Too sleepy and kinda giddy

Hello friends! I'm not my chipper ole' self today. Our electricity went off last night and it woke Anderson up at 2a.m. He didn't go back to sleep until 6 a.m. and neither did I or Adam. We are EXHAUSTED!! I'm not quite sure what he's doing. Maybe since he's going to be the BIG 2 tomorrow he is going through the motions of being an infant again(just for remembering sake;) Kind of a sign to me...you don't want another baby ANY TIME SOON! Ha!

I was too tired to take pictures today(cause I feel like a mac truck ran over me) and so I have no pictures of Anderson.

I want to share this sweet email from one of my former students that I got today on my facebook account, just cause I get to feeling sorry for myself sometimes and think I'm not a good mom or good at anything else either. Let me give you a little background on her. She was in teh 6th grade when I taught her and she was FULL of attitude and SPUNK! She is being raised by a single mom with 5 other girls and her mom is a great mom. She has always kept those girls in line and very respectful.

I was ALWAYS very hard and strict with my students(especially at the first middle school I taught at) it was an all African American(VERY POOR) middle school and there was little ole' me who was...well. As white as they come. I had to learn to get strict and I did. At lunch I would make the girls place their napkins in their laps and keep their elbows off the table kinda thing ;) Hey, the learning never stops. And I figured, some of those girls didn't get that at their home.

I'll stop now and let you read what Fredriatta says. I can't help it, I know you're not supposed to feel prideful, but I just do, reading this. It made my day~possibly my whole week. Boy, God always knows exactly what we need at exactly the right times!

Fredriatta says:
omg let me start off by saying i wouldnt have never thought i would see the day lol i mean i cant stop smiling or shaking my head in disbelief lol i honestly just wanna say that its an honor to look back on everything that was said and done sixth grade year to me was really worth it and that everything you taught me and my peers have really paid off in the long run and i know that this seems to be sort of long but i just cant believe it i left mcintyre thinking i would never see or even hear of you again but god is good and this is the highlight of my day mrs.mccord and ericas last name is alloway and i thought you would have forgotten me!!!!

Hooray it's Tuesday!

Hello friends! We are eagerly awaiting Anderson's new birthday present from my momma, and Bob, Adam's parents and us this is it and it's coming today!!Anderson will be SO THRILLED when it gets here and is put up!!

Yesterday, we were going to Books-A-Million to get a book and we drove by the Goodwill Super Store and I decided to stop. Oh my goodness it was SO MUCH CHEAPER than the bookstore. Anderson got all of this
for $3.25!!!! I germ- xed the pages really well! Ha! But they are some awesome books and even an Eric Carle book in the mix! Don't you just love him?! I think that he and Matthew Van Fleet are Anderson's favorite children authors.

And I LOVE Tuesday nights on t.v.!!! It is the BEST NIGHT because American Idol comes on and Parenthood and V! We love all of those shows!

Who is your favorite on American Idol? Mine is definitely Lee Dewyze.
I think that he sounds like my VERY favorite singer Dave Matthews. Oh wow...gotta put a Dave Matthews video on here...LOVE LOVE LOVE him!

And have you seen Parenthood? Oh wow! This is the best new show of the YEAR!!! It's new on NBC and is about 4 brothers and sisters that are all adults and raising their own families. It comes on at 9 tonight. Go watch it and tell me what you think. You will LOVE it, I promise! Seriously...DON'T Forget...it's THAT good! Even Adam loves it! Oh and for you Gilmore Girls fans(Kelly) it's got Laura Li in it. Need I say more?

I am my mother's child

Do you know my mom? No? Cause she's the coolest(seriously) person I know. She has always been a big supporter of me(what mom isn't)but she had always told me I could do anything I wanted to do. Like be a doctor, a CEO of a company, or a teacher anything! I have just recently discovered how much we really are alike. She has had a lifetime love affair with antiques. And here lately, I've gotten pretty interested in them too. I got this yesterday at our local antique mall.

It matches all of my blue china that are all antiques too. These are my sugar and tea holders. I got these at an antique store in Montgomery. And I'm bummed because they had a WHOLE set of them, ones that said spices, baking soda, etc...and I was too cheap to buy all of them. They were only $8 a piece. What was I thinking??
Mom got me this. It's flo blue and I LOVE it. But, problem is...I can't afford anything else of this pattern. It seems that it comes from the 1800's some of it, the 1700's and it's REALLY expensive. I found a great flo blue platter and it was $450.00!!! Yikes...I just couldn't explain that one to Adam...I just couldn't.

