ice, ice & finally some SNOW!!! only for about 30 minutes did it SNOW. HUGE snowflakes came down from the gray sky - it was beautiful. and i wish of k's came true. he has been wanting it to SNOW since before christmas. not enough to build a snowman but still fun to run around in.

since all this ice we have been stuck in our house since monday (yuck!) & i'm going CRAZY!!! i'm a go kinda girl so not being able to leave (daddy chad says i can't drive in this kind of weather... because my car... not my driving!!! ha)

since being stuck indoors for over 48 hours i have watched A LOT of tv, ate every meal at home (yuck again!), played wii, board games, finished the spare bathroom (putting shower curtain / picture frame / vase in their right places)
i have also touched up all the door frames, around our bathtub, & vanity. the boys helped me paint this: (i love things with our initials & i loved that it was only $1 at hobby lobby!!!)
and my last project - picture canvas. i got the idea from pottery barn kids but they were WAY expensive. i am doing one of each of the boys & then pic of them together. i have 2 more to go & then its ready to hang on the wall! i almost forgot about this... i have had this "BELIEVE" uppercase living sticker since before thanksgiving. chad found me a scrap piece of wood for me & tada i turned it into this! ha

i guess its a GOOD thing that i have been ICED in for days. other wise, none of these projects would have gotten down! :)

wow! when i started last july, my plan was to write about our crazy events that the boys take me on (daily), post some pictures for the family to see. never did i imagine i would meet & read so many great post. and my husband never thought i would become so addictive to this blogging world! ha

for my 100th post i am going to share with you

100 things that make me smile:

chad / kaden / brock / my mom & dad / mscdt / jjdhsl / lmcl / ron & marsha / rkk / mamaw & papaw / teenagers... certain ones! (ha) / chick-fil-a lemonaid / long finger nails / getting a good deal / color yellow / the beach / hearing my boys laugh / a clean house / chad unloading the dishwasher for me / new clothes / pedicure / a good haircut... (thank sherri!) / finishing a book / actually working out / seeing my boys smile / doing things for others / getting the mail / getting something for FREE / the smell of cut grass / empty laundry basket / JESUS / MS girls friends sunday school class that i teach / going out to eat / marking things off my to do list / taking a good picture / the sunshine / mamaw's banana pudding / date night / jason's deli chicken salad sandwich / blogging / a clean car / being tan / getting into a hot car / having quiet time / singing... LOUDLY! / old HS friends / college friends / new friends / summer time / college memories / still being able to fit into my wedding dress / helping chad at the church / sour patch kids / mt. dew / 9th & 10th grade small groups at our house / being organized / fresh flowers / being 30 & loving life / just walking thru a store... by myself / hot bubble bath / going to the park / celebrating birthday's / new shoes / waffle house on christmas morning / taking a student to lunch / getting a comment on my blog / VACATION!!! / my home state... georgia / going out of town / krispy kreme doughnuts / holding a small baby /watching rachel ray cooking show / my boys getting along / building a snowman / a sweet card from chad for no reason besides he loves me / my paycheck / a warm fire / the boys helping me clean the house / warm choc chip cookies / yankee candle... pumpkin pie / a good, clean movie / fresh fruit / hawaii / trying to be crafty / are you reading all of these... if so let me know?!?! / finding & making a good, but easy recipe / brownies & ice cream / playing spoons / spring break camp.. my favorite event we do with the youth group every year in march / hearing encouraging words / learning something new / planning an event / watching decorating shows on HGTV / popcorn with LOTS of butter / seeing kaden play sports / being smoothered with hugs & kisses by my boys / getting dressed up / looking at old pictures / being with my family in texas... crazy bunch of people! / my wedding day

last night i came across a few bloggers from oklahoma & they all had this logo. each week there is a photograph contest. check the site here for all the rules/guidelines. each week has a different theme & this week is JOY.

this picture makes me SMILE because k loves to be outside. it doesn't matter if its hot, cold, raining, snowing... he wants to be out in the yard playing, digging, building, or playing a sport. this one is the most recent & one of my favorites!

i need your help...

how do you: when a word is highlighted & you click on it, it takes you right to that page/link.

how??? how do you do that???

please help this girl who is clueless... let me in on the secret please!!!

"S" is for...

rachel had a fun idea on her blog today and i decided to join in!

here are the rules:

if you want to play, leave a comment on this post letting me know, and i’ll assign you a letter. you write about ten things you love that begin with your assigned letter, and post it at your place. when people comment on your list, you give them a letter, and the chain continues on and on!

rachel gave me the letter "S"...

let the fun begin...

1. Summer time - k being out of school / long days / late nights / warm weather / vacation / youth camp / mission trips / swimming / being tan... just a few of my favorite things to do in the Summer

2. chips & Salsa - could eat this for a whole meal on some days!

3. Sour patch kids - my favorite, favorite, FAVORITE candy!









4. my Savior - the one i live my life for - following & serving

5. Soup & Sandwiches are what i eat most days for lunch.

6. where i went to college in waxahachie, texas. meet chad there & many, many great friends.

7. Singing - i can't sing but i still enjoy doing it.

8. sandals - dressy, casual, flat ones, with heels, flip flops - this is all i wear in the Summertime with a nice pedicure.

9. my Sweetie, even though i don't call him that.


10. route 44 cherry limeade from Sonic. i run errands during their happy hour so i can get one for less than $1.

*that chad is my bff. he really is my favorite person to be around.

* while visiting my parents this past weekend my mom took me shopping. thanks mom - i love you!

* that kaden now enjoys schools. we have no trouble getting him up & off to school. our biggest challenge now is him not liking what we picked out for him to wear.

* for my sweet, sweet boy brock - yesterday he said the word "cute" as he was walking into the kitchen. i asked him what was cute & he said, "you!!!"

* that the boys bathroom is almost finished with a tile makeover. only the grout to do & then hopefully i can get the dust back under control.

* my mother-in-law who keeps brock every wednesday so i can go up to the church a little early to help chad before the youth service.

* the lady who handed chad a $100 bill last night. she said "late christmas" - i say "thank you Jesus!" & maybe a date night coming up soon!!! (hint hint chad, if you read this!!!)

little eyes... little ears...

i have always heard it but now i believe it.

little kids actually pick up, remember things that they see/hear on tv even if they aren't really watching it.

that or my kids are just really smart?!?! ha ha

2 stories:

brock & i were in cvs last week. i was paying & he says "obama"
this is what he was looking at:

shocked - i did a double take! how does a 2 year old know who he is??? i guess we have been watching way too many news shows where all they talk about is him.

or maybe again he's really smart!!! ha ha

then last night kaden came up to me & asked why obama kills babies & does he use a gun to do it???

i was not ready to discuss abortion with my 5 year old but that is what he is for... its the sad, sad truth.

so i decided that i want to throw away/get rid of all our tv's, but then i thought i would miss them, so that is not going to happen. i will from now on be REALLY careful about what is on, esp if the boys are in the room.