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Some photos to share with you...
2009 is the year I am going to finally open a photgraphy studio! I have been putting together a portfolio which will appear on my website once it is up and running. Until then, I figured this slide show of a very few images could hang out over here as a sample of my photography!
Here it is... enjoy!
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It's beginning to look a lot like...
JenIg, you are hereby awarded the Most Hilarious Scrooge Award for your answers to this survey, And since I loved reading yours, here is mine for anyone who might care to read it. Everyone, feel free to use it if you like and let me know you did so I can come read your answers too!
Add me to the list of people who love Christmas!
1. Wrapping paper or gift bags? Whatever I got cheap last year or can recycle from a gift someone else gave me. And yes, if I give you a gift, I do want the bag back, thank you very much.
2. Real tree or Artificial? In my family it is practically an admission that you are a failure in life if you don't go out and cut your own real tree... but real trees make all of us folks with allergies and asthma crazy nutso, so I finally broke down and got a fake one. Breathing is good. I also must reveal, in the interest of full disclusure, that when I did go fake, I went all the way... it has three pieces that snap together, fold out and lights are already on. All this AND no hives... WHY didn't I do this earlier??!?!?!
3. When do you put up the tree? That would assume I have a plan, which I normally don't. One year it went up before Thanksgiving. I think last year it went up December 23. Yeah, I probably scarred the kids for life. Oh well.
5. Do you like eggnog? Yes. It is disgustingly slimy, but somehow I like it.
6. Favorite gift received as a child? Kitchen set or Barbie townhouse. In retrospect, I shouldn't have played with the kitchen set so much... in another 20-25 short years from then, I would be required to prepare 3 meals a day for five people, so I would get plenty of "play" time. I should have kept the Barbie townhouse, cause it was fancier than my house will ever be. I mean, who knew I wouldn't have an elevator in my home?
7. Hardest person to buy for? My dad. Definitely.
8. Easiest person to buy for? Abbie. Because anything I get her, she will like, and she always shares with me (clothes, books, cds, candy etc). I stole that answer from Jenig verbatim except for changing Coie to Abbie.
9. Do you have a nativity scene? Several. We have this one fabric one where all the dolls have string hair, and it has velcro on the door of the barn, and the velcro keeps pulling the hair, it is getting ugly. I love our Fisher Price one, it is from before they added the palm trees to the set ( what is that about anyway? Did they just discover Baby Jesus was actually born in Florida or something?). Two years ago, we received the Willow Tree one as a gift and I LOVE IT. And we just got a toy one to review, but I haven't opened it yet.
10. Mail or email Christmas cards? Mail, but usually months after Christmas or not at all once I see that the pool has opened for the summer and feel too stupid to send them. Email would be good for me, because I have a learning disability that involves the US Postal Service... but the spector of my dear deaprted grandmother and what she would think of (gasp!) EMAIL CHRISTMAS CARDS (!!!) has thus far prevented me from converting to email.
11. Worst Christmas gift you ever received? A bird feeder. Don't ask. There is a story but I refuse to tell it.
12. Favorite Christmas Movie? It's a Wonderful Life, White Christmas (I am a sap), Planes, Trains and Automobiles and Christmas Vacation (but I also love to laugh)
13. When do you start shopping? Depends on the year, and most of all depends on our success or failure in budgeting that year.
14. Have you ever recycled a Christmas present? I don't think so, I have recycled many other gifts but I can't remember a Christmas one.
15. Favorite thing to eat at Christmas? Pecan strips, Christmas cookies, and Christmas dinner. I, like my friend JenIg, steal 40% of whatever candy the kids get. Up until now, though, I never used it as a way to teach my kids about Democratic tax policies, but that's a great idea. Thanks, Jen!
16. Lights on the tree? White only, and the tiny kind. That's what came on the tree... see above.
17. Favorite Christmas song? I love em all, can't pick a favorite.
18.Travel at Christmas or stay home? Stay at home and then travel all over the city to different family gatherings all day Christmas Eve and day.
