But I am so freakin' excited right now!! I just bought my 'Twilight' movie ticket for the opening night at 12:01 baby!!! Now I will celebrate by posting all 6, yes 6, tv trailers for your (or my!) viewing pleasure!!!
FYI - Some of them start off the same, but there are different scenes in them!!
3 weeks left YIPEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!
Friday, October 31, 2008
Friday, October 17, 2008
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
Thursday, October 09, 2008
Saturday, September 27, 2008
audreyisms....
#1 - Audrey is now showing her Obama pride by giving fist bumps. These are just as important (or even moreso) than high fives to my little Audgie from the block! If she does something that she's proud of she'll yell, "I did it!" and then she comes up to you with her tiny fist in front of her and says, "Me dab!" (interpretation = "give me a dab"). Needless to say, daddy is proud!
#2 - I think Audrey has been watching a little too much 'Cinderella' (is twice a day everyday too much?!) because now she has taken to calling me "mudder" (or mother to those of us who can speak properly). For those of you who are not lucky enough to watch 'Cinderella' on a regular basis (sense the sarcasm folks!), Cinderella refers to her evil step mother as, well, step mother. So randomly now Audrey will come up to me and ask, "You okay mudder?". I've even been called mudder-mama before. Oh well, as long as she doesn't start adding step in there too, I guess I'll live...
Friday, September 26, 2008
pronunciation by audrey....
1. munch - the meal between breakfast and dinner.
2. kurkey - a commonly used deli meat; also the official bird of Thanksgiving.
3. nilk - the white liquid that comes from a cow.
4. Ebef - her middle name, Elizabeth.
5. bafroom - the big white porcelain thing you fill with water and get clean in.
2. kurkey - a commonly used deli meat; also the official bird of Thanksgiving.
3. nilk - the white liquid that comes from a cow.
4. Ebef - her middle name, Elizabeth.
5. bafroom - the big white porcelain thing you fill with water and get clean in.
Monday, September 22, 2008
Friday, September 19, 2008
Tuesday, August 19, 2008
now i lay me down to sleep...
Just recently we've started saying night time (and nap time) prayers with Audrey when we put her down. The night time ones are becoming quite special as Bryan and I stand outside Audrey's crib, fold our hands and bow our heads while Audrey lays in her crib with her little hands folded as well. Bryan then recites a prayer that his mom used to say with him when he was little. Now when I go to put Audrey down for naps she asks for me to pray, so I do my best to pray like daddy. Anyways, I don't know where this post came from, but I just wanted to let you in on one of our most special times of the day.
Tuesday, August 12, 2008
oh the funny things they do and say!!
So as anyone who is or has been the parent of a toddler knows full well, life is never boring with the little ones around! And I swear they are comedic without even trying. Here are a couple of "haha" stories courtesy of Audrey.
On Saturday Bryan was watching Audrey while I was at a women's meeting at church. I guess that they were hanging out in our room. Bryan was laying on the bed reading and Audrey was playing on the floor in front of our mirrored closet. Bryan looks over and sees that Audrey has taken her shirt off and is attempting to put on one of my bras that she found. Sorry Sweet Pea, it's going to take MANY more years until you can fill that bad boy out!
And, on Sunday morning Audrey witnessed her first spider killing courtesy of Uncle Andy. We were hanging out in the church nursery during Sunday School and Audrey was sitting on the steps of the little toddler slide that they have in there, well Sara and I look over at the same time and see a big brown spider right next to Audrey's feet (Audrey at this point was oblivious). Sara bravely reaches in and lifts Audrey to safety (during this time Audrey noticed the spider and since we were freaking out, I think she got a bit scared). Uncle Andy came to the rescue and stomped on that bad spider and found a paper towel and got rid of it. Well, this morning (two days later) I was getting Audrey dressed in her room when she spots the teeniest spider ever run across the floor (isn't it interesting how kids always spot the smallest things?!) and as soon as I put her shoes on her she runs to where the spider was, lifts up her foot and says, "I touch it's back mommy?!". I burst out laughing and in the moment that Audrey was distracted the spider got away.
