Wordless Wednesday~Oyster & the crab

5 days of mail?

Noooooo, they can't do that to me. I've been writing to snail mails since 1985 (I was 15) & still write to pen pals. I don't write back as quick as I use to because I don't have as much free time, but it's something that I love & it relaxes me. I also still send actual birthday cards & Thinking of you cards (just because). I've been obsessed with my mailbox for a long time. Now that I enter giveaways & sign up for freebies it's even more fun to get my mail. So I'm really bummed to maybe not be able to have 6 days of mail. Sundays bum me out because of no mail & also holidays. It sounds like it is close to being passed for a 5 day mail week. What will I do? Luckily it won't start till early next year if it does pass. Do any of you still send actual birthday cards or just e mail cards? Do you ever send a card just because you want to let someone know that you are thinking of them? I guess I'm still stuck in the "olden days". haha.

Mailbox Monday

This is all free stuff that I've gotten in the past week. I really like the Tide with Febreze. It smells really good. I haven't used the Purex yet. I will tomorrow.The Smores granola bar from South Beach diet is yummy. That's a Burt's bees toothpaste down at the bottom. It's a little too pepperminty for me.

Scared of the Easter bunny

We went to our town Easter egg hunt today. This is her in action grabbing some eggs. It was super cold out today.

T ran into 3 of her friends. Daniel (below), Kelly & Laurel.

Eating a choc egg below.

Bye, Easter bunny. Maybe next year She'll get a pic with you.

Friday follow again

Welcome to the Friday Follow celebration hosted by One 2 Try, Hearts Make Families and Midday Escapades! We invite you to join us every Friday to get more blog followers and to follow other interesting blogs. It is all about sharing and having fun.

Here's how YOU can join the celebration:

--Link up your blog name and URL using the Mcklinky on 1 of those 3 sites. Only need to add on one blog to be seen on all the blog hops.

--Follow the Friday Follow hostesses listed in the first 3 slots.

--Follow as many blogs as you'd like.

--Take a moment to comment on the blogs telling them you're from Friday Follow.

--Follow back when you get a new follower through Friday Follow. The Blog Hop is the same at each of the three hosts blogs so you do not have to add your blog at each site. Just one - but you can follow each blog. Follow a few or follow them all.

I added a Friday follow button to the right side of my page.

Yum of the day

I recently tried Vitalicious muffin tops & brownies. I'd been trying to find them for a while. I finally found them in our local Market basket grocery store. I won this Super sampler pack below. I'm so excited to try some different flavors. I can only find the Deep chocolate muffin tops & brownies & the banana nut muffin tops in the stores near me. I'm addicted to the Deep choc muffin tops. They are 100 calories & packed with vitamins.

Chili recipe

I got this recipe from Rachael Ray's website. Mandi won a competition with her chili recipe. I made it tonight & it's really good. We used a regular pot because we don't have a crockpot.

Mandi Forester's White Chicken Chili

Ingredients

1 32-ounce box chicken stock
3 cans white beans, left undrained
5 cups cooked chicken (rotisserie or boiled)
1 16-ounce jar salsa
1 8-ounce block pepper jack cheese, grated
2 teaspoon ground cumin
2 cloves garlic, minced
Black or white pepper to taste
1/2 cup finely crushed corn chips (optional, if you like your chili thicker)
Sour cream, for garnish

Aired on:
January 25, 2010

Yields: 6 servings

Preparation

Place all ingredients except the corn chips in a crockpot. Cook on high until the cheese is melted.
Chili may also be cooked on the stovetop over medium-high heat until cheese is melted.
When the chili is ready, add the crushed corn chips, if using, and simmer for 10 minutes to thicken. Garnish with more chips, cheese and/or sour cream and serve.

Stuck inside

It's been raining here all day (heavy rain. more flooding downstairs). I stayed in all day. So I decided to put our Spring tablecloth on today. Anthony hates it, but T & I like it & that's 2 against 1. If JoJo could talk I'm sure she'd like it too. So it is staying out for a few weeks.

I changed the shower curtain in the upstairs bathroom. It has ladybugs, flowers & bees on it.

I'm also making chicken chili. I saw it on Rachael Ray (the daytime tv show). Tonight will be the 1st time that I've made it. It's all ready to be cooked.

