spring break......

This week has been spring break for my kids. So far so good, but we are all starting to get on each others nerves..... the song stuck like glue comes to mind. My kids are starting to lose their imagination for things to do to not bother mommy. LOL I give them ideas and they seem to not like mine. cleaning bedrooms, dusting, folding laundry, taking baths...... these don't go over well with my kids. I get all kinds of looks.

It has been raining here most of the week. So things outside are soggy and down right yucky. They wanted to play in the mud puddles while it was raining but then it would lightening and thunder and they quickly changed their minds!!!!! hehehehe!!

We have went thru the kids bedrooms and gotten rid of alot of stuff. About 2 tubs full of toys, 2 trash bags full of clothes, and about 3-4 bags of trash!! Holy cow I didn't realize what mess they had in their bedrooms until I got in there and started helping them get it done.

But now break is almost over and school will start again and I will get my quiet house back again!!! I am going to have to have things planned for the kids to do during the summer or we are all going to kill each other. Library trips, sprinklers, water fights with sponges, riding bikes...... is just a few things that come to mind.

So now I am off to find something else to do. Probably crochet something. lol

Kristy

Good times!!

This past week we had company!!!!! LOL My parents came from Colorado to visit for a few days. The girls were so excited to have Grama and Grampa come and see them. We did all the fun stuff like shopping, eating and just having fun. It rained on Saturday pretty much all day long. But, that didn't stop us girls from doing our thang!!!!!! Grama spoiled the kids and bought me a few things too.

We went to a local town that has some pretty awesome scenery. The kids had fun feeding the geese.

The cool bridge!! The girls were too scared to go over it so we didn't. =S

My oldest daughter didn't like standing that close to the water.

Mom and dad being cheesy!! =D

Kids being cheesy with grama and grapa!!

We all had a wonderful time with Grama and Grapa and can't wait for them to come back!!! We will probably go see them sometime this summer though too.

March Madness!! Well, kinda..........

I don't know about you, but March didn't start off very well for me and my family. =( About 2am on the morning of March 1st, my youngest daughter came into my bedroom to tell me she didn't feel well. She didn't quit being sick until about 5pm that day. Now she is fine. But it is now the oldest daughters turn to be sick. She did the same thing but it was about 2:30am this morning that she ended up getting sick. It all started with hubby being sick and then the kids and now I am praying(REALLY praying) that I don't get it. I am a horrible person when it comes to the throw-ups. I have little to no gag reflex. Just the sound of someone gagging sends me to the bathroom.

OK, OK enough about that!! I should be cleaning my house from top to bottom. My parents are coming to visit!!!! My house is a mess!!!!!!!!!!!! My mom would kick my butt if she would walk in right now!!!!! UGH!!!! Dusting is my worst enemy. I can remember bargaining with my brother and sister to get out of dusting. So I guess I had better get off here and go get busy.

Kristy

Hey there!! So........ I have this sister and she is pretty cool. Her name is Jill. She has a blog that she uses to share her creativity. Jill is an inspiration to me in many ways. She is constantly getting teased about being so quiet that you wouldn't even know she is there. But that isn't a bad thing. Being quiet and listening is what I think has made her a great Christian. She is such a good woman. Now don't get me wrong she knows when to have fun too. =D

So go visit her blog (here) and tell her I sent you!!
Have a great day!!!!!! 
Kristy

long time....................................

Hello again!! Been a while since I have logged in here. Just about the only thing I have really been up to is crocheting. Life is its usual mess, no worse no better. But for the most part things are good(for now).

I have been obsessed with crocheting dish/wash cloths. I love them!!!! to me they are better than any store bought cloths.

This is just the beginning!! I know, some of the pics are blurry. I will get better ones and start listing stuff on Etsy.

Good night!!

Hello my name is Life of a Stay at home mom!! LOL Well, I thought I just might re-introduce myself since it has been a while since I last posted. A lot has happened since I last posted....... The kids have started school, I have started an ETSY shop again, we have gotten a new puppy(one of our other dogs passed away in Dec).

My kids are now 2nd grade and kindergarten!! Holy cow can't believe it!! Where did my babies go?????? They are doing great and are excelling at everything. My 2nd grader is reading at a 4 grade level and my kindergartener is above all the others in her class too. I am so proud of my babies!!!!

I decided to go ahead and open an ETSY shop and try to sell some of my crocheted stuff that I do. I am working on some blankets and crosses at the moment and am practicing on a hat pattern. My only problem now is that I need to buy more yarn and crochet thread to do what I want to do. LOL Can you say shopping trip?!?! Oh wait......... you have to have money for that right?! Well, crap!! Gonna have to wait until hubby gets paid again. LOL =)

One of our dogs passed away last December. We really don't know from what but I kinda think it was the vets fault. She miss diagnosed Sassy. =( The loss of Sassy devastated all of us. It really hit my 5 yr old hard. She was closest to Sassy and would lay and nap with her on the floor and watch tv together. But now we have Ashley!!! She is so much fun! She is a dachshund and is about 7 months old. We have only had her for about a month and a half. She is black and tan and is so playful, ornery, and sweet at the same time. LOL

Well, I think I will sign off for now and will try to keep this updated more often!!

Until next time!!!

Thursday thoughts!!

Well, hmmm.......... where to begin on my thoughts. LOL they all just kinda run together. :-/ First thought that I think of is .............. I finally got my new camera!!!!! After waiting for over 2 weeks worth of delays I finally have it in my hands. LOL I think my kids and hubby are sick and tired of me taking pictures of them all ready and I haven't even had it for 24 hrs! Oh well, I have alot to learn about my new camera. It is alot more complicated than anything that I have ever had before. It takes awesome pictures and has a super awesome zoom on it. I am definitely going to have to do some reading and learning on how to use it.

Next thought is my kids have only been out of school for 2 weeks now and they are driving me crazy!!!!! I bought some workbooks for them to do over the summer break and they are super excited about them and bug me every day to do pages. Which is a good thing, but sometimes I just want to give the whole huge book to them and let them have at it. But then they would have it done (and probably not right either) within two days. We have been going to the library and getting new books every week. My oldest (7yrs old) is reading at a 2.5 grade level. I am so proud of her and she loves to read. My 5 yr old loves to have her sister read to her and makes her read slow so she can kinda follow along. She is learning sight words! My youngest is learning so much because of big sister teaching her. I am blessed to have the daughters that I have.

Have a great day and stay cool!!!!
Kristy