Merry Christmas!

This year has gone by WAY too fast. It honestly feels like we just celebrated the New Year of 2009 last month. I am truly amazed at the blessings we have had this year, the biggest one was of course the birth of Tyler. He is already over 4 and a half months old. It is awesome to see the new things he is learning everyday. Noah is really starting to love his little brother and loves to play with him. I'm very thankful for that. He likes to help me by putting Tyler's pacifier back in his mouth, singing to him or dancing around while Tyler giggles as he watches.

I have been working on a layout using the picture above for my parents for the past few nights. It's definitely a different style than what I normally do, but its so my mom. (If that makes sense.) I'm using the Paper Dolls Cricut cartridge if that gives you any idea. I'm going to frame it and give it to her for Christmas. I will upload a picture of it when I'm done. I just hope it turns out the way I have it in my head! Isn't that how it always is?

If you are willing, please post your resolutions. I always love to hear what everyone else is going to be working on. I feel so typical this year, which isn't normally me. My big two resolutions are to lose weight and save more money. Yup... the typical ones. I have a few pounds (or more, ha!) of baby weight to lose and I want to save money for a vacation.  My other resolution is to read the Bible this year. I haven't ever read the whole Bible and this year I am bound and determined to do it. I have a woman's daily devotional that takes you through the whole Bible in a year and I'm very excited about it.  Oh, this is funny, that is another resolution I have. (I guess a resolution.) I want to get back to scrapping more. I miss it, I miss you guys and I miss having a creative outlet. It's just been that crazy with 2 little boys.

I hope you all have a blessed Christmas and a very happy and safe New Year! I have some exciting things planned for my blog for 2010. 

Hello! Hello! Hello!

Is that an echo I hear? Is anybody out there? Gosh, I feel like such a bad blogger! I never knew how busy I'd be with a toddler and new baby. Tyler is already 4 months old! Can you believe it?!?! I have to share a picture of my boys, of course, right? Noah is really starting to like the idea of being a big brother I think. Well, most of the time anyway.

I can hear all of you saying it now, "Come on, lady! Isn't this supposed to be a scrapbook blog? Enough with your kids already!" Haha... Ok! Ok! I hear you. Now on to some layouts. I've done 4 layouts since Tyler has been born. Yes, you did read that right... 4. That averages out to only 1 per month. The interesting thing is that I did the last 3 layouts within the past month. If you would like more detailed informationand products used, please stop by my scrapbook.com gallery!

(Photo by Lilyblue Photography)

(Photos by Kristy Photography)

Amazing giveaway!!!

Kathy over at The $30 Weekly Grocery Challenge has one of my all time favorite giveaways! You can go here and enter to win The Britax Marathon CS! This is an awesome car seat. I already have one for my older son, Noah, and now need one for Tyler. The Britax Marathon CS retails for $299.99! So, you can see why I'm hoping I win. Ha!

Leave a comment to let me know if you entered. Good luck!

Deal of the Day Sites

I am a junkie for those Deal of the Day sites. I check quite a few of them everyday. I usually don't buy anything, but when I do, it's a great deal! Those sites always have products that are near 50% off of their retail price! I thought I'd compile a list of the sites I know of here. If you know of any more then please comment and share!

General
-Woot

Scrapbook
-Crop Chocolate
-Peachy Cheap
-Scrapbook Steals

Baby/Kids
-Baby Steals
-Green Baby Bargains
-Baby Earth
-Mama Bargains
-Baby Half Off
-Kids Woot

Menu Plan Monday (9/21-27)

Yes, it really is Tuesday. I'm just a day late and, from my grocery bill last night, more than a dollar short. Last week went very well. I only have 1 meal carrying over to this week. DH was gone one of the nights so I got Applebee's for DS and me. Their Grilled Shrimp 'N Spinach Salad is one of my weaknesses. Here is this week's plan:

Monday- Grilled Chicken and Mostacholi with Broccoli
Tuesday- Chili with Corn Bread
Wednesday- Chicken Enchiladas
Thursday- Hamburger and Baked Beans
Friday- BBQ Chicken, Cheddar Pasta and Cauliflower
Saturday- Meatloaf, Mashed Potatoes and Mixed Veggies
Sunday- Open

If you want to be part of Menu Plan Monday, all you have to do is go to orgjunkie.com's Menu Plan Monday.

Menu Plan Monday (9/14-20)

I'M BACK!!!!

...well, mostly back anyway. It really is great to be back, too. It has been an insane 6 weeks since Tyler was born. Noah seems to be having a bit of a rough time being a big brother at the age of 2, so I can't guarantee that I will be consistent again with the blog quite yet. For those wondering about where my layouts are at, I can't even get to my desk let alone even think about scrapping. So, needless to say I won't be having much scrappy related things on here very soon.

