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Help!!

I am not too good at this blogging bit! I hit enter after the lines when I want a bigger space in between my stuff and it still runs everything together!!! Does anyone know what the crap is up with that? It does it on BOTH of my blogs and it is dricing me bonkers!!

PLEASE HELP ME!!

(THANK YOU!)

Give it a TIE!

My posh baby designs is having a giveaway!

YEAH I want to WIN!!

BUT, because you are my friends I am telling you about it so at least MAYBE one of us will win!!

They have lots of other things for SALE too! Tons of super cute things for your little buggers!!

So head on over to the BLOG and enter the giveaway and maybe buy a thing or two.

Love Poems

THESE ARE ENTRIES TO A WASHINGTON POST
COMPETITION ASKING FOR A TWO-LINE RHYME
WITH THE MOST ROMANTIC FIRST LINE,
AND THE LEAST ROMANTIC SECOND LINE:


1. My darling, my lover, my beautiful wife:
Marrying you has screwed up my life.

2. I see your face when I am dreaming.
That's why I always wake up screaming.

3. Kind, intelligent, loving and hot;
This describes everything you are not.

4. Love may be beautiful, love may be bliss,
But I only slept with you 'cause I was pissed.

5.. I thought that I could love no other
-- that is until I met your brother.

6. Roses are red, violets are blue,
sugar is sweet, and so are you.
But the roses are wilting, the violets are dead,
the sugar bowl's empty and so is your head.

7. I want to feel your sweet embrace;
But don't take that paper bag off your face.

8. I love your smile, your face, and your eyes
Dang, I'm good at telling lies!

9. My love, you take my breath away.
What have you stepped in to smell this way?

10. My feelings for you no words can tell,
Except for maybe 'Go to he!l.'

11. What inspired this amorous rhyme?
Two parts vodka, one part lime.

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Embracing Imperfection

I got this e-mail today and loved the message!

"When I was a little girl, my mom liked to make breakfast food for dinner every now and then. And I remember one night in particular when she had made breakfast after a long, hard day at work. On that evening so long ago, my mom placed a plate of eggs, sausage, and extremely burned toast in front of my dad. I remember waiting to see if anyone noticed! Yet all my dad did was reach for his toast, smile at my mom, and ask me how my day was at school. I don't remember what I told him that night, but I do remember watching him smear butter and jelly on that toast and eat every bite!
When I got up from the table that evening, I remember hearing my mom apologize to my dad for burning the toast. And I'll never forget what he said: 'Baby, I love burned toast.'
Later that night, I went to kiss Daddy good night and I asked him if He really liked his toast burned. He wrapped me in his arms and said, 'Debbie, your Momma put in a hard day at work today and she's real tired. And besides a little burnt toast never hurt anyone!'


You know, life is full of imperfect things.....and imperfect people. I'm not the best housekeeper or cook. What I've learned over the years is that learning to accept each other's faults - and choosing to celebrate each other's differences - is one of the most important keys to creating a healthy, growing, and lasting relationship.
And that's my prayer for you today. That you will learn to take the good, the bad, and the ugly parts of your life and lay them at the feet of Jesus. Because in the end, He's the only One who will be able to give you a relationship where burnt toast isn't a deal-breaker! We could extend this to any relationship, in fact, understanding is the base of any relationship, be it a husband-wife or parent-child or friendship!! "

"Don't put the key to your happiness in someone else's pocket but into your own."

My favorite Job!

"The noblest calling in the world is that of mother. True motherhood is the most beautiful of all arts, the greatest of all professions. She who can paint a masterpiece or who can write a book that will influence millions deserves the plaudits and admiration of mankind; but she who rears successfully a family of healthy, beautiful sons and daughters whose immortal souls will be exerting an influence throughout the ages long after painting shall have faded, and books and statues shall have been destroyed, deserves the highest honor that man can give."

~ David O. McKay

What do I rate?

Just wondering

what you guys

think...................................

Do I look Good?

HA HA HA I'm such a dork!!!

Giveaway!

Babies, Babies, Babies!





