I've been tagged!

Thanks Tanya for this tag! So it looks like I need to tell 7 random things about myself! Gosh~ ok so here we go!
1. So just like Tanya I am a very low maintenance type of girl. I do not like having to get all "done up", lip stick (or gloss) and I am ready to go!
2. I live in Reef's! I hate shoes! I love my flip flops! It could be snowing and if I go out to get the mail it is in 1 of my many pairs of flips!
3. I have lived in just as many states as my oldest son Austin, 4 Florida, North Carolina, Virginia (2 different city's), and Mississippi!
4. I love reality TV, Big Brother, Survivor and Amazing Race are my favorites!
5. I am a total type A personality! I love everything organized, structured and scheduled. Although in my OLD age I am getting a little more used to the "unscheduled" things.. Although it does throw a kink in the day! haha
6. I love to torture Keven.. Forever wanting to change something in this house.. We live in a almost 100 yr old house. There is TONS to do! We get 1 project done and another one ready to go... But that's why he loves me! I keep him on his toes! (or at least that's what I tell myself!)
7. I would love to have just 1 more baby! But unless we get a miracle I think it's just the 3 A's!
Ok on that note... I tag Kelly... Give us 7 random things about you!

It's a JUNGLE out there...

Or is that the Genova's house? haha... Well as you know we love to play in the yard with planting different flowers and trees! Our house in Mississippi was planted with tons of color.. This house however is a blank canvas! Perfect for Keven... Here are a few pictures of what we planted a couple weekends ago! 9 rose bushes in all... I get my love of roses from my dad!

Ashley & her cake!

I tired to get her to change her mind... But that girl wouldn't budge... She had to have the same cake as her daddy! It was just as yummy the 2nd time around...
These are the cupcakes we brought to school!

And just playing a little DDR on the Wii..... Lord I have been singing the songs now for days!

It's Birthday time!

Sunday April 13 our little girly turned 9! Keven and I are in aw that she is 9! It seems like just the other day she was born... We had a nice family day including a baseball game for Andrew... Here are a couple shots from her day, and the birthday outfit... For those of you that don't know. A friend of mine is a awesome designer... Every year for the past 4 years I have had a special birthday outfit created just for Ashley.

And 2 days later we did this!

I just love the cut! The only down fall is that she looks so much older! And we spend about 20 min. blowing it dry!!!

As time goes by!

Well since my last post.. The kids have been on spring break, I went to Nashvegas (Nashville) to visit my parents. Keven's mom was here so she stayed with the kids... Baseball is in full swing for both the boys.. And Ashley is back in gymnastics... She is in the process of mastering her back handspring.. Here are a couple pics from last week.. They aren't very good... I was messing with the settings and screwed the whole thing up!

I will get some more this week!

Oh on a totally different note... Please add Ben and Becky Powell to your prayer list! They just lost thier 16 month old to Cancer yesterday morning.. You can read about Ethan's journey at www.ethanpowell.com

Cakes, Cakes and more Cakes

I have Tanya to blame.. I mean thank for this one!! There is a awesome group of cookbooks out that take a everyday cake mix and turn them into something out of this world!!! The Cake Mix Dr. is the main one and then she has the chocolate and cupcakes... I bought them all! So I have been trying out a few... Monday's was Key Lime Pie Cupcakes ...(green for st. patty's day)
My neighbors don't know if they should hate me or love me!



Tuesday was April's Birthday cake "Texas Sheet Cake" No pics.. That was a pretty basic brownie like cake...

Now the ultimate STRAWBERRY CAKE!! This was Keven's birthday cake last night... And let me tell you EVERYONE LOVED IT!!



Fresh Strawberries and cream cheese.... YUMMO

The Shopping God's are HAPPY!

Ok since Tanya and I have been doing the grocery game I have been stocking up... So this week I really didn't need much! But with Spring and Summer around the corner there were just a few things I could pass up!


Drum roll PLEASE!.......

CVS TOTAL WAS 5.14 SAVED 44.36
Check out what I got!

Ok I am going to break it down....

2 12 packs of my BELOVED diet coke 3.00 EACH SAVED 1.99 EACH
2 Smart Water 1.00 EACH SAVED .69 EACH
1 Bic Soleil Razor 5.99 SAVED 1.00
1 Bic Soleil Razor REFILLS 4pack 5.99 SAVED 1.00
2 Extra Large Easter Eggs (the ones you stuff) .99 EACH
2 Coppertone Spray Sunscreens 9.99 EACH!

Ok Breakdown
2-2.00 off Bic Soleil products, Making my razors and refills 3.99 each
5.00 off 15.00 or more CVS coupon
Now My EXTRACARE Bucks
3.00
4.00
6.00
15.00
for a total of ECB 28.00 in ECB..
Which gives me my subtotal of 4.94
tax .20
TOTAL 5.14
But here is the best!!!
They GAVE ME
1.00 ECB for buying the diet coke
7.00 for the Coppertone Sunscreen
6.00 for the Bic Soleil Products
1.98 for the Easter eggs!

So again I was "paid" to shop there!!

Walgreens wasn't bad so later today I will break that down as well!