Dialogue Mondays

Brayley:  "Have you lost my mine?!?!?!"
     Translation: "Have you lost your mind?"

'B's' First Easter

This was Easter Sunday at Nana and Papa's when B sported the "I'm The Big Brother" bib!!!  Man, did that get a surprising reaction!!

Top 10 Favorite Books To Date...

These are my...

Top Ten Favorite Books to date:

1.  Sarah, Plain and Tall by Patricia MacLachlan

2.  The Twilight Saga by Stephanie Meyer

3.  His Needs, Her Needs by Willard F. Harley Jr.

4.  Summer Sisters by Judy Blume

5.  Anything written by Nicholas Sparks

6.  Confessions of a Shopaholic Series by Sophie Kinsella

7.  She's Come Undone by Wally Lamb

8.  The Friday Night Knitting Club by Kate Jacobs

9.  Anything written by Jane Austin

10. Saving this spot for my next favorite!!

I would love to know if you share some of my book favorites but if not I would love to know what yours are!

Dialogue Monday

Mommy:  "Eat your carrots, B."
Brayley:   "I don't like it when they're cooked!  They're Yucky!"
Mommy:  "Addy, you eat a carrot."
Addyson:  "I don' like carrots, I like MawMaw!"

'A' Happy After Bath...

I know, who would have thought she would be happy after a bath!?!

Top 10 Working Mom's Inexpensive Dinner Ideas

Given our current economical situation, I am compiling my top inexpensive dinner recipes and want yours too (leave any ideas as a comment or email them to CandaceCSmith@gmail.com!  Check mine out and add your favorites.  To qualify as a working mom's inexpensive dinner, all recipe ingredients must cost around $5-$10 and be relatively easy to make. 

So, here are my...

Top Ten Working Mom's Inexpensive Dinner Ideas:

1.  Taquitos and Spanish Rice

2.  Spaghetti

3.  Hot Dogs and Fries

4.  Chicken Alfredo

5.  Taco Ring

6.  Cheeseburger Ring

7.  Taco Salad

8.  Sheila's Anything Casserole

9.  Grand's Taco Melts

10. Beef Enchilada Casserole

I have linked some of the recipes.  If there is an unlinked recipe that you would like, just let me know.  

Now, what are your favorite working mom's inexpensive dinner ideas? 

Dialogue Monday

Mommy: "Brayley, you can't always get something when we go to the store because Mommy and Ga-Ga don't have a lot of money"  

Brayley:  "Well, get some from Ga-Ga, he has a lot of money!"

Mommy:  "How do you know Ga-Ga has a lot of money?"

Brayley:  " 'Cause I see it in that thing he keeps his money in!"

Mommy:  "Oh!  Can you show Mommy where this money thing is!"  ;-)

Don't Ask!?

This is . . .  Brayley!!!

Top 10 Inexplicable Fears of Family Members...

The LPM Blog posted about Trashcanaphobia and Other Inexplicable Fears  and I realized that the Smith's have their own set of family members with these unexplainable "phobias".  The latter described phobias will not be directly coresponded to the suffering family member, the sufferers identity shall remain anonymous.  Here are my family's...

Top Ten Unexplicable Phobias:


1. Trashcanaphobia (Thanks, Beth!)


2. TakethefulltrashbagtotheGarbageContaineraphobia


3. Putthedirtyclothesinthecorrecthamperaphobia


4. Newtoiletpaperrollaphobia 



5. Putthedirtydishinthedishwasheraphobia 


6. Takeyourshoestoyourroomaphobia


7. Dirtydishragaphobia (That's Me!)


8. Poisonoak/ivyaphobia (Me again!)


9. Putstuffbackwhereyougotitfromaphobia


10.  Taketheemptyhangertothelaundryroomaphobia

Dialogue Mondays

Brayley:  "I love to pop these bubbles (Bubble Wrap)!  Mommy, can you buy me some more?"

Mommy:  "You don't buy it, Brayley, people just give it to you."

Brayley:  "Well, can you call everybody and all the people that come to my house and all the people that know me and tell them to bring me some!?"

Addy Going Home...

Celebrate Hoover Day

Brayley got to play on 'jumpy things' while Mommy worked at Celebrate Hoover Day this past Sunday.  His fun was cut short by rainy weather but he had a blast while he could...

Top 10 Things You Might Not Know

The LPM blog had a posting a month ago titled 10 Things You Might Not Know about me.
I thought some of the blogger's lists were interesting so here are my...

10 Things You Might Not Know:

1.  I randomly burst out in song.

2.  I do not deal well with confrontation and I can't stand it when someone is angry at me.  I almost hyperventilate! 


3.  Whether it be a co-workers problems or directions to the store, I don't listen well.  (I'm working on it.)

4.  I eat at the same restaurant EVERY WEEKDAY for lunch!  Gag!

5.  I hate to use a dish rag. (They get all wet and cold and you just can't be certain where all they've been!  They make me cringe!)

6.  I absolutely LOVE movie night at home with my husband!  But, I despise stupid-funny movies.  They make me anxious!  


7.  I'm a lotion-aholic!


8.  I want to own my own gas station for a living and when I retire, I want to travel the continent in an RV with my husband and our dog.

9.  I am pharmacy cursed!  There is not a pharmacy in the country that cooperates with me in a friendly manner.  I swear it's not me!

10.  I do my best thinking in the shower!

Dialogue Mondays

Gaga:  "Ahh-Chooooooo!!" (x's 100)
Brayley:  "Bless you, Gaga!"
Addyson: "Bless you, Gaga!"
Brayley: "You prob-ly got the clue! You have to stay in bed for all the day!"