Wednesday, March 31, 2010
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
Mini Me
Once or twice a week, I do a "Full Clean" of my house where I try to really clean everything that I can aside from the day-to-day cleaning. I Mop ALL the tile, Clean the Kitchen Really good, the bathrooms ect.
My kids usually come home on said days and make ramen noodles (all by themselves) decide that the living room is a great place to set up a daycare for their babies, change their clothes 10 times and so on.
This drives me cuh-razy! I spend the second half of my day following them around re-cleaning counter tops, and "motivating" them to clean up and hang up things that have no purpose being out or washed again as they quickly move on to a new activity forgetting they got all of this stuff out in the first place.
Normal Kid Stuff I guess.
Last night as I was cooking dinner Haidyn decided, without prompting, that she wanted to clean the kitchen sink. She got the sponge and started scrubbing away! I was so proud!
So, after I finished cutting the tomato, I dumped all the seeds in the sink, and as not to get in her way, I waited for her to wash them down the drain.
"MOM!" she screached, "I JUST cleaned that! Why did you put that in my clean sink?!"
All I could do was laugh.
Britani
My kids usually come home on said days and make ramen noodles (all by themselves) decide that the living room is a great place to set up a daycare for their babies, change their clothes 10 times and so on.
This drives me cuh-razy! I spend the second half of my day following them around re-cleaning counter tops, and "motivating" them to clean up and hang up things that have no purpose being out or washed again as they quickly move on to a new activity forgetting they got all of this stuff out in the first place.
Normal Kid Stuff I guess.
Last night as I was cooking dinner Haidyn decided, without prompting, that she wanted to clean the kitchen sink. She got the sponge and started scrubbing away! I was so proud!
So, after I finished cutting the tomato, I dumped all the seeds in the sink, and as not to get in her way, I waited for her to wash them down the drain.
"MOM!" she screached, "I JUST cleaned that! Why did you put that in my clean sink?!"
All I could do was laugh.
Britani
Thursday, March 25, 2010
I "Heart" Thursday #3
I have SOOOO many things to be thankful for!! Here are just a few...
I 'Heart"... The path my life has taken (especially the last year and a half) and how much I feel that I've grown, as a person AND a Mommy, and where i am at (mentally) now.
I "Heart"...all of the quality time B and I spent over Spring break (I'll post on that later), and knowing there is no other place I'd rather be.
I "Heart"...the Mother/Daughter time HK and I have gotten to spend the last 2 days with her being home. (though I'd rather her not be sick)
I "Heart"...being on the road to having an answer to HK's stomach issues AND a Medicine that lets her eat...WITH NO PAIN!
I "Heart"...SUNSHINE! (pretty sure I have said this every time, but I really really do love the way sunshine can "brighten" my day ;)
I "Heart"...Being able to stay home and take care of my family. When i was a little girl and people would ask what I wanted to be "when I grow up" I would always say "A Mommy"
I "Heart"...growing closer to B everyday. It's Awesome.
I "Heart"...learning how to do my lil one's hair so many different ways. I hope she lets me "play" with her hair for years to come...
<3 Britani
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
Spring Break March 13- 21, 2010
Spring Break was a little different this year. Christian went to her Mom's in Oklahoma and Haidyn went to her Dad's house for the week. So, B and I got our own "spring break" and we had So Much Fun!
It started on Saturday morning when we took C to the airport and, to our surprise, there was a line like we have never seen before. So, two hours and a missed flight later, we were taking her to board her replacement flight. She was excited to go see her Mom, little Brother and Sister, and everyone up there that she hadn't seen since Christmas.
Then, on to the auction we went, mostly for B to be at the auction, but partly because the caterer there has WONDERFUL barbecue! YUM-O. :) and then of course after all that delicious barbecue we needed a nap. So we came home, took a nap, and decided to leave early for Arkansas (which we had planned to leave for on Sunday) and drive to Oklahoma, find a casino and play a little bit, stay the night there, and drive the remaining 3.5 or so hours to Arkansas on Sunday.
