Tuesday, January 26, 2010

10 things that make me happy...


The inspiration for this post came from none other than MamaJJ...

#1 Formal Wear...



Not that I ever *technically* have an occasion to wear it... but why wait for a party when you can choose to BE THE PARTY instead... and anyway... who ever said buying nails at Home Depot in a prom dress can't be fun?

#2 Monkeys...


I love my monkeys (and the Handsome Husband of course)... and after spending the last 2 weeks/ 5 hours a day at dress rehearsals with them and 125 of their classmates... I love them even more... I really think kids are cool and extremely interesting to say the least... and that even includes the ones from the "mean girls club"...The way I see it...kids need boundaries...and if you show/teach them very early on what you expect of them... and that you will under no circumstance put up with any rude or disrespectful behavior...we will get along just fine... and having the ability to say "No"... with a smile...is key. After all... your job is to be the parent... and not their best friend.

#3 Vacations...


#4 Blogging..

and all the cool peeps I have meet along the way...


#5 Flannel Pajama's


#6 My garden...


I had no idea that when I started my garden boxes last spring... how much JOY it would bring to me... I love dirt,planting seeds,collecting compost, I don't even mind the slugs that much... granted I pour salt on them hoping their little slug friends will see what will happen to them if they slither their way over to nibble on my vegetables...


#7 My Pressure Canner...


I take it EVERYWHERE...
to the beach...


bowling...


even to the Mexican Grocery to buy pinata candy
... Yep... me and my pressure canner are a good team indeed...

#8 PANERA...


Need I say more?


#9 Chickens...


Basically... I've come to the conclusion... that if you don't like chickens...
you're weird. They lay eggs...they give you compost for the garden... they want nothing from you (just food) and they give you sooo much in return...

#10 FREE STUFF...

Besides eating dinner *free* at the school for 9 nights (as in the kids & I ate for free and then brought the handsome husband home a plate of *FREE* food)


I also came home with 11 *FREE* roasting pans... & a giant wad of tin foil...


Some crazy lady at one of the dinners asked me if I wanted her to crumble up the empty pans and throw them in the trash... I PRACTICALLY SHOUTED "NO... we (meaning I) are going to recycle them..." then she said "Oh yeah... what a great idea"... Of course it is you big dummy! (I didn't say that... but I thought it)


And in case you were wondering how much all that foil weighs...
Almost 3 1/2 lbs... hot diggety dog... that translates to about $2.25 at the recyclers...

Also... I picked up a bunch of *FREE* food at the grocery store via double coupons this month...

Oh... and look at these...


40 Free Tortilla's from Taco Night down at the school that nobody wanted to take home... I plan on making a lot of cheese quesadilla's this week.

Yep that about sums it up!

How about you...what makes YOU happy?
(Well, besides me of course)

7 comments:

  1. Mr. H... Ahhh c'mon... that's the BEST one... you now you take your pressure canner along when you go berry picking in the woods... in fact I bet Mrs. H is taking it along as a good luck charm for her marathon :)

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  2. What a fun post! I, too, can't get over the pressure canner pictures- they are so great!! And you are so fun!

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  3. Oh, I get now. You keep your suntan lotions and swim finns in the canner while at the beach and it can be used as a carry case for your bowling ball as well...stupid me. I suppose you could even transport a chicken in one of those, a very flexible device that canner of yours.:)

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  4. MamaJJ...NO... I've been too busy clipping coupons to post :)and YES, free food rocks!

    Thyhand...I had actually planned a whole post about me and my pressure canner this summer... but for some reason forgot to take the rest of the photo's...maybe next year.

    Mr. H...FYI> I'm not a beach person...in fact that is Mrs Hillbilly's aerosol can of suntan lotion NOT MINE...I just went along because she promised a free picnic lunch... and as for bowling... there was some sort of hot deal like bowl 2 games for 2 bucks...and hey thanks... I never thought to use the canner as a chicken carrier... I'll have to give that one some thought :)

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  5. great blog, i love how you are so dedicated to chronicling your life... it's amazing how organized you are! this is an inspiration

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  6. Beily... I had no idea I was chronicling my life... I'm suppose to be talking about growing vegetables here... not shopping trips to Goodwill in search of prom dresses... :)

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