5QF Fun

Hey everyone!

So glad Friday is finally here! Is it me or did this week seem to really creeep by? I am really excited about this weekend because Emma got her first invite to a birthday party. How fun! It is at build -a -bear tomorrow which she has not ever expieranced either. So it is going to be a fun weekend full of first. Dont you worry your pretty little heads.. I will be sure and capture it all in pictures ;)

Well lets get busy with some Five Question Friday action with the wonderful Mama M! (just a side note.. if you have not already you need to check out her chicken salad recipe! I had it for lunch today and OMGracious it is sooo yummy! Easy too.. I was able to successfully make it ;)

The questions this week are:

1. If you could, would you go back to high school?
Hmm.. I am not sure. I would like to go back to the carefree type lifestyle where there was football every Friday night and parties on Saturday night. Where I sat in class just to pass the time until the next break where we all gathered in the halls and socialized.  All that being said I hated the drama that often went along with it and the test and homework.

I enjoyed it while I was there but glad to be moving on with the next chapter of my life .. so I guess my final answer would be nah... been there done that ;)

2. If a genie appeared and granted you two wishes, what would they be? (And, no saying "more wishes".)

1.I would wish for good health for all of my family (extended as well...)

2. I would wish that everytime I decided to pay for something that I would always have just the correct amount of money in my pocket to pay for it! (heard this on the radio the other day.. if you wished for a million dollars then it could run out.. but if you wish for always having just the correct amount of money every time your bought something then it would never run out ;)

3. What kids show do you secretly like?
Well the only kid show Miss Priss will watch right now is Yo Gabba Gabba and I totally can NOT stand that show. BUT it keeps her occupied while I finish dinner or whatever so maybe that is why I secretly like it?

4. What is your beverage of choice?
Good ole sweet tea or Sun-drop (its a Carolina thing!)

5. What is something that you would change about yourself (or are working to change in yourself)?
I want to be more healthy. I am working to eat a little better and exercise more. This is so important for my over all health and important to be a good example for Emma.  There are several other things I want to change but this is what I am trying to work on right now.

Thanks so much for stopping by my little blog! Hope you all have a wonderful weekend. Everything is a little crazy around here because the golf tournament is in town this weekend and Tiger is playing. Hoping to avoid all the hoop-la that surrounds all that.

Later Taters ;)

Chiropractor? Dotcor? Both?!

Hey You!

I have a question. Need some of your expertise. Since my recent diagnosis (AS) I have been getting a ton of advice (some I asked for and some..well you know how that goes) but I am getting alot of suggestings about seeing a chiropracter for my condition versus taking all these meds (some of which could have very harsh side effects)

I am completly blind here and have no clue what to do. I am praying about making decision that could have lifelong impact but for right now I am turning to You! Do you have any feelings about Chiropractors vs doctors? Can they work together? If you were in my situation (where this seems to be a systemic chronic situation) what would you do?! I am baffled and so confused from all the tips and advice I am getting.

Dont be shy! Let me know your honest opinion.. pros and cons of each I am sure. Thanks in advance!!

A true blonde moment!

Today was the day! The day I had been putting off for a little over 8mo now! I was going to go and get my license renewed because I knew I was a ticket waiting to happen.

So I send the girlie to my moms last night because I am lazy like that and did not want to have to wrangle in a toddler and deal with the DMV at the same time. I got up a little early in order to fix my hair (you know that picture sticks with ya for 8 years right?!) and put on my make up. I head out the door feeling rested and put together.

