My 2011 Reading List...

2011 was MUCH busier than 2010. Having two kids for most of the year (instead of just 4 months) made a big difference on my reading time! That and Netflix ;)

1. Sliding into Home by Kendra Wilkinson
2. The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
3. Confessions of a Prairie Bitch by Alison Arngrim
4. A Loving Heart by Anita Stansfield
5. Disney, The Mouse Betrayed by Peter and Rochelle Schweizer
6. Maximum Ride: The Angel Experiment by James Patterson
7. Maximum Ride: School’s Out Forever by James Patterson
8. Maximum Ride: Saving the World and Other Extreme Sports by James Patterson
9. Maximum Ride: The Final Warning by James Patterson
10. Maximum Ride: Max by James Patterson
11. Maximum Ride: Fang by James Patterson
12. Key Lime Pie by Josi S. Kilpack
13. Maximum Ride: Angel by James Patterson
14. Awakened by P.C. Cast & Kristin Cast
15. Blackberry Crumble by Josi S. Kilpack
16. Safe Haven by Nicholas Sparks
17. Tranquil Light by Anita Stansfield
18. The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows
19. Every Grateful Fancy by Anita Stansfield
20. The Pioneer Woman: Black Heels to Tractor Wheels by Ree Drummond
21. Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother by Amy Chua
22. Confessions of a Shopaholic by Sophie Kinsella
23. The First Grave on The Right by Darynda Jones
24. The Help by Kathryn Stockett
25. Saving CeeCee Honeycutt by Beth Hoffman
26. Second Grave on the Left by Darynda Jones

Dinner...

We needed a new idea for dinner tonight. So I scrolled through my Mmm... board on pinterest to see what I'd pinned that would be relatively easy and quick to feed the kids before we had to take them to Grandma's house at 6. I repinned this beauty from Karen {love her blog too ;) }. Added a little melted butter and Parmesan to the end result and they liked it! {B} helped Justin make it so there was no "wow" from him when his bowl hit the table, but {A} thought it was pretty cool that the noodles were inside the hot dog. In hindsight we would break the noodles in half next time instead of using a whole noodle through the hot dog. {B} ended up asking for his noodles to be cut off.

It's a Done Deal...

We are now a family of three!!! Want the whole story? Leave your email. Or email me at temporaryhome4kids (at) gmail (dot) com for an invite to our private blog.

It's {almost} Official...

We got the call today! Adoption day is one week away! Tuesday, July 26th!!!

Check This Out...

A friend of mine, whom I admire so much, just started this amazing website. If you do or ever have struggled with being healthy you need to check it out..you'll thank me for it later! Click on the picture above, or the badge on the side bar. She posts most often under "confessions."

Sally the Bunny Meets Stella the Bulldog...

Our 3-year-old got a bunny. For the first few days he insisted on naming her Mater. We compromised and named her Sally instead. He loves to watch her eat and talk to her. For now, she's an inside bunny, but we'll see if it lasts. Last weekend we introduced her to Stella. Stella seemed very interested but thankfully not aggressive. Since then Justin's taken Sally outside to hop around in the grass with Stella, so far so good!

Bountiful Baskets...

Look what I got for $15! 25lbs of fruits and vegetables. :) That's $50 worth of produce for $15! Can you believe it! Here's what we got:

6 apples

1 pineapple

9 lemons

4 grapefruit

8 pears

8 bananas

1 bunch of asparagus

2 bunches of broccoli

1 green bell pepper

1 head of romaine lettuce

1 mystery lettuce

4 tomatoes

Check out bountifulbaskets.org for more information.