Well one of my goals this year was to un a marathon or something. I was hoping to run in the prostate cancer run in Quad cities for my dad. Well, that isn't going to happen, but I do get the honor of running in the Thin Mint Sprint with Hannah. I love that everyday she says" were going running right?" We have yet to run and we only made it 3 houses before Abby asked for a water break and then thought a tree was growing broccoli. HaHa. Hannah has been a trooper, she is completely intranced by the big houses in our neighborhood. She has always wanted a Lexus and now a big house. I think ours is big enough. I can't ever find a pair of shoes for the kids. I really have enjoyed this time with her. She never whines and likes taking in all the things around her, she is an amazing daughter. That is when I realized exercise isn't just running and I am sure I am not burning a whole lot of calories at the pace we are going, but the slow walking time with my girls is priceless. I sometimes wonder if I am in such a hurry all the time what else am I missing. How do I speak to my kids when we are pressed for time? I am not perfect but I am a mom. I am the best mom for my girls and the best wife to my husband. I may not always do it, fast enough, clean enough or perfect enough but to them it is just right. When was the last time you put away your inner voice saying you are to busy, the house is to messy and had fun with your kids or made your spouse feel special. My heart has been aching since the news of my friend Mae's husband killed in Afghanistan. I feel like I must do something everyday because who knows what could happen. Life is so precious but society is in a race for the finish line. What happens after the finish line? How do you run you race with your family?
I have the best friends a girl can ask for thanks for the support and thanks for supporting my business Scentsy rocks!!jjmellen.scentsy.us
Monday, August 9, 2010
Thursday, August 5, 2010
Ranch dipping sauce isn't just for the big guns
Ok, as most of you know I have begun gardening for the first time ever unless you count the one cucumber I grew a few years back. So I am learning the hard way that gardens are natures little children and the require water and nurturing. My garden out back was planted with green beans, carrots, pumpkins sunflowers and watermelons. I am excited to report my green beans harvest about five green beans a week just enough for me to eat and not enough to feed a family of six ha ha. Next year I will plant more. I laugh knowing I kindly took one plant over to my neighbor as a kind gesture. Laughing they probably think I am cheap ha ha.Then there are my sunflowers or lack there of.I had these very awesome stalk things growing, I thought they were sunflowers I was waiting for them to bloom, my mother kindly told me they weren't. I can't tell what are weeds and what are veggies. My watermelons weren't watermelons and my italian parsley are carrots. I thought I had green onions they are chives. My pumpkins are doing great but the mowers ran over one vine. My tomatoes look great for vines but slowly growing. I have all these rubbery leafed weed things, I pulled most of them. I blame them on why my tomatoes aren't growing. Maybe they are sucking the energy out of my garden...
Well what a great way to venture into my next idea. I have been having some battling emotions. I love my husband and kids, but do I sell my self short. See as a mom we give all of our love to our families. Most moms will agree if we are given 20.00 dollars we spend 18.00 dollars on the kids and the 2.00 dollars we have left is just floating in our purse until they need something else. So a very dear friend and I have looked around for books that could help us. I don't have much time to read, but I am making time. We found the book "THE WORN OUT WOMAN, when your life is full and your spirit is empty". We are going to start reading it and answering the questions at the end of the chapter. I will post the questions. I am happy we are going through together yet sad at the same time. We are lucky our husbands are patient and caring. Our kids still look at us like we are super hero's. They are not yet old enough to see us with our masks off. To them we are perfect with imperfections. We have some people in our life not so lucky, divorced, separated or just unhappy with no where to turn. Feel free to watch but not post or post if you want. If I can fix myself and help someone else its a bonus.
Ok so back to the garden- Abby picked the italian parsley which is a baby carrot and asked for dipping sauce- it was about an inch big. I really don't think it needs dipping sauce-a/k/a ranch. ha ha.
May each of you be freed from the cares that are bothering you as you hit your pillow tonight!!!
