Saturday, October 24, 2009

WHITE CHICKEN CHILI

this is the most easy recipe ever, and its awesome!!!!!
 
1 box of chicken broth
about 3 lbs of chicken
16 oz jar salsa
3 cans of white beans undrained
1 block of pepper jack cheese shredded
2 cloves of garlic minced
2 teaspoons of cumin
pepper to taste
1/2 cup corn chips crushed
sour cream for garnish
 
boil chicken and then shred it
add chicken broth, chicken,salsa,beans,cheese, garlic,cumin and pepper all together in a pot on medium heat until cheese is melted. then add crushed corn chips and cook bout another 15 minutes.  its done!!! i always serve mine with sour cream, cheese,and corn chips on top!  its a big favorite around here !
hope you enjoy!
 

Thursday, October 22, 2009

HERSHEY KISS CANDY CORN COOKIES!


IF YOU KNOW ME, THEN YOU KNOW I HATE HATE HATE TO COOK! I HATE IT! I DONT KNOW WHY, BUT I HAVE NEVER LIKED TO COOK. MY HUSBAND SAYS IM REALLY GOOD AT IT WHEN I DO COOK BUT I JUST DONT LIKE TO DO IT. YES, WE HAVE DINNER EVERY NIGHT BUT IM NOT SAYING ITS LIKE A HOMEMADE MEAL EVERYNIGHT. I ONLY PROBABLY COOK A HOMEMADE MEAL ONCE OR TWICE A WEEK. WELL HERE THE PAST WEEK, GENE HAS BEEN WORKING A LOT AND A LOT OF LONG HOURS, LIKE 16 STRAIGHT HOURS AT A TIME, AND WELL I THOUGHT I WOULD TRY TO START GIVING IT MY ALL TO MAKE HIM A GREAT HOMEMADE DINNER AND DESSERT EVERYNIGHT. AND WELL, IVE DONE THAT VERY THING. I HAVE COOKED EVERY NIGHT THIS WEEK AND I HAVE BEEN BAKING A LOT OF YUMMY THINGS TOO! WHEN GENE COMES HOME AT NIGHT HE HAS DINNER ON THE TABLE WAITING ON HIM SO ALL HE HAS TO DO IS EAT AND TAKE A SHOWER AND GET TO BED! ITS BEEN NICE AND HAS NOT ONLY MADE HIS NIGHTS BUT HAS MADE ME FEEL GOOD TOO! THE LEAST I CAN DO FOR MY WONDERFUL HUSBAND IS TO HAVE A NICE HOMEMADE HOT DINNER WAITING ON HIM AND HAVE SOME YUMMY SNACKS TO TAKE TO WORK ( OR EAT FOR BREAKFAST LIKE HE DOES)! IM GIVING IT MY ALL ON THIS AND IM TRYING REALLY HARD TO START ENJOYING COOKING, NOT ONLY FOR MYSELF BUT FOR MY FAMILY!


THIS IS THE BEST HALLOWEEN COOKIE! I GOT THIS IDEA HERE FROM THE IDEA ROOM BLOG.  THEY ARE SO DELICIOUS! HOPE YOU CAN FIND THE HERSHEY KISS CANDY CORNS! I FOUND SOME AT
WAL- MART AND TARGET BUT THEY WERE GOING FAST! YOU HAVE TO TRY THESE THOUGH! HERE THE RECIPE!


1/2 CUP BUTTER (ROOM TEMP)
1/2 CUP PEANUT BUTTER (ROOM TEMP)
1/2 CUP SUGAR
1/2 CUP FIRMLY PACKED BROWN SUGER
1 EGG
1 TABLESPOON MILK
1 TEASPOON PURE VANILLA EXTRACT
1 3/4 CUPS ALL PURPOSE FLOUR
1 TEASPOON BAKING SODA
1/2 TEASPOON SALT
48 HERSHEY KISSES
(I USED THE HERSHEY KISS CANDY CORN FLAVOR...THEY ARE AWESOME)


PREHEAT OVEN 375 DEGREES
IN LARGE BOWL CREAM BUTTER AND PEANUT BUTTER UNTIL LIGHT AND FLUFFY
GRADUALLY ADD SUGAR AND BROWN SUGAR BEATING UNTIL LIGHT AND FLUFFY
ADD EGG MILK AND VANILLA, BEAT WELL
ADD FLOUR BAKING SODA AND SALT
MIX UNTIL WELL CREAMED


ROLL COOKIES DOUGH INTO 1 INCH BALLS
PLACE 2 INCHES APART ON UNGREASED COOKIE SHEET
BAKE 8-10 MINUTES
AS SOON AS THEY COME OUT OF OVEN PLACE HERSHEY KISS ON TOP OF EACH


MAKES ABOUT 4 DOZEN COOKIES!
ENJOY!!!


