its the little things 4/25

1. getting FSN back

2. watching the Tigers tonight

3. getting to go on a walk and visit Amy and fam

4. a sweet boy who stops crying whenever i hold him (hey, its a good feeling)

5. brownie ice cream dessert

green thumb...kinda

This is the first year I have started anything from seed.  here you are looking at my future tomato and squash plants along with my marigolds.

its the little things 4/24

1. a last minute day off!

2. 80 and sun

3. getting to see my college roommate race and a few other college friends

4. a 21 mile bike ride on a great trail we heard about in Jackson

5. getting to show Austin all sorts of new things.

its the little things 4/23

its the little things 4/22

1. Earth Day- its fun to see people getting more into "being green"

2. an afternoon of errands and getting EVERYTHING I set out for!

3. a long walk with little guy

4. austin helping me get all my chores done before bedtime so I could just hang out after he went to sleep

5. a new coupon book

6. a great husband who lets me hang out by myself on Wednesday afternoons.

its the little things 4/21

1. FINALLY reuniting with Amy!!!

2. 50cent iced coffee day at DD's

3. finding organic goodies for cheap at kroger

4. the rain finally stopping

5. bed time!

6. getting my lock and locks in the mail today!!!

its the little things 4/20

1. double coupon days at Kmart

2. Dad "making" dinner for his girls (and his little guy)

3. watching austin eat "adult" food... cheese, chicken and prunes

4. Grandpa babysitting Austin

5. apple pie and ice cream

its the little things 4/19

1. tresemme and aveeno

2. kashi for dinner with mama g

3. a little overtime

4. early bedtime

5. a sweet sleeping baby

its the little things 4/18

1. not getting called in at all!!!

2. enjoying the sunshine and taking many many walks around the block

3. dairy barn

4. my mom staying with us while i was on call!!!

5. yummy meijer pita chips

its the little things 4/17

1. 2.5 hours of overtime (the only positive thing about working until 830pm)
2. austin and drew coming to visit me at lunch at work
3. jamican me crazy coffee at work on fridays
4. getting to eat lunch outside in the summer
5. austin in bed (even though i missed him) and all set for the night when i got home.

its the little things 4/16

1. a run outside in shorts and a T (and being warm!)

2. a great small group with almost everyone there, including our newest addition, sweet baby Liam

3. trail mix cookie at work

4. time for a walk after lunch at work (again, outside, in the warm sun!)

5. drew getting time for a bike ride outside and loving his bike.

its the little things

1. dinner together as a family of 3
2. new bibs for austin from Babies R Us
3. french fries
4. homemade pizza
5. a walk to the library
6. help putting Austins new car seat in. cant wait for the first ride in it :)

its the little things 4/14

1. just finding out that Drew gets to keep his same shift until at least the end of august.  what a true blessing!!!

2. time to clean out some drawers and cupboards while austin "helped"

3. finding the almond extract that i needed clearanced down to 75% off

4. hearing how much fun my parents are having in vegas

5. having a roof over my head in this awful weather.

its the little things 4/13

1. red robin lunch with a birthday gift card for Drew bday
2. a helper to go grocery shopping
3. movie night with Drew (who is sleeping in the recliner after accusing me of not watching the movie)
4. blackberry walnut pancakes for dinner
5. austin getting better and hopefully not getting whatever Papa has.

its the little things 4/12

1. austin sleeping well away from home
2. austin being well enough to go in the nursery so i could go to church
3. JESUS is ALIVE!!! (corny, but true :)
4. family easter dinner (minus drew :( - at my Aunts house
5. coming home to a hubby who did all the dishes and ran the dishwasher for me

its the little things 4/11

1. meeting uncle al, aunt nancy and my parents in fowlerville for lunch
2. an all day shopping trip with Grandma Jo to the Howell outlets, target, walmart and meijer
3. lots of Easter candy
4. austin getting spoiled from his aunt and uncle
5. lots of coupons (thanks mom and grandma!)

