Tackle It Tuesday #15

Well I didn't plan on having a tackle for today but I do. Like I said before I was re-ended while my car was still in the driveway (rolling my eyes). Well I never got around to calling in the claim, I've never had to do one before so I had no idea what was in store for me. I had to call 4 different numbers to finally get thru to make my claim. Since I have never had to do this before I didn't know what was needing of me but is it normal for them to ask you to "verify the age of the driver?" I have never heard that before and thought it was something that they should have but that's ok. Since I was coming home at lunch anyways today I knew I was going to call and get that taken care of and I did. It was one of the longest 16 minutes on the phone. LOL

What about you? What are you tackling?

Tackle It Tuesday #15

Well I finished my tackle that I started last week. Remember I said I was crocheting a belt? Well I finially finished it but will have to wait until tomorrow to see if it works (and take a picture). Poor baby fell asleep not long after we got home so there was no trying it on her.

What about you? How are you tackling things? Head over to 5 minutes for Mom and see some more.

Tackle It Tuesday #9

Oh this is a good one. I have been puttin this off for at least a year. But I finally got around to cleaning the kitchen table. Doesn't sound so bad does it? It's the kitchen table how bad could it be?



I took Savie down to Sam's so I could clean the house and my plan was to sort thru receipts and get them out of the box on my dresser. BUt for me to do that I needed the table and, as you can see, the table is a little full. It took me 2 hours to clean off my kitchen table. I cleaned everything and I mean everything on the table. I moved things around, wiped down the table, and thru things away. I even cleaned under the microwave. My table was so dusty and dirty that I went thru an entire sponge cleaning it. This is the end result.



There's enough room at the table for me to sit with my laptop!!!!!

To see more tackles head over to 5 Minutes For Mom.

I love summer

I love summer. at least I will. I am hoping to get into better shape, the Farmer's Market is coming, and I hope to win this. This is just one of the reasons I love popping into 5 Minutes For Mom. They always have great things to say, giveaways, etc. Head over and take a look. I think these are really great for moms with multiple kids or for groups. It's all a part of their "Two week toy giveaway" head over and see what other toys are shown.

It happened again

I won again!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! First I won on my friend Anna's site (I can't wait for my prize to get here from her) and from 5 Minutes For Mom I won this!!!!! Yeah I must be on a roll this morning. I could have used that luck when we were at the horse races this past weekend, lol.

Wordless Wednesday #5

I'm A Gardener!!!!!!!!

This goes along with my tackle from last week.

To see other Wordless Wednesday head over to 5 Minutes For Mom.

Working It Out

Well the ladies over at 5 Minutes For Mom have given me another reason to lose some more weight, not that playing with my daughter or not being winded after walking a flight of stairs or going for a walk everyday isn't enough. They have found True Jeans, a site that helps you find the right size/fit of jeans without the whining and complaining of little ones in the dressing room, lol. Just be warned the jeans are pricey but they should be ok. Go on over and check out both.

Well the Party is over

and as always I am the last one to leave. I met a few people over at the blogging party (hosted by the wonderfully ladies at 5 Minutes For Mom).

Well lets see. I've bounced around and found some great ladies. There's Kristen over at We Are That Family, she cracks me up with the stories of things that happen to her and her family. I can see it happening to me soon, even if I do only have the one kid, lol.

There's Nancy over at "Are We Having Yet?" and DCRMom (who I think I found before the party) over at Musings of a Housewife. Alexis at Ramblings From Life, a bookworm like me, Kysha over at Love's School who is a Homeschooling Christian mother of 5, and another Michelle over at Heart of the Prairie.

I will be stopping in on these ladies and others from the party. Hope everyone had fun!!!

It's time to party!!!!!!! part2

Ok I know that my original post is a little depressing but it was late and I was tired so let's try this again.


I am a 31 year old SAHM married to a man who is twice my age, with a very active 3 year old, Savie, and an 8 yr old English Pointer, Halley. We've moved from the Bay Area in CA to a very small town in AZ, Bisbee, AZ to be exact. We have moved away from friends and family, something that is not totally new to me but this is different.

I started this as a way to stay in touch with my family who is scattered across Northern California and Nevada, but also as a way to stay on the computer. It started as an outlet, a way to connect with people even if I couldn't see them face to face. I am not a very social person. I have very little social skills and would much rather, like I said, do the background stuff. I'm the mom that makes brownies for a play date, stays to help you clean up after the birthday party and offers to watch your oldest while you go take care of the younger one. Yep that's me. Give me a couple more kids to watch and I'm pretty much ok. Which is why I am going back to school to get my degree so I can teach preschool/kindergarten teacher. I love kids, a lot, which is why there will always be a lot of pictures of my daughter and other kids on my blog and none of me. I try to keep up with the other moms with the Tackle's and Wednesday's, sky watching and other stuff.

I almost forgot to list what I would like to win, there is just to much good stuff to pick but here are my top 3 choices.