I HAVE MADE ABOUT 12 DOZEN OF THESE COOKIES IN THE PAST 3 DAYS! MY FAMILY AND I LOVE THEM! I HAVE BEEN GIVING THEM AWAY TO EVERYONE TO ENJOY! GENE HAS BEEN WORKING SOME LONG DAYS HERE LATELY AND HE HAS REALLY ENJOYED COMING HOME TO SOME GOOD SNACKS! I THINK THE GUYS AT WORK HAVE ENJOYED MY COOKIN TOO! MAYBE THE REASON I CANT LOSE WEIGHT IS BECAUSE I MAKE STUFF LIKE THIS ALL THE TIME! THEY ARE SO WORTH IT THOUGH!
GOT ANOTHER RECIPE FOR CANDY CORN BARK COMING UP TOO. THEY ARE REALLY GOOD TOO AND EASY  TO MAKE! I THINK I HAVE AN ADDICTION TO CANDY CORN!!
IF YOU HAVENT LOOKED AT THIS GIRLS BLOG the idea room , please go check it out! AMY HAS SOME REALLY GOOD IDEAS ON FOOD AND SNACKS AND CRAFTS! WISH I COULD COME UP WITH HALF THIS STUFF. ENJOY!




Thursday, October 15, 2009

MY HUSBAND FINALLY GAVE IN !


YEP THAT'S RIGHT, GENE FINALLY GAVE IN AND TOLD ME I COULD GIVE IT OUT! SEE THIS IS MY FAMOUS STRAWBERRY CAKE THAT EVERYONE LOVES SO MUCH! GENE DIDN'T WANT ME TO GIVE OUT THE RECIPE. HE SAID IT WAS A SECRET AND I WOULD JUST HAVE TO MAKE IT WHEN SOMEONE WANTED ONE. WELL IN THE LAST MONTH I HAVE MADE 5 ! BUT DON'T GET ME WRONG, I LOVE TO MAKE THEM( I'M A PRO NOW) AND I WILL MAKE ONE FOR ANYONE ANYTIME! BUT I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND GIVE IT TO YOU!


1 BOX WHITE CAKE MIX ( NO PUDDING)
1 BOX STRAWBERRY JELLO ( SMALL)
1/2 CUP OIL
3 EGGS
2 QUARTS OF FRESH STRAWBERRIES


SLICE STRAWBERRIES- MIX IN A BOWL WITH SOME SUGAR AND SET IN REFRIGERATOR FOR ABOUT 20 MINUTES OR DO IT THE NIGHT BEFORE AND LEAVE IN ALL NIGHT!
MIX - CAKE MIX, JELLO, 1 CUP OF STRAWBERRY JUICE ( FROM THE FRESH STRAWBERRIES), OIL,AND EGGS
BAKE IN GREASED PAN  ON 350 DEGREES FOR 35 MINUTES


ICING- 1 STICK BUTTER ( SOFTENED)
             1 BOX POWDERED SUGAR
             2 QUARTS OF STRAWBERRIES
                 ( THE ONES YOU ALREADY HAVE IN THE REFRIGERATOR THAT YOU GOT THE JUICE FROM)
    POKE HOLES IN CAKE AND POUR ICING OVER WHILE HOT!


ENJOY!  TELL ME THAT'S NOT THE BEST STRAWBERRY CAKE YOU HAVE EVER HAD!!!!


OKAY SO YESTERDAY I MADE ONE OF THESE CAKES FOR MY MOTHER IN LAW TO TAKE TO WORK FOR EVERYONE. WELL I GOT TO WAL-MART AND THEY HAD NO FRESH STRAWBERRIES. SO BEFORE FREAKING OUT I TOLD MYSELF TO GO LOOK IN THE FREEZER SECTION. THAT'S WHAT I DID AND I FOUND STRAWBERRIES ALREADY SLICED AND IN SUGAR, THEY WERE JUST FROZEN! ALL MY WORK DONE FOR ME! SO THAT MIGHT BE A SECRET FOR YOU TO JUST USE THOSE. THEY COME IN A SMALL PLASTIC TUB AND I USED TWO OF THOSE. I JUST SET THEM IN HOT WATER AND LET THEM THAW AND THEN THERE WAS PLENTY OF JUICE TO USE AND I JUST DRAINED THE REST OF IT AND USE THE STRAWBERRIES!
TELL ME WHAT YOU THINK!
MORE RECIPES TO COME!

