Tuesday, May 11, 2010
only a girl
We had a couple of spare minutes and since it is so nice outside today I let my kids run around outside before it was our "official" recess time. I was having them run, skip, hop, etc. to our school sign and then come back to me. I noticed one of my little girls wasn't hopping like I asked her to so I said, "M, you aren't hopping." She looked at me so seriously and said, "But Mrs. Jerkins, if I hop all of my barrettes will fall out." How silly of me not to have considered how our activity would have affected her hair.
Monday, May 10, 2010
whew...what a weekend
This past weekend was jammed packed! We had our ReFuel weekend with ours kids Friday and Saturday. I had a funeral to go to Saturday morning, Kacie had a shower Saturday afternoon, date night with hubs on Saturday night, church Sunday morning, and then 2 mother's day functions Sunday afternoon and evening. It was jammed pack indeed, but jammed pack with my favorite people!
ReFuel Weekend:
Our youth and leaders met at the church at 7:00 on Friday night. We had a worship service led by the Daniel Ford band and Luke Saunders. It was an awesome time and something we will definitely have to do again soon. Then at 9:30 the girls went to spend the night at one house and the boys at another. Then the boys got up Saturday and went to play paintball. The girls got up and we went and got manis and pedis. Then we all met back up at the church for lunch. It really was a refueling weekend.
Funeral:
A friend of mine at work...her husband passed away so I slipped away after my pedicure and went to the funeral. One great reminder from this experience is that Jesus truly is our only hope.
Kacie's Shower:
Her showers just get better and better. This was no exception. The food was delicious, the people were precious, and my sister and J got some great gifts. One idea that I loved was that when you walked in the front door she had a small table set up for you to write a note of encouragement. Then you were to put it in an envelop and address it to yourself, but not seal the envelope. The envelopes were given to Kacie at the end of the shower. That way Kacie was able to read the notes of encouragement and already had the envelopes addressed for her Thank You cards. Genius!
Date night:
We had a rare night of nothing to do so we decided to go on a date. We have a ton of gift cards... being a teacher definitely has it's benefits... and we hardly have time to use them. Being the suckers for mexican food that we are... we headed to On the Border. It was a night of good food, a hot date, and free dessert (because one of the waiters yelled a cuss word when he hurt himself and all the tables in our section heard it.) Too bad we had already finished a dessert that we had paid for.
Mother's Day:
Regardless of the craziness that can come with having 2 families to split your time with, I wouldn't change anything because we have 2 great families. We are so blessed. I have 2 great mommas that love and support us unconditionally. 2 mommas that would drop everything to help us. 2 mommas that give selflessly. Yep, they're the best!
ReFuel Weekend:
Our youth and leaders met at the church at 7:00 on Friday night. We had a worship service led by the Daniel Ford band and Luke Saunders. It was an awesome time and something we will definitely have to do again soon. Then at 9:30 the girls went to spend the night at one house and the boys at another. Then the boys got up Saturday and went to play paintball. The girls got up and we went and got manis and pedis. Then we all met back up at the church for lunch. It really was a refueling weekend.
Funeral:
A friend of mine at work...her husband passed away so I slipped away after my pedicure and went to the funeral. One great reminder from this experience is that Jesus truly is our only hope.
Kacie's Shower:
Her showers just get better and better. This was no exception. The food was delicious, the people were precious, and my sister and J got some great gifts. One idea that I loved was that when you walked in the front door she had a small table set up for you to write a note of encouragement. Then you were to put it in an envelop and address it to yourself, but not seal the envelope. The envelopes were given to Kacie at the end of the shower. That way Kacie was able to read the notes of encouragement and already had the envelopes addressed for her Thank You cards. Genius!
Date night:
We had a rare night of nothing to do so we decided to go on a date. We have a ton of gift cards... being a teacher definitely has it's benefits... and we hardly have time to use them. Being the suckers for mexican food that we are... we headed to On the Border. It was a night of good food, a hot date, and free dessert (because one of the waiters yelled a cuss word when he hurt himself and all the tables in our section heard it.) Too bad we had already finished a dessert that we had paid for.
Mother's Day:
Regardless of the craziness that can come with having 2 families to split your time with, I wouldn't change anything because we have 2 great families. We are so blessed. I have 2 great mommas that love and support us unconditionally. 2 mommas that would drop everything to help us. 2 mommas that give selflessly. Yep, they're the best!
Friday, May 7, 2010
The Personalized Peacock
Two of my friends have started this adorable business. The have so many cute things to choose from! You will not be disappointed!
Click here and check them out at!
Click here and check them out at!
Thursday, May 6, 2010
Summer's Coming Party
Tuesday, May 4, 2010
Happy Birthday, Mags!
My sweet Mags is 5 today. I can’t believe it! I feel like I was just typing out my blog post in honor of her 4th birthday. Sunday at lunch she was jumping up and down and said, “Candace, this is the last Sunday that I’ll be 4!” Where do the years go? I feel like I was just sitting in the floor trying to get her to walk to me and now she’s turning 5 and is on her way to kindergarten!
Oh my sweet Maggie Ann. You are one of my favorite people. Your funny laugh, silly smiles, and conversations thrill my heart. You’re the best airplane buddy too because you have fun movies and plenty of snacks. :)
I wish you could stay little forever. But I look forward to watching you grow, knowing that God has big things in store for you. We love you sooooooooooooooooooo much!
Monday, May 3, 2010
Cinco de Mayo is coming....
Ok, I know Cinco de Mayo is a holiday that most Americans don't celebrate unless you are from Mexico.... however the ladies that I work with decided that we are having our first annual Cinco de Mayo lunch celebration on Wednesday......... a.k.a. A good excuse to eat some Mexican food!
I provided a sign-up sheet and decided that I would fix whatever no one else wanted to. I just listed 2 entrees, 3 sides, and 2 desserts. One person signed up for one of the entrees, but no one seemed brave enough to attempt the other entree so I decided I'd be a trooper and make something.
Just a side note... D and I love Mexican food. In fact, a lot of what I make at home is mexicanishy... yes, I think I just made that word up.
So I need your help! I'm looking for a really good new recipe for Wednesday. So if you have an excellent Mexican entree recipe please send it my way. Now as a fair warning...if it has weird ingredients then I won't even attempt it. So please offer recipes that are easy and that I can pronounce. Thanks!
Saturday, May 1, 2010
HEAVENLY!!!
Last night we had Family Night at our church. It's a good excuse once a month to get together, eat, hear a great devotion by a pretty hot guy, and hang out. My friend, Rhonda, brought this heavenly dessert. We're having people over tonight and you better believe I am whipping up my own batch!
Chocolate Chip Cheesecake Bars
8 oz. cream cheese
1/2 c. sugar
1 egg
1 tube chocolate chip cookie dough
Spread half of cookie dough in bottom of greased 8 X 8 pan. Soften cream cheese & mix together with egg & sugar til smooth.Pour over cookie dough. Crumble remaining cookie dough on top.Bake at 350 for 35-40 minutes. Can double recipe & bake in a 9 X 13 pan. Can also use regular size muffin tins, with cupcake liners (Still doubled the recipe). Press half of cookie dough in bottom of cupcake liners. Fill 2/3 full with cream cheese mixture & crumble remaining cookie dough on top.
Let me know if you like them as much as I do!
Let me know if you like them as much as I do!
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