Arnold Terminates the Media!

Please pray for the families who have lost their homes in the California wildfires.
Here is a video of Governor Arnold telling a reporter that the families are doing okay.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y838vto6los
It seems like the media won't listen when everyone is working together, they only want to exploit the bad news. This video is a prime example,
Arnold holds her hand and says "You are looking for a mistake and you are not going to find one!"

Famous People Running By!

It's fun when you run into someone famous, but it's rare that someone famous would run into you!
Have you ever seen the show Gilmore Girls? I grew up down the street from the young Gilmore girl Alexis Bledel, known as Rory on the tv show. Her parents still live down the street from my parents in Houston. My mom was working in the front yard a few days ago when a young girl almost ran into her. My mom said, " Sorry I'm in your way!" She said "No don't worry about it!" My mom kind of went "What? I know that voice!"Alexis Bledel ran by and my mom said "Hey, I know you!" Alexis smiled. It's not everyday that someone famous runs into you! God finds creative ways to keep our lives exciting!

I've Been Decluttered!

I've been Decluttered! Go to my bargain blog to find out the details!
www.bargainshopperlady.com .
You can also read about our free meal at Boston Market! God is good!
We have been taking a Crown Financial Class this semester and it is amazing. If you go on their web site, you can find one near you. It will change your life! I have learned so much!

Lights, Camera, Rockets!

Make an on-line slideshow at www.OneTrueMedia.com

Notice that Landon soaks Logan and then Logan gets his brother back! Oh the brotherly love!

A Tribute to Craig Biggio

Craig Biggio at 3000 hits!

Craig Biggio has retired! If you grew up in Houston loving the Stros, this may be an emotional time for you. As a little girl, I basically thought the world of Craig Biggio.

At age 10, I traded a very expensive Ken Griffy Jr. rookie card for a set of Craig Biggio rookies. The result? I now have a great set of Craig Biggio cards to pass down to Landon. It seems weird that Landon will never get to remember Craig Biggio like we did.

I'll never forget the day my friend Summer got great seats to an Astros game right behind home plate. When we found our seats we realized that we were sitting right in front of Craig Biggio's wife! She was so nice and told us many stories about her husband. She told us to go to a special spot after the game where the players drive out of the stadium. She said if we waved at her she would get Craig to stop and autograph our rookie cards. We went there and waved like crazy when he drove out, but his wife did not see us and he looked at us like we were insane. Oh the fun times!
Dave has now turned me into a huge Yankee fan, (why they traded Bubba Crosby, I'll never know) but it has helped ease the pain of the fact that Craig Biggio is retiring from the Astros. Check out Courtney's blog for highlights of Biggio's last game in Houston!
Who are the Killer B's without the lead stinger? They are a great memory!

My Big Fat Chocolate Chip Cookies!

Sunni got me into The Food Network by making her amazing brisket. It's better than a Texas Bar-B-Q restaurant ya'll (the word ya'll is used from reading Boo Moma and Baby Bang's blog too much)!
You would not believe what a boost of confidence this meal gave me. It was the best meal we have eaten with a family of four! Both my kids scarfed down two servings. This is huge since it was not pizza or spaghetti!
I wanted to make cookies tonight so I thought, I will search my new found recipe love, The Food Network web page (and we don't have cable so I wouldn't know what the real show is like). I found a recipe for My Big Fat Chocolate Chip Cookies!!! Doesn't that sound divine? Are they called that because you are supposed to make them big (the cookies?) or because they make us big ( our behinds?). I made them and I made them HUGE! Needless to say, they were a big fat hit in our household!
When you make cookies you have to use my secret ingredient for cookies which I am now going to share -Mexican Vanilla, which you can find at Cost Plus World Market. Mexican Vanilla has bourbon in it~ need I say more?
My husband had a Big Fat Shore House Christmas one year while we were at LBI in a beach house with 50 of his relatives. Dave ordered us all matching shirts that said "My Big Fat Shore House Christmas!" His family is big into humor and food so I told him that I just have to make My Big Fat Chocolate Chip Cookies next Christmas in if we go to LBI!

Here is Logan enjoying his Big Fat Chocolate Chip Cookie!

This is the biggest cookie I've ever seen!

Oh yeah!
My Mommy Loves Me!
So good!