I LOVE LUCY!!!!

Hey Guys!

  I watched I Love Lucy ALL day on Thanksgiving Day.  It was great.  My 10 year old daughter came into the living room because she heard me laughing.  I told her I was watching I Love Lucy episodes. A questionable look came across her face.  I then told her that this is what her nanny (my mom) grew up watching.  So she sat down and started watching.  She laughed.

  Then I realized that 30 minute sitcoms just aren’t what they used to be.  Now days you can’t leave your children unattended while watching a sitcom.  The innuendos are just ramped and not suitable for kids. 

  With I Love Lucy, I didn’t have to worry about inappropriate language…..and it was so nice not have to stand there and monitor it (the language)  while cooking.  Although, I could hear it.  It was great. 

  I Love Lucy and The Golden Girls (I wouldn’t even let a child what this show) are my two favorite all time sitcoms.

I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving.  We did.  And we got to watch the Dallas Cowboys WIN!!!! WhooHoo.  Yes, I love watching Football.  I do believe that our favorite College (OU-OKLAHOMA SOONERS)  team plays sometime this weekend.

I haven’t been feeling too great the last couple of days.  I am starting to feel a little better today…I am hoping by Monday that I am back to my old self.

Have a wonderful Saturday!

Take Care

Happy Thanksgiving!

One down-Several to go…

Hey Guys!

  I hope you are all having a fabulous Tuesday.  Yesterday, was interesting.  David woke up with the roosters.  Around 5:45 AM.  Eric and I are usually up at 5:15 AM.  And from the moment he woke up, I could tell that he was ‘off’ somehow.  He didn’t look sick….just sort of not all together and tired.

 He insisted on being up with Daddy.  David hasn’t got to spend much awake time with Eric.  So David was really just enjoying setting in Eric’s lap curled up with a blanket.  He ate some breakfast (Grits, yes, I have a good ole southern little boy)….however, he didn’t eat them all (which he normally does).  Eric had to go to class and he put David in our over sized chair.  David asked me to get him some flannel pjs and socks because he was cold.  Just as soon as I got the socks on him he threw up (sorry TMI I know).

  I knew then he would be clingy most of the day.  Got him cleaned up.  Finish making my headbands and got Aimee and Zachary off to school…..By that time David wanted a bath so he took one. Twenty mintues later he was done. 

  By noon he was getting hungry so I gave him some crackers and water.  Praying he would keep it down.  He did.  He laid on the sofa, watch his cartoon, while I cleaned and made candies.  At 12:45 all I heard was silence….I knew something had to be up.  So I went to check on him.  He was SOUND asleep.  He slept from what I believe was 12:30 to 3:30PM.  And he needed it.  After that he was fine. I think he caught Zachary’s bug or something.

  However I did get 24 dozen Chocolate peanut butter balls made.  I was up till 1am making them.  But hey, they are made and so so delish!  I also took the ham out of the freezer last night to thaw.

Here is a picture of my Chocolate Covered Peanut Butter Balls.  I even impressed my husband he thought I had sent him a picture of someone else work until he knoticed it was our plate and counter top.  Silly Man!

Today, I have to make a few headbands, get the frozen strawberries out for thawing. I know there is something else.  I probably will not think of it before it is too late.

I am in need of some more cinnamon and Pam which Eric is going to be bring home…..

Tomorrow will be busy indeed.  I am going to post though.  I really want to get back into the habit of posting once a day.

I hope you all have wonderful day.

Take Care!

Thanksgiving is one week away….

Hey Guys!

 Thanksgiving is only one week away.  Almost time to get the turkey out for thawing (this bird is over 20 pounds).  I don’t know if I should take it out of the freezer on Saturday or Sunday…..I might take it out on Saturday evening. I thaw mine in the refrigerator.

  Monday I will take out my ham for thawing.

  We are going this weekend to get the rest of the groceries needed for Thanksgiving baking and cooking.  Just hope I don’t forget anything.  We don’t have that much left to get…spices, butter and such…..just don’t want to leave anything out.

  Aimee and David are constantly telling me how they are going to help me out in the kitchen this year.  I so hope they do.  I also hope my other two boys jump in on helping.  It might get messy but it is so worth it to spend time cooking with my kids.

