Meet Me On Monday

Another Monday is upon us and  that means another day for you to get to know me!  As always Meet Me On Monday is hosted by Java over at Never Growing Old.


Today's questions are:




1. What are you wearing right now?  I have on my p.j.s with an old house coat.  The only thing better than not having to get dressed right after you get up, is sleeping late!

2.  Do you have any freckles?  There is no way around it for me.  I have light skin and red hair.  Of Course I have a ton of freckles!  I have so many that when I was young we played connect the freckles on my arms.  Now that I'm a good bit older, they are all starting to blend together. LOL!

This is not me, but I thought it was cool anyway!

3.  What is your favorite Lifesaver flavor?  Well, when I was young I chocked on a Lifesaver candy.  The only reason I didn't suffocate before someone helped me was because of the little hole in the middle.  Now I just don't eat them.  Thank you God for that little hole!

4.  What is the last movie you saw in the theater?  We don't get to go to the movies much.  In my whole life, I have only seen about 10 movies in the theater.  My Hubby and I got to see our second movies since Will has been born for our 6th anniversary.  It was the new Robin Hood movie.  It was very good!

5.  Would you rather live without tv or without music?  I would much rather live without tv!  Music is part of our every day lives and Hubby is a great musician!  I don't watch much tv now anyway.  It is mostly on cartoons for the noise.  Will plays and listens.

Saturday's Giveaways!

I know I missed last Saturday, but I have just been soooooo busy!  This week I suffered with my sinuses and allergies, but still managed to enter a few giveaways.  Here is my list of the ones I am hop to win and wanted to share with all of you.  Good Luck!


Simply Stacie is giving away a Prize Pack from The zing Graze General Store-Ends 2/28


Momma In Flip Flops 2 is giving away a $20 Chili's Gift Card-Ends 2/23


The Mom Review is giving away a Prize Pack of Big G Cereals and Hot Wheels Pull-Back Racers-Ends 3/3


Minnesota Mama's Must Haves is giving away a $50 Gift Card to NOVICA-Ends 3/7


Momma Drama is giving away a Green Giant Prize Pack-Ends 3/11


Kidsumer is giving away your choice of item from Cafepress-Ends 3/4


Leslie Loves Veggies is giving away an Astrology Apron from Crypton to (10) winners-Ends 3/1


Leslie Loves Veggies is giving away a SliverSport Yoga & Pilates SilverMat & Silver Fitness Towel-Ends 2/27


Leslie Loves Veggies is giving away a Blender Bottle & Insulated Sling to (3) winners-Ends 3/13

What's Next?!?!

Have you been to Walmart lately?  I make my trip once every two weeks and really started wondering about Walmart. 

Have you ever noticed all the things Walmart offers its customers?  You can get almost anything there.  You can buy groceries, clothes, jewelry, toys, tires for your car, electronics, floor steamers, beds, diapers, pet food, prescriptions refilled, and so much more!  The things that are surprising me aren't on the store floor though, but when you first walk in.

When you walk in and turn to your left or right you can get your taxes done, have your nails done, get a new hair cut, check your bank account, eat some fast food (like McDonalds or Subway), have the oil in your car changed, and now get your teeth cleaned.  Yes, I saw a dentist's office in a Walmart recently!  I have even heard rumors about a doctor's office coming!  There is even a Walmart I have been to that has a used car dealership out side in the parking lot.  It was called Wheel-Mart! LOL! Can you believe that!!!!  What are they going to have next, a Motel-Mart.  They do guarantee the lowest prices around.

 

What do you think?  Is Walmart getting a little to big for it's britches, or is this really the best thing to happen?  I think Walmart has already put to many small grocery stores out of business, so why are they now trying to drive out the other small businesses?  I have used some of the services they offer, but I don't think I will be going to Walmart for all my needs. 

Why Are My Pants Yelling At Me?

