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And that my friends.

Is the story of my life.

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"LOVE" Crafts. You Choose.

So, with the DIY craft link-up coming up, I am trying to decide which craft to do. I have also compiled list of crafts to give you guys ideas of some projects that you can take on.

If there is something that you like in this list that you want to do... here is a link to my craft board and you can visit the specific sites to get instructions/ideas. 

So, NOW... I need your help.. what is your favorite?

What is your favorite numbered craft?

Or, you can even give me your top favorites.

The REAL Thursday Randoms. And Product of the Week.

Just a word of advice.
Please, do not, open your blogger on your phone.
A post, to be specific.
It will be deleted.
Poof. Gone.

So here I am, trying to remember all the Thursday randoms I had worked on throughout the week.
Probably will be much shorter and sweeter than the previous.
But, that's all I have after working last night.

Home Tour. After posting this picture on twitter/instagram the other day, I got a lot of requests to do a home tour. I have thought about this in the past, but I think I will finally give it a go. Plus, I think it would be fun. So keep an eye out for that sometime next month.

Homemade pizza. Andrew and I made this over the weekend. Correction, Andrew made this on Saturday {he cooks on weekends, I cook during the week}, while I sipped on my BLL and watched. It actually ended up being amazing. I was very proud of my little chef. He even made the crust all on his own as well.

New boots. Check out those kicks that I got Elliana. They just came in the mail yesterday and we tried them on. I think I love them even more than her. They are warm, cute, and have great support. Just what every baby girl needs. And in case you are wondering, they are baby gap, originally 36 that you can get for 10 on ebay, brand new. Deaaals.

Real snow. We had our first last week and it was awesome. Not. It was freeeezing. But of course, I just had to snatch up this opportunity to get my girl all puffed out in snow gear and out in the chilly weather. Her? Not chilly at all. She was decked out in the warmest of the warm. Her mama? That's another story. I think I might need to take Andrew up on this "we need to get snow suits" deal. The snow snuit crew.

Flashcards. These things are like crack. This girls eyes like pop out of her head when she sees them. She loves it. I'm like... are we serious? This is what gets her excited? She's totally just like her mama. A total nerd. I love it.

Amazing. That would be this picture. Is this not the funnies thing you ever did see? My girl. Playing tug-of-war. With Carson. And she's like "kung-fu" like in this picture. Serious moment.

And then they love on each other. After all the horse-playing is done and over with, they do sweet little things like this that melt my heart. As much as I dislike our dog these days {i know i know}, this kind of stuff makes me smile. For a moment... until he annoys me again.

On Monday, I locked my keys in the car. At the grocery story. With baby in hand. Cell phone in the car. Husband at work, 45 minutes away. Now, that, my friends was a whole bunch of fun. And might I add real quick... this was in the morning after working a 12 hour shift at the hospital. Just exactly how I wanted to spend my time. But, it's my fault. No one else to blame.

On a happier note. We did buy BEDROOM FURNITURE this past weekend. Can you tell I am excited? I am ecstatic. I just want it to hurry up and get here already!

What's your love story. I have a link-up {in honor of V-DAY} coming up that will be a fun way for us to share our love stories. The information about it will be posted next Tuesday! Stay tuned!

DIY. Craft of the month! Don't forget about this fun link-up starting on the 31st! Click the image to get more details. Tomorrow I will have some cute ideas to post regarding the "love" theme.

Blog design. I wrote up a post on how to "blog design." However, I already have January scheduled with posts, so this won't actually be on the blog until February. But just so you know.

 Bachelor. Seriously guys. Seriously. This show is sooo redunculous. That's the only word that I could come up with that totally makes sense for this show. I mean these girls? This sort of "match-making" just makes me giggle. Yet. This is so so entertaining. The best type of entertainment out there. "Oh I see myself marrying Ben." Really? Because you have only went on one date with him.

