April Message

"It's Time to Bloom! Seek & Receive Personal Revelation and watch your testimony GROW..." Includes the full message, a package of flower seeds,
and a yummy chocolate treat!

Thank you She Shops Smart!

I went to Smiths today, sans coupons, but still stocked up on Quaker Oatmeal 10/$10! Yay!
Meal Plans for the week:
Breakfast
Oatmeal, oranges, toast and apple juice
Cold cereal, strawberries and orange juice
Bacon, Eggs and Toast
Breakfast Casserole with smoothies
Cinnamon rolls and milk
Cereal, yogurt and fruit

Lunch
Peanut Butter and Jelly with celery, peanut butter and raisins
Turkey Wrap Ups, carrots, celery and dip
Grilled Cheese sandwiches with tomato soup and goldfish
Tuna sandwiches, pickles and Sun Chips
Lunch ables and yogurt for weekly play date
Chili and baked potatoes

Dinner
Grilled steaks with mashed potatoes and steamed veggies
Make your own Quesadillas night with beans and rice
Lemon chicken, wild rice and asparagus
Cola roast, carrots, celery and homemade bread sticks
Make your own pizza night with salad and bread sticks
Homemade chicken tenders and French fries with green beans

Snacks
Celery and peanut butter
Chips and salsa
Veggies with dip
Fruit snacks, cheese and crackers
Trail Mix

Dessert
Marshmallow popcorn
Strawberry shortcake
Homemade ice cream sandwiches

Shopping List
2 Loafs of Bread $5.00
3 Gallons of Milk $6.00
1 Peppers $2.00
1 Head of Lettuce $1.00
1 Stalk of Celery $1.00
2 Lunchables $4.00
1 Package of Tortillas $.64 this week with coupon
Quaker Cereals: This leaves me with about $30 to stock up with!

I will get the hang of this one day.

Kids List

Kiss the kids when they fall down, read them stories, praise them when they share,teach them to be kind, to knock on a door before they enter a room, to put their toys away, to put the toilet seat down when they finish. Play Chutes and Ladders, take them to museums, the zoo and funny movies. Listen when they tell me something. Encourage them to sing, to build, to paint,to glue and paint, to hug their grandmas. Teach them to cook at least one thing, make them eat their fruits and veggies, get them in swimming lessons, let them have sleepovers with their friends where they watch movies, eat pizza and popcorn. Give them one gold dollar from the Tooth Fairy for each lost tooth. Make certain they don't choke, drown, or ride their bike-skateboard-scooter, without a helmet. Volunteer in the classroom, always be on time picking them off and dropping them off, go to extra lengths with Halloween costumes and the like, Christmas stockings, Valentines. Take them sledding and then make hot chocolate with marshmallows. Let them have an extra turn on the slide, notice when their pants get to short or their shoes get too tight, hang up their art work. Tell them every single day how much I love them.Be there for soccer goals, building sandcastles, in their classes at school. Always have them say please and thank you. Put my arms around them when they are sick, hurt or sad. This is my kids List. I love my Bos Man and Brock Star!

I LOVE DARE YA!

So it has been a bit chilly in my house lately....by that I mean me, I have not been very fun to live with, I am sure my hubby would call me a "nag", and I have a mile long list of complaints about him. So I figured something needed to change! I bought this book "The Love Dare" probably a year ago. It is a 40 day challenge that you commit to. I recommend it, and it goes in to a lot of detail more than I am sharing here. But anyone who wants to join me, let's begin...(oh and I am also going to apply it to my children so I don't yell so much and lose my patience, I'm not really all that bad as I am making it sound, but life around here definitely needs improving and so where better to start than with me?)
DAY ONE: "RESOLVE TO DEMONSTRATE PATIENCE AND TO SAY NOTHING NEGATIVE TO YOUR SPOUSE(AND KIDDOS) AT ALL. IF THE TEMPTATION ARISES, CHOOSE NOT TO SAY ANYTHING. IT'S BETTER TO HOLD YOUR TONGUE THAN SAY SOMETHING YOU'LL REGRET."
Then Journal about your experience.

So I will see how it goes tomorrow!

With all the new In and Outs cropping up here, we asked Boston if he has ever been to one. He nas, in Las Vegas. But he said "Uh,Ya, they have them in heaven!"