Keeping Busy!

Well, I have definitely been keeping busy lately. I have of course have been taking care of my 2 adorable kiddos. I have been attempting the potty training of Little Princess….. Which I have discovered what so many people have told me that potty training can be frustrating, if your child is not ready. Little Princess is super smart!!! But she is not ready. I keep working on it every day for a few hours but it hasn’t stuck yet…. I know one day she will wake up and decide she is ready and be potty trained and she will just be potty trained.

I have also been working on organizing, it is a long and slow process with 2 kids, but I am getting there and even more important I am getting a big pile of items to either sale or give away.

One of the wonderful things about not having money to go spend on gifts is it forces me to be creative about gifts, so I have been making gifts for various members. I can’t post pictures of all of them now because we don’t want to give away some peoples presents before they have a chance to open them. Here is just one of the gifts that I made:

 

We also have been spending a lot of time weeding and getting our garden ready for planting. It has taken a lot of hours and a lot of patience and we still aren’t done yet. But we have started planting some tomato’s in our home that will be transplanted in a few weeks along with planting the rest of our seeds.

 

I also tried my hand at making laundry soap and I am pretty impressed with how it turned out! It’s not that hard and SUPER CHEAP! It really helps the budget and I like to know that I am helping our cause of saving money.

 

We have been making monthly menus and being super good about sticking to them. It’s interesting to see what we can do when we are forced to do it.

I am also helping plan my sister-in-laws baby shower for May which I am super excited about since the last baby shower I thought I was going to be able to plan I didn’t get to plan. We are also making plans for Karsten’s 1^st birthday party!

I love keeping busy and even though I am exhausted I am glad I am able to keep busy and feel like I am accomplishing something. Now if I could get the kids to spend less time in front of the TV and if I could be better about keeping my house clean…. I would feel pretty good about myself. Anywho…. Until next time!

 

Love,

TT

April Book(s)!

This month I have enjoyed reading probably too much! In fact I didn’t just read one book I read a series of books! The series I was able to read is the “Song of the Lioness” by Tamora Pierce. It is a young teenager book, but I loved them all. The basic idea of the book is that this girl wants to become a knight….. but she is a girl…. So she disguises herself as a boy and goes to the palace to become a Knight….. the first and second book are about how she goes from being a page, to a squire and last to a Knight. She has lots of things happen to her as she is trying for her shield. The third and fourth book is about her adventures as she is a Knight and the many struggles she has. It is a series that I really enjoy, in fact the Author I enjoy reading. The author tends to make her characters go from one series to another series, even if they aren’t the main character. So I am excited to re-read the rest of her series!

 I have a book for May in Mind that is a different Author and series but that doesn’t mean I won’t start on the other series that are by Tamora Pierce.

Happy Reading!

TT

Nursing!

It's funny how life is.... when little Princess was born I was determined to Breastfeed her. I thought it would be the easiest thing in the world and that it would just be natural.... boy was I was wrong.... we struggled and struggled, until finally she weaned herself. I felt like a failure at the time, but at least she was getting the nutrition she needed from formula and it took me a while to figure out that I didn't fail..... if I would have never tried, then I would have failed, but I tried and gave her a good start and she is super smart.
When I found out I was pregnant with Little Prince.... I wanted to nurse.... but knew that it might not work out. So I was pleasantly surprised when within the first few minutes after birth he was nursing almost like a pro, and then the devestation came a few days later when we found out we had to supplement with formula until my milk came in due to low blood sugar. But we got through that time and though it hasn't always been easy and there are times that I wish I could let Buzz get up to feed Karsten at night.... I absolutely LOVE the connection Little Prince and I have. He adores his mommy in a way that I don't think Little Princess ever did. (Though she still adored me.... just differently).
Some of the things I LOVE about nursing:

• How he holds my finger in his when he nurses.
• The connection we have with each other.
• The special me and him time!
• His cute little bird mouth when he is in search of something to suck.
• The adoration we have for each other.
• How much money I am saving on formula... (I have not had to spend one single penny of formula for this little boy)

I am sure there are others but these are the main things, life is a little more difficult when you nurse and don't bottlefeed, but it is totally worth it. I am so glad that with both my kids I at least tried! Each one turned out differently, but neither was a failure because I tried. I love both my kids.....they are both my Angels! I learn so much from them and am so glad to call them mine!

Love,
Tt

What have I been up to?

Life has been crazy lately! I have started watching my Nephew two days a week. We are trying to get our garden cleaned out so we can plant veggies and fruits in the coming months, I have been trying to keep on top of keeping the house cleaning, trying to organize things and taking care of my kids, I have also been making the little princess and prince their Easter outfits. It has been quite the adventure, but I find if I keep busy then I have less time to stress about money and how we are going to make ends meet. (Which is going pretty well, blessing from our Heavenly Father keep helping us out.) Pictures of the house will come soon and the things we have done. Have a wonderful day!

Love,
Tt

P.s The family blog has been updated as well!

March Book

So it is only halfway through the month and I am already done with one book and halfway through another book.... the thing about these books is they are all apart of the same series. Lately I have been into the tv series "Pretty Little Liars" I have watched the first two seasons and really want to watch the 3rd, but that's not going to happen anytime soon. The series is based on series of books and I decided it would be fun to read them and so I got them from a online library and am downloading them onto my phone to read. The first  one is called "Pretty Little Liars" I like it, not as much as I like the show, the show is a lot more family oriented (as much as it can be.) There is a lot more sexual induendos, smoking and other risky topics in the books than in the shows. So if that sort of thing offends you I wouldn't read it. I personally liked it and just skipped over those parts. It is about a group of 4 girls who three years after there friend disappears starts receiving texts from a person named "A" this person knows all there big secrets and threatens to expose them. Still not sure who "A" is but I am very intrigued to find out. I am currently on the second book, but I promise I will read a different book in April, so you aren't just hearing about this series.

Love,
TT

February Book

So I didn't think I was going to finish a book in February, with all that happened I didn't read a lot but near the end of the month I picked up a short book and read it so I did finish it and am happy I did. The book I chose to read this month is "The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner" which is a Eclipse Novella. (yes I am a huge fan of the Twilight series.) This book didn't disappoint, I learned a lot about the Stephanie Meyers vampires that you never new before.... like how if you tear apart a vampire and don't burn the pieces how you put the vampire back together, and things like that. Basically this book is about Bree one of the vampires that Victoria has help try to get revenge on the Cullens for killing her mate. It was a good short read and I am glad I got to read it! I suggest it to anyone who is a Twilight fan!

Love,
TT

January Book!

So for my January Book I decided to read a book called "The Secret Journal of Brett Colton" it was such a good read. I love LDS Fiction and this book was one of the best I have read in a long time. Its a story of a girl who finds her brothers Journal on her 16th birthday and after years of resenting her deceased brother she finally gets to understand him more, and feel the love he has for her. In the process she learns more about the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints and finds more about herself. I definitely recommend this one to all my friends.

Love,
TT