HaPPy BirthDay to ME!!!

My Birthday was on the 20th...I had a GREAT DAY. I got lots of goodies. My mom got me this beautiful Fall decorations that look FABULOUS on my Kitchen Counter.

notice to 2 small pumpkin bowls, My hubby got me the matching Big Pumpkin dishes for Sweetest Day. I'll post pics of them later.

So remember when I said I found the perfect pair of boats I lied. When they finally came in I hated them and returned them and my hubby bought me 2 pair of Oxfords. One in brown & one in black, and I love them

I know they r beautiful...he bought them online at Sears for me for only $20 a piece. I know cheap right!!! I LOVE them they r very comfortable and they look GREAT on me...lol

Anyway my hubby came home from work early and brought me La Roses for lunch. I thought it was nice I didn't have to cook or anything. And later on that evening my 3 guys took me out to diner. They took me to this new place they discovered called Culvers.

I recommend it to everyone, it is a little burger family resturant. Reminds me of a Steak n Shake. They have Great Butterburgers, and yummy Custard Strawberry Shakes.

All in all it was a Great BIRTHDAY.

My guys really know how to make me HAPPY!

The True defention of Swetest Day

 What exactly is Sweetest Day? Well I have the answer to that..

The history of SWEETEST DAY dates back to 1922 when a man named Herbert Birch Kingston wanted to bring cheer to local orphans, elderly, homebound people and others, he felt may feel a little "forgotten" during other holidays. Kingston worked for a candy company in Cleveland, Ohio and started giving out candy to all the little "sweets" in the community. Following his initial efforts, local candy makers in Cleveland began to continue the tradition of giving and called it "The Sweetest Day of the Year" and distributed over 10,000 boxes of candy to over 26 Cleveland area charities their first year.

Over the years, Sweetest Day has become more of a romantic focused holiday to include more of the Valentines Day traditions of romantic dinners, greeting cards, ecards and of course chocolates and flowers. Some attribute this simply to the name of the holiday, while others feel it holds true to the original spirit of the holiday by making it the sweetest day of the year with candy. 

  

Who are your Sweet Hearts this Sweetest Day?

I LOVE YOU ERIC, BRADEN, & BRYSON! 

Window Shopping Finds

So last month me and my momma went out window shopping and we ran up on some cute little FALL finds that I just simply couldn't pass up.

4 Fall Table Place Mats

(orginally priced $2.25 a piece)

(my price $.75 a piece bought at Kroger)

5 Small Pumpkin Candles

(Orginal price $3.00)

(my Price $.75 bought at Dollar General)

I added some Pumpkin Spice Popuri to one of my glass candy bowls and the pumpkins and now it's my Kitchen Table center Piece

Grenn Pumpkin Basket

(Orginal Price $1.00)

(My Price $.25 bought at The Dollar Tree)

Brown Leaf Basket

(Orginal Price $1.00)

(My Price $.25 bought at The Dollar Tree)

Pumpkin Dish

(Orginal Price $1.00)

(My Price $.50 bought at The Dollar Tree)

I am not exactly sure what I want to do with this yet, but I am sure I will Find something.

All in all it was a Fun Day. I only spent a GRAND TOTAL of $4.25 I didn't think that was bad at all.

And it all looks Wonderful in my Hutch and Kitchen Table.

I can't find the pic of that right now, lol so I will upload a new one later.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MOMMA!!!

HaPPy B-Day to You...HaPPy B-Day to You...HaPPy B-Day dear MoMMa...HaPPy B-Day to You!!!

My mom's B-Day was last Friday, so me and my boys made her a big SUPRISE diner. I couldn't find my camera in time to take pics of the boys while they was makeing there mammaw her brownies. They did such a good job though. I put all the ingredients on the table and let them mix away and they turned out DELIOUS!

Anyways DaD brought her over for supposdly bologna sandwhichs...lol Which turned out to be this AMAZEINGLY YUMMY DINNER!

the after product

My boys were so PROUD!

Italian Roasted Herbed Chicken

what was left of my homemade stuffing

 

And my famous Homemade Green Beans and Taters

(which by the way where fabulous)

I also made a pan of cornbread but didn't get to take a pic of it.

We all had a fabulous time. My mom is the GREATEST!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MOM!

 

A NOTHINGLESS THURSDAY

Sry I have nothing...nada...nilch...lol It has been an awful few weeks. We all have been sick. I haven't even had any sitting kids this week, due to them being sick also.

I just hope that this bug has packed it's bags and left the Moore House for good. Hopefully I have something to post about after the weekend.

boys & new toys

Eric finally convienced me to let him buy a Play Station 3 a few weeks ago. So the Friday before last, Me, him, and our boys went to Best Buy and bought most of the Rock Bands.

I know I am awlful, I just now uploaded the pics...lol

Anyways we decided to get it out and let the boys play with it with it being new and all. I hate to admit it but I LOVE IT!!! And the best part is our boys think it's the coolest thing ever. We all had a blast and I think by the looks on there faces u can tell they enjoyed it as well.

