We have a Winner!

This morning Jacob went 2 hours late to school and Ben & I were 1 hour late.

Since we had a few extra minutes, I figured it was a good time to choose a name for

Holler for Your Health

Sherry Venters!

send me your address & I'll get the book right out to you!

(you can do it in a fb message if you want)

Terri's Tip # 3

This week I asked Terri for some lunch suggestions. I am especially searching for lunch box ideas. We have been very intentional about Jacob not buying school lunch this year. This was on my mind even before I saw the preview for Oprah today.

This week we will start with finding a healthy bread for sandwiches.

First task to find a brand of bread that starts with whole wheat or any other whole grainas the very first ingredient. Next, it must NOT contain high fructose corn syrup. Lastly, it must NOT contain potassium bromate, TBHQ, or any word that ends in paraben.
Out of a whole aisle of bread, I only found 2 brands that met these criteria. You can always start at the organic/health food section first. If that is not an option, start with the healthiest looking bread in the aisle.

Good luck and next week I will tell you what you can do with this bread!

Keep your kids healthy!

Terri

oh and I'll have the drawing for Terri's book tomorrow. The boys are already in bed so they can't really "draw" a name from the pile.

Bag Giveaway!

I just happened upon a great giveaway! JM's sister loves SCOUT bags and has several. I however do not but would love one! She loves there versatility and how easy they are to clean. Give 'em a gander!

Warm Fuzzies!

Thank you Sarah for the warm fuzzies! When we got home from school Jacob yelled out, "Mommy there's a package!" Then he said "and it's for you!" Honestly, I didn't need him to tell me that...I had a hunch as to who it was for! I've already hung up the "LET IT SNOW" banner in hopes it may help it arrive by morning so we can have a "snow day"! I simply can't wait to get into that magazine. I've never heard of it before and I LOVE magazines! (it will however wait until my trashy show is over tonight ;) ) The big HONKIN clothes pins are going to be fun to decorate and use with organizing my play area. The boys enjoyed the sweet treats w/ their after school snack. Please tell me which ETSY the adorable mini calendar came from. Go ahead...put a "plug" for her in my comments or something. That is precious! and I LOVE new recipes! I'll be putting them to use soon. Jacob has already requested one of them!

Well I'm off to finding spoons to put under pillows and assisting in inside/out jammer wearing! C'mon snowflakes!!

Creative Spaces

I too have been on the hunt for ideas to make my small space and closet look nicer and be accessible to creating whenever. I want to have all my tools, papers, ribbons, buttons etc. out, organized, & more available.

While this space is absoulutely amazing, we don't have an entire room for such a thing.

But I do have a wall & a closet . . . a rather nice size closet!

So I do love this one.

there may even be enough room on my table to do something similar to this

especially since a friend of mine just gave me a box of these

leftover from a reception of some sort.

Looks like I've got some sorting to do in the playroom to make it a play/craft room.

Afterall, Mommies have to play too!

i LOVE mail!

Sending and Receiving it!

Have you seen her blog and tried her yummy treat?

I made a Valentine Batch w/ M&M's & Sprinkles.

I packaged it up quickly for some care packages.

It is so yummy & rich!

Then I had fun creating recipe cards for a few friends but different packages.

The college students don't need recipes yet!

Finally I had a helper to get these packages to the van and



to the most polite, & patient Postmasters ever!

I'm not kidding!

They are always so nice to the boys and helpful to me.

And there's NEVER a line.

They have taken the boys back behind the counter to look at all the bins and sorters,

answered their tons of questions,

given me boxes, & helped with our Community Helpers Unit at Preschool.

Terri's Tip #2

This week I didn't really ask Terri a question for her to answer but instead she gave us a challenge. Here is what she has for us:

"Ok, we are going to have a scavenger hunt. Everyone will get out a bottle of ketchup and search for the following ingredient "high fructose corn syrup". Despite the new commercials that are telling kids not to listen to their parents and that high fructose corn syrup is now safe, it is not! So, here is what we are going to do about it.Go to the ketchup section and search for a bottle that does not have it in the ingredients. Hint: You may have to look in the organic/natural section. Good luck! And let us know how difficult it was - leave us some feedback here."

There you have it.

Great News ~ "Holler for Your Health" was selected as a finalist in the National Best Books 2008 Awards and reached a top 100 list on AMAZON.COM! You can have your own copy here with my book give away! So leave us some comments or questions you may have for Terri on this post or this one!! We'll have the drawing in time for Terri's Third Tip next week.