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Only Prettier: Holiday Bizarre!!!: We are having a BIZARRE Holiday celebration over at Only Prettier . There's an auction with tons of boutique things from bling jewelry, t...

Bye Bye Bink

How can you not look at that face and go... "Awwwe.... he's sooo cute"

I can't. And while I may be biased, he's freaken adorable.

But he's going to be 2 in December. Yes, 2. I cannot believe how quickly time has flown. & it's time to say Bye Bye to his Bink.

Any suggestions?? If he wakes up with it in his mouth, it's hard to get it away. If he wakes up without it in his mouth he's usually okay.

I feel his paci is also detouring his speech. He has said quite a few new words these last couple of weeks but his only constant word is mama. Yay for me LOL.

So... yea. That's all I got for you today.

We are fixing to break Bink from his habit.

Gimme Some JEANS

And I want them to fit PERFECT!!

Jeans, that is.

I want a good fitting jean.

I am getting to that in between age. You know, not a "junior" anymore and not an old lady.

That's me.

My post baby body hates me and I hate it. I mean. I hate to be "ugly*" but the body is ugly. I appreciate that it works well (for the most part) but there are SOOOO many things I would change.

And though I would love to pour my heart out about my body woes, I will spare you.

All I will say is I want a jean to fit me well. So I don't look like an oompa loompa. So they flatter my figure (which I still have).

I know I have a big butt. I know I have big legs. And I know my tummy will never be flat again (until I get a tummy tuck) but there has got to be something out there for me :(

Right???

I put together this outfit on polyvore.com and love it

Red & Gray Classic by kristi-stone featuring bootie heels

But I could NEVER wear that. The model has legs for MILES. I don't. The top I could prob pull off if I had the RIGHT JEANS.

Wanna help?? Comment w/ your fave jeans. And folks. Let's remember I am like a tea cup; small... and round? LOL. Okay, not super round. More like a 10/12 and only 5'2''.

Join me on my jeans adventure!!!

Yes, I know I need to lose like 4 sizes.

*ugly - southern therm for rude, blunt, too truthful

Under The Sea

.... Under the Sea!!
Darling it's better
Down where it's wetter
Take it from me
Up on the shore they work all day
Out in the sun they slave away
While we devotin'
Full time to floatin'
Under the sea...


This year, I am afraid, is the last year I was able to do a "themed" Halloween with the kids and I really think they loved it.


At first, when we started talking about Halloween, they all three wanted to be pumpkins. Then, at the beginning of September Gray said he wanted to be an orca! An orca?? Really?? Yes. An Orca, really. Gray LOVES them.


When I told him the Orca costumes were too expensive (like $40+) I asked him if a Shark would work. Well of course it would!! He loves Sharks too!! LOL.


Then... I showed Alex a SHINNNNNNNNNY Mermaid costume. She loved it. I knew she would. She likes anything with sequins and glitter. She's her mother's daughter for sure!!


And Dal, well... He doesn't talk much yet, so he got what mommy bought him; Nemo!!!

Hope everyone had a safe and wonder Halloween. Ours was great. I can't wait until next year

What's that SMELL??

Why, it's me. Or should I say, my clean, out of the dryer, still warm to the touch clothes.

Who needs perfume when you have the Bounce Dryer Bar?? That's right folks. It's awesome.

The other day... Dalton and I went out to the mailbox. It was Wednesday... I knew we'd have ads but I had NO IDEA I had a "gift" waiting for me.

Dal got to carry the "gift" inside... and proceeded to open it before I had a chance to see what he had. All of a sudden I hear him {sniffing} --- sssmmmm smmmmmffff mmm mmm

WHAT IN THE WORLD!?!


I glance over and see he's tearing open the packaging of this thing. Heck, I wasn't sure what it was. So I told him to let mommy have it and we could smell together.

Before opening it... I read the outside... Packaging was nice, bright and to the point.

I had seen the commercials for the Bounce Dryer Bar but hadn't actually seen one in the store.

Looked cool and we had a load of towels fixin' to go into the dryer.

This would be THE TEST. If my towels were soft and smelt good then the Dryer Bar would be a success

We, Dal and I of course, followed the directions. We cleaned the dryer, dried the place and then stuck the bar holder on to the metal part of the dryer. Seemed easy enough a 2 year old could do it.

The bar and bar holder aren't too larger. So I didn't worry about it interfering.

We added our towels and waited for the buzzer!!! BUUUZZZZZZzzzzzzzzzzzz!!!

Laundry was done!! Time to inspect. And to my amazement, the towels smelt awesome and felt great.

Now, let's fast forward until today. I got a new towel out of the linen closet. It was a towel from the batch I washed on Wednesday. It still smelt great and felt soft.

The Bounce Dryer Bar is a success for the Stone Household.

Loving this kinda LOVE

What is there NOT to love?!!?

I think it's important for parents to raise their children to love one another. Siblings should be close. Age gaps shouldn't matter.

Teaching kids that they are made up of the same "goods" is important. And when I say same "goods" I don't mean they have to have the same DNA make up. Real parents don't care about the DNA. They care about loving their children and giving them what they need to be successful little people.

I was very lucky my parents taught me this at a very young age. They taught me to do onto others as I want done onto me. I think that is what has stuck with me the most.

Plus... I was lucky to have an awesome brother. We could pick on one another but dare the FOOL who tried/ tries to come between him and I. 

It is nice to see the kids showing that same kinda love, you know... the one my brother and I share, to one another. 

Best friends!!

She says they're twins LOL

My little dude!!! He's getting so big. Almost 2.

Yea... sorry... I am to lazy to flip LOL. Handsome Gray

So you may want to know what prompted this post... this video is the end of what prompted this post.

Kinda Personal

Marriage is a commitment.

Marriage is a compromise.

Marriage is love & understanding.

Marriage takes work.

So... I ask you: Do children fall into those same categories??

Who makes the decision when to start? When to stop? What if one doesn't agree??

Compromise becomes difficult. Especially when talking about something so personal.

So permanent.