I'm holding out hope. Seriously. I am. I want these two to be together so so soooo bad. Yet. I don't think it's going to happen. Not with Emily being the NEXT BACHELORETTE! Um. I'm kind of excited though. Like really. Maybe there will be some sort of twist and Brad shows up during one of the shows and tries to sweep her off her feet? Yes? Yes!

Product of the week. I am linking up today with the ever so fabulous Aly and Tiff for their "product of the week" link-up. Which I love by the way. What a great way to review products before purchasing them. So I will have a more detailed review coming up on the Clarisonic Mia that I have had for a week now, but let me just tell you guys... it is the sweetest thing out there. Hands down. I am totally not a "facial" girl... bad enough, I barely washed my face {I know, my mom gets on me allll the time}. But now? I have converted. I am a LOVER.

Mama's Favorites part 2

Part one can be found here.

20. Organic Plum Tots {fruit packs}. We just discovered these the last couple of months and have instantly fallen in love. And I'm not even the one eating them. However, Elliana sucks these things like they are gold, so that to me is good enough. Add on top of that they are organic and full of all sorts of vitamins and nutrients, I am one happy happy mama. So happy that I have subscribed through amazon to have these delivered monthly. I ordered this flavor as well as peach. Yum.  

21. Baby Einstein videos. Okay let me just start out by saying that Elliana does not watch anything besides educational videos. Which include these baby einstein. We have the whole set {numbers, shapes, animals, music, etc} and we, clarification; Elliana, love them a whole lot. I think it is important that if my daughter watches any kind of television that it is educational and baby Einstein has not failed us yet.

22. Flashcards. We own every one of these "my first" flashcards and we have "school time" daily. She adores these cards and actually sits in my lap while we go through them. They are very colorful, a lot of them have "feely" type things on them, and they are large and very easy to us. On the back they also have "Questions" that you can ask your baby/toddler. I know these won't pertain to her until she is older, but still, they are awesome awesome awesome. And I believe she has learned a lot from them already.

23. Britax Andrew and I went back and forth between many car seats before we picked this one. In fact we had ordered the graco car seat first, but after figuring out that it was rear-facing only, we had to give it to my nephew instead. The britax so far has been nothing but great to us. It is rear-facing or forward-facing, and so far E has been rear. The only downfall is that there are no cup holders. But hello, that's why my child has hands. :)

24. Chicco Travel System Travel system is numero uno on my list of newborns. This is like a life saver to have a car seat that just snaps into stroller and locks into place. I can't imagine what life would have been like without one.

25. Extra Base This has been a life saver and I think that every family should own an extra base (if able). Andrew and I had to "meet" a lot of times due to me working nights and him working days so this allowed us to keep the baby in one car and not have to take her out. This also allowed us to keep the bases in each car and not have to switch them out every time we chose to take out a different car.

26. Talking/Singing Dog. Elliana got this for her birthday... it took us a month to figure out why it wasn't working {dumb on our part}, and then once we got it working... o to the m g. That girl fell in love quicker with that toy than any other toy she has. She kissed it. Hugs it. Claps with it. The toy is educational. Sings songs. Counts. Sings the ABC's. It's pretty much awesome.


27. Zulily. Mama loves to shop. Mama loves cute stuff. But on top of those two, what mama loves the most is a good good deal. And this site, as well as number 28, are my top two to-go sites that I visit on a daily basis. They have new deals every day, normally lasting 3-4 days, and they are all 50-90% off. Clothes. Shoes. Books. Toys. They even have maternity stuff, and just stuff for moms in general. The only downfall is that the things go fast fast, and shipping takes around a month.


28. Totsy. Same as number 27. Just another site, but the details are the same as zulily. Including the shipping part.

29. Fuzzy Yellow Duckling. This is Elliana's favorite book hands down. It has flaps that she opens up on each page and something that she touches {things sticky, furry, scaly, etc}. It's awesome.

30. F is for Farm. Another interactive book that she can took and things "move." She adores it

31. You are my I Love You. I actually love this book. Elliana isn't as into it yet because it isn't as interactive and fun as the others... but this book is really special, and I can't wait for her to understand it. I think every mother should own this book.