Toddler Wasteland

No place to call home

2011-09-17T02:17:00.000-04:00

So it's happened again.... We got a phone call from our landlord the other day and she told us that they're selling our house, which is exactly what happened in our last home...16 months ago and why we ended up here. When she gives us official notice, we'll have 60 days to move. 60 days. Alot of people read my "I'm f*ucking devastated" status on facebook, and when I told them why, I didn't get

The things that I do....

2011-05-02T22:39:00.004-04:00

So, I was having a "conversation" the other day, and a statement was made. "Do you want me to tell you all the things that you don't do?" Yes. Please. I'm curious to hear what you think I "don't do". But until I actually get a response from you, let me give you a list of the things that I DO and DON'T do. We'll start with the Do's....the person that I am on a daily basis. I AM AN...

2 Second Treat

2011-03-17T03:04:00.000-04:00

Evan loves Marshmallows. So when he asked me for one, I figured I'd make him a little treat to say goodbye to winter (hopefully!) and make him smile. So I got out all my supplies and got to makin! Stack marshmallows on a pick of some sort. And like with most of the things I do, I forget to take pics as I go along, but it's not that hard. I attached a mini Rolo for a hat

How to make a felt board

2011-03-01T03:17:00.000-05:00

I have TONS of felt. The majority of which I bought at the dollarstore AGES ago and everytime I go into the basement, it yells at me that it's being neglected. I had to figure out a use for some of it (other than making clips), so I figured I'd make a really quick felt board for Evan and Molly and use up some of my felt before it got up and left me. Summon my helper.... Find a piece of

The DIY Show Off: Silhouette SD Giveaway at the DIY Show Off!

2011-02-23T00:34:00.000-05:00

The DIY Show Off: Silhouette SD Giveaway at the DIY Show Off!: "SILHOUETTE SD GIVEAWAY! I've been so excited about this day for you! The time has finally arrived! Hurray!!! Last week I showed you..."

Make your own crayons!

2011-02-22T23:49:00.000-05:00

I found a silicone Sesame Street mold at the Dollarstore and thought it would be perfect to use for crayon molds. So, I brought it home, and we were off to the races making new crayons out of our broken crayon bits. Here's how and what you'll need: crayons silicone mold (or some sort of mold that you'll use to pour your melted wax into, like an ice cube tray or something. silicone works

Happy Valentines Day!

2011-02-14T21:06:00.002-05:00

heart shaped chocolates. sprinkles added by E Happy after licking cake batter from the mixer This was right after he hugged it I think he liked it. Lunchtime love Mini Devils food cupcakes with peanut butter cream frosting Valentines Pops <3 My giftie

Lets Make Pops!

2011-02-13T21:35:00.003-05:00

So, since I'm geared to make Valentines pops anyway, I figured, I might as well screw around with a couple of shapes and what I have on hand and see what I can come up with. This was the outcome.... Elmo Pop! So, I was excited because I just so happened to have some food writers, so I was planning on colouring in his mouth black (because I didn't have any black sugar)...but it turns

The mind of a 2 year old

2011-02-05T00:55:00.000-05:00

Evan just told me he wanted to make me a scarf out of rainbows. Then pretended to make one with his fingers and hand it to me. I don't know what that means, or where it came from...but it's friggen cute. I love him.

I will be your Balentine

2011-01-22T01:53:00.000-05:00

I've been lusting for a pair of Steve Madden Gold "Caryssag's" (size 9.5 in case anyone's reading and would like to send me a pair anonymously) since the first time I saw them. delicious. I however, cannot justify spending $130 on them considering I would probably never wear them (unless laying on the couch watching Jersey Shore, kicking my feet up in the air during

Is Daddy Handsome???

2011-01-21T02:45:00.000-05:00

Molly's been running around as of late singing, "I'm sooo pretty! Na-na-na-na-na-na!" (Which is a welcome break from Jingle Bells. Trust me.) So now Evan's on this kick where he says he wants to be pretty too. Last night in the bathtub, Molly was singing how pretty she was, (while looking at herself in the water faceut, washing her hair) and Evan said.... I'm pretty too! Me - No, baby. You're

I wish I was big

2011-01-07T02:22:00.000-05:00

Evan - "I wish I was big and strong like you Mommy" Me - " How come?" Evan - "Cause I do. How about I be Mommy and you be Evan." Me - "O.K. What would you do if you were Mommy?" Evan - "Well, I would make myself pretty, and hang my posters" Me - "Oh. Alright. Well, I like you being Evan, and I like being your Mommy" Evan - "I like being Evan too" Me - "I'm glad. What do you like most about being

Happy New Year!

