dress number 1

well, i did it. i made my first bandanna dress!! now i need to learn to sew a straight seam. it is so cute if i may say so myself. and when i find that darn card reader i will download some pics. that is so frustrating. wait, let me look somewhere quick. be right back. hmmm, no. but i found jane eyre!! and the wii, and a pair of socks. i guess i will have to go buy a new reader.

my shop is up!

ok, worked on my 'shop' a little tonight. posted a book, still need to find my card reader so i can post real pics of it. but still in the learning process of it all. worked on my banner a little. fun! check it out here. tell me what you think! i know maybe when i get more things listed it will be worth the trouble. ha ha

kick it into high gear, dummy

i'm unloading groceries today, figuring how much longer before the big girls get home from school and when that will be in relation to baby's nap. and i wonder, is this what my life has come down to? grocery shopping so i can cook, clean, fix snacks, clean, cook again, grocery shop again, . . . and i think to myself "i need a job". then lightning struck my brain. i'm wanting to continue being a stay at home mom, and i have these great ideas on how to be a working stay at home mom (wahm) AND HERE I AM LOOKING FOR A JOB!!! am i a moron? don't answer that. i have all the time to do these great and amazing things i want to do, why don't i do them? shame it took lightning striking my brain to realize this. now i just need to get the money to get the materials to do these things. we will just have to have a yard sale. it's about time. weather should be cooling off in a few months. just in time for me to get around to getting things ready for a sale. i jest. not about the weather, about me getting in gear. it was 95* today. -sigh- won't be too long though.

so i want to create custom finished scrapbooks. i love doing it, and i've seen it done on line. i wonder how well they do. even just pages, or kit baskets. we'll see. once i get it all loaded into my 'store' i'll send a link and you guys can tell me what you think. that's just one of my ideas. i still need to figure out how to use this sewing machine. a lot has been going on in my life lately, i haven't been on it in over a month. but soon. i mean, hello. it's not like i don't have anything else to do with my time.

it's a day

ever have one of thoes days where you just want to eat a tub of frosting? that's today

meal for a manic monday

or tuesday, or wednesday, or . . . i think you get the idea. so we all have one. i thought i'd share ours. a family favorite. i'm not sure what it's called, we call it 'bean wraps'

ingredients:
can of black beans, rinsed and drained
one green bell pepper
1/4 purple onion (depending on taste)
1/2 cup of cilantro (depending on taste)
1/2 jalapeno (depending on taste)
2-3 tbsp mayonnaise (depending on taste)
juice of one lime
tortillas

directions:
mix the first 6 ingredients together
spoon into tortilla
wrap


as you can tell i'm not sure exactly how much of anything to use. ours turns out a little different each time. tonight i seasoned mine with cumin. yum! my oldest likes extra onion in hers, and my 5 year old likes no onions. lol. we added some fresh spinach tonight. and we didn't have any cilantro. i had to substitute lemon for lime, and well i think you understand. but the point is it's an easy peasy lemon squeezy dinner to make and every time i make them the girls give rave reviews.

what i learned this week is . . .

• i can keep it pretty much together for my kids sake
• i am easily replaced
• filing motions, responding to petitions . . . better left to the lawyers
• baby 'o' does not need to be rocked to sleep
• i have aged a lot in 2 years, er, matured
• it's hard putting it all behind
• i am intimidated with the whole interview process
• my family is pulling out all the stops for me

alright! how exciting!! i know it's just a way to spread your name around but still a very cute idea. and i do have a few of my favorites. :D so here is the scoop . . .
The rules of the "One Lovely Blog Award" are:

Accept the award, post it on your blog together with the name of the person who has granted the award, and his or her blog link. Pass the award to 15 other blogs that you’ve newly discovered. Remember to contact the bloggers to let them know they have been chosen for this award.

so i was awarded this very special and rare award by momma needs a hobby. i love reading her posts about life as a stay at home mom (sahm) with her two 'kidlets'

so, i'm still fairly new at this, but i will list the following blogs that i visit daily. and somehow find time to alert them of their win. ;)

bdc bath and body
eastern shore moms
bargain buggy
living on 4th street
a little loveliness
diary of a single mom

well, 6 isn't bad. let's you know you are special to me.