I Kick Ass! Yeah!

My blog does anyway. Well, according to Tena @ I Love My Punky Monkeys She gave me the award below, and I am ever so thankful!

Here are the rules (as usual) :

Let em' know in your post or via email, twitter or blog comments that they've received an award*

Share the love and link back to both the person who awarded you and back to http://www.mammadawg.com/2008/08/kick-ass-blogger-award.html*

Hop on back to the Kick Ass Blogger Club HQ to sign Mr. Linky then pass it on (which you can also get to on the above link)

So now I pass on this prestigious award to the following Kick Ass Bloggers :

1) Kelly @ Kelly's Korner

2) The Mama @ Spitupandstilettos

3) Molly @ I Need a Martini....Now!

4) Lauren @ A Life Of Delight

5) Angie @ Seven Clown Circus

It's My Blog and I'll Cry If I Want To!

So I came here to fuss. Vent. Whine. Whatever floats your boat!

First day of school. Yay! Already the problems. Ugghh!

Oldest daughter gets into the van when I pick them up. (they only had a half day today) *crying* "My skirt is too tight, it hurts me".

Me: Why are you telling me that now instead of before I bought it, you did try it on, it's a little late to be saying it doesn't fit!

We get home. Another crisis. Again, oldest daughter.
"My booksack won't zip right, the zipper is messed up."
Me: Oh great, well let me get the receipt, we're bringing it back and getting another one.

Problem solved.

Again, yet another problem. Still oldest daughter.

"My reading teacher said that the book you made me read this summer (that I stressed over and fussed at her and MADE her sit and read) is not appropriate and we don't have to read that one. I am mad at you mom, for making me read it."

Me: Well, I'll be a blankety blank blank blank! It's not my fault! I researched that book before school ended last year and didn't find it to be a good choice, but the librarian assured me that it would be fine!

So I email teacher, she says it is ok that oldest daughter read the book and she can do a report on it and the one she's reading now, just have her finish it by Monday.

Sure, dear teacher, easier said than done!

I hate school!

Recipe Contest

If you don't know by now, I love contests and I enjoy entering them. I would love to win one too but that is yet to happen. Ok, maybe I'll get this one. I am going to try anyhow.

The Secret is in the Sauce Recipe site is having a contest. The top 10 recipes chosen from all of the entries will be listed on their site, at which time everyone will have to go on over there and vote (for me!) ha!

The prize is a $100 Williams-Sonoma gift card and a new digital camera. Wow! That camera is all I can think of.

Soooo, here is my recipe.

TACO SOUP

1 1/2 lbs. ground meat
3 cans corn
3 cans pinto beans
2 cans stewed tomatoes
1 can tomato soup
1 can Rotel
1 can water
1 pack ranch dip seasoning
1 pack taco seasoning
1 T. Chili seasoning

Brown ground meat and drain. Place meat in soup pot and add all ingredients. Stir and bring to boil. When mixture begins to boil, turn down to simmer and do so for 15 minutes.
Eat as is, or add cheese to top or serve over Fritos.

( I usually cut this recipe in half when its just for my little family and it still makes a huge pot)

Come Blog Around The World!

My bloggy friend Debbie over at This Is The Life, came up with a really cool idea and it is so great that I can not even begin to describe it. You have got to check it out for yourself! Click the link below and join her, me, us.... it will be fun!

Check It Out

The Pink Potpourri is having a cool giveaway for some really cute stationery stuff. Go on over and check it out, and tell her I sent you :)

Fridays Foto Finish Fiesta

My boyfriend took this picture of the sky one morning on his way to work. I think it came out great! He's starting to be a wanna be photographer like me :)

To participate in Candid Carrrie's Friday Foto Finish Fiesta, or to see more pics, go HERE!

New Moon

I have not been able to get started on this book yet. It is killing me! I want to see what happens next, but it looks like it will have to wait until next week. Darn!

I have tons of stuff to do today and I will be gone tonight for the weekend. We are going to a wedding in New Orleans tomorrow night, so I just can't fit any reading time in. Double darn!

Since I will be out of town, I think I will look around for the last two books in the series. All we have here is lovely Wal-Mart, and they do not have any of these books left. I have got to have them! Target, here I come! :D