It's been a while

But today seemed like the perfect day to blog...
Today my baby girl came home from a LONG (for me, not her) day at Girl Scout Camp. She came home all excited about the "witches hat", "witches broom" and secret other trick she had learned, all with a piece of yarn. For the first time, in which I could remember, she was teaching me something...I didn't know how to do any of these neat tricks and I was sorta sad, it really hit me, Kiley's growing up.....I guess this is hard for me because she was my first born, and a lot of my mistakes, I made with her. She is a reflection of the mother I am and so often I doubt myself with her. Kiley and I are so much alike, we often butt heads. I have been praying a lot about this and I could feel God's presence as he showed me what I needed to see. I saw how innocent this sweet, loving, girl is. I saw how she loved showing me something and how she loved all the questions I had for her. And then I though, I only get a few moments in time to protect her, to guide her, to fully influence her and soon she will be gone, she will always be my child but she will not always be a child. I will savor every moment I have with this girl, before I know it she will gone. I pray that I will mold her into a wonderful, loving adult, that turns to God in all the tough times and then again turns to God in all the good times, to praise him. Kiley, you are one amazing girl and such a wonderful gift from God. I love you more than you will ever know!
An dnow that I got that off my heart.....
I will start from the beginning in the middle, we have been, oh, so, busy!!! We have had VBS, swim team, cheer, Girl Scout Camp, since the girls have been out of school. Next week we will only have swim and cheer, which will be WONDERFUL!!!

The kids and I have been sick off and on, since the last week of school. I think what happens is I take one of the kids to the doctor's office and while we are there we pick up some other crazy, yucky, germ and in a few days one of my other children are sick or me for that matter. We are finally feeling better this week and I am very grateful.

Other news, Emma Grace got into Queen's Grant Charter School, I am so excited and so is she! What a wonderful blessing. Kiley will stay at Sun Valley and will be put on the sibling list and it's almost guaranteed that Lathan will get a spot.

That's about it for now, I know I have tons I could blog about but this is all I have time for tonight. I will be back....not promising much, Lathan's B-day is in a few weeks, so I will be back for that, at least I hope!

Cleaning

Kelly's Korner, Show Us Your Life: Cleaning Tips

I love clean......clean, house, car, kids, laundry,me! Really though, I love any and everything clean. I have a small cleaning business, which works great for me and my family. I can increase or decrease business when needed. Right now, I just clean 1 day a week!

So, I am going to share with you my favorite cleaning products....actually, I can't live without these items!

Tilex

I use this when I have to clean a tub or shower that has been neglected. Spray and it does a lot of the work for you, when dealing with mildew or mold!

Lysol Toilet Bowl Cleaner

Ummmm, I don't know how to clean a toilet without this!

Bar Keepers Friend

Best kept secret, multipurpose cleaner! I just adore Bar Keepers Friend. It works magic!!!

Holloway House Floor Cleaner

This is my favorite floor cleaner EVER! You can use on ANY floor, even wood! The scent is wonderful!

Mr. Clean Magic Eraser

If you have kids, you have these!

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I use this on all my counter tops!

Lysol All Purpose 4 in 1 Cleaner

I fill my sinks with this and really, hot water and the aroma makes me wanna clean, clean, clean. Great for EVERYTHING, love to use it on the floors too!

Soft Scrub

Great for hard to clean, sinks and tubs. I was raised on Softscrub and can't clean without it!

Lysol Wipes
Lysol Wipes are my best friend! I use these all day long in the kitchen and bath.




Windex All Purpose Cleaner with Vinegar
LOVE this, works on everything, even glass top stoves!

And last but not least....MY DYSON! I love him with all my heart and couldn't live withouthim....ever!

I clean as I go ALL day. I start in the am, by emptying my dishwasher if needed. I NEVER have dirty dishes in the sink because it almost makes it okay for my other family members (husband) to pile more in.
I make breakfast, clean it up and head upstairs. I make all the beds and bring down the laundry. I start a load of laundry and usually turn the dryer back on to get the wrinkles out of the clothes that have sat in the dryer.
I then go about my day, always picking up this and that and with a toddler, there is A LOT of this and that.
I try to always leave, with my house clean. In the evenings lots of mess happens....homework, sprawled all over the table, papers from school, lunch boxes & book bags, dropped where ever, dinner, baths, dirty clothes......and on and on. After I lay the kids down I spend at least 30 minutes getting this back in order.
I always go to bed with a clean house, it helps to wake up to clean instead of mess.
I love organization, I crave it! I am a much happier mommy and wife if I can stay organized. I know having kids makes it harder and I know one day I will have a clean "empty" house, I try very hard to remember this.

Under Construction

Well, since I am a Graphic and Web Designer I am using my "free time", ha, to do some of my own art on my blog. This may be a slow process, but I guess we all will see!

Voted

Me and the kids voted today!

Tagged

I was tagged by Kate....so 7 interesting facts about me.....

1. Well since I was tagged by Kate I will include her in my facts...we have been friends since we were 16...we lost touch after I graduated high school and then one day I was in the neighborhood park and up strolls Kate with 2 of her 3 kids (3 at the time Cash wasn't yet in this world and Kayla was in school) and now we are great friends once again and our kids love each other.

2.Like Kate I HATE dirty dishes in my sink and for that matter I hate for my house to be in any sort of disarray....this past week has really tested my stress level with moving Kiley into Emma's room and doing the nursery.....but it's all complete...Thank God and Ryan, he did alot of the work since I can't pick up heavy stuff. I love the nursery, I keep walking in it and absorbing the atmosphere (I will post a pic. later).

3.I hate it when people are mad at me, I just don't like it. I like everything to be okay with all relationships in my life.

4. I do not like change. I will keep the same routine as long as I can. Change is hard for me bad or good. We have had alot of it this past year. Ryan changed jobs (best decision we ever made), adding an addition to the fam...now that is in progress but the change has already presented itself (wonderful decision, just a lot of change to come), Kiley started school, I became a stay-at-home -mom! Well, all of these were big changes, all positive, so I guess change is good, I just wish I always new the out come.

5.I got married at the age of 19.....we are getting ready to celebrate our 7 year anniversary in April. I do believe in love at first sight. I just new Ryan was the one.

6.I went to college to do graphic design did it for 4 years and then being a mommy became my career of choice :)

7. I LOVE good southern Sweet Tea.....my favorite drink in the world.

I noticed everyone I would tag has been tagged.

15 weeks Prego!

Well, I am cured!!!! I feel 180% better, I mean I still am a little nauseous but I can actually leave my bed!!! Yippee!!! I can't believe how the time has flown by, I need more of it. I will be 4 months on Monday. Only 5 more to go, that scares me. My life will be BUSY, I mean right now the girls are playing together and I can basically do whatever needs to be done. Still, I can't wait to hold a newborn.....oh, I just can't wait!

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