Kids

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Pinterest

Have you checked out Pinterest yet?


To be honest I didn't really understand the concept until just recently and I'm still just learning. But you can now follow me on Pinterest - it's easy to do, just click the button on the right side of the page and it will take you there.

I'm trying to figure out how to also add a "pin it" button to the bottom of my blog posts. This will allow my readers to pin my posts directly to their boards.

First Winter Storm

I'm one of those "weird" people - the one that actually likes the snow. I'm just not a big fan of the cold! We had our first snow "storm" of the season. I think we ended up getting 2 or 3 inches. That is a long way from an actual storm here in Upstate NY but the kids were excited about it anyway. The only problem is that I can't seem to find their snowpants or winter jackets. We have only been in this house since August. And I am still having problem remembering where exactly I have put things away. I remember sorting through piles and piles of snowpants and jackets. I made 3 piles: 1 for items that should still fit, 1 for items to get rid of and 1 for items to set aside for when Brooklinn gets bigger. I can't seem to find the items that should fit. My kids are so mad at me right now because they really want to go out and play - I let them anyway! Afterall, it isn't their fault their Mom is losing her mind. Where can they be??!! The hunt continues.....hopefully I will find them before the next storm!

Surprises in the refrigerator

I woke up the other morning (alright, it was about a month ago - I told you I've been behind) to find this in the refrigerator:

That would be the cheese and the sausage that my husband had been snacking on the night before. I should start out by saying that it was in the refrigerator and not on the counter, so we are getting closer to things "being done the way Mom would do it". I nicely and without comment covered the items back up and sealed them so they would last longer. I'm learning things along the way - I'm learning that sometimes it is just easier (and more peaceful) to do things the right way and to not mention that they were done wrong in the first place. I just hope he doesn't read this Blog entry :) Have a good day!!

it's been crazy

It's been a crazy few weeks around here. Because of that, I haven't entered into ANY giveaways in a very long time! I really need to get back to doing that. I have been thoroughly enjoying the prizes that I have won - the TASSIMO brewpot and the SODASTREAM maker.

I was without a phone for almost 5 days. Eian went out to check the chicken coop for me and was so excited to have found the largest egg yet! My Father has an "antique" egg scale at his house. You put the egg on it and it will tell you what size (small, medium, large) it is. Eian REALLY  wanted to weigh this egg to see how big it was and to eat it as well. Sometimes the larger eggs have 2 yolks and the kids think that is pretty cool! So I put the egg in my pocket and took all of the kids out to the car. YES I forgot the egg was in my pocket - had I remembered I probably would have taken it out before I decided to clean the car out!! Bet you can't guess what happened??!! The egg broke and it broke on my phone. Not too much of the egg got on it but it must of been enough to shut it down for good! We contacted the phone company and they sent a replacement phone out to me - they did say that if there is any sign of water damage then I will be responsible for the price of the replacement phone - but I can't honestly say.....it wasn't damaged by water :)

I have some new pictures to include in my "life as a mom" - at least I hope I do, they were on my old phone but I'm pretty certain I sent them first.

I also have some awesome recipes to share!

And we went away last weekend and we were able to cross some things off of our bucket list!

How many times.......

How many times a day do I clean this area?? TOO MANY!!!! Brooklinn LOVES to put on different hats and wrap herself in a scarf and wear our shoes! She has fun so I let her do it! But I think I might change my strategy up a bit - I will wait until later in the day to clean it up (no matter how badly I want to do it right now)!!!!

Reminds me of a quote I read once: cleaning your house while your kids are still growing is like shoveling the sidewalk before it stops snowing! 

Of course I shouldn't take this quote literal. I waited for it to stop snowing before shoveling a few years ago!  It was so deep that I almost couldn't do it and it took much, much longer than it should have! I guess I need to look for that "happy medium" - somewhere between my house being spotless and my house resembling a pig sty!

My life - wouldn't have it any other way!

I couldn't resist snapping a picture of this! Please notice: the EMPTY toothpaste box, the EMPTY tube of the toothpaste and the trash can sitting about 1 foot away! Gotta love my family :) 

I guess these are the things that you deal with as a stay-at-home-mom! Or any mom......