happy work and a job for you!

 oh hello there! happy day/night.

yes. i made the mistake of ordering a grande iced skinny caramel macchiato at 6:30 this evening

say whaaa?

i had a free coupon that expired tomorrow for ANY size drink and i

felt the sudden urge to pull over at the next starbucks.

honestly, i was yawning and felt like i needed a pick me up. and that it did.

the fact that it is almost 11 and i am still going strong is not good.

help.

5:15 as in AM, comes way too quickly when you cant fall asleep. damn it.

so yes, 3 posts in 3 days. what is going on here? cuhrazy. thats what its called.

truth be told this blog is really a venting ground for me.

i feel that it is a place i can go and share, complain, groan, belly ache etc

about everything that is not going my way.

i am not really complaining, but i am not happy at work. quite honestly, i am  miserable.

(in case any of you lovies work with me), it is not anyone in general.

there have been a whole series of events that have happened in the past year

that make me think i work with a bunch of 5 yr olds. yes.

you read that right. ok, maybe 12 year olds. jr. high.

sooo i am searching. for theeee perfect job. (do they exist?)

well one that makes me smile instead of crying.

k, side tracking i know. i feel that i am rambling. maybe cuz i am.

maybe it was the extremely strong / huge coffee i drank.

so let me ask everyone's opinion. what would your dream job be?

i dont think i have one single job per se. i think i would do a few part time to add up to a lot of money. yes. lots o money.

you know the kind you pick from trees. you all have a money tree right???

well, here is a little job for you. do this and then report back to me that you did it,

and then we will all check back in a few months and see where everyone is at!

k? k.

i receive the emails/blog happenings of this lovie:

kelly!

this sweet girl, (whom i wish i could have coffee and just chat with), wrote this blog

post on writing a letter to herself.

now go read it. yes.all of it. its not long....

and then i want you to write a letter to yourself. (i am going to do this either tonight or tomorrow)

then seal it up. yep. lick it. seal it right up.

then we are all going to come back and chit chat in a few months.

this is all related to the law of attraction.

it works.

good energy/thoughts attract like wise.

do it.

you will not be sorry.

if you want some inspiration please pop over to her blog.....and just read.

you will smile, i promise.

now get writing your letter to yourself. right stinkin now.

xo

t

happy days.....

think back to those days when we had no ATM machines, we survived on maybe cash alone or one

credit card...

ahhh. maybe simple is best....

i was literally doing bank stuff for the first 3 hours of my morning and then left to visit the bank in

person.....

i have found, when you have a banking issue, its best to just show your smiley face.

when you try to do ANYTHING over the phone, it NEVER gets done RIGHT.

so after being told that my card was cancelled d/t the wonderful hackers that

invaded my space, i was told today, that they

never stopped it.

WHAT??? mo fo.

yep. so the fraud dept and the actual bank had said it was cancelled and guess what?

it WASNT.

here nor there, the accounts have been closed and hopefully

i will have changed all accts that i am aware of that have auto payments, and

all will be well again in love and war.

speaking of war....

have y'all seen the movie

this means war???

uuhhhhhhdorable.....

yep. thats my word for adorable.

REESE witherspoon and i am not sure who the hotties were that chased after her,

but whewwww.

pretty damn hot. ok. smoking hot.

lucky beotch.

yes....there they are...3 cutie patooties.

go. see. it.

you will laugh.

very light hearted.

oh, and if you want to lose 2 hrs of your life that you will never be able to get back,

then go see,

the grey.

DUMB.

DUMB.

DUMB.

1 hr and 57 mins. only to have the stupidest ending EVER.

that my friends was the extent of my weekend. cleaning. working. writing another

lovely paper for school.

what are you all up to for valentines tomorrow?

ANDDDD....

if you could have one wish come true what would it be?

have a lovely week!!

xoxo

happy list continues:

399. seeing my sweet 18 yr old's beautiful face, who is away at college....

398. getting a text in the middle of the day of my 'grand dog'...and his ever so cute face!

397. sun on a winter day

396. chipotle. (yep. for realz.)

395. the feeling of the white nugget jumping on the bed right before the alarm goes, off, to snuggle for a few minutes......

monday,funday!

hello lovies!

i am trying to be excited about jumping back into the work week.

i typically ALWAYS have the monday morn blues.

but i am trying to view life differently and

appreciate

every

little

thing

that

is

brought

my way.

weekend was uneventful. i sat at princess # 3's high school invitational track meet on friday night.

brrrr.

it was flipping freezing.

this poor lil gal is having relationship issues and has been a basketful of tears lately.

when you are young and in love.

