PRITTY IN PINK?

So, just when you think you've instilled all the precious values in your children, WHAM! you capture a photo like this. Brandon was begging me not to, as he was demanding conner de suit from the fairy costume, but really i couldn't help myself. I should have known he was up to something, taylor had hannah over to play and they were being so cute, playing in the princess tent in their gowns. Conner wanted someone to play with to, so I assured him it was o.k. to go play with the girls, painless really right? In my defense, i didn't know he would take me literally! I tried to explain to him he was suppose to be the fiery dragon that locked the princess in the tower, but he said that was too scary, little did he know the tutu he was sporting was just as scary. His little escapade ended shorty after his father saw him, but i got some photos just for kicks!

Just a shout out to all my friends, i want you all to know how grateful i am to have you. I have had an experiance of a lifetime here in moses, with so many people i feel so close to. i love all of you and i look forward to many years of friendship. it truly does make life complete to have friends. my favorite quote on friends "truly great friends are hard to find, difficult to leave, and impossible to forget." so many good memories i'll always have. and hopefully yall will have some of me! some of you are probably scarred for life with my little secrets, but atleast we laugh, right. to the grave ladies!

ITS WHAT'S FOR DINNER

SO LATELY I'VE BEEN REALLY SICK OF WHAT I'VE BEEN EATING LATELY, I'M IN DIRE NEED OF NEW RECIPES! I HAVEN'T FIGURED OUT HOW TO DO A RECIPE BLOG, BUT SOMETIME SOON I'LL GET IT DONE. I FOUND THIS RECIPE ON THE BAG OF BISCUITS I BOUGHT, WELL BRANDON BOUGHT. I USUALLY MAKE MY OWN, BUT I'VE BEEN LAZY LATELY, SO HE BOUGHT SOME, SHAME ON ME. ANYWAY, THIS RECIPE WAS SOOOO EASY, AND SUPER FAST. I WAS DEFINATLY IMPRESSED. IT WAS PRITTY GOOD TASTIN TOO. SO FOR ALL YOU QUICK COOKERS, OR A NIGHT WHEN YOU GOTTA GET SOMETHIN ON FAST, TRY THIS!

QUICK CHICKEN AND DUMPLINGS

2 CANS PROGRESSO RICH AND HEARTY CHICKEN POT PIE SOUP
1 CAN PILLSBURRY REFRIGERATED BUTTERMILK BISCUITS

CHOPPED PARSLE, IF DESIRED

1. IN 10-INCH SKILLET, HEAT SOUP OVER MEDIUM HEAT, STIRRING OCCASIONALY, UNTIL BUBBLY.

2. SEPERATED DOUGH INTO 10 BISCUITS; CUT EACH INTO QUARTERS. PLACE BISCUIT QUARTERS ON TOP OF HOT SOUP. SIMMER UNCOVERED 10 MINUTES.

3. COVER; SIMMER AN ADDITIONAL 8 TO 10 MINUTES OR UNTIL BISCUITS ARE NO LONGER DOUGHY.
SPRINKLE WITH PARSLEY

I MADE THE MISTAKE OF OVERCOOKING MINE, THE BISCUITS DON'T GET BROWN, AND THEY ARE REALLY SOFT WHEN YOU POKE THEM WITH A FORK, SO TASTE ONE TO TELL IF THEY ARE DONE, OTHERWISE THE SOUP STICKS TO THE BOTTOM OF THE PAN AND BURNS. IT WAS STILL YUMMY THOUGH!

