come sit awhile

FMN...

i'll give you ONE guess

 

of course, jackson had no idea...even though he had seen it before! 

E.T.

it's one of my favorite movies and fell under the catergory of "easy" when it came to family movie nights!

we went out for pizza (which was in the movie) and then came home, popped popcorn (which is like a food group to jackson) opened up a box of Reese's pieces and settled in for some alien fun...

happy saturday!

my daily grind

back to work this morning. 

back to working out.  again.  i've been such a slacker.   4:45 came very early this morning.  i know, i'm crazy.  but i really have no other time to do it...it's either before the chickens or never! 

back up two pounds but that's really not bad...considering the cake

back to the grocery store...jeff will thank me! 

back to my regularly scheduled program, no thanks to the oscars. 

back to family movie nights...this week!  i'm ready and it was easy!

i didn't leave the house more than twice last week...target and the grocery store, i would hate to miss out on a trip there!  i can't begin to tell you how much i accomplished, so funny how that works??   i dug into my transcription course full force, studied like a mad woman and so far, i'm very pleased with the process!  

back to normal. 

i like normal. 

happy monday!

i added a blinkie over there ------------------------------>  see it?

The Cora Paige Playground Project...be sure to check it out...if ever there was a time you wanted to buy a piece of jewelry from me, now would be that time!   You can also learn more at my Etsy shop.  

long overdue

   

it has been way too long since i have had the chance to get out the camera for something other than a few quick snaps!  

     

 

i was not responsible for this one.

 

peace!

yes...

 

it was so good! 

you can find the recipe here 

Happy Birthday to you!

 

to one of the most favorite guys in my life! 

H A P P Y    B I R T H D A Y !  

we love you!  

jackson and i slaved away in the kitchen yesterday for what seemed like forever...making the most wonderful chocolate birthday cake just for him!  

 

we used each of these two times!  plus a couple more...

   

jackson was the official "sifter" or "mountain maker", if you will

 

he thoroughly enjoyed himself while dusting the entire kitchen and us with flour!

 

the end result...looks yummy doesn't it? 

i can't wait!! 

we have a special birthday dinner all planned and of course, a present or two!  

happy friday!

edited...and yes i need to get some new pictures of jeff and myself, maybe this weekend!  i haven't had my camera out in quite a while for something other than a snapshot.  lazy, i guess?  or maybe just busy!

i am...are you?

 

The Square Necklace...$38

Get one now!

taking cover...

well, sort of.

so yesterday evening, as jeff began his commute home (he's an hour away) he called to let me know the weather was getting pretty bad...storms were on their way that may produce tornadoes.

nice. 

of course, jackson and i knew nothing of this because we only watch the disney channel.  i would hate to miss an episode of the suite life with zack and cody

i turned the channel, zack and cody can wait and found the news...jeff was right in the middle of a tornado warning and another one was headed our way

not long after this i heard the sirens go off

unfortunately we don't have a basement, we have a huge crawl space with creepy crawly things down there but our neighbors...they have a basement. 

trying to rush and put our shoes on...take dinner OUT of the oven grab my purse??? and my camera...and not get jackson all in a tizzy we headed next door!

we did make our way downstairs and it got pretty windy scary for a few minutes and then it was gone.

just like that. 

i hate weather like this.

no one was harmed

in the making of the these photos...

 

actually that depends on who you ask.

 

 

brat.

the bachelor...absolutely.

first and foremost, i was very disappointed that deanna didn't return last night.  according to the previews, and we all know those are not really what they seem...she should have returned! 

i thought the final rose ceremony was pretty predictable.  jason and jillian just didn't have it...

i'm voting for deanna.

absolutely.

melissa is definitely the front runner!   but by the way chris harrison described the "drama" never before seen i think it could very well be deanna and her get-her-way-after-making-a-huge-mistake self

maybe he will choose deanna...

maybe they will pick up right where they left off...

surely melissa and molly would be fit to be tied!

we have to wait TWO WEEKS! 

is it me or do they ALL say "absolutely" way too much?

for my friend Morgan

morgan is a very creative (you should see her handwriting...) and sweet sweet teacher at the school

she ordered a set of rings for her and her husband and i just LOVED what they chose

 

morgan's is "magnify"

and her husband andrew..."doulos"

"Bondservant.  one who serves another to the disregard of his own interests."

isn't that awesome? 

eta:  and no, it's not 6 rings...only three!  they paired the wide ring with a skinny "stack" ring!   perfect!