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GO TAYLOR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
GO TAYLOR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
New Blog site
Hey everyone! I wanted to tell you about a new blog I am starting to get some publicity for my Mary Kay business, but it will have lots of Stay at Home and working mom resources!! The newest site I found with some great deals is www.lightlyloved.com . Its an online consignments shop with some great finds and wonderful shipping prices!
Oh…and my site is www.workingathomeandloveit.blogspot.com ….check it out!
Just an update
Well my posts have mostly been “Hayden Accomplishments and Milestones” lately, so I thought I’d fill ya in on some other stuff……
This past weekend was my highschool 5 year reunion. It was fun to see mostly everyone again. Its neat to see what they are all up to these days, how they have changed, and how they haven’t. Fun stuff. We ate at Macaroni grill…yummy.
Then we kept Colton for deb on Saturday and had lots of fun!! We swam and played with toys and on the swingset. He had a good time and we hope to have him back soon!!! (hint hint) His little sentences are hilarious! It was neat to see how we’d do with two one of these days!!
Then that night Hayden got super sick. She was coughing and so so so congested. We were all up until 4 am with her. Poor thing was so tired, but couldn’t get to sleep. So we stayed home from church, due to exhaustion and the fact that we wouldn’t be able to leave her in the nursery, and relaxed. We watched “The New World” which was good, but SUPER LONG and BORING! Then just hung out more, did some cleaning and TLC for the babe. She slept much better last night.
Today I was supposed to go in for an ingrown toenail removal…(my second toe in 3 months) but over the weekend it has healed itself, so I’m holding off and saving my money! And glad to not have to go in and have surgery…yikes…i hate hate hate shots!!!
So, anyway, I have to do some work now, so I’ll leave it at that….not that interesting but just an update! Pray for Hayden to get totally well quickly!
And your Occupation is? Mother
A few months ago, when I was picking up the children at school, another mother I knew well rushed up to me. Emily was fuming with-indignation. “Do you know what you and I are?” she demanded. Before I could answer, and I didn’t really have one handy, she blurted out the reason for her question. It seemed she had just returned from renewing her driver’s license at the County Clerk’s office. Asked by the woman Emily had hesitated, uncertainhow to classify herself. “What I mean is, “explained the recorder, “Do have a job, or are you just a……?” “Of course I have a job,” snapped Emily.”I’m a mother.” “We don’t list ‘mother’ as an occupation..” ‘housewife’covers it,” said the recorder emphatically.
I forgot all about her story until one day I found myself in the same situation, this time at our own Town Hall. The clerk was obviously a careerwoman, poised, efficient, and possessed of a high-sounding title like Official Interrogator or Town Registrar. “And what is you occupation?” she probed. What made me say it, I do not know. The words simply popped out. “I’m a Research Associate in the field of Child Development and Human Relations.” The clerk paused, ball point pen frozen in midair, and looked up as though she had not heard right. I repeated the title slowly, emphasizing the most significant words. Then I stared with wonder as my pompous pronouncement was written in bold, black ink on the official questionnaire. “Might I ask,” said the clerk with new interest, “just what you do in your field? “Coolly, without any trace of fluster in my voice, I heard myself reply, “I have a continuing program of research (what mother doesn’t?) in the laboratory and in the field. I’m working for my Masters (the whole family),and already have four credits (all daughters).” “Of course, the job is one of the most demanding in the humanities (any mother care to disagree?) and I often work 14 hours a day (24 is more like it). But the job is more challenging than most run-of-the-mill careers and the rewards are insatisfaction rather than money.” There was an increasing note of respect inthe clerk’s voice as she completed the form, stood up, and personally ushered me to the door. As I drove into our driveway, buoyed by my glamorous new career, I was greeted by my lab assistants – ages 13, 7, and 3. Upstairs I could hear our new experimental model (6 months) in the child-development program, testing out a new vocal pattern. I felt triumphant! I had scored a beat on bureaucracy! And I had gone on the official records as someone more distinguished and indispensable to mankind than “just another mother.” Especially when there’s a title on the door. Whether a stay-at-home Mom or a career Mom, we should all carry this title proudly. -Author Unknown
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Ok..so I’m a bad mom for letting Hayden play with a highlighter, but this is so precious….just had to share 🙂
My weekend
Well my first mother’s day was wonderful!! BJ and Hayden gave me some new perfume by Ralph Lauren and a beautiful pink sapphire hear necklace.
Hayden gave PawPaw a present for his birthday to play with at his house….she had so much fun playing in it this weekend!!
She also started pulling up on everything…wowee, she is growing up so fast. It makes me sad though I am happy to see each new stage.
I hope that all of you mommies had a wonderful mother’s day like I did!!!
Happy Mother’s Day all You Mom’s and Mom’s To be
Before I was a Mom
Before I was a Mom, I never tripped over toys or forgot words to a lullaby.
I didn’t worry whether or not my plants were poisonous.
I never thought about immunizations.
Before I was a Mom, I had never been puked on, pooped on, chewed on, or peed on.
I had complete control of my mind and my thoughts.
I slept all night.
Before I was a Mom, I never held down a screaming child so doctors could do tests, or give shots.
I never looked into teary eyes and cried.
I never got gloriously happy over a simple grin.
I never sat up late hours at night watching a baby sleep.
Before I was a Mom, I never held a sleeping baby just because I didn’t want to put it down.
I never felt my heart break into a million pieces when I couldn’t stop the hurt.
I never knew that something so small could affect my life so much.
I never knew that I could love someone so much.
I never knew I would love being a Mom.
Before I was a Mom, I didn’t know the feeling of having my heart outside my body.
I didn’t know how special it could feel to feed a hungry baby.
I didn’t know that bond between a mother and her child.
I didn’t know that something so small could make me feel so important and happy.
Before I was a Mom, I had never gotten up in the middle of the night every 10 minutes to make sure all was okay.
I had never known the warmth, The joy, The love, The heartache, The wonderment or the satisfaction of being a Mom.
I didn’t know I was capable of feeling and loving so much before I was a Mom.
And remember that behind every successful mother is a basket of dirty laundry.
Happy Mother’s Day!
Swimming
So this weekend we took Hayden to the pool for the first time. She loved it!! She even splashed around and kicked her little legs 🙂 It was so much fun!!! We all had a blast. She went underwater two times and didn’t really know what to think of that, but she will learn. She loved the little whale that we got her to float in and wanted to play in it all day long, even without being in the pool. Such fun was had by all 🙂
Hayden’s first crawl!
This is Hayden’s first Crawl! It’s not very good quality, because I did it on my camera, but I am so glad we had at least some sort of recording of it!
Teeth Picture
The picture right below this post…if you click it, you can see Hayden’s two bottom teeth 🙂 It is the best one i’ve gotten so far and I didn’t even mean to 🙂
This is my norm 