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Saturday Mornings Are the Best!
Every day I wake up early to take the puppy out, then feed the pup, then out again to finish his business. Then, it’s on to the kiddos and the start of our very busy day. First, it’s baths, then the fight of getting dressed and it’s never in the right clothes or the right sweater, o and let’s not get started on the socks, mommy those don’t match! So, it’s the battle of finding matching socks! Then it’s downstairs for breakfast. One kid wants the same thing every morning, chocolate toast, so that’s easy, but the other one, omg Heaven forbid if you give him the same thing two…
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I See You
All you mamas out there fighting traffic to get the grocery shopping done after the kids are gone to bed, even though you are so exhausted you just want to be sleeping too! I see you! All you mamas who have dark circles under your eyes because the baby is teething, so no one is sleeping! I see you! All you mamas with God only knows what stains on your shirts and no energy to change so you just go with it, knowing there’s really no point in changing it anyways, because the baby will most likely spit up again in a few minutes! I see you! All you mamas…
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And Now He’s Walking!
It seems like just yesterday I was stressing out trying to find someone to come over to watch my two-year-old during the time my husband and I would be at the hospital giving birth to our new little man. But now I look at him and he’s already one. He has a personality all of his own to go with his big stature and every day he learns or does something new. One day I’m worrying about when he’s going to crawl for the first time and then he gets up on all fours and the next thing I know he’s off chasing after the cat! But still not able to pull…
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SAHM Re-Evaluated
So, I wrote a post about two years ago about turning in my resignation and becoming a stay-at-home mom being the hardest decision of my life. Well today I realized it’s been over two years now!!! Two amazing years where I have not regretted that decision once! Now don’t get me wrong I have days I still feel like I’m wasting my education and some days I feel like I’m not contributing anything into this family and I feel super guilty if I buy anything for myself because I don’t work for the money I’m spending. But I do not regret being a stay-at-home mom. I missed my first sons…
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Looks Can Be Deceiving
Three people in one house hold: one morbidly obese according to the scale, one as fit as can be according to the scale and one maybe a tad bit skinny according to the scale. Now which one would you think you’d worry about being unhealthy?! Hold up, not so fast….first let me start by explaining why this topic has come up. In October, my cousin lost her husband, a man not too much older than me, he was overweight and didn’t workout regularly nor did he have a healthy diet, but he died unexpectedly nonetheless. During the time I cried every time I thought about it, but not for the…
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Memories Need to Be Preserved
It’s funny how things happen and when they happen. I was simply staring out my kitchen window while the hamburger was cooking and the noodles were boiling and the clouds looked so perfect. The sky was just stunning! The trees framed it perfectly and I had to go grab the camera! It’s always been that way with me! I’ll be walking down the street or down the aisle at a grocery store and something will catch my eye or someone for that matter. Someone just having a perfect moment. Like a father and daughter having a very in-depth conversation about what crayons to get for the upcoming school year. It’s…
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Hold Onto Your Babies
Something really scary happened the other day that I just can’t shake. I came around the corner to find my baby hanging from his swing. Hanging! He was screaming and crying, but I didn’t think anything of it, I put him in the swing for his nap and buckled him in as usual. Then, I went and got the broom, got his brother into the high chair for his lunch and got his lunch ready. Then, went back and swept the floor, walked by the baby, he was fine, wasn’t happy I was making him take a nap, but he was fine. So, I swept the floor. When I finished…
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I’m Failing….Or at least I feel like I am!
Everywhere I look I see unfolded laundry, dirty dishes, or a toy. In the living room I see unfolded blankets, and un-vacuumed carpet. In the boys’ room I see an unorganized dresser and closet, a basket full of laundry and a hamper full of dirty laundry. And in our room I see a room that hasn’t been properly cleaned in probably 6-8 months because I’m constantly trying to keep the common areas clean! And failing! I’m failing! Some days all I want to do is cry! My toddler is crying yet again for no reason, he wants his stuffed animal, then he doesn’t. He wants to be picked up, then…
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Four-Thirty Feedings
One word of advice: cherish them! Yes you read that correctly, I said cherish them! I know I do!!! I cherish them because I know they too will pass soon. Babies grow and eventually won’t need you during the night, they will be sleeping soundly through the night. So I cherish the 4:30 mommy and me time. Especially now that this will be my last time doing it. It’s different. As mentioned in other blogs this time around I have found the blessing in the pregnancy and everything that it entails. The morning sickness meant everything was going as planned, the back pain meant my baby was growing, the hip…
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When You Know You’re Home
It’s the smell of cows in the air. It’s the speed limit changing to 80 and the interstate opening up to four lanes moving in one direction. It’s the rolling hills and the many fields of different colors from all the food and crops being grown. It’s the left turn off the ramp then the right turn onto the Emmett Highway. It’s passing the field that always has horses in it, no matter what time of the year. It’s passing the family owned restaurant on the corner where you spent many Friday nights shooting pool and enjoying a juicy cheeseburger and fries. It’s the white double Ds protruding from the…
