Thankful Thursday

Today I am thankful,

for the beautiful weather

A husband who is taking us fishing

My 6 mth. can sit up

And, my 5 yr old who is so sweet to me,

A family I can be thankful for, thank you Jesus.

Have a blessed Memorial Day,
blessed from what others have done on our behalf.

Here I go, again.

Look what I've been doing this weekend.

I payed, $1.50 for the decor wall hook, we needed this for the backdoor to hang wet stuff, from the pool.

The fruit stand was $1.50.

The ball sprinkler NIB, was also $1.50, and may make a nice B-day gift for Noah's friend.

And, a collection of little things that IMO, make a house a home.Even a journal for my hubby, that he'll take to Honduas.

You can click on these pics. to see detail.

Here I go again,
Countryside Stadium 2045980 Regal PlazaSterling ,VA 20165703-404-8603
06/24/2008-06/25/2008
Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium (G)
Firehouse Dog (PG)
07/01/2008-07/02/2008
Pirates Who Don't Do Anything - Veggie Tales (G)
Evan Almighty (PG)
07/08/2008-07/09/2008
Everyone's Hero (G)
Bee Movie (PG)
07/15/2008-07/16/2008
Arctic Tale (G)
Shrek The Third (PG)
07/22/2008-07/23/2008
Curious George (G)
Hairspray (PG)
07/29/2008-07/30/2008
March Of The Penguins (G)
Alvin And The Chipmunks (PG)
08/05/2008-08/06/2008
Mr. Bean's Holiday (G)
Happy Feet (PG)
08/12/2008-08/13/2008
Charlotte's Web (G)
Water Horse: Legend Of The Deep (PG)
08/19/2008-08/20/2008
Wallace And Gromit (G)
Surf's Up (PG)
Free summer movies, start at 10 a.m. and air conditioning !

One of my fav. blogs is doing a Family Tip Friday.

http://www.becentsable.net/


Yes my 5 yr. old son does the dishes ! This makes his toys last, because they stay cleaner, from his "dishpan hands",lol.

This is a great way to include Noah into my daily routine,
we blast the radio, make jokes, and have even been know to dance our "tuck in dance" between the wash and rinse cycle.

I've found this a great $ saver, by not running dishwasher often,
his future wife will love me,
and he learns to be part of the working family.
I could say to him, "Momma doesn't have time to play, now".
But, instead I've chosen to say, "Come along side of me and have fun in this task".

Families are so challenged to stay close and spend time as a unit, and not divided by extra events.
It's easy for me to send him to go play, but rewarding to say, stay here let's play together. I hope you can come up with good ideas to draw your children to your side, as it will produce a closer family .

Here I go, again.

We finished the book!
This was our nightly reading, and gave way to many deep conversations with Noah.
I also felt challenged in my spiritual walk.
It's a story of Christian a boy who started his journey alone to become a believer.
His testimony leads other kids to be believers in the Good Prince.
I highly encourage you to get a copy of this classic for your child's summer reading. It's an easy read, broke up into short chapters. Uses some old English made which it fun to teach new vocabulary words and quizes at end of chapters.
I happened to purchase this at a thrift store for .50, as you can see in the pic. A tiny tag is the orginal list price of .95.

TUESDAY TIPSTER,

Last week I took Titus to the Baby Dr, for his sinus infection.
"Not being afraid to ask", (my tip to you) I told the doc how i've been using the recommended formula, then asked for another sample. "Well this office is closing today, so please take them all Mrs. F". She gave me $75.00 worth of formula, oh happy day to my wallet ! And, the office we're moving to is 1/2 a mile from your home. Yayyy ! Now, i won't need to drive into the next town. So, don't be afraid to ask !

I'm trying to work out this new blog template, bear with me.

Mike is at a Pastor's conference, my Mom went home and it's a rainy day.
We've already read 3 books, went to Speech, wrestled and fed the dog, ate breakfast.
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Ummm... i'm not a craft type Momma, so me thinks we'll be watching a tad of T.V., today. Fortunately, we all enjoy Smile of a Child network, it is all faith based programing, although Mike can always spot a blur of scripture misktakes.
Basicly they are trying to dumb it down for kids.
But, all in all it is a reprieve for me to start laundary, or comfort Titus before a nap.

What does your rainy day look like?

