Baileys Peek A Boo Boutique

2010-07-19T04:18:00.000-07:00

Saturday July 17, 2010 I started training with a group from Miles That Matter. My goal is to walk a 10k on Sept 18, 2010. I will be walking to raise money for a Special Wish Foundation.

Two years ago Tyler was granted a Wish to go to Disney for a week so this is my Pay it Forward. We had a wonderful week at Disney so my goal is to raise money so other families will get to enjoy a Magical week like our family did.

I am a coke drinker so I went COLD TURKEY and stopped drinking it on Sat. This is going to be so hard for me. I hate and I mean hate WATER. I have been drinking SOBE water these last few days or flavor water and it's been tough but I am going to do this.

Yesterday the family decided to take a walk in the back field. I think it's 20 acres but this week I'll take the GPS and track how far we are walking. We did this twice and the second time it was raining and Bailey said she didn't understand why we were walking in the rain when she needed to go in and get her hat because she was getting wet? LOL I told her I had to walk rain or shine so she just went with it. Needless to say, it only rained for a few minutes and then stopped.

Today I need to take my measurements so I have a before and after. I do not want to take pictures of myself since I hate those......

I'm lovin TARGET

2009-04-18T08:43:00.000-07:00

I started clipping coupons about three weeks ago and I am saving tons of money. The first picture I got all those things for just $9.00..I was thrilled and the second picture I got the things for FREE. For those that want to save money....I highly recommend clipping coupons!!! I should have done this years ago. My favorite shopping places are Walgreen's, CVS, Target, Meijer and Walmart. I haven't gotten many deals at Kroger...but I've only been at this for three weeks.

The other day I caught Bailey using her scissors so I asked what she was doing? Cutting coupons she said. LOL I will let you know when I get more bargains...may even share some secrets. LOL

2009-02-13T11:16:00.000-08:00

Today I decided to take some pictures of the Valentines outfits I made. I have a new baby model. She is such a sweety but today she just didn't want to smile...I think she was a bit tired. Bailey didn't want to take pics today either. Bailey is not going to budge. LOL.

Benjamin came home last night waving a yellow paper in my face. He was so excited.....he told me he was the STAR student today and he gets to share pictures of himself and his family next week. I asked why he got this award and he told me " Because I've been working hard". I just had to SMILE!!!

2009-02-06T13:46:00.000-08:00

Last night Rob went by Bailey's room and caught the kids watching a DVD together. LOL . Bailey is sitting with Ben in the Hannah Montana chair. This is what you call brotherly love.
Ben and Bailey are best friends. I sure hope this lasts a lifetime.

2009-02-04T13:56:00.000-08:00

So it's been a few days since my last post. I can actually say I am tired of all this snow. Last week the kids were off one day and today they were off again because we got 5 inches of snow last night. I am so ready for Spring. I'd rather be cutting grass than shoveling snow. I did make it all day without the kids asking to go outside and sled ride. Today I made everyone clean their rooms.....needless to say....they weren't happy campers. I had a productive day cleaning all the bedrooms and using the carpet cleaner in all the rooms. Wonder how long it will stay clean.....I'm guessing maybe by tomorrow. LOL

Did you all see the Super Bowl? My dad is a huge fan of the Steelers so I had to make him a few things. I made a towel and I made Bailey a Steelers outfit. Ben and I also had Steelers black shirts. We had a lot of fun watching them win. GO STEELERS!!!!!

2009-01-29T03:52:00.000-08:00

No School: We are on day number three and I'm not getting any sewing done. Yesterday it snowed all day and I couldn't keep the kids inside. LOL I think Ben and Bailey would have stayed out all day but it was MOM who was cold and figured when their faces were beat red, we needed to come in. Sadie even had fun chasing the kids down the hill. I even slid down the hill a few times but I'll spare myself some embarrassment by NOT showing those pics. LOL

2009-01-15T11:48:00.001-08:00

A Special Wish Trip Nov 2008

I can't believe our trip has come and gone. We were so excited when the Wish people called and told us they were granting Tyler's wish. Of course I was busy sewing Disney outfits while the kids were planning which charachters they wanted to meet. LOL. We had such a wonderful time. The weather in Florida was cold so we didn't get to swim but we didn't have time if we wanted to . We stayed at the Give the Kids the World Village. They had plenty of activities for the kids to enjoy. They even had a Friendly's ice cream parlor that was open for breakfast, lunch and dinner. We made sure before going to bed we stopped to get icecream. We had to remind the kids that we wouldn't be doing that once we got home. LOL They really liked getting a skake before bed.

Tyler was the Zoo Keeper for the day at the Animal Kingdom. This was the Wish that was granted for him. He and I were able to go behind the scenes and meet several trainers and feed some animals. Tyler fed the alligators first or maybe they were crocs? Anyway, he was thrilled with this. From there we went to feed a hippo some watermellon. We were so close I could have put my arm in it's mouth. I couldn't believe it. These animals are like dogs.....the trainers give them hand signals and they listen. LOL. The last animal Tyler fed was the Rhino. Tyler put some hay down and fed him some carrots and cucumbers. I even got to feed him but I thought it was gross putting my hand in it's mouth. YUCK!!! Tyler smiled throughout this experiance so that's all that mattered. Afterwards the trainers gave him some souvenirs which he loved. When we left to meet back up with the rest of the family Tyler told us that now he could go back to school and let everyone know that dreams do come true......he's now an official Rhino trainer.

