Someone Asked Me....

Someone asked me today if I had begun NESTING yet. And my dh has been insisting that I am. For those of you who have forgotten, nesting is that intense and uncontrollable desire to bake and make your home, well, more homey! I have been baking like crazy lately.
Yesterday I decided when I got up, that I needed to make Raspberry Scones for breakfast. So I did. And oddly enough I just so happened to have some Devonshire Cream laying around. Which on its own, is pretty bland. But when you put it with Strawberry Jam, its quite tasty. I even had an afternoon snack, or is it tea... with warmed scones, devonshire cream and strawberry jam. I felt very refined as I sat at my desk working on an article. And my also "refined" children clamored for bites of sophisticated scone. And by "refined" I mean "hooligan"! They are tired, and cranky after MOPS today. They miss their Daddy. But at least the bits of scone helped to calm them down a bit. Made the crashes and squeals seem more elegant, DONCHA KNOW!
I also made my moms Oatmeal Bread yesterday afternoon. Cuz I am a GOOD mom, who makes healthy things regularly for her children. Its actually pretty good, and the boys enjoyed it in their lunches today with a bit of butter on it.
I still have some cookies in the fridge I can bake up at the slightest whim. Which I may do this evening. Because as a WAHM, with 2 kids, another one on the way, a business and an EZine to manage, and a hubby deployed for six weeks, I have nothing better to do than make fresh tasty cookies for my loving family!
I have been cleaning and vacuuming like crazy, doing laundry and picking up after the boys. I am EXHAUSTED! But I can't seem to stop.
Oh, and with DH gone for a little while, I am the.... DUM DA DA DUM.... KILLER OF BUGS!! Because frankly, who else is going to do it? My youngest is worse than I am. And all bugs are one of two things to him. Either an Icky Pider or an ANTER. If it is tiny and even remotely looks like it might have legs, its an ANTER. He can be sitting on the potty, THINK he sees something move, and its "MOMMY its an ANTER, get the ANTER MOMMY!!!"
This morning, he was apparently being VICIOUSLY attacked by a Fruity Pebble. I was trying to get ready, and was not moving quickly enough to get the rogue, although bug-like piece of cereal that could at any moment, EAT my child. So I turn to see my 2 yr old, stab it with a tissue and VICTORIOUSLY catch it and throw it in the potty!
Oh, pieces of Fruity Pebbles BEWARE!! My little guy knows you are out there lurking with the other ANTERS, and HE WILL TRACK YOU DOWN!!!

MPM

Things will be simple this week as this is the first week of dh being out on his ship. And probably we will be eating a LOT of ham! But the boys like it so we can burn them out on it until next Easter! Oh, the Pizza Pancakes were a HUGE hit, and the Crockpot Cream Cheese Chicken was so YUMMY! I never expect my 3yr old to eat anything new, he tasted it but that was enough for him, so I just put regular sauce on his noodles. But Dh loved it more than the Pizza Pancakes and my 2 yr old had seconds! It was easy to make and made great leftovers! Even tasty on tortellini which I picked up at Costco this past week!

Sunday: Hotdog Pillows (Semi-homemade w/Sandra Lee cookbook)
Monday: Grilled Cheese and Tomato soup
Tuesday: Ham and Cheese Omelets
Wednesday: Spaghetti
Thursday: Pizza pancakes
Friday: Ham, rice, salad for me peas and corn for the boys
Saturday: Sitter coming, so probably order a pizza

Not very exciting, and I am not going to try any new recipes this week I think. I have a lot going on, meeting with clients and Drs Appt. So we are taking it easy!

Happy Easter

We had our own little mini Easter Miracle this weekend. My hubby was supposed to leave on Friday for Scotland for 6 weeks with his ship. Which was why we had planned our Easter Celebrations for earlier in the week. I had bought the Honey Baked Ham on Monday. They sell a Mini one now, which is perfect for us! And Wednesday we had our Easter dinner, talked a little bit about the reason for Easter to our little ones, and gave them their Easter baskets. Thursday we went and had dinner with DH on his ship because he had watch, and then Friday we picked him up early for breakfast. He needed to be back on the ship by noon, so we had a little time to run errands and just spend it together as a family. It was a nice little treat and unexpected. After we dropped him off, the boys and I went home. A few hours later, hubby called and said I could come and pick him up, there had been a minor fire and they wouldn't be leaving that day! So we got to have him home one more night! And the boys got to go to an Easter Egg hunt after all! I am so thankful we got that little extra bit of unexpected time! What a blessing.
I think my 3 yr old is a little confused about Easter. I told him we were going to hunt Easter eggs, and he said, I love Easter Mommy, when can we go to Easter's house?
Today is Easter Sunday, and we have spent a quiet day at home. The boys have been playing while I have been getting some stuff done online. And LUCKY US!! There has been a Shirley Temple Marathon on all day long! I LOVED Shirley Temple when I was little. My boys have been enjoying it as well. My oldest (3 yr old) has been loving the songs and asked me if it was his little friend Ruth! Whom does look remarkably like Miss Shirley! I said, No, this was Shirley Temple, do you like her? And my sons quick reply was "Oh YES Mommy, I think I LOVE her!"

