Confetti by: Kateedyd

Funky Sizes

noreply@blogger.com (Kateedyd) — Wed, 09 May 2012 08:43:00 +0000

One thing we are never short on in this house is batteries. With the various toys taking a bunch of different sizes, it seems like it's one item that never disappears from our shopping list. We have this one thing that actually uses those half sized AA batteries and for the longest time I didn't know where I could find them. Luckily I found a site that carries the 14250 battery for a pretty decent price. Now we can finally figure out what this thing is and if it even works lol.

Pimp My Ride

noreply@blogger.com (Kateedyd) — Wed, 09 May 2012 08:38:00 +0000

I don't really watch this show but I've caught it a few times and it's interesting to see what they do to the cars they change. The one thing I think was pretty neat is that they will only allow cars of kids who are in school that can't afford to fix up the beaters they have. It's funny when they pull out the hydraulic hoses and make the cars jump all over the place, I've always thought that was something quite entertaining.

Baby Funds

noreply@blogger.com (Kateedyd) — Wed, 09 May 2012 08:36:00 +0000

It's been tough since I lost my last job. My husband's had to carry most of the weight until I can find something else. At the same time we need to start buying all of the supplies for the baby. It's fun but hard not to be too careless with the money we have. Hopefully I can find something else soon, even if it's small and temporary.

Gardening!

noreply@blogger.com (Kateedyd) — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 05:10:00 +0000

My father in law just posted a bunch of pictures tonight of all of the things they are growing this year. It's really neat to see what they've done and what kind of things Mom will be cooking with later, along with all of their beautiful flowers and trees. The one thing they have to worry about is deer, so he also posted a picture of their Deer Scram LOL! I wish we could have something like what they do, here.

Rearranged!

noreply@blogger.com (Kateedyd) — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 05:07:00 +0000

I have finally gotten dd's room in order, or so I think lol. It's really difficult to keep her organized. While going through her things, I discovered that she has a lot more jewelry than I thought she did. The downside is that she doesn't really have anywhere to put it where things won't get tangled. I think I'm going to find her a cute jewelry tree & boxes to put it in. Maybe that will motivate her to keep things in their proper place. I can hope anyway lol.

Losing It

noreply@blogger.com (Kateedyd) — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 06:00:00 +0000

I've already started to consider a plan to get rid of the weight once I have the baby. I'm really not looking forward to being heavy again after another child and if I don't start something right away, the weight will end up sticking around much longer than intended. I've looked into a number of things including lipofuze ingredients because I want to be sure that anything I take or do will be safe for breastfeeding. I know I'm going to be quite exhausted with three kids going all the time, so I'm not sure yet on how to work in exercise, but I'll get there.

It's a Boy!

noreply@blogger.com (Kateedyd) — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 05:58:00 +0000

Ok, in all honesty, I'm not really sure how excited I am about having a boy now that I'm currently raising two girls. I think we were both hoping that it would be a girl, but I'm sure we'll be happy all the same. The really bad part of this is that we can't reuse the things we saved in hopes of a second use and we'll have to start over. Plus girl's things are just so much more fun to buy than boy's lol! Oh well, I'm just glad to know that we will have a child together and that's what matters the most.

Another Mental Note

noreply@blogger.com (Kateedyd) — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 05:55:00 +0000

I came across something really neat recently, clear plastic business cards. I thought that would be awesome to keep in mind in case I ever do start my own business. I'm not really sure who I would give them to out here, but I think it would definitely make an impression all the same. Eventually I would like to get something going but I'm still not clear as to what and I'll have to find the capital for whatever it is I decide on. At least I'm not throwing out the dream.

On Tour

noreply@blogger.com (Kateedyd) — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 09:39:00 +0000

My aunt was lucky enough to see my uncle while he was passing through, on tour with one of his bands. It was really interesting to see the pictures with all of his gear in the back of his car. He had all sorts of amps, Sennheiser Mics, cords, and stands in there. I don't know how he even fit it all in with the small amount of space in there lol. I'm sure he had a great time setting up all of the equipment and watching the fans come out. At some point I know he would have loved to be playing along with them, but he likes the promotional aspect of the business just as much.

Hard Head

noreply@blogger.com (Kateedyd) — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 09:29:00 +0000

When I was little I used to play with a couple of motorcycle helmets that my dad had. What puzzled me later was that he never owned a bike, so why did he have them? LOL With the accessory fetish that DD has, she loves going around the house in her pink bike helmet. Sometimes I think she needs it because she will bounce off the walls and doors with her head and just keep going lol.

