HAPPY HALLOWEEN

Hope you had a happy Halloween ours was great they girls had a blast at school anabella was a biker girl and lily was a fairy

ANABELLA

LILY

 

They came home already bouncing off the walls. We hung out for awhile then we had dinner and got ready

Anabella became a zombie biker

 

 and lily became an even prettier fairy then my sister came over and we did her zombie makeup

We even dressed the dog up as a witch

 2 hours later my work was done

 

They looked great ana even tried eating the dog

 

We really did have a good time even tho it rained the whole time. The one thing that got me and carl mad was we couldn't tell witch house were giving candy  some had there porch lights on but no decorations then some had decoration and no porch light and some we could tell either way. So I have decided we need to make up signs to put at the end of our driveways saying TRICK OR TREATERS WELCOME so we know to go to them and if there no sign then there not doing it because it was really had to figure out were to go. Let me know if u agree with my sign idea cause I will so be that crazy lady handing out sign next year . Other then that it was good we went to my moms for awhile and the girls fell asleep which really sucked because they needed a bath they had makeup all over there faces and pink spray in there hair so when we got home we had to wake them up and give them a bath they were not happy again they should really have no school the day after Halloween. Well they are fast asleep now and carl and I can raid there bags of candy then go to bed . So good night and again happy Halloween.

 

 

LAST MINUTE HALLOWEEN SHOPPING

Well another year of last minute shopping. We finally got to go shopping for the girls Halloween costumes and thank goodness we are mostly making there costumes this year because there is nothen left. We had to go to 5 different store just to get the stuff they needed. Yes we could have gone to party city or one of those other Halloween store but it was either gas to go there or gas to go trick or treating. I don't know about u but with us I swear the bills just seem to land right around every holiday there is. On a happy note we did get the stuff and the girls are gona look great. Lily is going to be a fairy and anabella is going to be a biker chic for school and at night she's going to be a killer clown biker chic so that will be fun and this year we are taking my little sister with us she going to be a zombie. It is going to be a busy day I have to wake up early and get them ready for school costume and all then they have half a day. So that gives me a little time to get them all ready make dinner and out the door. After trick or treating we are going to stop over my moms to hang for a little while and then home to get washed and  go to bed man im tired just writing that times like these I miss coffee. Im glad they have half a day but I kind wish they would have no school the next day instead. They are going to be so tired and u know there going to eat to much candy. I can't wait tho I love Halloween sadly this is going to be the first year carl and I aren't dressing up I don't know maybe we will find something to wear But don't worry I will have lots of pics  so be shore to check in tomorrow night to see them.

 

 HOPE YOU HAVE A HAPPY AND SAFE

HALLOWEEN

I THINK I HAVE A PROBLEM!

I LOST INTERNET AND PHONE TODAY!!!!! I never thought I used the internet that much but I was wrong. For some reason we lost internet and phone early this morning and it didn't come back on until 8:00pm that was 12 hours  of ......

NO facebook
NO twitter
NO youtube
NO blog
NO Netflix
NO pogo
NO phone
 
and to top it off there was nothen on tv. I did find something to do I clean and read a little but it didn't help I kept checking to see if it was back on every 20 min. How do you think u would do I mean think of how often you use the internet or phone in a day or OMG what if your cell phone didn't work. This is gona be a short blog because now that the internet is back on I have to go see what Ive miss in the past 12 hours

 

 

In the comment let me now what you would miss if u had no internet or phone

THE CLEANING FAIRY IS FIRED

Now that the weather is getting colder and  we are inside more I've notices the house is shrinking. We have stuff everywhere and none of it is where it belongs. It is that time of year when it is time to get organized again! Now Im not talking going crazy with charts and labels but rather making sure everything has a place and a purpose. Over the summer we gathered a lot of things we don't need. All the fair prizes, the summer crafts the rock collection your child decided to start but then forgot about. I keep a some what clean house i'll be honest im not a neat freak I wish I was but between u and me  "Im lazy" I talk about doing lables and getting bins for everything but it never happens. 1. because I can't really afford the lables and all the bins and boxes 2. because life just gets in the way. So I have come up with my way of being and staying organized without needing a chart to tell me what I need to do on Tuesday.

 

ATTACK!!!!!

