Typical Ramblings, Atypical Nonsense

Menu Plan Monday - November 7 - 13

2009-11-09T10:05:00.000-04:00

Happy Monday! Hope everyone is well today. When I made up my menu for this week I was in the midst of dealing with the flu so I planned a week of crock pot meals. Hope you enjoy and many are new to our family but it's always fun to try new things! Here's what we're eating this week: Breakfast: - Toddler Menu Monday: Yogurt & monkey platter (variety plate of cut up fruits) Tuesday: Whole

Holiday Grand Plan - Week Eleven

2009-11-08T23:59:00.002-04:00

Can you believe there are only 45 days left until Santa arrives? I am really getting excited!! I swear I am like a kid when it comes to Christmas. It's not the presents - well I do love shopping and buying the presents, but I love decorating the house, baking, going to do fun Christmas activities and the snow! Oh I love the snow! Last week I had Bubs home with the flu and mid-week I ended up

My Very First Blog Award

2009-11-06T16:16:00.000-04:00

Elizabeth over at Confessions of a Working Mom has awarded me with my very first blog award! I am so honored and excited!! Thank you Elizabeth for the award and thank you all for reading my blog. I'm so glad that you enjoy my rambling. The rules state that I get to pass this along to 15 other newly discovered blogs that I love... Should any of you choose to accept this mission...post it on

Coffee! Coffee! Coffee!

2009-11-05T19:57:00.000-04:00

Things Mom's Like and Coffee for Less have teamed up to give away this Keurig Single Cup Coffee Brewer.I have been wanting one of these single cup brewers for awhile now. I missed out on the Tassimo Canada giveaway on Twitter so I was thrilled to see that Erin from Things Mom's Like was giving away another brand of single cup brewers. I looked over at the Coffee for Less site and they have a

Holiday Grand Plan - Week Ten

2009-11-01T20:48:00.001-04:00

Happy November 1st! We are in the home stretch now for getting ready for Christmas. Now I am starting to get excited! I do wish I had been able to get more accomplished up to this point, but what I have done is good so I take comfort in that fact. However, now is the time to really make things happen. Keeping in mind the goal of a peaceful and fun Christmas season should help me stay focused

Halloween 2009 - The Finale

2009-11-01T12:57:00.001-04:00

What a busy week! Did you all have a great Halloween? Ours ended up to be pretty good, all things considered. If you haven't heard by now we have what is presumed to be H1N1 in the house. Bub came home on Wednesday with all the symptoms and now I am giving everyone big doses of vitamin C, D, elderberry and lots of garlic. Garlic isn't just good for warding off vampires you know. Needless to

Crafty Tuesday - Halloween Tricks or Treats

2009-10-27T10:10:00.002-03:00

I have been working on this edition of Crafty Tuesday for quite a few days. That doesn't mean the crafts are difficult though, in fact they are really easy! And so fun and cute too! So let's get right to it... Halloween Mummies - Bub will be sharing these with all his classmates & friends. I also put a few in each of the teacher's baskets. He and I made these in under an hour, it was a lot

Menu Plan Monday - October 24 - 30

2009-10-26T20:50:00.000-03:00

This coming Saturday is Halloween! Yay! I love Halloween, okay let's face it I love any holiday. Any excuse to do something fun and different is a good excuse in my books. So this week the kids and I will be making caramel apples, roasting pumpkin seeds, they have asked for more caramel corn, and I will also be making special Halloween cake pops for Bean to take to school on Friday. Look

Holiday Grand Plan - Week Nine

2009-10-25T20:47:00.000-03:00

We are half way through the Holiday Grand Plan! Can you believe it? I sure can't! I really need to step up my game from now on out. No more excuses! Last week went a bit better. I feel like I made better use of my time and really got some things accomplished. Not all of the things on my list but some of it - more than lately anyhow. That's a good feeling. Makes me feel like there is hope

Menu Plan Monday - October 17 - 23

2009-10-19T09:29:00.000-03:00

We have a few things going on this week in the evenings, so I tried to plan leftovers for one night and we'll have hamburger helper on the other night. I really don't like HH but the kids and dh looove it. So every once in awhile you'll see that pop up on the menu when I need something quick. Here's what we're eating this week: Breakfast: - Toddler Menu Monday: Oatmeal, fruit and milk

Love Dare - Day Seven

2009-10-19T08:58:00.000-03:00

Day Seven: Love believes the best [Love] believes all things, hopes all things. —1 Corinthians 13:7 Yesterday's Dare For today’s dare, get two sheets of paper. On the first one, spend a few minutes writing out positive things about your spouse. Then do the same with negative things on the second sheet. Place both sheets in a secret place for another day. There is a different purpose and plan

Holiday Grand Plan - Week Eight & a Giveaway!

