Friendship Month

Hey there! I learned today that this is "Friendship Month". I am in Mom's Club and this was posted in our monthly newsletter it was written by our president "Liz Rodrigez"....


"Friendships – who needs them? I do, I do! Most of us have at least one true friend in our lives. Whether we have one or more true friends, it’s important to realize that we need our friendships to give us fulfillment. At different stages of our lives, what we need in a friend may change. Sometimes we outgrow friendships or move to a new place and long for our old friends. This month is International Friendship month. So, it’s a month to notice and nurture existing friendships and perhaps build new friendships to enrich our lives.

Our lives can be so hectic at times and it may seem that it’s hard to connect with people that truly matter to us. Time for connecting with friends is essential to our well-being and quality of life. Whether it is a regularly scheduled lunch date, a handwritten "just thinking about you" note, or a regular phone call, we should strive to connect consistently. Making the effort to be there for friends at a critical moment will mean so much. And, telling your friends that they are special is an easy and small gesture but makes a great impact on the feelings of your friends. "

I thought this was so nice, so I had to share it here!

I've lived in Canada most of my life, then California, and now home is Texas. I've made friends with these travels, that I'm greatful for. Thankfully, I have my best friend beside me everyday, my dearest hubby!

Happy Friendship Month To ALL my dear Friends!!!!!

Disney Movies at a good deal - at least I think!

Another wet rainy day here. And my baby has some sniffles, a touch of a cold I think. No fever so that's good!

I found a good deal on Disney movies that I thought I would share. The first three are $1.99 and free shipping! The catch is you have to buy five at regular prise in the next two years. Sounds pretty good to me! Thoughts welcome??

http://disney.videos.go.com/General/Acquisition/SignUp/Index?locale=en_US&promoCode=92801&splash=yes

Home Made Dressing Recipe

Since the new year I've decided to make my own dressings. Here is a recipe (from my mom) for one that I just made and it tastes so yummy!!!

• 1/4 cup splenda

• 2 tsp sesame seeds

• 1 tbs poppy seeds

• 1 1/2 tsp red onion

• 1 tsp paprika

• 1/4 tsp worcestershire sauce

• 1/2 cup olive oil

• 1/4 cup cider vinegar.

All you do is mix all the above together. You may want to take it out of the fridge half hour before using it because the oil solidifies a little if not. I actually put a little less splenda. And I use a little more vinegar and a little less oil. The next time I make it I'm going to double the batch so it lasts a little longer. Hope you Enjoy!!!

A Happy Marriage

I'm all about a nurturing my marriage. I believe it's the foundation of our family. While most of the times the pieces just fall in place as they should, sometimes it does require work! Yesterday while at Starbucks (enjoying some much needed mommy time), I was reading an article in Real Simple that had a couple of nice tips to the secrets of a good marriage. Here's a couple to share....

1. My personal favorite....Never argue with your cloths on. If you are out and about to fight you know that you have to wait until you are home and undressed. By then you've usually forgotten what the trouble was all about. he!he!

2. Choose to stay in love. Do things for each other to help out ie watch a chick flick with your wife or a football game with your hubby. Things will change over time but don't let your being in love change.

3. Kiss every day!

4. And this one was really cute... asking an elderly neighbor the secret to a happy marriage and his reply ... "My wife and I agreed long ago that I'd make all the big decisions and she'd make all the little decisions. And in all these years together, there just haven't been any big decisions! :-)

Vineger & It's Many Uses

This post is from Popsicles On The Porch's website! Please check out her cool post on the many uses of vinegar. And to add to it here is my tip!!

In our household we actually use vinegar as glass cleaner. It does wonders on car windshields. And the best part of all is it's environmentally friendly :-)

Here is how it's done...

Heat up half vinegar and half water in microwave. Dampen newspaper with it (not the fliers, but the actual newspaper part). Wipe window and keep wiping in circles until the vinegar and water has evaporated. Now give it a try! You'll be impressed!!!!

New Year, New Post!!

It's a New Year!!

Part of a New Year comes New Year resolutions. One of mine is to write more blogs!! A couple more of my resolutions are:

Take better care of my family and marriage, as they are so important to me!! How to do this? Aim for better lifestyle change in our eating habits. Try and exercise routinely. Plan little activities on the weekend to do together. It's important a family play together! Reserve some time at the end of the day just for me and my husband to chill. While many resolutions do get broken, it's important to reflect often and have goals to keep it all together. Aiming for self improvment is always good!!!

One of our family's favorite things to do is to go for walks. And that takes care of a little exercise with some fun together. My older son enjoys looking for the stop signs along our walk. He tells me they are an "octagon" and then spells out the word S-T-O-P. And I'm just happy if my little one makes it through without crying too much :-)