Tuesday's Giveaways!

Here are some of the giveaways that I have entered in this week! Hope you enter too and have a chance to win some of these great prizes!

Our Busy Little Bunch is having a giveaway for TWO lucky winners to win a a full yard of laminated fabric and a package of Insul-Fleece! Ends Today!

The Eco Friendly Family is having a suprise giveaway! Ends tomorrow!

Giveaways!

So out there in blog land there are a bunch of giveaways and I always enter them to try to win fun things and in turn, I end up following some really awesome blogs. Here are a few of the giveaways that I found today!


Lily's Quilts is having a giveaway and give to one lucky reader a 14 FQ bundle of metro living circles. Ends 10/14

Natural Mommie is having a giveaway for P90x for Women! What an awesome giveaway! Ends 10/20

It's Sew Kiki is having a giveaway for a Jelly Roll of Etchings!!  Ends 10/14

The Eclectic Quilter is having a giveaway for your choice of 5 different prizes! Ends 10/8

Happy Saturday!

How is everyone? Things have been going ok in my life lately. I feel like I have been running around and around, but things are still good. I have a feeling of not being accomplished because I haven't really finished one projet in the last few days. I rarely finish things which is a bad habit of mine, but as for my defense, I do have three children (and a needy husband) who require a lot of attention and therefore, I don't always finish things. I need to buckle down on that part of my life.

For those who are reading this blog, what do you feed your kids? I am having troble finding things to feed my boys, especially the twins. They are 19 months old right now and will try things, but they still haven't gotten all their first set of molars so they aren't really capable of chewing tougher things. I get stuck giving them the same few things over and over and I don't want them to only want to eat those things. What are good snacks (besides goldfish and regular crackers) what about protein? What are some foods that your kids will eat no matter what?

I don't know what is up with the kids lately. They have been waking up before 6am. NOOOO I like to sleep in! They apparently don't. I wish they would get back to sleeping better! When they get up that early, it makes for a really long day. Their schedule is thrown off and even though they have 2 naps that day, they are really cranky when they are awake. I know that if I had a regular schedule that we could all follow that it would be easier on them. Instead, I work 2-3 days during the week which that means that we have to leave the house around 530am. So the kids' body have become accustom to getting up early. Momma doesn't like to get up early unless I have to!

Happy June

Hi all! Wow I can't believe that it is already June! I think that May was the fastest month so far this year. I guess when you are busy, things go by fast. May consisted of Mother's day and my birthday (that was the 29th). Overall it was a great month, so I can't complain. It was full of interesting things that I learned, not only about myself, but about others as well. I learned that I have to make a goal attainable to meet it. If I want to make a change, I have to actually be able to set my mind and make it.
One thing that bothers me about my house is laundry that is washed and then forgotten about and it ends up souring and then I have to use more water/energy to was it again. It just frustrates me because it not only does it waste the resources we have to pay for, but it also wastes time. I have to wait for it to be washed again and therefore I am not using my time as wisely as I could. So my goal is to make sure to never leave the house for longer than a 2 hr period of time with laundry in the washer. I even get up a few minutes earlier to switch it out so that I don't have to get mad at myself for forgetting! So far it has worked and I haven't gone back on my goal (we are only one week into it though.) I am going to set myself a new goal soon. Something small like the laundry thing so that I can feel like I have done something.

I have also wanted to set a personal goal to do things for myself more often. I often forget myself when it comes to my life. I am always focusing on the boys or my husband or my house and things that need to be done, that I forget to do things to make myself happier and healthier. Well I have done 3 weeks in a row of Zumba. I was petrified the first time because I am so out of shape and I was sure that I was going to make a fool of myself and not be able to walk the next day. I loved it! I felt so energized afterwards and was so happy I went. My mom went with me the first time so it was nice to know someone there.
I even went out and bought myself some new clothes! I havent went out looking for clothes for a while, so focusing on me and want I wanted was a chance. It was nice to know I have some new, nicer clothes to wear!
I will write a post soon about the twins doctors appoint that we had about 2 weeks ago. Ciao!