its the little things 4/10

1. GIRLS Night in with work friends
2. lots and lots of junk food (see above)
3. Austin getting taken care of so well by his Papa (taking him to the doctor and taking care of his cold.)
4. Uncle Ry coming to hang out all day with Austin and SPOILING him with gifts!!!
5. Uncle Ry loving Austin so much.

its the little things 4/9

1. Austin having a good day besides his cold
2. our dear friend Carrie taking care of Austin ALL day!!! She saved us!!!
3. 4. 5. should all say carrie is the best!!!
4. a fun trip to best buy after work
5. watching new Southland with Drew

its the little things 4/8

Happy Birthday Michelle!

1. The best lunch at Mongolian BBQ!

2. the sunshine all day

3. mongolian leftovers for lunch at work tomorrow

4. finding austins snack cup in the nursery at church!

5. Amy running an errand for me :)

its the little things 4/7

1. finding one of our favorite diapers (clean) in an extra diaper bag

2. a whole load of clean diapers (see a theme here?)

3. a sweet boy whose cold got better today

4. time to run errands solo

5. french fries for lunch!

its the little things 4/6

1. getting to talk to michelle on skype and her getting to see austin for a few

2. easter egg dying!

3. a quick catch up with Amy

4. meijer having EVERYTHING I wanted to buy for once.

5. time to sweep and wash the floors even though I hate doing it.

Vote for Austin

Vote for Austin here!  He is on the first page, left hand side, 3rd baby down.  You can vote 10 times per day and voting for round 1 ends april 15th...so get voting!  Hint:  just click 10 times in a row, it only takes a second!!!

its the little things 4/5

1. time going by really fast as I worked in the nursery at church with 6 crazy babies!

2. homemade tortillas by Ada...oh my, they are my FAVORITE!

3. quality time with kristin, tony, steph and anthony.  miss you guys :)

4. brownies!

5.  going to take a nice, hot, relaxing shower and early bed time...

Austin Jams on the piano

its the little things 4/4

1. sunshine!
2. fresh peppers from Gram
3. homemade pizza on our favorite pita from Sam's
4. lots of time tonight to catch up on things
5. listening to Austin laugh tonight

Mama's helper

I was inspired to do a little cooking tonight...thanks for the fresh peppers Gram!
Here's my little helper!

its the little things 4/3

1. Carrie taking such great care of our little guy while drew had court
2. a dark chocolate pecan turtle
3. Austin going to bed like a champ
4. an easy day at work
5. Austin taking a 3 hour nap for Papa

its the little things 4/2

1. Drew's BIRTHDAY!

2. dinner at red robin with friends from college

3. the fudgie wudgie goodie sale at work :)

4. 3 hours of ER last night

5. seeing Drew so happy

its the little things 4/1

1. no one playing an april fools joke on me

2. a great birthday party for drew put on by our 'rents

3. seeing the garavaglia fam all together with a treat and guest visitor via skype!

4. seeing michelle get to talk to austin tonight

5. feeling so blessed to have such a loving, normal family!

its the little things 3/31

1. seeing sweet baby Liam tonight!

2. a quick run and much needed breath of fresh air

3. a chance to help out with church office stuff

4. bath time with AA (well, not really with him, but you know...)

5. getting to make 4lbs of meatballs! (haha, sarcasm here, but i am happy its all done now)

6. its almost april!

catching up... 3/30

We were out of town, so I have some major catching up to do...

