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  • Wishful Wednesday

    This week is flying by fast. Hard to believe that we are almost halfway to the weekend.  Well, I hope that everyone had an enjoyable Mother’s Day. I know that I did. It was lovely having all my family together and watching my mom try to do the Stanky Leg. LOL.

    Anyways, it’s Wishful Wednesday again.  My addition that I would like to add to my wish list this week is healing.  Yes, somehow I wish that I could heal the problems of the world and those around us. Seriously, this week I have taken to boycotting watching the news.  It just seems like there is always some young child who has lost their life either at the hands of a deranged adult or enraged peer.  Then there was that plain crash  that killed 96 people overseas.

    And we’re still trying to deal with how to clean up that huge oil spill. I don’t know about your area, but gas prices here have already gone up. And although the economy is getting better it seems like education is taking the worst hit.  Many of our beloved teachers and administrators are being forced into retirement because the school can no longer afford to pay them a higher salary.  I do agree that some teachers should be retired but I can’t help but wonder what will become of kids next school year?

    To have so many inexperienced first year teachers coming in to critical positions is a gamble. I mean we have department head and administrative positions going to students with no teaching experience and fresh out of college. I think that they should at least keep the current department heads and principals  to allow them to train the new ones for a year.  I’m a twenty something year old mom with a college education but even I know there are some positions I’m not wise or experienced enough to take without training or guidance.

    Lastly, I would like to heal this country of complaining. There seems to be a lot of people out there pointing the finger at our President about the state of things.  I just want to point out that President Obama is not a magician. He does not have a magic wand that he waves.  If you want to point the finger start with yourself, then your district leaders, then your state representatives and so forth.

    If some of you out there feel like you could do a better job at running a country run for president then!!!  We need to start supporting our leader and being patient. This country was already jacked up when he came into office. It took years backwards politics to get this way and it’ll take years of great politics to straighten it out. Let’s unite like our name (United States of America) claims we should be and get on one page. I truly believe this world could be great again if we just all did our part.

    Oh the Winner of my Blinged Out Headbands Giveway was FutureMama.  Send me your info: Yummommy@gmail.com.

  • What I’m Making Monday: Letters to My Daughter

    Let me start off by saying Happy Belated Mother’s Day!!!! I had a blast on my third one. It was even more special being able to celebrate with my mom and aunties. I’m already looking forward to next year and planning an even bigger surprise for them.

    So, if you don’t know by now, I love writing. Seriously, I could write all day if that were possible. Anyways, when I was pregnant, I didn’t write a lot. Mostly because I was stressed about my pregnancy. It wasn’t exactly the most complication free one. It probably would have helped if I had kept a pregnancy journal or something and that’s one of the things I do regret not doing.

    But once my little Moo got here, I knew that everyday with her would be special. So, I decided to make a scrap/storybook chronicling her first years of life. I call it ‘Letters to My Daughter: Days in the Life of My Little Moo.’ And I have to tell you at first it was kind of hard making myself get back in the hang of writing everyday. By the end of the night, I was so tired from having not gotten a full night’s rest the night before, I could barely keep my eyes open long enough to write.

    But here we are almost two years later and somehow I have managed to chronicle everyday. And while some people say not much can possibly change from day to day, it can. I was recently looking back thru some of the notebooks I wrote in (we’re up to 4 now)and we had some great adventures, some heartbreaks and some times I wish I could rewind. I’m very honest in my letters to Moo about what I’m feeling, how things were going with me and her father and much more. I also took some pictures of her just about everyday.

    So we have quite the collection. Babies don’t really remember their infanthood (yes I made that word up)and I felt like it would be great to help give her some insight by doing this. I certainly recommend that all moms and dads do this. You don’t really have to write in it everyday like I do, but weekly would good.

