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Mike had no idea what Hee Haw was. He looked at me like I was alien when I started quoting Minnie Pearl. (Sigh) City Boys! hee hee hee.

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Layout Contest!

Memory Book Inspirations has posted the layout challenge for the month. It's a really simple challenge with a big great prize.

In honor of the new owners 1 year anniversary the contest is for anniversary or birthday layouts. Traditional, hybrid, and digital layouts qualify and the winner will get a gift certificate for $25.That's it! There is no product or technique requirements this month. I don't think they could have made it more simple.

Jennifer and Salina have got some super CUTE new things in the store this month (like the pretty flowers at the beginning of this post---LOVE THEM!!). I know that I could spend $25 with no problem!

Signs of the Times

Yesterday I showed y'all my muffins. Well, here's another sign of tight times-pb in bulk!

Since Mike and I are low carbing, we've been eating a spoonful every night as a treat, Braden takes pb & j to school at least twice a week and now Ashlyn is on a pb kick. She wants a sandwich every single meal.

We've been going through our normal pb jars in just a few days here lately so last week when I bought groceries I bought the big 6 pound jar- great for day care, schools, restaurants, AND MY FAMILY.

It will be interesting to see just how long it will last. Don't worry I'll keep ya updated! I know you're on pins and needles in suspense. (hee hee hee)

Call me Martha!

I spent the afternoon baking muffins (from a mix! don't be to impressed!). Braden loves muffins. They have become his favorite breakfast and since a muffin and a banana takes like a minute to "fix" and devour in the mornings, they are now also one of my favorite breakfast options!

I have been buying chocolate chip or banana nut muffins from the bakery department on grocery day. Depending on which store I'm shopping at that week and the sales, I spend between $2.25-$3 per package of 4. I decided to save some $$$ and make them myself this week.

I bought 2 packages of cheap (but yummy) Jiffy muffin mix and for a whopping $2 (factoring in the eggs and the milk) I made a dozen muffins. To really martha-ify my day I decided to put them on the table in the cake pedestal. Everything seems special when it's served from a glass cake pedestal!

So in honor of my Martha-ified muffin moment. I declare Monday's muffin day! If you have a good (and easy--I'm not much a baker!) muffin recipe then please share.

Cowgirl Princess

Sunday morning I told Ashlyn to go to the shoe closet and find her white sandals.

She did. She put on her white sandals and her Beauty and the Beast crown and Braden's leather sheriff vest.

She wanted to go to church as a cowgirl princess and I let her. After all, she did put on her shoes like I asked!

Our Spooky House

Saturday we dug out the Halloween decorations. My favorite favorite favorite things are these cheap Dollar Tree paper lanterns. We bought 7 and only 4 got hung up. I ripped one, Braden ripped one, and one just didn't work. I love them though. They look so cute hanging up in the arch.

The lanterns are the only thing I bought this year. We bought the big haunted house last year and we've have the dancing paper skeletons for years. This may be their last year though. I had to use an entire roll of tape to hold them together. Next year we may have a pile of skeleton bones on the wall instead.

A Few Layouts and a Card

This week has zoomed by without anything really interesting happening. So I don't have anything to share. The layout above I made for the savvy scrappers club that I'm in at MBI. This weeks challenge was to use a PageMap sketch to make a layout then use the scraps to make a card. I'll have to share the card later because I don't want the recipient to see it before their birthday.
I finally scrapped a picture from Braden first day. I love my new "K" stamp. I found the set of foam Heidi swapp stamps at Tuesday Morning for $5! I like to use big titles so these stamps are perfect!

At lastly, this is the card I made for Nanny's birthday last week. That's it for me. Saturday, I'll have new soccer pictures (please try to contain your excitement. heee hee hee).