Mmm brownies

This is totally not my picture, BUT i didn't take one of my own, oops!

Bongo Bars, better known as the most delicious tasting brownie/cookie ever!!!!

Jason even ate them and he doesn't usually eat desserts.

These were so easy and so good, i will be making them many more times. We were going to a bbq with some friends and i wanted to make something good and after asking Jason and getting his typical "dunno" answer i made him pick something and he said he wanted a chocolate chip cookie cake.

I got on pinterest and after searching for cake recipes and not coming up with anything other then i giant cookie, i searched for Chocolate Chip Cookie Brownies and still had a lot of browsing to do until i saw this gem. This is about as easy as it gets when it comes to baking.

So here is the recipe:

3/4 Cup Butter
2 Cups Brown Sugar
2 3/4 Cups Flour
2 1/2 tsp baking powder
3 eggs
Bag of chocolate Chips
1 tsp vanilla

Melt butter in microwave and add brown sugar so it makes like a paste. Add in the dry ingredients (flour and baking powder) and mix as best as you can. It will seem really dry at this point but don't add any extra liquid. Next add in the eggs and vanilla and mix until kind of blended and then add in the bag of choc chips. The original recipe says DO NOT OVER MIX OR THEY WONT TURN OUT. So just mix it until everything seems incorporated together and then stop.

I used a greased 11x7 glass pan and baked them at 350 for 30 minutes. I did the toothpick test and left it in the oven about 5 more minutes then did it again. It didn't come out clean but i didn't want it to because i still wanted it to have the cookie ooey gooeyness to it.

I hope you guys enjoy these as much as we did.

OK Thursday

Happy Thursday everyone. Today I am linking up with Brunch with Amber and Prairie Princess for another edition of OK Thursday.  

Here's whats OK with me this week:

...for doing a happy dance in the bathroom because the scale went down another 2 lbs

...for finally hearing back on our house and being under contract (it wont be official until the bank signs but that is happening this week)

...to be paranoid and think what if something happens and now i cant get financed anymore for my house

...to be even more paranoid about buying appliances when everything with the house is still so up in the air

...to skip a week of my 52 week money challenge because i am trying to play catch up with my money in my savings account.

...to having to miss 2 days of the gym for a home-buyers education class that i don't need to take but am taking just in case i need to go another route for the financing. (Taking the class gets you extra money)

...to have actually only learned 1 new thing during the class because you already have encountered everything else they are talking about. Only 1 night left!

...to cancel your Birchbox subscription even though you have only received 1 package and you love it, but it just doesn't fit into the financial plan right now.

...to be irritated that the place you make your car payments to does not have the option for them to be paid online.

...to finally realizing after many failed attempts that i really need to make a budget for myself. I am great with money but need to be more wise about my spending.

That's whats OK with me, whats OK with you?

Best Aunties and Uncles

Kendall has the best Aunties and Uncles. She doesn't get to see them often but she loves talking on the phone to all of them. We will be lucky enough to have Auntie Boone coming to live with us again at the end of this week.

I was talking to Nicole AKA Prairie Princess earlier today, telling her how i was a little stressed about money since I am planning on buying a house within the next couple of months and how i needed to buy all major appliances for the new house and how I am trying to play catch up from a couple large purchases and to top it all off that Kendall was in need of more clothes.

Next thing i know she is telling me that Kendall will be receiving some packages in the mail next week. I am very grateful for all they do for her. Danielle works in a childrens boutique and got her a bunch of new shoes and random things for her.

Uncle Patrick is going to teach her to drive and all about the animals on the farm and what sounds they make.

 Auntie Boone is going to teach her how to be a silly crazy person who knows how to shop.

 Uncle Dillon is going to teach her how to put up with peoples BS and irritating habits because well they both, i think, intentionally pester each other on purpose.

Auntie Collie is going to teach her how to beat up on people who mess with her (not really) and how to find a good bargain when shopping :)

Jason is an only child (which i think is unfortunate), having siblings at times is very irritating and they drive you crazy but at the end of the day you still love them even though they sometimes torment us on purpose.

Little Miss Diva

The quality of this picture isn't the greatest, but you get the idea.

Every morning Kendall likes to "get ready" for daycare. After she sits and has her chocolate milk with Grandpa she goes potty and then gets dressed. I pick her clothes out, she tries to dress herself but still needs some help. For some reason she cant pull the pants up over her booty, so she will walk around with her pants pulled up all the way in the front but not quite all the way in the back.

She likes to stand on the counter and put her makeup on and brush her teeth. Her new thing is to get her hair done now too. She asks for it to be straightened or put up in a pony. 

Her hair is getting long and its constantly in her face, i don't want to cut it yet, i don't think she needs it cut but i am tempted to so i don't have to worry about it being in her face all the time. It is getting easier to convince her that if we put it in a pony it will stay out of her face and she is ok with that.

I love that she is somewhat girly, I say somewhat because the girl tries to wear her tennis shoes with a dress, she never wants to wear the shoes i pick out for her, she will throw them and say no mom i want my purple shoes. 

