My Very First Etsy Listing

    I have been working hard to finally get my first item listed on Etsy. I have found that being a work at home mom is truly a thankless career choice. Never the less, here it is. https://www.etsy.com/listing/195607404/goldenrod-goodness-scarf?

Applying for a Real Business License

    After exploring many options that didn't fit my family well, I have decided to open my own business. With three small ones at home it has been decided that I too will stay at home. I will not make a ton of money but I hope to be able to share a little bit of my talent with others. I have submitted documentation to the necessary folks to begin my journey as a legitimate business owner. From this point on I will be using my poor dormant blog for updating and spamming (sorry in advance). I hope to find this a fun adventure than will fit our family.

Hope to see you again soon.

Triple Stroller NIGHTMARE!

  So today is more of a rant. I am officially in triple stroller hell. I have found one, ONE triple stroller available at Walmart and Meijer.coms. Seriously? I messaged Meijer about their lack of selection in store and online and I was met with this response, " We are always updating and adding new products. We appreciate your input, but in the meantime, check out the triple stroller we have... (insert link)." Thank you but I DON'T WANT THANK JANKY PIECE YOU HAVE LISTED! Ok so that is what I did yell at my computer who I am sure is used to being yelled randomly. So off to Amazon I go where I found a whole whopping 4 triple strollers. What is the conclusion I am drawing for the day? Society expects us to only have two or less children. I am sure someone, somewhere has sited this as a conspiracy. I just want a darn cart for my kids, even if it is at the tune of $350+. At some point something has to give, right?

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HAPPY PACZKI DAY!

    If you are unfamiliar with a paczki it is a huge glorified filled doughnut. It is delicious but is packed with thousands of calories. Eat one and fast the rest of the day for best results, seriously. The whole idea for the calorie laden pastry is to celebrate Shrove Tuesday. Folks fill themselves up with tons of rich and fatty foods like gluttonous pigs because the very next day is Ash Wednesday which begins Lent and forty days of fasting, no meat on Fridays and lots of church visits. Lent is meant to be a time to evaluate your relationship with God and better yourself and be a more positive Christian. There is much more meaning and depth to it but that is what I was able to share with my toddlers today while they were enjoying their paczkis. Don't forget to use teachable moments whenever you can get them in.


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Potty Training Toddlers Round 1

  For those of you who do not know me personally, I have three lovely toddlers 4,2,1 years old. My life is a never ending chain of messes. Potty training said toddlers, is also a never ending chain of messes. One can normally handle the endless "misses" and "accidents" in stride until there are two, yes TWO, potty using toddlers in your home. Not only is there never enough toilet paper....(which is NOT cheap) but there apparently are never enough toilets. Heaven help me when toddler #3 decides to take the potty using journey. Let me explain. Toddler 1 (T1) will announce the need to use the bathroom AND what exactly they need to do (poo, pee, or both) also keep in mind that since my children are still in the learning phase they like to announce this in public places as well. Ok, back on track. T1 " I gotta go poop!" followed by a hurried rush to the bathroom sometimes with pants around ankles barely making it in time. At the exact same moment T2 decides via the monkey see monkey do process, that she also needs to use the bathroom.  Thankfully we have two bathrooms otherwise I have a feeling we would have a lot more messes. Going out in public, or :"pub-a-blic-in," as T1 used to call it is a journey that only the bravest of us attempt, and never under any circumstances will we patronize any store that does not have a bathroom. It just doesn't happen.

   Hope you all got a little laugh today. Hope to see you again!

A Step In The Right Direction

I purged myself of the time leech that is Facebook. Liberation feels so sweet. Hope you are staying warm throughout this horribly harsh winter we have been facing. :) Hope to see you again soon.