Lindsey's blog give-away

Hey everyone,
A friend of mine, Lindsey, is doing a give-away on her site and guess who her sponser is?  Wait for it.....okay it's me.  I am doing a customized embroidered onesie. So what are you waiting for? Go to her blog and enter in already can't you tell I am super excited. Even if you don't have kids in that age range right now I am making bets that there is someone's baby shower looming around the corner.  She has a great site with lots of cute ideas and thoughts. Her link is http://www.mrspottsthoughts.com/ and her button is on the right side of our blog. She will be doing the drawing next Friday, March 26,2010.
Barbara

So I decided not to bore everyone...

with all my crafts stuff so I started a craft blog it is http://www.uptomykneesincrafts.blogspot.com/.

This would be so much funnier if we were actually potty training

Choices... Choices

So I was folding clothes and looked over to find my son holding two sippy cups. One had ice water the other chocolate milk.  The best part he was sipping from one and then would sip out the other and did this back and forth several times. I was just glad the camera was actually near by. As a side note I embroidered his onesie. It says "Saw It...Liked It...Told Mommy...GOT IT!!!

New Perspective

For the last week I have commited myself to reading every morning from F. Enzio Busche's book "Yearning for the Living God." I needed a change in my life that included diet and exercise and a change within. Sometimes I find scriptures daunting to read so I decided to start with books that should uplift me.  I saw my first perspective change today, I had noticed that my days have been happier since starting but this was different, I told myself not to look at what my husband didn't do but what he had done this week.  I was finishing the laundry (that I asked him to start last night for me in the morning) and was starting to get annoyed that he didn't pick up some of the clothes that were laying around the house. Well I didn't ask him to do that I thought so I should be happy he remembered to put in a load for me. And you know what this thought was right, Pete has a lot to do at work right now and with his calling and here he is trying to help me a little around the house.  He does the dishes and it may not be the same night which I would prefer and he always forgets to clean the drain trap and it starts to stink but hey most husbands don't even do the dishes and I should be thankful that he does.  Also on Tuesday he cleaned up and reorganized Justin's toys in the living room which were starting to overwhelm furniture and walking space and then had to work until midnight that night. Every morning he feeds and plays with Justin before he goes to work and lets me sleep until he leaves (I am trying to actually get up during that time but it hasn't happened yet so maybe in the next couple of weeks I will do better).  I am thankful for this change sometimes when I am reading the book I don't want to stop because he tells stories about members and himself that bring such a sweet feeling into my heart and I don't want it to leave. Of course not every story does but so far each morning there is at least one if not more that starts my day off right. So thank you Peter for all you do for me I hope this lesson is branded in my heart so that I can always look at what you do well and not hold on to what you missed.     

If you thought your kids have destroyed the house...

So I was checking out Make It and Love It's blog and she took pictures of her son spilling her paint in the kitchen and I thought hey that's something Justin would do. He has only made managable messes thus far but if that was out. Let the fun begin. Well she went on to say that someone posted their messy experience after her blog. If you ever think your kids have made a big mess well check this out http://choosetothrive.blogspot.com title Child Destruction Photos. You will pray everyday that your child does not bless you with such an experinece. I would have cried and called Peter to get home ASAP. It would only be a great story to tell when you are 100 years old and looking back.

Since it's been so long...

I haven't been blogging about Justin so my motivation to write every month is long gone. It doesn't help that I spent the last month not wanting to get out of bed. My thyroid is acting up again which causes tiredness like no other. I know pregnent women think they can relate but let me tell you it was too much to lift the remote on the tv to watch it. It has been horrible. I finally got the nerve to do something after I felt bad for Justin. I couldn't allow him to be alone all day with a mom that can't get out of the covers of the bed and put some clothes on and change him into clothes. I got up the next day early and ran (what was I thinking) and did the same thing the next day (still it made me fill a little better). Also I got some vitamins to help until I get to the doctor and get my blood test and then the results and then a prescription. Then it'll take about a month or more for that medicine to start working effectivel. So maybe in two months I can lose the weight I gained from my condition as well. Isn't that sad I will be excerising for all that time but because of the hypothyroidism I probably won't lose weight until the drugs start working. If I am lucky it'll make it so I don't gain more until then. I am not holding my breath. I have been though this before and it went away after my pregnancy and I guess it came back. The reset button after pregnancy didn't last forever (of course the doctor said that would probably happen I guess I was hoping to be one of the rare cases). So I have no motivation and I have to push myself to exercise and take care of myself and I probably will not even have the reward of looking thinner (which I asure you doesn't help with the motivation factor). The real kicker is the vitamins I have to make sure I don't eat the multi-vitamin first or I throw-up. I have no idea why that should be the least of my problems..

Happy Birthday Justin

We had Justin's first birthday at Volunteer Park.

Justin swinging

Justin Sliding











Playing peekaboo in tunnel










Ballon animals I made as party favors. They went over great with all the kids at the park including the other birthday party.

Huh that is what happened to the cupcakes! I was wondering why they were smashed.

Time to blow out the candle.

Cake time

Cupcake Toppers I made with my cricut.











Presents Horray !












Too bad he liked ripping the paper better than what was inside.

Playing with his new toys at home.

My Etsy Shop

Okay I know you guys have just been stirring in your seats to check out my etsy shop. I really only have Christmas stuff and two dresses right now but you can special request clothes if you like (I think) by emailing me. I made this dress for Lilly for Christmas by request (I know these aren't the best pictures of her I could have gotten but you get the idea). If you mention this blog I'll give you a discount of course. My url is http://www.etsy.com/shop/uptomykneesincrafts

Its Just Too Cute

On our way to my dad's house this Thanksgiving we all had to stop and stretch our legs so we stopped near Ocacobee and there was a small playground witha slide that had rollers. As you can see Justin loved it.