Calling ALL Bakers!!!

Anna's second birthday is this Friday!!! We are going to have a get together with friends on Saturday with cake and the whole 9 yards. So on Friday I was thinking that I would just make her a cookie cake. I have made one before but I cheated with the premixed stuff. This time I would like to make a REAL one lol. I have one recipe but it looks complicated lol. If you have a simple cookie recipe I would love to hear about it. Or if you have an even better idea for her Friday celebration please let me know!!!

Thanks you so much for your help with this.

Tiny Talk Tuesday!

So here is my tiny talk for this week!

Just this morning after going to one store Anna started talking about food. I needed to go one more place so here is our conversation:

m: I know you are hungry baby. Do you want to go home to eat or go one more place?
A: Store - as loud as she could!

Who knew a 2 year old could LOVE to shop so much.

Her cute words!

food - yum yum

Her yia Yia and Pop taught her this one.

if she sees a green light she says GOOOOO
if she sees a red light shes STOOOP

I wish I could do more but I have to dash! Go HERE for more cute little words.

Tackle it Tuesday!

Well, we have been tackling my guest room! It had turned into my Christmas collect all plus some room lol. With my Mother in law and sister in law coming to celebrate Anna's 2nd birthday I wanted to have it nice and clean (for a change lol). So we started on it yesterday & I have a few more things to do to it today. I will post pictures hopefully when Anna is napping! So swing back later this afternoon.

If you would like to see more exciting tackles go to 5mfm!

Menu Monday - July 30th

Monday - Chicken Tettrazini (sp?)

pictured on the right side. I tried it for the first time a few weeks ago and it is YUMMY!

Tuesday - hamburger steak w/gravy & mashed potatoes and peas

Wednesday - left overs!

Thursday - my mother & sister in law will be here

I think I am going to try out some Sonora Chicken Pasta on them.

Friday - Anna's birthday - we will either go out or fix her favorite - SPEGHETTI

Saturday - Something light not sure what yet!

So what is on your menu for the week. If you would like to see other yummy menus go HERE.

We have a winner!!!

DANA AKA SUNSHINE!!! You are the winner of my recipes! I wish I had more to give out. I appreciate all of the entries and interest! If you drop by from time to time you will probably see some of the recipes. That is a suttle hint to come back whenever you have a moment lol. Again thank you so much for coming by and I hope to get to know you better.

Just 1 WEEK!!!

My baby girl is going to be joining the ranks of the terrible 2's!!! I can't believe it. I remember so vividly the day I went to the hospital to have her. It was a scheduled c-section, although it was scheduled many different times lol. Oh well, she was meant to be born on her great grandma's birthday! She was so very tiny weighing in at 4 lbs 5 oz. She has grown so much and is turning into a little girl instead of my baby. I think her turning 2 is going to be harder on me than when she turned 1 lol. Can we just slow down time for a little while so that she can stay my baby for a little longer. If I blink she will be going to college and getting married!


I still haven't gotten her birthday gift yet. If you know of something that isn't overly expensive that she will absolutely love please let me know. I have an idea of what I will get her but I am still not sure about it.

It was a long night!

Last night Anna stayed up late to see her Daddy. When she does this she doesn't go to sleep as fast and she is always up early. On top of that the crazy dogs were up and down all not long. Not both of them just Buddy! I am so sleepy I am going to be counting down the hours until nap time! Anywho, such is life right.

While I was watching Anna play with her Daddy I was sitting there thinking of the first few weeks of my marriage. The day I moved into the apartment with my hubby was an exciting day. We didn't really have a honeymoon so we moved in the day after our wedding. It felt so WEIRD to be all alone with him lol. We had moved to a new city so it was just us. I remember all of the hope and excitement that I felt as we started out on our new journey together. Not everything turned out like we expected and we have had our troubles. Including me just having to ride around the neighborhood early on cause I was so mad I couldn't even talk to him. Don't ask me what I was that angry about because I really don't remember lol. The point is that 11 years ago I couldn't imagine how wonderful it would be watching the man I love playing with our daughter. I couldn't imagine loving him more than I did back then. The truth is that I do love him more. I love him more because he forgives me when I screw up, he hangs around even when I drive him nuts (which I know I do). I love him more because of how well he knows me. I honestly think he knows me better than I know myself. Unfortunately, he can't say the same thing about me. I am not nearly as observant and intuitive as he is.

So the long night and early morning were worth it. I know that my sacrifice was worth it because it made both my hubby and my daughter so very happy. However, tonight I will sleep!!! LOL!