Money Saving Mommy!

Planter's Trail Mix

2009-03-12T11:43:00.000-07:00

If you go to Jewel...The Planter' s Trail Mix is on sale 4/$5. If you buy 10 Trail mix you will pay about 12 dollars something cents. But you will get a $10 coupon spit out to use on your next purchase. You can then buy more trail mix and pay about 2 dollars for 10 bags of Trail mix. It's really yummy we already bought a bunch! It's an even better deal if you still have coupons left over from buying cheese and then you can use that towards your trail mix! Hoorah for trail mix!

Saving Grocery Money

2009-03-11T21:44:00.000-07:00

If you are like my family...we eat a lot of fresh groceries and meats. This can get expensive! But ever since I found Brookhaven it is the only place I go for my meats, lunch meats and produce! It is great quality stuff for a AMAZING price! Here is a link to their website...check out their sales for the week...trust me, it's worth the trip!

http://www.brookhavenmarket.com/shopping.asp?id=34

Coffee Mate Creamer

2009-03-10T20:30:00.000-07:00

Walgreens has its Coffee Mate creamers on sale buy one get one free...one is $2.79, not a bad deal BUT, go to this link and print yourself a coupon for $1.50 off...good deal! bring your total down to $1.20'sh have someone else print you a coupon and use them both and the items are FREE!!!!! now thats a good deal! here is the link http://www.coffee-mate.com/getyourcoupon/default.aspx?source=10078462

Huggies Diaper Deal!

2009-03-10T14:51:00.000-07:00

Go to www.coupons.com print out the $3.00 huggies natural fit coupon and the $5.00 Gentle care coupon. You will be able to print each 2 times! Get everyone you know with a computer to print you one! Then go to walgreens...they have huggies on sale $10.00 a pack and if you buy $25.00 worth of huggies you get $10.00 register rewards (walgreens money you can use again) soooo if your child is in size 1-2 diapers you can get 3 packs of huggies gentle care diapers for $30 then use three $5 coupons...bring your total down to $15 and you get $10 register rewards soooooo you can GO BUY 2 MORE PACKS OF DIAPERS WITH 2 MORE $5 COUPONS! SOOOO 5 PACKS OF> DIAPERS FOR $15 OOP AIN'T BAD HUH???? okay, if you have a child in diaper size 3 and up you can use your $3.00 coupon on the natural fit. your best bet would be to buy 2 packs diapers ($20) and one pack wipes gentle care type ($6) so your total would come to $26 then use a $5 coupon for wipes, and 2 $3.00 coupons so your total would be $15.00 then your register rewards would also be $10.00 to go buy more!!!! yah! good deal alert!!!!!!! When the Walgreens sale is over, if you haven't used all your coupons, they have the Big refill pack of gentle care wipes at Target for $5.99 so you can always use your $5.00 coupons to buy your refill's for $.99 - Not too shabby eh??? Who said having a baby was expensive!!?!??

Hot Deal Alert!

2009-03-10T14:43:00.000-07:00

There are overlapping CAT deals for Kraft 2% cheese starting 3/6!

Buy 7 bricks or shredded 2% cheese at $2/bag (sale price through 3/15).
The shelf price for these is $4/item. So, this will be $14 OOP(out of pocket) and you will get a $3 CAT and a $10 CAT. The CAT are the Coupons that print out when you check out. That means you will Spend $14.00 and get $13.00 back to spend on MORE CHEESE or on anything....if you buy more Cheese you will keep getting the printouts back! You can Freeze the Shredded cheese and I have heard that you can cut the block cheese and then freeze that to! You should do this deal between 3/6 and 3/15 as the sale price for the kraft may be gone after that. allrighty folks...so there you have it! RUN to the nearest Jewel!

My baby Hayden

2008-11-25T20:06:00.000-08:00

Here is my cute baby Hayden...too precious.

My Mom is Fantastically Awesome

2008-11-14T07:54:00.000-08:00

Kina and I were hanging out on Wednesday and on the way to church we were talking about my mom. We were saying how she is our favorite person and we love spending time with her. We were also saying how my mom is the best friend anyone could ask for! All these things are so entirely true! My mom is way cool...if you know her, you know that she is a one of a kind friend that you are lucky to have in your life. There are so many things about my mom that are awesome but here are a couple that i think about alot.

My mom is -

Selfless - My mom will oftentimes put whatever she wants or whatever she is doing on the back burner to come over and help me. She will watch Conner whenever I need it, she always acts as if she is happy to see me and she never complains when we come over and mess up her house with toys and stuff. My mom has come over to my house at least once a week....and for THREE WEEKS straight after I had the baby, and everytime she comes she helps me clean and organize so much. I know that my mom gets tired and I know that she probably has other things to do sometimes but she never lets me know that. She always acts as if I am her first priority!

Generous - My mom is soooo generous....if you know her, I am sure that you have gotten a present from her at some time or another. My mom is constantly thinking of me and my family. Everytime I see my mom she has something for me or the boys or for Jeremy....She is thoughtful of the things that I need, but she is also thoughtful of the things that I want. Every Tuesday before my mom comes over she calls to see if I want an Iced Coffee...and then she shows up at my house with an Iced Coffee for me, and something for Conner. She is so nice.

Encouraging - My mom always is thinking about others, even in her words! She always has a nice thing to say to me...but not just to me, she is always saying something nice to someone or about someone. I have learned from my mom to not just think nice things, but to actually say them to people! My mom is always the first to compliment on a outfit, hairdo, or song that was sung in church...she notices little things and makes you feel like you are the coolest person in the world b/c you are you! When my mom comes to my house, even as she is helping me...she never tells me how i need to improve, (even though I know I need improvement) but she always gives me suggestions that make me feel important like I helped think of them. She does not belittle me and make me feel worthless, she makes me feel important.

