Here's one of my favorite songs from JJ. It's also one of my fave songs to sing with Steve while he plays the guitar! :) JJ Heller and her husband made this video on their own in their dining room and it is super cute. I just discovered that she will be in Syracuse for a concert in a couple weeks - YAY! I hope I can make it. :) Enjoy the song.
Tuesday, April 3, 2012
Monday, April 2, 2012
A money saving tip!
Maybe you're like me and love finding easy ways to save BIG money! Here's an idea for you of something I've been doing for ove a year now and believe me - you will save a ton of money! I make my own laundry detergent and not only is it really easy and cheap, it works great. If you also want to give it a try just go to the link below and you'll lots of different recipe ideas to try. I use Recipe #4 whic his a powdered detergent. I prefer using Ivory as my bar soap because I like the smell. You can buy all the ingredients at Walmart for super cheap and I prefer to double the recipe so that it will last me longer. When I double it it seems to last me around 6 months! I've discovered along the way that buying a good quality dryer sheet (I use Snuggle) will help to give your laundry that wonderful, clean smell that we all love. The biggest complaint about homemade laundry detergents seems to be the lack of smelling fresh and clean (even though your clothes are prefectly clean with these ingredients), so using a dryer sheet will give you that smell! Also, I have two little kids and use this detergent on thier clothes and they have not had any issues with it as far as allergies or sensitivities go. Let me know if you decide to try one of these recipes out. I'm still experimenting with homemade dishwashing machine detergent, I will keep you posted!
http://tipnut.com/10-homemade-laundry-soap-detergent-recipes/
Saturday, March 31, 2012
Another old video...
This video is from a year ago during Easter when we took a trip to Fort Mill, SC to visit Steve's side of the family. Benjamin loves dog's and here he's playing with Grandma Ecie's dog, Zoe!
Thursday, March 29, 2012
Back to blogging!
After a 7 month break from writing in my blog I've decided to get back at it. Most of you probably already know this because of my recent post on Facebook... Yep, I've taken the plunge and have decided to "get back to the basics" if you will. You probably already know that I like a simple life, one with less distractions and more quality attention. You may think I've gone off the deep end by signing off from Facebook all together, but let's not forget this is probably the only girl you know who doesn't have a cell phone! Not to say that one day down the road I'll get myself a cell phone (maybe even a smart phone) or that I'll decide to start a new account on Facebook even, but for now I need to take a break from that world.
If you're wondering why, there are actually many reasons, but the big kahuna is this: instead of adding to my life it's taking away from it. It's my fault too. I just don't seem to have the discipline to not waste so much time on it! I wish I was one of those people who only went on Facebook once a day or even a week, but for me Facebook is such a pull in my life and I feel like it's robbing me of our most precious commodity - time. I tend to be an "all or nothing" type of person about certain things in life, so perhaps that's part of the problem for me! There are a million positive things that I love about Facebook, which is why I could definitely see that down the road when I'm in a different season of my life, I will get back to Facebooking. For now however, I'm looking forward to withdrawing from the social network bug and going back to how life was 5 years ago! :) LOL!
For me the best part about Facebook was staying connected to my precious family and friends and posting pictures of my kiddos for you all to enjoy. Which is exactly why I'm starting to blog again! I can spend a lot less time keeping you posted on my life, plus post pictures and videos of the kids with this blog than I would if I stayed on Facebook. I plan to post something here only once or twice a week, so I hope you keep it on your radar and check in every so often.
If you're wondering why, there are actually many reasons, but the big kahuna is this: instead of adding to my life it's taking away from it. It's my fault too. I just don't seem to have the discipline to not waste so much time on it! I wish I was one of those people who only went on Facebook once a day or even a week, but for me Facebook is such a pull in my life and I feel like it's robbing me of our most precious commodity - time. I tend to be an "all or nothing" type of person about certain things in life, so perhaps that's part of the problem for me! There are a million positive things that I love about Facebook, which is why I could definitely see that down the road when I'm in a different season of my life, I will get back to Facebooking. For now however, I'm looking forward to withdrawing from the social network bug and going back to how life was 5 years ago! :) LOL!
For me the best part about Facebook was staying connected to my precious family and friends and posting pictures of my kiddos for you all to enjoy. Which is exactly why I'm starting to blog again! I can spend a lot less time keeping you posted on my life, plus post pictures and videos of the kids with this blog than I would if I stayed on Facebook. I plan to post something here only once or twice a week, so I hope you keep it on your radar and check in every so often.
Wednesday, March 28, 2012
Old Videos of the Kiddos
For the past year or so I haven't been able to post videos of the kids on Facebook for some reason, which was really aggravating for me! I've just been dying to share some of the kids big milestone's with you or just some of thier silliness and cuteness. Thankfully, I can post videos here though. :) Here's an old one of me trying to get Gracie's first steps on video. Enjoy!
Tuesday, March 27, 2012
Books, books, and more books!
I've been enjoying quite a few really good books recently and thought I'd share some of them with you. I highly recommend reading, "Heaven is For Real". It's an easy read and one you won't want to put down once you get past the first few chapters. What an incredible, real-life story of a little boy's experience in heaven during a near death encounter. This book brings hope. It made me more excited for my heavenly future and brought a more eternal mindset to my thinking than I had before I read it. It really was a sweet and refreshing book to read!
In contrast, I'm currently reading Stephan Manfield's book, "Where Has Oprah Taken Us?", which has been a much deeper, more thought provoking, intellectual read. I am very much enjoying it and the perspective the author has given so far. I believe this book would be interesting to any Christian Oprah fan (as I am one). Perhaps you were like me and had to stop watching the Oprah Show for a few years because her new found "spiritaulity", which became the main topic of many of her shows, were absolutely driving you nuts! Well, this book explores her life and how her beliefs have evolved over the course of her life so far. I am only in the middle of this book at the moment, so I don't have much more to say about it, but I am finding it very interesting. I'd love to hear your opinions on either of these books. If you have read them tell me your thoughts! :)
I'm dying to dive into a good novel these days as well. Perhaps I will join all the hype about "The Hunger Games" trilogy! I've heard from numerous people how much they have loved these books - moms, my tween niece, and even a few ladies from the "older" generations. I'll keep you posted about it. I would love to read the books before I see the movie. It's always better that way! ;)
In contrast, I'm currently reading Stephan Manfield's book, "Where Has Oprah Taken Us?", which has been a much deeper, more thought provoking, intellectual read. I am very much enjoying it and the perspective the author has given so far. I believe this book would be interesting to any Christian Oprah fan (as I am one). Perhaps you were like me and had to stop watching the Oprah Show for a few years because her new found "spiritaulity", which became the main topic of many of her shows, were absolutely driving you nuts! Well, this book explores her life and how her beliefs have evolved over the course of her life so far. I am only in the middle of this book at the moment, so I don't have much more to say about it, but I am finding it very interesting. I'd love to hear your opinions on either of these books. If you have read them tell me your thoughts! :)
I'm dying to dive into a good novel these days as well. Perhaps I will join all the hype about "The Hunger Games" trilogy! I've heard from numerous people how much they have loved these books - moms, my tween niece, and even a few ladies from the "older" generations. I'll keep you posted about it. I would love to read the books before I see the movie. It's always better that way! ;)
Some more oldies, but goodies!
I may have been able to post these back on FB awhile ago (before I had problems with video), but they are so darn cute that I'm sure you wouldn't mind watching them again if you've already seen them! ;)
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