Fairytales and Margaritas

Great contest!

As you saw from my past post, I am a sling whore! I need one for every outfit and occassion. I actually found a few more floating around after I posted!

Here is a great contest from Adventures in Babywearing for a solarveil ring sling. I have a solarveil MT that I love, but since I love ring slings, this would be great!

It's from KimzKreations. I may just have to buy one if I don't win one!

Labels: contest

Babywearing Photo Tag

This one is right up my alley! Whitney is hosting a Babywearing photo tag.

She wants us to share three things:

1) Your favorite babywearing photo (and if there’s a connected story)

2) How you got hooked on babywearing

3) Your favorite way to wear your babe.

I have so many babywearing photos I don't know where to begin.

There's my first Hotsling:

My first Mei Tai (a Doodlebug)

My very favorite Solstice Hotsling

Big sister wearing her baby brother.

My very first Kozy (and oh, how it is)!

That very same Kozy on our camping trip.

My green silk ring sling that my friend Shannon made for me.

Robert with his very own ring sling.

Daddy wearing the Ergo. (Don't worry it was just around the cul de sac.)

Big brother passing the babywearing over to his teeny tiny sister.

My awful attempt at wrapping.

My little bean in the MT (camping again).

The newest Hotsling.

My favorite would probably be the one of Xander peeking in on his three day old sister. It was so sweet. Xander LOVED to be worn. I wore him up until I was about 7 months pregnant. He didn't ride in a stroller or shopping cart until then. Some days I'll still hitch him up in the MT! Jocelyn isn't as fond of being worn. She will tolerate it, but for much shorter periods of time. She would much rather get down and dirty with her sister and brothers.

Some of my online friends got me hooked on babywearing. Lisa B was the first one to sport an awesome looking MT. I asked her about it and she referred me to The Babywearer. It was a landslide downhill from there! Babywearing is one of the things that I wish I had known with my older two. It makes life SO much easier. Of course the slings are cute and fun, but they are WONDERFUL! Xander was such a high needs baby, if I didn't have a sling I think I would have gone crazy. I was able to cook, clean, sleep, you name it. It was wonderful. Now with two little ones it is even better. One can ride in the stroller or cart and the other can be worn. I have shared the love with lots of my friends. At first they think I'm some kind of weird hippie type. Once they started using their slings, though, they realized how awesome they are.

My favorite carrier is the ring sling. It's just so versatile and easy to use. My kids like to be on my hip or in front of me. We like the tummy to tummy carry the best for little babes and the hip carry best for bigger one.

BTW- To date we own 3 ring slings, 3 Hotslings, 1 mynestlings sling, 1 Kozy, 1 Babyhawk, I solarveil Kolamo and 1 Ergo.

C'mon and post your babywearing photos ladies! I know that most of the ladies on my blogroll babywear. Share the love!

Labels: pictures, tag

Dear Children

Dear Children, As you get older and wiser you will begin to think that I have gotten older and dumber. This is not the case. Please understand this now. It will save us both a lot of time and anguish. I was once your age. (Yes it was in the "olden days".) I thought MY parents didn't know anything. I thought I was smarter than them. I thought I knew all the tricks. My friends even shared some things that worked with their parents. I've tried them ALL. And the ones that I didn't try, your father did. Sure we got away with some things, but believe me, my parents knew I was up to something. So, here is a list of excuses that don't work: General excuses 1. All my friends are doing it. (We've already had the bridge talk, you know the one.) 2. I need ______ to be cool. (Already done this too. You're cool in my book and that's all that matters. Someday you'll understand.) 3. It's not fair. (Life isn't fair. I'm teaching you this lesson early so you're not disappointed as an adult.) Curfew related excuses 4. The payphone ate my quarter. (I've used every variation of this excuse. And, yes, we had pay phones in the olden days. This excuse works even less these days when everyone- except you, I know- has a cell phone.) 5. I fell asleep watching the movie. (Been there done that. No teenager falls asleep, much less watches a movie. Most of the time laughing and gossipping are going on during the movie.) 6. The car broke down/had a flat tire/ran out of gas. (Nope, not believing it.) 7. My watch died. (Definitely not. There are clocks everywhere, not only on your wrist.) 8. I forgot about daylight savings time. (No such thing here in AZ! Ha at least I got to try it when I lived in NY.) 9. I got sick. (Then you should have been home even earlier!) 10. I got lost. (Too bad we now live in the information age and directions are a phone call, button click or computer screen away.) I'm sure you'll think of new ones. And I'm sure I'll blow all your devious plans to hell when I figure them out. Just know that I love you and that's why I'm the mean mom. One day you will understand. I promise. Until then, take my word for it. It's NOT worth it. Love, Mom This was part of a group writing project called "Dear Children" hosted by Jordan at http://www.mamablogga.com/

Labels: group writing project, kids

Question Meme

If tomorrow you woke up with amnesia:

What do you think you’d do firstly?
Probably scream. And cry. I'm not sure what else I could do. Maybe find someone and see if they knew me.
Would you trust the first person who tells you, about you (like a family member)?
I think I would have to. It would be the only information that I had. And I'm a pretty trusting person to begin with.
You found out about a bad past.. would you still want to know who you really are?
Hmmm, maybe not. Depending how bad it was I'd probably just want to start over. I had a really shitty time in high school and moved after I graduation, I pretty much rewrote my life. Nothing is the same now as it was before (except my family). I guess I take opportunities like this to turn over a new leaf.
You fell in love with a foreigner from another country. would you take off with him/her and move on with your new life?
If I was truly in love, probably. Although, if I had any inkling that I had had children before the amnesia I probably wouldn't leave until I found out for sure.
Your memory’s back! would you go back to old habits, or start your life afresh?
Depdends what my committments were. If I had a husband and children then I would go back to them. If I was just a single person and had started this great new lift then I'd continue on that path.

If you are so inclined, answer these same questions in the comments or on your own blog.
Grey's Anatomy girls I EXPECT YOUR ANSWERS!

Labels: fun

I've been tagged- twice!

My good friend Keara has tagged me. I now must share "7 Weird Things About You" 1. I love tattoos. I think they're sexy on guys- love a full sleeve and I love them on me too. 2. When I was younger I had an irrational fear of quicksand, I thought it was everywhere. 3. I bite my nails and cuticles. It's an awful habit that I cannot quit. 4. I am a huge bargain shopper. I clip coupons, check sales, search the Internet for discounts. 5. I would love to have a million children. If we had more money we would have had at least one more probably two. 6. I'm an office store junkie. I love to buy paper and pens and things like that. I get all happy if I get a cool looking notebook. 7. My original career path was to become a medical examiner. I even did an internship in the MEs office one summer.

Now, I must tag five others to complete this list (hopefully I won't duplicate any that have already been chosen). I choose: Susan, Helen, Nichole, Karen and Yan

Then, my wonderful friend Ingrid tagged me to list "10 things that make me feel warm and fuzzy inside".
1. Seeing my children play NICELY together.
2. Having one of the kids tell me they love me.
3. Having my husband tell me he loves me.
4. Finding love notes from my husband.
5. Newborn babies
6. Watching my children sleep
7. Laughing with friends.
8. Feeding people
9. Getting my groove on
10. Getting something unexpected from a friend in the mail

And I tag Kulia, Sara, Colleen, Noah and Andrea (yes, Andrea you will have to post on your blog!).

Labels: friends