Wordless Wed

This is what happens when the uncle teaches the baby how to grab noses....

He becomes the major target! lol

Friend making monday!

Its time for another friend making monday! This one had SUCH a fun and exciting theme, I had to join in!
It is fall! With the fall t.v season about to be in FULL SWING! SO what are the t.v. shows you are the most excited about?!?!

For us here is our list of what is on our DVR.
*Ugly Betty
* The biggest loser
* Southland
* Grays Anatomy
* Ace of Cakes
* 2 1/2 Men
* Big Bang Theory

Mine also includes
*Private Practice
* All my Children
* The View
* General Hospital
* 20/20

What about you?

Go HERE to join in on all the fun!

Its a big day in our house!

The baby starts dancing lessons today! You might think she is a bit young for this, and you would be right! The dance teacher has a daughter just 5 days younger than my babe and decided we were going to try this whole dancing thing out a year early! We will soon see how it goes! I think she is going to have a blast! And since money is so tight grandma offered to buy her a pair of pink ballets! And a tutu outfit, and another outfit.... lol! The only thing I am sad about is the fact that my camera is still being fixed and I wont have a picture of her first day of dancing! I have one from my first day of course!

SO what fun activities do your kids participate in?

Think about it Sunday

This is an issue I have been dealing with all week. What do you do when your kids are sick? Do you take them to a party, take them to Walmart to cough all over other people, take them to the nursery at church, bring them over to get baby sat without telling the sitter?

Poor baby is sick, enough so that she cried the ENTIRE time at dinner last night. She is normally a VERY well tempered kid who rarely if ever cries, whines occasionally, not rarely cries. Her nose was running, she was coughing to the point of gagging, and yes, had I not woken her up to take her to this dinner, I would have known she was sick and not gone! But we have gone all week long with a kid that comes for a few hours each morning and he has had a runny nose and been a total basketcase all week. But did the mother make mention to this when dropping him off? NOPE. Sorry, but personally that is something I would like to know before exposing my kid to this! We have a new baby being born in the family this week that we wont be able to see if we are sick, as well as a funeral to go to in the middle of the week- WE DONT WANT TO BE SICK!

But alas, we are..... Guess we will be missing yet another week of church- I am the parent who doesnt want my kid coughing on yours, just so you know!

SO funny!

Seems like I have had my fair share of bad days lately, but instead of bore you with more details, I decided to try to cheer myself up. I got online on a site that always seems to do the trick- Awkwardfamilyphotos.com where I found myself not only in a better mood, but laughing hysterically at THIS post as well as THIS one and THIS one- so next time you are having a bad day, you know where to go!

Sometimes you just have to laugh!

Seems like that is all I can say about the last week. Sorry I havnt been here much, life has officially gotten NUTS! My husband is taking 18 credits at school, trying to work, do homework and is the vice president of the sheep AND vet clubs. oh wait, the President of the sheep club resigned on Tuesday because "she just has too much of a workload with 14 credits and a family", so now DH is the new president! You know how they say when you husband gets a calling it becomes YOUR calling? yep.....

I have been frantically trying to get my homework done so I can start making some cash so he wont have to try to work on top of all this, because he is not fun when he is stressed. I I wish the shops were bringing in more dough, but I guess it is to be expected. I have been asked to teach some classes at the new Hobby Lobby, so now I just need to figure out what I want to teach! lol. I thought a begining crochet class would be fun, starting with learning about different yarns and hooks and starting a hot pad or scarf the first week, then learning more than just a single crochet and going in the round and doing a hat the second class, and then doing a "pick your project" for the third class. I started telling DH about this and he instantly told me it was a dumb idea- no one will come back if you teach them everything the first class.... well apparently he has never tried to learn how to do something that takes more than 2 steps! :) So what do you think? Would you be interested in something like this if you lived in my area? How much would you pay per class? I was thinking $10 for an hour or hour 1/2 class per person would be a fair price?

Today I have to finish my homework from yesterday because I had a rotary cutter jump off the track and into my finger, making it kind of hard to type.... I guess I should say that because I just typed all this LOL! Anyway, then I have to make some trainers, quilt a quilt, cut out another quilt, make a toddler sized jumper, make a tween sized skirt, make a couple newborn hats and gifts, nursing pads, clean my house, write a paper for DH, make posters for the sheep BBQ ect ect ect..... SO I guess I will be quite the busy gal today! :) hehehehe!

Wordless Wed

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Im mad

Ug I am in a bad mood today. It all started this morning but I wont go into that. Then the baby and her new friend that I baby sit for fought and whined for 2 hours. (this 4 hour a week gig somehow went up to 12 hours a week....) Anyway, I went up to the school to get DH and was super happy to see him. That soon ended when he shot down an idea I have been going over and over in my head before I even got a chance to get it all out. Then I come home and they want over $100 to fix my camera! Yes, the camera I got on October 15 of last year! Yep, the one I paid for the 1 year warentee for, and then again for the extra 2 year warentee. yep it is suposed to be for wear and tear as well as factory defaults. Apparently these do not include impact. If a camera can break enough to need $104 worth of fixing in less than a year from a 19 month old dropping it- that is not a camera I would ever recomend! UG- now I have a broken sewing machine, computer AND camera- none of which I can afford to get fixed. Now if only the baby would nap maybe this day would get a bit better.......