KEEPING IT TOGETHER

I recieved this cute little book as a gift a while back and right now i have really been using it. Sometimes i just feel like life is falling apart, and this book really had some nice pointers. Lately I feel like i'm going nuts! I was informed by what they call a specialist these days that i need some extensive surgery done on my nose to clear my nasal passages, fix a crooked septum, and dig out polyps, nice i know. before he actually commented on my nose, he asked me how i got the "horrible" scar on my lip. he then said" it's too bad it's so noticeable, lips are fragile" i didn't take that as a comment to the plastic surgeon who fixed it! Talk about a self confidence check! I opted not to schedule the surgery, but was told my sinus infections would never clear up and polyps can be cancerous, nice again. well, i have not scheduled the surgery, try to get by as long as i can and WHAM! I've got a fabulous sinus infection which has also managed to take my voice, going on a week now, still can't breath, still holding out though. Then, the other day i insisted Conner put on pink cowboy boots for school, and was very frustrated that he was arguing with me, we were going to be late! then i realized NO ONE should make their seven year old son wear PINK cowboy boots; we then retreived the brown ones. then last night i went down stairs and called after presley to follow me, it wasn't after she fell down the first step( thank heaven it was a small one) that i realized she was ten months not 4! i erupted into tears, and after i made sure she was o.k. i thought maybe a fun bath would make it better, but after 15 minutes in the tub i noticed i put her in with her socks on! today i woke up to ankle deep water in my basement and I gave my daughter a cookie for breakfast, i'm not sure this was a good battle not to fight though, cause now she wants one for lunch too!, yeah my bad. I was in the dr. office this week and they had to call my name four times before i realized my last name was heslop, good thing they knew us otherwise they would have counted us as a no show! and no way was I going home after what I had to go through just to get there! so anyway, this book was talking about how NOT to do EVERYTHING, just concentrate on some things, and how not to feel guilty about it. it talks about knowing your limits. there are some things you just can't say no to( even though it would really cut down the stress if you could say no to laundry!) but each of us can probably find ways to trim our busy schedules. most of us have likely said yes to something we knew we didn't have time for, or sufficient energy or other resources equal to the task. the book then gives examples to creative excuses to help you say no when you need to. i thought these were great!

- I'm doing my annual dust ball inventory
- I'm counting and measuring all my gray hairs; this is going to take a while
- I'm training for an acronym marathon, lol
- I'm memorizing all the zip codes west of the mississippi
- I can't say yes to anything until I lose thirty pounds
- I'm organizing my paper clips
- I'm pasting S&H green stamps in my little books; it's something i've been meaning to do for such a long time
- I have to floss my dogs teeth
- I'm still savoring my jet lag
- The ragweed is too high this time of year
- I have to name my flowers
- I'm thinking about having grandchildren (I'm looking for a book with the title Grandchildren for Dummies)
- The man on TV told me to stay tuned
- I'm trying to see how long I can go without saying yes- thanks for helping
- I'm attending the grand opening of my neighbors garage door
- I'm sculpting a frog out of cottage cheese

The book states how some of this are really rediculous, ya think? but it says we need to try one or two just to get the feel of how effective they can be. it also gives a quote by Anne Morrow Lindberg, " My life cannot impliment in action the demands of all the people to whom my heart responds" It talks about taking time for you, which some of us still have not mastered to do much, even if it's just a few quiet moments. As i was reading this part and reflecting on my week, looks like i need more than a few moments, i've lost my head! It asks if youve had moments when you've hardly recognized yourslef, was that me? did i really do that? it talks a lot about stress and how to overcome it. it seems as though we have these lists of things to do, only they were suppose to be done yesterday, today, and tomorrow. the book refers to it as the List Collection ( doesn't it sound like a line of beautilful towels or something?) Mary Ellen Edmunds is the author, i like her, she's down to earth it seems. So back to cleanup in the basement, man I hate the smell of wet stuff! better tomorrows right?

CRAWLING, IS IT THAT EXCITING?

SO, LIKE MANY OTHER MOMS OUT THERE, I WAS SOOOO READY FOR PRESLEY TO START CRAWLING. YA KNOW, IT JUST GETS TO THAT STAGE WHEN THEY ARE SQUIRMY WHEN YA HOLD THEM, BUT CAN'T BE CONTENT WHEN THEY ARE ON THE FLOOR. IT SEEMS LIKE I HAVE BEEN FETCHING TOYS FOR HER TO PLAY WITH FOR YEARS, AND MANY TIMES ONLY TO FETCH MORE BECAUSE SHE DOESN'T LIKE WHAT I BRING HER. I DON'T KNOW WHY I GET SO EXCITED FOR THEM TO CRAWL, BUT OBVIOUSLY ITS BECAUSE I DON'T REMEMBER HOW MISCHIEVOUS THEY ARE WHEN THEY DO!

