My first Give Away!

So my friend Katie posted this on her blog and I responded so that means I need to have a give away. This will be first give away ever. I am so excited. Now just like Katie:
1. I make no guarantees that you will like what I make.
2. What I create will be specially made just for you
3. It will be sometime this year (probably sooner)
4. It will probably be something crafty, but it could be something else

Here is the catch. You have to offer the same to the first five people that respond on your blog. Also once I send you your fabulous handmade present by me please post a picture of yourself with the present. This is meant to be fun so please go with it. 

I am a little nervous because I don’t really think anyone reads my blog. Which is my own fault because between this pregnancy, my two kids, my husband, MOPS, work, etc. I really don’t have much time to do much with it.  I hope to change that really soon. Help inspire me to get crafty and bloggy by responding to this post with a give away of your own.

Menu Plan for the week of February 7-14

Menu Plan
This week I am still trying to figure out as far as a menu goes. We will see how things go. For those of you who read my blog and don't know me; I am 15 weeks pregnant with my third child and my other two children are not quite three and 18 months old. It will be a little chaotic around here to say the least. We are excited about the baby, but I am not a very good pregnant person. I just haven't felt like me since I was pregnant with Big A over three years ago. :( Pregnancy also makes meal planning a little more difficult since I am usually not in the mood for what I plan to cook. :)

I hope you have a great week.

Meal Plan
Sunday: Grilled fish, chicken rice and artichokes
Monday: MIL cooking SURPRISE
Tuesday: Leftovers from Monday night (Yeah! Two nights of no cooking)
Wednesday: Soup and Salad
Thursday: Mexican either enchiladas or quesadillas with a veggie
Friday: Homemade salmon pizza and salad
Saturday: Valentine's Day supposed to go out. :)

One Word Answers

USING ONLY ONE WORD??? Not as easy as you might think! Now tag, change the answers to suit you and pass it on. It's really hard to only use one word answers. Remember - you are only supposed to use one word answers :-)! Copy past this into Profile add new note...


• Where is your cell phone? purse

• Your significant other? sleeping

• Your hair? down

• Your mother? Arizona

• Your father? Heaven

• Your favorite thing? Scrapbooking/cardmaking

• Your dream/goal? Healthy

• What room are you in? office

• Your hobby? Scrapbooking/cardmaking

• Your fear? kidnap

• Where do you want to be in 6 years? happy

• Where were you last night? Home

• Something that you aren't? outspoken

• Muffins? unhealthy

• Where you grew up? California

• Last thing you did? sleep

• What are you wearing? clothes

• TV? When?

• Your pets? work

• Friends? love

• Your life? busy

• Your mood? sad

• Missing someone? yes

• Your car? dirty

• Something you’re not wearing? socks

• Your favorite store? thrift

• Your favorite color? red

• When is the last time you laughed? A.m.

• Last time you cried? A.m.

• Where do you go to over and over? bathroom

• My favorite place to eat? Ginger

• Favorite place I'd like to be at right now? No Idea

Itty Bitty Dots Papertrey Inc. Ribbon Challenge

This is a card I did for the Papertrey Inc challenge. I had fun doing it, but didn't have much light in my craft space due to three blown light bulbs. I need to replace those tomorrow ASAP. It is a simple card that uses scraps from my collection. I tried to tie in the dot part with the pink Brazil Basics cardstock strip and then the blue ribbon actually has polka dots on it. I didn't realize I had so little time for this challenge, but I am glad that even in my pregnancy state I was able to do it. :)

Meal Plan: First Week of 2009

Well here is my menu plan. I guess late is better than never this week. I am still struggling with how to cook healthy, simple, frugal meals for my family. I have been researching buying local produce, dairy and meats lately. I will write another post on that, but this is one of my hot topics for the moment. It is not as easy as you would think to know exactly where your food comes from. If you are buying locally please leave me a comment with any tips for me as I try to provide local foods for my family.

Menu Plan

M: Open faced Cheeseburgers on homemade bread, salad, sweet potato fries
T: Chicken cacciatore over brown rice *this is a wonderful almost one pot meal where the veggies are in the main dish so no side dishes
W: Make your own cornmeal crusted pizzas, loaded with veggies
TH: Frozen Meal (this is my third day on at work…I need a little reprieve)
F: Homemade soup, salad and bread
S: Hubby is cooking (I am going out with the girls to celebrate a friend’s birthday)
S: Main Course will be some sort of salad with chicken thrown in for protein

Meals for the last week of 2008

This is a simple meal plan for the week because I really didn’t know what to serve. I am still recovering from all the holiday festivities. I have no appetite for anything, which makes meal planning difficult. I am just trying to keep it simple, mostly healthy, inexpensive and kid friendly.

Meals for the last week of 2008
Sunday: Pizza and salad with family
Monday: Left over buffet night
Tuesday: Some kind of salad as the main course
Wednesday: Something special for New Year’s Eve. I just don’t know what. Growing up my family would have appetizers all night as we counted down the hours and minutes to the new year.
Thursday: Chicken cacciatore served with brown rice and a dinner salad
Friday: Soup and salad with homemade bread
Saturday: A freezer meal

Sugar Cookie Frock GIVEAWAY!!!!

This has to be one of my favorites. I just love this little number from Grosgrain. It is darling. I bet Big A would love it too. What a wonderful little after Christmas present it would make. Please head on over to Grosgrain and enter to win this little frock for a little girl in your life.

Sugar Cookie Frock GIVEAWAY!!!!