girl scout cookies are the devil

It is that time a year again. Those little girls with the evil cookies. How can they not be your favorite. I got the thin mints, peanut butter sandwiches and the samoa's. Oh my! so good. I have to hide them from my husband, but we have them after dinner. I don't even eat them until then. They have lasted longer this way. Stella loves the thin mints, not the samoa's I wanted the lemonaid ones... those are really good, but the girl was all out. Maybe the I will get some at the grocery store, where they wait to sell you their devil food!

Girl Scouts to Cav Scouts

Pannies

Okay this isn't really a favorite thing... maybe it is. You can judge for yourself. We are potty training. Stella picked out strawberry shortcake pannies and spiderman undies (boys). The boys undies are so much better. Why is it that guy's clothing is made so much better, even at this age? boys shirts, undies and pants are made to last, girls not so much. Maybe because we are flowers or because we are ladies? Whatever!

boys pannies rock!

pearly whites

I have really BAD teeth. Cavities love to grow on them. Not because I don't brush, but because I have bad teeth. When I was a baby, I had gotten really sick and they gave me tetracycline that made my teeth grow in without enamel. So I have been to the dentist ALOT. I try all kinds of new tooth paste too. This is a new favorite. Aquafresh Extreme, when you get done brushing you don't want to eat, you feel too clean. (has helped with me loosing a few pounds). Try it...

here is the link
http://www.aquafresh.com/Products_Extreme.aspx

sparkel me pink

At my favorite grocery store they offered me some red sparkling wine. It is really great. I like it cold. It is sweet and a bubbly. Can be used as a desert drink, but I just have it after dinner or with. The name is Dulcis Rosso made in Italy. Try it you might love it too!

here is a link:
http://www.snooth.com/wine/san-silvestro-dulcis-rosso-2009/

who knew?

Last Xmas I got some skin care products from my sister in-law (Julie) and I never used it. I had packed it up cause we moved 2 days after xmas to texas from tennessee. So while unpacking some stuff I found the skin care products. I started using them and LOVE IT. It is philosophy skin care. I have the Purity cleanser I use it in the shower, Hope in a jar for my eyes and lips, then I use When hope is not enough. I have super soft skin, more than before.

here is the link:
http://www.philosophy.com/web/store/dept_skincare____23503?cm_re=navigation-_-mainnav-_-skin%20care

If you have an HEB you are so lucky. I have one and LOVE it. HEB is a grocery store, one that has a section where they cook food and give you samples, not to mention all the isles that offer cooked food. But they also give you samples of different wine. Mommy's dream place go to the grocery store, eat food you didn't have to prepare and drink wine. Need I say more? Hey I do what I can to treat myself, even at the grocery store.

PS go on a Saturday or Sunday without your kids.

lux-ur-ious!

I am not one to spend alot of money on things... but with my new years resolution of treating myself, I had asked for expensive sheets. My sister in-law Karen got me these chocolate brown 300 count sheets. They are so heavenly. My mom also got me sheets that I haven't tried out yet, she swears by them. She gets them at wal-mart and loves them.

here is the link
http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=11991649

you light up my life

Don't cha love the way candles make your house smell so yummy! What you hate are those candles that claim to burn forever and when you blow them out the smell funky. Well I have three favorites. The first is the Febreez candle. They are good burners and smell good. Then I tried the second favorite which is the one from Walmart, called Mainstay. They only cost about $3.50 and burn forever. They have 3 wicks and come in lots of smells Thanks Rita for telling me about them!

The last favorite is StellaMare and is the newest one I get. I found it at Kroger and I usually don't buy candles that cost $6.50. I liked the name and it smelled so good, plus I was down that day and thought hey you deserve a treat. I got Guava coconut, the box is very pretty and it is a soy candle, so it burns very clean and the sent lingers.

Here is the link
http://www.lotusco.us/SMare.htm

so southern

While at home, (Tennessee) I realized how much I had forgotten how much I LOVE pickled okra. I went to my cousin Teena's house and she being the hostess with the most-ess had pickled okra. Then when we went to the mountains with Steve's family we went to some shops that had pickled food. I got some okra. My first trip to the grocery store after I got back to Texas I had to buy some! If you like pickles you will probably like this. I like the hot kind, but to each their own.

here's the link
http://tabasco.com/tabasco_tent/mc_farms/okra.cfm

tea for me

When I was sick one day I had gone to Starbucks (my favorite place) and instead of my usual triple grande Caramel Macchiato I decided to get a tea. This was a few years ago. I became addicted to the Refresh tea. I went back the other day to get some of my favorite tea for my brother in-law's cold trip to NY and they told me they would not offer tazo teas any longer. UGH! I have checked at the store and have not found it yet. I am sure I can still order it online. Refresh tea has peppermint in it and is so good when you are not feeling well.

here is the link
www.tazo.com

eebee is my friend

If you have kids under 3 you have to check this out. In tennessee we had a show called Eebee on tv there. Stella loved it, she was 6 months old at the time. We bought her dvd's of him and now both girls watch the dvd. I save it for times I have to do very important things alone.... like go to the bathroom LOL

If you don't have kids, drink some wine and have a laugh.

here is the link
http://www.eebee.com/

sweeter than honey

OMG! When I was staying with my brother in-law and sister in-law (kate and matt), they were making hot tea and used this honey in a tub... like butter comes in. I said hey what is that and they made me try some on a spoon. I was in heaven. It is better than honey in the bear thing you get and better than butter. It is called whipped honey. I have tried it in tea, on toast and on english muffins. LOVE IT! I got some at Kroger, their brand.

http://www.foodservicedirect.com/product.cfm/p/114028/Sue-Bee-Honey-Spun-Honey-16-Ounce.htm

scrub a dub dub

Last year I fell in love with a new shower soap. It is Dove's go fresh energy. I have really dry skin, especially in the winter, this seemed to help alot. My cousin used it and it broke her out. I have pretty sensitive skin, so I was nervous it would break me out too, but it didn't. I stopped using it and got something with olive oil in it and I am going back to the go fresh stuff. It has grapefruit and lemongrass in it and it really seems to wake me up and make me feel alive! I need that after running after two babies! I also got the body spray and use it as perfume. (cheaper than the stuff I use to use and love it more!)

here is the link!
http://www.dove.us/?dl=/Products/BarSoapBodyWash/BB_White.aspx/#/Products/BarSoapBodyWash/BW_Energize.aspx/

christmas brings us all together

Bumble and Bumble
We stayed at a cabin with my husbands family this holiday. My sister in-law Karen had some shampoo and conditioner that I used. LOVED it! It was the seaweed bumble and bumble. It is kinda pricey for me, but I think I will splurge. It is for fine hair and made my mane beautiful. I have seen it at Target and Kroger.
Thanks again Karen for sharing!

Here is the link to their webiste. http://www.bumbleandbumble.com/product/spp.tmpl?CATEGORY_ID=CAT57&PRODUCT_ID=211