friday, i have never been so happy to see you!

yes, i stay at home, but weekends don't require me to get up so early and spend half of my day shuttling kids back and forth to school.

i don't actually get to sleep in, i just get to ignore the kids for a little longer.

welcome new friends!  i'm so glad you are here! 

please say you brought coffee!?!

welcome everyone!

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here is a glimpse into my week:

1. hanging out on the couch. it's what i do best!
2. the drive home from dropping the kids off at school.
3. elijah is totally rockin' big sissy's red heart sunglasses.
4. i don't know why, but i love these berries i have up for decoration in my home.
5. i love this santa too. he is dressed all in white.
6. she seriously thinks she is famous!
7. the sun that shines in my face every morning making the drive almost impossible
8. just me!

how was your week?  link up your fun phone photos over at webbisodes like i did!


i am also participating in a new something i discovered...

{Erin Nicole Photography via weheartit}

1.   I wish  santa was more than just real in my heart. then he could be the one to give phoenix and tyler that lump of coal they definitely deserve this year. i just don't have it in me to do it.

2.  Yesterday I  ate mexican food twice and wore the same sweatshirt that my dad gave me for the third day in a row. i can't help it. it's so comfy. no i am not wearing it today.

3.  Today I will  clean up this house so that my friends who are stopping by won't think less of me.

4.  Tomorrow I will   take my children to stay with their grandparents so i can go to a carolina panthers football game on sunday in the rain.

5.  Maybe  i will get lucky and win the lottery today. i guess i would have to actually play first.

6.  Someday   i will be able to sleep past 6 a.m. again. not someday soon.

7.  I love  that i am a mother of six children.

wanna play along?  link up over at the little things we do.

i hope you all have a wonderful weekend!

appy fwiday!

i am sick! 

sick, sick, sick! 

i have some kind of awful crud that just won't go away.

it started last weekend with a scratchy throat. then i lost my voice, and then i got it back, and then it went away again, and now i am hoarse at random times throughout the day. i feel like i have cotton shoved up into my sinus cavities and my throat is raw.

i managed to run out to lowes this morning because i wanted to buy an artificial tree for my dining room corner. i saw the tree i wanted there while we were buying our new dishwasher the other day.

when i got there it had been marked up from the $15 it was the day i saw it to $22 dollars, and i must have been in some kind of medicated stupor because the tree was nothing like i remembered it the other day.

maybe i should go check to see what that dishwasher i bought looks like again!

needless to say, i didn't get it. i should have snapped a shot of that tree but i got this one of elijah and tyler instead for fun phone photo friday over at webbisodes. elijah was in such awe over the christmas trees. he was such a little bit this time last year.

this weekend i am going to enjoy some much needed rest!

don't forget about the awesome giveaways i have going on right now: 

2 sets of crayons from gaddy nipper crayons. ends tonight!
$30 from pear tree greetings 
$25 from my baby clothes boutique

i hope you all have a wonderful weekend!

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happy (almost) halloween!

new friends, old friends, happy 2 days until halloween to all!

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just a little about me...

likes:

GOD, photography, diet dr. pepper, mexican food, horror movies, mini vans, black coffee, summer, swimming, green, roller coasters, halloween, cinnamon, cilantro, vegetable gardens, children, laughing, sons of anarchy, dawson's creek, rainbows, beaches, polar bears, penguins, haunted houses, hot tamales, caramel, hammocks, singing in the shower, rainy days under a blanket, hot chocolate, holding hands, picnics, tattoos, dane cook, drew barrymore, staying up late, hugs, running horses, fall leaves, hockey, playing punch buggy with my kids, the smell of bacon frying, flip flops, wooden toys, a creative mind...

dislikes:

liars, caves, drugs, thong underwear, lakes, spiders, roaches, the dark, sirens, tight spaces, rude people, long lines, wearing wet clothes, icy roads, homework, cleaning toilets, laundry, lots of sugar, dust, mosquitoes, when people don't use their turn signals, battery operated toys, driving, malls, know-it-alls, dirty floors, fleas...

flashback friday

elijah's first halloween, october 2009

it took like fifty photos to get one where elijah would look somewhat in my direction. he was just 3 months old and nosey as can be. then he became so fascinated with this pumpkin bucket when i put it up in the seat with him.

i might not be posting over the weekend because i will be super duper busy. who knows, i could i squeeze in a late night chat with you all if i get a chance.  but if not, i hope everyone has a safe and happy halloween! i can't wait to see everyone's fun photos.

  

REMINDER:  don't forget to check out my giveaways. the links are at the top under reminders and announcements. 

..and if you could spare a couple clicks, could you please vote for me?

happy rain-free friday!

welcome friends!

YES, rain-free.  it has been raining for the last week here and i am so glad it is gone. it was much needed because we were in a drought but to give you a good idea of how bad it was, schools delayed, some closed because of flooding.  in my 30ish years of living, and even when i was in school, i never recall school not taking session because of rain. NEVER. maybe in one of those rainy states somewhere in the northwest that might occur, but not here.

so here is the {perfect} ending to all of that rain...

franklinton, nc,  september 2010

the best rainbow ever streaming straight across the top of our home!  i was in awe and quickly grabbed my camera to capture the moment.

and this goofy child.

mackenzie, september 2010

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be sure to stop back by later today for fat butt friday, a healthy lifestyle series i do that documents my weight loss journey.

you can also come back for my flashback friday post.  if you love to see embarrassing photos of people at their most awkward moments in life, then you will enjoy the photos of me because every photo of me before today is one of those moments it seems.

and, while you are here, be sure to enter my new giveaways. find the links up at the top under the reminders and announcements.


hope you all have a wonderful weekend!

a big friday welcome with a bunch of friday-ness

welcome, welcome, welcome 

fabulous new friends!