 

I take one week mon-fri and go from top to bottom I know that's sound like a lot and already ur shacking u head saying no way but trust me. I make a pile to donate and one to just plain thro away and I start at one end and go nuts. I go thro draws closets and under stuff. Now that the weather is changing to cold i go thro the cloths and take out the summer cloths and donate what wont fit them next year and pack up the rest then i get the winter cloths out of the closet and put them in the draws I also get out the winter coats. I go in the bathroom and go thro all the shampoos and lotions i don't know about u but I seem to collect shampoo and conditioners that have only a little left in them it bad i know but u know. Another place i seem to collect junk is the top of my fridge and on  shelves.  By the time Friday comes around my house is spick and span and empty but now i can keep up with it so much easier because i know where things go and I don't get that pain in the side of my head when i look around or cant find anything. You still need to organize tho but now u have room to organize. you can go tho ur cabinets and put things in a way that works for u .  I don't just do this when the seasons change I do this like every maybe 2 months so i can keep up with it. It is so simple if you only have things you use then you are more likely to clean them or put them away and u don't become overwhelmed. As for the day to day clean up it changes every week I am a stay at home mom and my kids go to school so for me its really easy to keep up and get things done on my time but for many of u who work or have young child at home you may find cleaning a little harder my advice for u is to do what works for u. Ive read so many book and articles on keeping a clean house and make schedules and all that but they never fit into my life so there are times at 1:00 in the morning im mopping my floors or dust the furniture the key is to not stress but if charts and all that work for u great use them there are so many cute charts now a day that u can get and hang up so u know what has to get done. I wish they worked for me but all well. So no matter what u use to be organized try this tip to become organized. I hope this helps let me know your thoughts or maybe you may have some ideas to add to this.

 

WE ARE IN THIS TOGETHER

 

I HATE ANXIETY

I hate that I have this stupid thing making everything hard. life is hard enough as is why add this to it. I was doing ok no I was doing good and bam it comes back it always happens more at the end of the month ( u get that right) I was at my nieces b-day on Saturday and I was having a good time but I felt it all day I new it was coming and I kept fighting it and by the end of the night I caused one Im saying that I caused on and not that I had one because I did it nothen happened that would make me panic I just started thinking and my brain made it happen so that's why I caused it and yes everyone was there and everyone was looking at my and asking whats wrong I hate that but I would do the same thing if I saw someone going thro one I mean I don't have a flashing sign on my head saying its just a panic attack im ok go about ur business. It wasn't the first one iv'e had at my moms but because we were all about to sing happy b-day the kitchen was full of people and the singing was loud and I felt like I had to get out of there so it was more noticeable most of the time u don't even know im having one because I go away to another room or something but I was stuck I couldn't just leave they would have thought I was being rude. I did make it out ok once we sang I went outside with carl and we walked for a little bit. I got my self calmed down and back to normal but the night was over for me I had to go home I felt like they were all looking at me and talking about me and I just wanted to go home the thing is there my family so i felt bad that all i wanted to do was run home but i did and once i left the driveway i felt better right away. That sucks at least it was the end of the night and i didn't walk out before the cake and presents but if it had happened earlier i would have left just the same I have to get over this I know it is possible because i was fine for 8 years i just don't now how im getting better i feel it im stronger now i just have to keep going and facing my fears and showing myself that its all in my head im the one causing this and only i can stop them O and back to the whole i new it was coming thing it really is weird i will feel on edge all day before i have one i know its because im thinking about it im worring about having one but im able to push it off but then something happens and i can't push it away anymore it is so weird i haven't figure that one yet but ya so that is the update on my life if u have a similar problem i would love to here about it ( so i don't feel so alone ) or have any questions just write them in the comment box
                                                                       
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HOT CHOCOLATE

 

Tonight I made one of my kids favorite drinks for when the weather gets cold HOT CHOCOLATE. It was my first time trying this recipe and it was really easy. I would change one thing from the recipe and that is not add the sugar I don't know what they were thinking but that is a lot of suger all together it was good but I want my kids to fall asleep at some point so u should really try this recipe out and again just leave the sugar out

 

What your gona need is

 

1 1/2 cup whole milk

1/2 cup heavy cream

1/3 cup semi sweet chocolate

1/3 cup milk chocolate

whipped cream

 

1: Heat up the whole milk and the heavy cream just to get it warm enough to melt the chocolate.