So we packed our bags and took off around 6:30pm, and arrived in OK around 12:30 or so, stopping at the first big casino we saw. They had a reasonable nightly rate, but no vacancy. This turned out to be a good thing as we parked, went inside and found that they only had one of each table game that we wanted to play AND they were both FULL with people waiting to play. No Thanks. So on down the road we went. We found a hotel (with a better nightly rate) and a "Waffle Shoppe" in the same parking lot! So we got a room, and went on to get us some breakfast. As anyone could guess, the crowd was like any 24 hour breakfast place around 1 AM that you would find. We ate. We Laughed. And, we got out of there.
Sunday morning we got back on the road to Arkansas. We stopped and got some Summer sausage for B's Uncle that we had originally wanted to get, way back in Texas. So we got to Uncle James' talked for a while and went to eat at Outback Steakhouse. Yum. i later on found out this was a very interesting "dinner". Anyway, He let us stay in his cabin that night and we got up Monday morning and shopped around his place, (went in the bridal store and i politely looked around, but was definitely not trying anything on -especially with B IN THE STORE!)
On to Branson, MO we went on a spontaneous adventure to see what we could find. And, thanks to the navigation in B's Truck, we took the scenic route, it was a Beautiful drive. We stopped along the way at this awesome spot that people were fishing along...
And then we were back on the road...
I Love this picture partially because B looks like such the serious driver, but mainly because you can see the forest behind us in the rear view mirror!
Monday afternoon we finally made it to Branson and wanted to make the most of it because we could only stay one night. So we got a hotel, found and booked a show to go see that night and headed out sightseeing. After deciding we were definitely going back in the summer with the kids, and driving all over the place we found a Mexican restaurant that looked good and had some yummy fajitas. Then we went to see the "Acrobats of China". Oh My Gosh. Amazing. The show was so good, and it was a 2 hour show, with probably 15 acrobats total. They were awesome.
Tuesday Morning, we headed downstairs to eat our "free" continental breakfast and then on to the Outlet Mall we went. We unleashed ourselves on Ralph Lauren and American Eagle (separately) for and hour and then it was back on the road. This time, the road led us home.
B isn't in love with taking pictures, so i like to sneak them sometimes ;)
We Stopped at this Restaurant/Store/Furniture Shop in the Ozark Mountains in Arkansas on the way home by Recommendation of a Good Friend, and My their Food was GOOD! Really Good.
11 or 12 hours later (i lost track) we arrived home to these little guys...
Bitsy
Penny and Buster
This is my Dad's puppy Buster. We watched him over spring break and i couldn't help but take all kinds of pictures of him. His little personality is just so so cute to me!
...Bitsy didn't agree though, he stole her bed for the duration of his visit.
On Wednesday B and I went to the Rodeo to see Gary Allen, I was hoping they would have green beer, being it was St. Patricks day and all, but no such luck. We did have fun though!
Thursday. Night. We. Rested.
Friday night we went to see our favorite bartender at the pub down the street.
Saturday Morning we went to see Haidyn play in her "pool games" for the tournament she was playing in (which later got rained out) and then we had tickets to go see the Drag Races in Baytown. Sounded like a lot of fun, Only problem is, we got there, paid $25 for parking, went to walk in and everyone was walking towards us. leaving. all the cars were being put up. the races had JUST been cancelled due to the oncoming rain storm. and we now had to leave as well. So we went and drowned our racing sorrows at Red Lobster and spent the rest of the day/night at home. I LOVE quality time with B.
Sunday Night, Christian returned home, and life was back to semi-normal, and the fairytale week was over. I'm so thankful we had it though. I Love my kids. But, I am so glad we are so blessed as to have our "Own Time" together every now and then. I've NEVER had such a strong Bond/LOVE/Best Friend relationship and I can't get enough :)
Britani
It started on Saturday morning when we took C to the airport and, to our surprise, there was a line like we have never seen before. So, two hours and a missed flight later, we were taking her to board her replacement flight. She was excited to go see her Mom, little Brother and Sister, and everyone up there that she hadn't seen since Christmas.
Then, on to the auction we went, mostly for B to be at the auction, but partly because the caterer there has WONDERFUL barbecue! YUM-O. :) and then of course after all that delicious barbecue we needed a nap. So we came home, took a nap, and decided to leave early for Arkansas (which we had planned to leave for on Sunday) and drive to Oklahoma, find a casino and play a little bit, stay the night there, and drive the remaining 3.5 or so hours to Arkansas on Sunday.