Spiritual - I appreciate my mom more and more the older I get for being spiritual b/c the older I get the more I realize just how honest and true my mom is. When I was younger I used to wonder why my mom wouldn't lighten up about stuff like other peoples parents...but now that I am older and I see the life that those other people lead...I am disgusted with the hypocrisy of it all. I love my mom b/c what you see is what you get. She does not get up in front of people and say a bunch of spiritual things thinking that everyone else needs to apply them but that she doesn't have to. No! She lives the Christian life and she takes it personal...My mom has a personal relationship with Jesus and it is obvious!

Fun - I have lots of fun with my mom! We always laugh about things until we cry! I think that Some of my fondest memories are when my Dad or I will say something funny and Mom will laugh and laugh and she will say, "You and your father are so funny, you two have the same funny sense of humor." And we do =) But my mom enjoys life...she doesn't just sit on the sidelines and let life pass her by, she enjoys it and lives it to its fullest extent.

I guess some people are scared of turning into their mothers, but the older I get and the more I get to know my mom, I realize that I want to be just like mine!

Hayden's First Pictures

2008-09-11T15:38:00.000-07:00

Hayden got his picture taken at the Picture People today!

They couldn't believe how awake he was!

Hayden Michael Biziarek

2008-09-04T14:13:00.000-07:00

Hayden is finally here! He is just so precious and he was such an easy delivery! We had wonderful nurses and my doctor is fantastic! It has been a great couple of days...so here are some pictures of the newest Biz!

Cake Parade

2008-09-01T15:33:00.000-07:00

Here are a couple of pictures from the cake parade....

Jon Sweets cake...made entirely out of Meatloaf and mashed potatoes!

It was the first "cake"eaten!

Tabitha's cake..won for the teenage category for artistic.

Beth's Cake...won for originality...it looked really great! Very good idea Beth!

Kyle..i think he also won for originality. I was absolutely shocked he made a lego cake! =) ha ha!

Emily won the kid's artistic category...she made a little piggy. very cute!

Trish's Cake...very nice...she won over all the men with her golf theme.

Bill Lindahl's cake...it won the Manly category!

He did a really great job...his cake was very detailed!

Marianne's cake...very nice. She won for the adult artistic category!

Even though Rachel's cake didn't win, I think that it deserves props! She did a AWESOME job and I am absolutley sure it was a close second!

And This is my cake...i call it the "Manly Meal" If you can't tell what it is...it is steak and mashed potatoes!

Patience is a Virtue...and I'm thinkin I'm not so virtuous!

2008-08-30T22:18:00.000-07:00

Okay....it is now 12:18 a.m. yes, yes, i know it is late....i should be sleeping. But I am not. Do you know why???? b/c all i can think of is, "when is this little baby going to decide to make an appearance!?!?!?!?" I keep telling myself to be patient...and I am finding out that I am not as patient as I could be. Okay...not patient at all. I was ready for this baby to be born like 3 months ago! =) ha ha!

So, we will see what happens...At least tomorrow is a super busy day! We have a Going away party in Sunday School for Evelyn Grosse and Jordan Parker (They are leaving us and moving up into the Jr./Sr. High class) Then we also have a Funeral for Mr. Ellsworth. Then The Cake Parade...By the way, I am excited about my cake! I would post a picture but I don't want to get disqualified b/c I don't know if any of you are judges!!!! =) But when it is over I will post pictures!!! I have never entered the Cake parade or even been to one of the cake parades at our church! Can you believe it!?!?!? I have been on vacation or gone or something every year so I have never participated or even attended...but this year baby....watch out! =) Sooo, that is all for now! I am going to try to sleep and not dream of this little stinker baby that doesn't seem to want to meet his mama!

I'm Baaaack! =)

2008-08-27T10:55:00.000-07:00

Sooo, I finally figured out password so that I could get back on here. ha ha! It had been so long that I had totally forgotten it and I couldn't get in my account! funny huh?

Anyways..Conner and I went to the Promenade today, they have a area with water that shoots up and a bunch of hippo's. We like to go there, it is a lot of fun! I would recommend anybody with smaller children to go, it is so clean and nice and the kids always have a ton of fun! Here are a couple pictures from today!

Just so you know!

2007-08-06T18:26:00.000-07:00

Just so you know I don't have internet anymore....sooooo, I will be posting whenever I get the chance but it won't be that often!

A Night Out With Grandpa!

2007-08-03T03:37:00.000-07:00

Tonight I got a surprise phone call from my dad saying that he wanted to come all the way out to my house and go to dinner with me and baby bumpkins! Of course I was extremely excited! I don't usually get to spend hardly any time with my dad on my own! Sooo I anxiously dropped everything and went! We went to the Promenade shopping center by my house (Which is soooo nice!). We walked around and went to Johnny Rockets and ate their AMAZING hotdogs! I highly recommend EVERYONE going to Johnny Rockets! Then afterwards we walked around a little more and we went into my favorite store of all time "Janie and Jack". Now I say it is my favorite, BUT I own nothing from there! They have the CUTEST stuff! And good ol grandpa wanted to spoil the baby so he said, "Pick something, I wanna get it for him!" Sooo, being the girl that I am I started looking through the clearance items for the cutest low price thing. My dad, being the most kind, GENEROUS person went straight over to two of the NEW outfits in their line and picked them out and bought them! This baby and his Mama are spoiled let me tell you! Soooooo, of course I took pictures! Here they are!

Even the bags from this place are cute!

Can these clothes get any cuter!!!!

All tuckered out after a night with Grandpa!

My little Stinker

2007-07-30T11:44:00.001-07:00

It's true. It is finally here...my precious little baby boy is finally turning into a stinker. This picture says it all. The face. It's perfect. It's his way or the highway and if you're not on board then expect to hear all about it! He's quite smart too! Very good at making me do whatever he wants. Also, his favorite word is "No!". . .Imagine that! So I am sure I will have many more stories to share with you all here shortly! You just wait!

I'm the Yard Sale Queen!

2007-07-27T16:58:00.000-07:00

Look what I found today at the yard sales!!!!

