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2010-08-14T21:27:00.003-05:00

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2010-08-04T22:35:00.002-05:00

believes social networking sites are 95 % of lifes problems. & most things would not be the way they are today if facebook wasnt so stinking important.. I miss the simple life..

life..

2010-07-27T15:28:00.003-05:00

I never dreamed our lives would come to this. Never thought it would turn out this way. We were better than this. Never
Asked for trouble only wanted love.only wanted happy endings.. instead we stand here seperate worlds a family torn apart by broken promises..broken dreams.. I'm sorrys.. and goodbyes.. I pray one day God will fix it all..

Just in time I´m so glad you have a one track mind like me..You gave my life direction A game show love connection we can’t deny...

2010-01-26T20:16:00.003-06:00

Just in time I´m so glad you have a one track mind like me..You gave my life direction
A game show love connection we can’t deny...I´m so obsessed my heart is bound to beat right...

My gosh! it has been some time since I blogged last year in fact.. Life has come along way and plenty of things have changed...The week before I posted Last D lost his job he had for 5 years .. that was september... and now it's late January and although we are blessed in so many ways. we have not been blessed with him a new job.. Life has been stressful, trying, and really put a strain on us lately..But i think what we have learned from this is always save for a rainy day.. never count your blessings before they are in front of you.. and never get behind..bills come first!!

Anyway each day is an adventure , we are on a journey on God's bus ride of life.. we live at his mercy & trust this plan..

here are some new pictures of us I wanted to share.. Happy 2010!

rip baby j..

2009-09-26T13:48:00.003-05:00

Since my last post... tragedy struck our family..and i have to admit my faith has now been shaken..

My 23 year old cousin left this world on Thursday September 17th on the wings of an angel, and knocked on Heaven's door ,and successfully entered the other side ,to the point of no earthly return.. No rhyme or reason that can justify why he was needed in Heaven or why such a young life should of went away, hard to believe it's God's will but as God is my father and he to sacrificed his only son's life for me, I must find it in my heart to trust his plan..Days are hard and completely bittersweet, many tears have fallen and grief and devastation is all that seems to make since, Hard to find joy through all this pain..

What don't kill us......

2009-09-16T19:59:00.002-05:00

only makes us stronger.... so they say...... Gosh what a week it has been.. honestly my faith has not been shaken in any sense.. I trust that God has a plan in this and no matter what we some how will make it.... I wont lie.... I am scared.... I can cry at the drop of a hat... But I wont question why this has happened to us one bit... what it has taught me .... never be greedy... save for a rainy day.... what to do: trust God.... pray like i've never prayed.... And try to not be depressed.....

what i ask....
Please pray for us

it's been a while.....

2009-08-06T18:34:00.004-05:00

Ashy Partyin like a rockstar at ny Dad's 60th party back in June....
so plum crazy life has been... busy as a bee i have stayed..transferred stores and boy has that been a huge challenge ,more work and anxiety than i think i have felt in my whole entire life. I have a few new employees there which has also been a challenge , I seem to typically stay on my phone more than before which I hate chatting on the phone..most people who know me know I am a texter!! Had jury duty last week ,but of coarse did not get picked my opinion on the state of Texas and dwi's you know way to strong for the states side , the other side though would of loved to have me I am sure..in any case ..I really have faced a few challenges with life lately and have decided the people who bring the drama will no longer be a part of my life, the victims in life the ones that the when the truth is spoken gets defensive.. they will go..I will not tolerate or be threatened by these people anymore. I am so over aggressive, inmature souls..It's kind of like this when the truth hurts maybe you should reevaluate you not call me wrong. anyway my neice turned 8 yesterday and I am so excited about going to her party saturday and maybe getting to hang out with my sister for a bit haven' t really seen her since she came home from Africa , It's a bowling party so much fun I am really really excited..

rambles

2009-07-03T19:11:00.002-05:00

okay so i have been such a stranger to my blog life lately...general life as well ,seems like work has done nothing but consume me lately.. I am now the manager of my store basically by default but hey i'll take that anyday...Baby rayne is back in daycare at her very 1st day care which this is great and dependable which lord knows this is what we need!! My baby sister is in Africa on a mission trip , i miss her so much , its been almost a week since I have seen her and I have to wait til the 10th to see her!! i really cant wait.. she will probly want to rest but not before she see's us...I managed to thus far nail the 4th of july weekend off but i am not getting my hopes up one single bit just yet...I was hoping we would go to my in laws place but it did not seem to workn out..needed some backwoods driving & relaxin... i feel like my head is spinin and i am going 90 to nothing all the time.. my house looks like a hurricane hit it.. not tohor ogettmention i need to get our hurricane kit ready the season is upon us... anyway not much happening these days work,work and um work...

This week I turn 30... wow,.,,.

2009-06-09T19:04:00.003-05:00

so last week was an avid blur.. i worked 67 hours and was completely exhausted . and apparently it was all just for a pay check because the company I work for doesn't appreciate someones hard work and dedication only how much money you make for them .... As you can tell I am so not happy with the way tings are going at my job at all...not thinking that tanning in crummy level one beds for free is worth $8 an hour ... maybe paying for a membership and staying home with my child was much more fun...hmm. .. maybe if i could just earn spending money some other way..

so i finally had a day off..so we loaded up and went down to Galveston to see My Maw Maw,George, Aunt Barbara & Neva.. i have not been there since Ike destroyed much of the island, things look much better than those horrible sights on tv.. but i have to admit the looks of things are still sad and millions of pieces of glass shine like diamonds when the sun sets.. just leftovers of peoples little lives... a house with the outer wall blown off sheets still on the bed,mirror still on the wall..sad...anyway it was a nice day, spent time down at the beach and George fixed hot dogs and hamburgers for us to eat which was nice..

Monday I worked again....

Today- Met my family at Cracker Barrell for my Bday Lunch,it was nice .. I ate my usual chicken and dumplings, apple sauce and baby carrots, it is so delicious makes my mouth water just thinking about it....
I recieved alot of nice things so far for my bday old navy gift cards which i love, i bought 2 beautifully colored shirts with them.. going back to get the matching flip flops with the rest lol.. dont have a clue why it slipped my mind while I was there today.....A green ipod shuffle which I am so excited about!!! a birds of paradise candle, a purse, a bracelet , my continuing education paid for and yes my nose pierced.. it's small and will continue to always be...My mil made me that great apron which i dearly love and today I was so honored to give my sister her's that I had her make her for her bday.. it made my day....all that and it's not even my real bday yet..I know I am truly blessed to have recieved all of these things...

Anyway well mosquitos are about to carry us off, so it's time to close for now... Goodnight all....

What I got!!!

2009-05-23T21:16:00.003-05:00

peace & love wooden cuff's $10 each plus shipping
peace or cross stretch bracelets $25 each plus shipping ! available in black or turquoise
check these bracelets ,if you would like to order one please let me know what it is you want by emailing me at awaywego@sprint.blackberry.net with your order ...

Happy Memorial Day Weekend!