When I get to the DMV and get all checked in and everything I am feeling very anxious about the sign test. I mean sure I see them everyday when I am riding down the road but really who pay that much attention to them?! You do? Oh... welllll maybe its just me ;) Anways I sit down in front of the little lady and she starts asking me the usual questions then she says "Do you have any chronic conditions?" My response "Yes.. how did you know" Ok.. open mouth and insert foot! She said I dont know but just a question we are required to ask. I dont know about you but I have never been asked about any chronic conditions at the DMV in my life. With my recent diagnosis she just caught me off gaurd I guess. She then proceeds to tell me "...with your current medical conditions we will need to put you on a medical license and you will have to take a driving test today.." WTH!!! My heart dropped! I was thinking OMGracious there is no way I will pass this test I am wwaayy to nervous. No worries I did pass the test (thank goodness my mom taught me how to bat my eye lashes to score some extra point.. kidding kidding ;)

The catch is since it is a medical license and this stupid disease is progressive I have to go every 2 years and take a driving test! You have got to be kidding me! My grandmother doesnt even have to have a medical license.. geeze louise.

Moral of the story here... Never let the DMV know you have any health issues ;)

Happy Tuesday!

Silly Day

Sunday we just hung out at home and had a lazy kind of day. It was cloudy and windy so not really a great outside day. We did however go to Target and bought E a new baby doll.

It all started on Saturday afternoon when she started playing with this doll that somebody had given her at Christmas (quite the ugly doll I might add). She just suddenly took interest in it. She decided the baby needed to take a bath with her, brush her teeth with her, sit in on story time with us, and even say prayers with us. This about pushed hubster over the edge (he does not understand the love between a little girl and her dolly). We kneeled by the bed to pray as we do everynight and reached for her hands. She took my hand and her baby's hand.. refused to hold DH's hand. So we did not make a big deal of it and continued on with out bed time routine. That night Derek was like that hurt my feeling she didnt want to hold my hand to say prayers (aww what a sweetie he is!) So we worked on that in the following nights ;) Anywhoodles we decided if she was going to have a doll then it at least needed to be a cute doll and she needed some accessories.. so that was our sunday adventure!

When we got home Emma was in a crazy mood so I snapped some shots of her and her silly self.

homegirl through her snack all over the floor (take note of the bow in her hair! It stayed!!)

Silly girlie!

Got to close.. made my shot blurry ;)

showing off her new stroller for her baby

 She wanted to wear my earrings.. so I just hung them from her ears.. LOL she thought she was hot stuff!

That was how our weekend ended up. How about yours?! Hope you have a great week :)

Getting to know you... with a side note!

Hey you! Yes I am talking to you. I hope everyone has had a great weekend. I enjoy Sunday so much because it is the only day of the week where we are all at home together. We had such a busy day yesterday; alot of fun but busy busy. So today we will  spend the rest of the day relaxing and playing.
What are you up to today?

Lets get down to some "Getting To Know You" action with Miss Keely (warning: don't call her ma'm ;)

The questions are:

1. If you could star in any movie genre..what would it be..romance..horror..comedy..suspense or action?

Def. not horror or suspense because I am a huge chicken so that would not work.. even if I knew it was a movie..still would not work! Action? Possibly but I dont think that would be my first choice. I guess that just leaves romance. I am a big hopeless romantic but I dont think I could do a love scene or anything like that..totally awkward! Maybe thats why I am not a movie star ;)

2. Do you recycle?
No *hangs head very shamefully* We dont have recycling service here because we are outside of the city limits and I have been super lazy about sorting it myself.. yes I know that is terrible! I need to get my butt in gear and work on that.

3. Have you ever been to a strip club?
No

4. Do you have a nickname?
TyTy I guess would be the only one. My late grandmother called me that all the time and it has since just kind of stuck :)

5. What's a name you can't stand to be called?
Elizabeth. That is my middle name and my mom would call me that if I was in trouble. I always say if you wanted to call me Elizabeth then you should have named me that. Drives me bonkers!

6. What are your Summer staples?
Flip flops... dont care about anything else just LOVE my flip flops!

7. What was the last thing you bought for yourself?
Actually yesterday I went to Ross and bought myself two dresses for 15 dollars each! Deal of the day.

8. Are you happy with your boob size?
For the most part I would say yes. Sometimes they are a little large for my liking esp when it comes to bathing suit time but other than that no probs.