19. Can you name all of Santa’s reindeer’s? Yep. But I have to sing the song to do it.
20. Angel on the tree top or a star? Angel who is always crooked and getting pretty dinged up but we love her.
21. Open the presents Christmas Eve or morning? At our house, in the morning. But grandparents on Christmas Eve... and Christmas afternoon.... and later in the week....
22. Most annoying thing about this time of the year Diamond commercials.... Oh my, Jen, how I completely agree with you about this one but would have never thought of it! Also, trying to figure out schedules between everyone.
23. Favorite ornament theme or color? There is no theme and we have every color.
24. Favorite for Christmas dinner? EVERYTHING.
25. What do you want for Christmas this year? Again, gotta steal from a friend... Jen put 30 thousand dollars, and I sure would take that! (Or a free new house, I'm not picky.)
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Angela tagged me....
1. Who is your man? My husband Scott
2. How long have you been together? 14 years August 6th (ditto, Angela!)
3. How long dated? Almost 3 years
4. How old is your man? 37- he is older than me and I never let him forget it!
5. Who eats more? Him, except when I am pregnant and then it is ME!
6. Who said “I love you” first? He did, I think, but I said it right back to him!
7. Who is taller? He is
8. Who sings better? Me ( I am going to be in TROUBLE if he finds out I said that! J )
9. Who is smarter? I am in the IQ sense, but he sure is in the common sense!
10. Whose temper is worse? His
11. Who does the laundry? Mostly me now, but he did almost all of it for a LONG LONG time!
12. Who takes out the garbage? He does
13. Who sleeps on the right side of the bed? Looking at the bed I do
14. Who pays the bills? I do, but he makes the money to pay them!
15. Who is better with the computer? I am.
16. Who mows the lawn? He does
17. Who cooks dinner? I do.
18. Who drives when you are together? He nearly always does! It sometimes reminds me of how old fashioned couples did it!
19. Who pays when you go out? Whoever has money on their person at the time.
20. Who is most stubborn? ME
.21. Who is the first to admit when they are wrong? He is.
22. Whose parents do you see the most? My mom.
23. Who kissed who first? He kissed me first!
24. Who asked who out? He asked me J
25. Who proposed? He did, VERY romantically!
26. Who is more sensitive? Me
27. Who has more friends? I do, I am the social butterfly at our house!
28. Who has more siblings? Depends on how you count! He has more if you only count genetic, but I have more if you count them all, step included. I count them all, so I win!
29. Who wears the pants in the family? I would like to say him, but he would probably say me, I am working on following instead of leading!
30. How did you meet? In my first class my first day of college. My roommate asked me later that day, “Did you meet any cute boys today?” and I said, “One! But we will never even be friends because he is SO SHY!” Famous last words.
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Good intentions aren't enough!
I have been meaning to get some things up here to show you all what we have been up to, but I just haven't done it!
Sometimes good intentions aren't enough.... I need accountability! So, look for a post in the next few days or come after me!
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Busy...
April seems to start the really really busy season for us. I volunteer with a community foundation, and we have our major fundraising event of the year this weekend. It is an American Girl Fashion Show and involves about 600 girls, 6 shows, 2000 attendees, and A LOT of work! I was busy with the rehearsals and prep last weekend, and I will be practically living there from Friday through Sunday. Also, Violet's dance recital is in early May , horse show season is about to start, and the kids' choir spring musical is coming up fast. Our Co-Op goes through May, and I have lots of planning to get done and turn in for next year. On top of the usual routine and Mr. Incredible's job search, it is getting crazy here fast!
This morning, I am getting a little time with a quiet house, because Mr. Incredible took the little Incredibles to the zoo! I need to get menu planning, grocery list, budget, and bills done and also go grocery shopping and clean the house. Anyone want to make a bet on how much I will get done in the short time they are gone? (I may be Mrs. Incredible, but I am not THAT good!)
Let's just hope it all gets done at some point, so I can go on the the other 9,999 things that I need to do before Friday!
Have a blessed day!
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It's cold here and very February-ish....
My name is Elastigirl, and I'm addicted to Webkinz...
OK, so we have not had the most productive week in the world. We have had a pretty good week school-wise, but the house is a disaster and my meal plan went downhill in a hurry.
Why?
