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Sibling Rivalry

Sibling rivalry is an ugly, ugly thing.
I see it in my house everyday.
The Libby and Zack are CONSTANTLY at each others throats.
I don’t know if it’s because they are brother and little sister or if it’s because they are so close in age (only 17 months apart) or if it’s because the dislike each other most days.
What I do know is that I am getting real sick of it and now,
now it’s getting VERY expensive!

Yes, that’s my Zack in a wheelchair….AGAIN.

Needless to say, they had a little “misunderstanding” and we ended up in the ER once again.
This was in April.
I was hoping that things would get better over the past 3 months but they haven’t.
Now with school out they are at each others throats even more.

Don’t get me wrong, they have their moments throughout the day when they are freakishly nice to each other.
Take yesterday for example.
The day started with them yelling and screaming at each other.
Then they hit each other a few times.
Then I separated them and handed them their chores to keep them apart.
Then 2 hours later, they are sitting at the table together giggling and talking and being the best of friends.
Fast forward a few hours later when I hear how much they each hate the other one.

My latest threat to help them learn to get along is that I am going to move them into the smallest bedroom in the house together with bunk beds until they learn to get along and appreciate one another.

How do you deal with fights between your children??

Planning Ahead

For the last year, we have been repairing our credit so we can finally become home owners.  Since last Christmas, I have slowly been packing up our current home into storage boxes to set aside those items that we do not need on a regular basis.  Right now, the finished room in our basement has one corner stacked from floor to ceiling.  Boxes of toys, clothes, movies, and so much more.  The amount of stuff we have accumulated since we moved into this rental home almost 4 years ago is crazy!

Now that we are expecting another child this winter, we have put off purchasing a house until after the baby is born so I can be of more help.  Although we are waiting to move, I still continue to pack things up.  Every time we go to the store, I find myself purchasing more storage boxes and filling the up the minute we get home.

One thing I am looking forward to is finally storing all of our Christmas decor properly after the holiday this year with some storage boxes for ornaments and such like these and any other storage box I can find to fit our needs.

How do you keep your home organized or prepare for a big move?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Midwest Moms Media Brands & Bloggers Summit — I’m Going! #BBSummit11


This Friday I am heading on down to Chicago…ALONE to attend the Midwest Moms Media Brands & Bloggers Summit thanks to the amazing team at Clever Girls Collective for sponsoring me!


I am super excited about this opportunity and can’t wait to attend since it will be my first blog conference. I am also really excited to finally meet some of the amazing bloggers that I have been chatting, reading and tweeting with for the past two years. I am looking forward to meeting a lot of new people and doing some serious networking. (Here’s hoping my pregnant body will survive the day!)

I can’t wait to learn all kinds of new things, meet new people and take a way A LOT from this experience!!!  All of the sessions interest me and I feel they will teach me a lot.  I am really excited to get some help in how to properly pitch a brand and learn to build new relationships.

Right now I on a conference high a cannot wait to take it all in!

If you’re heading to Chicago this weekend for the Brands & Bloggers Summit please leave me a comment and let me know. If you want to learn more about the Clever Girls Collective and all of the amazing opportunities they have to offer, feel free to ask me here or in person at the conference.

 

Bedside Manner, GET SOME!

When I wrote about my trip to the ER last week, I may have mentioned something about having survived the most traumatic pelvic exam in my life but I also managed to leave out the fact that the doctor who was treating me had ZERO bedside manner.

As I laid on that bed, experiencing the worst moment of my life, you would think this doctor would be a little more sympathetic in what I was going through.

Nope.

Not.

At.

All.

He didn’t care that I was emotional.
He didn’t care that I was in pain.
He didn’t care that I had tears running down my cheeks.

All he cared about was getting in and out of my room as fast as he could.

Never have I been in contact with a doctor like this.
He was rude and cold.

Do they not teach you in med school how to be sympathetic or that bedside manner or lack there of does affect your patients?

Dude, seriously if you are going to be a doctor learn to have some bedside manner!

ArtisticLetters Review

 

I have wanted to get our last name spelled out in artistic letters since my mother gave my sister her family’s last name for Christmas a few years ago. Since purchasing my camera last year, I have tried to be creative and photograph different objects that resemble letters but haven’t quite gotten the hang of it yet.

Thanks to Jodi Gerber of ArtisticLetters, I have finally been able to get just what I wanted!

It is just perfect and EXACTLY what I have been looking for!

Here are a few examples of other things you can create.

Birth Announcement
Scrapbooking
Clip Frames

Photographer Jodi Gerber of ArtisticLetters has created an entire catalog of black & white letter images throughout the past 3 years – all by taking photos of objects in nature that resembled letters of the alphabet. She recently decided to offer her ENTIRE catalog of 250+ letter images to the public on CD or Download so that anyone could create their own designs! It’s a truly original way to make artwork for your home – or even for scrapbooking, greeting cards, and digital designs consisting of wedding invitations, baby’s birth, etc.). Endless possibilities for whatever the mind can imagine!
Jodi teamed up with me and is offering my readers Exclusive Discounted Pricing of up to $6 Off! Please visit her website www.BuyAlphabetPhotos.com and browse the images, testimonials, and ideas.
Then check out the Exclusive Pricing and Freebie by clicking on this link:

EXCLUSIVE PRICING & FREEBIES! EXPIRES JUNE 25

This link is only accessible here for my readers – you won’t be able to find it on her website!
FREEBIE ALERT: Jodi also offered my readers a Freebie alphabet set (with purchase) as a Bonus! And here’s the great part – you get to choose a Damask set from 6 different galleries! More info is available on the special link above.
The exclusive pricing and freebie offer expires Saturday, June 25 at midnight so be sure you take advantage of this great deal while it lasts.

You can also visit Jodi’s Facebook page and click “Like” to find more info, freebies, giveaways, and receive future promotions.

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