Weekly Jams

Mulberry Flower on White

Kacey is sporting these cute flower jams for her Disney Cruise this week!  I am so sad, I miss her already!  I am excited for spring!  Jamberry Nails has so many spring colors and designs to choose from!

  Also if you make a purchase through me or my website cutejams.jamberrynails.com from now until V-day, you will be entered into my drawing for a FREE set of Jams!  

"Pinterest" Favorites of the Week

An All-time Fave: Delish Grape Salad

This is one of my favorite side dishes ever! Hope you enjoy!

GRAPE SALAD

2 lbs of grapes (red and green)

8 oz sour cream

8 oz cream cheese, softened

1/2 cup granulated sugar

1 tsp vanilla

TOPPING

1 cup brown sugar

1 cup crushed pecans

Mix cream cheese and sour cream in a bowl. Add granulated sugar and vanilla. Mix. Mix brown sugar and pecans and top over grapes. Chill overnight. YUM!

(I never said it was healthy....just delicious.) Ha!

My Favorite Recipe of the Month

This year one of my resolutions was to make yummy dinners for my family!  I am not a fan of cooking, I prefer cooking from a box or take out and my sweet husband really can live off "Top Ramon" but I decided that it was not fair to my boys!  I don't want them to grow up saying "my mom never cooked"  so there you have it!  I will be sharing my favorite recipes with you...  I got this recipe from my awesome sister! Its so easy to make and my boys love it!

Easy Chicken Bake

2-4 Chicken Breasts
1 can of Cream of Chicken Soup
Swiss Cheese
Corn Bread Stuffing

Instructions
1. Place chicken in a casserole dish
2. Cover Chicken with Swiss cheese
3. Spread soup on top of chicken breasts
4.  Top it off with stuffing
5. Cover with tin foil
6. Bake at 350 for 30-45 min.

Super Easy!  Super Yummy! 

Thanks Britney!

I am Nuts and Bolts About You!!

To keep with my Valentine theme of last week, this was my last years post about my extra special Valentines for my kiddos:

 OH THE HORROR!!

If you were to ask me who I have been hanging out with for the past couple days, I would say, "Meet my new little buddies!" I have grown to truly love these little guys. I have spent over 9- hours becoming quite acquainted with them. I know each of them by color and pattern. I think I may even name them! This year I wanted to make memories with my children, so we made our Valentines, rather than buying them. I think the only memories I made were with the Robots!

45 of these little fellas. I can say I'm quite proud of them. Treyven did help a little bit, with the things that he could. He folded the little arms and legs. He put on the hearts, and helped me wrap each individual candy bar. I am so happy to have had his help, he really saved me a couple hours!

I think I will name him....... Pedro! Bring on V day! I am Nuts (and Bolts) about You!

NOTE TO SELF: I am going to forget about making memories with my children (really though, the robots) and this year I am going to concentrate on KEEPING my SANITY. 

This year, we will be making these cute little cards. Still pretty cute and WAY easier!

It's Me A thru Z

Hey there "jam" peeps!  My name is Britney and I wanted to take a few and introduce myself properly!

 I am Chelsie's sister and mentor. (wink wink)  I will be gracing this blog with my opinions and such once or twice a month.  To get to know me a little better, I thought we could start our with a little Q&A.  I have seen the whole alphabet thing in blog land a few times, and I think I will go with that for now, however, I am to lazy to go and find the exact A thru Z questions, so I will make up my own.

A ~ Accomplishment that I am most proud of?  I trained for and ran a 1/2 marathon through Disney World.

B ~ Best feature?  I would say my eyes, but we are all adults here, so let's be honest.....my boobs.

C ~ Cartoon character that I look most like?  Rainbow Brite (that is a lie, I wish!)

D ~ Dumbest thing I have ever done?  Showed up at the airport to fly to Vegas not only at the wrong time of day, but the completely wrong day      all together.

E ~ Energy drinks make me puke....every.single.time.  If it goes down, it will come back up without fail.

F ~ Frequently trip over my own feet, at least twice a day.  You would think that after walking for 32 years I would have it down by now, but you would be wrong.

G ~ Great at most things, (wink wink) but have a skill for scrap booking.