Do you like giveaways?

I do! But is is kind of hard to spend your whole day searching them out. Well Brandy over at The Buzz has got that one ALL figured out! She is throwing a huge giveaway party over on her blog to celebrate the upcoming (but not soon enough :) ) arrival of my newest niece! (I get 2 this month!!!) So make sure to head on over there and enter! She has bath and body things, toys, clothes, jewelry, the works! PLEASE make sure to tell her I sent you over! :) Hope you all win something fun! :)

Iraqi Bundles of Love

I tried to get this things im working on Thursday done yesterday, but I was busy finishing birthday gifts and making 50 baked potatoes for a vet club meeting.... So anyway- I am doing things a bit different today. I found out last week about this amazing project called Iraqi Bundles Of Love The idea behind the project is that the people of Iraq are so poor and have so little, and we are so wealthy by their standards and have so much, that we can all give a little bit. But this isnt a project about just giving random things, this project is for giving sewing, knitting, crafting and creative supplies to these people who have SO little! I know that I personally have more of these supplies than I will ever use. I have decided that this is the perfect project for me! All you have to do is to visit the IBOL web site and read up on what you should do, from picking a flat rate box, to building a bundle, and where to send the box! You can join the facebook page here. I wish I had my camera to show you my fun box! The only BAD thing about this is the fact that I am late getting the info out to you, and the deadline is on Tuesday for mailing these out! So, to make up for my boo boo, I have decided to put up a couple of special listings on my Etsy shop that will be a listing for a bundle and the shipping cost. $25 will buy you a bundle that I will pack for you, and send off in your name! Really, that is a GREAT deal! The bundle you buy will include 10 yards of fabric, a pair of scissors, a package of needles, a large spool of thread, a box of pins with a pin cussion and a pair of knitting needles with a skeen of yarn! I promise that not a cent of this money will go to me. In fact it will cost me more than $25 per box, so really it is just giving me an excuse to go all out! lol. so PLEASE! I know that money is tight for everyone right now, but this is an amazing oppertunity to make someone elses year! Please go here and check out. Or if you want to donate more, or something else or have a question, PLEASE email me at ohbabyboutique@ live.com!! Thanks in advance for helping out!

Wordless Wed

Crunchy Tuesday-

SO today I am going to do this a little different. I want to hear your opinions and comments! As Christmas is getting closer DH and I have decided to have a 90% hand made Christmas! (I say 90% because I am fairly sure he will not be making anything lol hahaha!) Anyway, I already have a few things figured out for my sisters and moms, as well as a couple things for my baby and nieces, but I want some oppinions of what yoru favorate hand made gifts have been. This is going to save us SO much money, because I have 2 huge bins FULL of yarn to be used (hats, booties, scarfs, toys ect...) as well as a bunch of leftover fabrics that need to be used (blankets, bags, crayon holders, felt food ect....) So what else? What are you guys doing for Christmas gifts? There is one big gift that I plan on purchasing, (or convincing someone else to purchase hint hint lol haha) Which is a little fisher price type table and chairs set for the kids! Wouldnt that be SO fun? We had one when I was a little girl and I LOVED it! Anyway, leave me your ideas!

Friend making Monday

Friend Makin Monday

1. Do you cook every night?
Almost! We have been WAY better about eating at home lately, and I am usually the one who cooks, but occasionally DH will make tacos or breakfast or something!

2. What kind of laundry detergent do you use & why?

I use Tide when I buy what I like, but right now I have arm and hammer as well as ALL. I use Dreft for the baby, oxy clean for the diapers and lots of baking soda.

3. Do you do laundry every day or loads at a time?

Loads at a time, but it usually piles up and I end up leaving some of it in the dryer and washer and have to do it again.... Im bad at laundry! :)
4. How often do you eat out per week?
Not at all lately! Used to be a lot, but we have been really good all summer!


5. Where do you usually eat out?

Arby's is my favorite, but I love mexican food and pizza which are kind of fast food?

6. What is your favorite retail store?
I only shop at Walmart and the Hobby Lobby it seams lol.

7. What's your favorite thing to drink?
Water and 3/4 sprite, 1/4 raspberry crystal light!

8. Do you take vitamins? What kind?

Nope


9. What percentage of the household chores to you do?
95%. DH helps clean when the house is a total mess, and takes out the trash most of the time, but I do all the rest!


10. Do your children do chores? {Or will they, did they, etc}
The baby helps me put clothes in and out of the dryer and likes to put things away and clean up her toys.

11. Do you go to church?

Yep! We are the primary teachers for the 8 year olds!

12. Do you have a housework schedule?

No, just clean what is a mess!