    All you need is:

    A Notebook,
    A Pen,
    A camera to take pictures,
    And Quiet Place to write.
    Then once you’ve finished your first year you can get a scrapbook kit and type it all up or just paste the handwritten pages right in the scrapbook. Adorn the pages with the pictures and you’re done.  This is truly a great gift for a high school senior.  I’m sure your daughter or son will love it.

  • What I’m Making Monday: Letters to My Daughter

    Let me start off by saying Happy Belated Mother’s Day!!!! I had a blast on my third one. It was even more special being able to celebrate with my mom and aunties. I’m already looking forward to next year and planning an even bigger surprise for them.

    So, if you don’t know by now, I love writing. Seriously, I could write all day if that were possible. Anyways, when I was pregnant, I didn’t write a lot. Mostly because I was stressed about my pregnancy. It wasn’t exactly the most complication free one. It probably would have helped if I had kept a pregnancy journal or something and that’s one of the things I do regret not doing.

    But once my little Moo got here, I knew that everyday with her would be special. So, I decided to make a scrap/storybook chronicling her first years of life. I call it ‘Letters to My Daughter: Days in the Life of My Little Moo.’ And I have to tell you at first it was kind of hard making myself get back in the hang of writing everyday. By the end of the night, I was so tired from having not gotten a full night’s rest the night before, I could barely keep my eyes open long enough to write.

    But here we are almost two years later and somehow I have managed to chronicle everyday. And while some people say not much can possibly change from day to day, it can. I was recently looking back thru some of the notebooks I wrote in (we’re up to 4 now)and we had some great adventures, some heartbreaks and some times I wish I could rewind. I’m very honest in my letters to Moo about what I’m feeling, how things were going with me and her father and much more. I also took some pictures of her just about everyday.

    So we have quite the collection. Babies don’t really remember their infanthood (yes I made that word up)and I felt like it would be great to help give her some insight by doing this. I certainly recommend that all moms and dads do this. You don’t really have to write in it everyday like I do, but weekly would good.

    All you need is:

    A Notebook,
    A Pen,
    A camera to take pictures,
    And Quiet Place to write.
    Then once you’ve finished your first year you can get a scrapbook kit and type it all up or just paste the handwritten pages right in the scrapbook. Adorn the pages with the pictures and you’re done.  This is truly a great gift for a high school senior.  I’m sure your daughter or son will love it.

  • Wishful Wednesday

    Feliz Cinco de Mayo and Happy Hump Day!!!!  I thought it would be an awesome idea to give my blog a little face lift this morning.  You may have noticed that I’ve changed the background and added a Quote of the Day in the left hand corner.  I also switched some other stuff around.  I like the feel and vibe my blog is giving off right now.

    Anyways, I was also thinking that it would be great to start doing a Wishful Wednesday post every week.  It seems that every week I’m constantly adding things my personal wishlist and thought it would be great to share these things with you guys.  Some of the things on my wishlist are sheer wants that are way out of my reach at the moment, but they’re serving as motivation to get to the place I need to be in order to get them. So, without further ado here’s my wishlist for this Wednesday.

    Brother Deluxe Electronic Sewing Machine – CS6000i

    Toshiba Mini NB205 Series 10.1-Inch Netbook

    A Sponsor for Blogalicious 2010.


    Feel free to join in on Wishful Wednesday by using the widget below to link your own wishlist post.  Can’t wait to see what’s on everybody else’s wishlist.

     

    http://www2.blenza.com/linkies/autolink.php?owner=yummommy&postid=05May2010

     

  • Wishful Wednesday

    Feliz Cinco de Mayo and Happy Hump Day!!!!  I thought it would be an awesome idea to give my blog a little face lift this morning.  You may have noticed that I’ve changed the background and added a Quote of the Day in the left hand corner.  I also switched some other stuff around.  I like the feel and vibe my blog is giving off right now.

