One Long Day!

{Capt. Tornado...cutie!}

Hello All!!

I've missed you!!

It's been a long couple of months and I've been enjoying 'almost' all of it. I've totally missed blogging and chatting with friends...but I've loved spending more time with my family.

This all started when I tried to 'Unplug' (previous post) for ONE DAY! Yes, that's right, TRIED!! I never thought of myself as being addicted to the computer until that very long day. All that was asked was to not use electronics for 24 hours...I thought it would be easy. Nope. Not easy. Having withdrawals isn't easy, it's painfully embarrassing.

This is what my day looked like on 'Unplug Day':

• 8a - Urge to check email....you never know 'who' could have sent me a message. It could have been very important. Right?
• 8:15 - " " " "....you know the rest!
• 8:30 - Thinking of reasons for checking email.
• 8:45 - Thinking of excuses to check email.
• 9a - Panic sets in! I must be missing something. (while 3yo watches movie)
• 9:15 - Thinking of taking 3yo to ZOO, while other kids are at school...starts to RAIN!
• 9:16 - Thinking of very colorful words to use because it's raining and now what am I going to do?
• 9:30 - Bored! Laundry needs to be done and groceries need to be bought but I'm bored!
• 9:45 - Thinking of an excuse to use the Internet.
• 9:45 1/2 - Got it! My excuse to use the Internet is to get a recipe for cookies (a recipe for cookies that I wouldn't normally use but it gets me one the Internet without feeling guilty because the cookies are for my kids!)
• 10a - Decided to do some Digital Scrapbooking and that was the end of that.

That is the saddest FAST from ELECTRONICS I've ever seen.

So, I got to thinking! Maybe I'm addicted to the computer? You think?

I'm sure you'll agree with me, when I say, I needed to 'Cut the Cord!' And I did.

It was hard. But the more time that went by, the more time I spent with my family. Especially my 3yo, who was missing out on Mommy time, while the older kids were at school.

I'm so glad I learned this lesson, it was hard and embarrassing, but it was necessary for me...to become a better Me, Wife and Mother.

Thanks, Melissa!

Extreme MakeOver or Not! Part 2

This is what 5 hours at the salon looks like....I went from a lot of BLEACH, to a lot of BROWN! My hair hasn't been this healthy for a long time! I went a little shorter than I wanted because of the damage to my ends.

{New Bangs! Haven't had those in a while}

My natural hair color looks like this just without the highlights, I think! I've been coloring for so long, l'm not sure what my natural color is. I do know that my hair has a TON of GRAY!! Next time, I have a 2 month out growth, I'll take a picture of the HUGE patch of gray on top my head:(

The two bloggers I used as examples are:

Jennifer from The Petersons Go Public....Click HERE to see the photo I used for my haircut! {two pic's down sitting with her boys}

and...

Laurie from Tip Junkie..Click HERE to see the photo I used as an example for my hair color(s). I went a little darker! ;)

Related Post: Extreme Make-Over or Not!

A New Look....

{blog design by: Graphically Designing, the best blog designer EVER!}

Things are changing around here.

I've grown out of 'The Sassy Mom'. Sad, I know! But change is a GOOD thing, right? 'Domestically Sassy' says more of who I am and what I do...if that makes ANY sense at all. The url will stay the same, for now! ;)

Great things are planned for this blog, so you'll want to stay tuned for more about me and my domestic self :)

Oh..and don't forget to grab my NEW button!! I made it myself.

The 'Honest Scrap Award' for ME!!!

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I got an Award from Jen over at Keep It Classy. Just so you know...She's my NEW BFF!! Haha! No, really!! She has a Wonderful Radio Show every weekday at 10am, You can listen HERE! And she's the proud Lady behind the Classy Closet Social Network...I'm a member, are YOU? Okay, okay...moving on.....

Anyway, the rules go like this:

Honorees are to list 10 honest things about themselves - and make it interesting! Second, we are to pass the award on to 7 bloggers we feel embody the spirit of the Honest Scrap.

