Check out this super cute recipe card! Its a free pdf from the blog Vol. 25. (She has some other really cute downloads too - like love notes for your lover!) I'm trying to do better at meal planning and right now my recipe binder is just a billion printed pages that I can't never seem to sort through so I'm excited to put them on real recipe cards!

Do you meal plan? I'm not very good at coming up with something to make off the top of my head at the end of the day when we are both tired and hungry- I'm too much of a planner for that. So I have been gathering recipes I know we like to have on hand, picking two of them on Sunday night and adding whatever ingredients we don't already have to my shopping list for that week. That way I know that when hottie honey's stomach growls we have at least two options for a home made dinner. (Sometimes we still opt for pizza but who doesn't like a good pizza once and while! :) )   Do you have any easy-breezy dinners you love to make? I would love to give them a try! :)

Have you looked outside? Yep- a rainy Sunday. Thanks Lord. You rock.

Tonight we went with Matthew's family to see Jerry Seinfeld live at Abravanel Hall! HILARIOUS! I loved it. If you ever get the chance to go see him, its worth it!
We followed it up by a scrumptious dinner at Hires and playing sardines with Matthew volvo - squishing 6 of us in. :) What a great night! Happy early birthday hottie honey!

It was a crazy morning. But I guess the whole last week has been. Friday-Saturday-Sunday-Monday-

Tuesday-Wednesday-Thursday all blurred into one long never ending day. I had woke up late again, and though I had only been awake for 25 minutes I could already feel the tired frustration growing.

So in a huge rush, I kissed my sleeping honey on the cheek and make a b-line exit for the bedroom door. "ugh..." I thought..."again with the rushing everywhere... this isn't worth it!!" I could have just cried.

"Wait!" Matthew shot up in bed - clearly more asleep than not. "Lets pray!

My heart melted. I wasn't in the mind set for it and I certainly didn't have time. But it was exactly what I needed. I'm so grateful when Matthew forces me to take a quiet moment. No tv, no radio, internet or car, no rushing. Just quiet.

Have you listened to Keith Urban's song "Raining on Sunday"? Its an old one, but remains on my list of - "Top 5 Songs That Make Me Feel Better". Some times I sing it to myself on crazy days.

It ticks just like a Timex
It never lets up on you
Who said life was easy
The job is never through
It'll run us 'til we're ragged
It'll harden our hearts
And love could use a day of rest
Before we both start falling apart


Pray that it's raining on Sunday
Stormin' like crazy
We'll hide under the covers all afternoon
Baby whatever comes Monday
Can take care of itself
'Cause we got better things that we could do
When it's raining on Sunday


Your love is like religion
A cross in Mexico
And your kiss is like the innocence
Of a prayer nailed to a door
Oh surrender in much sweeter
When we both let it go
Let the water wash our bodies clean
And love wash our souls


I pray that it's raining on Sunday
Stormin' like crazy
We'll hide under the covers all afternoon
Baby whatever comes Monday
Can take care of itself
'Cause we got better things that we could do
When it's raining on Sunday

What helps you get through the crazy days?

For you who are using printable coupons only, this blogger (HERE) does a really good job of posting new links. This Coupon Databse (HERE) by the Krazy Coupon Lady is also a great resource. To use it I hit CTRL+F to search for items that are on my grocery list that I don't already have coupons for. For example, I type in "foil" to search for any coupons for aluminum foil. If the word you typed in is listed on the page it will highlight it, to see if there are any more, hit you enter key. Don't forget to print them twice!

Here are a few of my favorites right now -

• 0.70 cents off any Pillsbury Cresents (HERE)
• $1.00 off of any Gold'n Plump Natural Chicken (HERE) (I love this chicken - its MUCH better than the frozen bags)
• $1.50 off and Pond's cream, towelette or cleansing product (HERE) (My favorite wipes for removing make-up)

Enjoy! :)

Last weekend was the Utah Special Olympics Summer Games! My work was great to let me take time off to spend with Sarah! Paul usually competes too, but this time he stayed home. She did a GREAT job running the 25, 50 and 100 meter dashed - bringing home 3 ribbons! I'm so proud of you Sarah!

Did you know you could salvage hard brown sugar? I had no idea! If you DID know - shame on you for not telling me. :) How may times have I thrown out a nearly full bag because it had gone hard? 
If you notice your brown sugar has gone hard and you don't immediately need it, place it in an air tight container with a piece of bread on top, within a day or so the moisture in the bread will have softened the sugar and its ready to you! If you need it right away, place a few chunks in a microwaveable dish. Slide the dish into a ziplock bag with a few tablespoons of water in the bottom. Zip it tight then microwave the bag for 5-10 second until the bag is steamy. Let it sit for a few minutes, then open it up and your ready to go!