Month: March 2013

I Have a Giant Suprise!

We recently got to try the new Green Giant Veggie Snack Chips.ย  We tried the Roasted Veggie Tortilla Chips & the Mulitgrain Sweet Potato chips.ย  They tasted so good who knew there was a surprise hiding in each chip…..VEGGIES!

Everyone loves a good surprise right?ย  Well, did you know I have a secret talent?ย  It’s actually something my whole family does.ย  My Dad used to do it with his brothers and they taught their kids and so on…..

So what is it?ย  Well, it’s silly, but we take great pride in our squeaking abilities.ย  My Dad and his brothers can squeak entire songs by just blowing out their lips and making tunes.ย  I can squeak too, but I’m not as good at carrying a tune as they are.ย  It’s more difficult than you might think.

Put your lips together and try blowing out…..did you make a noise?ย  Do you think you can carry a tune or even squeak a song?ย  It takes talent and by golly my Dad has it and I’m proud to say I carry on that “secret” family talent too!ย  It’s taken years to perfect but I’m getting there.

Who knew these delicious looking chips are containing a GIANT surprise?
The Green Giantโ„ข Roasted Veggie Tortilla Chips โ€“ Zesty Cheddar Flavor are made with real vegetables, 17 grams of whole grain per serving (48g are recommended daily), and are naturally flavored.
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The Green Giantโ„ข Multigrain Sweet Potato Chips โ€“ Sea Salt Flavor are made with real sweet potatoes and made with 14 grams of whole grain. Plus, they contains 40 percent less fat than regular potato chips!
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Green Giant Multigrain Sweet Potato Chips (6g per 28g serving) have 40 percent less fat than regular potato chips (10g per 28g serving).
ย Roasted Veggie Tortilla
ย Mulitgrain Sweet Potato chips

I’m a working Mom and Wife.ย  Often times it’s hard to feed my family, let alone feed them healthy things.ย  I always have snacks in the car with me.ย  DFW traffic+snacks=my sanity!ย  Often times those snacks are very unhealthy and I end up feeling guilty for giving Connor something to eat that isn’t good.ย 

It’s so nice that Green Giant has these healthy options.ย  I loooooooved the sweet potato chips!ย  Connor really liked the cheesy roasted veggie tortilla.ย  I mean what 3 year old doesn’t love anything with cheese?ย  It’s a much better option than the cheese puffs he prefers, and honestly he couldn’t put the bag down.ย  HE LOVED THEM.

Any way I can get nutrition or a vegetable in this child is wonderful!

ย Obviously enjoying those chips ey?
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Check out the Green Giant Facebook page and upload a video or picture of your secret talent!

You can also print off a coupon for 85 cents off Veggie Snack Chips HERE

Check out the surprise talents the Green Giant has unearthed.

Thank you to The Green Giantโ„ข for being a sponsor. Show the Giant your surprise talent at www.facebook.com/greengiant

Blogger Biggest Loser: The Finale

So here we are a little over two months after this Biggest Loser challenge began.ย  I’ve been encouraged by so many of you!ย  I hope that the friends you’ve met while participating will continue on and you’ll continue to encourage one another.
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I started this weight loss challenge feeling icky.ย  I feel like things have gotten better, yet I know it’s a continuing process and a lifestyle change.ย  I am not looking for a “quick fix”.ย 
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Here we are at the end and here are my results:
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I’m down -8 lbs!!!
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Yay!ย  I know it’s not a ton, but for a couple months it’s darn good.ย  Especially considering how stressed things have been lately.ย  Thanks for the support and we had a pretty good darn team too.ย  I’m so excited to read how each one of you did!!!!
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No matter if you didn’t lose a thing, at least you tried and you made some great friends ๐Ÿ™‚
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So everyone who is still in the game please post your link below & I’ll announce a winner next Monday.ย 
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We celebrated Terence’s Grandma’s birthday today at Red Lobster.ย  Oh my gosh.ย  Those cheddar bay biscuits are so hard to have self control…..but feeling good is so worth it & it’s okay to eat the things you want, just in moderation.ย  If you haven’t done so yet I would recommend My Fitness Pal.ย  It’s a great way of tracking your daily calories & I would have never known about it without ya’ll!
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xoxo Becky
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Race Car Party Planning

So if you’ll remember last year we had a Starbucks/Coffee themed green St. Pattys day birthday party.ย  This year Connor wanted a race car birthday party so this is what I have going so far:
Cupcake liners/toppers
I’ll probably just end up making some chocolate and vanilla cupcakes
ย I found these cute street signs at a party store for about $2 each.ย 
ย Balloons and a race car flag banner
ย plates and checkered flag picks
ย Cute little candles
ย Party favors
ย I was thinking of putting something in these??? Popcorn???
ย I got these cute plastic bowls and plate on clearance for $2

I can’t believe how big these boys have gotten!ย  They are both 3….this was last year and they already look like they’ve grown up so much.

ย Thank you Lord for these precious boys!
If I ever get preggo again it would be fun to do it with my sister ๐Ÿ™‚

Happy FRIDAY!

What Kind of Mother Am I?