On Saturday Bryan was watching Audrey while I was at a women's meeting at church. I guess that they were hanging out in our room. Bryan was laying on the bed reading and Audrey was playing on the floor in front of our mirrored closet. Bryan looks over and sees that Audrey has taken her shirt off and is attempting to put on one of my bras that she found. Sorry Sweet Pea, it's going to take MANY more years until you can fill that bad boy out!
And, on Sunday morning Audrey witnessed her first spider killing courtesy of Uncle Andy. We were hanging out in the church nursery during Sunday School and Audrey was sitting on the steps of the little toddler slide that they have in there, well Sara and I look over at the same time and see a big brown spider right next to Audrey's feet (Audrey at this point was oblivious). Sara bravely reaches in and lifts Audrey to safety (during this time Audrey noticed the spider and since we were freaking out, I think she got a bit scared). Uncle Andy came to the rescue and stomped on that bad spider and found a paper towel and got rid of it. Well, this morning (two days later) I was getting Audrey dressed in her room when she spots the teeniest spider ever run across the floor (isn't it interesting how kids always spot the smallest things?!) and as soon as I put her shoes on her she runs to where the spider was, lifts up her foot and says, "I touch it's back mommy?!". I burst out laughing and in the moment that Audrey was distracted the spider got away.
Friday, June 27, 2008
Potty Training
Well, my baby is growing up. She's 2 years old now, well actually 26 1/2 months to be exact. And we've started the oh so fun endeavor of potty training. This is extremely bittersweet for me. While it will be awesome to not have to change Audrey's diapers anymore, I can feel Audrey's "babyness" (yes, I know that's not a real word) slipping away. Once the potty training is done the only sign of her being a baby that will be left is her crib (and I do not plan on changing that until a new baby needs it or she starts climbing out of it, whichever comes first).
Onto the fun tales of potty training. Audrey first went in the potty a little over a month ago. I've been thinking about starting her training process for a LONG time and I've been struggling with when the right time/age would be. (As any parent knows, it's hard to not compare your child with others that are the same age, so when you see a kid that is doing something, like using the potty, before your child it's hard not to feel like you're failing in some way.) After getting over my own pride and just deciding to take my cues from the princess herself, I asked her if she wanted to try and the first time out she peed and pooped in the potty!! As a side note, I've had her potty chair in the bathroom for like 6 months now (at least) and she has known what it is and has even sat on it (clothed) for that whole time.
She has now gone potty 28 times (according to her star chart)!! We're slowly, but surely working our way to big girl panties. I've just got to remember not to get ahead of myself or push Audrey too hard. She has gotten to the point where she will ask me to use the potty sometimes. I still ask her sometimes if she wants to use the potty and there are times when she wants to and times when she doesn't. Something I also have to remember is that what works for one child might not work for another. My sister in law just recently went through potty training with her son and one thing that worked for them was putting the potty in the living room for him to use at his convenience. Well, Audrey peed in the potty within 2 minutes the first time I did that, but later that same day when we tried again I was greeted with a big "log" right NEXT to the potty on my rug!! So I ended that for awhile. We tried again yesterday and she did pee at first in the potty, but I'm just not confident enough to let her rum around in the nude yet!!
Something that's been working for us is her star chart. I have it pinned to the bathroom wall at her eye level. This chart came with her potty book, it has four rows of ten spaces each for stars, at the end of each row there's a spot for a teddy bear sticker (all of the stickers came with the chart). Every time she uses the potty (at home or elsewhere) she gets a start on the chart and one for her shirt. Each time she gets a teddy bear sticker we also go to the dollar store for a "surprise"! Right now she has 28 stars on her chart. After we are through with this chart I'm going to make one of my own, but I might change it up a bit. Also, right now she is still 100% in diapers. After she's done with this chart I'm going to start introducing the pull ups (she actually already knows what they are and is fascinated with them). To start out with she will get to wear a pull up anytime she uses the potty, but if she wets or messes herself she'll just wear a diaper. We'll see if that works. Yesterday I decided to try her in panties at home and that lasted all of five minutes! She had just used he potty and I put her panties on and within minutes she came to me semi-freaking out because she had wet herself. It wasn't even that much, but she definitely was not used to the sensation that wet panties have! My goal at this point is to hopefully have her daytime trained by October. If that happens then GREAT, if not then I'll know she just wasn't ready. As long as she's trained by the time the next one comes I'll be ecstatic!!
