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Curt and I went shopping for Christmas.



A store was entered that starts with an "A".



As we entered there was a young lady- maybe 18, maybe-standing at the front of the store greeting people.



We had the stroller loaded down and Miles was in his sling.



The store was narrow.



The ...sweet... young lady told us about the special deals the store was having for today.



I mumbled to Curt something about thinking our stroller would not fit through the store because it was so crowded.



She was eaves dropping and misunderstood me and said, and I quote....



"Oh no Ma'am there are people much larger than you that shop in here...."

I wanted to look at her and speak in her laungage and say, "OMG ur kdng right? LOL!" Then, I wanted to slap her Mamma for not teaching her any better.


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Go Away...

Both of the boys have been sick on and off for about 2 weeks. Ear infections and upper respitory infections have plauged my sweet boys. Mason was back at the doctor this morning with another ear infection. This was his 4th in this year. He was placed on a stronger antibiotic and if it does not clear it up he will be sent to an Ear, Nose & Throat specialist to see about tubes in his ears. Hopefully it will not get to that. He also had his H1N1 flu mist and I must say it was super easy and way better than a shot.

We are just going to focus on getting better....


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Giving. That is what it is all about...

Have you ever been in the line at a store and the cashier asks you, "Would you like to give a dollar to help St. Jude Children's Hospital?" I always say yes. I always have chills. I always give more. I have healthy children, I am so grateful for that. I am so grateful that my days are not spent watching my sick child getting poked and prodded and going through the worst imaginable tests. I hope having to go to a hospital like St. Jude never becomes a reality for my children, I pray that their lives are always blessed with good health.

Because my children are healthy, I have decided that I will "give thanks" for them. My parents always set an amount on what they want to spend on us for Christmas, we have a budget. I will admit, there are so many things I want- as always. But, not one thing I need. I decided after spending half of my Christmas budget that I would give the other half to St. Jude Children's Hospital.

At St. Jude, NO child is ever turned away because of their parents inability to pay for there care. That is so amazing!!!! If you have a bit extra left in your holiday budget this year, give some of it. It does not have to be to St. Jude, it could be to any non-profit organization. It will make you feel so amazing inside. I promise.

My gift is giving 2 platelet count tests. I know it may not seem like a HUGE gift, but to me it is.

Revelation of the Day

And I quote.....
"I need some coke Mom, coke will make me BIG and STRONG, just like Iron Man...". Mason Phillips, 3yrs




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H1N1 Blues

I had my h1n1 shot on Friday and I feel terrible! My muscles ache all over and I baiscally feel like death warmed over.....


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Untitled

No title on this one, just an update.

Both boys have been sick with upper respiratory infections and ear infections. They are starting to come around now and starting to feel better. Miles is taking a bit longer to heal...



I had my H1N1 today. Not too bad, I got the shot. I am not a huge fan of stuff up my nose. My arm itches a bit, but it was no big deal. Getting Mason's will be the bigger deal. I am not a huge fan of this shot because it has only been out for this year, but I would much rather give it to Mason and get it myself than see Mason or Miles get sick with this. When you see where kids in your community close to your own kids ages are dying from H1N1, it makes you really want to get your kids the shot- at least it does me...



Curt has been working his new job for a whole week now. He has mostly been training. I feel like I have hardly seen him. He is gone all day and then studies after we eat dinner. I know this whole training thing will not last too long, so it is totally tolerable. Mason loves seeing his Daddy in his police uniform.



Mason said, "Mason gonna get big and be a hero like my Dad..." Priceless, I say, priceless.



But he also said he wanted to get a new Mommy, so I guess you gotta take the bad with the good.... : )



Mason is constantly helping with Miles and he says they are "best friends" I hope that lasts. He really seems to love him- at least he does when Miles is not crying...



Miles is growing like a weed. He has nice round cheeks and people are constantly telling me he looks way older than 13 weeks. I think he looks like a little snow man... Cute as can be, I give him 10 million kisses a day. He also got a mobile from his Mammie and he loves it a ton. He sat last night under it for 30 minutes talking and cooing and trying to reach and grab it.



I am {hopefully} going to put my tree up tonight- slacker, I know...



I have been working on jewelry Christmas orders that are slamming me. So, that is my excuse for all of my short falls: unfolded laundry, boxes still in my closet, dishes need to be washed, Mason's room is a disaster...



I also got an embroidery machine. I have read the manual like 2 times but I still have not managed to crank anything out yet. Maybe that will happen soon.