2: Take it off the burner and add the chocolate whisk it for a few minutes then put it back on the burner just to keep it warm and help melt it while you get the cups ready

3: After you get it into the cups top it off with whipped cream and enjoy.

 

Both girls tried it and they loved it. To go along with it I made a apple pie I am not the worlds best baker so I cheated and bought one from the store. We got our pie and chocolate milk snuggled in my bed and watched a good Halloween movie. I hope you give this a try let my now what u thought of it in the comments.

 

STAY WARM

 

My Saturday

                 Well my Saturday was pretty good went to my moms for my nieces 1st b-day

 

It was fun the kids love it when they can play together

THEY WERE PLAYING SCHOOL

 

 

I can't wait because my other brother is gona be have a little girl anytime now. Its so funny we all have girl so we keep saying the next person to get pregnant has to have a boy lol. The scary part is im the one with the oldest kids so I would be next. All the girls are getting so big

 

WE PLAYED  WE ATE AND WE HAD CAKE

We came home and got ready for bed so it was a good day full of love, family, and memories hope your day was just as good if not better I would love to know what u did today so let me know in the comments

 

WHAT A WEEK

Sorry I am really bad at this blog thing I missed so much this week its not funny I had so many ideas for the blog and none of them seemed to work out. I am Really gona try to keep up with it. I am also going to try to do some vlogs may be on tues and thurs we will see as a mom it is really hard to plan things things just come up out of no where. You didn't miss to much excitement tho today we went shopping for my husbands dad's b-day and my nieces b-day and came home with so much more as always. We can never seem to go to the store for just the things we need. I am really excited because we got our second children (  our best friends kids ) presents there oldest son who's 3 just had to get an operation and I feel really bad because they moved to ohio and this is the first big thing in his life I wasn't there for so we had to buy him a big present and because we can't leave his sister out we bought her something to. I wish I was there to see them open it I really got to get a web cam. I am so lost without them. Tomarro we go to my moms for my nieces 1st b-day she is getting so big. Well like I said I am really gona try to do better with the blog and I hope u keep following because  Im having a lot of fun and finally getting the hang of all this. so it will only get better.

PUMPKINS

Tonight we painted pumpkins ever year we carve pumpkins but this year we decides to paint them (were getting lazy). Its also a little easier for them  to do but anabella was sad because she wanted to play with the guts she is so her fathers child lol

 

ANABELLA'S        LILY'S

 

MOMS TIP #3 ME TIME

                      

                                              ME TIME

When your a mom me time is the one thing we can never find time to pencil in but it is the most important. I know when I have reached my limit and I cant even remember when I shaved my legs last or even washed my hair I need to take some me time. The problem is you are so tense and moody not to mention your family is afraid to even say hello to u that you may need a week of me time just to recharge and none of us have that much time to spare. So my tip this week is to pencil in me time once a week or every other week or even once a month. We plan  everything else in our life why not me time. Mark it on the calendar or in your weekly planer put a heart around it and make sure EVERYONE knows and understands that that is YOUR day. Oh and because our husband always forget important date don't be afraid to remind him more then once.
 By doing this you are setting a goal so when you have those moments when you just want o give up and scream and cry and laugh all at the same time ( you know those moments) you can look at that pretty heart on the calendar and say only a few more days I can do it. Like they always say 'A happy mom means a happy home" so it in our job description to take more me time it may be in small print by it there

 

 

Now incase your brains are fried and you cant think of what to do with your me time I have a few of my must haves and must do's

 

1.The most important thing to do is take that long shower or bath add the bubbles,light the candles put on that CD you love  and don't come out until your prune.

2. Find a quiet place in ur house and curl up with a nice book but make sure to bring some yummy bad for you snacks to eat. Here are some book I just love

 

 

(Brides of the west, The rose legacy, Claiming the heart, twilight series and Time is a river)

 

3. Weather it's with a friend or by yourself you can never go wrong with a good chick flick. Im already an emotional wreck so I like movies that have a little more comedy then sad love stories that make me hate my husbands lack of romance even more

 

 

 

(Because I said so, Confessions of a shopaholic, Leap year, Letters to Juliet, The ugly truth, The holiday and 27 dresses)

 

4. Get together with friends go out to dinner, see a movie, play some card or just sit and talk.

 

5. Take a nap

 

No matter what it is you decides to do for your me time just make sure you finish with a smile and remember  now is always better then later

MY SATURDAY SUCKED

I hope u all had a good Saturday it was a cold rainy day today and to top it off I have a stomach bug.