2009-05-23T09:29:00.007-05:00

looking a little ruff .. but please over look me as I am one exhausted hot mess but check out this fabulous apron my m.i.l made me for my birthday.. isn't it sassy!!! happy bday to me!! 2 weeks away....oh and baby rayne trying to get it on the mix!!
Baby Rayne being blown by the and and short bit of rain we received today
aren't they fabulous?!!
i think so....
been a very long week in my life.. Has not turned out 1/2 the way I expected but whatever really does... right.. Worked Mon-Fri this week with no breaks in between completely exhausted.. Guess I some how thought doing this would be rewarding on my part in which it will and has been in many ways.. Just wished for a sleep late saturday and so much for that its 9:31 am and I have been up for 2 entire hours with a skitzo dog who would not lay down and a headache...We are out of town since I am off ..really have some things I'd love to get out and do today but pretty sure that is not happening..Yesterday was My sister's bday...we are both 29 for 2 weeks ..irish twins.. very nice and good on your parents budget to have 2 small daughters within an 11 month period.. share ..share share...anyway well 2 weeks I'll be the big 3-0..wtf where did the years go......There are some beautiful blue Hydrangias blooming like crazy on the side of the in laws house so I will get off the couch eat some breakfast a breakfast pizza to be exact and post some pics in a bit.. They are spectacular ....happy memorial day weekend...

what gives.....

2009-05-16T22:53:00.002-05:00

So been along time not posting ... had a ton going on , new job keeping me busy ,tired after working long hours and being a mom & all that stuff that seems to keep me on my toes.. I finally have my own computer again and secured internet access again so maybe I will be posting a bit more.. I have a few things I'd like to ask you to stop and say a small prayer for now..

1. The FREEMAN family as they will be laying Kayleigh to rest tomorrow, say a prayer and wear pink in her honor please, this has to be so hard and I as a human find it hard to fathom but as a child of God shall let her rest in peace.. and i just ask God to wrap his hands around her mommy & Daddy and siblings as they lay her to rest and find there ways to there new residence..

2. I want to ask a prayer for the man that was involved in the accident earlier this evening in my town and all the people involved .

3.That something good will come from the negative in my life this week.

well I have to rest now 12 hours of work has wore me down and busy day tomorow..

all i can say is .......... Good night

Please Pray for the Freeman's .....

2009-05-12T09:31:00.003-05:00

One of the blog families I follow dilligintly and pray for always lost their angel yesterday , please click on the above link to see the story otherwise please just stop and say a prayer for the Freeman family. God is good we all know and she is now healed but still is a hard pill for a family to have to swallow having to lay their sweet angel to rest so please pray for them.

R.I.P Sweet Angel Kayleigh
June 23, 2008 - May 11, 2009

What defines you......

2009-05-11T15:26:00.002-05:00

Lately I have been so touched by many other blogs , where in turn I have learned much, prayed for many and learned that there are a load of children who are suffering in this world , and all though I should know this is out there because my Mom takes care of a sick child as a pediatric home health nurse and also has worked in a neo natel icu unit years ago in my life.. How I totally missed this and how it just really as I shamefully admit that I had no clue how many precious lives are truly affected by terrible diease and illness, but yet not only do the children not defined by the illness they carry ,nor do the parents they do not allow this to define who they are and where they come from. I can totally imagine how hard it must be and am not saying its easy at all , but all i am saying is it doesn't seem to be defining who they are and how they think which truly is amazing to me.

I mean really have you ever set down and thought about if someone asked you who you were and what you were about ,in a since the definiation of you and your life?

I mean are you definied by the car you drive, the place you live, the color of your hair, the set of articifical nails on your finger tips, the books you read, the shoes on your feet, the scar on your hip, the color of your eyes, the laughs you have laughed, the tears you have cried, the abuse you have given or taken in your life, the children you have, the music you listen to , the drink you order at sonic..

I do believe that all these things help create your image , but they are truly not all who you are and what your all about , definitly come in to play of the judgement you are given or give to others .
I don't know really where this post is going it's just amazing to be how people live through and battle through many difficult situations and yet still are not defined by these things ..

NOT ME MONDAY

2009-05-04T13:36:00.003-05:00

Welcome to Not Me! Monday! This blog carnival was created by MckMama. You can head over to her blog to read what she and everyone else have not been doing this week.

I did not make mean comments about the things people were wearing at the concert ,especially not the lady in the flo yellow dress and her cowboy boots , nope not me!

I most certainly did not drink a whole 44 ounce drink last night on the hour long ride to the kenny chesney concert and almost most certainly almost did not wet my pants on the way.. And most certainly would not ever have to relieve myself in the back seat of my sisters tahoe in a dairy queen cup because we were stuck in concert traffic, I most certainly did not do a disgusting thing like I am an adult and can control my bladder, not me no way....

I most certainly did not go to the Kenny Chesney concert Last night and have a blast, not me no way..

I did not let what other people say affect me in anyway today so far, nope not me, I did not cry at all today , nope not me...

I did not attempt to make the tea and forget all about it today, nope not me, I would never allow that to happen or every get distracted by cable issues and such nope not me...

A day off & lil on the updates!!

2009-04-28T16:30:00.002-05:00

So today is my only day off so far that no one has attempted to call me into work. which I have to say it was a bit nice to get to go back to sleep and sleep in and get up when i wanted to and so on! lol! The little things that matter most to me definitely include sleep lots of it! anyway did some cleaning and decided to stop for a moment to take a shower,check the mail and then once again I was greatly reminded of why I live in residential hell! anyway I know I should remain grateful to have a residence but sometimes wish I was able to just have my house completely uplifted and dropped in a non residential area! Anyway off my soap box! So I have consumed a 1/2 of container of my new favorite snack Philly cream cheese garden vegetable swiped on a Ritz cracker it is such a tasty addictive snack in my book! Updates lets see I am enjoying my new cell phone completely and I continue to thanks D for the niceness and forgiveness he has for my irresponsible past when it comes to cell phones!! Baby Raynes face is cleared nicely and what we thought was an allergic reaction may of resulted from the way she picks flowers you see she bends down and allows her face to get dangerously close to other plants in the uncleared area next to our home so i believe she had a small bit of poison ivy/oak whatever it spread a bit but with the continued does of benedryl and cortizone ointment she seems to be healed! I am still working it is okay but definitely miss my time at home. My car has been in the shop for a week and 2 days so far and life is getting harder with having a job and getting back and fourth without it! But I know my problems are minuet compared to others and I should be thankful for the healthy blessings I have! And speaking of which did you hear that Baby Stellan flew home today!!! God is Good! I continue to pray for the McK family and baby Stellan and what the road ahead will be filled with much sunshine! But also learned of another sick precious angel click my sidebar to baby Kayleigh and read her story and please pray for these families as I could never imagine how hard this is.But in any case there is a mountain of clothes calling my name that must be folded and hung and put away before I can even think of what ever else it is i must do.. I was having blog-drawls so had to come read all the ones I follow and update mine! away we go!!!