    Anyways, I was also thinking that it would be great to start doing a Wishful Wednesday post every week.  It seems that every week I’m constantly adding things my personal wishlist and thought it would be great to share these things with you guys.  Some of the things on my wishlist are sheer wants that are way out of my reach at the moment, but they’re serving as motivation to get to the place I need to be in order to get them. So, without further ado here’s my wishlist for this Wednesday.

    Brother Deluxe Electronic Sewing Machine – CS6000i

    Toshiba Mini NB205 Series 10.1-Inch Netbook

    A Sponsor for Blogalicious 2010.


    Feel free to join in on Wishful Wednesday by using the widget below to link your own wishlist post.  Can’t wait to see what’s on everybody else’s wishlist.

     

    http://www2.blenza.com/linkies/autolink.php?owner=yummommy&postid=05May2010

     

  • What I’m Making Monday: Blinged out Headbands Giveaway

    Well, it’s Monday again and this is the second edition of my What I’m Making Monday posts.  I’m really starting to like these things. It forces me to get back in the hang of crafting.  I’m loving all the other ideas I see linked up at Baby Makin{g} Machine’s blog.  Not to mention, that’s how I got my first two Google followers!!  So, exciting.  Feels like I’m finally proving myself as a mommy blogger.

    But anyways, back to what I’m making for today’s post.  If you’re following me on Twitter (@Yummommies) or on Facebook (Young Urban Modern Mommies), then you would know that I had my first public showing of my Etsy Accessory Line, KE Original.  Well, being a mommy of one very spoiled and pampered Princess, I thought it would be a good idea to try my hand at making some cute hair accessories.  And being the bling lover that I am, I decided to make Blinged out Headbands adorned with flowers.

    To create these inexpensive works of art all you need is:

    A Plastic Headband
    Colorful Rhinestones
    Flowers
    Adhesive Glue
    Scissors
    Once you have all your supplies gathered you want to:
    1. Remove the flowers from the wire stem and use your scissors to cut off the plastic stem part that connected the two.
    2. Add a medium sized dot of adhesive to your headband and then attach your flower(s).
    3. Start adding your rhinestones along both sides using the same adhesive.  Be sure not to put too big of a dot for the rhinestones so that it doesn’t ooze from under the edges.
    4. Allow the headband to dry for at least 15 minutes.

    Your final product should look very similar to mine pictured below.

    Hope you have fun trying your hand at creating one of these. I had so much fun that I did like 15 of them.  And I want to give two of them away to two of my blog readers.  So, you could be the lucky person to win one!! All you have to do to win is Subscribe to my blog.

     For Extra Entries
    1. Leave me a comment
    2. Become a fan on Facebook
    3. Follow me on Twitter (@Yummommies)
    Winners will be announced on Friday!!!!

  • What I’m Making Monday: Blinged out Headbands Giveaway

    Well, it’s Monday again and this is the second edition of my What I’m Making Monday posts.  I’m really starting to like these things. It forces me to get back in the hang of crafting.  I’m loving all the other ideas I see linked up at Baby Makin{g} Machine’s blog.  Not to mention, that’s how I got my first two Google followers!!  So, exciting.  Feels like I’m finally proving myself as a mommy blogger.

    But anyways, back to what I’m making for today’s post.  If you’re following me on Twitter (@Yummommies) or on Facebook (Young Urban Modern Mommies), then you would know that I had my first public showing of my Etsy Accessory Line, KE Original.  Well, being a mommy of one very spoiled and pampered Princess, I thought it would be a good idea to try my hand at making some cute hair accessories.  And being the bling lover that I am, I decided to make Blinged out Headbands adorned with flowers.

    To create these inexpensive works of art all you need is:

    A Plastic Headband
    Colorful Rhinestones
    Flowers
    Adhesive Glue
    Scissors
    Once you have all your supplies gathered you want to:
    1. Remove the flowers from the wire stem and use your scissors to cut off the plastic stem part that connected the two.
    2. Add a medium sized dot of adhesive to your headband and then attach your flower(s).
    3. Start adding your rhinestones along both sides using the same adhesive.  Be sure not to put too big of a dot for the rhinestones so that it doesn’t ooze from under the edges.
    4. Allow the headband to dry for at least 15 minutes.