  So since on Thanksgiving Day, I will not be able to get on and post a blog post.  I thought, since it is a week away.  I would post what I am Thankful for this season of Thanksgiving…

1. God- Wouldn’t be where I am now if I didn’t have my faith…and God to guide me.

2. My husband-He is at the core of my being.  He is so caring and supportive.  And a AWESOME father.  And to top it off.  He is a Christian Man!

3.  My kids- My kids are my world. I am not a very outgoing/outspoken person.  But if It has to deal with my kids—-I AM!  My boys have taught me so much.  I never dreamed I would be the mother of three fabulous boys. Boys like to get dirty, are rambunctious, sometimes loud, mommy’s sometimes can’t figure them out, they like the sound of noises (if you catch my drift), they think just about any ‘human’ noise is funny and SHOULD be laughed at.  However, I have come to realise that my boys are sweet, caring, love there sister, smart, funny, witty and just down right FUN to be around.  My boys are awesome.  My daughter, she is the light of my life.  She has the sweetest heart.  She is very tender hearted.  She loves, to do crafts, art, sing, dance, and LEARN.  She is big on school.  She can play with the boys but still be very elegant about it.  She has a set of lungs on her that any cheerleader or coach would want.  When God was choosing my kids….He sure did chose them right on the money for us!  I feel very blessed.

4. My Parents (mom and dad)-I love my mom so much.  She wants so much for me and my sister and her grandchildren.  So much so you can see it in her eyes.  She loves us, even when she doesn’t understand why we (her daughters) do some of the stuff we do.  Or pull some of the stuff we did growing up.  She has always been there for us.  Even when she couldn’t be there in person.  I knew she was always pulling for me and always on my side.  Did I mention how much she loves all 5 of her grand-babies???  Well, she does.  They are the first things she asks about when I speak to her.  Not, How are you….it is How is my grand-babies?  Sweet isn’t it.  My dad, I am thankful to him.  He provided food, shelter and clothing for me.  He worked shift work to supply us with not only the things we needed but with the things we wanted as well.  I will always be thankful to him for that.  I never wanted for anything.

5. My step-dad-I am thankful for my step-dad.  I don’t call him step-dad.  I either call him Joe, Daddy Joe, or just dad.  I am thankful for him because he takes care of my mom.  She however, is one of the most important women in my life.  I really don’t have to worry about her because I know Joe is there for her.  Which brightens my day.  He love my kids and considers them his grandchildren 100%.  Which they are. My kids call him Paw-Paw Joe.  Zachary my soon to be 8 year old….always wants to call either his Paw-paw (Eric’s dad) or Paw-Paw Joe if he gets into trouble.  Thinking his grandparents can help him so far away.  To sweet.

6. My sister (and her family)-I am so thankful that I have a sister.  I was the only child for so long.  When God gave my sister to my parents.  I think not only was he thinking She is the perfect baby for them.  I think in addition to that he was thinking…she is the perfect sister for her.  And she certainly is.  My brother in law, I am so thankful for him (even though he is from my rival high school) for being such a good husband to my sister and excellent father to my niece.  My niece I am so thankful to have that little one as my niece.  I see her doing great things in her life.  She is just too cute for words. 

7. My grandparents-Both sets of my grandparents are near and dear to me.  Both sets of grandparents instilled something different in my life.  However, they both instilled the love for God, and family.  They both showed me what a true loving marriage is suppose to  look like.  My grandma C taught me how to cook, be kind and giving.  My grandma K taught me how to be sweet and nice to people even if they were not polite in return.  My grandfather, both of them are just the best grandfathers on this earth.  At least to me they are.

8. Eric’s mom and dad-I am thankful to them for raising such an amazing man.  For giving him the tools to be a great husband and father.  For encouraging Eric to go back to college and get a degree.  I just wish they could see him go at it in person.  What a fighter he is.  How strong he is.  How loving, caring  he is.  How fun he is to be around.  And how he loves and adores his kids.

