Human Bean

I'm a dork. I know it. But, look at the sunshine, the cute pink sweatshirt and the fact that I indeed am a great endorsement for The Human Bean. BTW, if you have the opportunity to try their coffee, then I highly suggest their signature drink, Human Bean Supreme (it's made with chocolate milk). Yum. sigh. Then you might wanna jog a couple extra miles. I digress. Maybe someday I should open one of these little coffee huts. THAT would rock.

8 Months

This post is a little late, but Miss Nattie J is 8 months! It's crazy how fast the time has flown by. She's wanting to be more independant every day. She wants to drink out of a sippy cup, hold her own bottle to feed herself, she gets up on her knees, she rolls and scooches across a room and she is trying to pull herself up. She hates to be left out and will remind you that she wants to be included. She loves people and wants to be apart of all conversations and activities. Last week she started babbling saying, bababa and mama. Sunday morning (mother's day) I awoke to mama, mama, mama. She has also recently learned to put her hands above her head to be picked up or when I say, "So Big!" Our baby is quickly becoming a little girl!!!

Gotcha!

Well, little Stuart's relative was apprehended on Monday morning sometime between 6:30-9am. I wonder why little mice are active then? Hmmm. We caught him in the same drawer as poor Stu. Last night Baker's dad and brother showed up to find out where these creatures were coming in and found that one of our outside house vents was wide open. The screen mesh had been completely pushed aside. So, with the hole fixed hopefully this will be the last of my mouse adventures. Seriously hope so. As a precaution we are watching the same drawer for a couple days before we put new liner in the drawer & return the dis-infected silverware to it's rightful place. On a more serious note, one of our dogs got sick while we were at the beach this weekend. We came home to a very subdued dog with his ears back and barely moving. Turns out he has a possible bacterial infection and has been put on two types of medication. If it does not end up being an infection, the other possibilities are kidney or liver failure. Poor dog is only 7 years old. We are praying for a speedy recovery.

Second Time Around

Stu's relative came to visit. Same drawer and cupboard as Stu took up residence in. Now mind you this is after having my house cleaned from top to bottom last MONDAY. That's right. It has only been a little over a week, and we have another mouse. In the house. The horrible thing is after having my drawers and cabinets disinfected and re-lined with new drawer paper/lining, I moved my silverware. From the left side of the sink to the right side of the sink. Wanna know what drawer Stu's relative likes? THE RIGHT SIDE. Same as Stu. I have to rewash ALL my silverware. And rewash ALL my kitchen towels. ugh. This is not the kind of present I wanted for Mother's Day. BTW, my house was built in 2006. Not 1906. You would think this wouldn't be a problem. Just wonderin' if anyone cares to admit to ever having to deal with mice & how did you get rid of them for good?

Happy Mother's Day

To the mom's who represent the world to me and my babies.


♥ I love you ♥

Beanie Hat Giveaway!

My SIL over at dot...dot...dot has done it again! She's got a fantastic giveway going on now. One of my personal fav hats is the one pictured. My littl Nat would look very chic in this. If you want me to win then please don't enter the drawing. I don't mind. Really. On second thought, if any of you Nana's & Grandma's or Aunties are reading this and are related to my baby, you need to enter this giveaway. Natalie needs a cute hat for summer.

Polyvore Oh My!

If you haven't seen this site yet . . . OH. MY. Remember playing with Barbies when you were little and dressing them up? Okay, I didn't have Barbies, but I played with my friends. And you dressed and re-dressed your Barbie - over, and over and over again? And it was FUN? Well, this is like picking out your dream outfits, jewelry, shoes, bags and even Starbucks drinks! Can you say, goodbye housework?! What have I accomplished today? Ummmmm . . . nothing. But I look great! Well, on the web at least. In real life . . . I'm wearing warmups and a hooded sweatshirt. Oh well. A girl can dream.

The Winners Are . . .

Drumroll please . . .

1. Lorides



2. Jennifer



3. Ang
   

If you left me your email address like the drawing rules stated, then I have contacted you already requesting your address. If you don't have an email . . . then I need to hear from you soon! Please email me yankeewife@gmail.com. I need to hear from you by Wednesday evening or I will pick new winners. Just so you know how official my drawing was I took pictures. And Baker did the officials draws without looking of course. You can thank the babies for the official drawing bucket (minus their toys in it) Ha, ha!!

Etc. . . Etc . . . Etc. . .

Okay ladies. Couple housecleaning things. Giveaway ends tonight at midnight. You have three chances to win. Comment, follow or blog about it. 'Nuf said. As for Stuart Little. He was apprehended somewhere between 6:30 am (when Baker left for work) and 8am when I went to the dentist on Wednesday morning. That means he was up and around when I was. shiver. At least we were on separate floors. Baker's mom found him. Isn't that awful and hilarious all at once? I told her not to look in a particular drawer because there were so many mouse tracks. Apparently curiosity got the better of her. The surprise was on her because she found little Stu. Anyhow the kitchen was left until I came home from the beach (which was completely beautiful and sunshiny). None of Stu's friends showed up during that time, so we hope it is safe to wash and return our kitchen to an organized and tidy state. Today, my house is being spring cleaned by a professional thanks to Baker's mama. Isn't she the bestest mother-in-law? I might just need to release a little Stu every season or so to guarantee a clean house. Kidding. Sort-of. Thanks mom!

May Day Give-AWAY!

~GIVE-AWAY NOW CLOSED ~

That's right ladies! My very first give-away. I've been thinking for some time about what would be worth giving away and now I have a few fun Philosophy sets just in time for Mother's Day. There is a first, second and third "prize." If you have never tried Philosophy, now is your chance or . . . this might be the perfect gift for a great mom this Mother's Day!

Here's how to enter:

1. Leave me a comment sharing your favorite everyday scent you wear (don't forget to include your email address).

2. Become a follower.

3. Write about this giveaway and link back to my blog.

8 0z. perfumed body butter & 2 0z. eau de parfum
too many to list, but everything you see here

1 0z. shimmer body lotion & roll on perfume oil

This give-away will end Monday night at midnight (Tuesday 12am).