Sleeping Kids

Why is it I always want to take pictures of my sleeping kids? Last week Abbie got a new (to us, Thanks L!) toddler bed. She was so happy to get her new bed, and now she doesn't have to climb out of her crib anymore when she wants to sleep in my bed in the middle of the night. Recently I put the Mickey Mouse play tent up for the kids. Alex decided that he wanted to camp out in the tent so he has been sleeping in there.

Need a Crib?

Note: Thanks to my mom this crib sold the very next day.

If you live in the Phoenix area and need a crib I have one for sale. My daughter has graduated to a toddler bed! See the add here.

I made Homemade Yogurt...

And it tasted pretty darn good. I have been seeing a lot of stuff lately about making your own yogurt at home for much cheaper than what you could buy it for at the store. So since I had a ton of milk from a recent deal at Albertsons I decided to give it a try. I used this recipe and this method to incubate it. It took about 5 hours to incubate it but I set it up before we went to church this morning and let it do it's thing while we were gone. I really expected the finished product to be bitter like store bought plain yogurt but it wasn't bitter at all and actually tasted pretty good just plain. Abbie wanted a bedtime snack tonight so I put a squirt of reduced sugar strawberry jelly in a cup and then put some yogurt on top of it and stirred it up. The end result was very tasty and much cheaper than buying from the store.

A day at the Zoo

Yesterday was MLK day here and since I had the kids H, my mom and I took the kids to the zoo. We even had an extra kid tag along. L's daughter B didn't have school but L had to work so we dragged her along too. The weather was great and the zoo was crowded but it wasn't too bad. H got a couple of great pictures of the kids. I was so grateful to my mom for coming with use since with an extra kid and the crowds it was nice to have another pair of adult eyes. Check out those too cool for school shades on Alex. He is beginning to look like such a big boy now!

I must have this fabric

I have not been buying much fabric for over a year now. I mean it I have bought almost none. But I just saw this and have to say that when it comes out I will be buying some to make stuff for my son.

Another Fan of Craigslist is made

I haven't done much with Craigslist in the past because it seemed a bit low tech and confusing but I am a total convert now. I moved into my new place on Saturday and Sunday I needed to be away from the house most of the day. I put the dogs in the backyard and went on my merry way not thinking too much about it. Well the dogs were not too happy to be left outside all day in a strange place in the rain. Sugar was waiting on the front porch for me when I got home and I had notes from three neighbors telling me that the dogs had been barking all day long. So I went out that night to buy a dog door but Home Depot and Petsmart were both closed. The next day I decided to look on craigslist to see what was available and I got in contact with a couple of sellers about buying a door. I went out Monday night to see one door but it was too small. Today after work I met with another seller at Target and she had the perfect dog door. It was in great shape and half of what I would pay for a new one! All I had to so was buy some weatherstripping and a couple patio door locks and I had a great bargain!

Happy New Year

2009 is going to be the year of change for me! Monday I signed my divorce papers and Tuesday I signed the lease on my new house. Last night my friend H came over and helped me move some boxes. I am off tomorrow and the kids are with their dad so I will spend the day packing and moving boxes. Saturday the movers and my paretns are coming over to move the furniture and such.

I am looking forward to moving on from the upheval of the last year. I have some short and long term goals in mind for the next year and beyond. I'm not going to make resolutions this year, just set some goals for myself and then strive to meet those targets.

My #1 goal for this year is to have a fully funded emergency fund. Now that I am a single parent this is something that I feel is of utmost importance for me and my kids. My other goal for this year is to go back to school, but since I have already submitted my application there is not much else I can do to work towards that goal.

I'll post pictures of the new house soon.