Monday, October 12, 2009

FIGHT LIKE A GIRL !




I'M WRITING THIS BLOG BECAUSE OCTOBER IS BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH! THIS IS A VERY BIG SUBJECT TO ME BECAUSE I HAVE HAD ONE AUNT SURVIVE BREAST CANCER AND ONE AUNT DIE FROM IT! MY AUNT TONI DIED AT AGE 47, FOUR YEARS AGO! IT STARTED WITH JUST BREAST CANCER AND THE CANCER JUST SPREAD THROUGHOUT HER BODY. IT WAS SO QUICK, WITHIN A BLINK OF AN EYE SHE WAS GONE! IT WAS A VERY HARD HARD TIME IN MY LIFE! LETTING HER GO WAS THE HARDEST THING I HAD GONE THROUGH AT THAT TIME! I AM VERY THANKFUL THAT I HAVE THE MEMORIES WE MADE STILL FRESH IN MY MIND! SHE WAS SUCH A CHEERFUL PERSON! SHE WAS ALWAYS LAUGHING AND CUTTIN' UP AND JUST MAKING EVERYONE SMILE. SHE WAS THAT  PERSON YOU COULD GO TO AND TALK WITH ABOUT ANYTHING. I WILL NEVER FORGET HER SMILE AND THAT WINK! SHE WAS ONE AMAZING WOMAN THAT I ADMIRE AND MISS SO VERY MUCH! I WAS IN COLLEGE THAT LAST YEAR OF HER LIFE, BUT EVERY WEEKEND THAT I WENT HOME, I WOULD STOP BY AND VISIT WITH HER FOR HOURS UPON HOURS! I THANK GOD THAT I GOT TO ENJOY THOSE PRICELESS MOMENTS THAT I WILL NEVER FOGET WITH HER! AUNT TONI WAS ONE STRONG WOMAN AND SHE DID FIGHT LIKE A GIRL! SHE FAUGHT TIL THE END! THERE IS NOT ONE DAY THAT GOES BY THAT I DONT THINK OF HER AND WISH SHE WAS STILL HERE WITH US! I KNOW SHES NOT IN ANY MORE PAIN AND SHES UP THERE IN HEAVEN LOOKIN AFTER US AND GIVIN US THAT WINK ! THANK YOU AUNT TONI FOR SHOWING ME HOW TO ENJOY LIFE EVEN THROUGH THE HARD TIMES! THANK YOU GOD FOR REMINDING ME TO ENJOY AND TREASURE EVERY MOMENT I GET WITH MY FAMILY AND FRIENDS! 


A FEW STATS FOR YOU:

  • One in 8 women will develop breast cancer during her lifetime.






  • More than 180,000 women in the United States are diagnosed with breast cancer each year.






  • Breast cancer is the second most common cancer in women, after skin cancer.






  • Breast cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death in women, after lung cancer. 






  • Breast cancer kills approximately 41,000 women in the United States each year.






  • Breast cancer is not one of the leading causes of death in women in general, but it is the leading cause of death in American women ages 40-55.






  • The incidence of breast cancer has more than doubled in the past 30 years. In 1964, the lifetime risk was 1 in 20; today it is 1 in 8.






  • The most important risk factor for breast cancer is being female.












  • LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL !


    It's just me again! I've gotten a lot of feedback on my last blog and I thank each and everyone of you! Having kids changes almost every aspect of your life, it did mine anyway!  It is amazing how God helps change the priorities of life and the desires, so that the things that you once thought you had to have or couldn't live without no longer seem important. Before we had our children, Gene and I thought we needed this house and we had to have the best of everything, but once we had our children, we realized that we don't need THINGS to make us happy. We need each other. Yes, I could go back to work and Gene and I would be just fine staying here in this house and have what we want, but my kids need me at home with them more than the bank paying $10/hr.  Gene and I are doing the best for OUR family and that's all we can do!  Everyone needs to do whats best for their family and not judge or worry about what other families are doing. Whose to say another family is doing something wrong  if our own life is not perfect! I'm not perfect by no mean! I make so many mistakes but I'm learning from them every day and changing my life so maybe next time I wont make that same mistake!  We listen to God and do what he wants us to do! God is just so amazing and so awesome! 
    Trust in the LORD with all your heart; do not depend on your own understanding. Seek His will in all you do, and HE will direct your paths. Proverbs 3:5-6

    Thursday, October 8, 2009

    ZOO FUN AND BIG CHANGES !


