POTD 9/11/08

Here's my picture from last night~we might be redneck but we aren't going to be hot! HAHA Tyson decided we needed a small window unit to hook up to the generator, so WHEN we lose power we can sleep. Here it is sitting on the freezer in the garage while Tyson was testing it out! HAHA We are going to put it in our bedroom, let our kids sleep in there with us & close the door! I'll let you know how it goes!

STOP, Callabrate & LISTEN...

Found this on a message board

To the tune of ..."VANILLA ICE'S - ICE ICE BABY"

Yo, TX, Let's kick it!

Ike Ike Baby, Ike Ike Baby
All right stop, evacuate and listen
Ike is here with some big ambition
People, close your homes up tightly
It's blowing like a hurricane daily and nightly
Where will it stop? Yo-I don't know
Turn off the lights and let's go
To the coastline Ike rocks like a vandal
Start up the car and watch me drive like an animal

Dang, hardware store sales boom
Ike's killing my plans like a poisonous mushroom
Deadly, evacuate they tell me
Anyone left will be charged with a felony
Love it or hate it, you better get away
Ike will hit the bull's eye, the storm don't play
If you're on vacation, Yo, Ike stalled it
Check out the eye while the bands revolve it

Hurricane Ike Ike Baby, Hurricane Ike Ike Baby
Hurricane Ike Ike Baby, Hurricane Ike Ike Baby

Now that the people are jumpin'
With their stuff packed up and the gas done pumpin'
Quick to the road, to the road no fakin'
Pass McD's get a burger with bacon
Burnin' 'em and follow the symbol
I go crazy when I hear some imbecile
Revving, in a souped up Pinto
Now I can roll, it's time to crack the window
Rollin' in my Chevy Tahoe
With my window down, I can feel Ike blow
My laptop's on standby, Waiting for some Wi-fi
This spot hot? No - and I gotta fly
Kept on pursuing to the next block
I busted a left and I'm beating the clock
The light was red

Yo -- so I continued to I-37 to San Antonio
Wish I was there in a blink like a jeanie
How I'd love to be sippin' a martini
Jealous 'cause my girl's living fine
She left yesterday and was there by nine
Ready to give my homies a call
My homies acting ill because their car just stalled
Humidity, the air is sticky as hell
Ike's on his way, the weatherman yells
Moving toward the gulf coast real fast
I'm in my car, can't give it no gas
Bumper to bumper the interstate's packed
I'm trying to get away before Ike attacks
Police on the scene, what can it mean?
They hooked me up, now there's another lane free
If you're on vacation, Yo, Ike stalled it
Check out the eye while the bands revolve it

Hurricane Ike Ike Baby, Hurricane Ike Ike Baby
Hurricane Ike Ike Baby, Hurricane Ike Ike Baby

Yo man, let's get out of here! Word to your mother!

Yes, we are battening down the hatches, we are as prepared as we can get~I do have a pic for today but I'm too lazy to post it~I'll post it in the morning!

POTD 9/10/08

I'm so excited~I picked this up today at Target (with my $15 in gift cards to help pay for it). I went over to the Nike Plus website loaded in my information and joined a challenge!

9-9-08

Sad news to report~No pic today b/c I'm so exhausted I couldn't muster up the energy to even think of a picture!:( Maybe tomorrow.

POTD 9/8/08 AKA Don't Mess with My TUTU...

My mom's ward has a great Enrichment program & they are always doing something cute or crafty~Last week my mom had to head up the TUTU making class & of course my mom does NOTHING in moderation so she made Heather & Caroline (really Caroline, but Heather is such a skinny butt they fit her too) these cute TUTU's


Of course every LP fan needs a purple & black TUTU! haha


Here's Carolines TuTu~
I think they are soo cute and My mom totally RAWKS for making these! :) She's always coming up with something cute!

Thanks mom!

POTD 9/7/08

I just have to say I think I have the best kids around & I love them so much!:)

WOO HOO!!!/POTD 9-6-08

I haven't been on the coupon bandwagon the last couple of weeks b/c I've had to go back to work unfortunatly:( So I sat down today and looked through my coupons and came up with some deals.


My first stop was CVS (with 3 kids in tow!)

*1st deal~buy $6 in Suave products get $2 ECB's so I bought
-Shampoo
-Conditioner
-Body Wash
Had a coupon that was $2 off 3 Suave products

*2nd Deal~Get 3 Pantene Products for 9.99 get $2 ECB's so it's like getting it for $7.99 so I got
-Pantene shampoo
-Pantene conditioner
-Pantene hairspray
had a coupon buy a pantene product get a styling product for free

*3rd Deal~Cologate toothpaste was 2.99, get $2 ECB so it's like getting it for .99 cents had $1 off coupon THIS ITEM WAS FREE!!!!