Magic Kingdom was awesome. We were treated like royalty. The greeters made sure that Tyler got to take his picture with all the characters he wanted to see. Most of them talked to him and let him feel their fur, skin etc. It was so touching. Ben and Bailey also had a great time. Bailey loved meeting all the Princesses and Tinker Bell. Ben loved the rides.

We also went to Sea World, Universal Studio's, MGM. On the last day in Florida I met up with one of the girls in my Ebay sewing group. What a nice visit we had. Thank you Hayley for taking the time out to meet up with me and my family.

If you ever need someplace to donate money I would suggest your local Special Wish program. This truly is a Wonderful organization!!!

Sewing room

2008-08-17T14:24:00.001-07:00

Aug 17, 2008

It has been a long time since my last post. I have really been slacking on this blog. As promised, I said I would share my new sewing room. This is my little space 10X10 but I love it. I need to buy some spool holders for all my thread and get some more cabinets but for now this is where I go to sew...my very own little space. I'm not sure if this is normal for all sewers and crafters.....BUT......do you buy things and put them away and forget where you put them? Even though my room is small.....I can't seem to find anything. Oh, most of my supplies are in cabinets in my basement....they wouldn't fit in this little room.

Well, I'm off to make tutu's....promise I won't be a slacker!!!

Sewing Room Sneek Peeks

2008-02-19T06:27:00.000-08:00

I am getting so excited!!! My sewing room is almost complete. What an ordeal this was. We started this renovation back in the summer and it is finally showing signs of completion. Besides a sewing room, My oldest son Tyler is getting an apartment as he calls it, right next to my sewing room. We thought it was time for him to learn some independance. Tyler is visually impaired due to being shaken as a baby. We want him to be as independant as possibly so why not start now. He calls it his Elvis room since that is his favorite music right now. In the next days to come I will share those pictures as well.

2008-01-11T20:05:00.001-08:00

I used my GPS!!!

2008-01-11T18:07:00.000-08:00

Last night my son Tyler and I went to see High School Musical on ice. My parents bought us tickets for Christmas. I don't usually like to drive in the city by myself but last night I actually drove to Cincinnati, with the help of my GPS. It rained really hard the whole time and my hands never left the steering wheel. I was sweating bullets the whole way there. LOL. My husband thinks it's funny, but I have no sense of direction at all.Anyway, we had front row seats and I mean front row....we could actually bend forward and touch the ice. The show was amazing!!! For those of you that haven't seen it....the tickets are worth the money. Tyler is visually impaired and can only see in the front row so he thought it was awesome. Tyler was singing and dancing to the music the whole night. I took lots of pics so I'll share a few.

Scared of Santa

2007-12-11T11:32:00.000-08:00

Last weekend we took Ben and Bailey to east breakfast with Santa. We decided to get the pictures done first so they could develop while we ate. Bailey went first and she was really reluctant to go. The whole time they were posing her I'm sure the only thing she was thinking about was getting that candy cane and getting out of there. LOL. Ben on the other hand wanted no part of the Big man. She did better than I thought she would do but she looks really scared. I promise I'm not a bad mom and forced her to do this...she really wanted a candy cane!!!!

We had breakfast and the whole time we were eating Ben kept saying he wanted a candy cane too. I told him that in order to get one he had to ask Santa for one. LOL. Ok..call me a bad mom now. Anyway, we went back in and this time we had no time to wait for a professional picture so we took one our self. Can you tell that he thought posing with Santa was worth a candy cane?
I'm sure he'll show these pictures to his children when he gets older.

2007-12-11T11:16:00.000-08:00

Feelin the pain

2007-11-20T15:51:00.000-08:00

So I've always thought of myself as someone with a high pain tolerance but this hand surgery is getting the best of me. I think I may be doing too much? I just keep thinking about all the things I need to be doing. UGH!! Better stop and take a break before I really do some damage.

I went to therapy yesterday and they took off the huge bandage so now I can drive. Not driving much but it's nice to know I can if I need to. As I was sitting there listening to the therapist we got to talking about what I do while I'm a SAHM. I told her I sew and she wanted to know if I can embroider. WOW!!! the break that I needed. My first potential business customer. It's funny how some things just turn up when you least expect it. She wants some custom logo's done so maybe this is the break I was waiting for. Keeping my fingers crossed.

Peer Pressure

2007-11-17T08:07:00.000-08:00

It has been know to cause many people lot of trouble. Once again I am proving that when two friends (Tiffany & Raenita) challenge me to create a blog I will give in to peer pressure. Thanks Girls but at least I should not get in trouble this time. Keep your fingers crossed.

Yesterday I had hand surgery and was feeling all the pain. The drugs did not work that well and I felt a lot of pain during the surgery. I was so looking forward to la la land. Ha Ha.. Now I'm taking pain killers and la la land has set in.

What do you think girls?