Got this toy with all the pieces for $2.00!!!!!!!!!!

Look at ALL these UNOPENED cans of formula! I got them all for $7.00!!!!!!!!!

I got ALL these clothes for Conner for $5.00!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Most of them still had the price tags on them!!!!

Can You believe it!!!! What a super day!

Congratulations Jonathan & April Sweet!!!!

2007-07-14T16:08:00.000-07:00

I love this girl!

2007-07-12T14:20:00.000-07:00

My friend Calynn came over for the night and I am so glad she did! I love her, she is the greatest...we have been friends since our freshman year of college..Old friends are the BEST friends! You know, making new friends is always fun BUT old friends are the best b/c you can be yourself around them and not have to worry if they like you or not. I hope that she comes more often!

Washington Trip

2007-07-09T11:51:00.000-07:00

We just got back from Washington D.C. It was so fun! Here are some pictures!

2 Year Anniversary

2007-07-02T20:40:00.000-07:00

We go to the W hotel in Chicago every year for our anniversary (all two of them =)he he he!) So I am always telling everybody how awesome this hotel is, but I finally took the pictures to prove it! So, here they are!

The Sign outside! Very shiny!

The Desk in the Lobby

The Room...Soooooo Cool! Not your normal Flowery bedspread huh? =)

The Bathroom! Love It!!!!

The sink in the Public Restroom!

The Door to the Public Restroom is these metal beads!

another view of the bathroom

The Hotel Lobby!

Texas Trip

2007-07-02T20:36:00.000-07:00

Here is a couple pictures....I will post more next week! It was a GREAT week and I had so much fun with the teens!

Took Kina's Test..Here are the results!

2007-06-21T20:53:00.000-07:00

Your Love Life is Like Casablanca

"Kiss me. Kiss me as if it were the last time."

For you, love is never finished. If you've loved someone once, you'll always love them.

You're an old fashioned romantic... even if your relationships don't end up as romantic as you'd like.

Your love style: Traditional and understated

Your Hollywood Ending Will Be: Complicated and ambiguous

What Movie Is Your Love Life Like?

Baby Kisses

2007-06-21T10:24:00.000-07:00

My Favorite thing in the world!

8 month pictures

2007-06-16T13:01:00.001-07:00

I got Conner's 8 month old pictures done today! What do you think? Cute huh? =)

A Birthday Tea!

2007-06-07T12:45:00.000-07:00

Today we went to the Pinecone Cottage Tea House. It was so cute! I took my mom there as a birthday present! Here are some pictures from the day!

The Cute Sign as we walked up.

All of us at our table!

Look how nice they decorated the tables...I love the chairs!

We started out with Strawberry soup...

Look at all the teapots.

We had sandwiches and scones but I forgot to take pictures of them! So here is the Chocolate Trifle and Banana walnut dessert that we finished with.

Some Cute Pictures From the Nursery

2007-06-03T20:13:00.001-07:00

Here are some cute pictures of the kids in the nursery tonight!

Conner took all the toys out and played in the shelf!

Angelina joined in the fun!

Isn't she such a cute girl! What a little pixie!

Hannah just chilling in the big girl chair...doesn't she have the prettiest eyes ever!

Nathan, so cute! Such a big boy in such a little chair!

Collin decided to join in on the fun of getting in all the baby chairs!

Angelina is so big now that her Knees touch the bottom of the exersaucer!

The Ducks are Taking a Swim and Conner has Teeth Coming In!

2007-06-03T14:18:00.000-07:00

Our pool opened up Memorial day weekend and as I was driving by the other day the DUCKS decided it was a good place to hang out this summer! I just had to take a couple pictures!

Now..Conner finally has a tooth popping through! No longer is he "jipped" as the old man at Walmart told me....(He so kindly said, "No teeth and No hair, you got jipped kid!") But he hasn't been his usual happy self. He really hasn't been that cranky, just more mellow than usual!

"My Tooth HURTS!!! WAAAAaaaa!!!!"

Isn't he Handsome

2007-05-29T07:52:00.000-07:00

Conner is getting so big I can barely believe it! He is getting A LOT more hair than he used to have...and he is eating CHEERIOS!!! Woo hoo! I just had to post this picture b/c I think he is so handsome in it! I am going to upload some more pictures later so maybe you will see some more!

one more thing...

2007-05-19T22:16:00.000-07:00

this is a goofy question...BUT..if anyone got that $10 off coupon to Kohls in the mail and is not planning on using it, do you think you could send it my way b/c I will definitly use it to get Conner some more summer clothes! Thanks!

I just have to brag.

2007-05-19T21:39:00.000-07:00

I just have to brag for a couple minutes about Jeremy...I am just so incredibly PROUD of him for everything he did to make this Youth Rally successful! Now I know that a TON of YOU did a TON of work also, and I am thankful to each of you for EVERYTHING!!!!! BUT- I just want to spend a couple minutes on Jeremy b/c, after all...he is my husband and I have bragging rights! Soooo...Today was such a great day! All the decorations looked soooo great~ The preachers were all so wonderful! My dad started the day off with, as usual, a great sermon! He is always so fun to listen to. Then Jeremy preached a fantastic sermon and I was just thrilled to think that I am married to somebody like him! And Bro. Gray ended with a wonderful message! He said some things that were really crackin' me up! The day was just wonderful and I am so thankful that it was such a great day! Here are a couple of pictures that I took today! Hope you enjoy~

Jeremy and I with his parents, it was so sweet of them to come!

Me and Kina...always trying to get a good picture with the new camera! ha!

Jordan and Matt...Jordan is one of my oldest and bestest friends and Matt is also a really great friend that I met in college. They were a part of the singing group.

Bro. Keith did a great job...such a great job that some people thought he was for real!

Jackie and Shelby..It's hard for me to remember Jackie not being in the teen group, she just seems like she has always been there. Her personality adds so much to the group!

These two cutie pies! I love to see Kimmy SMILING! I am printing this picture! and isn't Tabitha just so great, always trying new stuff with her hair!

