Sleep… it is something so very precious to new and seasoned parents alike. My children are getting older and have established a pretty good sleep routine, but it’s one that still comes with fusses, fights and stubborn children (and parents *ahem*). With the new baby coming in just a few months, our peaceful nights of (mostly) uninterrupted sleep are numbered.
Earlier this year I wrote about wanting to change our diet to more of a whole foods, plant based diet… then after watching Fat, Sick, and Nearly Dead on Netflix a few months ago, Ray and I decided that it would be good for our family to start juicing… and for a few weeks we were doing really well with it too. Life happens though, and before I knew it, we were juicing less often.
Today (November 10th) is the 3rd annual Neighborhood Toy Store Day. If you’re like me, then your children probably have a list a mile long filled with toys and games that they just have to have. With the holidays quickly approaching, there’s no better time …
We make a big deal out of Family Movie Nights here in our home. Maybe that’s why the kids love love them… they get to stay up a little later than normal and they get some popcorn to eat too. =) We were recently sent two movies to review courtesy of Team Mom and Phase 4 Films, so we watched those on our most recent movie nights.
Right before Christmas time, we received a package in the mail… not uncommon at our house in the Christmas season, since we do most of our holiday gift shopping online {sooooo much easier that way!!} Anyway, this was a package that I wasn’t really expecting, but I was still excited about it when I saw what it was… I just knew that Noah would love it!
It’s no secret that we have not had the most success in keeping the kids in bed through the whole night. Even at almost 3 1/2, Noah was coming into our room and crawling into bed next to me most nights. That meant that at least 3 out of 4 of us were not getting the restful sleep that we so desperately needed.
The winner of the Noby Designs tote is….
Congratulations!!! I’ll be sending you an email shortly.
At the start of this year, I thought long and hard about the things that I wanted to change about myself. I know that resolutions don’t really work for me… for some reason or other they are usually short lived. Instead, I looked to set challenges for myself… make at least 1 craft a week for 52 weeks… decrapify, declutter and clean my home… as well as a few others.
I haven’t fallen off of the face of the earth, though you wouldn’t know it based on the frequency of my posts! There are things going on here at the home front that have been (and may very well continue hopefully only for a little while) taking up much of my time this past week… and no I don’t mean that I have been lazying around because Spring has finally sprung here in the Midwest… though we are trying to enjoy as much of that as we can too!! Anyway, there may be some big, Big, BIG changes going on here at home (no… not pregnant either!), but until we are sure of everything I will keep my mouth shut… which by the way is so hard to do… very, very hard to do… *giggle* *giggle* =)
Sometimes I just want to throw my hands up in the air and scream “I give up!” at the top of my lungs… oh wait, I have actually done that! Parenting is not easy and there are some days that wear on me more than others… today looks like it has potential to be one of those days.
