Themed Gift Idea ... Welcome Home Basket (Dinner and A Movie Night)

Next on our themed gift basket idea is a Dinner and a Movie Night.  My amazing Bloggy friend Stacy from Stacy Uncorked moved back to town.  I wanted to make her and her family a Welcome Home Gift. I've made a version of this as a wedding gift before and it was such a hit that I thought I'd do a smaller version.

What you Need:

Bowl or Colander

Spaghetti Noodles

Spaghetti Sauce

Popcorn

Candy

Movie

Tissue paper as s filler

I put tissue paper at the bottom to help put all the items in the bowl.  I was going to add a thing of french bread but I wasn't sure when they would eat and didn't want to buy something that goes bad.  I also was going to put in a bottle of Wine but she makes the best wine and thought it would be a little silly giving her wine. 

Thanks for Stopping by!

Don't forget to see the parties I link up to HERE. 

Family Photo Mission Done!

The family photos came out great.  The ones outside turned out perfect, sadly the lighting in the house made the ones inside needing a little work.  Our photographer did a great job of cleaning up and making them look pretty.  Next time I need to take my glasses off inside they have a little blur on them.  That's alright we will just have to do them again in a few months when I hit goal weight :).  I ended up buying a new sweater in the green color that everyone commented on liking on me.  I'm happy to say cards are done and ready to go out today!  I did cut back to only people who send cards back, just can't afford to send a 100 cards this year.  

So here is a look at our photo session!  Hope you all have a great day!

Semi- Wordless Wednesday

Well friends, usually Wednesday I show off our fun weekend. We had an awesome weekend but tonight we went to get Santa pictures and ended up home late so it's a quick post and then bed. I thought I'd leave you with the problems of getting Santa Pictures.

• We live in WA so it rained of course and by the time I got in the door the 1/2 I spent curling my hair went down the tube.
• It was close to dinner time so both boys were whining :(.
• Caden decided to have a meltdown about seeing Santa, didn't want to go anywhere near him.
• Then we're next and he starts screaming for the people ahead of to go faster so he can meet Santa.
• I put my hand in front of me on the chair pushing my boobs together and slumping so I look like a football player with helmet hair to boot!
• $34 for a CD ONLY!!!!
• Order the Cards with the new Photo $37 (I think I need to cut some people off the list)
• Crying, Wet Hair, and fat moment (On Mom's part Only)
• Christmas Time with the Family .... PRICELESS

Well we got a nice shot of the Mall Behind us!

And everyone is looking forward!

I guess that is a Plus

Weekend Wrap Wednesday ~ Walks, Chili Bake Offs, Ferry Rides & Rain Forest Garden

HOLY moly it was a freaking crazy weekend and this week is a little nutty so it's a quick WWW to show off all the fun we did.

Cole decided that we need to start walking at the park. Bless his soul he's getting mom out in the groove of being healthier. We checked out the wild life, some frogs and friend squirrels. Then after the walk the boys played at the playground and mom actually got to read a book!!!

Saturday was a CRAZY day I worked from 6am to 9:30am then got Cole & I dressed and off to Old Navy real quick to pick up a jacket for $16 (one day sale) oh yes a $39.50 jacket for $16 and mom got a new jacket (see pic below) for $12 and a hoodie. Then home to start the 1st chili of the weekend. If you missed the chili recipes make sure to check them out HERE. Cole's school also had a carnival with the cook off. The had jumpies, petting zoo, pony rides and several activities. To bad it was pouring down rain, Check out Cole all wet we had to run home for dry clothes for him before the chili testing.

Since Rick had Saturday and Sunday off we made the best of it. Later Saturday night we went to Krispy Kreme to watch them make donuts and of course get a few samples!

Sunday we were up early to start chili #2 for the church chili cook off. Then off to a family day! We got on a ferry and went up to Seattle. It was a nice drive to Kingston and then a nice ferry ride to Seattle. The boys loved it, Caden did get a little freaked if he got too close to the edge. But it was fun to have a day for the family, we missed church but we needed this.

After our ferry ride we took the boys to the Rain Forest Cafe, lot's of fun there. And I must say they actually did rather well sitting down, YEAH!