*4th Deal~When I went in the kids scanned my Extra care card and a coupon for a $1 off any lady speed stick printed out. So I picked up a trial size for my 72 hr kit~
This item was FREE!!!

5th Deal~Dawn Dishwashing Soap was on sale for 99 cents & I had a $1 off coupon~another FREE item! WOO HOO!!!

My total OOP for this trip was $11.71 & I got $6 ECB's back for next time!!!


Then I ventured out to Target (again with the Kiddo's)~we had to have a long lecture about how we were only getting certain things yadayadayada!

Target had on sale buy 4 poptarts, rice krispies, keebler cookies for $9 & get a $5 gift card~then I had $1 off coupons when you buy 2 so this worked perfect~

1st deal~
-2 boxes of rice krispie treats
-2 pkgs fudge shoppe cookies
$9-$2 coupons=$7-$5 in gc/total for 4~$2

2nd deal
4 boxes poptarts
$9-$2 coupons~$7-$5 in gc/total for 4~$2

3rd deal
2 boxes poptarts
2 pkgs cookies
$9-$2 coupons~$7-$5 in gc/total for 4~$2

4th deal~Tyson requested a new toothbrush so I looked while I was at Target~They had Reach toothbrushes for 1.48 and I had a coupon for $1 off so the Toothbrush was just .48 cents.

Ok back to the poptart deal My total at Target after coupons was 28.40, but I got $15in Target GC's & I have a Kelloggs Fuel for School rebate for $10 back so

it's like getting all this stuff for $3.40 (I love it when CVS says it like this in their ad) and I would have to say this is probably my very best deal yet! I just had to share!

And yes, I took pictures of it (potd) and I blogged about it b/c I'm so excited!:)

Wanna see MORE CVS savings, visit "Cents"ible Sawyer

Deal of the Day

Lean Cusine is having their annual lunch bag sell~They offer cute lunch bags & then donate a portion of the sell to breast cancer research! Order away!

Lean Cuisine Lunch Bags

POTD 9/5/08

OK I started to panic tonight when I thought I hadn't take a picture for today, but then I remembered that I took on last night and ended up not using it.

Twice a year, once in the fall and once in the spring, these annoying little bugs, called love bugs, come to East Texas~I have no clue what their purpose is but they are nasty, they swarm and then they just kind of stick to you. UGH





I don't know if you can tell from the picture but it's 2 bugs attached to each other~ANNOYING and NASTY!!!

POTD 9/4/08

Ok people I totally had another picture all ready to post but then Tyson brought the camera in with these pictures on it so I HAD to post

The boy scout man came and talked to the boys at school today & of course Jed wants to join up again~I told Tyson that was his deal and he had to commit to taking Jed~I think it's only fair if I have to take Heather to dance!:) So that's why Jed has on his boy scout shirt.







What can I say~He's a natural like his daddy!:)

POTD 9/3/08

Well folks it's that time of year AGAIN~actually I don't think it ever goes away~yes, it's hunting season AGAIN! Tyson is the most avid hunter I know~he literally thinks about it ALL. YEAR. LONG!

So he was so excited when this was waiting on our front porch this evening when we got home



so you may be wondering what this is~it's a camera mount so tyson can put this on a tree (or somewhere) and mount our video camera to it and then he can record the whole time he hunts and he'll have it on tape when he kills something so instead of telling a story he'll have a movie to go with it!


Maybe he'll get a smaller video camera so it won't be so big! haha

*when I told him to hold it up, he asked if I even knew what it was~My reply~"No, but I know you are excited about it!"

Photo A Day~Sept 2nd

This is so funny~Jed has been begging Tyson to let him shoot his (Jed's) bow one day. So after we had dinner I dropped Tyson and the kids off at home then I went to run an errand~when I came home this is what I saw





Look at that sky!

~Summer Salad~The Recipe

I had to email my cousin LaNan and tell her I blogged about her~so she emailed her secret summer salad recipe~ENJOY!

Corn and Zucchini Melody
4 slices bacon
2 cups chopped zucchini
1 1/2 cups fresh corn kernels
1 small onion, chopped
1 pinch pepper
1/4 cup shredded Monterey Jack cheese


Place bacon in a large, deep skillet. Cook over medium-high heat until evenly brown. Reserve 1 tablespoon of drippings. Drain bacon, chop, and set aside.
Heat the bacon drippings in the skillet over medium heat. Saute the zucchini, corn, and onion until tender but still crisp, about 10 minutes. Season with pepper. Spoon vegetables into a bowl, and sprinkle with chopped bacon and shredded cheese.

