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The life of a farm kid...

Gosh guys, im sorry!

Life around here has been NUTS! It seems like I barely sit down and get something finished and I check my site and have another order to get done! :) I am LOVING this and having the time of my life making money doing what I love! Doesnt leave me much time for being online, blogging, or much else- but it gives me plenty of time to rest and put my feet up and lets face it, that seems to be my favorite hobby right now as I feel the new little one is completely taking over! :)

I debuted the gummy monster and the sock monkey the first of this month, and it is safe to say they are A HIT! And luckily I get better each pair I make, so that makes it even better! I love when people have their own ideas of how they want things to look, and I have made quite a few different colors of monsters in the past couple of weeks! If you are ever interested in seeing what I have gotten done and in the mail for the week you can go to payleyknitsandcrochet.blogspot.com and I am trying my best to keep up posting what I have sent out on there!

Another exciting thing happened this month business wise- I was accepted to Team EtsyKids as well as the Etsy Cloth Diaper team and have been busy trying to get in with the crowd! I am hoping this will become a little bit easier as I have also been appointed the membership review leader for Etsy Kids and will be getting a sneak peak at stores before they become members! So that is fun!

Ray Ray is getting SO big! She has recently discovered a love for all things "Pwincess" and loves to read princess stories and do her "princess dance" she is such a joy and I love every second I have with her! It helps she hasnt worn a diaper for 3 months now and is rocking the potty training thing! (She hasnt had a single accident for over 10 days!)

So that is what is going on here- sorry I havnt been around much, I hope to change that soon!

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Simple pleasures of childhood! A rock and a plastic glove can keep them entertained for hours! :)

A reason I love spring!

Today I made the most wonderful fruit salad! Grapes, bananas, strawberries, oranges and pineapples! YUM! What do you like most about spring?

What did you do to celebrate spring?

We had such a fun weekend! We just hung around the house, watched movies, visited family and went for walks! The weather is finally SO nice, I LOVE it! So what did you do this weekend? Anything exciting and fun?

Here are some requested pictures of the swimsuit I made Ray Ray for our trip- I love how it turned out, and it fit her so cute!

See... I told you! :)

I told you I was just partially back.... We have been on spring break all week and without computer access for most of it. We went on a mini vacation and had a blast! Now DH is working and so is my MIL so here I sit... lol. I have LOTS of work to do this week, so im not complaining! And the weather?!?! My car said 82 when I got in yesterday! Now I know it was more like 68, but STILL! I am loving it!

My little one is having a ball playing outside and at the park and recently discovered she is terrified of ants.... Yep, she and daddy were laying in the dirt watching an ant hill and she got scared, stomped in the hill, climbed onto his back and refused to get down! Silly little girl!

Hope you are all enjoying the first signs of spring! :) I will be back home on Saturday or Monday and back to boring business as usual! Can you believe there are only 7 weeks left of the semester?!?! Summer here we come! :)

Im back... partially...

Well that giveaway was LOTS of fun! They have the cutest stuff! I missed blogging though! Not much has happened around here this week. It is midterm week at the school and DH has been there from 7 am (or earlier) until midnight every night this week! Then DD has been waking up around 6-6:30 each morning (usually she sleeps until 7:30 but with the morning getting light sooner she is all messed up!) So I have been getting less sleep than usual lol.

Tomorrow is an exciting day though, because it signals the first day of SPRING BREAK!!! WAHOO! We plan on heading to the zoo and then going to stay in a hotel for a couple of nights and then going to the inlaws for the rest of the week! To say DD is excited to go is an understatement. All I have heard all week, every time we get in the car is "zoo, monkeys, birds, turtles? Swimming?" lol, she knows we will be having fun! :)

So what have you guys been up to? Anything exciting? I hope to get a tutorial up soon, as soon as I come up with something LOL! I have been busy making DD swim suits like crazy! I have made her a 2 piece with a skirt and 3 little 1 pieces this week! SO much cuter and SOOOO much less expensive than buying them!

Hope you have a great weekend! Hope to see you all around soon! :)

Mika Rose winner!

I know you are all dying to know who won the Mika Rose dress giveaway, so without further wait.....

With 61 entries, Random.org chose #15

Mandy said...

I'd get the Eva . . . mandjean@gmail.com

March 4, 2010 9:07 PM

Congrats Mandy! Thanks to everyone who entered! If you havnt checked out their website yet be sure to do that!!

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Everyone needs a twirly dress! Now make sure to enter the Mika Rose Giveaway! A winner will be drawn tomorrow so spread the word!

Dont miss the giveaway! Come sign up!!

The Mika Rose dress giveaway has been a big hit so far, but I know there are a lot of people who would still gladly like to sign up but have not yet! So here is your reminder- scroll down to the next post down and get your entry in!!