Hands Free

noreply@blogger.com (Kateedyd) — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 09:19:00 +0000

Something that I've never had for my phone is hands free headsets, while the rest of my family has gone through more than one. I don't really talk on the phone that much, which is kind of a shame because there were a couple of them that I really liked but just didn't need. When DS was younger he was really impressed with the jawbone and was lucky enough to get one when I felt he was old enough. It's interesting that with the advances in cell phones, no one really even talks to each other anymore, it's all by text. I never really thought I would see that happen.

Family Visit!

noreply@blogger.com (Kateedyd) — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 09:17:00 +0000

Tomorrow is the day, my parents and son are coming out here for the first time! I'm really excited to see them and the girls are too. This will be my stepdaughter's first time meeting them but I'm sure that DD will take over and become possessive lol. It's a busy month in our house with appointments, a birthday, and both my family and my mother in law visiting. Hopefully we come out at least semi-sane lol!

How to make the best cheesecakes and deserts

noreply@blogger.com (Kateedyd) — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 14:55:00 +0000

There are quite a large number of people out there that question their ability to cook, and especially their ability to make some of the different kinds of deserts that are out there. One of the deserts that many people like, but few end up making well is cheesecake. There are many ways that people can get this desert wrong, and it can end up coming out badly. It takes time and effort in order to ensure that you are creating the best examples of the desert as you possibly can.

The desert that we know as cheesecake has an extremely long history that spans over a number of years. In fact, the person who is credited with first coming up with the idea actually came upon the discovery by accident. He was trying to recreate one of the French types of soft cheese that he was fond of, and it turns out he created what we know today as cream cheese, which is the base that is used in this kind of desert. There are many different ways of making these kinds of deserts, but the basic methods are usually similar, regardless of what kind you choose to make.

One of the first steps that you have to take no matter what you are deciding to make is to gather all of your ingredients together. This can mean going to the local store, and getting all of the items that you will need. You might even find that some of the items that you will need are ones that you already have in your cabinets or your pantry. This is a good thing, because you can save yourself the time and the money when it comes to having to go out and buy more supplies.

Whichever desert you choose to make, it is important for you to have a recipe as a guideline, but at the same time, be creative with it. You can put your on twist on an old favorite, and completely reinvent it. This is part of the fun of baking, and making different things.

The Collection

noreply@blogger.com (Kateedyd) — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 11:04:00 +0000

So my uncle...he's always been a music junkie. He's worked his way up from being a clerk in the local record store to working for major music labels to owning his own company promoting bands. I think it's super cool that he's gotten so far and it proves that you can make it if you stick with your passion. He's also been in a band for a number of years that has a pretty good following considering they are just a small local group. Unfortunately he's taken a hit in the last couple years and he's had to start selling off some of his guitars. He was incredibly wise to collect things that would retain or increase in value like that and has a really good sized collection. Most recently he's had to let go of a couple of Epiphone guitars. I thought it would be nice to try to replace at least one and the one pictured caught my eye. I found it at this great site that has one of the largest selections of guitars I've ever seen. I wouldn't know but it seems they have just about everything there! It might be a while until I have the money to do such a thing but I'd love to give a little back to him that he's given to me. I might just give him a gift certificate instead, just in case there's something else he'd rather have now. Either way I think it would be an awesome surprise for my favorite family member.

What is it?

noreply@blogger.com (Kateedyd) — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 10:59:00 +0000

My father in law had to have a bunch of tests done last month. It was suspected that he might have cancer because some of his tests came back elevated. It's a pretty scary thing to wait on. Luckily, everything came back normal but a little while later his Thyroid imbalance started going again. Both of them are on medications for that and it makes me wonder if it's the water there or something because they are relatively healthy people otherwise. Hopefully we don't have another scare like that for a while, or ever.

Keepsakes

noreply@blogger.com (Kateedyd) — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 10:56:00 +0000

I've been trying to come up with something for the kids to start "collecting" so that they have something to look back on from their childhood. Being girls I thought that charm bracelets was a reasonable idea. Since we travel back and forth between here and the west coast now, I thought that each year they could pick up a charm that meant something for that trip. It's a cute idea but I'm not sure they are old enough yet and might end up wanting to wear them all the time and losing the memory parts of the whole thing lol. Maybe I'll have to wait another year or two before I decide.

Hang it Up

noreply@blogger.com (Kateedyd) — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 12:19:00 +0000

When I was buying things for DD I had a lot of fun because girl stuff is so much more fun to buy than for boys. I think I went a little crazy with some things but she ended up with lots of great organizing things. One thing I over looked was some where to put her coats and sweaters. I really didn't ever think she would end up with as many as she has lol. I thought about getting her one of those cutely decorated standing coat racks but now that we moved I'm not sure where I would put it lol. Oh well, I'll eventually figure something out.

