Field Day Snacks

This week is Field Day at N's school.

Do y'all remember Field Day growing up? Ugh. I do. And. I.Hated.It. I think I hated it because it involved non-girly things like running and tug-of-war and sweating. I always came home with lots of blue ribbons (I'm the best 3-legged racer out there) and jump hurdles? Girl--I could do it! Not now that I'm 942 pounds heavier, but I "used to could" clear some hurdles. Now my hurdles are BIGGER. Much, much BIGGER. Either way, I'm excited to see if N comes home with any ribbons and such. There are TONS of boys in his class and his teacher is very excited about Field Day, because she says she has the MOST competitive boys ever!

Back to the story.

I volunteered to bag up 300 or so bags (yes, I wrote 300 and no, it wasn't a typo) of "Jungle Mix" or something like that--we call it Chex mix, but apparently since Field Day has a jungle theme this year, it's Jungle Mix or Monkey Munch or some such thing as that.

This is what I've been staring at all weekend.....



And here are about 250 bags full of Monkey Munch, Jungle Mix, Fish Food, or whatever you want to call it......and I only have another 125 bags left.......I should go now.

~CB~

Goooo Gators!

A few weekends ago, my hubby and his brother took the boys to a Gator baseball game. We have season tickets, but the boys don't get to go very often because of the times of the games. My brother in law chided me this past weekend because the pictures he took didn't make a blog. So, here you go Edward!

This particular day....look who came to visit the boys at our seats.....



Yay for Albert! and double Yay for Uncle Edward for having his camera phone handy!

~CB~

P is for Purple....

I love the color Purple. I like The Color Purple too, but that's another story......hee-hee-hee.....this post will be WAAAAAAAYYY less dramatic than The Color Purple because it's about the color purple. You get all that?

Our friend's daughter was having a birthday last week and I just didn't really know what to get her for her birthday. Too old for little girl stuff, too young for big girl stuff.......so....out came my creative genes and here's what I decided on.......

I took this.....

and this......
and this......
and made THIS:



What do you think? I think it turned out really cute! The birthday girl thought so too!

My mind is now going haywire thinking of all the ways I can paint these crates for people....primary colors for teachers filled with all sorts of school year goodies ; painted to match a baby's room and filled with diapers and practical items.....can you imagine all the ways this can be done?

How exciting!

~CB~

Lord Bless 'Em

Lord Bless whoever invented antibiotics. I'm sure I could have done a bit of Internet research on exactly who this was, but to be honest, right now is the first time I've been out of bed since Friday afternoon.

I woke up Friday and went to work, like any other day....about half-way there, my throat was aching....and hurting bad! Hmm...that's weird, I thought......then, the fever and chills hit. I stayed at work long enough to get a few things done and then left around noon to come home and crawl in BED.

4am Saturday morning. My youngest, Carter, comes into our bedroom crying that his neck hurts....we thought he was just being dramatic and sent him back to bed (I know, I know, bad parents)....5am Saturday morning, Cecil leaves to work cows. 6:30am Saturday. Carter is back in my bedroom crying.....oh no...not him too?

He cried and cried until 8:00 when I could call his Dr. --they saw him at 9:00 and sure enough, his rapid strep test came back immediately positive and he has an infected lymphnode. Poor thing, the side of his neck is HUGE! As soon as we left his Dr., I was feeling AWFUL so I decided to go to a walk-in urgent care center (which I was a little nervous about) to have myself strep-tested. Sure enough, almost immediately, mine came back positive too.

Needless to say, we're both on antibiotics (insert Hallelujah chorus here) and Carter is on antibiotics AND a narcotic for pain (which I've been tempted to dip into).........I was BEGGING the husband to take me to the ER this morning to hook me up to an IV with Penicillin......it hurt so bad to drink, swallow or anything! I haven't really eaten anything since Friday and I've been living off this:

Carter, of course, has bounced back in a day's time...me on the other hand, got much worse before I got any better.

Have a great week!
~CB~

Saving the Green!

And I'm not talking about the environment either! Y'all know that hole in the ozone? It's probably from my aerosol hairspray!! ha-ha I'm not necessarily opposed to recycling and the like, I just don't have time for it or to deliver the recyclables to a facility. Sorry dear environmentalists.

Anyhow--this post is about saving green MONEY! That couponing thing is really paying off! I've always used coupons, and have always scouted the deals, but lately, I've come across a few great deals!