My mom really likes to cook and growing up I thought her food was gross. Sorry mom! But she has given me this great cook book that is all of her recipes plus others and I LOVE it! I made this last night.It's called Chicken Rollups and it's SO Easy. These are the ONLY ingredients you will need (oops forgot the cheese in the pic) 1. First you boil your chicken for 20 minutes then chop it up.2. Then you take crescent rolls (any kind will do) and put a handful of chicken in them.3. You mix together cream of chicken soup and then fill up your soup can with milk and mix the two together. Pour that mixture over your chicken in crescent rolls.
4.Last, sprinkle cheese over them and pop them in the oven on 350 for 30 minutes.
They are REALLY good!!

And mentioning my own child. This is Anderson telling about Bear Bryant! Ha!

Winner Winner...Chicken Dinner!

Hello friends! We have a winner....drumroll please~ it's Kelly my sister in law! Congratulations Kelly! :)

Thank you all so much for entering!!

Friday Favorites: Giveaway Edition and a Lollipop

Hello friends! We are having a great day today! It's overcast but not raining, so we're good. Yesterday, I gave Anderson a lollipop that was shaped like a cow and again when he bit the cows ear off..a meltdown occurred. Ha! But when he was finished with the lollipop I swear he looked like he had a 5 o'clock shadow and needed to shave!
And this morning when I was getting ready. Anderson REALLY wanted to watch The Tigger Movie. I couldn't figure out how to get the DVD to work. But you know who is pretty smart
Yep...that is the DVD cover to the movie and it's in the VCR(yes, we're probably the last people on the Earth to have a vcr...but I really like the vcr) I think that Anderson was thinking "geez lady...sometimes ya gotta matters into your own hands"! Today is the last day to sign up for Angela's giveaway of a handmade children's outfit. Sign up here!!!!

Children's Outfit Giveaway!!!

Hello friends! How would you like to win a FREE handmade outfit for a little one in your life? Well you totally can! Here are the details:

1. The winner will receive an A-line dress for girls or a short-all for boys or shorts and a t-shirt for older boys. The outfit will be a solid outfit and you may have an initial or number on it.
2. Contest open to those people in the U.S. only(due to shipping costs;)

And this is ALL you have to do!
1.You comment in my comment box(don't worry, you can comment even if you don't have a blogger account, I opened up the comment section for anyone. You just make sure if you do it anonymously, that you tell me your name AND email address)
2. You can comment as MANY times as you like!
3. If you have a blogger account, click the button on the right side of the screen and follow me.
4. Finally and most importantly go to www.etsy.com and register with them. Then go to Angela's store on etsy and make her a favorites on your account. It's FREE and EASY to do!!
5. And if you want tell other people about Angela and her children's clothing business. :)

Good luck every one! The contest closes on Friday night at 7:00p.m.

Anderson's 2nd Birthday Party

Hello friends!! We had Anderson's 2nd birthday party last Saturday in Dothan at Landmark Park. It was so cool, because they have a neat playground that keeps the kids happy AND neat farm animals.The first thing that I HAVE to say is...how AWESOME is that cake??! My friend Laura made it. She used to work across the hall from me at Prattville High School, she taught Gov't and Economics too. She can make you one too if you are in the area! You can contact her here.
We had quite the spread. You can't see the signs that we made telling exactly what the food was but...Chick-fil-A nuggets(of course), pigs in the blanket(get it;), chicken feed(corn salad), pig slop(pork and beans) and cow patties(Nanny's chocolate peanut candy).
Anderson kept wanting animals off of his cake and since it was his birthday...he got them! Ha!The birthday boy and Momma and DadaAnderson had a great time playing on the playground with his Dada and all of his cousins and friends!
Nanny pushing Aaden(Anderson's 1st cousin)
Elizabeth, Jana, Nanny, Mimi, and Grandmomma Key
Uncle Matt, Dana(his mom) and his kids Brooklyn and Bryant(who are quite possibly the cutest kids ever...well except for mine;)After his birthday party. We headed over and walked on the boardwalk/nature trail. And then over to where the farm animals are. Anderson LOVED that. He kept wanting to know their "name" and so we would all make up names for all of the animals.
Today, Anderson and I went to the Ft. Worth Zoo and it was beautiful! My mom always wants some video footage of Anderson...so here you go Nunna! Sorry, momma...it's at the very end of the post :)

Don't forget TOMORROW is Angela's BIG Children's outfit giveaway on my blog.
Remember ALL you have to do is:
1. Follow my blog, if you don't have a blogger account. You can tell me you don't have a blogger account and that's fine.
2. Add Angela's etsy shop as one of your favorites on etsy.com. You DO have to register with Etsy to add her as a favorite. It's totally FREE and EASY!
3. Add a comment with your name (as many times as you want)
4. You can register tomorrow and Friday and contest will close on Friday night at 7 p.m. and winner will be announced after that.