13. Do you keep a working budget?

The budget is to pay all the bills, then food and that is basically what we have the money for! :)


14. What do you do at night as a family?
Play outside, go swimming, go to the hot tub that kind of stuff.

15. How do you prepare yourself for a new week?

By taking the weekend off! lol!! And by trying to get the house clean.
16. What do your mornings look like?

I wake up and we take DH to school, then I come home and do homework all morning. A drag but it has to be done! :)

17. What time do you get up in the mornings?

Around 7:30-8

18. What time do you go to bed at night?

Between 10:30 and 11.

19. How do you manage all of the paperwork that floods into your household? {bills, school work, magazines, ads, etc}

I pull off the bill sections and the envelopes only and throw everything else in the recycle bin!

20. How do you keep your household organized? {calendars, charts, etc}
My brain. And I have a calender for the big stuff.

If you have been wondering....

If you have been wondering how to snag something out of my Etsy shop, here is your chance to do it for free! My sister in law over at the Buzz is doing a giveaway party to celebrate the coming arrival of my newest niece, and I am doing a giveaway that starts today! The winner can choose from either a skirt set or a birthday set, and you know I can make something else if there is nothing you like that is in stock! SO head over there and sign up! Make sure to mention I sent you! And you could always just buy something.... lol Thanks for supporting us! :) Hope you have a great Monday!

Think about it Sunday

Ah, school has started! My most favorite time of year! The weather turns cool, the kids are all back in school and not at the pool or the Walmart, football season starts, and soon enough the leaves start to change. I LOVE fall! Where I live it is beautiful, but very, very short! It seams like we go from hot to freezing overnight! The baby got a whole new wardrobe the other day, but it is still WAY too hot for her to wear much of any of it yet! The air conditioning totally throws you off! hehe. I think today we will be spending a good part of outside, we need to savor the few hot days we have left! Then it is back to school tomarrow.... and back to meetings, homework, clubs...... yipee.

So what is your favorate season and why? Hope you have a great Sunday!!

Its the weekend!

That means working on fish tanks and family parties, and church for us around here, what are you all doing this weekend? If you havnt had a chance to look HERE to see if you won something, well you should! Because everything not claimed by next week will become mine! hehehe, so scratch that, dont look :)

Recipes will be out to you all as soon as I have enough energy to write mine down.... so that means you can still send some in until the end of the day to ohbabyboutique@live.com.

Hasve a great day and see you all tomorrow!

Things im working on Thursday

Your kids are going to be SO jealous of my baby and my niece this Christmas. Its ok, I can say it because it is true! :) Why you might ask.....(The lens on my camera is broken, so these pictures are off her site! :) )

Thats right! I taught myself how to crochet last week and this is my first project- the yo gabba gabba! Go to crafty is cool and buy yourself the pattern! If you have ever wanted to learn to crochet this is your chance! The paterns are great, they are super easy and well layed out, and the maker of the pattern is very nice and helpful with any questions you might have! Really guys! All you need is some yarn, a crochet hook and a computer with google and you can figure out how to make these darling little guys all your own! Shoot me an email if you have any questions! :)

Wordless and WTF Wed

Now for the WTF. If it is illigal in Utah to text while driving, how in the world do dumb college kids think they can text and RIDE A FREAKIN BIKE?!?! Oh how I hate driving DH to school some days! It is like a maze to miss hitting kid after kid after kid! Not to mention PEOPLE- THE SIDEWALK IS NOT FOR BIKES!!!!! yesterday we are walking down the sidewalk and someon yells "EXCUSE ME!" and then goes plowing around us on her bike.... ug!

Blog hop- funny pictures

This weeks blog hop is about "TIME TO LAUGH. Post your favorite joke, cartoon, funny picture or video. We all need a good laugh sometimes, what a great way to start the week. " SO here is my funny for the week..... (Some may think this is mean, but really, trust me, it was TOO FUNNY! Expecially her face the second her daddy took her down!)

Crunchy Tuesday- Composting

So you have all heard about recycling, hopefully you are all doing it in your own little way! I try, but my husband isnt very good at it, so we are working at it! Our town actually had an amazing recycling program! We live in a fairly small town (well we have 2 Walmarts lol) and they give out recycling cans to every resident so they can recycle easier!

The next big step to recycling is composting! This idea means that you take all of your food, lawn, leaf and some paper scraps and water and let them basically rot and make a gardening fertilizer type soil mixture that makes gardens and flowers thrive! THIS is a great website that has all sorts of things about composting. So what exactly would you put into a compost pile? Obvosly not things like pet waste, paper that is not acid free (newspaper, colored papers ect.), things that should be recylced, (alluminum, glass ect.) meat, bones, fish, fats and dairy are also things that should not be composted!

So what do you think? Would you throw all/most of your scraps in a bucket and putting it in the backyard to rot? Would you be able to plant in the soil that has this rotten compost? Im not sure about it! lol. I have used it, and I know people, like my parents, grandparents, who do it, but I am not quite convinced. Let me know what your ideas are about it! Anyone do it themselves? Lets hear about it!