Dress giveaway from Mika Rose!

I was so excited to open my email inbox and see that I had an email asking me if I would want to give away a $60 gift card to Mika Rose good to use on any dress in their store! Of course I want to do that!

Mika Rose is a clothing company whos mission is to provide stylish and modest dresses that grown women would be excited to wear! They have some DARLING styles, and I know when I get rid of this baby bump, I would love to try a couple of them on! To make things even better, they have decided to donate 15% of all sales to the Hati relief efforts!
Here is what they have to say about themselves....
Mika Rose is a clothing company that specializes in modest, elegant and fashionable dresses. Our company's idea evolved when the owners realized how difficult it was to find modest dresses in today's market. We are sure you have had similar experiences when looking for a modest dress. After many frustrating outings, we formed Mikarose. Our goal is to provide an extensive line of modest dresses, without having to sacrifice style. You will be able to wear our line to a broad range of functions: from everyday events to corporate parties. We hope to not only meet the needs of women looking for modest wear, but all those who are seeking elegant dresses.

Mika Rose Has also generously offered a 15% discount on anything you purchase by using the coupon code RBC15 at checkout!

Want you chance to win one of their dresses?!? All you have to do is go to the Mikarose.com website and come back here and tell me which dress you would pick if you won and why! Please also leave your email address so I can contact you!

Want extra entries?!? Sure you do! (Please comment for each entry!)
* become a fan of Mika Rose on facebook
* Become a fan of Raising baby cheap on facebook (link on the sidebar)
* Become a fan of Oh baby boutique on facebook (link on sidebar)
* Purchase something from Mikarose.com (must be confirmed) 3 entries!!
* Blog about this giveaway and leave me a link 2 entries
* tweet or facebook about this giveaway


A winner will be chosen on Thursday March 11 in the morning, so check back then! Good luck!!

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I LOVE this kid!

Tragic Tuesday

DH has a good friend who's wife found out they were pregnant with twins about 3-4 weeks ago. She was about 13 weeks along and also found out one of the twins had a bladder obstruction. They sceduled an apointment with a specialist, but it was about 2 weeks out. They finally went in for their appointment last week. When they did the ultrasound they found out both of the twins had no heartbeats- she was about 15-16 weeks. They did another ultrasound a few days later and decided both twins had passed away.

So if you have a spare prayer or good thought to send up today, I know this couple could really use it! These were their first babies and I cant even imagine how they must feel!

In other news....

I bet everyone knows a baby who needs a pair of these! :)http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=41814946
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?ref=vl_other_2&listing_id=41766649

Im borring I know!

I always seem to come up with the greatest topics to blog about when I am just falling asleep or just waking up- so needless to say I cant ever remember them when it comes time to write! lol.

This week was a HUGE week for our little miss! She didnt have a single potty accident the entire week! (Saturday-Saturday) She also went binki free AND got a big girl bed, and she is doing amazing with both! She had a TERRIBLE cold, still has symptoms of it, but is feeling better, so to have all these changes AND be sick was not easy, but she is such a trooper and did GREAT!

I am super excited to start making her big girl bedding and new bedding for the baby- I just have to make some funds and go shopping, I already have it all picked out! :)

So that was how our week went last week- how was yours?

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Is she not just the sweetest kid ever?!?! She finally got over the cough she had for 8 months straight and we went to babysit for the weekend and all the kids were sick and now guess what- cough is back..... poor little girl!

Help me get some facebook fans!

You may or may not have seen my sidebar buttons for my facebook pages both for this blog and for my etsy sites. I am now running a contest and the 125th fan to my etsy site page will win a hat of their choice from my store or a $20 gift certificate to either of my stores for the person who referred them! So PLEASE go and become a fan! You can stay up to date with the new things I make every week and when there is a deal going on! Go HERE and become a fan and then go suggest the page to all your friends! the 150th fan will win something too! :)

Tv Tuesday- my confession...

My sister in law over at The Buzz WAS doing a thing called Tv Tuesday. Im not sure if she is anymore, but I have a confession to make regardless.....

Here is the back story.
When DH and I first got married we stumbled upon a show called grays anatomy. We watched every episode together and even got the season we had missed on DVD for Christmas and watched the entire thing in about 3 days! Then came the episode where Burk leaves Christina at the alter... not cool. You see, Burk was my husbands favorite character. Once he realized he wasnt coming back he refused to watch it anymore. Im still not sure if he liked him because of all the controversy or what it was!

So there it was- I watched the whole next season by myself! he REFUSED to watch with me. Then after a full season it was time for the next season to come and he said maybe he would watch, but didnt want to.

So I came up with the brilliant idea of telling him Burk was coming back sometime this season. And I know he is watching just for that! I mean he likes the show too, but I know that is what he is really waiting for each episode! And then last week, when they showed flashbacks of Burk (maybe it was 2 weeks ago) he got SO excited and said- "oh, thats it, he is finally coming back!"