It's Webkinz Fall Festival time! And after my friend Mary Poppins clued me in on the leaf hunt game, I got hopelessly addicted to sitting in front of my computer waiting for a colored leaf to blow by so I could click on it and get a prize. My kids are addicted, I am addicted, even little Jack-Jack sits next to me saying, "Find leaf, Mommy! FIND LEAF!"
Yes, I am a nerd. But I know this: I am not a lone nerd. I think I know more Moms and Dads that play webkinz than kids!!! If you are one of them, let me know your user name and I will add you as my friend. Who knows? You may even get a fall present from me... after obsessively clicking on all those leaves, I have quite a lot of autumn bounty to share!
Here are my Webkinz having a party today while they wait for a leaf to blow through the room.
OK, so now you know how nuts I am!
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Finding Nemo...
I know this blog is *supposed* to be about the Incredibles, but I am just bursting with joy over this story, and I HAVE to let it out somewhere! So, since it *IS* my blog, here goes:
"Finding Nemo"
Once upon a time, there was a the sweetest, cutest little fishie named Nemo. Nemo had a problem: he needed a family. Nemo lived in a school of fish where there were some very nice grownups who took care of him, but sometimes late at night, Nemo would lie in his little bed and wish that he could have a mommy and a daddy all his own. Beyond that, though, Nemo had a secret wish... that when he got his family, it woul dbe a family that had a sister just for him. Nemo had always wanted a big sister to love him and take care of him, who would play with him and smile at him and make him giggle.
One day, the grownup fishies who took care of Nemo gave him a picture of a family. They said, "Nemo, this is a picture of the family who is coming to get you. They are going to be your very own family, but you will have to wait a while to see them." Nemo looked at the picture. There was a beautiful mommy with lovely, long hair , big brown kind eyes full of love, and a kind smile. There was a daddy who looked like he would take very good care of Nemo no matter what. Nemo liked the tiny hint of mischief in his eyes, thinking that he would be a lot of fun to play with! And..... best of all, there was... a LITTLE GIRL! A SISTER! She looked just like Nemo had dreamed her. She had big, beautiful eyes and a great big smile. She looked ready to play! Nemo loved them right away. He wouldn't wait to see them, for them to be his.... but how long would he have to wait?
Oh, for two year old Nemo, it seemed like forever! Then one day, Nemo turned three. And then another year, and it was close to Nemo's fourth birthday. Still he dreamed about them and wondered, would they ever come?
Meanwhile, across the world, the family in the picture was longing for Nemo! They had many pictures of him, even a couple video clips of him playing. They had been waiting to be able to get him so long. every day, his mommy and daddy and his big sister prayed for Nemo, that he would be safe and healthy, and that they would be able to go to get him soon. But, sometimes deep down, they wondered if the day would ever come when they would be allowed to travel to find Nemo and bring him home.
Just a couple weeks before Nemo's fourth birthday, the news came to Mommy and Daddy: They would be able to go get Nemo soon! They flew into action, and travel was set up for just after Nemo's birthday! All of their friends and family got so excited, that they decided to have a great big "birthday party" for Nemo to shower his family with gifts for Nemo so that he would have everything he needed when he got home!
The day to travel finally came, and Nemo's family traveled across the world. When they got to Nemo's town, the grownup fishies met them... and they were surprised to see a sweet, shy, cute little fishie with a very familiar face there too... it was NEMO! They had found him!
Nemo loved them right away. His mommy and daddy were everything he had hoped for, and his sister was even more so! She was so loving and kind, fun and giggly, and took such good care of him that Nemo's heart was fairly bursting with joy.... and the feeling was mutual on her part!
The next few days passed quickly as they took time to get to know each other and play together. then they got to go finish the paperwork, and Nemo was officially part of their family! They had a very rocky time getting home, because Mommy, Daddy and Big Sister got sick on the way and Nemo was very nervous, but they made it home.
Tonight, Nemo is going to bed (what else... his Nemo bed in his Nemo room!) in his new home with his new family. He has a forever family, and they have a forever boy. And their friends the Incredibles could not be happier for them (or more impatient to meet Nemo!) :)
And they all lived happily ever after.