Look at the big crowd!

Craig and Marianne...took time out of their date night Friday to help set up for the youth rally. How nice of them!

Some of our favorite crazy's. James, Mark, Uncle Wookie, and Dan. I think that Mark brings out the worst in James...they egg eachother on! =)

Just Remembering

2007-05-18T12:52:00.001-07:00

I was looking through my pictures and I wanted to see the progression of how Conner had grown....These are his pictures in order of how they were taken!

Not even one month old..sooo little!

2 months and just starting to be awake more.

3 months and starting to show his cute personality!

4 months and as handsome as can be!

5 months and all smiles all the time!

6 months and the cutest boy in the world!!!

2007-05-15T22:42:00.001-07:00

One of my friends sent me this and I thought it was funny, so enjoy!

GLOBAL COOLING DAY - JOIN THE FIGHT AGAINST GLOBAL WARMING!

Join me on May 20 in the fight to stomp out global warming. Here's what you can do.

Turn your air conditioning on to the lowest temperature setting. Open all the windows and doors in your house. Turn on all fans, and open your refrigerator doors as well.

Remember when you parents always asked you if your were trying to air condition the whole world? Well, now you can stand up proud and say, yes I am.

2007-05-14T15:14:00.000-07:00

Here's a couple cute pictures from today!

Mother's Day / Baby Dedication Day

2007-05-13T22:04:00.000-07:00

Okay so I got a NEW CAMERA! Expect more and better pictures now! I am officially the crazy picture lady...I will go no where without my camera! Soooo, here are some pictures from my day today. Wasn't it such a beautiful Mother's day? It was kind of cold at first but it really turned out to be a nice day, right? Conner had on his cute little Blue outfit that my mom bought him. . .He really was adorable! But the cutest part was how excited he got when my dad said his name during baby dedication! He started laughing and flapping his arms...too cute! Anyways...enough talking already, here are the pictures from my NEW CAMERA!!!!

Happy Mother's Day

2007-05-12T20:33:00.000-07:00

Happy Mother's day to everyone...but especially to my own Mom! Mom, I hope that you know that I appreciate you and that I am so thankful to have a mom like YOU!

What A Deal!

2007-05-08T10:26:00.000-07:00

They just opened up a JCPenney by my house and they sent everyone a coupon for $10 off....sooooo, off I went to JCPenney last night and look at what I found! I got FOUR of these great summer outfits for Conner for the grand total of...$2.40!!! That's right! How nice is that! I was so excited b/c he didn't really have hardly any summer clothes! What a deal!

I LOVE THIS!!!

2007-04-30T12:25:00.000-07:00

Yeah we are cool

2007-04-29T15:14:00.000-07:00

How much cuter can this little man get!?!?!?!?

Conner's 6 Month Pictures

2007-04-25T15:22:00.000-07:00

Conner got his 6 month pictures today! They turned out so good. I wanted to buy them all...but I could only get four. He was so nice to the camera lady, she said that it was the easiest photo shoot that she had ever done! Afterwards they had me sign a release form so that they could put his picture up on the wall! Pretty cool, huh? So if you are ever at the Fox Valley Mall in Aurora then stop by the picture people and you will see Conner's Picture up on the wall! =)

A Surprise Trip

2007-04-23T21:29:00.000-07:00

This morning Jeremy surprised me! Today is his day off and usually we just hang around the house but today he decided that we were going to go somewhere. Sooo we went to Michigan city to the dunes. It turned out to be a beautiful day! The funny thing was that we thought the baby might like the dunes because he loves the bath and water BUT...He HATED the sand and the water! He spent the whole time we were there just hugging me for dear life. Every time we tried to put him down he started screaming...He is such a winter baby! Afterward we went to the lighthouse shops, and the baby was having the time of his life there. He likes shops, people, and sidewalks...just not grass, lakes, and sand!

Super Saturday

2007-04-21T20:43:00.000-07:00

Wasn't today like the nicest day ever!!!! It was such a nice day out. We had the Cleaner's Appreciation Lunch, and that went nice. Jeremy and I made Tons of Fajita stuff for everybody and I thought it went pretty good! Then me and the little mister went to my parents house and we played...he didn't enjoy the grass too much though. ha ha! If you want pictures then go to my Mom's blog. She has some cute ones. Here are a couple pictures from the day.

A really good week...

2007-04-19T10:39:00.000-07:00

This has just been a really good week so far. I changed a couple things in my schedule and now I am at my house more, and I am getting all the things done that I need to be doing. Like right now I am on the computer but my laundry is done folded
and put away, my dishes are washed, my house is clean, and the baby is taking a nap. So I feel as free as a bird! =) I find that when I get everything done that I need to do it doesn't stress me out as bad when Jeremy comes home and leaves stuff around because I only have to pick up after him. Isn't funny how life works out that way...we do what we are supposed to and not worry about other people and what they are doing, and life just runs smoother. Anyways...I was thinking about the puppy (Boston) and I saw this picture and I had to post it because it reminded me of her and how much she loves living with the Billquists.

In case the picture is too small for you to see, it's a dog with his tail in his mouth writing in his diary and the caption says, "Dear Diary, you'll never guess what I FINALLY caught today!" How cute, right?

A Little Something to Make You Laugh

2007-04-17T22:39:00.000-07:00

Here are some funny things I found on the internet. It's what all these Children's Characters mother's would say...I found it very hilarious. I especially thought the Barney one was funny. Hope it brings a little smile to your face!

PAUL REVERE'S MOTHER: "I don't care where you think you have to go, young man. Midnight is past your curfew!"

MARY, MARY, QUITE CONTRARY'S MOTHER: "I don't mind you having a garden, Mary, but does it have to be growing under your bed?"

MONA LISA'S MOTHER: "After all that money your father and I spent on braces, Mona, that's the biggest smile you can give us?"

HUMPTY DUMPTY'S MOTHER: "Humpty, if I've told you once, I've told you a hundred times not to sit on that wall. But would you listen to me? Noooo!"

