Valentine Ideas

Valentine Cutie!!!

Mom finished Syd's Valentine outfit last night. How cute is this!!! I love it. It is my favorite of all the outfits mom has made for Syd. We went to Sunday School and church, then we went to 14th region cheerleading competition in Breathitt County. She had so many compliments I was smiling ear to ear. I wanted to go hand out business cards as everyone was talking about how cute she looked. We had a great time watching the cheerleaders.

Decorating for Valentines

I cleaned off the dining room table and put a Valentine tablecloth on the table. I also went into the laundry room and found my Valentine storage bin and looked for something to put in vases. I bought these last year at a yard sale. Since I had two vases Syd decorated one and I did the other. We started out by putting some red shredded paper in the bottom. Next, I found some Sponge Bob Valentines. I had bought two sets of hearts on sticks we put those in the vase. Then I found a package of heart necklaces so we divided those up between the two vases. Last I found some heart garland and we wrapped that around the bottom of the vases. I then put Syd's felt donuts in the middle on a heart plate ( I bought this last year and the table cloth shown at Target last year.) Syd uses the Valentine heart plate year round in her play kitchen. Target has the best Valentines decorations. I would love to go down there and shop. Sandy you should go shopping at Target and buy some fun stuff for Kaleigh to play with. Last year I also bought Syd a apron with a cupcake hat for $5.99. I love red so Valentines decorations are perfect.

Look What Mom is Making Now!!!

These are precious!!!!!

Syd and I went to Walmart Friday night to buy felt to make felt food. I bought fabric and beads for sprinkles for donuts. I always keep mom busy. She loves sewing and I love designing projects. If you would like to buy donuts I am selling them. These would make a great Valentines gift. Email me the price is $2.00 each so you could get 5 for $10.00. www.teresamiller3@windstream.net

Saving Food Boxes

Over the long snow break I have been saving garbage. I am going to use this for my students to look for letters and words. If you can save me some garbage. I am going to tape the box tops shut. This would also be a good idea to put in kitchen. Instead of fake food I could use these.

I COOKED!!!!!!!!!

Gettting ready to bake
Got to use my pampered chef slicer and cutting board.

I put the pork chops on the George Forman Grill instead of the stove. Jon's idea.

Look I can cut up potatoes and Jon did not help .

My little princess helped me cook.

I bought a big bag of potatoes. I really need to use these. I guess fried potatoes.

Finished Pork Chop Casseroles

Canned Biscuits

I decided yesterday that I would cook. I made out a store list to match recipes. I am going to make pork chop casserole(Tab's recipe), cheeseburger dip, spaghetti, tacos, and something with chicken. I can cook even though I act like I don't know how. I just don't feel like there is any use in cooking when you have cereal, lunch meat and a microwave. Although I do feel like if I was an adult years ago then I would of cooked because we did not have all these microwave foods. When I go grocery shopping my buggy is usually empty until I reach the frozen section. If this section I am in my glory looking for new frozen foods. When I have company it is really easy to prepare a meal I just say we have plenty of food look in the freezer help your self. Zack can cook really good in the microwave. I taught him to try two minutes if it is not hot try another minute. Now my husband Mr. Miller he would love to have a home cooked meal. He is the only reason I planned out my recipes. When I cook I always think of the cooks at school. I know they would love to watch me in the kitchen. I have told them so many tales. My major one was when I was fixing microwavable mac-n-cheese the knew can in the cups. I fixed that and Zack told me to put water in it. I ignored him. When I got it out of the microwave it looked like fried worms. Can you believe someone could mess microwavable mac-n-cheese. All you do is add water to the line inside the cup and put in microwave for 31/2 minutes. Also once in the kitchen at school I called and told Ruth the head cook to put my water in ice so it would get cold. She said Teresa I can just put it in the walk in which is a refrigerator. I was like oh I see.

God Bless Me!