      

DONT I LOOK LOVELY

 

So while my family had a yummy meal for dinner I had this

 

CHICKEN NOODLE SOUP

 

I always make homemade soup when my family is sick but since im the one who's sick I get the can stuff I really need to teach anabella how to make it

On a happier note I did get 3 really good books yesterday I do plan to do a review on them

 

There is McKenzie, Morning for Dove and Unwilling Warrior  They are romantic westerns so far I am reading McKenzie and loving it so far I will get into more detail of what there about in my vlog when I look better to do one. Ive never done a review before but when I look online for good romantic western there are like maybe 5 and there not even the good books I have read so many great books that no one even know's is out there so my mom told me "well why don't u do a review "so Im gona do it. Well right now I am going to bed I really hope I feel better when I wake up I hate this feeling. So that was my Saturday hope yours was good I would love to here about it so tell in the comments.

WHEN IM ANGRY

One of the hardest things for me is anger and having anxiety. I cant just get angry like everyone else. when I get angry the feeling scares me and I panic. Now try having two kids that fight and get in trouble. Its so hard for me because when I get angry  at them not really mean and scary but mom angry I need to sit and breath or leave the room but that's not always easy and there are times im sitting here trying to calm down and I can here them fighting in the next room and I cant calm down they don't understand how I feel and that I need timeout its not there fault but it sucks Another kind of anger I deal with is being angry about being this way this is the time of month my attacks really test me im not trying to gross out and guys here but the girls my understand when it gets closer to that time they get worse well for me the get constant there not strong or very long maybe 5 min but they happen all day I get so tired and I just want to cry because even tho I know what they are and that I will be ok they still scare the hell out of me each and every time and I get very angry because I don't like this feeling and I don't want it to happen again but I know it will and that makes me mad and im In a bad mood all day I try to spend a lot of time in my room playing online trying to keep my mind calm but that's also not always easy one bonus is that sometime being a mom and knowing I have to do something gets my mind off it or the girls will do something really cute and I feel happy and calm and other times its just impossible but I make it thro

MONSTER COOKIES

                                                             


        These cookies are so much fun to make and even more fun to eat all u need to make them is


1.COOKIES

2. MARSHMALLOWS

3. WHITE FROSTING

4.FOOD COLORING

5. M&M

6. CANDY CORN

7.CHOCOLATE CHIPS

First mix the frosting and food coloring to the color or colors u like then u take one cookie flip it upside down and put a glob of  frosting on the cookie. Then u put the other cookie on top. Next u add either candy corn as fangs or chocolate chips as teeth to the frosting. Add a little frosting to the top so u can put the marshmallow eyes on top then put a little frosting on the marshmallow and add a m&m as the eye ball and there u have it there really is no wrong to do it . Weather its one eye or two fangs  or teeth or take a candy corn and give it a nose like anabella did it was cute I would have gotten a better pic of it but she ate it to fast But the point is just have fun show me ur yummy monsters on facebook
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Now just for a good laugh I will show u the video that was suppose to be this blog but didn't work out so good enjoy and happy Halloween.

RANDOM THOUGHTS

Well I had this really kool blog idea ready to go for today but its not quit ready yet so im gona put it in tomorro's blog. So today I will just talk about today well for the first time I rode on the back of my husband bike I have been so afraid to . I have to say it was a lot of fun and I didn't freak out(GO ME) I am really trying this just for it attitude. Plus he has been so good helping me thro my anxiety the least I can do is trust him and to do something he really wanted he was so happy I went and so am I. The girls and I tried to do a vlog tonight it was a mess I don't want to give to much away in case we use it but we were doing a recipe and lily kelp eating the ingredients ana kept taking my lines and carl (my husband) on camera well lets just say we all need to keep our day jobs but it was a lot of fun I should have kept the out takes it would have make a funny blog "HOW NOT TO MAKE A VIDEO" The girls want to do more videos but to be honest I never look good in them im more a write stuff down and take pic kinda girl maybe ill find more thing for them to do and let them be the movie stars we will see well its gona be a short blog today hope u all read or maybe watch the blog tomarro we worked really hard on it

