We are now leaving Sleepytown

Recovering from a cold and a whirlwind week selling my tees at the Coastal Kids Market. This 5lb bag of Ugly Mug coffee arrived at the perfect time. Mmmmm.

Menu Planning

Just a quick menu plan before I head out to the store. Busy week, since it's the beginning of Coastal Kids Market and our church's Missions Conference.

Tonight: Jess has the kids. . . better think of something. . . pigs in a blanket?

Thursday and Friday--dinner at church courtesy of the Barretts. Yum.

Saturday: Tacos--easy peasy.

Sunday: ham and cheese sandwiches with tomato soup.

Monday: this brown sugar chicken in the crockpot with rice and salad. The only meal of the week that requires any work or thought.


This is what my bedroom looked like during the last Coastal Kids Market, so I guess I'm doing pretty well this time around. Off to tag some tees!

get ready to squeal and giggle and then say "they grow up so fast."

I found these pictures the other day and fell in love all over again.

They are even more meaningful when I remember that they were taken very soon after Jess redeployed from his 12 months in Iraq. 17month old Ella has barely known her daddy here, but he has won her heart.

Toofs . . . and some good music

Sam lost his first tooth tonight. And probably lost trust in his dad--for little while, anyway. This baby HAD to come out; the permanent one was almost all the way in behind it. So while "just looking" Jess grabbed and yanked and --after everyone had icecream-- we are doing fine.

In other news, the kids found this cd yesterday. It's just a generic blank cd--must be a copy from someone. We LOVE it and have been dancing to it all day. But I can't figure out what the album is or where it came from. So, if anyone recognizes this playlist (I suspect it's from Melissa) stand up and take a bow!
Accidentally in Love--Counting Crows
Say a Little Prayer for You--Areatha Franklin
Brown eyed Girl--Van Morrisson
When I'm 64--The BEatles
Pink Shoelaces--Dodie Stevens
More Today than Yesterday--Spiral Starecase
Coat of Colors--Dolly Parton
Stand by your Man--Tammy Wynette
Come on Feel teh Noize--Quiet Riot
The Longest Time--Billy Joel
Save the Last Dance for Me-=Michael Buble
Wonderful World--Louis Armstrong
Stars fell on Alabama--Ella Fitzgerald
Power of Two--Indigo Girls
You're the Inspiration--Chicago
Pour Some Sugar on Me--Def Leppard
Natural Woman--Aretha Franklin
Don't Worry Baby--Beach Boys
STand by Me--Ben E. King
I love NYC--Andrew W. K
Under the Boardwalk--The Drifters
Over the Rainbow--Israel Kamakawiwo ole
It Couldn't be Better- ?

Menu Planning

If you've wondered where menu planning has gone, so have I. In the past four weeks our family, or just Jess has spent the majority of the week out of town. That means lots of pb&j and the occasional Mc'Donalds. However, Jess gets home this afternoon and I keep forgetting what meals I've planned, and I keep losing my slips of paper, and I am remembering why I like to have it here online.

Tonight: Spinach and ham quiche, biscuits (maybe something like these yummy ones from suzy) and fruit.

Friday: Broccoli Pork Lo Mein.

Saturday: Pizza or Calzones with sneaky spinach. Probably calzones. Depends on my mood.

Sunday: French dip sandwiches (already cooked and in the freezer, I'll just reheat it in the crockpot while we're at church--but don't let me forget to bake the bread Saturday night!), veggies and dip

Monday: Meatloaf (I made this one and it was HUGE so half of it is in the freezer), corn casserole, and something green--depends on what I get from my box)

That's it for now. Now to go see why it's so quiet in the back. . . .

Wordless Wednesday--Swing

Changing Table Dilema

I know I should spank it, when it has this little habit of flipping over as soon as she lays on the changing table, but who can spank such an adorable bottom?!