New-ness

The first pic of his new organized room!



Only a few days after...I asked him to help me clean it up and he said "I busy Mom. Making a castle!" WOAH...Is that my kid? Being a big boy and telling me NO?! I don't think so!

We finally got all moved in to our new house! What a crazy busy few weeks it has been! Probably a good thing I didn't have internet so I could get lots of things done...instead of playing on the computer..right?! hehe
For the most part the house is organized. But it isn't still clean..especially not in my childs playroom!!


Then this past weekend was my 30ish...birthday ;) Who is in her mid-thirties?! Not me ;) or atleast I will keep saying I am thirty until I get some wrinkles to catch up with me. But on the flip side, I did find my first gray hair last week! YIKES!!
Its late and I am over my blogging excitement, so here are a few pics from my Birthday adventure!

Lucie P. the best friend a girl could ever ask for ;)


My fabulous hubby!!

Pure Bliss

Josh got me a video recorder for Christmas. Love that man!! This is one of the reasons why I needed one! Who wants to forget a moment like this?!

Memories

I logged on 30 minutes ago because I felt like BLOGGING..But then my sister called and I've been on the phone..soooo, I kinda lost my mojo =/

But I do have a few things I will write down before I forget. This past week as I have been packing up our house, it has been bittersweet for me. Looking back on my life, I grew up in the same house for 20 years. I never once moved. My best friend lived 2 houses down from me. I knew my neighborhood inside and out. Even now when I dream I always dream of the house I grew up in. Its weird to me and I often wonder what it means. Maybe its my safe place?! who knows..

But thinking about these things, makes me kind of sad. Not that your house can take away your memories. But packing up to move into our new place, I get sad thinking that this house was the house that Leland took his first steps in, first potty, he learned to crawl here. All of those things I will think about when I think of this house. So many precious memories have been here. *sigh*

Going forward to the new house, I know that I will have memories there too. Leland will learn so many new things and have a huge backyard to play "out-sideeee" which he soooo loves to do! He loves the new house already, but don't think he really gets the fact that in a few days we will be there ALL the time. Hopefully he will adjust to the new place. We have been contemplating how to decorate his new room. He loves choo choo trains. But I don't think I can handle looking at Thomas the train everyday. He also loves Toy Story, but Josh isn't a fan of having a "themed" room.
Until we decide we will just stick to his bedding we have now ;)

My other thoughts right now are BABIES BABIES BABIES!!! I have baby fever soo bad. It literally consumes me. Not that I don't feel blessed to already be a Mommy, but I am ready to do it again! I think Leland will be such an amazing big brother. He is so sweet, gentle and loving. He is such a good boy! Which makes me wonder...will babe #2 be a little evil one?! hehe..I really hope we have another boy. But I kinda think Big Papa wants a girl. Over the summer when I watched my friends baby Lily(which is our girl name) Josh fell in love with her. He was so cute playing with her. I know if we had a little girl she would be wrapped around his finger ;)

Ok..Enough babbling for now. Here are a few pics of Leland and Lily ;) Plus one of me & my little man!!
Until next time, Mama LJ

2010

so...I basically didn't post a blog for the whole year of 2010. Not sure what my problem was. Mainly laziness I guess. Feel like no one really cares what I have to say..do they?! Or maybe I just put all my info on FB so why bother to do it here ya know? I do enjoy reading other peoples blogs. Just not a fan of doing it myself.
But since we are starting a new year, I am going to try to be better about blogging. I have alot to be thankful for, this year has had its ups and downs for sure! Glad it is over and looking forward to the future.

I offically quit Dillards to be a SAHM and with that wound up being so busy working freelance jobs that I could hardly call myself a SAHM! I always knew there were other opportunites out there but never had the balls to quit my "real" job to go for it. So glad that I did! I have opened so many new doors this year and feel so blessed as a makeup artist! Plus in addition to quiting my job, it did allow me more free time with Leland. Now I can pick and chose when I want to work. Which works out much better for our family!

I am also excited about tomorrow. Tomorrow we get the keys to our new place. We love where we live now, but we are busting at the seams! 2 bedrooms is not working out. I need an office and we need a yard for my munchkin, since he loves to play OUTSIDE!!!
I have thought of the pros and cons for leaving our townhouse community for a house. But in the long run, I think the list is higher for the pros...atleast for now ;) I may be cursing our house in a few months...stay tuned..haha

What I am most excited about is to feel more like an "adult". I haven't lived in an actual house in over 8 years. I have been an apartment girl! The past 2 being in a townhouse, but lets face it..its the same! I am excited to have a big garage, a yard...I might even plant some flowers?! who knew?! What I am super excited about is to have my own "room". Josh is being very supportive of my makeup career, so I am going to turn our extra bedroom into a makeup room. I can do bridal consultations at the house which is super exciting for me! My own GIRL space! I feel so bad for him now. Our bathroom looks like a cosmetic counter threw up in it. So now, he won't have to see any makeup at all! I am going to put it all in my room ;) I already have several brides booked for the year and am hoping to build my business. I know I am talented and blessed, so fingers crossed that I can make this happen!