What a week!

2009-04-22T18:58:00.002-05:00

well I think its only wednesday.. and its been a rough week already!! MY car is in the shop with a burnt valve whatever that means I really have no clue but it seems to be taking for freaking ever and my darling diva baby rayne has a rash of some sort all over her darling face , allergic reaction to lotion I am pretty sure but it doesn't look so good! I am seeing 1/2 way at this point lost my contact and none to spare which makes life more than frustrating never knew how I got cursed with the blindness.I worked Monday night at my new job and I feel like I ran 10 miles no kidding! My legs are so sore! Maybe ill be in shape by summer just by working. How effortless well how great a two for one that would be great. Anyway other than that the only grand thing I have to rave about is this scentsy warmer I purchased from my friends scentsy show is fabulous! my favy scent so far is Skinny dippin. We are burning sweet pea and vanilla right now but I still think I like skinny dippin much better! I traded to be off today and work tomorrow so i picked up the house all day which I still need to clean it but picking up took most of the day so maybe tomorrow! but in any case say a prayer for baby Rayne's poor little face and that the rayne lets up off us already this week . Also pray for baby stellan and that the surgery turned out to be helpful and he will be home very soon please!

Busy week!!

2009-04-17T20:28:00.002-05:00

well i just completed a big week of training and boy I am super exhausted!! Had to be without my baby girl all week but thanks to family members it worked out well!!She is home now and I am so glad of that I missed her a ton!! But anyway I am officially a working girl now! I am excited and a little nervous!! I go tomorrow for 4 hours and work monday night so we shall see!! I am extremely exhausted and it's 8:33 on a friday night and I think I am going to sleep very soon!!I really don't have to much to say but I just figured I would hop on and tell everyone I am alive and I will be back in full swing of blogging very soon!
Please pray for STellan and the Mck family as they are in Boston now awaiting Tuesday and surgery!

Wordless Wednesday !

2009-04-08T06:52:00.003-05:00

Today and recap on the weekend!

2009-04-06T16:35:00.003-05:00

The weekend went pretty well quite busy to say the least! I can't recall much of friday night but I am pretty sure we did nothing. Saturday morning bright and early D was off to Middle sisters volley ball game which when I asked her how it went she said "we won" and paused and said "again"! Good for her I am glad to see her in activity as this is very important to me. Baby Rayne tagged along with them. I had to get up and get ready not long after headed out a bit early thank goodness because it took forever to get out of town due to some sort of ball parade. I stopped and Hobby Lobby and got a few things for sunday and met up with a friend and rode to my my other friends daughters 3rd birthday bash ,which was a nice ride good to catch up once we arrived the party was great over the top and fabulous ! Love all the thought and decor that went into it! great job!! I forgot my camera yes i did.. so unlike me so did not get any pics but it was nice. came home and d had bbq'd ribs and such very nice dinner, I was so tired!!Cleaned a bit and we tried to fix my cell but after much hope we have decided its trash! so lesson learned and from now on top shelf for the cells only! hope to be ordering a new one tonight so I can have my life line back as I am very lost! lol! Sunday was stamp club which we were 2 members shy but turned out okay we decopauged picture frames which I think everyone enjoyed or at least I hope! Watched the AMC's and went to bed. Up early for the Daily Diaper wearer which this week is her last week with us, next week I start training for a new job!! yay!! D was home sick today so we have just been around watching tv and not to much!just a lazy day around the hacienda!! Hopes to make it out in a bit to tan and to the bank! but that is all pending!! so anyway thats all today..

Please pray for Stellan .

Having a bad day...

2009-04-03T14:07:00.004-05:00

I have had a headache since I got up, had some serious sinus issues and allergies are acting up. Got up got dressed ,the kids dressed and during my shower time I layed my life line on the bathroom counter and the daily diaper wearer picked it up as it was going off and brought it over to me and sat it right on the tub in a puddle of water so now.. its unfunctionable .. not happy with this at all as it means no cell phone for me.. just when i need it most have to travel a zillion miles tomorow and in the days to come in my semi dependent vehicle . stress anyway least of our worries at this point i guess. We then waited for my mil to come ,she brought baby Rayne some cute things from gymboree today!! Thanks grandma!! she has already been in the lady bug one as she insisted before Grandma was even out of the driveway to put it on... made our way to the sprint store just so they could confirm my stupidity and in fact it was validated upon arrival and noted once again on my brain how bad the customer service is with sprint and how bad I dislike them .. but yes he told me so(daddy rayne) and as i type this I hear that song playing in my frazzly brain.. eek he is hearing me say he is right more and more these days .. I bet he likes that.. lol..But in any case yes the grass is not always greener on the other side of the fence especially when it comes to cell phone companies.. but now we are back and my headache still resides heavy on my brain and I have a trillion things to do.so in any case lets hope this day gets better some how some way.. cell phone fairy? publishers clearing house to knock on the door.. buy a winning lotto ticket...maybe a years supply for some of these....

rambles

2009-04-02T23:11:00.003-05:00

Long day to say the least!! Had quite a pissy morning right off the bat, was the devil doing his handy work in my opinion,trying to make me have a bad bad day.. Had to go downtown this morning and Lord knows my driving skills stink in traffic ,just frazzles my nerves beyond belief and there was quite a storm brewing when I was getting ready to go, at first the weather was quite bad but after some driving the sun came out and the drive wasn't so bad! I actually used my GPS on my instinct today for the 1st time as once I had arrived on the street I was supposed to be on It looked like gibberish so i pulled over and typed the address in and waaa-laaa 5 minutes later I was there!! nice!! Turned out well and I am completely pleased with the opportunity that has been put before me . I hope that as a family we can work together and make this work I think in the end it will be great! will post more later on this. Anyway so I did something today that in fact I amazed myself , I am one for kind of not being good at saying I am done , I tend to just hide from it or runaway but I faced it head on and it seemed to not be so bad so that's good. The daily diaper wearer had shots today so she was way winey and that made for a long day! I am almost finished with the upstairs cleaning ,moving and organizing , should well have to finish it in the morning because the weekend is pretty packed so don't see any other time! D stayed home today he mowed, and finished the dog pen, and BBQ chicken ,even changed my brake lights! (very nice) thanks hun! Baby Rayne has been on a roll with her hilarious remarks , D asked me why i was being so mean and she replies to him by saying Daddy don't you know that's what mamma's are mean.. lol. we both nearly fell out! She has really been saying some funny stuff. I can't quite get over how big she is getting but I guess I have to ,as many times as I have asked for time to stand still it has never happens so I guess I am screwed on that one! Tomorrow I have alot to do and having company sometime so have to get up and get busy to get everything done. Saturday bday party and Sunday stamp club so have to get all prepared for that stuff!! really long for a relaxing weekend but I guess that will have to wait a week at least! lol! So basically nothing to to exciting happening here in the thunder stormy state of TX! Building character one day at a time I tell ya!!

We are praying for Stellan!