#58, # 62, and #79 I also like #70, #91, #94 (gotta have a booklight, lol), #108, #129 (gotta love the books).

IT'S TIME TO PARTY!!!!!!!!!!!

It's that time again ladies, time to head over to 5 Minutes For Mom and check out the party!!!!! I loved the party last year but I was just a newbie to the whole blogging scene and just missed the party but I am here this year!!!! So let me introduce myself.

I am a 31 yr old SAHM to a very active 3 yr old little girl and have been married for almost 2 years. I am living in Arizona, away from everything and everyone I know. I have no family here and usually feel a little alone. I know it sounds depressing but it's a fact. This was not my plan but I am so happy with what I have. I wouldn't trade my daughter, or my husband, for anything. (Maybe just where we live, lol)

Ok let me get back to talking about me. I love reading to the point where I go thru withdrawals if I haven't read a book in days. Magazines don't really count, they take less then an hour for me to read, lol. I need a novel. I also love to crochet which is hard for me to do sometimes because I have carpal tunnel syndrome. But that doesn't stop me from testing patterns for my online friend Anna. She has great stuff that I love to make and test for her. But again back to me.

I don't really know what to say. This blog is a way for me to talk to other mom's, and dad's, that I normally wouldn't be able to. I am not a outgoing person in real life. I am a very behind the scene, "let me help set-up and clean-up", stuff like that. I am easily distracted (which is why it's taken me almost 2 hours to get this done, lol). I am not one for schedules but would rather fly by the seat of my pants. i really have a hard time talking about me so let me get on to someone else.

I met some great ladies last year so, come on in, bounce around, check out the party and don't be a wallflower, that's my job!!!!!! LOL

IT'S A PARTY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I love 5 Minutes for Mom, even though I don't get over there as much as I would like to, lol. They are having a blogging party I tried to get into it last year but I flaked but I will be into it this year. Pop on over and look around, you can find some great other moms sites, stores, cooking sites, and even home based business's. It's a blast and the ladies are so down to earth and fun!!! Can't forget fun!!!!!

Tacke it Tuesday

ok I will try this one more time. I started doing this meme, from 5 minutes for Mom, last year before I started working but then had to kinda stop because I was just to tired all the time. But I did one today.

It may not sound like a big tackle but it's something that I've been putting off for a few weeks. I cleaned out brush's. Yeah I know it sounds like a simple thing but for my daughter and I, it's a lot of hair. Every time I brush my hair I lose some and same with Savie. There was a lot of hair in the drain when I was finished. I had to soak our brushes, which I did while we were at the library, and then came home and rinsed them out. Let's see if we can do it two weeks in a row. ha ha ha


(oh by the way, I didn't link it because I want to do it a couple of weeks in a row before I link back.)

5 Minutes For Mom

I know I posted this before but they've changed so much in the past year, grown and everything, that they've had to re-tool their blog listing. My interview should be listed in a day or two but check them out, they have a lot of cool stuff on there.

5 Minutes for Mom

I miss being on the web. Last year I signed up with 5 minutes for Mom and when I was able to post about them I did. They are a great bunch of woman who support and joke and hang out together. I love it. Check it out.

13 Thirteen #2

13 Things I love about people while standing in line

1. Standing in line they like to play with the kids in front of the
2. They are willing to give them some change to help them out
3. they have very little patience
4. wait until the last minute to pull out their wallets
5. the younger couples fight over who's going to pay
6. the younger kids always want candy
7. the kids are just cute
8. the older ones want to have a conversation with you even though they hold up the line
9. they think your not listening to their conversations
10. they don't realize just how loud they are
11. usually don't pay attention to you (the cashier) when they are in a hurry
12. want to be in and out 5 minutes ago
13. there will always be more of them

Cleaning day

Normally I hate to clean but this would have me cleaning everyday. Over at 5 Minutes for Mom they are having a contest, you gotta check it out. I remember when I was working at Kmart and the Fantom's came out, those were great vacuums to but I soooooooooooo want this one now. With my daughter, a dog that sheds hair even when she's asleep, and my husband tracking in who knows what on a daily basis from his job I could really use something like this. You've got to go over there and check it out!!!!!! But the contest ends on the 4th so head over there and check it out.

This is my short blog, I have other thoughts but I can't seem to gather them at the moment, maybe it has something to do with not getting enough sleep in the last couplpe ofdays. lol.

13 Thursday

13 things I need to change this year

1. Lose some weight( don't we all say that, lol)
2. grow my hair out
3. get more orgized
4. cook more
5. grocery shop less
6. eat more veggies
7. get better at my crocheting
8. donate things to worthy casues
9. keep a better checkbook
10. read differnet kinds of books
11. learn to take care of the car more
12. teach Savie how to swim
13. get out more often

5 Minutes for Mom

Yeah my interview is up and it didn't even take 3 weeks like they said.
Check it out!!!!!