tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-64556423118665263162024-02-01T22:41:49.081-08:00I Am Sarah's SmileSarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13970159862468440400noreply@blogger.comBlogger185125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6455642311866526316.post-75223845818254184762016-02-09T17:25:00.001-08:002016-02-09T18:08:40.474-08:00Homeschool Update| First Semester Update
A photo posted by sᴀʀᴀH (@radsarah) on Jan 4, 2016 at 8:38am PST
I just realized I had not made a Homeschooling update past the first few weeks of school!
Neely absolutely adores being home schooled. She is a real homebody (although she loves to go places and she loves attention) so it is a perfect fit.
At the beginning and until Christmas break, we were dressed and ready for Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13970159862468440400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6455642311866526316.post-13195181658806827492015-10-20T15:25:00.000-07:002015-10-20T15:31:36.552-07:00homeschooling
While Neely was in public school, I daily felt frustrated at the situation and sad for Neely. She cried every single day. She had behavior problems at home. She no longer looked forward to Sunday School because it meant being away from me.
Beyond the obvious emotional stress it was causing her, I also knew it wasn't the right choice academically. I had been fairly active in her classroom andSarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13970159862468440400noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6455642311866526316.post-6494443542600252782015-09-11T11:43:00.001-07:002015-09-11T11:43:40.489-07:00ON NOT LETTING GO
Kindergarten started this week.
I was dreading this day since she turned five. (I didn't tell her that, obviously.)
We have never been apart from each other and I knew it was going to be rough.
I didn't know how rough it would be.
As the school year loomed closer I realized how much I believe in home school.
Not just because I want to be with her all of the time (even thoughSarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13970159862468440400noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6455642311866526316.post-90719714677479335062014-10-29T13:22:00.002-07:002015-09-11T11:28:58.772-07:00UPDATE
I haven't been able to work up the desire to post in my blog for a long time before today!
I haven't dropped off the face of the earth, I promise, I'm just using technology less and less for social purposes (except Instagram of course.). I quit Facebook in January and have had so much more time for mothering and creativity.
Mabel turned one and Neely is now 4 1/2!
I turned 34 and hadSarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13970159862468440400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6455642311866526316.post-62652395565675881912014-10-29T13:14:00.003-07:002015-09-11T11:29:10.951-07:00CALLIGRAPHYFor the past couple months I have been practicing calligraphy thanks to Skillshare!
If you haven't heard of Skillshare, it's an AMAZING site that allows you to take online classes on just about anything creative you can think of. I have taken several calligraphy classes, an Illustrator class and classes on how to digitize calligraphed words! It's so rad!
If you want to check it out, use my link Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13970159862468440400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6455642311866526316.post-70425381770378186082014-03-01T20:27:00.001-08:002014-03-01T20:27:50.971-08:00Project Life- Week 13
Once again I made my own title card. This week I used card stock and ribbon from Target's $1 section. I LOVE the dollar section! The stripes are from the packaging from a gift I bought for a friend online. (or maybe it was a gift for myself...I can't remember now, haha!)
In Photoshop I journaled on top of a few pictures and THEN resized which was a big mistake. On the left side, on Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13970159862468440400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6455642311866526316.post-38922673338624526012014-03-01T20:20:00.001-08:002014-03-01T20:20:37.381-08:00Project Life- Week 12
The card with Mabel holding my arm as she falls asleep is my favorite card of this week!
I LOVE (as in super super obsessed with) all things Amy Tangerine and the "Pure Sweetness" sticker is from one of her sticker books.
Also this week I used some Oh Deer Me Kit embellishments as well as some stamps from the Valentine's Day section at Michael's.
The month letters on the Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13970159862468440400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6455642311866526316.post-59177693661291070022014-02-25T18:06:00.000-08:002014-03-01T08:41:10.798-08:00FREE Project Life Card!I made this today and I'm not sure if anyone is interested in it, but here it is!
I was thinking about how lucky I am to live in San Diego who this year has a perpetual summer and how sad it is for you folks who live in snow!