We Did It!

noreply@blogger.com (Kateedyd) — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 12:15:00 +0000

As of last Tuesday, I am no longer the person associated with the name I was given at birth lol. It was a nice little thing at the courthouse, nothing fancy. The girls were happy that they got to get new fancy clothes and skip school that day though. Luckily they didn't fight their way through the rest of it either lol. I think I'm still in shock, considering I thought I would never be one to get married, so that's going to take some time to get used to. Other than that it seems like everything will go fine from here on out :)

Calling it Quits

noreply@blogger.com (Kateedyd) — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 05:16:00 +0000

My mom called me asking where to get some neat gifts for retirement today. I think finding something cool and unique is quite a bit more difficult when you aren't so close to the person leaving because there are so many "traditional" gifts given. Luckily, there are quite a few things that can be personalized and customized to suit the giftee. I ended up sending her to a couple of places and she found just the right thing for the teacher, I'm sure the last thing he wants is another apple-shaped something to go with all the others lol.

Always Leaking

noreply@blogger.com (Kateedyd) — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 04:03:00 +0000

It's pretty great living here, we have a semi decent yard and enough room (for now) for all of us. The one drawback is the bathroom. There isn't much room in there for anything that isn't already there and the toilet is always leaking. We had a problem with it a month or so ago and since then the leaking has gotten worse. It seems that where the water pumps never really got fixed. Other than that, it seems that we're going to be perfectly fine here...until the baby comes and we run out of room lol. At least it will be for a good reason :)

My Neighbors

noreply@blogger.com (Kateedyd) — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 06:19:00 +0000

Posted by Virgil Burks

I have a neighbor who keeps telling me about Blue Springs 4g which is really not the worst idea. She knows that I work from home and she totally understands how frustrating it is that our dial-up Internet is terribly slow and totally unreliable so I appreciate her looking out for me in that way. I think it's really important to have neighbors that you like to live next door to and also people that you can count on. For example, when there is a fire in my garage last year my neighbor on the other side came over himself and put it out with a fire extinguisher… That's neighborly! I guess that's one of the benefits of living in a small town like Blue Springs that you just don't get elsewhere in the country. Not to sound totally dramatic but I feel like if I lived in a big city like New York or Chicago my neighbors might have just left my house burned down instead of intervening because it was a hassle!

A Little Insight into Working at Home

noreply@blogger.com (Kateedyd) — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 07:05:00 +0000

Working at home comes with a set of challenges that other people don't seem to realize. Quite a few people think that it's easy work, that you don't have to work as hard, and that you can do whatever you want, when you want to do it. None of this can be further from the truth. The reality is that there are a couple of categories where working at home fits into; you can be a contractor or an employee. Being a contractor is more common and much harder, there is always a rotation of work to find, more work to do, and different deadlines to meet with conflicting schedules. Being an employee often consists of a set schedule; making deadlines a little easier to manage and quite a few meetings to ensure proper communication; utilizing conferencing services. Either way you go, there is a little more space than working a "traditional" job because of the breaks you can take in your day, but there are many misconceptions that need to be considered before you decide on changing your path.

The Date is Set!

noreply@blogger.com (Kateedyd) — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 07:01:00 +0000

I'm super excited! It's finally all coming together and we're getting married in the beginning of March! To be honest, I never thought that I would be getting married and was pretty set that it would never happen at all. I kind of passed this mentality onto DS and he started saying that he would never get married either. Truth be told (which he found out as he got older), it was that I really just didn't want to marry his dad lol. It was one of those situations where from the outside one would ask "why?", but I can't regret anything that I did because of the wonderful kids that I had. Now I'm onto the next chapter of my life and I can finally see the light in the tunnel :)

Warmish Winter

noreply@blogger.com (Kateedyd) — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 06:30:00 +0000

It's been super warm here for a mid-western winter this year, so much that the girls actually got to go swimming with a few friends. Ok, it was an indoor pool, but at any rate they were still lucky because one of the pool heat pumps was out and it would have been too cold otherwise lol. They had a blast and obviously want to go back like, tomorrow and the next day. It's kind of hard to say no because the summers here are so hot that the pools become over crowded and it's easier to just sit in your bathtub at home lol.

Pick Me Ups

noreply@blogger.com (Kateedyd) — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 06:26:00 +0000

My BF loves coffee and lately I've had a craving for coffee flavored things as well. He has a coffee maker but he's really not so impressed with it, he only got that one because his mom was visiting and she always has to have her coffee. We were "window shopping" one day and he ended up looking at this bunn coffee maker, which is commercial lol. i thought it was pretty cool too but while he was looking at those, I ended up looking at frozen drink makers instead LOL. It would be fun to have all sorts of appliances, the only problem facing us right now is the lack of counter space in our kitchen.