A Friend For Josiah

When I worked full-time, I never really thought about finding a friend for Josiah because all of his friends were at the daycare. He had plenty of boy buddies there. When I became a stay at home mom, I started to realize how important it is that Josiah have some friends to play with. I joined a Mom’s Club and I love them so much. It is so great to have other kids for my sons to play with. The only problem that I noticed was that Josiah was the only boy his age. Aiden has TONS of friends his age, but then there are all girls.

Mr. Popular playing with his best bud, Liam.

Now, if you are a boy mom, you understand how differently girls and boys play. I have noticed that girls are very gentle and sweet. They like to baby their toys and play dress-up. My son likes to tear things apart, karate chop baby dolls, roar like a T-Rex, and scare all of the little girls.  It’s no wonder that they  tend to stay away from Josiah right now… he’s not charming them a bit. I have tried to teach him to be gentle and he will be gentle for a little while but then the monster has to come out!

It makes me sad to see Josiah left out. He hangs his head in sadness. That just hurts this mama’s heart. It’s no one’s fault! I understand that at this stage girls and boys play separately most of the time. I understand that I have to teach Josiah to play in a more gentle way (I’m working on it!). I know also once Aiden gets older, Josiah won’t be alone anymore.

What do I look like, chopped liver?

For now,  I just have to find some boy buddies for him that understand his crazy testosterone driven ways. That is why I was so giddy with excitement when a new mother joined our club. She has a 3 year old boy named Parker! Josiah and Parker got to meet each other for the first time yesterday at the park and at first, I was SO worried. I thought, what happens if Josiah just can’t play with other kids at all! What happens if maybe I have isolated him too much? What happens if Parker doesn’t like Josiah and hurts his feelings? Being a mom is so tough! Relief flooded my heart when I saw Parker be so nice to Josiah. He taught him how to use the thingamajiggy the excavator tool. They played for a good hour.

I think what really melted my heart is what happened while we were walking to the car to go home. Parker leaned over to Josiah and said “We having lots of fun together today, right Josiah?”. He then gave him a high five. So Josiah finally has a buddy to play with. His mother and I decided to schedule play dates for the summer. That makes this Mom really happy!

Spaztastic

So for Mother’s Day, my husband gave me a family photo shoot with the fabulous Erica Finnan.  I was so excited and it was going to be done at Kingwood Center, an absolutely breathtaking estate with gorgeous gardens. I was brimming with excitement. I organized our outfits, I got my hair done, and I was ready!

Saturday morning came and the weather was gorgeous (Thank you Jesus!).  We got the boys bathed, coiffed, and ready to go. I, on the other hand, started to second-guess our outfits. I thought that they might be too bright, too distracting, and just wrong.  The boys were eating breakfast and I was searching the closets for other outfits. I asked Pete to iron a couple shirts while I went upstairs to take a shower. It was already 9 am and we were suppose to be at the Kingwood Center by 10.  After I got ready, I brought down another shirt and told Pete to change Aiden’s outfit. Pete stopped ironing (yes, my husband irons, isn’t he the best?), looked at me, and said, “Lydia, stop it right now. We have to leave. You bought these shirts and that is what they are wearing.” He knows me too well and I love when he puts me in my place !.  I put the shirt back in Aiden’s room, and helped buckle the boys inside the car. It was 9:20.  I ran inside and asked Pete to wait in the car while I ironed another shirt. He rolled his eyes and went into the car. It was 9:30. I ran outside, got in the car with the extra outfits (just in case we wanted to change during the photo shoot), and realized I left my phone. I had NO idea where I put it. I thought if I go inside to look for it, we will surely be late, so I told Pete to just go.

While we were driving, I tried entering the Kingwood Gardens address into our GPS but it couldn’t recognize it. I told Pete that I knew where it was so I had him get off an exit. As we were driving, I realized that we were going the opposite way and we had  been driving in the wrong direction for about 10 minutes. It was 10:00. We turned around but there were so many stop lights and so it seemed like it was taking forever to get back where we needed to be. I didn’t have my phone. Pete didn’t have Erica’s number on his phone and we don’t have smart phones to look up the number. It was 10:20. I started to PANIC. I broke out in a cold sweat and my heart started to race. I started tapping the door handle of the car. Then, I started to cry. Not just cry, SOB. Pete, on the other hand, was CALM. He looked at me and said, “You have to get it together. You’re going to mess up your make-up. She will wait.” How could he be so calm? How could he just sit there and know that it was going to be okay? But there he was, with his sunglasses on, and a peaceful smile on his face. My skin was crawling with worry, fear, and anxiety. He looked at me again and told me to “Stop spazzing.”

