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Quarantined And Pregnant
Woooo! I am PREGNANT! I am very happy about this new adventure we are on, but it is not what I pictured when we decided we were ready for another baby.
I found out very early that I was pregnant, so I have known since February, crazy, right?! I could just FEEL that little bean growing in my body, took a test, and there it was!
It has been a pretty smooth pregnancy so far, but VERY different fromā¦
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Bubble Run
This last Saturday we did the Bubble Run 5k! It was most a walk for us this time around? But it was a good time!
Anthony was really excited to do the run even though he didnāt really know what to expect. We got there and waited forever to get into the parking lot, then there was a lot of waiting until it was our turn to run.
The first round of bubbles at the starting line were crazy! It wasā¦
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Summer Fun Part 1
We have had the coolest/mildest summer and itās making me so sad! I LIVE for warm sunny days and we havenāt had many of them!
Luckily last weekend the weather was perfect! We did The Big Float with my sisterās family and it was soooo much fun!
I have been wanting to do it since we moved to Portland and Iām happy we finally got the chance to go!
It started out at a beach on the water front and wasā¦
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4th Of July Weekend
We have had a pretty good long weekend! My office was closed Wednesday the 3rd which was amazing since Anthony still had school that day. I dropped him off which he was super excited about! He had been asking me for a few weeks if I could be the one to drop him off, but Iām not able to since I get to work so early. So this day he was excited for me to do it! Itās so cute watching him join all ofā¦
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Quick Weekend Trip
Last weekend we went on a one night camping trip! We scheduled this camping trip back in January or February which is crazy,Ā because it came so fast. We went to Trillium Lake near Mt Hood and met two of our amazing friends there, Heather and Jackson.
As we were driving I looked up the weather and the high for the day was only supposed to be 57 degrees and partly cloudyā¦ and the low for the nightā¦
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Simple Chicken Stir Fry with Carrots, Brussels Sprouts, and Zucchini
Simple Chicken Stir Fry with Carrots, Brussels Sprouts, andĀ Zucchini
I am allllll about fast, easy, delicious dinners! I do most of the cooking in our house since I get home from work first Monday-Wednesday, and since Iām already home on Thursday and Friday, otherwise we wouldnāt eat until 8pm or later. Since I do the cooking, I get tired of it and am always searching for quick meals.
The recipe in sharing today is SUPER easy, and delicious! Itās inspired by aā¦
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Health Update
As some of you may know, I have had stomach pains for the last two years.
an older post about all the tests I have done in the past
It has been a very frustrating journey trying to figure out what is causing the pain. I was diagnosed with gastritis about 18 months ago which made me excited because I thought I was FINALLY going to get better and stop dealing with pain on the daily. I had to take 3ā¦
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Yarn All Day Everyday
Yarn All DayĀ Everyday
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Lately I have been taking my Etsy business a little slower than usual, which has been nice! I have taken a small break from custom crochet orders. Taking a break from custom orders is super important for me. It allows me to find my creativity and get excited about new projects! Once I open up to custom orders and they start flooding in, itās reallyā¦
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IāmĀ back! At least, Iām going to try being back. I have missed blogging a lot and really hope IĀ can get back into it. Looking through my old entries made me happy that I documented so much from when Anthony was smaller. I wish I stuck with it. Sooo Iām going to start doing it again!
Ā We had a really good Memorial Day weekend! My father in law came to visit, which is always nice! He arrived on Thursday afternoon. It was such an amazing warm day, so once he got settled in at our house we went to the nearby park. The guys played catch and played on the toys while I sat and crocheted on a blanket.
We LIVE for warm evenings like that! The warm sun makes me feek aliiiiiiive!
Friday turned out to be pretty rainy. We went downtown to see the Festival of Flowers display at Pioneer square.
We had lunch at Cherylās, which was the first time eating out since I found out I have a potato intolerance. I never realized how many dishes have potatoes or potato products in it until that day. I got super frustrated and ended up eating a boring salad. Everyone else seemed happy with their food though! Then we headed to Finneganās Toy store so Anthony could play with the trains and daydream about buying every train set they have. He loves going in there.
Once we left the toy store we walked to the Library. I love the downtown library! it just feels so grand with all the marble, and the fact that it has 3 stories!
Saturday I made us huevos rancheros for breakfast then we headed to the Farmerās Market in our neighborhood. Everyone got some amazing looking baked goods, and I got to watch them enjoy the goodness!
