Blogging Challenge Day 6: Favorite Cartoon
Wow, only pick one? That is a hard decision!?!
My sister and I watched alot of the classic cartoons, like Mickey Mouse or Looney Tunes. If I had to pick one, it would probably be Duck Tales. I even saw the movie in the theater. I more remember watching California Dreams on Saturday mornings! Even though that isn't a cartoon, that was definitely one of my favorites!
Monday, June 25, 2012
Sunday, June 24, 2012
The Top 5 Things That Make Me Happy
Blogging Challenge Day 5: The Top 5 Things That Make Me Happy
Blogging Challenge Day 5: The Top 5 Things That Make Me Happy
1. God/Family/Friends - I had to use this as my first one, just as Live2Save2Live did! This truly is an understatement. God, my family and my friends make me over the moon happy! I could not survive if I did not have this support group around me!
2. Shopping - I love to shop! It has become even more fun, since I started couponing! It is my personal goal to save the most money that I can! I get so excited when I see that I saved 50% or more on my grocery bill. Scratch that, I am happy when I save any money for that matter! ;)
3. Scrapbooking - I really enjoy scrapbooking. It makes me happy when my daughter wants to pull out her baby books and look at all the love that I put into them! I don't get to do it as much anymore, because with two kids and work, I just haven't had the time. I really need to make time for it, because I feel bad that my son doesn't even have one completed album!
4. Facebook - Ok, I know that sounds so cheesy, but it's true! I love logging into Facebook everyday and staying connected to my family and friends. In our busy lives, it is so easy to lose contact with someone, but Facebook helps erase those miles! Plus, I have made some really great online friends that I treasure!
5. Pinterest! Oh, how addicted I am! Hi, my name is Heidi and I am a Pinterest addict! LOL! I have only been pinning since January of this year, but I have 92 boards and over 4000 pins! Yes, I am an addict! I love it, because it is my go to place for recipes and almost anything else that you want to find!
Blogging Challenge Day 5: The Top 5 Things That Make Me Happy
1. God/Family/Friends - I had to use this as my first one, just as Live2Save2Live did! This truly is an understatement. God, my family and my friends make me over the moon happy! I could not survive if I did not have this support group around me!
2. Shopping - I love to shop! It has become even more fun, since I started couponing! It is my personal goal to save the most money that I can! I get so excited when I see that I saved 50% or more on my grocery bill. Scratch that, I am happy when I save any money for that matter! ;)
3. Scrapbooking - I really enjoy scrapbooking. It makes me happy when my daughter wants to pull out her baby books and look at all the love that I put into them! I don't get to do it as much anymore, because with two kids and work, I just haven't had the time. I really need to make time for it, because I feel bad that my son doesn't even have one completed album!
4. Facebook - Ok, I know that sounds so cheesy, but it's true! I love logging into Facebook everyday and staying connected to my family and friends. In our busy lives, it is so easy to lose contact with someone, but Facebook helps erase those miles! Plus, I have made some really great online friends that I treasure!
5. Pinterest! Oh, how addicted I am! Hi, my name is Heidi and I am a Pinterest addict! LOL! I have only been pinning since January of this year, but I have 92 boards and over 4000 pins! Yes, I am an addict! I love it, because it is my go to place for recipes and almost anything else that you want to find!
Saturday, June 23, 2012
List 10 Things You Would Tell Your 16-Year-Old Self
List 10 Things You Would Tell Your 16-Year-Old Self
Wow, this challenge is going to be kind of hard. What would you tell yourself at 16? Hmmm...
1.
Don't study so hard!
2.
Be more confident!
3. Don't be so shy!
4. Listen to your parents! (I really did listen to my parents! It was usually my sister that was the one in trouble! I love you, Laura, in case you read this!) Even though you are 16 years old and think that you know anything and everything, you really don't!
5. It is OK that you never had a boyfriend until after high school. It took a horribly bad relationship to find Mr. Right, anyways!
6. Have some fun and a social life!
7. Don't be so embarrassed by how you feel about the guy that you were crushing on!
8. Dare to dream bigger than scholastics!
9. Don't be intimidated by the popular girls in school!
10. You are exactly who God wants you to be! You have a lot of room to grow, but that is life and He will guide you through it!
Friday, June 22, 2012
What Do You Like About Being A Blogger?
Live2Save2Live Blogging Challenge Day 3
What Do You Like About Being A Blogger?
