Thanks to my great IT guy I have updated some website stuff and have a fun new background and header. And I can edit it! So you may see lots of changes the next few days as I try to figure out what I like best!

So my sweet friend Kasey  presented me with this award a long while back and I am just now getting around to sharing it with you…

Here’s the deal:

1. Thank the person who nominated you for this award. Thank you Kasey!!! You are awesome! Great job on NaBloPoMo!

2. Copy the logo and place it on your blog. See above.

3. Link to the person who nominated you for this award. See above.

4. Name 7 things about yourself that people might not know. You probably know these, but oh well.

• My favorite color is red (or pink)
• I hate snakes.
• I love shoes.
• I don’t like roller coasters.
• I have a bad habit of saying I don’t like to eat things that I have never really tried. I just don’t think I will like them.
• I once wrote a grant for my school and won it!
• I currently drive the only car I have ever had and it has 120,000+ miles on it and I love it!

5. Nominate some  Kreativ Bloggers.

• Kaela is a great blogger because she always has great stories and I love how she has guidelines for what to post on by weekday so she can think of stuff to write.
• Lindsey is a really good write and her posts are always so witty. I like her new theme of balance.
• My hubby is  a Kreativ blogger because he always shares such interesting links!
• Desi has a blog about her sweet kids and I love to see what their most recent stats are and the most fun thing Ava is saying now.
• Lydia is one of my longest running fellow bloggers and I always love to read what she writes.
• My sweet mom has some great pictures to share on her blog.

6. Post links to the  blogs you nominate. See above.

7. Leave a comment on each of the blogs letting them know they have been nominated. I’m on my way.

Thanks Kasey!!

Yes I know. Lack of blogging. Sorry. No one else seems to be much either. The only people reading this are probably people with google reader and my mom. Everyone else probably stopped checking in.

We have been eating out ridiculously lately. So today I tried to get back on the wagon. Lots of wagons actually. Cooking, menu planning, coupons, taking reusable grocery bags, buying organic and now blogging. All these things I think are important but am rarely able to do them with any consistency. So today I perused the freezer to see what we had, checked the balance in the grocery section of mvelopes, printed off some coupons, checked the HEB flyer for the current combo loco, and headed to the store with my list, coupons, and bags. I did pretty well, but one thing that I cannot seem to do well is actually eat what I buy. Some things we eat up fast, but there are so many things that just stay in our pantry and never get eaten. Like the case of chex mix bags that we bought at Sam’s.

Now I have a happy tummy, full of a meatball sub that was inspired by the meal at Kara’s for home group several weeks back. I have been dreaming of those meatball subs ever since then and I finally bought stuff to make them, after having to hunt all over HEB for the meatballs. Check back later this week for the recipe.

I checked out a new store the other day, Charming Charlie’s. My friend Jess raves about this accessory store where things are grouped by color. I thought it was only jewelry, since that is what she usually gets there. But no! It is all kinds of accessories including some super cute purses! I think I am going there next time I need a purse! I got a fun silver necklace and a pink beaded necklace with earrings. Since my ears aren’t pierced, the earrings will go to the first commenter who wants them. They are just dangly pink beaded earrings, really cute!

Now everyone go write a blog post so that we can start up blogging again!

Welcome to my new address on the world wide web!

(Add me to your google reader…go, right now!! Then finish reading and don’t forget to check out the posts below!)

Please refresh often and enjoy the rotating blog photo header (there are 8 different ones!), courtesy of my own crazy squirrel web designer.  (He set it all up and taught me how to make them in photoshop!)

Okay all you lurkers out there! If you are reading this, you HAVE to leave me a comment telling me you found my new page and answer the following question….

Why do you have a blog/read blogs?

If you don’t leave a comment, your computer will self-destruct in 30 seconds!

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1.  You know how I am always looking out for new, good, and easy recipes. Well some friends and I started a blog where we can share recipes that we have made and enjoy, so I thought I would pass it along so you can look there if you need a good recipe. Check out the labels if you are looking for a specific kind of recipe to see what has been posted in that category. We just got it started, so there will be more recipes appearing over time. I have eaten everything that is on there so far and love it all! And its not like we are gourmet chefs, or at least I am not, so this is not hard stuff!

http://yummyrecipeswap.blogspot.com/

2. There are a lot of great blogs out there about being a good steward of the money that God has given your family. Here is a new one that a friend has started.

http://creativelyhomemaking.blogspot.com/

3.  Most of you already probably know about Buy Shoes Save Lives. It is an organization that a friend of ours started that sells handmade Kurdish shoes (klash) and the profit goes to fund heart surgeries for children in Iraq that would otherwise probably die early from the heart conditions. They have recently started selling these shoes in children’s sizes too. They also have shirts and other products if the price of the adult shoes is above your spending limit.

http://buyshoessavelives.com/