Friday's Fab Five

Here ya go...

1. I gave Kyle a haircut. First time ever and it turned out pretty well. I LOVE saving money, so that was the best part.

2. We are going to do a little vacation back to D.C. We went in May when Kyle had LASIK eye surgery, so it didn't really count as a vacation. This time we are just going to relax. We are staying at our timeshare in National Harbor again, which is really nice. Our friends, The Dishmons, will be coming too! We are hoping the Fretts will be able to join us as well.

3. I want to order these books. Have you read any of them?

4. We are singing "Came to My Rescue" at church on Sunday. I AM EXCITED!

5. I went to the dentist today. I hate the dentist. I don't know why because I have never had a bad experience there. I just don't like it. But I went and didn't have any cavities and now that is done for another six months.

Sorry for a boring Fab Five!

I will try to do something more interesting this weekend! :)

Hairbows by Sarah

A friend of a friend is hosting a great giveaway. You should go here and check it out! This is what Amber says about her friend Sarah:

She is a stay at home mom who started making hair bows which led to flip flops which led to teaming up with another lady for embroidery projects which led to teaming up with her mom for the creation of The Butterfly Bowtique (formerly Hairbows by Sarah).

On Amber's blog you can enter to win a $15 gift certificate that can be applied toward any item at the Butterfly Bowtique. You can also check out some pictures on Facebook, but here are few I'll show you now.

Super cute, right?!?! Maybe I will win the gift certificate!! :)

C-A-T-S CATS CATS CATS!

Brennan is ready for game day!

Momma: "Brennan, what do you think of UofL?"

Brennan:

Momma: "That's my boy!"

Friday's Fab Five

Here is Friday's Fab Five Ten

My friend, Laura, blogged about the 10 things that can always be found in her fridge/pantry. She asked others what their "must have" items are.

Here are 10 things I must have...

Special K Lowfat Granola

We will start with breakfast. I eat the same thing every morning. I am a cereal for breakfast kind of a gal. Sometimes Kyle will offer to fix a hot breakfast and I usually say, "I'd rather just have cereal."

Fat Free Milk

I LOVE milk! I use it for breakfast and almost always drink it with dinner.

Asiago Cheese Bagels

Now we'll move to lunch. I usually eat the same thing for lunch. I am soooo boring! I always do this myself. I eat the same thing every single day for a long time and then become so burned out that I can't eat it anymore. I really hope I don't get tired of these though because they are SO good!

Turkey

Yummy turkey on my bagels!

Pepper Jack Cheese

I usually put two slices on my bagel sandwich.

Mustard

Lots of mustard finishes off the sandwich!

Nesquik Chocolate Syrup

I love me some chocolate milk too! I drank a glass almost every night when I was pregnant and still love it. I prefer making it with the syrup instead of the powder.

Bendy Straws

Ok, so this is weird. Whenever I drink chocolate milk I only want to drink it using a bendy straw. I don't use a straw at home for anything else.

My Camelbacks with water

I used to hate water. When I was pregnant I tried to drink more water. And now I really like water. I drink a lot in the morning while working out at Stroller Strides. When I get home and do my 30 Day Shred DVD I drink more. I think finding the Camelback water bottle helped me like water more because it has a straw. (Okay, so I drink 2 things with straws)

Sweet tea

I have given up soda now and have been drinking a lot of water, but wanted something else I could drink too. So now I've started making sweet tea. I use a lot of sugar, so it probably isn't any better than the sodas I gave up. But it is oh so good!

Funny Boy

Usually I post super cute pictures of Brennan on here. Not that he isn't always cute, but here are some funny faces I caught yesterday.

We will start with a cute one.

Caught mid-sneeze

I think he is disgusted for some reason

He almost looks scared here

Stinky face

Droopy eye face

Distracted by something face

I'm gonna be a trouble-maker when I grow up face

Mom, I'm so over this photo shoot face

Then we moved onto the floor and I asked him to show me his muscles and make a muscle face. This is what I got. You don't wanna mess with him!

My Pumpkinhead

Just wanted to share some pictures today.

Plan of the Day

I tend to be a very clean and organized person. I like our house to stay neat and tidy. I feel very blessed to be able to stay at home with Brennan. There are many reasons I like being a SAHM, but one is that I do have time to work on things around the house. However, more time often means more slacking off.

Maybe it is because I would normally be going back for my first day of school tomorrow. Maybe I am going through withdraw since I don't have a schedule for school. Whatever the case may be, I decided to come up with a cleaning routine for the week. I guess I'll try it out and see how it goes. I might have to tweak it after I complete this week.

This is what I came up with yesterday and will try to implement starting this week:

Monday: wash clothes, pick up dog poop

Tuesday: wash sheets and towels, clean bathrooms, clean cat litter

Wednesday: dust upstairs

Thursday: wash clothes (if needed), clean cat litter, pick up dog p0op

Friday: dust and vacuum basement

Saturday: mop kitchen floor, clean cat litter

Obviously there will be plenty of flexibility with my new schedule. I just like the idea of having a plan of the day. Hopefully it will help me feel as though I've accomplished something by the end of each day. Maybe having a plan will inspire my dear husband to help complete some of items. (I can dream, can't I??) I didn't include vacuuming the main level of our house on the list because I do that ALL THE TIME! Almost every day. But I have to with two cats and a dog. I also didn't put anything about the kitchen other than mopping because I clean the kitchen each day too.

Right now the sheets and towels are in the washer. I guess that means I should get off here and go clean the bathrooms!

Do you have a cleaning schedule that works for you?