So here's to 2011...And as Lelands new favorite toy would say "To infinity and beyond!!!"

peace & chicken grease,
Mama LJ

My Babe

I love my Husband!!!



Now. Can't you tell he loves my kisses..lol, He is probably saying "Enough with the kisses Mommy!!"



The First time we met. It was love at first sight.

1 year ago today

One year ago today I was in the hospital. With my brand new baby and clueless as to what this year was going to be like. I had no clue when I was pregnant how much I was going to LOVE being a MOM and how much I was going to LOVE LELAND. This past year has changed me so much. It still amazes me everyday how much a child grows/learns in their first year of life. I never knew how much being a great Mom would mean to me. But this past year, I feel like it is what I was meant to do. I look at Leland in amazement some days and think "Wow, Josh & I made this!" I am sure most of you who are parents have thought the same thing at some point in your lives, but it truly is such a blessing to be a parent.
To think one year ago today, Josh and I were in a hospital room with a crying newborn and clueless as what to do! Now I feel like we are old pros at this parenting thing. I also feel that I am so blessed to have such an amazing husband to share this journey with. I love watching him play with Leland. They are so cute together.
For Lelands 1st Birthday we went to the zoo and let him have SUGAR for the 1st time. lol..He was not so sure what to do with the cupcake, so Daddy helped him out a little bit ;)
He is such a smart little boy. He loves music and loves to dance. Seeing a baby do a head bob is so funny to me. I wonder what his little mind thinks! He has recently discovered Sesame Street and is IN LOVE with ELMO! He is mezmerized by him. The other day he was sitting in his new favorite "squatting" position and his little legs turned purple from sitting in the one place so long! I couldn't even get him to look at me when I called his name. Silly baby.
We bought "Your Baby Can Read", so I have been doing that with him everyday. I wouldn't say he is "reading" but he knows when he sees "clap" to clap and when he sees "wave" he waves at me. So maybe it is sinking in?!? I figure it doesn't hurt!
He isn't walking all by himself yet, but give him something to push around and he is off with the wind!! I know very soon I will be running around like a mad woman!
He loves people. He waves to everyone, I think he gets his social skills from Mommy. He can give hugs and kisses. *so cute*
He is not so much into being fed anymore, he is a big boy and wants to do it himself! Which stinks because I have a freezer full of homemade baby food I pureed! Oh well =/
I guess thats about it for the Leland update. Who knew a year would fly by like it did??? Here are some recent pics and I will post more after his birthday party on Sunday!! Hope everyone is well!
<3, Mama LJ

Friggin EBAY

So I recently signed up for Ebay. Most of you know I am not very computer savy. But I am giving it an old college try!
So far, so good. I have sold a few things and since I have NO CLUE how much things weigh & shipping costs, I am just taking them to the Post Office instead of the mail from your home option. It has been a few weeks since I sold my last item, so I had not signed on Ebay for well over a week. I happened to sign on today and good lord!!! I had a "dispute" that I needed to go see in my paypal acct.
What ticks me off is the buyer NEVER EMAILED ME to say she hadn't recieved my box. She just disputes her payment.
WELL...I posted a beautiful pink satin jacket I had bought a few years ago, that originally sold for $198.00. I bought it on sale. I sold it on ebay for a whopping $19.99 and only charged $3.99 for shipping. The "buyer" wanted me to send it next day priority and didn't purchase insurance nor bothered to offer to pay for extra shipping. I go to the post office to mail it and it cost me $8.70 to mail. Priority was the only option because it weighed too much for first class mail. As far as I know the package was on its way.
I emailed the buyer and told her that it had been mailed. Never heard back from them until NOW. 12 days later!! what the heck. Wouldn't you think this person would email me saying "Hey, I know you said you mailed it, but I still haven't received it yet"???
No, instead they tarnish my virgin Ebay reputation!!! Buy giving me a bad feedback.
I found my reciept for the shipping but since the buyer didn't ask for insurance it didn't have a tracking number. But I did contact paypal and they told me to fax a copy of my reciept to them. Which I did. Costing me another $2.89. soooo after all that, I have made...$12.and some change. Which is on "hold" in the paypal world. Ugh..for the love, so not worth it. Plus I put my return address on the damn box which has not been returned.
Thoughts on this???
1. Buyer got the jacket and is just being a pain in the ass.
2. Someone stole the box off of their doorstep?
3. Post office lost the package???
4. Who the hell knows!

All I know is that the whole situation aggravates me. I don't like being accused of something that I didn't do. So now I don't have the money for the jacket nor do I have my beautiful jacket. I shouldn't have sold it. It never fit, but it was so pretty I just knew that one day I would wear it..haha, but I am trying to clean out my closet and if I haven't worn it then I am giving it away or selling it. Most of my clothes are in brand new condition. I take pride in taking good care of my things.
Sorry for venting, but isn't that what blogging is all about??? To let all of your feelings out??? hehe