2011-01-04T23:49:00.001-05:00

Well, I must say that as much as I love Christmas, I'm really glad it's over. I've started de-decorating, de-cluttering, re-organizing, cleaning and have broken all of my new years resolutions. As far as I'm concerned, I'm well ahead of the game. It's only the 4th of January, but the year has actually gotten off to a really good start. I suppose it has to do with the fact that the babies are

Jingle all the way

2010-12-13T02:26:00.001-05:00

Red, gold and green theme this year Chewy chocolate chunk cookies my sister and I Display with my wreath :) Snowman pop for Daniel 3 kinds of chilli for 3 kinds of people (Sweet, Mellow & Hot) Dessert tray Top: Chocolate carmel bark Middle: Peanut butter toffee crunch cookies Bottom: Carmel pecan squares

How to make an ornament wreath

2010-12-11T19:26:00.045-05:00

Ornament wreaths are my fav. I've wanted one for the longest time, except I refuse to spend upwards of $40 on one. So I set out to make my own. Martha has a tutorial out there, however, I don't have the time to twist my ornaments around floral wire (I think she's a little OCD with the floral wire) then stick them, bunch by bunch into the wreath form. Then I stumbled upon Eddie Ross. Ohhhhh! I

Festive fingers

2010-12-06T02:09:00.000-05:00

I know that I started decorating in November...but now Christmas is 3 weeks away, and I'm still decorating. I should probably stop. I should probably start shopping, or wrapping or something, but I just love Christmas so much I can't stop! It's especially hard considering the amazing things you can MAKE this time of year!!! I'm completely overwhelmed with the things on my "To Make" list. I

Dinner Conversation

2010-11-09T02:53:00.000-05:00

Let me first set the scene for you. Molly, Evan and I are sitting at the dinner table. We're having Sheppard's Pie. I'm beside Molly (who is furiously digging into her dinner) and Evan is across from me. Evan - sniffing over the bowl. "Something smells yummy Mommy!" Me - "It is yummy. I worked really hard making it just for you. It's your favorite!" Evan - "Is it meatballs?" Me - "No" Evan - "Oh

DIY showoff

2010-11-05T08:57:00.000-04:00

Roeshel's the best. Thanks for the feature, and make sure to check out the DIY showoff to get inspired yourself. http://thediyshowoff.blogspot.com/search/label/Home%20Accents

Not MY Kind

2010-11-04T01:31:00.000-04:00

It's not normal, but happens on occasion that Evan will talk in his sleep, or whimper/cry himself awake . So this morning when I heard him whimpering, I waited a minute to see if he would fall back asleep. He didn't. The whimpering turned into full blown crying out for me, so I ran into his room. He was sitting up in his bed with BIG tears rolling down his soft rosy cheeks sobbing, "Mommy, I

Costume Dress Rehearsal

2010-11-01T03:26:00.001-04:00

I kinda went crazy buying Halloween costumes this year for some reason. I suppose because it's fun to make cute things even cuter. I got Molly a bunch of dress up stuff from the dollarstore. Some angel wings, ladybug wings, wands, and this wig... She rocked it. I really wanted to dress up this year with the babies. Evan had his mind set on being Spiderman. Easy enough. Well, I thought it

Ghosty goodness and pumpkin pops

2010-10-30T11:36:00.002-04:00

I've decided that with every holiday that comes around from now on, I'm going to make a treat that corresponds to said holiday. I figured that making just the chocolate skulls would be kind of a cop out considering how easy they were, so I had to come up with something just as fast but CUTER! It just so happens that Clay's birthday is the day before Halloween. yay! ...And it just so happens

Halloween Haunt

2010-10-30T03:26:00.004-04:00

outside our door L and I decided to have a friendly little competition and see who could carve the best pumpkin. The winner would get a bottle of rum something that a mother should win. So, I decided to try my hand at Dremel carving (since I like to challenge myself) and settled on Dementia the Clown. Well. L came outside, saw me with my "power tool" and accused me

