A Little Humor!!!

Sometimes when life gets a little overwhelming, humor can help! There are times I'm at the point of crying...but after reading these real classifed ads, I can't help but laugh so hard I end up crying, but it's a good cry!!! Enjoy and have a great day!!!

Award Time!

I guess since we just watched the Academy Awards, we are all in the mood for awards. I'd like to thank my favorite blogger out there, Jenn at Tatertotsandjello for nominating me for the "Love Ya Blog Award!" Jenn has a very creative blog, lots of fun fashion ideas, decorating and yummy recipes!
"The Love Ya Blog Award"~ These blogs are exceedingly charming. These kind bloggers aim to find and be friends. They are not interested in self-aggrandizement. Our hope is that when the ribbons of these prizes are cut, even more friendships are propagated. Please give more attention to these writers. Deliver this award to eight bloggers who must choose five more and include this cleverly-written text into the body of their award.

Thanks for thinking of me Jenn and I'd like to pass this award onto:

1. Kate at Welcome to the Jungle
2. Jackie at The Achter Five
3. Tedi at The Palmers
4. Jamie at Pineapple and Olives
5. Anna at Our Family Blog

Thanks for posting fun things on your blogs, I love keeping up w/you and your families!!! Have a great day!

I'm BACK and it's time for "This or That"!

Okay...it's a record, it has been a whole 9 days since my last posting, the longest since starting my blog! I know...it seems impossible that I could stay away so long, I think there is even a missing persons report filed on me. But, breathe a big sigh of relief (or roll your eyes, whatever fits), cuz I'm BAAACCCK! At least I hope I am. I started a new job last week and was working the old one too! Yuck, let me give you some advice, never work two jobs while being a Mom, no fun! We'll I now will be working more hours than I normally do, but I'm hoping Blogging will stay apart of my life. I need something to look forward to!!!

Today I found a fun game on my friend Jenn's blog, it is called, "This or That". This will give you a little insight into my personality and you can now go list your likes on your blog!

1. jog or walk: Right now...neither
2. coffee or tea: Arnold Palmer 1/2 lemonade 1/2 Green Tea
3. pepsi or coca cola: Diet Coke, always!!!
4. flats or heels: Heels!!!
5. fries or onion rings: I prefer onion rings, but feel too guilty to eat them
6. cats or dogs: cats (Sorry Sadie)
7. skim or whole: skim
8. small purses or large: large
9. van or suv: suv
10. winter or summer: summer(please come soon!!!)
11. 1 piece bathing suit or 2: Tankini
12. sit down restaurant or fast food: sit down
13. McDonalds or Burger King: In-N-Out
14. White Gold or Yellow: White
15. Fish or Chicken: Chicken
16. Edward or Jacob: Edward all the way!
17. Pizza or Burger: Pizza
18. apple or orange: Apple
19. Spend or save: Spend (However, I'm a bargain shopper!)
20. 1 story or 2 story house: 2 story

I hope you all have a great day and week and I will work harder at posting!!!
P.S. Diet Coke is giving away a cute pin during their Red Dress Sweepstakes, click here to enter!

Banana Chocolate Chip Cake!

Do you ever have those days when you look at your fruit basket and this is all you see? Rotten Bananas, I can't even PAY my girls to eat them!!!

Here is a super yummy recipe for Banana Chocolate Chip Cake! It is so moist!
The girls and Marcus love it so much it never lasts long at our house!

Here's the Recipe!

Banana Chocolate Chip Cake!

1/2 C. butter, softened
1 1/2 C. sugar
1 C. sour cream
2 large eggs
2-3 very ripe bananas, mashed
2 C. flour (or 1 C. flour and 1 C. oats, pulverized)
1 t. salt
1 t. baking soda
1 t. vanilla
1 1/2 C. choc. chips
1/2-1 C. chopped walnuts (opt)

Cream butter, sugar, sour cream and eggs.
Add mashed bananas and blend.
Mix in the flour, salt, soda and vanilla.
Add 1 cup of the chocolate chips and nuts.
Pour into lightly greased 9 x 13 pan.
Sprinkle remaining 1/2 C. chocolate chips on top and lightly press down.
Bake at 350* for 40 min.
Serve w/or w/out cool whip!

Enjoy! Tyler sure does like it!

Yummy Valentine Treats #1!

I love everything about Valentine's Day. I love the decorations and especially all the yummy treats to make and share! Here are some fun recipes I found on Kraft Foods I thought I'd share with you.
Cupids Best Brownies! Recipe, click HERE!
Cupids Cups! Click HERE for recipe!

Chocolate Passion Bowl (whoa, that sounds good!) Click HERE for recipe!

Broken Pink Heart! I don't want anyone to have a 'broken heart' this Valentines Day, but you have to admit, it does look yummy! I decided I'll name it the "BFF Heart", that sounds better to me! So if YOU are my true BFF, I guess you'll be making me one! Yummy!!!Recipe HERE!

Chocolate Dipped Heart Cookies! Simple, yet yummy! Just make your favorite sugar cookies and then when cool dip in chocolate. Click HERE to check out Krafts recipe, but I'll stick with my favorite sugar cookie recipe, click HERE to find my recipe!!
I'll share more later!!! I don't want to over-whelm you, but your family and loved ones will be overjoyed if start sharing some of these yummy treats with them!

Edward!!!

I traveled home to visit my family in January. As most of my friends know, I'm a huge fan of the Twilight Series and loved the movie. Well I guess my sister and neices were paying attention too, this is how I was met at the John Wayne Airport!!!

If you can't see it, there is a sign around Edward's neck that says, "I love Chrissy Ladd"! Did I happen to mention that my flight came in at 10pm on a Friday night? If that doesn't say love, then I don't know what does!!!
Thanks Brittany, Taylor and Lexie....You're the BEST!!!!

"Clean" Valentine Projects!

This Valentine's: "Let's Keep it CLEAN!"
I made these cute heart-day sanitizers. It was soooo easy, fast and cheap. Honestly, like 5 minutes to complete all three bottles!

I purchased Target Brand Hand Sanitizer $.99 each. You can make them using soap containers as well, but I like the clear look. Make sure you purchase bottles that have sticker labels, not ones printed on the bottles.

The hardest part of this project was peeling the sticker off. These Target ones came off pretty easy from the front and back. If you have any sticky residue left, use Goo Gone. I didn't even need it for these bottles.

I then picked up some cute Valentine stickers at the Scrapbook store and rubbed them in place. Like I said, very easy, fast and inexpensive. I may have to make these for every holiday!!! Click on photo below for a closer look! Sorry, I'm still working on my photography skills!