2009-04-01T13:18:00.003-05:00

My sister & I took Stellan's name to the San Jacinto Monument today! We truly feel honored to be praying for such a precious family and Baby Stellan!!!

enough is enough

2009-03-31T10:14:00.003-05:00

Have you ever just had enough? I mean enough of everything? I feel like lately I am having enough of everything and everybody. It's very hard to co-exist in a society of people who have so many different views and different ways of thinking. I try to be a pretty fair person and I have never in my life have ever felt so walked over in my entire life as I have lately. I thought once I had friends but in theory the people in my life that I thought fit that mold for the most part are really not friends or at least not what I think friends should be.?! People who only come around when they need a sitter or a cheap way to put it is " a play date" for my child? Um no apparently that means they just want you to watch their children and not pay you.. (um NO) ..Or people who only want to be in your life to benefit themselves in some way. Frankly maybe I am not a good friend either but I really don't even initiate activity with others for any of the above reasons. My child is my responsibility and no one else is responsible for watching her and generally if someone is asked which is not often then they are compensated in some form or fashion. I mean I do not mind one bit watching my nieces or nephews and my sister is more than generous to me when I do or we trade things . I just am completely taken back by the audacity of people to treat others this way. It is not only the sitting part but the things people say they will do and don't do it is another thing. I am guilty myself but I guess being done this way by others surely opens your eyes to the way you want to treat people as well . It's just as simple as do others as you want them to do you .. very simple. I guess yesterday I had really had enough, but today enough is enough and I am sure I am going to put the "shocker" on some but I am not doing it anymore... wow soap box I'd say!

The Shabby Apple!

2009-03-30T14:30:00.006-05:00

ooh weee!!! We got a package in the mail from the shabby apple! My MIL ordered baby rayne a beauty of a dressand I have to say its stinking cute!!! snapped a few pics of her! so here they go !!!
the website is http://www.shabbyapple.com/!! loves it!!!! super fast ship as well!!!

Me Monday!!!

2009-03-30T13:30:00.003-05:00

I am so not doing not me monday this week as I really did have a pretty good week last week and hardly did think anything bad or say anything bad which is a new one for me but this trusting God and staying positive sure has made days easier and I honestly believe it is working! I have already 1/2 way had a prayer answered this morning by a phone call i received! which I will share pending the outcome! Just all I can say is the Lord works in mysterious ways and may offer you things that you want or not as he see's fit and I asked and have somewhat received and I praise him for this as it is not only what I asked for but better! so please pray it works out! anyway had to share a little and I want to ask any of you reading to please stop and say a prayer for baby Stellan.
Thanks!

Today = Productive!

2009-03-29T20:11:00.003-05:00

Today started slow but ended up to be quite productive! The house is coming back into order much easier than I expected which I truly love! The downstairs is picked up and somewhat clean, I do need to still deep clean which I will be doing this week. We have seemed to lose a lawn mower piece so it ended up turning into a major clean on the garage which thanks to d and our neighbors for moving the massive trillion pound pool table over I can now park in my garage which makes me extremely happy!! Thanks Hunny! I really need to get the upstairs under control and organized which I have to say I am not to far from that I see that being complete in a day or so , I am very proud of that!! So for now my goal plan for this week will include, the upstairs, deep cleaning entire house so that starting next monday I will be on a daily cleaning plan , cleaning and organizing my stamp/craft closet , organizing kitchen cabinets so that is to start the week so if i get all that finished I plan to move on to something else!! lol! we will see. Planning decoupage for next sunday being as if I am already in that mind set on my crafty ness!! But I absolutely must finish new moon this week!! by the way twilight was awesome!!! Anyway off to give baby rayne a bath and work a little upstairs before bed!!

living life right out of a magazine

2009-03-27T23:11:00.005-05:00

That is the way I want my house to look. I go to others peoples houses and you can never even hardly tell that children live there, and then I come home and it looks like a toy store exploded in my living room.. err.. we hardly have much decor and nothing really has a theme besides our star accents and my wall crosses. so while i have been doing these letters for the baby shower we are going to tomorrow I have visited Hobby lobby several times and why I never noticed there wide array of home accents and they run things on sale constantly ,so i think that I want to start watching the sale adds and when they put things I would like to have on sale or when I have a little extra go use the coupons and add some magazine effects in my home. I was window shopping on etsy as I always just look have not ever bought yet, but they have these amazing rub ons for your walls that I really really love them. I really would love to have someone take our family the whole family photos so i can mask my living room walls with some great black and white photos..A large rug for our living room and dining room is a must as we recently converted to stain concrete it's so much better than carpet, not the wood I have always dreamed of but it works for the animals and kids for sure! I think we have both agreed on the direction we are going with our living room furniture we like the dark leather with the nail head accents,kind of the rustic western look i guess is the best way to describe it.. I guess what I am getting at is I want it all to be clean and organized free of the day care appeal. warm & inviting!! kind of like it just fell out of a magazine!! My children and I have been talking about their rooms quite a bit and I think we are in between pink and black eiffel tower paris them and a birdy bright gardeny theme in baby raynes room and the other girls i am still working on that.
I know I absolutely want these for the kids to sit on maybe in a print to match my living room so they can watch cartoons and play video games on these rather than the floor or wallering all over my sofas! They are super cute and I totally would rather these than a plastic sticky bean bag that all those lil dots get everywhere plus I totally support handmade!These are ava through the etsy listing Branch and Birdie in case you were wondering!!

my daddy ....

2009-03-27T22:51:00.004-05:00

SO D WANTED TO SEE WHAT SHE WOULD SAY ABOUT HIM SO HERE WE GO!!!!

1. What is something daddy always says to you? "he doesn't want my toys in his room"

2. What makes daddy happy?"kids"

3. What makes daddy sad? "when there are toys in his room"

4. How does your daddy make you laugh? "he spills his drink to"

5. What was your daddy like as a child? "he always wanted to read magazines"

6. How old is your daddy? "9"

7. How tall is your daddy? "very tall"

8. What is his favorite thing to do? "play on his game"

9. What does your daddy do when you're not around? "plays his game again"

10. If your daddy becomes famous, what will it be for? "dance"

11. What is your daddy really good at? "not spilling his drink"

12. What is your daddy not very good at? "painting nails"

13. What does your daddy do for a job? "he does work at that that has all his friends"

14.What is your daddies favorite food? "sandwiches "

15.What makes your daddy proud of you? "drawing a good picture"

16. If your daddy were a cartoon character, who would he be? "kartwheel"???

17. What do you and your daddy do together? "take care of the dogs"

18. How are you and your daddy the same? "we talk alot the same"

19. How are you and your daddy different? "we dont do anything"
20. How do you know your daddy loves you? "he loves me because he is so proud of me"

21. What does your daddy like most about your mommy? "because you dont pick good seeds"
22. Where is your daddy favorite place to go? "walmart"

Trust in the LORD with all your heart And do not lean on your own understanding.Proverbs 3:5