    YES, WE WENT TO THE ZOO AGAIN! DON'T ASK WHAT NUMBER OF TIMES THIS MAKES FOR US NOW THIS YEAR! ITS A BUNCH, THAT'S ALL I KNOW! BUT WE HAD TO GO TODAY BECAUSE WE HAD TO SEE THE NEW EXHIBIT, TETON TREK, BEFORE EVERYONE ELSE. ONLY MEMBERS GOT TO SEE IT THIS WEEK SO OF COURSE WE WANTED TO BEAT THE CROWD! AND MAN WAS IT WORTH IT! SEEING THE BEAR CUBS WAS SO NEAT! THEY WERE OUT SWIMMING IN THE WATER AND EVERYTHING! THEY EVEN HAVE FISH IN THE STREAM FOR THEM TO CATCH AND EAT JUST LIKE IF THEY WERE IN THE WILD! AWESOME!!! MOM CASEY AND HIS FRIEND MACKENZIE WENT WITH US! I THINK MOM AND I HAVE SAID THAT WE WOULD NOT GO BACK TO THE ZOO AGAIN UNTIL THE WEATHER GOT COOLER BUT GUESS WHAT...WE PICKED THE LAST HOT MUGGY DAY OF THE YEAR TO GO TODAY! IT WAS SO HOT AND STICKY! UGH!! SO WE PROMISED YET AGAIN THAT WE WILL NOT BE BACK UNTIL IT GOT A LIL COOLER OUTSDIE! SO NEXT TIME IT WILL PROBABLY BE SO COLD WE WONT WANT TO GO BACK UNTIL ITS HOT AGAIN! OH WELL! I THINK WE ARE GOING TO TRY TO GO TO THE ZOO BOO THIS YEAR! WE HAVE NEVER BEEN BECAUSE IT SEEMS SO EXPENSIVE EVEN IF YOUR A MEMBER TO GET IN. I THINK ITS LIKE $10 A PERSON EVEN IF YOUR A MEMBER! A LIL CRAZY I THINK BUT I'M SURE WE WILL GO THIS YEAR! AND IVE HEARD THAT AT CHRISTMAS TIME IT REALLY COOL ALSO! SO WE WILL PROBABLY BE AT THE ZOO AROUND CHRISTMAS TOO! MAYBE WE SHOULD JUST MOVE IN OR SOMETHING! LOL!
    SO HERE IS JAYCIE TODAY HOLDING HER OWN BOTTLE! SHE AND CARTER ARE GROWING UP WAY TO FAST! ITS SO SAD TO ME TO THINK MY KIDS WILL BE GROWN BEFORE A BLINK OF AN EYE! THAT'S WHY ITS SO IMPORTANT TO GENE AND I TO DO EVERYTHING POSSIBLE WITH OUR KIDS AND TO SPEND AS MUCH TIME AS WE CAN WITH THEM! ONE DAY, WHEN THEY ARE TEENAGERS I'M SURE,THEY WONT WANT TO SPEND TIME WITH US AND THAT'S WHEN HAVING ALL THESE MEMORIES OF US DOING THINGS TOGETHER WILL COME IN HANDY! GENE AND I ARE CONSIDERING DOWN SIZING OUR HOUSE AND EVERYTHING SO THAT WE WILL HAVE MORE MONEY AND TIME TO GO MORE PLACES AND ENJOY THE SHORT TIME WE HAVE WITH OUR CHILDREN WHILE THEY ARE YOUNG. SO IF YOU SEE OUR HOUSE UP FOR SALE SOON, YOU KNOW WHY. WE DONT WANT TO HAVE TO WORK AND WORK AND WORK THE SHORT DAYS AWAY AND THEN IN 18 YEARS WHEN OUR CHILDREN ARE GROWN, WONDER WHERE ALL THE TIME WENT AND WHY DIDN'T WE DO MORE WITH THEM! DOWN SIZING JUST A LITTLE BIT WOULD OPEN A WHOLE NEW WORLD FOR US AND THATS REALLY WHAT WE WANT RIGHT NOW! GENE SISTER JUST MOVED TO ORLANDO FLORIDA AND WE SO WANT TO BE ABLE TO GO STAY WITH HER 2 OR 3 TIMES A YEAR AND TAKE THE KIDS TO DISNEY AND GO TO THE BEACH AND ALL THAT! WE LOVE TO TAKE ROAD TRIPS AND GO PLACES, WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO UP AND GO WHEN WE WANT WITH OUR KIDS! LIFE IS TOO SHORT TO WORK IT AWAY. GOD HAS REALLY BEEN SPEAKING TO OUR HEARTS ABOUT THIS! THIS HAS BEEN A HARD DECISION FOR US BUT GENE AND I HAVE COME TO PEACE WITH IT! WE WILL BE SO MUCH HAPPIER OUT OF THIS SUBDIVISION IN THE COUNTRY WITH A LIL MORE ROOM TO BREATH! WE ARE NOT 100% HAPPY IN THE SUBDIVISION, GENE HAS ALWAYS WANTED TO LIVE OUT IN THE COUNTRY WITH A LIL LAND. WE WANT TO BUILD A HOUSE SOMETIME SOON AND THAT'S OUR PLAN! SO GOD HAS CREATED A PATH FOR US AND WE ARE TAKING IT. WE NEED THIS CHANGE IN OUR LIFE AND HE IS GOING TO HELP US ALONG THE WAY! YES I KNOW ( ALL MY FAMILY READING THIS) WE HAVEN'T SAID ANYTHING TO ANYONE. WE HAVE BEEN JUST TALKING ABOUT IT AND PRAYING ABOUT IT AND I THINK THIS IS WHAT WE REALLY WANT TO DO! DON'T FREAK OUT! IT MIGHT TAKE A WHILE TO SELL OUR HOUSE SO WE MIGHT BE HERE FOR A LIL WHILE LONGER! WE ARE EXCITED TO BE DOING THIS! OUR CHILDREN ARE OUR FIRST PRIORITY AND WE HAVE GOT TO GET IT TOGETHER AND START ENJOY GOD'S MAGNIFICENT WORLD AROUND US! HAVING A BEAUTIFUL HOUSE IN A NICE SUBDIVISION IS NICE AND ALL BUT I'M ALWAYS FEELING LIKE ITS ABOUT KEEPING UP WITH THE JONES' AND I HATE THAT MORE THAN ANYTHING AND GENE DOES TOO! ITS ALWAYS ABOUT WHO HAS WHAT AND BLAH BLAH BLAH! WE WANT TO GIVE OUR CHILDREN THE BEST OF US AND THE BEST THAT THEY DESERVE. WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO GIVE MORE TO OUR CHURCH AND BE ABLE TO HELP OTHER PEOPLE IN NEED. WE WANT TO SERVE OUR LORD IN THE WAYS HE WANTS US TO AND TO DOWNSIZE IS THE FIRST STEP! WE DONT HAVE TO LIVE IN LUXURY TO BE HAPPY. OUR FAMILY MAKE US HAPPY. HAVING EACH OTHER IS ALL WE NEED. WE COULD LIVE IN A SHOE BOX AND BE JUST AS HAPPY CUZ WE HAVE EACH OTHER AND WE HAVE OUR GOD AND WE HAVE OUR HEALTH! SO THANK YOU LORD FOR SPEAKING TO US AND HELPING US FIND OUR WAY! WE ARE SO BLESSED AND SO THANKFUL!!!










