Spouptacular

I am participating in BooMama's Souptacular Crockpotalooza. This recipe is a staple in our house during the cold Fall and Winter months. I am sure there are lots of these floating around but thought I would share ours.

Taco Soup

Mix the following ingredients in a large crock pot or a big soup pot.
2 lbs browned ground chuck
2 pkg taco seasoning
2 pkg Hidden Valley Ranch dressing (dry pkgs)
1 can shoepeg corn (white corn)
1 can black beans
1 can kidney beans
2 cups water
1- 2 cans rotel (mild, hot whatever your preference)
1 can diced tomatoes

The longer it cooks the better it tastes. Top with sour cream and grated cheese.

Crunchies for the top

Get a package of burrito or soft taco wrappers. Take kitchen scissors and cut them into long strips. Then place on a baking sheet and bake in a 350 degree oven for about 10 minutes or until lightly brown. These are great on top of the soup with the cheese and sour cream.

Halloween Goodie Bag Stickers-PDF file

Are you the room mom in charge of putting the goodie bags together? I just made some stickers for my kids treat bags.

They are a full sheet of stickers that have 12 on a page. Just print out the PDF file on Sticker paper. This is a Full Sheet of Sticker paper that you can get at Office Max, Office Depot and other Office supply stores. Then print them out and cut the 12 squares out.

I added a second PDF file that has a Generic Sticker. I took off the Room Mom part.

I put them on white lunch sacks and then filled with goodies!

You can thank me later!! (if you use it let me know)

Click here for the Room Mom PDF File

Click here for the Generic PDF File.

Love this blog- Grosgrain

I love this blog and now she is opening a store. How cute are all of her things!!!!!


Grosgrain: GROSGRAIN MINI STORE OPENING NOVEMBER 6!!!! AND BIG PREVIEW GIVEAWAY!!!!

Win

It is so much fun to read your email and get a note that you have won something on a blog. I got one of those emails last week. Guess what I won?

Jillian Inc, had a giveaway for Faith Hill's Christmas CD. Not only was it a great CD but it was signed.....by FAITH HILL!! How cool is that!

Thanks Jillian!

Bloggy Carnival Giveaway

The Winner is......

Kari at Alas 3 Lads

Thanks for stopping by the Wilson-Six. I just love giveaways. I am giving away this cute Christmas zipper pouch and a set of monogrammed address labels.

Leave a comment and I will draw one lucky winner by Random Generator this Friday at noon.

More giveaways at the Bloggy Giveaways Quarterly Carnival!

Wordless Wednesday- My Grandmother's street in Vermont

For more WW go the WW Hub or 5 Minutes for Mom

Be Right Back

Heading to Oklahoma for a soccer tournament. Just me and Four Kids. Busy Dad is at a wedding. But hey, we are staying at a place that has an indoor pool. Yea Mom!! Be back on Monday with this regularly scheduled program.

Go Pink Panthers!

Sams Club Membership and Aloha Friday

With the holiday's fast approaching and the Economy in the Tank I thought I would let you know about this Sam's Club deal.

You can get a Sam's Club Membership for $10.00 and it is good for 10 Weeks. Click here to read the article. You can sign up at your local store this weekend Oct. 17-19 and next weekend Oct. 24-26 during regular store hours.

I love Sam's for a lot of reasons but I LOVE having them do my Christmas Cards. Quick, Inexpensive and they come with envelopes...If They would only address them for me....

If you are already a member then forward this post on to your friends and family that are not members. Spread the Love People!

** Do you belong to a Warehouse Club? ****

** Which one do you belong to?*****

For more Aloha Question go check out An Island Life

Wordless Wednesday-My Three Girls

Rebecca in Pink
Katherine in Pink
Abigale in Blue scoring

For more WW go here.

To Boo or not to Boo??

Every year we Boo our friends and neighbors. We leave candy and goodies on their doorstep and run off to see them open their door. Last year we made caramel corn and filled up plastic hands as part of the boo bag.



The kids also make the really cool pumpkins for our front door.

If you want to Boo someone this year I have made the Boo poem and We've been Boo'ed into a PDF. Just click it to print out your own copy!

Then go running through the night with your family leaving goodies in your wake!

Think Pink

October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month and everyone is Thinking Pink. From Yogurt lids, a pink Dyson, and kitchen accessories that are pink.

I started Thinking Pink when I was in college and our sorority (Zeta Tau Alpha) teamed up with the The Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation. I did not know a lot back then but knew that it was a wonderful organization and that I wanted to help.

In 1996 I ran/walked my first Race for the Cure with my 1 year old in the stroller. We we were living in Birmingham, Alabama at the time. I remember all the people that had names on the back of their shirts. They were running and walking for loved ones that had been affected by Breast Cancer.

I am sure that in your community there are races and walks that you could participate in. I highly recommend it. My friend Jen and her daughter walked one this weekend and had a great time.