Hunny- he isnt coming back.....

Things I learned this weekend....

Last night was the night- the night to take away all the binki's for good! My little one has been very attached since she was still in the hospital, and I was ok with that because she needed the extra oral stimulation. The past 2 weeks I have watched her hide it, wrap it in a blanket and put it to sleep, and chuck it into the back seat of the car- that was when I realized it was no longer a total comfort and necessity, but a toy. So last night was the night, and binki is now gone at our house!

We did bedtime like usual and right before putting her down I gave her a talk about how she is such a big girl and can do this and this and this, so she doesnt need a binki anymore- binki's are for babies. She was fine with that. Then I told her we would go to the store tomorrow and she could pick out any blanket fabric she wanted- she instantly said "horses?!?" and I said yes.

So the time comes to put her in her bed. She never said the word, but instantly started screaming like a mad woman. This went on about half an hour. Finally I went in and she wanted me to rock and sing to her, so I did. She fell asleep and of course as soon as I moved she wanted me to lay in her bed by her....

She had started escaping the confines of her crib at 18 months or younger, and when we put her in a toddler bed she did great to sleep, but it took like 4 hours for her to stop playing long enough to do it! So one night I was SO frustrated I put the crib back together- she hasnt scaled it yet since! (Once and she hurt her neck and never tried again!) So you can see how laying in her bed with her was not happening....

So I tried to rub her back and she went to sleep- then I told her I needed to go potty and would be right back. it worked for a full minute until she realized I wasnt coming back! She started howling and screaming my name. I tried the whole "poke holes in the binki" thing but it didnt seem to work- too much suction still. So I cut part of the tip off one of them. I went in and handed it to her. She popped it into her mouth rolled over and then grabbed the thing out, yelled at it, yelled at me and the threw it down- she was NOT buying it!

So i went back in after a little while and held her and sang to her again. She fell asleep even easier this time- I knew she was exhausted which is why I chose last night! As soon as the singing and rocking stopped and she was still sleeping I knew I would make it- until I set her down and she once again patted her bed for me to lay down....

I comprimised by rubbing her back and still singing the same song over and over again- she kept saying "more", "more"! So once she was finally almost asleep I couldnt stand any longer so I told her I would hold her hand. Now any mom knows this is just a bad move all together... How int he world would I get away from this one?!? So I sat there 10 minutes or what felt like 2 hours... Finally she was sound asleep and snoring, so I tried to wrap her hand around the bar of her bed.... Nope, she instantly thrust her hand back at me. This happened at least 4 times.

Finally I figured she would be ok either way, she had been asleep long enough she wouldnt remember me leaving. She instantly woke up and looked at me and said "hand!" To which I replied- "hold Mickey Mouse's hand!" Somehow this worked! I couldnt beleive it! lol. She whined and whimpered about 2 minutes after that and promptly fell to sleep- for the ENTIRE NIGHT! She didnt wake up once!

When she did wake up this morning the first thing she said to me was- "Blankie, horses! Big girl!" hahaha i guess she gets it after all!

And she never did ask for one- last night or now!

So today one of my goals is to de-toy the room and take down the crib, then maybe I can actually lay next to her! hehe.

Hurray for big girls!

Crazy little thing....

Yesterday we tried something new- im not quite sure how you pronounce it, but I think it is spelled e-x-e-r-c-i-s-e......

DH has been complaining that his wedding ring doesnt fit, and his shirts and pants are getting tight. (for some reason he wouldnt wear his ring because it HURT, but never asked for a new pair of slacks or a new suit.... HAHAHAHA thats got to hurt...)

So I asked around and I got some advice about trying Jillian Micheal's the 30 day shred. (I bought it at Walmart for $9!)

We all got dressed in our work out clothes and went to work (Notice you will not be seeing ME in my work out clothes....)


The baby wanted in on the action too!
She helped dad do jumping jacks
This picture makes me CRACK UP- she is SUCH a good stretcher HAHAHA I love her face!
And stretching....

We only had one problem... Our living room is VERY small, and even after moving the couch out we only had a 7 by 7 foot space, so we did what we could! We used cans for weights (hey, it is how my mom ALWAYS taught aeorobics!) And DH was using jars of spagetti sauce....
You can only imagine what happened. This is the stain- I scooped up the whole jar and it actually came out of the carpet pretty well! I guess DH got tired and sweaty hands and the jar slipped out, hit the fish tank and... well you get the idea!

So if you want to try this video out I highly recomend it- but I also recomend making sure all your weights are in can and not glass jars!

All in all we thought it was great, it was fun, and it was challenging! Now ask me again how we like it in 29 more days! :P