.
Adi - ham sandwich, carrot sticks, grapes, juice
Home - grilled cheese, French fries, carrot sticks
Friday - Adi - PB&J sandwich, salad (her salad consists of just lettuce), banana, juice
Home - PB&J sandwich & grapes

Snacks:
Monday - sliced apple
Tuesday - I need something for on the go since we usually eat snack around 3:30 and we have to be at dancing for 4:00. Cheez-its
Wednesday - crackers with cheese
Thursday - celery with peanut butter
Friday - kids pick

Dinner:
Monday - sloppy joes
Tuesday - Tuesday’s will be crock pot night unless Piggy is off. Adi starts dancing this week and we won’t be getting home until around 5:30. I like to serve dinner between 5:00-6:00 depends on when Piggy gets home from work.
Crock pot meatloaf (http://www.a-crock-cook.com/crock-pot-meat-loaf.html)
Wednesday - left overs
Thursday - spaghetti
Friday - homemade pizza

For more menu planning idea check out Menu Plan Monday hosted by I'm an Organizing Junkie!

Trip to Wal-Mart

2008-08-12T14:17:00.002-05:00

Today was my 'big' shopping trip for the month.

Here's what I got:

1 - gallon of milk $4.44

3 - 12pks Coca Cola products $3.98/ea

1 - box of poptarts $1.74

1 - 18lb bag cat food $10.98

1 - bag popsicles $2.50

1 - 5lb bag potatoes $4.47

1 - 1lb brown sugar ham $4.28

Total: $40.35

I also price matched a few things from the Super 1 Sales ad:

5 - 5pk Pillsbury Cinnamon rolls $.88/ea

4 - Pillsbury Garlic Breadsticks $.88/ea

4 - Pillsbury Crusty French Loaf $.88/ea

2 - 24oz loaves Sunbeam Bread $.88/ea

Total: 13.20

Grand Total: $53.55

I used the following coupons:

.55 off ham

3 - free 12 packs Coca Cola *from MyCokeRewards*

Total Spent: $41.06

Total Amount Spent in August = $42.30

Total Amount Left for August = $107.70

CVS 8/5

2008-08-05T22:41:00.003-05:00

I went to CVS today to use up some ECBs that were expiring today.. Here's what I got:
1 package Pampers $8.88
1 20 oz Coke $ 1.39

I used a Pampers coupon for -$1.50 and used the ECBs.
I had to pay .93 OOP.

I didn't make anymore ECBS but I got diapers, something that I really needed!!!!
I also got 3 CRTs..:
Free CVS mouthwash
Save $4 on any Playskool purchase of $20 or more and
Save $1.50 on new Softsoap SPA body wash

Spent in August: $1.24

Menu Plan for the Week of 8/4 - 8/8

2008-08-04T18:53:00.003-05:00

I'm a little bit late this week! This week for breakfast the kids will have their choice of cold cereal with milk, instant oatmeal or instant grits. I have been so tired lately and it's hard for me to get up in the morning to fix much else!

Monday - spaghetti pie
Tuesday - beef roast in the crock pot
Wednesday - leftovers
Thursday - BBQ pork ribs
Friday - Hotdogs & chili

For more menu plans idea check out Menu Plan Monday hosted by Organizing Junkie!

For some reason blooger won't let me upload the Menu Plan Monday picture SORRY!!

Grocery Goal for August

2008-08-03T21:14:00.003-05:00

This month my goal is to spend less than $150 on groceries and household items. I will be taking a coupon class in September hosted by Carlie over at Why Ask Why. She has asked everyone to keep their receipts for the month of August. Here is what I have gotten so far:

1 loaf Evangeline Maid Bread = $2.69

2 Daily Advertisers = $1.25/each

Total including Tax = $5.31

I used a $5 RR that expired today and paid .31 OOP.

I wanted to get my newspaper at Wal-Mart where they are .99/each but by the time I made it to town there were no more.

Oh, and when I paid at Walgreens I also got a CRT for $3.00 of any 45ct Zyrtec... I think it may have been for the lady before me but printed after she left.

Back To School Bash

2008-08-02T21:22:00.004-05:00

Today was the Acadiana Moms Back To School Bash! Of course Piggy had to do something unusual... Here it is:

Now I have a new nickname, The Duck Queen. Robbie is the Chicken Queen and we are the 'fowl sisters'.. Thanks again Piggy!!

Mom's Night Out!