We got to Kingwood and we realized it was five dollars for parking. We didn’t have cash, because we didn’t have time to stop at the ATM. We started to search for change in every corner of the car. I searched my wallet and Pete searched our change drawer. We scrounged up five dollars and parked. I got out of the car and started searching the parking lot for Erica. I prayed to God that He would still let her be there. I texted my brother to look for the phone number online but got no response. Finally, Pete gave me the phone and showed me that he was calling Erica. He realized that he did happen to have Internet on his phone. When I finally reached Erica, she was still at Kingwood taking pictures of flowers. She said thankfully she had brought her Macro lens otherwise she would have probably left already. She was SO SWEET about the whole situation. I was so grateful.

I realized a lot about myself that day. When life gets stressful, I need to get a grip and be more like my calm, sweet husband.  Eventually everything will work out and acting like a spaz will not help anyone, but being calm and peaceful will. I am so thankful that my husband loves his spaztastic wife and that he is the opposite of me. He balances me out. I am also thankful to Erica for being such a sweet person and waiting for us. We actually hit it off quite well and are looking forward to having our kids play together. Even though it started out crazy and my spaz self stressed everyone out, it turned out to be a great day.

Oh yeah, and all those outfits I brought..we didn’t change once.

My Greatest Treasure

When I became a mom, I lost some parts of my life…

I lost the ability to wear a clean shirt and keep it clean

I lost the sweet peace and quiet that I could enjoy whenever and wherever I wanted… like the shower

I lost independence and the ability to come and go as I pleased.

I lost my sanity…can I please have it back?

I lost the ability to only think for/about myself or my husband and now my thoughts are consumed with my two little beings .

I lost the daily one on one time that belonged to Pete and me.

I lost the desire to shop for myself and instead shop for the boys(ALL THE TIME)( My gift money is usually spent on them ha!)

I lost my peace of mind because now I  worry about two little people who I love more than life itself… and this keeps me awake sometimes at night pouring my heart out to Jesus

I lost a good night’s sleep…and the mamas in the house said AMEN.

I lost my desire to gag when I have to change some STINKY diapers.

I lost the ability to keep my house immaculately clean ALL THE TIME.

I lost the ability to keep up with my laundry.

I lost my desire to wear high heel shoes  and make-up every day.

I lost the ability to get out of the house and to an appointment on time.

I lost my pre-baby body.

But I gained the  love to stay home on a Friday night, snuggle with my 2 year old, make some popcorn, and watch Cars 2

I gained the love of sitting on our porch swing with my baby boys, feeling the sweet spring breeze, and eating messy ice cream sandwiches.

I gained the love of playing together as a family, our particular favorite is when Daddy pretends to be a T-Rex, tries to get Mommy, and Josiah comes to the rescue!

I gained the love of going outside and digging in the dirt for dinosaur bones and buried treasure.

I gained the love of listening to my boys play together and make each other laugh.

I gained the love of cooking a healthy meal and having dinner together as a family.

I gained the love of planning surprise treats for Josiah to make him feel special.

I gained the love of staying inside on a rainy day and coloring in our coloring books.

I gained the love of wearing cute flats so that I can run after my speedy two year old while carrying my 11 month old.

I gained the love of watching my husband be an excellent, loving father and that makes me fall head-over-heels in love with him all over again.

I gained the love of listening to my son talk about motorcycles and tell me the different types of cars he has (even though he has told me 1000000000 times)

I gained the LOVE of when my son, unexpectedly, wraps his arms around my neck, kisses my cheek, and tells me ” I love you soooo much Mommy”

I gained the ability of not taking myself seriously all the time and just laughing at silly mistakes that mommy or my two year old makes.

Most of all, I gained the greatest love I could ever express or show by becoming a mom and that in turn has made me such a better person.

When I became a mom, I lost a lot, but I also gained SO MUCH more, I gained the greatest treasures of my life, my family.

Thank you to Erica Finnan for the beautiful pictures she took of us on Saturday! I can’t wait to see them all!

Weekend Plans

We have such a busy weekend ahead of us but it is all because of good things. Here are some of what we are looking forward to…

1. Tonight is my cousin’s 19th birthday. Pete’s in Columbus for a conference and I’m hoping he will get here by at least 5:30 so we can travel to her house to have dinner with her and the family. Happy Birthday, Caitlin!

