It's A Shower!

Where there are clothes, there is Oreo!

Pizza enjoying the morning sun in the bathroom!

Alicia and her bridesmaids!

All of the girls!

Hello! Man was yesterday busy! Today was a much calmer day. I slept in until 7:30, and then I got ready for Alicia's wedding shower, which wasn't until 1:00! By 10:30 I was bored and didn't feel like doing the dishes so I watched tv until it was time for me to go! The shower was lots of fun, it was nice to see everyone again! I even won some flowers! When I got home Jese was awake already! So we watched Whiteout, which we both really liked, and we ate canned soup for supper! We just got done watching One Last Thing, it was a good movie! Now Jese is getting ready for work and I am watching Outdoor Room on HGTV! I am watching it because I am dreaming of a patio that I will probably never get! Okay well that is all for now!

Christa

March menu: Check, Grocery shopping: Check, Rice Crispy Bars Made: Soon to be Checked!

The babies are taking over the tank!!

Oreo is protecting her food and litter!

Hello! Today has been a productive day so far! I got up at 8:45, ate breakfast while watching Ellen and then took a shower. After my shower I put away all of the dishes Jese washed a few days ago, then the menu planning chore can around! I had to take inventory of our coupons, make March's Menu, and write a grocery list, which doesn't sound like much but trust me it takes a long time to do! Then I went to Coborn's, I spent more than last month but there was a good reason! I had to buy cereal (I buy it every few months and stock up on it), I got bird food which I haven't got in a long time, and we have 5 more meals in March than we did in February! Oh, I also had to get shampoo, the jerks didn't have my conditioner so I am going to have to go back and get that!! I will have to go back again in a couple weeks to get all of my cake supplies for Dad and Rita's wedding and for my party supplies for Alicia's Bachelorette Party that I am hosting! After I got home I had to unload everything and update my pantry inventory. Then I ate some lunch and now here I am! Next I am going to make rice crispy bars, oh yes I also got groceries for snacks so I can make some! I also need to fold the laundry I washed a few days ago and do some general cleaning. I am making Pizza Burgers for supper, yum!! 

As for our Frugal February, we did pretty good, until the middle of the month!! We ended up going to two movies, going out to eat once, DQ a couple times, and bought too many cake decorating tools!! Other than that we did good!! It is easier for me to save money without thinking about it rather than set a goal of a frugal month because then all I can think about is spending money!! This month will hopefully go better!! Okay well the rice crispy bars are calling my name to be made!!

Christa

Oh yes, for the first time since fall, Kipper hung out outside for awhile today! Then he barked so I yelled at him and then he stopped so I let him stay out for awhile longer!! He also ate something, not sure what, and puked on my rug, jerk!

A Fun Day!

Hello! Today we stayed busy! This morning I woke up at 8:00, once Jese got up at 9:15 we got ready for the day. We went to the 10:15 showing of Shutter Island. We both liked the movie! We have now gone to our quota of movies for the year!! After that we went to Kohl's because I wanted to look at comforters because I was craving a new one again so I knew if I saw the prices it would stop my cravings! I was right, we left without a comforter and nothing else either! Then we went to Michaels because we needed some cake decorating tools. Well we went a little overboard because we both wanted different things! Once we got home we decided to practice making flowers! I used leftover fondant from Liam's cake, mine are the purple and green colors. Jese used gum paste, which we have never used before, his flowers are the orange and white ones! I also practiced my piping skills, I still need some more practice! I also took a shower tonight since I have to get up early tomorrow. Now we are watching 19 kids and counting! Okay well that is all for today!

Christa

Okay Today Really is a Lazy Day!!

I still don't have any new pictures so you get another old one!

Hello! Well yesterday ended up not being a lazy day! Jese and I worked out for a little while, then I made some laundry detergent. So far it seems to be working pretty good!! After I got that made I decided it was time to do our taxes. Hopefully I did them right, I have never had to do them with a house before! Because we get the first-time homeowners tax credit we couldn't e-file so I have to mail them in, that means it will take longer to get our refund, but oh well at least we will still get it!  We are getting much more back this year than last year, that is for sure!! While I finished those up Jese started supper and then I helped him finish it. Then I decided I wanted cupcakes and I had to test out the flour Dad and Rita gave me anyways so I made some. Alls I can say is it is a good thing I tested out the flour because it won't work! The flour has other stuff mixed in with it and we thought it was like cake flour but it wasn't! the cupcakes first spilled all over my oven and the deflated all the way down to the bottom of the pan! I thought maybe it was because they were filled to full so with the leftover batter I made a cake, but that deflated also! So that isn't going to work, good thing I tested it! So since I didn't get my cupcakes like I wanted Jese was nice and we the Dairy Queen, yummy!! I went to bed pretty early again. Today I have been doing the laundry and watching TV! I watched last weeks episode of Lost and I just got done watching the move "Wild Heart Can't Be Broken" I haven't watched that in a super long time! It was still a good movie!! Okay well the dryer just got done so I have to go get the clothes.