2008-08-02T21:14:00.004-05:00

A few weekends ago some of the Acadiana Moms got together at a local restaurant to take a break from the kids and of course GOSSIP ;)

A quick pic of all the moms.

The fried ice cream that took over 45 minutes to receive AND came in a to-go box.. Who gets icecream TO GO!?!?!

Wow, It's Been A While!!

2008-08-02T21:04:00.003-05:00

It has been almost a week since I have posted anything... Last Sunday was my birthday, we brought the kids to the fountain downtown and let them have at it. We met Robbie and her crew there so Adasyn had someone to play with!

This is the cake Piggy got me for my birthday

KK at the fountain.

Adi at the fountain.

Adi & KK playing.

Adi & Hailey trying to catch the water... KK playing in the puddles.

Menu for 7/28 - 8/1

2008-07-27T21:54:00.006-05:00

This week is pretty busy so our menu will be rather simple. Lunch will be made with whatever is on hand.

Monday:

Breakfast - cereal

Dinner - eating at parents house!

Tuesday:

Breakfast - muffins

Dinner - chicken fried rice

Wednesday:

Breakfast - cereal

Dinner - leftovers

Thursday:

Breakfast - cinnamon rolls

Dinner - meatloaf

Friday:

Breakfast - cereal

Dinner - Piggy's turn to cook I won't be home!

For more menu planning ideas check out Menu Plan Monday hosted by orgjunkie!

Frugal Friday

2008-07-24T21:07:00.006-05:00

Why do I have such a hard time coming up with Frugal Friday posts?!?! I do consider myself 'frugal'.. I guess it's just hard to come up with something 'new', something people haven't read before!!

This is what I came up with: Laundry hahaha sounds interesting right??

We have one hamper in the bathroom, all of the dirty clothes are supposed to make it there. I do find myself doing a quick check of the house before I start a load though!

By the washer and dryer I have this 'thing' I'm not sure what to call it.. Maybe a tri-hamper, or a laundry sorter. One bag is for whites, one is for towels, and the other is for 'clothes'.

On the other side of the washer is my 'laundry station' The hamper holds all of the dirty bedding and there is a shelf behind it that holds laundry detergent, fabric softener, bleach, stain remover, etc...

After everyone takes their baths at night I bring the hamper into the laundry area and sort it. Most of our clothes get hung up to dry so I usually do that load at night before bed so they can dry overnight. I used to hang clothes outside but our landlord decided to put COWS in the field behind us.. Needless to say, our clothes started smelling a little funky!!! Now I have an indoor retractable clothes line that is strung across the laundry area. I hang the clothes up at night with the hope that they will be dry in the morning and I can take the line down! Also, I wash all of our clothes in COLD so there is no need to sort by color.

First thing in the morning, I start another load of laundry, I usually wash which ever bag is fullest! I am pretty good at getting the clothes washed, now if only I could get folding and saving down!!!

For more Frugal Fridays ideas click here.

Week of 7/21 - 7/25

2008-07-20T20:59:00.002-05:00

It's summer and it's HOT!! Okay, I just had to get that out!!!

Monday:
Breakfast - cereal and milk
Dinner - BBQ

Tuesday:
Breakfast - pancakes
Dinner - baked fish

Wednesday:
Breakfast - cereal
Dinner - leftovers

Thursday:
Breakfast - waffles
Dinner - hotdogs and chili

Friday:
Breakfast - cereal
Dinner - the kids are going sleep at my moms and I'm going to MNO!!! :)

Frugal Friday

2008-07-17T20:10:00.004-05:00

I have been trying to think of something to post for Frugal Fridays this week..... I kept going back to my Works For Me Wednesday idea... Soo.......... I'm sorry but I think it's a GREAT IDEA and I'm still so excited to learn this! For my Frugal Friday/Works For Me Wednesday idea click here!!!

For more Frugal Fridays ideas visit Biblical Womanhood!

Kitchen's DONE!

2008-07-16T14:43:00.003-05:00

Okay.. I finally finished the kitchen!!! It took a while but I think it's as good as it's going to get!

I was hoping to put away the dishes before taking the picture but I knew if I waited 1 of 2 things would have happened.

I would forget OR

The kitchen would be destroyed again and I would NEVER get a picture!

So.... without anymore delay here is my cleanER kitchen :)

The pile of stuff on the cabinet all the way to the left is Piggy's.... It has been sitting there a while waiting for him to go through it. I moved all of the kids magnets to the side of the fefrigerator.. It looks so plain now, Adi says "It isn't pretty anymore" Anyways there it is.. I bet by tonight the 'short cabinet' will be covered AGAIN!

