Faux Roman Shades

After much debating with myself…(yes I talk to myself) I decided to try Thrifty Decor Chick’s Easy Peasy Roman Shades. I couldn’t decided between those and the tie-up shades. Since I have done the tie-up shades everywhere in my house I decided I would try something new. I didn’t use hemming tape (because the fabric {…Read More…}

Little Birdie Beauties

I am always up for a challenge…but $5 seems like a lot of money. LOL! I am linking up with Lindsay’s $5 Challenge. I must admit this idea was totally stolen from about 7000 blogs featuring these little beauties from the Dollar Tree. But “imitation is the highest form of flattery,” right? A little white {…Read More…}

Answer to Your Question

I think I get asked some version of this question everyday from one of you… How do you have time for all your projects being a mommy of two and keeper of your home? There are times my house looks disgusting, the laundry gets piled up, dinner hasn’t been thought about, the children are still {…Read More…}

Things Every New Mom Should Know – Part II

Have you heard of gripe water? I hadn’t either until last year when I was pregnant with Kayla. My friend Amy told me about it. It is a homeopathic, herbal remedy for colic, upset tummies, teething, hiccups, etc. IT IS AMAZING! When Kayla was a day old she was crying for 45 minutes straight. It {…Read More…}

Happy Day!

Yesterday my honey and I were on an organization rampage. It was a blast. We were moving Isaac’s games to another closet when Tim decided to throw away the instructions to Chutes & Ladders. Me: “Honey don’t throw those away!” Honey: “What? “The directions to Chutes & Ladders?” Me: ” Yah.” Honey: “Do you think {…Read More…}

Things Every New Mom Should Know – Part I

at least according to me… I am no pro…I don’t have a litter of kiddos. I have two kids but I have a litter of opinions Tip #1 Read the book Babywise by Gary Ezzo. Everyone has always said I am blessed with easy going, happy, sleepy babies. But I really don’t think this is {…Read More…}

Chunky Dunk

Kayla is gaining weight, growing and is overall a HAPPY baby girl. She has slept through the night 8+ hours for the past 2 weeks. Happy baby. . . happy mommy. Here she is in her new bathtub (thanks Julie, I love it). It was the first time I used it and I added a {…Read More…}