What is a post without a picture. Please forget that you can see all the way up my nose.... I just wanted to show off my Hunk-o-ramma husband... You are jealous, I know...

Family Holiday Time 2009

Me and my beautiful sister, Katie. Baby Liam is keeping warm in her tummy for the time being.



This is my Granny Swan, she is my mom's mom. Isn't she beautiful? I cannot remember the last time we had a picture together.



What else can I say- he is adorable and he is all ours.



My brother and Curt went hunting, a Mommy deer was killed, I can't say much more than that it makes me sad.



My Dad and Miles catching a nap... Aren't they lucky?

I managed to get a picture of everyone but my Mom..... Sorry Mom, maybe next time.

We had a great holiday and enjoyed some great food.

Thankful

We ran into these guys on Thanksgiving morning on our way to my parents house. They were hanging out in the Hardees parking lot.

Room With A View

Every single day I wake up to this... Every single day it is a little bit different. Today it was so majestic that I had to grab the camera. So at 5:15am I was on the balcony freezing my booty off trying to catch the perfect shot.

Pretty amazing, don't you agree?

Using the bathroom and such

Will I ever use the bathroom in privacy again?

What is the facination with a Mommy who just wants to do her business in peace?


I literally used the bathroom today with this guy hanging in his sling...


And this guy... Forget about it.... It is like he sences when I have to go and he just starts following me all over the house. Heaven forbid that I shut the door.

At least Miles just wants to be touching me. Mason can talk and ask questions... I will let you use your immagination.... I am sure if you are a Mom you will not have to get too creative.


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Blah blah blah

I really have no excuse for my lack of blogging lately. We are all settled in, Miles is an amazing baby, Mason is only as wild as a normal 3 year old and Curt still has not started work yet.
We live in an amazing place really. I love it here, way more than I thought I would. We live way out of town, so it takes forever to get anywhere- but I do not mind really. I saw a bald eagle fly across the lake two days in a row. There is a blue herron that visits us almost every day. There is a big fat beaver that swims by on occasion. And to top it all off, about 250 ducks have been hanging out around our dock for the past few days. The scenery is amazing



There is a beautiful Maple in the yard and I put Mason up in it and took his picture... Loving the fall colors...

The picture below is of me off of our bedroom balcony.


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We miss our friends...

But we are getting setteled in just fine....












These photos were edited with my snazzy new toy...




This picture of Miles was taken by my great friend Kacey @ Chronicles of a Mommy... What a beautiful shot of my beautiful boy.
More posts to come soon about how we are doing.

A New Brave Face

Today I feel silly for having such a pity party for myself about moving. I feel like apologizing to everyone who ready my icky post.

There are people in this world with out a roof over their head. There are families who sleep on dirt floors. There are children sleeping in train stations because their families lost their jobs too. So, my selfish party seems so stupid, so unimportant.

I have refocused to a new cause- Being thankful that Curt has a job. Being thankful that we have GREAT renters for our house. Being thankful that we have a somewhere to call home while we re-start things and get ready to build a house (sometime in the future).

Here is my "Thankful List"

God

Curt

Mason

Miles

Health

Curt has a job

I can stay home and raise my boys

Great family to help us

Great friends to help us

Prayers

Mercy

A warm home

A great family member who is letting us invade her house while we get on track- Thanks Mammie.

Do not feel sorry for me when I have pity parties. I am only human, all humans dwell in their own sorrows sometimes. But I will dwell no longer- not over this. God has provided for my family and I will rejoice in him and be glad----- Glad that we are all healthy, safe, live in a free country and have food and shelter....

Today, I am putting on my "new brave face".

Eggs, Eggs, Eggs

I was nursing Miles on the couch the other day and Mason said he wanted a drink. I have his drinks placed in the fridge so he can reach them and bring them to me and I can open them. I said, "you can go and get a juice and bring it to me."



Honestly, I lost track of time because I was watching Dr. OZ. Mason must have been in the kitchen for around 2-3 minutes.

He came in the living room and started talking very fast saying, "eggs, eggs, eggs- Momma... All those eggs got all cracked up... They have baby chicks inside- eggs, eggs, eggs." I will admit that I freaked. How in the heck did he get eggs and what is he talking about????

I walked in the kitchen to find the egg carton opened and all of the eggs from the fridge lined up on the edge of the bar. When I say on the edge, if I would have sneezed some of them would have fallen off. I guess Mason has added scaling the fridge like a rocky cliff to his list of hidden talents.