H ~ Happiest when my kids are clean, read to and sleeping.

I ~ Ice cream flavor that I hate?  Chocolate chip cookie dough.

J ~ Juice boxes are my favorite thing EVER, I sport juice boxes where ever I go, NO they are not just for kids.

K ~ Kodiak, Alaska....never been there.

L ~ Love my kids!

M ~ Married......love him too.

N ~ Nastiness is old grandma cleavage.

O ~ Overrated, being tan.  Pale chalky white is the new "in" thing.

Notice how well I am rocking the lack of color on my face.

Notice also that J has inherited her mommas skin.

P ~ PGT....just read this post for more information on that.

Q ~ Quilts, I have a ton of them!  I love them all, and my hubbie doesn't understand why we need 121 blankets in our home.

R ~ Rest and relaxation to me is going out, dancing, laughing and maybe a couple of drinks.  Staying home is also overrated.

S ~ Saving money for?  To spend it on something I don't really need.

T ~ Totally annoyed by people who eat with there mouth open, slurp there cereal or swallow to loud.

U ~ Utterly crazy for (besides my kids and juice boxes of course) socks.  I collect them, and I love them all.

V ~ Violence is lame.

W ~ WTF?  is also lame, but that doesn't mean that I haven't used it, or will not ever use it.  I reserve that right along with the other thousands of lame-os out there.

X ~ X-ray vision is a super power that I would never want......ewwww, shutter. (grandma cleavage)

Y ~ Yumminess is a turkey sandwich with Miracle Whip and Doritos, Doritos on the sandwich, not on the side.

Z ~ Zippers scare me.  What if I get my skin caught in one?  No thank you, I opt for button downs as often as I can.

Holiday Jams

22 Days until my Favorite Holiday!  I LOVE Valentines day!  I know most people think its a dumb holiday where you are suppose to shower the females with flowers and gifts; but for me, Valentines day is a day to celebrate all the people I love in my life and a day where I get to show them how awesome and sweet they are and that I am so thankful to have them in  my life!  Its also the day I get my V-day Bear!  I have been collecting them since Jared gave me my first one in 2006...  Unfortunately Jared learned a hard lesson last year, he waited until V-day to get my bear and all the bears were sold out...  I cried he cried well not really cried but he searched every Walmart in a 30 mile radius and came home with a puppy dog instead!  So NO 2011 bear but I got my watch dog and Jared will not fall short of my expectations this year or any year thereafter!  May this Valentines you tell all the people in your life how much you love them...

And in spirit of my favorite Holiday I am sporting "Chalkboard Heart" Jams...

V-Day, Shmee-Day

So with Valentine's Day just around the corner, I thought I would give my opinion of this day based on my personal experiences. I used to LOVE Valentine's Day.... before I had children, that is. My hubby would buy me flowers and write the best cards. He actually took the time to choose a thoughtful card and then proceed to write a novel on all the reasons he loves me, chose to marry me, and why I am his best friend. I still have all these cards because they are so sweet. Then he would take me on a dinner and movie date, etc. Typical V-day, I know. But it was romantic and fun nonetheless.
We were together for 4 years before we had C-man so we had a good amount of alone time together and it was wonderful! (Not to say my children aren't wonderful, but you will see what I mean momentarily.)
Now, skip ahead to Valentine's Day 2008. I have nearly a 2 month old baby and am super happy with my life. NOT A THING ON V-DAY. Not a card. Not flowers. Not candy. ???????? I am sorry.... Did we get a divorce or have a kid? Okay honey. I will let this one slide since we just had a baby and we are both a little scatter-brained. Oh and let me add that I had walked the 1/2 mile to the grocery store (7 week C-section incision still painful), pushing the stroller, to buy him a card and candy. Yep. I did.