1. Going to a fun tupperware party with lots of yummy goodies and a great time meeting new people

2. one more morning with my inlaws and fam

3. watching grammy snuggle and rock Austin to sleep for a morning nap

4. my favorite "other mother" oatmeal for breakfast

5. a cold beer to end the day (hey...it was stressful :)

its the little things 3/29

1. getting Austin dedicated before God and the CTKC church (my father in law did the service at his church) with his cousin Landon

2. a baby shower for my youngest sister in law and seeing how blessed and loved they are

3. leftover chocolate cake and raspberry chocolate ice cream

4. home movie night with the Holts

5. seeing the smiles that Austin puts on the faces of so many.

its the little things 3/28

1. Mom2Mom shopping with Haly

2. a birthday bash for 4 Holt boys and their Mama

3. Chocolate cake and lots of ice cream

4. the best garlic bread I've had in my WHOLE life

5. Austin having a much better nights sleep at the Holts

its the little things 3/27

1. getting out of work at 12.30p to head up to Oxford early

2. a run in new scenery with the sun shining down

3. seeing the Topher Holts!

4. burgers on the grill

5.  getting to see Laura and Bry's new house (and being able to walk there!)

its the little things 3/26

1. not getting called into work last night

2. getting to hang out with both of my boys at small group

3. giving blood, esp. when there is such a shortage

4. another good nights sleep after new episodes of grey's and ER

5. a great husband who tried to give blood and brought Austin up to my work to hang out with all my co workers (and see me of course!)

6. my sister starting to do the "joy in little things"

its the little things 3/25

1. a wonderful husband who got up early to get his hair cut so i could have my alone time in the afternoon

2. 2 rebate checks in the mail that i didn't think i would ever get

3. my stubborn attitude that got me what i wanted at Target ( i could have easily left unhappy, but i stuck with it until i got someone to understand me and yes they probably wanted to kill me)

4. a chocolate chunk cookie left over from yesterday

5. a rainy day to stay inside and hang out with the little man.

6. a snuggle time/nap time with AA for 2 hours!

7. a rainy day that turned sunny and warmer 

8. a early evening run with little man

its the little things 3/24

1. a surprise box in the mail after i had already got the mail (how does that happen).  Free "big bags" from Ziploc, nothing too exciting

2. a fun birthday day with my bud

3. a WONDERFUL day with my son full of happiness and NO yelling at me

4. superb crispy, perfectly cooked pizza for dinner

5. hearing a lady at the grocery store say that Austins smile made her whole day.

its the little things 3/23

1. a successful trip to the mall for someone specials birthday

2. a much quieter day from austin (thank you Lord!)

3. a fun time "plotting" with amy

4. time to relax tonight

5. a hard, cold, yet rewarding run 

its the little things 3/22

1. 2 boxes of cereal, a Rx, and 4 cans of soup for .72 at CVS

2. eating delicious waffles with blackberries and walnuts

3. going to a different church this morning

4. running into someone i went to school for 12 years with at church

5. getting to talk to michelle on skype tonight

its the little things 3/21

1. a productive day including a trip to kroger and a mom 2 mom sale all before 10.

2. a nice talk with my MIL tonight

3. time to get lots of gifts wrapped

4. crock pot ribs

5. hanging out with AA and watching him roll all over the place

its the little things 3/20

1. having lots of alone time tonight

2. getting to see my little guy smile when i came home from work

3. the anticipation of no set plans this weekend

4. the smell of homemade baby food (yams and squash)

5. a early morning bike ride.

its the little things 3/19

1. swim night with the boys
2. drew making cookies for small group all on his own!!! (opps...group got cancelled)
3. getting to watch michigan bball win, grey's AND ER
4. time to ride my bike
5. a sweet boy who slept until 10am (after a 6.30am feeding) for his papa!

Maya Wrap

Check out this great giveaway here to win a Maya Wrap

its the little things 3/18

1. nice weather to be able to walk to moms group

2. time out to go buy new running shoes!

