To Whom it May Concern

Dear Mother Nature,

Did you not hear?  It's spring now.  You can shitcan this snow business anytime!

Thanks,
Anxiously waiting for Spring

Dear Toothfairy,

Can we get a move on with Jamie's top teeth?  It's been like a month of teething and we're all soooo over it.

Thanks,

Hopes to sleep again

Dear Germs,

Please stop infecting my family!

Thanks,
So tired of constant runny noses and crummy coughs

Dear Baby Fever,

Go away.  I know the mere site of newborn clothes makes you ache and all the pregnancy announcements lately make you jealous, but get over it.

Thanks,

The girl who can't afford 2 in daycare

Dear scale,

Please give me a pretty number this week.....

Thanks,
The girl who maybe snacked a bit too much this weekend

Dear Canon,

Feel free to send me a Rebel Ti2 free of charge.

Thanks,

The girl who wants to take better pictures

Dear Friday,

Please hurry.

Thanks,

(before) and After

Living proof that despite yesterday, we really don't live in filth!

I even had time to put out the Easter Decorations!

(Don't ask to see the 4th bedroom, otherwise known as the room all misc crap goes to die!)

I agree with Kasey...nap time!

Saturday Morning Scene Disaster

Enter my home at your own risk.....

I'm linking up with Katie over at Loves of Life again to showcase what I'm doing this fine Saturday morning.

CLEANING!!

Usually I wouldn't want to post pics of my horribly cluttered house, but this is what I'm currently tackling and we're all about putting it all on the table around here.  (literally, can you even see my table?!?)

Yikes!  This is what happened when mommy works full time, often late, and is gone two weekends in a row!  Hopefully I'll be able to find my couch by Monday!

Happy Weekend Ya'll!

(haha, I just said ya'll)

Project MILF Week 3

Yes you read the title correctly.  Week 3.

Despite the fact that I posted about this 8 weeks ago, it took me 5 more to get my butt in gear.

Sad I know, but at least I finally got started and that's what counts.

So far I've lost a whopping 10 pounds.  Woo hoo!

You'd think I would feel fantastic and I do, but have you ever noticed that when you've been eating better and losing weight you think you will become a greek goddess overnight?

Yeah well, much to my dismay that doesn't happen.

Take yesterday for example.  I had to go buy a pair of black pants for work.  I hate pants shopping, but I figured maybe I would have better luck since I've lost a little weight.

Not the case.  It was a very depressing shopping experience that really just left me bummed.  I wasn't expecting miracles (ok maybe I was), or even a smaller size (a girl can hope though), but someone please explain to me how the size I usually wear was almost too tight.  What a shaft.

I'm trying not to beat myself up over it.  I mean it took 2 years and a baby to put the weight on, it's going to take more than 3 weeks to take it off.  Guess I was just greedy for a little more instant gratification!

Project MILF continues!

Tasty Tuesday ~ Sweet-n-Sour Chicken

There seems to be two favorite kinds of food in our household.  Mexican......and Chinese.  So when I came across this lower cal version of one of our favorties I knew I wanted to try it.  The sauce ingredients were NOTHING like the thick, sugary red sauce I'm used to and the chicken isn't breaded or fried, but I thought what the heck!  Glad I took the risk because this was uh-mazing!  I dare say better than the restaurant version because it had the same delcious tangy flavor but didn't leave you feeling greasy and stuffed to the gills.  Give it a try!

Sweet-n-Sour Chicken

What you need:

1 pound skinless, boneless chicken breast meat - cubed

2 T vegetable oil

1/2 c sliced green pepper

1/2 c sliced red bell pepper

1 c carrot strips (I used the packaged waffle cut ones)

(I also added some sliced onion)

1 clove garlic, minced

1 T cornstarch

1/4 c low sodium soy sauce

1 (8 oz) can pineapple chunks with juice (I used tidbits)

1 T vinegar

1 T brown sugar

1/2 t ground ginger

What you do:

1.  Heat oil in skillet.  Add chicken and cook until no longer pink, set aside.  Add red and green pepper, onion, carrot and garlic and stir fry 1-2 minutes.  Place chicken back in pan.

2.  In small bowl combine cornsartch and soy sauce and mix together.  Pour mixture into skillet along with pineapple and juice, vinegar, brown sugar and ginger.  Stir together and bring to full boil.

I served it over brown rice.  Yum!

Bon Appetite!

Santa was a bit late this year....helloooo spring!

Nothing welcomes a new season better than a new purse.

At least in my eyes.

So last weekend while cruising the outlets I found it only right to check out the Coach store.

You know, just to browse.

Haha, yeah......riiight.

Does anyone actually just browse at Coach?  I don't have the will power.  Especially on coupon day when everything in the store is an additional 30% off.

After inspecting, trying on, carrying around and oogling over every.last.purse they had. (The hubs was thrilled)  I spotted it, sitting all by it's lonesome on the bottom shelf.  It must be fate.

Remember this post?  The one with the fake Christmas list?

Well wouldn't you know that little beauty has found it's way onto my arm, just a few months later!

I'm in love.

Definitely worth the wait.....especially at more than half off!

Happy St Patrick's Day!

From our lil Leprechaun!

AKA Mr. McCutie!



PS  It's supposed to be 80 degrees today!  Sounds like the perfect opportunity to get my green beer on!