2. We are having Aiden’s 1st photo shoot! Can you believe it? We are also getting shots of the family done. I’m so excited  because I found a photographer for a pretty reasonable price and she is right here in our town! Erica Finnan does some excellent work and she is so sweet! Check her out! I also think that she will be doing our Christmas photos as well! Can’t wait!

3. Today I was in Old Navy and Target to shop for our outfits for our photo shoot and I found the cutest shirts for Josiah and Aiden. Now Josiah and Aiden have completely different skin tones, eye color, and hair color (just in case you didn’t notice ha). It’s hard to find shirts that complement both Josiah’s fair skin and Aiden’s olive skin. This shirt does it.  Thank you Target! Pete and I will be wearing read and white as well. I found these really cute red colored jeans at Target for 24.99. I might pick them up. I am still not sure about my outfit yet. Please pray it doesn’t rain!

4.  I am planning for Aiden’s 1st birthday party in June and I’m going with a Hungry Caterpillar theme. Aiden loves to eat and is always hungry so I figured that it would be perfect for his budding personality. Plus the decorations are super easy (thanks Pinterest)! I may do that or because I’m combining Josiah’s and Aiden’s birthday together, it might be the Littlest Buccaneer. Josiah really wants a pirate party. How do you combine Hungriest Caterpillar and Pirates????We shall see.

5. (This isn’t part of our weekend plans but it has been on my mind)God has been really moving my heart about adopting and foster care. Every time I’m brought to tears just thinking about it during prayer or in the car, I say “God, is this you?” Every day, the subject comes up. I read an article, I hear about it in the radio, or someone posts something on FB. I don’t know exactly what this means.. will we be opening our home to foster children? Maybe. Will we be adopting one day? Maybe. I’m not certain about anything right now. I just know God is really putting it on my heart. The only way I will be convinced, TOTALLY convinced, is if Pete turns to me and says that God has been putting it on his heart too. So who knows?

6. I’m getting my hair done tomorrow! Thanks Katie for watching the boys! I should have had it done on Saturday morning, but I’m not sure if I’m going to get our pictures done early on Saturday morning or evening. We shall see with the weather. I’m debating about getting highlights. I always get bored with my hair. I haven’t dyed my hair in over a year and while I really do like my hair color the way it has been, I’m thinking about getting some low maintence high lights. The kind that will fade away naturally by the fall time. I still am using the gift card Pete got me for Valentine’s Day! It’s the gift that keeps on giving!

7. Mother’s Day is on Sunday! Besides the photo shoot (which is more than enough), all I want is to sleep. If Pete can watch the kids so that I can sleep in or just take a nap on Sunday, that will be more than enough for me. Maybe take a shower without ANY interruptions? Bliss. I’m getting all of the mothers in my lives some earrings and flowers. Since I am so far away, I’m  mailing everything. I hope that all the mothers reading this will be spoiled! I know I wrote some difficult things in my last post about my relationship with my mom, but God’s restoring power is awesome. I plan to spoil her and all the women who have been strong mother figures in my life. I truly think a mother is one of the most inspiring, beautiful creations that God has ever designed. Nothing moves my heart like a mother’s love. It’s powerful.

Mother’s Day

I have always been jealous of people who call their mom their best friend. I think that is why I want a daughter so badly, because I long for that type of relationship.Mothers and daughters calling each other every day, getting their nails done together. Moms taking off work to stay and help their daughter with their new baby. Moms shopping with them and having girl talk all night long. Moms who go prom dress shopping and wedding dress shopping with their daughter. Moms putting their children first above friendships.

I know that my mother loves me very much and I love her very much in return. Our relationship has grown and been restored (by the love of Jesus) to levels that I thought it could never be.  I have come to accept the fact that our relationship is different. She shows me love in different ways than other moms do. It is easy for me to say all the things that she did wrong, but I also have my share of mistakes that I wish I could erase. One thing is for sure, she has given me lessons on things I should definitely do with my children and things that I should definitely not to do .

This is not an easy subject for me to talk about but I feel that by sharing my story, people who may have a similar experience may realize that they are not alone.  I feel that there are a lot of people who have the tragedy of not having a father figure in their life and that absence of a father. Father’s Day comes around and  I see a lot of posts about absent fathers. How it takes a male to make a baby, but a real man to be a father. I don’t see many people who have dealt with absent mothers. I fall in that minority. When I talk about my difficulties not having a close relationship with my mother, people always tell me… well thank God at least that she is alive. I do thank God for that, but would people be so insensitive about it was my father I was talking about? I don’t know. .