Congratulations to Chocolateer (whose name on my blog will forevermore be Mary Poppins, because I think she is "practically perfect in every way" ), the Jedi, and Sweetling on Finding their little Nemo!
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So what did you think?
If you are still among those few who are checking my blog at this point, what did you think?
a. I dropped off the face of the earth
b. I must have a lot going on
c. I sounded like I was getting overwhelmed, and you were thinking I might have been on the verge of a breakdown of some kind
d. I joined the superhero relocation program and had to thus abandon this blog.
Well, a. I did not, in fact, drop off the face of the earth. b. I do have quite a bit going on, of which I will try and update you as I can here. c. I have been very overwhelmed with things, yet I did not and do not plan on haing a breakdown... I just, in fact, needed to remember that I am, indeed, Elastigirl, and I can be f-l-e-x-i-b-l-e... right? d. Still here, no relocation program yet ;)
I believe my overwhelmedness brought on a bad case of writer's block, which kinda stunk because, after all, I do love y'all and I love blogging. So, in the spirit of not sweating stuff so much, I am just going to start writing a little here, even if it is about nothing, cause, hey, after all... it's just my blog... it's not like it has to be Incredible or anything!  ...right?
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Sunday night...
overwhelmed...
I am way overwhelmed with things to do at the moment. I am burning the candle at both ends, giving up sleep, and still coming up a day late and a dollar short in everything. I have already cut the number of commitments to a bare minimum, and all the things I am doing are things my family really needs... things like cooking, cleaning, menu planning, etc, plus kids, school, and home business (which is truly a need in our situation to keep me from having to work outside the home.)
I figure other people do this and much much more, I must be missing some important bone or gene or chromosome or something, because I just can't seem to get on top of it all, ever!
Maybe I should do the wife swap thing with the condition that whoever comes to my house has to whip it into organization while they are here! LOL!
Speaking of that, I will do the tag soon! Looks fun!
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I need your help with a fun idea!
Calling all you wonderfully creative moms out there.. I need some help! As you may know, I am a Creative Memories Consultant. We just got a new product called a StoryBook that is really cool... basically, you sit in front of your computer and pop your digital photos into these really awesome templates, and then you can write anything you want in any font you want to go along with it...then they send you a book, like a children's book only a lot nicer.
My problem? I want to make a book to show my clients what they look like. But I am having a problem choosing what kind of book I want to do first! I have heard of people doing ABC books for their kids where each page has a different letter, I saw one that had pictures with very cool quotes, it was for a husband with pics of him and his wife, kids, dad, etc. My friend did one of her outdoor adventures. I have also seen some where people put pictures with song lyrics or poems. All of those ideas sound really cool, and I have thought of more too... so I need some help!
What creative ideas can you think of that would be neat for me to do? I would LOVE to hear your ideas, whether you have read my blog a long time and have specific ideas that you think fit my family, or whether you just have generally cool ideas. Just tell me your ideas, because I want to get this book ordered this week to be able to share at my next big event!
Thanks!
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An Incredible Morning
Life around here has been in full swing now that we are back into our activities, and I am pushing my schedule a bit for my business to reach some high goals I have set for this fall. I will post some pics soon of our fall activities, we are really enjoying ourselves, but we are busy! So I have not been on the computer a lot, but I will blog as I can, at least several times a week... but don't count on every day for a while!
I have SO much to share! But, for the sake of this post, I am going to focus on this morning. As I have shared before, Mr. Incredible has a part-time gig as a workship leader. So, Sunday morning get ready for church time is a solo gig for me... a solo gig complicated by the fact that the church where he leads worship is not our home church (meaning he just got a job there but we were not a part of the church before that and we have not left our church we call home). So, I try to get everybody ready and out the door to go where he leads worship and then when he is done we caravan to our church from there. It makes for a very, very long morning for all of us.
This morning, I started getting everyone ready over an hour before we had to go. And yet, 5 minutes after the ABSOLUTE deadline to leave, Violet was looking for a piece of her chosen outfit which she had not informed me was missing, and then 10 minutes later after she changed and got in the car, Dash unbuckled his carseat that I had buckled him in and moved up into the center row of seats while I was getting Jack-Jack in. By this time, the service starts in 5 minutes and we are still 30 minutes away, not to mention getting boys in the nursery, etc. And I turn around and just scream LOUD at Dash, "GET IN YOUR SEAT! NOW!"
