Mustache Overload

Drex wanted a mustache and he got one plus a hat with one on it.
He's the best model...most of the time, although I had to bribe him for the close up picture.

I know I haven't been around for a while, I hoped everyone had a wonderful Christmas and I wish you all a happy new year!

Grape Bonnet

I know it's purple but it's such a pretty dark purple it reminds me of grape bubble yum bubble gum. Did you ever try to chew that in class at school? You can not get away with it. The smell is so yummy you get caught every time.
Not that I chewed gum in school or would know you get caught first hand.....ahemmmm
Anyway back to this sweet bonnet!
I've never made one before and it was so easy. They looked complicated to me and I'd never try them. I'm glad I finally did. Now to see if there is a market out there for them.

If anyone is interested, it's newborn size and it's $16 plus $2.50 shipping.

Now on to something else. I wish I had never stopped blogging, it seems I lost all my readers! I'm not giving up though.

Here's a recent picture of my Drex! He is getting so big. He's staying all night this weekend, yay!

Ok I'm out....

YARN YARN YARN

I really hate that I look goofy in hats. I see so many Id love to make and wear. I've been super busy making them for other people though. Above....where ever blogger droid inserted my pictures are some I've made recently. The lil pink one is the first I've made with a brim around it. Its going to a special little girl who is turning one. The puppy I made for Drex not to long ago, the gray with flower is for sale, its a tester so its marked down and the flip flops are mine!
Of course I couldn't leave a Recent pic of Drex out. Hes getting so big. He wanted to take Mickey home with him. Looks terrified in this pic but its just because that mouse had a big head and it was hard for him to get a grip on Drex.
I'm not even sure how many of you are even still reading my blog...when I post, but thanks for hanging in there.

Please keep my cousin Kathy in your prayers. Its been over a month now since any one has heard from her. (The story is in previous post)

tata.....

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Wordless Wednesday *A day with Mimi*

Whole lot of changes going on!

If your actually at my blog you can see there have been a few changes. I'm not all full of wall to wall gadgets and I have changed the name of my blog. I want to get back to why I started blogging back in Feb of 2006....that seems like such a long time ago. I got caught up in some things I enjoyed for a time and lost track of what made me happy as far as blogging goes. There might be a book review here and there but my blog will not be all about book reviews and product reviews and giveaways any more.

I want to get back to my family and laughs and sewing and crafts and things that make me happy like this little guy!

I hope yall will stay around but if not I understand and that's ok too. Maybe this way I will WANT to blog more and it won't feel like something I HAVE to do.

Ramblings

 Last week I was home bound for 3 days because of weather and now we are in a winter weather advisory....again. It makes me feel-

 

I am so ready for some warm weather!!!!!!!

So did yall watch the superbowl? I didn't...I just don't get into football if the Hogs are not playing. I use to love it, not any more. I'm on the computer while they watch it. I don't even care who is playing or about the commercials...bad?

I don't care.

After church today we all went to mamas and Kelly had fixed lunch. It was so good! Then we had turtle pie, nom nom nom! It was really good. My nephew wanted mama to buy it because he always wondered what turtle tasted like. LOL That kid cracks me up all the time. He's the same one I jumped out of the closet to scare during our blogger survivor last year. 


Drex was in the best mood, he kept laughing....not sure if we were funny or he was trying to amuse us but if so it worked. Kelly got a great pic of his laughing, I love the sound!

This is his big laugh...

To all my FOLLOWERS I have a follower love giveaway I am participating in and will be giving away 1 audio book (Best one I have EVER listened to) and 2 Nicholas Sparks books. I will have 2 winners and it goes live on Feb 8 at 12:01 AM. There will be a form to fill out to enter and it makes it so easy! No more comment after comment and jumping through hoops!!


I hope you will all enter and share the giveaway on your blog or twitter or facebook!...That's 2 entries.
Help a girl out!!

My blog, Christmas and internet

It seems like forever since I have actually blogged! Between our internet limit and arthritis I just haven't wanted to get online. The more I move the less I hurt....maybe I need a laptop and a treadmill...bet I can get a lot done then!
Britt went an got a new internet plan so we now have 10 GBs which doubles what we had, if we run out now someones just done to much! He also got the verizon mifi so we can have internet to 5 things at once but we haven't figured out how to use it yet so we still unhook from one to go to another.