Well what a great way to venture into my next idea. I have been having some battling emotions. I love my husband and kids, but do I sell my self short. See as a mom we give all of our love to our families. Most moms will agree if we are given 20.00 dollars we spend 18.00 dollars on the kids and the 2.00 dollars we have left is just floating in our purse until they need something else. So a very dear friend and I have looked around for books that could help us. I don't have much time to read, but I am making time. We found the book "THE WORN OUT WOMAN, when your life is full and your spirit is empty". We are going to start reading it and answering the questions at the end of the chapter. I will post the questions. I am happy we are going through together yet sad at the same time. We are lucky our husbands are patient and caring. Our kids still look at us like we are super hero's. They are not yet old enough to see us with our masks off. To them we are perfect with imperfections. We have some people in our life not so lucky, divorced, separated or just unhappy with no where to turn. Feel free to watch but not post or post if you want. If I can fix myself and help someone else its a bonus.
Ok so back to the garden- Abby picked the italian parsley which is a baby carrot and asked for dipping sauce- it was about an inch big. I really don't think it needs dipping sauce-a/k/a ranch. ha ha.
May each of you be freed from the cares that are bothering you as you hit your pillow tonight!!!
Ok I am going crazy going to offer the most amazing thing free!!!
How does this sound!!? Free-----yes I said Free-for anyone that hosts a share and smell, I will give them a plug in warmer of their choice and 3 scents, plus they get the half off items and more free stuff....
Just to excite you I will show you some new warmers!!!
It is so easy even a caveman can do it!!!
I know you want to know, How do I do it.....
I mail you catalogs, the scents, the order forms----Here is he kicker-you open the catalogs and you smell the scents wahla-done..Not so hard you don't even have to do it at someones house, can be done at your desk at work.
Just email me at jkmellen@verizon.net....
Wednesday, August 4, 2010
Today was like everyother day naked kids and lipstick-please Lord save me!!
Tuesday, August 3, 2010
WOW convenion was inspiring and bank card number 300
I just got back from Denver Colorado. The Scentsy annual convention was last week. I have never done anything like this, but realized soon after starting Scentsy that it is a GOD thing. I truely have been bessed. I have met some awesome people. I am not sure if any of you have encountered anything that you stop and say wow it was GOD he even put his signature on it..Well I have been nagging my husband about taking the kids to Disney World. I bring it up at least every other month, he keeps saying they are to you. Thos of you that know my husband know he just doesn't want us to go to such a big tourist destination. Well sure enough Scentsy's big award next year is Disney world. I am doing back flips. Yes I have to work my bottom off to achieve this but I have a ton of friends that will help me. A scentsy party takes 30 minutes. So easy I can mail catalogs and scnets all you have to do is hand out catalogs, smell scents and walla done. You get 1/2 off items and free stuff and I am even giving away a plug in system to all those willing to host a book or home party. It doesn'tt matter where you live. Also the new fall catalog comes out next month and this month is 10% off so help me get to disney.. Thanks for your support....This is the new special Breat cancer warmer all proceeds go to find a cure for breast cancer. I have a very dear and wonderful cousin Jen that is kicking breast cancer butt. Please keep her in your prayers.
So on to the the 300th bank card, yes I lost i again.. Joey thinks I am crazy and yes some days I am but if you would have seen how these kids attacked me when I came in the door you would know why the card is lost. So I ordered another one..My defense I am keeping from fraud. I change the number enough haha.
Wednesday, July 7, 2010
I was lost but now I am found by my footprints in mustard!!
So yes I have been missing in action..I have been more busy with the kids since they are on summer break and it is now my job to play short order cook and entertain my little ankle biters...At least that is what I call them today. It started out much last everyother day except Abby decided that she needed to pour out the mustard, because "mommy I wanted hotdogs" Well she did't even eat a hot dog she just poured out the mustard..She makes me scratch my head so much I will have a bald spot I am sure.
We had an awesome trip to lake of the woods in Wautoma Wisconsin. http://lakeofthewoodswi.com/We needed the drama free get away and time to flush out the bad in our life and start a new with just us....Sometimes the bad stuff floates to the surface and needs cleaned out...Thats just what we did. I had the best time playing with the kids and grilling out with the hubby. I think its important to get away from the high speed world and rough it a bit.
Hannah went to Girl Scout camp in June. She loved it. It was her first time at overnight camp and she stayed 3 days and 2 nights. She then came home and we wen to a mother daughter weekend with Girl Scouts-now that was roughing it mosquito nets and all.
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=67085&id=1406493115&l=4fefaa2562
I will be doing this again with her next year, it was fun.Oh another place to go in the Chicago area is wild west town-our kids loved it..Not really for older kids but my kids thought it was the best surprise ever.
