Okay, I stumbled on to this new website called Junk Market Style. It is a place where people from all around the country post their trash to treasure projects.
Right up my alley! Check it out. Here is one of favorite things from there...
Sunday, August 31, 2008
My New Favorite Place
Okay, I stumbled on to this new website called Junk Market Style. It is a place where people from all around the country post their trash to treasure projects.
Right up my alley! Check it out. Here is one of favorite things from there...
Wednesday, August 27, 2008
No Lights, No Camera....No Action!
For my family, stop rolling your eyes! No, I didn't leave my camera in some restaurant or drop it from the bleachers of a 90,000 seat football stadium.
And for my friends, you can start answering your phones and the late night texts again. I won't be asking if your kids picked up my camera thinking it was a toy or if you can check your garage ONE MORE TIME or anything of the sort.
I'm convinced my camera simply grew legs and walked off! Straight from the mouth of my sister-in-law, Shannon..."How does someone so organized lose their camera!?!?"
I DON'T KNOW! And I'm sick about it. There were pictures on there that I'll never get back (that's unless my camera decides to come back). I'll keep you posted!
Okay, so anyway. That is why I haven't blogged in the last week or so. I like to include pictures when I blog and well...no pictures, no blog.
But! I do have one pic to share with you and that is why I'm blogging now: I want to say, "we're proud of you, Jason!" Jason got ordained as a deacon in our church this Sunday. His mom and dad came in for the ordination and thankfully they had THEIR camera.
It was a special time. The pastor had all of the new deacons and their wives go up on the stage. He talked about what a deacon means....servant...and just perfect for Jason since he is a servant at heart! Then he talked to each of them telling them to serve the church well, to be men of God's word, to be the hands and feet and heart of the church. He had the elders as well as any man who has been ordained in the past to come lay hands and pray for each of the deacons.
It was special because Jason's dad was able to come up and pray for Jason. What an honor to have that kind of family line. Thanks Pop for being such a godly example to Jason! He has said more than once just how much he respects you and thinks the absolute world of you. You are such an incredible role model for him and he adores you. Thank you for not only teaching your son, but showing your son what it means to serve. He serves his friends well, he serves his co-workers well, he serves his family well, and he certainly serves us three well. May God bless you as much as you have blessed Jason. We love you!
Congratulations to you, Sweetie! You'll be the best darn deacon this side-a-the Mississippi! Wink!
So here's the pic. Sharon's camera was acting up, but I don't care because she has a camera and I don't:
And for my friends, you can start answering your phones and the late night texts again. I won't be asking if your kids picked up my camera thinking it was a toy or if you can check your garage ONE MORE TIME or anything of the sort.
I'm convinced my camera simply grew legs and walked off! Straight from the mouth of my sister-in-law, Shannon..."How does someone so organized lose their camera!?!?"
I DON'T KNOW! And I'm sick about it. There were pictures on there that I'll never get back (that's unless my camera decides to come back). I'll keep you posted!
Okay, so anyway. That is why I haven't blogged in the last week or so. I like to include pictures when I blog and well...no pictures, no blog.
But! I do have one pic to share with you and that is why I'm blogging now: I want to say, "we're proud of you, Jason!" Jason got ordained as a deacon in our church this Sunday. His mom and dad came in for the ordination and thankfully they had THEIR camera.
It was a special time. The pastor had all of the new deacons and their wives go up on the stage. He talked about what a deacon means....servant...and just perfect for Jason since he is a servant at heart! Then he talked to each of them telling them to serve the church well, to be men of God's word, to be the hands and feet and heart of the church. He had the elders as well as any man who has been ordained in the past to come lay hands and pray for each of the deacons.
It was special because Jason's dad was able to come up and pray for Jason. What an honor to have that kind of family line. Thanks Pop for being such a godly example to Jason! He has said more than once just how much he respects you and thinks the absolute world of you. You are such an incredible role model for him and he adores you. Thank you for not only teaching your son, but showing your son what it means to serve. He serves his friends well, he serves his co-workers well, he serves his family well, and he certainly serves us three well. May God bless you as much as you have blessed Jason. We love you!