Glowing Skull

2010-10-15T15:09:00.000-04:00

Halloween is fast approaching and I'm really trying to focus on it because I'm not really a Halloween person in the first place and all I can think about is how soon I can start decorating for Christmas ;) ... but any reason to decorate is a good day for me! I also figured that I better start getting into the spirit of any holiday considering I'm the memory maker for my babies and it really is

Diaper Genie Wreath

2010-10-09T03:20:00.001-04:00

I'm crazy. I keep everything. Well, mostly everything. Don't get me wrong. I'm not a hoarder or anything, but if I think something can be reused for something, I tend to hold onto it, so when Molly's Diaper Genie refill ran out, I looked at it, and thought...I could probably use this for something. So I saved it. Then along came Halloween. It hit me that I could cover it in garland and make a

Halloween prepping

2010-10-07T19:23:00.001-04:00

Evan and I went to the dollarstore today and started picking out our Halloween decorations. Yay! One of my purchases happened to be one of these really cute silicone skull molds. I imagine it's supposed to be for ice, but I hate ice, so I needed to use it for something else. Something I love. Chocolate. So I summoned my little helper. I just happened to have white candy melts on hand, so we

Handsome little liar

2010-10-01T11:04:00.001-04:00

I can't believe how long it's been since I've written! By the end of the day, I'm utterly exhausted and all I want to do is lay on the couch and veg. My mind is like a void by 10pm. My daughter is kicking my ass. She's full out running all over the place like a chicken with her head cut off, now. Once she got just a taste of what if was like to walk...SHE WAS OFF!! On

I'm so happy!

2010-09-11T10:24:00.000-04:00

Party of the day at Catch my Party

Magazine file revamp

2010-09-09T23:49:00.000-04:00

On my last trip to IKEA, I bought a bunch of these magazine files with the sole purpose in mind to make them alot prettier than they are. I know you can buy ones that have designs on them already, but I couldn't justify spending twice the money for half the amount. Can I get a "Heeeeyyyyyyy!!!"? So anyway, I had some liner left over from Molly's shelf project that I did, and figured, what the

Party of the day!!

2010-09-09T11:12:00.000-04:00

I've been featured on Catch my Party as the "Party of the Day" for Evan's garbage day birthday! I'm so honored. Party of the Day on Catch my Party :)

Listmakyer

2010-09-03T22:56:00.000-04:00

Alright. My mind is all over the place. I have so many things I want to do. That I feel that I NEED to do in order to maintain some sort of "grown up" sanity as I speed through this Toddler Wasteland. I'm going to make a list. I love lists. LOVE THEM! I'll make lists, then rewrite them because the previous list was too messy. I categorise my lists. Color code my lists. Highlight my lists. Date

I'm glad I'm not 2!

2010-09-03T21:12:00.000-04:00

I can't remember the last time I cried for 2 hours....but I can pretty much guarantee it wasn't because: I asked for a banana, got one, then threw it on the floor, my mother wouldn't pick it up for me so I put it in the garbage and I didn't get another one. I wanted meatballs for dinner I wanted pants on....I didn't want pants on....I wanted pants on....NOT THOSE PANTS!!!!! I couldn't have

Happy Birthday my little Cupcake!

2010-08-24T23:02:00.001-04:00

Oh, baby girl! I can't believe you're already one! She started taking her 1st steps a few days before the party, but wasn't fully walking yet. All of these "firsts" happen so fast. Anyway, more about that later. The party went off without a hitch, thanks to months (in advance) of planning and lots of late (5am) nights of crafting. I decided I was going to do a cupcake theme

Cupcake pops simplified

2010-08-20T11:27:00.000-04:00

I followed Bakerella's recipe to a tee for cupcake pops and messed it up royally! However, the next batch turned out perfectly, I'll let you in on my tweaking secrets. (The original recipe and method can be found here) 1) Bake a cake. Any cake. (I used a boxed marble and mixed it all together cause it was the only cake I had left and wanted it chocolatey looking.) Let it cool completely, then

Don't bake at 5am

2010-08-19T12:23:00.000-04:00

I'm stressed. Molly's party's tomorrow and I stayed up till 5am baking last night. I made: cream cheese butter cream frosting the base for molly's cake 24 mini lemon cupcakes 36 mini blue ribbon chocolate cupcakes 8 full size chocolate cupcakes lemon curd chocolate pudding for the cups melted chocolate for the pudding cups (which I burned! IN THE MICROWAVE none the less!) and a full size

Hi Mommy!