As we are finding out she is in a stage right now where she doesn't even want to wear clothes. The other night at some friends house for dinner, not even ten minutes after we got there she came out of the play room with completely different clothes on and a few minutes after that she took her pants off. I would rather compromise with her then fight over wearing pants. So the rule is if she doesn't want to wear pants she has to wear undies and a shirt so she is halfway decent and she isn't allowed to leave the house without pants on. When we are at home i am ok with the no pants thing because with her still being new at being able to use the potty it is easier for her to get just her undies down instead of having to worry about if she will make it or not because she has to take off a lot of clothes.

*** On a side note, I have been taking the home-buyers education class this week, and while i was there last night i got a picture that Kendall now knows how to go in and out of the dog door.

Kash & Kendall

When I originally started looking for a house for my little family we were just going to rent. We looked and looked and kept running into the same problem, the dog. He is a pit bull. He is a great dog, never have we had any problems with him. I was even going as far as telling people i would get references for him. But because he is a pit bull people won't even hear me out. One guy went as far as telling me (not even knowing my financial situation) that if i couldn't come up with $2000 deposit for him, it was a waste of my time calling him). Thanks for the great attitude even if you did like the dog i wouldn't rent from you now anyways!

This brought up the thought of buying a house, its a big commitment and after lots of thought and consideration we decided to just go for it. We wouldn't have to worry about dealing with property managers or homeowners. Now the hard part is waiting for all the paperwork nonsense.

Kendall and Kash love each other, they always have. When we stay at Jason's house she gives him kisses and hugs before bed time. The most dangerous thing on him is his tail, its like a whip. It doesn't even phase Kendall anymore, she gets whacked all the time and just tries to push him away.

 We never made him stay away from her, he has always been around kids and we knew he would be fine.

 They even play at the park together

 He loves kids, he is a gentle player he will lay day on the floor and roll over so they can pet him. He LOVES to play with puppies so since he was a baby Jason always made him lay down when he wanted to play.

 He is like her guard, just watches over her all the time and wants to play.

 This was right after she got burned and was on some pain meds, she just laid around once the medicine kicked in and he would lay with her.

She still tries to sit on him, he doesn't like it as much anymore but he still lets her mess with him.

Our big vicious dog, is really not so vicious, he is a lover. He is so playful and happy all the time. It really does bother me that people judge dogs so fast based on their breed without knowing anything about the dog itself. How big and bad can you look when you are playing with a toddler?

3 Things I Want

After deciding I really like linking up with other bloggers i decided I wanted to start my own. I am going to play around with a few ideas before I make the button and would really like your feedback.

Here is my 1st idea: 

3 Things I Want and Why I Want Them:

 1. A while back i was really into Grey's Anatomy. I had watched the first few seasons on TV and one day got the urge to get caught up. I got on eBay and found the first 3 seasons for way cheap like $18 for all 3 including shipping. I have been buying a new season every time i finish one. After i finished the first 3 i sold them. I just finished season 4 and am halfway through season 5. I found Season 6 was a little spendier on eBay but found it cheaper on Amazon so i bought it there. But now I am in need of season 7. I cant believe I am almost completely caught up.

 2. Ahh popcorn. I love popcorn and we cook it the old fashioned way on the stove, but for some reason i have always wanted an air popper. Its a little healthier because you aren't cooking it in oil.  I think whenever i get my house i will get one.

3. Lastly, there is this beauty. It is a Black (obviously) Fossil Relic. I always really liked the white version but then i saw this and not gonna lie i thought it was pretty freaking awesome and that it was something i needed to have. Best part about it is you can get them on eBay (if you haven't noticed i LOVE eBay) for like $20, they retail about $80 that's not to spendy but i am all about saving money every way i can.

What are 3 things you want?


On a side note : I wrote this post yesterday (Thursday) since then i found the watch for $16 on eBay i couldn't pass that up. And a lady i work with just gave me her popcorn maker which i am uber excited for!!!!

It's OK Thursday

Please join me for another week of Its OK Thursday. I am linking up with Prairie Princess and Amber again. Here is whats OK with me this week.

...to be bummed that you are not more sore after starting back up at the gym.

....to take your child to the daycare at the gym intentionally so you can subtly let the girl who is staring at your bf and giving you dirty looks know that he is taken. I mean yea I agree its a nice view but its mine :)

....to have accidentally forgotten to pay said daycare worker at the gym, i will just do it tonight.

...to want to browse pinterest all day and not do any work.

...to want to buy every cute purse you see even though you know you really wont use them often.

...to wonder how you are going to share 1 small closet for yours and your bf's clothes when you move into your new house (whenever that may be)

...to still be irritated with the 3rd party who has still not signed off on the offer that you placed on said house that has already been approved by the seller. IT'S BEEN 3 WEEKS!!!

...to not being able to buy a pair of cute pants because they are too big now, score!

...to not be good at keeping secrets. I haven't told anyone yet but that doesn't mean i don't want to.

...to watch the stack of orders you need to put into the computer grow because you are too busy writing a blog post.

...to not be able to eat junk food, all your hard work at the gym will pay off if you just stay on track.

That's whats OK With me this week. Whats OK with you?