9. My neighbors-I have some wonderfully awesome neighbors.

10. My home-I am so thankful that we have a roof over our head.

11. food-

12. Caring Doctors

13. Hobby Lobby-Eric’s job. 

14. The Army-The Army has made Eric a great person.  I am so proud of him

15. Our military service men and women-May God be with them and there families during this Thanksgiving Season.  And Thank you all so much for your service to our country.

16.  My blog friends-I so enjoy reading all my blog friends blogs.  I enjoy reading new blogs as well.

17. My health and the health of my family-

18. Eric’s car-Even though it is a clunker.  It still gets the job done and gets us around.

19. Friends

20. Living In the USA!  I am so thankful that I live in the land of the Free and home of the Brave.

Sorry this post is SO long!

What are you thankful for?

Have a Terrific Thursday! Take Care!

Make Up, Earrings & such…

Hey Guys,

  It is a Cold nippy morning here at our house.  I also might want to add RAINING!  Anyway, I thought it would be a good idea To see how young is too young for little girls to start wearing make-up and getting there ears pierced and such….

There is a good reason for this post and that is….I have been reading a lot of blogs lately that mom’s let there daughters were make up at what I consider a VERY young age.  As well as getting there ears pierced.  And there is also a new thing to me out called “Threading” of the eyebrows.  ANd I knotice on one blog a mother let her 10 year old daughter have her eyebrows ‘thread’. 

Threading is like plucking there eyebrows to give the eyebrows shape.  My question is….Would you let your 10 year old daughter essentially pluck there eyebrows?

My answer…is NO my daughter is not allowed to touch her eyebrows.  Not at all.  And I think it is awfully young to even want to pluck the eyebrows.  I didn’t start plucking mine until I was 14.

Aimee although she doesn’t want her ears pierced yet.  I am sure there will come a day when she does.  And on her 13 birthday.  Her and I are going to have a Mother/Daughter Day to were she can get her ears pierced.  By then, I am sure she will want them….But not a moment sooner.

On that 13th birthday outing she will also be allowed to pick up some lipgloss, powder and blush.  That is it. 

I think some parents rush to get there little girls into big girl things.  I want my kids to stay as little as possible.  They are only going to be young once and have all the time in the world to wear make up and earrings.  And plenty of time when they are adults to do things like Eye Threading.

Now am I being to overprotective?  I don’t think so.  My daughter only needs to concentrate on a few things.  School, Learning, Going To Church, And doing her best, Doing her chores and keeping her room clean. 

I don’t want my 10 year old to be concerned about her looks now (even though in my biased opinion she is a doll)There will be plenty of time for that in about 4 or 5 years!  See now even that is coming up to fast for me.

What are your thoughts on this?  When is the RIGHT age to start wearing make up and earrings and having your eyebrows pluck?

Oh and for the record my daughter primps all the time.  Everything has to be perfect for her.  Her clothes all have to be a certain way in order for her to go out.  Or be seen in an outfit.

I have managed to create a new headband and it turned out so cute.  It is an owl headband!

Not much else has been going on.  Eric will be picking up more work hours Thanksgiving Week.  Which is also good.  The kids are excited about Thanksgiving.  Aimee and David have already voiced there concerns over wanting to help me this year.  So I guess I will have at least 2 helpers.

Aimee and her class to a field trip this friday to a Plantation.  She throughly loved it. Daniel has a friend in his class that will be moving right around Thanksgiving.  We live in a military town….that is expected. But always kinda sad.

Zachary is really into Star Wars Clone Wars right now.  He is doing better in school as well.  They are having a big Thanksgiving feast on the Monday or Tuesday before Thanksgiving.  He has to bring Corn.

Oh I have put up two new recipes.  They are dessert recipes.  But oh so yummy.  And they are the same thing just differently made.  They are Chocolate Cover Peanut Butter Balls and Peanut butter balls.  My favorite of the two (even though they are both good) is the Chocolate Covered Peanut butter Balls.

I hope you have a wonderful weekend.

Take care!

Our Thanksgiving Menu…

Hey Guys!

  I finally got our Thanksgiving Menu done.  Which I am late with it.  I should have had it done a month or so ago.  And I have got a partial grocery list already made out.  I do feel like I am missing something for the dinner…..I just can’t put my finger on it.