3. dinner with my burger buddies  :)

4. a boy who did so great last night in his first unswaddled night :)

5. time to go birthday shopping for a certain someone.

its the little things 3.17

1. sun, sun, sun!!!!!
2. not one, but two long walk/runs in the perfect march weather
3. Rueben's from the local bakery in the park
4. 2 unswaddled naps and a little guy who went right to bed (now just praying the rest of the night goes as well)
5. homemade pita chips

its the little things 3/16

1. 2 awesome walks in the sunshine
2. a mcd's mcflurry
3. watching austin try to crawl and roll all around
4. getting to meet all grandma jo's work ladies
5. being with austin as he hammed it up all day to anyone who would watch.

its the little things 3/14

1. a hard run in the sunshine
2. prayer watch last night...so nice to do something a little different like that, wish is wasnt so "different" for me though
3. YUMMY homemade tortillas at Ada's baby shower today :)
4. quiet time to myself tonight
5. bed time!

its the little things 3/13

1. small group game night

2. drew making brownies and pigs in a blanket for #1

3. rich reminding me that i signed up for prayer tonight!

4. getting out of work early

5. the sunshine until 8ish oclock!

its the little things 3/11

1. a great time to catch up with friends at small group
2. A good friend watching Austin today at Drew's work! Thanks Tracy!!!
3. Finding out we are having free lunch at work tomorrow
4. a new ER with all the cast back!
5. A special helper who emptied the dishwasher for me.

its the little things 3/11

1. a mailbox full of goodies!

2. sharing freebies at moms group

3. a "date" with both my boys...yum!

4. some quiet time with Drew after Austin went to bed

5. getting to talk to Michelle on Skype!

its the little things 3/10

1. a nice peaceful day inside (for the most part) - i really want to say another crappy rainy day, but i thought i would try to put a happy spin on it

2. free apples after church Sunday to make lots of applesauce with

3. a trip to Kroger for something to do (a 35 dollar trip...crap, should have spent 35 dollars on something more fun)

4. a sweet deal on a frozen pizza for future dinner with the lozens (hint hint!)

5. getting my bike ride in this morning so i can waste time now  :)

Heart walk!

Please check out our heart walk page here.  Austin and I are raising money for the American Heart/Stroke Association and need your help!  We would love for you to walk with us on May 9th, 2009 at Washtenaw Community College.  Even if you cant make it you can help by making an online donation of 25.00 dollars or more.  Unfortunately, If you'd like to give less than that you can't do it online, but I would gladly :)  accept a check or cash for any amount (even change is great!)  every penny helps!  

Thanks in advance for all your help!

its the little things 3/9

1. not getting called into work last night

2. sleeping until 730

3.  going to the loz's for weekly fun

4. a cup of hot cocoa!

5. time to catch up on my email and blogs

its the little things 3/8

1. getting to go to church and cvs without getting called in

2. sleeping through the night without getting called in (do you see a theme here?)

3. fun cooking with Mom

4. watching the end of Fireproof with Drew and Mom

5. Grandma Jo taking such good care of Austin while I was at work

its the little things 3/7

1. not getting called in ALL day

2. finally getting to see the movie Fireproof

3. Grandma Jo hanging out with us for the weekend

4. delicious Omaha burgers for lunch

5. even more delicious blackberry waffles for dinner!

its the little things 3/6

1. sun and 60 degrees!

2. Early morning bike ride before work

3. one hour of overtime pay

4. free sassy products in the mail waiting for me when i got home.

5. delicious chicken swarma pita after work!

its the little things 3/5

1. A walk with the boys to the library in 50 degree weather

2. A steady day at work

3. Free bagels and Starbucks at work

4. a stress free day, i am not on call, night after work

5. Drew and Austin having a great day hanging out

its the little things 3/4

1. lots of errand running SOLO!

2. a sweet budget form from Amy

3. quality time with Amy while all 3 kids were napping (well, at least in their rooms!)

