the product of boredom and creativity

So today I made two of my little paper stars into a hair thingy by poking 2 holes in them and sticking a bobby pin through :) The stars were too small to be hung anywhere but I liked them so much that I just had them sitting on my nightstand until inspiration sprung!

One Molly finger was injured in the making of the hair thing-a-ma-jig.

More of Scarlett

Here are a whole lot of Scarlett pics in her cute nautical outfit. I really don't have much to say except she is so dang cute, huh?

fun and free

I've decided to fill in the decorative gaps with paper cut stars. I found a package of glitter construction paper at the 99cent only store along with some curling ribons, and am having a ball. Found this website, that shows you how to cut 6 pointed stars. Thought I'd share the fun. Will post pictures once I'm done... Sadly I don't have any scotch tape so am at a standstill now... I guess I'll go color in my new 99cent coloring book while Scarlett takes a nap. my life is sooo entertaining!

A little video

We don't always get to see all of our family as much as we'd like, especially Grandma and Papa Rawlins who live in Utah, so I thought they along with the rest of my blog readers might enjoy this cute little video, just an average 5 minutes in a play day with Mommy and Scarlett Paige. (I showed it to Joe and he really liked it, he didn't think it was too boring to post)

A little Christmas Decor

We bought this right before Scarlett was born, it was perfect because her bedding is all in red and white gingham. Now we just pull him out each year at Christmastime for Decoration.

Here is my fine Stockings were hung sign I bought from perfect Jen. Doesn't it look awesome with my MOD stockings?

My little girl and I

I may not be a poster mom, but nobody could possibly say that I don't love my little girl.

It's Thanksgiving

Today I am thankful for....

My husband
Scarlett Paige
our home
our car
electricity
running water
My Mom
My Sisters
The rest of my Family
My friends
movies
music
internet
blogs
my bed
my baby's bed
my baby's clothes
J ack in the Box staying open on Thanksgiving so we can have taco dinner.

World Market

This week as been fairly uneventful. However, Yesterday I discovered my new favorite store! It is called Cost Plus World Market!

So after entering this store, I realized that I want EVERYTHING inside. Yes, its true. They have the CUTEST Ornaments, furniture, jewelry, handbags, towels, lamps, decorative touches, just anything and everything. I wish I could win the lottery so I could go buy everything in the store!

Tagged again

Believe it or not, I've been tagged again! This time by Mom of 3. I am going to steal a cute thing from Jen's page that explains it, but I just don't have any people left to tag at the end.

Here goes:

1. I can't roller skate or roller blade. I am too uncoordinated for that.
2. I love bargain shopping, especially thrift stores, swap meets and dollar stores.3. My biggest pet peeve is when a person REFUSES to load their dishes in to an empty dishwasher! It takes just as long as rinsing it and leaving it in the SINK!4. I love purses. There is something very comforting about having a really cute purse or diaper bag. I just can't explain it. But my newest rule is that I don't pay more than $20 for any purse or bag, because lets face it, they all end up destroyed and practically disposable, so why waste the money?
5. I am an EXCELLENT Christmas shopper. I can go to the mall for 2 hours and get gifts for everyone on my list.. And they are perfect gifts not just hodge podge generic gifts. It is my niche in life, and I would love to one day be a personal shopper.
6. I have anxiety the entire time I am away from my baby, and I have to at least text or call one time while I am out EVERY time I leave her somewhere, which is not often.
7. Naptime is my favorite time of day.

Thanksgiving dinner.

Yesterday we had Thanksgiving Dinner at my parents' house. They are leaving for Mexico to be gone on the actual Thanksgiving, so my Mom decided to still have the meal, just early. I am not sure what our plans for actual turkey day will be. I am hoping maybe we can get together with his sister or something, spend more time with family.

This morning, Joe was nice enough to get up with the baby at 8 and then put her down for her morning nap, and now he is off to go pick us up some breakfast. Then we are going to watch Alpha Dogs on DVD. We haven't seen it yet. Last night at one of those Hollywood Video kiosks they were selling Previously viewed DVD's for super cheap. We got a movie for a friend of Joe's for $4, and a couple other movies all at great prices. We also got Music and Lyrics. I am excited to watch that one again. I really liked it.