OK and the side note...
Today after church we had to make a target pit stop. We were in the baby doll aisle (more about that later) and a dad and his little girl came down the aisle as well. Casual convo begin and next thing I know he is taking down our phone number so we could get our kids together for a playdate?!?!? Maybe I am wrong and please tell me if I am.. but isnt that just a little strange for him to whip out a business card and say we should hang out and have a bbq some time? OK maybe its just me...we will see what happens

Anywho my inlaws just showed up unannounced..hate that! so I have to run. I will be by later tonight to check everyone GTKY out! Have a great Sunday

I am mad about it!

Today was the day. I had been dreading today because I had an appointment with my Rhuematologist to follow up on all the blood work he had taken and after he had recieved all my files from my former doc (this was my second opinion bc I did not trust my first doc at all!)

So basically what he said was I have what is called Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS from here on out.. ok?). What in the heck is that you ask? Well until today I would have looked at you like "was that english?" Unfortunatly is it english for a chronic and sometimes crippling disease. It affects your back, neck, and shoulders most often but can also include fingers, wrist, feet and knees. Pretty much every part of your body!

To say I am bummed is an understatement. I dont want this crap! I want to be well and grow old with DH.. not be a shriveled up old lady before I have my 40th birthday. I want to have more children and not have to have IV drip medicines once a month. I want to run in the park chasing Emma and not worry if I will be able to do that in five years. I know I may sound petty. Totally get the fact that I am overly blessed with a healthy happy baby girl. I am not oblivious to the fact there there are people out there who are in far worse condition than I am but I am scared. How in the world will we afford the med. that I went to pick up today for 277 dollars (with insurance!) and that isnt the strong stuff he said?!

They will be doing an MRI of my neck (not sure when they have to schedule it) and will hopefully be able to decide on the severity of it. Please pray for good results. I know God is in control here and his will be done. I know he will not give me any more than I can handle!

OK I totally went off on a tangent here and this post is very choppy. I have put off writing it all afternoon because I knew the anger would flow from my finger tips. I dont mean to be angry really I dont it is just part of the processing part I think.

Sorry for it not being a very elequently written post. It is just how it came out. If you know anything about this disease of if you have any questions... feel free to ask/share. I have plenty of pamphlets about it ;)

Hugs to you all for your well wishes today! I value your frienships more than you know ((((you all)))

A little bit of....

Everything in is going to be in this post!

* I went and picked up S and A ( the girls I nanny for..) this morning like usual and headed to take A to school. After dropping her off I had this wonderful crazy idea to ride through the carwash to get the rest of the pollen off my car. I pull in all excited...thinking about how exciting it will be to finally have a car that does not have a coat of yellow on it! Pay my money and wait for the wash of the year! Little did I know that toddlers may in fact be scared of the car wash. I had never gone through a car wash with the girls before... ooops! They both were shaking like a leaf and screaming at the top of their lungs. If I had not paid good hard earned moola for that I would have just left. No worries though everyone made it... emotional scarring?! Possible! We will wait and see ;)

*Tomorrow morning I have my big follow up appointment with my new rhuematologist.
(I should probably learn to spell that word since I have to use it so much...) I am so nervous. Praying for better news than what the test results said ( he sent me a letter with the results... goober! Doesn't he know that is very scary to people who do not read greek)

*I am working on a calendar on shutterfly for my mom and MIL for Mother's day. I had no idea how tedious and annoying that can be! It could be that I am a little OCD about it being perfect.. but thats neither here nor there.. the point is that it is taking much longer than I anticipated. What are you doing for your mom/someone special on Mother's day?

*My dad is still doing ok. Thanks so much for your prayers and for those that have been checking in on him. He is still really skinny and is still staying sick and run down a good bit. Hoping that he starts to build his self back up soon. He will be having another PET scan before long.. I will def. keep you updated on the results

*Emma has learned a new song! "Old Mcdonald" it is so funny.  She will not sing any other part of the song except for "Ei Ei ooooooooo" She is just too cute to handle.

