Project Seven

Wow! I was listening to Matt & Carol this morning. (See Carol's blog- Cantcookalick on my sidebar) and found myself being in tears. I am and was so overwhelmed with the support they are getting for Project Seven. Its amazing how wonderful people pull together for a good cause. And 106.9 is such a wonderful blessing to me. It never fails that when I'm down, one of my favorite songs will come on or a message that sends such a blessing to me.

So, if you are able, please check out 106.9 on wmit.org 's website and donate to project seven! Actually check out everything on their site!

See the Casting Crowns concert on the left??? I'm so EXCITED!!

Wild times...

So last night I was up blogging at 12:30. And tonight I'm nowhere near sleepy. This is making for a grouchy mommy! I need my sleep!

Tomorrow is a big PTO meeting. We're going to be doing some planning for next year, getting a teacher luncheon together and hopefully coming up with loads of new fun ideas. We are also planning a community service project.

Bryson had a ballgame tonight & boy they rocked! Played so well. He got two very good hits and fielded great too!

Josh is still battling this messy sinus infection. I wish it would rain just one day to help wash away some of this pollen.


I made a yummy chicken pot pie tonight & I cant wait to have leftovers tomorrow. :) hehe!

Tagged...

What is your current obsession? my blackberry, getting through with classes

What do you think your name says about you? im not sure.

Who was the last person you hugged? hubby!!

What’s your favorite dinner? Steak from Roadhouse or BBQ from Okie dokies

What was the last thing you bought? An icee for Bryson at Saturdays game!

What are you listening to right now? peace and quiet! it is 12:30!I cant sleep

What is your favorite weather? warm, but not too hot & sunny!

What is your least favorite season? winter! i hate the cold!

What's in your bathroom cabinet? face wash, toothpaste, shaving cream, qtips, band aids

What is your favorite tea flavor? the sweet kind

What did you want to become as a child? a teacher.....hmm!

What do you miss? my babies being babies and my grandpa!

What's your favorite brand of jeans? american eagle

What designer piece of clothing would you most like to own (new or vintage)? A coach purse..but lately i really havent been caring about designer stuff..

If you could go anywhere in the world for the next hour, where would you go? NYC

Who do you want to meet in person? Blogging buddies...

What is your most challenging goal right now? finishing up school and my math class

What’s your 5 year plan? Be finished with school, find a teaching position and build a house

Why is today special? umn its monday now..not real sure!

What is my favorite sport to watch? basketball

To play? absolutely none of them

What is your favorite piece of jewelry that you own? not really sure

Wow, I'm BORING! I tag:

Sam
Tabitha
Vera

Skipping Spring..straight into Summer

The weather has been beautiful this weekend, but if its any indication of what to expect in July...its going to be HOT!!!

I have gotten so much accomplished today, but I'm bummed we missed church. Josh let me sleep in and it was sooooo nice! He is awesome!

I have a math test tomorrow, that I have to do AMAZInG on! I'm dreading it, and worried sick about it. I've did reviews for about 3 hours now.I hope it helps.

I'm going to go listen to Jerry's message from this morning and try to relax and rest good tonight & maybe I will do okay.

Speaking of accomplishing hard tasks, Congrats Tabitha on your 5k! Maybe I will get motivated now..LOL!


Friday is Kindergarten registration & I will be taking Mr Carson! I cant believe my baby is ready to be a big kindergartener. Time sure flies by.

For all you Nutella Freaks...

Like ME!!!

This sounds heavenly:

Nutella Frosted Cupcakes
1 1/2 sticks (3/4 cup, 12 oz) butter, softened
3/4 cup granulated sugar
3 large eggs
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
1 3/4 cups sifted all purpose flour
1/4 tsp salt
2 tsp baking powder
Nutella, approx. 1/3 cup

Preheat oven to 325F. Line 12 muffin tins with paper liners or grease the cups with some butter. Alternatively, butter an 8-inch round cake pan.

Cream together butter and sugar until light, 2 minutes. Add in eggs one at a time, until fully incorporated. Don’t worry if the batter doesn’t look smooth. Add vanilla. Stir in flour, salt and baking powder until batter is uniform and no flour remains.

Fill each muffin cup about 3/4 full (or pour all the batter into the cake pan). The batter will be thick. Top each cake with a dollop (I used about 2 tsp per cupcake and about 1/3 cup dolloped in tablespoon measures for the cake round) of Nutella. Swirl Nutella in with a toothpick, making sure to fold a bit of batter up over the nutella.

Bake cupcakes for about 20 minutes and the round cake for 25-30.

Remove to a wire rack to cool completely.
Makes 12 cupcakes or 1 8-inch round cake.


http://carmencooks.wordpress.com/2009/04/14/nutella-self-frosting-cake/

Cooking

So, i mentioned in my last post that last week was very stressful. I found out my hours at work had really been cut. So i'm looking for a few ways to cut back around here. Looking over our household finances, our biggest problem is eating out..of course this probably is our waistline problem as well.

So, I'm asking for some recipes to try. What is your families favorite meal? I need some new ideas to try. We get stuck in ruts and then we eat out. LOL!

I promise to try them out and even give a review of what we think! We have no food allergies,though both boys dont care for anthing with ground beef. They are so weird. LOL :)


So leave me a comment with a recipe or even a link to your families favorite!!


<3 Thanks!

Fun Filled Saturday

After a very stressful week, a fun filled Saturday was awesome!!

We had two ballgames, a nice lunch just me and my 3 boys, then game night and pizza at my moms. It was lots of fun. If you havent ever played Phase 10, you should! Just plan on playing for a couple of hours as the more players you have the longer the game can last.