*LaNan says she used turkey bacon & more cheese than it called for~I promise it was YUM-O!* Sorry LaNan that I said ugly things about it!:)

Photo A Day~Sept 1st

I thought it might be fun to try to take a photo a day for the month of September so here's my photo for last night~The weather forecast predicted that Hurricane Gustav was headed our way~Tyson & I sat outside last night for a long time just watching the weather and talking about nothing really! I went inside and got my camera and told him what I was doing! Of course, he thought I was crazy!

It tooks us 3 tries to get a decent picture~


Here's the first try~Hello double chin! :) Tyson wasn't happy b/c he said his cheeks are fat when he smiles!

Take 2


Again, not happy with the cheeks~

You know what they say 3rd time's a charm!


Finally, a picture we can both live with! HAHA

Oh, and Gustav missed us!

~Summer Salad~

When we went to Austin this summer my cousin made this summer salad~it was YUM-O~it had some weird stuff in it so I was sure someone else made it~you know, someone who was way into healthier food than us! haha Anyways, LaNan email me your summer salad recipe & I'll post it!:)

~First Day of School~

We were so excited to start the first day of school~Here are the kids on the morning of~




Caroline the Kindergartener!


Heather the BIG 5th grader! She was trying to pose cool! :)



Jed the cool 2nd grader! He asked for a one strap backpack! I think it makes him look so grown up!

Batten Down the Hatches...

Is that the saying? Well, I *might* get another week off of school! They (you know who they are) are predicting that Hurricane Gustav will come our way. We were told at school this afternoon to get prepared today & tomorrow. We signed up for a volunteer list just in case our school has to house evacuees. I'm off to fill our cars up with gas & get a few things that we will need just in case.

I felt so blessed to be able to volunteer at school (I volunteered Tyson & the kids also!)~Pray for us!

Anyways, we won't know until Monday for sure what the status is since the storm isn't supposed to hit land until 1:00~

Wish us the best!

For my Loyal Readers!

Just a quick update on our week~I had to go back to work last Friday~well, it's about to do me in~having to get up early and work all day AFTER sleeping in until 10am or so~I know it's a rough life! I've been busy with school stuff & when I come home I'm exhausted!

Last night we had Meet the Teacher at our school! Tyson brought the kids to meet their teachers & I cannot believe that Caroline is going to be a Kindergartener! She is so excited & she is glad to be at her momma's school! Jed's class is 2 doors down from me & Heather is going into 5th grade! Can you believe it? She is so excited about going back to school!

Anyways, we are supposed to be cleaning house! HAHA and then I am going to the school to get somethings ready for the next week!

We are still alive but barely!

~My post for today~

This was said in church yesterday and I keep thinking it over and over in my head~which probably means I need to cut it out in vinyl and hang it up somewhere in my house! HAHA

"If you aren't doing bad today, then what are you doing that's good?"

I think this can apply to many areas of our lives~are we doing good for someone else (or may or may not need it), are we doing the things that we should be doing by making good choices?

I also have another saying that I heard all the time growing up

"Remember who you are"

For some reason this saying has come back into my head lately~I haven't been doing anything bad I promise! But I thought I need to cut that out in vinyl and hang it up above my front door so we can all see it on our way out~especially the kids. But alas, my wall is a dark burgandy color so I'm still trying to decide what color vinyl I should use!

Have a great day!

~HEY Missy~

I'm calling you out~Share your secret recipe for the cinnamon rolls.:)

Time for a NEW DO...

I couldn't stand it anymore~I HAD to get a haircut~So Tyson's cousin gave me the hook up~I absolutely love it~
Here's the BEFORE~pathetic I know~



Here's the AFTER




OK OK I know it's not that much of a difference, but she cut it in long layers and I really like it IF I can get it to fix like she did!

It WORKED!!!

Here's the secret project I mentioned in my last post..At our school we have an english & a spanish day~so some of the teachers have them made out of posterboard so I decided to make one out of wood~I'm very pleased with the way they turned out.

ACK~the Pressure...

the reputation, the everything! School hasn't even started and I'm already overwhelmed! I work with a lady named Mary, she teaches Kindergarten & she has been telling everyone "You need to get on Autumn's good side, she gives the cutest gifts!" OMG~so now I've got a reputation to uphold~all this time I thought no one cared~hum, yeah whatever! I'm working on a project this weekend & I can't wait to see what it turns out like~I'll post when I'm through!

Last one for today

You might remember me mentioning last week that our hot water heater was on the blink~tyson thought that it quit leaking but yesterday it started making a loud noise so we had to break down and buy a new one.

