This is what I have been up to!

I know it has been way too long since I last posted but I have been so busy. Here are some pictures of what I have been up to. I have taken up a little sewing, I am baking as usually, I have been taking way too many naps trying to make up for the loss of sleep of having a 2 year transition to a toddler bed, and I have just been taking it easy.

I finished New Moon and loved it but am trying to finish my other book before I continue the Twilight Saga. Thankfully I have a friend who owns the books so I can borrow them from her instead of waiting on the wait list at every single library. I do miss that escape but I am trying to finish books that I start, a new thing for me that Levi has encouraged me to try.

Me sewing:)


The cribsheet

Here is the diaper envelope I learned to make.
French Bread, a little crooked.

Cupcakes

Of course my month wouldn't be completely busy if I didn't do a little card making:)

Baby Shower

I just helped throw a baby shower for my dear friend Annalise. It turned out so cute! We did a ladybug picnic theme and chose picnic foods and had lot's of red instead of pink. She got a lot of cute little girl stuff and it was just so fun being with friends and mingling. Here are some pictures. I made the cupcakes, mud cups, the ants on a log, and the diaper cake for her.

Diaper Cakes and Baby Showers

I just learned how to make diaper cakes and they are now my new favorite thing to make and give away. I also learned how to make bows for little girls so the two together work great! I love it! Also, I co-hosted a baby shower for the first time and it turned out wonderful! It was way fun, a lot of work, and very rewarding. The other host did the food and invites and I helped out with the cupcakes and decorations:)

Steppin' with Cathe Frederick

I recently bought a step to do some in home work outs with and I have really enjoyed it. I have a friend who is way into it and she inspired me. I am starting out with Cathe Frederick's basic step workout which is about 30 minutes and it is going great! I have been doing it about 2-3 times a week for the past few weeks and I am still sweating like crazy with every workout. She is really good and her dvd comes with the step when you buy it. I look forward to mastering this dvd and then trying out some others she has. Here is a cool website where you can see a clip of the video before buying it. Cathe DVDs

Life Time and More

I finally made lifetime with weight watchers. It feels great to finally be here but it is a lot of work to stay here. I am reworking my schedule so I will have a more set time to exercise and then more time for my other hobbies. I also started working for WW yesterday as a receptionist in training. So far it is overwhelming but good to be on the other side of the desk. I hope all will go well and that I can continue to maintain and enjoy working as a WW team member. I also got a much needed haircut and finally found a salon and stylist I think I like enough to use again. I love my short hair!

This Will Be Interesting

Something just for you! Lucky you! The first five people to respond to this post will get something made by me! My choice. For you. This offer does have some restrictions and limitations:

1- I make no guarantees that you will like what I make!
2- What I create will be just for you.
3- It'll be done this year
4- You have no clue what it's going to be. It may be a story. It may be poetry or an article on properly cleaning your face before a masque. I may draw or paint something. I may bake you something and mail it to you. Who knows? Not you, that's for sure!
5- I reserve the right to do something extremely strange.

The catch? Oh, the catch is that you must repost this on your blog and offer the same prize to the first 5 people who post on your blog. The first 5 people to repost and leave a comment telling me they did win an AWESOME homemade gift by yours truly! Oh, and be sure to post a picture of what you win when you get it! (And I'll post them all here as well so everyone can see!) Good luck!

BP2

I discovered this great thing from a weight watchers meeting. It is called BP2. It is basically dried peanut butter that doesn't have any of the peanut oils. It is a powder so you can put it in smoothies, hot cocoa, oatmeal, stir fry and many other things. I have tried a few things but my recent favorite is oatmeal.

1/2 cup instant oatmeal
1 tablespoon brown sugar
1 tablespoon PB2
1 cup lowfat milk
1 teaspoon canola oil

I mix all the dry ingredients then add the milk and oil and cook it on high in the microwave about 2-3 minutes or until done. It is really good and tastes like a treat instead of like yucky oatmeal.