A Project for Next Christmas

When I was little my mom made an advent calendar for Christmas, and we used it EVERY year... and as far as I can remember she still hangs it up. It's definately worn and loved, and the sticky glue stuff she put on the back of the ornaments doesn't stick as well... but I remember fighting with Dylan EVERY day in December to be the one that got to put the next ornament up to count down til Christmas. So next year, probably starting in the spring so that I don't get overwhelmed with school, Elah, and another sewing project, I am going to start making an advent calendar for our family. I love this blog called Homemade by Jill... not only does she have two beautiful children (I love to see her update with pictures of them, they have the best eyes!)but she is a crafty momma! She posts some of the coolest tutorials and pictures of things she's made for her home, gifts and for her children. Recently I posted about some burp cloths that I made for Elah (as well as some I made last year for Janelle), well I found that tutorial on Jill's blog! Well... check THIS out! That is something she's been working on for her family! I LOVE it! So that is what I will be working on next year, with a little help from my mom. I still have lots to learn about sewing, but now that Elah is going to be here soon, it makes me want to learn that much more! I can't wait to get started!

Project 365: Day 55

Ok... so Justin is a bit of wierdo. He loves to cook, but when he cooks with chicken, he prefers to use gloves. Janelle passed on an entire box of gloves... that I'm pretty sure Nathan "borrowed" from the hospital when James and Jonathan were born. So here you go folks... my strange, but wonderful husband preparing the chicken for HOT WINGS! WOO!!!!!



No Slippy Hair Clippy Giveaway

These hairclips are so cute! I WANT TO WIN! LOL!

Go Long! Go Green! is doing a giveaway for these awesome hair accessories for your little one, a $25 gift certificate to be exact! Click HERE to enter!

Tasty Tuesday

Had our 34 week appointment today! We're getting closer, closer and CLOSER! It was a pretty quick appointment, Elah's growing and she's moving a TON! I go back in 2 weeks, and then I'll be going every week until she decides it's time to meet the world! We swung by our favorite Flint house and visited for a few minutes, got my sweet baby cuddles in, you know I can't resist! When we got home we came home to our amazing Christmas photo cards from Shutterfly! You can see a picture on my previous post for Project 365. So those are filled out and ready to go, we even went ahead and took our parents each one and Justin's nanny... and I got my junk food for dinner at mom's. Gotta love cheese fries and ice cream! I don't usually eat THAT unhealthy... but mom always has great junk food to chow down on... and how could a pregnant woman resist?

Tomorrow I'm looking forward to being kidnapped by the Flint monsters and getting OUT of the house... that is, getting out of the house without having to go to a doctor's appointment or a birthing class! Then J and I have to take all of our Thanksgiving Dinner supplies to mom's. Mom and I decided to conquer dinner together this year, so we're going to prepare some of the stuff tomorrow night and then cook up everything else on Thursday. CAN'T WAIT!

I think that's it... just another typical boring week in the Massey household. :)

Project 365: Day 54

Well... guess what came in the mail today? CHRISTMAS CARDS!!! WOOHOO! I was going to wait until after I mailed them out to share them, but I was too excited. So, if you get one, sorry for spoiling the surprise!

Books... books... books!

If you know me at all... then you know that I'm an avid reader. I have a bookshelf stocked full of some of my favorite books. I never throw away or give away my books... they are a GREAT joy in my life! I love diving into a story and being able to "live" someone else's life... even for just a minute. A great romance, an epic journey... becoming a fictional character. It's grand! Well, I hope to instill that same passion for reading in my children and would love to stock an entire library of books for them as they grow, starting with Elah ofcourse!

Chronicle Books is doing a giveaway for $500 worth of books... here's the assignment for us bloggers:

Post a list of Chronicle Books valued at up to $500 that you’d like to haul in, and you’ll be automatically entered into a drawing to WIN your list of books! And, one of your readers who comments on the post will win the list too!

So I'm going to make a list of children's books... and you can either comment here and hope that I win so that you win as well... or you can post your own blog.... OR you can follow the directions to other blogs to comment on for a chance to win! Just click HERE for more details!