I wish our relationship was different, but for circumstances beyond my control, it never has been. It has affected me in a lot of areas in my life. I had a lot of anger. I still have difficulty bonding in friendships. I have a lot of insecurity in the area of being a mother. That doesn’t mean that our relationship will stay that way. I believe in God and that He has the power to restore every broken thing to be better than it ever was before.

I think that this is why I have such a burden on my shoulders. I have this fear that I will make the same mistakes. I fear that I will betray my children and leave them. I know in my heart I will never do that, but I am so scared that I will make the same mistakes. I know it’s the enemy trying to put fear in my heart. I suffer from extreme amounts of mommy guilt because I just want everything to be perfect and I have to know that every mistake I make God will turn it for His good. I have to put all my fears at His feet. He is in control. He has proven that in my life.

I have a lot to thank my mother for. First, for giving me life and raising me the best that she could. She introduced me to Jesus and to music. I have fond memories of her singing to me and giving me hugs and kisses. It was also because of her that I learned the power of forgiveness. I learned how liberating it can be to truly forgive. I learned how much of a blessing it is to LOVE. Love covers a multitude of sins and I was able to do that. Now I’m not sharing the entire story here, but just know that our relationship has had A LOT painful hurdles that we had to overcome. She walked out and left my 13 year old sister and four year old brother. I was in college at the time. No real explanation, just a hand-written note telling us where she will be.I have to say that through Jesus, I am overcoming all of these hurts and I know that our relationship will only get better.

My mother is one of the sweetest people you will ever meet. She is funny and she is very outgoing. She loves to help people and she is very musically talented. She has a heart for teaching and for impacting others in the Lord. I love her so much and I’m so thankful that God has brought her back to me and more importantly Him!

So for those of you reading this and you have a very difficult relationship with your mother and you, like me, look longingly at those with very close relationships with their mothers, wishing you had that. Maybe Mother’s Day isn’t such a great day for you because you don’t have a relationship with your mother. Take hope, that God will restore it to you. It is a long process, but God is restoring our relationship. You need to forgive. Forgiveness is not denying that what happened to you is wrong, but it is freeing you from bitterness and anger that will eat away at any happiness and joy in your life. There is no anger in my heart anymore towards her. I can say that I truly have forgiven her. I also praise God for giving me HER as a mother and no one else. I stand in faith that our relationship will be restored and be close. God has healed all the wounds that I experienced and made me realize that He is our true parent. Our unfailing parent who loves us with an everlasting love and who will never leave us nor forsake us. My mother helped me see that important truth and I will always teach that to my sons.

My Boys Are Growing

Aiden is going to be one in less than 2 months. Unbelievable. I  was looking at his chubby, tiny feet, his chubby, tiny hands, and I was trying to keep this picture imprinted in my memory forever.

Aiden is now crawling.He no longer is doing the army crawl. He is into EVERYTHING. Man oh man, when you have two mobile babies that is when the real game begins. Phew! I am exhausted. He also just learned how to crawl up the stairs and so I have had to put gates up. I was in denial for a long time.  Yesterday, he gave me a kiss! I was leaning in, puckered up, and he leaned in and gave me a kiss! It absolutely melted my heart. He also is pulling himself up to stand recently enough. He points at people and things that he wants. If Josiah is not giving him attention, he will scream until Josiah gives him attention.

I absolutely adore him. He has this little adorable grin that makes me laugh and he still loves to eat always!

Josiah is going to be 3 in July! His new favorite question that he asks me is “But why?” Oh boy! If I say “No you can’t do that.” He asks “But why?”

I have been doing morning devotionals with him and in the devotional I teach him a memory verse.

I use the Jesus Wants All Of Me which is an adapted version of Oswald Chambers’ My Utmost for His Highest. It has SHORT devotionals and SHORT memory verses such as “Love suffers long and is kind.” Josiah loves to memorize them and he remembers them very well. We usually do our devotionals when we are eating breakfast.

He has been going to the “big boy” classes in church and he has been doing very well. He was asked to lead worship for children’s church and decided to break dance (a la Fresh Beat Band) in the front.

His vocabulary has been astounding me. He puts together sentences and phrases that shows me that he is studying our conversations. He loves to sing and one of my favorite things is to hear him sing in the back seat. I usually have Christian radio on and occasionally, I hear him  say, “Oh my goodness! That is my favorite song!” and then he starts to sing along.