Thanks

I have a few new followers & would like to thank you all. I've been slacking on posts lately. I usually try to post each day, but lately just haven't had time. We finally got in a weekly playgroup & have been doing more with the Mom's club. I'm thinking of maybe taking over the playgroups. Being in charge of placing people in groups for their child's age group. I'm just not sure if I will have the time for it. With the good weather coming & all. Please let me know if this new background is too busy. I like to change it often, but sometimes think it looks different on my computer than other people's.

It's beginning to look a lot like Spring

We had a beautiful, sunny day today, 70 degrees. We put some of the patio furniture out. We sat out & ate lunch outside. Tomorrow it is going to be cooler, only around 53.

Freebies

I was going to start doing Mailbox Mondays last Monday, but our downstairs was flooded & I went to the eye doc & had my eyes dialated, so I couldn't see. So I'm posting it now. Not sure if I'll do it each week. Probably only if I have a good week & get a bunch of goodies.

Below is a giveaway that I won recently. I love the necklace. The buttons are magnets, the little pink & white circles are earrings & the red & pink circles on the cork board are pushpins.

Free stuff I got in the mall or in the mail.

This ring is really cute, but kind of uncomfy.

Friday follow

Welcome to the Friday Follow celebration hosted by One 2 Try, Hearts Make Families and Midday Escapades! We invite you to join us every Friday to get more blog followers and to follow other interesting blogs. It is all about sharing and having fun.

Here's how YOU can join the celebration:

--Link up your blog name and URL using the Mcklinky on 1 of those 3 sites. Only need to add on one blog to be seen on all the blog hops.

--Follow the Friday Follow hostesses listed in the first 3 slots.

--Follow as many blogs as you'd like.

--Take a moment to comment on the blogs telling them you're from Friday Follow.

--Follow back when you get a new follower through Friday Follow. The Blog Hop is the same at each of the three hosts blogs so you do not have to add your blog at each site. Just one - but you can follow each blog. Follow a few or follow them all.

I added a Friday follow button to the right side of my page.

Wordless Wednesday~St Pattys day

No time

We're finishing up drying up on downstairs. It wasn't as bad as our old house. Just a wet rug & floor mostly here. I'm behind in everything lately. We've just been so busy lately. I'm hoping to stop by a lot of your blogs & leave comments & have some posts that I need to get to soon. March is flying by & I'm looking fwd to Spring starting this weekend. We did have a really nice sunny day out today. Finally, after 4 days of heavy rain.

Flooding 2010

We've gotten tons of heavy rains. Since Friday. Our downstairs family room is flooding. A. stayed home from work today & has been wet vacking it all day

It's hard to see, but our bathroom is flooding now too.

Rain please stop soon. Thanks.

Tara trivia

Anthony asked Tara some questions the other night. We'll start doing Tara trivia once in a while.

What is your fave color? purple
Who is your best friend? Anna
Fave tv show? Max & Ruby
What is your fave food? cookies/pizza
Who is your fave cook? My Daddy (he brainwashed her into saying that)
Fave Activity? Reading books
Fave toy? swingset
Fave band? Sammy Hagar

Benefit

Today we went to a benefit for a little boy. His Dad killed his Mom (in front of him) in Nov of 07. They have the benefit every year to raise $ for his trust fund. I only met her once, but my hubby knew her husband (that killed her) & knew her somewhat & 1 of my best friends was close friends with her.

They had fun things for the kids to do. She decorated a cookie. Made 2 necklaces. They also had face painting, but she didn't want to do that.

Danced a little bit.

Bad angle below.

p.s. We're having another rain/wind storm. We were home for about 30 min & the power went out 3x in a row, then went out longer (for about 3 or 4 minutes) then came back on. So I don't know if we'll lose it for good tomorrow. I hope not.

Friday fill-ins

1. I am so looking forward to Mom's night out tonight.

2. I will be having a drink...later.

3. When you get a compliment...always say thank you.

4. Family is a big part of my life.

5. If you need anything just ask me, if you are a close friend.

6. I would so love to take a trip?

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I have a Mom's night out, tomorrow we're going to a benefit for a little boy and Sunday, I want to relax.

Spring fever

I got these daffodils today @ the grocery store. They look a little droopy, maybe because it's gloomy out. I'm so ready for Spring. I HATE Winter so much. I did some Spring cleaning yesterday. I have more to do when I have a free day.

