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Motherhood, Sewing, Family

Almost pee’d in my pants!

~ Etc.

I received this email from my mother-in-law. I cracked up so hard I thought I’d share.
Husband of the year awards The honorable mention goes to: The United Kingdom

followed closely by… The United States of America And then…. Poland but 3rd Place must go to… Greece it was very very close but the runner up prize was awarded to…. Serbia but the winner of the husband/partner of the year is. Ireland . Ya gotta love the Irish. The Irish are true romantics. look, he’s even holding her hand… Woman has Man in it; Mrs. has Mr. in it; Female has Male in it; She has He in it; Madam has Adam in it; Okay, Okay, it all makes sense now… I never looked at it this way before: Ever notice how all of women’s problems start with MEN? MENtal illness MENstrual cramps MENtal breakdown MENopause GUYnecologist AND When we have REAL trouble, it’s a.. HISterectomy.

 *I still think the first picture that only got honorable mention is the funniest. There’s so many wrong things in that picture like 1. Why is HE in the tent and not her? 2. Why is the BIKE in the tent instead of her? 3. Why is he cuddling and spooning the bike instead of HER? haha I love it!

And yes they might sometimes give us all those things but we sure do love them and can’t get enough of them. 😉

I feel so guilty!

~ Etc.

This article made me really guilty last night that I couldn’t sleep for an hour. It’s about how every hour of t.v your kid watches directly links to lower grades, poorer behavior in classroom, higher weight, less physical activity and that. a kid at any age shouldn’t watch more than 1 hr. of t.v. I know excuses stink but until my second baby Ariana was born, Adalie hardly watched any t.v but she usually wakes up in the morning before Ariana does and I need to have her not make noise to wake her sister up, t.v is the perfcct solution. When I’m putting Ana down for a nap and I need Adalie to be somewhere where I know she won’t make a mess, get into trouble, get hurt and be quiet, t.v is the perfect solution. Ok, I’m justifying myself because obviously I feel guilty. So I repented and made a goal to not have them watch more than 1 hr. of t.v a day. So today Adalie watched about 30 mins. of t.v. and that was it! I’m so grateful I read this article because I knew t.v was bad for the kids but reading this article and reading actual facts and statistics kinda hit reality to me. I highly recommend all you mothers read the article.

 And now, these are some things that are making me feel so much better right now.
Eva Longoria without any makeup. Man, I love this picture, I need to look at this every time I feel ugly!

And this wonderful quote:
“I am a wife, mother, cook, housekeeper, run a daycare alone, teacher, nurse, handywoman, maid, security, coordinator, supervisor, manager, secretary, nutritionist, caretaker, personal assistant, life coach, bookkeeper, psychologist, chauffeur, administrator, fitness coach & a motivational speaker. I don’t get holiday pay, sick pay, or days off. I am on call 24 hrs 7 days a week. Now, tell me YOUR job is harder than mine!”

Top that!

Weekend Recap…2 weeks past

~ Etc.

Had a B-day dinner for our dear friend Janie I love her to death. I always tell Jay he’s lucky Janie’s a girl or else he would’ve had some SERIOUS competition. 😀 She’s super smart, funny, kind, sweet, thoughtful, fun, giving, loyal, beautiful.. ambitious, hard working… ok, I’ll stop or Jay would get jealous. My friend from Australia came and stayed at our house for a week! And she left today. 🙁 Went to a petting zoo. Adi and I cracked up the whole ride. Adi got to ride a pony. She was SO happy. In-n-Out baby! Animal style EVERYTHING! And went to our friend Jang and Jackie’s wedding. This is our beautiful temple in Salt Lake City. So cute It was the greatest dance party ever! We used to always have dance parties at Jang’s apartment and called his place, “IHOPP”- International House of Party People and it was IHOPP all over again! sweetest picture Congratulations you guys, we’re so happy for you. Don’t you love the guy in the back dancing and looking so content? I’m so glad he made it in the picture, aren’t you?

Fashion Friday-Stripes

~ Etc.

Can you ever have enough stripes in your closet? I personally don’t think so. I love the nautical feeling of the dress and how comfortable it is. I’ve been wearing this dress at least once a week for the past few weeks.

