Cheer Tryouts

**UPDATE: She made it!!!!!**

Today Hanah has cheer tryouts for junior high. She is so nervous!!! They meet at 8 this morning and tryout at 11:30. Crazy!!! We have gone over jumps and "approaching the crowd", but she's still just nervous about the whole process. We will see what happens. I'll post an update when it's all over. Good luck sweetie!!! :)

A Glimpse of the Pudding Monster!!

I don't know whether or not you have heard of the pudding monster. I had forgotten all about it until yesterday. At approximately 11:50 a.m. I walked in my kitchen and found it sitting right on top of my table!! I hadn't seen a pudding monsted in 8 years. But there she was in all of her glory. With CHOCOLATE pudding of course. :)



At first she appread so sweet and cute.



But then she decided the "paint" herself with pudding. And of course, if she painted herself she just couldn't leave the table out.



Here is the deceptive part. The monster makes you think that she will be cleaning up her own mess. But oh no.....she has other plans in store.



After about 10 minutes worth of mess making she was done. And headed for a bath!!!

The Finished Product!!

It's done. Everything is complete...except for the night stands. I'm ordering those tonight before my massage. Here is a picture of the bed and the bedding. We are short 1 curtain. That's a whole other story in itself.



This is a shot from the doorway. A LOT more room in there now. We are loving it!! :)

Happy Birthday Cody!!

I thought about putting a baby picture up here For CodMan, but I just love this one. It's my favorite...ever...of my little boy. He was 3 at the time. Today he turns 8. Crazy how time flies!!! I love you son. I wish nothing but the best today and every day. Happy birthday!!!!

Who needs socks....or clothes for that matter!!

Such a sweet picture of such an angelic child. Most think she is very shy and quiet. But I would have to disagree with that. Especially when I'm sitting in my car waiting on her brother and sisters to get out of school and feel something brush by my ear. I turn around....and it's her sock! She, of course, is laughing. Haha Mommy!! I threw my sock at you! And here is another one! I just know that's what she is thinking. Little stinker. There's no point in putting her socks on anymore. Unless shoes are quickly following. She believes there is no universal need for socks. Little did I know that that was only the beginning. Now she is firm in her belief that there is no point in wearing any pants or a shirt. I'm sure the diaper will follow closely behind. I will have a streaker in my house shortly. Beware neighbors! :)

Meal Menu

Here's our supper menu for the next 2 weeks. I spared you the breakfast, lunch and snack menu:
3/4 Thursday - Spaghetti, Garlic Bread
3/5 Friday - Gambinos (Cody is having a few friends spend the night, and it's lent)
3/6 Saturday - Sub Sandwiches, Chips
3/7 Sunday - Pizza Hut (Cody's birthday and this is his choice of where to eat)
3/8 Monday - Chicken Spaghetti (PW's recipe LOVE her!!!), Garlic Bread
3/9 Tuesday - Beans & Cornbread (Thanks to PW again!)
3/10 Wednesday - Chicken Fried Steak, Mashed Potatoes, Gravy
3/11 Thursday - Rib-eye Steak w/whiskey cream sauce, twice baked potatoes (PW again...can't get away from her new cookbook!!)
3/12 Friday - Olive Cheese Bread....thanks to lent...
3/13 Saturday - Tacos
3/14 Sunday - Homemade Pizza
3/15 Monday - Sloppy Joes, Fruit Salad
3/16 Tuesday - Cheese burgers, Chips
3/17 Wednesday - Fettucini Alfredo, Ceasar Salad, Garlic Bread

Holy Cow!! That's a ton of cooking ahead of me. I love to cook though. Looks like a yummy 2 weeks! :)

Sick of Driving

I am tired of driving to Wichita 2-3 times a week. Grocery shopping every week burns 1 day. But someone is usually sick and needs to go to the doctor, or has an appointment, or something comes up. I'm tired of driving. My checkbook is tired of me driving too! :) So I'm going to try to go back to shopping every 2 weeks. Unless there is some mega sale with lots of freebies. That always worth a drive to Wichita. I'm really not looking forward to meal planning for two weeks at a time again, but it's probably worth it in the end. I'll post the plan when I get around to it later today. Right now my mind is on other things...like the hour and a half...yes 1.5 hours...worth of hot stone massage I have scheduled for this evening. A little Valentine's present from my hubby. He's so thoughtful! I'm sure he has an evening planned of Super Mario Brothers with the kids though. It's like he's 15 again! :)

IPod Nano Giveaway

My dear friend is giving away a Ipod Nano on her website. Click on the Deals and Steals button on the right side of my page to sign up for the giveaway. Exciting!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Blog Giveaways!!!

My very awesome friend Ashlei is having a ton of giveaways on her blog today. I'll list them as they are posted. Go register to win a Designer Blog to use for your business or personal blog. Her button is located on the right side of my page. Coupon Deals and Steals.