COLUMBUS' MOTHER: "I don't care what you've discovered, Christopher. You still could have written!"

BABE RUTH'S MOTHER: "Babe, how many times have I told you to quit playing ball in the house! That's the third broken window this week!"

MICHELANGELO'S MOTHER: "Mike, can't you paint on walls like other children? Do you have any idea how hard it is to get that stuff off the ceiling?"

ABRAHAM LINCOLN'S MOTHER: "Again with the stovepipe hat, Abe? Can't youjust wear a baseball cap like the other kids?"

BARNEY'S MOTHER: "I realize strained plums are your favorite, Barney, but you're starting to look a little purple."

MARY'S MOTHER: "I'm not upset that your lamb followed you to school, Mary,but I would like to know how he got a better grade than you."

BATMAN'S MOTHER: "It's a nice car, Bruce, but do you realize how much the insurance is going to be?"

GOLDILOCKS' MOTHER: "I've got a bill here for a busted chair from the Bear family. You know anything about this, Goldie?"

LITTLE MISS MUFFET'S MOTHER: "Well, all I've got to say is if you don't get off your tuffet and start cleaning your room, there'll be a lot more spiders around here!"

ALBERT EINSTEIN'S MOTHER: "But, Albert, it's your senior picture. Can't you do something about your hair? Styling gel, mousse, something...?"

GEORGE WASHINGTON'S MOTHER: "The next time I catch you throwing money across the Potomac, you can kiss your allowance good-bye!"

JONAH'S MOTHER: "That's a nice story, but now tell me where you've really been for the last three days."

SUPERMAN'S MOTHER: "Clark, your father and I have discussed it, and we've decided you can have your own telephone line. Now will you quit spending somuch time in all those phone booths?"

THOMAS EDISON'S MOTHER: "Of course I'm proud that you invented the electric light bulb, Thomas. Now turn off that light and get to bed!"

Please Pray

2007-04-17T08:50:00.000-07:00

Just wanted to post a reminder for everyone to pray for the families of all the students that were involved in the Virginia Tech killings Monday morning. Please remember that for every one person that died, there is a mother, father, brother, sister, aunt, uncle, grandma, grandpa, boyfriend, girlfriend, or friend that is affected by this. Please pray very hard for these families as they deal with this extreme tradgedy. I will be praying and I hope you will be too.

I Got Tagged

2007-04-15T13:44:00.000-07:00

Okay, I got tagged...so here goes nothing.

Being a Mom is...

* Hiding in the bathroom to get some alone time...and realizing that even in there you are not safe.

* Putting yourself last, and not thinking twice about it.

* Never getting a full nights sleep.

* Not being grossed out by poop anymore.

* Not being grossed out by puke anymore.

* Not being grossed out by anything anymore.

* Realizing that your parents knew what they were doing.

* Being familiar with every bathroom within a 50 mile radius of your house.

* Feeling pride and happiness that you never knew your could feel.

* Realizing that it's not as easy as it looks.

* Having more shoes for your child than you have for yourself.

* Not being able to walk by a missing child picture without getting tears in your eyes.

* Having your heart so full of love that everyday you think it will burst.

This is Funny

2007-04-14T21:58:00.000-07:00

I saw this on my ma's blog..thought it was fun!

I'm a Nissan 350Z!

You're not the fastest or the most agile, but you have style and power. You believe in looking good and moving quickly -- without breaking the bank.

"Take the Which Sports Car Are You? quiz.

I'm Baaa-aack!

2007-04-13T20:48:00.000-07:00

Updating the blog!!! FINALLY, Right? I have some good excuses...I promise. Be looking for my next post! It'll be here soon!

2007-03-06T16:15:00.000-08:00

Here are a couple pictures of Conner that we took last time we went to picture people. They aren't that clear b/c I had to get them off the internet. But they are still cute! =) Conner is discovering all kinds of new things lately...He found out how to play with the bath water, he is just nuts over the dog....He loves her so much it is just too cute! Whenever she will walk by he will try to talk to her. Poor thing also has discovered pain, he still has a ear infection...except now he has TWO! and he has TWO teeth coming in!!! So he is pretty miserable, but he is so nice about it. He's such a good baby. We have him on a stronger medicine now so hopefully he'll be better! Just keep us in your prayers!

I Wrote A Whole Blog and Deleted It

2007-02-28T20:32:00.000-08:00

I just wrote a whole blog and deleted it...That is frustrating! But honestly it just goes to show exactly the kind of week I have been having! I won't depress you, I promise. All the things that have been happening are something that 2 or 3 weeks from now I will be laughing about. Conner is getting over being sick! (FINALLY) He is getting back to his normal self more and more...he struggles with the medicine but I've been shoving it down. In spite of Boston, who ate my medicine dropper. By the way, Does anybody want a dog? Conner is rolling all over the place too, he is getting so strong! I think he will be crawling by the end of March...He can move his back legs really good but he just can't figure out how to put his arms to use with his legs! But everynight I lay him on his back to sleep, and everytime he wakes up, he has rolled onto his tummy! Stubborn little thing, he has always wanted to sleep on his tummy since the day he way born. =) anyways...I just want everyone to know that Conner did well in the nursery tonight! I was so proud that he didn't act like a little banchee! Mrs. Jayne said he didn't give her any problems AND when I went to pick him up, he was sitting on Mrs. Jaynes lap playing nicely with toys! He didn't even look at me when I came in...Mrs. Jayne had to take the toy away and bring him to me before he even noticed I was there to pick him up! Soooo, that is one thing that brightened my day!

My Little Conner Bon Brown Bum

The Con Con Man is Sicky...

