Saturday, April 30, 2011

The Royal Wedding



Did you watch?

I woke the girls up to watch with me
We made tea and ate banana muffins
They asked a zillion questions
I wanted them to stop but it was kinda cute now looking back

She looks stunning, very Grace Kelly to me




One of my most favorite moments was when he first saw her &
turned to her & said you look beautiful

So beautiful, so regal



There is so much hope that they have what it takes to make it despite the scrutiny and pressure.
He seems to have many qualities that Diana instilled in her children

Wishing them many happy years together & many beautiful babies!

Also attended a "BIG GIRL" party at a friends house
complete with Bangers & Mash, Tea & Berry Trifle!

And of course our tiaras!
Fun!



Thursday, April 28, 2011

Your Royal Name


In honor of The Royal Wedding

Mine is

Marchioness Tracey Lulu McCartneycock of Raleighport

wrong for so many reasons!


Friday, April 22, 2011

Family Fun My Ass!

I really am convinced that

is published to remind us of how boring we are & how we need to step it up and do fun creative stuff with our kids

I always do & then my kids lose interest 1/2 way....is it me?

I stumbled on this article



So I think, wow this would be so fun to do with the girls for Easter
I love projects
I always have so much free time that I can spend my leisure making things with them
then birds & flowers tied in ribbons will fly around us as we do them

NOT!

This project came out super duper cute & now that I did it, i know how to make it easier....
I would assembly line it

Again thats a

BIG HUGE IF I DID IT AGAIN

But here is how i did it
for those who want to know

I apologize in advance for the crappy pics
I was too lazy to take my ass upstairs to get my camera



So we started with
chocolate animal crackers
chocolate frosting
orange mike & ikes
green gummy candy
sugar wafers


So I beat the crap out of the animal crackers-
rolling pin in a ziplock was my method,
don't know if there is a better/easier way




Then we mashed in some chocolate frosting,
I didn't measure anything,
I kept adding frosting till it felt kinda like crumbly play dough


then my lovely assistants helped me sort out the orange mike & ikes



then start snipping the green gummy candies (rips)

I cut them in halfsies

then in quarteries






then snipped to make the stalks





then worked them into the snipped top of the carrot, really easy cause they are so pliable




You basically use the sugar wafers & frosting to make a rectangle shaped "flower box/planter"
So two are the long sides & 1 cut in 1/2 is the short side of the rectangle
the frosting is the glue to hold them all together





Then add in the "dirt" and "plant" the carrots

Funny thing is the girls had given up by then
the snipping had gotten tooo boring & they walked away
Hubby ended up taking pics for me and "planting" the carrots

There is a lot of extra "dirt" on the edges but they came out so cute!!!!!
Lot's of work
I ended up doing most of it
So, Family Fun?
Not so much!

Thursday, April 14, 2011

I think I have an ADD problem......squirrel!!!!

Here is what my day was like-

Ritalin Anyone????:

6:00 am-Sky comes in dressed for school, ready to snuggle as my alarm goes off
this was the highlight of my day, my girls RARELY snuggle anymore!
6:15 am-after snuggles w/ my Noops (Sky's nickname) & hitting the snooze button,
i get up dressed & ready for work,
apply make up 1/2 assed(you would not approve Ash)
then change 17 times before i decide on an outfit
6:58-rush downstairs,
write a check for school,
make tea for my travel mug(disney of course)
grab banana & bag for work, off i go

7:29.59-pull into work just in time
8:30-finish testing & tutoring, decide I should head to walmart
8:34-in my car thinking it is a really good idea to check email
8:45-still in school parking lot writing posts to Facebook about American Idol
8:49-drive to Walmart & park car, enter store where i don't really need shit
9:20-leave store with shit i don't really need & drive home


(Shit I Don't Need)




















Between the hours of 9:40& 3:30 this is what i did:

get home
change into comfy clothes
make coffee, drink first cup
strip sheets off our bed
put in load of laundry
unload dishwasher
call my dad(his sister just passed away-90 years old)
start making meatballs & sauce for dinner tonight
make bowl of oatmeal for breakfast
eat bowl of said oatmeal
drink second cup of coffee
let dogs out, let dogs in (repeated 3 times over course of several hours)
paint shelf for girls room that i bought at the goodwill 6 months ago
scrub other shelf w/ primitive stars that i also bought at good will 6 months ago
check Facebook & email 17 times......
drive to Cathy's, take Riley with me to let Sage out
almost ram into the mailman who is in our driveway & I dont bother to realize till I am half out of the garage!!!!
attempt drive to Cathys again
drop off old teaching materials while at Cathy's, realize I forgot 2 items(imagine that)!
speak to my HS friend Colleen while I am at Cathy's & watching the dogs play
drive home with Riley
paint little chair that i am planning to mod podge

(chair that I will be modge podging soon, post coming)



















go up in attic to look for country/primitive stuff for shelf
download "No Rain" ring tone
said some prayers for some people in need
wonder why I can never get anything done!
start writing this post
put wet laundry into dryer
clean up paint supplies
ask joe to hang shelves for me
do suggestive dance so Joe will hang shelves for me,
(well what i thought was suggestive, others may call spastic & awkward)
eat meatballs that i made for lunch
ask Joe about his Crossfit work out
listen to joe tell me about his Crossfit workout
fantasize about Joe's trainer who he describes in full detail (about all his tight muscles)
-is that wrong??
for
Joe to be describing OR me to be fantasizing????
or both????
write more on this post
take photos for this post
swiffer kitchen floor

Still wonder why i get nothing done........

Now I am ready for a nap & the girls bus will be here in a minute!!!!!

SQUIRREL!

Tell me about your ADD day!