tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-58566172452685411282024-03-13T23:48:13.613-05:00This is Our Crazy LifeRobertahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05197401687700048040noreply@blogger.comBlogger48125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5856617245268541128.post-2364255383828491572014-05-02T15:41:00.003-05:002014-05-02T15:41:32.357-05:00Check Your Phone Books for Coupons!I just found these coupons in my phone book this morning!<br />
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The 181 Market Fairhope 2-May & 3-May FREE 9A-4P</div>
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Brown Bag Lunch with Phoenix String Art Fairhope 2-May FREE 11:30A</div>
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Blessing of the Fleet Bayou La Batre 3-May & 4-May FREE 10A-4P</div>
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Live Music by Michael Tilley Fairhope 3-May 11A</div>
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Toys R US Lego Star Wars Buiding Event 3-May 12P-2P</div>
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Bass Pro Shops Kids' Outdoor Challenge Spanish Fort 3-May & 4-May FREE 12P-5P</div>
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German Fest Elberta 3-May FREE 8A-5P</div>
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Home Depot Kids Workshop All Locations 3-May FREE 9A-12P</div>
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Robertahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05197401687700048040noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5856617245268541128.post-75438950415441179512012-09-13T07:16:00.002-05:002012-09-13T07:45:46.698-05:00I won a $50 VISA Gift Card!<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I won a $50 VISA Gift Card from a local radio station this morning! Don't forget to enter those local contests guys!!! THEY DO PAY OFF!!!!</span>Robertahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05197401687700048040noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5856617245268541128.post-57774570735229591642012-08-27T11:33:00.002-05:002012-08-27T11:33:33.133-05:00Hurricane Isaac<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">We have been busy the past day or so preparing for Hurricane Isaac. It's not even a hurricane yet and has now turned, thank goodness! Schools have been cancelled for today, tomorrow and Wednesday here. I took in three kids for the storm because they live with their grandparents and the grandparents were so nervous, they didn't know what to do, so I have six kids in my house (two are teenagers) with nothing to do for three days! That's ok though. I love kids, but believe I will be stressed to the max by Thursday! lol</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Once hurricanes hit the gulf waters, they are truly unpredictable so who really knows whats going to happen. We are prepared for the worst and praying for the best, but the predictions at this time are way to the west of us!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I have a STACK of food that I really could not afford that are still sitting in the bags ready to be returned to Winn Dixie if the storm doesn't get us! That may be wrong, but I couldn't have all of these kids here with no food! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I am going to do some Hurricane baking today though just in case. I am making blueberry muffins, chocolate, chocolate muffins, brownies and peanut butter cookies. I know that sounds like a ton of junk food, but if we loose power for days, what else are we supposed to eat? I have fruit and chips as well as sandwich meat and bread too. I am using up the rest of the meat we have in the freezer for a huge pot of spaghetti tonight. If we wake up in the morning and it is starting to get bad, I have a huge can of boiled peanuts to throw in the Crockpot. If not, at $7 a can, that is SO going back to the store! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">It is beautiful outside right now! The sun is shining and the breeze is WONDERFUL!</span>Robertahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05197401687700048040noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5856617245268541128.post-34496680676295615542012-08-25T10:01:00.001-05:002012-08-25T10:01:12.248-05:00DVD & CD Organization<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Oh, I am in love with this idea! I just found this at </span><a href="http://iheartorganizing.blogspot.com/2010/04/iheart-organized-reader-raid.html"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">http://iheartorganizing.blogspot.com/2010/04/iheart-organized-reader-raid.html</span></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">This lady organized all of her DVD's in binder sleeves! What a great idea!!! I am SO going to do this!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">AND she keeps a print out of all of her movies so you don't even have to flip through the binders to see what movies you have!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I LOVE this idea for SO many reasons!!!</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Less space taken up</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">You don't have to wonder where a movie goes</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">No more "Movie Game" (where the baby stands at the movies case and chunks them all over the floor and laughs!)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">No more cheap plastic cases everywhere you look! </span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I LOVE ORGANIZATION!!!</span>Robertahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05197401687700048040noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5856617245268541128.post-42974715113355509562012-08-24T15:37:00.000-05:002012-08-24T15:37:07.259-05:00Special After School SnackWe survived the first week of school AND we had leftover smores, (Yes, I can't believe that either!) so we got a special after school snack today! Smores Milkshakes!<br />
