Easter Egg Hunt & Coloring Eggs

Today was our neighborhood Easter Egg Hunt. We weren't going to do it and I actually decided very last minute that we were. I raced to the ladies house on Thursday, the deadline to sign up, and dropped off our eggs. I'm so glad we went though. We have a really great neighborhood with great people in it. I was hoping this would give us a chance to get to know some of them more, but it really didn't. We have about 300 houses in our subdivision, which was originally farm land that belonged to the grandparents of Travis Tritt. (click HERE for the history. It's pretty cool!) Anyways, today there were probably 50 families represented at the egg hunt. Kids were everywhere so there was no real way to meet new people. The kids had a great time though and that's what is important.

Tonight we colored eggs with them. One tip I came up with this year and I'll pass on to all of you for next years egg dying, is to let the littlest kids use a spaghetti scooper to handle the eggs. It worked like a charm!! The eggs fit perfectly into the scoop and once they put the egg down in the color, they just flip it over and pull it out, leaving the egg behind. Great idea!!! Hope you all have a fabulous Eater!!

What a great looking group of kids!!!

Katelyn

Mikayla

Micah finding eggs

Jacob and the Easter Bunny

Katelyn and her egg couple

Mikayla and her egg family

Jacob
See how great the spaghetti scooper worked?

Favorite Recipe of a Sloppy Chef

I swear I am the worlds messiest cook. Tonight as I was making stuff for tomorrow's breakfast and Easter dinner I looked around and thought "Oh my gosh! What a mess!" I was making my mom's 'famous' "pink fluff" and was spraying the jello mix all over my shirt, the wall and the counter with the hand mixer. My pink shirt was covered in red drops. The muffins for breakfast were in the oven, overflowing and spilling all into the bottom of the stove, blowing smoke everywhere. The house sure didn't smell as good as it should have when making cinnamon struessel muffins. Remember walking into your moms or grandma's house and thinking that they must have fresh chocolate chip cookies because the smell was so amazing?? Not my house!! People walk in here, smell burning food and know I'm cooking. Funny part is that most of the time, the food itself doesn't even burn, it's just the overflow or the stuff that falls into the bottom of the oven.

The baking for tomorrow is now done and the sink is piled with all the dishes that still need to be cleaned. I use so many dishes when I'm cooking and baking that the dishwasher couldn't hold them all! So, what was the recipe that is so worth all the mess, the spraying jello and the food color stained arms that look like I've cut myself and am bleeding all over the place? PINK FLUFF!!!! My kids ask for this at every holiday or special meal!

PINK FLUFF
large box of jello
2 cups hot water
2 cups sherbet (flavor of choice)
12oz Cool Whip, thawed

Mix the jello and water. Once thoroughly stirred, add in the entire container of sherbet. As it melts, just scoop out the chunks that don't mix in. It's the easiest way!! Add the coolwhip and mix with a mixer until well mixed. Pour into a bowl and refrigerate overnight.

Our Favorite is PINK....raspberry jello with raspberry sherbet. At Christmas we will also do a GREEN....lime jello and lime sherbet. For 4th of July PEACH....peach jello and peach sherbet.

So what is your favorite recipe...messy or not, doesn't matter. ;)

Because I'm a follower, too!

I saw this on a few other blogs and thought I’d join in because I am a follower LOL

FOODOLOGY:
What is your salad dressing of choice? Kraft Zesty Red Pepper Italian
What is your favorite sit-down restuarant? Right now-Macaroni Grill
What is your favorite fast food restaurant? Right now-Arby's
What food could you eat every day for two weeks and not get sick of? chocolate!
What are your pizza toppings of choice? all meat pizza or ham, pepperoni, & pineapple

BIOLOGY:
Are you right-handed or left-handed? right
Have you ever had anything removed from your body? a few teeth
What is the last heavy item you lifted? I moved a dresser today and had to pick it up to get it over a heat vent
Have you ever been knocked unconscious? nope
Have you ever fainted? no

BULLCRAPOLOGY:
If it were possible, would you want to know the day you were going to die? heck no!
If you could change your name, what would you change it to? I used to love the name Jessica
How many pairs of flip flops do you own? about 5, but I was out looking for a new pair (or two) today. Haven't found any yet though.
Last person you talked to? Seth

FAVORITOLOGY:
Season? fall, but it has to be a MICHIGAN fall!
Holiday? Christmas
Day of the week? lately it's been Sunday because that's my day to get out of the house all day long and 'study'
Month? July
Color? Purple or green
Drink? Diet Coke
Alcoholic? Pomegranate Martinis, Margarita or just straight up tequila. Really can't pick

