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Well, this is my latest craft. Tulle Pom Poms. I'm satisfied with them. The crafts I do are not perfect & I'm slowly getting over it. This is where Lexi sleeps & I love it. She is there now. It gives me peace. I love sleeping babies & that moment where you hear they are awake & you get to see that adorable smile that says "mommy, it's so good to see you"

Here is something I haven't started:


If any of you are creative enough for this, we got it free thinking we could make it something. All we really need to do is prime it & it's a great headboard (for our eventual guest room) but for now, those shelves annoy me because our pillows are right in front of them. Any ideas? Mr Smith mentioned raising the headboard a bit from the ground so that the shelf part is higher up, but I'm not sure how he could non-awkwardly do that. The curves make it difficult to just put a 2X4 over the entire opening. Any way, I don't know what to do with it yet. 

I'm thinking about printing this 11X14 for Lexi's room. I'm struggling with commitment. I'm just really indecisive on which picture(s) to print/how to arrange them. Simple is always best for me.
(for those who want to know a good professional printing site: mpix.com, but shutterfly also does a decent job at a cheaper price; they always have deals & coupons)

I am really excited about this "free" photo book I'm doing with our wedding pictures (finally) & our wedding story. I loved the stories we wrote about how we met. I know how much I want to carry around my scrapbooks so I'm really trying to make a plan when it comes to what I want to keep for memories sake + have for the kids when they get older. Everything is online now. Like my blog books which are 100 pages+, bah!


I'm thinking of taking a picture of each child (suggesting I do have more babies) at one month in this tea cup. I never really did anything else that was cuter. Limited options. Go me for options.

And finally, the songs that get me through my photo chaos:





One last thing, my molar is giving me some annoyance when I chew, like it wants to come out. It's hard to explain, but it's not a pain per say, more soreness than anything. I was told last dentist visit that I have a small cavity on that side so I made an appointment in a month to get it filled (I have been avoiding it since we don't have dental insurance anymore) & hopefully that resolves this molar chewing issue as well. Just curious if anyone else has struggled...

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