Alright I have to be up at the butt crack of dawn in the AM for that appointment so I am going to get off here and get my hiney in gear. I will be checking in after my appointment tomorrow and doing a little 5QF action as well!! Wooo Hooo.

Have a great night!

Family Time pt 1

* Warning Pic Heavy Post Ahead*

Oh how I love me some family time. It seems there is never enough of it! DH works crazy hours and the only day we are all home together is Sunday. We usually go to church and then think of something fun to do with the rest of our time together. This past sunday we decided to go to the Botanical Gardens.

It was the perfect day to spend the day outside. And let me just tell you my wild child LOVED every minute of it!

She had to touch or smell everything in that place. It was cute at first but then I had to worry about her crushing these priceless flowers. I spent my whole day looking over my back to make sure nobody knew it was us ;)

We spent almost three hours out there. We laughed, played, took lots of pics, and ran through fountains!

*she loved running through the fountain and getting a little wet *

*baby jail for picking the flowers ;)*

*My sweet family*

*look at my baby yoda with her little ears glowing! *

Think that is enough pics for one day! I will work on posting the rest later this week.

Have a great week!!!

GTKY! Sunday Funday Action!!

Wow! We have gorgeous weather here in the south today! (North Carolina for all you newcomers ;) Bright sunshine, clear carolina blue skies, and temps in the 70's.. I swear this must be what the weather is going to be like in heaven because it is perfect! I am thinking about packing up little bit and taking her down to the botanical gardens today and get some pictures of her. Thought that might be a great Mother's Day presents for the G-Parents?!?

Alright lets get down to biz-ness because I am ready to get my hiney outside! If you would like to join in on the "Getting To Know YOU" action then head on over to Miss Keely's blog and she will give ya the scoop!

This week the questions are:

1. Mens chests..hairy or hairless?

Hairless! DH is not a hairy man and I have just never been real big into hairy chested men. I am def. a hairless type girl
2. How often do you run red lights?
Well just yesterday I ran about two or three! We went to the "big city" (Charlotte) shopping and traffic was so bad that I practically had to run everyone in order to make out of that place. I love going to visit the big city but despise the traffic.

3. If you could raid any celebrity's closet..whose would you raid?
hmmm... I dont keep up with it like I used to but I would say either Katie Holmes or Reese Witherspoon. Both simple but classy looks. I would  also like Miss Emma to be able to sport the attire of Suri! She is always dressed to the nines.. love it!

4. Would you rather have more followers/friends on Facebook, Twitter, or your Blog?
I really dont care that much about how many followers I have. On FB and Twitter I usually dont accept just random followers because I dont like just random creeps reading all my info. I usually check into each one a little bit. The only followers I have on twitter are other mommy bloggers... like to keep fam. out of my blogging and twitter world.. ya never know when you may need to vent ;) I love my followers on my blog.. they are the best!

5. What makes you feel sexy?
When I am leaving the salon with fresh color and cut. Usually thats when I feel my best!

6. I get excited when...........?
I am going on vacation, I get a mommy's day off, Friday rolls around, I have been gone and see my little one who just comes running as fast as she can, when DH gets an extra day off work to spend with us girls.

7. Are you the "outdoorsy" type or more "indoorsy"?
I like both?! I dont like to camp, hike, or anything crazy like that. I love to be outside to lay in the sun or play with Emma though.

8. Would you rather have your dream home or a million dollars?
Million dollars! I could def. buy a wonderful home and decorate it with well under a million dollars. I would then take the rest and go on a wonderful vacation and enjoy life a little ;)

Well there ya have it. My GTKY fun! I hope you all have a wonderful Sunday and get out and enjoy that sunshine..(right after you leave me some comment love ;)

FrIdAy!!!!