4. bath time with Austin

5. Waching Austin eat his new Gerber puffs

its the little things 3/3

1. one year anniversary of Grandpa's death and the day went OK

2. Family Grocery trip to meijer

3. A hot/quiet shower

4. watching my boy figure out his exciting world

5. Having time to make lots of baby food

its the little things 3/2

1. A one hour cuddle session with AA

2. Making homemade ravioli

3. An early morning with time to go to the mall with Drew

4. Budget and God talk with Amy

5. Less anxiousness and stress

*Really seeing how God longs for our attention, our love....we are his children (put yourself in your kids shoes from him eyes).  I thought taking my Internet break would be stressful, but its just the opposite

break

I am taking a little break from blogging this week so I'll see everyone (ok, the very few of you out there) on Sunday!

its the little things 3/1

1. its march! (yes amy, i agree!!!)
2. fun with Austin and his new bath toys
3. a little alone time this afternoon
4. a powerful service that I focused on the WHOLE time
5. a surprise visit from college friends at church today

its the little things 2/28

1. talking to my sister on Skype tonight

2. great finds at a mom2mom sale and "trash'n'treasure" sale

3. a sweet boy who was so tired tonight that he feel asleep on my shoulder while I was burping him

4. waffles for lunch

5. feb. 28- which means tomorrow is march-which means we are getting closer to SPRING!

its the little things 2/27

1. open swimming with my boys

2. watching a movie sitting on the same couch as drew

3. air popped popcorn

4. a full nights rest with no little Austin interuptions

5. yummy leftovers for lunch

its the little things 2/26

1. not getting called in at small group (or at all for that matter)

2. a full nights rest (thanks Drew and Austin)

3. a laid back, non stressful day at work

4. a sweet boy who is so much fun lately

5. free lunch at work!

lent

man, just thought i would admit my true obsession with my blog checking/emailing...I must have went to the computer 15 times this morning, only to remember that I am on my new strict 2 sessions per day. I have to ration them out, so i could not waste a session first thing in the AM. I know i will be happy at how much i can get done though. Until session 2...bye!

its the little things 2/25

1. piping hot fries striaght from the fryer at McD's! ( i have this theory that when you go through the fast food drive thru, they give you the crappy old stuff, because by the time you realize it is cold, its too late to complain ) so i was pleasantly surprised!

2. My weekly "solo mom regroup time"

3. a 25.00 gift card for transferring my Rx.

4. a walk to CVS in the 45 degree weather

5. playing with Austin and watching him discover new things.

5.

its the little things 2/24

1. a solo trip to Kroger and more free diapers and free samples (WHOLE cookies!)

2. making a bunch of baby food today (green beans, peas, squash).  I love providing for my little guy

3. hanging out with Amy today

4. the sunshine ALL day

5. my sister safely getting to St. Lucia (I am assuming since we havent heard otherwise!)

Lent

Ok...Here goes nothing.  My friend Amy inspired me today to take part in lent this year.  I must admit that after giving things up for lent for years as a Catholic, I took a hiatus in my non Catholic years, but after talking with her today, I realized it is time to "practice" again.  

At first I was going to keep it to myself, but then I realized I needed the accountability that going public brings.

So here is my official Lent declaration

1. No Diet Pop (this will be hard, but its something I shouldn't be drinking anyway)

2. Limiting my email and blog checking to only twice a day.  (This may not seem like a big deal, but TRUST me, it is.  When your computer is in your living room, it is way TOO easy to check these things countless times per day)

My plan is to fill this time with more family time and reading.  I am going to try to start reading The Message/Remix: Solo  daily again.

and yes...i am sitting drinking a diet coke and cramming all the emailing and blogging i can before the clock strikes midnight!

its the little things 2/23

1. Michelle making austin a cd of her reading him bedtime stories....so sweet

2. a fun day hanging out with Grandma Jo

3.  2 gift cards for transferring Rx's!

4. austin's laugh

5. coming home to see Drew (ok, it hasnt happened yet, he's at work, but it will)

She's gone

The adventure has begun... Michelle (my younger, yet taller, sister) left for the Peace Corp today (my parents and her left the house at 3.59AM!). She is spending the day/night in Miami and then will head to St. Lucia in the AM. You can check out her blog here and follow along on her journey.