That is a good question. I never thought that I would be one to start a blog. Who would want to read anything that I wrote? I am just a normal everyday mom and wife who loves her family, loves to cook and try out new recipes and to coupon! So after several Facebook posts about my crock pot adventures, an old friend suggested that I start a blog. At first, I didn't want to and then I thought, what the heck! So I did and the Adventures of Heidi the Happy Homemaker was created!
I find that writing this blog is very cathartic! If I can share some yummy recipes or some good coupon deals with anyone who takes the time to read it, then that's the reason that I do it! I like posting new entries! I only have four followers, but hey, at least someone is reading my blog!
What Do You Like About Being A Blogger?
That is a good question. I never thought that I would be one to start a blog. Who would want to read anything that I wrote? I am just a normal everyday mom and wife who loves her family, loves to cook and try out new recipes and to coupon! So after several Facebook posts about my crock pot adventures, an old friend suggested that I start a blog. At first, I didn't want to and then I thought, what the heck! So I did and the Adventures of Heidi the Happy Homemaker was created!
I find that writing this blog is very cathartic! If I can share some yummy recipes or some good coupon deals with anyone who takes the time to read it, then that's the reason that I do it! I like posting new entries! I only have four followers, but hey, at least someone is reading my blog!
Thursday, June 21, 2012
My 3 Fears
Live2Save2Live Blogging Challenge Day 2
Blogging Challenge Day 2: Describe 3 Legitimate Fears and Explain How They Became Fears
1. Scared of the dark: I hate to admit this, but I know several other adults that also have the same fear, so I am not a minority! ;) I have been scared of the dark since I was a little girl. I have always had to sleep with a night light on! I have a night time ritual. I have to make sure that the closet doors are completely closed (no gaps with the darkness of the closet showing) and then turn on my white noise machine. My husband (who is a night owl), comes and tucks me in. I love that he does this for me every night! He will cover me up with the sheet and make sure my foot sticks out from under the sheet. Oh, I am a bit obsessive about that. LOL! Crazy party of one here! ;)
2. Any of my loved ones dying: I was very blessed to have both my maternal great-grandparents live until I was an adult. I am terrified of the day when my grandparents pass away. My sister and I have always been very close to my mom's parents. They are in their late 80s, so I know that the day is coming, but how do you ever prepare for something like that. I am also scared of anything happening to my kids. I am very blessed for them to be healthy and not ever really had a major sicknesses. To this day, I check them every night before I go to bed to make sure that they are breathing! They are now 3 and 6 years old. I can't help it. I am their mom and it is my job to make sure that they are alright!
3. Never achieving my dreams or goals in life: When you are a little kid, you dream about what you want to be when you grow up! I knew that I would get married, have kids and I wanted to be a teacher. I thought that I would have 2 kids by the time that I was 26. LOL! Well, God and life has a way of changing your plans, for the better, I might say. Right out of high school, I went to college to become a teacher. After 2 1/2 years, I had to come home and work, because I couldn't afford it anymore. Now, I am not even interested in being a teacher. Funny, how things change! I met my hubby and we got married when I was 25 (a few months before turning 26). I had my daughter right before I turned 29 and had my son right before I turned 32. I waited a while to start my family, but I love it and wouldn't change it for the world! My husband and I always say when we are old and gray and can make our own house, this is how it would be.... Well, that is my dream, to own our own home! I pray for that every day! We currently live in a 2 bedroom apartment, which we have so outgrown! We have been looking for a larger place since before my 3 year old son was born. Sometimes, it feels like it will never happen. We can't afford it and it gets so depressing at times. But I have to have faith and know that God has a plan for our lives and only HE knows what is best! Thank you, Lord!
Blogging Challenge Day 2: Describe 3 Legitimate Fears and Explain How They Became Fears
1. Scared of the dark: I hate to admit this, but I know several other adults that also have the same fear, so I am not a minority! ;) I have been scared of the dark since I was a little girl. I have always had to sleep with a night light on! I have a night time ritual. I have to make sure that the closet doors are completely closed (no gaps with the darkness of the closet showing) and then turn on my white noise machine. My husband (who is a night owl), comes and tucks me in. I love that he does this for me every night! He will cover me up with the sheet and make sure my foot sticks out from under the sheet. Oh, I am a bit obsessive about that. LOL! Crazy party of one here! ;)
2. Any of my loved ones dying: I was very blessed to have both my maternal great-grandparents live until I was an adult. I am terrified of the day when my grandparents pass away. My sister and I have always been very close to my mom's parents. They are in their late 80s, so I know that the day is coming, but how do you ever prepare for something like that. I am also scared of anything happening to my kids. I am very blessed for them to be healthy and not ever really had a major sicknesses. To this day, I check them every night before I go to bed to make sure that they are breathing! They are now 3 and 6 years old. I can't help it. I am their mom and it is my job to make sure that they are alright!