Its Friday!!  I am soo thrilled that it is Friday! The weekend is here! The tax man has been paid *GAG* but so glad to not have that looming over my head.. but the bank account prob wishes it could back up a few days so its not drowned. I mean I would much rather have spent that money on doing some major shopping! Just sayin'

Anyways since it is Friday and all I am heading to eat lunch with my g-parents today so I need to get rolling on this Five Question Friday biz.ness ;)  If you dont know what 5QF is then you need to click here ASAP and head on over and check out Mama M's fantastic blog. She will give ya all the deets to get going with your own 5QF :0)  

1. What words do you use on your blog/online that you don't use in real life?

I type pretty much just like I talk. Scary huh?! Except when I talk I use "yall" alot more because I try and limit it in my blog writing.we all know its not "correct" and those folk that don't use our type of southern slang might give me a hard time ;)

2. Do you still write checks?
Well besides Uncle Sam and our rent check I would have to say no. I pay most of our bills online and debit everything else. Debit card is just so much easier!!

3. Who was your favorite President and why?
Well besides I think they are all fake and really can never accomplish everything they hope to or promise I guess I will still go with Mr. Bush. He seemed to really hold his Christian values tight and seemed to be a great all around guy. Even if he wasnt the most popular man he stuck by his values..... OK I will stop dont need any hate comments today ;)  

Really all politicians are a bunch of quacks 'nuff said!
4. Are you a yeller?
hmmm yea sometimes! I hate it too and really try hard not to yell. What is wierd is I hate to be yelled at.. like go to my room and cry if I get yelled at... but I have a hard time not yelling myself?!!? Yea I prob. need to work on that a little  more.

5. Have you ever dumpster dived?
Nope! I saw that on Oprah though and they came out with some great things but just not my cup of tea.

Alright well I am off to get my self dressed and ready for my lunch date. Hope yall have a wonderful Friday!!!

Thursday 5!

This week I decided to hop on the "Thursday 5" train with Miss Keely! This blog hop is all about listing 5 things that made you happy this week. Head on over to Mannland5 and Keely will give ya the scoop!

*1* Sat night (last weekend.. but still included in this week right?!!) DH and I got to sneak away from the kiddo for a few hours and go to a surprise bday party. I really enjoyed the adult time! ;)

*2* Today was payday (I only get paid twice a month.. boo) and I was so excited to get some much needed cash-ola!

*3* Today when I was putting my little girl down for a nap.. we had just finished our book reading and I tucked her in... I walked out of her room and closed the door. Before I made it to the end of the hall I hear "Mommy Mommy...." so I turned around and went back in there to check on her and when I opened the door she looked at me and said "ov eww" (love you) aww! Melt my heart!!

*4* Yesterday was my Grandaddys birthday! He is so wonderful I could not even explain it to you. He was always my rock and stable male figure in my life growing up. Still to this day I dont think there is another man that perfect!

*5* Tonight (Emma was feeling pretty sweet today or something ;) DH and I were tucking Miss Thang into bed and we alway sit by her bed and kiss her good night and do her prayers. Well tonight she grabbed both of our hands (without us saying anything) and looked at us and waited for us to say her prayers! That spoke so many volumes to me. They watch us and mimic us so much! We are their only guidance at this point...you dont realize how much of an influence you have on someone so little until something like that happens. I am still blown away.

Thanks for stopping by! It was nice to sit and reflect on the week and think of some positive things rather than all the ho-hum that usually goes on.

An eye opening kind of day..

Today has just been an eye opening kind of day!

A day that I realized "Hey girl.. you need to get off your butt and get moving" I need to exercise.. I need to eat healthy and I need to loose about 15lbs. My health depends on it. Not because I am clinically over weight but because I have tons of arthritis issues and need to be at more of an ideal weight to make it easier on my joints. I am not going to make this about how I want to look or anything like that. If I do then I wont do it.. that does not seem to be enough motivation (not sure why.. but it has not been enough to this point..)

