Marling Farms Field Trip

Yesterday we put on our old jeans and boots and headed off on a muddy day for a field trip to the pumpkin patch in Oakland City. I was dreading it honestly and would of rather stayed home and cuddled all day, but we did end up having fun! We were very muddy, but B thought that was the best part of course!

B and his friend Tyler when we got there.
B and his pumpkin that he picked.
Brycen and Kennedy~ They say they are getting married :)
Brycen w/ his pumpkin that they got to decorate! I thought it turned out so cute!

B and I on the hayride.

Most of the class- but not all of them w/ their pumpkins!

After we got back into town for the field trip we had to go to Wal-Mart. BOO! I was exhausted already, but we went and got that over with. Last night I worked on a little project while sitting on the floor most of the night... should of been doing laundry, but I guess it can wait! Ryan and B were being "worker men" and working on the trim and chair rail in the hall way! It looks like a whole new hall!

I went to bed early and couldn't sleep... My restless leg syndrome is going crazy this past week or so... I guess it is back to mostly sleepless nights :( I thought I might bypass that this time around, but guess not!

Tonight is B's soccer awards and pizza party. I'm looking forward to it b/c he is so excited about getting a trophy! He plays w/ Ryan's old baseball/tennis trophies all the time so now he is so excited and said last night, "I WILL HAVE MY VERY OWN!!". It was so cute!

This is the wreath Ashley K. made for me for fall! I love it!

And this was my project last night! (No, it's not for my boys!) haha! Or me!! I do like a good tu tu, but pregnant and a tutu... not so much! :) haha
Thank you so much for giving me the directions Abby! It really was easy!!! I'm so proud of myself, lol!

Catch Up

I usually try to stay caught up on here on our every day lives... haven't been doing so hot at it this past week though!

Last Wednesday B and I really did enjoy our day at home. We just hung out and played all day. I tried to clean some (which is really hard when your house is a disaster from all the projects going on!)... but otherwise we just played a lot of Go Fish and hung out together!

Thursday I don't really remember what we did that evening, but Ryan did bring home my island for the kitchen! I was excited about that! Our kitchen finally kind of sort of looks like a real kitchen. We still have the tile work to do for the back splash in there, but it is such a messy project he is waiting until he has all our other projects completed before tackling that one.

Friday my mom and my cousin Brooke (aka Booger) and I went to Edinburgh shopping! We dropped B off at his friend Isaac's to play for the day (Rich and Melissa's). He has a blast there while momma wore herself out shopping! Ryan picked B up after he got done working and they hung out at home for the evening. I got Ryan a lot of new stuff (which he definitely needed), and I got B a new winter coat and a few other things he needed... and of course we had to get C a few things too :) I picked out a few things my mom is getting me for Christmas... it's hard to shop for yourself when you're pregnant, but I'm sure the super cute boots I got will still fit in Dec. :) hehe! I also got a new winter coat... last year I broke the zipper off of my casual one... maybe it's b/c my belly was too big? lol. Anyway, we ate lunch at Max and Erma's (yummy soup and sandwiches!) and supper at Texas Roadhouse. My mom dropped me off about 9pm so it wasn't too late, but it was late for me! I was worn out!

Saturday morning we got up and went to the shot clinic for the little kids... Brycen did get vaccinated for the H1N1. He has asthma pretty bad and that's just not a chance I'm willing to take. His pediatrician always recommends him to get the flu shot and this year he said this one too... I know everyone has differing opinions and I'm not debating the matter... Just stating that we did wait in line for 3 hours for him to get a shot. He does so great w/ getting shots and I'm so proud of him for being such a big boy. Hopefully they will have the kinks worked out and when we go back in a month we won't have to wait nearly as long. After the shot clinic we went to the Hardware store in town (Brycen's favorite store ever!) and we got him an accessory to his Halloween costume ;) Then we ate lunch at China Wok. YUM! Ryan and Brycen were "worker men" all afternoon while I tried to get some stuff done around the house. I will be so glad when the house is put back together so that I can actually clean and you can tell I've cleaned!

