October Photo of the Month

"Loving the Leaves"

Dakota love to play outside! He chases anything that moves! :-)

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Trying to Catch Up

As always, life is crazy.


I have about a gazillion things in my RTM list.


I have coupons all over the kitchen counter.


One of my bestest friends, Tink, is moving in less than a week.


I haven't seen (or emailed) my other bestest friend, K, in a long time (K - we need to set up a movie night, and/or scrapbook weekend... fruity happies might be involved... )


I do not have all my beloved blogs in a reader.


Our computer is still full and I have to upload a couple photos at a time, edit, print, delete. This is not working. Husband is working on a solution, however when I'm on the computer, he cannot fix my computer photo problem.


I'm back on the caffeine habit and my body is ticked off about this.


I have photos to edit for my great aunt.


Photos to upload, organize, edit and print for my photo 365 project (I haven't printed any since freaking MAY!)


Then, there is this room in our home. An extra bedroom. We moved into our house last November and this particular room holds all the boxes and junk we haven't wanted to sort.

Well. it is time.

Therefore, I may/maynot blog this week, or so. Oh shock, right? :) Yeah, I know, I'm not very consistent anyhow. Yet, I try to be here are least now and then.

I love documenting our life here...

Anyhow. I would LOVE to hear how you all tackle the to do list. Right now, I am just going to open it up, and go down the list, taking anything marked priority first. After that. Just one after another until it is all DONE.



My RTM list does include some blogging, thus I'll be here, however it might be a little random.



Heck. I guess it will just be a normal couple of blogging weeks for me then :)



Haha! I guess, nevermind.... ;)

Menu Plan Monday 10-26-09

Where in the world has October gone? Geez?! it is even a 5 week month, and I'm not ready for November!

This month, we are trying to use what we have in our freezer and pantry. Our garden also produced a lot of tators...

Aside from wanting to use up our stash, we are trying to trying to pay down some our our debt, as well as save up for the holidays.

We may not have the most exciting plan each day/week, however we will be saving tons of money by using what we already have! We may purchase milk, bread, wraps, and fresh fruit, however otherwise, we are golden.

Monday
** Lunch - Leftovers
** Supper - Crock Pot tators, and beef roast wraps

Tuesday
** Lunch - Pasta Helper
** Supper - Chicken Wraps

Wednesday
** Lunch - Left over Chicken wraps and rice
** Supper - Tato Soup

Thursday
** Lunch - Pizza Rolls
** Supper - 29th. Nothing planned yet :) Maybe game night and takeout!

Friday
** Lunch - Left overs
** Supper - Waffles or Pancakes and Fruit

Saturday
** Lunch - Beef Roast and more Tators
** Supper - Veggie Burgers and rice

Sunday
** Lunch - Brats and Mac/cheese
** Supper - What is left?


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Wacky Web Wednesday #37

The 100 best viral videos

3 @ a time

In the last 3 days we...

• Have enjoyed the company of Husband's brother and his fiance
• Rearranged the living room space
• Have considered our careers and where we are heading

In the last 3 hours we...

• Have watch 2 episodes of "The Closer"
• Picked up the dishes, laundry and Dakota's toys
• Enjoyed Peach Pie ice cream

In the next 3 hours, I hope to...

• Add a few more bookmarked blogs to my new Google reader
• Organize a few photos
  
• Get some much needed sleep
  

In the next 3 days, I plan to...

• Finish adding my bookmarks to Google reader
• Update my resume
• Finish cleaning the basement

Menu Plan Monday 10-19-09

This month, we are trying to use what we have in our freezer and pantry. Aside from wanting to use up our stash, we are trying to trying to pay down some our our debt, as well as save up for the holidays.

We may not have the most exciting plan each day/week, however we will be saving tons of money by using what we already have! We may purchase milk, bread, wraps, and fresh fruit, however otherwise, we are golden.

Monday
** Lunch - Leftovers and/or Frozen veggies
** Supper - Crock Pot Beef Brisket

Tuesday
** Lunch - Left over Brisket
** Supper - Tuna Helper

Wednesday
** Lunch - PBJ wraps, or Sands.
** Supper - BBQs and fried rice

Thursday
** Lunch - Left overs/granola
** Supper - Chicken Helper

Friday
** Lunch - Rice Roni
** Supper - Chicken Wraps

Saturday
** Lunch - Pancakes or Waffles
** Supper - Hamb Helper

Sunday
** Lunch - Veggie Burgers and Rice
** Supper - Brats and Mac/cheese


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Wacky Web Wednesday # 36

This week...

Has been a lot of this....





Because of this....




And it is only mid October!

I have a confession

Hello. My name is Kim, aka: Crazy Daisy, and I have a confession to make.

I have been blogging for around 21 months...

I enjoy reading a lot of blogs...

I do have some favs that I visit nearly every day, but visit many regularly, depending on my mood...

So here it is... my bloggy friends...

I do not use a blog reader.

Yep. You are reading that correctly.

I have meant too...

I just find it easier, in the moment, to bookmark the blog...

Thus, now I have hundreds of book marked blogs...

It is out of control...

In the name of organization and using my time wisely...

I WILL set up a blog reader...

I must.

Excited Faces -- i ♥ faces -- 10-12-09

Here is my entry for the i ♥ faces "Excited Faces"

This is my nephew, Hunter.
It was so much fun watching my mom push him in the swing. They both had a great time... it was great to see the excitement on both of their faces!

Plus, I'm lovin' Hunter's crazy hair!