    Tuesday, October 6, 2009

    WE'RE A TEAM !

    SOMETIMES...WELL LET ME RE-PHRASE THAT...A LOT OF TIMES HAVING TWO KIDS IS HARD! TRYING TO GIVE EACH OF THEM THE ATTENTION THEY NEED IS A LIL DIFFICULT ESPECIALLY WHEN GENE IS WORKING A LOT AND ITS ONLY ME. MY KIDS STRETCH ME OUT AS FAR AS THEY CAN. I SOMETIMES THINK THEY THINK ITS A GAME. EVERY TIME I'M HOLDING JAYCIE TRYING TO GET HER TO SLEEP SO THAT I CAN GO PLAY WITH CARTER, HE COMES IN THE ROOM AND IS CRYING AND WHINING WANTING ME TO COME NOW! HE DOESN'T UNDERSTAND THAT IF HE GIVES ME JUST 5 MINUTES HE CAN HAVE ME TO HIMSELF FOR 45 MINUTES WHILE HIS SISTER SLEEPS. BUT INSTEAD HE COMES AND STARTS SCREAMING LOUDER AND WANTING ME MORE AND MORE. WHAT DO YOU DO IN A MOMENT LIKE THAT. WELL SOMETIMES I SHUT THE DOOR AND CONTINUE TO GET JAE ASLEEP WHILE CARTER STANDS AT THE DOOR, SOMETIMES I GO AHEAD AND GIVE INTO HIM AND TRY TO SATISFY HIM FOR A LIL WHILE SO I CAN GO BACK TO JAE, OTHER TIMES I JUST SIT AND PRAY GOD HELPS ME GET THROUGH THAT DAY! PATIENTS BONNIE PATIENTS!!!
    I THRIVE FOR THE DAYS GENE IS HOME WITH ME TO HELP ME THOSE FIVE MINUTES I NEED. GENE AND I ARE A TEAM. WE ARE IN THIS TOGETHER. WE KNOW IT TAKES A LOT OF DEDICATION AND SACRIFICING FOR THESE TWO PRECIOUS CHILDREN THAT WE HAVE! WE KNOW THAT EXTRA 5 MINUTES OF SLEEP IS A LUXURY NOW! WE KNOW IF WE GIVE A LITTLE THEN MAYBE THE NEXT TIME WE CAN TAKE A LITTLE AND THE OTHER WILL PICK UP THE SLACK. I CAN HONESTLY SAY WE TRY TO GIVE 100% EVERYDAY TO EACH OTHER AND OUR KIDS!
    THIS PAST WEEK AS YOU KNOW, GENE AND I AND CARTER WENT TO JACKSON, MS FOR HIS WORK FIRE TRAINING! I THINK I MADE THE RIGHT DECISION TO TAKE CARTER AND LEAVE JAYCIE. CARTER AND I REALLY NEEDED THAT ONE ON ONE TIME TOGETHER. JAYCIE GETS A LOT OF MY TIME NOW SO FOR HIM TO GET HIS OWN TIME 100% OF HIS MOMMY 24/7 FOR 3 DAYS WAS HEAVEN FOR HIM. AND I NEEDED THAT LUXURY OF REMEMBERING WHAT HAVING ONLY ONE KID FELT LIKE AGAIN AND JAYCIE NEEDED HER ONE ON ONE TIME WITH HER GRAMS FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS. DONT GET ME WRONG, WE SURE DID MISS HER AND WERE SO READY TO GET HOME TO HER. CARTER TALKED ABOUT HIS SISSY THE WHOLE TIME. EVERY TIME WE SAW SOMETHING PINK OR THAT HE KNEW WOULD BE FOR HER HE WAS SAYING JAYCIE JAYCIE. SO GENE HAD TO GO TO THAT TRAINING PRETTY MUCH ALL DAY EVERYDAY SO CARTER AND I GOT TO HAVE A LITTLE FUN. TUESDAY WHEN WE GOT THERE WE TOOK A 3 HOUR NAP