I printed this out on a 6x4 piece of photo paper & it looked like a bright splash of sunshine! Remember it may not look exactly as it does on the screen.
(click Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13970159862468440400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6455642311866526316.post-59088512865142576822014-02-20T10:04:00.001-08:002014-02-20T10:05:37.393-08:00Project Life- Week 11
This week was a little more cohesive than last week, but still not super matchy matchy.
Here is a close up of a frame that I built up. I don't love the picture of me, but the girls are sooo cute!
I think that Tim Holtz tiny attacher tool would be perfect on the above picture but I would never ever spend $20 on it! I have to wait for a coupon from Michael's or Joann's Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13970159862468440400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6455642311866526316.post-48567458307394842152014-02-20T09:37:00.001-08:002014-02-20T09:37:34.541-08:00Project Life Week 10In November of 2013 I finally gave into my curiosity and succumbed to the Project Life mania. Project Life is an extremely simple way to document, well, Life!
I am an all-star sap. I am one of the most sentimental people I know. I want to know all things about my relatives and family history, I want to save every piece of mail, art, text, photo etc., that people give me.
I love to document my ownSarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13970159862468440400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6455642311866526316.post-54690687715037063792014-01-07T12:38:00.001-08:002014-01-07T12:38:09.681-08:00Get Organized: Weekly Menu Planner DIYFor the past couple years I have been searching for the perfect menu planner. Being a mom of (now) two kids, one almost 4 and and infant, I find that my weekly menus have to be planned out. BUT I also have found that what I planned for one day may not work out due to time, tantrums, exhaustion, etc., so I needed something versatile.
I was never able to find just the right fit for me so I Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13970159862468440400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6455642311866526316.post-2953995024878354652013-12-23T09:30:00.000-08:002013-12-23T09:30:07.074-08:00Ho Ho Ho, Jollllly Voxbox!I recently received a nice package in the mail! Influenster.com sent me their JollyVoxBox!
Now, I have to say that the Skinny Cow Divine Filled Chocolate treats were my FAVORITE item in this box. They are 130 calories for three pieces of chocolate (peanut butter & creme) and they are heavenly!
My second favorite item is the Puffs tissues. When I go running in the morning it Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13970159862468440400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6455642311866526316.post-82445565441038117842013-11-01T09:13:00.001-07:002013-11-01T09:13:57.612-07:00Halloween!When I didn't have kids, Halloween was always kind of stressful because I NEVER could think of a good costume. Now that I have kids, Halloween is so fun! This year was Mabel's first Halloween and it was great!
a bunny and her carrot
We bought the bunny costume at a consignment shop and my mom made the carrot sack (the sack actually says CARROT on it!) and beanie on a loom!
I would safely say Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13970159862468440400noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6455642311866526316.post-35331563480409442972013-10-19T08:32:00.000-07:002013-10-19T08:32:04.874-07:00She's Here!
Here is Mabel's birth story!
Saturday September 28th I lost my mucous plug and went to the hospital. They said I was only a 1, and didn't really confirm that it was my plug even though it was. They sent me home.
Sunday, September 29th was spent flying a kite with Neely and trying to make her day really fun! That night Brett & I were watching COPS on tv and I noticed that I was Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13970159862468440400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6455642311866526316.post-56398430485711563472013-08-11T08:47:00.000-07:002013-10-23T09:09:04.012-07:002 DIY Projects for Baby MabelMabel will be in a co-sleeper in the corner of my room for the first several months. Co-sleepers are not attractive and they don't have sheets that come in cute colors. I wanted Mabel to have something colorful (not that she will know either way...but I will!) so I decided to tackle a triangle quilt. I had never sewed anything even close to this difficult before so I knew I was being fairly Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13970159862468440400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6455642311866526316.post-29554441331559858312013-07-19T19:26:00.000-07:002013-07-20T12:40:08.950-07:00Time For An UpdateI can't believe it's been over two months since I last posted.
There have been many fun things in my life since then, but since I'm exhausted I will stick to a pregnancy update. Sorry for the longer negative section, it's been rough lately.
