Pinching Those Pennies and a sweet boy

I've been really working hard to try and get some better pictures of Anderson to go on our Christmas card, but as you can see, 1. it was really cold and his nose was red and 2. it's pretty hard to get a 19 month old to smile!Sometimes he looks exactly like his daddy and sometimes I think you know...he looks a lot like me too! We've gone to the dog park this morning and Anderson LOVES to pick up rocks wherever we go, I guess that's the boy in him and he kept telling me "rock" and I took his picture. Turns out, it wasn't a rock...it was hard dog stinkies(YUCKKKK) Needless to say...he got a good hand cleaning when we got to the car. Two pretty cool things to tell you about. I know some of you are working moms and some of you are stay at home moms...but couldn't we all use some more money, especially now at this time of year? I've got this great website on the side of my blog over there to the right it's www.frugalcouponliving.com if you click on this it's a link. I got this Leap Frog Alphabet Pal (which is usually $19.98) for .49 cents I am not lying! (Kelly, please close your eyes...this is Aaden's present)! I promise we got him something else, we didn't just spend .49 cents on him! Ha! Plus from her website I got a coupon and got some wipes and it made them .54 cents!
Also you can go to www.seehere.com and upload a picture and it will make 50 free Christmas cards PLUS free shipping! This is awesome!

Happy couponing!

St. Nick!

Hello friends! I've been in my Ugg boots all day long and Anderson has been bundled up as well, it has been 49 degrees practically all day! Delightful! As we went for our walk this morning, my face was burning because the wind was blowing so hard and it was so cold! I LOVE this weather...I seriously think I could live in North Dakota!

This cold weather REALLY made me start thinking about Christmas(as I haven't been doing this already) and I decided to take Anderson to see Santa Claus. He was perfect in line, waving to Santa numerous times, continuing to say "ho,ho,ho" but when it was actually time for him to see Santa....
WELL, that was a different story! He cried and kept telling Santa "byyyyeee" in his thick Southern accent (mom can't you picture it now)! Most of the pictures were not good, because he was crying...but one... just one was actually pretty good because I distracted him. I'm not going to show you that picture, because you will be getting it in your mailbox as your Christmas card and I'm not a spoiler!

Of course, while at the mall, Anderson spotted the horsies on the carousel and we HAD to ride! I really do think we could spend our life on a carousel, it's THAT FUN and oh they had the Christmas music going and it really was fun!
We are getting started decorating this weekend...a little much? Maybe not!

It's the Friday the 13th you know...

Hello friends! Happy Friday the 13th, it's been a good day! I'm always scared something bad is going to happen on this day, I guess I'm just superstitious! The first year we lived in Talladega, my car got hit twice on Friday the 13th!! Once by the garbage truck(just backed into me) and then again by my boss! Ha! But thank goodness today has been pretty quiet!

We have been to the playground at the mall in Arlington. I guess this is just our Friday thing. Anderson LOVES this playground and it gives him a chance to socialize with other children. And of course, he got so excited he poo pooed in his pants so I guess he really was "poopey pants" this time, HA!Are you any of you just as nutty about germs as me and practically bathe your child in germ-x when they get done doing something where others have touched?
But, he loves getting to play with the other kiddos!

And of course, we rode the carousel 4 times again today! But, I didn't take any pictures since it's such a common occurrence!

A lady that I found over at Kelly's Korner painted the most precious paintings for Anderson and his jungle themed room. She has sent me pictures and is shipping them to me. I will post pictures as soon as we receive them. They are so stinkin' cute, I CAN'T WAIT!!

Hope you have a wonderful weekend! Thank goodness it's supposed to cool off this weekend, I am HATING this hot weather(80 today, REALLY?)

Please, please, please!

Go here and read this story and if you just have $38 extra dollars a month go and sponsor a child. Please! www.compassion.com

L is for Library

Hello friends! I didn't blog yesterday because we went to the Ft. Worth Stock Yards and I forgot my camera!! But, my sweet, wonderful husband bought a disposable one and I'm gonna get those pics printed and put them on here!

I am dragging a little today, not because my B-12 hasn't kicked in, but because Anderson was up at 3:30a.m. and wouldn't go back to sleep until 5 and was up again at 7!!! I'm not sure why! He is good today, despite his seasonal flu shot he received this morning!

We went to the library and had a grand time...me looking for Anderson some books...Anderson running all over and laughing hystericallyWhen I went to the check-out counter to get his books, the lady told me that I had 8 books out and they were two weeks late and that would be $20!!! What?! Darnit...I could have bought him so neat books for that rental late fee price...SILLY Library, oh who am I kidding...SILLY MOMMA!! Adam's gonna kill me!

Anderson LOVES his new books we checked out, especially this one, it's by Mo Willems if you can't read the author.
It's really a neat book.

It really makes him smile(with a snake in his mouth:) I really want to start a book club where you buy 2 books and then send them out to other people and they do the same...it's kind of like a chain letter thing...but I'm gonna have to get more info on it. Do you know anything about it? Or are you interested?? Please say YES!

I'm gonna leave you with a recipe that my friend Jennifer sent to me...we are trying it this weekend and I hope you do too!

