Possible new business venture for me......

Was wondering if any of you stay at home mommies could give me some advice on this stay at home venture........I know that there are ribbon pants out there but McKenzie and I keep getting compliments and questions about where we got them. So I thought I would make them to order. What do you think? Our town is a relatively small town but it is amazing how many people want these for their girls. So any advice on starting a small at home business doing this would be great. I just love doing it and it wouldn't be a chore for me to do it. I make them during their naptimes, etc. I know you have started a photography business, Dana. Do you have any really good advice on getting started? Thank you!

I just found out about this cool website.
This lady has created this website with all
sorts of free things, coupons, etc... A great way
to save money.
www.freebies4mom.com

Picky Eaters!

My almost 3 year old, who used to eat everything in sight, is now a very picky eater. At dinner, if it is something he doesn't want, he says "all done" and pushes away the plate. No amount of coaxing will get him to eat. Any suggestions? We have made him stay at the table until everyone is finished and he is not allowed anything else for the rest of the night. I think he is getting more stubborn so that might be part of the problem. Does anyone else struggle with this fun adventure at the dinner table?

Authors

Okay, I can't make everyone an administrator on the blog--it only allows a couple, so if you have children's authors that you want added to our list please just comment on this post and I'll add the ones you suggest. Thanks! Looking forward to seeing who you like... Dana

Sugar Free Gummy Worms

Maybe everyone knows this already but our household learned
the hard way. Sugar Free candy can give small children (and adults)
horrible gas and explosive diarrhea. We bought some Sugar Free gummy
worms at the mall the other day. We were there taking pictures and
used them as a bribe to get Abigail to cooperate when she was getting
tired. Well...she ate like 8 of them and that night was bad. She didn't
complain of not feeling well but for about four hours we were changing
diapers like crazy and then she got a bad rash. Lesson learned give 'em
Sugar not Sugar Free even if it is a bribe or treat.

Been awhile...

Hello everyone,
It seems I haven't posted in quite awhile, so thought I'd just do a quick one today.
I changed the look of the blog a little--the header and the colors. I also added a list on the side of recommended children's authors. I thought we'd start with picture books and then if there are those of you interested in chapter books we can move there... If you are an author on our blog you can simply sign in and then edit the list. I thought it might be nice to use the author's website as a link to their name so we can check them out before going to the library.
Enjoy your Thanksgivings!!!

Bad Mommy Badge

Okay, I have to admit I think I deserve a bad mommy badge for the day. I am about at my wits end with Justin at night. He goes for spurts of sleeping through the night and then spurts of not. Right now we are NOT. 2 nights ago I gave in and slept on the floor in his room....not sure if this was the best idea, but it was 12:30 and 45 minutes of crying and I was too tired, so I just did. I used to let him come to bed with me after Todd is awake around 4am...that was fine, but not at 12:30.

So, he first screamed for 45 minutes before he fell asleep at all, then he was up again at 12:30 scraming....I refused to sleep on the floor and refused to let him kick Todd out of bed (another thing we have done in the past 2 weeks). So, I lay in bed and get upset because he won't stop crying. I go in his room, didn't pick him up and told him to lay down. He did....stood at the doorway for a few minutes and left, he screams and bangs and rattles his crib...I go to bed....I get up again and go in 15 minutes later...same thing....same response.....so, I told Todd I couldn't do it....and I was at my WITS with him....I might end up spanking him if I have to go in again. I wanted to sleep in my OWN bed.

Todd goes to his room and sleeps on the floor. So, now I feel like:

1. Bad mommy for not comforting him and sleeping in his room
2. Bad wife for hubby having to do this and then go to work in the morning

It is really frustrating because he can't tell us what is wrong? Is he teething? Is he scared? He doesn't say but about 15 words (sorta)...so how do we know?

He is almost 2 years old...he should be sleeping through the night...not screaming all hours of the night..right?