Ramblings of a Stay-at-Home Mom

I was in the mood to scrapbook last week and got quite a bit done when I could. It's especially handy now that I do all my Project Life on their app. More convenience and easier! Here's my layouts for April. Week 15:  Not much going on this week. Visiting great-grandparents, shenanigans around the house, lots of playing with Lego and riding horses. Kits used: Love Story, Everyday Adventure. Week 16:  This week included lots of playing outside, family date to Mongo's for supper, knitting and more playing. Week 17, 1st spread:  This was a busy week.This first spread is the beginning of the week, and Dominique's Smash Cake that she had for her 1st birthday. She absolutely loved it. Week 17, 2nd spread:  The left side of this spread is Dominique's 2 birthday parties that she had for her 1st birthday (split families suck. That's all I'm saying). The right side is usual stuff that goes on, including getting both girls to ride horses. Week 18:  This week was back t

I'm finally done this!  Started on July 29, 2015 I was inspired by the ladies over at Lattes and Llamas and their Geek-Along Blanket that they started in 2014. It looked awesome! I was in the middle of knitting Violet her blanket and then had plans to do Dominique's rainbow blanket . I took a bit of a knitting break after doing those two blankets (especially because Dominique's was almost mind-numbing to do after a while), but once I got a bunch more yarn, found some videos on YouTube on how to do Double Sided Knitting, I picked up my needles and went to work. Major screw ups here. I chose the Mario Mushroom for a couple reasons. First of all, the Mario Mushroom is cute. And totally recognizable. While I was working on it, Violet would always ask if I was working on Mario and if I was done yet. I think she thinks I'm making this for her. Lol. Second is that it was one of the more easier patterns to start with. I've never done double sided knitting before this, so

Last day of Week in the Life for 2015! I'm signing off early, so there's not a whole lot of photos for today, but it still represents today. I'm grateful for the car that we have. It gets us where we need to go, especially when the weather turns bad like this morning before I left for work. I am grateful for my job. I may complain and grumble about it, but in the end, I only work weekends and it helps with some bills and stuff around the house. I am grateful for Keith's experimentation with cooking. He's attempting to make a homemade BBQ sauce. I am grateful for this little girl's smiles when I greet her. I am thankful for technology, a hot cup of tea, and the little Olaf that Violet gave to me. I am grateful for comfy clothes today.  I am grateful for this big girl. She always smiling, always wanting to show me something and always wanting to help, especially when I run errands. I am grateful for her own sense of style, and even the backwards shoes that she put

Welcome to Saturdays Week in the Life! Almost done! Again, it was a crazy day today, so this post is up late. But at least it's recorded! Here we go! Saturdays are for waking up really early. I work the early morning shift at my work, and while it's nice to be off early (it's usually a 5am-1pm, or 6am-2pm), it still sucks waking up before the sun is even up. Saturday's are for having a good breakfast being work. In this case, sausage wrap and chocolate milk. At least it will keep me going until my first break. Saturdays are also for playing Clash of Clans during breaks at work. This Saturday was for getting drenched in the downpour on my way home from work on my scooter. I was literally dripping water when I walked in. Saturday are for good naptimes, especially when she leaves the light on and passes out for a bit. Saturdays also include lots of dishes and a bit of a messy kitchen. This Saturday included lots of rain.  Saturdays are for toys strewn all over the house. T

Sorry for posting so late! Friday evening ended very early for me as I started work at 5am Saturday morning, so I didn't have time to prep my post until after the girls went to bed on Saturday. Today I'm captioning all the photos with "I Want to Remember." Most of the these photos I took are things that I want to remember further down the line. Here we go! I want to remember this little girl waking up early every morning, almost without fail. And most of the time, Keith gets her and brings her to me in our bed for a bit of morning snuggles before starting the day. I want to remember that this big girl isn't that much of a morning person. I want to remember Dominique waving and saying "bye!" to Keith when he leaves for work in the morning with big enthusiasm. I want to remember that before Keith leaves, Violet always runs up to him, asking for one more hug and kiss. I want to remember that as soon as Keith is out the door, Violet runs to the front window