2007-02-20T09:48:00.000-08:00

My poor little Conner is sicky...He has been icky-poo ever since his last immunizations so we finally took him in to the Doctor yesterday. And what do you know, he had an ear infection...(Which is exactly what my mom said it was last week...if only I would've listened then! oh the things you learn along the way. #1 listen to your mother) so he is now on the antibiotic and hopefully on his way to getting better. Unfortunately for me, I have gotten no sleep in the last 2 weeks...I feel like a walking zombie. BUT-I do have hope now that I know what the problem is with the baby, now maybe once the medicine kicks in I will get some sleep! =) So, everyday I say to myself, "Sabrina, get on that blog and write." But something always comes up. I like writing on here, I don't know why I don't do it more...I also like looking at everybody else's bloggies. I think that I don't get on here that much anymore b/c I always want to tell my stories and post pictures but I broke my camera and now I don't have any pictures to post...and I think that my stories aren't fully appreciated without a picture!!!! =) One cute thing is that Conner started eating his rice cereal...and he LOVES it! He was just smackin his lips and trying to hold his own spoon! very cute! He started crying when I stopped giving it to him! Such a big hungry boy! =) Anyways, I better run, I have dishes to wash.

The H Thankfulness Game

2007-02-05T16:53:00.000-08:00

Oooo this is exciting...as I was reading everybody's blogs I kept seeing how they continued this cute thing that Trish started! (Thanks Trish for the good idea, You should do this every Monday with a different letter...very fun!) Soooo here goes mine. I am thankful for HOUSEWORK!!! Ha Ha Ha! Did I have you going there for a second???? Just thought I would throw that in for a little laugh! I actually am thankful for all the HANDSOME men I have in my life! The first HANDSOME man is Jeremy, (if you DON'T think he is handsome, i don't want to know...if you DO, I still don't want to know...I don't want to have to hate anybody =) Anyways, I am thankful for him and for everything that he does and is! Just today I am thankful that he took the dog out in this cold weather whenever she needed to go out, he took the Christmas tree down, and he babysat the baby so that I could go to the gym! The second HANDSOME man I am thankful for is my son Conner, (Now you CAN tell me that you think he is handsome!) I am so thankful that God gave him to me...everyday with him is like a gift...I know that sounds soooo cheesy but I really feel that way. As I talked to a lady last night that had a baby 8 days after me and it died from RSV the day after Christmas, I kept thinking that I could not IMAGINE her pain but also that I never want to take a day with my baby boy for granted. The third and final HANDSOME man is my dad. He is just a wonderful guy and I am so thankful for him! I am so thankful with the relationship we have even since I have been married. I am thankful to be in his church and to live close to my parents. I am thankful that even though he is my dad, I still get something out of the messages that he preaches...I never find him boring or dull! And my last HANDSOME thankfulness thing is that I am glad that My mom and my sister are NOT HANDSOME! (I'm sure they appreciate the fact that I don't think of them as handsome!) They are pretty! but thankfully not pretty handsome! he he he! And by the way girls, your glasses just make you hotter! =) So that's it for now!

Conner Found His Feet

2007-01-23T12:25:00.000-08:00

Guess What?!?! Conner found his feet! It is sooo cute to see him grabbing them and playing with them! He is so adorable! This is the funny part of it though, my little man is always a little gassy...soooo since he has found his feet he has been in a (how can I put this delicately) better "position" to not just pass the time but to pass the gas! I have been laughing so hard b/c even now as I am typing, he is laying next to me very happily holding his feet as he is pooting away! Ha! Ha! This little boy cracks me up! ha ha!

Conner Got His 3 Month Pictures Today

2007-01-19T14:29:00.000-08:00

Check out my Slide Show!

2007-01-16T11:24:00.000-08:00

Today I Squeegeed the Dog's Nose

2007-01-06T17:45:00.000-08:00

So, I gave the baby a bath tonight...(Which I try to do everynight) So when I got done I took him into his room to put his diaper on, but I still have a bunch of folded laundry that needs to be put away sitting on the baby's changing table so I had to lay a blankie down and change Conner on the floor. (Well I guess I didn't HAVE TO, I coulda put the clothes away when I folded them that way I could've used the changing table but that's the easy way of doing things....and I seem to constantly do things the not so easy way.) Anyhoo ~ If you know my son, you know we call him "boogie woogie" (among all the other nicknames) because he constantly has a boogie in his nose. Soooo of course I had to use the squeegee in it (You might know this instrument as a blue ball syringe, to us it is the squeegee.) Well as I was using the squeegee, Boston would not stop trying to be all nosy seeing what it was...and she had been pretty nosy the whole time I was giving the baby a bath, and as I was taking the baby out of the bath she kept trying to lick him "clean". So I was pretty annoyed with her already. So after like three or four times of saying "No, Boston", I decided, if she wants to know what this is then she SHALL know the full powers of the squeegee...Probably not so nice of me but hey, you gotta do what you gotta do to deal with the table you have been dealt. (My table's not so bad though - a nosey dog and a husband who blames ME for his fatness are really the extent of my worries) SO I took the squeegee and I squeegeed her nose! Yep, I did it! She jumped back and started sneezing. hee hee! But she seemed to be more interested in her own toys and not so interested in the squeegee after that! Like I said....You gotta do what you gotta do!

Thought you would enjoy this...

I wish there was a cyberway to do laundry...

2007-01-04T10:00:00.000-08:00

My resolution to clean is looming over my head b/c frankly...I don't want to do everything it takes to keep my house clean. I would rather sit here comfortably and write on my blog. I wish there was a cyberway to do laundry...Boston on the other hand is very excited to help me keep my resolution. Every time the baby spits up, she rushes right over to lick up anything the throw up has landed on. She also has decided to help me with the laundry, by seperating the clothes into her own piles (socks underneath the crib. . .underwear in the dog cage) and then licking those items "clean". How sweet of her. Well I am off to a day of cleaning! I better get to the clothes before Boston does. Wouldn't want her to strain herself with all the "work" she is doing!