Then we headed to a craft Store called SCRAP! GUYS!!!! This is my favorite store! They basically ave anything you could ever need to do a craft project, and itās all so cheap! I got a set of round knitting needles for only 75 cents! Itās amazing! If you live in Portland and like to craft, go there!
We also went to the Rose Garden in North Portland which we had all never been to before. It was so pretty and Anthony loved running all over it!
After we ate dinner that night we went to New Seasonās so we could find something sweet to eat and I found these bars that I can eat without worrying at all about my stomach hurting! There are a lot of different flavors and I canāt wait to try them! Theses were really tasty!
Sunday We went to breakfast at a newer restaurant called Derby. I was able to get an eggs florentine minus the bread (the waiter seemed confused about my order, HA!) and it as delicious!
After eating we took my FIL to the airport. We always have a good time when we comes to visit, and Anthony loves seeing his Papa! Itās so sweet watching them bond while reading stories.
Ā Ā Memorial Day Weekend I'mĀ back! At least, I'm going to try being back. I have missed blogging a lot and really hope IĀ can get back into it.
As some of you may know, I LOVE to craft. Crocheting is one of my favorite ways to relax and feel productive when I also want to be lazy and sit on my couch.Ā I have been crocheting consistently for about 10 years nowā¦ maybe even 11. When ever I was out of a job or felt like I needed to earn more money, Iād sell my crocheted creations. I used to crochet with one of my best friends all the time and we even had an Etsy shop that did really well for years. We are still great friends but our lives have changed and we no longer create together like we used to (I MISS IT SOOO MUCH!) So, I started my own little shop last year and am loving what itās turning out to be. For crochet items I mostly do custom orders. Usually when I announce that Iām taking orders, the orders flood in and Iām busy for weeks. Itās pretty amazing and I love all of my supporters!
Ā Aside from crocheting I started learning Macrame last year and fell in love with making plant hangers. Guys, they are SO much fun to make. I usually just come up with a design in my head and hope it turns out the way I imagine. If not, Iāll take it apart and start again.
Ā For years Iāve been trying to get better at sewing. When my son was a lot younger I started making bandana bibs and really enjoy making themā¦ but thatās pretty much the only thing I can make with a sewing machine.
However, my husband signed me up for a sewing class as a Christmas gift, and Iāll be learning how to sew a small zippered pouch, and I canāt wait! Iāve always tried following YouTube videos but I really feel I need to know the basics before I can feel confident about sewing.
Iām hoping to blog more about my projects and how my small business is going. I have a ton of ideas for it and really hope I can achieve all my goals for the year!
If youāre interested in checking out my shopĀ CLICK HEREĀ I also have an Instagram account for it too which isĀ RIGHT HEREĀ Give me a follow and let me know what you think! If you see anything youād like to purchase that is not in my shop feel free to send me a message and I can give you pricing details.
Getting Creative As some of you may know, I LOVE to craft. Crocheting is one of my favorite ways to relax and feel productive when I also want to be lazy and sit on my couch.Ā
2017
This last year was weird for me. Not necessarily bad, but there were a lot of rough times. In March I went back to work after being home for almost 18 months with Anthony, which was a hard transition. Honestly I feel like I never got my home life back on track after going to work. I felt like the house was always messy and I had a really hard time planing dinners for the week. All the things Iā¦
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Pumpkin Patch 2017
I canāt believe itās already October and that weāre going to the pumpkin patch. This year has flown by so fast. Iām 100% positive I say that every single year, and youāll see me saying it over and over. We decided last weekend that we would get pumpkins this Saturday because the forecast was good and it wasnāt supposed to rain. I love having plans to write down in my planner and have some thingā¦
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This Monday Anthony started āschoolā itās basically a daycare that is geared towards learning. We said our goodbyes to his sweet nanny last week and I know she will miss him a lot. I gave her a card, a Visa gift card and a succulent plant as a thank you for taking such good care of Anthony the last 6 months. (I canāt believe Iāve been working that long already) She got emotional and it made me kind of emotional too, but we didnāt get crazy haha. Sheās a great woman and Iām really thankful Anthony was able to have an easy transition when I went back to work. A couple months ago she mentioned him being ready to āgraduateā out of her care since she doesnāt have outside space and usually cares for younger kids. She mentioned this place and we know a couple whoās daughter went there so we looked into it and they were actually taking applications AND had openings!!!(THAT NEVER HAPPENS IN PORTLAND DAYCARES) No wait list, WHAT???? So, we applied right away and after a couple of weeks, we heard he was accepted.
