When things look great on the outside they are a disaster on the inside. THe kids and I stayed home and had a great day. Then Travis comes homes gets upset with me for something I did not think was an issue which leads to everyone upset and crying. Saying to me that he has not gone to darts in awhile because he was trying to want to spend time with us but apparently its not working. From everyone elses point of view we have a great marriage we trust eachother 100 percent which we do it's just not as great when you look deeper into our marriage. I try my hardest to keep it from the kids sadly its not working. I am not sure what to do anymore keep pretending things are great keep being a pta board member volunteer at the school all the time or active in the moms group. I do it because I am appreciated at home I can do no right I never do enough. Can I just quit everything stay home and cry al day because somedays I swear thats what my husband wants.

Sometimes I think I need therapy sadly we do not have insurance I may try and use some of our flexpay money or possibly call out priest. Then again thats where our perfect on the outside will crumble down. Which I am sue my husband will not appreciate. Sorry not much of a positive note today. I did go to the score and score some deals on christmas decorations from next year. I also hooked up the new wii and danced with the kids a good chunk of the afternoon. EVen with the neighbor kids here proving I am indeed a "cool mom" I suppose I better get off here and start working on the basement. My babysitting kids will be here all day tomorrow which leaves me no room to clean then. I am hoping a friend comes and visits tomorrow. I could really use someone to talk to.

Christmas!!!

Christmas is over. Which means tomorrow I will be cleaning/putting toys together fun stuff. I know my last post was a little negative. It was a rough night. Things are a little better for now. Keep your fingers crossed that it lasts.
Best present by far this year was a picture frame collage that Amanda made me.Not the the kind where you put a couple pictures in. I will update and put a picture on when I am not on Adriana's laptdp. While looking at it I could not help but think How the heck did she get all of these pictures. She looks at me and says I took them off your facebook. I know my page is private but it still suprises me that your "friends" on facebook can take and have your pictures printed.
I am really trying to get batter at blogging. Its not as easy as people think. Hopefully now while she's at school I can sneak on her laptop and get some blogging done. I am not too sure how much my husband will like the fact that I can now lay in bed with a computer.he'll get over it right? Ok onto pinterest posts. Here are a few things I have been doing lately.


These are grinch cookies. I made them for a cookie swap. I participated with a friend of mine. We swapped 66 cookies. It made making a cookie platter for Travis' work pretty easy. They all went over well. The kids loved them we will be making these again. More then likely for St Patricks day. I loved how simple they were. Here is the recipe for anyone intersted.

Grinch Cookies Recipe
INGREDIENTS:

1 pouch (1 lb 1.5 oz) Betty Crocker® sugar cookie mix
1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened
1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon mint extract
6 to 8 drops green food color
1 egg
1 cup creme de menthe baking chips
1 cup semisweet chocolate chunks

DIRECTIONS:

1. Heat oven to 350°F. In large bowl, stir cookie mix, butter, extract, food color and egg until soft dough forms. Stir in creme de menthe baking chips and chocolate chunks.

2. Using small cookie scoop or teaspoon, drop dough 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheet.

3. Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until set. Cool 3 minutes; remove from cookie sheet to wire rack. Serve warm or cool completely. Store tightly covered at room temperature.

What a day

So today for me has been awful. First of all I decided to have my first floor painted. Which I have to say I love. My husband on the otherhand was less then thriled. He always tells me if you want to have it done then go ahead. So I did well apparently he has an issue with it. Needless to say he is sound asleep and I am the one awake stressed and awake. I have no idea if its the time of year but I feel like I can never do enough. Nothing is ever right. When did we start living seperate lives? The biggest problem is when did I become ok with it?

Other than today Life has been full of ups and downs. Luckily mostly ups. I do still get in way over my head and overbook myself. Possibly to avoid being lonely. Great news I have an amazing new addiction called Pinterest. It is so much easier then blogging for me. I even have a boar for projects I have completed. Which I have great intentions of later posting to my blog. I would also like to figure out a way to get it going so it looks as good as other peoples blogs.