For example, I went to Target on Sunday afternoon and got all this for $20.00. Yup. $20.


I realize some of it is random--really? Who buys cheese and Windex in the same trip? But..we were out of cheese and I needed to use my Windex coupons! This may not look like a lot to you, but this Windex alone is 12.99!!

I've been wanting to clean the outside of our windows for quite some time and this NEW product just screamed at me. Y'all that know me well know I have a fetish (sp?) for new cleaning products. If it's new, I've tried it! Trust me! Anyhow--this stuff looks so easy to use and it has a tall pole with it, so if I have to, I can probably do the windows without hubby's help.

Good thing too, cause he has a serious aversion to doing yard work. Yes, he's a farmer. Yes, one would think that he would be okay with yard work. No, he's not. Yes, I know that's weird.

The Windex was $12.99 and I had a $5.00 manufacturer coupon and a $3 Target coupon, AND a "free $5 gift card coupon" from Target if I purchased this...so....guess how much this ACTUALLY cost me? Yup. NOTHING. ABSOLUTELY FREE.

Here's my other deal for ya.....This NEW Motrin PM (I don't have a fetish with NEW nighttime medicine although I can see why you would think I do)--but it's $3.99 at Target and I had a $3.00 Motrin coupon and a $1.00 Target Coupon. Guess what? THAT MEANS FREE!
Now...y'all go find those coupons I just wrote about and show me what you got for FREE! Happy shopping! OH--and one more thing--Target gives you a .05 cent discount for each reusable bag you use so I got .05 taken off too!

~CB~

Baseball with Big Boys and Little Boys

Yesterday afternoon I went to pick Nolan up from the "big boy baseball field" (otherwise known as the high school baseball field) and the big boys were having a "fun" practice--they were actually hitting off a tee and running! It was FUN! We had 5 little boys there too--the head coach's 2 boys, my 2 boys, and one of the player's little brothers.

The big boys were still running, throwing, and fielding, but were letting the little boys run for them and taking turns with them. They also let our little boys hit! It was adorable! The big boys were cheering on the little ones and telling them to "run-run-run" and "great hit buddy"....it was so cute. They really got into the little ones being at practice.

Some of the "big" boys...sort of looks like a lot of chiefs and not so many Indians huh? HA!

Our "little" boys getting ready for their turn--yes, they HAD to wear helmets!

I think one of the best parts was that the "big" boys recognized it would be DRAMA if our little ones "got out" so they missed catching balls on purpose, overthrew the base, etc. It was heartwarming, really. Just plain fun (and funny)!

Nolan almost at first base!

Y'all ever seen that movie "Angels in the Outfield"? That's what this reminded me of! And of course, our little boys were smiling the whole way home (home plate that is)!! HA!

One of the big boys (and a sweetheart at that!) waiting on someone to throw the ball to home so he could "tag" Nolan--you see how he's blocking the plate? ha-ha-ha--Nolan got around him though!!

I have to admit here and now that I was really nervous about Nolan being out there with the baseballs flying and such--but they were making our little boys wear helmets, so I felt better about it (only slightly though). Of ALL the kids out there--guess which ones gets hit? MINE. Nolan got hit in the leg (or side maybe?) with the ball (hard too)...I mean, seriously, I heard the smack! I kept waiting on wailing and gnashing of teeth to occur, but...he was a tough cookie and sort of blew it off....I know it hurt though! I have to say--immediately after he got hit, several of the big boys took to him and made sure he was okay, etc. It was sweet!

Max and Carter--cute huh?

It was so much fun and really reminded the big boys of how much fun the game could be! And the little boys? Just happy to be there!

~CB~

Guess where we're going (but not until December)

Guess where we're going in December??????????????????? I'll give you ONE, SMALL hint.



You guess yet? hee-hee-hee

DISNEY WORLD!!!!!!! We're going for the "Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party"...and are SO EXCITED! There will be a group of us! My family, my in-laws, and my brother-in-law are all piling into the French Quarter (3 rooms, of course)--to have a great weekend getaway together!

Cecil and I took the boys last year for the Merry Christmas Party and had a blast! The kids loved it, we loved it, and it was just magical (for lack of a better word)! We are so excited and although my father in law would NEVER admit it, he is too. (and if he reads this blog post, I just might get an email, ha-ha). The brother in law, likes Disney too, so he's just fine with all of us going and my mother in law loves it too! We're a Disney family, what can I say? ha!

Yahoo! Is it December yet?

~CB~