Pinterest

I'm a Pinterest junkie but somedays when I log on it depressed me. I'm convinced that most of the people who pin their stuff to Pinterest are unemployed, single girls who are amazing at crafts.

Because let's get real as a mom of two with a deployed husband I surely don't have time to braid my hair 30 different ways in 30 days and then document it. Heck I don't have time to take a shower most days

And all those crafty DIY projects that supposedly are cheaper than buying the item from the store. Umm not for this mommy. I am as uncrafty as they come and by the fourth or fifth time of attempting a project I've spent more money on supplies for the dang thing than I would have if I would have went out and purchased the item myself!

And don't get me started on the jealously Pinterest creates. My home def doesn't look like a showpiece and there's nothing worse than logging on to find creative ways to decorate your bathroom only to end up wishing you had someone else's house!

All that being said however I still love Pinterest. It's been amazing for my meal planning and pretty much every meal I've made off Pinterest has turned out. And it is a great way to draw inspiration for decorating your house or nursery. And I can keep up on current fashions or trends without having to buy a magazine or leave my house. So I cant complain about pinterest too much. I am pretty much addicted to it.

What about you? Are you all addicted to Pinterest? Or have you had any major Pinterest fails trying to attempt something


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Christmas 2012

With the husband gone and our families up in Wi it didn't feel much like Christmas this year although I tried to make it as fun as possible for the kids. And it ended up turning out perfectly! Despite missing the husband terribly we had a great few days with our closest friends. Here's our Christmas recap

Sunday- my church does not do services on Christmas Day and there Christmas Eve services were right at the time my neighbors invited us to dinner. Turns out my church does a early bird Christmas Eve service so Sunday night the kids and I met some friends at our church and attended the early bird candle light service. It was beautiful!

Christmas Eve- since we celebrated Christmas with the hubby before we left the kids didnt have any present left to open under the tree. So what's a mom to do who started feeling guilty about the fact that daddy wasn't home for Christmas. Go shopping of course! So off I went to Walmart to pick up some last minute gifts. Then later that afternoon we went over to my neighbors house for a yummy dinner




Christmas Day- Gianna still is at that age where she doesn't truly understand Christmas or Santa so to her waking up that morning was just like any other morning. And there was no need To go out and buy her more presents! This girl just wanted to play with the box. Ethan slept through it all




After opening presents sadness started to creep in. I missed the hubs and the house just felt empty without him so I took down all our Christmas decor. I know I'm a Scrooge!
But I got over being upset, dressed the kids up and off to a friends house we went








We are so blessed to have such amazing friends that we were able to spend the day with.

We ended the night at one friends house where we changed into our pajamas and just relaxed






All in all it was a perfect Christmas. I'm already looking forward to next years with the husband being home and Gianna more aware of what's going on!

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Merry Christmas Eve

A year ago we celebrated our first Christmas as a family of three.

Gianna last year on Christmas


This year we are now a family of four. We are truly blessed

Ethan's first Christmas







Merry Christmas from my family to yours!



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