busy bee

It feels like my brain will blow up one of these days from being so full of stuff! I believe that a woman thing, right? But yea, mama's girl only takes short naps and is CRAWLING(she has been for a little over a week) so I am in that stage again when I wonder where her next mission is: is she going after the cords, is she getting one of Carson's toy that she is not supposed to put in her mouth, is there anything in her mouth(who has eyes like her big brother, picks up the littliest thing(that my vacuum is not good enough for) off the floor) and so on...and those worries will keep getting worse.. Because of that, I've been tidying up the house more often, vacuuming the house more often, and when I start to clean, I tend to do the rest that goes with cleaning, like dust, clean the bathroom, make the beds(somedays), laundry and dishes.. I'm taking applications for maids, (for the ones that apply, I will feed you lunch and supper. I'm not selfish, I just dont have money!)
Carson, he LOVES to bug me(his mama doesnt)... always wants to show me something, usually its a game on the computer, always saying, "Mommy, I'm hungry"... so he is always making trips to the fridge/cupboard no matter how many times I've told him to stay out of the fridge/cupboards, he still uses his.. selective hearing method, must be taking after his aunt C. And latey, been wanting me to stay in bed with him and rub his back to sleep.. Regardless of his "buginess", he still brings a smile to my face and makes me laugh..
News about ME: I've been welcomed into the CSDVRS(videophone service for the deaf/hard of hearing) family.. This I get excited about as I will get to meet new deaf people and reconnect with my old deaf friends. It is a job that I will be doing at home and some traveling within distance and yes, I get to take my hubby and kids! :D And the pay is great! I've been praying for direction/leads on a job that will work out for me and the kids.. and we'll see if this is where God has been leading me. I am still in the interviewing process with the managers, one of the manager has already welcomed me so pretty sure this is a gauranteed job, just need to do a background check on me.. (what background check? I'm a good girl!)
I almost forgot... The other day.. was one of those days when you felt like a break was impossible and feeling overwhelmed with a lot of things.. I finally get to my bible that night, read a chapter, I got discouraged because I didnt even understand what it meant, I asked Alex, he had to read it a few times and think it over.. I closed the book and wondered to myself.. "who am I to even try to start an online bible study when I easily get discouraged with something I've just read and not understand it....."
So.. let me do some researching(which I haven't got to do lately...) and see if theres anything online that I can use that I think will be a great resource to use as an online bible study.. It wont be a book to read for bible study.. I want to focus on the BIBLE.. Sometimes I feel like giving up on this as it is on my mind a lot and feels like its adding more stress to my already stressed out mind.. *sigh* Suggestions anyone?

I didnt forget...

about the online bible study.. Still brainstorming(mentally) on that... I hope to blog about it soon once I figure out what I want to do.. Just wanted to let ya all know that I DIDN'T forget or give up on it.. Some of you guys know I give up easily but this I don't want to pass up. Just sit tight, I'll get to it! ;)

Change of subject...
Wouldn't this be fun to make!? I want to make one for Kylie(and me)!! oh, so many things to do.. Have fabric for another pair of shoes to make for Kylie. Want to make some for Carson too and use that as slippers around the house. I wish this was called a... "Work at Home Job" ;)

Also I made laundry soap this past weekend and very satisfied with that! EASY and CHEAP! I used the Kiss my Face Pure Olive Oil soap instead of Fels Naptha or Ivory soap as I'm afraid of that waxy build up happening on our clothes and cloth diapers.

Wake up calls

Yesterday morning and this morning was an interesting wake up call.... by the kids(of course!)

Yesterday morning, Kylie woke me up and I saw that Carson wasn't in bed so I yelled for him a few times and he never came in.. I had an idea where he was so I got up to find him, wasn't on the computer, wasn't on the couch watching tv either like where he usually heads to after waking up. I was right, he was in the HIGH CHAIR!! You see, we had just brought in the high chair the night before so this was something new in the house that he was checking out. He got in it a few times on his own but cant get out on his own.. :) So because of my deafness, I have no idea how long he was in the high chair for.. Still made me laugh when I saw that yesterday morning.. Lets say he learned a lesson!

THIS morning(2.18.09).. Bed was shaking(note to everyone, my bed shakes when the kids cry to wake me up.. a device deaf ppl use), woke up to see what was up....... Kylie was STUCK in between the bed and nightstand.. I still cant quite figure out how she got in there by the position she was in.. Thank God she was in a stand up position! And thank God for bed shakers! Carson was also 7 months old when he fell out of bed the first time.. That'll be easy for me to remember, as much as I don't want to remember it, its stuck in my long term memory box.. I should have lots of stories to tell my kids when they get old.. ;)

Told Alex this morning that I'm glad I dont have to worry about the 3rd kid being stuck somewhere tomorrow morning. He said it will probably be HIM stuck somewhere.. I will laugh if thats the case. Knowing him and the weird places he wouldnt mind sleeping at, he'll wake up under the card table in the morning.

Working on it...

Things have been rough here lately.. I've been getting annoyed easily over the LITTLE things.. I'm struggling with a few things that I cant really do much about but pray about it. I really should be thankful for everything I have, but I've just been having a hard time looking past the negatives around here, in a way I AM thankful but not thankful enough. I've been slacking spiritually and thought of an idea...

that idea is...
Online Bible Study

Maybe open a yahoo group for that? Who has ideas?

Who is up for that?

I finally did them!

Kylie's first handmade shoes... They have been cut and sitting around for almost 2 months(I was actually a bit intimidated to make them, thanks to my sil.. j/k!! :P) It really wasnt that hard, just time consuming! Ran into a few errors that extended my time(I finished them at 2:30am :S, cant you tell I was on a mission?). I learned a few dos/don'ts for the next pair that I will be altering as the current ones is a tid bit tight for her THICK feet.. It took a while to get them ON, they fit once they are on her feet but not for much longer, maybe if I had done them 2 months ago, they would have had a nice fit.. :P Already looking forward to making another pair!

The first time I ever did quilt blocks...

..and made a wet bag(a bag to put your dirty cloth diapers and cloth wipes in) out of it! I had fun making it.. I wish I had some PUL for the lining(or is it liner? whatever it is you get the picture.. the INSIDE of the bag) instead of wool, which i forgot to take a pic of that, sorry peeps.. I didn't even have to go out and buy anything.. Amazing what you can find in your house and make something out of it.. A zipper I had since clothing class I took in high school that never got used, finally got used 5-6 years later.. ;)
I probably could have used a cheap $1 shower curtain for the inside but not sure how shower curtain would hold up in the dryer after many cycles of wash/drying. I'll just have to give it a try...

Probably a good idea to finish sewing the diapers for these this bag to get more of a use, right?
(I realized that the BROWN looks like its black and the brown is probably a bit overpowering for this bag.. but oh well! I cant wait to make another one!) Also forgive my messy disorganized burp rag stack there... Just don't look... ;)

Shopping Carts

They are NASTY.. I've caught Kylie chewing on the bars of the shopping cart a few times which is gross... Last time we went shopping, i brought a blanket with me and put that over the bars, that helped but it doesn't cover up the sides of the cart where her hands can reach to. I know, I'm a germophobic.. I've read/seen too many stuff to become that way.. Been looking around for a shopping cart pattern.. What I've found far without paying money is this.... I have no idea if this would work with our local stores shopping cart. What you guys think?? Worth giving it a try or just buy one??

I love to sew... but so little time for all this stuff I want to do........ *sigh*