Here I go, again.
Thanks to Pampered Chef
(of whom i am a huge fan)
we will celebrate my Mom's 56th Birthday.
Chocolate is a great way to say "Many More Mom" !
These crab novelties are her Christmas gift to us,
the make my kitchen look royal, lol.
Happy Birthday Mom !

Here I go, again.

Here I go, again.
Freecycle toy that keeps Bubba from flipping himself, he's like wrestling a piggy.
We're back from vacation, we were rained out, see pictures.
I made that Friendship bread I posted about and it's as good as "they" say. Well worth the effort.
Mike put up our 5 yr. old above ground pool, mulched, refined the dog's kennel, and cut the grass. Noah picked up dog poop.Things are moving along, as I'm starting tacos for dinner. With special sauce bought from a Mexican restruant.
Tommrow's freebies are a chicken sandwich from McD's. And an iced coffee from Dunkin Donuts, if you can't get a hold of me then, look for me there.

Wordfull Wednesday

Wow, Titus is 6 months today !

He has brought much laughter, joy and contement into our home. He sprouted his 1st tooth.

And, I wouldn't change a single thing about him, he has been created perfectly to be with us,

the Lord always knows what and who we need in our lives best, so we praise Him for the gift we have in our lit' Bubba.

Here I go, again.

Amish Frienship Bread

This is just to prove my addiction to Freecycle,

I've read about this bread and how yummy it tastes. And, the tradition of sharing, I have no known Amish friends, so when this popped up on Freecycle, I went for it.

Not, exactly my expectations.

Do you all know I have a almost 6 month old, who I burp on occasion?

Now, I must also burp my bread starter?

Yeah, I typed burp. Squeeze out the excess air. " It" sits 8 days to ferment. I'm fine with that, or no wait, I'm going on vacation, and my hubby is going to know I'm crazy when he sees me burping "it", and dragging it from place to place.

Is the bread really going to taste so good it is worth all this? Yep, you betcha, because, the last ingredient is a box of instant vanilla pudding. Who'd guess the Amish were, so up-to-date, as to throw that in? Today I've worn my peasant blouse in honor of this rambling blog,(tryed to take a pic), but my arms are too short for a self portrait. That's the first time my arms have been to short for anything. TMI, just call me E.T. like the kids at school did, I'll answer. But, i digress.

Back to the bread, it says it makes a very nice gift, hummm....

And, I can share the starter with 3 friends, hummmm....

Back to family life, which is the theme of this blog, Ahem!

Noah helped feed Titus his bottle this morning, because he will be at pre-school, then a trip to a friend's farm. Actually he's lovingly trying to prop the bottle up with a toy, because he's a chip off the old block, and that is family blogging. lol

Here I go, again.Fresh gingerbread waffles and cream cheese frosting. Yum!

I went yard saling with my Mom and boys, Saturday. Fun, one place put their stuff out free. 2x the Fun!

Well we're going on vacation, so i'll be packing until we leave on Thurs. morning.( Mike is in for a shock when he sees all that must go).

Camping on the beach and using a friend's condo on the beachside.

Let's hope it stays warm, as we are going early to "beat the crowd".

I won't be updating my CVSing this week as I bought alot for my Mom and forgot to take a pic, before she went home.But, trust me i got some lovely deals.

And, the ? cashier wants to know if i have a sister that works at the beauty store, NO? Well then he insists i workout @ Gold's. Ha-ha all this w/ two kids and one screaming at the top of his 6 month old lungs. DESPRATE, that's all i can say for him.

Aren't Mom/Grammies great!?

Mike and I even went out to dinner at our local grill with the gift card he received from coaching.They have killer (flashback) guacomole and chips. I din't hear anything Mike said till they were gone,so don't ask me what he's doing this week. Although the next day he installed a brand spankin new full swrilly toliet. I need to post a pic. If u have a half swrilly toliet like i did, u know what i ramble about. Anyhoo... he's the handest of all hany men.

Enjoy Spring, Holly

I love how Noah wants to take care of Titus. And, no can make him laugh so hard !

Here I go, again.

I saw today on my bank's calendar, it's a Holocaust Remembance day.

Listen to this great song about Israel i've had on my play list a couple days.

Israel is Her Name.

One verse states, at last, at last I am free.

Mike and I have been to Israel and just as everybody says, it is rich in HIStory.

My first friend when I moved to Maryland, was Jewish and i loved learning their traditions.

I encourage you to pray for the Peace of Jerusalem.