Almost a year later...

I finally finished making my my 30 by 30 list, and it only took me 11 months. lol Now I wonder how many of those things I'll be able to cross off before I turn 30? Here is is again, just for fun. :)


30 things I want to do before I'm 30:

1. learn how to tie a nice bow
2. grow herbs in pots in my kitchen window
3. plant a tree in our yard
4. go on a vacation with just Matthew
5. hire someone to take our family photos
6. plant blueberries in our backyard
7. find a good thrift store to shop
8. go on a shopping weekend away with my mom
9. hang wedding pictures in bedroom
10. take the kids to Disneyland
11. be done having kids
12. take a cake/cookie (frosting) decorating class
13. make at least one new (different) decoration fro the front door
14. learn how to use modge podge (and use it for a project)
15. start volunteering in the kids' classrooms more regularly
16. plant hydrangeas
17. start exercising more regularly (and keep it up!)
18. get a new computer
19. get a flash for my camera and learn how to shoot with it
20. by a new couch
21. build a wardrobe I like
22. finish (and print) another year scrapbook
23. get new bedding for our bed
24. put more shelves and decorations up in the living room
25. get over my fear and learn cook something with yeast (like these breadsticks)
26. paint the bookshelf white
27. refinish table and paint chairs
28. lean how to make my own pasta sauce
29. paint chair red
30. finish making this list!

Sunday Menu

I'm ahead of the game today! I've already got my menu for the week planned, and two shopping lists made out. :) It's a good thing too, because this next week is going to be busy!!

Menu:
Monday- pizza @ softball game
Tuesday- Red Robbin or Olive Garden :)
Wednesday- breakfast
Thursday- Tortelline Spinach Bake in Creamy Lemon Sauce
Friday- Birthday party food
Saturday- Taco Pie
Sunday- BBQ for Mother's Day :)

Crazy T0-Do's for the week:
Monday- grocery shopping, pick up pizza, softball, and then straight to small group
Tuesday- Redding, t-ball for R
Wednesday- shopping and eating yummy food
Thursday- R's 6 year appointment and t-ball
Friday- dance for M, bday party
Saturday- softball for M
Sunday- work in nursery, Mother's Day

My Boys

R got his hands on his baby cousin's bubble gun at Easter and just had to have one for himself! Luckily he just had a birthday and has lots of money and gift cards to spend. He picked this up last week and was just too adorable using it today. I was inside when he got it out and noticed all the bubbles floating around outside. When I peaked out the window to see what was going on he was standing in the middle of the bubbles with the biggest grin on his face! I had to snap some photos of my sweet guy.


N joined us outside after his nap, and I decided to practice shooting in full sun (don't get many chances around here!), he's looking pretty cool with his shades on, don't you think? :)

No green thumb required

I saw these cherry blossom branches here (6th picture in the sideshow) and thought they would be prefect for me and my lack of ability to keep any kind of plant alive. I just love cherry blossoms, and they seem to only bloom for a week or so too, which made these all the more appealing to me. :)

I have them sitting up on top of our bookshelves in the dining room, but I took them down to get a better picture. I would like to add a ribbon around the vase, but haven't found the right one yet.

This wasn't a very hard project, it just took some time. I used white and light pink tissue paper instead of bright pink and light pink. I think if I was going to do it again I'd get a smaller gauge floral wire, it was pretty hard to wrap around those tiny blossoms and my thumbs were very sore by the end. I think I used four sheets of tissue paper total (two pink and two white). I made a couple flower templates out of cardstalk and loosely fallowed them while cutting a whole stack of tissue at once which made the cutting go a little faster.

I just love how they turned out. :)

Monday Menu

N and I are having a very lazy day at home today. He had a hard time settling down and going to sleep last night, and lucky for me he made up for that by sleeping until after 8 this morning! The big kids are up at my mom's, so I got to sleep in too. :) I've tried to make a dent in the Easter mess, but it really doesn't look like I did a thing yet. I need to get my menu figured out though so I can head to the grocery store when N gets up from his nap. I really will get some new pictures on here later this week, I should have time. :)

Menu:
Monday- something easy
Tuesday- Ziti
Wednesday- breakfast
Thursday- Grilled cheese and soup
Friday- Baked Creamy Chicken Taquitos
Saturday- Tortellini Spinach Bake
Sunday-

To-Do's:
Monday- laundry, clean up Easter, grocery store
Tuesday- kids come home, R has t-ball
Wednesday- errands in town, worship practice for M
Thursday- t-ball
Friday- ??
Saturday- t-ball pics
Sunday- church, ect...

Monday Menu

Once again, another week has passed with no new posts. Sorry!! I really do have things to post, I've just been super busy. I'm not making any promises for this week (just look at my to-do list to see why), but maybe the fallowing week when the kids are on break... lol

Menu:
Monday- grilled cheese
Tuesday- take-n-bake pizza
Wednesday- pizza rolls
Thursday- crock pot chicken
Friday- ??
Saturday- left over crock pot chicken
Sunday- Easter


To-Do's:
Monday- grocery shopping, softball for M
Tuesday- R's birthday, cable guy in the AM, R starts t-ball
Wednesday- finish Easter shopping in town, small group
Thursday- softball for M, t-ball for R (at the same time)
Friday- crazy hair day at school, photo shoot in the AM, kids get out early, dance for M, working in nursery at night
Saturday- church in the evening
Sunday- Easter... up to my mom's and then on to FIL's

Busy week. I knew life would get a little crazy once t-ball and softball were going at the same time. It's only for 2 months though, and with the weather the way it's been half the games will probably be rained out anyway...


Here's one picture of the boys trying on some new summer clothes, that's all I have ready for the web at the moment. :)

Monday Menu

Sorry, I did it again... posted a menu and then not another post all week. I do have a project and some kiddy pictures I want to post soon, so maybe this week . :) Now on to the reason this blog stays active...

Menu:
Monday: easy dinner (quesadillas, carrots, and melon)
Tuesday- stuffed pizza rolls (going to go with regular peperoni this time I think)
Wednesday- breakfast (pancakes with strawberries and maybe eggs)
Thursday- ? kind of up in the air depending on if we have softball or not
Friday- chili cornbread casserole
Saturday- something easy
Sunday- Sour cream noodle bake (haven't tried this yet, but it looks good)

I feel like there's a lot of ground beef at the end of the week though... I may try to move something around a bit depending on softball...


To-Do's:
Monday- doctor's appointment and Target run in the AM
Tuesday- grocery shopping, maybe a run the dollar store, and softball practice for M
Wednesday- worship practice for M
Thursday- softball for M??
Friday- field trip for M (that N and I are going on), dance for M
Saturday- R's birthday party
Sunday- church and hopefully some relaxing!

I need to get everything together for R's party this weekend, I am not prepared at all yet! EEK!!