Halloween night

I am finally getting around to posting Halloween pictures.  (Truth be told there are posts older than Halloween that I want to add but I knew this would look awkward if I waited until Feb. to add their Halloween pictures.  In our family, we had a cowgirl, Dorothy, and Abby from NCIS on Halloween.  This was my favorite year yet as far as getting their costumes together.  They were so creative and everything fell together at the last moment, thanks to a friend!  I had ordered a Dorothy costume off of e-bay at the beginning of October and it never shipped.  (And, of course it had to be the youngest whose costume was about to crumble.)  I don't know what they are wanting for next year but in my opinion it is going to be hard to beat this years ideas!

Want to try it before you buy it?

If any of you out there are interested in trying the new Swiffer 360 Duster, follow this linkVocalpoint.com/BeTheFirstSample.  


I have to tell you, when we got ours I was excited to give it a shot but I didn't even get the opportunity.  My middle daughter grabbed it and away she went.  She dusted everything she could, she was running from one room to the next.  

Same old, same old

I am sick of this, and need a change...for those of you that don't know me probably don't realize how easily I get sick of the meals we eat.  It doesn't take very long for me to get tired of the same meals all the time.  Ask my poor husband.  I can't eat the same meal within the same 30 day period.  I detest leftovers.  I am finally at the point where I have an awesome system for supper.  I have 45 days worth of meals on our calendar(yes, I do plan out the whole 45 days at a time).  For me, having our meals planned that far in advance is a relaxation thing for me.  It is one less thing I have to worry about.  As it is now I go to the grocery store twice a month and buy what we need.  My goal in life is to get it to once a month but I am not quite ready to take that step.  I am slowly getting back into the habit of making my own bread and that will help our grocery shopping out a whole lot! However...back to the subject at hand.  I am so tired of our lunches, and breakfasts but mainly my new gripe is lunchtime.  I have no creativity in that area at all.  So, if there are any of you out there that have awesome lunch ideas, please pass them along.  I would love to find some really healthy ideas that I can rotate into our meals. 

Free is fun!

We got a very welcome surprise this week and yes, it came in the form of free.  My dad snagged this deal from his job before they sent it to the dump.  My dad and my hubby spent three hours this afternoon assembling our new toy.  The girls were so excited when it was finally time to play on it.  Even my little brother got in on the action.

This should be a whole lotta fun for them this summer!!

Wordless Wednesday

Haven's birthday party.  

She wanted a cupcake decorating party.  The kids had so much fun decorating their cupcakes.

Fall is in full swing

We finally have our internet back up and running...that was a llllloooonnnggg month of no contact with the outside world.  So much has happened, I am going to try to quickly recap the entire month in one blog.  We have been in full swing with school this month.  We took a trip to the apple orchard with a great group of homeschooling families last week.  The kids had an awesome time.  I learned a very valuable lesson, apple picking is not a mommy only activity...I definitely need dad reinforcement for my sanity.  Cheerleading and soccer are both going great.  There are only 4 more games until the regular season of cheering is complete and I have to admit, I am ready to have my Saturdays back. 
My mom signed Elyse up to start clogging in the middle of all of the craziness.  That girl is booked solid all week long, although I always said I only wanted one sport per child per season she is handling the craziness the activities nicely. 
Our co-op that we are a part of is going nicely, the kids love their classes and all the teachers aka moms are doing a great job with them. 
Birthday season is upon us, Haven's birthday party is coming up and I am very excited!  She wants a polly pocket party...any suggestions on cake ideas??? 

Back in the swing of things

We are back home, safe, sound, and sane.  I spent last week at my sisters house helping her daycare kids and their parents out.  My sister decided to return to the workforce and her new job required that she start sooner than a two weeks notice would allow so I packed up my 3 kids and myself and went to her house to finish out the two week notice for her.  Sounds like fun right?  How about when I tell you there were 11 kids (6 of which were my kids and hers).  And, I am very happy to report there was no hair pulling (mine or theirs).  It really was a fun week, I got to spend some time with my nephews and niece. 
I returned home to find out that my middle daughter whose cheerleading starts tonight has no coach and, because of their desperate state, I am going to be their coach.  For those of you that know me you know I am the exact opposite of a cheerleader.  This is going to be an interesting season.  I hope the girls are able to learn the cheers and it doesn't turn out to be a huge flop...hoping for some direction of some sort because I have none...none at all!