 

(notice the guitar pointed in the air...his daddy taught him how to do that when he gets a star bonus)

I will say that it does get a little noisey, BUT it's so worth it. Not only do they have a blast I can put get Rock Band out and clean or do what ever it is I want for hours...lol And to me that's worth a million!!! 

Yuckies & New Shows

It has been and awful weekend...all 3 of my guys were sick with the stomach bug. So I spent the weekend cleaning up yuckies and bleaching and praying to the Lord above that I don't get it. *knock on wood* So today I opened a few windows to let all the germs leave..lol and rebleached again. So I really hope this bug has left our household for good.Another note...

I am so HAPPY because tonight starts the new season to my 2 favorite shows...

and

I can't wait to see what this season has in store...lol

I hope everyone had a better weekend than I.

is it possible to be PREGNANT while already PREGNANT???

an expectant woman conceives another child. 

Follow this link to see and give me your thoughts on this. It's absoulty CRAZY! According to records there has only been 10 cases recorded. Or is all faternal twins really 2 pregnacy's??? Hmmm...that's alot to think about.

http://gmy.news.yahoo.com/

these BOOTS are made for walking

I took a big step today...

I know this is gonna sound crazy to most of you, but anyone who knows me knows I can not ever bring myself to buy expensive shoes. I know that sounds crazy comeing from a girl, but I honestly have never spent more than $30 on shoes and $30 is steep for me.

So my BIRTHDAY is comeing up in October and I've wanted a pair of boots for like forever now. I've looked around but never found the perfect pair until TODAY!!! 

YAY I am so HAPPY!

They are called Two Buckle Riding Boots with a 1/2 inch heel. They were regularly priced $150, and on sale for $99 and today only they had another $20 off which made them $79.99 and I had a promo code for 15% off and was so proud that I only paid $80.05 tax and shipping included...YAY ME!!! HaPPy EARLY B-DAY to ME!!!

I will post a pic of them as soon as they arrive.

I hope everyone had a god weekend and a good Monday...I know I did :~}

what means the MOST!!!

I was sitting here today and me and my boys were just browseing through pictures. And every picture brought a big smile to my face. Such wonderful memories. I have so much to be THANKFUL for. I have 2 AMAZEING little boys, who drive me crazy at times, but without them I don't know where i'd be. I have a WONDERFUL husband who is always here for me, who provides for me and our little family, and who loves me. I have a gorgeous step daughter who I hope knows she is mine every way, and who suprises me everyday. A Mom & Dad who would do anything in the World for me. A sister who is a pain in my rear at times...lol but I am so proud of her and the woman and mother she has become. I have Wonderful Grandparents, 2 people who I look up to and look forward to becomeing. I have Great Friends, a roof over my head, food on my table and a bed to sleep in. What more can I ask for!

 

 

 

 

 

 

WHAT DO U HAVE TO BE THANKFUL FOR???

so much for short...

So this is gonna be a short one...

things have been very crazy, hetic, scarey, out of control,and wonderful in my life here lately. So needless to say it's just been alot to handle.
My grandfather just got out of the hospital. He had several Trinity Strokes. He is doing much better and is home now.Thank you Lord Jesus!  Dureing his stay in the hospital my brother and his girlfriend had Miss Shayla, my newest niece. Which thankfully I had the time to post pics and blog about them.

Plus my dad's BIG Family reunion was in weekend of all of this. In which I am so mad at myself. We had Maggie's soccer game that morning and was already running behind and I forgot my camera. So there will be no pics to post. :0( We all had a fabulous time and it was so much fun watching all 3 of my kids do the sack race and egg toss brings back so many memories of when I was there age.

And I babysitting Monday thru Friday and by the time my babysitting kids leave and I get diner made, the boys bathed and in bed, and the kitchen cleaned I just can't find time to blog or do much of anything.

And now to top that off Wednesday, after our nap I went to pick up Hunter out of the pack n play and just as I was lifting I felt my whole body tighten. I knew I did something, but at that moment was to busy to take a moment, so I just moved onto cleaning the bathroom and made it worse. So take a big guess as to what i did??? Yes um...I pulled some muscles in my back. Last night I was in so much pain. Eric literally had to lift me off the couch a. So today I have Theragesiced (which is just a stronger Ben Gay) myself to death and ibuprofened myself and have taken it super easy and am feeling a little better. Luckly I don't have any kids for the next 3 days. I hope I can get it all better by then.

Okay I know I said short and my back is killing me again siting here and typeing this so as soon as I am at least 80% I will post some pics and write something worth reading lol

REMEMBERING THE ONES WE LOST & THE ONES STILL FIGHTING FOR OUR FREEDOM

America

we never thought this day would come

when our country was attacked

but we are still standing here today

with our pride very much intact

they tried to take it all away

they tried to knock us down

but i know they will not get to us

their victory will not be found

we have our nation to this day

and forever we will be

a country called AMERICA

a country that's IMPORTANT to me

New Baby...New Beginings

So I just wanted to share with everyone that today I got to meet my newest niece 

Miss Shayla Anne Gay

 

She was born in 09/09/09 at 9:09 p.m.

