I've decided, due to some very nice requests, to start a new blog. It will be a
chronicle of some of my very most favorite things and some of the things that are part of my everyday life. In this day and age of social networking blogging is all about
connecting right? So, my first blog is me connecting to my readers. I am a mom. A new mom/young mom trying to figure it all out. I don't
claim to know all the answers. Quite the opposite, I have a lot of questions. I love figuring it all out and making it as fun as possible. I have my own
child, a 15 month old boy named Logan. I also provide
childcare in my home to my 3 year old niece and another 4 year old girl. Sometimes it's
crazy and sometimes it's just a blast! I love to
cook, and do
crafts, I don't love to
clean but it's something that I have to stay on top of. I've also started
couponing to help keep it all together. Living on a single income isn't always a walk in the park but, I wouldn't change being a stay at home mom for all the money in the world. What you're in store for when you subscribe to my blog is a real mom. Real silly everyday life stories and journeys, some of my favorite recipes, and how-to on arts and
crafts. I also love to enter
contests and will post about the most recent venture I've gotten myself into and how you
can to. Or stay tuned for me learning my way through
couponing and feeding my family on a budget. Something that has
changed in importance to me since having a baby is
cleaning green, and using natural remedies. These are my '
C' words. I invite you to
come on this
challenge with me!
Tonight my little family, along with my Uncle Jeff, are staying in my moms cabin on Whidbey Island. My granma who also lives on the Island, just down the road, was recently diagnosed with Melanoma Cancer. She's been so strong and positive through her surgery but, now she's had some complications. She was hospitalized yesterday due to an infection. Then in the early hours this morning my mom took the steps down from her loft wrong and broke her ankle. She was taken by aid car to Whidbey General Hospital in Coupeville, where my Granma is also admitted. She really did a number on her ankle! She was taken into surgery minutes before we arrived. We brought her and Granma roses to brighten their rooms. After a visit with my granma we decided we'd venture down the road to the super cute beachy, waterfront town of Coupeville while we waited for my mom to come out of surgery. We had dressed Logan up in his lion costume since it was so close to Halloween and we thought it might bring a smile to our patients. We discovered while in Coupeville that they were holding a torchlight parade through town for all the kids in costume to march in! We were able to see mom after surgery and she was very groggy. But, she got to hear Logan say "Ahmama" (her grandma name) and also see him blow kisses. She needed her rest so we kissed her goodbye and headed to the parade through town. I love the holidays and had such joy seeing all the little ghouls and goblins! Logan had such a blast and was only freaked out when a kid just a bit bigger than him approached him in a Darth Vader mask. So, hopefully my mom and Granma are resting up tonight. We will be cleaning moms cabin tomorrow and hopefully bringing some home cooking to the hospital. Nothing is certain so well wishes are very much appreciated.