So we packed our bags and took off around 6:30pm, and arrived in OK around 12:30 or so, stopping at the first big casino we saw. They had a reasonable nightly rate, but no vacancy. This turned out to be a good thing as we parked, went inside and found that they only had one of each table game that we wanted to play AND they were both FULL with people waiting to play. No Thanks. So on down the road we went. We found a hotel (with a better nightly rate) and a "Waffle Shoppe" in the same parking lot! So we got a room, and went on to get us some breakfast. As anyone could guess, the crowd was like any 24 hour breakfast place around 1 AM that you would find. We ate. We Laughed. And, we got out of there.
Sunday morning we got back on the road to Arkansas. We stopped and got some Summer sausage for B's Uncle that we had originally wanted to get, way back in Texas. So we got to Uncle James' talked for a while and went to eat at Outback Steakhouse. Yum. i later on found out this was a very interesting "dinner". Anyway, He let us stay in his cabin that night and we got up Monday morning and shopped around his place, (went in the bridal store and i politely looked around, but was definitely not trying anything on -especially with B IN THE STORE!)
On to Branson, MO we went on a spontaneous adventure to see what we could find. And, thanks to the navigation in B's Truck, we took the scenic route, it was a Beautiful drive. We stopped along the way at this awesome spot that people were fishing along...
And then we were back on the road...
I Love this picture partially because B looks like such the serious driver, but mainly because you can see the forest behind us in the rear view mirror!
Monday afternoon we finally made it to Branson and wanted to make the most of it because we could only stay one night. So we got a hotel, found and booked a show to go see that night and headed out sightseeing. After deciding we were definitely going back in the summer with the kids, and driving all over the place we found a Mexican restaurant that looked good and had some yummy fajitas. Then we went to see the "Acrobats of China". Oh My Gosh. Amazing. The show was so good, and it was a 2 hour show, with probably 15 acrobats total. They were awesome.
Tuesday Morning, we headed downstairs to eat our "free" continental breakfast and then on to the Outlet Mall we went. We unleashed ourselves on Ralph Lauren and American Eagle (separately) for and hour and then it was back on the road. This time, the road led us home.
B isn't in love with taking pictures, so i like to sneak them sometimes ;)
We Stopped at this Restaurant/Store/Furniture Shop in the Ozark Mountains in Arkansas on the way home by Recommendation of a Good Friend, and My their Food was GOOD! Really Good.
11 or 12 hours later (i lost track) we arrived home to these little guys...
Bitsy
Penny and Buster
This is my Dad's puppy Buster. We watched him over spring break and i couldn't help but take all kinds of pictures of him. His little personality is just so so cute to me!
...Bitsy didn't agree though, he stole her bed for the duration of his visit.
On Wednesday B and I went to the Rodeo to see Gary Allen, I was hoping they would have green beer, being it was St. Patricks day and all, but no such luck. We did have fun though!
Thursday. Night. We. Rested.
Friday night we went to see our favorite bartender at the pub down the street.
Saturday Morning we went to see Haidyn play in her "pool games" for the tournament she was playing in (which later got rained out) and then we had tickets to go see the Drag Races in Baytown. Sounded like a lot of fun, Only problem is, we got there, paid $25 for parking, went to walk in and everyone was walking towards us. leaving. all the cars were being put up. the races had JUST been cancelled due to the oncoming rain storm. and we now had to leave as well. So we went and drowned our racing sorrows at Red Lobster and spent the rest of the day/night at home. I LOVE quality time with B.
Sunday Night, Christian returned home, and life was back to semi-normal, and the fairytale week was over. I'm so thankful we had it though. I Love my kids. But, I am so glad we are so blessed as to have our "Own Time" together every now and then. I've NEVER had such a strong Bond/LOVE/Best Friend relationship and I can't get enough :)
Britani
Friday, March 12, 2010
Frugal Friday :)
I finally made it to Burke's Outlet this morning, and here are some of my Favorite purchases...
Way Cute Sandals $9.99
Set of 3 Ceramic mixing bowls...Originally $9.99, I Paid $0.50!!
I'm actually going to use the smaller two as decor around the house once i find something to put in them.