Another Getting to know you Sunday!

I guess that was last week's one that I just posted! Here is this week's!

1. what's your favorite rainy day activity?
I would have to say reading a book or snuggling in bed!
2. what time do you go to bed?
Normally it's around 10pm. If I am tired, I will go to bed as soon as the kids are asleep!

3. how many magazines do you subscribe to?
Two. Parenting: The early years and another kid magazine, but we are about to subscribe to All You because they have amazing coupons in there!
4. did you sell all your belongings because you thought the world was ending yesterday?
I didn't even worry about yesterday. The Bible says that no man knows the day or the hour when he will return. That guy who said that yesterday was the end of the world is full of honkey.

5. what's your beauty obssesion?
Picking. I know it's gross, but I can't stop myself. I pick at pimples on my face.

6. if you could only wear one designer/brand for the rest of your life...what would it be?
Honestly, I don't have a brand that I HAVE to have. Whatever fits is what I wear.

7. what's your summer must have?
Flip Flops. enough said.
8. do you make weekly dinner menus?
I tried to make one last week, but with our crazy schedules, it didn't happen. This week is already starting, so maybe next week :0
the end.

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Getting to Know you Sunday

The questions:

1. have you ever gone to see a movie by yourself? No I haven't. I enjoy talking to whoever is with me after the movie about the movie, so I wouldn't have anyone to share it with.

2. would you rather go through a tornado or a hurricane? I would have to guess hurricane. We have had some pretty severe tornado's here in the Midwest recently which has claimed a lot of lives and houses so they scare me at the moment.

3. have you made summer vacation plans? Nope. We did have two different sets of plans for the weekend after 4th of July, but since my car is broken down and that is more of a priority than vacation, we won't be going. We were going to visit my Aunt and Cousin in Texas or go to Wisconsin Dells, but oh well. Maybe next year.

4. what's your favorite accessory? Honestly, I don't really have any accessories that I use on a regular basis. The only jewelry I typically wear is my wedding set, a ring my dad gave me, and a necklace with my name on it (which is broken right now). I don't really wear earrings, I don't have fun hair things. I guess I am boring. Or plain. One of the two.

5. have you ever been thrown a surprise party? Yes. For my brother's 30th birthday. We had everything planned so well that he had no idea! It really made his day! (some of his friends even came in from out of town to see him!)

6. are you friends with your neighbors? Not really. We casually talk when we are both outside, but we don't seek each other out. One neighbor has a little girl around my sons age, so we chat if they are playing outside together.

7. what's the last movie you saw in the theater? Little Fockers back in February

8 what's your favorite food network show? I like the show, "semi-Homemade" but the host annoys the crap out of me.





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Woo Hoo!

So for those of you who know me, my birthday is in two weeks. As much as I love my birthday and Christmas, my parents always ask me what I want for those days and I always have no idea. They normally come up with something that I would like and that works, but its close to my birthday this year and I didn't have any clue on what I wanted. I would rather them put money towards something for my kids instead of me. Well for a few weeks now, I have been able to play with my mom's new toy. An Accuquilt Go Cutter!!!
To some people, this doesn't seem like a big deal, but to those who sew and quilt, it is a great big deal! This thing cuts fabric so fast, it's amazing. I cut 8 fat quarters into 3 1/2 in tumblers in about 20 minutes! I couldn't even imagine how long it would take me to do it by hand! Soo....back to my birthday. I had said that I wouldn't mind the Go! Baby cutter. It's smaller and doesn't cost as much money. Well my dad found a deal today and my parents, my brother, and my husband are all going in on it for me! YAY I get my own! I don't know if I have ever been so excited for a birthday present since I was a little kid!

On another note, I got my kindle replaced and now I have a working kindle again! On our trip to my Grandpa's funeral at the beginning of April, I somehow broke it and the display wasn't working. I just got my replacement (just because I just took the time to call about it) and yesterday morning, I had a working kindle again. I had only called them on Wednesday night and I already have it! YAY. So I can't complain too much right now. I have a cool gift coming and my kindle works again!