2009-03-26T23:44:00.003-05:00

So sitting here way to late blog hopping guess it's better than being out bar hopping but I ran across a few things and with all of today's daily dose of drama in my life, I am standing strong in my convictions and I am truly going to trust God to guide me through all of this and basically watch and learn in a since. I am truly obsessed now with building a stronger relationship with God and building a life and family based on the theory that "me and my house will serve the lord" and a positive life style. I was invited to a tea at my sisters church a few weeks ago and there was a lady there who had experienced some kind of terrible things in her life much more than I could ever fathom,but she showed this amazing commitment to the Lord and how she lives everyday trusting in the words of the Lord in Jeremiah 29:11. It some how inspired me well in a way it put something on my heart that I needed to think about a little more and I truly believe I am ready to take his hand and not do this alone in a spiritual since. I wasn't raised in a religious home always envied those who knew God,not realizing I could be good enough to be that way to. I truly don't know if I'll be one that bangs down the doors on sunday morning to grab a pew I am not saying that. I am simply saying that my feelings have changed and I have alot to be thankful for in many ways, there are many obstacles in my life right now that I truly believe unless I trust in him I may just go plum crazy.

I asked ....

2009-03-26T19:44:00.004-05:00

i saw this on a blog a little questionierre you ask your kids so since i have been having a sort of bad emotional day thought I'd give it a whirl very funny!!!

1. What is something mommy always says to you? "your my princess"

2. What makes mommy happy? "when i dress cute"

3. What makes mommy sad? "u never eat food"

4. How does your mommy make you laugh? "by being funny and spilling your drink"

5. What was your mommy like as a child? "so beautiful so cute and a princess"

6. How old is your mommy? "bigger"

7. How tall is your mommy? "ohh bigger than me "

8. What is her favorite thing to do? "make letters for babies rooms"

9. What does your mommy do when you're not around? "be silly"

10. If your mommy becomes famous, what will it be for? "movie star"

11. What is your mommy really good at? "thangs"

12. What is your mommy not very good at? "cleaning the fish tank"

13. What does your mommy do for a job? "watch kylie"

14.What is your mommy's favorite food? "green beans "

15.What makes your mommy proud of you? "doing work"

16. If your mommy were a cartoon character, who would she be? "thelma"

17. What do you and your mommy do together? "watch kylie"

18. How are you and your mommy the same? "we have the same pants on"

19. How are you and your mommy different? "we don't have the same hair"
20. How do you know your mommy loves you? "u kiss me"

21. What does your mommy like most about your daddy? "that he likes to play bouncy ball??"

22. Where is your mommy's favorite place to go? "walmart"

Wordless Wednesday

2009-03-25T22:25:00.004-05:00

Momma Rayne's Morning Rayne!

2009-03-25T09:21:00.005-05:00

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They have the cutest plaid ones and a new one called slouchy bermuda which these fit so well but I knew D would have a complete heart attack if I bought a pair of shorts with holes in them! LOL that is so not what frugal is about!! so i got navy and plaid ! wish I could of afforded more while this deal was happening but hey beggers can't be choosy right!! By the way Thanks D!!

Anyway on To D!! Did you see my blog!! Oh wow it has 3 columns now!!I have to say I spent countless hours trying to figure this out and it never worked but in a sweet jiffy he fixed it right up for me!! yay!!! I am so happy and proud!! of him and my blog!! '

D has been super sweet this week, my darling damn dog lol chewed my mouse up while i was using it he was perched under my feet and I go to move my mouse no worky, so i get down and its chewed ugh!! Scream!! Anyway so I had been using one of his.. I broke it somehow it wont click now.. by the way sorry D! Anyway but yesterday he brought me a brand spankin new one!! :)!how did i get so lucky? He even bought me twilight!Anyway but in any case I am working on a baby shower gift hopefully finishing today ! So off to Hobby Lobby I went to get the rest of the things I needed and my car decided to act up so knowing what happened last time I had to turn around and come back home so I worked on what I could which it's going so-so on the gift,hopefully when d get's home I can run tan and get the rest of the supplies so I can finish up if I get done I will post pictures!

Momma Rayne makes goals for the week!!!

2009-03-23T16:18:00.004-05:00

This weeks goals:

1. Around the house: Clean my house completely until yes it would make you gag saying wow your house is spot less!!

2.Move Baby Rayne back to her original dwelling.as this is best as explained in a previous post :)!

3.Encourage water drinking with Baby Rayne and set a good example for her by drinking more water less dr pepper for me.

4.Encourage less TV time with Baby Rayne and encourage her to have active play and other activities as she is becoming a bit of a couch potatoe!!

5.Purchase new childrens cutlery,plates and cups and make all meal times a kitchen table must as we most certainly need to prepare for our future furniture purchase.

6.Obtain some sort of safe sleeping device for my daily diaper wearer as she needs to lay down for a nap and stay there!!(meaning the child I sit for)

7.Paint my cross wall.

Pray for Stellan

2009-03-23T11:01:00.002-05:00

Please Pray for The McK Family over at MckMama. as her precious baby Stellan is in PICU right now with SVT (Supra Ventricular Tachycardia=very high heart rate). Please take a moment right now stop what your doing and say a prayer for this family as the power of prayer is amazing and they need everyone to pray at this time. so please pray.

Not Me! Monday!

2009-03-23T08:32:00.003-05:00

Welcome to Not Me! Monday! This blog carnival was created by MckMama. You can head over to her blog to read what she and everyone else have not been doing this week.

So with this last week being Spring Break and I wasn't sure if this week was the week to start this since there was so many things I certainly did not do last week with way to many kids and my other half home for 4 days straight!! lol.. so I decided I would just give the highlights of the things that did so not occur in my life.. Nope..Not Me!

I most certainly did not fail to check behind my vehicle and run smack into the trash cans..As I am always attentive to my surroundings .. so I would never do something like that ...Nope..Not Me!

I did not get aggravated with an 8 year old neighbor for bouncing a basketball for 45 minutes straight while I was trying to to take a nap..I love kids and would never do anything like that ...Nope..Not Me!

I did not cry for 2 hours straight after looking at the babies r us website and be angry at myself for having my tubes tide because everyone else told me that is what I needed to do.. I would never do anything like that I have enough kids and so don't need another one so i would most certainly never cry and be depressed over that..Nope..Not Me!

I so did not get my feelings hurt when my other half bought a weed eater . instead of me getting contacts or glasses that I so needed.. I would never get my feelings bunched over anything like that ...Nope..Not Me!

I would never be so irresponsible and drive all the way to a bank to deposit money without checking my purse for my wallet to make sure small hands had not removed it.. I so did not do that..

Frugal...wait.. what??

