Wednesday, January 13, 2010

beeping

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as i sit hear, at this very moment, the dang fire alarm is going off. you know, that beep every 30 seconds going off kind of thing. i took out the battery. still beeping. i unscrewed it from the ceiling. still beeping. then i pressed some button and the siren went off. then back to more beeping. and somehow addison managed to go to sleep which for that i am quite grateful. as for me, until terry gets home i will be involved in some major chinese water torture, just with beeping. ugh, there it went again.

blog whitney, blog to keep the mind sane.

so, the picture. i love it. it was taken at christmas at my moms house on a swing she will probably call very familiar for years to come. kind of like the way i remember my grandmother and papa's swing. and making my mud pies. and picking blackberries. and going to the big dirt hill. which was not at all that big but somehow my grandfather made it seem magical. and come to think of it, had i known rattlesnakes like to live near blackberries, that might not have seemed so magical either. but it did. and i love those memories. just like addison will love these memories.

i also love her outfit. yes, i picked it out of the boys section at the polo outlet. and yes, it is a yellow shirt with a green bow and green shoes. and yes, it probably doesn't match all that well but that is what i like about it. my favorite shirt in the good ole georgia days was my yellow polo just like this. i loved it...still love it. you know, like good pair of jeans, instead for me it was a good polo.

ok, so a random night on the blog. but i have a beeping in my ear that will. not. stop. goodnight. hope your fire alarm doesn't slowly drive you crazy.

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Tuesday, January 12, 2010

awigators and jungles

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we have always had a good sleeper in addison. from 8 weeks on she has generally been a piece of cake. lately, however, it has taken a few more lines out of the book, a few more lyrics to her favorite song "angels watching over me", a few more hugs, a few more prayers and a few more soothing words from mommy to get little miss to sleep. tonight was no exception.

also as of late, addison has developed this fear of alligators and jungles. i am not sure where she got it from but to her it is real. and real scary.

so tonight we read her veggie tales book and the we said our prayer and we sang our song...over...and over...and over again. during the third round i noticed addison stopped singing and i could tell she was thinking about something. then in her sweet little voice she said...

"where are the awigators and jungles?"

"there are no alligators or jungles here, baby, i promise. only sweet angels to protect you."

"no awigators or jungles?"

"nope, only angels."

"talk to me about the angels, mom."

melt my heart. so i begin to tell her about angels. me being an emotional mom starts to tear up as i tell her God sends them to protect us. then she says...

"i want to pwray again, mom"

more melting and more tears. we begin to pray together that God would take away those scary alligators and jungles and provide sweet, precious angels to watch over us as we sleep. it was such a tender moment. for the first time i saw my daughter ask God for help. again melt my heart.

i was reminded tonight of having the faith of a child. that little 2 year old of mine taught me that even in the mist of scary alligators and jungles, there is big God to protect me day in and day out. i needed that today. heck, i need every day. but today it was just what i needed.

Saturday, January 09, 2010

i heart publix and saving money and...

it has been awhile since i have spent any time typing on my dear blog and i do apologize if you have come looking for christmas pics or witty humor or even a little roll tide for the bama fans. no, today you will only find a very excited breakdown of how i, with the help of a fabulous neighbor, a certain teacher to help me learn about an amazing website, and well, many many frugal mommies out there who spend time sharing coupons and tips on their blogs (why i don't know but i am glad they do), may have finally conquered the dread of grocery shopping and dare i even say COOKING!

i do like to cook. i actually really like to cook. i guess it started when my dad bought me those nice pots and pans that i didn't want for christmas that one year. he seems to know what he is doing sometimes. crazy thing about dads. i digress. so cooking, yes, i like it but am haunted by it. i think the main reason has to do with the eating habits of a picky husband that makes me nut up. but no more my friends, no more...

please let me present to you my grocery trip to Publix, on my!

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and all of this food (plus staples and items i just happened to have already in my pantry which was not a ton, i promise) will provide the tingles with breakfast, lunches for me, and 6 meals...yes SIX. let me tell you about them...

sunday: crockpot roast, cheesy mashed potatoes, green beans, garlic bread
monday: burgers, baked beans, corn on the cob
tuesday: breakfast dinner pizza
wednesday: honey pecan chicken, fettucini alfredo, green beans
thursday: so-good chicken enchiladas, corn, tortilla chips
friday/saturday: frozen pizza one night and we will eat out the other

can we say YUM!

are you ready for my total? drumroll........$66.35.
i mean y'all, i got produce...