2010-08-12T23:42:00.000-04:00

Today Clay took Molly to Metro and I took Evan to Zellers (in the same plaza). We were on a time constraint and both had lists. We said that we'd meet when both of us were done. I saw Clay waiting for Evan and I with Molly in the shopping cart. When Molly finally saw me... She smiled and waved. My heart melted. xoxoxo

Ice Cream Hat

2010-08-12T21:15:00.000-04:00

I asked Evan today if he wanted some ice cream. Of course he said yes. He was eagerly anticipating his treat, and while he was watching me get it ready, he told me he didn't want the ice cream hat.... The ice cream what???? It took me a second. Oh. right. So I turned it upside down and put it in a bowl for him.

It's broken

2010-08-10T15:02:00.000-04:00

I pulled out our dominos today because Evan likes to build towers and fill up his garbage trucks, and Molly likes to chew on anything that's hard. I'm not sure what we're going to do, because he came over to me, handed me one and told me it was broken.... I love how he makes me smile. xoxox

Baby laughs, bubbles and a big brother

2010-08-10T01:38:00.000-04:00

So much to do, so little time

2010-08-08T00:26:00.000-04:00

Molly's birthday is fast approaching and I have so much left to do. Well, I don't really have alot I need to do, but I have alot of aspirations and I hope to accomplish them all. I have it all planned out in my mind and I'd like things to go according to plan. I just realized that I need to start working on the frame that has been in the making for over a year and pick out 12 of my favorite

Dinner's ready!

2010-08-04T23:00:00.000-04:00

For some reason, anytime I cook anything in my oven at over 375, the fire alarm goes off, and it's not your standard fire alarm. It's the highest pitched-make your ears bleed-won't shut off until it's good and ready- stupid kinda fire alarm. So, needless to say, I very rarely cook anything that needs to be cooked at over 350. Anyway, tonight I made Sole. I love Sole and haven't had it in a long

Becareful what you ask for

2010-07-28T23:59:00.001-04:00

Alright, so the kids had gone to bed last Friday night and I decided that I was going to start tackling making the crepe paper roses for the pomanders for Molly's birthday. I sat down and in front of the computer, streamer in hand and watched a million different video tutorials and looked at a million different "how-to" pictorials. For the life of me I COULDN'T FIGURE IT OUT!!! I don't know if it

Ring around the rosie....

2010-07-26T00:50:00.000-04:00

I don't think it gets much cuter than this. God this girl is adorable. xoxoxo

Molly's Birthday Muses

2010-07-18T14:07:00.000-04:00

Well, it's not for another month, but I'm starting to plan now (and have been for awhile) to avoid any unwanted stress. There's so much inspiration out there, it makes me want to throw a party every day! I've decided to go against the whole "princess" theme, and try a mix of all things fluffy, frilly, pink, and pretty. Is that a theme??? Well, if it's not, it is now. Here's what I've come

How to delicious-ly save over cooked meat

2010-07-16T23:56:00.001-04:00

Generally, I suck at cooking. So, it's not a surprise that the last roast I made (in a crock pot none the less) turned out to be a dried-$15-waste of money...or so I thought. What is one to do when you over cook meat? Any meat. Well....I'll tell you my dear friends. And no need to bust out your measuring cups or spoons. I don't work like that. Step one: Fry up some onions in butter or oil (

Stinky fish

2010-07-16T00:57:00.000-04:00

My kids love fish. I love fish. I don't however love the way my house smells after a yummy fish dinner. I can't remember where I read this tip, but I tried it out and it actually works! Sprinkle a baking pan liberally with cinnamon and bake it in the oven at 200degrees for about 10 min. Your house will soon be smelling like hot apple pie! Yum! So much better than stinky fish.....Assuming you

She stands!!!!