I dont think that there has really been a time in my likfe that someone I knew was not expecting! Babies come all year long so we need to be ready! Baby makin{g} Machine is having a really cute giveaway featuring baby shower gifts.

If you dont need a Baby Shower gift you need to at least go check out her blog.

I LOVE IT!





So be a BABY lover and go check it out!!

FREE DINNER!!

Today is your lucky day! Take the kids and get..... FREE KFC!

Print and redeem coupon at your local KFC to receive a Free 2-piece Grilled Chicken dinner.Your dinner will include 2 pieces of the new grilled chicken, 2 sides and a biscuit.Coupon expires 5/19/09.

Print yours HERE

SWEET DEAL!!!!

Yummy!

Mexican Chicken Lasagna!

This is SOOO easy to make and tastes great! Go HERE to get the recipe!

... THIS IS WHAT JEFF FOXWORTHY HAD TO SAY ABOUT UTAHNS!

If your local Dairy Queen is closed from September to May, you live in Utah.

If someone in a Home Depot store offers you assistance and they don't work there, you live in Utah.

If you've worn shorts and a parka at the same time, you live in Utah

If you've had a lengthy telephone conversation with someone who dialed the wrong number, you live in Utah.

If 'vacation' means going anywhere south of Salt Lake City for the weekend, you live in Utah

If you measure distance in hours, you live in Utah.

If you know several people who have hit a deer more than once, you live in Utah.

If you have switched from 'heat' to 'A/C' and back again in the same day, you live in Utah.

If you install security lights on your house and garage but leave both unlocked, you live in Utah.

If you can drive 75 mph through 2 feet of snow during a raging blizzard without flinching, you live in Utah.

If you design your kid's Halloween costume to fit over a snowsuit, you live in Utah.

If the speed limit on the highway is 75 mph - you're going 80, and everyone is still passing you, you live in Utah.

If driving is better in the winter because the potholes are filled with snow, you live in Utah.

If you know all 4 seasons: almost winter, winter, still winter, and road construction, you live in Utah.

If you find 10 degrees 'a little chilly' you live in Utah.

If you actually understand these jokes you live in Utah.

The Other ME!!

OKay So I just became an independant consultant for Pampered Chef!

Me?

Ha Ha!

I never thought I would ever do anything like this but I REALLY love the Pampered Chef products. I could honestly go on forever and tell you how great each thing really is.

Check out my new blog where I will showcase the monthly Host and Guest Specials as well as new recipes weekly.

Who knows, I may have a giveaway........(HINT HINT)

Just so you know, I am new at this so there is not a lot on there yet but I hope to get more on there and keep ya posted on all the new stuff. I hope if you want ANYTHING you let ME know, I can mail you a catalog!

Make sure to become a Follower!

DADDY'S GONNA EAT YOUR FINGERS

This will make you smile!

This one is for everyone who...
a) has kids
b) had kids
c) was a kid
d) knows a kid
e) is going to have kids.

I guess that means all of us!!


DADDY'S GONNA EAT YOUR FINGERS

I was packing for my business trip and my three year old daughter was having a wonderful time
playing on the bed. At one point she said,'Daddy, look at this' , and stuck out two of her fingers.

Trying to keep her entertained, I reached out and stuck her tiny fingers in my mouth and said,
'Daddy's gonna eat your fingers,'
pretending to eat them.

I went back to packing, looked up again and my daughter was standing on the bed staring at her
fingers with a devastated look on her face.

I said, 'What's wrong, honey?'

She replied,

'What happened to my booger?'


HA HA HA.....GoTtA LovE it!

Happy Birthday Beckham!

As usual I am late! I really do have good intensions. I want to take pictures and then blog about how great my day was.......that has yet to happen. Wednesday was Beckhams's FIRST birthday. It is amazing how fast a year goes by! I swear he was just a little guy that laid there and now he is EVERYWHERE. This kid is all boy. He climbs on everything! My favorite thin about Beck is that he is a loverboy. How great is it to have a child that likes to cuddle. I know that the day will come when he does not want to just cuddle with his mom so I am enjoying every second of it!



HAPPY BIRTHDAY BECKHAM!






How blessed I am to have such a loving little man in my life!

