Give Away!!

We all love free stuff, and Jill found this great BLOG.. Click on the link and you need to post a comment and tell them that you got it from me, and your entered into a drawing. This is so much fun. Thanks Jill.

OH My Boys!!

So yestereday on my way home from work I drank a big thing of water, so of course had to go to the potty. Got in there went and then there was no toilet PAPER!!!

WHAT???? who does this sort of thing, then I had a VISION,

the culprits MEN, BOYS, KIDS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

So seriously if no one else goes through this I think, I will GO CRAZY!!!!! It is so not hard to change the toilet paper, and totally not hard for them to PEE in the big hole they have. I am not sure what they are doing, but it gets all over the toilet, sometimes in find it on my wall.... BROHLEN!!

So what I did you ask??
I said "Kevin, Brohlen, no longer will you pee any where else but in the BIG HOLE !!!!!! if so you will clean it yourself, also I taught them how to change the toilet paper rolls. Just in case they didn't know how to.

Average Bra Size

So what I have on top is "Skittles" that is my nickname for my not so big chest size. Brohlen asked me the other day where my "boobs" were, and I was like UUUH DUH!!! Kevin laughed and said that maybe someday I would get bigger ones. So in my feel sorry for my little "SKITTLES" I decided to look up the average bra size, thinking that I am right in the average...

Average breast size breakdown
According to the information we have available, here's how average breast size in America breaks down:
AA cup: 2%
A cup: 15%
B cup: 44%
C cup: 28%
D cup: 10%
DD cup: 1%
So the average breast size is something of a Bell curve, with B cup right in the middle.

Lingerie manufacturer Frederick's of Hollywood reports that in 1996, the average size of bras they sold was 34B. Currently, the average is a 36C.

UUMM I am no where near that AAGHHH

Now, granted those who purchase lingerie from Frederick's are not statistically representative sampling of American women. Nonetheless, this change is extremely interesting.
Similar data about the increase in average breast size comes from the UK, where busts grew from 36B to 36C between 1997 and 1999. According to The Penguin Atlas of Human Sexual Behavior, breasts across Asia grew from 34A to 34C between 1980 and 2000.
What's behind the increase in average breast size?

There's no solid answer behind the steady rise in average breast size, but there are some theories.

Some fashion designers believe that the increase in average breast size is a result of the garment industry. Many clothing manufacturers inflate or deflate sizes according to the times. As all women know, different brands of shoes and clothing fit differently. There's a big difference in a size 10 from two different companies. And as larger breasts have become more fashionable, possibly C cups have been getting smaller so more women can be proud to have a larger than average size.

Some sociologists point to the general weight gain among Americans as the cause of the increase in average breast size. Bigger people, the remind us, tend to have bigger breasts. And as obesity reaches epidemic proportions, the breasts of overweight women keep pace with the rest of them.
A final, and far more terrifying, explanation is that of excessive estrogens in the environment. Due to industrial pollution and widespread use of oral contraceptives, there are high levels of estrogens found in water in many places. In some rivers, fish are dying out because there's so much estrogen in the water that all the fish are born female. In this scenario, average breast size is growing due to this hormonal pollution.

WOW that is pretty darn interesting!!!

Well, I will just settle with my "SKITTLES" and just be all NATURAL.....

Looking life in the face.

I wasn't going to say anything, then my GREAT HUBBY said that the more people are aware and hear stories the better off we are, so here is the begining of mine.

I recently found a lump in my left breast also I have a swollen lymph node in my left arm pit.

I KNOW, I KNOW HOLY COW!!!

I went today to have my mammogram and they started with an ultrasound HORRID !!

Anyway, she found the mass right away. It is the size of a quarter and looks like a benign mass and also has some inconsistencies. The doctor told me that she recommends me have a breast biopsy and have the mass removed. There is a non malignant mass called Fibroadenoma, which mine sort of looks like, they can be cancerous but very rare. Most Fibroadenoma's have to be removed soon so they can biopsy the whole thing to determine cancer or not.

YEP STILL SPEECHLESS !!!!

So, I am now looking my life in the face and wondering the HOW, WHAT, WHEN, WHERE's of life and all I can do is LIVE!! I now have a different perspective on my life as well as those around me. I am not posting about this for sympathy or DRAMA.. not one for the DRAMA.

I Just want all my friends and family to know how fast a perfect life can go so BUMPY and SHORT.

