1. I already stated my fears...since one of my fears is the world....one of my wishes would be to have LOVING, compassionate, world where danger does not exist.

2. haha...I don't really think about wishes, but if I could....I would already have my masters degree. how about that. I had a great time in college and one of the things I told myself before I graduated was that I would and WILL obtain my masters degree...someway, somehow.

3. My third wish would be...hmmm...for time to go a little slower. I guess when you marry and have children times seem to be rushing out the door. Although I am with my children 24/7, I feel as though they are growing so fast and soon 18 years will be here. I guess you can say...I L.O.V.E my children and I don't want to see them grow up TOO fast.

1. My children. I am most definitely a loved mom. I love being smothered with kisses and being told "I love you" on an every 10 minute basis, and I absolutely LOVE it when my son gives me the shy, flirty look...My children are such dolls...and I LOVE them to pieces.

2. Being Creative. Whether I am decorating a home, sewing, or making hair clips for my girls I know that I am doing what I love. I have a degree in design and I absolutely love challenging my self by being creative.

3. When my husband cleans. All I have to say is..."Who doesn't love a man who cleans?"...especially when they take the initiative to do it themselves?

4. Having a Home. I am so BLESSED to have a home that I can share with just my family. Although we rent, I am just happy to have shelter and the means to provide for my family

5. My husband. We have been attached at the hip for umph years and I am truly grateful to have someone so loving, honest, and loyal by my side. Most of my happiness stems from him.

I am a HUGE fan of Eating Well and I tend to frequent that site when it comes to preparing meals. This meal in particular was borrowed/inspired by one of the meals I found on Eating Well.

• 3 tablespoons canola oil

• 2 tablespoons curry powder

• 1 onion, finely chopped

• 1 green bell pepper, diced

• 2 cloves garlic, minced

• 1 teaspoon chile flakes

• 1 teaspoon chopped fresh thyme or 1/4 teaspoon dried

• 1 14-ounce can “lite” coconut milk

• 2 pounds Tilapia

• 1 teaspoon salt
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• Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add curry powder and cook for 1 minute. Add onion, bell pepper, garlic, chile flakes and thyme. Cook, stirring, until fragrant, about 2 minutes. Add coconut milk and bring to a simmer. Stir in fish; cover and cook until the fish is just cooked through, 5 to 7 minutes. Stir in salt and serve immediately.

1. My first and absolute fear is fear of the world. I don't know how or when this fear first occurred, I just know I have ALWAYS been a afraid of the world. The older I get the more I think, "who wouldn't be"...We live in a scary time. There are bad people out there...look around, read the news....it is everywhere...people being taken, children being hurt, terrorist....and what nots. It is heart breaking and scary...for everyone.

2. My second fear is snakes. These beast are ferocious. I think I became afraid of them once I had children. Children like to play outside and get into things and I just worry there are snakes in the grass and at the playgrounds. I know it sounds crazy....but I do worry about that.

3. My third fear is not being good enough...simple as it is stated...not being a good role model to my children, not being a good mother....not being a good spouse. just not being that ideal person that I would hope that I am. I never use to think this until about a year or so ago....things happen and satan likes to trick people to think that they are no good, when in fact they are doing the best they possibly can with the cards they have been dealt. I don't think this daily, but every once in a while...I do wonder, am I good enough.

While trying to bleach a drop and coming to the realization that buying 2 drop cloths and bleaching them to use as curtains in my living room was not going to happen, I stumbled across the thought of using flat sheets. I honestly NEVER used sheets before as a curtain so I kinda had to get over the thought of me thinking that it might look tacky un-chic. I went to walmart and picked up some full size flat sheets for less than $10 each (I ended up spending $20 total because I purchased 2 flat sheets).  Once I hung these bad boys up, I knew I scored and saved some big bucks. pleased, I may say.

Everyone who has children knows safety first...especially when you have stairs in your house and a toddler or baby. A while ago I decided to make a baby gate...after I discovered that my store bought gate would not work on the stairs or anywhere else in our rental. It was very simple and pretty inexpensive compared to buying a gate from a big box store.

Materials:

2 shower rods
1/2 yard of fabric
thread *
sewing machine *

*Note: I am pretty sure someone can make this without sewing it and using an adhesive bond or something along those lines.

Unfortunately I did not take any pictures, but it is really simple to recreate.

1. cut fabric to desired length. I used about 1/2 a yard of scrap fabric.
2. hem all four sides
3. determine thickness/diameter of rod, fold over leaving enough space to insert rod, iron fabric over fold and sew a straight line across fabric. repeat on bottom of fabric

I hope this was simple and straight forward.

Recently we celebrated my lil' man's 1st birthday. I just wanted to share some pics of him. I love him so much and I am so HAPPY to be his mother. Happy Happy Birthday to the sweetest and most gorgeous lil' boy I know!

I wanted to share some pictures and thoughts of my lovely baby girl.