Dr. Seuss Fun

We celebrated the birthday of Dr. Suess on March 1 & 2. We had several activities during the days.

We went outside to "Hop on Pop"


You have to have "Green Eggs & Ham" for lunch of course!


We put together take home books on some of the different books we read:

"The Foot Book"


"One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish"

"10 Apples Up on Top"

"Green Eggs and Ham"

The cover of our books~

We also had our Seuss decorations all over the house that I had used in my classroom and enjoyed birthday cake for snack!

Top Two Tuesday

One of the blogs I really enjoy reading is Katie's When Hello Means Goodbye. I have enjoyed several things on her blog. Today she participated in Top Two Tuesday on The Undomestic Momma.

I quickly added this new blog to my google reader and will give Top Two Tuesday a try myself!


Today the topic was baby names! Hard for me to settle on just two to give ya though! Since I don't see any babies in our near future I will go along the path of Katie and give you the names I thought I wanted before I had children.

Boy- I loved the name Rylan. I thought I made it up because I had never heard any one by that name. I'm pretty sure I have come across one or two now however.

Girl- I also thought I wanted to name my girl Mallory. Don't care for it now as much but at the time I thought it was such a pretty name. I know, I know... you are all thinking Family Ties.

It sure is funny how our tastes change!

Check out The Undomestic Momma for more names!

On the Bookshelf

I recently finished two books. The first one was The Year of Fog by Michelle Richmond. This had been on my reading list since last spring. While we were in Des Moines a few back, I purchased this book for about $10 at Target to read in the hotel. I rarely purchase a book anywhere other than a garage sale, but $10 wasn't too bad.

It wasn't as great as I had expected it to be considering all of the different reading lists I saw it on, but I did enjoy it.

One of my friends in MOPS asked me to go see the "Dear John" movie that is based on the Dear John novel by Nicholas Sparks. I'm wierd like that that I like to read a book before I see the movie.

I happened to already have it in my "box of books to read" that I have picked up at several garage sales or other random places. I got to it as quick as I could so we could see the movie while it was in the theater.

I didn't really know what it was about and hadn't seen any of the previews for the movie. It only took me a few days to finish it because yesterday afternoon and night I read the last half. I couldn't put it down and wanted to see how it ended up. I was totally crying as I laid in bed reading it.

As I was looking up the trailer to link up, I just watched it and I am going to cry, cry, cry at the movie!!!

The only other Nicholas Sparks book I have read is Three Weeks With My Brother. I enjoyed that one as well. That book was chosen by my friend Krystal for our book club meeting about a year ago.

She happens to be hosting our book club next week again. This time she has chosen for us The Bean Trees by Barbara Kingsolver. I have never read any of her books but have heard about her. I am looking forward to it because I know it is a favorite of hers.

Tuesday's are just terrific with...

Two things to look forward to on Tuesdays:

The Bachelor post on Mama's Losin' It- even though I haven't watched the show for a few seasons now, I really look forward to reading Mama Kat's post on it. They just might even be better than watching the show.

and

Project 52 Date night reviews on Simply Modern Mom- I just recently fell in love with this blog and want to start my own version of the Project 52 date night challenge with my hubby. Each Tuesday they post a he said/ she said review of their date. I love getting new ideas on things we could do together!

Love List

I love Charla's post idea (that she took from a friend of her's) on a Love List. In honor of the last few minutes of Valentine's Day- here is mine!

My boys- the loves of my life..nothing makes me happier!

Our house full of pets

Diet Coke

our close family

being a home owner

blog reading

falling in love

Jimmy John's

traveling to new places

Sex and the City

New York City

sweet memories

naps

Spaghetti Works

weddings

my pocket size digital camera

pretty woman

reading

planting flowers

my MOPS group

dreaming

new furniture

having a dishwasher

the sound of the birds in the morning

making a snowman

my new glasses

Barnes and Noble

the beach

wine by the bottle

pictures

snuggling with B

mascara

quiet

getting the mail

Friday nights

Cuckoo Clocks

our backyard

Blueberry Muffin Cheesecake by Scentsy

our wedding

my college degree

long trips to Target

personalized jewelry (like Lisa Leonard)

my cozy bed

pink- the color and the singer

fresh notebooks

storage tubs

having hope

glue guns

garage sales

white roses

taking classes

Valentine's Day -10

This week we did a few things to get ready for Valentine's Day. I had seen Love Bugs on several blogs, but wanted to incorporate the marble paper technique with shaving cream. I love the results you get with this!

After we did the shaving cream marbling, we painted glue around each section of the wings. The kids each had a variety of Valentine confetti to choose from to sprinkle into the glue. Next was the glitter- I just love projects with glitter! It really makes them pop! We finished the love bugs off with google eyes, heart mouth, and sparkly antenas.

**If you are not familiar with the shaving cream technique... you have been missing out! It is so much fun. We use a large baking sheet and fill it with the cheapest foam shaving cream. Next, we drop our selected colors randomly over the shaving cream with liquid food coloring. We gently swirl the colors and then lay our paper down on top face down. Tap the paper into the shaving cream, making sure that all of it gets covered. Last, scrape off the shaving cream and enjoy your beautiful marble creation!

Meal Time Monday

One of my favorite easy recipes to make for dinner is Enchilada Casserole. I have made it for years and love it just as much for leftovers too.

I use a round casserole dish and bake it at 350 degrees for 1 hour.

Ingredients:

1 lb. hamburger

30 oz. enchilada sauce

2 c. shredded cheddar cheese
5-7 tortilla shells

Directions:

Brown 1 lb. of hamburger and drain.

Mix hamburger together with 30 oz. of enchilada sauce.

Add about 1/2 cup of the meat/ sauce mixture to the bottom of dish.

Alternate layers of tortilla shells with a scoop of the meat/ sauce mix (enough to cover the shell) and a handful of shredded cheddar cheese.

Bake in oven and let set for about 5 minutes before serving.

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We served ours with mexican rice and a salad. Enjoy!