 

she weighed 8lbs 2oz and was 21 1/2 in long

 

They are both so HAPPY and excited. All I have to say is CONGRATS Bub & Tara, she is truely WONDERFUL!

Annual holiday devoted to the recognition of working people's contribution to society...LABOR DAY

Labor's Songs

From the mountain and the valley,

   From the wayside and the glen,
From the street and from the alley,
   Come the songs of working men.

Where the fire is brightly glowing,
  By the furnace and the mold,
Where the lurid flame is flowing,
   Labor's songs are sung and told.

Where the hammers ply the quiest,
   And the anvil's notes resound,
Where the sparks are flying thickest,
   There do labor's songs abound.

Where the husbandman is plowing,
   Throwing up the yielding soil,
And the sower busy sowing
   That which yields him bread for toil;

Where the sickle gleams so brightly,
   As the reaper strides along;
Where the gleaners follow lightly,
   There they chant the labor song.

Where the ponderous wheels are rushing,
   In the mill so worn and old, —
Hark ! the songs of labor gushing
   As are crushed the grains of gold.

Thus, from mountain and from valley,
   From the wayside and the glen,
From busy street and crowded alley,
   Come the songs of workingmen.

Soccer Season has begun!

Maggie played her first soccer game of the season on Saturday.

She played a GREAT game. She made the second goal of the game. She was so excited and                  proud of herself as were we. Eric is helping out the coach and Maggie thinks that's so awesome...lol

 

We WON the Game 2-1 

 We can't wait to see what else this season has in store for us. Go Team GIRDWOOD!!!

HAIR ANYONE?

(This is my very first blog so please bare with me as I figure this all out. lol)

Okie...dokie! So hear I go...

I had a GREAT Friday night. 
Friday afternoon my hubby calls me to say that 96.5 Pure Rock radio station just announced that they were giveing away 20 pairs of Creed Concert tickets for Friday night. So I've never been to a concert and I admit the fact that they were free got me interested, lol. 
Anyway he was only 15 minutes away from the Meijer that Cousin Vinny was at giveing away the tickets and he wanted to know if we could get a sitter so we could go. Of course I tell him I'll find a sitter...u get the tickets.

I was so excited. I got a sitter and  was waiting on him to call me back saying he got the tickets. 
Yeah...umm well it didn't work out like that, in the 15 minutes it took Eric to get to Meijers all the tickets had been given away, but he did get free movie tickets to see the new Final Destination in 3-D.

We have never seen a 3-D movie and we had a sitter so we decided to do a date night.

Everything was in order my mom and dad had already picked up the boys, Eric and I was ready, so off we went. 
We decided to go to the Rave Movie Theater which is in West Chester, so we ate at a bar and grill in that area called  Rafferty's.

I'm not sure what it is with me and Eric seems that every time we eat out noone can ever get our food order right. Or something always goes array and we always end up discusted and a meal for free. It has gotten so bad that we actually have started feeling guilty about not paying.

Anyway I guess I could tell u what happened...we went into Rafferty's. let me remind u all that this is our very first time eating here. The resturant smelt yummy, we had a beer, orderd an apptizer, things were going smoothly. So one of a very many waiters brings us our apptizer and let me just say there Big o'le Boys Fries r delicious. We order our meal which was a steak and  chicken finger plater special. We ordered our steaks well done of course! I didn't think that was to much to ask for! 
So our meal comes out Eric was like where's our chicken fingers and they were like..oh u orderd chicken finges too. Hmmm...that would be why the menu read Chicken Fingers and Steak Platter. 
We both should have know at that point that this meal was going to be be one of our regulars.. So while we r waiting for our chicken fingers Eric cuts into his steak it's not well done but it's ok to eat so I cut into mine and it's bleeding still. That's not gonna work for me I don't like my steak alive. So after tracking down one of our many waiters they take it back and in the mean time Eric is eating without me. Is it really to much to ask for to actually get to have a meal with ur husband. lol 
So anyway I finally get my steak and our chicken fingers and at this point I'm starveing. So I cut into my steak and it's perfect and then i cut off another piece and low and behold there is an arm hair on it just stareing right at me. I am discusted and Eric is discusted and we r just done at this point. The managers only comment to me was well that's random and odd...I'm like what about discusteing???? 
Of course the manager covers our meal other than our beers and gives of free tickets to came back and eat another time so if anyone would like them I'd gladly give them to u. lol 

We will never go back there again!!!

 We left with a bill of $7 and a $3 tip for our 5 waiters to fight over...lol

So we head to our free movie...which I have to say I thought the movie wasn't very good because once u've seen one Final Destination u've seem them all, but the 3-D was awesome! I look forward to going back and seeing the new Christmas Carol in 3-D movie with Jim Carey in it with my boys, I know they will think it is the coolest thing ever. 

Even though it was a crazy night I had a GREAT time with my hubby and it was wonderful haveing a whole night with no kids. And he says I am officially the cheepest date ever. The whole night only cost him $11!