Sunday afternoon

I love Sunday afternoon.I get in my pjs as soon as we get home from church. It is my absolute favorite time of the week. John and I take a 2-3 hour nap. Then we get up and cook,watch a movie, or something else fun. We are doing taxes today.Yipee! I have to admit though I did have fun trying to distract John while he was working on them. He is such a good sport. I forgot to tell you about Friday. On Friday John took me shopping and bought me a kitchenaid mixer. I have always wanted one. So when John was at work on Sat. the kids and I made ten dozen chocolate chip cookies. It is incredible how much dough can fit in the mixer bowl. I froze a bunch of them. It would be way to much temptation having that many cookies around. When John came home he went to bed early. So I decided to use my mixer more. I made an upside down pineapple cake that was delicious. John is now wondering just how much I am going to bake. At this rate I might actually fatten him up some. I also made salsa in my food processor and a chicken pot pie for dinner. As you can see it is all about the food for me.

The end of car wash fear!

One more thing I did this weekend is get my car washed by one of those automatic car washes. Now to most people this does not sound like a big deal. But to me it is. I had (notice the word had) a fear of them. I was afraid I would not get my tires lined up right. Megan understands. They have made them different than they use to. There is no lining up your car. You just drive in. So with music blasting in celebration my family and I went through the car wash with great joy. John says he wishes he had the camera. He said I looked sooo happy. We are so easily entertained.

My hard working men!

John and I had a great time on Sunday afternoon cooking in the kitchen. We decided we wanted to try to make Chinese food. It turned out great. I had a lot of fun putting the egg rolls together. Since John started cooking though he tells me we need some new equipment. One thing about my husband he does nothing half hearted. He is totally into the cooking thing. He has decided we need more work area. Which means that we may build a rolling butcher block island that will slide into our hallway closet when not in use. This is working out great for me!

A fun day

I am having a hard time typing this post because I have never got tips put on my nails before. I wanted to do something I have never done before. I felt like such a princess having someone tending to my nails. I had to laugh when I was in the nail place. They had this sign that said waxing. One of the things guys could get waxed was their bikini area. I think I may have found the perfect gift for John. Wouldn't he be thrilled with a bikini wax! LOL John is a real guys guy. I told him I took the boys to Bed Bath and Beyond and he immediately felt the need to take the boys in the back yard and chop some wood. Today has been a lot of fun. First I slept in till nine. The boys and I took pizza to John and his workers for lunch. The boys stayed and worked with John. When I called to check on them I asked them how it was going. I think John has cured them of ever wanting to be an electrian. So, while they worked I shop and got pampered. I know I am spoiled. I bought some camo capries John will love and a new shirt. I am all ready to go out. John and I have a hot date tonight. Hopefully he will be home soon.

A nice day

Today was very nice. I had nothing I really had to do. I just wandered around Sams and Target. I found some cute kits to make jewelry. They were twelve dollars each marked down to $3.24 each.

John cutting wood

John loves playing in the back yard.

more cabin pictures

Cabin pictures

Finally Back!

We are finally back to the land of the living. We have been sick for four weeks. It is so nice to leave the house and go shopping. This past weekend was a great one. We had a blast at the cabin. We went swimming,hiking,dancing,played games,and made homemade ice cream. We took John's little brother with us. He is ten. He had a lot of fun tree climbing with John. Ben and Gina also went with us. We have such a great time with them. They are moving. We will miss them a lot. It has been great getting to know them. We think of them as some of our closest friends. Please pray for them as they are traveling. They will be leaving Wed. Morning for Oklahoma. I will post some pictures from our trip later.The pictures are on John's camera.

tired after all the excitement 

Lisa's baby 

Wishing and hoping and praying(that the whistle will blow soon)

Since our dachshund was a puppy she has gotten a treat every time the tea kettle whistles. John is back on a tea kick and Pepper can't be any happier. Our husky Angel who we have had for six months has picked up on this quickly. It was big doings at our house tonight because we needed more tea. Aren't they cute? They're not spoiled at all.