The good news is that none of the eggs broke on the floor. The bad news is that we lost 4 eggs in trying to get them back into the carton. It seems that Mason's sweet little inquiring mind wanted to know how it feels when you smash one on the counter. Then he loved it so much that he kept on doing it. I could not get them out of his hands fast enough. I was trying to juggle the camera, Miles and get some eggs back into the carton safely...

I hope I can always remember his sweet and funny little stories. Good thing I have scrap books and a blog...

Sad.

I have to be honest. This is my pity party, if you are not interested in hearing any whining, please skip on to the next blog.

I am sad about moving. I feel as if I am just making friends in our neighborhood. Now I am having to start over. Mason has friends that he loves to play with. I have Mom friends that I love to chat with. Curt has friends that he loves to hang with. Mason had a school and teachers that he loved and that I loved. We have doctors we love. We love our church. We fit here.

Apparently God has another plan for our lives, a new track for us to take. I know that Curt lost his job and this job that he has taken is the best for our family. I know that no matter what, we would have had to move. I am at peace with that. I just think it stinks to start over. But we are friendly people, we made the friends we have and we can add to the stack. But that still does not change the fact that I am feeling sorry for myself. Comfort makes everything easier. We are comfortable where we are. Easy was our life. Easy it will be again, as soon as all is settled.

Packing, Packing, Packing....

....really stinks. I hate it actually. But it has to be done. We are getting closer. The end will arrive soon...

I have new updates to share. We are not moving to Atlanta anymore.

We are moving to Crossville, Tennessee.

We are happy! We will have family very close by.

Atlanta would have been fun, but Crossville is the best option for our family.

We are moving 99% of our home on Saturday, the other 1% will stay behind with Curt to finish his last week at work.

I really love Murfreesboro and its location to everything. I am sure I will fall in love with our new town, it might take me a while, but I know I will...

Halloween 09

I must say that this year Halloween was put on the back burner. I usually love to buy cheesy decorations for Mason to enjoy and we normally end up with at least 4 pumpkins on our porch. I swear, this year, we woke up on Saturday and realized it was Halloween and we did not even have a pumpkin... Curt picked one up on his way home from work and he carved it up for us, power tool style...


The hubs and "skelly bones." Miles was a skeleton, Mason called him "skelly bones." Miles slept through the whole trick-or -treating thing while Daddy carried him...

My little Iron Man keeping his head warm. Mason is such a smart boy, he decided early on that he would hitch a ride on whatever stroller he could find available in between houses... Here he is with Lincoln.

Here is the finished product of our pumpkin. I swear I actually participated, I was just behind the camera the whole time...

Butterflies In My Tummy

Doesn't this picture make you get them too?

So, I Joined...

not sure what happened to my post date on this one.... my PSF is posted below... check it out!

The 21st Century, that is...

I got one of these snazzy little gadgets... I am absolutely in love with it so far. I have never really had an ipod, we had a nano and I never liked it too much, it got washed after a trip to the gym. I would love to have an iphone, but we are Verizon people. So, I got the next best thing. I know I have only scraped the surface of what this amazing little gadget can do, but I am eager to learn. If you have one, I would love some tips.

What I have done so far...

-Downloaded pod casts. They are amazing and I just love to listen to a little Dave Ramsey while folding the laundry.

-Downloaded some learning tools for Mason. Flash cards, alphabet games and interactive tools. I think I like them more than he does. He normally just makes my screen sticky. I do not mind too much though.

-Downloaded some games to play, mostly for Curt, I am an app person.

-Found some super cool picture editing apps, even a photoshop one.

-Converted all of my CD's to itunes.

-Downloaded about every free app and song I could find...

-Found some fun music.

-Erased it all by accident.

-Found it all again, by accident.

That is about it. If you have any secret ipod tips that I should know, shoot them my way.

As I sit here typing, Mason is "cutting" my hair with a pair of plastic toy pliers... I just love to get a new look...

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PSF~ Madagascar

Hosted by Cecily and MamaGeek

Have you seen the movie Madagascar? It is one of Mason's favorites. I love the beginning where all of the animals are preparing for the humans to come to the zoo.


We made a trip to the zoo last Saturday with my Mom and SIL. When we got to the monkeys {i know they are not monkeys, but I cannot remember their name} they were showing off.

This guy was putting on the best show, swinging from branch to branch. He knew we were looking at him and the crowd would cheer for him when he did this little {hanging from one arm} stunt. He had so much personality.