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=63821&id=1406493115&l=5128c6813a
Some awesome recipes from relishrelish.com, they even have a gluten free site. I made a yummy brisket burrito in the crock pot. It was to feed 6. relish relish is awesome they pull your recipes together and make you a grocery list. It tells you if its crockpot, kid friendly, vegan and several other things highly recommend them
[I] Shredded Beef Burritos
Prep time: 15 minutes Cook time: 6-8 hours
per serving: 397 calories; 48 grams protein; 13 grams total fat; 2 grams fiber;
5 grams saturated fat; 19 grams carbohydrates; 113 mgs cholesterol; 376 mgs
sodium
3 3/4 pounds beef brisket
1 1/2 cups water
1 1/2 packets taco seasoning
1 1/2 white onions , chopped
3 teaspoons garlic, minced
1 1/2 teaspoons coarse salt
1 1/2 cups cilantro, chopped (more for garnish)
6 10-inch flour tortillas
6 green onions , chopped
1/3 cup sour cream
3/4 cup shredded Mexican blend cheese
1/3 cup prepared chunky salsa
[1] Place the water and taco seasoning in the slow cooker and
mix well. Add the onion and garlic and mix well.
[2] Trim fat from the brisket and rub salt into the meat evenly.
Place the brisket in the slow cooker and top with cilantro. Cover
and cook on low for 6-8 hours.
[3] Remove the brisket from the slow cooker to a cutting board
and let it cool slightly. Using 2 forks, shred the meat into bite-size
pieces. Place back in the slow cooker to absorb the juices.
[4] Meanwhile, wrap the tortillas in a damp paper towel and heat
in the microwave. Fill the tortillas with shredded beef and garnish
with green onions, sour cream, cheese, fresh cilantro, and salsa.
We had an awesome trip to lake of the woods in Wautoma Wisconsin. http://lakeofthewoodswi.com/We needed the drama free get away and time to flush out the bad in our life and start a new with just us....Sometimes the bad stuff floates to the surface and needs cleaned out...Thats just what we did. I had the best time playing with the kids and grilling out with the hubby. I think its important to get away from the high speed world and rough it a bit.
Hannah went to Girl Scout camp in June. She loved it. It was her first time at overnight camp and she stayed 3 days and 2 nights. She then came home and we wen to a mother daughter weekend with Girl Scouts-now that was roughing it mosquito nets and all.
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=67085&id=1406493115&l=4fefaa2562
I will be doing this again with her next year, it was fun.Oh another place to go in the Chicago area is wild west town-our kids loved it..Not really for older kids but my kids thought it was the best surprise ever.
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=63821&id=1406493115&l=5128c6813a
Some awesome recipes from relishrelish.com, they even have a gluten free site. I made a yummy brisket burrito in the crock pot. It was to feed 6. relish relish is awesome they pull your recipes together and make you a grocery list. It tells you if its crockpot, kid friendly, vegan and several other things highly recommend them
[I] Shredded Beef Burritos
Prep time: 15 minutes Cook time: 6-8 hours
per serving: 397 calories; 48 grams protein; 13 grams total fat; 2 grams fiber;
5 grams saturated fat; 19 grams carbohydrates; 113 mgs cholesterol; 376 mgs
sodium
3 3/4 pounds beef brisket
1 1/2 cups water
1 1/2 packets taco seasoning
1 1/2 white onions , chopped
3 teaspoons garlic, minced
1 1/2 teaspoons coarse salt
1 1/2 cups cilantro, chopped (more for garnish)
6 10-inch flour tortillas
6 green onions , chopped
1/3 cup sour cream
3/4 cup shredded Mexican blend cheese
1/3 cup prepared chunky salsa
[1] Place the water and taco seasoning in the slow cooker and
mix well. Add the onion and garlic and mix well.
[2] Trim fat from the brisket and rub salt into the meat evenly.
Place the brisket in the slow cooker and top with cilantro. Cover
and cook on low for 6-8 hours.
[3] Remove the brisket from the slow cooker to a cutting board
and let it cool slightly. Using 2 forks, shred the meat into bite-size
pieces. Place back in the slow cooker to absorb the juices.
[4] Meanwhile, wrap the tortillas in a damp paper towel and heat
in the microwave. Fill the tortillas with shredded beef and garnish
with green onions, sour cream, cheese, fresh cilantro, and salsa.
Friday, May 14, 2010
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