I am not going to do a fad diet type deal or anything like that. I am not saying I will not ever have a cookie again (because that would just be cr-a-zy!) What I am saying is I need to eat more fruits and veggies. I need to drink less soda. OK confession time.. I drink about three sodas a day and about two glasses of water.. terrible for my body!

I had a kind of yuck report from my rhuematologist (sp) .. not going to go into it all yet.. because he sent me a letter in the mail.. so until I fully understand what all it means I will hold off on telling you (basically so I dont misinform you)

Also went to the female doc today... I was ready to talk baby talk with her. I told her what all was going on and she basically said she would suggeset that I wait for a while until we get all this arthritis stuff under control. Total eye openeing kind of day. I was ok with waiting when it was my decision.. but for somebody to tell me to wait.. made it sting a little more. I know I have a wonderful healthy spunky little girl that I love more than anything in this world and I am so grateful for that. I do NOT take that for granite.. as each new turn my life takes I become more and more thankful for her. If I am not meant to have any more children then I will be perfectly content with the blessing God gave me.

It has just been that kind of day. One that kind of grabs ya and says "Hey! Get moving girl and be grateful for each and every moment you have" So I will be embarking on a change of lifestyle type journey. I hope you will help me, support me, and get on to me when I slide! I am going to try and get one of those little weight loss tickers for my blog to make me a little more accountable. Help me! DH and Emma are counting on you! ;)

Getting To Know You

Since I missed Keely's Getting to know YOU" blog hop last Sunday I wanted to make sure that did not happen again this week ;)

This week the questions are:

1. What color do you wear the most?
I cant say that I really wear one color more than another. I do like to wear black if I am going out or something but lets be honest that doesnt happen very often. So not really sure.. love me some bold colors though


2. Would you rather have $10,000 dollars or a dream vacation?
This is a tough one too. I was trying to think maybe I could take my dream vaca and have a little left over. Just depended on which dream vaca I took. I would love to fly out to Hawaii and spend ALOT of time by ocean. BUT I would also love to go and tour all of Europe (prob could not get out for 10 grand there.. by the time I shopped and such ;) So I guess I would pick Hawaii and use my extra when I got home!

3. Do you have a weird, quirky or unusual habit?
Hold on let me ask DH...He says my obsession about the bed being made up (umm not really wierd.. lol)

4. I really need to start..........?
Exercising and dieting! This girl is not bathing suit ready at all! Ready or not here comes summer so I better get my hiney in gear.. like asap!

5. What was the first blog you ever read?
Mckmama! Hooked instantly... then I started exploring her community and met some of the greatest girls.. and here I am now with my own. Crazy huh?!
6. Do you collect anything?
I used to collect frogs. Not like the real animal but little froggy figurines and frog socks and all kinds of stuff (when I was a little bit younger) now I cant really say that I collect anything. Yea im boring like that.

7. How old were you when you had your first kiss?
14

8. Do you text/twitter while driving?
I really try not too. It is so dangerous.. but occasionally while stopped in traffic or at a light I will.
 
So there ya have it.. My Getting to Know You action! I hope everyone has a wonderful week next week. I get to play hookey from work tomorrow so I kind of am excited about an extra day at home with DH (his day off is always Monday) and my girl BUT I do have that dreaded OB appointment tomorrow. Oh how I hate those appointments!
 

Five Question Friday

YAY! Another weekend has rolled around! This should be a fun weekend too...we are having a surprise birthday party for my papa tomorrow night! He does not even have a clue (or if he does he is playing it off very well...) So we will be busy little bees getting everything ready tomorrow.

Anywho lets get started on some 5QF with the fabulastic Miss Mama M!!


1. Who would you want to play you in a movie of your life?

I am going to go with Reese Witherspoon. She seems like a real low maintance type gal. Also played a southern girl (like myself ;) very well in Sweet Home Alabama! I just love her... she seems so "girl next door" type.

