Posted in Blessings, children, christmas, family, favorite things, holidays on December 30, 2008 | 10 Comments »
Just wanted to give you the heads up that someone moved in over the Christmas holiday. She is super sweet and the girls are LOVING her. She will be one of the fam from here on out.
We welcome her into our home.
PLEASE WELCOME:
That’s right…Hannah Montana moved in.
She might as well, all her stuff is here.
Almost [...]
Posted in Random, children, family, tagged eggs and toast, funny kids, kids, kids say the darndest things, MOMents, silly, tablet talk on December 20, 2008 | 7 Comments »
Conversation over breakfast (eggs) this morning went like this:
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“Did you know the yolk, which is the yellow stuff, is a baby chicken?” – 5yo
“Awe. The baby chicken seeping.” – 2yo
“It’s not sleeping, the chicken is dead.” – 5yo
“No. It’s seeping.” – 2yo
“No it’s not. It’s dead.” – 5yo
“Whatever. Just eat it.” – 4yo
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I thought it [...]
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged bean soup, comfort food, easy soup recipe, foggy days, my table to yours, soup and corn bread on December 17, 2008 | 5 Comments »
It’s days like these:
That make me want comfort food.
Which is why I had this for lunch:
Creamy Bean and Ham Soup with Cornbread.
Mmmmmmmmmm
I am the cook who makes stuff with a handful of this and a dash of that.
Here are the ingredients…don’t ask me for the exact amount!!
1lb Pinto beans
Ham
Celery
Carrots
Onion
2-4 cloves of Garlic {love it}
Salt and [...]
Posted in Blessings, My hubby, children, christmas, family, favorite things, friends, holidays, tagged family time, famiy, friends, fun times, ice skating, memories, winter activities on December 16, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Hubby and I took the girls ice-skating this weekend. The initial plan was to go to the outdoor Christmas rink in uptown Charlotte. It was crazy busy there, so we decided to try out our local ice skating rink.
My friend, Emily, was in town and she and another friend Jeremy came with us. It [...]
Posted in Erks, MOMents, children, parenting, questions, tagged boyfriends, kindergarten, motherhood, parenting, too young to date, when is too young?, worries on December 12, 2008 | 6 Comments »
My 5yo was brushing her teeth last night when she dropped a bomb on me.
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“Guess what mom, I have a boyfriend.” – DD (darling daughter)
“Oh really. Is this a friend that’s a boy?” – Me
“Nope, he asked me if we could be boyfriend/girlfriend.” – DD
“So, you said ‘yes’ and why did you say yes?” – [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on December 11, 2008 | 6 Comments »
Since it is getting colder outside, my latest obsession has become this:
Nestle Hot Chocolate with Gingerbread Creamer (any flavor creamer will do) and a handful of Mini Marshmallows!!
~ DELISH ~
Come on over and I will make you some too!!
Here’s yours:
I LOVE IT!!!
Posted in Random, christmas, friends, tagged candles, christmas fire, febreeze, fire, fire accident, poinsettia on December 4, 2008 | 2 Comments »
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I LOVE Colonial Candles. They smell SO good. They burn really hot and when they get closer to the bottom of the jar, they start smoking a little, or a lot in this case. We had a major water disaster that covered our bathroom, hallway, front room and kitchen floors the other day. I cleaned [...]
Posted in Blessings, children, family, holidays, tagged cousins, family, family fun, family pics, kids, thanksgiving pics on December 3, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Every Thanksgiving the Stricklands get together.
My hubby’s brother and his family, sister and her hubby all go to his parents home for Thanksgiving. It is one of my favorite times of year. The kids and I were there for the whole week. FUN!!
Pics from Thanksgiving week.
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{ Our Family }
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{ Cousins }
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{ Grandparents with all [...]