Works For Me Wednesday

2008-07-15T21:03:00.002-05:00

We have lots of Pre-School workbooks around the house for my daughter. I love the concept but I don't like the fact that you can only do each page once the you are done with it. What if she doesn't understand?? I can't go back and help her redo it until she grasps the concept. I think I found the solution. Now, I can't take credit for the idea because I got it from someone else!!

All it takes is a big binder, a dry erase marker, and lots of page protectors....

You tear the pages from here:

And put them in here:

Now when your child is finished with the activity all they have to do is wipe off the page and it's ready for another try!!

Time for Cleaning!

2008-07-14T15:46:00.004-05:00

So, I have decided to tackle this mess of a house we are living in. I had some inspiration from Strawberry Blonde at Shack on the Rocks.

The first room I will work on is my kitchen. It may take me more than one day to get everything in order!! I am a little embarassed posting these pictures but I figured maybe I can 'embarass myself' into keeping it clean!!

The 'short cabinet' as we call it is the catch all area for EVERYTHING!! It's the first available space when you walk in the house so whatever is in your hands usually ends up there. Oh, and I have to mention.. Don't you just LOVE the paneling!! Not me, but we rent so there's really nothing I can do about it! :(

No Yelling ~ Day 7

2008-07-14T15:41:00.002-05:00

Okay so I'm a little late on this one too!! I made it an entire week!! I did much better than I expected but I hope to make permanent changes and do even better!!!! I would like to thank CajunChic for blogging about this, it really was a 'challenge' for me.

Menu Plan Monday

2008-07-13T12:42:00.004-05:00

So... We got some shopping done!!! I wouldn't call it 'grocery shopping', more like meat and perishables shopping!

Here's what we got:
Hotdogs
Leg quarters
boston butt steak
porkchops
ribs
boneless skinless chicken breasts
beef roast
round steak
sausage
chicken tenderloins
ham
milk
eggs
cheese
bread
tortillas *I couldn't pass up this sale at Super 1*

We should be good to go for a while as far as meat is concerned. Some people have asked how we managed to go so long without grocery shopping. I have been stockpiling since about February. So I have quite a bit in the pantry. Also, we don't mind the storebrand for most items. A few months ago, Super 1 was changing its name brand from Better Valu to Food Club. All of the Better Valu products were 50% off! We stocked up on a lot of canned goods and other things that have a long shelf life.

Now, for this weeks menu plan I am going to TRY and do breakfasts and dinner. When Adi starts school next month we will have to feed her before school. Now, before I get CPS called on me lol I don't mind feeding my child breakfast...... But, when I was working and we had to be out of the house by 7am she ate at daycare. The bus passes around 7:15 sooooooo I'll have to have her up dressed and fed by that time. She's like me, neither of us like to eat first thing in the morning. I am guessing I will have to wake her up around 6:15 to give her time to get going then feed her after getting her dressed. Some of you may be saying 'duh, that's how it works!' but this will all be new to us! We are by no means morning people! Right now, Adi and KK go to bed between 7 and 8 and don't wake up until around 8am. She will be getting up almost 2 hours earlier! I can't move her bedtime any earlier so I hope things work out! Anyways, sorry for the tangent. I am going to try and start waking her up by 7:30 this week and I will progressively move that time up. Breakfasts will be simple.... I know there is no way I can fix a Five-Star breakfast that early!! :)

Monday:
Breakfast - Pigs in a blanket & fruit
Dinner - shrimp & butter sauce

Tuesday:
Breakfast - cereal & fruit
Dinner - chicken quesadillas

Wednesday:
Breakfast - oatmeal & fruit
Dinner - leftovers

Thursday:
Breakfast - cereal & fruit
Dinner - beef roast

Friday:
Breakfast - grits & fruit
Dinner - hot dogs & chili

For more menu plan ideas check out Menu Plan Monday hosted by OrgJunkie!

Just Some Thoughts.....

2008-07-12T22:02:00.003-05:00

Okay, I'm not sure which word to use here... I learned/realized/accepted something.. I have a JOB. My JOB is to raise my kids properly and keep an orderly home... among other things.

Lately, I'm not sure if I have been doing these things to the best of my ability. With the no yelling challenge this week, I realized just how easily I lose it. And for some reason I also noticed that my house is a MESS!!! SO...... I think next week will be cleaning week! Time for some serious "summer cleaning"!

