Life with ABCD

Happy Friday!  I can’t believe it is the last Friday of the month.   This week my favorites are going to be short and sweet just like February. As always,  I am joining Erika and Andrea for: ONE: After snowmageddon, our first fast food meal was breakfast from McDonald’s. These drinks are some of my favorites!  B got us a mango pineapple smoothie, a caramel frappe, and a strawberry banana smoothie.  Yum! Their smoothies are probably not the healthiest so we usually  grab them as a treat. Of course, frappe was for me!  TWO:   I was needing a heat protectant for  my hair because I wasn’t really using one. My hair was starting to look fried at the ends. You guys, this one is a good one! After using it for a few weeks, I love it!  I had heard of the brand before but had never used any of their products.  It has been great to only have one bottle to keep up with and it does so much.  Sold!  THREE:    I ordered the cutest headband from Apple Blvd this week.  I grabbed the pink one for only $8

  Hey everyone!  It is time for Monthly Musings.   I am so excited to join Patty and Holly today.  The last Thursday of the month we answer some questions about a certain topic. This month we are talking spring fashion essentials.  I am so excited to share!   Even though all I currently wear is leggings and shirts, I always enjoyed getting dressed up for work. My high school superlative was Best Dressed 😹 so it has been a long love affair with fashion and clothes.  I mean, that has got to count for something and give me credit on all things fashion. Right?!?!   This month we are answering these questions:  What are your spring must have pieces? A great pair of white jeans Blue jean jacket, are those still cool?  Tan sandal/wedge- Specifically for me, I have wanted the Steve Madden travel sandals for a long time.  Now there are even more choices: a clear sandal and a wedge. I might finally pull the trigger and buy a pair.  What are your spring must have accessories? Sunglasses I consid

  Hey, it’s  What’s Up Wednesday!   Each month we share what’s going on in our lives. A little about what we are eating, loving, dreading, watching, listening to, and so much more!   Linking up with: What we’re eating M- buttered pasta, green beans, and TX toast T- chicken fried steak, instant mashed potatoes, carrots, and salad ????  What I’m reminiscing about Since we are coming up on the one year anniversary of COVID, I have been thinking a lot about life before it hit.  My job, the kids going to daycare,  seeing family without hesitation...just a lot of those thoughts.   What I’m loving These sunnies from Apple Blvd What I’ve been up to Just pinning away on my Pinterest boards.  I have completely remodeled our master bedroom, laundry room, fireplace, and pantry on Pinterest.    What I’m dreading  It’s not really dreading but now is the time to be submitting resumes and interviewing for the 21-22 school year. I feel like I have big decisions to make so just praying for guidance.  Wh

Ahhhhhh, friends! Last week was a doozy. I love you TX but not your crazy weather.  Then  Now  I thought today I would just share a few things currently on my mind or currently going on in our life. It will be random but that’s how it goes!  #1- As you know, TX got hit with snowstorms and very frigid temps last week. At times, we were even colder than Alaska.   We heard from our family and friends and some were dealing with the rolling outages, no power for hours which went into days, and no water.  We were very lucky because our only issue was spotty cable/ internet. It was hard knowing that others were suffering while we were okay. However, we did what was encouraged and that was to conserve energy and water. We unplugged appliances, lowered our heat, and used only the microwave or air fryer to cook meals.  We did get to enjoy the snow, had a snowball fight  and made snow angels.  We had to improvise when it came to our snow gear.  We layered socks for mittens and we had these boots

Hi, friends! I hope you had a wonderful weekend.  We woke up to snow on Valentine’s Day which made the day a little magical.  C thought it was awesome and he couldn’t wait to make snow angels and cruise in the snow.  Today, I am joining The Other Side of the Road, My Glittery Heart, and The Sirois Family for:  I  LOVE  Valentine’s Day! Like, I really love it so I wanted to recap our day so that way I can remember all that we did. We had decorated earlier in the month by adding hearts, heart wreaths, and heart garland around the house.  I added more decorations the night before so that when the boys woke up it looked like hearts exploded everywhere, Happy Heart Day!  We had a “Love You Breakfast!” Chocolate chip pancakes, bacon, and strawberry milk were on the menu. The boys loved all their Valentine goodies and were on a bit of a sugar rush.  We  I definitely indulged in all the sweets. B gave me exactly what I wanted...chocolate covered strawberries.   He surprised me with more chocol

  It’s my favorite day...FRIDAY!!! Lots of random things to share today so let’s get started. As always,  I am joining Erika and Andrea for my favorite link up: ONE: Valentine’s Day goodies are my favorite!  I looked over my things a few nights ago to make sure I had enough.  What do you think? I have some fun surprises for the boys and I just can’t wait!  TWO: Loving this new to me picture I bought from a friend!    I have been secretly wanting to change the color scheme in our bedroom/ master bath.  Currently, it is gray, navy, and white. Now, I want some touches of pink and gold so this picture is perfect and the price was too good to pass up.  I am not the greatest with measurements so it is a little bigger than I anticipated but I am going to make it work.  THREE:  Over the weekend I went to Wal-Mart to pick up things for the Super Bowl.  I was looking for the Cool Mom shirt but there were not any in my size.  However, I did find this tie-dye! I have worn it multiple times this we

  Happy, Happy Wednesday!  I am joining Erika and Shay for their monthly link up.  Last month we looked at our coffee bar area.   This month we are looking at our Love Language!  This is something I have always wondered about and had heard people talk about. There are 5 love languages: words of affirmation, physical touch, receiving gifts, quality time, and acts of service.  I had a suspicion of what mine might be. I found the 5 love language quiz online, answered some questions, and got a percentage for each one.   So, without further ado here are my results! I just knew I was a words of affirmation kinda girl! In the summary this is what it said about my primary love language, words of affirmation.  Unsolicited compliments mean the world to you. Insults  can leave you shattered and not easily forgotten. Kind, encouraging, and positive words are truly life-giving.     It’s so accurate! Those kind words and acknowledging my efforts through words goes a long way with me.    I am curious