Daily blogging

I got this idea from my friend Martha's blog!

During the week days I am going to "TRY" to post everyday...we shall see how it goes. Here's what I am thinking...

Meal Plannng Monday: I will post the meals that I plan to make every monday and some of the recipes that will be made.

Tickled Tuesday: I'll share something that has made me laugh in the past week...most likely this will come from my students!

Wordless Wednesday: (thanks Martha) I'll share just a picture...an old memory or a new favorite.

Thankful Thursday: I will shar something I am thankful for.

Show us your life Friday: Every Friday, Kelly's Korner she host a Blog Carnival called Show Us Your Life. It started out as just showing each room in your house, but it has evolves to literally just showing/blogging about a specific topic. So starting next week I will think of a topic...please show me your life on the topic!

Plastic Surgery

IT'S NOT WHAT YOU THINK...

Drew and I are currently taking Dave Ramsey's Finacial Peace University. We love it, and so far we have learned a lot (we are on track to have our house paid off by 2019...woo-hoo). The last chapter we were reading in our book told us to have plastic surgery (not on our bodies...our credit cards). So that is just what we did. Dave told us to light some candles (make it a cerimony) and chop away. Drew and I definitely took out our anger on our EVIL crdit cards, it was very theriputic. We still have our debit card to pay bills, but we are really trying to use cash for most of our day to day spending! I can't wait to blog on the day we are ou of debt...hopefully soon!

Valentines Celebration

Drew and I decided to celebrate Valentines day a day late...we really didn't get to spend much time together (just the two of us on Valentines). We started the morning off right...a good hearty breakfast!

What better than hear shaped pancakes with faces on them for a valentines breakfast? They were oh so tasty!

For V-day Drew got me a grill pan...it's perfect because I was wanting a new one (it's normally like $50 dollars the one I wanted, but he found it on sale!!)

Here's is my old one (same grill pan) it just has a hole in it. We got it for our wedding and I loved it, but a stove malfunction welded my pan to the stove and burned a hole in my pan!

Here's a close up of the hole. I still use it but I couldn't make anything that was juicy because the juices/grease would just leak onto my stove :/

I got Drew a blessings book for Valentines day (very simple, but sentimental). I got the idea from my friend Katy...she posted about it on her blog, http://thelinkhome.blogspot.com/2010/01/blessing-book.html

We finished the night up with dinner at Red Lobster (they had a dinner for 2 special)...it was paid for by gift cards (which made it even better)! We went home and watched The Proposal, such a fun movie...we had a great day just getting to spend the whole day together!

can you see the difference?

So we made some changes this weekend. I am going to post the before and after picture of our kitchen...look for the difference (there's only one)!

Did you see it?

Meal Planning Monday

Monday: Dinner at Red Lobster (YAY for gift cards!)

Tuesday: Something quick before Women's bible study

Wednesday: Something quick before Financial Peace University

Thursday: Happy Hour with Lindsay at Cheesecake Factory

Friday: Ranch style chicken with potatoes
http://thepioneerwoman.com/cooking/2009/01/ranch-style-chicken/

Saturday:

• Breakfast: pancakes
• Lunch: Sandwiches
• Dinner: With the family

Sunday:

• Lunch: With the Family
• Dinner: leftovers

My Valentine

I know I am a day late, but Drew and I really weren't home much yesterday.

My Valentine,
I love you so much, I know that I don't always say it like I should. You are the man of my dreams. My life with you has been amazing so far, I cannot wait for the many more years to come. You are so intelligent, caring, brave, loving, and hard working. I love how you desire to take care of me and Buttercup and provide a good life for us. I love how you love me and love the Lord. I am so blessed to have you in my life. Thank you for your love in return! I love you!

Susan Stevens Crummel

This week in school we had the author Susan Stevens Crummel come and be a guest speaker at our school. She was great, she really had a passion for literacy and her books. For pre-K aged kids she did talk a little long (45 minutes), but she kept them engaged the entire time. She had so much excitement when she talked, she had the kids laughing the whole time. It was a lot of fun. She won the Bluebonnet award this year in Texas for her book Help Me Mr. Mutt, (It would be a great book to use when talking about letter writing). She also wrote the books The Great Fuzz Frenzy, Tumbleweed Stew, Shoe Town, Cook-a-doodle-doo, plaidypus lost, and much more! She has great books to read to younger children!