That's right! I am on a new journey.  If you have been following along with my blog for a while, then you know that over a year ago, I decided I needed to go on a new journey.  A spiritual journey to become closer to Jesus.  This journey has been an amazing one.  One that I will consider myself forever on until the day I come face to face with God.  I am closer to Him than I have ever been before!

Now I am adding a new journey to my life.  I have recently felt like my pants where yelling at me!  Every time I put them on they yell "Loose some wight fatty!  Then maybe you'll be able to breath better in us!".  So, I decided to do something about it.  I have tried the diet thing and....well, I like food.  I want to be able to eat food I like.  I know I will have to eat smaller portions and all that, but I don't want to give up all the foods I love.  (Yes, I know the cake and cookies have to be VERY limited!)

I have heard great things from the P90X workout DVD.  I also heard how hard it is!!!!  Never the less, I decided to give it a try.  I started the workout on February 17.  I took down my measurements so that I can see if I really do get results.  (I don't own a scale, so couldn't write down my weight.)

With this program I do a different workout every day.  One the first day I did Chest and Back.  My arms felt like jello after that.  On the second day I did Poymetrics.  That was so far the hardest work out yet!  I only got past what they call the "warm up".  Let me tell you!!!! The warm up is half the video which is over an hour long.  I decided to pace myself.  I don't want to get sick or hurt myself or anything! Right!!!! (Plus I could  hardly walk after the "warm up".)  Ok, so the third day I got to do shoulders and arms.  That one was ok.  Yesterday I did the yoga one.  I didn't like it as much until the end.  The moves they did then was more like the palates I have done in the past.  Of course it didn't help any that yoga was suppose to be calming and quite, while my child was running, chasing the dog, yelling "Mommmm" and destroying half the house the entire time!  Today I did Legs and Back.  That one is ok too.  It defiantly helped to stretch out the muscles that still hurt from the first day!

All in all, I don't think it's that bad.  I didn't quite keep up with the instructor, but I forgive myself.  It's only my first week.  I have to do this for 13 weeks strait.  By the end I should be right on with the instructor and his people on the DVD.  I also think I need heavier weights.  I have been using 2 lbs and I think I need 5 lbs.  I will be getting some soon.  (They use 10 to 25 lb ones in the dvd! They are crazy fit though!)  I also don't do the pull ups they do.  I don't have a pull up bar in my living room!  Did they really think I would?!?!  I sound like such a slacker, but my acking muscles tell me a different story!

So, do you think I will keep on track?  Ok have some faith in me people!!!  Tell me what you think of this P90X?  What do you do to stay fit?  Does anyone want to come and do this with me? PLEASE!!!!! LOL!

True Bargains Are Out There!

I love reading some of those blogs that have great deals listed.  I love the free samples and latest coupons they blog about.  I have even read some reviews they posted and then went out and got the item they reviewed (or avoided like the plague if they had a bad review about it).

I always think to myself, they are so lucky to find all those bargains.  I know a lot has to do with the amount of stores they have to choose from and the competition between those stores.  Living here in a small town with the biggest competition being between two dollar stores, I don't normally find great deals. 

Well, I found my first really good bargain at a chain store last week.  We visited the cite on our family day last week and stoped to do a little shopping at Target.  (We rarely get to go to Target!)  I was wanting to get a good set of wash cloths and couldn't decide on the set I wanted.  Hubby wondered off and found a bargain area they have.  (Normally I know where all the bargain areas are in the stores I shop and go there regularly.  I call them junk aisle. lol!)  I was amazed with there bargain area.  They had a package deal of 4 fluffy white towels for $9.99 and dusting clothes marked down to a crazy low price too.  I don't remember what the price was, but that is what Hubby thought I was looking for.  What I did find was packages of Women's and Girls underwear marked down to $2.49!  I also saw Men's underwear and socks marked down too.  We had just got Hubby some new socks and paid $7.00 for 6 pairs.  They had 10 pairs for $4.00!  Hubby also found a twin blanket he just had to have to cover up with.  It was nice and fleece and warm looking.  It was marked down to $6.00.