Ten things About Me:

1. If my hair is curled...most likely I didn't get a shower that day!!
2. I buy ALL my home furnishing Second Hand (Yard Sales)!
3. Chocolate IS my BFF, sorry Jen!! I should buy stock in See's Candy!
4. I, RUN! around the house cleaning...for more time on my 'Puter! Not Kidding!
5. Don't like Exercise unless I'm using MY Wii Fit!
6. Love my over-sized SUV, 10 miles a gallon and I still love it!
7. I'm SO Lucky to be a SAHM!! Thanks honey, You're my HERO!!!
8 A Handbag A Day...is my MOTTO!! My other BFF's....so sorry Jen!
9. In my kitchen is a CANDY MACHINE, it takes quarters!! I have the key! :)
10. I LOVE having my NAILS done by my sister!

Seven Blogger's that deserve this AWARD!!

Elsa Beauty
Life With My 3 Boybarians
The Lazy Organizer
Pulsipher Predilections
Little Window Shoppe
Utah Brown's
The Hellwig's

Hello! {by Carol}

Hi there! My name is Carol. Kristin is my sister-in-law and she asked me to be a contributor on her blog. Exciting! Actually I'm a little nervous. lol Kristin has this beautiful blog and she has no problem deciding what to post about. I, on the other hand, have a hard time deciding what to blog about. But I'll do my best! :)

This year for Thanksgiving, we're going to my mother-in-law's for Thanksgiving. She has a HUGE shindig and we always have tons of fun. This year there's going to be close to 50 people there! And they all aren't even related to us. I love it!! Mom has asked us to bring a dessert and casserole so I thought I would share with you what I plan on bringing. I'm not doing anything fancy. I thought for my casserole I would do a comfort food. My husband isn't a big turkey lover so I chose his favorite casserole, homemade macaroni and cheese. Like I said, it's not fancy but it's a great comfort food. :) And the best thing about this recipe is that you can make it ahead! I love that! As for the recipe, here ya go!

2 cups uncooked elbow macaroni (7 ounces)
1/4 cup butter or margarine
1/4 cup Gold Medal® all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1/4 teaspoon ground mustard
1/4 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
2 cups milk
2 cups shredded or cubed Cheddar cheese (8 ounces)
1. Heat oven to 350ºF.
2. Cook macaroni as directed on package.
3. While macaroni is cooking, melt butter in 3-quart saucepan over low heat. Stir in flour, salt, pepper, mustard and Worcestershire sauce. Cook over medium low heat, stirring constantly, until mixture is smooth and bubbly; remove from heat. Stir in milk. Heat to boiling, stirring constantly. Boil and stir 1 minute. Stir in cheese. Cook, stirring occasionally, until cheese is melted.
4. Drain macaroni. Gently stir macaroni into cheese sauce. Pour into ungreased 2-quart casserole. Bake uncovered 20 to 25 minutes or until bubbly.

For my dessert I think I'm going to take Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies. This recipe is so easy! I love it...

Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies

1 Spice cake mix

1 15oz pumpkin pie filling
2 c. chocolate chips

1. Preheat oven to 350.
2. Mix all ingredients.
3. Drop by teaspoonfuls on cookie sheet and bake for 10-12 minutes. Let sit on cookie sheet for 1-2 minutes then cool on cookie rack.

~Carol

Bloggy Open House

**********UPDATE!!!**********

Thank You BATW for that WONDERFUL SHOUT-OUT about my BLOGGY OPEN HOUSE! It's coming up fast and I'm getting everything ready. I have a CAKE, new outfit, decorations....and maybe a GIVEAWAY or TWO!

Don't forget to post (on your site) your own outfit, dessert......GIFTS?...(Just kidding, no gifts. Well, only if you want to). Then come on over November 18 and use Mr. Linky to SIGN IN. Sounds easy enough, right?

Below is the ORIGINAL invitation.




Okay....now you have your invitation to
'The Sassy Mom's Open House'. What now?

1. Post my invitation on your blog and link back here, so your readers can find out more. (FYI: save picture of invitation and upload it in your post.)
2.Sign into my Guestbook, to the right. ....just in case I remember to send out Thank You cards.
3. Tell all your friends about my party. Anyone can post my invitation on their blog.
4. Pick an outfit to wear, desserts to bring, gifts (....just kidding, no gifts, just chocolate!) and post them on your blog on 11/18. Mr Linky will be here to link The Sassy Mom's visitors to your site, I can't wait to see what everyone is wearing.

Well, gotta go, I still need to find a cake and something to wear.