Monsters Munchkin Monday

This past Friday I took the littles to go see Monsters vs. Aliens



It was really cute! I highly recommend it to anyone with kids, or who can use someone elses kids as an excuse to see little kid movies...I love little kid movies, and its a good thing I'm a nanny because there are a lot of great kids movies lately. This movie had a lot of good humor for the kids, and the adults too, I may have laughed more than any of the kids in the theater... oh well...at least I was enjoying myself :)

So basically... it was a good movie, it had great animation, the expressions and details were amazing (as they are in all dreamworks/pixar movies), the plot was cute and easy to follow, nothing really scary happened so it was good for the little guys too... all in all I think its a winner.

Next on the list of Kid Movies to see is Up :)

Other than that.. I woke up Saturday morning, and I was sick...booo. I'm still getting over the last little bit of it, and of course I'm still working..so today we are taking it easy--here's hoping for easy kids today, and hoping to get better by the end of the day too :)

Happy Munchkin Monday..Have a great day!

Taste Test....

So, Little Ann really likes steak when her parents make it... but not when I've tried to make it... hmm.
Anyway, I thought I'd make meatloaf and instead of having it in a loaf, putting it into cup cakes... and calling it Steak Cupcakes (in an effort to get them to try it).

I served them with french fries and peas, and told them that if they wanted dessert later they had to try two bites...

that is the general rule for them... at least while I'm in charge. So they both tried two teeny tiny little bitty nibbles, and decided they didn't like them.... Little Ann ate French Fries, Peas, and Rice Crispies for dinner, and Little Dan had Peas, Yogurt, Apple, and Peanut Butter.

At least they tried! On the menu this week is all stuff that I know they like: Pork chops, mashed potatoes, and peas; Roasted Chicken with Apples; Homemade Chicken Fingers, with Green Beans and Rice Pilaf; Friday is a free night where they can choose something frozen for me to make....and last night we had Pasta, Apple, and Garlic Bread...pretty good week of dinners.

Now I'm off to the grocery store so we will have all the right ingredients!

Patriotic Manicure

So this past weekend I had the house to myself because The Littles went with G & S to Washington DC. This was a birthday trip for Little Ann, she has been learning about the capitol this year in school, and for her birthday in Feb. she wanted to go.... they opted to wait until the weather was a little warmer before making the trip.

Also for miss A's Birthday, I gave her a gift certificate to get a manicure and pedicure... so last weekend, we had a girls afternoon, of lunch, mani's, and Pedi's... oh my!

It was really fun to hang out just the two of us! Paying homage to our country, and wanting to look festive for their trip, she did her nails in red, white and blue... and I did mine in a dark purple to match the outline of my foot tattoo. All in all it was a great girls day... and having the house to myself all weekend long, was extremely wonderful and relaxing boring and lonely.



Happy Munchkin Monday :)

Drumroll Please......

I finished my Cardigan!! My big gray cardigan... the one for me..... all the ends are sewn in, and the buttons sewn on.......and and and and.....yay!





Now that I have finished my first ever sweater, I feel like I can knit anything! lol, and I have a list of projects to finish but on that list is another sweater to be knit for someone else, because they think I did such a good job on mine that they want one too! Wow! What a great sense of accomplishment I have now :)

lol...Happy knitting :)

A New Project to Work on

A little baby top down cardi!

So sweet:



I started working on this one when I was home, just so that I could have something small to carry around in my purse. I have about 15 rows of body left to go, and then sleeves!
I am making it for a woman I babysit for on the side, and I was actually working on it at their house last night.. When Mrs. A came home she was gushing about how darling it is.. so I have a good feeling that she will love it and she may even actually use it! She is Due June 18 so I have plenty of time to get it finished, though I have a feeling that it won't take that long!

My Laundry Hamper Sprouted Legs!

And started wandering aimlessly around the living room:



(sorry its sideways..I don't know how to change that..)

I love this little guy, and his adorable giggle!

Happy Munchkin Monday :)

Sisterhood Award

I got an award a while back from my madre and never posted about it:
Here it goes...



Now, the rules of this award are:

1. Put the logo on your blog or post

2. Nominate at least 10 blogs which show great Attitude and/or Gratitude!
I don't know that I have 10... but here are a few that I read and love, that have most likely already seen the award:
Bora Bora...So glad that you have a blog now too!
Ani....a funky fun gal that I met through my knitting group.
Not so Cynical Knitter...Now Knitting in an urban zoo... a blog friend that I found through a swap over a year ago.
Channon...I love all of your wonderful comments, and our great little email chats throughout the day... I even look forward to them now!
Nichole & her lapdog creations... she is such a creative gal, and a wonderful blog-friend, full of good tips, reviews, and other fun stuff
Ok well I can only get up to 5... but they are 5 worthy recipients!

3. Be sure to link to your nominees within your post.

4. Let them know that they have received this award by commenting on their blog.

5. Share the love and link to the person from whom you received your award.