CURRENTOLOGY:
Missing someone? my friends and family back in Michigan
What are you listening to? my kids playing in the sandbox
What are you watching? nothing
Worrying about? money, school, how I'm going to manage this summer
What’s the last movie you saw? The Hurt Locker
Do you smile often? I guess....
If you could change your eye color what would it be? I love my green eyes
What’s on your wish list for your birthday? I have no idea...
Can you do a chin-up? probably...but only 1
Does the future make you more nervous or excited? both
Have you been in a car wreck? yes
Have you caused a car wreck? yes…I rear ended someone when I was 16
Do you have an accent? no.
Last time you cried? about 3 days ago
Plans tonight? watching a couple movies iwth the kids.
Have you ever felt like you hit rock bottom? yes.
Name three things you bought yesterday? clothes for Jacob, Easter Basket stuff for the kids, Starbucks Java Chip frappucino
Have you met someone who changed your life? yes. My most recent is my friend Andres who was one of my interns at school.
For the better or worse? BETTER
How did you bring in the New Year? Inlaws brought the kids back from Michigan. We had a small party and did a bubble wrap stomp at midnigh
Would you go back in time if you were given the chance? not sure. I'd like to visit a few decades, but I wouldn't want to stay for long.
What songs do you sing in the shower? I don't sing in the shower. It's too early in the morning.
Have you held hands with someone today? no.
Who was the last person you took a picture of? My kids when we went to the mountains on Saturday
Are most of the friends in your life new or old? new. I still keep in touch with my 'old' friends in Michigan but the people most in my life are new friends
Do you like pulpy orange juice? YUCK!!!!
Last time you ate peanut butter and jelly? Wednesday when Tim, Jacob and I went to the park
What were you doing at 12 a.m. last night? sleeping
What was the first thing you thought of when you woke up? ALREADY???
How many televisions are in your house? 3
What color cell phone do you have? black (Droid Eris) with a pink cover

Friday Funnies

Ok, so this week I've heard all my funnies from Jacob, my 3 year old, inform me that he had balls. Yes, I'm refering to his gonads! He was very proud in the fact that he knew they were called "balls".

He also was going potty and screamed out "Look mom! A waterfall!"

He calls Buzz Lightyear "Buzz Right Here" and almost every time we walk in to a room that he is in, he proudly announces "HEY! I've seen you 'afore'!"

Gotta love 3 year olds!

Thankful Thursday

As Easter is just around the corner, there is SO much to be thankful for. Thankful for my family and for my friends, even though so many of them are a long ways away and I don't get to see them. I'm thankful for being given the crazy chance to go back to school and to better my families future. I'm thankful for a husband who is motivated to keep pursuing this crazy dream of ours, even when it gets hard and overwhelming! I'm also thankful for our amazingly good health, and all that we have learned regarding HOW to STAY healthy!!

Now to a bit more light heartedness. I'm thankful for my Starbucks Java Chip Frappacino that is so totally refreshing on this hot, spring day.

I'm thankful for a beautiful, sunny 81*!

I'm thankful that Jacob is almost finished with daytime potty training!

I'm thankful that I'm DONE, FOREVER, with my basic sciences at school.

Worldess Wednesday 3-31-10

Tuesday Tantrums

I HATE that I'm on break and I still have to get up every morning at 6:30 so I can get the kids off to school! I'm so tired and don't feel like I'm getting caught up on any sleep. I just want to sleep in ONE morning!!!!!

I hate potty training!! It is such a daunting task and it seems that once it starts, it has to be seen through to completion. It seems that there is a good day, followed by a bad. Yesterday was the first full day of starting Jacob with potty training. He did amazingly great and even told me a couple of times that he had to go. Today, totally different story. He told me 2x that he had to go, only it was after he had already gone. The good thing is that once we are done, we are done for GOOD! No more babies=no more potty training!!

On a different note, my biggest tantrum for today is about people who refuse to take any sort of responsibility for their actions or the actions of their families. I hate listening to people make excuses about why they are acting the way they do, why their children do they things they do and why they shouldn't be held responsible. It grinds me to no end!! Take responsibility. Stop blaming everyone or everything around you. Stop pretending that you don't have any options or that no one understands. Stop letting life make it's decisions for you and take control of your life and your actions.

Tantrum done....until next week!

The gods & fairies didn't show up!

This is an old blog that I wrote a couple years ago, but thought I'd bring it and post it here.