Congratulations to you, Sweetie! You'll be the best darn deacon this side-a-the Mississippi! Wink!
So here's the pic. Sharon's camera was acting up, but I don't care because she has a camera and I don't:
Sunday, August 17, 2008
I Got Tagged
Okay, my friends Courtney and Valinda tagged me. I am supposed to tell you 6 of the quirkiest things about me:
1. I brush my t e e t h in the shower. It's great, you don't have to worry about it getting all over the place!
2. I take my contacts out right first, then left. BUT in the morning, I have to put them in left first, then right. What is that all about?
3. I HAVE to vacuum the whole house and clean everything before we go out of town. I don't like to come home from a trip, where you are unpacking things only to make a mess. If there's already a mess, I'd get overwhelmed.
4. I do little piles of laundry instead of great big ones. If I have too much laundry to do, it takes DAYS. If I have little piles to do, it only takes a couple of hours to do the WHOLE thing: wash, dry, fold, put away. Great!
5. My desk at work has to be completely all put away before I leave each day, even if I still have tons to do. It's all put away, then pulled back out again.
6. I have to drink m i l k out of a glass and not a cup. It seems to turn warmer in a cup. Yuck!
Now I tag (which means you have to put a tag on your blog or comment with your 6 things):
1. Boppy
2. Shannon
3. LaShay
4. BMom
5. Kelly
6. Jenni
Have a great day!
1. I brush my t e e t h in the shower. It's great, you don't have to worry about it getting all over the place!
2. I take my contacts out right first, then left. BUT in the morning, I have to put them in left first, then right. What is that all about?
3. I HAVE to vacuum the whole house and clean everything before we go out of town. I don't like to come home from a trip, where you are unpacking things only to make a mess. If there's already a mess, I'd get overwhelmed.
4. I do little piles of laundry instead of great big ones. If I have too much laundry to do, it takes DAYS. If I have little piles to do, it only takes a couple of hours to do the WHOLE thing: wash, dry, fold, put away. Great!
5. My desk at work has to be completely all put away before I leave each day, even if I still have tons to do. It's all put away, then pulled back out again.
6. I have to drink m i l k out of a glass and not a cup. It seems to turn warmer in a cup. Yuck!
Now I tag (which means you have to put a tag on your blog or comment with your 6 things):
1. Boppy
2. Shannon
3. LaShay
4. BMom
5. Kelly
6. Jenni
Have a great day!
Wednesday, August 13, 2008
Going Green?
Well actually, I'm not quite going green like you think I'm going green. I'm pureeing sweet baby boy's food! Can you believe it? For those who know me, know this is NOT like me. Just give me the easiest and fastest way to do anything and I'm there.
But! I can't get a vegetable other than corn or green beans into Julia (OR Jason for that matter), so I thought I'd finally put my Deceptively Delicious cookbook into practice and try some things. What you do is puree vegetables and then "hide" them in your favorite recipes.
So far, Jason and I have hated everything I've made.....except Julia! Which is good because she is half the problem. Now we (we as in me and....myself and I?) are still working on Jason. I made some meatloaf with turkey meat. I like to call it a "turkeyloaf", but I made it in a pan too small for the recipe and it came out mushy. YUCK! I threw it all away.
Then came the tofu nuggets (like her chicken nugget recipe) with hidden ingredient, broccoli. Jason? Not a fan. Julia? Thought they were cheese and pretty much ate them all. The next night was chicken "cigars" with cream cheese and chicken with hidden ingredient, carrots and cauliflower. Jason? Absolutely hated it (does not like cream cheese). Julia? She ate them all. So far Julia is deceived and eating her veggies; Jason will take a little more work. By the third night he sweetly said, "Jenn, I really don't want to eat EVERYTHING pureed".
Now, Johnathan loves the sweet potatoes, carrots, green peas and the bananas (see pic below for proof). He isn't a fan of the squash or cauliflower, however I still feed it to him with lots of sweet potatoes smoothered over the top. I'm waiting to introduce him to the broccoli.
Anyhoo, it really isn't that bad. It has only been a few days, so ask me how it's going in a couple of weeks.