I guess I know what his type is for now, really cute, with curly hair...
Watch out ladies, here comes my little heartbreaker!!

Calling All....

I am getting ready to start on my next issue of Simply Celebrate, my EZine. This May's issue will focus on Business startup tips, articles, logistics and legalities of starting a business in the Event Industry. Ie. Wedding planners, photographers, caterers, cake designers, florists, etc. Success Stories, failures that turned into successes, if you have an idea for an article, please let me know!
I am also including a section on Tea Parties, etiquette, recipes, how to set a table, and fun ideas. If you have something to contribute to this section, please email me! Thanks all! I am excited to see what you all have to offer...

Personality

I was intrigued by Laura at I am organizing junkie, and her personality profiles! I think tests like these are a lot of fun. Is there a test for people who like to take tests?
Anyway I did the one that says what my personality is:

ESFP - "Entertainer". Radiates attractive warmth and optimism. Smooth, witty, charming, clever. Fun to be with. Very generous. 8.5% of the total population.

Free Jung Word Test (similar to Myers-Briggs)
personality tests by similarminds.com

And then I did the Career Inventory test:

Career Inventory Test Results Extroversion |||||||||||||||||||||||| 76% Emotional Stability |||||||||||||||||| 56% Orderliness ||||||||||||||| 46% Altruism |||||||||||||||||||||||| 76% Inquisitiveness |||||||||||| 40% You are an Entertainer, possible professions include - veterinarian, flight attendant, floral designer, real estate agent, child care provider, social worker, fundraiser, athletic coach, musician, secretary, receptionist, special events producer, teacher

Take Free Career Test
personality tests by similarminds.com

There are so many on there to do, I could literally sit here all day and do each one!

WFMW

I think this is the one for the car tips! So, I have already posted the tip about our restaurant coupon folder that we now keep in the car. Which has worked great for us. The last couple of times we knew we were going to grab lunch on the way somewhere, we have had a lot of good coupons to choose from!
Anyway, long road trips with little ones can be really hard. And while I think it is an option in our car now, (Dodge Durango) I don't think having the entertainment system (dvd player) was when we got ours a couple of years ago. I had thought about having it installed last year before I drove the boys to Texas to visit grandparents. But couldn't decide for the life of me whether to get the back of the headrest ones, one right in the middle hanging down, having two hanging down... you get the idea. I know Damon has thoughts on where to put them. Anyway, I then realized I already had a portable Entertainment System! My laptop. It plays DVD's and since our car has power outlets in various places, I can plug it in and I set it between the two front seats on the middle console! The boys can see everything perfectly, its loud enough for them to hear, and I can still listen to the radio or a CD should I choose.
I know that after we have the new baby in July (30th hopefully) that my oldest will get moved to the last row to make room for the baby. And at that point I may just have to get a system put in. But for now, it Works for ME!!!

MPM I am BACK!!

I am back on the Menu Planning bandwagon! I have my week planned out, with our Easter Dinner on Wednesday simply because DH leaves with his ship Friday for 6 weeks and will miss Easter. We have all kinds of good things to have this week, and I LOVE leftovers from holidays!

Monday: Pizza Pancakes
Tuesday: Crockpot Cream Cheese Chicken with pasta, garlic bread, salad
Wednesday: Our Easter Dinner
Honey Baked Ham, Mashed Potatoes, Salad, Hawaiian Sweet Rolls, cherry cheesecake
Thursday: Take dinner to DH on his boat, he has watch :(
Friday:Leftovers from Wednesday
Saturday: Grilled Cheese and Tomato Soup
Sunday: Easy Chicken and Potato Crockpot

There you have it!

Oh, and for those of you keeping up with my Dads progress, please continue to keep he and my mom in your prayers. The scans from this last week showed another tumor in his Thyroid gland. They will biopsy this one first now. This was a big blow to my mom, and I know she really needs prayer for strength.
Thanks Everyone.