Anyways, I guess that's about it for now. If you actually read through this, BLESS YOU!!
Onto the fun tales of potty training. Audrey first went in the potty a little over a month ago. I've been thinking about starting her training process for a LONG time and I've been struggling with when the right time/age would be. (As any parent knows, it's hard to not compare your child with others that are the same age, so when you see a kid that is doing something, like using the potty, before your child it's hard not to feel like you're failing in some way.) After getting over my own pride and just deciding to take my cues from the princess herself, I asked her if she wanted to try and the first time out she peed and pooped in the potty!! As a side note, I've had her potty chair in the bathroom for like 6 months now (at least) and she has known what it is and has even sat on it (clothed) for that whole time.
She has now gone potty 28 times (according to her star chart)!! We're slowly, but surely working our way to big girl panties. I've just got to remember not to get ahead of myself or push Audrey too hard. She has gotten to the point where she will ask me to use the potty sometimes. I still ask her sometimes if she wants to use the potty and there are times when she wants to and times when she doesn't. Something I also have to remember is that what works for one child might not work for another. My sister in law just recently went through potty training with her son and one thing that worked for them was putting the potty in the living room for him to use at his convenience. Well, Audrey peed in the potty within 2 minutes the first time I did that, but later that same day when we tried again I was greeted with a big "log" right NEXT to the potty on my rug!! So I ended that for awhile. We tried again yesterday and she did pee at first in the potty, but I'm just not confident enough to let her rum around in the nude yet!!
Something that's been working for us is her star chart. I have it pinned to the bathroom wall at her eye level. This chart came with her potty book, it has four rows of ten spaces each for stars, at the end of each row there's a spot for a teddy bear sticker (all of the stickers came with the chart). Every time she uses the potty (at home or elsewhere) she gets a start on the chart and one for her shirt. Each time she gets a teddy bear sticker we also go to the dollar store for a "surprise"! Right now she has 28 stars on her chart. After we are through with this chart I'm going to make one of my own, but I might change it up a bit. Also, right now she is still 100% in diapers. After she's done with this chart I'm going to start introducing the pull ups (she actually already knows what they are and is fascinated with them). To start out with she will get to wear a pull up anytime she uses the potty, but if she wets or messes herself she'll just wear a diaper. We'll see if that works. Yesterday I decided to try her in panties at home and that lasted all of five minutes! She had just used he potty and I put her panties on and within minutes she came to me semi-freaking out because she had wet herself. It wasn't even that much, but she definitely was not used to the sensation that wet panties have! My goal at this point is to hopefully have her daytime trained by October. If that happens then GREAT, if not then I'll know she just wasn't ready. As long as she's trained by the time the next one comes I'll be ecstatic!!
Anyways, I guess that's about it for now. If you actually read through this, BLESS YOU!!
Wednesday, May 07, 2008
Silly Audrey!!!
Yesterday Audrey and I just stayed home most of the day. She had lots of fun destroying, I mean playing, in the living room and watching some tv. I was on the computer and I turned around and saw this:
She was just COMPLETELY enthralled in her cartoons while her 'Mrs. Potato Head' glasses were stuck on her face. I sat there for a minute watching her and laughing to myself when I thought to get the camera and take a picture. I literally had to get in the cabinet to get the camera case out, take the camera out of the case, put the battery (which was charging) back into the camera, take the lens off and turn the camera on before I could get to her. And she was STILL in the same exact position!! Silly girl!!
Here's a close up:
She was just COMPLETELY enthralled in her cartoons while her 'Mrs. Potato Head' glasses were stuck on her face. I sat there for a minute watching her and laughing to myself when I thought to get the camera and take a picture. I literally had to get in the cabinet to get the camera case out, take the camera out of the case, put the battery (which was charging) back into the camera, take the lens off and turn the camera on before I could get to her. And she was STILL in the same exact position!! Silly girl!!