I’ve had a lot going on lately….I haven’t denied that.ย  I know whether you are a working mom or a stay at home mom we all have our own daily battles.ย  There are advantages and disadvantages of both situations.ย  I could stay at home like this mom who supports their entire family on 14K a year.ย  She’s amazing.ย  Is there a perfect number for happiness?ย  Several studies have shown that if you make too little you are not happy, yet if you make too much you aren’t happy either.ย  Why is that???ย 
It’s because happiness cannot be found in things, houses, new clothes, cars, or any other possessions.ย  It can only be found through the path you choose for your life.ย  You have a choice at every turn.ย  Do I make the right choice or the wrong one?
I choose to follow Christ and I am a believer.ย  I personally believe that has a lot to do with my happiness.ย  Whether or not you believe in God is your choice.ย  That’s why Jesus died for our sins and we are able to make that decision in our hearts.ย  We are freed.
Decisions….life is full of them.
Do I need that or do I want that?ย  Is it a necessity?
I choose to work.ย  I don’t have to work.ย  I also don’t want to live in debt.ย  This is a choice weย have made soย we can provide a better future for our family and they won’t have to carry aย financial burden.ย  And- hopefully one day we’ll be able to bless others.ย  I love to give.ย  It makes my heart happy!ย Hopefully by the end of this year we’ll be debt free, minus our mortgage.ย  Then we can start saving to pay for a car in cash.ย  It hasn’t been easy, just ask Terence, but we are a team.ย  I enjoy the adult social interaction I get every day from my job.ย  Connor loves school and his friends.ย  His teachers probably come up with more things than I ever couldย teach himย during the day.ย  Whether you stay at home with your kids, you work by choice, or because you have to….life is what you make of it.ย  Don’t ever feel like you aren’t doing good enough.ย  Own your decision and make the most of it.
This life we live day in and day out can seem repetitive and full of twists and turns.ย  How you handle the turn around the corner is a choice.ย  Terence and I have really felt TV has become a “God” in our household.ย  We come home and sit in front of the television and eat our dinner, but the sad part is Connor is in our bedroom watching a cartoon eating his dinner separately.ย  Now, we do eat dinner at the table together sometimes…but not all the time.ย  We are both so tired and that has been our excuse for lazy parenting.ย  Terence has a long commute and we both work over 40 hours a week.ย  Regardless, we knew something had to change.ย  We felt a tug in our hearts to make a change and do it now.
We are looking into lowering our cable plan to just the basic channels and one DVR instead of two.
I’m proud of Terence because he has been getting up every day to run.ย  I’m taking my tennis shoes to work and I’m going to start doing the stairs on my lunch hour.ย  We were both feeling sick and sluggish and down right awful.ย  Inside and out.ย  We are also looking for a jogging stroller so Connor can go with us on walks in the evenings.ย  Any recommendations???
It’s easy to blame the stress of a job or house choresย forย yourย laziness.ย  I do it all the time.ย  It’s hard to get everything done especially when you are OCD like me! ha!ย  All I can say is do the best you can and God will take care of the rest.ย  Everything will fall into place.ย  There have been some major changes and my job lately and my work load has increased a lot.ย  I’m trying not to get too overwhelmed, but some days it’s just hard.
You’ll probably see a little less blogging from me for awhile.ย  My first priorities are and should always beย God, myย husband, and son.ย  Lately they’ve not been at the top of my list and I’ve prioritized other things over them.ย  That is going to change.ย  I’m missing the best moments of motherhood and family time because I’m busy doing other non-important things to make me feel important???ย 
I guess in some small way this blog is validation.ย  Validation of my self worth.ย  That people reallyย do like me and enjoy what I have to say and they like seeing pictures of my kid.ย  Why am I valuing myself on what other people think of me?ย 
I catch myself constantly ignoring others because I’m on my phone or watching TV.ย  Would I ignore Jesus if He was in the room standing next to me?ย  Probably not!ย  Next time you go to a public restaurant look around you and open your eyes.ย ย  Count how many people have their heads down looking at their cell phones.ย  It’s become a security blanket for almost everyone.ย  Clutching theirย phones in their hands fixated on what’s on the screen.ย  We are turning into zombies.ย  We aren’t feeling or doing…..we are just reading and texting.
Now, I don’t want you all to think I don’t love this blog or the friendships I have made from it.ย  I love social networking and all it has to offer.ย  There is also a lot of good that canย come from it!ย I’m just saying that I’ve prioritized it over other things and lately have felt the need to change that.
I’m still going to love and nurture this blog, it is after all my journal.ย  A place to post my beloved memories and pictures.ย  A place for friends and family to read about what is going on in our lives.ย  I also love reading about all of my “bloggy” friends lives too!
I just wanted to share a little bit about what has been on my heart lately.ย 
If you are still reading this….thanks for sticking around and thank youย for caring enough to read.
If you need prayer or are struggling with something right now like I am there is a whole community of people who will pray with you and support you.ย  You just have to make the decision….and ask.
I pretty sure you’ll be welcomed with open arms ๐Ÿ™‚
xoxo Becky
I’m off to go play with this silly kiddo…..

Busy Week

Its been a crazy busy week.ย  Lots going on & I don’t really have time to blog a lot! Sorry y’all….
Blogger Biggest Loser we resume on Monday for the finale & then I’ll choose winners.ย  Thank you all so much for your support during this time.ย  A lot of changes have happened since January but Ive tried to remain conscious of my eating habits.ย  If you feel like continuing to link up with some of the people you’ve met through the challenge that’s great!
I’m not doing so good at maintaining this link up and I’m sorry :-/ย  But looking forward to Monday and reading about all of your progress!
Hope everyone is having a good week!
Connor had a great 3rd birthday yesterday & says thank you for all the happy birthday wishes!