So I really don't have too much to blog about today. I haven't been blogging much lately. Just haven't seemed to have the time. You know how it is...life gets in the way. I am going to try to blog more after this long weekend and get back into blogging daily.

Oi, Been one of those mornings. You all know what I am talking about. The mornings where you wonder why you got out of bed and the kids are going insane.

It is just now 1p.m. and so far we have went to the old house to check the mail, Went to the grocery store, where the 2 year old insists on walking and removing things from the lower shelves, and came home to have more fun!

We get home and Tyler goes into Dylan's bathroom and proceeds to unroll the entire roll of toilet paper to get to the doot-ta-doo (A.K.A. the toilet paper roll that he shouts DOOT-TA-DOO into, hence the reason he calls it that.

Shortly after lunch Tyler sneaks into my closet (well he thinks he is sneaking) and after a minute he does not come out.... so I go to check on him.

He is sitting on the floor with my Philosophy makeup ($40.00 for one container of this stuff) and he is putting it on....LOVELY!

I just got done making sure he is cleaned up and doesn't look like half boy/half girl and I am just sitting here now hoping I can make it through the rest of the day!

Seriously good Muffins

So I was at my mom's house earlier today and she had made these muffins. They were so good. So I asked for the recipe. Dylan and Tyler loved them too so I knew they would be a winner for this household.

Light Zucchini Muffins

2 cups shredded zucchini
3 cups all purpose flour
1 3/4 cups sugar
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon baking powder
3/4 cup of applesauce
1/2 cup egg substitute (or you can use 2 eggs, beaten)
1/3 cup vegetable oil
1 Tablespoon vanilla extract


Preheat oven to 350

Place shredded zucchini on several layers of paper towels (or use a kitchen towel) and get most of the water out by pressing it or squeezing it.
Set this aside

Combine flour, sugar, baking soda, salt, cinnamon and baking powder in a large bowl and stir well. Make a well in the center of the dry mixture.

Combine zucchini, applesauce, eggs, oil, and vanilla.

Add to dry ingredients stirring just until dry ingredients are moistened.

(Mom made these as muffins. If you do make them as muffins, bake at 350 for about 25 minutes.)

OR

Divide batter evenly between 2 (7 1/2 x 3 inch) loaf pans coated with cooking spray.

Bake at 350 for 1 hour and 15 minutes. Let cool 10 minutes in pan on a wire rack. Remove from pan and cool completely.

Makes 2 loaves or 24 muffins


Nutrition information per serving ( 1 slice of bread is one serving)

Calories: 128
Protein: 1.9 grams
Fat: 2.8 grams
Carbs: 23.9 grams
Fiber: 0.5 grams
Cholesterol: 0
Sodium: 136 mg

Six Word Saturday

Ok so a friend of mine told me I should do this post. I have no clue what I am doing so here goes:

Six word Saturday:

Post 6 words to describe how you are feeling!

Totally annoyed and frustrated right now!

They do Love each other!!

I am hanging out with Tyler and he keeps telling me...Boo-Boo...owww, about a owie that he has on his ankle (a small scratch) from a few days back. I tell him he is fine and he gives me a dirty look.

Dylan comes into the room and here is their conversation:

Tyler (sits on the floor and looks at Dylan and says: OWWWIEEEEE!!!! (in his most pitiful voice)

Dylan: Aww bubba do you have an owie...

Tyler: Yeah...OWIEEEE

Dylan: Here let me make it all better (and he leans over and kisses it), then asks...Is it ok now!

Tyler: Yes and he gets up and gives Dylan a huge hug all smiles.

They do love each other :)

Boring Day

So not much to blog about today. I promised myself I would blog something everyday so this is it LOL.

Hung out at home in the morning with the boys.

This afternoon we go to hubbys work to see him and my dad and uncle. As I get the boys ready I call Isaac to let him know that we are going to come down to see him. They moved to a new building recently so I don't know how to get there very well as I don't go down there often. So I called him and got directions. Told him I would call him when I was at a certain place so he could tell me which way to go.

So I called him like I said I would (cause I am a good wife like that) and he tells me how to get there. We get there to find out that he is not even friggin there. I was slightly annoyed at this point. So my dad who also knew I was on the way sent him out to do a run. Thanks Dad...could have warned me.