I am ready to start decorating for Christmas. This year EVEN EARLIER than last. Last year we bought a real tree (10 feet tall) on the 5th of December, and by Christmas, it was DEAD. I had never had a real tree before in my life, so I certainly didn't know how to take care of it, or how much I had to water it. Joe already wants to buy a fake tree for this year, but I don't. I think maybe we'll get a slightly smaller tree, but I would still like Scarlett to be able to experience real trees in her life, plus I LOVE the smell. Last year, every day I felt like I was waking up in a forest of Pine trees. I loved it.

I think I'll get up and do a quick pick up before Joe gets back from bringing breakfast. All my love, to you my blog readers.

Christmas is coming!

Okay, so I am a little--well maybe a lot--excited for Christmas this year. It is not even so much getting a lot of gifts, but just getting to see Scarlett really respond to the surroundings, and goings on of Christmas. Last year she was only a week old, so she didn't get so much out of it, but this year is going to be different.

I am actually going to post a cute list of things that I want, just so they can be found if people want to know, lol.

1) A cute little Stocking Stuffer Idea: e.l.f. (eyes lips face) cosmetics, just came out with these cute new candy shop lip gloss tins, they look super fun, and easy and safe to carry around in the purse. Only $2 each. (picture links to website)

2) Here are a couple CD's on my Christmas/ Birthday list:

Soundtrack to "Across the Universe"Sarah Mclachlan's "Afterglow" album

3) I really want a Sock Monkey. Go ahead and laugh, but I do.
4) I love and want stuff from the Gap RED collection. I am all for the cause, but too broke to buy the products, but maybe someone could catch them on sale?! And I love the baby stuff from the RED collection too, for Scarlett. (my size xxl, scarlett size 24mos)
5) The "Live with intention" 2008 Calendar (man, it took me a long time to find this online, cause I couldnt remember what it was called, only what it looked like! lol)

6) A down comforter for our bed. HOLY CRAP, DID YOU KNOW THEY'RE LIKE $500?!?! THATS CRAZINESS!!
Now it never hurt anyone to have a wish list, so if you dare, gather together a wish list of your own, and post it so everyone can see it! :) love to all!

I am blessed

Last night, my Mom and 2 sisters came over, watched Scarlett and cleaned my house from top to bottom while Joe and I got to go out to dinner BABY FREE, and see a movie. I feel almost unworthy of the service. I dont feel as though I do enough, to deserve the service I receive, but it was so nice, waking up this morning, making my baby a bottle in my clean kitchen, playing on my clean rug with her, looking around and seeing order instead of chaos. All I can say is a Million "Thank you"'s, and that I will always be there for them when they need me to help. I love them so much, I truly have 3 best friends right there.



OTHER GREAT NEWS: I've lost 7 lbs this week. I've cut Dr Pepper from my life, and the results are SLIMMING! I can really feel a difference already, but you probably wouldn't believe me when I tell you that reducing my carbonation intake has reduced my appetite exponentially! There was a time, when I could eat THREE Cheese Enchiladas, and yesterday when we went, I could only eat HALF of ONE! For those of you who have never had an extreme weight problem, this is probably dull, but to me it is miraculous. And last night Joe and I ended up having our main course boxed up at Olive Garden because we were so full on salad and mushrooms. I guess I do have my vomiting day to thank for 4 of the lbs, but oh well, I think this weight is just going to keep coming off, and I am very happy about that!

little miss america

She does the whole elbow, wrist action and everything it is so freaking adorable, and my camera is battery dead, which I will fix right now, but just wanted to capture the moment :)
so we will hope the camera in the computer did a good enough job.

Look out, America, Scarlett Paige is going to take you by storm!

Water and Electricity

Two things, we as humans seem to take for granted, Electricity, and Water. That is, until you don't have any of either. Wednesday may have been one of the longest days of my life.

It started with Joe not being able to find our only set of car keys, to Scarlett having a super poopy RED diaper thanks to her antibiotics, and my running out of wipes in the middle, so having to throw her in the bath to clean her up. Then I got her dressed just in time for my power to completely turn off. Lovely huh?

So it was 11 am, and there we were sitting in the house, with no car, no stroller, and no electricity, my baby asleep in my arms, but unable to guiltlessly put her in her hot bed. After many futile calls in attempt to get it fixed and no avail, I became more upset by each phone call. Finally I called Joe in hysterics, and he came and picked us up, and had us drop him off back at work, and sent me out to spend the day in Mesa.