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and i got meat (and lots of it)...

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how in the heck? let me tell you...

first i used e-mealz to help me plan my meals on a budget (click below to find out more)...

then i used blogs like www.fiddledeedeemom.com and iheartpublix.com to figure out the bogo's, coupon matchups, sale items, ect...

and then i finished up with any coupons i could use that i have clipped over the past few weeks.

after doing all of this i saved $29.03. amazing!

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i guess you could say i am a firm believer in sharing anything that might make this life as a working mom a little bit easier to handle. happy saturday everyone :)

Saturday, December 05, 2009

roll tide...but more importantly BEAT THOSE GATERS!!!



addison, what do you want santa to bring you?

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addison...addison...
what mom?
what do you want santa to bring you?
ummm.....ummmm.......awaBAMA to beat toes gwaters!

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pweeeaaaseee!

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oh! and money to...

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i need thwem for my pwockets.

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Wednesday, October 14, 2009

happy october

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whew, what a month! i am so sorry for my absence but t-shirts, photo shoots, trips...and my real job have kept me a little busy. but in such a fun way :)

this was my day today:
woke up in the dark, took a shower, cuddled with a coughing little girl, got dressed, grabbed breakfast and got to work at 7.

worked for a couple of hours, ran to drop some shirts off, back to work or a few more hours, luncheon attended, work for another hour, then headed home.

got home, worked on some t-shirts, emailed a lot of people, played with my little miss, visited with sweet stephanie, made some t-shirts, had a mini-halloween photo shoot (see pic above), fed my child, made some more t-shirts, designed and ordered halloween party invites, bathed, clothed & cuddled with addison, put her to bed, finally ate dinner, packaged up those t-shirts...and now, blogging.

sigh. i am tired. but i feel productive and to me that is always a good feeling.

and just as a side note - aren't those three the cutest little kids??? addison loves her "brysie" and "bwanning" so much. i feel quite lucky to have such fun neighbors and i have loved getting to know their mama more and more over the years. she has become such a sweet friend. this year will be our 2nd annual halloween bash and i just had to have a picture for the back of the invite.

ok, all for now. nite nite.


Wednesday, September 16, 2009

deals, steals and a shameless plug

so i was just going to post this on my little buttons blogs but over the past two years i have had been asked the question: where do you get all of addison's clothes? i figured, what the heck, let's post on the real blog, too.

that is a tricky question since i am kinda "economical" (never say cheap ladies) and since i now make t-shirts in my sleep (i wish), i thought i would share some good deals i have found and pair them with a little button shirt (enter shameless plug...so sorry).

up first, the girlies...

little button design long sleeve tee {$12} paired with leggings from gap.com on sale {$9.99}

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little button design long sleeve tee {$12} paired with leggings (two different options) from gap.com on sale {$9.99 each}

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OR...


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little button design long sleeve tee {$12} paired with leggings from gap.com on sale {$7.99}

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and now for the little handsome men out there...

little button design long sleeve tee {$12} paired with pants from gap.com on sale {$19.99}

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little button design long sleeve tee {$12} paired with pants from oldnavy.com on sale {$15.99}

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little button design long sleeve tee {$12} paired with pants from oldnavy.com on sale {$10.00}

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and i just have to say mommies of little boys, please, please go buy a vest for that little man of yours...please.

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Monday, September 14, 2009

a lot

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lot going on in this house.

a lot of cute panties that CONTINUOUSLY get tee-teed in. sigh. in the meantime, she just likes looking cute in her mickey mouses.

a lot of new mommies this past month having cutie pies i am dying to see!

a lot of orders that are keeping me B.U.S.Y.

a fun, fun, super fun project at work that has me giddy. hint: three words... burnt. theatre. athens.

a lot of football - high school, college, monday night, friday night, saturday all day, sunday afternoon.

a lot of work for a garage sale that went bust thanks do an un-forecasted torrential downpour. to be rescheduled. sometime.

and finally a lot of funny words coming out of little miss:
"dad, you're awesome"
"you're in trouble, mom"
"tinkle, tinkle, wittle star..."

that is about it. night night.