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i ♥ faces

Menu Plan Monday 10-12-09

As I mentioned last week, this month, we are trying to use what we have. Aside from wanting to use up our stash, we are trying to trying to pay down some our our debt, as well as save up for the holidays.
We may not have the most exciting plan each day/week, however we will be saving tons of money by using what we already have! We may purchase milk, bread, wraps, and fresh fruit, however otherwise, we are golden.

Monday
** Lunch - Leftovers
** Supper - Meat Loaf with frozen veggies

Tuesday
** Lunch - Ham wraps
** Supper - Fish and rice

Wednesday
** Lunch - Rice and Chicken
** Supper - Tacos

Thursday
** Lunch - Left overs/veggie dinners
** Supper - Potatoes and the fixin's

Friday
** Lunch - Leftovers
** Supper - Waffles or Pancakes

Saturday
** Lunch - Grilled Hamburgers and rice
** Supper - Brats, and pasta

Sunday
** Lunch - Pancakes or Waffles
** Supper - BBQ Ribs and hash browns

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Our boring life

Hello. What a crazy week.

Dakota has been on meds for an upset stomach. He was getting better, however once the meds were gone, he started getting sick again. This week, we ended up being in and out of the vets office. Lot's of xrays, tests, and definitely money later, we are hoping he doesn't need surgery. He seems to be feeling better!

Today, Husband and I went to a birthday party of a good friend! Sure, we have plenty to do in the house, the yard... yet, we needed the mini get away. It was so much fun. Great food, fun games, and great to visit our good friends!

Well. really not much else has been going on. Work. Home. Work. Home.

Sure, Life is busy. Yet it seems to be the boring norm.

I'm working on a couple other posts for next week. So far, they seem much more exciting than this one. I try to remind myself this is my blog, my way to document what is going on in our lives. And yeah, I suppose, it sometimes is quite boring.

Thanks for hanging in there with me! :)

Fall Flowers

This last weekend was great. I actual was able to leave work at work (mostly) and just enjoy.

Saturday, I starting doing some cleaning in the kitchen. It was needed. I have been behind on dishes, and sorting mailf ro some time now. It is quite embarrassing. I only got some of the cleaning done, as the afternoon, Husband and I ended up just enjoying the day. We watched some TV, played with Dakota, and went to Home Depot for some new outlets (needed to replace a couple in our house).

We also bought a new vacuum. I had been debating it for awhile. Our still works okay. However, Dakota had chewed through part of the cord, and I knew it wasn't cleaning as well as it could. We ended up getting a vacuum that was specific for pet hair. It it amazing! I vacuumed with our old one and then right away with the new, and WOW.

Sunday, we cleaned the garage. I had planned to finish the kitchen, however with the weather off and on rainy, and snow (yeah, I know the 4 letter s word) just around the corner, we decided the garage was much more imperative. We also cleaned up in the yard, picking up leaves, branches and draining water hoses. We have the rain barrels to empty yet, however are nearly ready for winter (well, in outdoor prep, not personally!)

Husband also replaced the outlets in the house (2/3 of out outlets were grounded, however only 2 prong... prong? is that correct? Looks funny).

Anyhow...

October... We are working on saving $$ for the holidays, cleaning our pantry, and sorting through stuff making trips to goodwill and posting many items on craigslist! What are you up to this month?

Menu Plan Monday 10-5-09

This month, we are trying to use what we have. We have a pantry full of stuff. Aside from wanting to use up our stash, we are trying to trying to pay down some our our debt, as well as save up for the holidays.

I have made a menu plan through the month of October and we have plenty to last that long. We may not have the healthiest, or most exciting plan each day/week, however we will be saving tons of money by using what we already have! We may purchase milk, bread, wraps, and fresh fruit, however otherwise, we are golden.

Monday
** Lunch - Left over Crock Pot Spaghetti
** Supper - Tuna Helper

Tuesday
** Lunch - Ham wraps
** Supper - Baked Tators

Wednesday
** Lunch - Rice and Chicken
** Supper - Crock pot roast and tators

Thursday
** Lunch - Roast Wraps
** Supper - Cheddar Broc Soup

Friday
** Lunch - Leftovers
** Supper - Waffles or Pancakes

Saturday
** Lunch - Leftovers
** Supper - At Birthday Party

Sunday
** Lunch - Pasta Roni and grilled chicken
** Supper - Pot stickers and veggies

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Creative Week - And we have winners!

Thank you to everyone that participated in Creative Week!
I really enjoyed hearing from you all!

It was fun, and even if you were not able to participate, I hope you enjoyed the posts!


For the Creative Challenge Two,

photo frame winner.....
Michelle Nist from Inks Outside the Box

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For the Being Crafty And Green post,

Eco Inspirations journal winner...
Tammy from One Step at a Time

Reusable shopping bag winner...
Leslie from Love Street

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and for the grand finale! The 12x12 Freeze Frame winner is...
Ginny from Mom of 2 dancers

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I also want to send a special THANK YOU to Katie, from
Crafts by Katie for helping out with Creative Week!
She provided a wonderful guest post!
To say thanks, I will be sending Katie a 12x12 Freeze Frame!


If you are one of our giveaway winners... watch for an email from me in the next couple of days!

** I also have a special Freeze Frame discount for my readers! If you order your Freeze Frame, from their website at http://www.thefreezeframe.com/ mention the discount code of OCTkkBLOG5 for the $5 off a 12x12 Freeze Frame!