Teresa

Crafty Project

Balen came up for a visit so he joined in with Syd and I in making this snowman. It was really easy. I taught them to get cups, bowls, or anything that is a circle to trace. Next we used a q-tip as the paint brush to paint. We had a good time.

Teresa

Baking With Granny Lelia!!!!

Granny Lelia loves to cook with Sydney. She came up yesterday and make chocolate covered pretzels with sprinkles and mini cakes in heart and star pans. Syd loves her Granny Lelia. She gets up in the morning and says can I go to Granny Lelia's? Granny Lelia always plans projects for them to do. Syd loves making any type of craft or cooking. I am not the cook, hopefully Syd will not feel the same way. Maybe she can be the cook in the family.

ABC Book

Am I bored or what I was looking on the Internet at someone's blog and found an ABC book. I thought I will do that. It is going to be neat but a little to busy. It may take a while, a long while for this project. I will post this book as I complete each page. What do you think about this?

Teresa

Look at Tan Man!!!!!!!!!!!

This was the last game of the WYMT. Tanner went up to Paula Alexander's house with his friend Matt Robinson to get painted. He was on TV also. This looks like a superhero action figure.

Valentine Ideas

Put a cookie in a CD holder stamp hearts on holder
Valentine Cards if interested I can make a design for you to print at Walmart
or CVS for $5.00 each.

Another design

Baby Food Jar/Brandie I need some of these

Bracelets

Pipe Cleaner Hearts

Decorate a heart cake

Crayons melted in a heart mold. They have heart molds at Dollar Tree.

This would be so cute for your friend/family.

These are made from rocks

Simone's Birthday!!!

These photo were taken last night at Simone's 8th birthday at Dilce Combs Gym. The party was so much fun. I am glad Syd was invited. She is loving birthdays. She just can't understand why she doesn't get presents. Syd did love giving Simone her present. We had ballgames yesterday and she told Simone my mom is going to make you a present. She knows me so well already. I love giving home made gifts or special ones. I usually think hard about gifts. Well actually I think about it the day of the party and start making something. I usually give photos as gifts. At the party the children, played basketball, gymnastics, make up, made bracelets, and sing karaoke. Now that was a fun party. Simone also has a wonderful family. Her brother Braxton plays basketball with Zack.

Little Dores Here I Come!!!!!!!!!!

Yesterday was Syd's first day as a Little Commordore Cheerleaders. She is learning. On the way to the first practice and performance she was saying "Go Mustangs". I said no Syd it is "Go Commodores" then I said Syd that is a big work just say "Go Dores" then she would say "Go Mustangs and give me the grin where she closes the right eye. When she wants special treatment or in trouble that is the grin. I love it, but remember she alreadys knows how to play others. She uses this with everyone and it is so cute.

Teresa

New Website

I decided today that I would design a website just for my business. I will still continue to post to my blog. I love sharing family activities that I do with others. I am hoping that someone will learn and do the activities with their own family. My new website is a photobucket. Click on the side to view my albums. I will be adding new items daily. I have planned new products for Valentines and Spring/Summer. Be sure to check it out. If you need a birthday gift email or call and I will gift wrap for free and deliver to the party or to you. Here is the link.

http://photobucket.com/KeepsakeinMemories

Thanks,

Teresa

WYMT CHAMPIONS!!!

Last week Jon and I took the kids to ballgames all week. Jon and Zack went to three and Syd and I only went to two. We had a great time. Zack had the most fun running around with his friends. The first night there were National Guard giving away blow up sticks to hit people with and WYMT gave basketballs to cheerleaders to throw into the crowd. Zack loved it. Syd enjoyed playing with her toys we brought, watching cheerleaders, going to hospitality room with Wanda, and Perry Central Football brought a blow up thing for the boys to run through she thought that was a cave. It also had smoke coming from it. Yesterday we went back to Perry Central and she asked if the cave was going to be there. As you can see from the photo we won. Tanner doesn't get to play on this team it is the varsity not freshman. Tanner also dressed up he had a friend put paint all over him. He was on TV. Zack also made a video tape of him and his friend Noah on the news doing the sports. I loved watching it over and over. He got to bring home his newscast.