We're so proud of you Michelle and miss you already.

its the little things feb 22

1. an awesome look into prayer this morning at Kensington
2. a wonderful lady who prayed with my sister, mom and I after church
3. DELICIOUS Olive Garden dinner for FREE (only b/c they dropped my meal and didn't bring it out until everyone else was done eating
4. lots of goodies at moms house
5. family hanging out with AA so i could have a little break

its the little things 2/21

1. Getting to Aunt Chelle's before the "blizzard"
2. a delicious homemade dinner by Mom
3. running errands and hanging out the "girls"
4. and adorable chunkey monkey stuffed animal for austin from aunt chelle
5. lots of goodies from Target

its the little things 2/20

1. taking Austin with Drew to open swim night at the local middle school. he stayed in for the whole hour!
2. Amy letting me borrow a swim diaper last minute...THANKS so much!
3. my best friend from college, Danielle, and Rob coming over to hang out with us friday night
4. getting out of work on time so i could go to swim night
5. china one for a delicous dinner!

its the little things 2/19

1. getting my call covered so we could go to small group
2. having friends share their honest struggles and being able to pray for them
3. a good day at work
4. Drew taking such great care of Austin while I'm at work
5. i forgot to do this on thursday and i cant really think of a number 5...

its the little things 2/18

1. having a delicious lunch with  my sister and mom (and austin of course) at Original house of pancakes

2. getting to help Michelle pack for the Peace Corps

3. having ANOTHER ice cream sundae!

4. not getting attacked at the gas station like i was convinced the man walking up to me was going to do!

5. austin at least sleeping until 2.30am without a peek (its progress....)

its the small things 2/17

1. Austin getting an A+ at his 6 month check up *weighing in at 19lb 2oz*

2. Grandma and Grandpa watching Austin so Michelle and I could go run errands

3. Free Diapers for Grandma's house at Kroger

4. a great new purse at value village thrift store

5. a homemade ice cream sundae for dessert after delicous TJ's pizza

its the little things 2/16

1. an adorable 6 month old that took great pictures today.

2. that same 6 month old who went to bed without a fight

3. a husband that was happy with his haircut today

4. the sun shining all day

5. fun laughs while playing with austin in his crib (he was in the crib, not me!)

Austin- 6 months

22 pictures
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its the little things feb 15

1. a solo trip to CVS this morning and a bonus coupon that printed for me!
2. a run outside in the sunshine
3. a trip to Target and my little man sat quietly the whole time
4. a fun night with friends in honor of Anthony's first birthday
5. Austin getting called "the best baby in the nursery" at church today!

its the little things 2/14

1. a sweet sweet boy who went to bed at 7pm!  we'll see if he actually stays asleep

2. skype- so grandma and grandpa can see austin every day

3. a bike ride (indoor) and some snow shoveling for some exercise

4. an urge to do a little organizing

5. 8.30pm bed time (for me!)

Planet Rock

Austin Eats Green beans

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Austin Eats Green beans

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its the little things 2/13

1. michelle babysitting tonight!

2. a rock climbing date

3. dinner at Mongolians!

4. a busy day at work so we didnt get sent home early (without being payed)

5. Delicous PB cookies that my sister made.

its the little things

its the little things feb. 12

1. my husband setting on my bike on my trainer today

2. drew installing the poop sprayer!

3. drew folding laundry for me (see a pattern here?)

4. our whole family going to small group tonight

5. a touching story shared by special friends.

thanks carrie

Unfortunately my friend Carrie's freezer got left open and she had to cook A TON of meat. Fortunately for me, I was the grateful recipient of some spicy sausage and this is what I did with it.