But! I can't get a vegetable other than corn or green beans into Julia (OR Jason for that matter), so I thought I'd finally put my Deceptively Delicious cookbook into practice and try some things. What you do is puree vegetables and then "hide" them in your favorite recipes.
So far, Jason and I have hated everything I've made.....except Julia! Which is good because she is half the problem. Now we (we as in me and....myself and I?) are still working on Jason. I made some meatloaf with turkey meat. I like to call it a "turkeyloaf", but I made it in a pan too small for the recipe and it came out mushy. YUCK! I threw it all away.
Then came the tofu nuggets (like her chicken nugget recipe) with hidden ingredient, broccoli. Jason? Not a fan. Julia? Thought they were cheese and pretty much ate them all. The next night was chicken "cigars" with cream cheese and chicken with hidden ingredient, carrots and cauliflower. Jason? Absolutely hated it (does not like cream cheese). Julia? She ate them all. So far Julia is deceived and eating her veggies; Jason will take a little more work. By the third night he sweetly said, "Jenn, I really don't want to eat EVERYTHING pureed".
Now, Johnathan loves the sweet potatoes, carrots, green peas and the bananas (see pic below for proof). He isn't a fan of the squash or cauliflower, however I still feed it to him with lots of sweet potatoes smoothered over the top. I'm waiting to introduce him to the broccoli.
Anyhoo, it really isn't that bad. It has only been a few days, so ask me how it's going in a couple of weeks.
Friday, August 8, 2008
The Olympics
Eight/Eight/Oh Eight.
Ahhhh, the Olympics! We (Jason and I) are so excited. I have checked the schedule and have my own favorites ready for the TiVO.
I love the diving, gymnastics, swimming, cycling and track and then I even love the synchronized swimming too. I think I secretly envision myself doing these things.
Jason and I went to Las Vegas almost 3 years ago and went to the Cirque Du Soleil O Show. It's an amazing show that really depicts how all of your training in gymnastics, swimming and synchronized swimming can pay off after your career ends with the Olympics. Incredible what these athletes can do!
So enjoy your own favorites from the Olympics this month.
Ahhhh, the Olympics! We (Jason and I) are so excited. I have checked the schedule and have my own favorites ready for the TiVO.
I love the diving, gymnastics, swimming, cycling and track and then I even love the synchronized swimming too. I think I secretly envision myself doing these things.
Jason and I went to Las Vegas almost 3 years ago and went to the Cirque Du Soleil O Show. It's an amazing show that really depicts how all of your training in gymnastics, swimming and synchronized swimming can pay off after your career ends with the Olympics. Incredible what these athletes can do!
So enjoy your own favorites from the Olympics this month.
Monday, August 4, 2008
Mistreatment #1
Okay, here is my first mistreatment. First let me just say that this was originally a shower curtain that I just had to have for Julia's new big girl room! It had little puffy things on the shoes and cute little sayings all over it, the colors in the curtain matched her baby room colors already and the whole thing was just simply delightful. I didn't want to buy two because one was enough money for me, plus it was wide enough to cover her whole window. If only I was brave enough to cut it...
So my sweet friend, Laura Washburn, took it, cut it down the middle and sewed (GASP!) black-out curtains on the back of it. Then she added some jewels to the purses that are on there. Sooo much fun! 
I bought the valance at Habitat for Humanity a while back for $10. It was MINT GREEN at the time, but once I sprayed it with chocolate brown fabric paint ($12), it was like new. Sooo I got my (shower) curtains, put them on a tension rod...actually I put it on a shower curtain rod that you can twist to make it shorter or longer, then I hoisted those bad boys up under the valance. Well, you can't tell from picture #1 that the rod was hanging at the very bottom of the valance. This was okay until it was nap time and Julia wanted it darker in there. Her window is one of those that has a curve at the top. So lots of light would beam down from the top because the curtain didn't go up that high.
Well, then I got introduced to Nesting Place (again, thanks to s-in-law, Shannon and friend, Courtney). 