Here are some obligatory pictures of my absolutely adorable boys!

Now on to the beloved Menu Plan Monday!

I've finally gotten back to planning my menu and grocery shopping on Mondays. My oh my it was quite a challenge to figure out how to go grocery shopping with a 2 year old and a 6 week old. Well, Noah sits in the shopping cart in the top where kids are supposed to sit and I wear Tyler in a Moby Wrap, which by the way I *love*!!! I'm posting a picture below of me wearing Tyler in the Moby Wrap at the zoo, just to give you an idea. Anyway, on to this weeks menu:

Monday- Hamburger Helper (Gosh, I am so embarrassed to say that!)
Tuesday- Slow Cooker Chicken Stroganoff
Wednesday- Grilled Mojito Lime Chicken, Spanish Rice and Corn
Thursday- Slow Cooker Pork Roast with Potatoes, Carrots and Onions
Friday- Tator Tot Casserole
Saturday- Open
Sunday- Slow Cooker Chili

If you want to be part of Menu Plan Monday, all you have to do is go to orgjunkie.com's Menu Plan Monday.

My little one is finally here!

I'm sorry that I haven't posted this sooner, but life in our house has been beyond crazy! Tyler Scott was born on Saturday, August 2nd at 8:11pm. He was very close to being born on his brother's birthday, which is the 2nd, but he decided that he wanted his very own special day. Tyler weighed in at 8 lbs 1 oz and was 21 inches long. We are all totally in love with this little guy! He has been a great baby so far, but just has his days and nights confused so we aren't getting much sleep. Here is a picture a from just after Tyler was born, one from right before his first bath and one from his first day home.

Update!

I'm sorry that I have been MIA lately. I am still pregnant and 10 days away from my due date. So, this baby really could come at any time. I'm hoping for sooner rather than later just because I'm so darn uncomfortable. A few things:

-I will not be doing Menu Plan Monday for at least a few weeks. Right now we are just trying to use whatever we can from the freezer and cupboards or ordering food in until the baby comes. After the baby comes, we have a lot of friends that have offered to bring us meals. I feel so very blessed by this!

-I did do a little project for the nursery over the weekend. When I was pregnant with our first son, my DH made a night stand for the nursery. I used scrapbook paper to cover the top and it was very simple. This was also before I started scrapping. Well, this time I did a little more to the top of the table. It is still simple, but not as simple as last time. I used my Cricut to cut out the baby's name, tree truck and the individual leaves. I am seriously in love with it! I really do love how simple it is. I really didn't want to overdo it.

-Once Tyler is here and I get into the swing of being a mommy of 2, I have some great plans for this blog. So... stay tuned! I really think you'll like it.

-Psst.... I also plan on doing a giveaway when I get back into the groove of life. :-D

Menu Plan Monday (6/6-12)

I have to say, last week was the best week so far with sticking to our menu plan! We ended up going to a BBQ on Saturday so we shifted the steak to last night. Yum! Anyway, this week is again, a super crazy week! I don't think our schedules are ever going to let up. We won't be home much. Here is this week's plan:

Monday- having pizza with friends
Tuesday- Health & Wellness Conference
Wednesday- Our Third Anniversary!!! Date Night!!!!
Thursday- crock pot pork roast with potatoes, carrots and onions (yes, again)
Friday- beef enchiladas
Saturday- grilled steak, baked potatoes and broccoli
Sunday- Spaghetti

If you want to be part of Menu Plan Monday, all you have to do is go to orgjunkie.com's Menu Plan Monday.

Menu Plan Monday (6/29-7/5)

Our vacation was awesome! When we got back last week we just ate stuff in the house and went out once. I don't think we did too shabby. It is so strange to be back into the real world now and back to the "normal" life. The good thing is that my freezer is still fairly well stocked so my grocery bill this week is going to be pretty small. This makes me very happy! Here is this weeks plan:

Monday- Cheeseburgers, Broccoli Pasta and Mixed Veggies
Tuesday- Crock Pot Pork Roast with Potatoes, Carrots and Onions
Wednesday- Tacos
Thursday- Chicken Sandwiches, Stuffing and Peas
Friday- Spaghetti with Garlic Bread
Saturday- Steak, Rice and Green Beans
Sunday- Open

I really have to give a shout out to Heather from Miracle's Momma Designs because she has also started to do a menu plan! She talks about it in this post and I have to say that she is actually inspiring me! She has planned for an entire month, not just a week! At least her husband has stopped bugging her about what is going to be for dinner that night.

If you want to be part of Menu Plan Monday, all you have to do is go to orgjunkie.com's Menu Plan Monday.