3. Never achieving my dreams or goals in life: When you are a little kid, you dream about what you want to be when you grow up! I knew that I would get married, have kids and I wanted to be a teacher. I thought that I would have 2 kids by the time that I was 26. LOL! Well, God and life has a way of changing your plans, for the better, I might say. Right out of high school, I went to college to become a teacher. After 2 1/2 years, I had to come home and work, because I couldn't afford it anymore. Now, I am not even interested in being a teacher. Funny, how things change! I met my hubby and we got married when I was 25 (a few months before turning 26). I had my daughter right before I turned 29 and had my son right before I turned 32. I waited a while to start my family, but I love it and wouldn't change it for the world! My husband and I always say when we are old and gray and can make our own house, this is how it would be.... Well, that is my dream, to own our own home! I pray for that every day! We currently live in a 2 bedroom apartment, which we have so outgrown! We have been looking for a larger place since before my 3 year old son was born. Sometimes, it feels like it will never happen. We can't afford it and it gets so depressing at times. But I have to have faith and know that God has a plan for our lives and only HE knows what is best! Thank you, Lord!
Wednesday, June 20, 2012
10 Random Facts About Me
So, I received an email today from one of my coupon bloggers. I think that I might join in the challenge. So, the Blogging Challenge Day 1 is 10 random facts about me.... so here goes!
1. I have what I like to call monkey toes, meaning that I can pick up things with my toes.
2. When I was 13 years old, I had my first job working for a real estate broker at Coldwell Banker. I would fill out cards to her clients and even sign her name! I got my first paycheck ever!
3. I love to watch tv! When it is fall season time, I probably DVR or watch on average about 35+ hours of tv a week! It is crazy, but I love it! I hate it though, when we get into a new show and they cancel it after the first season! (Terra Nova, Alcatraz, Gifted Man, Missing, The Finder, there are too many to name for this season)
4. I am actually a really shy person, but believe it or not, I was in drama in high school. I actually had a lead in one of our plays! I would totally consider myself an introvert, but have become a little bit more outgoing as an adult!
5. I don't drink coffee, but I love iced coffee!
6. The same goes for tea. I don't like hot tea, but I LOVE iced tea!
7. I am totally a night owl. I love sleeping in and hate mornings, but that's kind of hard to do with a 3 year old and a 6 year old! LOL!
8. I love to travel, but really haven't had the time or money to do so!
9. I sleep on the right side of the bed. When I sleep on my husband's side, it feels weird! LOL!
10. I am an avid scrapbooker. I love to scrapbook, even though I don't have the time to do it. I have around 15 or so completed albums!
11. Here's an extra fact, just for fun. I snort when I laugh really hard. I can't believe that I am admitting this, LOL! Along with the snorting, I have this laugh, that we call the goose laugh. When I laugh really really hard, it just comes out and it sounds like a goose honking! But hey, the snorting is genetic! My great-grandma did it, my grandma does it, my mom does it, I do it and now my kids do it! So, what a thing to pass on, right! ;)
So those are my random facts. Anyone else feel like sharing? ;)
Life....
So, I have been really busy with life and everything going on. In the last two months, we have celebrated my daughter's 6th birthday, Mother's Day, my daughter finishing Kindergarten/her first year of school, Father's Day, my son's 3rd birthday (which happened to fall on Father's Day this year!), and my daughter losing her 5th tooth! So much has gone on!
I haven't really had a chance to try any new recipes out. Well, that's not exactly true. I did try this one out.
http://www.littlebitfunky.com/2011/11/what-i-made-for-monday-naughty-donuts.html
These were easy to make and yummy!
Besides this, it has been super hot here and I have just not wanted to cook. Anyone else go through that? Blah!
So, I will try and post more entries, but for now, keep cool!
I haven't really had a chance to try any new recipes out. Well, that's not exactly true. I did try this one out.
http://www.littlebitfunky.com/2011/11/what-i-made-for-monday-naughty-donuts.html
My daughter making the holes in the biscuits.
Some biscuits with holes cut out, the holes and some ready for holes
My son putting holes in the biscuits.
Frying the donuts in the pan
The finished donuts!
These were easy to make and yummy!
Besides this, it has been super hot here and I have just not wanted to cook. Anyone else go through that? Blah!
So, I will try and post more entries, but for now, keep cool!
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