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1 (4 piece) Graham Cracker<br />
2 Large Marshmallows<br />
Chocolate Frosting<br />
Scoop of Vanilla Ice Cream<br />
Milk<br />
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Put graham cracker, marshmallows, frosting, vanilla ice cream and a little milk in the blender. Blend. Pour into a tall glass. Top with a Dollop of Cool Whip. Serve with a straw and spoon if thick enough. (Ours wasn't.) YUM!Robertahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05197401687700048040noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5856617245268541128.post-18980054107234381032012-08-24T10:14:00.002-05:002012-08-24T10:14:57.197-05:00Why DO you cut the end off of a Pot Roast?<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I was talking to my mom about writing my cookbook and the reasons and all. (I don't want to pass away and my kids regret not having my recipes.) She told me about a couple of recipes her grandmother used to make and how her mom attempted to make them after she passed, but they just weren't the same. Then she told me the best story I have heard in a long, long time.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">My great grandmother had five girls, I think it was. One of her daughters, Helen, as a child liked to watch her mom in the kitchen cooking. One day, she saw her cut the end off of her pot roast before she put it in the pan to cook. She never asked why. For some reason, that stuck with her. Years later, with a family of her own, Helen made a lot of pot roasts over the years and always cut the end off before she cooked it. Helen's curious daughter, Louise always wondered why she saw her mother do this. So one day she asked her, "Mom, why do you always cut the end off of your roast?" Helen's reply was, "I don't know, that's how my mom always did it!" One day while visiting her grandmother, Louise decided to ask the question, "Grandma, why do you always cut the end off of your pot roast?" Her grandmother looked at her confused, then looked at Helen. Helen said, "Yea, mom, why do you do that?" My mom's great grandma burst out laughing and replied, "I only did that once, because it wouldn't fit in my roasting pan!" Just imagine how many good pieces of roast Helen threw in the garbage over the years because one time as a child her mom's pot roast wouldn't fit in the roasting pan!!! </span><br />
Robertahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05197401687700048040noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5856617245268541128.post-57262759165798570862012-08-24T10:01:00.004-05:002012-08-24T10:01:53.093-05:00Restaurant Type Menu at Home<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Going through my recipes and finding new ones, I had a brainstorm! Wouldn't it be awesome to have a restaurant type menu (think of what they hand you when they seat you at Cracker Barrel! that large brown fold out menu) at home! No way am I saying I would EVER sit my family down and hand them a menu and give them choices! If you know me, you know I cook a meal and expect anyone in the house at the time, family or friend to try it!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Put the family name on the front and all of the salads under salad, appetizers, main dishes, side dishes, desserts, etc. with a little description like restaurants do! I LOVE to try new recipes, some make it as a family favorite, others DON'T! The menu could be updated once a year or so though! I can't wait to get my cookbook complete (yes, I know it will NEVER be complete) but as complete as possible so I can make us a menu! I am so excited about this! I will have to post updates (hopefully soon!)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Why do we need a menu you ask? Well, I think it would help with the kids and hubby helping with monthly meal planning! Plus, wouldn't it just be cute??? (and something of mine my kids can tell their kids about!)</span>Robertahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05197401687700048040noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5856617245268541128.post-23191301149288242022012-08-24T09:21:00.002-05:002012-08-24T09:21:59.056-05:00I'm Writing a Cookbook!<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I come from a long line of GREAT Southern Cooks! I also married into a family of GREAT Southern Cooks! (That probably explains our weight problems!) My father in law passed away recently and my mother in law has Alzheimer's. Did any of their seven kids (or spouse's) or way too many grands and great grands to count bother to write down his A-M-A-Z-I-N-G biscuit recipe or any of the wonderful foods he cooked? Before my Great-Grandmother passed, did anyone bother to get her recipes? NO and NO! Why??? These days and times, people are too busy to spend time with the elderly! When they do, they expect the elderly to just make their famous biscuits! (Sadly, I have been in that family for 16 years and ate dozens of his biscuits, so I am included in this!) </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">My father has always said he was dying soon. Heck, he told me just last week, he was dying! He is 69 years old, swears he won't make 70! (It was quite a shock when the ambulance had to pick him up at 2:30 in the morning the day after he told me this too! He was having a severe allergic reaction to his medication. He is much better and home again now!)