Archive for June, 2010

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Wednesday, June 30th, 2010

I’m not a huge fan of reading the Twilight books….but I love the movies! Don’t get me wrong, I love reading. I’m just not into reading much fiction especially vampire love story stuff. Oh but the shallow mushy entertainment offered by the movies…..is amazing!

My girls had tickets for the opening show of Eclipse at midnight last night. Enough for me to tag along! πŸ™‚ Thanks chicks! It was so much fun!

We didn’t get home until after 4am. Why? Because the movie didn’t actually begin until after 1am. The crowd of people waiting to get inside the theatre was the hold-up. Boo! Who cares? The movie was the best one yet! I loved every bit of it!

The girls before we left..

Gavin & Logan (aka Team Alice)

Gates, Me & Ally waiting in line…

Still waiting…..for it to begin!

My bodyguard…Gavin!

And yes….I’m Team Edward! If you were wondering…

She cooks…..I eat!

Saturday, June 26th, 2010

Enough said, right? Every single day this week….I’ve bugged Ally (17 year olds move like they’re stuck in molasses, ya’ll) to make this yummy dessert! I knew if she did and I was home by myself that I would literally eat the whole pan!

So, I guess waiting until today was perfect planning on her part! Smart kid! We’re hosting a “little” USA World Cup game party for Sweetboy and his peeps. That should aid in the sharing of this amazing danish. Guys pretty much devour any food set before them. All we have to do….is supply it! Right?

I have to share this recipe. It’s so easy. Honestly, if you make this little dude and share it….people are going to fall in love with you. Unless they are like my husband who hates anything dairy, especially cream cheese! Weirdos! In that case……too bad for them. Yay for you! πŸ™‚

Cream Cheese Danish
2 pkg crescent rolls
2 8oz. cream cheese-softened
1 C. sugar
1 tsp. vanilla
1 egg separated

Spray 9×13 pan with Pam. Flatten 1 pkg crescent roll on bottom of pan. Mix softened cream cheese with egg yolk, vanilla and sugar until creamy. Pour onto dough in pan. Cut remaining can of crescents into strips. Lay them over top in criss-cross design. Brush with egg white and sprinkle with sugar. Bake 350 until just brown. Approximately 17-20 min.

Ready to go in the oven!

Thanks to whatever is acting goofy on my computer….this is the only photo available. I’ve been experiencing some wacky issues with uploading pictures onto my blog. If I can’t get it to cooperate soon. My computer will be dead to me! πŸ™

Packing for heaven…

Tuesday, June 22nd, 2010

Don’t freak out! I know you can’t take anything with ya to heaven! Duh! I just hopped on here for a second to let you know…tonight I’m speaking to some great ladies at Tea Creek Baptist Church. After the wild week of electrical mishaps, I had plenty of time to think on a topic. That’s where Packing For Heaven came in.

I’m going to do a little comparison with what we like to take along on trips and how each item can remind us of what we need to be doing everyday as we journey our way to HEAVEN!!
I hope it blesses them….and most of all, my Lord! I could use some prayers! If you don’t mind….attach my name to some please and stay tuned….I will surely be blogging about my night! πŸ™‚

Thanks friends!

UPDATE!!!

The ladies were great! The blessings were many! Both for them and the speaker. πŸ™‚
Thank you for the prayers.

Cool Links

Monday, June 21st, 2010

I love reading blogs! It’s like therapy only more time consuming! πŸ™‚ How about I share a few sweet spots to make your day or night a little brighter? Ok, here goes:

The Nester–She has the sweetest giveaway going on right now. Her blog is one of my very favorites. I wish she could come over and redo my house!

BooMama–She has a $100 giftcard giveaway happening! Go quick!

Southern Hospitality–She’s doing some giving away too!

Oh that should do ya for a bit! πŸ™‚

I would stick around…but I’ve got a free Redbox movie to watch with hubby! Isn’t winning & free awesome?

Big Daddy!

Sunday, June 20th, 2010

Happy Father’s Day to the man my kids adore. The one that can really do no wrong in their eyes (and I’m glad). Times have been tight for quite a while and I know without a shadow of a doubt….if you could you would change that. Thank you for trying to make our lives better. You work hard to provide for us and we may not act like it but we know that you do. It takes a special person to be a dad. You, honey are super special! And that means you’re SUPERDAD!!