And he starts crying.
And it suddenly dawns on me what I am modeling: do whatever you have to do, rush everybody you love around and push them, make them feel bad if they forget something or lose something or have a delay, yell at them and use an angry tone if you have to, but GET THEM TO THE CHURCH ON TIME AT ANY COST!
Well, the clenched-teeth "WE ARE GOING TO WORSHIP THE LORD, &*$#@*!" philosophy just does not fly with me, and I have never wanted to be that way. So, I stopped yelling and just stopped. I looked at Dash and just said, "I am sorry. I am sorry I yelled at you. That was not kind or honoring, and in our family I want us to be kind and honor each other even when we are frustrated." Then I apologized to Violet for pushing her along and making her feel bad about losing the piece of her outfit. I told her that yes, she is responsible for keeping her outfits together and planning ahead, but that because she is seven, I am responsible for helping her learn how to be organized and plan ahead and I blew it on that count.
And then I decided we were not going to go to the first church today. I told the kids calmly and joyfully that I wanted us to have a wonderful morning and that they could get out of the car and play until it was time to go to our home church. I went back inside, nursed jack-Jack and put him down for the morning nap he has to skip in order to make it to the first church service, and then put on some worship music and cleaned my house. I figured it was an act of service for my family, especially for my husband who has to run around so much on Sundays and then go back to his "real job" on Monday bright and early. I sang, prayed and thought a lot as I worked, and worked through some pretty deep heart issues with God while my two older children played perfectly with not one fight (which is saying something lately). Then we got in the van an hour and a half later and headed off to meet Daddy at our church, happy and prepared to worship. The worship service this morning was simply incredible. It touched my heart deeply and really connected me with the Lord. Was that because of my heart prep time while cleaning or not? Don't know, but I am glad I didn't keep on going with my half crazed, joyless and frustrated attitude and push my children around all morning.
I have long felt that satan wants our Sunday morning to be terrible and full of fighting because if he cannot keep us out of church, he will at least work to make it a miserable experience for all involved and rob us of love, joy, and peace on our families and hearts. I am very glad to say that for this one day, his plan did not work in our home. It was one Incredible morning ! :)
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Tagged!
Posted: 10:29 PM, Aug. 16, 2006
Cre8iveMom and stillgrowing tagged me a while ago, and I am delinquent!! I have to do a list of 5 things for each, so I will attempt to double and do 10 to fulfill both tags LOL!
10 things in my freezer:
1. Chocolate Chip Ice Cream
2. Peas
3. an old glow necklace
4. Boneless Skinless Chicken Breasts (LOTS)
5. Frozen mama's milk for Jack-Jack (TMI?)
6. Boo-boo Bunny (washcloth shaped into a cute bunny who holds an ice cube to help boo-boos)
7. Apple Juice concentrate
8. Dole mixed fruit for smoothies
9. Triple Berries for smoothies
10. Strawberrie for smoothies (we are smoothie people LOL!)
10 things in my closet: (all are stuffed in and spilling out LOL)
1. Shoes
2. Sweatshirts
3. Pants
4. Shirts
5. Jeans
6. 3 Denim Jumpers- I know, I know... but they are COMFY!
7. Sweatpants (see note for #6)
8. Robe
9. Sweaters
10. Mr. Incredible's clothes (we share 1 small closet)
10 things in my car:
1. CD's
2. coupon book
3. pens
4. stroller
5. my friend's baby backpack
6. baby sling
7. packed diaper bag
8. lots of books
9. trash all over the place (just keepin' it real, gals!)
10. dirty dishes (mostly cups) (again, reality...)
