Ten on Tuesday

{1} I bought over 40 purses this weekend. Holy crap. SO excited, but SO scared they won't sell or others won't like them or people will think they're too pricy or ...

{2} I get to go to yoga tonight! Woo hoo!

{3} I made significant progress in my room!!!!!!

{4} Kezia slept from 3:30 yesterday afternoon til I woke her up at 9 this morning because we had to leave.

{5} I had strep last week and James got it. I hate it when he is sick. He is SUCH a baby!!!!

{6} I feel guilty wearing shoes that aren't ones I sell. Goofy, huh!

{7} TJ has told me about 20 times how much he missed me this weekend. It makes me happy to know despite how much he fights me, he really does love me.

{8} I hate being fat.

{9} my house looks like I haven't been home in 4 days. Ugh.

{10} I'm sad I didn't get to teach this month. I love my calling and missed it!

Self Reliant Saturday

Today I'm taking a poll. 72 hour kits have been on my mind a lot lately. What are things that you have in yours that aren't necessarily obvious? Any ideas on the best way to start putting them together without breaking the bank? Any good master lists? I've been doing some research, but would love to hear from you!

DIY Friday

Today's  episode of DIY Friday is brought to you by... Valentine's Day.

Yep, I know its a a few days gone, but oh well.  You get my recap today! 
TJ's had to take valentine's for his preschool class as well as his parent preschool class.  I love making things.  I know to some mom's its stressful.  To me, it's a huge stress reliever.  Doing stuff with my hands makes me happy.  So, of course, making TJ's valentine's was the only option!

So I found this (courtesy of pintrest)  ...

and put my mad photoshopping skills to work. (Ha! I know how to crop and add a text box. And that is the end of my photoshop knowledge.)  And ended up with this...

 Of course, it had to be paired with some yummy homemade heart donuts (that I forgot to take a picture of!)


And that's that.  TJ was thrilled, I was happy, all was good! 

But it gets even better!!  The summer before James and I got married, I got James a print of his favorite picture. 

photo from here

We were beyond broke, so framing wasn't an option at the time, but I planned on getting it framed for Christmas.  Then Christmas came and we were SO broke because James had to have surgery on both of his wrists, so he was out of work for the first 3 and half months we were married and our wedding was 2 weeks after Christmas.  I thought, no big deal, I can buy a simple frame and do it myself.  Turns out, big deal.  The print I got was an odd size.  A very large odd size.  So, in order to frame it, I either had to buy a frame that was huge and figure out something with a mat or had to custom frame it.  Several times over the past years, I have priced out getting it framed or matted.  The cheapest I have been able to get anything done was $340.  Gag.  Then a couple weeks ago, I had a coupon for an additional 20% off custom framing at Michael's.  I figured, what the heck, I'd give them another go. I mean, it's 70% off, it can't be that bad, right.  Ha!  They quoted me $380 AFTER the discount.  So, I wandered for a while because I kind of love craft stores.  And I saw a frame that was on sale.  It was regularly $190 on sale for $39!!  And it was big enough!  Cautiously, I asked how much a custom mat would be.  Well, I guess the lady took pity on me because she said it was only $38!!  So for less than $80, I got everything I needed to frame his picture.  I put in on our bed while he was out running an errand and then asked him to grab my shoes before our date.  He was SHOCKED!!  It was the best suprise ever!  And by doing it myself, I saved over $300!!

Thankful Thrusday Week 3

Weight loss Wednesday

Yet again, blogger deleted 2 of my posts. It's really putting a kink in my plan to stay on schedule!  Anywho, I don't have time to retype my entire post, so instead you get this...

10 on Tuesday - Love Edition

Happy Valentines Day everyone! In honor of love day, I'm going to tell you 10 things I love about my hubby. Original, aren't I?!

{1} He loves me for me
{2} He is such an awesome Dad
{3} I love that he supports me in anything I want to try. He puts up with a lot.
{4} He isn't afraid to be himself
{5} I love how much he tries to make people happy. He is so willing to help whenever it's needed.
{6} He is working so hard to make our life better
{7} I like his quirky smile. It kind of melts my heart
{8} He knows how to make me smile, even when I don't want to
{9} I love that even though we share almost no common interests outside of our kids, we rarely run out of things to talk about
{10} I love love love that somehow, he finds a way every day to let me know he cares

Now, go out and share some love!

Mommy Monday

I found this quote the other day on pinterest and it spoke to my heart.

 After everything that happened with Kezia, our doctor STRONGLY recommended that we not get pregnant again. This was really hard for me to hear.

James and I started our marriage thinking that having our own biological children was an extremely minute possibility. We planned on adoption when the time was right and I had made my peace with that. (or at least as much as anyone can. You really never fully accept it or stop feeling "broken". At least I didn't.) Then a miracle happened and TJ came along. He was followed by two more miracles. Each pregnancy was horrible and included lots of doctor ordered bed rest. Myles' delivery was the only one that didn't involve me hemorrhaging.

Once I knew that I could have children, I just assumed that I would have that "I'm done" feeling when the time came. I don't have that feeling. I don't feel strongly that we need to have more either. But being told I need to be done has taken a while for me to accept. I spent a lot of time crying, but I realize now I need to spend more time being grateful for the miracles I was given and less time crying that I don't get to have that again. I am eternally grateful for the the chance that I have to raise 3 amazing little munchikins.  And who knows, maybe someday adoption will be part of our plans again.