Fetish for Purses!

About 7 years ago I saw an advert on the back of our newspaper for a beautiful bag. I had never heard of the designer before, but since that first sighting, I have become the owner of 9 of her bags! This is the bag that started it all.



The store I went to didn't have the blue bag, but one in gold instead. I brought that, then on the way home went into another store & they had the blue one! What to do, I decided to have them both! I have to say, they aren't cheap & I try to get them in the sales.

The designer is Kathy Van Zeeland she makes them in beautiful colors & I think that's what drew me to them!

Even my husband can now spot a lady carrying a Kathy bag, he even brought me one last year for my Birthday.

These are some of my bags, the last picture is the one my husband brought for me:) So if you see a lady with a colorful Kathy bag, it could be me!

Hairstyle change again!

Okay, so those of you have known me for a quite a while, know I like to change my hairstyle! The last few years it has been short, I have enjoyed it, but decided this morning I want to grow it again!!

I have a appt to get my color done today. I have a great lady who does my hair & she likes me because "I let her play" with my hair :) So the following pictures are of how it is now, & when it's grown in 2 years, yes it will take that long, how it will look!

My first day taking care of Emmitt!

Thursday I took care of Emmitt & his big brother Rion. I got to Brandy's at 7am, I had already asked Brandy what his routine was. Brandy had a board on the fridge, saying to change him when he woke & that he was fed about every 3 hours. At 7.30 Natalie, Brandy's sister got home from work, she works nights. At about 8a.m Emmitt woke & I went into his room to see my Lil' SweetE :) I took his diaper off with Natalie watching me, I asked her to make sure I put the clean one on right! As I took the diaper off he peed all over me, Natalie said I was now inducted into the family!!

His first bottle was 9am. He was good, took a while to burp, which he's not good at & went in his swing by 10. Then it was play time with Rion :) 11.15 Emmitt was awake, I pick him up & his back is wet through & so is the swing! I didn't make a good job of that first dipaer I put on, I changed Emmitt & his clothes. At 12.15 he had his next bottle, by 1pm he was in his crib, as his swing was still wet!! More play time with Rion.

2.45 Emmitt was awake & a little wet round one leg, got his clothes changed again!! I'm sure his Mommy is going to think I just wanted to try all these clothes on!! (By the time I left I had figured out how tight the diaper needed to be. No more leaks, I was very pleased with myself!!) Fed him, but this time he didn't want to go to sleep, just cry!! I think he had a little tummy ache, the only way to calm him was to walk with him over my shoulder & rub his back. He went to sleep, in his crib he went. 5 minutes later he was crying again, same routine over the shoulder & he was asleep. This time i sat on the sofa cuddling him & he was happily asleep.

Gareth got in at 5, changed into shorts & t.shirt, Emmitt was crying because he was hungry again. Gareth took him & was feeding him when I left. It was a good day, but boy does my arm hurt!!

The photo's I took while I was there, I love his chubby cheeks, I couldn't resist kissing them! The one of Gareth holding Emmitt, Emmitt was crying lustily, but you can still see the love in his Daddy's eyes. Will be back Monday for more loving:)

Wordless Wednesday.

These are what Gareth's friend's got him for changing Emmitt's diaper!! He has only ever worn it all once, he's quite okay with changing them now!!

Keeping a 5 week old baby happy :)

Emmitt has been a little fussy lately, he loves to be held & during the day will not settle down to sleep for more than 15 minutes!

He does love the ceiling fan in his Mommy & Daddy's bedroom though, the following pictures show him happy smiling & talking to the fan!

Emmitt loves his fan :)







Emmitt really loves the fan :)










Then Brandy got in Emmitt's way of the fan, oh Mommy I don't like that!






So if your little baby likes something, don't block their view!! lol

Konad nail art on my nails

In my last post I mentioned that I was going to put a design on my nails & would post a picture.

I chose to do a butterfly in green polish. The one thing I found out today, when putting the clear coat on afterwards, it can make the design run! I had to redo 2 nails. I am pretty happy with it though & this was only my 3rd attempt at doing it!!

Nail Art

I love getting my nails done, but even more, love getting designs done on my nails. When we go on vacation I always like them to do a fun design. The same for Halloween & Christmas!

I came across a company in our Mall selling Konad Nail Art. This had me intrigued, as you can do it yourself at home.

I brought some polish, the stamper, scraper & discs. It uses a special polish that sets practically straight away. Normal polish doesn't really work that well, this is thicker too. I did blue & red stars on my nails for the 4th July weekend. They came out really well, but you don't always get it right on every nail, practice makes perfect!! My nails are due to be done next week, once I have them done & put my new design on, I will take a picture to show you.

This way though, you can change your design weekly, for special occasions or just because you want to! It's so much fun, it is best to shop around on line, for companies that sell the discs. I have found the cheapest sold for $6, but have also seen them being sold for as much as $10.

You can get many different styles of plates.



The stamp & the scraper are pretty much all the same.



You can also get kits, that have everything in them.

Wordless Wednesday

Week 2 without TV!

We have started our second week now without TV. I can honestly say I haven't missed it, hiding this post from hubby in case he comes in the room & looks over my shoulder, don't need him to know that!!

I have actually got more things done. I don't now in the evenings think, okay this show will be on or that show. If I do miss one I love I watch it on the internet instead:)

The computer has become my good friend. I have done more crafting, which I needed to do anyway. Still watch the site hubby paid for, where I can watch UK TV. I don't miss any of the soaps over there, but do like the mysteries.