I'm so blessed to have a husband that is so handy! He went to lowe's and got it & all the supplies and had it hooked up last night. There was one part he discovered he needed at 10pm so he had to stop but he called his boss and told him he needed to leave for a little while and then he would come back to work. He came home and fixed it, now all he has to do is light the pilot light when he gets home!

another one

I don't think I mentioned this on my blog but I needed a new digital camera & figured it would be a LONG time before I could afford to get one. But I found a GREAT deal through Best Buy online for this camera



When I ordered it I was tempted to have it shipped to my cousins house b/c I was afraid it wouldn't get to me before we left~so the day we left I saw the UPS man on one of the side streets by my house so i stopped him and asked if he delievered on my street. He said yes & he gave me my package~I was so happy to have my new camera!

I love it and it takes great pictures! Best of all it was a Smokin' Oakin' Deal!

Our Favorite Breakfast

We've been trying to eat at home more and our favorite breakfast has been cinnamon rolls~Caroline wakes up every morning asking for them! Sadly though they are from a can and not homemade~maybe in my next life! HA

The Prize

I mentioned the other day that I bought a special prize while I was on vacation~it's a Coach purse & I love it! It's my first and I'm so proud of it! Thank aunt Franci for helping me pick it out!

Because I Think Everyone Should..

get a good deal! I've been eyeing Mary Jane Crocs for years~but of course I'm too cheap to pay the $30 price tag! I came across this deal this morning

Crocs Deal
So I placed my order & I got 3 pairs for the price of one~plus I ordered a few other pairs! GO CHECK IT OUT!

DISCLAIMER: I've never ordered from this site so I'm not sure about the shipping! I'll update when they arrive!

~Va-Cay and other happenings~

Can you believe it's been a week since I've last blogged? People have probably quit reading this thing! HAHA

On Wednesday we left to go to my cousins house in Austin~we got there around 8:30 or so~when we got there the kids wanted to go swimming so we walked around the corner to the neighborhood pool. We were the only ones there and the kids had a great time swimming with their cousins!

Then we got up Thursday morning with the intentions to go to Six Flags but LaNan's neighbor was already there and she said it there were so many people there they decided to leave. We went with plan B (isn't there always a plan B?) and headed to Sea World! The kids were so excited. We had originally planned on going there but someone gave us free tickets to Six Flags. Anyways, we spent the WHOLE day there & the kids loved it. LaNan & her crew had to leave a little early b/c they some other things to do that night. I realized after they left that day we didn't get a picture of all of us together~








Then the next day LaNan rented a party boat and we went out to the lake. We really had a great time on that! It was a great idea.







Saturday was my cousin Alayna's baptism~which is the whole reason we went to Austin. She asked me to speak~this is the absolute thing I hate to do the most but I agreed to do it & it turned out ok! We are so excited for her! Congrats Alayna!

Then we hit the outlet malls in San Marcos & I bought a special prize! I'll have to take a pic of it and post later. But I love it.

We had a great time in Austin & can't wait to go back! Thanks LaNan & Devin for being such great hosts!

Inquiring Minds Want to Know

This stuff is grass seed & lots of it. My sweet baby sister, Alison, apparently got to drive in grandpa's pasture & she thought Heather should experience the same thing IN MY SUBURBAN!!!!! And I think they got stuck too~Anyways, when Tyson went to change my u-joints the other day he found all of this up by the motor~he says we're lucky the engine didn't catch fire (I don't know if that would really happen or not). There was enough though to make a pretty good pile on the driveway.

So there ya go~GRASS SEED! It's kind of funny, but it wouldn't have been if it would have torn my car up!

~O.M.G.~

Anyone who knows me knows that this has been my favorite saying lately but it fits this weekend so well!

The other day we were riding in my car and it's been making a noise but it never seems to do it when Tyson's with me, finally though it did. UM, my u-joints were going out. So we stopped by the auto parts store to pick up new ones to the tune of $40~UGH. Tyson & Jed changed them yesterday and found this while they were under my car



I'll let my sister, Alison, explain this one~

So today I get up and go switch the laundry & I hear dripping coming from the water heater~so I called tyson in there & tell him~he looks at it and then looks outside & there's water all over the patio~so YEP, our water heater is on the blink! We won't be able to buy one until Monday or Tuesday.

So then Tyson & Jed leave to go get one of tyson's deer stands. As Jed is getting out of the car he smashes his finger in the door & Tyson says he thinks it might be broken!

To top it all off~my allergies in my eyes have been bothering me so I can't wear my contacts & my glasses give me a headache when I wear them for long periods of time!


~AND~ TYson has to go back to work on Monday so there's no telling when the water heater will get fixed.
SO~there's the start to our weekend.

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