Busy bee!

I have had ribbons and bows in my mind all week. :) I can't wait to make a special trip to Joann's as I am in need of more supplies.
I've been working hard coming up with new ideas and new styles. I love seeing my bows being purchased and knowing that there are cute little girls enjoying my bows!

Here's my new one:

Check out BOWquet for more bows!
There are more bows coming!!!!!

February

I am sitting here looking at a calendar and am in awe that we are almost 1/2 through February. I'm very excited for March to be here b/c we'll find out what we're having. :)
But looking at the calendar I realized that Valentine's Day is almost here. I don't really care for that day, it's not that big deal for me. But it's nice to get chocolate and flowers. lol We have no plans to do anything, and we never go out on the 14th, we always go out another day. I'm thinking of just cooking a nice meal for us on Monday. Right now I'm thinking of getting Steaks and grilling them. Not sure what sides I'd cook, any suggestions??

Staying busy...

It's very hard to find time to be creative when I have a toddler to take care of. I don't like "working" when she's awake. She likes to get all over my ribbons and she has burned her hand more than once on my glue gun. Plus, I like to spend my days w/ her. So, my bow making time is after she goes to bed. :) I get all my stuff out on the couch, turn the TV on and spend hours working. Last night my creative juices were flowing and I came up w/ several different bows. :)

I love how this one turned out! It's made of green tulle and white feathers. It's not listed in my shop yet, but it's coming!

I am very proud of this one. As soon as I listed it, it sold. I'll be putting it back on my shop soon!

Another favorite :) Listed in my shop right now!

Monday Etsy Finds

There is a great brand NEW shop on etsy! I will take a moment to say that this shop is extra special to me. Why? It's my husband's shop! He's a wonderful artist, with a great imagination! He's been hard at work, creating kids prints. There will be many more to come!! Please check out The Adventure Shop!

One of my favorites! Perfect for a boy's room. :)

How cute is this one?!

I love this one! Every little girl wants to be a princess ;)


There are more prints in his shop, so please check it out!

Show Us Your Life - What do you feed your kids?????

Kelly, from Kelly's Korner is doing Show us Your Life, what do you feed your kids?
I am so glad that I can read what other mom's are doing b/c feeding my 2 year old is difficult, she is very picky. We have very little variety going. I feel like she always eats the same things.
BREAKFAST:
grits
french toast
muffins
scrambled eggs w/ cheese

LUNCH:
mac -n- cheese
grilled cheese sandwich
Peanut butter and jelly

DINNER:
usually she eats MOST of what I make, but NO meat. I usually try to cook stuff that I know she'll like. If I want her to eat meat and veggies, I'll hide it in a casserole dish like chicken pot pie or shepherds pie...Some things she loves:
rice/beans
pizza
cheeseburger
casserole dishes


In addition to those meals I'll add a fruit, which she only eats bananas, mandarin orange, and grapes. She also eats yogurt and applesauce.

I think our worst meal is lunch, I never know what to feed her. She won't even eat chicken nuggets. Any suggestions? :)

6:45 am

First off, I want to start this post by saying I HATE alarm clocks!!!!!

Ok, so my husband's alarm clocks (he has 2) go off at 6:45 every morning. I dread it. He has 2 alarms going off, and presses snooze about 5 times or so. He really doesn't get out of bed until 7:30. I find it to be extremely irritating! For those 45 minutes or so, my sleep is disturbed, and I am not a happy camper. You see, if you disturb my sleep, I will turn into the hulk...
Alas, that's not the main point of this post.


For the past 10 days or so, I've been waking around 6:30-40 every day. It never fails! I hate it. By the time I get to bed, hubby's alarms are going off and going back to sleep is almost impossible. Now, there are 2 reasons why I wake up every morning at that time. #1, potty break. I keep hoping I'll wake up earlier, but for whatever reason I don't. #2, my toddler has been waking up at the same time EVERY morning asking me for her binky. It's really been driving me crazy. For whatever reason at that time she requires her binky. So I get up for 2 reasons. It's extremely aggravating for someone who loves sleep. I really don't get why she's been waking up at that time every morning, but I wish it'd stop..

I really hate 6:45 am, I despise alarm clocks! Maybe if I went to bed before 1 am I wouldn't be in such a foul mood every morning. lol

Nightmares, exhaustion, baby...

Today has been an exhausting day. I did not get a lot of sleep last night b/c my toddler keeps waking up w/ nightmares. She woke up about 6 times in 6 hours.. It was very hard to get out of bed this morning. BUT I had an early doctor's appt, so I had to get up. I am not a morning person, and I do not like to be disturbed in my sleep. I get really mean and angry, worse than the Hulk. lol Alas, I went to my doctor's appt, which thankfully took less than 1 hour, as opposed to the 2+ it had been taking (the morning appt's are much quicker). It was pretty funny b/c my doctor could NOT track down the baby to listen to the heartbeat, after several tries he looks at me and says "I give up, let's just do an ultrasound". To which I said, "of course!" Now, at almost 13 weeks, I've had 5 ultrasounds :) No complaints here! I love seeing my baby grow. So I got to see the baby, who is VERY active, and saw the heartbeat. I asked the doctor to check in b/t it's legs so we could see what it was, but he said it's too soon :/ I am just dying to know!!! But we'll find out in 5 weeks, it'll be here soon!


I wish I could stop my daughter's nightmares. I HATE having to wake up so often through the night.. But I will do what I have to to console her. I just feel bad that she is going through this.