Because of all the crying, and because I have a cold, I had the world's worst side-splitting migraine, which would not go away nor would the water-works springing from my nose. All day all I had to drink was half of a small glass of water, and one swallow of bad Dr Pepper from Panda Express. I ate about 1/3 of my food before I had to stop to avoid throwing up.

Well needless to say, once we got home, it was about 8 pm, and as soon as I walked in my front door, it was straight to the bathroom to throw up, and there went the contents of my stomach. The power was back on, as it should have been all day.

(yes we were behind on our electricity, welcome to my world..)

At about this point, i was dying of thirst. and what do you know? Joe uses the only last swallows of purified water on a bottle for the baby. So, before I went to bed, we agreed, once Scarlett went down, he would go get some more wipes and water, which we need so desperately. I take a few swallows of Diet Coke, and drift off to dreamland.

1:30 AM. I wake up because my husband is rubbing my head; he's just come to bed. Instantly, I am panged by this extreme desire for water; at which point Joe informs me that we still don't have any water, nor did he go to the store to buy wipes, and that he is going to go get me some early in the morning. I am now sleepless. Can't see straight due to lack of nourishment and hydration, and can only walk the 5 steps to my computer to complain about it via blog. what a life, lol.

just because post

i see you!

i am a babboon and you are not

What sexy looks like

What's this you say?

To Whom does this amazingly beautiful vehicle belong?

Molly, Joe & Scarlett Paige Rawlins, That's who! :)

wheelin' and dealin'

So I made my meager offer to the CRV people of $4,000. They emailed me back and said so far the best offer they have received is $5500 so we would have to beat that... so I offered them $5550 cash right now, and to have them call me if that works... so keep your fingers crossed for me, friends! I want that car so bad!

updates

We sold the Taurus last Sunday. We needed to just get rid of it as fast as possible, to keep my husband from blowing the thing up.... seriously. So on occasion in the evenings Joe's sister Nikki lets us borrow her Honda Accord to run errands and look at potential cars. We went and looked at another Altima today, but were really unimpressed. Kimmy sent me a link for my dream car, but it is a little out of our budget; I sent them an offer anyway, maybe if they deny it, we can try a little higher offer... we know we still have to pay for the registration and stuff once we get the car, so we don't want to pay more than we have.... but pray for us, maybe we'll get a miracle, I'd sure like one..

Jewelry Party

So yeah, I was going to have a Premier Designs Jewelry party at my house tonight, but I've decided to do a Catalog Party instead.... SOOOOO all of you who want catalogs so that you can order fun jewelery and a somewhat reasonable price, let me know and I will toss a catalog your way :). Plus it is an excellent excuse to hang out! lol. So let me know if you want one and when we have the car tonight, I can come bring ya a catalog.

We FINALLY got our stupid check so that we can buy a car. Now we are car hunting and the red CR-V I loved already sold to someone else. My heart is sad about that. The best car we have found so far is an Altima i think its a 99, and its black... but in my mind I am hoping another CR-V will fall from the sky for me and my little family.

love love.

Ben's Graduation

Here are some pics from Ben's Graduation, and then a couple pics from his graduation party that night.

me and Ben

Kimmy looked so pretty

Adam and Nikki brought Karsyn to the graduation, she looked so pretty in fall colors, plus the big smile on her face.

There was a bagpipe band, how cool is that?!

Scarlett had her first ride on a swing at the park.. It was hard to catch her smiles when I was swinging her and trying to take a picture at the same time..it took her a while to get the hang of it..

i love my little girl

So this weekend we have been on our own without Daddy. So Aunt Nikki Welton dropped us out in Mesa and we got to spend some good times with the Shumway family, which I love to do. Scarlett was very good the whole time, but was not so good when it was time for bed, and didnt want to sleep in Grandma's unfamiliar sleeping quarters... but sleep is just sleep, right? Joe had to do another marathon weekend at Isagenix University, but the good news is that I think he will be off work Monday Tuesday to make up for it, so it will be so nice to spend time together.

Just now Scarlett found one of Joe's T-shirts on the floor, and it had been torn in half, but not washed since Joe wore it last, she pulled it up over herself and went to sleep on the floor. She has definitely missed her Daddy this weekend. Hopefully he will be home by early afternoon. Sorry it as been a while since my last post. I havent had much to report.

Love to all who read my blog.