Christa


P.S. Amy note how black my bear is, I told you mine wasn't the brown one!

Lazy Day!!

Ben (on right) wrestling yesterday in Rochester

Hello! Yesterday I didn't have to babysit but I went to Waseca anyways! Amy, Liam, and I went down to Rochester to watch Ben wrestle! I forgot my camera so I took a picture with my phone, it didn't turn out so good. We had lots of fun and Ben did really good! Once I got back Jese and I went to my favorite restaurant, El Tequila! I went to bed early because I was tired, well early as in 10:15!! I had to stay up to watch Apolo Ohno!! Today is going to be a lazy day! I don't feel like doing anything so I am not going to! Well that is all I know today.

Christa

Pie, Pie, Me Oh My!!

Hello! My house smells delicious right now because I have an apple pie in the oven! It should be done pretty soon! Today I babysat all day again, both kids were in a good mood today so that was nice! I even got Liam to take a 3 1/2 hour nap!! Josie on the other hand only slept for an hour and a half but since she wasn't crabby and Liam was sleeping it was okay! I got home at 5:45, put my in the oven and then took a shower. After that I had to wash the dishes because all the pots were dirty and I needed them! I then made homemade mac-n-cheese! While that was cooking I filled the fish tank and made Jell-O. I finally just got done eating!! I don't know what I am going to do tonight, Project Runway is on and I normally watch it at 10:30 when the replay it but I don't know if I will be able to stay up for the whole thing!! Okay well that is all for today! 

Christa

Oh yes, maybe I will take some pictures this weekend so I can quit using really old ones, the one I used today was from our first apartment in Winona!!

"I don't want Mommy to come home, she scares me!" -Liam

I have run out of pictures so now I am using old ones! This is from Ashley's wedding!

I haven't been up to much lately! Yesterday Jese came down with me to babysit Liam and Josie. They got super crabby by the time we were leaving! When we got home Jese made supper while I took a shower and did the laundry. I went to bed early because I was super tired! This morning when my alarm went off I didn't know why it was going off! Today I decided to be lazy and had a movie day with Liam and Josie :) I actually read while Liam watched movies and Josie played, I know I am a great babysitter!!! I actually got Liam to take a nap today so that was nice, hopefully that will mean he won't be crabby tomorrow! Okay well I don't really know anything so have a nice night!

Christa

Fish On A Hill!!!

Liam's Birthday

Liam with his cake!

Blowing out the candle! 

Happy Birthday Liam!!

It is a miracle, I actually have a cake done on time and with no problems!! I made Liam a Lightening McQueen cake for his birthday! It was my first attempt at a 3D cake, I think I did pretty good! I also got to practice a few different things on it, like I painted his name, and I got to work with fondant. I am happy with how it turned out so that is good! I hope he likes it. It isn't very big so not everyone will be able to eat cake but that is okay! In 15 minutes the Olympics are going to be on so I am going to watch that and curl my hair! I know what a surprise, I am actually going to fix my hair!! The reason I always like extensions is because I liked my hair curled and now that it is finally long I can do it again! Okay I will see many of you this evening!!

Christa

Destined to not make a cake!!

Hello! Well I was going to update today with a picture of Liam's birthday cake after I was done making it, well it is going to have to wait! This morning when I woke up I found a note in our door saying that due to a water leak the water was shut off on our road for around 8 hours starting at 9 AM!! Now you may be wondering why this would affect my cake baking well, I have to wash the dishes because there are some in there that I need plus I need water for the cake!! So I guess I will bake it as soon as they turn the water back on and decorate it tomorrow!! Good thing I have until 4:00 PM tomorrow to get it done. Looks like another last minute cake!! I must have subconsciously known the water was going to be shut off because I took a shower last night which I never do!! I did it so I could get started on the cake right away this morning, oh well! Okay well I am going to go be lazy now that my plans are ruined!

Christa

Family Feud!

Our snow piles are starting to get really high! Behind the garage we have run out of places to throw the snow and it is getting to high for us to throw it!!

