Missing: One White Sweater!

Ok, so... you ever have one of those days, where you remember something that you haven't seen in the laundry in a while, and then... you start wondering where in the world is that white sweater of Gracie's!?! Well... as you may have guessed by the title of this post... we are missing one white sweater. Now... this is not a specially hand made sweater that has any bearing on my happiness in life if I do not find it, however, it is so annoying to me whenever I might misplace, lose, or just can't find something. It nags at my brain until I have scoured the entire house, and turned it upside down, just to find this item. Now, it is not just sweaters that do this to me... it can be scrapbooking paper, a certain CD, a necklace charm that I have bought and was too lazy to put on my necklace and then after having a complete breakdown, opened a cabinet door on my china cabinet and it was there in my very old checkbook(of course... that is just an example! NOT!)

Why is this driving me nuts??? Well... for one, the sweater was a great deal! It was a clearance item at the end of the summer, and it was only $4. Second... it looks so cute on her!!! So... until I find it... here are some pictures showing the missing item! Pray for this crazy momma... I am seriously going to drive my husband nuts until I find this... I just can't help myself! :)

Wordless Wednesday...

Ignore that last blog! LOL!

Award

I was recently having kind of a crummy day. Of course, to get it, I wrote about it. Not in detail, but just enough to feel a little better. To put it out into this wonderful blog filled world, where someone read about it, and possibly relate. So, that day, my new friend from momstheword (please check out this blog... I have been reading it and really have enjoyed getting to know her blog!) sent me a nice comment with encouraging words(just what I needed, by the way!), along with this cool award! Thank you soooooo much! It was so sweet! So... to play along, here is what I am going to do... I am going to pass it along! :)

Here are the rules:
"These blogs are exceedingly charming. These kind bloggers aim to find, and be friends. They are not interested in self-aggrandizement. Our hope is that when the ribbons of these prizes are cut, even more friendships are propagated. Please give more attention to these writers. Deliver this award to eight bloggers who must choose eight more and include this cleverly-written text into the body of their award."

The rules are:

1. Put the logo on your blog

2. Add a link to the person who awarded you (Gracie's Momma)

3. Nominate 8-10 other blogs

4. Add links to those blogs on yours

5. Leave a message for your nominees on their blogs

So now I have to choose ten blogs! How hard is that? Choose only 8 to 10 cool blogs? I choose:

momof2beautifulgirls

In a Nutshell

Mom of six

The Reality of Happily Ever after...

Our Journey of Love

You're Gonna Miss this...

I'll Fly away

The Stanfield Journey

The Family News

These are some of the blogs that I have been reading for a while. I hope you enjoy them as much as I have. God Bless and hope you all have a great evening!

Love,

Candace

"Not me!" Monday

So, it is that time again... can you believe that another week has gone by? I can't! Can you believe... there is only 17 days left til Christmas? Nope... where has this year gone? Day by day, week by week, month by month... time is just slipping away! So... since it is Monday, we might as well get to it. So, here is this week's list of things I definitely did not do...:

So, first of all... I most certainly did not eat all of that decadently yummy Whisky River BBQ Burger with the exception of the 1/4 of the burger that Grace ate, and did not enjoy every single bite! Seriously... I did not savor every single bite... Nope... Not me!~

And another thing I definitely did not do, I did not beg my husband to get my the new Cricut machine, and go an entire week with it, still in the box, not scrapbook at all! Seriously... I would not do that!

So... here is a gross one, that I 100%, absolutely, did not do! Okay, so... Grace and I have been suffering from a small head cold this week. And... as everyone knows, with this, usually comes along with a runny nose. Well... I most certainly did not use Grace's jammie shirt (while she was still wearing it) as a tissue for my daughters extremely runny nose, because there was not a tissue in sight. While I have already grossed you out... I might as well say, that I also did not wipe my very own nose on my very own jammies, because of the same exact reason.

So, let's move on! I most certainly did not use the excuse that it was my birthday(even though, we know that I did not have a birthday) to not clean my house, the entire time that Doug was gone hunting! Seriously... I did not do that!

And yet... another thing that I did not do... while my wonderful husband was gone hunting with my dad and brother, I did not overly enjoy my time alone this week, and definitely did not sprawl out across the entire queen size bed... using both his pillows and mine. Nope... not me!

So, as a birthday present to myself... I definitely did not go out and by the brand new Britney Spears CD. I most certainly also did not by the Sims 2 Pets game for my computer! Seriously... who would do that... or admit it in their blog? Not me!

Again this week, I did not just sit idly by, laughing, and snapping pictures as I watched my adorably cute daughter, do this:

Again... I did not do that! Seriously... I don't know where she gets this! LOL!

I also have not had a million other not me moments, but because I didn't write them down as I thought of them, I am not writing them here in this blog.

Finally... I am definitely not prejudice when I say that this is the cutest child on the planet! OK... maybe I am just a little! :)

Have a great week! Candace

Sad, lonely, frustrated, and completely blah!

Ya ever have one of these days... from the minute you wake up, you feel like the world is against ya? Am I ever having one of those days! I am seriously in a funk. It didn't start out that way... it started out just getting up in the morning, and not feeling well from this stupid cold that I have. Then, it just snowballs into something more awful. An argument with Doug, ruined breakfast, messed up day... and just hoping that things will get better. I am sure that they will, but I still just don't know how it all started. Ok... that is a lie. I know how it started... with my dropping that stupid egg! Anyway... please pray for me. I am struggling with some internal conflicts right now, and until I deal with my demons... I will not be able to focus. Oh well... Hope everyone else is having a better day! :)

"Not Me!" Monday...

So... another week, another list of things that I most definitely have not done!

So.... first off, I most certainly do not have a birthday tomorrow... and most definitely... I WILL NOT BE 32! No matter what you are told... I definitely am not!

While I am at it, while tomorrow is not my birthday, I will not be going to Red Robin(definitely not my favorite restaurant), and will not be eating my very own Red Robin Whiskey River Barbeque Burger! Why would I do something so crazy... knowing good and well that this burger has 35 points! Ok... so I will probably eat half and share it with my sister in law, Jess! :) Of course... while I am there, I most definitely will not be eating more than one basket of French Fries! Again... knowing that it is totally wrong for a girl so committed to her Weight Watcher's.

So... speaking of Weight Watcher's, I have a good one. I most certainly did not eat a 1/4 cup of Dark Chocolate M&M's before going to bed last night and expect to actually lose weight. I also did not, immediately after my weigh-in, call my mom and ask her if she wanted a Hoagie from Gramma's pizza! Who would do that????

So... since this is a blog about "Gracie's Momma"... I should probably give you one with Gracie actually in it. So... I most certainly did not take pictures of my husband and precious little girl, while they were both sick with the stomach bug that ravaged our household, and the households of my entire family, the week before Thanksgiving.

While we are on the subject... I did not tell my daughter no, when she was doing something wrong, and then, when she gave me this look....

forget why I was being stern with her and definitely did not start to laugh. I most certainly do not have any hope!

Shrek in the house?

So.... yesterday afternoon I had this beautiful light come into our front room and Grace happened to sit down right in the light, so I could get the perfect shot of her playing. I just love these pics. So... I show them to my wonderful husband, and what does he say...

LOOK AT THE SHADOW!!! She looks like SHREK!!! Well...Hmphf! So much for my artistic streak! Nah... I still love them!