He repeats a lot of what I say. I caught him the other day putting one of his uncles in time out. He said, “Now stay there and don’t get up or you will get powpow!” Yikes, do I sound that frightening?

He loves cars and loves motorcycles. It scares me for the future. I just can’t think about that now. Thank God for now that he is content to just play with toy motorcycles. Hopefully he will always just want to play with toy motorcycles and just toy motorcycles.

My boys are growing up and I have been able to stay at home and experience it all. God is so good. I cannot believe He allowed this to happen, but He did and I am so thankful that He did. These are the years that I will treasure close to my heart forever.

Integrity is what Integrity Does

After I read the book in my last post, 6 Ways To Keep The “Good” In Your Boy, I became even more determined to stand up for what is right and be an example of what integrity in action looks like to my sons.. no matter how hard it gets. Let me tell you… when that happens, God lovingly smiles at you and says, “Okay, let’s see if you are serious.” I had a recent situation where I wasn’t standing up for someone the way that I should have. You know how it is ladies when we get together. There are times when our conversations can  turn mean. Well, this happened and I didn’t really say anything in defense of the one person being talked about. To be honest, I didn’t want to offend or lose my friends.. I didn’t want other people to think badly of me. I am so ashamed to admit that. God began to really convict me, to the point where I realized that even though my sons are young and really don’t know too much about what’s going on, God sees everything and if I don’t start standing up for what is right… I may never find the right time to stand and if my sons see duplicity between what I say and what I do, how will they be able to trust what I am teaching them? How will they ever live it out for themselves?

God knows my heart and this was my test. So I made up my mind to be bold. I took some time to pray and the next time that it happened, I stood up for the person in a very definitive and outspoken way. I didn’t do it angrily. I didn’t do it in a mean way but calmly and you know what happened? People actually thanked me for speaking what was on my heart and said that they wanted to change. God was able to shine some light, people saw the light, and I knew He was pleased.

There are not that many moments that I am proud of in my life, but I was thankful to God that He allowed me to have courage to speak up at that moment.I believe this is the starting point where God is going to move in my life in ways that I have never seen before. He is going to sand off those rough parts of my character that I have always battled, and he is going to make me shine like gold. It isn’t easy to do what is right… it isn’t easy to put pride and other people’s opinions of you aside, but when you do the right thing there is something much more precious, more certain, more valuable that  you gain… the confidence and the peace of mind that your children will have a solid example of what a person of honor, integrity, and godliness looks like and maybe just maybe.. when there is a kid is getting bullied by others and no one is standing up for them, my son will remember what he is been taught and what he has seen… and he will put aside his pride and his fear of what people will think, and he will stand up for that person. He will be the knight in shining armor that this world needs.

So take that step, stand up for that person, be that voice… you never know how far the benefits of your actions may go.

Book Review: How To Keep The “Good” In Your Boy

I don’t know about you, but I am terrified about when my kids turn into teenagers. I guess it’s  because I taught them and I know what they are capable of ha! (I was a high school teacher before I stayed home with the boys). It’s not so much the middle school age that I am terrified of, it is the high school age. I am especially concerned about my sons keeping their integrity and honor. I want to raise a gentleman! I feel that it is extremely hard to do that because every other message that is thrown at them from this world is so self-centered!

These concerns have prompted me to number one, pray… A LOT. I have been praying every morning and mostly for my boys and for our job raising them. Second, it has caused me to read the Bible and help Josiah memorize verses every day from a children’s devotional book called Jesus Wants All of Me (I will review that book in another post. LOVE IT). Lastly, I have been building up a library of books that deal with raising your boys to be men of integrity, honor, purity, leadership, and godliness. I dream big dreams for my boys, but above all I want them to love Jesus more than anything else in this world. I have read Bringing Up Boys by James Dobson (this is a must read for all boy moms). First of all, I am such a girly-girl. I had a little sister for most of my life growing up and by the time my baby brother was a teen, I got married and moved out of the house. I have no idea how to raise a boy! I don’t even know anything about BOYS!  That is why I’m studying as much as I can. I want to be ready. Bringing Up Boys definitely gave me a lot of information about the  psychology of a boy and their emotional and physical changes they will go through. As much as I loved Dr. James Dobson’s book, I felt as if it was geared more for the fathers than the mother’s. At least that is my opinion. I am so happy that I found this book:

In this book Dannah Gresh and her husband, give honest and inspiring advice that they have tested for themselves.Their story makes me realize that it can be done. We can raise men of integrity. That no matter what the world may throw at them,we can raise them to be gentlemen, to think of others before themselves, to be hard-working, and the hardest one, to be pure. She also addresses how influential mothers can be in helping mold their boy into being a great man that will lead their family and be the priest of their household.  Their son is living proof.