So I let it slide on the outside, but was hurt on the inside. :( I guess I am a girly-girl when it comes to holidays. And since then, I never get anything on V-day. No date. No card. No special treatment. Nothing. It's like I gave him two kids in return for less. WTH??
Only recently (like 2011) did I tell him how much it hurt me that he doesn't do those things for me anymore. I already am last on the list when it comes to anything because 'that's a mom's job'. (Which I think sucks!!) He told me it is because he doesn't 'believe in Valentine's Day'. Since when?? You can't do that to a girl; shower her with love and affection then turn it off like a switch because we have kids now and it's harder for you to get out to buy those things, etc. Uh-hem.... you sure make time to go to the liquor store (Jussayin').
Anyway, I feel as though I am venting now, but hell...what are blogs for? My point is, V-Day will become just another day to me this year. I make a vow to not let it get to me that my husband is an ass and could care less about the teeny tiny thing that could make or break my day ONE DAY A YEAR. (There I am venting again!). This year I will make my kids a fantastic breakfast and buy them each a cute little gift so they know (in case it is important to them LOL) that mommy loves them and remembers that this day is about (extra) LOVE and I wouldn't forget it!

The Emergency Romantic Dessert Kit.

Valentines is coming up... how about you making some Love Potion for that special Valentine of yours!  Just get some empty gelatin capsules from the health store. (Did you know that they sell empty gelatin capsules for medicine? That's scary.... I wonder what freaky people put in them really...... I don't even want to know!!)  I however, am not freaky at all and I am going to fill them with little love notes. Let's hope my man doesn't really swallow them! I don't think that would help very much, it might make him a little constipated! That would be a new one for the doc.... "I'm all backed up, with LOVE!" LOL! Get some extra cute and special glasses to drink some scrumptious Sangria in. Some candles, and lets not forget the automatic fire maker. Get some very high class red paper napkins and some awesome red velvet rose petals, (they are a must). Put all of it in a super cute bag/basket and there you have it! Your very own Emergency Romantic Dessert Kit.

Oh I almost forgot, lets not forget the actual dessert, some Reese's! Yummo!! I'm all set and ready to go! Happy Valentines day!

Jams of the Week

Hello Monday, we meet again...  I have been slacking here on this little blog...  I have big plans for "Cute Jams"  but I can not find the time to put it all together...  I am looking for one more guest blogger every week?  If you are interested on sharing your stories, recipes, advice, etc please email me at chelsiekbuoy@gmail.com...  In return for being my weekly guest blogger, you will be rewarded with Jamberry Nails...  Here are my Jams of the week...  Happy Monday!

Gray Camo

You are NOT your Number!

It's amazing how something so trivial as a number can make or break my day!! Well today is a good day. Today. Yesterday maybe not, the day before definitely not.


Today, I like my number. Does that stupid number make me a better person? No! Does it make me a better mom? Does it make me any less or any more beautiful. NO!


I am not my number.
My number does not define me.


But it does. In my head it does. I am obsessed, I admit it. I need to go to a scales anonymous meeting. Maybe that will help. Nope probably not. I am obsessed today, I was obsessed yesterday, and I will be obsessed tomorrow.


I am not my number, I am not my number, I am not my number.... maybe if I keep saying it, it will stick!


Seriously though..... Scale whatever number you decide to throw at me in the morning, I will not take it personal!!


Ha ha! Just food for thought. MMMMMMMM FOOOOOOOOOODDDDDD!!!!!

Along with the new year comes those lovely resolutions. Lets face it, most the time, most people, including myself say they are going to lose weight, eat healthier, etc., etc., etc....

BLAH.... BLAH... FREAKING BLAH....!

You are not your number my friend. You are of more worth than that stupid number on your stupid scale!! 

Eat well and exercise to be healthy not to be skinny. 

The rest will happen on its own.

FREE Jamberry Nails

 

In Celebration of my favorite Holiday (Valentines) 

 I am doing another drawing for a free set of Jamberry Nails...

 Anyone who places an order through me or on my website http://www.cutejams.jamberrynails.com/ by Valentines day will be entered in a drawing to win a FREE sheet! If you use the Buy 3 get 1 free deal you will be entered in twice... This also applies to any of the sheets I have in my personal inventory!

Good Luck and I will draw the Lucky winner on V-Day...

 

Fitness Week (Our Motivation from Pinterest)

Welcome to our Fitness Week! 

The Statement above is the quote I live by!  Set your goals to be healthy first and skinny second!

Getting the body you want is all about your mind set!

 Make realistic goals for yourself!

 A fun at home workout that I love!

 Take it one day at a time!

