The Great Dallas Snow/Ice - in of 2011 - Menu

A little grocery shopping back story -

I went to the grocery store on Thursday.

I made fun of the people cramming their baskets full on Monday night.

I was very very sad by the following Thursday

Day 1:

Homemade pancakes

Homemade Tomato Soup

Grilled Cheese Sandwiches

Huge batch of Homemade Crockpot apple sauce (which by the way - will post a how to - so good)

Chicken and Rice Casserole (that I was hoping to use for leftovers the next day but was devoured in one day)

Desserts made - homemade apple cake from scratch

Brownies made from a brownie mix

(only substitution for the day - milk used instead of buttermilk in the pancakes)

Day 2:

Leftover pancakes and applesauce

Ravioli (from a can - 3 cans worth in fact - the children are eating me out of house and home)

2 packages of frozen corn and the last of the applesauce (I used an entire HUGE bag of apples - gone)

Frozen taquitos, chicken nuggets, leftover tomato soup

Desserts made - coca cola cake

(substitution for the day - the last of the chocolate almond milk for milk in the cake)

Day 3:

Smoothies for breakfast thanks to the gallon and a half of skim milk left on my front porch by a BFF's hubby (incidentally - Tom Thumb was basically out of milk after two days of the ice storm - he had a choice of whole, skim, or lactose free - they were also out of bananas etc - trucks could not get in)

Also - 1 package of Jimmy Dean precooked sausage found at the bottom of the fridge unopened - SCORE - this caused much excitement when discovered.

Last two frozen pizzas from outside chest freezer

Last of the yogurt sticks

4 of the final 9 cuties (clementine oranges)

DADDY HOME - Chili's for dinner. Can I just add at some point that someone is a marketing genius over there at Chili's because I started to see free kids meal coupons floating around on Facebook at 11 and by 6 that place was PACKED!

A Post with no words and only pictures well - just because I have these cute pictures.......

I really really really love this song

I rarely share videos or music on the bowheads blog because - let's face it - it is a pain in the neck for you. You have to go to the bottom right and hit pause on all of the awesome bowheads blog music and then listen to the video and watch it.

I am breaking a long standing rule for this one because - well - watch, listen and see.

That's it - just saying - hope you are having a good night!

Dress for where you are going

This Sunday, Pastor Rusty (yes - my Pastor's name is Rusty - I honestly think the only name that could possibly be more awesome for a Pastor is Skip or possibly Dutch - not sure why but that is just the way my random brain works)

That is neither here nor there

Back to the point............

Pastor Rusty gave an example of a time that he was dressed in a tuxedo heading to a wedding and needed to get gas. He was in South Carolina and had to pull into the little dusty gas station dressed to the nines. He was dressed for where he was going but he was uncomfortable where he was. He has talked a lot lately about being different, being purple, not being afraid to stand out, not being afraid to be uncomfortable and his words so hit home for me.

I feel uncomfortable

I feel torn

I am so sad to leave the Nouns in my life.

Now you say (because you have been reading my blog for way too long and you now say to yourself on a regular basis) "self - what is the matter with Holly? Does she take a random pill? Where do these things come from? Once again - why am I talking to myself? Why is she sad about Nouns?"

Well - glad you asked

I am sad about the Nouns. I am sad to leave the people, places, and things that I love. Moving is scary. Moving is hard.

But also I am SO ready to move. I do not like being separated from my Husband. We figured out that at the end of next week, I will have spent more days away from him than I have since I was 22 years old. (Just in case you were wondering - I was 22 a LooooooNG time ago)

I am ready to move but sad to go

I want to be dressed for where I am going but I also need to be dressed for where I am

I am in limbo

Limbo is not easy but you know what you can do a lot of in limbo?

pray

play with your kids

take as many opportunities as possible to get together with the people that you love that you will soon leave when you leave Limbo

read

keep your house perfectly cleaned in case someone wants to come and buy it and take you out of limbo

Be patient

Now - I know that this has been basically the longest post every but I have to end with this.

I can just see My Savior smile as I have this conversation with him

"Dear Jesus - I love, appreciate, and trust you completely. I know that you have this entire situation well in hand. I have so much to be grateful for and I really am. If I could just ask one little favor. Could you just go ahead and let me know what is going to happen? I just need to know an exact date and preferably all of the details.

Holly"

And you know what he says to me every time.

"Holly - it has not been that long - you need to be patient. Just be patient."

I swear I can hear him whisper in my ear - over and over and over again.

"Patience"

"Mommy, What's a Limousine?"

Comes the question from the 4 year old little man as we drive down the quiet road.......

"OH MOMMY MOMMY MOMMY - I KNOW THIS ONE!!!!! LET ME ANSWER HIM!!!!!!!"

(squeals big sister who will remind you that she is now officially 6 1/2)

I say - "sure - go ahead and tell him - what is a limousine Baby?"

"Well Mommy - a limousine is a reeeeeaaaaallllly big car that only famous people ride in."

Best quotes from our first day of playing Just Dance on the Wii

6 year old - "Let's do this thing!"

4 year old - "Wow Momma - you really rocked that one!"

6 year old - "Yeah that song was not really my alley"

9 year old - "Mommy, how on earth are you winning that song????"

You know that feeling?

The feeling at the end of the day.

When your house is clean and quiet.

And the children are warm and asleep?

You get to sit.

and open up your computer

or close it down and open up a book

Or turn on your TV

Or curl up to someone you love.

Come on - you know that feeling!

There were things today that I could have done better.

There were things that I wish I had done.

There is still a lot to be done tomorrow.....

but

I know that today I laughed - a lot.

I got to kiss - a lot. I love having little kids - you just get to kiss a lot.

I like kissing. ;)

and now

at the end of the day

it is so quiet

and I just love that end of a day feeling.

Don't you?