Happy 101 award

I received this award from Annissa Rae @ http://moonnstarmommy.blogspot.com. Thanks so much.

For this award, you are to list 10 things that make you happy, and then tag another 10 people.

Ten Things That Make ME Happy:

1- My Family-My hubby & my daughter, my parents & JoJo (my cat)

2- Shopping-I admit that I'm a shopaholic. Nothing makes me happier. Sorry hubs & T.
3- Photography-I've always loved taking pics, but I take way more than I use to now. I have my camera with me @ all times.
4- Alone time-I feel that this is very important for a Mom.
5- Writing-I always have a pen in my hand. Doing lists or writing letters, blog ideas etc...
6- TV/Movies -I have my fave tv shows.
7- Chocolate -I'm totally addicted
8- My music- I've loved hard rock music since I was 12. I still listen to it & love it.
9- Cats-I've always been obsessed with cats. Wish my hubby would let me have more.
10- Blogging & checking out blogs-It's like therapy to me & my personal journal.

Now I pass this on to:

1) Jessica @ http://m0mmy-x3.blogspot.com/

2) Mary @ http://marymaryrc.blogspot.com/

3) Kirsty @ http://momedy.blogspot.com

4) Debbie @ http://debbie-debbiedoos.blogspot.com

5)Amanda @ http://funnydayswithmommyandmaddie.blogspot.com/

6)http://1princeand3princesses.blogspot.com/

7)Mara @ http://mlovesm.blogspot.com

8)Heather @ http://3underthree.blogspot.com

9) Krystyn @ http://www.reallyareyouserious.com

10)Melissa @ http://mommyonthehill.blogspot.com/

Luck of the Irish

I had this cute Siggy made on Cafemom. If you're a mom & haven't checked out Cafemom yet. It's a fun social networking site for moms. They have a bunch of cool groups on there. www.cafemom.com

My 1st Mommy & Me Monday

Hosted by Krystyn

We took these pics last Thursday before a playdate. I set the timer on the camera. I love that we look more alike now. Not sure if I will do this each week, but I will as much as I can.

T's new ceiling fan

My hubby spent the day installing a ceiling fan in T's room yesterday. He added a 2nd light switch (really for the fan). She has a Tinkerbelle/fairy/princess theme.

I took a bunch of pics of the fan from different angles. It's still hard to see the detail. She picked it out & it's so pretty. She'll be getting a mini room make-over around her b-day in July. I want to make it a little less babyish, with new curtains & a canopy over her bed.

Cat in the Hat

They had a birthday party today at our library for the Cat in the Hat. They had a bunch of fun crafts going on. Tara was too scared to get a pics with him, so I took the 1 below with him in the background.

Whoopie pies rock

Last weekend my hubby got us whoopie pies. He got mint for me & peanut butter for him. SOOOOO good.

Friday follow

Welcome to the Friday Follow celebration hosted by One 2 Try, Hearts Make Families and Midday Escapades! We invite you to join us every Friday to get more blog followers and to follow other interesting blogs. It is all about sharing and having fun.

Here's how YOU can join the celebration:

--Link up your blog name and URL using the Mcklinky on 1 of those 3 sites. Only need to add on one blog to be seen on all the blog hops.

--Follow the Friday Follow hostesses listed in the first 3 slots.

--Follow as many blogs as you'd like.

--Take a moment to comment on the blogs telling them you're from Friday Follow.

--Follow back when you get a new follower through Friday Follow. The Blog Hop is the same at each of the three hosts blogs so you do not have to add your blog at each site. Just one - but you can follow each blog. Follow a few or follow them all.

I added a Friday follow button to the right side of my page.

Catching up on things

These are a few pics I took from over the weekend. These pics were taken Friday morning after the storm. You can see some of the tree that is down. Our neighbor helped Anthony move it over to the side, since it is his tree.

This is the driveway.

Backyard.

I got my 1st Shamrock shake for the season on Friday.

The hubs put a ceiling fan in our bedroom. We didn't have 1 in there & we really need more light in there.

It's fun winning things

I won this dusty rose hoodie today for Tara & also the shirt below that with the greenish sleeves. The main thing that I try to win is clothes for her because kids clothes is so expensive & they grow out of them so fast.