2. Did you ever go to summer camp?

Sure did! Only a handful of times though. I was once a Girlscout (I never made it any further than a junior #dropout ;) and went to camp 2 or 3 times with my troop.  Also went to camp a time or two with my youth group from church. I loved going to camp and hanging out but I was def. a homebody. I was writing letters home like the second day I was gone!

3. What sends you running and screaming in the other direction?

This list could get a little long. Bugs..any and all type bugs! The other day I found one IN the house. DH was not here so I had to get it myself (ugh I hate bug duty) I got the little rascal with a paper towel and put it in the trash. Later on I came back to throw something away and that dang bug had ESCAPED and was crawling on the trashcan!! Lets just say I made sure he would not be crawling anywhere again ;)

Also mice, snakes, lizards, anything creepy and crawly will send me running and screaming!

4. What is something you do that drives your spouse nuts?

Spending way to much time on the computer.. really! He whines about it if I stay on it to long at night... you would think he must like me or something...because he is so demanding of my attention ;) JK I love spending time with him too!

Also it drives my hubby nuts when I try and sneak certain ingrediants into a recipe. He hates sour cream and onions! I llloooveee sour cream and onions. So occasionally I try and sneak them into a casserole or recipe and if he can taste it.. he gets all flustered and stuff.

5. What is currently your favorite song singer(s)?
Well we all know by now that I love me some Keith Urban.. he is a hunk-a-chunk-burning love! But other than keith I am loving me some Lady Antebellum right now as well.
 
Well there ya have it. Some good 'ole Five Question Friday fun! If you want to join in head on over to Mama M's blog and she will give ya all the deets you need to get started.
 
One more question. Will you be watching any of the Master's this weekend?!!? DH is big into golf.. I just like to watch it when there is some drama/action with it so we will be watching Tiger this weekend.
 
Oh yea! One more awesome thing going on! Would you like a chance to win an ipad touch?? (I know I would!) Would you like to help an awesome organization that does alot of fantastic work? Of course you do! Check THIS out!

Have a great weekend!!

I have the best....

Mom! I just love her. She is more than a mom she is my best friend. I enjoy spending time with her, whether we are hanging out and shopping or just sitting outside at home.

My mom and Emma (football sunday ;)

My mom went above and beyond the call of any mom duty. She raised 4 of us kiddos all on her own. (Not going into a dad bashing mode bc all things have been resolved and forgiving ;) I can not even imagine being a single mother to one much less four. A huge hats off to the single mothers out there!!

Not to mention what a wonderful Nanny she is to my little one. She is always wanting to keep her and have play dates and often surprises me/Emma with lots of pretty new clothes. (Emma loves to wear them and I love not having to buy them ;) Emma just adores her and is always happy to be there! It makes my heart so happy to see them together!

So all that to say I think I have the best mom in the world! She is the most selfless, loving, generous person I know! Love you mom!!

Picture Wednesday ;)

Gracious! I have been slack in my blogging lately! I have not posted a new blog post since Saturday....ooops!

This is a pic. of my chunky monkey this time last year! Cant believe how much she has grown

Still in her pjs ;)

This past weekend was so busy and fun that I just wish it was like that every weekend. DH and I both had Monday off so it felt like the weekend was just long enough and was so enjoyable.

 The weather was perfect. Food was totally delish. Candy for days (oh yea.. totally feeling like fatty patty) and church service that rocked out socks off. Of course we had a cute outfit to wear to church on such a special Sunday!

(she looks like she is saying Praise the Lord .. lol)

 Oh yea..

 and Easter egg hunts!

My girl loved the Easter Egg Hunt. I really thought that she would not quite get the concept yet but boy was I wrong. Once she learned there was stuff in the eggs.. it was on! She opened every egg to indulge in the candy.