So I went to Hobby Lobby, got a yard of black fabric and some ball fringe thingies (all on sale - total of $8) and headed home. I got the ol' hot glue gun out, the iron and went to town (not literally....I was at home). I am still working on this, but here it is. I think I'm going to put some big black ball fringe on the bottom of the valance and some small white ball fringe going on top of that....all hanging from the valance to tie in the brown, black, whites and pinks. 
Please give me some advice on what YOU think I should do. The one who gives me the best idea might just get a little surprise in their mailbox soon!
Six Months Comparisons
"Oh......my........GOSH!" is the lovely phrase my two and a half year old says from time to time when she is excited about something (which turns out to be quite often because she is pretty much always excited!)
But today would be one of those 'oh my gosh' days...my baby is SIX MONTHS OLD! What? I feel like I was just in the hospital answering all of the annoying questions doctors and nurses ask you right before they lay you out like Jesus on a cold metal table, right before they throw that ugly blue blanket thing in your face, right before they say, "lots of pressure here..." and then POOF! out comes a beautiful? baby? boy?, um...not so much...but beautiful from where I could see him!
I still think of you as this little whipper snapper who just lays there....now you're just my little whipper snapper who jumps around in your exersaucer and bounces in your bouncy seat and who really is my very own little JOHNNY JUMP UP! Now you're eating sweet potatoes, rice, peas and rice, & real bananas! You're growing up - stop it!
I love your smiles, your giggles, your kicks, your earring and hair pulls, your wanting to put everything in your mouth, your roll overs from your back to your tummy (never to return back to your...back), your little hands rubbing your eyes when you're tired, and even your spit up is okay (I've learned to wear a robe over my clothes now). And seriously....your first word being MOMMA!? That was joy to my ears. (Okay...for those of you thinking, "he's only 6 months old for goodness sake!", well...he DID say momma. I don't have proof of it, but Jason was there. It's true!)
So
your daddy thinks you're the greatest. He loves to "jump" with you. And loves that you are quiet when sports come on, and he loves to tickle tickle tickle you making you laugh, showing off those TWO bottom teeth of yours!
Your sister absolutely adores you. Plays with you - even "FED" you the other day. You liked it. Nothing on the spoon. But you like it. And it was your time together. She screeched real high giggling at you and you thought that was the bomb! You laughed like I'd never heard before. Your first real real real giggle.
Your grandparents and aunts and uncles are amazed at how big you have gotten just in the last month. You have filled out, my little one. And I love it!
And me? Well - what can I say? I am just in love with you. I know one day you will break my heart and tell me no! But for now, I'm just enjoying your littleness. I want to capture every single moment with you in a bottle and remember it forever.
I pray your birthday today will bring you joy. You are such a blessing and answer to prayer for us, Johnathan Lawrence Bankhead.
Happy Six Month Birthday! Love, Momma
Here are pictures from when your sister was 6 months old in 2006 and pictures of you at 6 months old now:
But today would be one of those 'oh my gosh' days...my baby is SIX MONTHS OLD! What? I feel like I was just in the hospital answering all of the annoying questions doctors and nurses ask you right before they lay you out like Jesus on a cold metal table, right before they throw that ugly blue blanket thing in your face, right before they say, "lots of pressure here..." and then POOF! out comes a beautiful? baby? boy?, um...not so much...but beautiful from where I could see him!
I still think of you as this little whipper snapper who just lays there....now you're just my little whipper snapper who jumps around in your exersaucer and bounces in your bouncy seat and who really is my very own little JOHNNY JUMP UP! Now you're eating sweet potatoes, rice, peas and rice, & real bananas! You're growing up - stop it!
I love your smiles, your giggles, your kicks, your earring and hair pulls, your wanting to put everything in your mouth, your roll overs from your back to your tummy (never to return back to your...back), your little hands rubbing your eyes when you're tired, and even your spit up is okay (I've learned to wear a robe over my clothes now). And seriously....your first word being MOMMA!? That was joy to my ears. (Okay...for those of you thinking, "he's only 6 months old for goodness sake!", well...he DID say momma. I don't have proof of it, but Jason was there. It's true!)