2009-03-22T16:15:00.002-05:00

So I can't exactly recall when this word was thrown at me but I do recall how he said it.. "Frugal" yights .. um what?? is what I reacted with I am highly sure of that..My other half says to me we have to start being more frugal .. I have to say this loud and proud I am so not frugal by any means except my occasional store brand buy that is about as good as it gets with me.. But I can say I am doing a bit better when it comes to it all . We are turning lights off and changing the bulbs into the new energy effective ones. I have been turning the giant screen tv that entertains my children off not only when they are not watching it but at night as well, which apparently it must be working some how as I got a high 5 on the electric bill this month , we saved about $15 which in my book is a grand slam of a start.. I am no longer giving in to the ice cold dr peppers at the check out stand at walmart instead we did quarters or random change from the mess I call a purse and hitting the machine on the way out the door. which save an average of $4 off the top of the walmart trip..Instead of giving in to the convenience off pizza delivery, I instead found contents of the pantry and only went out for a few items to go with it which saved a ton of money.. I think that life has gotten away from the frugal way and given in to the convenience off the things that make life easy. So I am doing better , we as a family still are working on the bigger picture of how to manage it all but we are getting there!

So what sundays super tips:

seasonal cleaning of the pantry : at each season end basically unload your pantry check expiration dates of all contents,including spices many spices do expire. make meals out of the items you can on hand and make a list of other items you will need to go with the random items to make a complete meal ,trash all expired items.. kind of basically start fresh on the next season with a clean slate of a pantry...

5 Minutes for Mom is having their annual Ultimate Blog Party!!!!

2009-03-22T14:06:00.003-05:00

5 Minutes for Mom is having their annual Ultimate Blog Party and all of us super sassy Mommy bloggers are invited to join the fun.. Just follow the link above or the one in my sidebar and join this amazing carnival ride we're on!!!

If this is your first time visiting my blog I would like to welcome you here with open arms and invite you to come on in and pull up a chair and make yourself at home, come by anytime and see whats going on in our little world!!

My name is Shana(pro:shayna) a.k.a Momma Rayne, I am currently a s.a.h.m to a 4 year old who is going on 14 rockstar dress up diva who think she knows it all a.k.a baby rayne . My other half is D a.k.a Daddy Rayne who works hard for our family and spends alot of his time online gaming! We have 2 older daughters Brette a.k.a middle sister Rayne and Madi a.k.a Big sister Rayne. We have 3 dogs Hook,Ginger & McCoy & a fish named UT!I blog generally about whats going on from day to day in our lives, products I like and much more so feel free to stop by and check out My daily Rayne anytime you like. If your here visiting because of 5 Minutes for Mom or the Ultimate Blog Party comment my post so I can be sure to check you out as well!!

some of the prizes I like are as follows: 58,56,5,13,19,21,22,26,45,50,60,71,72,86,88,97,99,106,109,113,118,& 123
but really I am not picky and this is my 1st blog party so I am excited to just be here and meet all of you.. so thanks for stopping by and hope to see all of you soon!!!

2009-03-21T22:39:00.002-05:00

wow .. when the week started I totally thought by thursday night I'd be kid free ... and have a weekend to myself besides watching my usual on Friday and my nephew on saturday.. but that changed rapidly no one left me here alone and I ended up having all three of our kids plus 2 more as of right now.. So not a kid free quite weekend alone at all which I think I totally could of just slept all weekend long and been greatly refreshed before my normal arrived on Monday a.m.! But as that has not happened I have to admit I am so exhausted .. I have done lots of loads of laundry, cleaned a bit, but it mainly consisted of children.. I did get to tan around lunch time which made me extremely happy but still 24 hours after Twilight hit the shelves I still have yet to see it.. ugh!! I did manage to get two baths in as well which is amazing more than i get on a regular basis!! which i must add I love my new hydralicious shampoo from herbal essences.. it smells wonderful!!! I got the purple ones!!! The 2 eldest decided they wanted to sleep out in the back yard tonight, which after the last adventure with this I was strongly against the idea .. But its 12:12 am and apparently our neighbors are having a get together and they came in saying they would not shut up.. lol.. they did try.. and my nephew has finally closed his eyes and is off to dream land.. The two toddler divas are in there dress up gear watching tv on Ash's dora couch which they look like they are not far behind the boy.. dreery eyed!! My darling puppy is so short but he has figured out how to get in Ashland's princess chair so he's fast asleep there and I think after an extended day I am finally on e.. and must ly down. But in any case .. just thought I'd blog before bed.. good night!!!

Tw..Tw..TWilight

2009-03-20T22:23:00.003-05:00

Okay my sweet obsession.. Twilight comes out tonight at midnight!! I so want it! I read this book cover to cover in less than 72 hours!!! It was so good!!!! I can't wait to see the movie!!!!I wish comcast would be up to date to the minute and have a new release right on IcontroL that would totally rock.. as much as we pay i'd say we deserve it!!! I so wanna go get it in the middle of the night!!!! I am not sure if i can stay awake to go get it and watch it but it sure would be a super cooL duper me duper night if so.. I have to say I am on Team Edward!!!!

Spring is here....

2009-03-19T22:48:00.003-05:00

I am so excited spring is my favorite time of year and I do believe it has arrived.. or at least I hope so we have had way way way to much cold weather in Texas this year.. heck we even had a grand amount of snow back in December which we never see... Anyway so my dh is off for 2 days so he could spend them home while his dd was off school for spring break, so it really makes a long weekend for him which he sure likes those more time to play his call of duty game which he was recentlu promoted to 2nd LT on which is crazy cool.. but by my surprise he get's up and get's dressed and says come on.. so me and the gang load up and head to home depot .. so we ended up with a complicated but straight gas weed eater .. which is kind of cool because you can buy attachments to change out and so on.. and some flowers to plant and a few veggies .. have to admit it screams spring and our yard does look nice, i completely have to admit I would of so loved to have an ipod instead but.. okay i'll be nice...but there was a photo shoot in disguise during all this!! I totally live by the thought that my camera can't be to far from me because when your out living life you can capture your memories.so here is one of the photos I shot!! Have to admit I am so jealous of the photos my 2 darling sister's took of my nieces and nephews today with the bluebonnets and this by no means compares but it's still stinkin winkin cute!!! Anyway I am so happy it's spring!! Means summer is just around the corner!! pRaying for a quiet hurricane season this year!!

ephimany.....