MY BABY HAS ACTUALLY BEEN CRAWLING FOR ABOUT A MONTH NOW, SHE REALLY TOOK OFF FAST, JUST ONE DAY SHE DID IT, AND MAN THEY GET SO FAST! IT WAS NICE TO BEGIN WITH ( AHA, THAT'S WHY I GET EXCITED) BUT AS SOON AS SHE FIGURED OUT THAT SHE COULD REALLY GO PLACES, THE EXCITEMENT TURNED INTO MORE OF AN EXTRA TASK. PRESLEY'S FAVORITE HOT SPOT IS THE BATHROOM CUPBOARD, WHICH UNTIL SHE FOUND THE TAMPONS WAS GREAT, THERE ARE JUST BATH TOYS AND LOTIONS AND SUCH UNDER THERE, HARMLESS REALLY, I THOUGHT. HER SECOND HOT SPOT IS MY TREE, AND YES, SHE PULLS ALL THE FLUFFY STUFF OUT AND SPREADS IT ALL OVER THE FLOOR. I AM ONE OF THOSE FIRM BELIEVERS THAT YES, YOU HAVE TO PROTECT YOUR CHILDREN FROM THINGS THAT CAN HURT THEM, BUT I DON'T BELIEVE IN RE-DECORATING MY HOUSE! I LIKE MY THINGS AND TO BE HONEST NOTHING IN MY HOUSE WITHIN CHILD'S REACH WOULD BE UN REPLACEABLE. SO, I GUESS FOR NOW, SHE'LL HAVE TO PLAY WITH TAMPONS AND EAT DIRT OUT OF MY TREE. WHEN DO THEY WALK? I CANT WAIT.

MASCARA ANYONE?

O.K. ALL YOU FAITHFUL MASCARA USERS, THIS POST IS DEFINITELY FOR YOU. I HAVE BEEN SEARCHING, AND SEARCHING, AND YES STILL SEARCHING FOR THE PERFECT MASCARA; ISN'T TWELVE YEARS LONG ENOUGH TO HAVE TO SEARCH?!!! ( my parents wouldn't let us wear makeup until we were 16) MOST WATERPROOFS TAKE YOUR EYELASHES OFF WHEN IT FINALLY COMES OFF, SO I TRY TO STICK WITH THE REGULAR KIND. I HAVE TRIED EVERYTHING THAT COMES OUT, BUT I AM KINDA CHEAP, SO I HAVEN'T TRIED THE COUNTER STUFF, DOES IT REALLY WORK THAT MUCH BETTER? THESE FEW ARE JUST MY LATEST PURCHASES, BUT AS MY HUSBAND CAN ATTEST, I HAVE HAD DRAWERS FULL OF HALF USED MASCARA. I DON'T REALLY KNOW WHY THEY STATE " NO CLUMPING FORMULA" ON THE BOTTLE CAUSE NO MATTER HOW HARD I TRY, THE CLUMPS ARE ALREADY THERE. AND DOES ANYONE ELSE HAVE A PROBLEM WITH ALL THE MASCARA COMING OUT OF THE TOP OF THE BOTTLE? OR AM I JUST SLOPPY? I CAN'T STAND IT WHEN IT STICKS TO YOUR LASHES AND MAKES IT LOOK LIKE YOU HAVE FOUR LASHES INSTEAD OF FOURTY! WHEN IT COMES TO MY LASHES, I HAVE MULTIPLE PROBLEMS; THEY'RE TOO LONG ( YOUR PROBABLY THINKING WHY IS THIS A PROBLEM) BUT SERIOUSLY THE MASCARA JUST GETS ALL OVER YOUR LID, AND WEARING GLASSES OF ANY SORT IS A TASK, SECOND, I HAVE THIN ONES SO I NATURALLY WANT TO MAKE THEM THICK, HENCE THE CLUMPING PROBLEM. IS THERE NOT A MASCARA THAT CAN FIX ALL THESE PROBLEMS IN A SINGLE TUBE? SO, TO ALL YOU HAPPY, FAITHFUL, LOVELY LASH, MASCARA USERS, A TIP WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. I'M CONFIDENT ENOUGH TO SAY IF I TRY IT AND LOVE IT, YOUR NEXT TUBE IS ON ME! BUT BEWARE, I'VE TRIED MANY. MAYBE I SHOULD JUST WEAR FAKE LASHES?

SEVEN!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!

We sure got a surprise 7 years ago when conner came into our family! WOW, did I say 7? It hardly feels like it has been that long, my how time gets away from you. We love our little conner, he has brought so much joy to our lives. We have learned so much from him, and I know his mission here on earth will teach us so much more. Conner has been such an inspiration to our family, and he has touched so many lives along the way. It is amazing to see him grow and overcome all that he has. I strongly believe he will have a great reward in heaven, he has been so strong, he's definatly our fighter! I call him my silent fighter, he has always been so happy despite his limitations, it is a joy to always see him smile. Conner definatly loves life, and we love him. happy birthday bubbles!!!!