TOGETHER. YEA, THAT'S RIGHT...3 HOURS! I COULDN'T BELIEVE IT! IT WAS SOOOO NICE AND VERY MUCH NEEDED!!! SO WHEN WE WOKE UP WE KNEW DADDY WOULD BE HOME IN AN HOUR OR SO. SO WE DECIDED TO GO TO BASS PRO. THEY HAVE THIS HUMONGOUS BASS PRO 2 SECONDS FROM OUR HOTEL. YEA OUR HOTEL AND BASS PRO ARE ON THE SAME ROAD! SO GUESS WHERE WE WENT 8 TIMES IN 3 DAYS. YEP!!! IT KEPT CARTER ENTERTAINED. IT HAS A HUGE WATERFALL AND LOTS OF FISH IN THIS BIG GLASS TANK. OH AND ANIMALS EVERYWHERE! CARTER WAS VERY IMPRESSED!! SO GUESS WHAT...MOMMY WAS HAPPY TO BE THERE TOO!!! THAT NIGHT, GENES MANAGER TOOK US ALL OUT TO EAT. O'CHARLEYS WAS THE PLACE OF PICK THAT NIGHT! YUMMY ROLLS...MY FAVORITE!!! WEDNESDAY CARTER AND I WERE UP AND AT THE MALL BY 9:30. OH IT WAS HEAVEN FOR ME! ALL THE GREAT STORES I LOVE. THEY HAD LOTS OF THOSE RIDES FOR CARTER TO RIDE ON SO THAT KEPT HIM HAPPY. I WOULD SHOP A LIL AND THEN TAKE HIM TO RIDE THEN SHOP A LIL MORE AND THEN TAKE HIM TO RIDE AGAIN. YEA I THINK ABOUT $10 WORTH OF QUARTERS WENT INTO THOSE STUPID THINGS THAT NOW COST 75 CENTS TO RIDE. CRAZY. WHAT HAPPEN TO ONLY HAVING TO DIG OUT TWO QUARTERS? ANYWAY...AFTER SPENDING HALF THE DAY AT THE MALL AND PROBABLY SPENDING THE MONEY MY HUSBAND MADE THAT DAY, CARTER AND I DECIDED TO GO CHECK OUT THE NATURAL SCIENCE MUSEUM. AWESOME! SO GLAD WE WENT! IT WAS SO AMAZING. OH AND THERE WAS ONLY LIKE 10 OTHER PEOPLE IN THE WHOLE MUSEUM WHILE WE WERE THERE SO WE PICKED THE PERFECT DAY AND TIME TO GO. CARTER GOT TO RUN AROUND AND CLIMB ON THINGS AND ALL SORTS OF STUFF. THERE WAS A MINI AQUARIUM ALSO SO HE WAS AMAZED! OH AND THERE WAS THIS HUGE PARK RIGHT BESIDE THE MUSEUM SO WE WENT AND SPENT AN HOUR PLAYING THERE ALSO. WE HAD A BLAST BUT WERE PRETTY TIRED. SO WE WENT BACK TO THE HOTEL AND GENE WAS COMING IN RIGHT BEHIND US. WE ALL TOOK A NAP AND THEN GOT READY TO GO OUT FOR DINNER. GUESS WHAT...GENES MANAGER TOOK US OUT AGAIN THAT NIGHT. WE WENT TO GENE'S FAVORITE PLACE THERE...THE STEAM ROOM GRILL. OH IT WAS SO GOOD TOO! BIG FAT STEAK THAT YOU COULD CUT WITH A FORK! AWESOME IF I DO SAY SO MYSELF! SO THURSDAY WE GOT UP AND HAD TO CHECK OUT OF THE HOTEL AND WAIT ON GENE TO GET OUT OF SCHOOL WHICH WAS AT 11 ! SO WE JUST WENT TO TARGET AND THEN WAITED IN THE PARKING LOT FOR A MINUTE ON GENE. WE HEADED STRAIGHT OUT AS SOON AS GENE GOT IN THE TRUCK. WE WERE SO READY TO GET HOME! GETTING AWAY IS ALWAYS FUN BUT GETTING HOME IS ALWAYS SO NICE! SO NEEDLESS TO SAY WE HAD A GREAT TRIP TOGETHER BUT WE WERE VERY HAPPY TO GET HOME TO SEE OUR BABY GIRL. AND NO SHE WAS NOT WALKING WHEN WE GOT HOME! LOL !