2009-10-18T17:15:00.020-03:00

Winner announced at the end of the post! Photo from jmtimages' photostream on flickr Last week wasn't a great week. I didn't get much accomplished on my list chore wise. I've come to the realization I've not been using my time wisely. This week I am going to work harder at that. I'm sure if I can get that under control I would get a lot more accomplished. I did, however, get the

Love Dare - Day Six

2009-10-18T16:46:00.001-03:00

Day six: Love is not irritable He who is slow to anger is better than the mighty, and he who rules his spirit, than he who captures a city. —Proverbs 16:32 Yesterday's Dare Choose today to react to tough circumstances in your marriage in loving ways instead of with irritation. Begin by making a list below of areas where you need to add margin to your schedule. Then list any wrong motivations

Love Dare - Day Five

2009-10-17T09:27:00.001-03:00

Day Five: Love is not rude. He who blesses his friend with a loud voice early in the morning, it will be reckoned a curse to him. —Proverbs 27:14 Yesterday's Dare Ask your spouse to tell you three things that cause him or her to be uncomfortable or irritated with you. You must do so without attacking them or justifying your behavior. This is from their perspective only. This dare wasn't all

Love Dare - Day Four

2009-10-16T08:36:00.002-03:00

"When you first fell in love, being thoughtful came quite naturally. You spent hours dreaming of what your loved one looked like, wondering what he or she was doing, rehearsing impressive things to say, then enjoying sweet memories of the time you spent together." Day 4: Love is thoughtful How precious also are Your thoughts to me. . . .How vast is the sum of them! If I should count them,

Love Dare - Day Three

2009-10-15T15:58:00.002-03:00

Day 3: Love is not selfish Be devoted to one another in brotherly love; give preference to one another in honor. —Romans 12:10 Yesterday's Dare Whatever you put your time, energy, and money into will become more important to you. It’s hard to care for something you are not investing in. Along with restraining from negative comments, buy your spouse something that says, “I was thinking of you

Familytime.mine® Planner - Review and Giveaway!

2009-10-14T18:13:00.008-03:00

I don't know about you, but I have tried a few day planners since at least my college years. I would start off really excited to get organized and not forget an appointment and then carrying around this big planner or the cover would get ripped off or something would get spilled all over it and that would be the end. Flash forward to now. I'm a SAHM to 3 kids. That doesn't mean I am always

Love Dare - Day Two

2009-10-14T10:29:00.002-03:00

Day 2: Love is kind Be kind to one another, tender-hearted, forgiving each other, just as God in Christ also has forgiven you. —Ephesians 4:32 Today's Dare: In addition to saying nothing negative to your spouse again today, do at least one unexpected gesture as an act of kindness. Well that dare looks easy enough doesn't it? I mean really, how hard can it be to do something nice for the

Love Dare - Day One

2009-10-12T21:47:00.000-03:00

Today was the first day of The Love Dare Challenge. Today we were dared to be patient with our spouse. When I was reading the book last night a few things really struck a cord with me. Since I know not all of you have the book that are doing the challenge I thought I would share them with you. "...patience stops problems in their tracks. More than biting your lip, more than clapping a hand

Menu Plan Monday - October 10 - 16

2009-10-12T11:06:00.002-03:00

Happy Thanksgiving too all of my Canadian Friends! :) I hope that you are enjoying the long weekend. I am loving it. It's been a very nice weekend, having the family home & just doing a lot of enjoying one another. Today I'll be preparing our Thanksgiving meal and I'll also be preparing a meal for friends that had a baby last week and are just coming home today. Needless to say it's going

"The Love Dare" - 40 Day Journey to Unconditional Love

2009-10-11T20:40:00.000-03:00

Tomorrow I am going to be taking The Love Dare Challenge. A few of my twitter friends are going to be taking this journey together and when I saw them talking about it, I was reminded that my husband and I had talked about taking this challenge together. Don't worry we both still love each other (You don't have to be on the brinks of divorce to do this challenge, although if you are, you

Holiday Grand Plan - Week Seven

2009-10-11T18:58:00.001-03:00

Photo from puttytat's photostream on Flickr Here we are starting off week seven already. How was your week last week? Did you get as much done as you had hoped? I did a little better this past week. Didn't get everything done on my list but that's OK. I got a lot done, and the house is getting there. One thing I didn't get done last week was my fall/Thanksgiving decorating. The kids

My List of Breastfeeding Books for World Breastfeeding Week

2009-10-08T18:56:00.003-03:00

Photo from Jellywatson's flickr photostream This week is World Breastfeeding Week in Canada. I thought in order to have a little celebration on my blog for it, I would give you a list of a few books that I think are great resources for breastfeeding. I will include books that are great for the new mom to read while pregnant and to reference with questions after the new baby arrives. I'm also

Wordless Wednesday - World Breastfeeding Week

2009-10-07T11:34:00.002-03:00

Cupcakes I made for World Breastfeeding Week, but also work for Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Wordless Wednesday is sponsored by GeneaBloggers, but the main site for WW entries is here.

Crafty Tuesday - Halloween Pencil Holders

2009-10-06T14:33:00.002-03:00

It's Crafty Tuesday again! Have you done any crafting this week? I decided to do a Halloween craft this week. I wanted to do a craft for Thanksgiving but I couldn't think of something...yet. Might try working on something this week for Monday (our Thanksgiving) and then tell you about it next week. This week I made a Halloween Pencil Holder. I thought this might be great for my daughter's