Valentine's Conversation Heart Fudge

I found a super easy recipe for fudge that the girls and I could make to attach to their Valentine's for their friends at school.  Pretty sure that I just strung together  four prepositional phrases--wow!  I'm a real genius at 9 am.  And I would go back and try to construct a better sentence, but Momma has things to do today and I need to get this baby hammered out so I can start my day.  Back to the recipe....all we had to do was microwave semisweet chocolate chips or white chocolate chips (depending on which layer you're making) and sweetened condensed milk with a dash of salt.  Then we spread each layer in the pan, added the hearts and let it harden in the fridge for a couple of hours.  Voila--fudge!  I chopped it into squares, put them in a Valentine mini muffin cup and packaged it together with the girl's Valentines (Tinkerbell for Josie, and 3-D for Liv), and a coupon for a free doughnut.  They were super cute and the girls were excited to take them to school.  At first, I thought I had gone overboard. I mean, when I was little I was proud to take just the little paper Valentines, and that's what everyone else brought to school.  Now, as cute as my kids Valentines were, we were one of many families that attached candy or coloring books or bubbles.  So, I'm glad we went the extra mile and I had a ton of fun with my ladies!

Snowman Brigade

 Wow, it snowed here.  I can't even remember the last time this has happened.  And I'm not talking like a light dusting or ice--we're talking powder, baby--4-5" of it!!  I live in the South where we have temps in the 100s during the summer, so snow is like an alien substance I have no familiarity with.  It started snowing here yesterday morning and continued for about 24 hours.  When the girls woke up this morning, we bundled up and went outside to play.  I hate cold weather, but it was so fun making angels and snowmen and snowballs and watching the girls be so excited, that it didn't even seem cold (for the first hour, anyway).  We went on a walk around the block to see more of the snow and I took pics of the snowmen we met along the way.  Ours is the top picture, with the cutest hat and scarf--really, I think we have a snow lady. I'll post more pics of the kids playing soon--I'll be riding out the snow thing for a few more blog posts :)

Wordless Thursday? (Barkus and Meoux Parade)

It's official--I'm a weblebrity

So, odds are good that if you are reading this, you also frequent my pal over at www.arklatexfashion.com (and if you don't you should).  She recently blogged about a website that we love...  www.postcardsfromyomomma.com (which is great, and you should also be checking).  The website is dedicated to funny email between moms and their kids, and it is hilarious...


Anyway, my mom's birthday was about a month ago and I got her the Postcards book....a few days ago she emailed me about the book.  I forwarded her email to the Postcard people...and they totally put it on the website!!  Which makes me a weblebrity....if you're interested in having me appear at your next birthday party, class reunion, or bar mitzvah, please submit all inquiries to my agent.


Check us out, our subject title is "Ready for 'Love, Mom' Part 2".

That's 'Queen Booty', to you...

Josie got a few new hooded towels for Christmas that she loves, so at the end of bathtime it is always a big deal for her to choose between using her Dora or Disney Princess towel.  Last night, the princess towel was the winner.  Kevin did her bath and when I brought in the towel I asked Josie who each princess was so she could show off the names she has been working to learn (as we're pretty sure this will be required knowledge to get into a quality preschool).  Things started so well...first, we had Snow White and then Cinderella.  The last princess is Sleeping Beauty and when we got to her, Josie excitedly proclaimed, "That's Princess Booty--just like me!".  So, by default, I am Queen Booty...and I expect to be addressed as such in all of our future encounters.  

Josie and Mia have a play date

Josie and I had the distinct honor and privilege of hanging out with Mia today.  She came over around 11 and we watched Strawberry Shortcake (the height of entertainment around here these days) and ate lunch.  Then at 12:30 we went to Josie from Mother's Day Out.  Josie is almost exactly one year older than Josie, so it sure was cute when Josie told me she would help me carry Mia to the car.  After we got home, play time shenanigans ensued.  We attempted a nap time, but neither girl was very interested in that, so we played on.  Josie and Mia made many beautiful   drawings with sidewalk chalk and we went on a walk around the neighborhood....and then before I knew it, it was time for Mia to go home and play with her Mommy.  A fun day here at The Estate...

My kid is a baller...

  So, here is my kid, playing basketball.  She looks so sweet and innocent.  But that is just a ploy...once on the court, and the whistle has blown she is a baller.  She has played four games so far this season, and her team remains undefeated.  Liv is a rebounding queen and has made multiple baskets in multiple games.  At the beginning of the season she was hesitant to fight the boys for a rebound (all of our other group sports were played with just girls), but now she gets in front of anyone to grab the ball.  So far, I like watching her play basketball better than soccer...the court is smaller so I get to see all of the action a littler better and with more scoring (on our team's part anyway) it is more exciting.