house party

there is nothing like a house party....

there is nothing like a house party....

there is nothing like a house party....

if you haven't heard me talk about house party in the past then let me tell you how much i LOVE them and if you have heard me then let me remind you, i LOVE them. I love them to the moon, I love them to the stars, I love them even when I don't get picked because they definitely make up for it when I do get picked. The last one I had was last September. I am not sure if you can see the pictures from my Fisher Price Party without having an account with house party but i highly encourage you to create an account and sign up for parties like as fast as you can. I've been applying and applying and not getting picked but then i finally got an email the other day telling me I had been chosen for the Seagram's Escapes Girls' Night house party. I'm so super excited but now i just have to figure out when to have it.

trip down memory lane

I was cleaning out the mess that are my emails, yes that is plural. yes i have entirely to many email accts. but as i was cleaning i came across this video. it is crazy how fast the time goes. very little hair (at least in comparison to now),barely walking all that well and barely not a baby,but oh how i do miss that baby.

God is Great

great,great,great Easter weekend. Not only did i get to spend Friday night with some great ladies from church. Not only did the kids & I get to help out and participate in an egg hunt on Saturday.Not only did we enjoy a family dinner on Sunday. Not only did Skip & I get away for a while to get some fishing in, but we got to be reminded about God's love for us. Things may not be the best right now financially. Things may not be the best with living arrangements right now. But things are great because I have a wonderful husband that is doing everything he can to turn our lives around. I have 2 of the best kids ever who surprise me with the things they say and do every day. And the most important thing is I have an amazing God who has forgiven me for so,so much. I am so thankful for that and with him i actually have no fear not knowing what's going to happen next on this journey.

turning a loss into a gain

It was a sad day in the Richmond house back in March. after only receiving this awesome gift from Santa of 2012 we lost part of our trampoline. The top frame was bent in a storm and a top piece of the net was torn. Luckily we were able to reuse the net for another project and the trampoline itself is still usable  it's just like when mommy & daddy were kids and you had to jump with no safety net but luckily our kids are smart enough to figure out just don't jump near the edge. LOL

this is how we have re-purposed the netting. the right side (with the lattice) is their sandbox and now the left is their screened in snacking area :)

full time mommy & wife and part time blogger

some positives,some negatives and a bunch of in between. that's what's been going on during the past month with the Richmond family. our baby boy turned 3. i've becoming more "homemakerish", LOL
not only am i still making laundry detergent, but i've also started making other items to not only keep things cheaper but to hopefully keep us healthier. haha ok, well probably more just the cheaper. fabric softener, taco seasoning, onion soup mix, bread. it's not as labor intensive and boring and blah to be a housewife once you accept it's actually what you are kinda good at and want to be :)

my brother came to visit. woohoo. so happy he was here for Xavier's birthday. the kids just loved seeing him and he had the great idea to go bowling which was the kids first time and they absolutely loved it :)