This is what my little worker man looked like. He said he was just going to "rest" for a few minutes b/c being a worker man is hard work! lol. Notice- cowboy boots are filthy AND on the wrong feet. He has on a tool belt AND four wheeler gloves... and worker man headphones are beside him :) This just makes me smile b/c it is sooo him and gosh I love him!

Sunday we went to church and had communion service. Then we went out and put new fall flowers on Andon's headstone. The old ones were faded... and I wanted to get some pretty fall flowers out there... I got some that had little pumpkins on them too :) Brycen knew just which one was Andon's... amazed me since we've only been there 2 times before... After that we went to Ryan's parents to visit his Grandma Knepp for awhile since she was leaving for Fla. that night. We ended up eating lunch there, even though that wasn't our plan. We were just around the house all evening. I actually read a book for awhile. I really love to read, but don't make time to do it as often as I'd like (a hardback Karen Kingsbury that I got at the bargain bookstore in Edinburgh for only 4.99!).

Yesterday was work and then after work Ryan and I got all the outside windows washed... I got spoiled at our first house b/c we had windows that pulled in. It's a lot more hard work when they don't! There are some I still can't reach even on the little ladder so Ryan helped me with those (yes I'm practically a midget, I know!). I was thankful for his help though it made things a lot easier for me! Jumping up and down on a ladder trying to reach the tops of windows probably is real smart for anyone, let alone a 22 wk pregnant woman! :) Not that I would know anything about jumping up and down on a ladder trying to reach EVER ;) hehe After getting all those done I felt really happy b/c it was something that really needed done... now I just have to get the insides done! The outsides were terrible though from them getting all the crops out of the fields by our house last week. EW it was dirty. We had spaghetti (my favorite) for supper and I started laundry, but didn't get it finished before bedtime. Ryan and B went to visit his friend Spaulding who is in town for a few days. I was thinking about it and I can't tell you the last time I had "alone time" to just hang out by myself and not have something that I was doing (like dr's appt or bible study). It was actually really relaxing! When the boys got home we got ready for bed and read a few books and then B and I crashed for the night.

B and I were really early this morning so I treated him to a donut from Jay C (YUM!)... plus I was craving one! haha. He is so excited b/c the Fire Truck is coming to his pre-school today! We have a busy rest of the week... tonight I have Bible Study and Ryan is going to help his friend Spaulding at the house he is remodeling, tomorrow is our normal day off, but we have a field trip to the pumpkin patch w/ his school and then Ryan is doing stuff around our house-- hopefully finishing up trim work, Thursday night we have B's pizza party and awards for soccer, and Friday B gets to come to momma's work w/ his school trick or treating and then I'd say we will go a few places that evening to let him trick or treat... I'm worn out already!

Thankful Thursday

Brycen dressed himself this morning... well at least part of his outfit... can you guess which part? lol. He found this tie in his closet yesterday and I guess he thought he needed to wear it to school. I almost told him no, but he said please, and man, he looked so cute!

It really just cracked me up for the most part. I tried to explain that ties go w/ dress shirts, but he didn't care and didn't want a dress shirt on, so this is how he went to school.

I'm so thankful for a precious little boy who makes me smile... even at 6:30 in the morning! :)

Dr's appt. and Mini- Blog Convention at Walmart :)