Give it away, Give it away, Give it away NOW!

Yeah it's Friday! I hope Everyone is as excited about it being Friday as I am. I wish the weather were better but hey the unbearable heat is on it's way so I am going to enjoy the breeze while I can.

It's Freebie time! My Tiny Sweet Cheeks is giving away a cute bow holder AND a hooded towl! Yes I admit I want both of them really bad! I have bought lots of bows and have nowhere to put them and then crap those hooded towels are so cute who wouldnt want one. Plus, poor Beckham just uses all of Taylors Pink towels so he would love one that could be the BOY towel!

So head on over to MY TINY SWEET CHEEKS and check it out!


P.S.....Yes Devri you should buy you some Pampered Chef!! I cannot believe you dont have any!!

Beef Satay Fried Rice

I just started selling Pampered Chef because I LOVE it and they have super good recipes!

Give this one a try!




Ingredients:
• 2 tsp (10 mL) vegetable oil, divided
• 1 lb (450 g) boneless beef top sirloin steak, cut 1/2 in. (1 cm) thick
• 2 medium carrots, peeled
• 1 medium red bell pepper
• 4 green onions with tops
• 1/2 tsp (2 mL) Thai red curry paste
• 3 pouches (8.8 oz/250 g each) cooked white rice or 6 cups (1.5 L) cold cooked white rice
• 3/4 cup (175 mL) peanut sauce
• 1/2 cup (125 mL) dry roasted peanuts
• 1 tsp (5 mL) salt
• 1/2 tsp (2 mL) coarsely ground black pepper

Directions:

1. Prepare and cook steak.

Add 1 tsp (5 mL) of the oil to (12-in./30-cm) Skillet; heat over medium-high heat 1-3 minutes or until shimmering. Cut steak crosswise into 1/4-inch-thick (6-mm) strips. Add steak to Skillet, cook and stir 3-4 minutes or until outside surfaces of steak are no longer pink. Remove from Skillet; set aside and keep warm.

2. Prepare vegetables and cook rice and vegetables.

Meanwhile, cut carrots into julienne strips using Julienne Peeler. Thinly slice bell pepper and green onions with Santoku Knife. To same Skillet, add remaining 1 tsp (5 mL) oil and curry paste; cook 1-2 minutes or until fragrant. Separate rice according to package directions. Add rice and vegetables to Skillet; cook and stir 3-4 minutes or until rice is coated with oil and vegetables are tender.

3. Finish and serve.

Add steak, sauce, peanuts, salt and black pepper to Skillet. Cook 1-2 minutes or until heated through, stirring constantly. Yield: 6 servings

© The Pampered Chef, Ltd. 2007

Let Someone Pamper You!!

One indulgence most of us enjoy on vacation is being served. Whether it's the fresh towels each day, a cold drink by the pool, or just having the paper delivered with morning coffee, pampering certainly reverses any feelings of being overburdened. So for a quick-lift when you're not on vacation, consider letting someone pamper you!!

• If your budget allows, get a quick chair massage during your lunch hour.
  
• At day's end, ask your significant other to rub your feet
  
• If a coworker offers to bring you back a drink or something to eat, gratefully accept.
  
• Find a one-time "hire" to wash your car or windows.
  
• When a friend offers to treat you to lunch, receive the gift graciously.
  
• If your boss says you deserve the afternoon off, take it.
  
• If a neighbor offers to mow your lawn when he does his own, take him up on it.

For those of you who are thinking, "Right! Like anyone would offer to wait on me!" I can only say that if you ask for what you want and believe that you will receive it, you usually do.

The other day my sister had a friend that wanted her to go with her to get a pedicure and offered to PAY and she DECLINED!! Sometimes we feel bad about letting others do things for us, but LET THEM and then you too will have the chance to show the favor to someone else! Being a mother is stressful and we ALL need to take a time out once in a while.

Easter Craft!

Here is something fun to do with the Kiddos! I am going to have the kids in nursery make them for the activity....they will LOVE them!

