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Thursday, January 6, 2011

2010 it's a Wrap (yes I'm behind) .... PINT Style

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Wow it has been one heck of a year! I have picked some of my favorite recipes and favorite post of the past year. Hope if you find something that makes you laugh or something you'd like to make. Happy 2011!!!!

4 Recipes (3 Jars & 1 in a Bag)
A reflection of who I am

Turkey Rice Crispy Treats, Pumpkin Pie Dip & Hummus
Two not funny, but personally touching post
A fav for Rick and one for MOM
Fun things that you find in my house
MY fav Pizza and dough to go with it
Oh yes the things that are said that make you go WTF

My two fav recipes!
The joy of organizing a church carnival
A taste dinner & even better dessert
Still an improvement

Crowd pleaser with the kids
Tired mom & moments that make me hit my head
Oh yes this were SUPER yummy!!
What happens when your hubby is not so motived for job hunting
My love of Brie to a new level
How to install TP on a Roll & fun with boys!
More Gym Notes
My first Bolognese and it was super yummy
A huge hit with the boys
The joys of going back to the gym
This recipe is on of my favs!
Funny in the school parking lot :)

Wednesday, January 20, 2010

Top 5 of 2009

My amazing friend Debby at JUST BREATHE and amazing blog that helps woman that lost children FOR YOUR TEARS, please go over and tell her hi she's great and believe me she'll stop by and say hi back! She tagged me for this amazing meme my top 5 of 2009. Well crap I have to pick 5 ... could it be the exchange student going home (if you're new those are some duzy of post) ... would it be putting the skinny clothes in bins even higher that I won't see in the near future (yup that would be a negative ghost rider)... so not the electrical fire from Cole peeing on the wall (another great post). So here it is my TOP 5

1. A big one I think my family would agree on is the progression of my cooking! Yup I started out as the box lady as in Hamburger Helper, then I became the bisquick queen (many of you witnessed this) and now I pride myself on being able to whip up a pretty good meal ;).

Here is my past and present :)
2. The few times I get to go out and have a little me time. I'm trying to make this a higher priority in my life. If we don't take care of us then what happens when need a little help. Ladies we need to take time for us! This is a hard lesson I'm learning!
3. Time with my family and Friends. This year thanks to blogging we had the chance to not go on one but two vacations! This was the first vacation we ever took! Two times to Great Wolfe was more than I could have ever asked for. Plus Rick and I had our first date night in over 2 years, no kids just silence! Blogging also Lead me to meet some amazing new friends!

4. Finding a church that was right for me. For sometime I was missing something I just didn't feel complete and was needing some uplifting. One Sunday I got up got the boys dressed and took a chance on going by myself to a church down the street. Cole goes to school there during the week but I never went to the church before. I have been truly blessed and have enjoyed getting to know new people and restore my faith. Even the volunteering :).

The cookies they dropped off after my first visit.
The volunteering work
5. I think the best part of 2009 happened with our jobs! Rick's place of business after 105 years liquidated and closed their doors. Before they were closed Rick was able to find a new job out of 600 people, Rick and another guy got the opening.

Mine would come with a huge scare of my hours being cut at my job, by Gods hand I was introduced from a friend a great company that had some data entry for me to do on Mondays. When Times got even tighter at work and I was laid off my one day a week job turned into a full time position. I couldn't believe how blessed I was! I got the chance to work from home and do a job that I love getting up each morning for. That is what I call blessings giveth forth!
So there it is lol I know it's not quick and short, I just can't do that! So we had a few tears, some hair pulling and just a little bit of wine (yes those would all be on my part). It was a fun 2009 and I know 2010 will lead to many more blessings and things that will keep me on my toes!

I would love to see you five of 2009, let me know you posted and I'll stop by :). Much love and thank you to each one of you for following and reading my mad post and ramblings. It's a joy to be part of your day and I hope I make you laugh!