2010-07-14T23:18:00.000-04:00

Today Molly stood on her own. She had been squatting -up&down,up&down,up&down- for a few hours before hand (without holding onto anything), but this time, she was crawling around, then all of a sudden just stood up! and just stood there! like a little person! for no reason other than to just stand up! ....and for the first time in my life, I was on the phone and without my camera :( So proud

Over the Hills to the Jersey Shore

2010-07-14T02:00:00.000-04:00

What the hell am I going to do now?! My friends have bid me farewell. So so sad. I won't really miss anyone in this pic, so much as I will miss seeing this..... oh yes. mr. justinbobby. you crazy, illiterate hotpot, you. Well, to be completely honest, the show wouldn't have been complete without every one's fav bi-polar, fame whore, Mr. Spencer Pratt. You will be dearly, dearly missed. Dare I

Today sucks

2010-07-08T16:21:00.000-04:00

Dear Evan, You're 2. Is it really that terrible??! Stop screaming at me. Stop crying. I didn't abandon you. I was in the shower. Relax. Stop pushing your sister. PLEASE eat something other than goldfish. Say something other than no. Stop screaming at me. Stop screaming at me. Stop crying Stop crying Stop crRYING!!!!!! You have a bed. Sleep in it. Dear Molly, Please stop climbing the stairs

Did you know?

2010-07-07T18:30:00.000-04:00

Did you know that roosters rode skateboards?:)

So cute I can't stand it!

2010-07-06T10:13:00.000-04:00

Omg! I can't remember how I came across this site, but I'm kicking myself in the rear end for not finding her sooner, especially since she's located in friggen Brampton!!!! Amazing photographer! Love her. http://www.stephanierobin.ca/index2.php Almost makes me want to have another one....or at least go back in time.

Love this!

2010-07-04T23:24:00.000-04:00

I'm afraid if I start making these, I won't be able to stop. Inspiration found here

Garbage Day and leftover cake

2010-07-02T18:13:00.000-04:00

So, garbage day is Thursday. If you think I'm joking about how seriously Evan takes this weekly occurrence, I thought I'd post some pics of our big morning (and weekly ritual)....and please, keep your comments to yourself about how absolutely thrilled I look. Trust me. I'm thrilled. Awesome. So then there's the matter of the leftover cake. What do you do with left over cake that

Oh Canada

2010-07-02T00:43:00.000-04:00

I don't usually get into Canada Day, but I guess everything changes when you have kids. So this Canada Day, Evan, Molly and I went to the dollar store and bought some decorations to take with us to the Living Arts Centre where they were holding the fireworks this year. I packed a picnic, and off we went...but of course not before I made Evan a shirt to wear for the big day (literally 2 minutes

Beautiful Girl

2010-06-30T02:06:00.000-04:00

I would just like to take a minute to appreciate the beauty and perfection that is my little Mollygirls. I love you pretty girl.xoxoxo

Uncle delivers!

2010-06-30T02:00:00.000-04:00

Can I just tell you how amazing Uncles are!? Daniel called today and said he was coming over with a surprise for Evan.... A freakin garbage truck cake! I couldn't believe it. It put my little marble slab to shame. It was perfection. The back of the truck had banana peels, little apples, garbage bags, a newspaper, pizza box and little pieces of paper in it. The licence plate also

Fathers Day

2010-06-22T01:13:00.000-04:00

A long time ago, my son hated to get dirty. I tried finger painting with him and he almost went into cardiac arrest because of the mess it was making. Now that he's older...(ya, a whole YEAR older), he's grown into a little crafty maniac."Mommy do art!". He can't get enough. Stickers (omg, the stickers! stickers all over my house!), painting, colouring, gluing....He is his mothers son, that's for

Shelf liner

2010-06-18T01:15:00.000-04:00

Alright. So, I've been having a bit of an obsession with shelf liner lately. Well...it actually started awhile back, but it's returned. Especially since shelf liner has gotten so much cuter than before. The very first thing I revamped was my photo albums. Remember those albums they used to sell, like 5 or more (it has to have been like 10 now that I think about it...) years ago at Urban

EVAN'S "GARBAGE DAY" BIRTHDAY

2010-06-14T23:58:00.001-04:00

I live for my babies. They're what I've always wanted, and now that I have them, I would do anything for them. Everything I do, I do with them in mind first and foremost. Now, I'm not going to lie and say that I don't miss going to the bathroom by myself, or having daily showers. I'm not going to lie and say that I don't miss where my boobs used to be, swearing like a trucker, or eating un