Washi Love!

Since buying my Erin Condren Life Planner in December, I have amassed a ridiculously large collection of Washi tape. Since I have spent way to much money on washi, I feel like I have to figure out ways to use it beyond just using it in my planner. Here are a couple of projects I have done recently!

Washi Family Hands Wall Hanging

Washi wood box
I use this to hold my pens and misc. stuff on the side table in my living room

 

Beautiful silence...or is it?

Some days it seems like I wait all day to put these girls to bed and get just a moment of silence to myself. Then It happens and I enjoy it for only a few minutes before I start to miss them so much that I want to wake them up just to snuggle them.

 I wonder if this is normal or the result of wanting a baby for so long and having to wait, worry and give up hope before being so lucky to have them...? I don't really know. I am long past graduated from infertility, yet I think it still affects every thing we do in our lives. It seeps into every interaction I have with my babies- I cuddle them a little longer, kiss them a little more often, spoil them a tiny bit more rotten, and cherish them more than I would have if becoming a mother had come more easily to me. I guess tonight I am just feeling so lucky to be here where I am when there are so many women still fighting for this feeling. 

Things my 3 year old says!

This girl is going to grow up to be a comedian. 

"I'm a poooooodle"

This is a "slip and slide" that she built and then she turned to me and said "Doesn't this look so slippin fun?"

She helped decorate this stocking for Pitters and then said "there is a kid holding poop on a rope on Hattie's stocking"

She just told me "I liked getting out of your belly. I want to do it again tomorrow"

Sometimes she doesn't even need to say a word...the facial expression says it all

I love this little girl and the person she is growing up to be. 

Insanity!

Some days are really amazing as a stay at home mom, and other days I consider hopping a plane and moving to Europe...alone. Ok, so I'm sure I would miss them before I even got on a plane but today is one of those days where I will be waiting at the door when my husband gets home, coat on and keys in hand, to go to Target for some blissful alone time. Target is my safe haven these days, which of course is resulting in a lot of money being spent on random stuff. Maybe I need to find another outlet for my cabin fever...?

The 3 little monsters are so cute and sweet 95% of the time but when they wake up on the wrong side of the bed or just really need a nap, it can be so overwhelming. I'm trying to feed the Little Bug, Churro is whining for her daddy to come home and refusing to eat anything I give her, and Pitters is just crying because our lack of communication makes it so hard to play a guessing game of what she wants/needs when everyone else needs things at the same time. Then they turn around and have adorable sweet moments like these that make it worth every moment of hair tearing goodness.

Ahhhh...these really are the best years of our lives. 

Another Link Up!

1. What is your all-time favorite song?  
     This is so hard for me because as a singer, I LOVE so many songs.
 
2. Who is your favorite singer/band?
      Julia Nunes and Walk off the earth! Check them out on YouTube because they are AMAZING!
3. What song reminds you of your childhood? 
      Anything Hanson
4. What songs put you in a good mood?
      Musical Soundtracks (RENT or Wicked especially)
5. What is your music to rock out to in your car?
      Lately it has been my Walk off the Earth EP
6. What is the most embarrassing album or song you own? 
      Uhm.....I don't find any music that I love to be embarassing so I can't really answer this

This is why I can't sleep at night

I'm trying to sleep but that is failing pretty miserably because I have to much on my mind.

1. I feel all crawly because there was a bug on me. I thought it was a fly until it hovered in my peripheral vision and then ended up on my shoulder. I'm pretty sure that it was a spider that lowered itself from the ceiling. I brushed it away but I don't know where it ended up *shudder*

2. I hate that some people don't think it's possible for two passionate adults with differing opinions to have a discussion about things. You are automatically arguing if you don't agree with them. I consider it arguing when one or more of those involved resort to name calling or putting someone down for their differing opinion.

3. Sometimes at night I get this extreme feeling of loneliness and an urge to snuggle my girls. I feel tempted to wake them up just for a hug and kiss but of course I resist. It's nights like this where that feeling is really strong.

4. I hate when it feels like the justice system has failed. 

5. I'm lonely at night when I'm alone. I prefer to go to sleep to the sound of my husband playing his video game or even snoring  already in my bed. I wish he didn't have to work nights to make things work....hopefully it is less than one year until this is no longer necessary. 

6. I wish I could let go of the guilt I feel about leaving my job soon. It's bad timing- things are in an uproar right now, I know one of my coworkers is probably leaving at the same time as I am and we had a hard enough time filling the empty position we JUST had. I feel a lot of loyalty to my boss, she is a great supervisor which is something that I know is hard to find. I just can't afford childcare for 3 kids and my kids deserve my time and attention. I just wish I could get it over with.

7. I hope things work out financially for this next year with my husband in RN school. We just have to stick to our budget and have things fall into place at the right time as they should. Fingers crossed. 

I just need to remember that we are setting ourselves up to have a great future for ourselves and our kids. 

What I'm Loving Wednesday! My first ever link up

For the first time ever I am linking up with this kind of love for What I'm Loving Wednesday! 

I'm Loving my Birthday Girl! Happy 1st birthday to my little Pitters today! I can't believe how time has flown or that she is going to be a big sister in only 2 months. Craziness!! 

I'm Loving this crazy smurf style cake smash photo from Pitter's Birthday Party last weekend!

I'm Loving my sweet big girl, Churro! Even if she loves disgusting foods that no one else should ever eat. Here she is eating Seaweed crisps this week from our Love with Food box (barf!)

I'm Loving Convos With My 2 Year Old! I completely see my own 3 year old in these. She loves to tell people what to say right now and this episode's dancing is an awful lot like her dancing skills. 

I'm Loving that today was pay day and I got to order a bunch of stuff from my baby registry for my Little Bug. I also love that I only have 8 more weeks to go until we get to meet her.

I'm Loving air conditioning! Being 32 weeks pregnant when its 90*+ outside without AC would be hell on earth. I wish I could personally thank the person who invented air conditioning. I *might* kiss them. 

I guess that is everything! What are you loving this week?