if i had a christmas list: part 3

love these family trees made modern. looks like works of art. they can be customized or you can do it your self. via my tree and me

10 things right now: friday

1. funny how the little things show up when you need them the most like these two quotes found via s.hoptalk.

2. i haven't been laughing much lately and i miss it.

3. i haven't been talking or emailing much either. guess its a sign of winter for me. i'm already starting to turn into a hermit.

4. kaylee and i did walk around our local mall yesterday for some kicks. ate a slice of pizza and bread sticks for lunch. she LOVES bread sticks with cheese sauce. then she became whiny so we came home. then i became whiny because i had to start cleaning house.

5. seriously need to get kaylee sleeping on her own. i blame this on mike and him being a first time daddy. i had her sleeping on her own once upon a time but then i let mike talk me out of it so here we are. a almost 5 year old not being able to go to sleep on her own, in her own bed.

6. got a new chili recipe to try. going to try it on the guys tomorrow for when they come over for the boxing match on tv. i'm going to make it spicy HOT to see who the real men are...bahhahahaaha *evil laugh* also making my burn going in, burn coming out stuffed jalapeno peppers and corn bread.

7. found out my brother's dentist business is starting to slow down, like a lot. to where he's either cutting back hours or letting some workers go. we use to be RV capital but with the economy , jobs went bye bye. its so bad here that President Obama has been here twice since taking office.

8. thank-full and blessed that mike has a stable job- everyone still needs gas + propane.

9. going to a scentsy party tonight for one of my sister in laws. she did book her party off mine so i feel obligated to go. scentsy is a plug-in smelly stuff warmer. i'm too lazy to post a link.

10. while i'm doing that, kaylee + mike plan on going up to laporte to take pop pop out for a birthday dinner. sounds like i might have an empty house to return to. sounds like a bubble bath is in my near future- god bless america!

late night on my mind: wednesday

{via lilac & ivy}

1. after writing yesterdays post i felt much better. like a weight was lifted. so thanks to all who suffered through and read it.

2. had my second adjustment this week at the chiropractor and i have to say that i'm starting to feel better. my nose isnt as stuffy and i'm able to taste some food again- i tasted fresh garlic yesterday in my salad dressing, holla!

3. found out that not only do i have arthitis in my lower back but also mid back, mild scoliosis and forward head posture- my neck goes straight up and down when it should have a natural curve.

4. just watched this. makes my heart go out to those who have been and are currently serving in the war.

5. i really need to get some ideas going for kaylee's birthday party. i'm thinking of doing a cheerleading party. it's still girly yet not princessy since the princess theme has been done to death.

6. out of the blue today kaylee told me she really likes the chicken and ducklings i made last night. {kayleeism}

7. need some recipe ideas for dinner tomorrow night. been trying to cook more. again.

8. craft room is on hold. mike is planning on having some guys over saturday for the boxing fight on tv. i know i wont be able to get it done by then...then again, maybe thats the push i need?!

9. almost stopped at one of our local bakery's for some texas sheet cake.

10. found this blog- the frugul find yesterday. love that she tries them out and reports back to make sure they work. {i'm going to try to get the movie UP for $1.98. i have a $10.00 coupon for the movie and plan on doing the $9.00 rebates. i'll report back if it works or not}

i LOVE...magazine deals!!

after realizing that most of the meals i make come from accumulated cooking light recipes, i decided to subscribe to them once again especially after finding this deal- 5 bucks for a years subscription! go here to subscribe. {via a greatfull day}

bad attitude w/some good: tuesdays

via we heart it

1. i'm back to being a little sad again. sad because we still haven't gotten any money from the butt head who still owes us for the motorcycle and no one is interested in said motorcycle so it just sits in our garage.

2. sad because mike did something nice for someone (see #1) and that person took total advantage of it and there's really nothing we can do about it. i can only hope that karma will kick that person in the ass- HARD!

3. and i'm starting to feel like a hoarder. my craft room is getting fuller and fuller of junk, empty boxes, paper...

4. i'm almost motivated to start cleaning, organizing and painting it. almost.

5. i have another chiro appointment today. lets see how much money they can get out of me today and still do nothing.

6. i know, bad attitude kristi today. must be the weather- wet, gray and looks really cold out there!

7. warm chocolate chip cookies + hot apple cider sounds fantastic right now.

8. since my weekend trip to ikea has been put on hold, i traded in some of those points that would of been used for the hotel for a $100 gift card to target. normally, this would of been considered "fun money", instead i'm going to use it towards kaylee's christmas presents.

9. i just looked at the bottom of my feet- they look horrible!

10. this is so sweet! {mike would think i was on drugs if i did something like this}

at the moment & weekend recap

taken saturday evening

1. friday waited an hour to see the chiropractor only to have "testing" + x-rays done. no adjustments but a $200+ bill. {he needs to look over my tests + x-rays in order to diagnose me correctly. newsflash to him, i want him to take care of my sinus problems. i think once that's done i can get to exercising which will take care of the rest}

2. saturday we had friends over for chips+shrimp salsa, fajitas and dirt pudding. always a great time except for miss kaylee's 'tude.

3. sunday was nice, chilled the whole day but by 7pm came around i was antsy. this is what happens when i don't leave the house is 2 days. i was ready to tee-pee/saran wrap someones house/car. by midnight i was ready to run outside- NAKED!

4. desperately needing some happy drama/adventure in my life. or an inexpensive hobby. or a vacation someplace warm with a hot cabana boy bringing me frozen chocolate dessert type drinks...

5. wish someone would give me a makeover. face, hair, wardrobe, money. i'm not picky.

6. the temps this weekend was wicked awesome! sunny and in the upper 60's. wish it would/could stay for the entire winter season. snow only for a few days around christmas.

7. why is high school book fee's so much? ham's this year is $171 bucks. hate to have seen my parents bill, they had at least 2 kids in high school till i graduated then it was just my sister. (4 of us kids total, then again, that was ages ago when stamps cost 15 cents)

8. found some bar stools at our local antique shop. the price was awesome but mike has sports ones picked out for his man cave and i think they would of been too country for the kitchen.

9. kaylee has been asking/begging for a puppy and mike even considered getting one next spring. i asked him if he was NUTS?! {he is, by the way} that night i had a dream we got a cute yellow lab then our pesky cat peed right in front of me. i took that as a sign. no more animals for us!!

10. need to get kaylee to ask for a pool not a puppy.

if i had a christmas list: part 2

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