i think we need a break....

well, i don't know that NEED is the right word, but i'm gonna have to check out on yall for just a little bit. obviously, i have a few upcoming projects in the works. but also, i have got to get in more training for my job. i received a ton of "algorithms" that i have to go through not once, but twice before i can get started. yeesh! but if you called an after hours nurse, you'd want her to talk to you and not sound like everything is coming from a computer, wouldn't you? (and my bigger thing will be going through the peds stuff. have i mentioned that my "seniors" weren't the high school kind?) anywho, that being said, i need to ignore this part of the computer for a little bit. thank you for your imput on the last 2 posts. my husband thinks i'm a little nutty in some of my decisions. so i like to have back up to let him know he's the nutty one! or is it this little girl?

prissy girl, i'm gonna go on record as saying that putting your brother's boxers around your neck may not be the best idea you ever had. and i'm quite sure it's not the fashion statement you were going for. but i'm trying to embrace your individuality. you got closer today. today it was an actual shirt that you put around your neck by the arm hole. good thing it was a girly wife beater. and did i mention that you are looking entirely tooooo big standing there with your "sassy". cause you totally are. (note...sassy + 2 da-dohs, or hippos, = ni-ni...or night night.)

now tell me this...

thank you for your comments on my outdoor decor. you absolutely read my mind!! i'll have to show you what i do.

now, i want you to comment and tell me what kind of forward facing car seat your kiddies have/had. for some odd reason, i didn't realize that car seats expire. the one sis is in is already 6 years old and has held 2 boys before her. i'm thinking we need to upgrade. i want a good seat as she'll be riding it for a good 3 more years. but i don't want to break the bank. but it want it to be safe...and comfy. as i'm sure your children gave you the low down on how they felt about their seat, their opinions are also welcome.

opinions wanted...

first of all, excuse the total over exposure of that picture. it was taken when we had our home on the market and i was trying to get some in at different times of day. moving on...now, the reason i called you all here today is for a vote. (ooo...maybe i'll put a little poll thing in my side bar.) i'm thinking i want to paint my front door and or my wicker furniture. here's the deal. every house on our road is red brick and all (15 of them) save 2 have white front doors. here is part of the catch...mine is the only one on the road without shutters. so i don't really know what to do. i am hoping for a little pop. something to make our house look different (aside from the fact that we have mature trees and a larger yard...neener neener neener...). so, take a look. enlarge that bad boy. tell me what you think. leave well enough alone, or slap some paint on her and make her all purdy. i'm not gonna tell you what i'm leaning toward b/c i want honesty. now...come out of your little google reader and leave me a comment. pretend you love me.

went on a picnik...

i used picnik.com to "edit" these images. they make me look a little more like i know what i'm doing, huh? give 'em a whirl. it's free. well, what i do is. cause i am totally cheap!!

just testing this out...

i know you just saw this pic below. thanks for endulging me as i learn how to play with some photo editing. have a great weekend! here's hoping i cross even more off of my to do list!!

Kindergarten

not everone was excited about luke going to kindergarten...

on the way to school this morning,(which for the inaugural first day included all 5 tuckers) luke said "Seth, I'll miss you while I'm at school." "Luke, I'll miss you too." Seth said "Mama, I sure will miss my brother..."



Luke's teacher is Mrs. Carter. Seth is feeling better for now (nothing like a little Blue's clues and finger painting.) I asked him what would make it better on the way home. He said "when my brother comes home...". can you even stand it??

unlike seth, Luke and I couldn't have been more excited!!

What's for Supper Wednesday?

sorry i didn't get this out yesterday. i had every intent to get you a recipe on tuesday. but alas, tuesday got away from me. i have added a list on the right side of all of my upcoming projects. so if i go missing for a while, i'm probably weilding a paintbrush and continuing my quest to make our house a home (i mean, we've only lived here 7 years!) and so...

Broccoli Chicken Casserole
(your hubby that doesn't like broccoli, will have 2 helpings. i PROMISE!!)

you need about 2 cups of chopped cooked chicken

and about 2 cups of chopped fresh broccoli (i don't prefer stems...so this is about 2 heads of broc)

1 can cream of chicken soup

1 can cream of celery soup

3/4 cup of sour cream

8 oz. velveeta

mix soups, sour cream and velveeta and heat in the microwave until the velveeta is almost all melted. in the mean time, sautee broccoli with a little butter until it becomes tender. then mix broccoli and chicken into soup mixture and pour it all into a 13x9x2 pyrex dish sprayed with pam. bake at 350 until bubbly.

when bubbly, add a sleeve of crushed ritz crackers and some french fried onions pieces. spray that with butter spray (or you can melt some of the real thing and pour it over!) bake until topping is slightly browned.

dish it up and yummmm!! serve it with some sister schubert's.