I had my dr's appt. yesterday w/ Dr. R. Everything looks good so far. I had gained 2 more lbs (in 2 weeks!) so that brings me to a total of 9 so far. My BP was 110/70 and Corbin's heart rate was 160. When she put the doppler on my belly he got his heart rate he kicked it really hard, Dr. R was like, whooaaa!! Which led her to ask about his movement. I told her I feel him often, but it just doesn't feel as hard as the other two did. She looked in my file and my placenta this time is located anterior to baby so when he is kicking he is kicking the placenta and that makes it not feel as hard as if he was just kicking me. My friend T told me this was a possibility, guess she is pretty smart, huh ;) I go back in two weeks, on November 3rd, just for another check up. We had to wait forever yesterday and I had B w/ me. He was sooooo good and very patient. Afterward, we went to Cold Stone and got ice cream! I had to hurry home then to get to Bible Study. I was worn out, but it was so worth it. We talked about Affliction. If you are reading this today (Wednesday) look at the verse-a-day to the right of this post and that pretty much sums it up! After Bible Study I thought I would go ahead and get Wal-Mart over with so B and I would have this whole day to do what we wanted, especially since I was already out and right close by, it seemed silly to make another trip today. I did go to Wal-Mart... and I was exhuasted. We had a mini- blogger convention right in the produce aisle :) I saw Jamie K. and Courtney there too! We were laughing b/c we were all so tired, but just wanted to get Wal-mart out of the way. It was 10:45 by the time I got home (almost 2 hours past the time I normally go to bed!). I got my groceries put away and my fell asleep right away! Thankfully today is Wednesday and B and I slept in again! We are just hanging out today... I'm so glad to not have any plans. I'm ready for it to warm up this afternoon so we can play outside. I'm doing laundry and need to think of something to do for supper, but otherwise I'm just going to enjoy hanging out w/ my boy... who is currently watching, what else, but Handy Manny! :)

Hope you all enjoy this beautiful day that the Lord has made!!

21 Weeks

21 Weeks down- 17 to go!

My back has been absolutly killing me. Seriously, people think about it before you let your little girls be in gymnastics too many years! My nightly baths have returned and I'm sure will be around for the remainder of this pregnancy. This little man must be pretty high b/c I can feel him under my ribs already and have a hard time breathing most of the day/evening. I also didn't sleep well last night... I'm hoping it was a one time thing and not my insomnia returning from last winter. Oh yah, did I mention heartburn and indegestion?

Despite all that, I feel really good. So far this pregnancy hasn't been as hard on me as mine was with Andon... maybe b/c I didn't have enough time to forget all the aches and pains! Also, I'm not pushing myself as hard. I'm not trying to mop my floors every week or carry all the heavy dirty laundry across the house myself. I'm playing more Go Fish and eating more (okay, maybe just the same amt!) ice cream. I'm trying to allow others to help me take good care of myself so I can stay healthy and keep C in for as long as possible.

Did I mention that I ordered shirts for my boys... So excited about them! I can't wait to get them. Brycen's has a big B on it in cute fabric and underneath it has emboirdered "Big Bro" Corbin's is matching with a big C in cute fabric and underneath emboirdered with "Lil' Bro"! I got them in long sleeves (shirt for B and onesie for C) and I'm planning on them wearing them on our coming home day! Okay, enough gushing.

Mr. C is becoming more and more active by the day. B loves to talk to C just like he did to A. Tonight he was kissing my belly and telling him how they would drive nascars together and monster trucks and they would take baths and splash each other and he would let him use his shaver (pretend one!), but only if he didn't eat the shaving cream! I cherish these things and can't wait to see them together outside my womb... something I never got to do w/ him and A... I'm so thankful he was so involved throughout my whole pregnancy with A.

I know I'm all over the place tonight aren't I?

Dr's appointment tomorrow so I'll have another little update on that!

Weekend Fun

I never seem to be able to figure out how the weekends go so quick! Friday evening we went to Mi Pueblo and met Ryan's parents and Sonya and her family to eat for Marilyn's birthday. I never get tired of going there to eat! It was a nice evening and we beat the crowd so that was even better!

Brycen and Jayce... B just can't be serious!
Sonya and I (Sonya, I can't look at this picture now w/out laughing!! haha!) :)

My baby boy and I <3>

On our way home we dropped B off at my parents to spend the night. My brother was home from school and B was so excited and wanted to stay there to be with him.