2009-03-17T22:17:00.005-05:00

Lately I have been really been seeing things a lot differently that I have ever before, maybe it's because I am getting older or is that I am finally tired of making mistakes. I am not sure exactly but I do believe people are put in and out of your life for a reason, whether it be you learn something from them or they learn something from you, teach you a lesson etc. It's all meant to be some how. Maybe in times it's God's way of testing you or planting a seed I really don't know I do know it's at times hard to understand and hard not to question what is in store for you. All I know is my life is Good and I have a ton to be thankful for and things that I once took for granted or in a way disrespected all matter so much more now. I love my family and I thank God for my life. Peoples shallow views and words no longer affect me and I seem to be telling them just what I think with no fear of hurting their feelings, it just all makes since so it's easy to just respond. I find myself taking my own advice a bit more than I used to and not letting peoples stupidity get to me so much. I dislike when people make selfish comments and find myself not so blinded when I come across that I really see it.I find that I have been a part of a group of people who are negative and I keep thinking to myself it's time to let them go . I even have considered once that I do I will change my phone number so I no longer have to deal with them. I find myself linked to a family full or lies, secrets and shame. People who are selfish and continue to harborer an abuser and seem to hate the abused rather than the abuser..I find great shame in that and feel that pretending or faking a smile to keep peace is no longer acceptable for me. Don't treat me like I am an outcast when I was only telling the truth.. I no longer find it okay to make excuses for how other people are and act. A mistake is defined as follows An error or fault resulting from defective judgment, deficient knowledge, or carelessness.or A misconception or misunderstanding. Everyone makes mistakes and there is a judgment day set aside in the end for that , I can no longer live my life judging others for the decisions that they make or have made . I choose to turn that over to the Lord as I am not perfect and have made plenty of my own ,but there is a song that is by one of my favorite bands cross canadian ragweed that is called sick and tired and a verse in the song goes

Well, memories, they're over-rated:
All they do is get you down an' frustrated,
And who needs that on their back?
Starting over, cold turkey,
Washin' your soul of everything that's dirty.
Seal your heart of every crack.

and the part meaning most to me is washin' your soul of everything that's dirty because that is what I chose to do with my life..

she's my world....

2009-03-13T11:53:00.003-05:00

Last night my princess was playing around and dropped a whole bottle of opi nail polish on my living room floor and it shattered.. seafoam green polish streaked the floor.. ugh the smell was so strong ,but i was in my bedroom when it happened i heard the noise then i hear her say oh my daddy is not going to be happy and started crying, which really its not the biggest deal because we have concrete floor and it really in really didn't hurt anything but her feelings because she wanted her toe's that color.. but she was very tired as she had been awake since very early and no nap and had played quite hard throughout the day she passed out on the couch after we cleaned up the mess and she wolk up later because yes it's cold again in Texas and this weather change kicks our butts on allergies but she was coughing away.. so we ended up giving her cough medicine but she was so funny and took it like a big girl didn't even flinch, she asked me to make her a jelly sandwich with peanut butter which we had the talk again about grape jelly and how she loves it we cut the crust and she then ask's if could pull her hair up in front piggies so at midnight all this is happening but some how it didn't matter..I am sad she is not a baby anymore and I wont have that again.. She is going to pre-K next year and then on to her journey of school.. where did these 4 years go....

r.i.p Mask...

2009-03-12T18:22:00.003-05:00

Yesterday a very dominate figure in the MMA community lost his life in a horrific car crash in Newport Beach California! I am very saddened by this loss as my family and I are extreme MMA fans and follow UFC regularly we are fans. Tap-out was founded back in 1997 , they were not only a clothing brand, but backed and encourage many fighters during the years. In 2007 they starred in a reality television show on verses in which the tapout crew traveled the nation in search of fighters to add to the UFC roster .. These Guys are amazingly entertaining and I have to say that this is a major loss in the MMA community ..RIP MASK .. YOu will be truly missed!

piles.& piles...

2009-03-11T15:59:00.008-05:00

I am really tired i have not gotten very much accomplished .. did get a huge mountain of clothes folded although they are not put away and there still remains a mess on the other side of my bedroom door.I find a large challenge in the laundry department of my life, no organization and that is something I used to be so good at although it seems it has gone away. I am trying to get back into the swing of things . I think I want one of these handy hampers to help separate the laundry and wash according to the correct laundry pattern rather than the way i totally tend to do things..Hopefully this will enter our home soon so that my journey may begin the laundry baskets are not working they just don't work and take up way to much space...
My darling little diva always tell me is save money.. live better she hears it on the walmart commercial and I always think boy she is a smart one.. it cracks me up each time she says it..
but i have been thinking i want to adopt the motto work smarter not harder....I spend most hours of my day chasing ,wiping and cleaning up miles of messes which is not my calling in life at all. I often wonder why i decided i should stay home and be a housewife or whatever you call what i am. but if its what i am going to do i just need to do it right and smart. Step one being organization and trying to convince every one else in my life to follow my lead.. maybe develop the you cook i clean method or something like that... I am so excited for the fall I really want to put Ashland into a preschool pre-k program at a local church to get her ready for kindergarden I think this will not only help her but me in the long run..I am not 100 % on how things should play out but i do know my goal is to get organized and stay organized I am over the chaos involved in cleaning.. My youngest dd is a strower which means she is a messy messy girl and refuses to clean her messes .. as for example right now she is on the couch refusing to clean a mess she made in the doorway of the kitchen.. so I guess this is how you know you have a spoiled child you tell her to clean it and she says no .. so you tell her fine I'll throw it away then. she just told me thats ok they have more at wal-mart.. ugh.. to smart to be a 4 year old... anyway I am going to really stop trying to be the friend to her because I do forsee this being an issue when she is 13 so i better take the bull by the horns now.. last year or so I switched her out of the larger of the 2 rooms into the smaller because she never sleeps in there but all it has caused is massive clutter in the smaller room so i think because "Size does matter" than the smartest thing I should do since post it notes is move her back.. and make her sleep in there.. this will make life better and create boundries.. she will need them because when we get new furniture then there is no more sleeping on the couch.. so that is game plan for thursday & friday here.. going to try to talk my dh into allowing me to paint the rooms so it will make all of them happy! Also maybe giving our 2 dd's my pc and me getting a laptop!! yeah you see maybe not but it's an amazing idea.. that way they will find fun in there new/old room!!! Well anyway someone asked me today what are you doing for spring break.. lol whats that.. i have to basically work everyday .. I don't get a vacation plus that is just not something we do alot take trips..but it got me thinking.. If it was and I was ..what would I do...so my pretend spring break vacation!!! It would have to be hawwt and sunny!! of coarse can't seem to want to go skiing in spring so..I think we'd go to Destin and spend some days on a white sandy peach.. lol sounds nice.. anyway.. well one thing that excites me is we get a Kid free night next week! Yay!!! I requested after a long week of aggervation with a comment my mom made about how she wouldn't take my daughter with her on there out of town spring break activities because i quote she says "it would not be a vacation if we took her" okay nice but Um what...I asked my mil if she wouldn't mind my dd spending the night with her on st patty's day so we could go out and have some fun!! so she kindly accepted , she is a sweety! so not sure what the plans are but we shall do something green!!! in any case i hear my child telling my adorable puppy he needs a new hairstyle so i better go check into that..

Smells

2009-03-08T18:36:00.004-05:00

One thing in life I think that would be so devastating to lose would be my sense of smell.. I love to smell everything that I touch, sheets, flowers, anything I always instantly smell it.. But I wanted to list a few of my favorite smells..

Perfumes: I am not a frilly floral perfume wearer although I do like a variety of smells these are mt favorite:
1. Perry Ellis portfolio my all time favorite.. very light but heavenly most often when I wear it I always get asked what is that you are wearing!!!
2. Gucci Rush (Red) Heavenly smell that stays with you!!
3.Hugo women- to die for scent!!!
4. Kenneth Cole Black- a heavy scent not to many people i come across like the smell but its one of my very favorites!!