What I loved about this book is that the “six ways” are practical. They  don’t give you advice that is ambiguous or too difficult to practice. Also, in the back of every chapter there is a place to write down and brainstorm how you will implement what they have taught you into your parenting strategies. There is also a beautiful prayer at the end that I know I will pray over and over again because they verbalize perfectly what I want my sons to be. Sometimes it’s hard to know what to pray  for when it comes to your boys, but Gresh gave us the words because she has been in our shoes before.

She addresses why it is so important to KNOW your son. Dinners at the table, going to church, and family nights are crucial! Quantity time is just as important as QUALITY time. People always say it’s not quantity but quality, but a child needs A LOT of the quality time in order to grow up well. She also speaks on why it is so important to talk to your children about the important stuff EARLY. Talk to them about your dating guidelines EARLY, talk to your son about sexual boundaries EARLY, and talk to them about avoiding aggressive girls EARLY.  Parents usually wait until it is too late and then the world educates them their way. That is why so many males have refused to grow up.

I was truly convicted by this book as well. I know that I need to limit my screen time (on the phone, on the computer, on Facebook, on Twitter) because I am not setting a good example for him to follow. I learned that it is unhealthy for our sons to be sitting in front of video games for hours and hours. I also know that I have to bring him outside more and not be so worried that he is going to get hurt or dirty, but that outside fun is important for his development as a boy.

If you are a boy mom, I think it is imperative that you pick up this book, read it, and apply it. It really encouraged me to stick with my instincts because most of the time, it is the Holy Spirit giving me wisdom about parenting. This is not a book that you can speed read through once and that is it. I gave it to my husband to read and then I will read it again and take notes. There is too much great information that I do not want to forget. I know that one day when the storms of “teenagedom” have passed and I have my two boys full of integrity, godliness, purity, and honor standing before me, I know it will be all worth it.

I am also going to read her other book that she has out called “6 ways to keep the Little in your Girl” for the future as well

Thank you! Versatile Blogger Award

Just when I was thinking “Is there anybody out there?”, I was answered and blessed by the fabulous Bargain Diva when she nominated me for the Versatile Blogger Award. I know I thanked you already Bargain Diva, but I wanted to make sure that you knew once again how much I appreciated your kind gesture. Please go and check out Bargain Diva’s blog here.   She teaches you how to be fashionable for less! A girl after my own heart. I have gotten some great fashion tips from her.

Here are the rules for the award:

1. Add the award to your blog.
2. Thank the blogger who gave it to you and include a link to their blog.
3. Mention 7 random things about yourself.
4. List the rules.
5. Give the award to 15 or more bloggers

7 Random Things About Me:

1. Ever since I have been pregnant, I can’t drink lukewarm water.  I have to have ice cold water.

2.  I get very anxious when I’m meeting new people.

3.  I usually can eat more food than my husband. (This always shocks our waiters)

4.  I can sing, and people always tell me I have a nice voice, but I get stage fright and hate standing up in front of crowds.

5.  I really really want a sowing machine, even though I never used one.

6. I still tie my sneakers using the bunny ears method… pathetic I know

7. For Mother’s Day, I would like a whole day to do nothing but SLEEP.

Here are the bloggers that I have chosen for The Most Versatile Blogger Award (In no particular order) Congratulations! :

1. http://belletinkery.wordpress.com/

2. http://mostlikelytomarry.wordpress.com/

3.http://triedtestedandtruemommy.wordpress.com/

4.http://losingself.wordpress.com/

5. http://thismansjourney.net/

6. http://teamcleo.wordpress.com

7. http://babybookforme.com/

8. http://itsmecherry.wordpress.com/

9. http://healthdemystified.wordpress.com/

10.http://rogertharpe.wordpress.com/

11. http://whenthekidsgotobed.com/

12. http://thedoughwillriseagain.wordpress.com/

13.http://doubtproof.wordpress.com/

14.http://knowthesphere.wordpress.com/

15 http://bowmanslife.com/

Sock It To Me

I saw on one of my favorite blogs Meredith Tichenor’s blog that she tried this super cute new hairstyle called a “sock” bun. I was  very curious about it so I looked up the hairstyle on Pinterest and tried it …