So I am hanging out with my dad and uncle waiting on my slug of a husband to get back and Dylan decides that he wants a temporary tattoo. So Uncle Jerry was nice enough to give him one. Then of course Tyler wants one too...so again Nice Uncle Jerry gives him one too. IN RED PERMANENT MARKER!! Ahhh Joy!

We get home, Tyler is passed out, Dylan is in Spongebob Heaven and I finally get some quiet.

Never a Dull Moment

So if you live in a house with boys (or kids for that matter) you know what I mean when I say, there is Never a dull moment in the house.

We have been steadily unpacking the house and getting organized. Not an easy thing to do. When I was packing the boys wanted to unpack the boxes...they found it fun. Now that I am unpacking, they want to re-pack..again thinking it is great fun to send good ole mom to the looney bin. 

Tonight as I lay in the tub, thinking how nice it is to be able to lay in there and read I hear... "open, shut....open, shut...open, shut.... probably about 35 times. I think to myself. "Ok, Hubby has had his shower, the boys have been bathed and it is almost 10 at night..who on earth is doing that and why isn't Isaac getting up to make it stop" 

So I reach over and pick up my cell phone so I can call Isaac and tell him to make them stop since apparently he has a contract with the couch. His behind must spend so many hours there a day or the couch is going to go up in flames apparently. 

So I say, forget it, and wash up and get out. 

I look to my right, Dylan's door is closed. I walk on...I look to my left into the playroom and it is filled with what looks like a snowstorm.  I proceed to go into the living room to see more of the snowstorm and Isaac is on the couch. I go into my room ( I was bathing in Dylan's bathroom since our room only has a standing shower) and find Tyler in our bathroom shredding a roll of toilet paper, now I know the source of said snowstorm. 

Isaac is now in the bathroom shaving. The house is still covered in snow and I am not cleaning it. He can do it or we can have a winter day tomorrow. 

Totally Different Kids

So I thought for a while, that my boys are different from one another. Totally different personalities. Totally different interests. They are just different kids. Well today that was confirmed...

I go out into the garage and the boys follow me out (as usual) ...see I can't even hide from them :)

So they follow me and out and proceed to sit on the chairs that are out there for them. 

All of a sudden Dylan squeals like a little girl...I mean full squeal and scream mixed. I ask him "What's wrong?"

His reply..."There is a cricket" (now mind you I am terrified of anything with more legs than me so he could have gotten this from me)

Tyler looks over at it and does what...chases it and trys to catch it all the while he is giggling non stop.

Totally different. 

I am in trouble...I can just feel it. 

Highs and Lows of Moving

So we recently moved into a new house. YAY. There are some great points:

~ I love this house. It has everything I have wanted with one exception...No grass outback. Well we can deal with that and put other stuff down for the kids to be able to play.

~ New neighbors that are not nudists. Our old neighbors were nudists and while I don't really mind that too much - I don't need/want to see a 60 year old man (who by the way looks really creepy full clothed) in the nude. 

~ Having more room to put all my stuff and get reorganized. I hate being unorganized. 

~ A Fresh start in a new home with lots of possibilities.

There are also some downfalls:

~Most of the downfalls consist of the cleaning and moving process.

When we moved a year ago into a house I hated...My cousin Michelle was going to take our washer and dryer since the house we were moving into already had them there. Well she came into some money and decided to just buy a new set. So we were going to just store them in the garage until we needed them again. 

My dad and DH had the great idea to move them down to their shop to use and wash the dirty rags in (automotive) no biggie to me. At least I wouldn't have to store them right?? WRONG. I should have known off the bat that this was a HUGE mistake. When do you see men doing laundry?

So they did keep them down there, however they just sat and collected oil, dust, and grease. No biggie I can clean the outside no problem. Wrong again. They left the lid open on the washer and the inside is horrible. 

So far I have scrubbed them 3 times and I am yet again running hot water through them to hope that this is it and I can wash one of the many loads of laundry I have growing mountains in my house. Keep your fingers crossed.

Off to unpack more random crap that I have and still have no clue where to put it. 

Trying to perfect it

So for a long time now it has been a dream of mine to eventually open a bakery. I would love to be able to do custom cakes. 

Here are a few I have done recently, and as you can tell I need alot more work before I get to where I want to be. Thanks to my family for allowing me to use them as guinea pigs. 

Here is Elmo Cupcakes that I made for my son Tyler's 2nd Birthday!

This is one that I did for a family friends 50th Birthday

This is one that I did for my family friend and my husbands birthday