Being healthy and fit is not a DIET its a lifestyle!

Meet My Sister

My sister is a total Rock Star and has the pictures to prove it!  She is a proud momma to the cutest kids I know!  She is crafty, scrappy, funny and so full of life!  I am so happy that she will be sharing her little piece of  "LOL" with us every Tuesday starting this Spring!   

Britney is 5 years older than me and I always looked up to her and wanted to be just like her.  I stole her clothes, shoes, etc and prayed that she didn't see me walking down the hall with her new Harley Davidson boots, oh yes she did!  She always caught me and I got the wrath!  I would always watch her as she put on her makeup every morning and how she penciled around her beautiful blue eyes so perfectly....  I always thought how awesome would it be to be her! 

To this day I still watch her put on makeup and think it would be awesome to live her life for a day!

Meet Britney, my sister, my friend, and my inspiration! 

 Stay tuned for her personal introduction this Spring, I promise you won't be disappointed!

New Year Jams

Kicking off our "Fitness Week" with Jams of the week!

Progressive Purple Stripe

(To show Our Gym Spirit)

Our gym of choice is Planet Fitness! They are only $10.00 a month and they offer a free Fitness Trainer, whom will provide you with a personalized workout and free 1/2 hour sessions to get the look you always wanted...


Kacey and I started our 4 days a week program this morning and thanks to our Trainer Todd we are already 1 step closer to the "Skinny Healthy Bitches" we want to be!

Jamberry Launch Party

Jamberry Nails Party!

Tuesday Jan. 10th

6:00pm-8:00pm

Lexington Hotel (Bluff Street, St. George)

You Could Be Our Mystery Hostess!

Receive tickets for the following to increase your chances of receiving the hostess rewards:

1.  RSVP before Jan. 8th - 1 Ticket  (rsvp to chelsiekbuoy@gmail.com)

2.  Attend Party- 1 ticket

3.  Bring a Friend- 2 tickets

4.  Be on time- 1 ticket

5.  Place an order- 3 tickets

6.  Book a party -5 tickets

I will draw the name of our mystery hostess...  The more tickets you earn the better chance you have of getting FREE Jamberry Nail Shields...

 I will be offering the Buy 3 Get 1 FREE at the party... 

Please pay with Check or Cash only!  Or you may choose the option to purchase on line and have the Jamberry Nail sheets mailed directly to your house!

Thanks

I hope to see you there!

Really I was going to do it....... but

New Years Resolutions, complete with excuses of why I won't accomplish them so I do not have to do a post at a later date telling you what a failure I am!

Number 1: I promise myself I will not take things personal. If someone does not like me, that is their fault. If they don't agree with me, I will not worry about it.

Until...... said person deletes me from facebook, then I may walk around my house pouting about it for a couple days until I decide to permanently block them so they can never request me as a friend again. ;) Hows that for not taking it personal.

Number 2: Look like the skinny bitches I see on the infomercials every Saturday who lost 20 pounds just sitting there with this electric belt thingy around their waist. Until I order electric belt thingy to lose weight not doing a single thing and cannot get off my couch because my lazy butt gained the 20 pounds I wanted to lose eating a whole bowl of 7-layer bean dip to myself for the 5th consecutive day and wonder why I look the way I do.

Number 3: Get down on the floor and play with my kids. Really play for at least 2 hours a day.

Just as soon as I clean the bathrooms, vacuum the floors. Wash, dry, fold, and put away laundry. Vacuum the floors again because a whole box a cereal just got spilled all over the carpet. Change 3 poopy diapers, 5 wet ones, try to get the kid to poop in the toilet, clean the bathroom floor again because said kid fell in and splashed yucky toilet water all over the floor. Dust up and down stairs, pick up the kids toys for the 3rd time, stick my finger up my child's nose to retrieve a Lego, and take a shower just in time to put the kids to bed. Then sit down to watch Teen Mom 2 thnking how put together I am compared to these girls!!

Number 4: Watch my potty mouth.

Until.....

I'm pretty sure this one explains itself. And swearing in this instance, driving next to retarded people, is pretty much acceptable.

Happy New Years people.... Happy New Years. May you all flub up your New Years Resolutions as well!