♥♥♥short work week♥♥♥

oh hello there short work week...you KNOW you are one of my besties...tomorrow at 3:30 my 4 day weekend will officially start, YES!  and i can't wait!  i'm so so so excited to cook (and eat) thursday and friday i have absolutely NO plans but to sit on my butt and veg...and enjoy the day with my fam.  saturday we are heading to altoona and having a little outback, YUM!  sounds like a pretty perfect weekend huh...

i put my christmas tree up last weekend soooo that is off my list for this weekend.  now if i could only keep the stupid cat away from it.  i read somewhere that cats hate citrus smells so i peeled an orange and hid the peels under my tree skirt...so far so good. 

so did anyone else watch the season finale of project runway?  i was SO SO SO mad that irina won, i could not STAND her at all...i really thought carol hannah should have won. 

out for now

~kisses

happy hump day...

we've officially made it half way through the week!!!  thank goodness we are on the downhill slide and the weekend is almost here.  we have a kinda sorta busy weekend coming up...skating party saturday night for football/cheer, dinner at church on sunday and teen praise night sunday night. 

last night the kids and i decided to "try" to dress raven up.  she always gets left out of dress up time, just because she is so big.  so we took a hoodie of joeys and his hat and put it on her.  let's just say she was NOT amused...and she would rather be left out of dress up time thank you very much.  excuse the crappy pic...i took it with my blackberry...

so i'm totally done with my christmas shopping...can you even believe it?  crazy right?  i'm never EVER done this early...ever!  now...to just get things wrapped.  that's the part i dread the most.  i usually put that off until the last second.  but not this year, i want done early and enjoy the season without stress.

i'm super super excited for thanksgiving too.  two of our good friends are coming over to enjoy the day with us.  and i seriously enjoy entertaining for the holidays, it's my FAV.  i'll be sure and take pics that day to share with ya'all.

out for now

~kisses

if you could help me out...

there is a wishlist contest over at the c28 site...whoever has their wishlist viewed the most will win their entire list...could you view mine please to help me win? thanks!!! xoxo

GO TO THE LINK HERE

thanks
out for now
~kisses

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it's no secret that i LOVE the c28 site...it has such cool clothes and accessories...and their customer service can NOT be beat!!!  i've ordered from them time after time and not had a single problem.  their shipping is super fast, like ridiulously fast.

i own probably 6 shirts from their site and every single time i wear one of them it sparks a conversation with someone about them...which in turn gives me an opportunity to share my testimony.  their shirts are like that perfect "in" that you're searching for.

and if you use this LINK...you will save 10% off your first order!!!!!

out for now
~kisses

i ♥ small town, usa...

Be still, and know that I am God...

Psalm 46:10

i'm a complete country girl...i love EVERY single thing about living in the country...from dirt roads to truck pulls...i love the simple life!  and honestly, i think this is one of the most gorgeous places. 

i look at a sunset or a beautiful sunrise and i think "how could anyone look at this and NOT believe in God".  here are some pics i took recently of my small town, usa...

sun setting over a corn field...

one of THE most gorgeous sunsets i've seen...it was so golden and warm...

at a little cemetary by our house...i've been going to this cemetary all my life and just love the sights there...

out for now

~kisses

randomness @ love...

i am totally, completely and utterly in love with my husband.  as i've said before, i LOVE love.  and i love all the little things around me daily that immediately make me think of him.  we are enjoying slowly working our way through the love dare book...and i would highly recommend it to ALL couples!!!

i can remember doing this time after time when i was little...he loves me, he loves me not...i am thankful everyday that HE loves me!!!

out for now
~kisses

a weekend full of lovely...

is ahead of me...a weekend FULL of great times with family and friends...and weekend FULL of shopping...and a sunday FULL of relaxing...can't wait!

tonight joey is taking two friends and going to the superbowl...and they are so excited!!!  they'll leave the church at 5pm tonight and get home around 7am tomorrow.  bless those leaders hearts for staying up all night...i know i couldn't do it.  have fun everyone!!!

tomorrow i'm taking my mom shopping in altoona all day...wow, two days of shopping in one week for me :)  i have all my coupons ready...i'm so close to being done with my shopping, first time ever i've been done this early!!!

tomorrow night friends of ours are having a get together.  hopefully my little is rested up enough by then to go, i'm not taking a cranky kid out among the public.

oh and speaking of my boy...he told me last night his "girlfriend" wants him to meet her parents.  um, hello...you guys are 12!  what in the world would he need to meet her parents for?  yeah so, i'm not so much for that...and we won't be participating.  what is it with these kids now...geesh.  i would have NEVER even considered asking a boy to come to my house when i was 12 and introducing him to my parents.  i knew i couldn't date until i was 16 and that was that...it didn't kill me to wait until then.  and it won't kill my kids either.  i refuse to be one of those parents that gives in and lets their kids just do whatever because all the other kids are.

out for now
~kisses

great deals...

check the coupon sites i posted in my sidebar...there are some AWESOME deals at target this weekend (with the printable coupons)...some things you'll get nearly for free. 

also, a ton of the online sites are starting their holiday promotions...especially the photo printing sites like seehere, vistaprint and shutterfly.  if you check out THIS POST from freebies 4 mom you'll find an offer for 50 FREE, totally absolutely FREE, christmas cards shipped to you for FREE.  there isn't any catch, i already ordered mine.

out for now
~kisses

savings...coupons...great deals...

so incase you don't know...i'm a total coupon FREAK...i love them, can't get enough of them.  i also love me a good deal.  i've recently found some very awesome blogs that have coupons/deals/savings on them daily...you MUST check them out.  i'm going to add them to my sidebar for easy finding later.

the coupon geek

freebies 4 mom

printable coupons

enjoy!!!
out for now
~kisses

the unseen christmas pics...

i posted over HERE at gypsy tree the pics i took of us for christmas...and here i am posting the rejects that you won't see...but they make me laugh hard...

joey making a muscle and feeling in this pic...so hilarious...

joey again (of course) being funny...

and again, i'm sure this had something to do with joey saying something...both laughing so hard they couldn't hardly stand up...i'm sure mama was laughing hard as well...

out for now

~kisses

monday...blah...

i never seem to have much time to post on mondays...as i have switchboard all day.  i have some pics to post from our little photo session saturday.  and believe me, some of them are FUNNY as ever!  that will have to wait until tomorrow, sorry!

tonight, nothing exciting planned (which i love)...some dinner, exercise, maybe a run, some hang out time with the fam, tv...can't wait!

report cards are this week as well...i *think* joey might make the honor roll but i'm not sure yet.  can't wait to get them and see how they did!!!  i'll be sure to update that here as well.

out for now
~kisses

itsy bitsy quicksy post...

i'm off to the dr soon so i have to make this post a quickie...

i officially have NOTHING planned for the weekend except taking my families portrait and cleaning/relaxing/hanging in my jammies...and I.CANT.WAIT.

i'm totally sure i'll be uploading the family pics here...or at least some of the outakes (which are usually just as good and totally hilarious)...

out for now
~kisses