Now, let me tell you, I RARELY let him spend the night anywhere... (just ask my mom and mother in law, I'm sure they get annoyed w/ Ryan and I both, but we love having him home w/ us and we miss him during the week while we work so we rarely let him stay somewhere unless it's needed)... So this was hard for me to let him stay, but it was 8 by the time we dropped him off anyway I guess... We got home and I just miss him so much... Ryan and I watched a few shows and hung out and it was just too quiet!



Yesterday morning we got up and my mom and B and my grandma came over bright and early so we could get started on painting the entry, kitchen, and hall way. We did get those done... after I had a slight meltdown and decided I hated the first color and we had to go buy different paint. I have to say I do love the second color I got though! After we were done w/ our part of the paint job and Ryan was going to work on more trim my mom, B, and I snuck away to go to a craft show in Jasper. It wasn't near as big as I remember it being in the past, but we did pick up a few things... I've been wanting a cute growth chart for B, but could never find one to match his room. We found one that's a John Deere Tractor! Perfect.
When we got home we had a few things to do and then had to get ready to go eat. We went to Vincennes to Montana Mikes to eat w/ my brother. I miss him so much while he is at school. This is only the 3rd time we've seen him since August so it was nice to visit.
When we got home and we just hung out for awhile and rested.



getting a good picture of these two is like pulling teeth! seriously. :)

goober. i never can resist that huge cheesey grin though!

can you see anything different? this is one thing ryan worked on while we were gone on Saturday... it's standing in the entry way looking through the kitchen into the dining room.... if you've been to my house or seen enough pictures you should be able to tell something different! it looks so weird! we weren't sure we were going to do this, but ryan made more work for himself :) it will look really good when it is done though!


Today I have had a headache all day :( BOO. We went and had supper at my parents before my brother had to leave to go back to school. We were only there for like an hour. Currently, I'm sitting here getting kicked by little Corbin. He has been pretty feisty this weekend! :) I think he likes all the sugar I've been eating (I made Cinnamon Rolls this morning). We are also watching America's Funniest Home Video's... I remember watching this with my family when I was little. B loves it and laughs hysterically. I'm not sure which is funnier for me, the show, or listening to his big boy laugh! Ryan is worn out from all the work he has been doing the past few weeks. I know he will be glad when all this is done... I told him I would get him an "easy" button for Christmas :) haha.

Last couple of Days and 2 more sneak peaks :)

Tuesday evening after work I headed to Washington to meet Tera at her house... and then we headed to pick up Jenn and then on to Tonya's for Bible Study. I couldn't go last week because of my appointment and going to Owensboro afterward, but I was really looking forward to this week. They didn't disappoint :) I had a great evening w/ some great ladies and learned that I'm a truth monster ;) haha! Seriously, though it is a dvd series and the lady, Martha Peace (sp?) is hilarious! I am trying really hard to be more compassionate and loving with EVERY word that comes out of my mouth... because we don't get "time outs" from being loving! Even though I don't go to church w/ these ladies they really made me feel welcome and I appreciate it so much, because I've really been needing that!


Yesterday I was glad it was my day off... Brycen and I got up and snuggled and watched Mickey Mouse Clubhouse. Then we got in the rainy nasty weather and went to Wal Mart. I really didn't want to get out of my pj's, but we really needed stuff (as always!). We had lunch at Taco Bell (YUM!). We came home and I got the groceries unloaded and put away and supper started in the crock pot. I used Courtney's recipe for the Ranch House Pork Chops, but used chicken breasts instead b/c that's what I had at home... They were sooo good! Ryan isn't a huge fan of chicken (which stinks for him b/c I am and I make it all the time!), but he said it was THE BEST CHICKEN he has EVER had! Pretty good for me since it took me all of about 5 min. to put together! We also had homemade mac and cheese (B's favorite) and crescent rolls. Man, I'm getting hungry just thinking about it! Anyway, after I got supper in the crock pot B and I cuddled and played the rest of the afternoon. It was really nice to relax. I did get my laundry all done. When Ryan got home we ate and then he went to work in the front room, working on trim and window casings... it is tedious work to paint those window casings... but he got the big one done in the front room and it looks good! The trim and chair rail is all painted and ready to be put up tonight in there.