Ever have those days where you are made to feel like you just don't do enough? That you have sat on the computer all day and so you OBVIOUSLY have neglected everything. After all, the things that did get done, probably got done by some 'outside force'.Let's see what all we don't do as SAHM.

1. The laundry fairy takes care of all the washing (at approx 15+ loads a week). The fairy then makes sure it's all folded, put into drawers or hung up, socks are folded and everyone has what they need.

2. The food genie does all the grocery shopping and makes breakfast, lunch and dinner every day.

3. The school god gets up at 6:45 every morning, gets the uniforms out, kids fed, lunches packed, kids dressed and to school, not only on time, but early. He then picks them back up every day at 3:15, and goes back at 4:45 or 5 if they have an activity.

4. The homework helper makes sure that the kids get their homework done everynight and has it all packed back into their backpacks so they don't get into trouble.

5. The money tree sends out automatic payments to the mortgage company, car company, electric company and everyone else who wants money. PHEW, glad "we" don't have to deal with all that. EVERYONE seems to want money so I'm glad that the money tree takes care of all that for us.

6. Then there is the veteranarian who is here to clean up the dogs throw up and make sure the dog and cat are fed everynight and the cat liter box is cleaned out. The nurse is on call so that she can bandage every scrape, put ice on every booboo and kiss every pinched finger. The landscaper is here to mow the lawn and pick up the crap that is thrown from the white Explorer that so conveniently parks in the driveway and feels the need to clean itself out every morning, right onto the front lawn. The maid stops by daily to pick up all the toys, clean up the dishes after the meals, clean the kitchens, make sure the bathrooms are clean, and do the vacuuming. (Thank God for her...that job would suck!)

7.Then there's the nanny. WOW! What a job she has. Getting the younger kids dressed every morning, changing all the diapers, washing all the sticky fingers and faces after meals, helping to keep the potty training kids on track and not wet all day long and breaking up the fights that seem to happen almost hourly. Her job seems so stressful. Don't forget the baths that need to be given (that alone is an hour of time), teeth brushed and in bed between 8-8:30 EVERY NIGHT....always on time!

8.Let's see, the sex goddess. Yep, thank God for her too. We'd hate to think that when a husband comes home after a long days work that we need to have sex because he is stressed but horny. PHEW, thank goodness that all these other people take care of everything else so that if we wanted to have sex, we'd have the energy to actually do it.

Wow, these men are right...with all the help from the gods and faries, nanny and babysitter I guess we really DON'T need a break. Now, if they would show up just ONE time for their job, it might all be good.....

Not Me Monday

Today is my first "Not Me Monday". I did NOT laugh at my 3 year old son yesterday as he ran around the house, pretending to shoot his siblings, while screaming "You killed my wife!!!" I did not tell him today "Please do not put boogers on my phone". And I most definitely did NOT encourage him to put his new underwear on his head to try to encourage him to go potty on his new potty. Nope, that wasn't me!!

I did not sit at the computer and watch as my husband took out the window cleaner and cleaned the glass door. (Ok, so I did...and I enjoyed it!) I did NOT giggle everytime I told my son that he couldn't pee in his new "Woody" big boy pants (and I'm not STILL giggling even when I type it!) And I didn't encourage him to keep saying "Buzz Right Here" instead of Buzz Lightyear. SO CUTE, but I would NEVER encrouage improper words like that. ;)

I'm not the one who rolled my eyes when my daughter needed my help with her homework, knowing that she really could have done it without any help!!

And I most definitely did NOT encourage my sons to keep teeter-tottering excessively roughly, just so I could it on video. Nope, I didn't do it!!!

Such a slacker

I've been so bad with this blog, but I promise to do better!! I got caught up in the quarter at school and blogging just sort of fell by the wayside. I'm going to work on doing something a bit more daily though. Here's my plan....

Monday-"Not Me Monday". For this, I'm going to do all the "Not Me/I didn't do it" sort of things from the weekend. Just wait and see tomorrow. ;)

Tuesday-Tuesday Temper Tantrum. This is my place to rant and rave!

Wednesday-Wordless Wednesday

Thursday-Thankful Thursday

Friday-Friday Funnies. This will be the crazy, off the wall things my kids have said or done during the week.

Saturday-Serious Saturdays-HOPEFULLY this will be the things I've learned for during the week. Could be about parenting, might be about not taking myself so seriously, might just be something cool I learned at school. Who knows

Sunday-Sunday Simplicity. A place to post the Top 10s of the week. Top 10 things about me, about my family, about our life, about whatever Top 10 I choose for the week.