So here is our Thanksgiving menu….

Turkey–this is already purchased.  We bought a 20 pound-er a couple of weeks ago.
Ham-we were given a 10 pound ham.
Baked Beans
Corn
Rolls
Candied Yams
Mashed Potatoes with Garlic
Pea Salad
Deviled Eggs
Gravy
Spinach Casserole.

For Dessert:

Chocolate Meringue pie
2-pumpkin pies
Strawberry Creme pie
Pumpkin cake (in the shape of a actual pumpkin)
Pumpkin bars
Brownies
Peanut butter brownie pie

And I might make some chocolate chip cookies and a Apple pie….not to sure yet.

We spread this out over a few days…so I know it looks like a lot. I also have to make one dish for every single person.  I have some picky eaters I tell ya.  Still I feel like I am missing something….What are you having/preparing for Thanksgiving dinner?

 
Now just to get to the grocery store to pick up my needed items to get everything made.  I am going to try to pull of making Baked Beans like my grandma makes.  I doubt I can make them as good as she can.  My cousin Michael and I used to fight over the baked beans.  They are just awesome.  Just hope I can do them justice.  I truly believe I get my cooking abilities from my grandma.  My mom would even tell you this.  Although, I did learn to cook a mean Roast and Thanksgiving Day Turkey from my mom.

Do you plan on having a Traditional Thanksgiving?  What is on your Menu? 

And on a last note:  DON’T FORGET TO EXERCISE YOUR RIGHT TO VOTE!!!!  Every vote counts!  My kids are out of school tomorrow because there school is where some of our towns voting takes place.  All other schools in our county are also out.  We have already voted.  We voted Early.

Have a wonderful Monday.

Fall/Autumn Decor for 2008

Hey Guys,

  I thought I would show you some of my Fall decor.  With the exception of my sad wreath for the front door.  Honestly, I don’t know why I subject my neighbors the pain of looking at that wreath.  However, it is all I have for a front door wreath and I like to keep some type a wreath up because I have two LONG windows inside my door.

Anyway here is some of my decorations.  I think I purchased a lot of it off eBay.

1. My scarecrow tea-light candle holders. And my tin pumpkin candle holder.  The tea-lights were purchased in Germany and the tin pumpkin was purchased on eBay.  The Tin pumpkin is also Home Interiors.

2.  My shiny Glass Pumpkin.  This I got at Hobby Lobby 2 years ago for $5.00.  I keep it out all year long because the color matches my living room wonderfully.

3.  Okay, these aren’t really decor.  I just think they are cute.  My Pumpkin Salt and Pepper Shakers. These I purchased at Target.  I think I paid $3.00 a piece for them.

4. Home Interiors Mosaic Pumpkin tea-light Candle Holder on a bicycle.  There is a story to this.  I found this last year on eBay.  However, the one I was watching went over $75.00!  EEEK!  No way, was I about to pay that amount for it.  However, I kept on my search because I fell in love with it.  I found it again on eBay the next day with a couple of misspelled words in the Title.  It ended within 15 minutes of me logging onto eBay.  Needless to say I won it for $9.56!!!!!  I think it went so high is because it is discontinued.

The Front side:

The Back Side:

5. Tea-Light Beaded Dangling Pumpkins holders.  I purchased this from the same seller of the Mosaic pumpkin and bicycle.  These were going from $19.00 to $25.00.  I purchased it from her for $5.00.  With Shipping It totaled $25.00 for both pieces.  I think I did rather good.  And That seller is still one of my favorite sellers to purchase from.  The beaded pumpkin holders are also from Home Interiors.  The beads look different in different lighting.

Where I have it placed on my kitchen counter..

I moved it for this one..

And then a close up of the beads…(I actually kind of like this picture for some reason??)

I Love Fall.  And I love the colors of Fall.  Browns and Oranges are some of my favorite colors.  I need to find some more fall decor….maybe next year I will be able to find something to go with everything else I have.  I will leave all these up until After Thanksgiving.

I hope you all have had a wonderful Weekend.

Take Care.

The Aroma of Thanksgiving….

Starts to fill the House!!!

