WINNER

Thanks to random number generator for choosing

#7

THE WINNER OF THE FREE JEWELRY GIVE-AWAY IS:

reallifeinsc

For the love of princesses – My girls remind me daily that us girls are all princesses, even in blue jeans!

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

CELEBRATE AND GIVE AWAY

I just realized that For the Love is 1 yr old!!!
{ as of Feb 16 }

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MY BLOG!!!

In celebration I am doing my first ever give away!!!

THE WINNER WILL BE CHOSEN AT RANDOM AND WILL RECEIVE

 

$25 Gift Certificate

for

Premier Designs Jewelry

Leave a comment answering the following question:

What do you love?

FOR THE LOVE OF _____…. 

I will leave it open till Feb 28th.

I will mail a Premier Designs Jewelry Catalog to whomever wins and you can choose whatever you wish!!

WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR??

For the Love of FREE JEWELRY!!!

Childhood…

I grew up eating turkey burgers.  I didn’t even know there was such a thing as ground beef for a long time! It’s true.  I am now serving them to my family.

Zucchini Turkey Burgers 

Ingredients

1 Zucchini (shredded)
1lb Ground Turkey
1-3 Cloves of Garlic
1/2 cup Bread Crumbs
1 Egg
Splash of Worcester Sauce
or
(BBQ sauce, ketchup, soy sauce)
{whichever flavor you are wanting}

Mix all together.  Form burgers and cook in hot skillet.

We top ours with:
Sauteed Mushrooms
Lettuce
Tomato
Guacamole

Our family loves them and don’t knock it till you try it!!!  :)

FROM OUR FAMILY TO YOURS!!

Not a Nightmare

I know the difference between a child’s nightmare and a night terror.

Do you?

My 6yo is having night terrors again.  She used to get them a lot a couple of yrs ago. Well, they are back and now happen every  night.  It so scary to hear your little girl scream out in fright and keep screaming and crying and shaking and you can’t seem to wake her up or get her to snap out of it for a while.  She talks but is disoriented and doesn’t make sense. We try to get her to talk it out with us, and get her up and moving to help wake her up. You think, her eyes are open and she is walking around, surely she is coherent.  Nope.  When you ask her about it the next day, she doesn’t even remember. We have prayed over her, a lot. I have given her tylenol before bed in hopes that all of this is just a horrible growth spurt and it’s the aching all over that is triggering the terrors.
Nothing is helping, and  I am at a loss.

Any advice?

CLICK BELOW FOR MORE INFO ON NIGHT TERRORS

in case you didn’t know…

IKEA IS NOW IN CHARLOTTE!!!!

After 6yo got on the bus yesterday morning, we all got ready and headed to the grand opening of our new Ikea.  There were some real die hards that started camping out 2 days prior and I probably would have if I didn’t have responsibilities.  Just for the fun of it.  You know, be adventurous!

We stood in line for a while in 40 degree weather and it was pouring down rain.
{ good times }

We made it in the first 2500 customers in the store and received sealed envelopes with gifts certificates in them. They ranged from 50 cents to $250. Okay, so we got a buy one get one free cinnamon roll ($1) and buy one get one free hotdog (50 cents). It was still worth it.

I LOVE LOVE LOVE Ikea and I am beyond excited that we have one SO close!!

Don’t know what Ikea is??

CHECK IT OUT HERE 

{ Anyone in the Charlotte area that wants to go, just hollah!! }

For the LOVE

Today is Valentine’s Day.  I have NEVER been a fan of good ole’ V-day.  I actually wore black on Valentine’s Day to protest when I was in college. It’s true.

My hubby and I have never really celebrated Valentine’s Day either.  We want to treat each other “special” everyday!!  So, hubby totally surprised me this morning.  He thought, how can I surprise her??  Oh, Valentine’s Day will be PERFECT because she won’t suspect a thing, and he was RIGHT!!!