Thomas and I are very excited about this! He gets to be with 7 other kids that are around his age, and gets time to play outside rain or shine unless the weather ends up being too much for them. Ā We met his two teachers last week, and they were very friendly. Anthony didnāt want to leave his new school at allā¦.. because they had a million Thomas The Train toys! He literally played with them the whole time and he carried a train around while we looked around the rest of the space. When it was time to leave he was pretty upset that he had to leave the trains. We took this as a good sign since they automatically had something heās interested in and at least he wasnāt trying to run out the door as soon as we got there. This place is also really close to our house! We looked at other places in the past but they were so out of the way and werenāt the best fit.
So, I took his first day off so he wouldnāt have to be there for a full day until 5:30pm on his first day. We got ready and Thomas and I asked him if we could go outside to take his picture. He grabbed his newest train book, walked out the door and sat on our front step.
He seemed so happy to be going to school. When I asked him if he was excited he said āuh huh, trrrrrrā Which means ā yes, trains!ā
He walked in holding our hands and as soon as we got in the door he got nervous and hugged me really tight. I figured that was a sign that saying goodbye was going to be hard. His teacher brought out the basket of trains so he could start getting comfortable, and he was all for it! He basically didnāt even realize we were still there. So after a little bit Thomas and I decided we should leave. Thomas leaned in and said he had to go to work and Anthony gave him a kiss. Then a few seconds later I did the same thing. We stood up and he didnāt even look at us, so we said bye to the teachers and headed out the door. Once we were outside we looked back and he was still just playing with his trains! It went so well, and of course I cried a little because this boy tugs at my heart strings more than anything else in the world. Oh man, has he made me emotional!
I picked him up at 3pm that day because I was so worried about how he was doing, but assumed it was going well since I didnāt hear from the school at all. When I got there he wasnāt ready to leave yet! His teacher said he had a great day too. She said he napped, ate, and played without any complaints and was very calm all day! Phew! It made me so happy. I literally had to carry him out the door because he wanted to stay and play longer. It makes us both so happy that his whole first week went well. They also have this amazing app that we can check throughout the day to see how heās doing, and they post pictures and videos on it too! Itās soooo cool! I love it so much and as of right now feel like itās the perfect fit for our family.
New Daycare Routine This Monday Anthony started "school" it's basically a daycare that is geared towards learning. We said our goodbyes to his sweet nanny last week and I know she will miss him a lot.
Health Update
I found out from my CT Scan that I have a āmildly enlarged kidneyā on top of an ovarian cyst. The doctor thinks that maybe I had kidney stones and passed them (because no stones showed on the CT) and thatās why my kidney is enlarged. I want to believe them when they say this, but I had kidney stones once before, and the pain Iām feeling on the daily doesnāt feel like it did the first time I hadā¦
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Negative Nancy Over Here
Negative Nancy OverĀ Here
This last week Iāve been feeling really negativeā¦ Iāve had ovarian cyst pain every single day since mid June, last week I got a cough out of nowhere and for some reason my tailbone hurts. On top of that Iāve had diarrhea almost every day for two weeks. I feel like Iām slowly falling apart. I went to the doctor on Friday and got Ā a CT Scan of my pelvis and abdomen. I should hopefully hear backā¦
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Macrame wall hanging with purple yarn as back drop hanging from a magnolia tree branch Macrame cord is off white and 3mm thick. The purple yarn is 100% cotton and very soft. The branch this beautiful artwork hangs from came off of the magnolia tree I have in the front of my house. Measurements- Branch is 17 inches long Wall hanging including the string it is hung by is 37 inches
Iām obsessed with this wall hanging I made! Itās currently for sale in my Etsy shop!Ā
Berry Picking
We took Anthony berry picking for the first time today. I was so much fun! We went to Sauvie Island which is pretty close to our house. Itās the same place we went last year for our Halloween pumpkins. You can read about that hereĀ Pumpkin Patch AdventuresĀ . We got there and saw that they had a petting zoo which made me really excited since the other day I took Anthony to the zoo and he got to petā¦
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