THE GOOD
I am now over 28 weeks pregnant which is official third trimester status! I can't tell you how happy that makes me! Not just because the end is nearSarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13970159862468440400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6455642311866526316.post-12754981298935696672013-05-10T10:32:00.000-07:002013-05-10T10:32:33.087-07:00From One to TwoI can't tell you how many people have told me that I am going to pay way less attention to Neely once this new baby arrives. It seems like most people have thought that or said it.
And honestly? It's very offensive.
People said the same thing to me about the dogs.
"Oh, poor Kiki & Sinatra, they'll never get cuddled again." or "You'll love them way less when you have Neely." or "Poor dogsSarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13970159862468440400noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6455642311866526316.post-11424459198347754722013-05-09T18:27:00.000-07:002013-05-09T18:27:47.293-07:00It's a...Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13970159862468440400noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6455642311866526316.post-32015228322276484562013-04-05T14:26:00.000-07:002013-04-05T14:26:01.919-07:002nd Trimester!!I've made it into the elusive second trimester!! I am so thankful that I'm still pregnant and everything is going quite well! I am still first trimester exhausted and nauseous often. I am starting to get somewhat of an appetite back so hopefully I'll start gaining weight soon! And yes, that is the only time in my entire life where I will say that, haha!
We have our next appointment on Tuesday, Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13970159862468440400noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6455642311866526316.post-73271915183910453942013-03-18T09:57:00.000-07:002013-03-18T09:57:00.739-07:0010|52
Several days ago she wanted to put on her ballet outfit and dance in my room.
She was really into it for about 5 minutes.
She turns 3 in one week.
One week.
Time is too fast.
Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13970159862468440400noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6455642311866526316.post-88109126188027745642013-03-12T14:28:00.000-07:002013-03-12T14:28:19.525-07:00GREAT Appointment!!We had our second ultrasound today and it couldn't have gone better!! The baby measured at 10 weeks instead of 9w4d so I lost a few days there!
My new due date is October 8th, 9 days before my birthday!! Neely was two weeks early so we'll see!
I love hearing that strong heartbeat!! Thank you Jesus!!!!!Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13970159862468440400noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6455642311866526316.post-53423616055275966792013-03-10T00:30:00.000-08:002013-03-10T00:30:02.204-08:008|52
Missed last week so now I'm a week behind!
Yesterday she got her new book (purchased from a library sale for a quarter) and curled up on the picnic table and had a good read.
Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13970159862468440400noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6455642311866526316.post-9171167161054221542013-03-09T15:47:00.000-08:002013-03-09T15:47:18.037-08:009 Weeks 2009 & NowI don't know about you but I love showing when I'm pregnant! I love having a round belly and so with this one I am showing way sooner than with Neely and I couldn't be happier!
The Lord your God is with you.He is mighty enough to save you.
He will take great delight in you. The quietness of his love will calm you down. He will sing with joy because of you.
-ZephaniahSarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13970159862468440400noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6455642311866526316.post-70462466761496921302013-03-08T13:14:00.000-08:002013-03-08T13:14:03.703-08:009 weeksToday I am 9 weeks pregnant. My last pregnancy ended around 8.5 with a blighted ovum and in the miscarriage before Neely, the baby stopped growing around 6 weeks.
So knowing that we saw a heartbeat at 6w4d makes me feel more secure.
But I've still be nervous.
My symptoms are diminishing but it could be just getting closer to the 2nd trimester.
Maybe this pregnancy is just going to be easy.
I Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13970159862468440400noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6455642311866526316.post-13843805297165001952013-02-28T17:30:00.001-08:002013-02-28T17:30:57.388-08:00The Truth About My 5th Pregnancy.This is my 5th pregnancy.
Miscarriage- 2001
Miscarriage- 2008
Neely- 2010
Miscarriage- 2012
Pregnancy- 2013...?
The truth about my fifth pregnancy is that I'm terrified. Being the good Christian girl that I am, I know that God loves me and I can trust Him. But that doesn't mean that I'll be able to carry this pregnancy. Loving God and following Him does not provide any guarantees. Trust me, I Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13970159862468440400noreply@blogger.com5