(or old like, me)

you know what it feels like to have your heart ripped out.

poor lil babe. my heart hurts for her.

saturday:

went up to college to visit princess # 2.

here's a recap of our visit.

took g'ma along for the ride. she loves hanging out with us.

first of all, i should say while parading thru the mall, we came

across these:

yep. utterly HUGE, ridiculously ENORMOUS,

easter bonnets!

yikes.

or i guess, kentucky derby worthy bonnets?

your call.

of course we had to have a fashion show right there in the middle

of the aisle. 

 even my sweet 72 yr old mom....isnt she adorable?!?

like, people really wear these???

lol.

actually, i have to admit....there were a couple that i loved.

i guess, i can tend to be a little extreme in the fashion sense tho....

we made a stop at a place called the cookie jar...

imagine:

hottttt, warm, fresh baked cookies, made to order.

full

of

deliciousness.

here's my two models while we waited for the baking!

my lil mini me! lurrvvee that kid!

ok, one last note, if you are feeling crazy and want to vote

for my blog, head over

here:

 k, have a splendid day!

love

you

tons.

bye.

xoxo



back to blogging EVENT DAY 4 and 5

ahhhhh happy thursday/friday!!!! 

as i showered this morning, i am amazed at how fast the

time flies.

literally. the weeks and days go by so quickly.

why is that?

why is it that when you are a 5 yr old, it seems like it takes forever for ANYTHING to happen

but when you are

OLD,

the months fly by.

well, here nor there, i awoke to a cold, rainy downpour. i have finally pulled out the

BOOTS.

ugh.

i

HATE

cold

weather.

i

despise

snow.

i do like the change of seasons but honestly, i could survive quite well, living off the

coast of california or the carolinas.

hhhmmm.

something to debate.

alrighty, enough talk of rain and yucky weather.

today's topic over  here,   is
woman who
inspire
US!

wow. tough question. there are so many.
i
honestly
would have to
say
these
little
lovelies:

yep.
my
three
princesses!
they
give
me
drive,
hope,
faith,
inspiration,
love,
and
so
much
more!!

each one has so many different characteristics that i admire. they each have different personalities that sets them apart from each other.
they have all blossomed into
such
beautiful
young
ladies
and i am so proud
to
call
each
one
my
daughter!!
xo~love you guys!

ok.....so last night/yesterday was a busy day. i didnt even get my blog post up,
thus
day 4 and 5 of back to blogging event at the same time.

my evenings are always so rushed and there never
seems to be enough time in the day.
i realize this
is how
life
has become.
everyone is BUSY!
but sometimes, i just wish for CALMNESS.

soooo, on to  the blog subject for day 5:

"why do you blog?"

hhhhmmmm.....thinking deeply.
good question.
why DO i blog?

originally i started to blog as a way just to vent. a place to share my recipes and craft ideas.
i was reading all of the amazing blogs out there
and
the
giveaways that were
offered.....
and
i
started
to
think.
and
think.
i wanted to be part of this amazing community. i wanted to share in all the fun......
AND
document my life.
i knew that noone would read, except for me......at first.
and
even tho i
do not have a huge following....
i have "met" so many amazing people who i
just love
reading about.
i have
learned
so many
great
things and have been so inspired.

point blank.
i
{{{heart}}}
blogging.
i
am
addicted.
s,o with that being said, thanks again for following me. thanks for reading about my life.
thanks for listening to me rave about my children's accomplishments.
thanks for leaving comments. ( i seriously LOVE reading what YOU have to say)...
thanks for being
my
friend.

even tho i have never met any of you personally......i feel that there are so
many of you that when / if we finally did meet, we would
sit and laugh and talk.....
for
HOURS!

happy friday!
i wish you a blessed day and a GREAT
start to your
weekend.......
AND...

don't forget, my  GIVEAWAY...... right here! only a few more days....

xo
t



fun/flower friday!

hi bloggies! it's fun friday!

i wanted to share a few of my latest creations!

hopefully, the etsy shop will be up and running

by

the

end

of

SEPTEMBER! (happy dance....happy dance.....)

 but first, i am linking up with these fun parties!

