Wordless Wednesday: Yeah, they are the cutest

Win some cool Parents® toys

I love the giveaways that 5 Minutes for Mom has, they give away some really awesome stuff! Right now they have a giveaway for a Parents® toys giveaway with a prize pack with lots of cool things for infants to preschoolers. Some of the fun stuff includes a pretend mp3 player that plays classical songs, a mom & baby fitness dvd, and a cute garden counting puzzle. I know my boys would love this stuff. Go check out this giveaway.

Get away from Winter

I hate winter. I hate being cold. I only like snow on Christmas day, other than that I would be perfectly fine not seeing it at all. Winter is the perfect time to go on vacations to warm beaches and caribbean cruises to get away from all the cold. Last January we got to go to Cancun for a week and it was so nice to get away from the snow and freezing temperatures and hang out by the beach with the nice warm air and beautiful blue-green ocean. Ah, nice. Unfortunately we aren't planning anything like that this winter, but hopefully next winter. :)

Gift Giving

So, I get magazines occasionally and of course at this time of year there is always an article on the "perfect gifts" for this season. Usually the list a bunch of expensive stuff like Louis Vuitton purse, Cartier watch, designer clothing, etc. Stuff I would have to give up my mortgage payment to buy. Luckily they usually have a "cheap gifts" list too lol. I think it's ridiculous some of the things kids expects to be just given to them these days, like cell phones, laptops, iPods, expensive clothes, etc. This makes me sound old, but when I was that age and wanted expensive stuff I had to work for it, I didn't just expect people to get it for me for no reason.

Do you have it?

I am so glad we have life insurance, though I would hope not to need it any time soon. I know that some people don't have it, but I think anyone who provides income to a family should have some, I think the common agreement is to have ten times your annual income in life insurance. And if you own a home it can be a good idea to have mortgage life insurance. I think we also have insurance on our car that pays it off if Hubby dies. Of course I'd rather make payments forever than have him die, but it's nice to be taken care of if something does happen.

I Love Thanksgiving Leftovers!

So, we didn't have Thanksgiving leftovers since we had it up at the inlaws, which is awesome cuz less cooking and cleanup, but I really like having the leftovers. So for our dinner Sunday I made a turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes and gravy, and corn. A little mini Thanksgiving. It was delicious and now I have yummy leftovers! Or had really lol. I've eaten all the potatoes and stuffing, but we have plenty of turkey. I put a bunch in the freezer to be used in other meals and left a bowl in the fridge to make turkey sandwiches. It is yummy turkey too if I may say so myself, nice and moist and tender, mmmmmmmm. Next Thanksgiving we are going to my family's house so I am going to make sure to learn how to make my mom's stuffing and my dad's gravy cuz they are the best (even though my weirdo Hubby doesn't like real stuffing :P I make Stove Top for him).

Heads or Tails: Three

Today's Heads or Tails theme is Three.

So let me think of a few things having to do with three. Well, right now I have three sleeping little boys, somehow Jakey, Little T, and Little I all are napping at the same time. Jason is down playing in the playroom, a little noisely and I keep having to count to three to get him to be quieter (though I'm pretty sure he doesn't know the definition of quiet). I've had to "Shhh" him much more than three times.

Head over to Skittles' Place to join in Heads or Tails.

Tuesday To-Do

Let's see what I need to get done today:

* Fold laundry

* Clean boys' room

* Vacuum- done

* Dishes

* Mail rebate form

I really need to get laundry folded today, it's taking over our bedroom. I already got the living room picked up and vacuumed, but will probably need to do it again at the end of the day. Now that we have a Christmas tree up we need to vacuum up pine needles all the time. I should get pics of our tree up soon, once we get a new stand so it stops falling over. Hubby says he'll do the dishes when he gets home, so I'm not going to worry about them. The boys' room has been on my to-do list forever, but it's not really a priority.

20,000 Visitors!!!

So yesterday I passed the 20,000 visitor mark! WOOHOO! Thanks to all of you who have visited and commented. 20,000 in less than a year is awesome! (I started my stat counter Jan 1 of this year, so I've actually had more visitors from before that but never counted). I hope you all keep coming back!I love blogging and it's one of my favorite hobbies now.

Menu Plan Monday

Check out Menu Plan Monday at Organizing Junkie to join in or get some great dinner ideas!

Here's what we are having this week:

Monday- Sloppy Joes

Tuesday- Garlic Chicken

Wednesday- Pasta Roni

Thursday- Spaghetti

Friday- Leftovers

Saturday- Hamburger Helper

Sunday- BBQ Ribs

Car Angels

Do you have an old car sitting around that you don't know what to do with? Check out Car Angels. They accept car donations as well as boats, RVs, even houses, and use the profits to help those in need. They have made over 2.4 million DVDs to help single mothers, orphans, homeless, teen and adult rehab, and prison reform. They have free pickup and title transfer, all you have to do is call and donate your car and they will take care of everything else, and you can get a tax deduction for your donation. I think it's a great program.

What's that name again?

Have you ever noticed that celebrities only wear things that have big hard-to-sound names? Like Dusseldorf, Audemars Piguet, Manolo Blahnik, and Louis Vuitton. And the harder it is to pronounce, the more expensive it is. You can't be a popular designer with a name like Michael Johnson, you'd probably have to change it to Mikal Johannassen to get anybody to take you seriously lol. I'd need a translator just to go shopping in one of those high-end designer boutiques.

Wish I got paid sick days

I stayed home from church today because I am still sick. I've had a small cold since Tuesday, which now has added on a stomachache and lightheadedness. I am tired and if I'm up too long doing stuff I get nauseas. I hate being sick. Luckily the sore throat part of it is going away. And I'm glad the boys didn't get it, though Jason did get a little bit of the cold but not bad, just a runny nose. I think it's about time to take some more meds and drink some orange juice or something.

House Flipping

I love watching those shows like Flip That House and Property Ladder and Real Estate Pros. They are so fun. I love seeing how they take an old run-down house and remodel it to be updated and beautiful and make thousands of dollars off it. It's a good money-making thing, real estate or land investment, and usually the ones they show make a good profit. I think it would be fun to flip a house one of these days. I've always loved building stuff and doing stuff with my hands, I even wanted to be a construction worker when I was little lol.

Christmas Lights

Yesterday we took a trip up to the inlaws. We had to stop by Hubby's aunt's house to pick up his brother. Wow, I thought my Hubby had an addiction to Christmas lights! His uncle has the whole house covered. There were extension cords coming out everywhere! He actually had to rewire his breaker box to have all his Christmas lights have their own breaker after he blew breakers to all the power in his house lol. It was fun driving through their neighborhood, there were so many lights all over the houses, yards, mailboxes, trees, flagpoles, everything. Too bad the kids were asleep in their seats by that time, they would have loved it.