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TV time

What could be more fun than watching an episode of Dora the Explorer??


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Watching Dora the Explorer from a laundry basket of course!

Frozen veggies

Thanks to my couponing, dinner preparation has become even easier. No longer do I feel the need to stress over something new and different to do with my vegetables. Instead, I just go to the freezer. I let Green Giant and Bird's Eye figure out something tasty to eat, and then I microwave it and put it on our kitchen table. Now, some of you may be all into serving fresh produce all the time instead of canned/frozen and of course that's great! I, however, do not feel this way. Right now, I'd rather save the money. These boxes/bags of Bird's Eye and Green Giant veggies wind up costing me just $0 - $.20 per bag - even the Green Giant Steamers! I can't pass up these easy go-to veggies!

Last night, the vegetable of choice was green beans with almonds. This box exactly.


They tasted pretty good, but I'll admit that the color was a little too green for me. I didn't check the bag, but I feel rather confident in assuming that they added a little something to the beans to make them stand out! You can't really tell from this picture just how green they were.


The girls, of course, weren't into pork, pasta/veggies, and green beans. Here's what Julia's plate looked like. Mandarin oranges, strawberries, and apple slices w/ peanut butter. I do keep plenty of fresh fruit on hand.

The Loophole...

Paci's, or B's as they are called in our home, are outlawed except for in the bed. Well, they have been until now. Audrey found a loophole in our "B's are only for bedtime" rule. She now drags her bedding into the living room, puts her babies in the makeshift bed, joins them (B's in tow), and settles down to gloat in her craftiness.

This & That Thursday

* We had a fabulously long weekend w/ Danny and Jimmie Kay. My broken toilet lid got replaced (at a price that CANNOT be beat!), the bi-fold pantry and laundry room doors were replaced, some blinds were put up, master bath sanding & painting was done (now finished!!), lawn mower blades were sharpened, and I had a TON of help w/ kitchen cleanup and childcare! woohoo!!!


* I've been packing boxes. Nothing is certain with our move, but it is likely. I decided that I'd rather get some of this stuff packed up NOW. Books, picture frames, and excess toys have been the first to disappear inside of a box. If things don't work out, I doubt will miss all of this stuff! (Well... I might miss the cute baby portraits!) I also packed a couple of boxes from my pantry stockpile!


* Where did I get these boxes for packing?? From our shed of course! For close to a year now, I've kept everysingle sturdy box I could find. Diaper and diaper wipes boxes make up the majority of my collection. These are so much sturdier than the free boxes you get at Walmart.


* Audrey called me a "bad Mommy" this week. Why was she mad at me?? Because I allowed Julia to sit in my lap. I offered for Audrey to come sit with us, but that wasn't good enough. If Julia was in my lap AT ALL then I was a "bad Mommy." :(


* It rained today. The trees and grass now look green again instead of yellow from pollen! The bad part was that the only rumbles of thunder of the entire day happened at naptime. It was the perfect excuse for them not to sleep. :( The girls went outside and played around in the light rain of the afternoon. Audrey got an umbrella for Easter that they had to try out.

Happy Easter!

Happy Easter!!!
Our celebration started last night when Matt received a phone call that was job related. It was a good call. NOTHING is definite yet, but there is a possible end in sight to the job search. Wow!

We started our Easter off with Worship/SS at FBC Opelika. Julia just loves her teachers, and I think Audrey does too. Audrey still cries whenever we drop her off, but they say that it's all a show for us and that she's OK within seconds of us leaving. Julia's teachers had her a cute little bag monogrammed with her name and a cross on it. I should have taken a pic to post but I'm not going to out of laziness. Dr. David and Mrs Kristine (Julia's SS teachers) will be deeply missed whenever we do move away. Julia really loves them.

After a Subway lunch Audrey napped and then we hunted EGGS! It was hot outside though - high 80's perhaps?? The girls didn't last very long playing outside and the four of us adults were ok with that. "4 adults?" you ask. Meme and Pop (Matt's parents) are in town for a long weekend helping us with a few things that need doing around the house.

I'll start cooking dinner as soon as this post gets published. Matt originally requested Lamb on the menu for tonight, but he's not getting it!

April Fool's!!

This morning I explained to Julia that today was April Fool's Day - a day we could play tricks on Daddy. She was still a little clueless, so I reminded her of the 'trick' we pulled last year~ hiding his boxers. I told her we'd think of something new to do today. While I was making breakfast, she ran in and said "I did it! I hid Daddy's underwears!" Well, at her insistence he went into the bedroom to see what she had done. Julia cackled with excitement when he found the 1 PAIR of boxers that she'd hidden under the bed.

Julia also decided to pull a trick on me. What did she do?? She pulled the covers of my bed down. Stop, Jules - you're killing me! I (of course) had to overreact to this pitiful 'trick.'

JULIA, what did you do???

Haha! I(iiiii) tricked you! (she said in a singsong voice)


To "get" her, I think we're just going to shortsheet her bed again. We did this last year, but I don't think she remembers.