    SO THIS WEEKEND ME MY MOM AND EMILY AND THE KIDS WENT TO REELFOOT TO THE CRAFT FAIR. PERFECT WEATHER AND SO MUCH FUN. EXCEPT THE MILLION OF OTHER PEOPLE THAT WERE THERE. IT WAS VERY CROWDED THIS YEAR. BUT WE HAD A GREAT TIME! SATURDAY NIGHT WE HAD A FOOTBALL PARTY OVER HERE. SEE MY WHOLE FAMILY IS TENNESSEE FANS AND GENE AND I ARE AUBURN FANS AND THEY WERE PLAYING EACH OTHER SO WE HAD TO HAVE A BIG PARTY TO SEE WHO WOULD WIN FOR THE 5TH YEAR IN A ROW! YEP TENNESSEE WENT DOWN AGAIN! SEE LAST YEAR GENE AND I BOUGHT MY WHOLE FAMILY TICKETS TO GO TO AUBURN AND SEE THE GAME! WE HAD A BLAST!! WISH WE COULD HAVE DONE IT AGAIN THIS YEAR BUT WE COULDN'T BUT WATCHING IT AT THE HOUSE TOGETHER IS STILL FUN! SUNDAY WAS A LAZY DAY! IT WAS COLD AND RAINING SO WE DECIDED TO DO NOTHING ALL DAY! WE SAT AROUND AND YEP DID NOTHING ALL DAY LONG! SO LOVELY! I HONESTLY BELIEVE EVERYONE NEEDS ONE OF THOSE DAYS EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE! VERY REFRESHING!
    JAYCIE GOT A NEW CAR SEAT YESTERDAY. YEP, SHES A BIG GIRL NOW ! OF COURSE ITS STILL REAR FACING FOR A FEW MORE MONTHS BUT SHE STILL LOVES IT SO MUCH BETTER!
    SO I LOVE ME SOME K-LOVE RADIO STATION! THAT'S ALL I LISTEN TO NOW! THEY GIVE ME SO MUCH HOPE AND INSPIRATION. I LOVE THE MUSIC AS WELL AS LISTENING TO THEM TALK AND GIVE MOTIVATIONAL WORDS AND HELPFUL TIPS! SO THEY ARE ENCOURAGING EVERYONE TO READ THE BOOK OF PROVERBS FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER. THERE ARE 31 DAYS IN OCTOBER AND 31 CHAPTERS IN THIS BOOK. SO I DECIDED I WAS GOING TO DO IT. I NEED TO START READING MY BIBLE MORE SO THIS WAS THE PERFECT WAY TO GET STARTED! OH MY GOODNESS, I'M SPEECHLESS. THIS HAS TO BE ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS IN THE BIBLE! ITS ABOUT WISDOM AND DISCIPLINE. JUST WHAT I'M FIGHTING WITH RIGHT NOW IN MY LIFE! IVE ONLY READ THE FIRST 6 CHAPTERS BUT MAN I'M SO READY TO KEEP READING AND READING. ITS ENCOURAGING ME AND FORMING MY LIFE RIGHT BEFORE MY EYES! GOD IS SOOO GOOD!!! HE MAKES A WAY FOR EVERYTHING JUST IN TIME! SO THANK YOU LORD FOR BRINGING K-LOVE INTO MY LIFE AND GETTING ME BACK ON TRACK! YOU ARE THE MOST AWESOME MOST WONDERFUL GOD! I LOVE YOU !
    THANK YOU LORD FOR MY FAMILY AND ALL THE BLESSINGS IN MY LIFE!