(and just as fabulous old friends too)




here at six cherries on top, i share my life stories of living as a SAHM of six children; you will find lots of photos and stories that narrate our journey.  you will also enjoy my top 3 tuesday, my getting to know your child series, fat butt friday, and sweet stuff sunday.

yesterday, i shared the photos of our vacation in virginia. be sure to come back later today for part 2, as well as helpful tips on weight loss and healthy eating in fat butt friday.

here are a few little somethings i have started doing for you to catch a glimpse into my life.

past, present, future

this week: my daughter Phoenix had picture day at school. kindergarten pictures are kinda a big deal to me.

yesterday: my daughter Mackenzie joined the builder's club with her school.  she is so excited to be participating in this community service like club that visits shelters, holds canned food drives, and works with the school to give back to the school and the community.

today:  i am going to take that long drive to pick up two of my favorite fellas in the world.  i am a step mother, but i love Ryan and Jacob just the same.

tomorrow: i am hoping that my oldest three children will be willing to help me finish up the fire pit we have been so desperately trying to rebuild.  i wanna get at least one use out of it before the cold weather gets here. i am been promising s'mores for a while now.

next week: i have a major assignment due in one of my college classes that i am taking. i might want to get started on it.

the five senses

taste: coffee.  it has been over a week since i have had any and it was a mighty good thing this morning.

touch: someone left the fan on above me and i can feel it blowing on me.

smell:  this coffee, of course. and the cinnamon raisin bread i made for the kids this morning.

hear:  the television.  it is playing the movie stop loss on netflix for wii.

see: my youngest daughter, Tyler, wearing her one year old brothers jacket. it actually fits. she's either really small (which she is) or he is really big (which he is).

flashback friday

phoenix: march 2006

this is one of my favorite photos of Phoenix. she wasn't more than a year old and with a personality so much different than now. i remember her being such a drool queen and how surprised i was that she didn't have a long string of drool hanging off her chin in this photo. i was about 4 months pregnant with Tyler when this photo was taken.
 

five question friday

1. what is the first nightmare you remember?

i am sure i have had nightmares, but i am a horror movie junkie, so things like that don't actually scare me. i have never dreamed about a person's death, or anything horrible about my children or family, but i have woken up crying.  don't know why though.

2. even if you're not a sports fan, what's your favorite sport to play/watch?

hockey.  no question about it. i have been going since i was a young girl and i just love the thrill of it.

the carolina hurricanes v. the boston bruines game, december 2008

3. if you could pull off one piece of trendy fashion, what would you want it to be (jeggings, hats, thigh high boots, etc.)?

i am not afraid to try almost anything and think that anything can look right on someone if you wear it right. i have no desire to wear super short shorts or halter tops so pulling that off is not even a consideration. i guess i would have to say heels.  i wish i could pull off chasing my kids around in them.

4. did you make good grades in school?

for the most part.  i was always an A, B, C student (mostly B). on occasion i would make a D, but it was usually in math. although i am in my 30's now, i am currently getting my degree in Early Childhood Education and my grades are usually an A. go me!

5. what magazines do you subscribe to?

sadly, i am a terrible tree saver, because i subscribe to a truck load of magazines. woman's day, martha stewart living, weight watchers, town and country, good housekeeping, redbook, and nearly every parenting magazine there is...just to name a few. to justify it, i do read them and when i am done, i let my kids cut in them for arts and crafts or donate them to the preschool i used to work for.

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a bunch of friday this and that

welcome new friends! 

thanks for stopping by! 

past, present, and future

last week: 

my daughter phoenix aka peanut started kindergarten.  read all about that here if you'd like.

this week: 

i have been obsessing over this new netflix for the wii.  i have watched more movies this week than i have all year. i have actually found that putting on a movie i have seen one million times is a great way to entertain one's self and still get some cleaning done.

today:

i am going to attempt to get the rest of my house clean, so that tomorrow i can do absolutely nothing but spend time with my kids...and maybe a little time with myself and a few yummy smelling candles.  yes, on a saturday.  haven't done that in a long time.

tomorrow: 

me, my kids, maybe a few board games, some candles, a few naps cuddled up with my kiddos.

next week:

my youngest daughter, tyler has been missing adrianna, her bestie, so we will go pick her up and have a day of fun. maybe go to the museum. or the park. i sure do wish my bestie could go too!

the five senses

taste: 

i just ate a bowl of honey bunches of oats and 1/2 of a banana.  the other half was claimed by my one year old.

touch: 

i am wearing the most comfortable duke blue devils hoodie ever. it is old and raggedy and comfy. i totally don't care that i look like a bum in it.

smell: 

butterfly flower lotion from bath and body works.  i am trying to savor the summer as much as possible and this is a must have summer scent.

see: 

that i need to get up and clean the ceiling fan because there is half inch thick dust on the blades and that is just...i can't breath looking at it!

hear: 

the fish tank bubbling. oh, which reminds me, there is a dead fish in there that needs to be removed. :( 

flashback friday

mackenzie. march 2002

i was digging through some old files and found this photo of Mack way back before J and i were together and she was a lonesome only child at the time.

how funny is this face she is making?  

i can remember her being mad because we wouldn't let her do something.  i don't quite remember what that something was.  but everything is so dramatic with her, even now, and so i am almost positive it was something silly. 

i think she still makes this face when she it mad.

i'm sure of it!

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have a great weekend!