Holiday Weekend Overtime

Holiday Weekend Overtime

My husband actually got a three day weekend over the Memorial Day holiday.  He hasn't had a full weekend off in years.  Seriously.  At his old job, he was always working overtime on the weekends.…
Things I've Learned

Things I've Learned

It's ironic that today's prompt is "things you've learned that school won't teach you" since it is the last day of school for my kids.  Next year will be my son's last y…
Arrrrgh Ye Mateys!

Arrrrgh Ye Mateys!

Day 22. Rant about something. You know what? I'm not feeling particularly "rant-y". Dare I say it?! Oh, what the Hell, I'll say it. Things are going pretty well around my littl…
Izzy Ruffle, It's Like the Icky Shuffle, but Cuter

Izzy Ruffle, It's Like the Icky Shuffle, but Cuter

Excuse the fact that my daughter is standing on a table. Oh and also all the clutter.  Ahem... moving on.  I love those cute little ruffle pants you see everywhere, but who the heck wants to pay $40+…
Growing:  Babies and Gardens

Growing: Babies and Gardens

I took the weekend off, but only from the computer.  Actually some of my time was spent on the computer, but I was up to my eyeballs in Ancestry.com.  I'm still hitting a bit of a road block on m…
A Day in My Life

A Day in My Life

Yesterday was supposed to be a post featuring photos from a day in my life. I think I took one photo yesterday and that was after I'd been up and gotten the kids off to school.  I did blog yester…
I Love Me Some Samsung!

I Love Me Some Samsung!

Like thousands of other mom's on Mother's Day, I had to pick out my own gift. It's a bit of a downer, but then again I know that I will get something I will like and use. Though I would…
Happy Happy Joy Joy

Happy Happy Joy Joy

It's Ten Things that Make Me Happy day! Waking up this morning. My children - Neil, Kaia, and Rowan. Sunshine Spring weather Wearing flip flops Silk Very Vanilla Anything Reese's The sounds of nature…
Sorry I'm Not Sorry

Sorry I'm Not Sorry

Today is Issue a Public Apology day of blogging every day in May. I touched on this on my personal Facebook page. I've recently heard of the newest television cancellations. Once again, ABC ha…
What do you miss?

What do you miss?

Day 12 of blogging every day in May. What do I miss? I miss being skinny. By skinny I mean, not having a "mom" belly. I miss when my babies were actual babies. I miss my grandmother, Louis…
Pimpin' Ain't Easy

Pimpin' Ain't Easy

I'm supposed to sell myself today. In 10 words or less... Uh... sure.  I'm not even sure what part of me I'm supposed to be selling. Can I use a mulligan on this day?  How about some fast…
Most Embarrassing Moment

Most Embarrassing Moment

When I first saw the prompt for today, Most Embarrassing Moment, my brain immediately hit on when it happened. It was in the Spring of 2011, I was pregnant.  Big pregnant. I think I was around six or …
It's Not Sew Hard

It's Not Sew Hard

Over the weekend,  I decided to start working on a couple of patterns that I recently purchased from Blank Slate Patterns . If you follow me through Instagram  then you already know that I had a few is…
BOO!!  Did I Scare You?

BOO!! Did I Scare You?

I'm afraid of many things.  Spiders, centipedes, wasps, bees... basically anything with more than 4 legs creep me out.  Using a public restroom and having TP on my shoe, broccoli in my teeth, los…
What I Do

What I Do

I haven't worked a paying job in eight years. Occasionally I miss it.  Mostly it's just the paycheck that miss, but having fun with my co-worker friends is high on that list too. Now when peop…
Public Proclamation

Public Proclamation

Today's prompt: Publicly profess your love and devotion for one of your blogger friends. I thought this was going to be super hard, but when I really got to thinking about it, it was a simple cho…
Favorite Quote

Favorite Quote

Don't worry about the world ending today. It's already tomorrow in Australia. Charles Schulz  So basically as long as Australia is OK, the rest of us are good to go!  I love this quote because I…
Things That Make You Uncomfortable

Things That Make You Uncomfortable

It is Day 3 of Blog Every Day in May.  Things that make me uncomfortable.  Hmmm... Public places in general make me uncomfortable.  I suffer from social anxiety so I tend to be a homebody.  Some times…
Nurture Photography - Ivory/Dream

Nurture Photography - Ivory/Dream

It always seems that when I'm looking for something specific, I can't find it.  Spring took it's time getting here this year, but when it finally did arrive, it showed up with a bang.  It…
Blog Every Day in May - Day 2

Blog Every Day in May - Day 2

Day 2 - Educate Us on Something You Know Alot About or Are Good At Originally I had added this in with yesterday's topic and it had been about banana bread.  This morning while I was waking up my …
Blog Every Day in May - Day 1

Blog Every Day in May - Day 1

It shouldn't come as a surprise that I have bouts of blog stage fright.  I'd love to be one of those stay at home moms who blog about all the awesome stuff that happens.  All the crafty thing…