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I hate to say I am following in his foot steps with these thoughts, but I sort of am. I have so many fears. One, that I will die before I get a chance to organize my very unorganized pictures. Two, I am in the process of working on. I will die before I get a chance to leave my babies a copy of ALL of my recipes. I hate to sound cocky here, but I am a damn good cook! Until I started writing my cookbook for them, I didn't realize I made so many different dishes, but boy, do I! Of course, I am also adding dishes that I want to try in this cookbook as well!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I pray that the Good Lord will keep me here long enough to see my grands and great grands, and since I am only 34 and my oldest 17, almost old enough to be a mommy herself, maybe I will even get to see some great, great grands! BUT, if I should die before I wake, I pray the Lord my recipes will live on!</span>Robertahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05197401687700048040noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5856617245268541128.post-54794488103520216822012-08-24T08:02:00.001-05:002012-08-24T08:02:11.297-05:00Half Off Cammie's Old Dutch Ice Cream Shoppe<div style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Old Dutch has the BEST ice cream in the world and you can purchase a $6 certificate for $3! That would be about enough for two regular cones. We could swing by there next time we visit Daddy!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Their Chocolate Ice Cream with Chocolate Chips is like Heaven on Earth! Mmmmmm</span></div>
Robertahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05197401687700048040noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5856617245268541128.post-68041474402083739792012-08-23T22:07:00.004-05:002012-08-23T22:07:51.862-05:00Hurricane IsaacSo, we decide to move like a quarter mile from the coast a little over a month ago... Here comes Hurricane Isaac! Grrr! Go Away!!!<br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The ones I have flying around me right now look identical to the ones in this picture. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">It makes me think that down here on the coast (not in Jacksonville anymore, but still on the coast) there is always 'LOVE' in the air!</span>Robertahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05197401687700048040noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5856617245268541128.post-29922008400808064142012-08-23T12:38:00.001-05:002012-08-23T12:45:11.492-05:00Food Shortage<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I wouldn't say we exactly have a "food shortage" but our refrigerator and freezer have less in them than ever before! The crazy thing is, we have something to eat at all times! I mean, that may sound like a contradiction, but I am a pretty creative person.</span><br />
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FAMILY<br />
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<li>Spend More Time Alone with Hubby <span style="color: red;">We had a date New Year's Eve afternoon, just the two of us! It was AWESOME! More to come! (I hope!)</span></li>
<li>Make Crafts with Isabella More (She loves crafts almost as much as I do!) <span style="color: red;">We had a craft night New Year's Eve night! It was fun but we arrived home A LOT later than planned, so it was sort of rushed!</span></li>
<li>Visit Jackie More Often (My BFF comes to visit me all of the time, I hardly ever get to her house!) <span style="color: red;">She was my sitter for my New Year's Eve date, so we DID go over there to drop the kids off and pick them up! Does that count?</span></li>
<li>Less Drama!!! I lost most of my extended family in 2011 due to drama. They are gone, the drama is now behind us and I will not worry about them. I vow not to wake up in the middle of the night wondering why they did what they did. I have my close family and that is all I need. Less Drama = Less Stress for my Kids! <span style="color: red;">No drama yet! (Fingers Crossed!) I made (Ironed On)Abbygail a shirt Monday night that said "I Get My Drama From My Mama" It turned out super cute!!! I will have to post a picture!</span></li>
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PERSONAL GOALS<br />
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<li>Take Vitamins EVERYDAY <span style="color: red;">I took one this morning!!! Yay!</span></li>
<li>Learn How to Make Lemon Meringue Pie (Yep, I tried to make on on Christmas and FAILED!) <span style="color: red;">Nope, I haven't learned yet! ( I did make a good Peach Upside Down Cake for New Year's though!)</span></li>
<li>Play Less Internet Games (What a waste of time!) <span style="color: red;">Doggoneit! Ummm, OK, so I am HOOKED on Pogo!</span></li>
<li>Enter More Giveaways! (I won what 14 in just a month!?!? WOW!!!) <span style="color: red;">Truthfully, I haven't entered one in about two weeks or more! (Other than for a Silhouette Cameo machine! I forgot about entering to win that. What an AWESOME machine!!!)</span></li>