I started baking VERY early this morning so maybe I could get a few desserts done before my kids got out of bed. No such luck really.

Have I mentioned How much I ADORE Thanksgiving!
Thanksgiving to me is a day that I get to spend cooking a great meal for my very deserving family. We get to spend a lot of time together and watch the Dallas Cowboy Game all as a family. . Yes, I LOVE football and so does my daughter!

Well, it is 10:45 PM and today I have made:
* 6 Loafs of Pumpkin Bread
*2 Pumpkin Pies
*Apple Pie
*Strawberry Cream Pie
* A pumpkin Cake (it actually LOOKS like a pumpkin)
*A Chocolate pie with meringue-(all from scratch my first time making this)
*Chocolate chip cookie dough made and is in the fridge for tomorrow evening.

And I got the eggs hard boiled for my pea salad and deviled eggs.

My house smells awesome right now. But it is getting late and there are a few more things I need to take care off.

I hope you all have a wonderful Thanksgiving!

GRRR Computer problems….

We have two desk top computers. My husbands is in his office. And mine is in our room. Mine is connected to the Internet through wireless connection and today it is acting up!!!!! I even missed out on a eBay auction that I really wanted to bid on because of the computers acting up.
They are doing electrical work outside. Wonder if that has anything to do with it…..probably not!
Anyway, Eric brought home my tree tonight. I think I might set it up tomorrow and just work with getting all the limbs looking nice for a few days. This tree has 1,000 lights and over 2,000 limbs. I think it might take me a little bit just to get it looking nice. Although, I really don’t like having my tree up so early. Oh Well!
I did get my small fruited fiber optic tree out today as well as our super small tree. I am having a time keeping our cat from chewing on the branches. *roll eyes* Silly Cat!
Aimee’s desk came today. She is just going to love it. Daniel told us tonight that he just wants a WHOLE BUNCH as he put Dallas Cowboy stuff from Santa. GO COWBOYS!!!!! I guess that is what we are going to get him. I am going to try and find him a Cowboy Jersey. Among other Cowboy items. However, I think he might want something else. He did say he wanted board games and I have a few in mind. He is just getting VERY hard to buy for.
Aimee and David are so excited about helping me cook the Thanksgiving Dinner. And bake the Deserts.
All today has been is computer problems and such. I will try to check back tomorrow. This computer keeps acting up and I think it doesn’t have a great connection for some reason. So I will go ahead and close.
I hope you all had a magnificent Monday!

AWE, PROCRASTINATION

Procrastination, yes that is my middle name!
I had such (and still do to a certain extent) a good head start on my cleaning. I love having a spotless house on Thanksgiving. With the deep cleaning included….
The last few days I have lost that *energy & desire* Why? I don’t know.
I do know that I hate it.
So I am giving myself today and this evening to procrastinate further. Then first thing when the kids are off to school…..I will go into Cleaning MODE!
I will Go Room to Room, corner to corner, until it is all clean.
Yesterday, I did get my oven cleaned! Whew, was that a chore. Why is it so hard and yucky cleaning ovens. And our wasn’t even that bad. However, I hate to admit my oven hadn’t been cleaned since we bought the house new two years ago….Now, it is spit shinned. And I don’t want to cook anything in it……I am so weird!
I have been getting all my Christmas Cards Together. I do need to find about 10 address. I hate it when I loose an address. Amy is having a Christmas Card Exchange so if you like Christmas Cards go and check out her blog.

Thanksgiving will be one week away from Tomorrow. This year has FLOWN by!
Soon Daniel will be graduating 5th Grade!
Christmas Gifts that I purchased online have been rolling in for the past couple of days. Right now, they are in boxes in my closet. I think Tomorrow sometime, I might take a few minutes to start the wrapping process….I just don’t want them to go into my closet and see them all there. I have just about everything for Aimee but just a few gifts for Daniel and Zachary. David I am almost done with as well.
I do have a question for today. What do you enjoy MOST about Thanksgiving? And what do you enjoy least about Thanksgiving?
I hope you all had an enjoyable Wednesday. (It doesn’t seem like it should be Wednesday. It seems more like a Tuesday….i guess since the kids were out of school on Monday it through me off)
TTFN!