has it really been 7 days already?

wow....time escapes me once again!
i've been trying to be good about posting more frequently than i have in the past...not working for me lately.

busy, busy, busy

i've been doing pretty good on my project life documentation. taking pics, journaling everyday in a notebook to refer to later when i actually scrap everything. keeping little things like receipts, tags and grocery lists. uploaded all my jan. pics to snapfish and have them printed and ready to go. just need to find the time to sit and scrap them now. excited to get working on it.

SB sunday was a blast!! great game... saints sure did show some moves!!!
sad to see football season go... what to do now? lol

v-day is around the corner, working on making up some yummy treats, helping T make some goodies to share with her friends and putting up some cute decorations around the house... great ideas here!

hopefully i can get some pics up for you soon.
have a outlet mall trip planned this week and my big sis is coming to visit!!! :)

your words are bigger than you think...

everywhere i turn, everything i read lately is all about kindness, love, your words and what they mean. dare i say it...getting "older" i realize that there is much more to life than simply pushing your way through it. and words have a greater power than i think we all realize. there's much truth in the statement; think before you speak!

words are carried around with people, you may not always be able to see their immediate affect, but they stick.

just a couple of blog postings i ran across, good reads to make you think....

here
here
and here

winter finally shows up...

life stories...

i've always liked the idea of a 365 project; a photo a day concept to document a year in your life...or every year in your life, however long you wanted to keep going with it i suppose.

it's not that i couldn't commit to doing so...it's more so that fact that i'm forgetful. i never take my camera with me when i go about my average daily day. i'm good about snapping random photos of everyday stuff, but just like most people....my photos mostly consist of "events".

i've been drawn to ali edwards take on scrapbooking for this reason alone. she celebrates everyday life. living in the now and how to document your life story. i feel it's important. scrapbooking started out as a fun hobby, something to enjoy with friends, a stress reliever, exploring creativity. but the older i get and the bigger my family gets...i realize that it's more than that. i want to be able to have a history to pass on. i want my children to be able to look back into their childhood and have more than just dusty boxes of photos. while it's great to have those, and most photos speak for themselves and your mind will offer all the memories of the moment, some moments just need to have their stories told in way that they can never be forgotten.

today, in the now...we think to ourselves that we'll never forget. whether it's special moments with your spouse, silly words or phrases that your child says or having a laugh with a friend. these little things that are priceless to us, they need to be documented in order to leave behind the story of you!

okay, so to get to the point, i broke down and purchased the project life kit from becky higgins. it's a scrapbook based on the 365 (photo a day) project. it has all the spaces available to have a week at a glance, allowing for 7 photos and journaling to go with it. i'm very excited about this concept...and i figured what better year to start than 2010!

it will be an experience, and it will end up being treasured.

i hope to stick with it, an i hope share some with you soon!

recipe to share...

i could live off of broccoli slaw lately, not sure why, but i make it just for me (T and J will eat it, but not just because!)... and so i eat all of it by myself!!

so just to share:

broccoli slaw

1 package broccoli slaw (found with bagged salads)
1 bunch chopped green onion (optional)
3 tbsp butter
1/2 cup sunflower seeds
1/2 cup sliced almonds
1 package ramen noodles (beef or oriental) (i use oriental)
3 tbsp sugar
3 tbsp vinegar
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp pepper
1/4 - 1/2 cup oil (i have used both veg. oil and olive oil, both seem fine)

in a bowl combine: broccoli slaw and onion.
in small sauce pan, saute in butter: sunflower seeds, sliced almonds and crumbled (bite size pieces) ramen noodles (add no water or season packet)
about 5 min.

add to broccoli slaw
in small bowl combine: sugar, salt, pepper, vinegar, oil and season pack from noodles
mix well and add to broccoli slaw. stir well.

it does get soggy overtime, if using for party i suggest pouring sauce on right before eating. refrigerate, should keep for 2 days. i prefer it cold, so after making it, i let it chill for 2 hours or so.

yum!

f a m i l y

yesterday we had our family photos taken again, this time we had a bigger family! and the great thing, the photos were even more special....because the photographer is family too!! my wonderful, super talented big sis took our family photos for the second time, and they are FABULOUS! i just love, love, love her work!!! and not just saying so cause she's my sis either!!

we had our challenges, as i'm assuming most families do. we were running late (what's new!) and we struggled with clothes, we struggled with tantrums, falling, being scared (pics on the stone in waterfall) we struggled with parking (lmao!!! you had to be there!! hee hee)
but overcoming all that....we had a great day, a great time and now we have the perfect family photos!!! all thanks to heather! C=

so here's a sneak peek...
can not believe that C is almost 7 months old already!!

considering N didn't have a nap (he sooooo still needs them) and C has been teething, meanwhile i have had 4 nights in row of being up til 3-4 in the morning... we all cleaned up pretty well!! C=

can't wait to do it again....
you rock heather!!!!!!!!!!!! love ya!!

the fat guy in red

didn't manage to bring "meow meow's" to the chateau this year... but it still ranks high on the list of wants! N wants his very own kitty to sleep in his bed with him, in fact that has been a request for a very long time!

with big kitty approaching a whopping 16 years of age, and sammie only a year or two behind him...we've been wanting to obtain some kittens before the inevitable happens.

so... this is a 2010 goal....

RAGDOLL KITTENS!!!
i'm in love!!!