<li>Craft More (I LOVE to craft! Maybe I can open an Etsy Shop or something with my crafts!) <span style="color: red;">Yep, I have been working on iron ons! They are turning out GREAT!</span></li>
<li>Finish Making Isabella and Abbygail's Christmas Stockings <span style="color: red;">YES!!! I finished Isabella's!!! (I haven't started Abbygail's yet, but Isabella's is finished!!! (*doing the happy dance*)</span></li>
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ORGANIZATION<br />
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<li>Downsize <span style="color: red;">I have started!</span></li>
<li>Do SOMETHING About All of This Dang Laundry! (See above, downsize!) <span style="color: red;">I am SO working on this!!! I should be close to as finished as possible with this tomorrow! Well as finished as you can be with laundry!</span></li>
<li>Throw More Stuff Away/Donate/Have a Yard Sale <span style="color: red;">I have four garbage bags (so far) to go to Jackie's house! </span></li>
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FINANCIAL<br />
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<li>Coupon More (I am a HUGE couponer already, but occasionally do have to run in the store without them or I can't find the one I need to use so I just don't use it! So, really this should probably say Organize Coupons More Often!) <span style="color: red;">I have started to clean out last year's coupons out of my box!</span></li>
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<span style="color: black;">OK, so I can't say that I have completely accomplished anything yet (except Isabella's stocking!), but I have at least worked on a few of my goals and hey it is only the 5th, right!?!?</span>Robertahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05197401687700048040noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5856617245268541128.post-61301613962641761162012-01-05T12:38:00.001-06:002012-01-05T12:38:56.042-06:00County Bob's All Purpose Sauce Giveaway WinnersThe winners of the Country Bob's All Purpose Sauce giveaway are:<br />
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<span>I apologize that it has taken me so long to post the winners. I had an issue with the e-mails bouncing back to me, I believe I have figured it all out now though! Thanks all for entering!!!!</span></div>Robertahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05197401687700048040noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5856617245268541128.post-29925828286745585552011-12-31T09:53:00.001-06:002011-12-31T09:53:23.562-06:00My Goals for 2012I am not making New Year's Resolutions this year, I am making New Year's Goals! This is a huge list of things that I want to work on in 2012 or accomplish. I am not going to loose a ton of weight, I already know that, but I will be able to mark at least a few items off of this list as the year goes by!<br />
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<li>More Family Game Nights (We love these!)</li>
<li>Spend More Time Alone with Hubby</li>
<li>Make Kathleen Stay Home More (OK, so she will not like this one, but she will leave the nest soon and her sisters (and I) need as much time with her as possible before she does!)</li>
<li>Make Crafts with Isabella More (She loves crafts almost as much as I do!)</li>
<li>Teach Abbygail to Walk (OK, so this WILL happen whether I put it on this list or not, I would like to know that I will have at least one goal marked off by the end of 2012 though!)</li>
<li>Visit Jackie More Often (My BFF comes to visit me all of the time, I hardly ever get to her house!)</li>
<li>Less Drama!!! I lost most of my extended family in 2011 due to drama. They are gone, the drama is now behind us and I will not worry about them. I vow not to wake up in the middle of the night wondering why they did what they did. I have my close family and that is all I need. Less Drama = Less Stress for my Kids!</li>
<li>Save/Plan a Trip to Walt Disney World and or Universal Studios!</li>
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PERSONAL GOALS<br />
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<li>Attend Church More Often</li>
<li>Ace All of My Classes</li>
<li>Blog More/More Giveaways</li>
<li>Loose Weight (No, I didn't say a ton of weight, so, yes, I CAN put this on here! I would like to start 2013 off weighing at least a little less than I do now!)</li>
<li>Take Vitamins EVERYDAY</li>
<li>Walk More/Ride Stationary Bike (I used to ride my bike everyday and burn between 300 to 800 calories per day! Until I got pregnant with Abbygail that is!)</li>
<li>Floss More</li>
<li>Learn How to Make Lemon Meringue Pie (Yep, I tried to make on on Christmas and FAILED!)</li>
<li>Play Less Internet Games (What a waste of time!)</li>
<li>Enter More Giveaways! (I won what 14 in just a month!?!? WOW!!!)</li>
<li>Craft More (I LOVE to craft! Maybe I can open an Etsy Shop or something with my crafts!)</li>
<li>Learn How to Sew (I've tried this before, honestly, it bores the H*ll outta me for some reason!)</li>
<li>Learn How to Knit/Crochet</li>
<li>Finish Making Isabella and Abbygail's Christmas Stockings</li>
<li>Make Abbygail a Baby Book</li>
<li>Develop All of These Old Cameras and Film I Have Laying Around</li>
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<li>Downsize </li>
<li>Do SOMETHING About All of This Dang Laundry! (See above, downsize!)</li>
<li>Throw More Stuff Away/Donate/Have a Yard Sale</li>
<li>Keep a Cleaner House</li>
<li>Finish Unpacking</li>
<li>Put Up Shelves in Girls Room</li>
<li>Help Kathleen Organize Her Room</li>
<li>Clean Out Scrapbooking Boxes</li>
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FINANCIAL<br />