2007-01-02T14:58:00.000-08:00

Well...just a bit of sad news. My camera broke so now I will have to rely on all the cute pictures everybody else takes for me. Of all the times for it to break it was on Christmas Eve! Can you believe my luck! But on a better and brighter note! Conner had a magnificent first Christmas! (Mine wasn't that shabby either might I add...I made out like a bandit and enjoyed every minute of it!) Conner had so much fun at his Grandma & Grandpa's house on Christmas Eve! He sat with Grandpa and read the Christmas story book. He also got a whole bunch of presents, of which his favorites are a Thomas the Train Engine book that plays music (He laughs at this thing for hours!) and a Winnie the Pooh video. (Yes, it's true, my son is a TV head. We can't let him watch that much b/c he is SO fascinated by it. But, it's been good for us because I think I haven't watched more than 30 minutes worth of TV since the beginning of December!) Anyways, then on Christmas day he got to go to his Nonni and Pops house and get spoiled again. Not to mention at church on Sunday you all spoiled him like crazy too! So it made for a really great holiday for our little boogie woogie!
Now onto my crazy dog...She now has found her doggie disneyland! We went out of town with the teens and she stayed by the Billquists! and I know she had the time of her life because now when I take her outside, she wants to stay out for hours and she doesn't understand why she can't. ("But Mo-om, the Billquists let me stay out for hours at their house!") But I am so thankful to them for taking her in for the weekend! Deb - You have no idea how nice it is to know that your dog - who never gets to run free - got to run free for 4 days! Thank you so much!
Anyways...Now for my New Year's Resolutions! There are a bunch of them so I will not take the time to bore you with them all but here are a few...
1. Be a better friend
2. Write more thankyou notes in a more timely fashion
3. Read my Bible with the church Bible reading program
4. Keep my house cleaner (or at least the kitchen)

Now here are Boston's resolutions. . .
1. To find a way to earn money so that Mommy and Daddy can buy a new house with a big back yard like the Billquist's house.
2. If that does not work, to find a way to get kicked out of the house so that I can go and live with the Billquist's.
3. If that does not work, to run away and live with the Billquist's family

Well to everyone...HAVE A NEW YEAR! (If you don't go to my church and know what I am talking about then HAPPY NEW YEAR!)

Conner's Christmas Suit

2006-12-17T19:20:00.000-08:00

Conner wore his Christmas suit to church today for the Christmas Play. Everybody thought he was cute (cause he was!) =P Here's a couple pictures for your viewing pleasure.

Christmas in Chicago

2006-12-16T19:28:00.000-08:00

Today we went downtown with Jeremy's parents so that the baby could take a picture with Santa at Macy's! So much fun! Afterwards we went to Ed Debevic's. . .Here are some pictures! We had a great time!

Conner FINALLY Slept in the Baby Bed

2006-12-15T10:35:00.000-08:00

Yah! I am so excited! Conner actually spent the night in his baby bassinett! You might be wondering where he was sleeping. . .well he was in his car seat. (no, we are not super ghetto - he just wouldn't sleep anywhere else!) But I tried him out in the bassinett last night and yippee, it worked! And I'm so glad it did. . .Jeremy had bought me this absolutley beautiful bassinett and I was so sad because I was thinking we weren't going to be able to use it at all! But now I have HOPE!

My Beautiful bassinett - can't you see why it would be such a shame to let it go to waste!

My Little Boogie-woogie...Don't laugh at his clothes. he get's so cold at night so I put socks on his hands and a little hat on his head. I told Jeremy that he looks like a little lawn gnome in this picture! hee hee!

2006-12-11T09:56:00.000-08:00

Conner is sleeping I thought I would take this chance to update and put up a few pictures. It's been over a month since my last post and we have done so many things since then. Hope you enjoy all the pic's!

Conner wearing his super cute pumpkin hat that his Nonni bought him. She bought it for him the day he was born but his little head was so small it didn't fit until just recently. Isn't he so cute!

Conner and Grandpa at church! Just because it's a cute picture!

Conner and Nonni at Auntie Cindy's house on Thanksgiving. First time Conner got to meet all of his Biz side of the family. Of course they loved him!

Conner with his Pops on his birthday. We all went to Weber Grill and Conner gave his Pops a Dunkin Donut's gift card. I tried to get a picture of Conner holding it but I couldn't get him to hold it long enough for me to take a picture.

Conner got his first shots! He was so good for them. If you look on his leg you can see the bandaid. He only cried for about 1 minute and then he was fine! I was so proud of him. I think the shots bothered me and Jeremy more than they bothered Conner! He is such a porker now...he weighs 10lbs 14oz! He's going to be my stocky little man!

Conner with Grandma at the Christmas Coffee. This is such a cute picture! I also think this picture is funny though because usually when Conner is around Grandma he refuses to go to sleep! He thinks she is so fun he doesn't want to miss a minute of it!

My Mom, Conner, and I at the Christmas Coffee! It was a lot of fun! And I got the cookies I wanted, so I am happy! (I'm fat from eating all my cookies, but happy!)

Conner's laughing because he thinks it's funny that mommy brought him to the LADIES Christmas Coffee! (But he was okay with it because Grandpa was there too, so that made it not so bad!)

So...that is what we have been up to! I promise I will be better about posting! When I first had the baby I was thinking, I don't know why people say they don't have time to do anything...I had all the time in the world because he slept all the time. So living in the dream bubble that I was, I went and got a new haircut that took longer to do (because I had so much time), I started this blog (because I had so much time), among all the other things that I had so much time for! And now that my baby is awake for the better part of the day. . .I am lucky if I get a shower before Jeremy gets home. So don't be impatient with me if I only post once a week. . .or month. hee hee!

2006-11-02T08:27:00.000-08:00

Boston's Thoughts

I often wonder what Boston is thinking. She is so cute with everything she does. She ends up getting herself into a lot of trouble but sometimes I don't think she really does stuff to be bad. I think that she doesn't understand why we don't understand that she is just trying to help us!

If I could really hear Boston's thoughts. . .this is what I think she would say as we are spanking her for the "bad" things she does.