So
your daddy thinks you're the greatest. He loves to "jump" with you. And loves that you are quiet when sports come on, and he loves to tickle tickle tickle you making you laugh, showing off those TWO bottom teeth of yours!Your sister absolutely adores you. Plays with you - even "FED" you the other day. You liked it. Nothing on the spoon. But you like it. And it was your time together. She screeched real high giggling at you and you thought that was the bomb! You laughed like I'd never heard before. Your first real real real giggle.
Your grandparents and aunts and uncles are amazed at how big you have gotten just in the last month. You have filled out, my little one. And I love it!And me? Well - what can I say? I am just in love with you. I know one day you will break my heart and tell me no! But for now, I'm just enjoying your littleness. I want to capture every single moment with you in a bottle and remember it forever.
I pray your birthday today will bring you joy. You are such a blessing and answer to prayer for us, Johnathan Lawrence Bankhead.
Happy Six Month Birthday! Love, Momma
Here are pictures from when your sister was 6 months old in 2006 and pictures of you at 6 months old now:
Friday, August 1, 2008
Tick Tock, Tick Tock
I can't believe out of the 9 months that we've lived here, I have NEVER heard my clock tick in the living room as I sit here in TOTAL SILENCE!
Yep girls...you heard me right. It's totally silent right now. Just me. No TV. No Music. Um....NO KIDS!!! Or a husband! Silence. Webster dictionary defines silence as:
si·lence
| 1. | absence of any sound or noise; stillness. |
| 2. | the state or fact of being silent; muteness. |
When was the last time you were silent? Whether it be to hear the birds chirping outside or the wind chimes blowing in the wind...or to be with God in prayer...or just to hear your clock ticking in your cozy living room? It's been a long time...a very long time for me. I hate to say it that even in my "quiet times", it's usually noisy.
I'm gonna practice this more. I'm going to call it my Clock Time from now on.
Jason and kids are headed to Burkburnett for some family time. Well, actually...Julia is going to stay with her BMom and Pop until next Thursday. Jason took Johnathan with him because I have a Beth Moore conference tonight and tomorrow. Mom and I are going and then tonight I'm going back to her house to spend the night! Girls' night! We've been planning this for months and it's finally here. Yeah!
J1 and J4 (that would be Jason and Johnathan) will be back tomorrow early afternoon. We have a jammed pack day (tell you more about that later). Sooooo my advice: Stop and smell the roses and listen to your clock tick every now and then. You might just enjoy it as much as I do at this very moment!
Artsy Fartsy!
Okay so thanks to my sister-in-law-in-crime, Shannon, she has me hooked on Nesting Place! Well and now that I think of it, this is the blog that my friend Courtney has been in love with for a long time now...sorry Courtney that I'm just getting it!
Oh yeah, so I've already put her little dealy blog button thingie on the side bar of my blog because I want all of you to enjoy her too! She's simply delightful and full of ideas that all of us Dave Ramsey/trying to save money/stay at home part time moms need!
Here is something I made while the kids were taking their nap the other day. 6 12X12 styrafoam squares or 2 long pieces cut up into 12X12 squares (this is what I suggest NOT doing!) from Joann's/Hobby Lobby, black paint (free from garage), mod podge (free from other projects), and 12X12 scrapbook paper ($0.50 each from Joann's/Hobby Lobby). Sooooo cheap and sooooo easy! Don't look too close, it was my first time and things got a little crooked. But hey, it doesn't have to be perfect to be beautiful, right? Other than that, I love the look. Now those windows need
a little mistreating! 
Oh yeah, so I've already put her little dealy blog button thingie on the side bar of my blog because I want all of you to enjoy her too! She's simply delightful and full of ideas that all of us Dave Ramsey/trying to save money/stay at home part time moms need!
Here is something I made while the kids were taking their nap the other day. 6 12X12 styrafoam squares or 2 long pieces cut up into 12X12 squares (this is what I suggest NOT doing!) from Joann's/Hobby Lobby, black paint (free from garage), mod podge (free from other projects), and 12X12 scrapbook paper ($0.50 each from Joann's/Hobby Lobby). Sooooo cheap and sooooo easy! Don't look too close, it was my first time and things got a little crooked. But hey, it doesn't have to be perfect to be beautiful, right? Other than that, I love the look. Now those windows need
a little mistreating! 
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