A Writing I Will Go...

Has it really been since April? - Man, alot has happened...alot has made me happier:)
Let me fill ya in....

I spent a good 3-4 months having a bit of a post-partum...nothing on the drastic side...but just an overall - dislike of mommyhood. And then the last week of April hit, and well I was done...run away, one way ticket, taking an empty suitcase, thumb up on the side of the road...done.

Well, then I had the nerve to ask for help - found it:)...and began a "not worry or stress" so much attitude - which led to a much happier Mommy, leading to a happy baby and all around home.
Unless you have had post-partum...don't judge, turn off your head, you have no clue. You really don't, I look back now, and can't believe I'd wake up loving my lil girl, holding her, etc...and by noon I wanted nothing to do with her - Nothing. Could have cared less...it's a horrible feeling:( What a horrible mom I was right?...my kids would say differently...cuz when they asked for candy  ... I said I don't care. When they asked for ice cream...yep said I don't care. For about 3 days, they got to do whatever they wanted for 2 hours...between school and Daddy getting home:).
During that time I had no desire to be a mom - much less a mom of an infant.

Help: Get it, You deserve it.


Now to vent:

Have you seen Extreme Couponing? Or in this house what we call, Hording.
I have seen all the shows on hording, I get it - it's really a disease...this need for more. A desire to keep or hold onto something...I go through that with scrapbooking items...don't judge!
So why am I venting? Have you seen the show? Have you seen the many, MANY people who get what they get - cuz it's FREE??!!
And they line there rooms, closets, garages, and their bedrooms - kicking their spouses or kids out of the way - with their precious FREE ITEMS...oh but it's ok, it's "organized".

What the heck are you gonna do with 6 mo worth of diapers when you 

DON'T HAVE A BABY!?!?!?!?! 

Walk your butt to your precious piles...grab them diapers that you just have to have, "incase" you have a child one day...pack up your car - drive down to your food pantry and 

HAND THEM OUT.

Toothpaste? Go give them away on the streets of your innercity.
Vitamin water? Go to your local school and give them to the coaches for their players.
Cereal? Go back to your local school, in your innercity - cuz they need food for their students for breakfasts!!!
NOODLES? Did you know there is actually AN EXPIRATION on non expiration foods?? Yeah, anything that has flour/starch...it gets bugs - lots of nasty bugs.

YOU DON'T NEED IT

You ain't ever gonna use your 5,000 rolls of paper towels before you die. There are some of these people who live and breath for their coupons...don't get me wrong, I use them, I save lots with them..FOR STUFF I ACTUALLY USE.

You have an actual talent and desire -- fine a use for that...cuz your husband wants his garage back, and your kids want to play in the basement. Find a local food pantry - AND FILL IT!! With all and everything you can get your hands on...then you can continue your need to "get that 0.00 balance at the register". Keep for what your family needs (NEEDS)..and give to what your neighbor needs.

yeah. there. i vented.

just an observation:)

runaway

Life at the moment - with 4

run·a·way[ruhn-uh-wey] 

1.a person who runs away; fugitive; deserter.

2.a horse or team that has broken away from control.

3.the act of running away.

4.a decisive or easy victory.

5.a young person, especially a teenager, who has run away from home.

 

care[kair] 

1.a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern: He was never free from care.

2.a cause or object of worry, anxiety, concern, etc.: Their son has always been a great care to them.

3.serious attention; solicitude; heed; caution: She devotes great care to her work.

4.protection; charge: He is under the care of a doctor.

5.temporary keeping, as for the benefit of or until claimed by the owner: He left his valuables in the care of friends. Address my mail in care of the American Embassy.

6.the lack of

 

sad[sad]

adjective, sad·der, sad·dest.

1.affected by unhappiness or grief; sorrowful or mournful: to feel sad because a close friend has moved away.

2.expressive of or characterized by sorrow: sad looks; a sad song.

3.causing sorrow: a sad disappointment; sad news.

4.(of color) somber, dark, or dull; drab.

5.deplorably bad; sorry: a sad attempt.

 

 

with·draw[with-draw, with-] 

verb (used with object)

1.to draw back, away, or aside; take back; remove: She withdrew her hand from his. He withdrew his savings from the bank.