This is the "powder room" (guest bath) and I got all this stuff for under $30! There is also a little sign that you can't see that reads "Home is...Where Memories are Made"
LOVE this Key. It was the only one in the store and didn't have a price tag so after some confusion on why I couldn't buy it due to a language barrier between the cashier and I, I went and found something similar and ended up getting it for $3.99! Score!
This Coffee Table Book was originally $3.00, but I got it for (get this) $0.15!
I usually have jewelry all over the place around my sink, so I go this little treasure chest ($3.00) to consolidate, and this Picture Frame for $4.00! (The tiara is from my pageant days, and is now only worn for cleaning days)
These Great candles were $3.00 a piece (original prices $8 to $10) AND they smell soooo yummy!
This is on my mantle, The candle was $6.00 (from $20) and it's actually sitting on a plate that I found for $2.00, I think it makes a great combo and who cares if it's "suppose" to be a plate.
I will forever be grateful for the frugal shopping lessons I learned throughout my life from this AMAZING WOMAN...
Though I miss my Mom dearly, I cherish every moment I spent with her and ALL of the "all day shopping extravaganzas" we had together seeking out the best deals we could find and of course, decorating a new house. She had a 6th sense for Fashion and decorating, and Hopefully one day my daughter can say the same for me. :)
Way Cute Sandals $9.99
Set of 3 Ceramic mixing bowls...Originally $9.99, I Paid $0.50!!
I'm actually going to use the smaller two as decor around the house once i find something to put in them.
This is the "powder room" (guest bath) and I got all this stuff for under $30! There is also a little sign that you can't see that reads "Home is...Where Memories are Made"
LOVE this Key. It was the only one in the store and didn't have a price tag so after some confusion on why I couldn't buy it due to a language barrier between the cashier and I, I went and found something similar and ended up getting it for $3.99! Score!
This Coffee Table Book was originally $3.00, but I got it for (get this) $0.15!
I usually have jewelry all over the place around my sink, so I go this little treasure chest ($3.00) to consolidate, and this Picture Frame for $4.00! (The tiara is from my pageant days, and is now only worn for cleaning days)
These Great candles were $3.00 a piece (original prices $8 to $10) AND they smell soooo yummy!
This is on my mantle, The candle was $6.00 (from $20) and it's actually sitting on a plate that I found for $2.00, I think it makes a great combo and who cares if it's "suppose" to be a plate.
I will forever be grateful for the frugal shopping lessons I learned throughout my life from this AMAZING WOMAN...
Though I miss my Mom dearly, I cherish every moment I spent with her and ALL of the "all day shopping extravaganzas" we had together seeking out the best deals we could find and of course, decorating a new house. She had a 6th sense for Fashion and decorating, and Hopefully one day my daughter can say the same for me. :)
Thursday, March 11, 2010
I "Heart" Thursday #2
I "Heart" the warm weather we have been having! I was so excited to wear shorts this morning to take the girls to school!
I "Heart" seeing my Realtor Friends at Kimmy's last night! Maybe I will get to start seeing them more regularly!....or not(I'm still debating)
I "Heart" how Bobby takes such GREAT care of us, and LOVES doing so!
I "Heart" how cute HK looked this morning in her new UT Dress that i got her yesterday for...$3!
I 'Heart" Spring Break, and the fact that B and I get one to ourselves! (our self?)
I "Heart" Burke's Outlet, seriously,i discovered a new one yesterday and EVERYTHING in the store was on clearance....
...So , I promised myself that if I got the Floors and windows done, I could go back and buy some of the stuff I gathered and put back yesterday!!!! Gotta Run...
Have a Great Day,
Brit
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
Princess Hair
After discovering www.princesshairstyles.com I have been having so much fun trying out new hairstyles on my girls. Today, I did both of their hair the same way and it turned out totally cute and a little different on both of them since H has long hair and C has short (shoulder length) hair...
I'll try to get some pics of C when she gets out of school...hopefully* her hair will still be just as cute as it was when she left this morning!
Have a Great Day...
Brit
I'll try to get some pics of C when she gets out of school...hopefully* her hair will still be just as cute as it was when she left this morning!
Have a Great Day...