Then Sunday night run home real quick to pick up chili and Cole & headed to the church for the cook off and a movie night!! Sadly went around a corner too quick and spilled in my car ... UGH. Then late by 20 min and voting had already been done ... CRAP. But the movie was GREAT, if you haven't seen To Save A Life you must, even if you're not a religious person you will enjoy it. It reminded me of a GREAT Lifetime or Halmark movie. Sorry no pics at the church. I'll put up a post tomorrow on my DVD reviews tomorrow about the movie also.

I'm not worthy ...

Some days do you just not feel worthy? I must say thank you everyone I was having a down day yesterday when I wrote the post yesterday. You ever just have a day and you want to scream? Yup I reached it, and then things that I could have never dreamed came along and helped me out once more! Before I go there I have to say something :)

Rick for all his faults is a good husband, yes morning time not his best time of the day. His mom who is a lovely woman you don't call before 4pm yes PM she stays up late and sleeps all day, guess where he gets it! Now helping totally not his strongest suit with the kids but I do have to give him some props, I've cooled down and have decided better give some. Not perfect but helping .. lol. The days he hasn't been working thankfully about 30 hours last week he took Cole to school and picked him up. Did the yard work and let Cole play out there while he did and put in 3 new doors in the house. He thankfully has had 2 interviews and one of them turned into a 2nd interview!! And I'm on him like a hawk so he's been putting out resumes like crazy. So I thinking clear now ... LOL I was a little overwhelmed yesterday as always he offered to help someone a 2 hour project turned into 8 hours and when he wasn't able to pick Cole up it messed up the day. I was working and had calls that I wanted to get done so Cole had to go to daycare in the meantime. So needsless to say I was upset about having to pay that, having him home all the time really sucks when I work from home it's to much together time (I'm realistic people we're not perfect couple that can spend every waking minute together) and just crap happening with his car (that's another post!). Phew ok I feel better ... like I said NOT perfect, drives me nuts and needs to help more but not a total loser :).

NOW ONTO my "I'm Not Worthy Moment". Ok this probably has to do with the chubby kid who had a hard time fitting in to the "fluffy" adult that sometimes doesn't feel that comfortable either. Heck it may be the "egg donor" aka bio mom leaving while I was young and never returning but hey let's just say I have issues of feeling worthy. My dad always taught me to do my best, give to everyone and work is work you do over and beyond and some day it may come back if it doesn't it only matters to you because you know that you did more then the expected. My work has always just been that but never really saw more from my previous employers, but it was never expected.

So today I had this moment ... ok well not exactly this moment but this one makes me laugh!

You know I've said it many times but my employers are just amazing, they really just make me feel so loved and overjoyed! They really just go over and beyond, I'm not sure what I did to deserve such carrying people that do so much for me and my family. Today they actually made me cry and ask myself again how do I deserve such amazing people! They actually offered to pick up our medical cost until Rick goes back to work! I never really thought about how much a family of 4 could cost! It's just nuts, sadly I probably was going to have to just get coverage for the boys and let Rick and myself maybe go with out and pray we stayed healthy. Then they gave me this amazing gift. I never really thought there was people in the world like this! God has sent me Angels that are lifting the world weight of my shoulder. Really taking care of your employee is over and beyond, they are just Angels. Thank you Lord for bring me such amazing family to my life I consider them my family and will go to the ends of the earth for them! As I told them today they are stuck with me until they tell me to leave, I hope that is when I'm old and grey!

Then the topper on the cake, Caden was going to daycare 2 days a week since I started working from home just to get him out of the house. Then with Rick loosing the main job we cut back to no days. Poor Caden was loosing and so was mommy :). So this last generous gift made me cry like a baby. They offered to pick up daycare until Rick goes back to work. Not only 2 days a week but the WHOLE week! Yes not only have they offered to pick up health care for the family but daycare! I still can't get over my new family that is taking such good care of me. Family may not always be the ones we are given at birth but the ones we choose later on in life. My new extended family has made me cry in a good way. I was so overwhelmed with thinking of all these items and with out asking they just swooped in and offered to help. I so need to pay it forward, it's going to be baking time this weekend cookies for the church. I hope I can touch someone's life like mine was touched today!

Thank you so much for thinking of me and my family and showing me I am worthy. God Bless you!