Heartbreaking...

This is absolutely terrible...

What would you do?

Read the heartbreak here...

My heart aches for this mother...

CD vs DD

I'm close to havin' this kid...

So my question is...

??? CLOTH DIAPERS or DISPOSABLE DIAPERS ???

This is my third baby and the first two did disposable diapers...

Loved them!  But have you seen the PRICES?!  Ouch!

And I plan on many more children...

What do you think?  Have you tried cloth?  Anyone absolutely love them?  

The wonderful smells of motherhood!

Sometimes I feel like Toucan Sam, my nose leading the way to a smelly discovery. This very amazing talent of mine didn't turn up until I became a Mommy! Tell me this is you too?

I spent most of the day yesterday catching myself smelling different things. "what am I doing?" I thought. I mean really does my very first reaction have to be to sniff something to see if its right? As if I can't determine something gone bad by any other means...like intellectual deduction, or some sort of mathematical equation or plain common sense?

Nope, not gonna work...I'd rather act like a wild monkey...it just seems faster.

I sniff my day old laundry that has been left in the washer, at least three different garments, to see if it needs to be rewashed...again.

I sniff a random shirt that is laying on the floor in the armpit part to see if it's been worn.

I sniff the mayonnaise jar to see if it's expired b/c the taste is off...instead of looking at the expiration date on the bottom.

I sniff my children's breath to make sure they've brushed their teeth and their heads and hands to make sure they've washed properly.

I sniff old rags in the sink, you know, just to be sure they are mildewy.

I sniff shoes and swimsuits, bags and old toys, leftovers in the fridge, blankets and towels...you name it, I've sniffed it.

Heck I even sniff bottoms on occasion! You know what I'm talking about right? When your kids are in diapers, and sometimes when they are not, you hang them upside down and take a HUGE sniffy whiffy to see if they've pottied...and then you want to THROW UP!...and then you think "why did I do that?"

Ahhhhh

The Wonderful Smells Of Motherhood



Etsy: Do what you Love and get Paid!

I have recently become a fabric hoarder...with the intent to create all these wonderful things and sell them at my local farmers market. However, I have been going to the local market for about 4 months now and have found that the products that I have made just are not selling as I wish they would.

So, my next move was to search for other Arts & Crafts fairs where the products that I make would sell a bit better. That proved to be true! (Ya, for me!!) BUT, there are only so many of those fairs during the year...so what do I do the rest of the time??

This is when Etsy becomes my answer.
For those of you who don't know about Etsy it is an online place where anyone with the wish to sell handmade or vintage products can create a virtual store and sell to people just in your area OR all the way around the world! Pretty Neat!!
The best part is that they make it so easy to set up an account and start selling! Plus, each listing (product) you sell will be listed for 5 months and only cost $0.20!!!! That means that if you don't sell it in 5months they just take it "off the market" and only charge you $0.20. If you do sell it they just take a very small additional fee at purchase.

I know that there are tons of you S@HMs that are super creative and at times make things just because...so, why not get paid to make things??? We all know that the easier buying stuff is for the consumer the more likely we are to buy. So, get the Internet hook up and plug some stuff in to Etsy and promote it through your Facebook account and let the world know that you can be bought for a price! :)

I know I am...

  Handbags, Totes, Cross Body Bags, DiapeRoo, eReadeRoo, Child Bow Ties, and More...

Be Patriotic!

We are approaching the 4th of July weekend!
I love this time of year because despite any personal or political views we all just become Americans!
I am proud to be an American (as so the song sings...)!

I hope each of you will find ways to show your Patriotism...here are a few ways we will be making a Red, White & Blue splash!

Endry will be sporting his new "stars n stripes" bow tie at church.

My "fireworks" shoulder bag

Super cool pen!

(to write all those 4th of July notes :))

The best for last.....the way cute and super comfortable T-Shirt Skirt!

(it will keep you cool and happy)

How will you show off your colors this weekend?!