I miss her.... 8(

2009-02-28T10:30:00.005-06:00

In my life I have lost many people and been through quite a lot. I was blessed to be the granddaughter of an amazing wonderful woman .. She went to be with our Lord what will be 2 years on March 9th and it has been the hardest thing by far that I think I have ever had to deal with. For about the 1st year after she was gone I pretty much walked around in a complete daze, nothing really ever seemed to be okay, colors were not as pretty as they once were.. just basically a black and white dreary daze. I was heartbroken and completely taken by this and could never come to understand why the Lord had taken her from me.. One day it just hit me probably a few months after the 1st year had past that she would not want me to be so sad. I could her her saying things in a way , her words would run through my head..I had to let go of why .. why she had been taken because questioning why is not important although human nature , someone said God has a plan for us and we may not understand but we have to trust him. so I tried to understand that and go from there.. It's very bittersweet and days are very hard.. we went back to their home where my PawPaw still resides just before the 1st year to lay my uncle to rest and it was very hard being in her home with out her being there , everything reminds you of her , you go around a corner expecting to here her say come see or hey bay-be.. just hard.. it's very hard. I don't even know how to deal with it still , I have good days and bad days , I do cry daily for her and wish so much to see her face just one more time.. I know I can't be that selfish and wish for that but I guess I am.. She was Amazing and more than anyone could ask for ! She was so sweet and so crafty. I am still as sad as I was the 1st day she was gone and it's hard. I think the day the Lord takes me will be a fine day and I think that will be the day I get to see her again and that will be so good. I miss her I love her and I just wish it was not so hard . I hope she rest knowing that we love her and miss her so much! I love you Billie E. Moseley , RIP.. I miss you!

in the above pictures this is my Maw Maw & Paw Paw he love her so much! And the tattoo I got to honor her and help with my grieving process.

For the Love of Books!!!

2009-02-26T07:05:00.004-06:00

When Ashland was a baby, I read to her all the time but as she has grown up she has become very independent and has not wanted me to do to much for her at all including reading, a few weeks ago she starting showing interest in reading and me reading to her again, so of coarse you know I jumped right on it!! So we have made a vow to visit a local library once a week at least and choose our bedtime stories for the week. These are the book choices we have chosen for this wee
1. Princesses are Pretty (one of our own books)
2.The 3 Cabritos by Eric Kimmel
3.Easter Parade by Mary Chalmers
4.Miss Suzy by Miriam Young
5.Clifford the Big Red Dog
I hope she will continue to be interested in reading for a long time and I will certainly encourage it all that I can!

Addiction

2009-02-25T08:38:00.005-06:00

As most of you may know I am completely addicted to caffeine and I drink a ton of dr peppers everyday. I get lectured all the time about how bad they are for me and so on. If I do not drink caffeine , I get the very worst headache, my hands shake and I get sick like nauseously ill. I am not one to believe in addictions and have always been one for mind over matter type thing, but lately I have noticed that my anxiety is worse than usual and this can also be caused/triggered by caffeine. I am not going to cold turkey it by any means because I do get extremely irritable when I with drawl from it but I am going to wholly admit I do have a problem and intend to fix it . I am going to start by lessening my intake of caffeine and go from there. So from now on. I am going to drink my morning one one and do my best to limit them. when I go to a drive through or restaurant then I am going to try to order sprite or something that contains no caffeine at all , and I am going to try to drink much more water. Tea even contains caffeine so I am going to try to stay away from that as well. So here we go.. I'll try to update now and again on my process .. maybe a little note in each blog how i did today or something to that effect!

i wish.. i wish.. i wish...

2009-02-24T10:04:00.003-06:00

I wish I had this camera!!! That is all i can say!!... It's amazing and completely expensive.. but I do want it....One day perhaps.. one day!! a girl could wish right!!!

I cross my ♥..

2009-02-23T11:40:00.005-06:00

So back in 2008 I came across the very best lady in the world and she makes the finest home made goods I have purchased thus far and I certainly could not keep my big mouth closed about it!! her name is brandy and she is as sweet as sugar and not to mention has the most creative crafty buzz to her , I have to admit something I wish I had!! (winks!) she owns a business based out of the Dallas/Ft Worth area & you can find many photos on her site www.myspace.com/junkbyreese .Here are some photos of the crosses that I have purchased from her but to see the extent of her work you must check out her site, It is truly breath taking & have to admit these get my personal award as the best gifts you could possibly give and to help save home made all in one!!!

Shop til you drop!!!

2009-02-23T08:32:00.004-06:00

So i could not resist but to open my mouth and share the most fab.. shopping center I have been to in a while. Pearland Town Center was absolutely amazing, had many stores and amenities. Worth the drive , but if you have an e-z tag shooting up the toll road it was really a breeze. This is an out door strip center type mall, so I highly recommend a stroller for small children and take the weather conditions into account by dressing appropriately, if its raining grab an umbrella, if it's cold wear a jacket , you get the point I am sure! If your looking for a great place to shop I highly recommend it!!

Make-up Must haves!

2009-02-22T14:05:00.007-06:00

Okay so as far back as I remember I have a wild fascination with eyeshadow and make up of all kinds! I have been on a mission over the years to find the just right potions and mixes to make a fab face and believe me there has been alot of wasted money on not so great items that made it straight into the trash, but I have to admit I have been fairly happy with my finds lately and wanted to share them with my fellow make up junkies!! so here we go!!

image # 1 is Lorac Natural performance makeup.. I completely love it , covers well and stays on exceptionally well. especially in Texas humidity!

image # 2 is the face fakebake it is a self tanning bronzer i add just a bit in with my foundation to add a sunkissed look to my face!

image # 3 is urban decay 24/7 eyeliner .. glides on well and comes in many many colors which I do own my fair share of the colors but my daily staple is called zero its black and is the best eyeliner I have found thus far!!

image #4 Burts bee's lip wax- I am a chap stick junkie always have it in my pocket and apply constantly, this provides the best moisture and has a soothing cool to it! I am addicted and highly persuade you to join me its the best stuff!!

Image # 5 Amazing Cosmetics concealer- I very dark circles under my eyes and have tried everything under the sun to cover them and this is the best stuff I have found! stays on well and covers wonderfulLY!! The one tip I have to mention on this is invest in a small fan apply and allow to set before going on in your makeup process it will last longer and may sound crazy but it works. I bought a small fan at our local walmart for I want to say $8 and i love the thing!!!

All of the above listed items can be purchase at the Ulta retail chain , one tip for ulta shopping sign up for there little program and you can earn free stuff.. we all love the free stuff!!

Lights.. Camera... Action!!

2009-02-22T02:13:00.006-06:00

here are some photos from my friday photo shoot with my amazing 4 year old.. she loves her hot pink cowboy boots, who knew a hand me down find from her cousin Hailey would be such a huge part of who she is! she loves to dress up! she says "Maaammmaaa I'll be back I have to go make a style!" Who knew I'd be living with such a Fancy Nancy!!ツ