I love you! And so do your stinkin awesome kids! πŸ™‚

KISS HUG KISS HUG KISS HUG KISS HUG KISS HUG KISS HUG

And they call him…. Dad-of-great-fire-building!

One who laughs at near death experiences…

Enjoys high maintenance chicks….

And a guy that would do ANYTHING for his family

You are a dream come true! SMAK!!

What else?

Friday, June 18th, 2010

LOOK, if you’re happy! Don’t read here. I warn you! I’m sad/depressed/frustrated and I’m taking it out on my blog and anyone who dares to read it! Sorry! I know, I NEED HELP!!!

I’ve said before how I want to just pour it out here on my blog. But, I never do. Obviously, I’m too proud to spill it! I’m human. Why is it that we want everyone to think we have it all together? I’m living proof that I DON’T HAVE IT ALL TOGETHER!!! I wreak of mishaps and blunders! Maybe not every day…..but at least twice a week I manage to jack up my life!

The other night (before the electricity stealing storm) I received a phone call from a nice lady at a sweet church that I had spoken at a few years back. She was inviting me to return (cause they just loved me) to jazz up speak at their WMU meeting this month.

I accepted.

Then within minutes…..all of heaven or hell (however you want to see it) came crashing down around me. The storm, which knocked out our power and my yippee attitude with one fell swoop! I gave up and went to bed. When I woke up the following day…..no stinking internet! Our router was BROKEN!! So, I sat home…..beyond bored to death (wishing I could get online and do some studying for the WMU meeting)! Yea, right! πŸ™

I spent Wednesday taking care of stuff at home. I washed the big dog, raked away most of the tree limbs that covered our yard and did laundry. I’m a martyr! NOT! I was really just killing time because on Thursday…the girls and I had a fun lunch planned with a friend in another town. We live for the goodtimes around here…like eating at a small town pizza dive! Yes, we are outta control!

I thought it’d be fun to go by TJ Maxx afterwards because my son has outgrown ALL OF HIS CLOTHES! He’s wearing his dad’s stuff and most of those are worn out. Depressing! We all need clothes! But….there is no chance of that happening in the next ever with our budget so tight! I found a pair of khaki’s on clearance for $15. Yay to the maxx! Stopped in Target and picked up a few snack items on sale and headed back home. Checked the mail to find a letter from our car insurance company….you owe _____ and your insurance will be cancelled ______! What? I missed paying the insurance? How’d I do that?

My head started to pound! I checked my bills….somehow I missed it. I went to bed, tossed & turned the night away! I do not handle stuff like this too well, can you tell? I kept telling myself all would be fine today (Friday) because it’s PAYDAY! I got up and logged onto my bank account and found……it was not a good day afterall. There would be no money to pay this week’s bills. Period!

I wish I could say…..things got better. But, the morning of yuck was just getting started. I see through to the scheme’s of satan, but seriously! LEAVE ME ALONE!!!

To anyone reading…..you might be tempted to say, Geez lady…just put your faith to work. Don’t! I’m clinging to it and have been ever since this rollercoaster of financial disaster began more than 2 years ago. We never had such problems keeping up until the 4 months of unemployment knocked on our door. Since then, it’s been one financial hurdle after the other and no end in sight of digging out or jumping over!

I want to live victorious! I’m not an extravagant gal! I simply want to be able to pay my bills and afford my kids. I’m driving the same car (which is not running well at all) that I’ve had for over 10 years. It’s not like I’m wishing for WANTS!! I am desparate for needs to be met. And all around me….is blessing!

For other’s!

It’s hard to not fall into the funk of depression when everyone around you is going on vacation or buying stuff they need. We haven’t had a vacation in several years! We never took fancy ones anyway. We camped….at the beach! Still, I loved it and the kids loved it. It was cheap and family packed!

I don’t know how much longer I can keep up. I feel defeated. Our monthly budget isn’t my only source of freak out. We have no health insurance, my husband has no hope of retirement, our vehicles are teetering on making it, we dislike just about everything about our current location and I CAN’T QUIT THINKING are we out of God’s will? How can all these things point to blessing?

Today all I can think of is WHAT ELSE???