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<li>Find a Good Job (Yep, I have to put that on here!)</li>
<li>Look into Honest WAH Jobs</li>
<li>Pay off My Truck! (YAY! I have been wanting to do this for years!)</li>
<li>Pay off As Many Other Bills as Possible</li>
<li>Keep Track of Where Money Actually Goes</li>
<li>Coupon More (I am a HUGE couponer already, but occasionally do have to run in the store without them or I can't find the one I need to use so I just don't use it! So, really this should probably say Organize Coupons More Often!)</li>
<li>Keep Track of Coupon Savings</li>
<li>Keep a Grocery Price List on Hand at All Times (I can stock up more when I find a REALLY good price if I know what that really good price is!)</li>
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OK, yes, this is a LONG list, no, I will NOT accomplish it all, but a girl can hope, right?<br />Robertahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05197401687700048040noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5856617245268541128.post-44733909924800807212011-12-27T13:06:00.001-06:002011-12-27T13:06:46.287-06:00This is Our Crazy Life!!!I haven't posted in a week or so because this is definitely a crazy life! My laptop was stepped on, or leaned on, or dropped! (Funny how no one in the house knows why the inside of the screen is cracked!) My phone is not operable at this time and I spent the last week or so doing all of my Christmas shopping because A: My car has decided not to run so I had to depend on other people to take me and B: I just had enough money to go shopping! I had Isabella's school Christmas party to plan and have since I am room mom plus we had birthday parties (4 total, 3 were combined into 1) More baking to do since all of our leftover baked goods decided to start molding. The humidity here is a killer! (Even in December!) Cooking and cleaning for Christmas had to be done, as well as some out of town visitors! Plus, my husband got a job! Yay!!! This is AWESOME news, but this has now left me with the kids alone all day since they are out of school on Christmas break which in itself is awesome but that means entertainment and triple the cleaning! lol Whew! Busy, busy, busy! A couple of other crazy things going on that just don't even make since and you have 'This is Our Crazy Life'!<br />
I LOVE it though! I am all about the chaos! It keeps our busy lives VERY interesting!!!!Robertahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05197401687700048040noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5856617245268541128.post-26850662649876661702011-12-14T11:23:00.002-06:002011-12-14T14:56:48.396-06:00Kathleen's 17th BirthdayMy daughter turned 17 yesterday! Wow! 17!!!!<br />
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I asked her what she wanted for dinner, I would make her anything she requested! Her request was vegetable lasagna. I found a recipe for <a href="http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/emeril-lagasse/spinach-mushroom-and-four-cheese-lasagna-recipe/index.html" target="_blank">Spinach, Mushroom, and Four Cheese Lasagna</a> online. One of Emeril Lagasse's recipes! <br />
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Well, yesterday was a failure! I didn't get home until way too late from Christmas shopping to even think about making a homeade lasagna. So, I decided to start it this morning. After using every dish in the house and trashing the kitchen, I made the most awesome, best smelling lasagna ever! I can't wait to sink my teeth into it tonight! I need to call Kathleen and rush her home!!! lol</div>
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Saturday was our official all day Christmas Baking Session. We had a ball! My best friend, Jackie came and helped and of course we had all of the girls helping as well! We made so many yummy goodies!<br />
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Chocolate Banana Bread<br />
Haystacks<br />
Red Velvet Cake Balls<br />
Peanut Butter Balls<br />
Peppermint Bark<br />
Chocolate Covered Cherries<br />
Chocolate Covered Pretzels<br />
Chocolate Covered Ritz with Peanut Butter<br />
Fudge<br />
Pecan Goodie Cups<br />
Reindeer Chow<br />
Snowball Cookies<br />
Chocolate Snowball Cookies<br />
Chocolate Kiss Cookies<br />
Gingerbread Village<br />
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Chocolate Chip Cookies<br />
White Chocolate Macadamia Nut Cookies<br />
Peanut Butter Cookies<br />
Reece's Pieces Cookies<br />
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Then of course, we have to make some food for the Reindeer's!!!Robertahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05197401687700048040noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5856617245268541128.post-69710792458318153022011-12-12T13:48:00.001-06:002011-12-12T13:48:20.453-06:00The Christmas Elf Update<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">
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I can't wait to see what Hopeful Hannah and Christmas Carol has in store for us the next 12 mornings until Christmas!!!</div>Robertahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05197401687700048040noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5856617245268541128.post-40802900550796507092011-12-11T07:37:00.001-06:002011-12-11T07:38:55.009-06:00Starbucks $5 Gift Card Winnerand the WINNER is:<br />
GFC follower (mom2gabnnat)<br />jenswps at yahoo . com <br />