Well Monday morning I got up at 5:00 and went to Waseca to babysit! It went pretty good, other than Liam and Josie started to get crabby last night so then I started to get crabby! Then my pants ripped in the knee (not my new ones) and then I had to unbury my car, good thing I had boots in my car! I got home around 8:30 so I managed to catch the tail end of biggest loser. Oreo missed me lots, so much so that she decided to wake me up at 3:30 and not leave me alone because she wanted to cuddle, and be feed. I was not happy with her at all!! I even woke up Jese when I was yelling at her to stop scratching the tv!! 

Today I don't plan on doing much! I have decided that I am not going to write where I am going to be or where Jese is going to be until after it has happened. I decided to do that because it isn't very wise to write when you are going to be alone or when your house is going to be empty on the internet!! I also tend to panic at night when Jese is gone sometimes :) So until next time, have a great day!

Christa

Gimme Your Money, B*tch!!

Hello! Jese just called me with a story! He was getting gas and some guy came up to him and told him he was stranded and could he have $6.00, so Jese gave it to him because he was scared!! He is no longer going to get gas in the cities at night time! I am sure he will give you a much more detailed story on his blog, I am going to bed now so that is all you are getting from me!

Christa

P.S.  The picture is of Liam from his first summer up north, I thought he looked like a gansta in it :)

I Have Run Out of Titles!!

Kipper was resting with his toy as a pillow!

Hello! Today has been a cleaning day! My friends are coming over tonight so that meant I HAD to make the house look nice! Alls I have left is putting away the clean dishes and vacuuming! I can't vacuum until Jese gets up though so that will have to wait for awhile. I also paid all of our bills for the month today so now I don't have to think about those until next month again! I am almost out of Christmas stamps, I think I have 5 left! Kipper is mad at me right now because I won't let him sit on my stomach. Cleaning makes me hungry!! I am hungry now but I don't feel like cooking anything and we are out of leftovers!! We never run out of leftovers but I have been eating them too so now we ran out! I am excited for tomorrow because we are having fresh mozzarella sandwiches, yum!! Those are my favorite sandwiches!! Okay well I don't really know anything still so I guess I will go make some soup or something!

Christa
oh yes, I am REALLY craving El Tequila right now!!

Cravings!

Well it is that time of the year again! I am craving to go camping!! My computer screen goes through all of my pictures and whenever I see our camping pictures I get cravings to be there!! I don't know anything today!

Christa

Bad Kitty Bad!!

Last night I searched the whole house looking for Oreo and a few hours later I found her sleeping on all of our clean clothes!!

When I folded the clothes she was mad at me because she wanted to sleep on them more!!

Supper is in the oven!!

I'm not fat, I can fit in the window still!

Oreo and Pizza sharing some treats!

Hello! I don't know much today. I just did laundry and wandered around a bit! I could find at 11 baby fish today, the other two could be hiding, it is hard to count them since they are all swimming around!! I just got done making lasagna, now it is in the oven! I am excited for it!! I didn't make it the normal way that mom used to make it. I got a recipe from my friend Liz, she made it for us at the last girl's weekend! I hope it turns out as good as hers, I had to use a little bit of 6-blend italian cheese in addition to the mozzarella because I forgot to thaw two bags of the mozzarella! We had to have the tv guy come again today because our tv is still losing connection occasionally! Hopefully it works now since this is about the 5th time they have been here!! While he was here I sat with Kipper in the study and played The Sims! I traveled to Paris! Okay well I am going to go reread The Host now!

Oh yes, so far we are doing good at not spending any extra money this month! Our toilet seat cover broke but Jese managed to fix it instead of just going to go buy a new one!! He is such a handyman!! Okay that is all for today!

-Christa

Donuts, Donuts for Sale!!

Hello! This weekend was a fun one! On Saturday I went back to the cities to sell donuts, it was lots of fun again! After that we stopped at Boonies for a pizza and drink, yum-o! On Sunday Jese and I went to the archery range for a little bit. After that we went to dad's house. He made us some hot dogs, they were really good! Once Ben and Jessica got home we played poker, that was lots of fun too! Today Jese and I stayed BUSY!! He didn't get up until 11:30 but once he did finally get up we didn't stop doing stuff! First we went to the grocery store, we spent an average of $45 per week for the whole month, that is pretty good!! Once we got back home Jese did his homework and I put everything away. Then we decided to put all of the baby fish in the big fish tank and put that fish tank in the basement. We had a total of 13 baby fish! As of right now they are still living so that is good! Once we brought the baby fish tank to the basement we decided to clean down there. We brought a bunch of stuff to the attic so now the basement isn't so crowded! Then I had to clean the study since the fish tank was taken out of there! Then we made BLT's, they were delicious!! Now we are watching the movie UP! Okay that is all for now!

-Christa