Tomorrow well..... Technically today because it is almost four in the morning and I am still awake only god knows why. Anyhow tomorrow is the day my kitchen gets panited. which means I can finally decorate the house and hopefully be motivated to keep it clean. I struggle with that and am starting to think I am depressed. Now is the time where I wish I had insurance and could get into a Dr's and find out forsure.

UGH!!!

My computer got a virus. My husband spent ALL day trying to fix it. No such luck. Wiped my hard drive clean and I lost everything. Good news is I scored some awesome deals at goodwill today. Its late I will post pics and finish up in the morning.

Muffin Monday!!!!!

Pineapple Zucchini Muffins
"These are deliciously moist muffins that that'll disappear quickly! Use carrot or zucchini, or both if you prefer. I make a batch of each, then put some in the freezer (in Ziploc bags) for later, which usually isn't very long! My entire family just loves them!"


Prep Time:
30 MinCook Time:
25 MinReady In:
55 Min
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Original Recipe Yield 4 dozen
Ingredients
4 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
2 1/2 cups white sugar
1 tablespoon baking powder
1 tablespoon baking soda1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
2 cups vegetable oil
6 eggs
3 cups shredded zucchini
1 (20 ounce) can crushed pineapple, drained
3 teaspoons vanilla extract
Directions
1.Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease and flour 4 muffin pans, or use paper liners.
2.In a large bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon and salt. Make a well in the center, and pour in the oil, eggs, zucchini, pineapple and vanilla. Mix until smooth. Fill muffin cups 2/3 to 3/4 full.
3.Bake in the preheated oven for 20 to 25 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.

Pinterest

Let me start off by saying I LOVE Pinterest. It seems like since I joined I have been on it for hours at a time. I have a ton of projects saved and a bunch of new ideas for the house. All of the people on there are very talented and have inspired me more then they could possibly know. This week the kids and I are going to build a fairy house. I am hopefully going to finish the girls room. So watch for pictures of that very soon. I also plan on updating my calandar I have to fill in Moms group activities. Homeschool activities for Christopher since I am planning on keeping him home with me one more year.

I found this blog hopping awhile ago and this is the first project the girls and I are making for their room. I am so sorry I do not remember what Blog or who to give credit too. I think its a great picture and Simple enough for Adriana to help with.




This is also something I am on the lookout for. Then entry way to my home is quite small and when I saw ths I immediatly knew I wanted to do this. So far I have had people call me and say I saw a headboard on the side of the road that might work. Well.... Needless to say they have not worked and my husband is less then thrilled with all the headboards in the garage. Good news is I am make a bench out of one of them for my girls room. Which is 75% finished. I really hope it turns out good.




Last thing for today. I am more determined then ever to blog more. With a theme and a set schedule I function better. Here is my ideal schedule.

Sunday is Coupon Sunday. Where I post the deals I am out for this week.
Monday is "Muffin Monday" This will be the day that I post breakfasts that I will make and freeze for the week.
Tuesday Will be Pinterest tuesday
Wednesday will be Gift making
Thursday will be updat on the house.
Friday will be a recap of my week.
Saturday will be a family outing on a budget day.

Wish me Luck I am off for the night.

Summer

Lately I feel like my Summer has been ruined. Mostly because we bought a house and moved in.Besieds the fact that exactly one week after buying our home my husbands job transferred him over an hour away. Which would be ok if he work normal hours. Well good news is we got the house for an AMAZING price and it's within walking distance to the kids school. Over the next week I will be posting before pictures of the rooms in our home. Except for the girls room. I already painted it so you will only see a finished product. Here is a picture of what I did today.


Also at mom's group on Wednesday we decided to do a cupcake wars theme. It was really fun. ALthough I am quite picky and did not like a couple of them but it was still a great night. Here are the pictures I took.