I Hope to Have….

A list of things I hope to have before my kids get out of school next year.

1. A new vacuum cleaner.

2. A Freezer

3. A New dishwasher

4. Wood Blinds for all my windows. I have wood blinds in the kitchen and want them for the rest of the house.

5.Pantry organization.  I want to start stock piling some products that I purchase.  I have a pantry under my stairs that needs to get a redo! LOL  We use it as storage now.  Hopefully, it will be a pantry by this time next year. And it is meant to be a pantry as well.  At least that is what it says on our house blueprints.

6. A Vacation—(this we might not get until the year after next) It has been 4 years since we have been on vacation.  And then we didn’t really do anything except go and visit my father in law and drove home.  If you want to get ‘really’ technical, it has been 7 years since we had a true vacation.

Since we are on a TIGHT budget, I decided to place this on my blog and on July 9, 2010 I will do a update to what, if any of these things we have accomplished.

You say To-MAH-TOE, I say to-MAY-TOE

I say, to-may-toe!

How do you pronounce  “Coupon”?  I pronounce it Q’PON

Pecan-I pronounce it PUH-CON.

Facade-I pronounce this FAH-SAUDE

Vase- I pronounce it like face expect with a V sound in front of ‘Ace’

Caramel-I pronounce this Car-mul.

And lastly, when you go to take something out of the freezer to Thaw.  Do you say I have to “De-thaw” my meat or do you say I have to THAW my meat….

Thaw definition-

: to cause to thawintransitive verb1 a: to go from a frozen to a liquid state : melt b: to become free of the effect (as stiffness, numbness, or hardness) of cold as a result of exposure to warmth
2: to be warm enough to melt ice and snow —used with it in reference to the weather
3: to abandon aloofness, reserve, or hostility :
4: to become mobile, active, or susceptible to change

dethaw definition (dethaw- is not a word according to the Merriam-Webster dictionary)

verbbecome or cause to become soft or liquid; “The sun melted the ice”; “the ice thawed”; “the ice cream melted”; “The heat melted the wax”; “The giant iceberg dissolved over the years during the global warming phase”; “dethaw the meat”

Taken from dictionary.com

If I say dethaw.  I think I am being a repetitive?  Eric (my husband) brought this to my attention yesterday.  It bugs me now.  From now on.  I will say Thaw or defrost.

I hope you all have a wonderful day.

Take care!

One Month…..

My kids have Exactly one month then it is…….

I think for once my oldest is actually looking forward to getting back to school.  Now, that could be just to see his friends.  Which is probably more the case.

Aimee has been super excited ever since her 5th grade graduation.

Zachary, well, he really doesn’t want to go.  I am sure he will get better as the weeks go by.

It just amazes me that I have 2 middle school kids.  I feel so old!

We should be receiving the new school calendar soon.  They mail that out about the middle of every July.  It has the dates and such on it for the school year.

This year there is a time change on when school starts for the elementary.  I don’t know if it will change for the middles school students or not.  I hope to find the time out soon so I can get my kids morning routines down for the year.

One more thing before I close out.

I don’t know why I feel like I have to say this again for the umpteenth time. I am a mom blogger.  I blog about my life as a parent of 4.  My blog is full of Randomness.

I do not Claim to be a english teach.  Yes, you will probably find some spelling and grammar mistakes.  I do spell check before posting.  However, being a busy mom of 4 sometimes Grammar and spelling do not get checked.

This blog is not perfect, nor do I claim it to be.  I am simply put….a Mom that enjoy blogging to share with her family that happen to live in different states.  And to share with my friends, and online blogging friends that I have met along the way.

My kids, husband, family, house, friends, all come before my blog.  They are my priority.  My blog will always take a backseat to that. So No, my spelling and grammar may or may not be perfect.

If you can’t deal with a few grammatical errors or spelling errors than you shouldn’t be reading my blog.

I love the blog friends I have made, and I will continue to seek out new blogs to read.  All negative comments about my grammar or spelling will not be published.

Negativity is NOT allowed in my house, so it sure will not be allowed on my blog.

With that said,

I hope you all have a excellent, wonderful Day.

Take Care!

Three things about me….

I thought I would post this.  It is from a facebook ‘meme’ or chain.  Whatever, you want to call it.  Since I have blog block, I thought I would do this.

Three Names I go by
Momma  (my kids and husband call me this)
Sopapia  (My father in laws nickname for me, Eric calls me this as well)
Suprina (what everyone calls me but if you don’t know me they usually mispronounce it.)

Three Jobs I have had in my life
3M-I made 5″ floppy discs (While going to college)
Opryland (Worked here before I started having complications with my pregnancy with Daniel)
Cashier at Foodlion

Three Places I have lived
Oklahoma (Born and raised moved away when I was 20.)
Germany(I would live in Germany anytime.  David was also born in Germany)
Florida (I lived in Miami, I would live in Florida again but more Northern.  Living in Miami is like living in a different country.)