2.to retract or recall: to withdraw an untrue charge.

3.to cause (a person) to undergo withdrawal  from addiction to a substance.

 

 

april 24 - i ran away

No words...

smack dab in the middle of spring

just had easter

tulips are all up

birds are making claims on different areas of my property

as are the bees

life is always a bit crazy

we get done with one season

and we start plannin the next

never really living in the now

spring is over

when is school out?

what vacation are we taking this summer?

how about what am i doing in 5 min!?!

is it a chore? a job? what are you spending your life doing?

the birds are preparing, the bees are out building

tulips have already mastered their season of growth

because we are human, how about we take a moment...5 min

to hold onto the present.

Spring, Easter, Family Fun

I love holidays, really I love any excuse to sit all morning perusing over magazines, cookbooks, and now the new obsession Pinterest to come up with many wonderful ideas and goodies. Easter is no different.

Been coming up with so many cute and adorable plans - well for over a month now! The girls dresses have been purchased from my favorite lil store - Lots for Tots - such cute adorable dresses!! And the basket (or this year's idea is bags) have been planned too!!

Now for the food goodies and treats for school...

This morning I came up this adorable (have I used that word too much?) blog, from well, another mom who is "That Mom"...you know the kind of mom who has homemade goodies and cute parties....the kind of mom I have become!!

I'm making this blog my new friend - well the writer that is:)

Check it out!!!

inexpensive yumminess

i love recipes

i love experimenting with recipes

i love recipes that feed my fam, inexpensively.

i will try to post the ones that are "awesome mom!" and "hun this one's a keeper"

so here is my latest... i apologize for not taking a pic...but it's veggie, meat, and crackers...easy to imagine.

Green Bean Pork (or chicken) Casserole

1 can cream of chicken soup

1/4 c milk

3 "shakes" Pork seasoning

3 "shakes" parsley

3 "shakes" onion powder

3 "shakes" pepper

1 c crushed saltines (or fried onions or stuffing mix)

1/4 c butter melted

4 boneless pork chops (chicken would be great too)

2 c frozen green beans

Heat oven to 350 degrees. In a greased oven proof casserole dish pour out the beans, ontop of the beans spread out your meat. (I cut my chops into 3 sections and laid them out).

In a bowl mix soup and milk, add your seasonings - or experiment with different ones. Pour and spread out the soup mix ontop of your meat.

Make your topping with cracker crumbs and butter - add more of either for consistency or amount. Spread ontop of soup mix.

Bake uncovered for 35-45 min til meat is no longer pink.

Enjoy:)

From my crazy house to yours.

ARG.

Littlest of my princess' has sure been giving me a run for, well, the tissues!! Out of dire frustration - every day - we are still plugging away at nursing.

Yeah she is going through a bit of a nursing strike, as some call it. Though - she does have thrush on the inside of both cheeks, and my milk quantity isn't quite up to par, and she's kinda teething we think --but, she is going to be 3 months soon & nursing isn't new to her anymore.

So through daily tears and frustration we plug forward and onward. (why tears? well until you are holding your own child, while she is screaming and wanting the one thing you have, but can't give her -- or that you have and she won't take...well don't ask) I could give up, but alas I have control issues...and darn it, I will not let this get the best of me, lol. (yeah I laugh now, cuz she's sleeping).

On a completely other side of my mind is all the other ponders of my world.

Pinterest

Say what you will but there are some grand and wonderful things about it. Such as, I found this marvelous book....which led me to the woman's blog...which then I just had to buy the book.

Hmmm I will let you know my thoughts in the future.

Vday

Pinterest is becoming well, an obsession - but it's not like I'm letting it collect dust in all the stuff I think/dream about....I'm using it. A huge plus for me:)

My first big project, was taking all this great kid ideas I find & doing something about it. Saw this idea actually in a cookbook at target for only $1. Now, I could have bought the book - but why add another piece of junk and waste a good 1.00!!

Then, saw them again on pinterest - it was ment to be:) Now I'm warning you, these are pretty darn cute, super easy to make and well - practically FREE, since I already had the candy canes, and jimmies - so the red candy melts and sticks - that's it!

Enjoy:) the kiddos at school did!!