MOM TIP #2

                                                            LET THEM COOK

Yes let them cook. Find something simple and stay in there age group. My daughter anabella was 8 when she made her first meal by herself I was still close by of course. A great meal to choose is a hamburger helper like meal were these not to many ingredients and easy steps to follow. Her first meal was cheeseburger hambuger helper she read all the instruction and got everything together. We got a stool so she could reach the stove better. She wore my apron and everything.

 

SHE LOOKS SO BIG

 

  when it was time for dinner she was smiling from ear to ear. She really like that moment being just about her is sounds mean but  so often when there is more then one child we forget to give them each there time to shine. It is also a good idea to do this at a time when someone else can watch the other kids so u don't miss any dangers that might happen in the kitchen.

MY ANXIETY TIPS

I have been dreading this day all week the anxiety chat.  I don't like talking or writing about this because it makes it real. I cant pretend I don't have it if I talk about it.  I am going to be strong and keep going tho.  So today I want to talk about things that help me. I am no where near cured but I am a lot better then I was even a month ago. I am not a doctor or anything like that this is all based on research and my own experiences. Two things I have done to help is One: Eat I mean breakfast lunch and dinner and even maybe a snack in between depending on ur day. This helps because when u don't eat the sugar in ur body gets to low and ur body has to make up for the lost energy and if u are an anxious person that's make ur body do the whole DANGER DANGER warning and u get anxious. so if u keep that in check it will help. Two: is to excersise everyday I no they always say that's and it is hard to do we just get lazy at times I still do  but one thing ive done that helps is I walk everyday one nice walk when ever I find the time and im done. Me having my two girls helps because they no we walk and if I don't the bug me until I do. walking helps because it get rid of all that nervous energy that we have stored up inside. Now if u happen to miss a day or didn't get a chance to eat enough what helps me is gateraid or powerade  also a granola bar or any small food the small amounts of food seems easier when in an anxious state of mind I keep granola bars in my car and in my purse in case I ever need them. I still get panic attacks but there not as strong and they don't last as long which is really nice. the next thing I have to overcome is thinking the worst. I have to just do just go for it and show myself im ok easier said then done tho. I still don't like to drive by myself. Im not afraid of driving im afraid of having a panic attack while driving and not being able to get home. home is my safety net. my comfort zone. One other thing I really want to stress is if u no someone who is going thro this a loved one a friend a co worker do the research understand what there going thro it will help u help them even if its just knowing to give them space and time. My husband thinks he knows what im going thro but he has no idea so when I cant drive or go somewhere or eat something with peanuts in it he get mad well frustrated with me and tells me to just get over it and that is the worst thing to tell someone because that's all we want to do and no matter what we try we just cant ( not yet ) its just that he doesn't  understand so really just look it up knowing u have our backs really does help. I really hope this helps someone. if u need to talk or need more info about this let me  know. Its easier to get thro this together then alone. 

WHAT A BEAUTIFUL DAY

 

What beautiful fall day not to hot and not to cold . We got up nice and early not by my choice. I love how on weekends parents well at least we do stay up late knowing theres no school or work the next day and we can sleep in just to be waking up at the crack of dawn by ur lovely children because they are on that great schedule we worked so had to get them on. So I crawled out of bed made breakfast which they didn't really eat (nice)  got dressed and started our day. First we went for a nice walk and  saved every woolly bear we found

and fought over who was picking the next one up

 

Then we went food shopping. Got everything we needed got the register to check out only to find the food stamp card thing was not working they said the system was down in all the stores. So we had to put all of our stuff in a cooler and now we have to wait to be call when the system is back on so that was fun. Came home and made a big leaf pile and jumped in it

so they will be getting a bath tonight. Im writing this early because I am beat im gona make dinner (no idea what) give them a bath and hopefully go to bed .So that was my day what did u do today?

FUNNY PICTURES

                                   THESE ARE SOME FUNNY PIC OF MY FAMILY

                                                               

SHE'S DOOMED

 

 

HOPE U ENJOYED THE PIC'S