This little guy or gal could have cared less. He sat by his creek soaking up the 60 degree day and he sat up for a minute to look over at the crowd. He was not amused.

Here he is basking in all of his glory.

Mr. Smiles

Miles.

You are such a joy.

Your new nick name is Mr. Smiles.


Isn't it obvious why?

Just seeing my face makes you smile from ear to ear.

Thanks buddy, for being my "Mr. Smiles."

I love you.

Wordful Wednesday ~ Fall

I {heart} fall.

It is my favorite time of year.

I got married in the fall and both of my boys were born in the fall.


I could just sit under this tree all day long and read a book or take a nap... The colors of fall make me feel all warm and fuzzy inside.



Such peace and beauty.




The colors are delicious.





Have a wonderful Wednesday... See you back here tomorrow for a new post...

Tuesday Tribute ~ My Momma

Eventhough I am pretty sure 7 Clown Circus is not hosting this week I still wanted to do a tribute...



My mother is amazing. She is my own support group. When I need her, she is there, no matter what.

Recently I had discovered a lump under my arm.

I went to the doctor and she sent me for an ultrasound. When the ultrasound came back the doctor sent me to a "breast surgeon."

I was scared.

I called up my Mom and immediately she took the day off and planned on going with me. It was so amazing to have her there. If she was scared, she did not show it one bit.

I felt so at ease and honestly I was not worried at all.

The surgeon came in, he did his own ultrasound. He said that it was not a breast mass. He said, "I can take it out today." Then I was scared out of my mind. I hate pain, I have the lowest tolerance of pain of anyone on the Earth.

I got all numbed up, the doc came back, I made him double check and make sure I was numb. He took out the lump and it was all over. I got sewed up and I was on my way.

The doctor told us that he was sure that it was nothing by the way it looked.

I am happy to report that he called me on Friday and my lump just happened to be a cluster of dilated oil/ sweat glands.

Praise Jesus.

Thanks Mom for being my support on this very nerve racking day.

My New Crafing Buddy

People say we look a-like. They say we look like sisters. She gets mistaken for me all the time. I think it is mostly the blond hair and the light skin... She is my brothers wife. Her name is Carrie and she is the best Sister-in-law ever... Heck- she is my only sister-in-law. I have always struggled with things we have in common. We live an hour away from each other and so it makes is hard to connect. Yesterday, at a family dinner, she showed me some hair bows she had been making. I was full of GLEE! We sat and talked about crafting and I shared tips with her. We made patterns together and it was so much fun. Bless her heart, because now I am going to likely bug her to death to craft with me. Because after all, crafting is fun, but it is way more fun when you have someone to do it with...

PS- look for a post every day this week... I can actually commit to this because I have finished them already... Apparently, the key for me is to do all my posts at one time and schedule them to post during the week...

What I've Been Missing

Hosted by Cecily and MamaGeek

If you are looking for my PSF look at the post below, you will find it there...

For those who know me it is no secret that I LOVE TO MAKE THINGS. Sometimes I get a little carried away, but that is what can happen when you really love to do something.

I have been missing "my outlet" which is crafting things like crazy lately.

I have decided that I will be re-vamping my much neglected ETSY shop. In fact I may open a whole new one. Well, maybe not. Still not sure about that one.
I want to start in a new direction. I have recently been told by a few friends and family members that I should sell the "other" stuff I make... "Other" meaning not jewelry, I already sell that.

I have really been missing making things and I got a ton of practice this summer and so now I am ready to sell "other" things. It should be an adventure.

My jewelry line has been much neglected as well... I kind of just put everything on hold while I was pregnant with Miles. Now I am ready to start it up again.

I am going to be advertising on other blogs, doing give-a-ways and some major sales for Christmas...

So, keep your eye out for what I have going on. When I get my ETSY updated, I will be posting the link HERE just for you to see.

These hand-made shirts are my absolute favorite lately. There are so many possibilities. Now that I have had plenty of practice, I have it down to a "T".






So keep your eye out for new designs as well... I will be selling these for a great price as well.

Wouldn't you just love to get one of the adorable shirts for your daughter, niece, neighbor, best friends child, grandchild??? I can also make a matching hair bow if you are ordering a girl shirt...

Prices to come soon. New, updated shop to come soon. "Soon" in my world means, most likely in a week or so. I do not like to work while my kiddos are at home or awake. So I will be doing all of my work while Mason is at school and Miles is asleep or after bedtime...