Here's a close up:
Sunday, April 27, 2008
My Couponing Start
I am so super super proud of my self right now. I'm actually quite amused that I'm so happy (as in smiling from ear to ear happy) about my first real couponing trip. A few months back I started clipping coupons. I've used a few of them here and there, but hadn't really gotten into it like I had wanted/hoped to. I have quite a few coupons that I've divided into categories using small photo albums. Unfortunately I've had to throw a lot of them away due to procrastination (on my part) and expiration (on the coupons part). Until today I'd also only bought 2 or 3 newspapers to clip from. So, basically, I haven't jumped on the whole coupon horse fully.
This is something that I'm going to make a point of getting good at over the summer. I've seen pictures on couponing websites of people's "stockpiles" and honestly I'm in complete awe over them. And these aren't stockpiles that cost a fortune either. These people are serious couponers and get incredibly great deals on the items that they are buying. I would absolutely love to be able to help myself and my family with learning the ins and outs of couponing and actually putting them into practice!! And trust me, this is no easy task. It sounds easy enough, clip a few coupons and save some money. But this is not the case. What I'm talking about is researching, saving coupons, finding store deals and combining them with coupons. It's harder than it sounds. But after tonight I've realized that it is so fulfilling in the end!! And I also want to add that for some hardcore couponers out there I actually spent too much on my stuff!! That's how good they are!
Anyways, let's get to my first couponing expedition. On my way home from church today I decided to go ahead and get the Sunday paper and clip the coupons out of it (this is something that I haven't done in at least 6 weeks or so). So I did that and started off by looking through the weekly store ads. The one that caught my the most was the Walgreens ad. They have a lot of great specials all of the time. I found the Walgreens specials/coupons that interested me the most and jotted them down. On top off the specials there was a '$3 off of a $10 purchase' coupon in there good only at the Walgreens by my house since they just moved into a new building!! Jackpot! Anyways here is how my trip breaks down:
~2 Sunlight Dish Soap (reg. $1.79 each) - B1G1F coupon - total $1.79
~6 Jello packets (reg. $.89 each or 5/$4) - $.39 each coupon limit 6 - total $2.34
~2 Lady Speed Stick Deodorants (reg. $2.99 each) - $.99 each coupon limit 3 PLUS $.75 off 2 coupon - total $1.23
~2 Morton Salt (reg. $.89 each) - 2/$1 coupon - total $1
~4 cans Butterball Chicken Broth (on sale for $.99 each) - 4/$2 coupon - total $2
~6 packs 2 sheet Hallmark Gift Wrap (reg. $.69 each or 2/$1) - 3/$1 coupon - total $2
~$3 off of a $10 purchase coupon
My total savings with all of my specials and coupons was $12.78!!
I paid (out of pocket) a total of $7.43 for all of that stuff!!!
Here's a picture of all of my loot!!
YAY! GO ME! Do you see why I'm so happy right now?! I think I did pretty darn good for my first couponing trip!! May this be the first of many to come!
Friday, April 18, 2008
My Little Amel DeMarcos
Last week my little princess turned two years old. I can't believe that this past year came and went so quick. We had her birthday party last Saturday (I'll be posting a blog about that soon), and let me tell you, that girl made out in the gift department!! She got 4 dvds, books, a potty cake (basically a diaper cake that's geared toward potty training), a pile of clothes, a swimsuit, a hat, a cover up, sunglasses, lots of toys, and 5 (yes 5) pairs of shoes. This girl is SOOO spoiled, er I mean blessed. Here's a pic of all of her shoes:
We got her the pink Converse (I've been eying them for quite awhile). And you can't tell in the picture, but the Disney Princess sandals light up when she walks, and the peep toed shoes with the pink bows are actually wedges (yes wedges for a two year old) and they are super cute!! I swear my daughter is the next Amel DeMarcos!! This child LOVES her some shoes. She is constantly putting on different pairs of shoes just to wear around the house, even when she's only wearing pajamas! At Christmas we were at my parents and everyone took off their shoes and put them inside the front door, what did Audrey do for half an hour? If you guessed put on, walked around in and then took off EVERY pair of shoes, then you hit the nail on the head. My current count of her shoes is at least 13 pair (and these are just the ones that fit her, not the oodles of pairs that she's already grown out of!). Lord help her Daddy as she ages and wants to pay more than $10 for a pair of shoes!!!