Three TV Shows that I watch
Golden Girls ( I just love watching the Golden Girls.)
Dancing With The Stars (This is one of my favorites)
Burn Notice (You just got to watch this.  It is on Thursday Nights, forget what channel, have to check on that)

Three places I have been
Colorado
Missouri
Orlando, Florida

People that e-mail me regularly
Eric
Mom
My sister

Three of my favorite foods
Anything BBQ (Anyone that knows me should know that I love ANY type of BBQ!)
Mexican
Italian

Three of my favorite songs

“Sailing” By Christopher Cross
“Love Will Keep Us Together”,Captain & Tennille
“Kokomo”, Beach Boys

Three of my favorite places to shop

Kohls
Old Navy
Target
(I also love shopping at Sears for clothing. I also shop at walmart a lot but if I didn’t HAVE to, I wouldn’t.)

Three of my Favorite Movies

Sweet Home Alabama
Iron Man
Transformers

Three of my Favorite colors

Pink (all different shades)
Brown ( all different shades)
Blues (all different shades)
( I also like all different shades of purple and some green)

Three of my favorite restaurants

Outback
Ryans
Golden Rule smokehouse

Three of my favorite fast food joints

Sonic Drive In (this one is probably my all time favorite)
Arby’s
KFC

Aimee would include “Subway”, and my boys would include “McDonalds”.

I hope you all have a wonderful day.

Take care!

Happy 4th of July!

I hope you all have a fantastic but Safe Independence Day!

Please remember those fighting for our freedoms.  And our veterans who have fought for us.

Have a wonderful day of celebrating!

Take care!

Conversations with kids

This is going to be a new part to my blog.  Conversations with my Kids.  As many of you know I have what some people would deem a large family.

Ages are 12, 10 (almost 11),8 and5 years old. So, We have some pretty good conversations in our house.

You all will get to see a whole Range of Conversations.  From the fun and silly to the more serious conversations of middle schoolers.

So, with that.  Today, I give you a conversation with My 5 year old.

David is a funny, sweet, caring little boy.  He seems to know just what to say and when to say it.  I typically get this conversation when he sees that I am not having a good day, upset, or frustrated.  Or if he just wants something. 

And the good thing—————————HE MEANS IT!

David: ” Momma, your Beautiful!”

Me: “Thank you, David.  Your Very handsome.”

David: “Thanks!”

Me: “Your so Welcome!”

David: “Momma?”

Me: “Yes, David?”

David: “I LOVE YOU!” Said, with great expression and feeling.

Me:  “Aww, David, I love you so very very much!”

David: “No, Momma-I love you around the world and back!”

Me: “David, I don’t think you can love me anymore than I love you!”

David:”Oh, YES, I CAN!”

This goes back and forth for a couple of times!

David: “Momma?”

Me: “Yes, sweetheart?”

David: “You are the Best Momma Ever!”

Me: “David you are the BEST five year old I have!”

David: “Momma, I am your ONLY five year old!

Me: “But your still the best to me!”

I feel so blessed to have the kids I have.  They might drive me to the brink of insanity before they are all out of the house.  -I wouldn’t have it any other way.

The following are of pictures of David playing on his ‘3-wheeler’.

“Zoomin’ by”

“No Hands Mom!”

“Crusin’ down the stairs”

Have a wonderful day!

Take Care!

Since when….

Since when did I become or feel so ‘old’??

I was looking at my facebook home page and this is what I have to the left of it…

Daniel-Jacob, 12 years
Aimee, 10 years
Zachary, 8 years
David, 5 years

Since when did my babies grow up.  How can I be the mom of a 12 year old and a 10 year old (she will be 11 in late August)?  I mean really?  Then I have Zachary and David who aren’t my babies anymore.

How can it be that it feel like just yesterday we were bringing home Daniel from the hospital….and now, he is a pre-teen?

He is rapidly changing into a young teen.  And wanting so much to act like an adult.  He is focusing more on school (at least it seems).  He does have an incentive this year….

He is very concerned with his appearance.  And wanting me to purchase all the right ‘products’ for him.  He wants to look his best.  Although, sometimes, he still needs mom’s help.  I swear sometimes, I think that kid is color blind.

Daniel is an amazing big brother….although, sometimes he get irritated at his little brother’s shenanigans.

And then Aimee…..Every milestone I go through with her is bittersweet.  Because she is my only daughter.  She has such great life plans.  Life plans that I truly pray work out for her.

She is A VERY VERY focused young lady.  She has her priorities straight.  I pray that is stays that way.  To her, everything must be in order.  She is going out for the Drama team next year in school.  She is set on maintaining straight A’s.

She is set on looking great and having a great attitude towards everything.  Her dreams, have become my dreams for her.  She is set on getting into Harvard.  She is set on becoming a trauma doctor.  She is set on having God lead her toward her goal with her parents help and guidance.

She always asks us of what we thing of this and what we expect of her. Aimee can not wait until the first of August when she is back in school.  She is truely one amazing child.

