If only I could just...

CRAFT! All day.

I rewarded myself with about 10 minutes of browsing Pinterest (the DIY section) after finishing an online test and I feel like my head is going to explode. Pure torture, looking at all these amazing ideas but knowing I don't have the time, money or house to do all (or really any) of these things.

I wish I could be majoring in "craft making" at EAC right now, instead of all these classes I am taking instead. Is that... weird? Maybe--but it would be a dream come true.

I really do love this. I'm already planning how I will stay up late next week to finish school work faster to make time to do this with Zoe. Perfect playroom wall art.

Halloween wreath that glows in the dark, thanks to "Glow in the Dark ModPodge". Awesome.

I wish I had a nice house to be able to put this up and not seem crazy.

Amazing idea. Melt broken crayons down and put inside an empty glue stick. A huge crayon that can be pushed up as it becomes smaller. 

Can't decide if I like this one better or not.

Made from toilet paper rolls! Very fun.

Cute!!

Who wants to do my homework and donate to the "Carly Craft Fund"!?! Oh and maybe babysit while I work too. ;)

Birthday boy!

Yesterday was Pat's birthday. 25, woohoo! We had a really nice, relaxing day full of yummy food, presents, and lots of laughing. I had been asking Zoe for the past few weeks what she wanted to get Daddy for his birthday and her answer always remained the same: "Balloons!!" She wanted a house full of balloons. And not just the helium kind, but piles of balloons that she and Pat could play with. I took her to the dollartree and let her pick a few birthday balloons out, and also came home with 4 bags of balloons. I stayed up after feeding Landon at 4am, and sat on the living room floor blowing up balloons. All 45 of them. I wish I had taken some pictures of how covered our tiny apartment is, but I sadly did not.

After pondering what to get Pat for his birthday for a solid month, I was still at a loss. I had bought a Lids giftcard (hat store), which only made me grumpier about the huge, sloppy pile of hats on top of Pat's dresser. They're always driving me crazy, so about a week ago I came up with the brilliant idea of getting HIM a present that would really make ME happy! ;) But 'hat-rack' shopping is not easy. At all. I couldn't find anything that I liked, or that seemed right, which is when I took on the task of making one myself.

I went to home depot and bought a slab of finished, white wood. I then found the perfect hooks, some 'save a puzzle' paint, and went to work finding pictures of different sports teams that he likes. This project was seriously so fun. Now I'm looking for something else "Mod Podge"!

Glue is drying. Haven't added hooks yet.

Finished!

We also had the opportunity this week to visit a handsome, big newborn boy and his parents in the hospital this week. Landon, Zoe and I met Pat at work (just down the hall from where the mom's room was) and then we went to meet the new little guy. I loved cuddling with him, and then having his big brother (one of Zoe's best buds) over a few times. I decided that letting her invite friends over is going to be happening much more now, I was a little scared of the idea before. She just had so much fun, and they entertained themselves for an entire 30 minutes! Unheard of around here.

Trying to catch my breath...

I wish time could slow down a little. I feel like these past few weeks have been stuck on fast forward, and I just can't seem to catch up.

A few weeks ago, Pat started his new schedule at work, which means all of us waking up at 5am to drive Pat to work, then coming home and getting ready to take Zoe to preschool, then back home for Landon to take a nap, back out to get Zoe, home for lunch and another nap for Landon, then out to pick Pat up from work. Whew! Makes me tired just reading that. ;) Despite the craziness of the first half of our days, I have been enjoying having Pat home to have dinner with us and help put the kids to bed.

I have been struggling to get into a good routine this semester. As much as I want to believe that I live in this perfect world where my home is always clean, my dishes are always done, laundry always clean and put away... I am beginning to come to terms with the idea that those things are going to have to be overlooked for the time being while I try to get school under control and keep an eye on my babies that are just growing up before my eyes!

Zoe is still loving preschool and has been a great helper with little chores that she asks me to give her (thanks to her sticker chart). As I went to pick her up from preschool today, I was sitting in the car watching for them to come out, when I see a large group of kids run around from the backyard of the house. I was excitedly watching for Zoe, to see which kids she was playing with... I kept watching and didn't see her anywhere, until finally one of her teachers comes slowly walking around the corner behind the rest of the kids. Of course I'm not surprised to see Zoe chatting with Ms. Tia like they are best buds. They are laughing and talking as they slowly make their way to the front of the house. She has always seemed to prefer adults more than other kids, which I guess is okay... She's just an old soul. ;)

Landon now has 2 teeth, and is back to his normal, happy, healthy self. Thank goodness! But he still loves to hang out in the middle of the night, which I don't see stopping anytime soon. He has been pulling himself up and standing in his crib lately (during naps and night), but after having fallen backward and hit his head a few times, he is scared to let himself drop to his bum which then leads to a very angry, frustrated yell. The best part? How tired he gets after holding himself up and yelling. :D