No Yelling ~ Day 6

2008-07-12T22:00:00.000-05:00

Today wasn't that bad.. Definitely better than yesterday! The kids went to a birthday party with Piggy's mom so I had a little time to rest! I am mentally trying to go back through my day... I think the only person I lost it with was Piggy.. Does that count? lol

No Yelling ~ Day 5

2008-07-11T23:01:00.004-05:00

Okay, I'll admit it.. Today was a total FLOP!! I think it's from the lack of sleep *I haven't had more than 1-2 hours sleep a night since KK's episode Monday night*. My nerves are shot and I can't keep my cool! I'm trying! I promise I'm trying!!!!!!

Hopefully tomorrow I will have better news................

No Yelling ~ Day 5

2008-07-11T23:01:00.002-05:00

Okay.... I'll admit it, today was a total FLOP! I think it has to do with lack of sleep *I haven't slept more than 1-2 hours a night since KK's episode Monday night*.. I can't keep my cool anymore. I'm trying!! I promise I'm trying!!!

Hopefully tomorrow I'll have better news....................

My First Frugal Friday Post!!

2008-07-10T20:50:00.002-05:00

This is my first Frugal Fridays post.

We have started picking fruits and freezing or preserving what we won't eat before it goes bad. We just started so we are still learning. So far we have a stash of blackberries and figs. Now, once the season is over we can just defrost and enjoy!!

For more Frugal Fridays tips hosted by BiblicalWomanhood click here.

No Yelling Day 4

2008-07-10T20:46:00.001-05:00

Four days down 3 to go... Not that I plan on yelling constantly after the weeks over.. But, I at least need to yell into a pillow or something, just to get the stress out!

I managed to keep my cool today.. Hopefully tomorrow will be just as good!!!

No Yelling Day 3

2008-07-10T11:15:00.001-05:00

Okay, so I am a little late getting this up. Yesterday was the worse day thus far. I really lost it when I was on the phone with the hospital trying to schedule KK's EEG. It was as though both kids knew I was having a really important conversation and decided to do everything in their power to prevent me from hearing!! After that incident the rest of the day went pretty smoothly.

Adi has been testing me daily by refusing to take a nap. I know she NEEDS one because by 5pm she is whiny and running into everything! When it comes time to take one though she can think of a million reasons not to stay in bed. By the time I get her to lay still it's time to wake up!!

Works for me Wednesday

2008-07-09T11:54:00.003-05:00

If your kids are anything like mine they LOVE juice. There's a rule in my house, you have to drink a cup of milk with each meal if you want to have juice with your snack. I don't give them straight juice either... I cut it with water ALOT! My daughter is to the age where she gets upset if she sees me putting water in her cup before her juice. So..................... I bought 2 rather large pitchers. I take one can of Juicy Juice and divide it between the two. Then I fill them the rest of the way up with water. I make sure to do this when the kids are sleeping so they don't see!!! There you have it.... cut juice without the hassle!!

For more Works for Me Wednesday tips visit Rocks In My Dryer!!

Rough Night/Day

2008-07-08T20:13:00.002-05:00

Last night was a pretty rough night, which translated into a pretty rough day today. The past few nights KK has been up all night long screaming and fussing. All this is coming from a child who LOVES his sleep. He tells us when he is ready for bed, we gives hugs and kisses, lay him down and don't hear a peep from him until the next morning.

Last night was particularly bad. Around 12:30 he started again, so I decided to try and sleep on the couch with him. All of a sudden he got really stiff and started twitching. He sleeps with his eyes half opened half closed so I am not sure if he was awake or not. I couldn't get him to snap out of it. Today I brought him to the doctor, I will be calling tomorrow to schedule an EEG later this week to determine if it was a seizure or not. I hope they can get us in quickly, I know I won't be able to sleep until I have an answer.

No Yelling - Day 2

2008-07-08T20:12:00.001-05:00

Today was better than yesterday, even though we DID have to leave the house the kids were very well behaved. I only had to catch myself 1 time when I saw Adi intentionally pushing corn onto the floor. I know it wasn't that big of a deal but it still pushed my buttons. I despise having to clean my floors more than once a day!!

No Yelling - Day 1

2008-07-07T19:11:00.004-05:00

Today was an okay day. We were able to stay home all day so that cut down on the stress level but I caught myself in 'mid-yell' a couple of times. I quickly changed my tone and thought of a different way to handle the situation. I also realized how quickly I resort to yelling, I feel like that is the only way my kids will listen. This week I will also work on our communication with each other and respect for one another.

