tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17467126079627956782024-03-13T16:34:07.462-05:00A girl living in a boy's worldmandah905http://www.blogger.com/profile/18076334686222768569noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1746712607962795678.post-62642214020565805612013-06-06T21:05:00.000-05:002013-06-06T21:05:10.615-05:00Summer timeI am babysitting my neighbor's two girls during the summer. My neighbor is a single mom and recently found a job after not working for six months or so. In order to help her save money, I told her that I would watch them. <br />
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1. The Grand Theatre has $3.50 movies on Tuesday and Wednesday. Every week it is a different movie. You get a small soda and a small popcorn. It is pretty awesome.<br />
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2. Hit The Dollar Tree. We found water balloons ( a big hit with the kids), sidewalk chalk, color books, and popsicles. <br />
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Please stick around to see all the fun things we do this summer. mandah905http://www.blogger.com/profile/18076334686222768569noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1746712607962795678.post-70383303270665641972012-12-31T17:49:00.001-06:002012-12-31T17:49:39.736-06:00Graduation GiftI know that most students do not graduate until May, but I was inspired by my own graduation this December to post about gifts. I try to make homemade gifts for graduations. Sometimes the gifts take a while to get to their recipient.<br />
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This would be a gift for my sister. I found a shadow box at Michaels Craft store. The paper was found at Hobby Lobby, along with the diplomas on the picture. The accessories were found at Michaels Craft store and Hobby Lobby.<br />
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Second step: Glue the paper to the back of the shadow box.<br />
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Then I placed the picture, gown, and other accessories how I wanted it and then glued/taped everything on to the paper.<br />
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My idea is to take a cork board and find Christmas fabric or take some cardboard and cover it with Christmas fabric or paint it. I will glue glittered clothes pins to the board. I am in the stage of glittering the clothes pins. C man is trying to help me, but he is making more of a mess than successfully helping me. The clothes pins will be covered in green, white, and red glitter.<br />
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I found some Christmas coloring pictures online and printed them out for C man to color, so that he can take part in creating the calendar. These pictures will be glued to envelopes, numbered 1 - 25. Inside of the envelopes will be Advent activities, some will be done at home and others will be done in the community. I will use the clothes pins to hold the envelopes.<br />
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Take a day off during the weekend to do something of the projects you want.<br />
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<span style="color: magenta;">Redo C man's dresser. Find a blue color similar to Thomas the train and find a red similar to Thomas the train. Order knobs from esty. </span><br />
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<span style="color: magenta;">Ready for Nov. 6 to get some of this done!! </span>mandah905http://www.blogger.com/profile/18076334686222768569noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1746712607962795678.post-53829946561858297942012-06-26T20:01:00.001-05:002012-10-20T14:51:57.006-05:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Oh my the time has flown by. We have been busy potty training. It is not going. Today, C man refused to sit on the potty. I had errands to run today so I put a diaper on him. I feel defeated in the potty training area right now. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The temperature here in Louisiana has reached the 100s. Yep, the 100s. Everyday, we have heat warnings. This causes us to stay inside, which sucks because C man is so active. I can only hold his interest for so long until he is on to the next thing. In our apartment, we have a large sliding glass door</span>. I let C man color on it with markers. He lasted 10 minutes at most. Then I let him paint, that lasted 15 minutes. Trying to be screen free is hard when you live in an apartment and temperatures are ridiculous. At night, he plays outside for an hour with the girls next door. He loves them. He is and will be my social butterfly.<br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Did you realize that Father's day is coming up? I didn't until I started blog hopping and noticed blog tutorials about Father's day gifts. </span><br />
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There is a basket that was made using beef jerky, money, and various other foods. I found it at Delightful Order. <a href="http://delightfulorder.blogspot.com/2011/06/fathers-day-gift-idea-with-free.html">Click Here</a> to see it. This woman is amazing. Every time that I browse her site I am filled with so many ideas to try around my own <strike>house</strike> apartment.<br />
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I found another great Father's day idea. Heidi at Two Happy Stampers, recreated a card using card stock, hole punches, and stamps. <a href="http://twohappystampers.blogspot.com/2012/05/tool-time-tutorial.html">Click here</a> to see it.<br />
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At Hydrangeas and Harmony, Jennifer created a scrapbook. The scrapbook starts from the first day that her kids were born and she updates the book every Father's day. <a href="http://hydrangeasandharmony.blogspot.com/2011/06/fathers-day-gift.html">Click here</a> to see it.<br />
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I have decided to create a basket for Father's day. In the basket will be tools for B to use, candy,and a picture frame with B and C man. Here a a few before pictures.<br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Every one is making a summer bucket list, so I am making a summer bucket list for myself and one for the C man. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">1. Organize the hall way closet and blog about it. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">2. Organize the bathroom cabinet and blog about it. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">3. Create a chore chart for C man. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">4. Create a menu board from existing cork board. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">5. Create a station for reminders from existing cork board. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">1. Go to the Circus</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">2. Have a picnic outside. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">3. Go to the Audubon Zoo, Aquarium, and Insectrium. </span><br />