10 things in my purse:
1. Wallet
2. Cheerios
3. Lipstick
4. Keys
5. Goldfish (the crackers not the real ones, but I guess you never know...)
6. Camera
7. Cellphone
8. Extra Hair Claw Clip
9. CD parenting series Angela lent me
10. Book Angela lent me
10 things in my wallet:
1. Walmart gift cards from doing diaper studies
2. Driver's License
3. Debit card
4. Zoo Membership card
5. Museum Membership card
6. Another debit card
7. Sam's Member card
8. Costco Member card
9. Phone card
10. Stamps
10 people I tag:
I've seen this tag a ton out there, so since I don't want to make you do it twice, if you have not done it yet and read this, consider yourself tagged! Leave me a note here linking to your tag and I will go read it! I have a weird love for these things. Oh, and you only have to do 5 things... unless two people tag you and you put off the tag forever like I did, then do 10.
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A day in the (crazy) life...
On the lighter side of life today....
I got a call from my homeschool group leader. She wants me to do a workshop at the meeting called "A Day in the Life" where I just tell what a typical day is like at my house/ homeschool.
OK, so that should be a very informative and helpful workshop to attend, should it not? In preparation, I thought I would jot down some things from today in our life:
* I awake to Dash yelling, "I want some juice!"
* Changed Jack-Jack's diaper... uh-oh, we are having major diaper rash issues here.
* About 30 seconds after awaking, Violet begins to ask, "When are we leaving for Chicago?" (side note: we are leaving tomorrow to go visit the newlywed sister and her new hubby, and Violet is spending her long and hard-earned savings at the American Girl store on the doll she has wanted for almost a year..)
*You can ditto that last comment approximately 10,598 times because it has been a steady refrain coming from Violet all day... it is now 2:30 p.m. and I am looking to officially hit the 1 millionth time for that question before we leave in the morning.
*Dash went back to his room to get dressed, couldn't find clothes he liked, energed naked from his room and proceeded to play in the buff for the next half hour.
*Dash has a new saying: he says in a REALLY funny voice, "I love you man!" mimicking the way daddy says it... it is HILARIOUS.
* I decide Dash needs some clothes on an go back to help him dress. Here is the conversation: Me: "Hold still, you have somthing in your hair." (I get it out.) Him: "What was it, Mommy? A racoon or something?" What cracks me up is not only that he thought it might be a raccoon, but the "or something" he adds to the end of a lot of his sentences. He is one funny dude.
* So then the two big kids go outside, by which time Jack Jack has energed from his morning nap and Violet has questioned whether she can begin packing at least 64,863 times.
* They are outside nearly 2 minutes before the screaming begins. They are not getting along. So I make them come inside. Dash runs, and I go get him and put him in time out.
*Things get interesting here... after plunking Dash in the time out chair, I realize something.... I cannot find Jack-Jack. (who is just newly one, btw) I call out his name (which is not Jack-Jack, although he answers to that too by now LOL!), but no answer. One kid has left the basement door open... the unpardonable sin in our house. With a panicked feeling I go look at the bottowm of the stairs... no Jack-Jack. Whew. I start looking in all the disasterous areas (toilet, tub, etc) while Violet, who has now caught on, and Dash, who is just kinda along for the ride and needs an excuse to get out of time out while mama is otherwise occupied, call out "Jack-Jack! Jack-Jack!" (well, not really, but his real name) And I still can't find him, then I hear his little voice... over in the corner. I go over and see...a little boy, just one year old, with a mouth stuffed full of cookie, and his hand caught in the cookie jar (actually a box, but jar sounds better)... what a little piggie piggie!
* I am now very short on time, as it is really really late and we are leaving in the morning and I am not packed for everyone yet (you have to take the whole house with you when you leave with three kids for two days!). So for the sake of wrapping it up, the rest of the day involved putting kids down for nap, cleaning, doing errands, packing, putting kids to bed, laundry, cleaning, packing, more laundry and now printing out trip stuff.
Thus ends a day in my Incredible life!
who is VERY excited to go visit my sister and new brother-in-law!
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Mrs. Incredible is trapped...
under piles of papers! True confession time: When I was being put together, I got in the line for the superpowers and missed the one for the organizing gene...I am a complete and total hopeless mess when it comes to dealing with the reams of paper that come into my home.
