Archive for October, 2009

Carving and Couponing…

Posted by Amber On October - 31 - 20092 COMMENTS

So its Halloween already!  Where on earth did the time go?  Oh that’s right… the past THREE weeks have been eaten by rancid illness that has overtaken our house!  First Owen, then Kyleigh, then Ross, then me… now Troy.  Geez…….. Maybe we will see the light of day soon!  LOL  I am still really weak [...]

9 weeks until Christmas…

Posted by Amber On October - 28 - 20092 COMMENTS

Courtesy SimpleMom.net This week marks 9 weeks until Christmas!!  Can you even believe it?  I am ready to put up my tree now!  Can I do that?  LOL  I truly feel like we have the one up on Christmas this year because most of our Christmas shopping is done (or ordered!), the pictures are taken, [...]

Recession Payback… LOTS of great Coupons here!

Posted by Amber On October - 27 - 2009ADD COMMENTS

Con-Agra foods has created this website which is a funny combination of Celebrity Death Match (warning this site may be offensive to some) and Jib Jab.  Its called Recession payback.  You just have to SEE it to understand but its pretty funny!  After you play the game you get to print some great coupons including: [...]

Do not be anxious about anything…

Posted by Amber On October - 26 - 20091 COMMENT

Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. ~ Phillipians 4:6 I have been pondering what it is that God wants me to learn from these “trials” He has allowed in our lives.  I have realized that many times when you pray for [...]

10 weeks ’til Christmas (prozac anyone?)

Posted by Amber On October - 19 - 20092 COMMENTS

I am already starting to feel tightness in my chest as the holidays are creeping up WAY too quickly! I started Simple Mom’s series and did the first challenge, then got behind on the second, now its the third and I am playing catch up!  Sheesh! So last week was gethering your Christmas Card list [...]

Blog Award!!!

Posted by Amber On October - 18 - 20091 COMMENT

I love these little awards!!  Makes you feel all warm and fuzzy inside! Leah (who has an incredibly cute little girl!) awarded me this award: So here are the rules: 1) Present this award to 7 others whose blogs I find brilliant in content and/or design, or those who have encouraged me. 2) Tell those [...]

Two down…….. they’re dropping like flies!

Posted by Amber On October - 16 - 20098 COMMENTS

Well unit #3 is down.  She spiked a fever last night and we had to call the after hours nurse.  Like that did any good.  She tells me… “if she gets too sick, take her to the ER..”  Well yeah, I could have told MYSELF that.  Then she proceeds to tell me to rotate tylenol [...]

Days like today is when its all too real.

Posted by Amber On October - 14 - 20095 COMMENTS

Another young person lost to Chiari.  Another life ended.  Another family with no mother, wife, sister, daughter.  Its days like today when its all too real.  Almost too real and too raw to deal with. Kelly Morrill Obituary You like to think that it will never happen to you.  That this is NOT what you [...]

Hosted by Simple Mom… check out her blog for the FULL story! This week’s project is GATHER YOUR ADDRESSES for your Christmas Cards.  NO!  It is NOT too early.  Doing these little things in ADVANCE saves you when you NEED to be doing things like baking etc. Some places to FIND your card addresses are: [...]

Preppy Pumpkins

Posted by Amber On October - 12 - 20096 COMMENTS

This week we are going to make our halloween pumpkins.  Some friends (uhh hmmm… Amber and Sean) are going to pick up our pumpkin carving tradition with us.  The first year they were in Kentucky we carved together and at the time I think we each only had ONE child ( I think… maybe I [...]

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