Yep... i know!!

I really should get on here an post more than once a month! lol! So... this will be my second for this month... i think! ha ha!

Here are some pics on our day out on the town in the big city of Tulsa! We went 'n played some mini golf, went to Ci-Ci's pizza (though I don't know why I didn't snap any pictures), and afterwards we went walking around the mall! btw... the mall here is 3 stories! I am used to a mall not much bigger than maybe 2 Super-Wal-Marts!!! Mall walking can get tiring real quick when a mall is three stories and your not a big fan of shopping!!! YES>>> I did say that! I don't care to shop! I hate trying on clothes! I like to walk, look, and that's about it...'n I don't want to do that for long, but we had a good time as you can see!

silly girls @ ICING

one of the clerks was really nice and was even helping them pic stuff out to take pics in, but don't go to CLAIRES ... you aren't allowed to take pictures!!! :( bummer!

We left!

Ok... totally looks like she's picking her nose!! rofl! 

think she was heading up to push those glasses up... I hope!! LOL!

I did happen to snap this one @ CLAIRES before they told us to put up our cameras...

one of our new friends from Tulsa! 

Would you believe we met her on our last cruise, and as fate would have it 

she happens to live here about 5 mins away from our hotel/home away from home!!

I could't resist playing around w/this photo a bit... It was too cute!

I like the end result!

Blessings,

Fast Kitchen Tip for the Busy Moms

Ok. I don't know how to embed this, so you will have to click on the link.

It's one of the quickest methods I have ever seen for peeling a potato! I am going to try it myself as soon as I go get me a sack of potatoes!

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=7375897927147969009#

Of course that means home cooked fries for the kids! We don't get those very often! We typically avoid frying, but ...oh man... I have been wanting some like crazy! Before the cruise, my Aunt & Uncle were in the hotel room right beside us and she made home cooked fries almost every night! She's a fast peeler b/c she has been making home fries for years! Nothing beats her french fries! I know... I know! A potato is a potato but some love goes into these fries! I had a total nostalgic feeling when I popped one in my mouth! Then I felt totally guilty having never made home cooked fries for my kids! I've thrown frozen ones in the fryer but I've NEVER peeled potatoes, sliced 'em, and fried 'em for them! But again... I typically avoid frying all together...which means my kids only get fries occasionally from McDs!

Now... go quick peel them babies (like the video shows) 'n get em fried! Don't forget to pray over them!!! That's the most important part!!!

Have a glorious day and remember God in all that you do!

Blessings,

Finally....I have Internet Again!!!

I was so discouraged getting back from the cruise and settling into our new "home away from home" to discover we have some very poor internet here. The other place was flying. The kids could watch old cartoons and such on NetFlix, I could upload and download just about anything with ease, and we were pretty much in Internet heaven! LOL!
This place is hit and miss. It might as well be dial up. There is absolutely no NetFlix use b/c the shows rebuffer about a dozen times throughout! I tried to upload a cruise video and well... nothing happened! It showed 1% uploaded for about an hour and I went to bed! The next morning I had no Internet and didn't have Internet for almost a week until they reset their server!
Fun! Fun!
Anyway... I did manage to get my pics of fb but haven't put any here. I am giving it a try now. It will probably only be a few b/c I am sure it will take forever to upload. I'll go for a few scenery shots of Isla Roatan, Honduras... to peak your interest! Maybe you will come back for more in about 3 days when the next photos load! rofl! jk! I hope it doesn't take that long!!!

Whoop! Whoop! as us Louisiana'ins say! I am so excited! I was able to load more than one or 2 photos! Anywayz... these are just of Isla Roatan, Honduras! We were on the Pirates, Birds, & Monkeys of the Carribian excursion. I have lots more scenery pics from everywhere we went as well as beach shots, cave tubing in Belize, my son's fishing trip in Belize, boats, and what have ya! So...just give me some time, and I'll get another batch of pics up here! k!  :)
Blessings,

We're back!

Well... we're back from our cruise and back in Oklahoma! They upped our rates where we were staying but we were blessed enough to find a new, nicer home away from home! It is much bigger, so the kids can spread out a bit! ...It's ver nice, too! We love it! Will hopefully get settled soon, post some pics of our new home away from home as well as cruise pics! I know you all would much rather see pics of Belize and Isla Roatan than hotel pics anyway! :) It was awesome, so check back with me soon!

Blessings,

Homeschooling Out of a Hotel Room

I can't even begin to explain how challenging these last few weeks have been for us. We've relocated to another state... temporarily... and are still trying to adjust. At home the kids always have something to do, but since our new home away from home is a hotel room, we don't have many options on what we can do. We haven't been having the best weather, so getting out and about hasn't been at the top of our list.
At home the kids can go play out in their playhouse, on the back porch, or somewhere else in the house! Here in this one room hotel room, there is no where to go and get away and no back yard with a swing set (we did find a nice park, though... it's only been warm enough to go one time, though)! We did bring the wii with us and have it hooked up now, but when there is another family living under you, there really isn't even much you can do on the wii! Jumping all around is not an option! It's already bad enough that my kids sound like elephants when they walk! lol! I do feel sorry for the people below us!
They only have to put up with us for a few more days, though and then we'll head out for that cruise we have had planned! Can't wait! The kids will have plenty of room to run amuck on the ship... with their Camp Carnival & Circle C staff leaders of course and ... HOPEFULLY...  the dh and I can get some 'alone' time! much needed alone time-- I must add! Actually ... when you are living in close quarters like this, everyone is in need of alone time! I am planning on bringing along my Kindle and kicking back in a deck chair! Oh... I so can't wait!! Just a few more days! No home-schooling that week!! That is just as much a break for me as it is for the kids! Countdown on my Dashboard - 6 days, 20 hours, 46 mins!

Blessings,