Have I Told You Lately.....

.......How much these kids warm my heart!!

Last night we had a blast laying on the bed just laughing! There is no better way to end the night than that. It will give you that warm fuzzy feeling inside that will give you sweet dreams for sure!!!!

As we approach Thanksgiving....I feel how thankful I am to have these WONDERFUL kids and a extra WONDERFUL husband. Life.....does it really get any better than this?

FOOD...What else is there to say??

These are just some of the things that I am eating while trying to loose some pounds. These are perfect for lunch. I like almost all of the flavors, and they also have some good desserts too. The spinach Florentine is awesome.
These are awesome. They have little bits of dark chocolate in them, with nuts and seeds. They are sooo good. I think they have 120 calories if I remember right. I'm out of them right now!!

I have drank Diet Coke for years, but occasionally I like a change in flavor. This is my new one. I like all diet drinks....EXCEPT Diet Dr. Pepper. It is just horrible tasting to me. I can't drink it at all. I love Diet. 7up, sprite zero, and Fresca in all flavors.

This is good for your heart. 3/4 cup of oats, 1 and 1/2 cup water and splenda is approx 215 calories and a good warm, filling breakfast.

OOHHH LALA......the lemon is sooooo good. It is my most favorite. 100 calories and they do not taste at all like yogurt. They taste like a pudding. I'm not a fan of the caramel, but the berry and chocolate raspberry are good too.


NOW on to NON-DIET FOOD.

Peach crisp: so easy and so good.

1 can of peach pie filling.

2 pks of raisin and spice instant oatmeal (instant)

Brown sugar

cinnamon

butter

pecans

I just dumped the pie filling, topped with the oatmeal, sprinkled with a couple spoons of brown sugar, sprinkled with a few shakes of cinnamon. I love pecans-so I topped with probable a cup. Cut about 6 pats of butter and spaced them over the top.

Baked for about 30-minutes at 350.

I did not measure anything so it is very easy and good. I used an Pyrex that is about 6 inches square.

This was surprisingly sooooo yummy!

I was a little scared at first.

This is bacon and tomato pasta.

It called for 1/2 lb. of peppered bacon. I used regular bacon instead. Peppered bacon is sometime too much.

1 can of diced tomato 14 oz. or close to it.

1 tablespoon of minced garlic.

a few "shakes" of dried basil

salt

pepper

1 lb of pasta

Fry and crumble your bacon

reserve drippings and remove bacon.

Cook your pasta

add your tomato, garlic, basil to bacon grease and bring to a simmer.

add your bacon back in.

drain your pasta and add it to the sauce and toss.

top with Parmesan cheese

salt and pepper to taste.

serve with a green salad and some garlic toast.

Left overs are awesome!!!!!

A little of this...A little of that!

Hello....Just a quick post of some of what is going on with us.....!! FINALLY finished painting the living room. Unfortunately I can't say we are finished painting ever. We have 3 more rooms to complete....hopefully before Christmas!
I'm loving this deep green paint. I feel like I'm walking into someone else's house everyday.

STOP!!!! Can u guess who this is??

A Strong smell of baby was coming from his room with the door closed!

UMMM, what is that smell???

He ran and hid fast. Can anyone find Charlie please...I can't seem to find the little messy boy.

The carpet sure smelled good that night.

Boy did he have fun! Shake...shake....shake!!!

Halloween Cuties!

Happy Halloween 2009 I'm sure this will be Ashley's last year to Trick-or-Treat, which is a little sad. It is always fun to get them all dressed up in their overpriced costumes and send them out for all that yummy candy. I always have to "check" the candy before they can eat any!
This was Charlie's 3rd Halloween, and he still was not into it much. He hit 3 houses...Nanny &Papa's, Grandmother & Grandad's, and Shirley& Richard's. He did however, bring home a handful of chocolate. He does love his chocolate!

Ashley dressed up as a Hippie this year. She went Trick-or-Treating with her BFF Hannah this year. Hannah's parents took them. She made a candy haul too.

Little man went as Thomas the Train. He really could care less about this dressing up thing. We had an easy night, hit 3 houses, went to Sonic and got .50 cent corn dogs for supper and went home while the sun was still out and painted the living room. It was very relaxed and we enjoyed spending the weekend hanging out. Now on to the next Holiday.....Turkey Day! Yummmm!