new things/ old things/ cute things

A lot has been going on in the Masterson home...literally. The last two weeks we have not been here much, due to re tiling our bathroom floor and Thanksgiving. Re tiling your bathroom floor when you only have one bathroom = a big deal. So the whole family went to stay at my parents house. Tough when our life functions are in Atlanta. The back and forth was killer. But of course we loved spending time with family.
Before After

The pictures don't do it justice. Let's just say that I will actually be able to clean the floor and it will look clean, whereas before that was not possible.
Yippee! You become so thankful for running water when you don't have it.

Josie is up to all kinds of new things.
* She has been up on all fours for about three week now. Rocking back and forth.
* Not far behind is always....Mr. Thomas. They are holding hands now.
* Big girl chair. She loves it. We started rice cereal. I know... I am a little late but with all my homelessness I could not add one more thing to my thought process or suitcase.
* I should have blogged about this awhile ago.... Josie loves the sling. Grocery store, festival, church, voting, doggie group.....she loves to be in the sling. I love it too.
I will hopefully be better about posting, since we are back home.

pumpkin bars

i have become known for my pumpkin bars...
therefore I am sharing my recipe with world.

(For those of you who have not experienced them they taste a lot like pumpkin pie but are easier to eat and just better...feel free to make for Thanksgiving... I am!)

Use 9x13 glass casserole pan.

Crust:
betty crocker pound cake box mix
1 egg
2 T melted butter
2t pumpkin pie spice

Mix and mush in bottom of pan

Good stuff:
1 can pumpkin (16 oz.)
8oz. cream cheese
14oz. sweetened condensed milk
2 eggs
1/2 t salt
2t pumpkin pie spice

Mix (hand mixer) cream cheese until fluffy.
Add sweetened condensed milk (still mixing), pumpkin, eggs and salt.
Pour over crust.
Bake at 350 for 30 minutes.
Serve with coolwhip.

On another side note....I am not thinking of Christmas at all, unlike the retail world. Just fully devoting myself to the joy in Thanksgiving.

things that humor me....

things that currently humor me.... would have been gross 5 months ago

example... today

i walked around like this for a good hour. that little lip on clarks are apparently purposeful. who knew??

josie video of the day

i can't figure out how to rotate a video...

question game

This is my haircut (Katie McCoy... notice the jaw line...you know the work that took). I felt weird looking at the camera. So this is all ya get. Side note: I threw out my back yesterday morning. So I now walk around with uneven hips. Weird and majorly uncomfortable when you have a 5 month old baby. Picking her up is not quite so enjoyable. I am headed to the chiropractor tomorrow... no worries.


Katie tagged me... I confess I love the question game... so I am always up for it. When I had a classroom full of students I always subjected them to games of questions.

10 years ago I...
1. Was cheering in the cold on Friday nights....loving it.
2. In my senior year of high school... not ready for college.
3. Dating a boy that was not my husband.
4. Driving a teal grand-am.
5. Writing notes A LOT in class. (sad Josie will miss out on this...stupid text messaging)

5 things on my to do list...
1. fold clothes
2. iron Russ' shirts
3. sweep up Thomas hair
4. read my assigned reading for Bible Study tomorrow
5. fix dinner

5 snacks I enjoy...
1. ritz crackers, peanut butter and a coke
2. apple from Ellijay
3. extra sharp cheddar cheese
4. granola bar (dips)
5. baked lays

5 things I would do if I were a millionaire...
1. pay off this house
2. get bigger house (aiming for 2 bathrooms)
3. bless others
4. trip somewhere fun
5. pay for Christmas gifts

5 places I have lived...
1. Lawrenceville, GA
2. Dahlonega, GA
3. Rome, GA
4. Athens, GA
5. Atlanta, GA

5 jobs I have had...
1. lifeguard at Lake Lanie Islands
2. cleaning crew at Cunningham's furniture
3. FTI receptionist
4. Special Education teacher
5. Learning Specialist

josie and thomas... rolling over together

Josie has begun rolling over from back to stomach. She did stomach to back at 6 weeks. So this was awhile coming... she worked very hard on those abs. Of course she first flipped over while Russ was in Israel and my parents were watching her. But she is a rolling over fool now. She LOVES Mr. Thomas these days. Stops what she is doing to watch him and laughs at him all the time. Mr. Thomas loves it too. Here are two videos of them together. If you are not a dog and kid person you might not like this. But Russ and I love it. Knowing Mr. Thomas' personality.... he has been waiting to interact with Josie.

Look what I found?

in Nana's garden...
I think I'll keep her. My personal sweet pea!


Quick family update...
Russ got back from Israel this morning. Hooray!
I cut my hair off... yep.