Gross Things You Do As A Parent

1. Hold someone while they puke ALL over you.
2. Put a towel over pee on the bed in the middle of the night and go back to bed.
3. Forget to Shower.
4. Forget to brush your teeth in the morning.
5. Hug someone while the sit on the potty with diarrhea.
6. Clean other peoples faces with our spit.(i personally can't stand this one)
7. Talk about and even inspect other peoples bowel movements.
8. Pick & brush others teeth.

Why so eager to impress?

Why do we clean for 24 hours (or more) when we know someone is coming to visit?
No matter what they are going to judge you the moment they walk in the door!
Why are we so eager to not let people see how we really live?
If they are judging, maybe they shouldn't be visiting! Real people live in their houses. Kids play, make messes and color on things. Dishes pile up, shelves get dusty, laundry piles up (clean or dirty).
Everyone goes through it at some point, especially if you have small children and/or busy lives.
Nobody is perfect.....why should we expect our houses to be?

I live by the motto, "I can't be the kind of housekeeper I want to be and the kind of parent I want to be at the same time".

New Direction

I've finally decided a direction to go with this blog!
This will not be a personal blog. This will blog will be geared towards family/life/parenting. And even the humor that comes with it.
My FaceBook page is geared towards Ecards and funny pictures. With the occasional rant or question.
All past entries on this blog that were personal will be deleted. I will leave everything else.
Stay tuned for more.......

365 Day Meal Plan

Love the Centsible Life Website!
Check out their Year long meal planner.

365 Day Meal Plan: Week of February 4th Menu - Centsible Life — Centsible Life

Recipe Cost Calculators

For those of you who have Excel on your computers, I found this cool FREE Recipe Cost Calculator.
Free downloadable Recipe Cost Calculator spreadsheet | Money Saving Mom®
(love the Money Saving Mom website!)

Also found this one that's more for online use. Recipe Costing
This one can be used for FREE or they have subscriptions with more add ons for a price.
It's great for the average cook or someone starting a restaurant.
This website will keep track of your menus & inventory.

Homemade Starbucks Mocha Frappuccino

Homemade Starbucks Mocha Frappuccino

I have found the Original Recipe for Frappuccinos on womenlivingwell.org.
A healthy spin on this recipe might be to use Agave Nectar instead of sugar and sugar-free chocolate syrup.

If I can find the recipes (or alternatives) to some of the hot drinks (white choco mocha, caramel macchiato, etc) I'll post them!

Starbucks Mocha Frappuccino3/4 cup double-strength coffee
3 tablespoons granulated sugar
1 cup low-fat milk
2 cups ice
3 Tbls. Hershey’s Chocolate

Optional:3 Tbs whipped cream

MOCHA Version:

For this version, add 3 tablespoons Hershey’s chocolate syrup to the original recipe and prepare as described. Top each glass with whipped cream, if desired.

CARAMEL Version:

For this version, add 3 tablespoons of caramel topping to the original recipe and prepare as described. Top each glass with whipped cream and drizzle additional caramel over the whipped cream.

FREE SAMPLES - Freeflys Free Samples Page

FREE SAMPLES - Freeflys Free Samples Page

I personally use this site!! I get free samples or coupons to get a free product in the mail all the time.
Like them on Google+ or on FaceBook to keep up to date on the Freebies.

*note i do not get anything for sharing this link!! just passing along a great tip.

Creamy Two-Cheese Macaroni Recipe | MyRecipes.com

Creamy Two-Cheese Macaroni Recipe | MyRecipes.com

Made this for dinner the other night and it was pretty good!
And it's from the Cooking Light Magazine.

I was able to dig all these items out of my pantry/fridge......so not having to make a trip to the store made this recipe even better!

Modern Day White Picket Fence......

I was once told by someone that my little family was like a modern day version of the white picket fence family. I was initially shocked. I've never been know for being the traditional type. But, the more I thought about it the more I liked the sound of it.