This Looks Scary

Here's a cute one! Maya looks a little nervous. I would be too.

Smooth Selling on eBay

So I think I'm an eBayer now. I sold my first headband on eBay about 2 weeks ago and have had so much fun with it. Our house should be cleaned up in no time. Since my first sale, we had the sad news of the chocolate fountain went last week and about 10 more headbands and now our camera. If you have anything you need sold, I can sell it for you. I have found some tricks to do or not to do to get it sold. After all, Matt is getting kinda annoyed because everyday I ask what we can sell. Happy eBaying!

Tried and True

Okay, so Lindsey gave me a cookbook from her ward of tried and true recipes and I'm a big fan of all those Morman home cookin recipes so I thought I would share the alfredo sauce one I made the other night. This is NOT low-fat though but mighty tasty!

1 pt. heavy cream
1 stick of butter
2 Tbsp. cream cheese
1/2 cup to 1/3 cup parmesan cheese
1 tsp. garlic powder

Mix in a sauce pan for about 15-20 minutes on med-low heat. Do not let burn!

Splurging

Well Regina tagged me on this splurge thing and this might be kinda hard because I splurge on just about everything. I'm my mother's girl that way.

10 Things I Splurge on

1. My kids clothes. It is way too fun to spend money on them and all the cute clothes out there always want to jump into my cart.
2. Water bill. Sounds weird. I'm sure it could be cheaper but I love really green grass!
3. Going out the eat. I always enjoy a good place to eat without my kids!
4. Jeans. They are hard to come by when you are tall, so no matter the price tag , buy them.
5. Bras. Again hard to find a round boobed bra...they think everyone has pointy ones.
6. Meat. It has to be very well trimmed. No bones, or fat, so I do very little work to prepare it.
7. Home and yard decos. I'm with Regina on that, gotta be the good house wife and have a cute house and yard... right?
8. My bed. I don't settle for anything else. I wish they made something bigger then a King though. My bed is the best!
9. My hair and nails. Every chance I get, I love to get them done.
10. Vacations. I try not to look at the bank account when planning a trip. I just go and pay as I go!

10 Things I don't splurge on(conserve)

1. Clothes for me. I usually look for deals and even then, I'm very cheap!
2. Internet. Matt thinks it has to be the fastest...whatever works for me. The cheaper the bill the better. Just none of this dial up stuff.
3. Cleaning supplies. I'm with Regina. The cheap ones work for me.
4. Cell phones. I don't need the new iphone or a camera phone. I wouldn't know how to work it either. Just give me one that works!
5. Soda. It's not my favorite so if you took it away from me, that's cool.
6. Shampoos and conditioners. I have my favorite but it's no salon stuff. They got rid of my very favorite(finesse.) Blahhh
7. Computer stuff. Matt thinks we need the most memory, the latest computer with the latest software. I'm fine with one that works.
8. Weed wacker. My $25 purchase has done the job great.
9. Manners. I've never been one to have Matt open my door for me. Can't tell you why but it makes me feel uncomfortable.
10. Milk. I love any kind...even the cheap stuff...just don't give it to me warm.

Thanks Regina for tagging me!

Haley makes us Laugh

Okay so is it just me or can you just sit and listen to a 2 year old all day, try to pronounce some of the most common words we use every day? Also can you just imagine if we all talked like them how much fun it would be? Here are some of my very favorites that Haley uses on a regular basis. Oh I love her. What are some of the words that your kids just massacre?

"Ass you mommy"=bless you mommy
" Hap Berfday"= Happy Birthday
"kickups" = hiccups
"ban A's" = bandaids
"monmower" = lawnmower
"Ciffurd" = Clifford
"Goop hug" = group hug
"Monee" = Moroni
"tacktor" = tractor
"gamma" = Grandma
"fair" = flower
"thirsty" = nursery
"May" = Malorie
"Napolin Nign Nigh" = Napolean Dynomite
"quesidida" = quesadilla
"tofbus" = toothbrush
"foss" = floss
"crocidile" = calculator
"bassetball" = basketball
"crub" = crib
"baff" = bath
"pooder" = computer
"canomope" or "can a poop" = cantaloupe
"bet" = berret
"hairedrider" = hair dryer
"TB" = T.V.
"talklit" = chocolate
"seria" = cereal

A Mow well done

Well Matt finally mowed our new grass yesterday. It was laid about 2 1/2 weeks ago and 2 1/2 hours later and 7 garbage bags later, the job was done. Its looks good now that it's done but wow it was about a foot long before Matt got started. I love seeing grass instead of dirt but there is still plenty to do. The fun or should I say work never ends.

Lightening Ridge, AZ in May 2007

Family picture on my dad's tractor in Arizona. That's his seventh baby that just arrived about a year ago.

Bath time EVERY night with Haley's cousins. The water was brown by the time bath time was done.

Matt got to make many laps around the property with the kids in this yellow cart.

We roasted a lot of marshmallows...well maybe burned a lot of marshmallows. The smore thing doesn't always happen when there is a whole bag of marshmallows to roast or burn because that's the best part.

A Must Have

I was reading a report from another blog on the Oreo Cakesters. They were giving them a thumbs up and I would have to agree. I may be kind of partial because I work for the company that makes them but I have bought them for the 3rd week in a row. I don't know if anyone has ever had the homemade oreos, but these are pretty close to being just as good. The only bad thing...you get 6, 2pack cakesters in each box for roughly $3. Hats off to Nabisco for producing another awesome product.

6 Years Later

Ok, so I married this boy 6 years ago tomorrow...isn't he cute! 6 years later he has teeth and the change purse has been replaced by other interesting things. Some things don't change but one things for sure, I still love him just how he is. Happy Anniversary!

Love Shoeshine

Haley's SECRET

This is what I caught Haley doing yesterday

Come to find out her dad has taught her how to find mommy's deodorant and how to use it!
Thanks dad!