Here is a little sneak peak for you. (the trim is just resting on the wall). This is terrible and blurry b/c I took it with my phone. I think the picture makes the red look kind of pink and it's def. not...it's very red! Here is a little peak at the kitchen dining room area. You can see more of the cabinet and the counter top, but I was really taking the picture of my bar stools. I was a little disappointed b/c when I ordered them the bottoms were supposed to be black to match the captain chairs at our table, but when they came they were a dark wood. It took so long to get them I didn't want to mess with sending them back and getting the right ones... They look fine anyway and match the woodwork in the dining room so we're sticking with them! We have ate here at the bar every night since we got them- it's so much easier then clearing off the whole big table. It is also nice since we got new carpet and B is no longer allowed to have snacks or drinks in the front room b/c he can sit at the bar quick and I don't have to mess w/ the whole table. My island still isn't here... from what the cabinet man (haha) is telling me it is made at the shop and waiting to be painted. I feel kind of bad b/c all he has done for the past few weeks is work on house stuff so I'm trying not to be too pushy! I am dying to show you guys the finished products!

Tonight we will just be working on getting the trim/chair rail up in the front room and getting that room put back in order. I REALLY REALLY want to rearrange the furniture in that room, but there really just isn't any way to do it. We also are going to put the ceiling fan that's in the front room in our bedroom (our cord thing is broken and the fan is the orig. 1974 from when the house was built) and then get a new white one for the front room to match the new trim.

Okay, enough house stuff updates for now! :)

B- Wedding Pics

my little cowboy at the reception
love him.

getting so big.
getting ready :)

oops- dropped the pillow! what a goof.

chasing miss lilyan around before the wedding

B and Lilyan walking down the aisle

My little man is just growing up too fast!

Long Weekend and 20 Weeks

Friday night after we got off work we went to Montgomery and went with Rich and Melissa and the boys to Bicknell to eat pizza. YUM! It was so good. We went back to their house when we were done and hung out for awhile.

Saturday we were at home all day... Ryan painted the front living room red. When the paint started going on I wasn't so sure what I had been thinking, BUT now that it's dry I love it! The room is still a disaster because we're getting new trim- which is currently sitting in our garage waiting to be painted. We went to Home Depot Saturday night to pick it up. Our old trim was really ugly and... well old... so we figured since we were redoing we might as well like it.

Sunday we went to church and then to Ryan's parents for lunch. It was so good and it was the one time in like 2 weeks that I've actually been full! We came home and I was so tired and my back was aching so I layed down and tried to take a nap, but couldn't fall asleep. Boo. We went to my parents for supper and to visit with my grandma a bit since she is leaving for Arizona this week.

I was so excited to be off work today. Perks of a government job I suppose. Thank you Christopher Columbus. :) B and I cuddled and watched cartoons this morning and then headed to Washington to run a few errands. I cleaned today... with lots of breaks to hang out with my little man. It was a nice day off with a perfect mix of relaxing and accomplishing things that needed doing around.

Brycen wants to be a "jack hammer man" for Halloween. Lol. Not sure where he came up with that one... but we ordered a toy jack hammer online and he got this hard hat for .50 :) I'm pretty sure he'll be the cutest "jack hammer man" around!

20 Weeks. Today marks 20 weeks... which I'm happy to say is past my halfway!

What I've noticed this past week is that my posture is terrible and my back is really starting to ache. I've def. felt this little guy a lot more which is very reassuring. He's more of a squirmer/wiggler as opposed to my other two boys who were def. kickers! We'll see if the kicker comes out in C or if his personality is just much different than his two older brothers.