Friday, January 1, 2010

Happy New Year ... Now we recap 2009

Wow guys I woke up this morning thinking it's all going to be different ... LOL. Nope I hear kids screaming it's still my life, yes it's a new year and I'm sure a lot will come. I'm not a resolution person but I am trying for better goals. Less screaming, more time with the kids, more time with hubs (listening to him whining about us time) and getting exercise into my life again. No set amount just a goal to do make a better me. I figure if I can set some goals we'll make it!
So let's recap this amazing year! I've seen this on a few blogs and just had to copy cat like that!
January we had our exchange student from Korea with us. He decided I was the enemy being a woman and refused to speak to me most time unless it was threw Rick. We had a chance to go to Flat Stanley were my mom took a ride with us. Oh fun a car ride where I ended in tears (man I need to work on being to sensitive! We had bunches of birthday parties, Fantasy Lights, Zoo Lights and emergency tooth surgery for Rick. Rick also turned 33! A few of my favorite post from January.
February was a fun month we signed Cole up for Kindergarten and had to have the registration paid, chomping on tums to borrow money from my parents! We really didn't celebrate Valentines day so of course had a make up V-Day Breakfast for Rick, had a chili bake off at work that caused an uproar. People decided they didn't like the bake off idea and some how I got pulled into even though I wasn't the person who made it. Let's just say hurt feelings, mean emails and pissed off people came about from that (glad I'm not working there anymore). Also some fun bathroom humor of being a girl in a boys house! A few favorite February post:
My Chili from the bake off!
No I didn't let other bad attitude stop me!
Make up V-Day Breakfast
Bathroom Wars
March Cole's School celebrated his birthday early and mom bought cupcakes and gift bags for the kids. I won a pink Coach Purse. I participated in FFF each friday posting funny pictures of me as a child and high school, even some pictures of our house. I even showed off a few diaper cakes I made. And we had some fun at the playground moms expense. Some fun post to share:
April was Cole's 5th Birthday, we celebrated at the Children's Museum where I had to deal with a dad of Cole's school mate that kept telling Cole to settle down. Hello dude it's his party! I got sucked into several Pampered Chef parties and always have to buy something! Caden broke my ONE pair of glasses and I had to wait 2 weeks for new ones. We enjoyed parties and the zoo, even got a smile out of our exchange student once or twice! We even started the series of what food items you find under beds.
Caden Enjoying Cole's Cupcakes
Cole and Mommy on his 5th Birthday
My BROKEN glasses!
One pair of the new glasses
yup a banana was found
May brought us better weather, some fun sewing projects, me going a field trip were the mom thought it would be fun to put my fluffy rear in the very back with the kids!! School was coming close to a close oh man the summer is almost here! We did get some good jetskiing time in, that is before my parents decided they could fit with Cole on the jetski and tipped over and scaring him from the water! I even found a new hairstyle. I even started a garden, so doing it again! Cole had a few field trips and I even went to a Spa Party with 5 Minutes for Mom.
My view from the backseat
Field Trip
Cole milding annoying the girls
Cole's Blacket from my MIL
New Hair
Gardening I'm ready
Spa Night

June lead us to the end of our exchange student, yeah he even left a few days early. His dad came to pick him up and decided he didn't need to speak to me either. I had my 33 birthday and celebrated with a great pedi. We found more fun food under the bed, this time an apple. Rick had a dog jump out at him on the free way and then his car got broke into.
Yup that's an apple
Rick's gift to me a closet organizer

Cute Hair day even :)
July was a fun month we had an electrical fire when Cole decided to pee on the wall! We had our first trip to Great Wolf and the boys loved it! Cole got his first big boy bike and scooter, thanks monnie! We also had Caden's 2nd birthday party at the house it was so much fun.
Yup a brunt outlet
Caden Cake Face
Caden's Invites on Magnets
Fourth of July at my parents
Another Diaper Cake
August we had a family reunion, a Hawaiian party and just a bunch of water time fun. Add in a wedding and a bachelorette party and we're having a good summer!
And new "Summer Hair"
Phew I've made it to September! Cole started Kindergartend and I started going back to Church, both are big mile stones. We used up what little weather we had left to get the boys out before we had to put the Jetski away. Or Garden was great and gave us many veggies for our meals. We had field trips back on! We had crazy hair moments for mom and a first haircut for Caden. And my grandmother was hit was a scam by someone pretending to be me.
Fun at Monnie & Bapa's house
Our Garden
Apple Field Trip
What can binder clips and a paperclips do?
Oh yeah and another banana showed up!
Cole's First day in Kindergarten
Caden's First Haircut!
October wow how did you get here so fast! We had Halloween and fun dressing the boys up. We had me being laid off and taking a job working from home (God Sent). We had a back log of laundry try to eat me up! My parents gave us the gift cards from our Christmas Present last year and we built a deck! We found more food under the bed, come on! We hit the pumpkin patch with Bapa had a birthday party for Cole's school friend. And I got to meet a bloggy friend Lauren!
New Deck
Yup things you find under a bed!
War of the bathroom returns
"Winter" Shows up
Bowling/Miniature Golf Party
Pumpkin Patch
Meeting Bloggy friend Lauren
Halloween boys ;)
November brought us our first full month of working at home. Thanksgiving at my house and black Friday Shopping. The big trucks invaded our street and took out our internet with it for 3 days! We met with Santa and didn't cry this year! We of course had gum in our hair! I signed up for cookie baking for the church.
And we end with December, it was a month of great surprises and blessings. Wonderful bosses that sent me a GC that bought new tires, not only that but a GC for dinner! Christmas spent with out our parents. We had a chance to go back to Great Wolf and met even more bloggy friends. Along with meeting another bloggy Friend Robyn! And get this a date night!
FINALLY I know sorry didn't mean for such a long post! Here is how the boys and I celebrated the new year! Rick worked a private party threw the security company. the boys and I bundled up and picked up some pizza, sparkling cider and popcorn! LOL We ended up falling asleep around 9ish. I did wake up right before the new year, but got hooked on the Biography Channel I just couldn't change the channel. Now onto 2010! Many Blessings in the new year! Thank you so much for sticking around with me! I enjoy getting to meet you all and reading your stories. Many times I'm laughing and crying right along with you. Thank you for being part of my life!

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