Thank You for Being a Friend

ok, cheesey, but what am i if not a little bit cheesey~

i am so very blessed with friends that surround me. whether they are here for a reason, season, or lifetime- each play a role in my life. i have an amazing "honey line"! each friend is so unique and bring special things into our relationship. maybe we talk on the phone once a week, email everyday, FB once in a while, share similiar interests, or are just praying for each other.

all these are special to me and remind me that although being a wife and mother is amazing, i am complex and there's more to me than laundry and dishes.

i love those who i swap recipes with, crazy child stories with, and ones i can call with random questions. we are each other's "go to" for something! we help each other get through the seasons of life- whether it is a time of heartache, joy, confusion, or routine.

blessed is all i can say....

Happy Homemaker Monday

thanks sandra at diary of a sahm for hosting each monday!
join in and link up to her blog for more monday posts.

The weather in my neck of the woods:
very muggy this morning getting the kids on the bus.

One of my simple pleasures:
listening to adam play in the tub. that boy has such an imagination!

On my bedside table:
"new moon" still & again

On my tv:
big tv week! grey's 2 hour season premier is thursday!

On the menu for tonight:
fried chicken, mac & cheese, & salad. this is by far everyone's fave meal here.

On my To Do List:

laundry from tim & cayley's deer lease trip, start on a new 2 week menu and grocery list

In the craft basket:
ooooh! i'm feeling crafty again! big, giant ideas are hitting me lately! i'll keep ya posted.

Looking forward to:
this week is a full week! tiger cubs meeting, open house, crop night, grey's,- all good stuff!

Homemaking Tip for this week:

this bread is awesome!!! it tastes so much like homemade, but isn't. 20 minutes in the oven and it's perfection! there's always coupons in the paper and online for it too :)

Favorite Blog Post of the week (mine or other):
well, not to be braggy, but my friend julie posted a very sweet blog about her bday present i gave her :) she is a sweetie too!

Favorite photo from last week:

my niece stella bella- who just smiles and claps when her "stella bella" song is sung to her!



Lesson learned the past few days:
i can do all thing through christ who strengthens me! i started partnering with the gourmet cupboard and am excited about the prospects. "when god closes one door, somewhere he opens a window"...i think this is my window.

On my Prayer List:
busy moms trying to do it all,

family & friends,

thanksgiving for all kinds of blessings- even ones we can't even see coming!

The Gourmet Cupboard

in response to my previous post....none of those options worked out right now. my schedule is very unique and i can't honestly expect for businesses to need someone with such confined availability.
i understand completely!

a month ago, i found this company online called the gourmet cupboard. after lots of thought and prayer i have decided to become a distributor of their products. i'm so very excited! this is food that i would eat, prepare for my family & friends, and give as gifts! there's such a wide variety of foods that i think everyone could find their fave quickly. i love how this is so "semi-homemade"! this is gonna save time and money on cooking- and hopefully be an added income :)

right now, i'm taking catalog orders from the website product list- soon i'll have real brochures in hand. the possiblities are endless. i'm making plans for sampler baskets for christmas time with fun recipes.

so, take a minute my bloggy friends and pop on over to the gourmet cupboard website and see if there's something you like to order. i'll probably submit orders twice a month and i'll be posting monthly specials starting in october.

feel free to comment or email, i'd be happy to help!

Job Hunting, Since Blogging Doesn't Pay Well

yep, you read that right. i am looking for a job.

not searching for anything full time, my life is so full already.

this is when living in small town america gets complicated. there aren't a ton of options for evening positions. so the plan is dinner with the family, showers & jammas, and daddy tucks them in while i head out around 7/8pm till 11/12 during the week. it's not a huge amount of hours, but i have been praying for something to be available and a company to need someone these exact hours. today i'll go and return a couple of applications and then wait and see.

for along time, i've looked for a work at home something and haven't found anything that worked for me. an evening job would be ideal for me. i'm up anyway while tim & the kids are sleeping, could be home with adam in the mornings and get everyone off and home from school, best of all i wouldn't miss school functions during the day & family time at night.

so if you would, keep me in prayer as i try and find the right fit......

Happy Homemaker Monday

thanks sandra at diary of a sahm for hosting each monday!
join in and link up to her blog for more monday posts.

The weather in my neck of the woods:
niiiiiice!!! in the mornings anyway- still pretty warm in the afternoons.

One of my simple pleasures:
having dinner cooking in the slow cooker- so nice to not be a rush at dinner time.

On my bedside table:
"new moon" still & again

On my tv:
no school today- lots of cartoons & kid movies. the kids are loving watching toy story 2 on vhs right now! crazy fun stuff!

On the menu for tonight:
probably some grilled chicken & a salad

On my To Do List:
my kitchen has been neglected this weekend- with sick ones in the house.

In the craft basket:
nothing :(

Looking forward to:

a really fun week- lots to do, & big surprises!

Homemaking Tip for this week:
doing the fly lady thing this week- did a little last week and saw a big difference. now, keeping it up is the hard part.

Favorite Blog Post of the week (mine or other):
not much blog reading going on over here- i was cleaning closets last week :)

Favorite photo from last week:

home from school, had a snack, milk mustache


Lesson learned the past few days:

it's so hard for me to speak up when i feel something is wrong...less conflict the better, but when a carpet cleaning dude did me wrong...i had to say something. i was shocked that i stood up to a stranger, but it was well worth it. this will be a blog entry this week.

On my Prayer List:

health!!! for everyone who is feeling under the weather to be up and feeling normal again. there's something going around here.

for safe travels for secret surprise company this week.