365 Days of Thankful ~ Day #204-#230

Yes, I am behind on my 365 Days of Thankful posts AGAIN !! LOL Summer is busy, busy, busy with the kids out of school & we try to spend as much time at the pool as possible since it's been SO hot lately !! I hope you will continue to follow me & I will try to do better & post as close to daily as I can from now on !! Thank you to those of you who read my blog posts !!


Day #204 ~ Wednesday, June 27, 2012
Today I am thankful that I have lots of things to be happy about ...


Day #205 ~ Thursday, June 28, 2012
Today I am thankful for finding the ability to take pleasure in simple things ...


Day #206 ~ Friday, June 29, 2012
Today I am thankful that even though our air conditioner broke earlier today & it was hot as mess, maintenance came out & fixed it before bed time so that we were able to sleep comfortably ...


Day #207 ~ Saturday, June 30, 2012
Today I am thankful that I was able to attend the Young family reunion ...
It's a wonderful thing to be a close family & to feel that even though you haven't seen each other in forever, you're just as close as ever & love each other just as much !! SO good to see the ones that came & the ones that couldn't come were missed ... 


Day #208 ~ Sunday, July 1, 2012
Today I am thankful for a lazy day with my family ...


Day #209 ~ Monday, July 2, 2012
Today I am thankful for the beautiful pool weather & that NO ONE is here at the pool so it's quiet & peaceful ...


Day #210 ~ Tuesday, July 3, 2012
Today I am thankful for God gives me the strength I need when I have to make difficult decisions ...


Day #211 ~ Wednesday, July 4, 2012
Today I am thankful for holiday fun with my family ...


Day #212 ~ Thursday, July 5, 2012
Today I am thankful for clarity ...


Day #213 ~ Friday, July 6, 2012
Today I am thankful for road trips !! I LOVE them !! ...


Day #214 ~ Saturday, July 7, 2012
Today I am thankful for our fun trip to Busch Gardens today ...


Day #215 ~ Sunday, July 8, 2012
Today I am thankful for the ability to hear the sweet laughter of my children ...


Day #216 ~ Monday, July 9, 2012
Today I am thankful for a good swim ...


Day #217 ~ Tuesday, July 10, 2012
Today I am thankful for dentists & dental insurance ...


Day #218 ~ Wednesday, July 11, 2012
Today I am thankful for pain meds ...


Day #219 ~ Thursday, July 12, 2012
Today I am thankful for  Mommy/daughter time ...


Day #220 ~ Friday, July 13, 2012
Today, I thank God for all of the people that have ever done me wrong. He put them in my life, so that I may learn. Love. Forgiveness. Prayer. Right and Wrong.



Day #221 ~ Saturday, July 14, 2012
Today, I am thankful for yummy sweet tea ...

Day #222 ~ Sunday, July 15, 2012
Today, I am thankful for good days ...

Day #223 ~ Monday, July 16, 2012
Today, I am thankful for wonderful, sweet memories  ...

Day #224 ~ Tuesday, July 17, 2012
Today, I am thankful for renewed motivation ...

Day #225 ~ Wednesday, July 18, 2012
Today, I am thankful for surprise phone calls ...

Day #226 ~ Thursday, July 19, 2012
Today, I am thankful for exciting new business opportunities ...

Day #227 ~ Friday, July 20, 2012
Today, I am thankful for the opportunity to spend time with my mom ...

Day #228 ~ Saturday, July 21, 2012
Today, I am thankful for opportunities to do fun things ...

Day #229 ~ Sunday, July 22, 2012
Today, I am thankful that I was blessed to wake up this morning & spend another beautiful day with my family ...

Day #230 ~ Monday, July 23, 2012
Today, I am thankful for the ability to watch my babies learn new things !! I am amazed every day at how incredibly smart they are !! ...

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I was chosen to host a McCormick Grill Mates® Grill Ambassadors Party with Crowdtap !! I was super excited !!  Who doesn't like an opportunity 

This is what I got in my Party Kit :

• Party Booklet
• Grill Mates® Spiced Brandy & Herb Marinade
• Grill Mates® Slow and Low Memphis Pit BBQ Rub
• Grill Mates® Montreal Steak Seasoning Blend
• Grill Mates® Molasses Bacon Seasoning Blend
• Grill Mates® Brown Sugar Bourbon BBQ Sauce

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I decided to make the following :

Steaks seasoned with Grill Mates® Montreal Steak  Seasoning Blend

Pork Chops marinated with Grill Mates® Spiced Brandy & Herb Marinade

Hamburgers seasoned with Grill Mates® Molasses Bacon Seasoning Blend

It was all SO good !! My favorite was the Molasses Bacon Seasoning Blend ! The taste was amazing !! I highly recommend it !! Just writing this blog & looking at the photo makes me want to go to the kitchen and make some more !!

I think I should have had 2 of the Spiced Brandy & Herb Marinade for the number of pork chops that I had ... Next time I'll know that !! But it was still really good !!

The steak came out perfectly !!  

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365 Days of Thankful ~ Day #200-#203

Day #200 ~ Saturday, June 23, 2012
Today I am thankful that I don't have to cook much on the weekends ...

Day #201 ~ Sunday, June 24, 2012
Today I am thankful that I can listen to the church services I miss online since we couldn't go to church yesterday due to our flat tire ...

Day #202 ~ Monday, June 25, 2012
Today I am thankful that I am able to walk the girls to Vacation Bible school ...


Day #203 ~ Tuesday, June 26, 2012
Today I am thankful that my tires came in so that I can DRIVE again ...
I woke up Thursday morning to go run an errand to find that one of my back tires was completely flat. :/ Ordered 2 tires b/c we need to replace both of the back tires anyway & they took FIVE days to get here ... BLAH !! We couldn't go to church on Saturday b/c we didn't have the car ! :/

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Crowdtap's Madagascar 3 Circus Circle’s Most Wanted Party

I was chosen to participate in Crowdtap's Madagascar 3 Circus Circle’s Most Wanted Party !! I was SUPER excited about this because my kid's LOVE Madagascar & it gave us a reason to watch Madagascar 1 & 2 again !! We're going to see the 3rd hilarious installment in the next week or two & the kids CANNOT WAIT !!

So, I was emailed a party kit with the following items:

• - A crack-a-lackin recipe for Marty's zebra cake
• - A classic game with a "mad" twist featuring Gloria
• - Decorations, masks and face paint ideas to get everyone into the Madagascar mood
• - Fun activities and games to keep the party movin'

I made Marty's zebra cake, but horrible cook that I am, I didn't do it right & so we got all chocolate cake instead of the zebra cake !! I was too embarrassed to take a pic of that !! LOL  However, it was still really good & I added Cream Cheese Frosting, even though that wasn't in the recipe !!

We played "Pin the Tail on Gloria", made Madagascar character masks, did really cool mazes, played Tic-Tac-Toe AND found the images in the "Can You Tell the Difference?" photos !!  We didn't do the face painting due to sensitive skin & skin allergies !!

All in all, an A+ good time was had by all !! I can't WAIT to go see the movie in 3 D !!  Have YOU seen it ?!

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Here are some of the activities :

The cool masks :

 Pin the Tail on Gloria :