Taking things for granted is now a thing of my past, I will now PLAY HARDER, LOVE MORE, HOLD MY KIDS LONGER, ACHIEVE MY GOALS, and SURVIVE what ever comes at me.

Thank you to my mom, my husband, Kristie, and Julie for your words of encouragement for now it is my strength.

My Mother

You are truly a special person to so many people and I am blessed to have you in my life!!

My mom is really amazing, I don't get the chances to tell her how amazing she really is. When her dad was really sick she spent numerous nights with her mom and by his side, she set such an example of what a FAMILY is and what a FAMILY does for each other.

My mommy has had her share of illness and I have seen her strength and her power to stay HAPPY and Optimistic.

Mom, I thank you every day for being my mom and loving me unconditionally.

Chicken Caesar Pasta Salad

12 to 16 oz bow-tie pasta cooked and cooled
8 to 10 boneless, skinless chicken tenders, cooked and cubed
3 cups fresh spinach leaves
1 1/2 cups frozen peas, thawed
1 1/2 Caesar salad dressing
1/2 cup grated Asiago cheese

Mix all ingredients except cheese in a bowl. Sprinkle cheese over top.
Refrigerate 1-2 hours before serving. Add more dressing, if necessary.
Makes 8-10 servings.

Sorry, I was supposed to post this on Monday, but my hubby to us to the Drive-Inn instead. '
Now that summer is aproaching it is nice to have cool salads to eat or to take to that great BBQ.
This recipe is out of our 101 Things to do With Salad. You can check them out at
www.Gibbs-smith.com

WINNER !!!

Jill you WON the cookbook.... I am so glad to share fun things I like with fun friends. So I will get it in the mail to you today. I hope you enjoy.

FREE Cook Book

One of my Favorite Cook Books and it can be yours for free!!! Here is how...

I posted a Chewy Lemon Bar recipe and it is so goood, all you have to do is make the Lemon Bars and then let me know how you liked them. I will put every ones name in a drawing and on Monday June 16th I will have a winner!!

ANY ONE can enter... so tell friends and family too.

When you leave your comment on my blog please include your emai address so that I can get your information to send you the cook book.

You can also buy the cook book on www.Gibbs-Smith.com or let me know and I can help you get to the right people.

SO GET BAKING !!!

CHEWY LEMON BARS

Ok, so I am horrible at cooking and I would rather not do it at all, if it were not for my
WONDERFDUL HUSBAND!!
Then my family would starve or eat CEREAL (yuck)..
So where I work we have so many 101 Things to do with.... they are so easy and good, that even I a DUMMY in the kitchen can do. Food is not one of my favorite things unless it is easy to do.
So I will every Monday night post a new recipe that I my self have tried and enjoy, this will spark some food for my families little tummies.....
I hope you enjoy.

This recipe comes from 101 Things to do With a Cake Mix.
1 Lemon Cake Mix
1 Egg
1/2 Cup Butter, melted
3 3/4 Cups Powderded sugar
2 Eggs, beaten
8oz Cream Cheese, softened
1 tsp. Vanilla

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Mix together cake mix, egg, and butter. Spread into a greased 9 x 13 inch pan.
In a separate bowl, mix together powdered sugar, beaten eggs, softned cream cheese, and vanilla until smooth. Spread mixture over bottom layer

Bake 30-40 minutes, until top layer turns a light golden brown.

SWEET MATTIE

Well my sweet Mattie left yesterday morning. I did pretty good crying wise, the flight attendants let me walk her on the plane and take a picture of her. I explained about her diabetes and they promised me that they would take the BEST CARE of her.

She text me when she landed then called me when she got off the plane and was with her dad.

OOH and for dad, he is doing a SUPER JOB!!!! Mattie had some LOW blood sugars and so dad pumped her full of sugary drinks, cookies, cake ect ect... so of course she got sick in the middle of the night, and he called me @ 1:30 am in a PANIC. I explained to him that when low and continuos low's then do frosting in the cheecks for a quicker high, and allow her to eat some bread or crackers to absorb the fluid.. he laughed and so did I.

Mattie is doing really well, Aaron is following the Care Plan for her and calling me with questions. I apologized for the trouble and he said "NO NO you do this all the time day in and day out, your amazing with her and he is glad that I give him the oppertunty to learn" WOW it is nice to be friends.

I will keep all posted on how she is doing.