Dress: S.T Collection $32 (it’s on sale, 20% off!)
Leggings: American Eagle $a gift
Shoes: Payless $12
*The dress is on sale for one week only and there’s only TWO left! *(now sold out)
And here are some new items added to S.T Collection today!
I couldn’t wait to try it on and I was not disappointed. I love the many details of this dress such as the split-neckline, jeweled sleeves, embroidered lace, and the polka dots. I’m definitely keeping one for myself. 😉

And the cutest headband of big patches of sequined flowers on a think headband. It comes in pink or black.
Hope you have a wonderful weekend!

Too Cool for the Parents

~ Etc.

This is what happens when I leave them alone for 10 seconds. Adi put body cream all over Ana’s head.

But they do have tender moments like this. Very rarely but it happens. 🙂

We went to McD’s playground today and every time we go to ANY kind of playground, Adalie pulls my hand and says, “Come play with me, mommy.” And I end up climbing up the stairs, going down the slides, climbing the ladders, swinging, and going in little holes or tunnels. Jay finds it so funny because he thinks Adalie thinks her and I are the SAME EXACT size and I think that might be the case. Adalie always makes me go inside little holes or corners or small toy cars or tents with her and expects me to fit right in. She never asks Jay. I wonder why… 🙂 Sometimes I wish my kids would give me a break so I can do my own thing or have my own time. Some time to breathe and think. I’m always multi-tasking every second of the day and I wish I could just do one thing at a time.

Adalie and Ariana don’t really play together yet so I’m always entertaining Adalie while holding Ana(Ana is content as long as she has food in her hands or she’s being held), I can’t even go down the stairs without Adi asking me where I’m going and wanting to come and Ana crying as she crawls or walks to me all scared I’ll leave her, I vacuum while holding Ana in one arm because she’s scared of it, while Adi tries to take the vacuum away so she could do it too, cooking dinner is one of the most stressful, chaotic thing I do in the day because Ana is crying and clinging onto my legs, screaming at each other, Adi makes the biggest mess(like today she spilled creole seasoning ALL OVER the kitchen floor and it felt like I was walking on sand), going to the bathroom for a private business is no longer private by any means but instead I gotta entertain them or hold Ana on my lap while u know…taking care of my business, I can’t go to another room without Ana whining, folding laundry while Ana takes out all the clothes I just folded one by one, using the computer is not possible since Adalie and Ana pushes my hands away so they could “type” or they just know the exact button to push to turn it off, I can’t eat candy or treats without them taking it away from me, let alone eat period. I gotta feed both of them while I feed myself which is really hard so I hardly have time to eat and eat a lot at night after I put them to sleep, while driving I’m busy looking out on the road while getting their juice cups, handing them snacks or trying to entertain them by making faces or singing or dancing to the music, I put makeup on while they grab my mascara, eye lash curler, brushes and wants to put some on too or hide it somewhere, you get the jist of my life. I don’t get a break.

 But today when Adalie was playing with her friends at the playground and I asked her to give me a kiss and she without hesitancy gave me a kiss on the lips before running away, I realized something. One day, she will be too embarrassed to give me a kiss in front of all her friends and even more embarrassed that I even asked her for a kiss. She’ll no longer want to hang out with me 24/7 and would rather play with her friends. Yes, I think Jay and I are a blast to hang out with and we’re such cool parents 😉 but realistically, they will come to that age when they’ll be too cool for us parents. I don’t know when that will happen, maybe when they’re 7? 9? 12? But it will come. And when that day comes, I will miss the days when they wanted to do EVERYTHING with me and be at my side at ALL times. Even when I’m in the bathroom. I will miss the days when they didn’t think they were cooler than me and don’t get embarrassed to give me a kiss in front of their friends or tell me they love me or me baby talking to them. And I will be so sad when that day comes. So even though I feel like I don’t get any me-time and they never leave me alone, I’m going to cherish these moments day by day. When else would they follow me around like little shadows? But who knows? Maybe they’ll think we’re SOOOOOOO COOL that they would want to hang out with us on the weekends and ditch every date offer to hang out with us! Or never get married so they could live with us forever! Adalie did say to me today, “Mommy, you’re my best bud. I love you forever.” See? There is a high possibility!