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I picked via random.org. I am still learning at this and have seen where bloggers post a screen pick of the number picked, I haven't figured this out yet, but hopefully by the time I pick the Country Bob's winner, I will have figured it out! lol<br />
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Thanks EVERYONE for entering my first giveaway! I am VERY excited about all of the entries I had! You guys are awesome!!!Robertahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05197401687700048040noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5856617245268541128.post-1084181258840444702011-12-08T13:41:00.001-06:002011-12-08T13:41:52.115-06:00Santa Shop<div><p>Whew! Santa Shop is done for the year! Those kids were almost like vultures grabbing up those "deals"! (including my Isabella!)</p>
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Tuesday, I worked Santa Shop at Isabella's school. Also, Don, Abbygail and I ate Christmas lunch with Isabella. It was a crowded mess! After school, we went and did all of my Christmas Baking shopping.<br />
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Wednesday, Abbygail had her four month check up yesterday. She is in the 100th percentile in weight, oops! After her appointment, we went to visit Grandma and then to Best Buy to return a two year old camera, I will get into that later... Then we had some unexpected visitors come by last night.<br />
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Today, Santa Shop again.<br />
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Tomorrow, sis and I are taking Grandma to the outlet mall.<br />
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I guess there went my plans of getting this house completely unpacked by the weekend!!! Oh well, it will get done sooner or later...<br />
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-RobertaRobertahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05197401687700048040noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5856617245268541128.post-48305273205934297482011-12-08T00:02:00.001-06:002011-12-08T00:02:38.149-06:00GiveawaysDon't forget about my two giveaways that end Saturday!!!Robertahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05197401687700048040noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5856617245268541128.post-77724127332866660522011-12-03T05:40:00.001-06:002011-12-09T03:57:00.519-06:00Country Bob's All Purpose Sauce Review and GiveawayMy family had the chance to review Country Bob's All Purpose Sauce. My husband is always excited to break out the grill, so when he saw this package come in the mail, he was ready to pull the grill out right then!<br />
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My husband grilled them.These steaks were so juicy and tender! They were a HUGE hit at my house! The flavor had a sweet tang to it. The steaks weren't too sweet and yet it wasn't too tangy. It has the perfect meet in the middle type of flavor. My husband already cannot wait to make these again. I requested we try this same marinade with grilled chicken next. </div>
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Combine all ingredients. Spread in loaf pan. Top with additional Country Bob's All Purpose Sauce. Bake 350 degrees for 1 hour.</div>
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1 can (53 oz) pork and beans, drain off half of liquid</div>
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1/2 pound broiled or fried pork steak-cut into 1/2 inch squares (may substitute bacon) </div>
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2 cups Country Bob's All Purpose Sauce</div>
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1 small onion, finely chopped</div>
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3/4 cup brown sugar</div>
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1 t Country Bob's Season Salt</div>
1/2 green pepper, diced<br />
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Combine all ingredients, if using bacon, place on top of beans prior to baking.</div>
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Bake 350 degrees for 1 hour.</div>
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I cut the beans recipe in half and did not use any meat in it because of my vegetarian daughter.</div>
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These two recipes were perfect to bake together because they took the exact same amount of time at the same temperature!<br />
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My family loves meatloaf. We have used the same meatloaf recipe for years, so for me to go and change it up a bit, I thought this may spell disaster. It didn't! The meatloaf wasn't bad! I think next time, I will make my meatloaf as I usually do and put a splash or two of Country Bob's in it. I like the flavor the sauce gave to the meatloaf, but my family is just hooked on how we make meatloaf the old fashioned way! </div>
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I have been looking for a good baked beans recipe for years. I now have my recipe although I really want to try it with the pork steaks next time! </div>
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Country Bob's All Purpose Sauce is so versatile, it can go on pork, beef or chicken. You can use it over rice, on vegetables or as a french fry dip. You can use it to make barbecue sauce or cocktail sauce. You can use it in so many different ways, why would you not keep this in your house? This will now be a staple in my mine!</div>
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