Homeschool Freebee

Here is a free home school planner e-book for free.
http://www.todaysnest.com/todays-nest/2010/09/todays-money-budgeting-with-cash-envelopes.html

You do have to sign up to the site but that is also free.  There is no input of any account information either.

Envelope Budgeting?

The envelope budge system is a great way to keep track of your money and help you get connected with where your money is going.  Found this cool free printable to make your  own.

http://www.todaysnest.com/todays-nest/2010/09/todays-money-budgeting-with-cash-envelopes.html

I think if you like this system you will love the template that is provided here.  If you do not use this system maybe you should try it out.

Riding Fresh-Heeleys

So I order these new "rad" kicks a few weeks ago.

I am a young woman made feel old.  We never had this type of thing when I was a kid.  So I was very excited to get the new latest fad for myself.  I pop open the box and pull out the new kicks.  I was really excited to see that there is a stopper in place of the wheels so I could actually wear this other than skate shoes.  So I decided the best thing to do it wear them a couple of days and break them in.  They were actually a very comfortable shoe!  OK so next step was trying to "heel".  Wow was this a challenge, not going to lie I was scared out of my mind.  In the end I was able to make some small rolls with out tripping.  I was glad that there is a tutorial on Heeling.  I suggest you check that out before your first attempt.  After my fun with them I passed them over to my nephew to show me how it was done.  That kid went flying off with them (sadly he has the same size shoe as me at the age of 8).  I would highly recommend these to all our mothers and fathers that have some hip kids that need some fun!  It is far better than being "grandma on wheels" but the neighborhood kids did think I was a pretty cool mom for even putting them on.  Two thumbs up from this mama!


*I received my new kicks in exchange for my honest opinion on them!*

The time is near

So this is getting close to the rough part of my year. First of all Aug. 1st is my brothers birthday. He also passed away Sept. 15th 2005. I love to rejoice for him on his birthday, wishing him the greatest in heaven. Yet soon after comes the mourning. I know I shouldn't mourn his loss but I can't help to feel jealous that he is in heaven without me. My brother and I may not have always gotten along but he was always there when I needed him. I remember as a small kid one of my earrings came out and grew shut. I wanted them back so bad so he sat with me and slowly worked them back into my ears. He was always sure to let boys know not to mess with me either. I'll never understand why God took him so soon from me but I have to have faith it was for a good reason.

This year is especially hard for me as I am also going through a divorce. I lay awake alot of a night praying that my brother could help guide me with his nonjudgmental words. He was always so great about not pointing fingers fir things that happen in the past. I just miss getting to show him my kids or like the new horse I got. He loved animals and family.

I love and miss you with every piece of my heart and soul bub.

Single Mom

So what is a mom? Well I am not sure some days. I believe that I am so much all bunched under one title. A mom is so much more than a woman that gives birth to a baby. Every day I do something new in my life that I can only file under mom duty.
Tonight I am sitting up awake while the house is sound asleep. Why you ask? Because tonight I pull another mom duty. My 3 year old son fell off the bed and bumped his head. He now has a nasty goose egg knot back there. He seems to be doing good and responsive, but now is bed time. So as a worry wort (another mom duty) here I sit next to him randomly poking him to make sure he is breathing and responds.
I wonder somedays how I manage to do it all yet seem like nothing is done at the same time. For a mom's job is never done. Very tiring job this is....yet I wouldn't trade it for the world. Some say I worry to much and should lighten up. I say to them that they must not have the mom roll correctly installed. I am a mother and I will over worry, over protect, over analize, over react and over do so many other things until the day I die.
My dad the other day made a good point, cherish every moment you have with your children because you never know when that chance will end. I do not want to be the mom that looks back and thinks I should have done something different. I want to be the mom that does it the best way I know how to now. I do not want to have regrets on how I raised my kids or time that I spent with them.
I want my kids to know I have and will always love them matter what. Even when I make them mad at me because I made them clean their room. Once again as a mom that is my job. My kids may not always be happy with me but in the end they will love me for bringing them up the right way.
So that is why I sit here tonight, losing a nights sleep that I will never get to make up, to over protect my child while he and my other babies sleep peacefuly. When morning comes and I am tired and grumpy I will at least relish in the fact that I made sure my son woke up with me.

Mommy loves you Micah.

Birthday fit for a farmer

So I could not decide what kind of cake to make my soon to be three year old for his birthday. He is the kind of kid that likes everything but loves nothing. I finally decided to just go to Walmart and see where his mood took us. Well as you see it went straight to a John Deere farm set. So here is the cute guys cake!

Warm Weather

Warm weather is here to stay for the moment.  I have had so many projects going on that I forget to check in here.  I have finally gotten my addition on my house done, as far as insulated and walls up.  All that is left is painting the walls and laying the carpet down.  But, I have thought of just painting the concrete too.  The addition will house my master bedroom, closet, and a laundry room.  I am also in the process of building the kids a club house out of the scrap lumber from the addition (why waste it?).  Lastly, I am remodeling my kitchen.  It is very small to begin with (I live in a vacationers lake home, it was not built to be a full time unit) so I am trying to build shelving and such to make it more usable space.  I also got me a dishwasher!!!!!  That makes me so so happy that I will not have to do dishes by hand everyday!

Now with warm weather here my creativity comes too.  I love making tie dye, candles, and soap. It has been a great past time for me that I have let come and go with the times.  It has been nice to be able to make my own smell goods instead of paying retail price for them.  I also do thing it is very cute to see some cute kiddos sporting a cute tie dye out on a summer fun day.