We had a long-lost friend come join us..Mary! I love this girl..she is crazy and just fits right in with our sillyness!





Carson has his dental surgery Monday at 10:30, so if you could send some prayers our direction, it would be wonderful. He really doesnt have any clue what is going to happen, but I'm nervous of course. Antime Anesthesia is involved it makes me nervous. We have done it a few times now and i just hate it. My poor baby is always so cranky afterwards. So please remember us in prayers. Josh is going to go with us of course, so hopefully that will help Carson too.

Food For Thought

I heard this on the radio yesterday & It really has me thinking.

Man's Rejection is God's Protection, as he is looking at the big picture and his plan.

What do you think??

Easter Sunday & Smells ?? LOL

Funny how I posted that video & then we sang it twice at church. I just love it!! Had a great time at church, Bryson really enjoyed childrens church as usual. We also got to see some old friends- Andrew, Nick and a few more. We even got to see Andrew's sweet parents Dean & Sharon. They are just the sweetest & I love them dearly

Then we were off to Rutherfordton. We had the best time. True southern food- Ham, Corn, Green Beans, Deviled Eggs, Rolls, Potatoes,etc. And oh my goodness the dessert!! Yum Yum. 2 different Banana Puddings, Earthquake Cake, Butterfinger Cake, Cookies..so delicious! My aunts and grandma sure can cook!! <3>

The boys had a wonderful time hiding eggs and getting spoiled. Bryson and my uncle spent some time throwing a baseball around as well.

Josh and my uncles and cousin pulled my grandfathers old four-wheeler out of the building and worked on it. It hasnt ran well in quite a while & they all want to use it for hunting this year and so they decided to mess with it. To make a long story short, Josh wound up bringing it home to work on. That thing brings back memories of my grandfather everytime I look at it. I can just see him riding down the hill behind my grandparents house and to his garden to gather the harvest. I can remember riding on the back with him. I can remember how I thought it stunk of oil, gas and exhaust and how the smell would stick to my clothes. At the time i hated it. Today- i stood on the deck and breathed it all in. Silly, I know.

Isnt it funny how smells can take you back someplace??

I'll leave you with some pictures..

This is my sweet grandmother with my boys awhile back. I wish I had some of my grandfather, but I dont have any digital ones.

Just in time for Easter, Enjoy!!

This is the perfect song for Easter time! I love Chris Tomlin! I was so jealous when I saw on Sweet,Sassy, and always Classy that she was going to see him & even do a meet-n-greet!!


Mom & I are heading to see Casting Crowns in May & I'd love to add Chris Tomlin to the list of shows we must see as well!

Happy Easter!

Today is Easter!!

I'm up early waiting on the boys to wake up and find their Easter baskets. Bryson has been wanting a "real" Bible. So off mom& I went to try to find one that wasnt a story book but written a bit easier for a 6 year old to read. Wasnt an eas task I tell you, but we did! I stuck it in his basket, so i cant wait to see if he gets excited.

One thing they arent going to like is the lack of candy, but oh well! With Carson's dental problem we just had, I'm not buying much candy around here anymore.

Well tomorrow is Back at School! i'm dreading it! But summer will be here quickly, I hope.

But for today, i'm going to enjoy it. We are heading to Rutherfordton after church to spend time with my favorite part of my family. I love my grandmother to death- she is the best thing in the world. She is so sweet and I just can talk to her about anything! Also will see my moms two brothers and all their families. I love this side of the family, the are so relaxed and laid back and we alwas have such a great time with them all. They adore my kids and spoil them rotten as well. I'm sure Carson will put on a show, he loves to entertain and make people laugh. :)

Well, I better get off and get busy..ironing, making banana pudding and all that fun stuff!

Spring Break

and its blowing snow.. Whats up with that? I'm not happy!

We went to the lake Sunday and I relaxed with a good book and B and hubby fished. Only caught one all day and so they werent happy. I came home looking like a lobster! That may be the only sun I get all Spring break, the way its looking.

What about those Heels?? Awesome arent they! I'm so glad to be a Tarheel!! <3


I decided since its a yucky day to pull the WiFit out. I have used it in 54 days. GASP! I also had gained 2.2 pounds. Yuck yuckyuck! So tomorrow starts a new healthy eating regime. ( I'm saying that instead of DIET). Not starting today, because I invited the inlaws over for dinner tonight and I'm sure I will stuff my face. :(

Hubby has a fire dept meeting tonight after dinner and I'm going to try to do some major homework. I'm almost finished with a few of my classes and they dont officially end till May! I'm proud of myself!

God is Good and he continues to bless our family daily!

God is Good!!

Many times, we are quick to think of things we need and/or want and not be thankful for the things God has given us. I'm thankful for so many things right now & Just wanted to post some. Some are little, some are huge.

First and foremost I'm thankful for the Awesome God we serve! Without him we would be nothing. I'm thankful for the opportunity to talk to him anytime I need. Prayer is such a wonderful thing.

Im thankful for an amazing husband. He is m best friend and the best daddy. I dont want to think where i'd be without him. I adore him!

Two wonderful children, they are the sunshine in my life. I love these two more than I ever thought I could love anyone. They are amazing and def a gift and a blessing.

An amazing family and inlaws. I couldnt ask for more! I have a wonderful mother who is always there for me and an awesome sister!

There is more, but one of my cranky blessings need me :) He is so cranky from the medicine the dentist gave him yesterday. Poor babe.