Fried Egg Candy!

Sounds weird, doesn't it? Look how cute it is though! You can check out more pictures and details on What Megan's Making. Mine were a little sloppy but I think I know what to do differently next time. My kids had fun saying we were having "bacon and eggs" for dessert. It was quick and easy, but I'd say the only downside is having to buy a whole bag of m&ms for the yellow ones. The upside to that is you get to eat all the other colors. We bought the bag of m&ms last night and they're almost all gone. Our bacon and eggs are disappearing too ~ I don't think I can keep sweets on the counter anymore! These are so easy and fun!

CVS Shopping

Look at all the stuff from CVS for $3.16 out of pocket. Woo hoo! I went in with extra bucks to spend and some coupons. I made sure I bought things that I could earn extra bucks back. Yes, I'm a nerd and took a picture. It's like winning a game for me. I was never very good at sports (just ask my family about our basketball game out in my parents' driveway last week). But, I AM good at CVS!

Go here for more information on how to get deals at CVS ~ http://moneysavingmom.com/2008/01/cvs-101.html

A Little Help Please? I'm a little obsessed.

I love my new cabinet. I found this in an antique store yesterday, and it was way too much money for what it is. Definitely not Wabash, IN prices (which I miss). I have an obsession for old chunky furniture (like this). Tyler went back to the shop to pick up a trunk he'd purchased for his office, and came home with the cabinet that I sarcastically said he should buy. I honest to goodness did not really want him to. I am a tightwad. I pictured it right away in our kitchen, and sure enough it fits perfectly. My grandma's old plate rack will have to go somewhere else ~ I have visions for it in Lucy's room with a different purpose.

Now here's where I'm having trouble. I think the color is neat. A little bright but unique. Not anything I can't paint over, but I'm not willing to yet without trying to figure out how to make it work. It just doesn't go well with our tan walls. We have oak cabinets (yuck ~ no offense to anyone with oak cabinets, but ours are starting to look drab and dull), an olive green dining room right next to our kitchen, and I am stuck. I was up late last night pouring over paint chips for the whole kitchen. Funny how a little piece can get that process going. Any suggestions?

For the meantime, I'm enjoying the old rickety cabinet door, the boards on the inside that were slapped together who knows when and have been through who knows what. And to top it all off, my fun red dishes on top ~ an old nut grinder, fiesta, and a cherry plate from my grandma. You just can't beat old things.

Laughing at the Days

A couple years later, a new city, a new home, and I’m starting a blog again. My brain spins with things to share, and I’ve been s-t-a-l-l-i-n-g. Part of me just doesn’t want to dive into technology (I don’t attempt much more than facebook when it comes to the computer). Another part of me is hesitant to bring what I’m thinking or feeling or even liking to the table so to speak. Which brings me to why Proverbs 31:25 means a lot to me.

So Long Insecurity by Beth Moore ~ a book everyone should read, whether you right now feel “secure” or not. We all deal with an insecurity (or one, two, or ten). The theme verse of this book is Proverbs 31:25 ~ “She is clothed with strength and dignity; she can laugh at the days to come.” The Proverbs 31 woman seemed to have had it ALL together, but we can take something from her. Whenever insecurity of any sort strips us of dignity and strength, even if it’s just something we’re making up in our own minds, we can be reminded of the strength we have in the Lord. We can then be confident of the future…we can laugh and be lighthearted.

Which brings me to the part where I get swallowed up in the day-to-day. Some days bring a lot of insecurity. Am I a good mom (wife, daughter, friend, sister….etc). Sometimes I just don’t laugh enough. There are plenty of things that bring joy, but they aren’t recorded and acknowledged. There’s more than just the bedhead in the morning, the grogginess as I tiptoe down the stairs in my robe with my bright pink fluffy socks on trying to keep quiet as to not wake the girls 15 minutes too early. The scooting out the door a minute too late, the laundry, the wasting time on facebook and then saying I have no time for certain things. Dinner prep, cleaning up rooms, trying to keep up with friends. In each of these days, it does me well to find the little things that bring me joy, that cause me to laugh at the days. As I sit back I can think of plenty of them.