The winner is.......

An option I didn't even give you! To be honest, I just found this one and thought it worked best with the picture I decided to use. The picture was taken by my friend, Ashley, during Brady's Sunday School class last week. It's perfect. It perfectly captures Brady, his smile and his joy and his sense of humor. I love it. The card will be tweaked a little, but this is basically it. I'm so excited!

Dh's birthday party went so well! I have just three pictures to download because I was too busy to take a lot. We had about 12 people and everyone had a great time, including a vicious version of Battle of the Sexes. It was a great time and DH had a very memorable birthday.

Happy Monday!

Help me choose our Christmas card!

Two posts in one day! I need your help choosing our family Christmas card. These are all from Tiny Prints and I love them all! We're taking pictures this weekend and hopefully we'll get a good one. Just leave me a comment with the number of the card you like. Thanks!




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Party Day and Triple Coupons!

It’s party day! The chili and the stew are both made, the cake is frosted, the tea is made, the house is clean and everyone’s ready to go. Today I just have to pick up the cornbread/biscuits at Cracker Barrel (I’m cheating!) and some balloons.

I was out the door at 6:45am this morning to hit Bloom and take advantage of their Triple Coupon Sale this weekend. If you had told me even 2 years ago that I would be addicted to coupons and BOGO sales, I never would have believed you. But it’s fun! I’m saving a ton of money and being the best home economist that I can be. Here are a few deals I scored this morning-

Betty Crocker Scalloped Potatoes $0.51
Betty Crocker Muffin Mix $0.80
Carnation Evaporated Milk $0.53
Knorr Pasta Sides Free!
Campbell’s Healthy Harvest Soup Free!
Betty Crocker Cake Frosting $0.13


Have a great weekend!

Birthday Preparations

What’s happening this sunny Thursday?

We’re busy with the final preparations for DH’s birthday party tomorrow night. We’re having about 10 of our friends over to celebrate. We’re really looking forward to a fun evening. Here’s the menu:

Chili with toppings
Chicken Vegetable Stew
Cornbread/Biscuits
Carrot Cake and Ice Cream

I’m thinking I need a dip of some sort. Maybe this Corn Dip I got from my friend, Shannon.


Corn Dip
· 2 cans of drained corn (I prefer the Niblets)
· 16 oz. sour cream
· 1 cup of mayo
· chopped green chilies
· jalepeno peppers (I chopped them in my mini chopper)
· Tony Chachere seasoning (or some other Cajun seasoning blend)
· Fajita seasoning
· Shredded Mexican Cheese to taste and consistency you like...a large handful or two.
Mix it all up! Add seasoning to taste.
The dip is usually better if you make it in advance, at least a few hours or so.
Serve with Frito's.

We're going to have everyone bring games. It's going to be such fun evening. We have the best friends and we're so looking forward to spending the evening with them.

Vote!

I waited in line for an hour to vote this morning before work and I'm so glad I did! Do your part! Vote!

Then go get your free Chick-Fil-A sandwich and free Starbucks coffee while wearing your "I voted" sticker!

We had a fabulous time at Trunk or Treat. There were about 26 cars, so the kids had tons of choices. And we had a great turnout, too, a lot more kids than last year. It’s so nice to go and your child knows everyone and they know your child and you know they’re safe. Brady and Vivian had a ball running around, going on the hayride, and sitting in the back of our car eating candy.

Here are some pictures from our big night………



Brady (Peter Pan), Jayce (Bat Girl), and Vivian (Curious George)

The Red Queen (me) and Walker Texas Ranger (Micah)

Mary Poppins and the Chimneysweep (Practically Perfect in Every Way! Truly!)

Darth Vadar, Queen Amadala and Yoda (our pastor and his family)

Glenda (Michelle) and the Red Queen (me)

Hanging out in the back of the car, eating candy

Happy Halloween!

Happy Halloween!

First off, let me say that I know a lot of Christians don’t celebrate Halloween and I totally respect that. And we don’t “celebrate” it in the traditional sense. My fall decorating consists of lots of pumpkins and leaves and the sort, then in October I may have a few things that look more like jack-o-lanterns and maybe even a black cat or something. Brady gets a costume each year to wear to Boo at the Zoo and Trunk or Treat at church. I buy candy and we make festive cupcakes and make it really fun – not scary. No witches or anything of that sort.

And today is certainly going to be festive! Brady has his first field trip at school today. They’re going to get pumpkins and have lunch, then back to school to paint their pumpkins and have their party. Tonight is Trunk or Treat, so we’ll get home, put on costumes and head to the church. The weather is going to be gorgeous, so I hope there’s a great turnout. I know we’ll all have a fantastic time.

Have a great weekend!