Archives for December 2012

Crochet Monster High Hat Pattern

I have come to learn how to crochet, and I have to say I am loving it! I started out slow, first with some dish scrubbies and wash clothes. Now I am working on making hats. I know I still need lots of practice so I have started to make the family some hats. What better way to practice then making hats for the family. My first attempt was a fail. Made one for my husband, well I am only just learning how to read patterns, and let's just say every time I went around the hat I managed to add another stitch. I have now completed four hats, the last three have been pretty awesome, two of which were monster high hats, the first one isn't as good as the second... First attempt... Second attempt... Before I started I looked for a pattern. The only thing I could find was people selling them, so I decided to just pretend I knew what I was doing. I used the pattern at Happy in Red as a guide. However, the first time using this pattern it was a bust, so I made some changes to … [Read more...]

Top 5 Christmas Songs

I haven't really been in the Christmas spirit for the past few years. Last year we didn't bother to wrap gifts, and this year we just gave our daughter things as soon as we got them. As she gets older Christmas isn't as exciting. Next year we are doing a traditional Christmas, tree, lights, presents wrapped and all! We will also be playing MY favorite holiday songs. Which include... #1) Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer #2) Frosty the Snowman #3) Deck the Halls #4) Silent Night #5) Jingle Bells What are some of your favorite Christmas songs? … [Read more...]

Fun Vacations

Growing up we spent a lot of time on the water. We did a lot of boating, one thing I disliked most about boating and getting into the water was the boats I were to ride in never had ladders. This made getting in the boat a tad difficult when we would stop to picnic off the little beaches. When I got older I learned they make ladders for this very reason! Did you know they even make boarding ladders for yachts? I have never been on a yacht personally, but I dream of going on one in the ocean. I would love to head on down to Florida on vacation, and see about getting one of those tour boats. My husband has talked about renting a yacht for the day and going peacock bass fishing. I am not much for fishing, but I will be more than willing to head out to sea on a yacht. While my husband and daughter fish, and enjoy the weather and the view. I have seen so many pretty pictures from family and friends who have had the pleasure of vacationing in Florida. The water from the Ocean is so … [Read more...]

Monitoring Your Child’s Internet Activity

I have always considered myself blessed. I have a rather good child, she has her faults like all children, and I have tried to raise her to be up front and honest. It wasn't until recently, I started to question her limits on-line. I try to give her as much privacy as possible, because she is growing, and she does need to find herself. Tonight, I received an email from Animal Jams, it seems my daughter has gotten on there and tried to act adult like, and pass off a few not so nice jokes. When I seen the dialog of her chat, I was mortified! How could my innocent child talk like that, the first thing I did was get her to my computer so she could read her own words. When I received the email, I asked her what the email was in reference to, her responds was she don't know. I gave her enough time to tell me what I was about to find out, she kept stating she didn't remember. When I got the chat logs, she remembered very well what the chat was about. I took all her electronics away … [Read more...]

Product of the Year Giveaway

Head on over to The Mommy Files and enter to win lots of awesome products! She currently has a giveaway going on where one lucky person will win over $500 worth of products of the year (2012). There is still time! You don't want to miss this giveaway. Head HERE to enter, you have until the end of tonight. (12/4/2012)   Good lucke … [Read more...]