So what did I end up paying?  Well I got two packs of Women's underwear and the fleece blanket for:

Women's Underwear at $2.49 (marked down from $8.99)

= $4.98

Fleece blanket at $6.00

= $6.00

Total = $10.98

And that was my big Bargain!  I know it doesn't compare to the ones my bloggy friends in the city find, but I am still proud of it. LOL!



Thankful Thursday

Today Thankful Thursday is hosted by Laurie at Women Taking A Stand.  If you would like to join us, hop on over and link up.  Don't forget, you can always leave what you are thankful for here in my comment section also.

This week Valentines Day was celebrated and then forgotten.  Leading up to Valentines Day the stores had a ton of chocolate hearts and roses in stock.  Every where you looked you could see heart shaped balloons, but I happened to go to the store the day after Valentines Day and noticed every one of those boxes of chocolates and heart shaped balloons on sale!  The store had cleared the holiday isle to start putting up Easter baskets and plastic eggs.  They started putting out the chocolate rabbits in place of the chocolate hearts.  Valentines Day was over and then forgotten.

In my house Valentines Day means very little.  We love each other on a daily basis.  We don't have to put one day aside a year to show how much we care.  We didn't go out to eat,  there where not heart shaped balloons, and no running around to find a baby sitter.  Hubby happened to be off and we spent the day together as a family.  I did cook a good roast and gave Will and Hubby handmade cards with boxes of chocolate.  This was my way of teaching Will about the holiday and having a craft to do together.  We made cards together!  Hubby loves those little chocolates filled with orange and strawberry.  You can only get them at Valentines Day in those heart shaped boxes.  We did go and try to see how much they discounted those same boxes the next day.  It was just our luck they where all gone though. LOL!  They may be Hubby's favorite holiday candies.

Other than that, we had a family filled day.  We stayed home and spent time together.  We had friends and family stop by through out the day.  It was a very nice Valentines Day indeed.  What I am trying to say here is that I am very thankful that our family doesn't need one day a year to show our love for one another.  Every day is a day like that in our home.  One any given day you can see Hubby come home with some candy and my roses grow very nicely with my love and care in the yard.  Our love is a gift from God and we celebrate it through the year!  He has given us to each other and in His plan for us our love grew.  That is what I am thankful for!

Sew Prettty.....

I have been working on a dress for a very special little girl.  I have a friend who had a miracle baby.  I have mentioned her here before, but it has been a while.  My friend had a few miscarriages before she became pregnant with her little girl. 

Her pregnancy was not an easy one.  She had complications and spent a good bit of it in the hospital.  Because of the complications, her daughter was born with a club foot and a hip that was out of place.  Her precious little girl has gone through a few surgeries and a few casts thought her little life.  She has died on the surgery table and was brought back to life.  We are all certain that the power of prayer and our Lord Jesus is the only thing that saved her.

 Her first birthday passed last month and I was beyond happy to help.  Her parents wanted her birthday to be special and so made her first birthday cake themselves.  Her mother baked it and I iced it.  It was so pretty. 

Not long after her first birthday, she had to have another surgery.  This time she was going to be in a full body cast.  I couldn't imagine how a one year old would be able to handle being in a full body cast, but she is a special child.  She is almost always happy!  She laughs and giggles like any other child.  She plays and has even learned to scoot around in her cast.  She moves her head and shoulders and then moves her bottom which moves the entire cast.  She is amazing. 

Since she is only a year old and in a full body cast, her mother can't find clothes that fist her correctly.  I decided to volunteer to make her some custom dresses.  My friend gave me a pattern of a dress she liked and some material.  Off to work I went.  I made the dress in a larger side and custom fit the straps and top to fit a smaller child.  This is the picture of the finished dress.

I plan to make her another one soon, but I wanted to share this one with my blogging world!  It's simple, but I enjoyed making it.