Potato Soup (makes a nice, big pot)
> 5-6 medium sized yukon gold potatoes
> half a stick of butter
> 1/4 cup of flour
> 5 cloves roasted garlic
> 2 chicken bouillon cubes (I use Wyler's with herbs)
> 1/2 cup nonfat powdered milk
> 1 cup shredded medium cheddar cheese, divided
> 2 oz cream cheese
> Real bacon bits (optional)
> salt and pepper to taste
>
> Clean and peel the potatoes. Cut into bite-sized cubes. In a large
> saucepan or stock pot, place potatoes, bouillon cubes and water,
> enough to cover all of the potatoes. Bring to a low simmer, NOT a
> boil. Simmer for about 15-25 minutes, until potatoes are fork tender.
> Do not drain. Reduce heat to low. Mash the roasted garlic cloves and
> add them to the pot.
> While the potatoes cook, place the butter in a skillet and melt. When
> the butter is melted, add the quarter cup of flour and whisk. (you are
> making a roux) Let the butter/flour mixture cook for about 2 minutes,
> while stirring/whisking. It will be thick. Add the roux all at once to
> the pot, and stir. Add the nonfat milk and cream cheese and once that
> has all dissolved/melted, add half of the cheddar cheese, stir to
> combine. Allow the cheese to melt and add more if you wish. Season to
> salt and pepper to taste. Serve with cheddar cheese and bacon bits.
>
> (if you like, you can finely chop and sautee half an onion in the pot
> you will simmer the potatoes in, then just add the chopped potatoes
> and water and continue the recipe)
>
>
> Cheddar Bay Biscuits
> (very similar to Red Lobster)
> 2 cup Bisquick
> 2/3 cup milk
> 1/2 cup shredded sharp cheddar cheese
> 1/2 tsp garlic powder
> 1/4 cup butter, melted
> 1/4 tsp garlic salt
>
> Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
> Combine Bisquick, milk, cheese and garlic powder. Mix with a spoon for
> about a minute or two. Spoon onto lightly greased cookie sheet. Bake
> at 450 for 8-10 minutes. The smaller you make them, the crispier the
> outside will be. While they are baking, combine the melted butter and
> the garlic salt. When the biscuits come out of the oven, let them cool
> on the cookie sheet for a couple of minutes then remove them with a
> spatula. While they are still warm, dip them into the butter, upside
> down. Makes about a dozen or more, depending on how big you want them.
> Enjoy!

It's just gets more weird

We've had a good day! We got up and cleaned a little bit
Watched the new episode of Sesame Street(it was pretty good) as you can see Anderson REALLY liked it
And was glued for a while...
Then we went over to a park, this is a new park to us because we've never been there. It seemed so nice and wow, there wasn't a bunch of kids fighting to swing. Anderson had a great time slidingSwinging

But I kept noticing that men would pull up and sit in the parking lot...odd!

Then it hit me...THIS IS A GAY PARK YOU IDIOT(kind of like that empty parking lot at Westgate in Dothan was...) Finally two men got out of their car and went into the bushes that's when I told Anderson LET'S GO!!
I have no qualms with gay community, they are fine, and I have a friend who is gay, but SERIOUSLY... a park? Where kids play? No wonder there were no kids playing...their mothers all knew about this particular park!

Then when we got home to our apartment there was a lawn service crew working all morning and this is what we found when we got back from the park
I guess they were having a siesta?? I dunno...I kinda don't want to leave the house anymore today!

But Anderson is doing great and we've had a really good day despite the oddities going on! :)

Can you tell me how to get..

Hello friends! I took the weekend off from blogging. Adam was sick with a sinus infection and I didn't feel much like blogging. We had a nice weekend! I've been dragging so much and am EXHAUSTED all the time(I would think I was pregnant if I didn't know better) that's how tired I feel! So to hopefully help with my tiredness Anderson and I ventured to the store today to get this:
I'm hoping that it will help and I can feel like I'm 31 instead of 91 ha!

We went to the dog park with Annabelle and Gus this morning and stopped by the grocery store because I'm making chicken noodle soup and darnit if I didn't forget to buy the egg noodles! If you want the recipe click here.

Anderson is REALLY into reading and that's such a good thing, but can also be...well...tiring! He follows me around all the time with a book and keeps saying "book, READ"! His favorite is the Count from Sesame Street. When you ask him, what does the Count say? He says "aha, aha, aha" which he totally does!


Alright, the title. Can you tell me how to get, how to get to Sesame Street( can you hear it in your head, Sunny days la la la la) :) Tomorrow is their 40th anniversary of being on television and they are going to start their new fall shows. I think I'm more excited than Anderson is...sad. Seriously, I know I've said it before, but, Sesame Street, to me, is the BEST educational show for your children on t.v. PERIOD!! And I know I'm not elementary certified, rather secondary certified, but it's the best HANDS DOWN!

So, in celebration of Sesame Street celebrating 40 years, I bought Anderson this Elmo toothbrush, and he quickly was NOT happy to just brush his teeth walking around...He had to be at the sink and when he got to the sink with the running water....Shear JOY!!Quick question artsy folks, I've already got these for Anderson and I want to repaint the dots green, what do I need to do? Any ideas??Hope you have a great day and go watch Sesame Street with your kiddos tomorrow on PBS!!