I think the only resolution I have this year is to blog more. I miss it and I really miss the friendships I have formed on here. I do read your blogs still n the bb but rarely comment. Bad friend!

Chevy snoozing after all the excitement! He's as big as Drex!

I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas! We had a great one. Christmas Eve was kinda busy since we had to go to my mILs and then to my moms but it was so much fun it was worth the body being wore out! Kelly and Drex stayed with us on the 23rd and went to MILs on the 24th. Nikki and Chris had to work. We played dirty santa and I got a wrap/blanket/throw and LOVE it! Its furry on one side and red on the other. Drex got a dog that sings Jesus loves me and he loved that. I sing that song to him all the time so he knew it.

We also played Dirty Santa at my parents and there was a lot of us so it was loads of fun. I got a zebra throw and a bath and body fragrance thingy that plugs into the wall...smells good! I made hats for the nieces and nephews and they seemed to go over well.

My nephew Ty with his hat on. That's his dad and my brother behind him,Steve

Me (looking wore out!)Drex and Britt

Christmas day it was our kids and Drex's other set of grandparents at my house. We grilled and opened presents and Drex sat up for the first time! He acted like it was no big deal until we got excited and started yelling yay! and he grinned and kicked his feet and fell over. It was nice to share his first Christmas with his nana and grampa, hopefully that's something that can become a tradition.

KK and Drex chewing on their fingers, his favorite past time.

Ok I'm going to visit a few blogs and then cook supper...hoping I haven't lost any friends!!

Drex with his mama and daddy

My kids practicing their Bells Palsy faces...well Kels not practicing.

Old men, yarn and love

I have thought long and hard about posting this and figured since I wasn't using names it would be ok. I would like your honest opinion on how you would handle it if it happen to you...

background-

I work for this elderly couple and have gotten real close to them. I know their kids and grandkids. They are in their 90's and I've been there 6 years. He is in GREAT health, he's 95 and takes a thyroid pill...that's it! Wish I was like that....health wise not 95. She just had a pacemaker and is in not so good health but better than a lot of 90 something women I know. They are Christian people...read their bibles daily...talk about God and how wicked the world and people in it have gotten. (which it has in my opinion)

I clean their house every 2 weeks and it's always been a pleasure. She is a wonderful cook and always feeds me...yum! This past Thurs. she had a hair appt and left about 30 minutes before I did. When I finished I went to Mr's chair to get me money...like always. He said How would you like to make $50 extra dollars? I have made extra money helping them do other things or deep cleaning so I ask what it was he needed and he replied Have sex with me. I was speechless...just stared at him...I honestly wasn't even sure that he said it until he said ******* won't let me do it any more. This is where I got my senses back! All I could say was NO NO NO NO...... and I was saying it as I was walking out the door. Before I shut the door he said I don't want you to be mad at me. 

I left and drove to my next house crying...I was SO disappointed. You would think I would be mad but I was just hurt and disappointed. He is 95 years old! I looked at him as a surrogate grandfather!

Most people (family)are telling me to tell his wife. I don't see what purpose that is going to serve. They just celebrated being married 70 years....shes not gonna leave him and honestly I'm scared it will embarrass her and stress her and what if she has a heart attack and dies? I would always think I killed that sweet lady. I have decided to just quit...I'm going to tell her...something and I'm not sure what yet but I can't go back after that.

Just so you know this man is not senile or have anything wrong with him to excuse this.

So what would you do in this situation? 

ON a happier note this is what I've been doing a lot of lately in stead of blogging....

AND...

Loving on this little boy...making memories.

Wanna see more pics? Go HERE

I had to end this post with something a lil better than it started!

Drex's upcycled hat

I was searching for a easy tutorial on making Drex a beanie and came across a GREAT blog! The name of it is I am Momma...Hear me Roar and Cheri makes the sweetest,coolest things for BOYS! It is so hard to find lots of tutorials for boy items. She has this tutorial for a boys upcycled hat and it was so easy to follow her instructions...even though I messed Drex's hat up and made it to long...oh well he is still a cutie in it! I plan on making one out of an old tshirt from the Race for the Cure because he is walking with us this year if the weather permits. Thanks Cheri for a great tutorial! 

mama says he looks like a little orphan from the 20's

I'm linking up with Under the Table and Dreaming

Today I cried like a baby in walmarts parking lot.