    Sunday, October 4, 2009

    HAPPY BIRTHDAY DADDY



    OCTOBER 1ST WAS MY WONDERFUL HUSBAND'S 29TH BIRTHDAY! YEA, HES THAT OLD! LOL ! ANYWAY...CARTER AND I MADE HIM A CAKE AND GOT HIS FAVORITE KIND OF ICE CREAM ( WHICH HAPPENS TO BE MINE TOO) MINT CHOCOLATE CHIP! YUMMY! WE HAD HIM A LIL PARTY HERE FRIDAY NIGHT WITH THE FAMILY! MY MOM MADE HER FAMOUS WONDERFUL MEAT LOAF AND MASHED POTATOES. IT WAS OUTSTANDING. GENE GOT WHAT HE ALWAYS WANTS WHICH IS GIFT CARDS TO BASS PRO! HE ALSO GOT SOME NICE T-SHIRTS AND SHIRTS FOR CHURCH! EVEN THOUGH YOUR GETTING OLD WE WILL STILL MAKE SURE YOU HAVE AWESOME BIRTHDAY'S! LOL! LOVE YOU HUNNY!
    THANK YOU GENE FOR BEING MY BEST FRIEND AND FOR LOVING ME WITH ALL OF YOUR HEART AND BEING SUCH A WONDERFUL DADDY TO
    OUR PRECIOUS CHILDREN! YOU HAVE MADE MY LIFE SO AMAZING. I NEVER KNEW I COULD BE SO HAPPY UNTIL YOU CAME INTO MY LIFE! YOU HAVE BEEN A BLESSING FROM GOD AND I THANK HIM EVERY DAY FOR YOU! I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO GROWING OLD AND GRAY WITH YOU! WE LOVE YOU DADDY!!!