I do miss watching the news, but again I can get that from the internet. Sometimes it's more up to date too. I can watch a DVD which is good, as I have to wear glasses when using the computer. I don't have to when watching a DVD on the TV.

Now I just need to decide what I do after dinner tonight, DVD or internet:) Enjoy your TV watching tonight!!

Out of the mouth of babes!

Had a wonderful afternoon yesterday, spent it cuddling with my new Grandson, Emmitt. He's only 5 weeks old today & being a fussy baby now! Just like his Daddy was, he will only go to sleep when he's on the move or being cuddled, then his Mommy can't do anything. My nickname for him is Lil' SweetE, which is funny as I have met another blogger & her Grandson is BabyE!

Anyway I digress from my title! Last week I had Emmitt's brother Rion come to stay. We were sitting watching Cartoon Network, when he looked at me with this sly grin & said "I farted, I have a problem with my backside & I don't know how to fix it"!! I had such a job not to laugh out loud!!

This is a picture of Rion in the tub when he was staying with me :)



I just love this picture of Emmitt & Rion & would love to know what Emmitt was thinking!

Falling in love with the sweetest little guy!

I got to show off my Grandson yesterday to my very best friend! We went over to my daughter-in-law's house to visit my Lil' SweetE. That's my pet name for Baby Emmitt. :)

Brandy had been cleaning for our visit, her Mom had come taken Rion to play. I told Brandy when we got there that Marion is family, she doesn't expect a new Mom with a 4 year old & a month old to be cleaning for a quick visit!

I am so in love with my new Grandson, he is a joy to visit with. He's now at the stage though where if you put him down he screams. He is used to being held & in the comfort of someone's arms :)

He was a little bit fussy when we there, Brandy went & fixed his bottle, then I got to feed him. After he had half the bottle, I placed him on my shoulder to burp him & calm him. The next thing I know he is fast asleep. He loves to suck on his arm across his mouth & give himself little love bites!!

Marion took some pictures, when she was checking my camera after each one, she kept saying oh you will love these, I must say I do!! The last picture is Myself & his beautiful Momma :)

Wordless Wednesday

Week one without TV.

We have got through week one without TV! Last week Hubby got our Verizon bill, we have out TV, phone & Internet on one bill. He has got so fed up that the TV bundle price kept going up. So last week he called them & canceled the TV!!

Most of last week I had Rion staying & so didn't get a chance to miss it. Any cartoons Rion wanted to see I could get on the computer. Cartoon Network, Nickelodeon, Disney! It was quite good, as he could watch full episodes too:)



Hubby did subscribe to something called Film-On HDi Player. This allows us to watch BBC & ITV channels in the UK. It's all live TV as well. Last night I watched 2 movies & the quality was great. One I had never seen before called Mercury Rising with Bruce Willis!

Now we start week 2, Hubby is hoping we can do this for 2 months, then start again as a new customer. I am also able to catch some of my programs on the internet. Unfortunately though they don't show some until a week after they aired! Can't understand that. Hoping today that I can catch last weeks Hawthorne!

Emmitt is one month old today!

I can't believe that 4 weeks ago today this little man was born! Where have those last 4 weeks gone too. He is now taking more notice of things around him when he is awake :) He is very strong too, he can lift his head & follow voices, especially his Mommy & Daddy! He has quite a grip on your finger too.

We had a great time yesterday on July 4th. Gareth, Brandy, Rion, Emmitt & Brandy's Mom Janet & Brandy's sister Natalie came round for a barbeque :) We had quite a bit of food left over, I don't need to do any meals today!

Brandy has called me her MIL since I have known her, even though she & Gareth aren't engaged or married. I love her to bits, she is a beautiful woman & I just had to post this picture of Brandy & Emmitt :)



Rion enjoyed his cookies & ice cream, he didn't want to wash his mouth, he wanted to wait for it to come off! lol



I couldn't let them go without getting a cuddle with my beautiful grandson!

My first blog award of the year :)

I would like to thank Cheryl at The Orchid Ribbon for giving me my first Blog Award of the year. Thank you Cheryl so much for this :)



The rules of this award are:

1. Thank the person who gave this award to you
2. Copy the award and put it on your blog.
3. List three things which you love about yourself.
4. Post a picture you love.
5. Tag five people you wish to pass this award on to

It feels vain stating 3 things I love about myself, but here goes!

1) That I take the time to listen to my friend's & family, whenever they need me & hopefully be able to help them when they need me.


2) My love of animals, I have always wanted to care for animals & babies!

3) That I can love every day I am given on this earth, life is too short to not enjoy what we are given.




This was my first time holding my new Grandson Emmitt, I love this photo :)

Now to pass this award onto 5 other bloggers, who I enjoy following:

1~ Mommy Madness. For Christine who was one of the first people who got me into blogging!

2~ 4 Lettre words . I love seeing what Dina has to blog about & she has some really creative photo's!

3~ The Daily Chaos of a sahm. For Richelle who I have known since I was on Maya's Mom. She is a wonderful friend & Mom:)

4~ Kimeri's Kastle. For Kimeri, who always has time to check on other people. Even though she has her own things to have to cope with too, Love you Kimeri!


5~ Dawn's Diversions Dawn also got me into blogging along with Christine. She is a great friend who also shares a blog with with other bloggers living in Oklahoma, called The Real Housewives of Oklahoma.