Zachary is what we lovingly call our “Wild Child”.  And that he is.  Sometimes, I wonder if in his sleep he plans his activities for the next day.  He loves routine.  Having a set routine is imperative to his day.  If something gets thrown off by an unexpected event.  Zachary will be done for the day.  Thankfully, that rarely happens anymore.

Zachary is such a caring, sweet little boy.  He is so loving….He is 8 years old and still yells, “I love you mom”, while running to the bus and in front of his friends.  He doesn’t hesitate to give you a big hug and kiss…even in front of his friends.

He doesn’t hesitate to tell his brothers and sister that he loves them.  He always things about his siblings when out and about.

He is a pretty awesome 8 year old kid.

Then David….

He is picking up on BIG words. He can make the funniest expressions.  He is just a silly monkey.  Monkeys and penguins are his favorite animals. He loves to talk to his Nanny on the phone.  He taught himself at 18 months old how to ride a BIG kid scooter.  We have pictures of him.

He loves to take his ‘3-wheeler’ outside and ride it as well.  I think this Christmas it is time to get him a tricycle.

Luckily, I get to have him home for one more year before he starts kindergarten.  I have some neat stuff planned for us during this next school year.  I will be posting more about those things as they happen.

Since when did my kids grow up????

Daniel graduates from high school 2015
Aimee graduates from high school 2016

When you think about it that isn’t very long at all!  Gosh, I feel old…and it puts there time with us here at home in greater perspective.

I hope you all have a marvelous Monday.

Take Care.

2 Years….

Yesterday, was my 2 year anniversary for blogging.  I can’t believe I have been blogging for 2 years.  I only wish, I had 730 blog posts!

A lot has changed in my life in the last 2 years.  And I love that I have a place to ‘mark’ it all down.  I not only blog because I enjoy it.  I blog because it lets me look back on my life.  I blog for my kids.  So they when they are older can look back and see what they were doing and how much Eric and I loved them.  And hopefully, they will see we did everything for them and because we love them.

I also blog because I get to ‘meet’ so many wonderful blogging people!

I love reading cooking, baking, crafting, and couponing/savings blogs.  I get so many wonderful ideas from them.

My blog has also become a way for my family that live in different states to get to see what is going on in our day to day lives.  And with 4 little kids, our daily life changes quite often.

So, I thought I would share some of my favorite blogs to go and read.

I do want to mention my sisters blog.  However, I will not post a link to it as I want to keep that as private as I can.  I read my sister’s blog every time she posts.  I love finding out what is going on with my niece.

I also think my mom should start her own blog.  I think she would be really good at it and she would have a lot to blog about since she has 5 grandchildren.

Jennifer @ A Sample of Jennifer’s Thoughts I have ‘known’ her since right before David was born when I joined a message board that she is apart of.  I can’t believe it has been 5 years since we ‘meet’.  She is the mother of 2 boys and 1 girl.  She homeschools and she loves to read and travel.  She also LOVES Sonic Drive In.

Amy @ Amy’s Random Thoughts.  She is such a thoughtful and caring person.  She and her husband just adopted a little girl from China.  And she is adorable!!!  I love reading her blog.  Although, I don’t get to comment as often as I like.

Tanya @ The Sunday Baker.  She posts some awesome recipes, crafts, and things about her everyday life.  She just also recently announced her pregnancy!  Congrats!

The Lazy Organizer–Gives lots of great tips.

With Enough Coffee I could Rule the World–I just recently found this blog.  I love the way she writes.  She blogs about her family and such.  I really cool blog.

Divine-Domesticity–This is another blog that I just recently found.  She posts recipes and such. I can’t wait to have time just to sit and go through the recipes she has posted.

Recipes—-just what it says….She (Gale) posts recipes.  I again, just found this blog last week.  I love recipes.  So this blog is right down my alley….

Real Mom Kitchen-Again more recipes!  Go check out her blog. I can’t wait to try out some of her recipes.

These recent blogs will be added to my sidebar very soon.

About my own recipe blog.  I have decided.  That through the summer, I will probably only post once a month…if that on it.  Because my kids are out of school for summer vacation.  And I want to spend as much time with them during there time off as possible.  However, once they go back to school, I hope to post at least 2 recipes a week.

I hope you all have a wonderful Sunday.

Take Care!

More hours in the day….

Why can’t there be just a few more hours in a day.  I have SO much I have got to get done.

I hope you all have more enjoyable day than I have ahead of me.

Take care!

A little something for my sister….

This is a little something made for my sister.  She has a blog, but I prefer not to mention the name of it.  I found this banner that you can customize for blogs.  I thought that she might like it.

In the pictures of my niece when she was a little thing.  My sister, Shawna and my Brother in law, Jason.  Be sure to click on it to get a larger view.

Shawna, I have it in a bigger image for you, so if you want it for your blog, just email me to get the better quality banner.

Isn’t my niece just a CUTIE!  I just love her SO Much!

My sister probably isn’t even aware that I have these pictures!

Take Care!