Teresa

Thought this was neat!!!

Look Syd on a magazine
Cordis in someones eye!!!!!!!!!!
I emailed Cordis and gave him this link he went straight to work and designed these two photos. I don't remember the website. There were several designs and you could add your photos. I couldn't figure it out. I want to do this for the yearbook next year.
Teresa

County Tournment Program Photos

Yesterday I took photos for the county program. I thought I would share some of these. I do the yearbook at school which got me into photography. I am learning. I have so many hobbies that I don't really get a chance to focus on some of them. I mostly work on my business, ballgames, classroom, church, and spend time with Sydney. I don't put photography at the top of my list. I wish I had more time. It is so much fun taking photos. I usually take around 2000 a year between school and home. The yearbook I did for school will be at school next week. I can't wait this is the yearbook from last school year. I put it off and finished it late. This will make my third yearbook. I also take photos of school groups and individual shots. If anyone is interested I will come to your school. Yes I went home and got the wrong shirt for Syd. I don't know what I was thinking. I do crazy things like this from time to time. I can't always be perfect.

God Bless,

Teresa

Syd and Sydney Doll

After Christmas sale for the past two years mom and I have bought matching clothes for Syd and her doll. You can get them for 75% off. We save them and forget what we ordered until Christmas. Syd has so much fun playing with this doll. The day before Christmas break ended I got out all of the Syd's clothes that matched the dolls. She had so much fun this day. She always remembers the place that we first took her photo with this doll in the hallway. She goes to that place and says let's take a picture. I showed her the matching lunch boxes so she went to her kitchen got plates and food to put in the lunch box.

Love,

Teresa

Love These Photos

I got both of these photos from Brandie's my space. Now these look like two models. Both of these photos were taken at football games back in the fall. Look how happy both of them are. This is what life is all about kids.

Love,

Teresa

Happy New Year!!!!!!!!!!!!

A year has gone by and now a new one is starting. As I look through all these photos all I could think of is blessings. It is truly amazing how the Miller family is blessed. Thank you Jesus. Some wishes for 2009.

1. Lose weight I have gained so much

2. Go to Sunday School

3. Attend Wednesday night service when possible

4. Syd go to school (can't wait)

5. Tanner being safe and coming back to church

6. Zack growing and learning

7. Papaw Arthur and Papaw David being healthy

8. Granny Lelia and Granny Jean Happiness

9. Kaleigh can't wait to see her. We have waited for so long

10. Spend more time at school preparing for my lessons

11. Being a better wife spending time with Jon

12. De clutter my house

13. Spend more time with family

This is enough if I accomplish this I will be a good woman.

Each year I choose one word to live by and think about often. The idea behind the one little word concept is to give yourself something to focus on throughout the year. this comes from Ali Edwards a famous scrapbook http://aliedwards.typepad.com/. She has an excellent blog check it out. I was going to choose PEACE and the definition said quietness, well that is not me. I have thought and thought and the word is going to be

I know strange but here is the definition

NOUN:
The absence of war or other hostilities.
An agreement or a treaty to end hostilities.
Freedom from quarrels and disagreement; harmonious relations: roommates living in peace with each other.
Public security and order: was arrested for disturbing the peace.
Inner contentment; serenity: peace of mind.

INTERJECTION:
Used as a greeting or farewell, and as a request for silence.

IDIOMS: at peace

In a state of tranquillity; serene: She is at peace with herself and her friends.
Free from strife: Everyone wants to live in a world at peace. keep /hold (one's) peace
To be silent. keep the peace

To maintain or observe law and order: officers who were sworn to keep the peace.

Well that's it. I am not changing. My mind I do need to be more silent. When you see me say "PEACE"

Love,

Teresa