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The town of Lafayette, Louisiana has been shaken, but is pulling together to help one family find a loved one.<br />
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A 22 year old woman is missing in Lafayette, Louisiana. Her family and friends are searching the community, along with the LPSO, LPPD, FBI, and other agencies. Please be on the look out in your community, especially if you travel the interstate. <br />
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_359897511">http://helpmickeysfamily.webs.com/</a><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Today, I had some free time on my hands. I decorated my clipboard. My clipboard serves as a holder for my cleaning schedule and holds my assessment papers when I am in the classroom. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">2 out of 30</span></span><br />
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Describe 3 legitimate fears you have and explain how they became fears.<br />
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1. Working in retail for the rest of my life.<br />
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Every Saturday and Sunday when I leave the boys to go to work, I die inside. I miss being able to spend the day with Branden. I don't want to work at a job where I am disrespected everyday and treated like I don't have a brain. In Louisiana, you are often looked down upon when working in retail. I have worked so hard the past seven years to put myself through college and beat cancer. When I graduate I hope to find a job and leave the retail world. <br />
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2. Being a working mother.<br />
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I struggle everyday when I bring C man to daycare. I always wonder if I am making the right decision to help my family financially, so that we can save money for a house, a new car, and other things in life. I know that I am not alone in this struggle, but it sure is hard. <br />
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3. Getting rid of old school stuff.<br />
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I have this quest for knowledge and this quest has made me keep old school stuff. I am scared that I will forget something that I know or something that is very important for me to know. I am finally letting go of old papers, but it is very hard for me to do. </div>mandah905http://www.blogger.com/profile/18076334686222768569noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1746712607962795678.post-56912666510482001642012-04-30T20:54:00.000-05:002012-04-30T21:00:49.371-05:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The List 1 out of 30.. I think</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">20 random facts about me</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">1. I am going to school to become a teacher. It is one of the hardest, challenging, yet rewarding things I have done in my life. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">2. I want to change the Education system in Louisiana and help children learn. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">3. I am *the Luckiest Girl* ever. B has let me follow my dream, even though it has taken a while for me to figure it out. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">4. I have the sweetest baby boy ever. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">5. I battled with cancer and won. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">6. I am Catholic. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">7. I love reading to C man at night. I try to read to him at least 3 times a day. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">8. My dad taught me to be an independent person. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">9. My sister is my hero. She has a 4.0 at LSU. She is SUPER SMART. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">10. I enjoy taking C man for a walk in the afternoon. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">11. I took a fashion design class in high school and now I work in retail. Ha!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">12. I am slowly finding myself after years of being lost. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">13. Folding towels is the best chore ever!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">14. I miss my friends dearly. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">15. I am an alum of a sorority. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">16. I only believe in driving Chevrolet's.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">17. Sometimes, I will stay on the computer all day looking at love quotes. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">18. Currently saving money to buy a house. One day it will happen. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">19. I miss being able to plant a garden and having weekends to hang out. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">20. I think a kid is the best<span style="background-color: cyan;"></span> excuse for going to the Zoo, Aquarium, etc </span></div>mandah905http://www.blogger.com/profile/18076334686222768569noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1746712607962795678.post-16355188333743871782012-04-30T20:38:00.000-05:002012-04-30T21:04:58.686-05:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<br /></div>mandah905http://www.blogger.com/profile/18076334686222768569noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1746712607962795678.post-14121782912630413092012-01-04T09:46:00.000-06:002012-01-04T09:46:15.558-06:00Christmas and New Years<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">Let me begin with Christmas. Christmas eve I was off of work, which enabled us to participate in Christmas eve activities with my dad's side of the family. It was so nice to spend time with family, especially since we never get to see my dad's side of the family. We ate food, went over the story of Christmas, and opened presents. Of course, we had to take LOTS of pictures. Santa's helpers also put together Connors train table and there was NO fussing between the two of us. <br />
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Fast forward to Christmas day, Connor woke up around 6:00 and all of us presents were opened by 6:30. After hours of playing with his toys, we went to my grandparents house to eat lunch. This was bittersweet because my grandfather passed in 2007 and my grandmother passed in 2010. After lunch, we went to my parents house. We opened presents there. After this, Branden and I went to the movies to watch War Horse( amazing movie, it is a must see). Then we made our way over to my aunts house for supper. We had a Just Dance tournament. We played an elimination bracket. The final was between my cousin and I. <br />