Wednesday, February 13, 2008
Shepherd's Pie
Today I made a Shepherd's Pie for myself and Audrey (Bryan won't eat this!). I've actually never eaten a Shepherd's Pie before, but it looked really simple and yummy. I know that there are a LOT of variations of Shepherd's Pie out there. Some people don't use any meat, some use tomato sauce, etc. So I just made up a version that sounded the best to me. Now, unfortunately when I cook I don't use a lot of exact measurements. I tend to eyeball and decrease and increase ingredients as it looks appealing to me, but you'll get the general idea here.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Brown some ground beef (about two nice sized patties worth) with a bit of chopped onion and season as you prefer (I used garlic powder, salt and black pepper).
Make a large batch of mashed potatoes (or use leftovers if you have them).
Drain ground beef and mix with one bag of frozen mixed veggies.
Pour beef and veggie mixture evenly into a greased casserole dish (I just use stick butter to grease the dish).
Layer mashed potatoes on top of the beef/veggie mixture.
Sprinkle a thick layer of shredded cheese (I used Colby Jack) on top of potatoes.
Pour approximately a 1/2 cup of milk over the cheese.
Bake at 350 degrees for about 35-40 minutes (cheese will start to brown).
Serve and Enjoy!!
Unfortunately, I didn't serve it up very prettily, so I don't have a picture with all of the layers, but you get the idea!!
Monday, February 11, 2008
Chicken Pot Pie
On Friday, I FINALLY made my first ever chicken pot pie! I was so nervous making it, the fear that it would come out and taste horrendous was probably what kept me from making it for so long. The recipe (click on link to go to the recipe) I used is one that my sister in law D came up with. I've only had her pot pie once (at a family dinner back in September), but I remember that it was AWESOME! About a month later she put the recipe up on her blog, so I've been toying with the idea of making it for the last, ummmm, 3plus months. Let me tell you that it was super easy to make and it came out so, so, so yummy!! No more frozen pot pies for me! I did stray from one part of the recipe a bit, instead of using 3/4 cup Monterrey Jack cheese in it, I used a little less than 1/2 cup of Colby Jack (I didn't have the right kind of cheese and I figured that Colby Jack has a bit of a bolder flavor so I used less of it). And let me tell you also, this recipe makes a LOT of pot pie. It's just myself and my 22 month old daughter eating it (hubby is a way picky eater and said that it looked gross), so we've been eating it all weekend and as of right now, I still have enough for about two helpings. Oh, and it tastes yummy reheated (I just stick a slice in the microwave for about a minute and a half).
And as a 'by the way', the picture above is not mine, it's my sister in law's. I was taking pictures as I made it and completely forgot to take one of the finished product!!
Thanks for the recipe D!!!
And as a 'by the way', the picture above is not mine, it's my sister in law's. I was taking pictures as I made it and completely forgot to take one of the finished product!!
Thanks for the recipe D!!!
Friday, February 01, 2008
Thursday, January 31, 2008
A Productive Morning
This morning has been going pretty darn well so far! Audrey woke up earlier than I wanted her too. At about 7:30am I finally went in to get her out of bed. In actuality it worked out well because I need to start getting up earlier. I find that I'm much more productive in the morning than I am later in the day and into the evening. So this morning I've had computer time; gotten Audrey and myself breakfast; unloaded the dishwasher (I put my handwashed dishes in there to dry); washed the breakfast dishes; made the bed; washed, dried and put away a load of laundry; done my swish & swipe in the bathroom; organized three cabinets in the kitchen; cleaned up Audrey's room (although it's probably a wreck again); wiped down the counter in the kitchen (along with a handful of other things and not in any particular order). So far, I'm feeling VERY good today! Later on I have to go donate plasma, but besides that I plan to be at home utilizing my time here, that way, later in the day, I can spend my time relaxing with my family!!
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