You'll Need:

1. baby food jar - clean and without label

2. glue - Glue dots are great for this craft

3. cotton balls (marshamllows or white jeely beans work for an edible treat)

4. wiggle Eyes

5. pink or white small pom-pom (1/2 inch)

6. pink or white larger pom-pom (1 inch)

7. small piece of white yarn

8. white or pink chenille stem ( pipe cleaner)

9. Acrylic paint - white or pink

Paint the jar lid with acrylic paint and let it dry while you make the rest of the bunny. Fill the baby food jar with cotton balls, marshmallows or other white treat.

To make the whiskers, tie a knot in the center of the yarn. Then unravel the pieces and trim

Glue the whiskers to the front of the jar and then add the smaller pom-pom nose and eyes. Now add the larger pom-pom tail to the back bottom edge of the jar.

Cut the chenille stem in half to make two ears. Loop and twist the ends together and then glue to the back of the lid. Glue dots or a hot glue gun will make this step easier.

Have Fun!

Easter

Fun Facts About Easter

* Easter is the second most important candy-eating occasion of the year for Americans.

* Each Easter season, Americans buy more than 600 million MarshmallowPeeps, shaped like chicks, bunnies, and eggs, and eat 60 million chocolate Easter bunnies.

*More than 118 million cards will be exchanged this year, making it thefourth largest card-sending event in the United States.

*Every year, the White House hosts an Easter Egg Roll.

* The spring event,started in 1878, is one of the oldest White House traditions

Cake Pops!

Here I am 26 years old and I finally found my FAVORITE things in the WHOLE world! (Well except my family of course!) I came across this blog a while ago and fell in love. Bakerella has lots of yummy desserts but I am absolutely loving the cake pops! They are balls of cake on a stick. Now you may be wondering what is so great about that but look at these pictures and I know that your jaw will drop too! I'm not so sure that they are something that I will be able to make but YES I am at least going to attempt to! If you like these and want to see MORE desserts go check out her blog!

Did it work? Are you thinking...

HOLY CRAP THOSE ARE CUTE!

Yup, I know you want some too!

I would love to eat one now!

I want to make these ones for Taylor's Birthdy!

Pimpin' out Posh!---Givaway!

If you have girls then I know that you are totally loving these right now! I love that they are not your ordinary bow! My Posh Baby Designs is having a givaway for not just ONE but TWO! So head on over and check it out.

Easter Smores

So I was just browsing trying to find something fun to do for easter and found these super cute Easter Smores! Aren't they super Cute?!?! I think we will make a few for Family Night (To use for my visiting teaching!!) because they are cute but easy to make. Yeah I am not too crafty and I am nowhere close to being a good cook!



Just thought that I would share this super cute idea!







INGREDIENTS AND DIRECTIONS:

1. Reduce 1 sleeve graham crackers to crumbs.
2. Layer 2/3 of the crumbs in a 1 quart jar.
3. Place 8 marshmallow bunny peeps standing up, facing out around the inside of the jar.
4. Press them up against the glass, but don't squash them.
5. Carefully spoon remaining crumbs in the center of the jar to support the bunnies, pressing down to keep it snug.
6. On top of this pour 1-1/4 cup Easter M&M's.
7. Spoon 1/3 cup brown sugar into center of M&M's, gently pressing with a spoon.

1. Empty the jar contents into a bowl. Snip the bunnies into bits with kitchen sheers or cut up with a knife. Return the bunny bits to the mixture. Mix well.
2. Melt 1/2 cup butter; add 1 teaspoon vanilla. Pour this over the dry ingredients, mixing well. Pat into a greased 9" square pan.
3.Bake at 350 degrees F for 15 minutes. Cool and cut into bars.(Makes 9 to 12 bars.)

*Option - leave bunnies whole; combine remaining ingredients and place the bunnies on top; then bake as directed.

*This gift jar may be created to suit any holiday for which marshmallow candies are available.

Awesome Freebie!

Okay so Bobbi is hosting a GREAT giveaway! The winner will have their choice of either a $10 credit good for any My Tiny Sweet Cheeks purchase OR a My Tiny Sweet Cheeks Diaper Cupcake in any preferred color. She does an amazing job on these...I know you will absolutely LOVE her stuff! So head on over to MY TINY SWEET CHEEKS and enter to win!

