tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55080727522776756442008-07-26T15:07:24.075-04:00MamaMayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16646344425686561507noreply@blogger.comBlogger89125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5508072752277675644.post-82006785352281552022008-07-16T18:49:00.004-04:002008-07-16T18:54:27.415-04:00

Like any 2 year old, my little lady is love with bubbles, so as a present for her we made bubble solution. The recipe we used was: 1 cup water 1/4th cup liquid dish soap 1 teaspoon sugar (site I got the recipe from) the bubbles are GREAT! My little one is going CRAZY for them.

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Knit Map: This site really is a yarn store locater from all over the world! Going on a trip and need a yarn shop? Visit this place! Knit Pro: Takes images and makes them into patterns. Kinda cool! Knitty: A website with FREE knitting patterns on it, very cool. Random Stripe Generator: Need random stripes for a project, well here you go! Ravelry: Great knitting, crocheting and

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I have been REALLY busy lately but here is a quick rundown of this month so you don't think I have died or something horrible (what with shootings and such at my apartment complex). Hubby is right now in Hawaii, but before you think he is lucky or something you need to know that he is waking up at "work" for 12 hours each day... sometimes more so he isn't enjoying the lovely beaches or anything.

MamaMayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16646344425686561507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5508072752277675644.post-50948527469964362892008-07-04T07:41:00.000-04:002008-07-04T07:42:34.803-04:00

Have a safe and happy 4th of July!

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Tomorrow We will have been in our new apartment for 7 days. We still have boxes EVERYWHERE and haven't even full packed the other apatment to move it over here. So horrible of me! I really like the new place but it does have it's... lets call them highlights, just to be nice. On the first night, there was a shooting in front of the building we live in. Seven shots fired and no one was hit

MamaMayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16646344425686561507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5508072752277675644.post-80191506083874332902008-06-26T17:20:00.007-04:002008-07-15T12:47:28.653-04:00

So you want to advertise on my blog? I use Project Wonderful ads. My ad spots with them are an upper left box, an upper right box, and a lower right box. All square spots are 125 by 125 pixels. I also have a footer ad which is standard banner size. I do reserve the right to not approve your ad for whatever reason.

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So I really revamped my blog today. I have been wanting another column for a while and so today I made one! Woot! It was REALLY easy too. Literally, anyone can do it. In fact they have A LOT of really cool stuff. So check them out.

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And a great friend of mine is doing a header contest. She is REALLY good at graphic design too so go check her out!

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You might be wondering why I would even want a Brita water filter, well, having just moved we are now drinking WELL WATER. That is right, 3 miles in from the ocean and we have well water, meaning that it is SALTY to the taste. YUCK! Anyway, Brita here we come. Ok, so it is really easy! You take the pledge and you get money off Brita stuff. Good stuff.

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Well the little lady has decided to share her illness with the rest of the family. So she is better and Mommy, Daddy and little brother are now all sick. It is a virus. We ache all over. Right now she is in her room crying (not real tears, the fake type, which is really more like loud whining) because *she* isn't tired (she slept a bunch while sick) and wants to play (even though all of her

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Well, the little lady has an ear infection (what 2 year old doesn't get these?). So we have been having fun nights. Since hubby is a doc we are waiting the 2 weeks to see if she gets over it herself. We have also been popping her ears for her (A doctor trick, makes them SCREAM BLOODY MURDER when you do it, but completely drains the ears for 5 or 6 hours... making it so she can sleep). Anyway,

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I am thinking of just letting my etsy shop die out (meaning I will not be putting the items back up after they expire.) I might do something else with the shop, but give me a year or two.

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Blessings I have gotten recently: *Got a call earlier today and we have the apartment I was hoping for! We sign on Saturday at 10 am and get the keys then. Oh-yea! *This apartment needs a stackable washer and drier set and I got an Email for one in town for 200 dollars. Great! *I have been really wanting an interchangeable knitting needle set and I got an incomplete Boye set from a Ravelry

MamaMayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16646344425686561507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5508072752277675644.post-28391814856959216292008-06-11T13:53:00.006-04:002008-06-12T22:34:41.166-04:00

As I said before in some other post, I feed my family on 200 dollars a month. For those just googling and finding this, that includes, my hubby, me and 2 kids (one is 2 and a half with the other just being born early last May). I will also say that I use cash only to pay for food, this guarantees that I do not go over our budget.., ever. This 200 also covers diapers and personal care items. (

MamaMayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16646344425686561507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5508072752277675644.post-83083305421140388122008-06-05T08:49:00.002-04:002008-06-05T08:53:22.432-04:00

The apartment we thought we were going to live is seems to be stringing us along. So I am now looking for somewhere else to live... and praying a lot... Yea.

MamaMayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16646344425686561507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5508072752277675644.post-8776660155146574672008-06-03T13:28:00.003-04:002008-06-03T13:54:31.561-04:00

Well, military/military spouses won on the poll, so now to find them. If anyone knows of a mil/mil spouse that owns an online store tell me. I am going to want to look over the store...

MamaMayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16646344425686561507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5508072752277675644.post-46560784164911900482008-05-25T23:18:00.004-04:002008-05-28T14:00:36.740-04:00

Ok, so I cloth diaper (and love it too) but have always used diaper covers that one buys (with Velcro) instead of the knitted and wooly type. Since the little man has been born though, I have figured out that the Velcro on the diaper covers is just plain dieing so I am now knitting like crazy. (and dyeing wool too.) So anyway pics to come on this Mama's knitting. I still need to buy the

MamaMayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16646344425686561507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5508072752277675644.post-13590429793078422232008-05-20T11:51:00.003-04:002008-05-20T12:36:47.353-04:00

It seems that this little guy can't find his fingers like his older sister did (even though he sucked them all the time before being born...), so I broke down last night and bought a binky. I am so glad I did! I got 4 straight hours of sleep! So much better than the one hour increments I have been getting. Of course this means that I am going to have to break him of the binky some time down

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Having a newborn and staying up until 1 or 2 am the night before, I let myself sleep in yesterday (sleeping in is 8 am to me). This is normally ok to do because my daughter who is 2 and a half can't turn doorknobs. Well, yesterday she figured out how to open doors with doorknobs (her bedroom) and basically wandered the house for a few hours before I came out of our bedroom. She had by then

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I had completely forgotten how much work a baby can be. Don't get me wrong, I love it but I now realize I have too much on my plate, esp. with the internet. So now I have to decide what I am going to cut. I am thinking that Etsy should be dropped (too much work to go out with a 2 year old and a new baby to look for sweaters to recycle, though I could so something like make cute soaps and sell

MamaMayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16646344425686561507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5508072752277675644.post-22759724583823139612008-05-02T17:24:00.004-04:002008-05-14T12:14:01.993-04:00

The baby has arrived! I gave birth on May 1st at 11:06pm. We had a little boy and he was 7 pounds 3 ozs (I don't know how long he was though...) He is so cute. I will get the Friday feature up soon (maybe not today... but SOON!) ashpags, tizz., and lobug: Thank you. Aunt Kathy: Thank you. I don't post names, at least of family members. I know my name is all over the net, but I try to

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I am linked to Works for me Wednesday on Rocks in my Dryer. First of all a plug board is a place that you can put a little picture and link for free to whatever site you want. Most have rules like family friendly only, so if you are not family friendly or G rated then might want to read the plug boards rules... and these are not always on the site it is on but the host site so look there too!

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For the last 4 days we have been staying at home and little 2.5 year old has been in panties (and had only 3 accidents but one of those was when she tried to stand up and pee in the potty like a little boy at church). So today we went out and went grocery shopping in her nice new panties and she TOLD me she needed to go potty. I am so proud.

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Etsy Buy Handmade CatherineMarissa *Why Etsy? Was Etsy your first online store? Do you sell elsewhere? I had an online shop connected to my personal website for awhile, but it was incredibly time consuming without the desired results. At a show, another fabulous vendor pointed me in the direction of Etsy and I figured it was worth a shot since the listing is so reasonable and the template is

MamaMayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16646344425686561507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5508072752277675644.post-92167794137740919662008-04-25T23:38:00.003-04:002008-04-26T00:55:27.459-04:00

Well, I know it is Friday and I really want to post a feature but I didn't get that done. Hubby has been using the computer ever moment that I have been free (he is in school and his grades keep food on the table so it isn't really an issue other than I REALLY want to get this done!) I will do my best for Sat. but hubby is home tomorrow and I don't know what the schedule will be like. At worst

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