    Your final product should look very similar to mine pictured below.

    Hope you have fun trying your hand at creating one of these. I had so much fun that I did like 15 of them.  And I want to give two of them away to two of my blog readers.  So, you could be the lucky person to win one!! All you have to do to win is Subscribe to my blog.

     For Extra Entries
    1. Leave me a comment
    2. Become a fan on Facebook
    3. Follow me on Twitter (@Yummommies)
    Winners will be announced on Friday!!!!

  • My Weekend WrapUp

    It’s Sunday and the weekend is officially coming to a close.  I can’t say that I’m particularly sad about it though.  Saturday was the public debut of my KE Original accessory line in Chesterfield, SC.  Somehow, I got bamboozled into renting a booth at their Yard Sale of the Carolinas.  Hahaha…never again.  It was absolutely awful.

    To start off, the $15 booth rental fee turned out to be nothing more than a fee for renting an empty booth space. There was no actual booth provided.  Thankfully, it had dawned on me that I should pack a table and I did.  And my booth space was nothing fancy.  We were smack dab in the middle of Fire Ant Central and Bee Haven. LOL.  Not to mention the sun came out around 9 AM and it started to cook us like hot dogs on a grill.

    Yes, I got quite the tan, but no sun burn this time.  I took small breaks in shade whenever customers were stopping to look at my booth.  Oh let’s talk about the customers.  Those people don’t appreciate quality handmade items at all.  They were too busy buying up dusty shutters, a lawn mower motor, tents and one lady sold her dog for $15.  It was a total bust.  So, I loaded up my goods with the help of my brother and little sister and we high tailed it back home to head out to Chinese buffet.

    I admit that I had been looking forward to making a small fortune at that thing.  I mean the way they advertised it, made it seem more like an arts & crafts festival than an actual junk sale extravaganza.  If I would have known those people wanted to buy junk, I could have emptied out my closet and storage.  But as my mom said, “At least you got the experience and know what it’s all about.”  However, all I want to know is can I get my money back?

    While I did enjoy having my little brother home from college and spending time with the rest of the family, I was desperately missing my Moo. This weekend just so happens to be the weekend she visits with her father.  I missed her so much and was going a little nuts worrying what she was doing, if her diaper was wet or if her tummy was full.  I just wanted her back home with me.  That little girl is the light of my life.

    And today I’m just enjoying a lazy Sunday.  Didn’t quite make it to church like I intended thanks to some people who shall remain nameless. LOL.  But I know that God won’t hold that against me. He knows that I have a good heart and that I’m usually at church every Sunday unless there is an emergency. 

    So, I hope that you all have enjoyed your weekends and that you’re getting prepared for the start of a brand new week.  I know that I am. Don’t forget tomorrow is What I’m Making Monday around here.  And I’ll be doing my FIRST Giveaway!!!!!  Check back to see what I’ll be making and visit Baby Makin{g} Machine’s blog to see the other What I’m Making Monday posts that will be linked up on her page.

  • My Weekend WrapUp

    It’s Sunday and the weekend is officially coming to a close.  I can’t say that I’m particularly sad about it though.  Saturday was the public debut of my KE Original accessory line in Chesterfield, SC.  Somehow, I got bamboozled into renting a booth at their Yard Sale of the Carolinas.  Hahaha…never again.  It was absolutely awful.

    To start off, the $15 booth rental fee turned out to be nothing more than a fee for renting an empty booth space. There was no actual booth provided.  Thankfully, it had dawned on me that I should pack a table and I did.  And my booth space was nothing fancy.  We were smack dab in the middle of Fire Ant Central and Bee Haven. LOL.  Not to mention the sun came out around 9 AM and it started to cook us like hot dogs on a grill.