People keep asking Brycen if he is excited about being a big brother- it warms my heart that he tells them, "I'm already a big brother, now my mommy is going to have THREE boys!" He is so wise.

Soup-er Friday... I mean Saturday!

Courtney is doing crock pot recipes this week! I have to say the crock pot is one of my favorite kitchen appliances!! Like Courtney though, I def. pull mine out more in the fall/winter months. At my bridal shower they had everyone bring their favorite recipes. I loved this (and I know lots of people do it) because it gave me lots of ideas as a newly married bride. One of those recipes was from a lady I worked with at the bank at the time. It's called:





Easy Cheesy Crockpot Chicken





You will need-


6 chicken breasts


2 cans cream of chicken soup


1 can cheddar cheese soup


garlic powder (to taste)


salt and pepper (to taste)





Sprinkle chicken w/ salt, pepper and garlic powder. Place in the crockpot. Mix together the soups and pour over the chicken. Cook on low for 6 hours.





Can serve this over rice or noodles.





I haven't made this for a long time... now I'm thinking I need to!





I also have a recipe for--



Crockpot Baked Beans (this was my Great Granny Shoultz's recipe). I always make this for those family dinners that are so much more abundant in the fall/winter with all the holidays.


You will need-

2lbs drained beans
1/4 c maple syrup
4 tbsp bbq sauce
3/4 c brown sugar
1/2 c ketchup
1 to 1.5 lbs ground beef (cooked and drained)
bacon bits (the real bacon kind)
small onion chopped (we don't like onion at our house so i just use chopped onion spice for the flavoring

Combine ingredients in crockpot. Cook on high for 5 hours then turn on low/heat (whichever your crockpot has).

I usually double this recipe to take somewhere.
I'm not a huge fan of baked beans and I like these :) maybe it's all that sugar... lol :)

Now ya'll go on over and share your favorite crock pot recipe.

I'm making chili in mine today for supper! YUM!!!!! :) I can't wait to eat it! Seriously, I don't do much except eat these days!! :) haha

Verse-a-Day

"I will trust and not be afraid. The LORD, the LORD, is my strength and my song; he has become my salvation."

Isaiah 12:2


This verse really touched my heart today. I have a problem with worrying and being afraid, of many different things. It is much easier to speak "of" the truth than it is to live it out though. I KNOW the Lord is my strength and my song... and my salvation, but I need to do a better job of living that out. It is so hard to fully trust HIS plan for my life instead of MY plan. The unknown is always scary, but the Lord says there is no need to be afraid.

If I can pray for you today (or tomorrow) or whenever, please let me know. Our burdens are always so much lighter when lifted to the Lord.

Please, pray for me. Pray that I can get through the rest of this pregnancy with the joy and happiness that I had while pregnant with Andon. I fear the unknown, but I'm praying not to be afraid and to trust the Lord. He is my strength and and my song... my salvation.

Appt. and Hair

Yesterday I worked until 1pm then my mom and B came and picked me up and we headed to Evansville. I had my appt. I stepped on the scales and I knew the damage was done! I told you people I've been super hungry... I wasn't lying! I had gained 6lbs in the 4 weeks since I had been there last... That makes for 7 total pounds and I'm halfway so the Dr. said, "keep eating you need it!". She actually thought it was great I had gained that much... whatever, all I heard was "keep eating" and I can def. do that! :) Actually I left there and went and got a hot fudge sunday, no joking around here! Anyway, my BP was 110/70 and Corbin's heart rate was 165. This time he actually cooperated. As soon as she put the doppler on my belly I heard it... sweet relief every time. It was actually a quick appointment... My cousin Kayla (the one having Kaydee Mae) was in the waiting room waiting to see Dr. R when I got out of my appt... she has been doing much better and they took her stitches out and she still hasn't had Kaydee which just amazes me since she has tried so hard to get out all these months! She is being induced on Friday morning if she doesn't come before then so keep them in your thoughts andn prayers for a safe delivery. I'm so stinking excited for them! Anyway, I start going to Dr. R every other week now... so I go back Oct. 20. I actually don't mind all the appointments, they are reassuring to me.

