Babies

Howdy, howdy! I have 2 children. One is 6 years old and the other is 4 years old. When I was pregnant, my friend Carrie gave me a book called Preparation for Parenting by Gary and Anne Marie Ezzo. (www.gfi.org)

As it turns out, I had perfect children! I just needed the book to show me that. I didn't know anything about having babies. I had only heard that they cry all the time and you lose a lot of sleep! Well, not if you use the schedule they have figured out. By six weeks, both of my children were sleeping 12 hours every night with 3 naps during the day and they were the happiest babies you had ever seen. They never cried! But if they did, I knew it wasn't because they were sleepy or hungry. I knew it was probably gas or some other uncomfortable thing going on. I swear by this book. I have bought it for every one of my friends who gets pregnant. The science behind the method is true and the results are remarkable! Even now, my children sleep from 9:00pm - 8:00am. They have always slept in their own bed and we always went and laid them down and they went to sleep on their own. There really is nothing like having perfectly happy babies. It also helps babysitters and family members when they watch the children. I know that I don't like to watch children that I know will be fussy. So I have peace that when I leave my children with someone, they will be perfect angels. Now that they are older, they do have disagreements but they are the best of friends. Seriously, GET THE BOOK! You will be much happier that you did.

Baby Shower!!!

So, my sister is having twins! Yay! She is due in a few months so it is time for me to plan her baby shower! I am so excited about these babies and about helping my sister in any way possible. I looked around in the stores to find some invitations that she might like. They were cute, but there was no way to personalize them. I know that I could have ordered some custom ones off the internet but it was too late for that. So I made these:



Aren't they cute?! I uesd my Adobe Photoshop Elements to create the invitation, then I ordered them from Sams Club. I had the small envelopes so I had to create it in a 3.5"x6" size so they would fit in the envelopes. Then I had to place them on a 4"x6" photo so I could order them. They are photos that I cut the extra .5" off of. I got 30 of these for $5.00. Talk about a good deal!
I wanted to add a little something extra so I looked for stickers to go on the top. Not the regular stickers, but the scrapbook stickers that stick up a little. I looked at Michaels and Hobby Lobby but all of theirs were too expensive and too big. Once again, I ended up at Walmart. I'm not crazy about Walmart but sometimes they have exactly what I'm looking for. I found a page of 34 baby stickers just the right size for $1.00. So I bought 3 packs and let my kids play with the extra ones.
I love doing these kind of things! And, congratulations to my sister! She's gonna be a great mother!

Hello!

Hello, World!

This is my first blog. I am a stay-at-home mom of 2 great kids and I am married to a wonderful man. I have stayed at home with my children since they were born and I absolutely love it! Sometimes I get a little tired of being at home, as I know all homemakers do. We have bad days on the job too, you know! I guess part of it is that I know that I do so much but I don't get any recognition for it. Not that I need any! But this blog will at least let me communicate with the outside world a little. So here I am! Whenever I have a project that I have completed, I will let you know about it. 

Be blessed today and every day for the rest of your lives!