Here she is eating all her M & M's out of the egg.. you would think Kate was her mother ;) (we all know how miss Kate lurves her M &M's)

We spent alot of time down at my moms on sunday afternoon. Where we had yet another egg hunt and a special visit by the Easter bunny ; )

This is my grammy! Her hat says "Official Easter Bunny" and the ears flapped up and down.. to cute!

Meet Nanny! (my mom :)

Making an Easter Egg tree runs in the family. We all have one lol ;)

The next easter egg hunt was done in a little less clothing.. Nanny had the baby pool out and Emma was loving it!

Enjoyed time in the sandbox as well!

So as you can see we had a blast!

I also got to spend some time with my dad but I didnt get any pics.. my memory card was full.. total bummer! He is still super skinny and still in need of prayers..so please keep praying.. will do an update post on him a little bit later.

I have enjoyed seeing some of your Easter pics the past fews days.. hope to get around to everyone elses today!

Happy Hump Day.. One day closer to Friday ;)

Bubbles anyone?!

Yesterday the weather was perfect to sit outside in the evening. We sat outside and played with Emma for a long time. Her new favorite thing to do is bubbles!

Big bubbles, little bubbles.. it doesnt matter to her!

This one popped before I snapped the pic ;)

She just wanted to chase them through the yard... and try to catch them!

She isnt the only one who likes bubbles....

Even he got in on the bubble action (scooby.. our huge indoor dog ;)

I had alot of fun trying to catch these shots and even more fun watching her and DH together!

Bless her heart.. she tried and tried to blow bubbles.. just could not make it work!

Hope you had as much fun "seeing" our bubble adventure as we had playing :)

Hope you all have a wonderful Easter!! We will be enjoying Church in the am, great food, lots of family time, and chocolate ;)

5QF 4-2-10

Hey Everyone! I am so glad that Easter weekend is upon us. As a christian this weekend is what my faith is all about!! We will be having wonderful weather here to celebrate with and lots of family and fun. My dad is even coming into town this weekend.. woo hoo. I have not seen him since my visit down to florida a couple of months ago.

I am a little bummed out I eneded up having to work today.. I would much rather be catching some rays in this 85 degree weather but dont worry I will try and sneak a little bit of that in this weekend as well ;) It is like we went from winter to summer. The next seven days are all in the 80's.. wonderful!

Alright well lets get down to some 5QF business with the love-er-ly Mama M

This week the questions are:

1. Do you sing out loud in the car when you're driving?
Well I dont know if you call it singing but I do attempt to "sing" in the car. I love to roll down the windows, soak up the sunshine, crank up the radio and sing my heart out!! Emma doesnt sing yet but she claps and bobs her head.. dont worry she will be singing too!


2. What would you never be caught doing?
Fluffing! you know.. shhh passing gas. Never I would never be caught doing such a gross thing like fluffing ;)


3. Will you go #2 in a public restroom?
Eww. I dont even like to go number 1 in a public bathroom much less number 2! I would have to be like belly cramping on the verge of an accident to stop and go number 2 in public. Seriously! Just cant even think about it.. gives me the ibby jibbies

4. Have you ever broken a bone?
My tail bone! Ouch that hurt so bad! I had to like sit on an old person donut forever. I walked like a grandma for a while too. No worries it finally healed and I am back to normal ;)


5. Do you prefer cooking or baking?
Well I like to attempt baking the most I guess but really I am quite terrible at both. I mean I know how to cook like only a handful of meals and can only bake some break and bake cookies. I did try to cook Lisa's dble choc. chip oatmeal cookies last weekend and I some how managed to mess them up. What I did was really innocent though. I accidentally picked up dark chocolate cocoa instead of regular. ooops! They kind of looked like cow patties after I got finished with them #fail! I will def. give them another go though because they tasted like they had alot of potential I am just not a dark chocolate fan.

Well there ya go! Sorry its kind of brief today but I have three wild indians running around the house today and they can get into trouble in a New York minute! Hope you all have a fantabulous Easter weekend!