Its Gone!!!!!!!!!!!!

Just look at this very boring background! Gone is my "leaves on the grass "template. Stupid me was messing with things I shouldn't have and now....its gone! And I am having trouble getting it back. I keep running into errors and crap. So until I can fix it (or have Todd help me) We are stuck with this!

This Book!

I finished it! (It seems like in a matter of minutes) Why do I like it? I can't really tell you. Its a simple read but I like how she didn't portray the vampires as blood sucking monsters. It made it more enjoyable to read. But you wanna know what makes me mad? What has put a burr in my side?

I am #268 on the holds list at the library for the next book!

AAAAHHHHHHH!

Look what I discovered in the grocery store today.....

I love being sneaky behind the kids back!

MWAHAHAHA MWAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!

Oh excuse me, I lost control for a second

All around the house

I found this idea while I was out surfing other blogs. I don't remember were I found it but I thought it would be interesting to do.
The premise is this, take a picture of these 10 household items but there is no primping or staging allowed. The pictures of the items are to be taken as they are at that moment.

So here we go.....

The Fridge

I hate our fridge. Its too small and is somewhat falling apart. Someday the fridge fairy will grace us with her presence.

The Closet

This is somewhat of a catch all closet. Its been on my to-do list for at least 2 yrs

The Kitchen Sink

This could have been worse. Luckily the dishwasher is "dirty" cuz if it was "clean" then the dishes would be piled up while I waited for Kyler to unload it for me. oh how he hates doing that!

The Toilet

This is our toilet. Nothing to exciting.....its a toilet! I do hate the seat though. I have been wanting to replace it for a long time but keep forgetting.

This is Kylers toilet. This also needs to be replaced but I again keep forgetting. I only think about it when Teresa comes over cuz she HATES this toilet! Oh and if you look real close you can see what boys do best....miss their target.

Favorite Shoes

These shoes have been hanging around for a long time. I think they are super cute. But if you look closely you will see an inch of dust on them. Why? Because for one, I never go anywhere. And two, look at the heels! These are so uncomfortable. So what do I usually wear?....
I would always rather be barefoot! (Please ignore the chipped nail polish and much needed pedicure. Like I said this stuff isn't staged!)

What are the kids doing right now?
Kaden is refusing to eat the yogurt that he specifically asked for.

Kyler is doing his typical after school activity.


Favorite Room
I guess I would have to pick my kitchen because thats where I spend alot of time. I like that's its open and has alot of counter space.

Laundry Pile

My poor family has been waiting for me to fold this for about a week. And remember it has to stay up high so the cats don't pee on it.

Self Portrait
This picture was taken when Todd and I were dating. It was for a fashion photo assignment done by one of Todds college friends. (and yes it looks like I am scowling but the sun was really really bright in my eyes) This reminds of the days before kids, before bills and a time when I was a size 5!

My favorite thing in the house

I think I will pick my glass cat collection. I get one every year for Christmas. Sadly there are a few missing because of my darn cats! They like to break stuff. They are worse then kids sometimes.

So there you have it. Hopefully you learned a little something about me! Now if you'll excuse me, I think I'll go clean my closet or something...........

Looking at this picture you might think a number of things.

* Andrea has a problem with small rodents in the yard
* Terrorists are invading our property
* We are short on food so therefore we must get ourselves a nice deer

But no...none of those things are the right answer. This is what happens when you are the only girl around. When you have all boys in the house.
My days are not filled with barbies, tea parties, the color pink, flowers or dress-up.

No its a life of....

*bugs
*video games
*GI Joe
*Boogers on the wall
*dragons
*cars and trains
*all things stinky
*legos
*dirty faces and dirty feet
*and things like this.....


Shooting cans in the backyard!

What has my life come to? Where are the dolls? Where is the miniature kitchen with all the little pots and pans? Where is the nail polish and hair bows? What about Strawberry Shortcake or Rainbow Brite?

Well I guess if you can't beat 'em..............

Join 'em!

Free Day

Last Saturday was Customer Appreciation Day over at Todds work. I decided to go since I was a customer and felt I deserved a little appreciation! It was a rare beautiful day and it gave us something to do that was free. A huge bouncy house was brought in and the kids (And I mean ALL my kids) had fun bouncing there little hearts out.
Free bbq'd lunch

If you get a hole-in-one the first time, you get to visit the money tank




Kyler and I visited the money tank, but didn't get to keep the money because we were related to a worker. But they still made us do it "just to see how much we could get." I know....totally unfair and not making me feel very appreciated!

Oh and here's what happens when you spend more time at work then you do at home...

Things get a little friendly among the coworkers!

What I love and What I hate Wednesday

What I love..

Sometimes its hard to think of just one thing that I love. But after a rough couple of days with Kaden I thought I would remind myself of this...

I love baby bumps even at 2 yrs old!

What I hate...

My husband is a hard worker. His job can be stressful and the hours can be hell (he worked 244 hours last month) I hate that as hard has he works for us....its still not quite enough. I hate that the economy is effecting us big time and there is nothing we can do about it. I hate the realization that our credit is on the verge of being completly tanked. I hate the gulity feeling of not having a job even though I don't see how I can possibly manage one unless I work nights. I hate that you have to hear my woe is me story this morning!

What do you love? What do you hate?

Egg-in-a-hole

Sometimes it's the simplest things that taste the best! I learned this recipe a few months ago. It defines comfort food and are painfully easy to make. Now usually I don't like to eat breakfast but this morning I felt like having this and now I feel like sharing it with you.
So lets get started....

To begin, grab a slice of bread. Whatever your family prefers is fine. We personally like this nice loaf of Oroweat oatnut.

Next, grab something to cut a hole in the middle of the bread. Preferably a biscuit cutter but since I don't have anything as fancy as that I settled for the rim of a cup.

Heat your skillet over medium-low heat. You don't want to get it too hot or it'll burn the bread before your egg is done. This is the only tricky thing about making these and I still worry that I won't get it right. Next melt a healthy TB of butter. This another important thing about making egg-in-a-holes. You must not be afraid of the butter!

Let it melt all the way...
Then plop the bread right in.
Make sure there's plenty of butter underneath and carefully crack an egg into the hole. Don't move the bread for at least 30 seconds.
When the white looks about 1/2 way done, sprinkle with salt and pepper and carefully flip over without breaking the yolk. Salt and pepper the other side and move the bread around the skillet to soak up all the butter. Now the key is to know when the whites are done and the yolk is still soft. Just make sure the yolk feels soft to the touch, not to jiggly. Jiggly is not good! (in sooo many ways)
Ahh now just take a look at that. Perfection at its finest! Golden brown toast..white (not brown/burned) whites and soft unbroken yolk. (Now here is my side-note..I have only done this in a cast iron skillet. If you don't have one (I pity you) then I am sure it will turn out fine but might look a little different)
MMMM come to mama! Now what you don't see is me slathering it in ketchup because well...I like ketchup on my eggs! But I know thats not a common preference so I wanted to be nice and not ruin it for you. But if you also like ketchup on your eggs.....we can be best friends!