After I got off work today I went to mamas and then Nikki, Drex and I went to walmart to do a little grocery shopping. I pushed Drex around and he was busy checking out all the merchandise, smiling and talking to me. I love how every once in a while he would catch his mama walking by and he'd just stare at her. Nikki went back to work Monday and he has been staying with my mama. He seems to be adjusting really well. He is such a happy baby.

Drex's dedication at church, more on his blog.

As we were putting our groceries...well Nikki was putting the groceries in the car and I was putting Drex in the car and I lost my grip on the left side of his car seat. I didn't drop him but as my hand was grasping for the seat while the seat was falling my hand slapped....I tear up just typing the word slapped....his little face. It wasn't a hard slap...it really kinda grazed it but it cared him and he started screaming. I couldn't get him out of that seat fast enough to love him up. So today I stood in the parking lot and cried.....hard, I was still snubbing (as my mama calls it) on my way home. The thought that I hurt that child kills me.

Wordless Wednesday *He's gonna get me good one day for this!*

His picture was featured!! ....and other things to ramble about

I received an email from giveawayblogs.com today telling me that Drex's picture I submitted was featured!!

You can see it here and if you leave a comment that equals a vote. I'm hoping I'm doing this right and something is telling me I'm not. Oh well...he is still my passion!

I go back to the dr tomorrow and I'm excited! I've been without arthritis meds for about a month now and I'm not liking it too much. I hate taking meds but having pain versus not having it 247 is worth taking them to me.

Sunday Drex turned 2 months old...I will have his 2 mth pics on his blog by the end of the week....hopefully!

My niece finally told us what she's naming her baby...still not sure why it was a big secret but at least we know now. His name is Chevy Zade and he will be making his arrival around Oct. 11th. 

I found a hat I wanna make for both babies at I am momma hear me roar, She made the cutest hats for boys and has a tutorial...I'm hoping to get mine to looking half as good as hers. 

I'm gonna try to catch up on a few blogs and then hit the sewing machine...later!




DON'T FORGET MY GIVEAWAYS!!

Digital Photo Keychain

HERE

Uprinting 250 Die cut business cards

HERE

CrazyDog Tshirt giveaway

HERE

My Passion is for Drex and the RAZORBACKS winning!

I'm sure most of you have seen this pic of Drex before...personally I can't get enough of it or him!

He even has his HOG shirt on cause even though he is small he knows who to represent....and we dress him so...yeah!

I'm posting this pic because I'm entering giveawayblogs.com photo contest and the theme is Passion. It's being sponsored by Uprinting, the online printing company that sponsors a giveaway every month on my blog. I'm very passionate about Drex and I love my Razorbacks so this was the best pic!

I have a chance to win $100 and a 16x20 rolled canvas from GiveawayBlogs.com andUPrinting.com.

YOU can help me win! All you have to do is post a comment to vote for my Drex pic. You can post one by clicking his pic up there and just commenting on his pic...PLEASE!!

Disclaimer: This post is an entry to the Giveawayblogs.com photo contest.

Life Goes By WAY To Fast!

In a few hours Drex will be one month old...seems impossible. He is such a sweet baby and very good. He sleeps good...although his mama might not agree always. I love how he can hear your voice and will turn his little head to find you. I have a ton of 1 month pics and you can see them on his blog HERE.

I will post a teaser though

adorable...right?

ALlso I'm one of Tammy's FROGS! Check it out!

2 Of My Favorite Men

Oh how I love these two! 

WORDLESS WEDNESDAY

10 THOUGHTS TUESDAY

1. I'm hoping to get to blog more often than I have been in the last ...year?...I miss blogging like I use to do it. I would blog every day about something going on. I'm going to try to get back to that "therapy."

2. Wednesday Drex goes to the Dr for his 2 week check up. He seems to be doing really well. He has grown a lot since he was born and I think his mama wants to slow him down. She gets to stay home with him until Sept. 25th I know it's going to be so hard to go back to work.

3. Kelly starts working today as a secretary for a construction company. She also may be going back to Kentucky. I would be lying if I said I was excited about that but she has to choose what she wants to do and I can't tell her what to do. :( (If your reading this I am not trying to make you feel bad) Whatever she chooses I just want her to be happy.

4. Drex acts like he forgets how to latch on...any advice? I never breast fed so I'm at a loss as to what to tell Nikki. We will be asking his dr about it on Wed.