This morning at 8:25 am I will be having my mammogram. It is not to late to start having these done. I had my first one last year as a baseline and now will have one every year.

Have you had a mammogram yet?

An Award

I had to post this award today because it is just so pretty. I haven't even thought of six things about me yet but will come back and add them later today.

Jennifer at What's Shakin gave me this award and I am copying her words :

"Isn't it a beauty?? I happen to be {{madly in love}} with two kinds of patterns, Damask and Toile." Me Too!!

Thanks Jennifer for thinking of me!!

Does your computer need a new Fall Look?

Isn't this cute. At 2 Clever Blog they have this free download for your computer. Go snag one for yourself.

Aloha Friday

The election is just about a month and a half away. I have listened to debates, read articles on the Internet and have come to a decision on who I am going to vote for.

Do you know who you are going to vote for?

(Just a yes or no.... not who you are going to vote for unless you want to!)

Are you registered to vote?

For more Aloha Friday questions go visit An Island Life.

FYI- Last week I posted about gas prices and they were $2.99. It has been dropping ever since. As of last night it was $2.65. Has yours been dropping?

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

Jennifer is turning 39 today October 9th. I convinced her to let me hack her blog to post a special birthday surprise. All of us who know Jen (both family and friends) cannot help but love her. She has been bummed about turning 39 and having her last year being in her 30s. I hope this helps cheer her up.

BTW - Be sure to turn on your speakers - there is some fun music - Also the show turned out long because so many people had great pictures so set aside 12 minutes and enjoy watching Jen!

Jen, I love you sweet friend. I wish I could be there today to celebrate with you. Enjoy some fun pictures. Happy Birthday! Love- Jen C

Wordless Wednesday- Gas Prices This Morning in Missouri

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Pumpkins

I love these pumpkins. I found them here.

It's All Fun Until Someone Gets Hurt

This weekend was going to be action packed with soccer, football watching, soccer, a birthday party, soccer...Did I mention soccer?

We had a big rain storm on Saturday so three soccer games were cancelled. We were supposed to head to some friends to watch football but they were under the weather. So we watched from home, Alabama win (it was not a pretty win but we will take it) and Auburn lose (bummer).

Sunday we had two soccer games in Arkansas for Rebecca and they asked if Katherine would be a guest player since they were short a couple of girls. It worked out that they were playing in a U14 league and Rebecca's team was playing up an age group so both girls were on the same team.

(Katherine)

(Rebecca)

It was a very intense game with the Pink Panthers aged 10-12 with my oldest guest playing at age 13 playing a team with girls aged 12- 14. They were elbowing, hip checking and tripping. Did I mention the tripping?

Katherine fell right onto her wrist and immediately was holding onto it. We iced it and Busy Dad took her to the Doc in the Box back in MO. They were unsure if a bone might be broken so we are headed to the Ortho today after school. She has a wrap on it and a note for no PE for 2 weeks. Not sure how Computer Keyboarding class and Band will go.

Busy Dad was able to get from AR to MO to the Doctor with three kids in tow and get Abigale to her birthday party on time! Go Busy Dad!!

It's All Fun Until Someone Gets Hurt!!!!!

Added to the shop

I added these to my Etsy shop today.

Pin cushion

Fancy zipper wristlet.

Aloha Friday

Can you believe the gas prices. A few weeks ago our shot up to $3.69 right after the Hurricane came through. Tonight when I got home from the volleyball game this is what I saw.

$2.99 for gas in South Western Missouri!!!!!

How much is your gas and what state do you live in?

For more Aloha Friday visit An Island Life.

Don't forget to sign up for my giveaways here and here.

Happy Birthday giveaway

The WINNER is Jennifer at What's Shakin

(picture from flickr pinkcakebox.com)

Remember last week when I said I would have a giveaway for my blogoversary? Well, I got a nasty sinus infection and it totally slipped my mind. So, I am going to have a double giveaway to mark my blogoversary and my Birthday.

October 9th is my Birthday. This is kind of a milestone Birthday. It will be my last Birthday in my 30's! Yes, I will be 39!! Instead of hiding from it I am going to celebrate by giving away one of my new cool zipper pouches!

Just leave me a comment and I will draw one lucky person!

I am doing the same thing over at J Design's so you can head over there to enter in that one too!

What are you reading?

I am reading Jade Island by Elizabeth Lowell this week.

I read Innocent as Sin by Elizabeth Lowell last week.

Katherine (13) just started the Twilight Series (Have your read this yet? I am going to read it after she finishes it.)

Rebecca (10) just started Swindle by Gordan Korman

Hayden (8) just started The Found by Margaret Peterson

Abigale (5) is reading Barbie & The Diamond Castle and Tinker bell a Guide to Pixie Hollow

What are you reading this week? or Did you read something good last week? Let me know in the comments!