Spring Consignment Sales! YAY!

Alrighty! I am pleased to share that it is that time of year again... HUGE child consignment sales are upon us! I L-O-V-E shopping for the boys at these mother load sales. It makes me feel quite smart to be saving big bucks on cute clothing, and it tends to be more satisfying than shopping for myself (As it all looks sweet on my boys which is a far cry from my own personal shopping experiences.) So all you thrifty chics...SAVE THE DATES, and I'll meet ya there. :)

Sweet Weepeets
Chattanooga, TN

Feb 27 10am-5pm
Feb 28 10am-6pm
March 1-4 10am-7pm
March 5 10am-5pm
March 6 (1/2 price sale) 10am-5pm

Misty
(423) 802-5563
Brittany
(423) 595-0348
email this sale

off Gunbarrel Rd between Lowe's & Home Depot - former Boater's World
7425 Commons Blvd
Chattanooga


All About Kids
Hixson, TN

March 1 10am-7pm
March 2-5 10am-6pm
March 6 (1/2 price sale) 8am-2pm

Highland Plaza
Hixson Pike & Ashland Terrace
Next to Tuesday Morning

Kids Zone Sale
Chattanooga, TN

March 8 9am-7pm
March 9-12 10am-6pm
March 13 (1/2 price sale) 9am-3pm

Kristy
(423) 593-0259

Gateway Mall
4031 Cloud Springs Rd
Ringgold

Jack and Jill Kid's Sale
Chattanooga, TN

March 15 10am-8pm
March 16-19 10am-7pm
March 20 (1/2 price sale) 10am-6pm

Kelley
(706) 965-2101

5770 Brainerd Rd
Brainerd Village Center


Just Between
Friends
Chattanooga, TN

March 21 noon-7pm
March 22-26 10am-7pm
March 27 (1/2 price sale) 10am-4pm

Stacy
(423) 364-6097

Camp Jordan Arena
East Ridge, TN

Homemade Chicken Pot Pie

Andre's parents came in tonight, and tomorrow night I will be cooking for them. Usually this is Andre's job since he is the resident cook. However, I do have a few goodies hidden in my repertoire, and homemade chicken pot pie is one of them. I pulled out the old recipe, and remembered I actually had a delicious looking photo I took the first time I made it. This recipe is easy, and tastes divine.

Ingredients:

1 lb. boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into bite-size pieces

2 Tbsp. KRAFT Zesty Italian Dressing

2 cups frozen mixed vegetables

1 can (10-3/4 oz.) condensed cream of chicken soup

1/4 lb. (4 oz.) VELVEETA Pasteurized Prepared Cheese Product, cut into 1/2-inch cubes

1 sheet frozen puff pastry (1/2 of 17.3-oz. pkg.), thawed

1 egg, beaten

Directions:

HEAT oven to 400ºF. Cook and stir chicken in dressing in large skillet on medium heat 5 min. or until done. Stir in vegetables and soup. Spoon into greased 9-inch square baking dish; top with VELVEETA.

UNFOLD pastry sheet; place over chicken mixture. Fold under edges of pastry; press onto top of baking dish to seal. Brush pastry with egg. Cut several slits in pastry to permit steam to escape.

PLACE dish on baking sheet. Bake 30 min. or until crust is deep golden brown. Let stand 5 min. before serving.

Save 40 calories and 5 grams of fat per serving by preparing with KRAFT Light Zesty Italian Dressing, reduced-sodium condensed cream of chicken soup and VELVEETA 2% Milk Pasteurized Prepared Cheese Product.

Calories per serving:410 Makes 6 servings

Spring? Are You Coming?

The last few days it has been BEAUTIFUL in Chattanooga! The weather has been outstanding. The kids have gone to the park three consecutive days, I wore shorts yesterday, and today for church....skirt with NO tights! Yes! It almost seems like spring might be peeking her pretty little head around the corner.

We took the boys to River Park this afternoon. This is one of our FAVORITE parks in the area. It's right on the river (thus the name), has a great playground, and great sidewalks for walking or riding bikes. Last summer, the boys and I went there to run two or three days a week. It was fantastic.

Here are a few shots from the park, and from playing in the yard before going to the park.

Thanks for the Help!

Saturday, the school I teach at, Clifton Hills Elementary, had a great gift given. Ethos, a local church, held a community work day for us. We felt very blessed to have this group come in and help with some things we, ourselves, haven't had a chance to get to. The number one project was to paint "The Barn." The Barn is in a small courtyard area between classrooms, and is meant to be an outdoor classroom. It was built, but no one ever took The Barn to the next level. As far as I was concerned, it was a hideous eyesore. When approached by my friend, Addie, who is in charge of this church's service days, I knew exactly what we needed to do. PAINT! Visions of a red barn surrounded with flowers and shrubbery began to grow in my mind. We needed to take the first step.

We had a lot of other things to get done, too, and we did end up getting quite a bit checked off the list. I think Addie was a bit disappointed because not as many people showed up to help as promised, but it's winter...people have kids that get sick...etc. etc. Life happens. However, we thought it was awesome regardless, and were excited when we were told they would come back to help again soon! YAYAY!!

Next time...we plant.


Thanks so much ETHOS!!

FREEBIE!

Vista Print is offering 140 FREE custom address labels for a limited time! All you have to pay is $3.11 shipping. (These are regularly $7.99 plus shipping.) I really dislike having to write my name and address on all my bills (sad...the laziness), so this was a great deal for me! Plus- really cute to put on cards and the like. They have tons to choose from, also. I went with these...

Gotta love a good owl.

To order your free labels,click on the link above, then click on “Stationery & Home Office” on the left and then select “Return Address Labels.”

What Color Are You?

Every time I see one of these silly quizes, I feel a compulsion to take it. I think I just want to see if the outcome is really at all on target. This COLOR quiz was fairly accurate. At least, the definition was. I tend to be drawn to warm reds and oranges, but this one says yellow is my color.

"You are quite the powerful thinker. It’s this talent that allows you to overcome a plethora of great obstacles. Luckily, this doesn’t affect your ego and you give off a pretty easy-going appearance. You enjoy the finer things in life and also have an attraction to art. If you can help it, you try not to rock the boat. But you also can’t stop yourself from searching for new ideas, methods or styles. "


What do you think? Me? Or no? What about you???

Story Time with Cash

Cash is telling his own story....

"....and the angels said, 'Dont worry, God is cool.'....."