Stuffed Tofu , Spinach and Sausage Shells (yes, i made this recipe up)



I was also able to bring some over and have pasta with friends tonight. Thanks Carrie!

its the little things 3

1. watching Austin enjoy green beans for the first time

2. adult company for dinner

3. delicious sausage from my friend Carrie for pasta tonight

4. a shower sprayer we are borrowing from a friend (poop + cloth diapers = no fun)

5. teaching Amy how to find deals at Kroger!

just thought of a few more...who said i can only have 5?
6. my sister saying she'll come over friday so we can go on another date on Friday...yea!!!
7. a co worker covering my call until 10pm tomorrow night so i can go to small group.

its the little things part II

Its the little things 

1. a cup of coffee and emailing during an early morning nap

2. drew coming to pick us up so we could see aunt chelle

3.  a walk OUTSIDE (yes, outside in february!)

4. a 60 degree day in michigan

5. a fun "play date" with carrie who taught be how to do this

its the little things

I have decided to copy my friend Amy who has been posting her "grace in the small things" posts every day. Just 5 simple things to be thankful for and see God's huge love. So here I go...

It's the little things - part I
1. a great day with austin and his Aunt Chelle - lunch, shopping, dinner, more shopping...
2. Homemade ice cream sundaes with oreos, marshmallows, chocolate chip cookies, Sanders hot fudge, mini m & m's and nuts!
3. A loving husband who's coming to pick us up at my parents tomorrow
4. Grandpa G who loves Austin and hangs out with him so the girls can hang out
5. qdoba (esp. the lime chips!)

Family Photo Day

Our Family

Family

Family Photo Shoot

deals...deals...and more deals....

So many of you may know that I love a bargain...well i follow these blogs and these moms are always showing off their good deals with pics of their goods so I thought I would brag a bit on my trip to Kroger. I was nearly arrested (ok, i am exagerrating) for trying to use a 12.00 coupon i had for the kid essential boost, but in the end this is what I came home with...all for... drumroll please... $12.27! Lots of coupons and good sales- I got the toliet paper (2), crest (4), yo plait (1) and kids Boost all for free after coupons! According to my good ol Kroger receipt I saved 76%!!!

Welcome Brady

Our friends Tom and Becky had thier sweet baby boy on the 31st....Welcome to the world Brady Edward.

Date (s)

I am really excited about a couple of upcoming dates on the social calendar!

First up, is mama's solo date (yup, thats me).  This afternoon I am going out, ALONE, for some me time...I am thinking bookstore and Panera (free coffee day!) cant wait....

What i am most excited about is Andrew and I's first date without Austin.  Don't get me

 wrong, we've done a lot since he's been born, but we always bring him along.  

For Christmas, my sister got us a gift card and babysitting "voucher" so we're off...

Friday we are going rock climbing at Planet Rock in AA and then to the comedy showcase downtown, I am so excited!  I have never been rock climbing and Andrew always wanted to take me, so for my birthday he gave me a gift card and we're finally getting to use it.  Even better is I am getting off work early too!

Then, Next Friday is our small group date and we're all heading to Greektown in Detroit...delicious!

And last, but really first is my sisters going away party.  She leaves for the peace corps in less than a month!

Snowmen

I am NOT taking credit for these snowmen, but I wanted you to see how adorable they are! My MOM made them, are they cute sitting on a cupcake of "snow"!?Work in Progress

running

I am going to be a runner again! I have gotta get back in gear...

ok, i think i'll wait for the snow to get shoveled.

productive

We finally got our new chest freezer yesterday, so after a run to Sam's Club, I got to work!  We bought turkey burger and instead of just throwing the whole thing in the freezer like I usually do, I separated it all and froze it in one pound amounts to take out quickly in the future.  We also bought a GIANT can of kidney beans, so i am attempting to freeze those...I'll let you know how that goes.

After that I made some chili, and then I was on a roll...

Next was a loaf of homemade banana bread - and NO this isnt actually the loaf I made, mine would be missing half the bottom (which stuck to the pan)- it still tastes great though.

And then banana baby food which I froze in little ice cube trays. No this isnt what mine looks like either...isn't google great for finding pictures?

Its amazing what you can get down when your son decides to take a long nap!