AND

as always, please read the rules and regs and if you choose to participate, run along and leave

lots

and

lots

of

comments!

cuz

that's what us

BLOGGERS

LOVE!

k, more fun stuff......in between helping princess # 3 with an essay the other night, i

whipped

us

these

pretties!

rosebud earrings.....

and.....

another HEADBAND! (just cuz........a girl can NEVER

have

enough

hair

accessories!

and look what i just found:

lola PINK fabrics!

my goodness! adorable fabric, patterns AND what a cute name! anything

with the word PINK in it, has to be FUN!

k, this girl, has to get back to work.....(making sad sad sad face right now)

BUT,

i will

be

out there

making new

FRIENDS

on

new friend FRIDAY!

yay!

big HUGS,

xo

t

smiley sunday! things that make you go 'awwwww'

hi blog land! happy sunday! i am taking the positive approach to sundays....(a.k.a. the day before the work week starts.....again!)

what....

makes....

you...

smile??

i started smiley sunday a few weeks ago, with the hopes of continuing it every week, but as life goes, i have been a wee bit busy, so back on track, now!

a big sloppy kiss from him! i want one of these puppies so bad....now i have to convince the boy. this my friends, is a GOLDEN DOODLE! LOVE THEM!

MY NEW COACH PURSE~(this is not exactly the picture of the one i am now the proud owner of, but it's the poppy design and SUPER big for all my junk!) it was a sweet little gift from JP and i love it! (thanks honey!)

the beaches of key west.....i need a vacation! BADLY!

a FUN PINK PARTY DRESS!!!

and pink cupcakes of course!!!!

i am off to drink some cinnamon blueberry coffee and relax.....i will fit in laundry and some household chores as well, but i wanted to say HI and remind you to SMILE!

love and huggggs,

t

crazy friday but yummy caramel corn!

its friday. yay. i am sure that this is everyone's fav day of the week, right?? let me just say that i am pumped its the weekend. i have no plans.....and thats good....great actually. i love when i can just hang at home and chill.....i have had a horrible work week. i had to travel monday and tuesday, which just adds mass chaos to the work week. it is tiring. boring. not fun. luckily for me, the hubby took both days off work to come with. that was the best part......and yummy sushi / thai food monday night (sorry no pics).....

anywho...i am babbling, as i sometimes do....i have to try and figure how to blog AND work at the same time! i have totally neglected my blog. seeing how i am fairly new to this, it might help if i was a 'regular' poster....i mean how am i going to get new followers, if i never BLOG?? der de der....key component, eh??

the boy is working a 12 hour shift tonight, so it was me and the kitchen. i finally quit working after 12 hours. blah. did i mention in paragraph one how tired of work i am? (dont get me wrong, i am thrilled to even have a good job, as i have said before......) but seriously....12 hours...on a friday.....not cool.

so as i was saying. i have to stop the insanity. i find comfort in baking. cooking. eating. this equates to great for my sanity.....not so great for the diet.....i typically have such great will power...but lately, my friends....um, not so much.....but no fault but my own....what do i do??? bake more. period. one would think i could figure this whole concept out. bake yummies. want to eat yummies. eat yummies. guilt. (i am blonde remember)....apparently i dont get it. ok....so hubs went to work....and i made this:

yes, my friends.....caramel corn. sweet. luscious. golden. pure lust in every bite....(oh, there were two of these trays also).....heaven in my mouth. so in case you want the recipe.....here ya go! oh and did i mention easy peasy. super duper.

caramel corn


1 cup oleo (i used 1/2 butter, 1/2 margarine)

2 cups brown sugar
1/2 cup light corn syrup
1 tsp salt
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp vanilla
6 qts popcorn


Melt oleo; sitr in surgar, corn syrup & Salt. Bring to boil, stirring constantly. Boil w/o stirring 5 min. Remove from heat, sitr in soda & vanilla. Slowly pour over popcorn, mixing well. Put onto 2 shallow pans. Bake 1 hour @ 225 sitrring every 15 minutes. Remove from oven & cool. Break apart. Store in tightly covered containers.

tips: 

i made my popcorn on the stove in two batches. i used my largest soup pot. poured canola oil in bottom and used a little over 1/3 cup of popcorn each time. put lid on. shake pot as popcorn starts to pop.when caramel is done, i had popped corn in two large mixing bowls and divided mixture between both. mix.  i  used two cookie sheets lined with parchment paper to pour popcorn   to bake in oven.  

this is the caramel sauce as it is boiling.....dont stir!!! 5 minutes! be patient! 

this is the easiest treat to make and you can put in bags and tie with curling ribbon and use for parties, treat bags, etc! i LOVE this stuff......oh and did i mention i am NOT getting on the scale tomorrow morning!

xoxo peace and hugs
t