My book list:
Count: Blue Apple Books by DwellStudio
Mommy & Daddy Hugs & Kisses Boxed Set by Anne Gutman & Georg Hallensleben
In My Tree: Finger Puppet Book by Sara Gillingham & Lorena Siminovich
Such a Silly Baby! by Steffanie Lorig, Richard Lorig, and Amanda Shepherd
Hello Baby! Baby Book: A Keepsake Journal for Baby's First Year by Hello! Lucky
Peek-A-Who?: Board Book by Nina Laden
Touch & Feel Zoo: Blue Apple Books by DwellStudio
Butterfly Birthday: Blue Apple Books by Harriet Ziefert & Mark Jones
Stella is a Star!: Blue Apple Books by Bernadette Peters & Liz Murphy
Mommies and Babies: Blue Apple Books by Simms Taback
A Nutty Nutcracker Christmas by Ralph Covert, G. Riley Mills, & Wilson Swain
For Just One Day by Laura Leuck & Marc Boutavant
Over in the Hollow by Rebecca Dickinson & S. Britt
Wrapped in Love: Blue Apple Books by Jan Johnston & Maria Eugenia
Lines That Wiggle: Blue Apple Books by Candace Whitman & Steve Wilson
I Know a Lot of Things by Paul and Ann Rand
Mama's Kiss: Handprint Books by Jane Yolen & Dan Baxter
Little Hoot by Amy Krouse Rosenthal & Jen Corace
You Think It's Easy Being the Tooth Fairy? by Sheri Bell-Rehwoldt & David Slonim
Go Back to Sleep: Blue Apple Books by Sylvie Jones & Pascale Constantin
Ook the Book: And Other Silly Rhymes by Lissa Rovetch & Shannon McNeill
Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star by Sylvia Long
Undersea Treasure Hunt by Stephanie Boey
Waddle, Waddle, Quack, Quack, Quack by Barbara Anne Skalak & Sylvia Long
PeeWee & Plush: A Park Pals Adventure by Johanna Hurwitz and Patience Brewster
Noah's Ark by Jerry Pinkney
Astronaut PiggyWiggy: Handprint Books by Christyan &  Diane Fox
I Spy in the Ocean by Damon Burnard & Julia Cairns
ABC Block Books by Susan Estelle Kwas
Olive, the Other Reindeer by J.otto Seibold & Vivian Walsh
I Love You the Purplest by Barbara Joosee & Mary Whyte
The Night I Followed the Dog by Nina Laden
Goodnight, Owl: Blue Apple Books by DwellStudio
Emily & Alex: Naughty and Nice: Blue Apple Books by Barroux
Emily & Alex: Plain and Fancy: Blue Apple Books by Barroux
Look: Blue Apple Books by DwellStudio
Bathtime PiggyWiggy: Handprint Books by Christyan & Diane Fox

Mundane Monday

Today has been a pretty typical, boring day in the Massey household. Justin was off today so we decided to start our morning with a trip to the library... and as usual I found several books to read while Justin found zilch. I also needed my Flint Monster cuddles, and I knew Janelle wasn't feeling well... so J and I headed over to kidnap the older 3 for a picnic at the park. They had a blast... and were VERY excited that Justin came to play! He even played on the playground with them! He was a little too big for the slide and tunnel however... I'm thinking he's going to regret that later tonight lol! Other than that... we have our birthing class tonight and then we'll probably come home and watch a movie and go to sleep. Or attempt sleep... which is a typical night for me :-\

Elah is being ornery as ever... running out of room and making sure mommy knows! I thought I was having a painful Braxton Hick contraction this morning... but no. It was Elah. As soon as I put my hand on that spot that felt like my uterus was hard she moved away and kicked the CRAP out of me! Little booger. At the moment she's stretching so my tummy looks like a watermelon, hopefully she'll calm down a bit during our birthing class so I can move around a bit better!

Project 365: Day 53

Project 365: Day 52

I finally finished the burp cloths! Now they are sitting nice and pretty on Elah's shelf :-D

And I never did share pictures of Elah's diapers all washed and ready in her drawers!

The drawers are both mixed...

 The white ones are Econobums, the pink ones you see in the picture below are Flips, and the rest in both drawers in multiple colors and prints are Kawaii's... which are almost exactly like the diapers I'm going to order in the spring called Go Green Pocket Diapers!

 Here's the drawer of extra inserts - these are Econobum prefolds and Kawaii Bamboo Inserts.

 These are the Kawaii Microfiber and Flip Microfiber inserts...

And that's it for today :-D I'm super primo cleaning mode and sat down long enough to share these pics! Back to organizing and cleaning!

Go Green Pocket Diaper Giveaway!

If you've seen my previous posts on diapers, then you've seen my love for Kawaii's.... well this brand, Go Green Pocket Diapers is very similar! Click HERE to see all the wonderful prints that Go Green has to offer.... and then head on over to Go Long! Go Green! to enter for a chance to win one of these great diapers!

Good luck!