Since we got more than basic channels John and I have had fun watching lots of weird shows. We have watched the commercials for Miami Ink so much we had to see it. Last night they had a marathon which we quickly became addicted to. I would not get a tattoo because I am a wimp when it comes to needles. I have a friend who got a tattoo that has her husband's name on it. His name is Dan. After she had her babies her skin stretched. She got the tattoo right above her chest. So when her skin stretched it looked like dun instead of Dan.She was done alright. I laughed my head off. She has a real good sense of humor and she laughs about it too. The moral of this story is if you are thinking about getting a tattoo be careful where you put it:)John came home today messing with me he drew my name on his arm. Like he could fool me. He does have nice muscles though:)He's a hottie.

John and I felt inspired by the cooking channel today. We went out and bought some fancy cheeses,spices,sun dried tomatoes,fancy sausage,fresh pineapple,and avocados. We created a wonderful cheese fondue,some guacamole with pita chips ,grilled sausage and bread (to dip in the fondue cheese),and cut up pineapple. I think the Melting Pot has competition.Our meal was delicious. We had a blast shopping and cooking together.

Flashlight tag and the cooking channel

Have we been in the house to long? My husband and son are playing flashlight tag or something like that.(same flashlight used in picture taking of the plant) I don't know what you call it. We have also been watching the cooking channel for several hours.We actually know some of the names of the chefs like chef Mario. I never knew how great the cooking channel is! I am inspired and am laughing my head off at my weird family. Two great things at once:)

Ben and Gina have a site!

http://bgbrendle.blogspot.com/
check it out

Valentine's Day Blessings

I admire all the posts I read that were written even when the person was sick. I was to busy watching TV and feeding a cold. I am feeling much better but am still taking it easy. I was sick Valentine's Day but it was still a lovely day for me. My boys created a power point presentation on the computer for my husband and I. They included the reasons why they love us and the reasons why they know we love them. Also they put some of our favorite songs with the presentation. It was wonderful and surprising. John got me a beautiful Bougainvillea plant. It is a antique pink color. He bought me a beautiful pot to put it in I took the picture of the plant at night but with my lighting expert (my husband the electrician holding a flashlight) I got a picture of my plant. He also wrote me a poem. I am so blessed.

shopping pictures

Here are some more shopping pictures.

I had a blast shopping with Tricia. We hit a bunch of thrift stores,I am not sure if John will let me go with her again:)I found a lot of great deals. Tricia is not one to discourage you to buy things. Here are some pictures of what I found with her. I also hit a good yard sale this morning and found a few more things. Happy Valentines day to me.

I killed the dumbest squirrel ever!

To start off with,my apologies a head of time if this offends anyone. Yesterday while on the way to Tricia's house I ran over a squirrel. My sister in law Gina was in the car with me. I know she doesn't like to drive because she ran over a dog a while back. I like to pick on her about it. Of all the people to have in the car with me! Here is the part that might offend. I couldn't help but laugh. I was only going down the road at 25 mph. It darted right out in front of me. Gina yelled don't hit it. I wasn't sure if I had hit it. We looked out the back window. We could see it darted back and forth in only about a twelve inch space. It was bizarre. So I drove around the block to see if I had killed it. My husband (with a smile on his face) who is a hunter and likes squirrel meat asked if I brought it home.

Thankful!

I am not always the most positive person. I definitely lean toward the glass half empty side. Today is a good day. I love days when I don't have clean houses and I can just come home. I like cleaning houses but I love to be at home. I went grocery shopping after taking the boys to school this morning so there is a bunch of snack food in the house. I am not one of those people who can eat the food they are buying while they are shopping. I have a fear that the computer will go down or something and I won't be able to pay. To me people like that are really living on the edge. I know I am pathetic and don't like to take chances. So, I eagerly wait until I get in the car to open the bag of chips. Life is good today sitting here on my couch watching TV,typing on my laptop,and eating snacks. Other things in life that make me happy are watching American Idol,going to thrift stores,watching Friends,reading a new magazine( I found a thrift store that sells the newer ones for 10 cents},Sunday afternoons when you can just relax and look at the sale ads,and taking naps. I am looking forward to this weekend. My brother and sister in law invited us to go on the River Ship Romance. I have never been and I am very excited. Also there is a Super Bowl party this weekend. What fun! In March we are planning to take a trip to a cabin here in Florida about three hours away. I am thankful today!