"But Mommy, I saw the baby keep spitting out the pacifier and I didn't want you to feel bad so I took it and I got some good use out of it. . .see Mommy you didn't waste your money buying it! It took me like and hour to chew threw that thing!"

"Well Mommy, I know you and Daddy don't have a lot of time to take me outside now that the baby is here so I thought I would just poop on the carpet so that you wouldn't have to take me out."

"Mommy I heard the baby crying and I knew you were probably tired because you were up all night with him so I just thought I would help you out by licking his face all over for a little while (and you know what? it tasted pretty good too!)"

"You know Mommy, I am so glad you had this baby because everytime I sniff him he smells like all my favorite smells. . .throw up, poop, and drool! I could just sniff him all day!"

"I know that you don't really like to do laundry that much Mommy, so my plan was to eat all the socks one by one until the socks are gone, and then I was gonna move on to the shirts. But if Daddy keeps spanking me, I think we are going to have a problem with the plan!"

Anyways, I think that she really does think she is helping out sometimes because when she is spanked she looks at us like, "Don't you know, I was just helping!"

2006-10-28T13:17:00.000-07:00

My Conner Song

I heard this song right after I found out that I was going to have a boy. When I heard it, I knew that this was going to be my song and prayer for Conner. Every time I hear it, I think of my little baby boy and I pray that he will grow up to be a wonderful person and that I can be a good enough mother to help him grow up to be that person. I don't know all the words to the song but I know the chorus by heart. . .

I pray that God would fill your heart with dreams,

and that faith gives you the courage, to dare to do great things,

I'm here for you whatever this life brings,

So let my love give you roots, and help you find your wings.

2006-10-23T21:12:00.000-07:00

Just a Couple Pictures

Where's Boston?!?!?

(Her favorite spot under the crib)

Conner & Boston, buddies forever!

Kisses for Conner

Sleeping Baby

SMILING BABY!!! So happy to have such a good daddy!

2006-10-21T10:35:00.000-07:00

Conner and His Man Pants

This past Thursday I took Conner up to Women's Spectacular in Indiana. We went so that everybody from out of town could meet him and see what a cute baby he is! He is still too little to fit into his 0-3 month clothing so I went out and bought him a little preemie outfit. It was so very cute! It had a little button up shirt with a t-shirt that went underneath and then little cargo jeans. It was just the cutest outfit. Then I had little worker boots to go with it. He was so cute in the whole outfit. But, after I put it on him he just looked like such a big boy! He was all dressed up, not in a little sleeper sack, or a onsie but in real man pants! All this time as I have been dressing him, I have been wishing he could fit into some of his clothes that look like a big boy, and now that I did see him dressed like a big boy, it made me think he is already getting too big too fast! So, when we got home from the Spectacular my little baby got put directly back into a little sleeper outfit complete with footies and all! I have his whole life for him to grow up and be a big boy, I think that for now I am just going to make sure I enjoy every moment of him being my little baby and not so much my big boy that wears man pants!

2006-10-21T10:23:00.000-07:00

Conner Likes Puppy, Puppy LOVES Conner

Boston has been so good with the baby. She hasn't shown any signs of aggression, which really makes me feel good because I was slightly worried that she would be extremely jealous because before Conner came, SHE was our baby! Well the other day I was sitting on the bed and I laid Conner down in front of me on his back. I was talking to him and trying to get him to smile. Boston thought I was talking to her so she came up to the side of the bed and started wagging her tail. I started petting her, but when I started, the baby began to cry. Conner heard the baby crying and she laid her head on the babies tummy. It was so cute I wish I would've had my camera! Well I pushed Boston away because I don't want her to get used to laying all over the baby, and Conner started to whine a little more. This time, Boston took her paw and she laid it nicely across the babies tummy as if to quiet him. I just thought it was the cutest thing. I really need to carry my camera with me all the time so that I can take pictures every time something adorable like this happens.

2006-10-14T13:39:00.000-07:00

Daddy Loves the Baby

Jeremy is so sweet. He loves to spend time with the baby. He will talk to the baby for hours about sports, politics, and anything else that he can think of to talk about. It's really cute. Sometimes at night time when I am extremely tired and the baby will not go to sleep I tell Jeremy that I can't do it any longer and he will take over for me. He will hold the baby or walk the baby around so that Conner will stop crying so I can get some sleep. It's really cute to see Jeremy with the baby. I'm so thankful for all he does to help me out with the baby. I could not do it without him.

2006-10-13T11:19:00.000-07:00

Boston, the Battery, and Baby

Jeremy took Boston to work yesterday. It was so nice because I didn't have to worry about taking her out with the baby. Well, Boston decided since she didn't see me all day long she was really going to "bring on the naughty". I was sitting in the living room with Jeremy and Conner when I didn't hear the puppy for a while. So, of course I went looking for her. I suddenly saw a flash of fur dashing from our bedroom into the babies bedroom and underneath the crib (Her favorite hiding spot). Then I looked in the bedroom. . .I found a half chewed BATTERY! What kind of a dog looks at a battery and thinks "Mmmmm....I'm gonna eat that!"? Then I looked a little further and saw one of Conner's pacifiers inside Boston's cage. What little bit of worry I was feeling about her eating the battery turned into anger as I went to drag the dog out from her fortress of solitude underneath the crib. It is beyond me when I think I have a house full of dog bones, kong balls, and rawhides (She even has her own toy basket!) but the dog could care less and goes after socks, pony tail holders, and pacifiers! Well at least for now I only have to worry about the dog eating weird stuff. . .I am sure that when Conner gets a little older, Boston and him will become comrades in crime and I will find them both underneath the crib, Conner will most likely be chewing on Boston's bone and Boston will be chewing on Conner's socks!

2006-10-11T13:09:00.000-07:00

My Baby Boy Conner

I love my baby Conner. He is so very cute. God has given me the most precious gift by giving me my baby. I want to try to remember each and every day with him. Every day so far that I have had my Conner I have felt like I am the most lucky person in the world.