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The picnic table I got for Ryan for fathers day from a yard sale for $15.

The pot I made for the flowers out front, looks like a 3 yr old did it but I am still happy I got to play with paint. Painting is my new favorite thing to do!

flowers out front

clock I redid

Lydia

Luck with running gear!

For mothers day Ryan found these puma shoes that were originally $80 that were $15 so I got them for mothers day and I hadn't used them until this morning and Wow I felt so fast. Lol, which was probably still a 13 minute mile. But my asics were shot so I felt like I was running on a cloud. The jogger stroller I've been using for a month and love it! I know the Lord is very aware of me. One night it was on my mind how much I'd love one but couldn't afford it. That night when I prayed I did't dare ask for a jogging stroller because Hello! Not of eternal value! But that weekend at church the youth were doing an auction to raise money for camp and someone brought a jogger stroller that I ended up getting for $16. What a great deal! The Lord heard my unprayed prayer :)

Trouble with Acne?!?

I never had a problem with acne until I turned 21. Ya I thought it was puberty that would onset acne for me. Nope, lucky me I was in the dating game in college when this occurred. I never really had a zit before this and didn't understand what I was supposed to do. It wasn't until I went to a midwife who also had PCOS that knew what to tell me. Proactive also did not work for me but made it worse! I was informed that those who are sensitive to benzoyl peroxide should try salycic acid. I went with Obagi face wash shown below. It only works well if your not killing it with heavy makeup. Maybelline's powder shown below works great. For best results with the face wash use it in the shower after you've got it all steamy and your pours are open, rub for a good 30 seconds or more. Need to just zap one zit... try this clearasil cream that has salycic acid.

Nap Time

It's interesting how since Lydia came I've only been able to take 2 real naps. I don't know why I can't nap but I just sit and think of all the things I could be getting done with that precious time. Ok, so she takes A LOT of naps for 2 hour increments of time. So honestly I should just nap but I can't shut my brain off. I sometimes wish you had a switch to turn your brain off. However, when it comes to night time once my head hits the pillow I'm out cold. I guess Ryan will get into bed after I do and supposedly he'll have a full on conversation with me and I don't remember a thing. Good thing I'm no longer held accountable for what he tells me because now he knows I'm not really awake. He used to ask me to do him a favor and then the next day he would say, "Were you able to get that done?" HA HA I would look at him like, "What in the world are you talking about?" He used to think I had selective hearing but now he knows I talk when I'm asleep.

I have a new obsession with painting. So it started with spray painting the shelves to hang up a and since then I've done a pot and I'm approaching a picnic table and chairs. However, it has to be spray paint otherwise it doesn't turn out even :) The flower pot I did I used real paint for the white polka dotes on a black background and it looks like a 3 year old did it. :) Well you don't have to be good at hobbies, right ?

She's awake...

Found at Home Hair Dye for Blonds

Just wanted to say really fast a week ago I finally gave in and bought hair dye from the store. Nice n easy #99. I must say I was very pleased with the result, especially since it was $12 :) I can afford that. Ryan cuts my hair and I color... We are a good team :)

Mothers Day Gifts

Lydia and I on mothers day before church

Ryan and Lydia before church
She went through 3 outfits from blow out diapers before we got to church.. This was #2

I found my new favorite cake... White cake with strawberry jello. Haven't had it with whip cream and strawberries but I'm guessing it beats any cake! We fed the missionaries today that's why more than half of the cake is gone. Don't worry Ryan and I didn't eat that much cake after dinner. Ha ha. However I'm sure we could of it was yummy

Ryan cleaned up our garden. He didn't want to have to weed again so he put this wood down to stop the weeds from coming up.

This is our strawberries on top and the potatoes down below.

Corn we planted Saturday.. Stay tune on those

Ryan is sitting in a launch chair I found on the side of our dumpster. People in our complex put items they no longer want that other people can take on the side. Lucky me who found 2 of them. :)

My mom gave me some money along with some other things for mothers day and I bought stickers to put in my house. Sticker #1 in living room

Sticker #2 in laundry room

Lydia's room stickers... Stay tune on her room I'm in the middle of getting it decorated. Still have to put up the blinds and we are getting her crib at the beginning of June from our neighbor who is moving. Also the clock I painted and decorated. I had lots of fun with this one. Under the clock I've got shelves I'm still going to paint for book shelves.

Last the bathroom. The curtain is white with green vines at the bottom so I decided to put a tree. On the other side of the bathroom I have a shelf I'm going to hang that has hooks to put little Lydia's towels on. I have to say I loved Super K Mart today :) Thanks mom for the $20

So excited for Mothers Day :)

Ok, so I have a whole appreciation for mothers day coming up now that I'm a mom. I must say I am so grateful for my mom going through everything to raise five of us kids :) WOW! Not just one or two but five.

I went to Panarea Bread today with Tiffany, a friend of mine, and this woman snapped at her and told her to stop her little boy from rocking the car seat which had her 6 month old little girl inside. Why did she say this? Supposedly she was nervous the car seat was going to tip over. Why some people always have to vocalize they're opinion I will never know. But the first thing that popped into my head was, "This is someones mom!" That's so sad. I am so grateful that my mom is who she is. Tiffany and I just laughed about it later.

My aunt Phillis sent me the cutest little onesie that has Lydia Ann Embroidered on the front of it with some little flowers sown on it. You can't see it in the picture because her little hands are over it. But cute nonetheless :)