    Yes, I got quite the tan, but no sun burn this time.  I took small breaks in shade whenever customers were stopping to look at my booth.  Oh let’s talk about the customers.  Those people don’t appreciate quality handmade items at all.  They were too busy buying up dusty shutters, a lawn mower motor, tents and one lady sold her dog for $15.  It was a total bust.  So, I loaded up my goods with the help of my brother and little sister and we high tailed it back home to head out to Chinese buffet.

    I admit that I had been looking forward to making a small fortune at that thing.  I mean the way they advertised it, made it seem more like an arts & crafts festival than an actual junk sale extravaganza.  If I would have known those people wanted to buy junk, I could have emptied out my closet and storage.  But as my mom said, “At least you got the experience and know what it’s all about.”  However, all I want to know is can I get my money back?

    While I did enjoy having my little brother home from college and spending time with the rest of the family, I was desperately missing my Moo. This weekend just so happens to be the weekend she visits with her father.  I missed her so much and was going a little nuts worrying what she was doing, if her diaper was wet or if her tummy was full.  I just wanted her back home with me.  That little girl is the light of my life.

    And today I’m just enjoying a lazy Sunday.  Didn’t quite make it to church like I intended thanks to some people who shall remain nameless. LOL.  But I know that God won’t hold that against me. He knows that I have a good heart and that I’m usually at church every Sunday unless there is an emergency. 

    So, I hope that you all have enjoyed your weekends and that you’re getting prepared for the start of a brand new week.  I know that I am. Don’t forget tomorrow is What I’m Making Monday around here.  And I’ll be doing my FIRST Giveaway!!!!!  Check back to see what I’ll be making and visit Baby Makin{g} Machine’s blog to see the other What I’m Making Monday posts that will be linked up on her page.

  • Love at 1st Sight

    So, I went with my mom and niece to the doctor earlier today-Moo in tow of course.  And it was here that I was first introduced to the wonderful and very useful Pregnancy & Newborn Magazine.  Well, while waiting for my niece and Mom to resurface from the back, I fell in love.  And not it was not with some hot dad in the waiting room because there were none and have never been any.  It was the Maclaren Techno XT stroller.

    Yes, you read right.  I fell in love with a stroller!!!  This is not just any stroller.  It’s like heaven in a lite weight stroller.

    My Moo has reached the age where a full travel system stroller is not a day to day necessity or all that feasible to carry around in the trunk.  Especially considering the fact that we are a family that likes to haul a lot of junk in our trunk. You could say that I am in the market for a new set of wheels for Moo.  And being the writer-creative type, I’m always carrying a load of stuff-notebooks, reading books, magazines, cell phones ( I have more than one), cups, more books.  Therefore, I need a stroller that while lite weight and compact is still sturdy enough and roomy enough to store my items.  After all you never know when a good idea will hit you.

    And when I saw that Techno XT, I knew it would be the perfect stroller for Moo and I.  I mean it has handlebars that are adjustable!!  Do you know how wonderful that is for a person is slightly on the taller side of things?  I’ve tried other compact strollers and hated being stooped over like a hunchback.  I’m too young to be developing a bad back.

    Moo is also an avid on the go eater.  Therefore, her heavy stroller has taken a lot of spills and smears. But since it doesn’t have a removable seat like the Techno XT, I’ve had to hose it down outside and hit with the hair dryer to clean it.  I can imagine Moo being well protected from the sun under its wide top canopy. The best feature by far of the Techno XT is that if fully reclines.  This would come in handy on those days when she falls asleep after a long walk in the park.

    But unfortunately my dream bubble was burst when I saw the $289 price tag.  I’m a single mommy on a budget.  One that can’t afford a $289 stroller no matter how fantastic and amazing it is.  So, I guess I’ll have to settle for just posting it on my cork board to gaze upon every morning and evening in hopes that maybe one day we will meet in person.