Brit
DPGS Opening Day 2010
Most Saturday's, you can find me on the bleachers of a local softball field Cheering for My Girls (and) running back and forth between fields trying to "catch" both of their games all while switching shirts to be supportive for both :) (I actually considered cutting both shirts in half and sewing one half of each back together, wouldn't you ;)
This past Saturday, they had Opening Day (though our girls teams started playing and practicing about a month ago). Christian's Team sponsored 2 moonwalks to raise funds for her team The "Crush" and for Haidyn's team, The "Sneaky Cleats", we sponsored 2 Baskets for the silent auction, One was a "Spring Softball Essentials" basket and the other, a "Girly Girl" basket that Hk's Bestie Skylar's Mom and I put together with a pillowcase dress, 35+ bows, Headbands and the like.
Luckily this weekend, the girls games were played back to back alternating so while one was playing a game, the other had time to eat, rest, play and enjoy the sunshine and having so many friends there all at one time.
Cassidy and Haidyn
Tabby and Haidyn
During Opening ceremonies, Christian's Teacher, Ms. Purucker showed up and hung around until after her 2nd game. That was a nice surprise for her and her teacher enjoyed watching Christian being a kid outside of school.
Christian and Ms. Purucker
It was a really good day, we defantly enjoyed the sunshine and concession stand food (which is an all around favorite), decorating our own cupcakes (and all the yummy icing), AND Bobby got to stay with me ALL day!
Christian Up to Bat (She scored!)
Haidyn up to Bat (She hit a triple this time)
Crush in a post-game Huddle
Christian and her Daddy :)
More Later....
Britani
This past Saturday, they had Opening Day (though our girls teams started playing and practicing about a month ago). Christian's Team sponsored 2 moonwalks to raise funds for her team The "Crush" and for Haidyn's team, The "Sneaky Cleats", we sponsored 2 Baskets for the silent auction, One was a "Spring Softball Essentials" basket and the other, a "Girly Girl" basket that Hk's Bestie Skylar's Mom and I put together with a pillowcase dress, 35+ bows, Headbands and the like.
Luckily this weekend, the girls games were played back to back alternating so while one was playing a game, the other had time to eat, rest, play and enjoy the sunshine and having so many friends there all at one time.
Cassidy and Haidyn
Tabby and Haidyn
During Opening ceremonies, Christian's Teacher, Ms. Purucker showed up and hung around until after her 2nd game. That was a nice surprise for her and her teacher enjoyed watching Christian being a kid outside of school.
Christian and Ms. Purucker
It was a really good day, we defantly enjoyed the sunshine and concession stand food (which is an all around favorite), decorating our own cupcakes (and all the yummy icing), AND Bobby got to stay with me ALL day!
Christian Up to Bat (She scored!)
Haidyn up to Bat (She hit a triple this time)
Crush in a post-game Huddle
Christian and her Daddy :)
More Later....
Britani
Thursday, March 4, 2010
I Heart Thursday #1
So, maybe i just started blogging today, but I've been "playing" on here reading other inspirational people's blogs and getting inspired for quite some time and just decided to finally put my thoughts out there as well! So, here I go....
I "Heart"... dancing in the kitchen with my Love and the way it smells when dinner is cooking
I "Heart"... how B can HUG me and make EVERYTHING better ;)
I "Heart"... watching my girls play softball (even in the freezing* winter weather)
I "Heart"... sandwiches, I REALLY do, and always have
I "Heart"... tickle fights with my family (yes, we do) and how it really brings us together
I "Heart"... long road trips with my babe to Arkansas to see his really cool uncle
I "Heart"... how excited my puppies are every time I walk in the front door (even if i just walked to the mailbox)
I "Heart"...Sunshine! Thank you Mother Nature, for a while there I was beginning to wonder if the sun was EVER going to come out.
...More Next Week:)
Britani
Simple Solutions
...Sometimes the BIGGEST problems have the SIMPLIST solutions...
And Today, my simple solution was a HUG...from one hunk of handsomeness:)
Amazing is not enough of an acknowledgement
Love is not enough of a description
Forever is not Long Enough....
for me to show him what he means to me and how much I ABSOLUTLY enjoy him.
And Today, my simple solution was a HUG...from one hunk of handsomeness:)
Amazing is not enough of an acknowledgement
Love is not enough of a description
Forever is not Long Enough....
for me to show him what he means to me and how much I ABSOLUTLY enjoy him.
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