Set Free

This has been on Facebook....   wow. Where do I even begin?  Victoria Secret has nice comfy jammies and nice undies.  Who am I kidding, I'll just say it, they have the stuff every girl needs. However I can't stand Victoria Secret and all their ways of "advertising."  Do they really have to have practically naked women posted outside the store, throughout their stores, and being mailed into your home?  (I do NOT give my email address or home address!)  I want to shop there for what I NEED but when I'm with my hubby....he walks on the opposite side of the mall!  Thankful! What do you do when you need to nurse?  Cover up or no covering? A few weeks back I was shopping in a mall and Ellie needed me to nurse her.  Badly.  The cry where you know everyone around you can tell.  So I found the nearest "quiet area" and went in....it was a dressing room near the baby/toddler clothes in Von Maur.  It was peaceful and I had a comfy spot to sit.  I even went

Journal Entry wrote 1.21.14 at 1:45am .   Why does the time matter?  Because it was my "I can't fall asleep until I write this down" kind of thoughts.... Approximately 9 weeks since Taylor's due date. Approximately 8 weeks until Alex's due date. My motherly arms are stretched so wide.  As I hold on to Ellie's hands as she persists to hold them--and not let go--I don't blame her.   Life is filled with fears and so many unknowns.  If we let go there can be so much heartache. As I watch my daughter's fear creep in I notice my own hesitation.  I see so much of myself in her.  She trusts me where she knows I won't let go--I'm her mother.  But her greatest fear is letting go herself.   She can't imagine life without holding on to the reigns to hold on to her comfort level.  She'll continue on as long as you don't let go.  The moment the comfort level is swayed, all certainty is gone.  Her confidence disappears and all that

I'm low on decent pictures on the house....haven't been there for at least a month.  A few things have changed....so another update will be surely needed! But as of now..... We have a new BIG window in the living room. view from outside And a new ceiling fan in our bedroom.  Which was needed because there was no overhead lighting in our bedroom.  Plus it's always nice to update ceiling fans.  I'm OCD about something like that. Ignore the randomness.  My wife duties have not been there for awhile.  But hey, hubby made the bed before taking the picture! :)  Plus we haven't moved into the house yet so of course all the nice touches you make to a room to make it feel more like home...is not done yet.  In that back corner between the windows will be our tall dresser.  Our guest bedroom will have to hold our other dresser.  (Dreaming of some day having a walk in closet and a bedroom big enough for all our furniture, but until then....) All the painting

Questions for Ellie.... How old are you? I turned 15 months old on 1/4/14 What's your favorite food? num num num give me sweet potatoes, finger foods, fruit (especially strawberries), applesauce, puffs, and spaghetti What's your favorite thing to do? sleep, but if I'm not sleeping I like to hold your hands and have you help me walk.  I'm also getting better at playing make believe.  I like to hold toys and have them "talk."  I also know who has a smartphone. Who do you like to spend time with? My daddy makes me the happiest person ever.  I smile and get all giddy when I get to see him.  I pick him over Mommy all the time.  But I want my mommy when Daddy is gone or if I'm tired, because that means I get Mommy's milk.  Grandma and Grandpa are pretty special too.  Grandparents are great, because I can get them to do anything....like tonight I had Grandpa walk laps with me (holding my hands) around the house.  I also like my relatives.  My

I know it.  You know it.  Three-year olds know more about smartphones than most adults!  So almost two years ago when hubby brought up the topic of him and I finally owning a smartphone I almost fell off my seat!  I was pumped.  I was like a little kid on Christmas!  I was delighted.  Flip phones were so last year forever ago.  Hubby spent many nights browsing exactly what we should get.  Before he even mentioned us getting one, he was searching!  He wanted the perfect smartphone that fit exactly what we would use it for. My husband makes thoughtful decisions when it takes hundreds of our dollars. Jon and I both came into the marriage as savers of money.  Neither of us were big spenders.  I was known in my family as the one who was the best saver.  Now that I'm married to Jon, I now look like a spender compared to him.  That's not a bad thing necessarily, let me make myself clear.  Just to explain our comparison. It was time!  For Christmas Jon asked money to go towards