Looky thar!!

We made P-Dub's blog! Well, if you know what you're looking for, you can tell it's me and Baby Girl. All you can see of me is leftover muffin-top from 4 pregnancies a small sliver. But, Baby Girl is looking like her cute little typical self!

I promise I will only capitalize on her cuteness factor for book signings, ok? No "Toddlers & Tiaras" in our future! *gags*


Big thanks to Mollie for letting me know!! :-)

I have proof!

SEE? I have proof that I went, I saw, I met! I had a blast yesterday at the book signing for Ree Drummond's cookbook! She was so neat and seemed very down-to-earth. Hubby dropped me and Baby Girl off for the day, while he took the boys to a nearby gun show. Then, they trekked to a super-crowded mall and killed time waiting for Mommy and the other 600+ people to get done standing in lines. At first, I was a little worried about having the baby all day long with no means of laying her down for a nap, or even someone to help hold my seat during potty breaks! But, I prayed about all that before we even left the house, and wouldn't ya know it?! God took care of every detail! She was soooooo amazingly good for me the whole day! She eventually got sleepy enough to fall asleep in my arms, which only killed my back a little bit ;-), but it was very worth it!

I met some very sweet ladies yesterday! There were all sorts of different women there (and a few husbands too) to meet The Pioneer Woman. I think her humor and candidness must cross all kinds of boundaries, because it was a very eclectic group. I met older women, "country" women, "city girls", grandmas, teenagers, and saw lots of other babies. I also had a great time meeting and visiting with these two ladies: Tillie and her friend Ashley were so sweet! Baby Girl made an instant connection with them and I was excited to meet other bloggers! (We're also going to be praying that they both have sweet little pumpkins of their own soon! Ok?)










SO, it was a very long day, with lots of sitting/standing/waiting, but I finally got to meet Ree! She was very sweet and managed to keep smilin' and signin' for at least 6 hours..... I really don't know how long it went on after I left! Here's my proof:

Checklist....

Camera? Check. Batteries charging? Check. Cookbook? Check. Diapers for kiddos? Check. Movie for the car? Check. Directions? Check. Stroller? Check. Hmmm, what else....

We are leaving early tomorrow to head to Houston. Hopefully the roads won't be icy in the morning, from the winter "storm" that blew through our area today. The snow was dreadfully disappointing in our neighborhood. I heard some people actually got to see it and feel it! It just kept mixing with rain over our house, oh well.

Anyway, we're all piling in and going to Houston. Daddy and the boys are dropping me off at the book signing and then they're heading to a gun show. what a healthy, redneck, male thing to go to, right? So, Baby Girl and I are going it alone. Well, with the hundreds of other people we'll be in line with, I doubt we'll feel alone.

I just hope I don't clam up and not say anything other than, "Hi. Can you make it out to Jana? Thanks." Hopefully, something more profound or witty or sincere will come out. Once, Hubby and I went to a parenting seminar by Lisa Whelchel in our area. Afterwards, she was doing a book signing and I was all excited about having her sign my book. I had a neat little phrase I wanted to have her write for me, but when we got up front, I went blank. I might be smart-alecky in writing, but sometimes in reality, I freeze up!

We'll see tomorrow, won't we?!

THIS time I'm for real!

The last time I told you about a special trip we were going on, it didn't pan out. OH well. But, this time (bar any natural disasters, identity theft issues, car troubles, catastrophic injuries) WE ARE GOING. It's my Christmas present from Hubby. :-)

We're going to see her. She cracks me up! I already got her cookbook and I've gained about 25 pounds since I opened the amazon wrapper! The recipes are D.E.L.I.C.I.O.U.S.

Of course, I will be in line with who knows how many other people, but I'm not above bringing the cutest little chunky punkin' with me to get extra attention. ;-)

Fun book!

We just found the cutest book at our library! I have heard of playing with your food, but this takes it to a whole new level! The kids are laughing hysterically at the amazing pictures! Go check it out!!

"Food Play" by Joost Elffers and Saxton Freymann
also "Food for Thought"

Passionate Housewives book

Hello! Just wanted to tell you about a great book I read a few months ago! It's called, "Passionate Housewives Desperate for God," and it's co-written by Stacy McDonald, and Jennie Chancie.

I ordered mine hot off the press, after watching it develop for weeks on their websites! (I also noticed they ran a full-page ad in our MOPS magazine recently. Not to mention it has been circulating in the Vision Forum catalog for a while now.) So!!! What are you waiting for???? Go get a copy!!!

The book is similar in theme to "The Excellent Wife," by Martha Peace, or "Created to be His Help Meet," by Debi Pearl. Yet, these ladies have their own flair and add a new twist to the biblical call to be our husband's "help meet." I highly recommend it!

Here's an online interview that Kim C. conducted at Life in a Shoe.

The first part is with Stacy McDonald.

The second part is with Jennie Chancie.

Go check it out!!

(What are you still doing here?)