Sleeping in on SATURDAY!

Okay so let me tell you that I really wish that my kids would sleep past 6:30! I guess I should be thankful because to them that is sleeping in! They usually do not make it pst 6:00! So nate put them all on the couch and had them watching Alvin and the chipmunks while he was getting ready for work......

I thought I would take advantage of the situation so I just stayed in bed...BAD IDEA......

That was just a bit, around the couch was the rest!

Frugal Mommy of 2 Girls! Giveaway!!

You can't tell me this is not the coolest thing out there!! Frugal mommy of 2 girls is having a giveaway...Yeah that is right, YOU or better yet I could WIN one of these! So head on over and check out the products and her Blog!

TuTu!

LOOK! Okay so I totally LOVE these little TUTU'S and I know TAYLOR would too so I hope I win! You all need to go and check out The Naulu Tribe so you too can enter to win this adorable TUTU! Plus you need to check out her cute blog!

Make it and LOVE IT!

Take a look at this! Yes it is the cutest pair of pants EVER! I really want to win these. I should not tell you this but if you go to MAKE IT AND LOVE IT you can also have your chance to WIN!

Chicken Cordon Bleu

OK So I made Chicken Cordon Bleu last night and it was SOOO good I had to share the recipe. Seriously if I made it then it is easy because I was not blessed with the art of cooking!


Chicken Cordon Bleu
6 Boneless chicken breasts
6 thin slices ham
6 this slices swiss cheese
1/4 teaspoon thyme
1/4 cup melted butter
1/2 cornflake crumbs (I used bread crumbs)
salt and pepper

Place chicken pieces between sheets of plastic wap and pound with meat mallet or rolling pin to about 1/8 inch thick.
Place one slice of cheese on each slice of ham roll ham and cheese and place in center of chicken breast. Tuck in ends and wrap chicken around ham. (Just roll it up!) Fasten edges with toothpicks. Add spices to cornslake crumbs. (I didn't do this because I didn't have thyme and it still tasted good) Dip chicken in melted butter and roll in crumbs.
Place chicken in baking dish. bake, uncovered, at 400 degrees for about 40 minutes or until chicken is browned. Serve with Cordon Bleu Sauce.

Chicken Cordon Bleu Sauce
3 tablespoons butter
3 tablespoons flour
1 cup evaporated milk
1 cup hot water
2 chicken bouillion cubes
salt and pepper

Melt butter in saucepan over medium heat. Stir in flour with wire whisk. Gradually pour in milk stirring constantly until smooth. Add bouillion to water and stir until dissolved. Stir into milk mixture and bring to a boil. Add salt and pepper to taste.

I got this from "What's for dinner?" By: Jana Schofield

My Tiny Sweet Cheeks

First I would like to say that My Tiny Sweet Cheeks is my favorite blog! Everyday there is something fun. Bobbi has cute craft ideas, hints and tricks and AWESOME giveaway's!! Now until thursday at midnight you can enter to win a super cute address book. So head on over and check out her blog!!

BaBy BuG CrEaTiOnS

**Girls**

You all need to go check out babybugcreationsllc.com. They are having an awesome giveaway! You can choose between a diaper/Wipe case & a crayon roll-up. You get to pick your pattern (each one includes 2 fabrics!) Now I know all of you would LOVE either one of those! So go check it out!

Yeah I want one!!!

TaYlOr!

Oh my gosh, Taylor is so FUNNY!!! She was being a little stinker and I called her a FIESTY MAMA and she got so mad and yelled back...

"IM NOT A MOM!!"

SnOw!!

Oh my gosh, Can we say "SNOW!" I was getting really excited for spring and then BAM we got hit with a crapload of snow! Beckham loved it. He wanted for me to just put him down and let him go. When I took him in the house he screamed and threw a fit so I let him watch out the front door. He and Taylor had a blast even though he was in and she was out!! I love the snow but only for a short time and then I am ready for it to go away. I would have to say that my favorite time of year is the Fall.

Here ya go DAD!

This page is mainly to keep you updated with the kids since you only get to see them once a year! Make sure Jenny gets to see it too!