Favorites

I have been meaning to do a post like this since we moved into our new house. That was a year and a half ago. Wow, it has been a long time. So, these are a few of my favorite things about our house, and a couple other things too.

Yes, this is my dirty sink. But, it is an awesome sink. It can seriously hold almost all of our dishes. I never knew I was missing out on a really deep sink. Now, I do. 

This is my dirty sink faucet. I love it,

because it does this and it sprays too. 

(sorry for the awful pictures, I was holding a baby)

This is the instant hot water on my sink. Hot chocolate in 5 seconds? Yes, please and Thank you!

And to round out the tour of my dirty kitchen, my dishwasher. It goes all the way to the floor and holds all of my dishes and then some.  I think I only wash dishes once or twice a week because it holds so much.

This is on the other side of the kitchen. It is my pretty dish cabinet. Did I need one? No, but it is really nice to have. Don't they look pretty?

This is my craft room/ office/ guest room. It is where I go to hide, check facebook, browse Pinterest, craft and sew.

Okay, so this one is odd. It is my bathroom fan. (dirty of course) I must explain. In my other house, the walls were so thin that when I would shower, I could still hear babies crying. Which meant that I would exit the shower and immediately get sticky wet again. (breastfeeding mothers, you understand) Yuck. Well, here, we have solid wood doors and a super loud bathroom fan. Which means I take a shower, turn it on and have 10 minutes of peace to dry off get dressed and get ready while not hearing anything. No crying babies to soil my fresh and cleanness. (at least until I can put some clothes on) It is Really Nice.

This cute little niche is in our hallway. I really like it.

This gem is my 10 year anniversary gift to myself. I had a custom band made to fit my ring. (you know, while I wasn't using it) I Lurve it! I feel like a just got it again and I want to show it to everyone. 

Josh says he likes it too. Lucky, because I am not taking it back.

Too bad it doesn't fit yet.

I squeeze it on sometimes anyway.

Another reason to workout.

Today's Favorite

What has pregnancy brain done for you today?
I got face wash in my hair.
I was in the shower and I put this stuff in my hair and thought, "that is not very much shampoo. Why did I do that? Wait, didn't I shampoo my hair already? Yea, I think I did. So, what was I just doing? Oh, yea. Washing my face. Uh, Oops."
I guess my hair just need some extra oil-control today.

Today's Favorite

Rome's new words

Daa-Doo, Daa-Doo, Daa-Doo

And

La la la la la!

Spoken in a high-pitched, sing-song voice of course.

You just have to love it!

Wish I could get it recorded.

Also, having a cousin who is due the same time as me. So fun being sick together!

Today's Favorite

Or Cupcakes to the rescue! I have been having a hard couple of days. I have to keep the house pretty 24/7 so people can come and see it. Which means that I feel like I can't do anything! I can't bake, it's messy. I can't let Rome play, it gets everywhere. I can't scrapbook, it is all packed away. It has made me very "irritable" as Josh puts it. All I do is watch TV and pick up everything right when Rome puts it down. Seriously, not very fun. Well, last night I decided to make cupcakes. I love cupcakes and while I was in SLC I got this great book. It was at Anthropologie. I spent way too much time in there (more than an hour) for the amount of things I could actually purchase (very little). I was with Alexa and she could and did purchase enough to cover me. Anyway, I found this book called Cupcake Heaven. I leafed through it and about 3/4 of the way I decided I Had to Have It! It is so great! It uses normal ingredients, tells you how to decorate, and the recipies only make 12 cupcakes. Perfect for a late night baking fix! I made the dark chocolate celebration cupcakes. They only took me under an hour to make and decorate. I am sure a normal person could do them in 30 minutes or so. They were so delicious! I feel so much better now.

Today's Favorite

I was reading my friend Annie's Blog and she posted about this other blogger (and some pictures that were gorgeous) called anchor and bird. I went there of course, because I am a good blogger buddy and follower (and really I need other things to occupy my time besides babies, 3 year olds and Nemo for the 100th time). Anyway, I love, love, LOVED it! I actually read it and laughed until I cried. It was goo-ood! You should check it out. Hope they don't mind.

Today's Favorite

Mmm.. I LOVE Milk! I have not been able to drink it because Baby Rome would get an upset tummy and cry and cry! The poor kid! So, I have been drinking rice milk for the last 10 months. Once Rome turned 11 months I decided to try the real stuff again. I mean, he is supposed to start drinking it himself soon. The least I can do is get him used to it by drinking it myself. The first night I drank some chocolate milk and thought, Wow this is really good today. Oh yea, its REAL, not rice. Ha ha! Rice milk is not bad, Soy is kind of yucky, but nothing compares to the real stuff. Oh, how I love milk! I don't know how I got 3 pics, but I can't erase them. Oh well. Three times the milky goodness!

Today's Favorite

I was uploading and editing photos today and found this one. I think it is so great. It just makes me feel happy. It also reminds me of how much I like Rome. He has been very crabby lately. Not just the screaming, but whining and wiggling and just generally being unhappy. I know he isn't feeling very good because he has a little fever. I think he is teething. I can see at least one tooth just about poking through. I reeeally hope it hurries. I miss my happy, laughing, playing and entertaining himself kid.

Today's Favorite

We are not feeling so hot at our house today. Josh got the bug that Rome had and woke up to rush to the bathroom and throw up. I don't have it so bad. I have not lost my lunch or dinner, but I don't feel well either. I think it helped that I didn't eat very much, just in case.
This was my favorite thing. Decaf Chai tea (no caffeine for baby) I add some milk (rice milk until Rome is done nursing) and a little chocolate syrup. Mmmm... so tasty! My tummy feels better for a good half an hour. Now, if I could just convince Rome that Mommy doesn't feel good and he should not hang on her all day long. Yea, that would be nice.

Today's Favorite

Puking babies and dogs to help clean up. Gross, but useful. Yea, that is where I am today.

Last week's Foavorite:
Snack Bread. Plain or warm with butter. So Yummy. Mine had craisins and dried cherries. Mmm.. So Good.

Today's Favorite

I used to complain a lot about my duvet cover. It would never stay in place and I had to adjust it every day (or 2 or 3) when I made the bed. I thought it would be great if they just put buttons in the corners so the comforter would stay in place. Well, while shopping yesterday, I found these babies. Yes, I paid $5.99 for them, but I love them already. They keep my comfy, fluffy feather comforter from slipping around. I don't end up being cold in the morning because I only have the duvet cover on me with no comforter in it. Whoever came up with these things is a genius.