I woke up this morning to the girls saying that there was a present on the table with a balloon.  I looked at hubby and said, “Awe, you got the girls something.”  You are so sweet.  I get out of bed and when I walked into the kitchen I noticed that the card said “mommy” on it.  SURPRISE!!  I was shocked he got me anything.  He knows better!!!!  =)

I took the gift bag and balloon back to the bedroom (since he was still in bed) and opened it.  He got me an adorable marled shearling beanie hat and matching gloves.  I have been on the hunt for some warmer things since we are moving to Boston soon.  I put on the hat (SO CUTE) and the mittens.

{ Not me, but it’s a pic of the hat he got me from Urban Outfitters. }

I felt a really big tag in one of the mittens so I pulled it off and pulled the “tag” out.  A slip of paper with something highlighted on it.

Flight Charlotte to Boston.

WE ARE GOING TO BOSTON IN MARCH FOR A FEW DAYS!!!!!

We are in the process of planting a church there and I have never even been!

I AM SUPER EXCITED!!!!

He worked it all out with his work schedule, his parents will be watching the kids and everything is all planned and ready to go!!!!

MY HUBBY IS THE BESTEST!!!

{ I still don’t like Valentine’s Day. Be nice to each other every day!! } 

Heaven

We went over to our friends, the Hubatka’s, house for dinner the other night. It was SO MUCH FUN!!!  They have 4 girls, plus mine made 7 little girls running around and we had a blast.  My girls are still talking about it!!

I was supposed to bring dessert and was going to make boring brownies.  Just because they are classic and almost everyone likes them.  So, it would def be a win.  Hubby decided that I should make his favorite cake instead of brownies.  He was so convincing that I caved and made it. Okay, it didn’t take much!!

{ YUMMY }

I found the recipe for this several yrs ago online and have it memorized.  I don’t know the name of it though. We just call it Heaven.

Boxed Chocolate Cake Mix
1 can of Condensed Milk
1 jar of Carmel (ice-cream) Topping
Cool Whip
Chopped Candy Bars 

Bake cake according to direction on the box.  When you pull it out of the oven, poke holes in it using the end of a wooden spoon.  Pour condensed milk over it as well as the jar of carmel.  Put cake in fridge until you are almost ready to serve. Frost it with Cool Whip and then cover with chopped candy bars.  I used Butterfinger, Crunch, and Baby Ruth. I use different candy bars every time.

HERE’S A PIECE JUST FOR YOU 

{ Come on over!! }

 

Random Joy

The random joy of my girls.

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My 2yo’s thought about her bath:
“It’s warm and cozy.”

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My 6yo daughter decided that my 4yo daughter was going to be her big bother named David.  She called my 4yo David all evening.  Nice.

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My 2yo pretends she is a puppy quite regularly and wants you to pet her, pick her up “like a puppy” and licks you to give you kisses.  Her puppy name is usually Ella. Oh, and her “puppy voice” resembles that of a whiney baby. Uh, yeah.

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“You scream like a little girl.” – 6yo
“Cause I am a little girl. Duh.” – 4yo

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“Mom I want to be baptized the next time our church does it.” – 6yo
“Really?  Why do you want to be baptized?” – me
“Because I want everyone to know that Jesus lives in my heart.” – 6yo

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I LOVE IT!!!

 

-aholic

My name is Kellie, and I am a flavored-creamer-aholic.
I don’t think I have been in denial, I have pretty much known all along.  My addiction to creamers is so ridiculous.  My hubby made the comment last night that we need to buy stock in it!!

Coffee + Flavor = The Awesomeness!!

Hot Chocolate + Flavor = Even MORE Awesomeness!!

My addiction has now overflown and affected my mother-in-law and sister-in-law.
YOU ARE WELCOME!!!  :)

In case you wanted to know, I have 3 flvrs in my fridge right now.
…and not the little bottles either…

Chocolate Mint Truffle
English Almond Toffee
Coconut Creme

{ I will share with you my hubby’s -aholic  soon!!! }

Is there anything you are -aholic with??

Good Logic

A semi truck drove up next to us in the car tonight and my 6yo said:

“Oh, I will NEVER drive one of those trucks.” -6yo

“Why?” -4yo

“Because they have more than 4 tires. I don’t want to have to change more than 4 tires when they go flat.” -6yo

 

Now that’s good logic!!
Makes TOTAL sense to me!!!