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I have no pictures from this I wish I did. Once I find my camera cord, I will upload pictures from Christmas and pictures of Branden and Connors presents that I made.<br />
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I am so excited that work hours are starting to pick up. I may have money to buy a few Christmas gifts. <br />
I am making Connor alphabet magnets and plan on making Branden a few gifts. I will need to be sneaky about this. So I will keep quiet about this until after Christmas. <br />
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I have made some goals for next Christmas:<br />
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Make an advent calendar<br />
Visit Acadian Village<br />
Visit the Zoo to see the light<br />
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I am starting to organize the apartment to make next semester easier for Branden and I. I am taking pictures and documented everything that I have done. Off to organize !! </div>mandah905http://www.blogger.com/profile/18076334686222768569noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1746712607962795678.post-80294943546106136012011-11-11T08:50:00.000-06:002011-11-11T08:50:50.800-06:00It has been awhile<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">I am so sorry that I haven't written in so long, but life has been so busy. I finally have a minute to breathe. School has been busier than ever, but knowing that it is almost over is the only thing keeping me sane. I have also joined Pinterest, which is SO addicting. I have found so many cute things to do with the house and have found some interesting ways to keep Connor busy.<br />
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Here are a few links that I love:<br />
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When out at a resturant and your kid(s) need something to keep busy:<br />
<a href="http://chasingcheerios.blogspot.com/2008/06/toddler-activity-bags.html">http://chasingcheerios.blogspot.com/2008/06/toddler-activity-bags.html</a><br />
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<a href="http://sstorywindow.blogspot.com/2011/10/toddler-time-busy-bag-exchange-part-3.html">http://sstorywindow.blogspot.com/2011/10/toddler-time-busy-bag-exchange-part-3.html</a><br />
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On a cold rainy day or hot summer day when you can't go outside:<br />
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<a href="http://lagunapreschoolcurriculum.blogspot.com/2011/10/how-to-make-science-discovery-bottles.html">http://lagunapreschoolcurriculum.blogspot.com/2011/10/how-to-make-science-discovery-bottles.html</a><br />
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All of these websites came from Pinterest.<br />
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Sweet Mason<br />
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Connor has been so moody lately. I understand that he is two and it is bad, but I don't know what to do. If we tell him "NO" he whines, if we tell him "Yes" he wines. There is no pleasing him. Oh well, we will deal.<br />
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Well off to write more lessons!!</div>mandah905http://www.blogger.com/profile/18076334686222768569noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1746712607962795678.post-64665265441833406542011-09-18T14:00:00.000-05:002011-09-18T14:00:11.400-05:00Nap time is the best!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">Things are finally getting back to normal around here. Branden was in Tulsa for a training class for work, while I was taking care of the normal things back home. I am so EXHAUSTED from this past week. I have never seen a kid with as much energy as Connor. He has definitely kept me on my toes. <br />
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Not only did I have to take care of Connor, but I also had school. After Connor would go to bed around 9, I would stay up until 11 or 12, doing homework. I would go to sleep tired and wake up tired. No matter how hard I worked to ware out Connor, he still had energy to play. It's a good thing, but when you are stressed with school work it's impossible to see as a good thing. <br />
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Well off I go to study!! Bye!<br />
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Connor is in the terrible two's stage. He hits us when he doesn't get what he wants and has gone so far as to kicking. He throws his cups when he gets water instead of apple juice. At daycare, he bit a kid. We are trying very hard to stop this behavior, but it still happens. <br />
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This past weekend Tropical Storm Lee passed through. Not fun at all. I thought we would be able to go to the zoo or the park. Nope, TS Lee had other plans. After three days of rain, I am sick of rain. The only good thing about the rain is that it brought cooler weather. We are all sick with this quick weather change, though. <br />
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Hopefully, we will be better soon! <br />
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One person that came to the party was Mason, which is my cousin's son. He has been struggling to learn to walk for a while now but he is finally walking. It is so exciting, but she really has no idea how mobile he will be within the next few months. She will definitely be running after him and they will now enjoy being outdoors more since he can walk. Maybe we can have playdates together. Fingers are crossed.<br />
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Yesterday, my car was acting very weird. I was scared to drive it. We came to the decision that it is time to save up for a new car. It will be hard to save some money, since I start school in a week and hours at work have slowed. I have been working on making a budget, but Branden loves to eat out. Speaking of school, I am excited to see my block girls and guy! Aaron would be so mad if I put him in with the girls, but we sit at the same table and my semester would be horrible! I am so excited that we will be able to work hands on with the students. I am nervous though! I only have one more weekend to myself before I become the crazed work driven student. <br />
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I will go enjoy my me time. Bye bye!<br />
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We have started potty training, but it isn't going as well as I thought it would. He potties on the side of the toilet but not in the toilet. It is frustrating, but I tell myself he is scared of the toilet. Hopefully, it will get better.<br />
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We have a big day ahead of us. Birthday shopping, haircuts, and a trip to the zoo.<br />
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