5. If you have been reading for a long time (Oka,Rhonda) you might  remember a young lady I use to take to school back when I was volunteering at my church,Alex is her name. She recently moved back into town and is living with Kelly. Her family lived in my neck of the woods and went to my church. Well her brother was in a car wreck last week and is in ICU with a badly damaged body. He is in a coma and the drs. are not really giving much hope for him to survive. I know he's having a hard time with his temp rising right now and they are worried about that. Today it's 104+ and I guess it's just a waiting thing. If you pray will you please remember JJ in your prayers?

Alex and I earlier this year at graduation

6. Drex was 14 days old on Monday....that time has passed so very fast! He lost his cord the other night and his mama texted me to let me know. She said "He's growing up to fast!" HAHA! *she has no idea how fast they grow up.*

7. It's been so hot this year! Our heat index today (Monday) was 104 and it felt like every degree. My plants were happy though because it rained HARD yesterday afternoon. I loved it!

8. I'm getting hungry and running out of thoughts......

9. I have contacted several companies recently and hope to have some new giveaways coming up soon.

10. I think I'm going to have some tomato soup with rotel tomatoes and cheetos...I don't even care about the calories right now since I haven't ate all day! 

Yall have a wonderful day!!

Conversational Sunday *featuring me and Kelly AND me and Nikki*

I'm joining Brittany in her new meme Conversational Sunday!If she gets 10 people to link up she's having a random giveaway from for the linkers....so GO!
My conversation was with Kelly, the other day I kidnapped (with his mamas permission) Drex and went down the road with him to my mom and dads. It was me,my parents,Kelly, my brother Steven and his son Jonathan....yall know him, he's the one I videoed screaming when I jumped outta the closet at him! HAHAHA!!!
Ok so we were talking about how everyone that holds Drex just stares at him. All of us do it! he's just so precious!
After my brother gets Drex and we catch him staring at him Kelly lies down on the couch and puts her head in my lap...here's the convo-


Kelly- Could you just stare at me like people stare at Drex?


ME- Yes if you didn't have me laughing right now.


Kelly- Try it... (then she starts sticking out her tongue like Drex does)


ME- (laughing) It's kinda hard when you do that. You had your turn at me staring at you and saying things like..."Aww she is so pretty, I wonder if she'll ever grow hair on the top of her head." 

When she was a baby she looked like a lil ol man with a bald head and a bald mouth! Her hair grew around the bottom nbut not on top. HAHAHA!!! 

She has plenty on top now!

CONVO #2

Convo with Nikki about Drex breast feeding (she might kill me)

Me- Drex wants to go to the boob cafe..


Nikki- That's all I am now days!

Drex and his mama and daddy

Ahhhh motherhood!

I Don't Feel Like A Grandma.....

To me grandmas are older ladies that have gray hair and are like 70+ in age. I don't even see my mama as a geandma...she's mam. I have absolutely nothing against grandmas,I actually love them. I had a wonderful one.....I just called her memaw. Me? I'm a Mimi and this Mimi can not get enough of her grandson. Britt is a Pops and he's a wonderful Pops. If Drex decides to call us something else when he gets old enough to start calling us something that is fine but until then we will stay Mimi and Pops.

He looks like a chunk in this pic but he's really not. When we took him for his 1st check up Friday he weighed 7 lbs and 6 oz. He gained all the weight back that he lost in the hospital.

Is that not a proud looking pops or what?

Yall...He smells so good.

Thank you all for bearing with me and my not forgotten blog...I'm just soaking up all I can of this boy.

Tooth Fairy Pillow *review*

A month or so ago I was at a Toothsoap Party on Twitter and I won a Tooth Fairy Pillow! It's not just any ordinary pillow though. It's personalized! I had Drex's name put on it and a train. Drex's Pops works on trains so it seemed appropriate. I know it will be years before he will be able to use it but it will be at Mimi's waiting for that first tooth to fall out so the Toothfairy can put money in the little pocket on the pillow.

The Toothfairy offers toothfairy pillows and has many different designs and they are adorable! I wish I had one for my girls when they were small. They are the perfect size 6"X8" for little hands and heads.

So when you get ready to purchase one *wink wink* make sure and visit the Toothfairy and choose from 80+ designs and personalization is FREE! She ships in the USA only and she's a Certified Dental Assistant online! That means she knows her stuff!