After my appointment we headed to Owensboro to see our friends, The Hamilton's. Liv cut Brycen's hair and then her mom (my other mom, my mom's BFF) took B to ride go-carts at an indoor place. He LOVED IT!! My mom and I stayed at Liv's shop and got our hair done. I went dark and got my side bangs back. (I have no idea why blogger won't let me move my pictures down here so they are at the top). We went to eat supper at Texas Roadhouse after we got our hair done. YUM! We didn't get home til 10pm though so I was worn out! Thankfully I'm off today so B and I slept til 8! lol.

I HAVE to go to WalMart today... since I haven't had cabinets for awhile I hadn't been doing much grocery shopping, but now I have everything back in my cabinets and they are pretty bare-- not much food! Plus, I'm out of pop and that just can't happen! I'm so thankful B doesn't even like pop b/c that's a bad habit I have! Well, guess I better get off here and get the dreaded trip over with!

After we left the dr. we headed to Owensboro to see our friends The Hamilton's... Liv cut Brycen's hair

19 Weeks

19 Weeks

It's my half-way mark!

You would think that was exciting... and it is...

but it is also nerve-wracking.

I know the closer I get to the third tri-mester the higher chance of me getting sick.

I sorta feel like a ticking time bomb.

I'm just praying to be able to make it to 38 weeks so Corbin can be full term and healthy.

Not sure I could deal with leaving my baby in the NICU... not after this past year.

Tomorrow I go for a regular check up with Dr. Reisinger... I really love her.

I appreciate her so much more after having to go to a specialist... he's not my favorite person.

I can't wait to hear his little heartbeat again.

I can feel him move so much more these days. It's becoming more reassuring now.

I know he has to be growing, because all I can do is EAT.

I've never been so hungry in my life!

I'm all set for a boy, but I still feel the same urge to buy stuff for Corbin that I did the other two.

I do need to buy a baby book.

I think I'm going to go ahead and have a yard sale...

the boys will be 5 years apart and that seems silly to keep clothes that long.

I think I'll keep like 0-12 months and sell everything after that.

Anyone need boys clothes? lol.

So this is probably the most random post ever...

Oh yah, I'm going dark tomorrow... ya know, like dark hair... :)

I'm pretty excited about it.

I'll update about my appointment... but it might not be until Wednesday...

it will depend on what time I get home tomorrow.

Going to Owensboro so Liv can do my hair after my appt. She always gets it right...

think I'll get bangs again... my hair grows so fast!

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I typed this post today and thought I'd just add the picture tonight...

when I reread it I thought I sounded kind of annoying....

and thought I might delete it...

but I'm really just being honest....

so I guess I'll leave it!

Bigger this week?

Soup-er Friday-- Weekend Edition!

My dear friend Courtney has started Soup-er Friday- this week it's the weekend edition :) If you don't read her blog you should hop on over there and check it out. She has great craft ideas, recipes, and adorable little girls who always make me smile-- plus Courtney is pretty darn funny!

She started this a few weeks ago and I kinda sorta haven't gotten around to posting anything yet. I thought I'd go ahead and make up for the past few weeks...

The first week was soup.

The easiest I make is veggie soup. It's one of my favorites. My grandma's is way better than mine, but I usually always have all the stuff laying around to make this sooo....

I use my crock pot. Simmer on low for 8 hours or cook on high for 5-6.

You'll need-

Package of Frozen stew meat (chunks)
Big can of tomato juice
veggies
salt and pepper
1-2 pototatos chunked or 1 can of potatos sliced

I just stick the stew meat i nthe bottom of my crock pot (still frozen), but if you need it faster thaw it out first.