I really don't understand it. I throw out the junk mail as soon as it comes, but still there are piles of paper everywhere! Ususally they just mount up big enough for me to throw them in a box when I get sick enough of looking at them. Then of course, if I need a piece of paper I just know I have somewhere, I have to go through all the piles and all the boxes, and well, you know, it is not so super. I can sort through them all, throw them away, and organize them. I have used many systems for organizing them, from outboxes, etc to files, and have read many "get organized" type books. The problem, as I see it, is that I can't seem to find a system that I follow through with using on a consistent basis. So it sends me back into piles eventually.
To be fair, the problem is not all me. I have papers for home life, money stuff, and kids activities plus a very active homebased business as well. And my papers are VERY fertile. They have babies while I am sleeping... lots of babies.
I know you SuperMoms out there have systems that work for you, and I would LOVE your ideas... SO HELP!
If I don't get a system I can work with soon, my tombstone is going to read, "Here lies Mrs. Incredible, buried in her paperwork." And my biography will have to be titled, "Buried Alive."
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Jessica is having a fun mad libs contest on her blog, so here is mine in hopes that I win! :)
Old Mother Hubbard went to the putty
To get her wiggly platypus a bone.
When she got there, the bubblegum was kissable
And so her ooky dog had none.
Jack and Jill went up the turnstyle
to fetch a/an garbage can of water.
Jack fell down and broke his flag,
And Jill came tumbling after.
There was a little girl and she had a little curl
Right in the middle of her statue.
And when she was luminous, she was very, very itchy,
And when she was bad, she was nutty.
There was a lazy woman
who shot in a shoe.
She had so many whiskers
She didn't know what to do.
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I am thinking about fall today...
I don't really know why, since it is still hot and summery here. Maybe it's the "Back to school" feeling, because I have curriculum on the brain. Or maybe just because Violet started soccer already (which seems to happen earlier every year!) I don't know why... but for me, fall means a change of menu that I like... bring on the soups, stews, and crockpot meals... yummy! So, I thought in honor of a. thinking of fall and b. having absolutely NO blog topic ideas today, (LOL!), I will post a favorite recipe. You have to try it! I got this recipe from my sister and doctored it up a little bit, and it is SO good! It is my standard "bring-a-meal-to-a-friend" recipe, because it makes enough for us and another family, too, and because it is so yummy.
Here it is:
Mrs. Incredible's White Bean Chicken Chili
1 Tablespoon Olive Oil
3 16 ounce cans Great Northern Beans
4 cups shredded cooked chicken breast
2 medium onions, chopped
4 cloves minced garlic
2 4 ounce cans chopped mild green chiles
2 teaspoons ground cumin
1 ½ teaspoon dried oregano
¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper
4-6 cups chicken broth/stock, depending on thickness desired
3 cups grated Monterey Jack cheese
1 16 oz sour cream
salt and pepper
1. Heat oil in large pot over medium high heat, add onions and cook until soft.
2. Stir in garlic, chiles, cumin, oregano, and cayenne pepper and sauté 2 minutes.
3. Add undrained beans and chicken stock, bring to boil.
4. Reduce heat and add chicken.
5. Stir and cook until heated through. Add salt and pepper to taste.
6. Add cheese & sour cream and stir in. Remove immediately from heat.
Enjoy!!!!!!!!!!
Now it's your turn! Share your favorite fall recipes with me!
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Thirteen Things That Make Me Smile
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| Thirteen Random Things That Make Me Smile
1. Hugs and kisses
2. Anything Mary Engelbreit
3. New Creative Memories products
4. Fisher Price Little People toy sets
5. Dash (DS3)- especially when I say, "I love you, buddy," and he says, "Oh! You LOVE me?" and smiles.
6. Violet (DD7)- especially when she talks about her love of Jesus.
7. Jack-Jack (DS1)- especially when he giggles.
8. When Mr. Incredible sings, "If I knew you were comin, I'da baked a cake," with the full accompanying dance. (yes, really)
9. a cute bag, purse, or baby sling/pouch
10. a well-organized bookshelf
11. opening boxes full of new curriculum, books, etc.
12. The Christmas tree once it is all decorated and we all light it up and sit back together to look at it and cuddle on the couch.
13. Flowers, especially when held in a grubby little hand and thrust out towards me with the words, "These are for you, Mommy, because I love you!"
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