I hope tomorrow is better. We have to venture out tomorrow morning to go to KK's P/T. Wish me luck!! :)

No Yelling!!!!

2008-07-06T20:58:00.004-05:00

One of my online friends, CajunChic, invited her blog readers to join her on her attempt to not yell at all for an entire week. I figured, hey... I can give this a shot!!! I will update daily to let everyone know how I am doing, and as a way to hold myself accountable.

You can check out her post here.

Menu Plan Monday

2008-07-06T20:51:00.003-05:00

Okay so...... I haven't been 'grocery' shopping since the end of May. Other than bread, milk, diapers, fruits and veggies we haven't gone!! Needless to say it's slim pickings!! This week we will try and use up what's in the freezer and I'll make a big 'meat' trip this weekend! :)

I have TONS of cereal so breakfast for this week will be CEREAL AND MILK!!!!

Lunch will be made with whatever is on hand.

Monday- baked chicken

Tuesday- porkchops rice & gravy

Wednesday- leftovers

Thursday- sausage rice & gravy

Friday- crawfish etoufee

Like I said it's slim pickings!! Hopefully next week will be better!!!!

For more menu planning ideas check out Menu Plan Monday hosted by orgjunkie.com!

Look What I made!!!

2008-07-02T20:56:00.004-05:00

It's called a korker ribbon! I'm proud of myself! lol

Menu Plan Monday

2008-06-22T21:37:00.003-05:00

I have Piggy, Adi, and KK home all day everyday this week.... SO...... we are going to play breakfast and lunch by ear.

Monday - shrimp and crawfish etoufee

Tuesday - sausage rice & gravy

Wednesday - leftovers

Thursday - something with ground meat (I haven't figured it out yet!!)

Friday - Baked chicken breasts

KK Loves the Rain!!

2008-06-22T14:14:00.004-05:00

KK loves playing in the puddles in the driveway after it has been raining. He's in his own little world!

Have you noticed since I got my camera I have been picture happy?!?!?! :)

Our VERY UN-Organized Life!

MPM 7/13 ~ 7/17

Being A Single Parent When You're Not

10 Weeks

Bank Issues

Happy 4th Of July!!

Look what I found in my fridge

Children's Museum

So Cute!!

Absent...

Am I the only one?

We Survived the Fair!

Unplugged....

Blahh...

Happy Mother's Day!

Menu Plan 5/4 ~ 5/8

Introducing.....

Pregnancy Update ~ 40 Weeks

Menu Plan 4/27 ~ 5/1

Still here...

39 Weeks Down ~ 1 To Go *hopefully*

Menu Plan 4/20 - 4/24

Works For Me ~ Making Lists

37 Weeks

Kids Current Favorite Song

For Piggy To See

Menu Plan Monday 4/6 - 4/10

He wants to check on his chicks...

Backwards WFMW

36 Weeks Down 4 Weeks To Go!!

Look what WE grew!!

Menu Plan Monday 3/30 ~ 4/3

Baking Day ~ Again!!!

As if I don't have enough to take care of....

35 Weeks Pregnant!!

Menu Plan 3/23 - 3/27

Baking Day ~ End of the Day Update

Am I allowed to say....

Works For Me Wednesday

Menu Plan Monday

Financial Check up

Baking Day Menu

Menu Plan Monday 3/09 ~ 3/13

Menu Plan 2/16-2/20

Spring Cleaning: Update

Spring Cleaning for Normal People

No menu this week either!

Menu Plan 1/26 - 2/1

So I'm Not Lazy!

Menu Plan 1/19 - 1/25

Erin's hotSacks Giveaway

First Step to Order

Crazy Life!

Menu Plan 1/5 - 1/11

Financial Goals for 2009

Finally I can post this!

Oh My Gosh... It's SNOWING!!!

Menu Plan 12/08 - 12/12

My 'Plan'

Menu Plan!!

Where has the time gone?!

Is it over?

Our Trip to Arkansas

We're Home!

Go Away Gustav!!!

No Menu This Week

Crazy Week

Menu for 8/18 - 8/22

Trip to Wal-Mart

CVS 8/5

Menu Plan for the Week of 8/4 - 8/8

Grocery Goal for August

Back To School Bash

Mom's Night Out!

Wow, It's Been A While!!

Menu for 7/28 - 8/1

Frugal Friday

Week of 7/21 - 7/25

Frugal Friday

Kitchen's DONE!

39 Weeks Down ~ 1 To Go hopefully