I usually just use a bag of frozen mixed veggies and dump on top of the meat

I also normally just use a can of potatoes (we're going for quick to prepare here people). Drain the water off and pour in.

Then I put the salt and pepper on top of all the stuff and then pour on the tomato juice.

Put the lid on the crock pot and let your house start smelling like fall :) I usually stir once everything is unthawed, but you wouldn't have to.
We just had this last week and it was pretty yummy :) The leftovers are good heated up too!


I think the Second Week was appetizers or Football game food :)
My nacho cheese dip is what I usually "fall back" too... it's quick and simple and always good!

You'll need-
a jar of salsa
1 box of mexican velveeta
1/4-1/2 cup of milk, depending on how creamy you like it

also, if I don't have mexican velveeta I usually always have regular velveeta and you can substitute that and then use a can of nacho cheese soup.

Put in crock pot and melt.

Good w/ doritos too :)


This week is breakfast foods! I'm not a huge breakfast eater... actually in 8th grade our health teacher (he was really mean and smoked like a chimney) wanted us to keep a food diary. We had to try and be healthy and eat every meal... I refused to eat breakfast and ended up standing in the back of the room for refusing to eat breakfast and writing "nothing" in my food diary. My mom was like, "Chelsa, just WRITE SOMETHING, ANYTHING"... Nope, I wouldn't do it. I used to be really stubborn... oh who am I kidding, I still am! That's like the only trouble I got into in school (well, besides for talking!). :) Back to the sticky buns--

These need prepared the night before.

Grease bundt pan well. Line bottom of pan with chopped pecans (you can leave the pecans out, I don't like them so I don't use them). Drop 24 (or how many ever will fit in your pan) dough rolls (1 pkg Riches frozen rolls) over nuts (or no nuts!). Sprinkle with one small package of butterscotch pudding (NOT INSTANT PUDDING).

Melt 1/2 cup butter, 3/4 cup brown sugar, and 3/4 tsp. of cinnamon. Mix and drizzle over rolls. Sprinkle with more nuts (or not if you don't want too!). Cover with foil and let stand on the counter overnight. Bake at 350 degrees for 25-30 min. Do not over bake (so check them before the 25 minutes is up!). Turn the pan upside down as soon as it comes out of the oven... onto a pan or whatever you want.

YUM YUM YUM! Easiest sticky buns ever and sooo good!

Hope ya'll go over and share your recipes b/c I love getting new ideas :)

Some Sneak Peaks

I know i've been keeping everyone in suspense with all these on-going house projects we've been doing! lol. I still don't want to post pictures b/c we have lots of little details to do in the kitchen and front living room (like paint, tiling for backsplash, etc...), but I thought I'd post a few sneak peaks :)

Here is the laundry room before. EW.

Here is the laundry room cabinets Ryan made for me! (We also painted in here).
Here is the butt ugly kitchen before... I mean I really despised this place.

I know this is a tiny little sneak peak, but HELLO, can you even imagine? It is looking SOOOO good! We have our new counter tops on and now all the doors on! There is still trim work to do and tiling to do for the backsplash and painting on the wall, but I can tell you I just smile every time I see it! It looks sooo country- which is what our house is done in. It just fits perfectly. They aren't as white as they look in this picture, they are a country/antique white. Ryan has done an amazing job!

This is the front living room before... you can't tell so much from this picture, but this carpet was stained TERRIBLY! Just ask anyone that's been to my house! I love the new carpet! It makes the room sooo much more cozy (probably b/c I'm not afraid to touch the floor!). Seriously, no matter how much we cleaned the carpet the stains wouldn't come out (they were from the previous owner). We still have painting and trim to do in here.
Our old table

LOVE OUR NEW ONE! It is so country and goes so much better w/ our house. I can't take a picture of the whole room b/c it's a mess w/ stuff out of our kitchen!